Explain how archaea could adapt their biological membranes

Explain how archaea could adapt their biological membranes to survive extreme temperatures. Justify your answer and use the format, “If…, then…” 11. What do you predict would happen if you tried to grow archaea adapted to survive at 100 degrees Celsius at standard room temperature? Justify your answer and use the format,

 

Study of risk factors for lung cancer

A longitudinal epidemiological study of risk factors for lung cancer was conducted. 500 smokers who smoked a pack of cigarettes for more than 30 years developed lung cancer, while 14,500 smokers did not develop lung cancer. In the same study, 50 cases of lung cancer occurred among people who never smoked. The remaining 29,950 who never smoked did not develop lung cancer.

 

What is the prevalence of lung cancer in the study?

a.    3.3%
b.    1.2%
c.    0.18%
d.    0.48%

Explaining the Consequence-Intentionality Fallacy

Explaining the Consequence-Intentionality Fallacy with the use of an example. Would it be like I wanted to buy my husband a new watch but I didn’t have any money, so I gambled the house payment to buy the watch, and I lost?   would that be a good example?

What actions can be taken to avoid logical fallacies?
Do not: use false, fabricated, misrepresented, distorted or irrelevant evidence to support arguments or claims. intentionally use unsupported, misleading, or illogical reasoning. represent yourself as informed or an “expert” on a subject when you are not.
What are some real life examples of fallacies?
Example: “People have been trying for centuries to prove that God exists. But no one has yet been able to prove it. Therefore, God does not exist.” Here’s an opposing argument that commits the same fallacy: “People have been trying for years to prove that God does not exist.

Importance of social bonds

Hunter Moore made a rational choice to engage in the behavior of revenge porn.  Based on what you have learned on the importance of social bonds and their impact on one’s life, tell me why you think, he did what he did (motivations, rationale, think like an FBI profiler, what is your analysis of his personality profile)?

Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders

The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) has been through several revisions since the first edition was published in 1952.  DSM-5 is the latest revision, and it was published in 2013.  The classification of mental health disorders is a classic debate.  At the center of this debate is whether disorders should be classified using categorical or dimensional approaches.  The DSM-5 integrates both approaches.  The DSM-5 changes created many adjustments, questions, and controversies.

Your Tasks

1) Read the material in “Learning Resources.”

2) Conduct a brief review of scholarly literature on DSM-5 changes.

3) Choose a major change in DSM-5 such as any one of the changes listed below or another change mentioned from your review of the scholarly literature that particularly interests you and discuss whether the change is an improvement or problematic from your point of view.  Be sure to cite your source(s) to support your opinion.

Some examples of major changes with the DSM-5 include:

  • Combining Axes l and ll
  • Dropping Axis IV (Psychosocial and Environmental Problems)
  • Dropping Axis V (Global Assessment of Functioning, known as GAF)
  • Removal of all subtypes of schizophrenia
  • Inclusion of bereavement
  • Any disorder change such as Autism Spectrum Disorder, Tobacco Use Disorder, Trauma and Stressor-Related Disorders, etc.
  • Changes in terminology
  • Harmonizing with the ICD systems

Explain the psychosocial stage of Identity

Explain the psychosocial stage of Identity versus Role Confusion. Make sure to include the goal of this crisis (what is the outcome?). Also, make sure to include the potential individual consequences if they “fail” to achieve a cohesive, individual identity. James Marcia described four types of identity status. Please define and provide examples of each one of these types. Make sure you to include crisis and commitment in each example. Based on your readings and the video, explain what the ideal role of a parent should be during this time.

Explain what causes electrical activity in the muscle

Explain what causes electrical activity in the muscle and how it relates to how much strength a muscle can produce.  (for instance, how is electrical activity increased? Discuss the role of motor units/fiber innervation, action potential generation, and ECC, to force and strength output)

Characterize patterns of body symmetry

Characterize patterns of body symmetry and the presence or absence of a body cavity in the major lineages of animals. Analyze the phylogenetic tree for animals based on molecular sequence data in terms of the parsimonious distribution of morphological characters in different animal groups.

Lophotrochozoa and phyla classified as Ecdysozoa

Compare the characters that differentiate phyla classified as Lophotrochozoa and phyla classified as Ecdysozoa. What features would help you distinguish between these two? Making a chart would probably be helpful! Describe the characteristics of the major Lophotrochozoan phyla (Platyhelminthes, Annelida, Mollusca).

Describes the cause of ocean acidification

Which of these statements describes the cause of ocean acidification mentioned in the video? Group of answer choices. The increase in wealth generated by industrialists and entrepreneurs since the Industrial Revolution caused an increase in carbon dioxide production.