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 According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control, heart disease, stroke, cancer, viral and bacterial respiratory diseases, diabetes, and chronic respiratory diseases were among the 10 leading causes of death in the United States in 2021. Which of these listed diseases concerns you most and why? Do you think you’re more likely to develop any one or more of them? If so, why? Have you made lifestyle changes to increase your life expectancy? For example, perhaps you’ve limited your exposure to pathogens or chemicals, or you have changed your diet, increased exercise, etc. If you’ve not made any changes, describe what you might do to avoid some of these listed diseases. Be sure to elaborate in your response. Your journal entry must be at least 200 words in length. 
 Course Textbook(s) Belk, C., & Maier, V. B. (2019). Biology: Science for life with physiology (6th ed.). Pearson. https://online.vitalsource.com/#/books/9780134819082  

This assignment aims to enhance your ability to present complex topics in an accessible and engaging format, facilitating better understanding and discussions around death and dying. By creating the infographic, you can demonstrate your knowledge of best practices, cultural considerations and ethical issues in end-of-life care. This will thereby prepare you to support individuals and families with compassion and competence during the dying process.
Imagine you have been tasked by your agency to create an Infographic explaining to families the process of death and dying. You may use whatever format you choose as long as you are able to upload it to the Learning Management System. Citing three to five sources, create the infographic that includes the following:
1. Explain the physical, cognitive, and social changes of very late adulthood.
2. Provide appropriate resources about physical, cognitive, and social changes for families dealing with very late adulthood issues.
3. Describe the major components of the dying process in layman’s terms so a family can understand.
4. Explain the processes of loss, grief, and bereavement.
5. Provide appropriate end-of-life local resources available for families dealing with very late adulthood issues, including end-of-life decision making, your state’s advanced directives and the importance of assigning a Medical Power of Attorney (MPOA)
6. Explain the risk and protective factors that impact the elderly.
7. Provide information of spirituality and the role it has in end-of-life care. Include how a social worker would support this process.
8. Document all sources cited in APA formatting.
Use a infographic format of your choice that is appealing to your target audience. (graphics and color are encouraged but keep image file sizes small).
While APA style is not required for the body of the infographic assignment, solid academic writing is expected, and documentation of sources should be presented using APA formatting guidelines, which can be found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.
This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.
You are not required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite.
This assignment is aligned to the following Social Work Competencies:
2: Advance Human Rights and Social, Racial, Economic, and Environmental Justice
8: Intervene With Individuals, Families, Groups, Organizations, and Communities
Reference: Hutchinson, D., & Charlesworth, L. W. (2024). Dimensions of human behavior: The changing life course (7th ed.). SAGE publishers. ISBN-13: 9781071831595
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For this week’s discussion, you will be presenting correlation data in video format.
You will present these data in a video presentation using PowerPoint or similar. Create a presentation with a video representation of the data showing the positive correlation in one and the negative correlation in another. Feel free to use the provided PowerPoint as a guide for building your presentation. To record your video it is expected that your presentation be full screen and your face be present in a “presenter pop-out screen”. There are multiple ways to do this, but recording a Zoom video/meeting is one simple way (see included videos for helpful tutorials). The presentations should be 2-3 minutes in length.
Develop an example of two variables that are correlated in a strong and positive direction and two that are correlated in a strong and negative direction. You aren’t required to provide a research article to support these relationships but you are welcome to if you choose.
Present the data in a visual (plot) format and comment on any other factors that could influence their relationship and what can and cannot be inferred from these correlations. Excel is a simple place to create these visuals.
Record yourself presenting the data using PowerPoint (or similar).
Embed the video into a new discussion thread, using your topic of choice as the title of your thread. Each example should be unique, so topics are first come first served.
I will embed the video portion after the completion and approval.

Project Proposal (Final Draft Part 1) Introduction Tell the reader what the proposal is about and how the proposal is organized (you will write this after you have written the body of the proposal). Theoretical Framework Provide an explanation of the following: The theory of action research that includes at least 5 different sources, properly cited The theory of process consultation that includes at least 3 different sources, properly cited The philosophy of appreciative inquiry that includes at least 3 different sources Practical Framework Explain how you will conduct action research. Include the following elements: Entry, informal data collection, and micro-diagnosis Identification of grand objective Identification of first sub-objective or diagnosis Planning phase How will you approach the problem within the confines of your organization? Action phase Emphasis must be on how you will facilitate this phase as you employ appreciative inquiry and action research values. Facilitation of the reflection phase Identify the new knowledge created during the cycle (covering the “What? So what? Now what?” model), and employ the values of AI / AR. Evaluation of project

Security Report:
In this assignment, you will continue with the report for ABC, Inc. that you started in Week 1 Project and continued in Week 2 Project. Remember to review the scenario document for the company profile and overall security objectives. Modify and correct the plan you created for Week 2 Project to accommodate suggestions and recommendations from your instructor and your own changes based on the readings and activities for this week. Use Track Changes or color code your changes and additions so that the changes are easy to identify.

This week you will consider planning, implementing, and verifying a protected database for the organization. This involves restricting user access and permissions. You will also consider the mobile computers for the marketing department and how they should be secured for use.

Using the South University Online Library or the Internet, research about the following:
Planning and implementing security for mobile computers and mobile devices
Planning and implementing a secure database
Verification testing for security mechanisms that are in place
Using the project report from W2 Assignment 2, complete the following tasks by adding 3- to 4-pages to your existing report:
Modify the report from W2 Assignment 2 to accommodate suggestions and recommendations from your instructor and your own changes based on the readings and activities for this week. Color code your changes to the report so that they are easy to identify.
Provide recommendations to secure the computers in the Marketing department of this organization. These computers travel outside of the network, so you need to consider how they will connect to the home server, and what should be done to protect them. You should consider the level of access they have to the network and the consequence if they are stolen or used by someone outside of the organization.
Provide recommendations for securing network traffic between the workstations within the building and the server. Identify trust boundaries for the organization and recommend security measures for each trust boundary. Characterize which trust boundaries represent the highest level of trust and those that represent the lowest; what is the distinction between these levels?
Recommend measures to harden the server OS to prevent outsiders from accessing the networked computers. Identify the services for your recommended OS that will aid in the security effort. Explain the policy that should be used for patches and updated on both the server and the workstation OSs. Why is this an important consideration?
Secure the database of the organization and assign the required permissions to the users. You should create a chart of groups and permissions for this portion of the assignment (you do not need to identify specific tables, just information groups).
Describe the implementation process and timeline for your recommendations. Try to give as reasonable a timeline as possible and explain the timeframe you choose.
Expand the section of your report for verifying the implementation of the previously suggested security recommendations from Week 1 and 2. Identify what is being tested for each verification activity and what is proven by each activity. This should include testing activities to make sure the security system is working properly. An example of this would be using an intentionally incorrect password to make sure the system does not allow the login.
Be sure to include your references and citations for the measures and activities you suggest. You should have gathered this from the research in the library or on the Internet.

No plagiarism! and also check the grammar. 300 words each part for Week 1, and 600 words for Week 8. Instructions are provided in the file. Due in less than 24 hours  

Final Submission: Information Technology Incident Report and Summary
In Module Nine, you will submit your Information Technology Incident Report along with a summary explaining how you applied the principles to your analysis of the case. It should be a complete, polished artifact containing all of the critical elements of the final product. It should reflect the incorporation of feedback gained throughout the course. This submission will be graded using the Final Product Rubric.

Describe holistic development from birth to 7 years with regard to:
• cognitive
• neurological and brain development
• speech, language and communication development
• physical
• personal, social and emotional development
please include sources of each topic mentioned

Assignment Instructions: 
Respond to all the prompts with any one of the following choices: 
Five-paragraph essay with a title page and reference page with at least three APA-formatted academic references.
Choose one of the movies to watch from the list below. 
Abandon Ship (1957) *free YouTube
John Q (2002)
The Dark Knight (2008) graphic content warning
Watchman (2009) graphic content warning
Gone Baby Gone (2007) graphic content warning
Flight (2012)
Eye in the Sky (2015)*
The Box (2009) graphic content warning
Sophies Choice (1982)
Avengers: Infinity War (2016)
Injustice (2021)
Saving Private Ryan (1998) graphic content warning
My Sisters Keeper (2009)
Gattaca (1997)
Awakening (1990)
The Last King of Scotland (2006)
Prompts/Outline: 
 After watching your chosen film:  
1. Choose two ethical theories/medical principles to apply the moral dilemma presented in the film. Choose from the list below: Warning:  As we have learned, it is only possible to argue an ethical situation using the four pillars with a normative ethical theory as a foundation.  Autonomy, non-maleficence, beneficence, and justice look different from a Kantian perspective than a utilitarian one.
Virtue ethics 
Utilitarian ethics 
Kantian ethics 
Autonomy
Beneficence
Non-maleficence
Justice
2. Introduction: Outline the movie and then describe the two chosen theories in your own words, backing up your views with academic resources as evidence for your explanation of the moral views.
3. Body: Discuss how these two chosen theories could provide solutions or remedies for the ethical dilemma featured within the film. Be sure your analysis follows this structure and addresses all of the following:
Outline the paramount features of your chosen theories, which are found in the movie?
What conflicts, which are present in the film, relate to your chosen theories? 
What moral guidance does the ethical theories you selected provide the characters in the film?
Conclusion: Provide a summary of what you have discussed and reflect on what you have learned. Point out the possible weaknesses of your selected theories, and then apply what you have learned to both your personal and professional life.

People have seen consistent rates of inflation over the past several decades in healthcare. This inflation has been driven by increases in costs for health insurance, technology utilization, and demand for qualified providers and facilities. Consider the many areas in which the U.S. healthcare system has seen steady rises in costs.
Imagine you are a financial manager for an organization that has seen significant cost increases in the past few years or decades in an area related to your organization (e.g., supplies, technology, outside services). Prepare an outline for a proposal on how to help reduce or minimize these costs.Use your text as a resource (Economics for Healthcare Managers by: Robert Lee) for this assignment plus one other resource from the library. Please cite your sources. The OUTLINE should include the following:
• Cost that is being looked at: Select one healthcare service or good, such as medication, CT, or insurance premium!
• History of increases: You must show historic increase from $$ to $$$! and the reasons of increase
Potential future increase You must show the potential future increase $$$! and the reasons of increase
1-2 suggestions for improvement or change
You must present 1 to 2 suggestions that a healthcare organization like medical practice, surgery center, hospital can do.
If more than 2 sources are needed that’s fine.
Rubric:
The Individual Project (IP) Grading Rubric is a scoring tool that represents the performance expectations for the IP. This Individual Project Grading Rubric is divided into components that provide a clear description of what should be included within each component of the IP. It’s the roadmap that can help you in the development of your IP.
Expectation Points Possible Points Earned Comments
Accurately identifies a cost that has risen over the years for an applicable healthcare organization of choosing; the cost chosen should be applicable and true to the organization
25
Thoroughly discusses the history of the item or cost in question and gives background on its growth over the years
30
Thoroughly identifies and discusses potential future increases and the possible reason why they would occur
30
Provides a minimum of 1–2 possible improvements or changes that can be made to eliminate or alleviate the cost burden in the future
30
Professional Language: Assignment contains accurate grammar, spelling, and/or punctuation with few or no errors. (APA formatting is required or style specified in assignment)..
10
Total Points
125