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The study of amphibians and reptiles is known as _______.

During synapsis of meiosis, something is formed. What is that called?

What’s the maximum bending stress in the given T-section beam if the internal moment applied, M = 30 kNm. Take the moment of inertia, I = 3.46 x 10-5 m4  [Hint: σ = (M*y)/I ]    

Consider the T-beam shown in the figure, Determine the maximum shear force V that the T-beam can support if the allowable shear stress for the wood is τallow = 450 psi. What is the maximum allowable spacing of nails used to hold the top flange to the web, if each nail can resist a shear force of 950 lb?

Referring to the given figure, determine the normal stresses at:  1) Point C 2) Point D    

Define medicalization in 1-2 complete sentences (2 pts) and give an example of one area of life that has become medicalized in 1-2 complete sentences (2 pts).

For questions 43-46, please refer to the following passage: Locuna Incorporated (“Locuna”) hired Dr. Howard Mierzwiak to invent a surgical device capable of erasing unwanted or painful memories in patients. Dr. Mierzwiak developed a targeted memory erasure device that detects the active area of the brain when a patient recalls a painful memory and then zaps that part of the brain to erase it. The device includes both hardware and software, and Mierzwiak’s duties encompassed development of both components. Dr. Mierzwiak has been employed by Locuna for 20 years. He works in a corporate office in New York City, receives an annual salary of $250,000 (paid bimonthly by direct deposit), has medical and dental benefits, and uses Locuna’s labs and equipment. His work is closely supervised by the company president, who reviews all designs and revisions daily. Stan, an independent contractor, was hired to invent and develop the computer software that operates the device. He was paid a flat fee of $150,000 upon completion. Stan worked independently from his own basement, used his own computer and Internet, provided progress updates to Mierzwiak voluntarily, and received no direction from him. Stan paid for his own medical and dental benefits. Patrick was hired as an independent contractor by Locuna to act as an underwater ceramic disinfectant technician. While learning about the memory erasure project, Patrick voluntarily contributed by writing a software module after hours on a Locuna computer in a computer lab owned by Locuna. This module contained patentable features, which were incorporated into Stan’s software. On April 15, 2016, Dr. Mierzwiak and the president presented the device at a venture capital conference in Washington, D.C., publicly distributing a detailed printed article describing the device in sufficient detail for person having ordinary skill in the art to replicate it. A U.S. nonprovisional patent application was filed on February 15, 2017. A U.S. patent issued, properly naming Dr. Mierzwiak, Stan, and Patrick as co-inventors, covering the device with the software.

30. Bernard, a manager at WestWorld, Inc., sent an internal email warning that the company’s AI products could cause injury if a technical issue wasn’t addressed. WestWorld did not act on the warning. After a consumer is injured, a lawsuit is filed against the company. WestWorld’s legal team issues a litigation hold instructing employees to preserve all documents and electronically stored information (ESI) related to product safety and design. Theresa, a WestWorld employee, remembers Bernard’s warning email and, fearing it could hurt the company’s public image, orders the IT department to delete all copies, including backups, after the litigation hold was issued. When the deletion is discovered, the plaintiff moves for sanctions based on spoliation of evidence. The court:

Some questions will require you to enter a word or a short phrase as the answer.  Please make sure to follow instructions closely when entering these answers.  Please enter your answers exactly as specified.  For example: A group of 60 college students were asked to report their GPA for the most recent semester.  Their mean GPA was 3.14. Is the number 3.14 a statistic or a parameter? [response] (type statistic or parameter) The answer is “statistic”.  But if you misspell the answer or add extra words, Canvas will mark the answer incorrect.  For example, if you type “it is a statistic” instead of just “statistic”, the answer will be marked incorrect. I will go through each test and double check the automatic grading.  But correcting scores due to misspellings and typos can be very time consuming, so please try to follow instructions closely, especially instructions for rounding.  Rounding incorrectly will result in points being deducted.

34. Which of the following best describes an injunction?