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A former employer provides a reference for a past employee at the request of a prospective employer. The former employer honestly communicates concerns about performance, based on documented incidents, and does so without exaggeration or personal animosity. If the former employee sues for defamation, which defence is most likely available?

Priya works for a federally regulated telecommunications company. She discovers she has not been paid statutory holiday pay for several months. She wishes to pursue a remedy under the applicable legislation. Which of the following best describes the enforcement mechanism available?

Marc works for a federally regulated bank and has 6 years of continuous service. He is dismissed without cause and receives no notice or pay in lieu. Under the Canada Labour Code, which of the following best describes his statutory minimum entitlements?

A patient describes dull, diffuse abdominal pain that is difficult to localize. Which type of pain is MOST likely?

Which finding MOST strongly suggests peritonitis?

Which pain is MOST likely experiencing renal colic?

A 22-year-old female with lower abdominal pain denies pregnancy. What is the MOST appropriate EMT interpretation?

A patient with abdominal pain is guarding and lying with knees drawn up. What does this MOST likely indicate?

Explain how the derivative of a scaling operation affects both the forward computation and the backward gradient flow in a simple neural network or computational shell context. Include discussion of how the chain rule propagates the scaling factor and how this influences parameter updates and stability.

In a scaling transformation s(x) = a x, what is the derivative ds/dx?