One theme in this module is the perceived tension between free exercise of religion (guaranteed under the 1st amendment to the Constitution) and equal protection under the law (guaranteed by the 14th amendment to the U.S. Constitution).

Excerpt from 1st Amendment to the U.S. Constitution
“Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.”

Excerpt from Section 1 of the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution
“No state shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any state deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.”

In short, which is more at risk: freedom of religion OR equality of all people under the law? Explain your answer.

1. The following data on flight delays for United and Southwest is provided:
   1. What is the 98% confidence interval for the difference in flight delays from United to Southwest?
   2. What is the test statistic for testing to see if there is a significant difference in the number of delays?

Hi I have to answer following questions regarding my research paper. Note that this question is about Coca Cola company operations in United Arab Emirate.

1) Who carries the bottling function for coke in United Arab Emirates?

2) Which product of coca cola has the highest sales and the sales about their other products in United Arab Emirates?

Explain how the hypothesis below came up/was developed based on the initial observations (see below).

Hypothesis: The recombinant-based assay for HCV will detect HCV antibodies in blood samples of people with hepatitis C or who are carriers of HCV, but not in non-HCV individuals.

Initial Observations:

I. Hepatitis is a general category of liver diseases. Several different viral agents have been found to infect the liver and cause inflammation and damage.

II. In the 1940s, researchers identified two forms of viral hepatitis. Infectious hepatitis, or hepatitis A, is transmitted by contact with feces from infected individuals. Serum hepatitis, or hepatitis B, is transmitted through the blood and other body fluids. The hepatitis B virus was isolated in the 1960s and the hepatitis A virus was isolated in the 1970s.

III. Following the isolation of these two viruses, assays were developed in order to identify individuals infected with hepatitis A or hepatitis B viruses.

IV. A form of hepatitis occurs in patients that test negative for hepatitis A or B. This form of hepatitis, initially called non-A, non-B hepatitis (NANBH) but now referred to as hepatitis C, represented greater than 90% of transfusion-associated hepatitis.

V. Hepatitis C causes chronic disease which can lead to cirrhosis of the liver and liver cancer.

VI. A recombinant-based assay for the hepatitis C virus (HCV) has been developed, using RNA isolated from the hepatitis C virus.

Our textbook specifically discusses our country's lack of preparedness for a pandemic in Chapter 13, page 274 under the "Epidemics, Ethics, and Public Health" heading. Much has been discussed by public health officials in articles and news stories in the past few months regarding the lack of official expert forums, epidemic protocols, and medical supplies prepared for such a disaster as we are now experiencing, albeit at a global level. As aptly predicted in the quote below, the US medical community was waylaid by the effects of the global pandemic caused by Coronavirus.

"In the United States, response to the influenza pandemics across all 50 states involved the development of emergency policies and plans for future influenza outbreaks; however, only 6 states had written guidelines for ethical decision-making in such emergencies. Scholars have noted that this low number is concerning because of the ethical responsibilities around medication rationing, isolation, and quarantine that often occur during pandemics. To better prepare for future disease outbreaks, governments should have predetermined ethical decision-making procedures for public health agencies to follow in emergencies." (Morrison & Furlong, 2019).

Please consider the following in your discussion board post:

1. Read the following article discussing the ethical and legal responsibilities to our communities in light of the novel Coronavirus pandemic: "Responding to COVID‐19: How to Navigate a Public Health Emergency Legally and Ethically."
2. Create a discussion board post expounding on one way the textbook chapter mentions a learned public health strategy (from past epidemics or pandemics) or suggested overall changes to epidemic/pandemic preparedness that the US did not take into practice (prior to the start of the Coronavirus pandemic) based on the article above. Discuss any personal experience you have had working in the healthcare industry during this time; please be sure to observe all HIPAA laws regarding patient identifiers or your specific facility name.

The market for hotels in Sacramento is described by the following equations: Qd=80−P and Qs=2P−100

(a) What is the equilibrium price and quantity?

(b) Suppose the city places a $2 tax on hotel rooms. How much do consumers now pay? How much do producers receive? How much tax revenue is raised by the tax?

(c) Based on your answer to part (b) is supply or demand more elastic?

Amusement Park ABC has an average of 230 customers per hour arriving at a ticket counter where 8 employees are working. Each employee can serve an average of 30 customers per hour. The squared coefficient of variation for the inter-arrival times is 1.5 and 2 for the service times. a) On average, how many customers will be present at the ticket counter? b) On average, how long will a customer have to wait for an employee?

you have a small hotel serving international customers from all over the world and you need to find a supplier that will provide you milk, cheese, and other dairy products. What will be the advantage and disadvantage of working with a small supplier who sells most of his products to you ? What will be the advantage and disadvantage of working with a very large supplier who sells only 1% of its products to you ? Discuss in ten or twelvesentences.