10. What environmental factor contributes most to endangering animals in marine environments? Why do gut parasites increase in human populations in Africa when lion populations dwindle? How many General Shermans would it take to offset one day’s worth of gasoline usage in the US? Why will the lack of carbon output not last after quarantine ends? What are the most realistically effective means of conservation?

IRB stands for Institutional Review Board. This is a group of senior administrators/scientists that are responsible for reviewing all research involving people (and test animals).

When conducting research involving humans (even for something as simple as giving a survey to a group of individuals) you need to be aware of the rules regarding research using human subjects. It is required that individuals conducting research be certified in IRB guidelines (as defined by the federal government)

Aristotle described argumentation as the following: For to a certain extent all men attempt to discuss statements and to maintain them, to defend themselves, and to attack others, "Aristotle description of argumentation represents his view of how argumentation is a part of who we are as human beings. Do you agree or disagree with Aristotle's viewpoint? Explain why. How has his viewpoint played a significant role in the historical development of argumentation?

1. The United Nations’ Human Development Index (HDI) is based on real GDP per year, life expectancy at birth, and indicators of the quality and quantity of education. Please explain why the HDI might be better than real GDP as a measure of economic welfare. Do you think the HDI should be expanded to include items such as pollution, resource depletion, and political freedom? Explain. (Word limitation: 250-400 words)

Potassium has a density of 0.86 g/cm^3, an atomic weight of 39.0983 g/mol, and contains 0.012% of Potassium-40 which is radioactive by beta-decay with a half-life of 1.25x10^9 years.

a. What is the total and average binding energy of potassium-40?

b. If the average mass of potassium within the human body is about 140 g, estimate the average activity (in bq) of [40,19] K in the body.

Entropy permeates our universe. Five systems are listed below. Pick three systems from the list or pick two systems from the list and come up with a third system of your own. For each system you choose, give an example of something that could happen to increase the entropy of that system and explain why entropy increases.

Systems:

-An automobile

-The human body

-A building

-An ocean

-A solar system

talk about BHT as a food additive

a)introduction about BHT
b) Application (examples of food products containing BHT ex: bread, meat, beverages..), amounts used per serving....)
c) Discussion about BHT (Toxicity (animal experiments, human toxicity testing if applicable) , doses + effects)
d) conclusion (your opinion on whether the additive BHT should be banned or not , if yes propose substitutes)

The body of works in Western philosophy leads us to the fact that the virtue of justice is a human moral excellence but we don't always hit the mark so to speak. In fact, no matter how we define justice it never seems to capture why injustices keep occurring. What principles, values and moral virtues do we need to promote in order to bring us closer to social justice in contemporary society ?

Evaluate, ponder and weigh the following terms and concepts in relation each other and to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act:

1. philotimo(also spelled Filotimo) (Greek: φιλότιμο)

2. Ethical Corporate Behavior

3. Unethical Corporate Behavior

4. Market Transparency and How it affects Financial Reporting

5. Human Character Flaws and their affect in  the Work Environment

At least a couple sentences describing each and how they relate to SOX