12 of 4500 people vaccinated against a certain disease later…
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12 оf 4500 peоple vаccinаted аgainst a certain disease later develоped the disease. 18 of 6,000 people vaccinated with a placebo later developed the disease. A) Test the claim that the vaccine is effective in lowering the incidence of the disease using the steps below . Use the 0.02 significance level. (14pts) Perform the following steps: (3pts) Step 1: Requirements (2pts) Step 2: (3pts) Step 3: Test statistic: (round to 3 decimal places) (3pts) Step 4: P-value: (round to 3 decimal places) (2pts) Step 5: P-value method (1pt) Step 6: Conclusion: B) Construct a 94% confidence interval for the difference between the rates of developing the disease for the vaccine group and the placebo group using the following steps. (6pts) Perform the following steps: (1pt) Command: (2pts) Information for the command: (1pt) CI: (round to 3 decimal places) (2pts) Does it appear there is a difference between the two rates of developing the disease from the two groups? Explain C) (2pts) Are the hypothesis test and the confidence interval giving the same result? Explain
The net mоvement оf cаrbоn dioxide (CO2) is from the аtmosphere into the surfаce ocean. The net movement of oxygen (O2) is in the other direction, from the surface ocean to the atmosphere. Overall, the ocean absorbs excess carbon dioxide from the atmosphere but the ocean releases excess oxygen to the atmosphere. The ocean is a major source of oxygen to the atmosphere. QUESTION: A) Why is there so much oxygen in the surface ocean? Explain what puts it there, and how. B) List and briefly describe three (3) processes that remove oxygen from the surface ocean. (Brief descriptions are required for credit.) Hint: Two of these processes are biochemical. B1.B2.B3.
Yоur cоmpаny hаs hired yоu to аnalyze different vascular graft surfaces. A. (.5 pts) In your first experiment, you’ve quantified the number of adhered platelets on the different vascular graft surfaces (ePTFE, POC, and POC with heparin incorporated) after a parallel flow chamber assay. Based on the plot below, which surface(s) would be best and which would be worst for a vascular graft? Briefly describe your rationale (2 sentences or less) B. (.5 pts) Do you think outside-in or inside-out integrin activation is likely for your grafts? Briefly (2 sentences or less) describe why. C. (.25 pts) You’re interested in determining which integrin receptor is responsible for platelet adhesion to your vascular grafts for your ePTFE and POC grafts. You’ve found there is an increase in Integrin α11/β1 for both. Which type or integrin receptor is involved based on the graphical representation below? D. (.5 pts) Being a biomedical engineer, you also know that it is very important for your endothelial cells to retain their elastic properties when exposed to a vascular graft. You’ve performed Real-time PCR and quantified Elastin expression in endothelial cells cultured on your grafts after 3 days (ePTFe = orange, POC = green, POC-heparin = blue). You’ve also included the red as a control – is your red a positive or negative control? Provide your rationale - consider if it has higher or lower Elastin expression than your experimental groups. E. (.5 pts) What does real-time PCR quantify (1 sentence or less)?