Sensory Adaptation

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You have just been asked to teach the concept of adaptation to a psychology 
class. You decide to conduct the following experiments to teach the concept of 
adaptation.

Task 1: Conduct three of the following 
experiments. Record your reactions, and be specific for each experiment.

 

Experiment 1:

 

·         Rub your index fingers gently over a piece of very coarse sandpaper a few 
times and rate its coarseness on a scale from 1 (very soft) to 7 (very 
coarse).

 

·         After a minute or two, rub the same finger over the paper and again rate its 
coarseness. Did your perception of the coarseness change? How? Record your 
reaction. 

 

Experiment 2:

 

·         Prepare one cup with sugar water and one with fresh water.

 

·         Take a sip of the sugar water and swish it around in your mouth for several 
seconds without swallowing it. Gradually, it should taste less sweet. (Dispose 
of the sugar water)

 

·         Taste from the cup containing fresh water. Did the taste of the fresh water 
surprise you? How? Record your reaction.

 

Experiment 3:

 

·         Take about 15 index cards and a flashlight that is opaque on all sides (so 
that light shines only through the front) into a very dark room.

 

·         Place all 15 cards over the beam of light.

 

·         Slowly remove the cards one at a time until you can barely detect the light, 
and then count the number of cards that remain over the light.

 

·         After a few minutes, the light should begin to look brighter. When this is 
the case, add cards and see if you can still see the light.

 

·         Repeat this process of gradually adding cards over a 15-minute period. Were 
you able to detect an increasingly dim light the longer you spent in the 
dark? Record your reaction.

 

·         How many cards did it take to not see the light after time?

 

Experiment 4:

 

·         Fill 3 medium-sized bowls as follows: 

o    Bowl 1 – with very hot (but not painfully hot) tap water

 

·         Bowl 2 – with very cold tap water

 

·         Bowl 3 – with a mixture of the very hot and very cold water.

 

·         Arrange them, so your right hand is in front of the cold water, your left 
hand is in front of the hot water, and the lukewarm water is in the middle.

 

·         Submerse your hands into the water (right into cold, left into hot) for 
about 3 minutes

 

·         After 3 minutes, quickly transfer both hands to the lukewarm (middle) bowl. 
What did you sense? Record your reaction.

 

In all four experiments, you will experience adaption.

 

Task 2: Write a paper that describes adaption and how you 
experienced it in your experiments. The paper should cover the following.

 

·         Fully describe the process and results of the experiments that you 
chose.

 

·         What is sensory adaptation? Explain the concept of sensory 
adaptation. Refer to your text for the definition of sensory adaptation (this is 
not the general dictionary definition)

 

·         Explain how adaptation is evident in each of your experimental 
results.

 

·         Provide a comprehensive description of the sensory systems that are involved 
in the experiments that you performed. This description should include what 
happens from the receptors to the brain. Your discussion should illustrate what 
was experienced in each experiment.

 

·         Discuss how adaptation is important from an evolutionary perspective.

 

Be sure to document your references using APA format.

 

For assistance with your assignment, please use your text, Web resources, and 
all course materials. Please refer to the following multimedia course 
materials(s)

 

·         Week 2 – The Sensation & Perception of Psychology

 

·         Week 2 – Sensation and Perception

 

·         Week 2 – The Nervous System

 

·         Week 2 – FAQ: Sensation and Perception

 

Please use the following guidelines for formatting your assignment.

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Emergency and Disaster Management

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Handling Influx and Evacuation

The ability to deal with the unexpected influx of patients is a key challenge in a disaster scenario. In order to be truly prepared, a healthcare organization must be ready to deal with the increased number of patients. In some cases, the military is also available to assist in dealing with the influx of patients. The military is highly trained and has a vast number of resources that most citizens are not aware of. They are equipped and have the skill-set and the mentality to respond efficiently to disasters.

Using the South University Online library or the Internet, search some articles on civilian response to disaster situations and military disaster response process. Based on your research, answer the following questions:

  • Would you request the military to assist you in dealing with the influx of patients at the hospital? Why or why not? If yes, how would you use the military, and if no, what would you and your staff do to deal with the influx of patients?
  • How would you go about garnering the assistance of the military if the situation called for it?

Following Hurricane Katrina, a hospital needed to be evacuated because of the rising water. The evacuation was conducted in stages as the patients were moved to other safe hospitals in batches using a helicopter, an ambulance, and a boat. After four days, the evacuation was complete, thanks to a coordinated effort with other agencies such as the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries. In regard to the given scenario, answer the following questions:

  • What would have happened if the hospital had not been assisted by other agencies? Why?
  • How would you have addressed the situation? What would you include in your disaster plan to handle such a situation? How?

 Support your work. As in all assignments, cite your sources in your work and provide references for the citations in APA format.

WEEK 5 FINAL PAPER

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To begin, select a topic from the following list:

  • Body art and ornamentation
  • Child rearing practices
  • Healthcare practices
  • The use of music or dance as a form of political protest, or as a reflection of cultural issues, values, and beliefs
  • Educational practices
  • Elderly care
  • Body language and proxemics
  • Rites of passage
  • Conflict resolution
  • Marriage practices
  • Alternative gender roles
  • Alternate topics are possible, but these must be approved by your instructor at least one week before the Week Three draft is due.

For your final paper, you will compare one of the topics above across two specific cultures of your own choosing. It may be helpful to brainstorm a list of cultures you are interested in researching. Then, you will need to begin conducting research on those cultures.

For this assignment, you will expand your it into a five- to seven-page research paper (excluding the title and reference pages) that contains the following components:

  1. A discussion of how two cultures (other than your own) approach the topic, including specific ethnographic examples. Be sure to choose two specific and contemporary (currently existing) cultures. Terms such as European, Asian, or African refer to continents, not cultures, and are not appropriate for this paper. Describe the culture briefly, including elements such as location, language, kinship, or other relevant information. This helps the reader understand the cultural context of your topic.
  2. A compare and contrast analysis how the two cultures approach the topic from a culturally relativistic perspective.
  3. A discussion on the cultural context of the topic and how it relates to symbolic systems such as religion, communication, or ritual. Here, you can use what you described in section A and discuss how it relates to your topic as it is found in the two cultures, which you discussed in section B.

 

essay

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Please read this entire communication for important information about your Unit 6 assignment. Below I have included the entire Unit 6 assignment and made some notes (in blue) to help you with the assignment. I have also included the meal that you will be analyzing in the paper. To earn the most points possible, please consider the following tips as well.

 

– Follow the word minimum (1000 words) and provide a full discussion of each answer (no word max for this paper);

 

– Use APA format and include in-text citations for any and all references (APA tutorials can be found in Doc Sharing);

 

– Review the rubric for the assignment (see below) and make sure you have included all elements of the assignment

 

– Avoid using quoted material if at all possible. Put ideas into your own words to demonstrate a solid understanding of the information.  

 

Unit 6 Assignment: Impacts of a borderless society

 

We live in a world where geographic boundaries cease to exist when it comes to goods, services, and even food. We think nothing of having freshly squeezed orange juice or kiwis for breakfast, even if we live in New York City with 10-inches of snow on the ground in the middle of January. We live in an age where everything and anything is available for consumption year-round at your local grocery store. Convenience comes with potentially major ecological and economic impacts that are both positive and negative. For example, the coffee you drink may come from beans imported from Columbia, the sugar you use may come from India, or the steaks you sear on the grill may have come from Argentina. How much fuel was spent transporting these products across the ocean? Were any pesticides used? If so, was it done in a sustainable fashion? Were forests cleared to make room for grazing herds or larger agricultural fields? These are just a few of the many questions we should be asking ourselves when we make our selections at the grocery store.

 

Explore the following resources in the Kaplan Library, along with the link from the United States Department of Agriculture, to learn more about the foods we rely on and the variety of ways in which we can acquire them.

 

Roosevelt, M. (2006). The Lure of the 100-Mile Diet. Time, 167(24), 78.

 

Cosier, S. (2007). The 100-Mile Diet. E: The Environmental Magazine, 18(5), 42.

 

Cooper, C. (2007). 100 miles and counting. Food In Canada, 67(3), 7.

 

Macpherson, C. (2007). You are where you eat. Ascent Magazine, (33), 46.

 

Source: United States Department of Agriculture. (2012). The people’s garden. Retrieved from http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/usda/usdahome?navid=PEOPLES_GARDEN

 

For this assignment, you will write an essay in which you analyze a meal provided to you by your instructor in the weekly announcement. Address the following questions as you write your assignment.

 

Meal:

 

Sirloin steak

 

Baked potato with butter and sour cream

 

Canned green beans

 

French bread with butter

 

Chocolate pudding

 

Assignment:

· If you were to purchase each item at a local chain grocery store, where would these items be sourced? For example, where were the fruits, vegetables, and/or meats grown immediately prior to sale? Do not discuss the history or origin of the item i.e., “corn or maize originated in Mexico around 2500 BC.”
To trace the source, you can decide on the brands and types of food in the meal above. For example, you can choose the brand and type of canned green beans. Trace the origins of the food back to their direct origin prior to getting to the store. You do not have to trace every ingredient! Just provide the prior location or source for main ingredients. You will elaborate on this in question 2 (below).
· Discuss the events and methods of production that allowed your local grocery store to carry these items. What farming methods were likely used to grow these items and how do these methods impact the environment around the farms as well as the employees who work within these establishments.
· Were the items grown and shipped in from another country?
· What types of processing and packaging must take place in order for you to be able to purchase the product? If you were to follow the suggestions shared within the articles provided above, where could you purchase the items (name specific local places within your community)? If a food item is not available locally, is there an alternative that you could use as a substitute?
This is really a continuation of the first question. You identified the source of the meal components in the first question… now break it down further .. how does it get it to your plate? Discuss what’s involved in production, processing and packaging and shipping. Is it from the US, or another country?
· Discuss the ecological and economic advantages and disadvantages of purchasing food items that are locally sourced versus those shipped from other areas of the country and from around the world. Use your textbook reading for this unit in order to explore the environmental impacts, and use these to further analyze the impacts our food purchases may have on the environment.
Look at the sources listed in the introduction to this assignment for some great resources. Find a few examples of each. You need at least 5 sources for this paper in the References section… this would be a good place to include some of them.
· The food choices we make have the potential to generate both local and global impacts. This can be summarized in the phrase “Think Globally, Act Locally.” Based upon your analysis of the meal provided by your instructor for this assignment, discuss how the choices you make when planning and buying meals might change in the future and how your choices, when combined with those of others, can have a global impact.
This is all your opinion, so think about this question for a bit after you finish your research, and share your thoughts about what the statement “Think Globally, Act Locally” really means to you.

This essay should be a minimum of 1,000-words in APA style format. Provide appropriate citations and references for any information you use in this paper. Your paper should include a minimum of five sources. These can include those provided within the project directions and the course materials. Be sure to avoid copying and pasting large sections of text from any given source. For help with citations, refer to the APA Quick Reference.

What types of learning strategies and evidence of accomplishments will you be using for your practicum project? Give some specific examples.

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Here are my practicum goals:

  1. (1) Identify healthcare staff’s comfort level with end-of-life issues in long-term care residents.

  2. (2) Identify barriers healthcare staff have in addressing end-of-life issues in long-term care residents.

  3. (3) Develop strategies to increase healthcare staff’s comfort in addressing end-of-life issues in long-term care residents.

Here are my learning objectives:

1. Analyze the learning needs and barriers of healthcare staff in addressing end-of-life issues in long-term care residents.

 

2. Develop an educational curriculum to teach healthcare staff successful strategies to address and manage end-of-life issues in long-term care residents.

 

3. Implement educational curriculum via classroom instruction to teach healthcare staff successful strategies to address and manage end-of-life issues in long-term care residents.

 

4. Evaluate the effectiveness of the educational curriculum for healthcare staff on addressing and managing end-of-life issues in long-term care residents.

 

 

I have attached a sample learning practicum. I ask that you please use the sample practicum learning agreement as your guide in completing this assignment. The learning strategies and evidence of accomplishments should mirror these examples.

 

I need this assignment completed around 12a eastern standard time.

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Assignment Overview XCG THE EXCELLENT CONSULTING GROUP

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Strategic Review

Assignment Overview

XCG

THE EXCELLENT CONSULTING GROUP

Communication from Art Epance:

Welcome to this project. ABC Company and Whole Foods Market expect us to provide them with top-notch advice on how to integrate Whole Foods into ABC Company. I will be working on analyzing ABC Company. You will be working on analyzing Whole Foods Market. Review as much information as you can on the Whole Foods Market website, particularly that in the “Investor Relations” section. At a minimum, review the following materials in preparation for your report/analysis:

Required Reading

Reuters Company Profile: Whole Foods Market. Retrieved on November 7, 2012 from: http://www.reuters.com/finance/stocks/companyProfile?symbol=WFM.O

Case study: http://pnphillip.asp.radford.edu/whole%20Foods%20Case.pdf (be sure that you do not rely on this document as your primary source of information, but be sure that you have synthesized information from multiple sources). Retrieved on November 7, 2012 from: http://tainted-ink.net/archives/102.

Article: Business Analysis: Whole Foods Market Retrieved on November 7, 2012 (again, do not rely on this document as a primary source of information, but be sure that you have synthesized information from multiple sources).

Whole Foods Market website: http://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/ Retrieved on November 7, 2012.

Whole Foods Market (about the company) Whole Foods Market Retrieved on November 7, 2012 from: http://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/company-info.

Whole Foods Market – Annual Stakeholders Report, 2011. Retrieved on November 7, 2012 from: http://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/company-info/investor-relations/annual-reports.

Review Case Analysis since it is so important in this final course. The purpose of a Case is to show that you have thought critically about the subject matter that you are learning and to make an argument for a Claim about the specific situation in the Case Assignment. Stephen Toulmin has developed an Argument Methodology that is very useful in Making a Case. To review Case Analysis and Toulmin’s Argument Methodology, go to Making a Case page.

Case Assignment

First, you need to do a strategic analysis of Whole Foods Market. The executives want us to provide an independent, objective view of Whole Foods Market’s current strategic position, including full information of Whole Foods Market’s mission, vision and values. They want to identify its current set of strategic goals, and a critical assessment of the competition and the competitive environment (remote and operating environments). Also, they want to see the opportunities and threats Whole Foods is presently facing, and they need a general idea of the company’s strengths and weaknesses. Whole Foods Market and ABC Company want to know if we think they should make any strategic changes or continue with the status quo. Synthesize everything you have learned, provide a final recommendation, and justify your reasoning.

Keys to the Assignment:

  1. Do diligent research on Whole Foods Market. I have included links to various websites above.
  2. As an MBA, you must perform additional research to find information on competition and general trends for opportunities and threats. For the competitive analysis, identify a minimum of three of the top competitive companies and their best-selling services or products – and justify why each is a viable competitor.
  3. Your report should be thorough, and follow closely the outline that I have given you. The final section is the most important one. Use excellent logic and sharp argumentation skills to make your case.

The report must be 5-7 pages minimum and no more than 10 pages.

Assignment Expectations

Your paper will be evaluated on the following seven points:

  • Precision – Does the paper address the question(s) or task(s)?
  • Breadth – Is the full breadth of the subject, that is, the Keys to the Assignment, addressed?
  • Depth – Does the paper address the topic in sufficient depth and include the background reading and other background resources as references?
  • Critical thinking – Is the subject thought about critically, that is, accurately, logically, relevantly, and precisely?
  • Clarity – Is the writing clear and are the concepts articulated properly? Are paraphrasing and synthesis of concepts the primary means of responding to the questions or are points conveyed through excessive use of quotations?
  • Organization – Is the paper well written? Are the grammar, spelling, and vocabulary appropriate for graduate-level work? Are headings included in all papers longer than two pages?
  • Referencing (citations and references) – Does the paper include citations and quotation marks where appropriate? Are the references from the background readings and assignment present and properly cited? Are all the references listed in the bibliography present and referred to via citation?

TIPS AND SUGGESTIONS

  • Optimize your research time: Get an overview of the Case Assignments so you know what information you will be looking for when you do research. As you do research for Case 1, you can also be finding information and data for the other cases, too. Continue this strategy as you do research for the next case and the next, etc. The more information you have about the chosen company, the better you will get to know it. The better you get to know it, the better your analysis will be.
  • You may use a simple diagram to highlight important factors. However, do not use the diagram in lieu of valuable analysis (or to take up valuable writing space). It should be in addition to your 5-7 pages of analysis.
  • Just because you have written the minimum five pages does not mean that you have adequately covered the topic. Err on the side of writing more rather than less.
  • Choose the data you use carefully. Is it relevant and important?
  • Include a cover page and reference page, in addition to the 5-10 pages of analysis described above.
  • Include section headings within the paper.
  • Cite and reference all sources that you use in your work, including those that you paraphrase. This means include citations and quotation marks for direct quotes of more than five words, and citations for that information which you have “borrowed” or paraphrased from other sources.
  • Follow guidelines for well-written papers.

INTERNET RESEARCH TIPS

Search for articles in the business and trade press that give an independent view of the company; you do not want to depend solely on corporate information. Check the financial websites such as Yahoo Finance, MSN Money, Morningstar, Dunn & Bradstreet, and Standard and Poor’s, as well as IBISWorld (http://clients1.ibisworld.com/) for reports by industry and financial analysts. Wiki’s and blogs are good ways to get an “inside” look and helpful for evaluating corporate culture/climate.

 

 

Reword Rephrase this !!!!This needs to be done in 2 hours!!!!!!! Health care System Evaluation in Canada

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Health care System Evaluation in Canada 

 

How is technology, distributed? Is the emphasis of the system on preventive care or acute care?

 

 

Canadians have become very concerned on the future status of health care systems in the country and is seen as a top priory among the issues which government should prioritize on ( Canadian Standards Association, 1995). They have called upon the government to fund technology in health care so as to have a sustainable health care system in the future. Provinces and territories in Canada have identified the various areas which need advancement in technology. Such technologies which the government is putting effort to work on them are; major joint surgery, neonatal and fetal technologies, dialysis, organ transplantation, genetic testing and therapy, pharmaceutical segment and other various areas which need advancement in technology.

 

All provinces hand territories have came up with home care a program which is highly centered on regional service delivery requirements. This is part of new technology which the federal government and the provinces together with territories have worked on so as to improve the health care system in Canada (Michael J Kirby; Marjory LeBreton; Canada. Parliament. Senate. Standing Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology., 2001). This program allows good distribution of health services in Canada. In addition, all provinces and territories have worked hard to improve pharmaceutical sector in the country. This is a key component to Canada’s health care sector. Pharmcare programs have been introduced to all provinces and territories so as to ensure affordable significant pharmaceuticals to clients and patients in the country. This technology also involved drug program information systems and safer dispensing of pharmaceuticals. Drug classes that are integral part in Canada’s spending in pharmaceutical spending have also changed, hence showing changes in drug development. In Canada, diseases such as cancer account for almost 30% of drugs which are being tested from the advancing technology in Canada. Also, cholesterol-lowering drugs usage between 1998 and 2007 had increase from $500 million to 1.9 billion with average annual growth rate of 14.8% (Haerens, 2011). This forced Canada to use the advanced technology to provide preventive care to cut down the high rises of cost from some diseases. In addition, Extra Mural Program which is a home care program was introduced to fight and promote preventive care. Also, prevention and research initiatives towards diseases such as diabetes were introduced. Other diseases which the health care system in Canada is working to prevent through improvise technology include; HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis C, Traumatic brain injury and Tuberculosis.

 

 

References

 

 

v  Canadian Standards Association. (1995). Commissioning of electrical equipment and systems in health care facilities : health care technology. Etobicoke, Ont: Canadian Standards Association.

 

v  Haerens, M. (2011). Canada. Detroit : Greenhaven Press.

 

v  Michael J Kirby; Marjory LeBreton; Canada. Parliament. Senate. Standing Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology. (2001). The health of Canadians : the federal role : interim report on the state of health care system in Canada. Ottawa: The Senate.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For BABER MAKAYLA

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In each course the final Discussion topic provides you with an opportunity to reflect on what you have learned during the course. In addition to posting your response, you are asked to save this reflection as part of your professional portfolio.

Directions:

Review the course outcomes at the beginning of this Syllabus and describe how you have met each outcome. Include in your discussion how Assignments and Readings have contributed to your development as a nurse in an advanced role. And remember to share some of your thoughts related to specific websites you found of value in your discussion.

 

COURSE DESCRIPTION                                                                        TOP

This course explores the application of statistical methods in research related to nursing and the health professions and serves as a foundation for research and evidence-based practice. The purpose, assumptions, selection, and interpretation of selected statistical procedures will be explored. Techniques include exploratory, descriptive, comparative, correlational, and inferential statistics. Parametric and nonparametric techniques are presented. Statistical methods in selected research studies will be critiqued.

COURSE OUTCOMES                                                                           TOP

Course Outcomes: By the end of this course, you should be able to:

 

MN 503-1: Analyze concepts of probability related to hypothesis testing theory.

MN 503-2: Choose appropriate statistical analyses for data sets.

MN 503-3: Determine appropriate sample sizes for research studies.

MN 503-4: Critically evaluate the use of data in health science research reports.

Legal and Ethical Issues in Healthcare

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 APA format, 2–6 pages; excluding any title page, references, appendices, etc.

 

Analyze a patient-provider interaction regarding the legal and ethical issues involved. 

Description: Analyze a healthcare situation(s) from the news or personal experience regarding the legal 

and ethical issues involved. An actual or hypothetical situation may be used for example. Any actual 

situation should be presented as a hypothetical one, with any names and other identifying information 

changed to protect anonymity. Briefly and clearly summarize the situation. Your analysis should include 

a) a discussion of the legal and ethical issues involved, including HIPAA and an indication of legal and/or 

ethical adherence and violations and b) any implications for the healthcare provider(s) and patient(s). If 

the situation was written in the news or a publication, also attach a copy of the written document to your 

response. Your work needs to clearly demonstrate the ability to analyze the effects of values and ethical 

reasoning on professional outcomes in terms of communication and conflict resolution.

 

Unit 8 Assignment Grading Rubric = 100 points

Assignment Requirements Points possible Points earned by student
Summarize and appropriate situation; document as appropriate   0–20  
Discuss the 5–10 legal and ethical issues involved 0–40  
Analyze the implications of the issues for patients and providers   0–40  
Total (Sum of all points)
Points deducted for spelling, grammar, and/or APA errors.
Adjusted total points
Instructor Feedback:  

design experimental study in health sciences

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Design an Experimental Study


Ideally, the variables present in an experimental study can be controlled. There are also many other issues to consider when designing an experimental study.

In this Discussion, you will propose a design for an experimental study and identify some of the issues that could arise as a result of the design. You will then be asked how you would mitigate, or minimize, those issues.

To prepare for this Discussion:

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  • Refer to the public health problem you selected last week. Or, choose another public health problem that interests you.
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  • Determine a research question for the study.

  • Based on the research question, consider how you would design an experimental study.

post a comprehensive response that proposes an experimental study design for your chosen topic. Your contribution should take into account at least two of the following factors:

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  • Informed consent

  • Special populations

  • Blinding

  • Incentives for volunteers

  • Closing a study early
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Your post should also answer the following questions.

 

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  • What is the research question for your study?

  • What exposure and outcome variables will you measure?

  • Who will be the participants?

  • How is the method for this week’s study different from the method for last week’s study?