Silicone implant augmentation rhinoplasty is used to correct congenital nose
deformities. The success of the procedure depends on various biomechanical
properties of the human nasal periosteum and fascia. The article "Biomechnics in
Augmentation Rhinoplasty" reported that for a sample of 15 (newly deceased)
adults, the mean failure strain (%) was 25.0, and the standard deviation was 3.5.
(p. 277 #35)
a. Assuming a normal distribution for failure strain, estimate true average strain in
a way that converys information about precision and reliability.
b. Predict the strain for a single adult in a way that conveys information about
precision and reliability. How does the prediction compare to the estimate
calculated in part (a)?

Literature & Culture: Alien Invasions in Fiction & Film

The queer, as defined in queer theory by philosophers like Eve Sedgwick and Judith Butler, is that which rejects normative behavior and challenges social structure. The queer disrupts fundamental social categories, blurs lines, and crosses boundaries. Homoeroticism is queer because it challenges heteronormativity and family structure. The queer disrupts the social economy because it is non-productive and non-reproductive; it embraces pleasure rather than work.

In what ways is the xenomorph (extraterrestrial alien) in the film Alien represented as queer? In what ways does the alien challenge human biological and behavioral norms? How is alien reproduction monstrous?

The most valuable single technique in determining how much life insurance is needed is:

a Computing the Human Life Value. b Using the probability of death each year, prevailing interest rates, and assumed inflation rates to find the discounted present value of a future income stream. c Assessing the family's total economic needs and subtracting financial resources available to meet those needs. d Estimating the sum of money which, when paid in installments, will produce the same income as the person would have earned, after deducting assumed amounts for taxes and personal maintenance expenses. e Using a multiple of earnings adjusted for occupation.

Fill in the Blanks

a) Polysaccarides______. A) are glycans. B)have a fixed length. C) are never branched. D) must be homopolysaccharides.

b) Glycoproteins _______. A)are always intracellular.   B) are a small fraction of the total number of proteins in a human cell.   C)contain unbranched oligosaccharides.  D)have oligosaccharides covalently attached to aspartate residues.

c) Oligosaccharides are _______. A)never attached to hormones. B) never found in mucins. C)classified as N- or O-linked when found in gangliosides. D) found in bacterial lipopolysaccharides.

d) Lectins are found _______. A) only in eukaryotes. B) on the surface of hepatocytes. C)only in blood. D) only on the surface of cells.

Radioactivity in drinking alcohol is there because of

	a.	potassium-40 in the ground
	b.	uranium in the ground
	c.	cosmic rays making C-14
	d.	nuclear reactor leakage

Which kind of material is most difficult to obtain

	a.	U-238
	b.	Plutonium-239
	c.	U-235
	d.	Deuterium

After three half lives, the amount of radioactivity remaining is:

	a.	3/4
	b.	1/2
	c.	1/3
	d.	1/8

Which is used for dating human bones?

	a.	Plutonium (Pu-239)
	b.	Pottasium-40 (K-40)
	c.	Radiocarbon (C-14)
		Deuterium (H-2)

Pork must be adequately cooked to eliminate disease-causing parasites and bacteria that may be present. Humans may contract trichinosis (caused by the parasite, Trichinella spiralis) by eating undercooked pork, even though progress has been made in reducing trichinosis in grain-fed hogs. Human cases have greatly declined since 1950. You will want to cook pork to an internal temperature of 145 °F as measured with a food thermometer and allow meat to rest for at least three minutes before serving.

Explain this and do you have any special ways of cooking that help you avoid cross contamination of foods or food surfaces ?

Problem 1: Recognition and Measurement of Intangibles

A friend who likes to invest in the stock market made the following statement to you recently, “I don’t invest in entities that operate in service or knowledge-based industries because their financial statements don’t really reflect the true value of the entity.  This makes it very difficult for me to make informed decisions about whether to invest or not.”

Discuss why an investor may arrive at the conclusion that the financial statements of entities operating in service and knowledge-based industries are not useful for making investment decisions

Explain the recognition criteria that prevent human capital being recognized as an asset in the financial statements.

12. Compare and contrast how radioisotopes are used in medicine as diagnostic tracers versus for treatment purposes. Be as detailed as possible in your explanation. Include a description of the type of radiation emitted and the properties of the isotope that make it ideal for either a diagnostic or treatment application and describe how they work inside the body.

13. What are the biological microscopic and macroscopic effects of whole body, acute, high-dosage, ionizing radiation exposure on the human body? Describe what occurs within the cells. Which cell types are the most affected by acute radiation exposure? What are the macroscopic effects of damage to these cells? Be as detailed as possible in your answer.