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For questions 9 – 13, please read the following passage and answer the questions that follow.  People have always been fascinated by rainbows. In fact, nearly every culture has legends about them. The first person initially to offer a scientific explanation of rainbows was René Descartes. In 1637, he correctly hypothesized that rainbows occur when suspended water droplets refract light, separating it into an arc-shaped spectrum of colors. Typically you look for rainbows when the sun shines through rain, but under the right circumstances, a bright full moon can supply enough light to create a lunar rainbow.  Lunar rainbows, or “moonbows,” are little known and, in that way, are like some other aspects of the natural world. The moon must be full and low in the sky, and rain must be falling. Also, because moonlight is less powerful then sunlight, lunar rainbows are faint and easily obscured by surrounding lights and air pollution. (52) Just as the sun is behind you when you see a solar rainbow, the moon is behind you when you see a lunar rainbow. When a moonbow appears in front of you, its center lies in the direction exactly opposite that of the moon. Although moonlight strikes the falling rain and separates its light into the same spectrum of color present in a solar rainbow, a lunar rainbow is likely to be perceived as a delicate white arc against the dark night sky, and which poorly illuminated objects appear colorless at night. In fact, the human eye loses its sensitivity to color at low levels of illumination, a camera with a very long exposure setting can capture a lunar rainbows’ colors.  Like solar rainbows, lunar rainbows are easier to find near waterfalls. Tourist bureaus in places such as Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe list lunar rainbows as local attractions. Moonbows were reportedly once a common sight at both the New York and Canadian parts of Niagara Falls before bright surrounding lights made them impossible to see. You can still witness them at Yosemite Falls in California and at Cumberland Falls in Kentucky.   According to the author, which of the following attributes is (are) required for a moonbow to develop? I. Moderate air temperatureII. Specific lunar positionIII. Presence of water  

In stock you have heparin 20,000 units/2 mL. How many milliliters are needed for a 12,500-unit dose?

Flow rate: If 1500 mL of NS is to be infused over 8 hours and the drop factor is 15 gtt/mL, what will the rate in gtt/min be?

Many ancient sculptures of people’s heads are missing their noses. This is because the nose is the most _______ part of a sculpture of a person’s head. It is delicate and sticks out from the rest of the sculpture, making it especially easy to break. Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?

How many doses of Amoxicillin 500 mg can be prepared from a 10-gram bulk vial?

You receive an order for 10 mEq of magnesium sulfate to be added to a TPN. You have a 50-mL vial of 4 mEq/mL magnesium sulfate in stock. How much do you need to inject into the TPN?

A doctor orders ampicillin 0.5 g PO q6h. In stock you have ampicillin 125 mg/5mL. How many mLs/dose is needed?

Which of the following are indicators of spoilage in fresh meat? (Select all that apply)

In the music video for the song “We Didn’t Start the Fire” by Billy Joel, the singer lists 118 political and cultural references. Such iconic references, cited in rapid and frenetic procession by the musician, who is seated impassively at a dinner table, _______ key moments and personalities of the twentieth century.