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After reading chapter-7 from the attached text book explain what are the important concepts from chapter and why they are important and answer below questions. Minimum two pages assignment. 1. Give some examples of projects using each of the risk mitigation strategies (accept, minimize, share, or transfer). How successful were these strategies? In hindsight, would another approach have been better? 2. Consider the following observation: “The problem with risk analysis is that it is possible to imagine virtually anything going wrong on a project. Where do you draw the line? In other words, how far do you take risk analysis before it becomes overkill?” How would you respond? .

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African Americans men are at a greater risk for developing prostate cancer than the white men. In every six individuals from this ethnic group, there is one who is at risk of developing prostate cancer in their lifetime. African Americans are 1.8 times more exposed to the risk of developing the disease and 2.2 times more likely succumb from this disease as compared to white men. The increase in the higher risk of prostate cancer among Africa Americans is linked to socioeconomic status. There is a lower socioeconomic status of African Americans and this exposing to high cases of prostate cancer as a result of poor medical check-up and poor healthcare outcomes (Owens et al., 2014). There are also racial biases and this is harming African Americans in terms of preventive care since they have lower chances of being provided with the PSA test. Recent studies reveal that men from this ethnic group are unlikely to have early diagnosis for the prostate cancer. They are also not likely to be treated in time for the disease like the white men. There are several treatment options and learning sources about the options for prostate cancer. Therefore, the evidence-based, primary care health promotion recommendation to deal with prostate cancer among African Americans involves the prevention programs that are tailored to African Americans to help in the reduction of health disparities (Jackson, Owens, Friedman, & Dubose-Morris, 2015). There is a need to incorporate culturally suitable and targeted messages and the images, the performance of faith-based initiatives, and the delivery of the educational programs in non-traditional venues for example the common place where people gather. It is also important to include key partners and the stakeholder in the planning, implementation, and assessment of the health and the cancer educational programs to help in the improvement of the health of the community and supporting community engagement. The development of the IDM education program for African American families through working with the community and the clinical partners is helping in the reduction of prostate cancer diseases (Jackson et al., 2015). References Jackson, D. D., Owens, O. L., Friedman, D. B., & Dubose-Morris, R. (2015). Innovative and Community-Guided Evaluation and Dissemination of a Prostate Cancer Education Program for African-American Men and Women. Journal of Cancer Education, 30 (4), 779-785. Owens, O. L., Friedman, D. B., Hebert JR, & Jackson, D. D. (2014). An intergenerational approach to prostate cancer education: Findings from a pilot project in the Southeastern USA. J of Cancer Educ., 29 (4), 649-656. .

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Address the following: The main issues being discussed and the message you wish to deliver to the affected population. Population affected. Age, gender, race, socioeconomic class, sexual orientation, religion, etc. of the target population. Segment of the United States population affected along with the percentage. Social factors such as culture and religion that may influence the burden of the disease. Ethical issues that may be factors in developing and implementing prevention and intervention programs for the disease. Various components of the health care system that can assist the community. Methods that the health care system should use to assist the community. (For example, state health care systems may revise or develop new policies to address the issue). As in all assignments, cite your sources in your work and provide references for the citations in APA format. Your assignment should be addressed in an 7- to 10-page document. .

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Acute sinusitis affects millions of persons in the United States every year and is among the most common reasons for physician visits, prompting over 3 million visits annually. Patients with sinusitis present with congestion and blockage of the nasal passages, usually in response to viral infection or allergic rhinitis but occasionally to other stimuli. The paranasal sinuses become inflamed, and mucus cannot drain properly, providing an environment where bacteria, or rarely fungus, can thrive. Suggestive symptoms of acute rhinosinusitis (ARS) include nasal congestion and obstruction, purulent nasal discharge, maxillary tooth discomfort, and facial pain or pressure that is worse or localized to the sinuses when bending forward. Other signs and symptoms include fever, fatigue, cough, hyposmia or anosmia, ear pressure or fullness, headache, and halitosis. Patients may also have signs and symptoms of eustachian tube dysfunction (e.g., ear pain, fullness or pressure, hearing loss, or tinnitus) (Patel & hwang, 2019). Sinus cavity opacity on transillumination suggests sinusitis. Facial tenderness to palpation or percussion may be present and most easily appreciated over the frontal or maxillary sinuses. Diagnosis of acute cases of sinusitis is usually established clinically. However, imaging or endoscopy should be considered if symptoms fail to improve within 7 days of diagnosis or worsen during the initial management of acute bacterial rhinosinusitis. Laboratory tests: to determine underlying condition if suspected (e.g., nasal cytology allergic rhinitis, HIV test, sweat chloride test for cystic fibrosis). Imaging include X-ray of sinuses (poor sensitivity): decreased transparency of sinus, air-fluid levels may be seen; CT of sinuses (imaging modality of choice) may show soft tissue swelling, mucoperiosteal thickening, and air-fluid levels, bony erosions and extension in cases of invasive mucormycosis infection and fungus balls in the case of chronic aspergillosis infection. MRI may be considered to confirm soft tissue extension in invasive disease. Nasal endoscopy may reveal mucosal erythema and edema, with sinus ostia and nasal passages blocked by discharge, necrotic mucosa in the case of invasive mucormycosis infection. Biopsy and culture may be performed (hyphae in fungal disease, eosinophils in allergic sinusitis) (Bickley, Szilagyi, & Hoffman, 2017). The differential diagnoses of sinusitis include allergic rhinitis and migraine. Allergic rhinitis differentiating signs and symptoms include ocular and/or nasal pruritus, sneezing, rhinorrhea, headache, purulent discharge, and facial pain/pressure are less common. Differentiating test include allergen skin-prick testing: wheal and flare reaction after specific allergen is introduced into the skin is 3 mm larger than negative (saline) control. In vitro-specific IgE determination: specific allergen response. Migraine differentiating signs and symptoms include reports a history of "recurrent sinus.

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Accounting: Tools for Business Decision Making Sixth Edition Kimmel ● Weygandt ● Kieso Chapter 13 Financial Analysis: The Big Picture This slide deck contains animations. Please disable animations if they cause issues with your device. Chapter Outline: Learning Objectives Apply the concepts of sustainable income and quality of earnings. Apply horizontal analysis and vertical analysis. Analyze a company’s performance using ratio analysis. 2 Copyright ©2016 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. L O 1: Apply the Concepts of Sustainable Income and Quality of Earnings Sustainable Income The most likely level of income to be obtained by a company in the future. Unusual Items Separately identified on the income statement. Discontinued operations. Other comprehensive income. These “irregular” items are reported net of income tax. 3 Copyright ©2016 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Sustainable Income (1 of 4) 4 Copyright ©2016 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Sustainable Income (2 of 4) Discontinued Operations (a) Disposal of a significant component of a business. (b) Income statement should report a gain (or loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax. 5 Copyright ©2016 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Discontinued Operations (1 of 2) Illustration: Assume that during 2017 Acro Energy Inc. has income before income taxes of $800,000. During 2017, Acro discontinued and sold its unprofitable chemical division. The loss in 2017 from chemical operations (net of $60,000 taxes) was $140,000. The loss on disposal of the chemical division (net of $30,000 taxes) was $70,000. Assuming a 30% tax rate on income. Prepare Acro’s statement of comprehensive income for the year ended December 31, 2017. 6 Copyright ©2016 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Discontinued Operations (2 of 2) 7 Copyright ©2016 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Investor Insight (1 of 3) What Does “Non-Recurring” Really Mean Many companies incur restructuring charges as they attempt to reduce costs. They often label these items in the income statement as “non-recurring” charges, to suggest that they are isolated events, unlikely to occur in future periods. The question for analysts is, are these costs really one-time, “nonrecurring events” or do they reflect problems that the company will be facing for many periods in the future? If they are one-time events, then they can be largely ignored when trying to predict future earnings. But, some companies report “one-time” restructuring charges over and over again. For example, Procter & Gamble reported a restructuring charge in 12 consecutive quarters, and Motorola had “special” charges in 14 consecutive quarters. On the other hand, other companies have a restructuring charge only once in a 5- or 10-year period. There appears to be no substitute for careful analysis of the numbers that comprise net income. 8 Copyright ©2016 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Sustainable Income (3 of 4) Comprehensive Income All changes in stockholders’ equity except those resulting from investments b.

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