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Following a unit on written communication, Mr. Lehmann’s students wrote letters to people they know. Using a checklist, he observed the students to verify their application of concepts presented in the unit. What assessment approach was Mr. Lehmann using?  

Mark, a 4th grader, received the following scores on a standardized test:  57th percentile on the vocabulary subtest  51st percentile on the comprehension subtest  What do these scores tell Mark’s teacher about his reading performance? 

How many neutrons are in Fe with a mass number of 56 and atomic number of 26

Upload any file for practice (as you’ll have to submit a file on the exam).

The Cerebellum receives messages to stimulate your balance(Vestibular) system.

True or False: For a directly transmitted infectious agent for which humans are the only reservoir, as the reproductive number (R) of an infectious agent increases, the percentage of immunity within a population needed to achieve herd immunity decreases.

True or False: The application of screening test for sexually transmitted infection to high school students who are sexually active is an example of genomic surveillance.

Using the data in the table from a study assessing the link between asthma and the risk of developing obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), calculate the cumulative incidence of OSA among study participants without asthma assuming no participants dropout over the course of the study. Table 1. Participant Characteristics at Baseline by Asthma Duration Status  All participants  Participants with asthma  Participants without asthma  Participants  547  81  466  Age, mean (SD), y  50.4 (7.7)  49.0 (6.8)  50.6 (7.8)  Women  284  50  234  BMI, mean (SD)  28.9 (5.5)  30.6 (6.4)  28.6 (5.3)  Incident OSA*  97  22  75  Asthma controller medication use  16  16  NA  BMI, body mass index; OSA, obstructive sleep apnea  *New cases of OSA developed over 4 years of follow-up 

Which is an example of syndromic surveillance?

True or False: Ignaz Semmelweis used data to determine that handwashing could reduce maternal mortality due to the spread of “childbed fever” by physicians moving between autopsies and the maternal ward in the hospital where he worked.