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A 66-year-old male patient complains of urinary frequency and hesitancy at night and sometimes during the day. On digital rectal examination there is a hard, nodular, enlarged, non-painful prostate. The clinician should recognize these as symptoms of:

The following symptom(s) in the patient’s history should raise the clinician’s suspicion of colon cancer:

Following World War I, and despite going against promises that were made early in the war, a number of Middle Eastern countries were put under European control and were known as:

Which of the following statements is true regarding magistrate judges?

The Median Justice Model asserts opinions will perfectly reflect the preferences of the majority opinion author

What is the largest limitation of the study on gender and state supreme court opinion citations according to Gleason et al 2021?

Which study finds Baum’s Strategic Model preforms best in the Federal District Courts?

Describe and explain the double-bind faced by female attorneys. What is it? How is this an issue or how does this manifest in the courtroom? Why is this important? (6pts: 2pts for explaining the double-bind, 2pts for how it manifests in the courtroom, 2pts for importance)

In a few sentences, explain why it might be problematic to only look at case outcomes in models of decision-making. What are the shortcomings of this approach? What are some other ways that researchers could or should evaluate decision-making? (5 points: 1pt for why, 2pt for shortcomings, 2pt for other approaches)

(b) Problem #6 (10 points) A rectangular key is used to connect a shaft of diameter d = 30 mm to a pulley. The key (see image) has a width of w = 10 mm, height of h = 6 mm, and length of L = 30 mm (into the page). The system is subject to a time-varying torque (T) that leads to the following forces on the key: Fmin = 40 kN and Fmax = 60 kN.   What is the bearing stress of the key? Express your answer in MPa.