30-year bond has a 7% (once a year) coupon and an 8% yield to maturity. A) What is the modified duration? B) Without using convexity, if the yield changes to 10%, how much will the price of the bond change (in %)?

The bending of the neural plate involves all of the following, except?

The two reasons why People Resist Change in any organization are Surprise and fear of the unknown and Organizational politics. Explain what they meant and why they resist changes? Give some real examples of such kind for any organization.

What changes occur in adolescents in regard to self-concept and self-esteem? Who, in your opinion, has more of an impact on adolescents in regard to self-concept and self-esteem caregivers or peers? Support your response.

Discuss what is involved in directing and managing project work as part of project integration management, including the importance of producing promised deliverables, implementing solutions to issues, evaluating work performance data, and requesting changes to a project

PumpkinPlus is a profit-maximizing firm that produces a carving tool using labor and materials according to a production function for which both labor and materials are normal inputs. PumpkinPlus faces a downward-sloping demand curve for carving tools. Say the wage rate rises. What changes do you predict in the use of labor, the use of materials, the number of tools produced, the price per carving tool, and the profit earned by the firm in the long run? Explain your reasoning and mention why you may not be able to predict the direction of certain changes. Provide a sketch of an isoquant/isocost line diagram and a diagram showing demand, marginal revenue, average total cost, and marginal cost to illustrate the old and new amounts of each variable listed.

The following are some of the financial statements required in the State of New York CAFR:

1. Government-wide statement: statement of net position
2. Government-wide statement: statement of activities
3. Fund statement: balance sheet–governmental funds
4. Fund statement: statement of revenues, expenditures and changes in fund balances—governmental funds
5. Fund statement: statement of net position–proprietary funds
6. Fund statement: statement of revenues, expenses and changes in net position–proprietary funds

For each of the following balances related to the financial performance of the State of New York, indicate the number(s) of the statements on which the balance is reported.

Depreciation expense on general fund assets

2 and 4

2 only

2, 4 and 6

4 only

NOTE: 2 and 4 is INCORRECT

While both men and women produce estrogen to regulate various body systems, women experience a profound decrease in estrogen production later in life. The sudden decrease triggers a host of physiological changes that are collectively referred to as menopause.

What organ is responsible for this loss of estrogen in women? What effect does this have on the body? One effect has to do with bone regulation and women can experience osteoporosis. What can be done to minimize the impacts of a sudden reduction in estrogen? What dangers does this therapy involve?

Grading Rubric:

3 points - Identified organ involved and described physiological changes

2 points - Identified therapy used to combat effects of menopause

3 points - Discussed the dangers of possible therapies

Affected by international trade war, a toy product manufacturer plans to re-package its product and ship them to the Middle East markets instead of Western countries market. New processes to manage and to carry out the re-packaging are required. With reference to the certified ISO 9001:2015 quality management system of the company, determine:

1. (a) THREE clauses/sections of the quality management system that are purposed to serve this kind of re-packaging changes. Briefly describe how each of them works to achieve the purpose.
2. (b) FOUR clauses/sections of the quality management system that are most affected. Describe briefly the corresponding changes in the company practices or documentations required. The clauses or sub-clauses should be different from those in part (a).

1. Ruthie Long, 84 years of age, presents to the clinic for an annual checkup. The nurse updates the patient’s history by asking her if she has had any gastrointestinal pain associated with meals, at rest, or with activity, or with having a bowel movement. The nurse also asks the patient if she has had any unexplained weight loss or weight gain since her last annual checkup. The nurse asks the patient if she has had any changes in her bowel habits or changes in the usual stool characteristics. The patient stated she has had no such problems. (Learning Objective 3)

What age-related considerations should the nurse utilize when performing the focused physical assessment for the gastrointestinal system?