Please paraphrase the following in your own words.

Technological Innovation

Next to improving methods of fossil fuel production to reduce climate impact, and biofuels, an important area of investment to be mentioned are new offshore wind parks (solar energy has been abandoned as a major R&D area in 2008). An offshore wind farm (108 MWh) has been developed with energy provider Nuon, 10 km west of the Dutch coast at Egmond aan Zee (5). Shells offshore technical knowledge with oil and gas platforms helped ensure 115 tonne turbines to withstand the harshest weather.

New ways of Stakeholder Engagement

Shell has started to develop close relationships with its external stakeholders. Contacts are maintained with the academic world, governmental bodies and NGO’s. The relationships provide two-way information (informing NGOs about latest Shell news and funnelling information of NGO into the Shell organisation). Shell is performing impact assessments and setting up engagementswith NGO’s and local communities to investigate impact of new upstream projects, in order to provide for a sustainable cooperation with local communities. An example is the project in the Arctic region. In cooperation with IUCN and Wetlands International, Shell is studying implications of construction of new upstream projects on tundra and permafrost environments. Traditional knowledge of Eskimos about ice seasons, whale and seal movements is therefore crucial. It helps Shell to plan better its offshore production, not to disturb traditional fishing and hunting.

1. I am trying to determine the level of measurement of my data type?

I am looking for advice on Nominal, Ordinal, Interval, and Ratio

2. Does the data set have any categorical variables?

I am trying to Describe the data set below in very general terms?

This data consist of 8 variables: Which are

GRE Scores,

TOEFL Scores,

University Rating,

Statement of Purpose,

Letter of Recommendation Strength,

Undergraduate GPA, .

Research Experience, and

Chance of Admit.

Essay on an ethical issue. You will be writing a brief essay on an ethical issue in
contemporary health. The essay will consist of 1000-1250 words on the topic of Euthanasia,
PAS, and PAD.
Compare and contrast the following countries and their policies regarding; physician aid in
dying (physician assisted suicide – voluntary indirect euthanasia), active euthanasia and
palliative sedation.
1. Canada - CMA
2. The Netherlands - RDMA
3. USA (Oregon) - AMA
What is the current status of the law regarding these topics and what is the general consensus
or stance from; the Canadian Medical Association (CMA), Royal Dutch Medical Association
(RDMA), and American Medical Association (AMA) in regards to these topics.
Outline the issue and why it is relevant within ethics in contemporary health issues (define all
terms, outline why it is an ethical issue in contemporary health, what are the legal
implications (note any current laws about the topic and how they have changed with time)
and indicate your ethical stance on the topic).
After you have outlined all of the concepts, present your personal interpretation and opinion
regarding this topic. Note that opinions should be substantiated with evidence based
research and academic support.
Your essay must include the following sections:
1. General outline of essay – show your thought process and prep work
2. APA title page
3. Introduction (inclusion of a thesis statement)
4. Topic relevance and description
5. Legal implications
6. Personal reflection on ethical stance
7. Conclusion
8. APA reference page

Student must complete the following questions as per the instructions

Discuss the primary factors that motivate companies to expand internationally. As per your research (not your personal views) is it more profitable for an organization to expand internationally or stay in its home base and provide more employment at home?

Instructions

You must have a minimum of two academically reviewed journal articles sourced from the CU library to support your answer.

Please use full APA throughout (use in-text citations and a APA reference list). Post your responses in the body of the discussion area. DO NOT INCLUDE A WORD DOCUMENT.

Post your initial response no later than Wednesday of week 4 by 11:55pm EST, secondary responses must be posted by Sunday of week 4 by 11:55pm EST. Please note that initial post not completed on the due date will receive zero grade. All late assignments will receive a zero grade (late is considered 1 minute after 11:55pm EST). See class syllabus for late assignment policies. Review discussion/posting requirements.

Students are required to post their primary response (200 word minimum) Students will respond to at least 1 other postings (150 words minimum each).

Read and respond to at least one (1) of your classmates' posts. In your response to your classmates, consider comparing your articles to those of your classmates. Research from academic articles must be included in your responses to classmates post.

1. Veterinarians often use nonsteriodal anti-inflammatory drugs to treat lameness in horses. A group of veterinary researchers wanted to find out how widespread the practice was in the United States. They obtained a list of all veterinarians treating large animals, including horses. They sent questionaires to all the veterinarians on the list. Such a survey is called a census. The response rate was 40%. What is the population of interest? A. Population of interest is all veterinarians treating large animals. B. The population of all veterinarians in the United States treating large animals, including horses. C. The population of interest is all veterinarians. D. All of the answer choices are correct. 2. Researchers have noted that children who learn to play a musical instrument through taking lessons have higher average SAT scores, higher average GPA and higher average class rank. The various measures of academic success described are examples of: A. confounding variables B. Response variables C. None of the answer choices is correct D. Explanatory variables 3. Each month, the census bureau mails survey forms to 250,000 households asking questions about the people living in the household and about such things as motor vehicles and housing costs. Telephone calls are made to households that don't return the form. In one month, responses were obtained from 240,000 of the households contacted. If the household does not return the form and cannot be contacted by telephone, this is: A. undercoverage B. Simple random sampling C. volunteer bias D. nonresponse

Please select as true, false or uncertain for the following and explain your answer

1.The economics point of view is not valid for making decisions related to social undertakings, such as soup kitchens, or aid to poor families.

2. Indifference curves never cross. If they were to cross, that would mean that preferences are inconsistent.

3. If two products are perfect substitutes - that is, if people are different between them - then the elasticity of demand will be exactly equal to -1.

4.. In an indifference curve analysis, it is impossible for the quantity demanded of one of the two goods to be equal to zero.

5 Assume that in a business school, a particular academic center brings in $800,000 in revenues per year. Total variable costs, comprised of salaries, benefits, and space rental for conferences, add up to $650,000 per year. Overhead allocated to this particular center is equal to $300,000. The Dean has decided to close down this center, because "it loses money; it loses $150,000." What do you think about this decision?

6. If the price elasticity of demand is higher in one market than in the other, the

optimal pricing strategy is to charge a higher price in the market with the higher

elasticity of demand than in the market with the lower elasticity.

7. Economic theory suggests that there will always be illegal immigration into

countries that have much higher salaries than neighboring countries.

8 Dynamic pricing is an economist dream come true.

9. Dynamic pricing is very unfair, since poor people will not be able to afford the

good or service in question during peak demand periods.

10. Income elasticities of demand can never be equal to zero

1) Investigators found a RR = 1.90 to explain the association between maternal education (high vs. low) and onset of adolescent eating disorders. They should therefore conclude that adolescents whose mothers had high education had a 90% greater risk of developing eating disorders than adolescents whose mothers had low education.

A. True

B. False

2) When examining an association between an exposure and an outcome, researchers may find a small effect that is statistically significant but could lack practical importance or "clinical significance."

A. True

B. False

3) Effect modification occurs when the effect of the exposure on the outcome is modified by a third variable. A. True B. False 59. Investigators are exploring the relationship between number of hours worked per week and cardiovascular disease among academic faculty in the United States. During their analysis, they find that the number of hours worked per week and cardiovascular disease are both associated with sedentary behavior (number of hours sitting). Is sedentary behavior more likely to be a confounder or a mediator of this association between number of hours worked and cardiovascular disease?

A. Confounder

B. Mediator

4)

Investigators explored the relationship between coffee drinking and osteoporosis using a case-control study. They calculated the overall odds ratio and odds ratios among smokers and non-smokers. The results are shown below.

OR (overall) = 2.20

OR (smokers) = 5.0   

OR (non-smokers) = 1.0

In this example, would smoking be best considered an effect modifier, mediator, or confounder for the relationship between coffee consumption and osteoporosis?

A. Confounder

B. Mediator

C. Effect modifier

The table below represents the number of young people in a certain city enrolled in the academic support and enrichment program of youth services. Here, x represents the number of months from January 2011, and y represents the number of young people enrolled. Use Excel to find the best fit linear regression equation. Round the slope and intercept to two decimal places.

x   y
0   3199
1   3282
2   3432
3   3245
4   3076
5   3485
6   1524
7   1880
8   2715
9   2963
10   2917
11   3064
12   2730
13   3002
14   3115
15   3148
16   3372
17   3070
18   1813
19   1820
20   2720
21   3297
22   3157
23   2932
24   2839
25   2738
26   2721
27   2999
28   807
29   221
30   1537
31   1922
32   2532
33   3070
34   3091
35   2965
36   2956
37   3116
38   3294
39   3271
40   3211
41   3383
42   2243
43   2035
44   2625
45   2970
46   3046
47   2785
48   2650
49   1121
50   204
51   2796
52   2692
53   2830
54   2068
55   1802
56   2181
57   2675
58   2625
59   2632
60   2354
61   2501
62   2476
63   2458
64   2391
65   2375

P_1

Which of the following research situations would be most likely to use a between subjects research design?

A. .Examining ethnic differences in reading comprehension among middle school children.

B. Investigating the long-term effectiveness of a stop-smoking treatment by comparing participants
craving for cigarettes after 2 months and 6 months of treatment.

C. Examining academic performance of the Texas State University students by comparing their mean GPA to the national average GPA of undergraduate population in the U.S.

D. All of the above.

P_2

For which of the following situations would a repeated-measures research design be appropriate?

A. Comparing self-esteem for students who participate in school athletics versus those who do not.

B. Comparing mathematical skills of girls versus boys in elementary school age.

C. Comparing patients’ body temperature at the beginning and at the end of medical treatment

D. Comparing verbal skills of science majors versus art majors among undergraduate students

P_3

The t-test for independent sample can be used to examine ____________.

A. The mean difference between two treatment conditions in an experiment (e.g. a difference in performance of experimental group and control group).

B. The mean difference between two populations in quasi-experimental designs (e.g., mean difference in
attitudes to abortion between residents of the southern vs. northern states in the U.S.).

C. The mean difference in stress level at the beginning and the end of semester in a sample of undergraduate students.

D. A & B

E. All of the above.