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If there is superior/inferior separation of the femoral condyles in a lateral knee image, what error has occurred?

For proper demonstration of the ankle mortise, the ankle should be rotated how much and in what direction?

If the patient is properly positioned for the AP medial oblique of the knee, where will the patella typically be seen?

Florida International University PH.D. IN PUBLIC AFFAIRS PROGRAM   Comprehensive Examination Fall 2024 Method Day (10 AM – 2 PM)   Answer the questions below. You need to address all parts of each question to which you are responding. Give equal attention to both sections. You are expected to provide coherent and thoughtful responses.   Favero, N. (2024). Bureaucratic Beliefs and Representation: Linking Social Identities, Attitudes, and Client Outcomes. American Review of Public Administration, 54(4), 337-353. Favero 2024-1.pdf Quantitative Section Question 1: Define measurement validity and external validity and critique the article based on the two concepts. Outline how the limitations discussed by you could impact the findings.   Question 2: How is mediation different from moderation? Explain one example of moderation (that may or may not be related to the article), write an equation that portrays the interaction effect featured in your example, and explain how to interpret the coefficients for the interaction term and the variables that make up the interaction.   Question 3: Suppose that you had access to multi-year datasets for the relevant variables used by Favero (2024). Drawing on a quasi-experimental approach, explain a specific identification strategy to explore the causal effects of a bureaucrat’s racial and ethnic identity on bureaucratic inputs and outputs. Provide details on the assumptions of the model of your choice, discuss how potential sources of bias would be addressed, and identify the remaining threats that could affect your model results. Additionally, explain how you would interpret the coefficients of interest estimated by your model   Qualitative Section Question 4: You are asked to conduct a qualitative study that complements Favero’s (2024) study on local school administrators in Texas. Propose a related research question that you will answer through qualitative research. Provide details on how you would select your case study sites if you were to utilize a holistic, multiple cases design to answer this research question. Now explain your research design in detail if your data collection methods in these case study sites were to include interviews, focus groups, and observation. How would triangulation of data collection methods in your case study sites enhance the quality of your qualitative research design? Please elaborate.

Florida International University PH.D. IN PUBLIC AFFAIRS PROGRAM   Comprehensive Examination Fall 2024 Method Day (10 AM – 6 PM)   Answer the questions below. You need to address all parts of each question to which you are responding. Give equal attention to both sections. You are expected to provide coherent and thoughtful responses.   Favero, N. (2024). Bureaucratic Beliefs and Representation: Linking Social Identities, Attitudes, and Client Outcomes. American Review of Public Administration, 54(4), 337-353. Favero 2024.pdf   Quantitative Section Question 1: Define measurement validity and external validity and critique the article based on the two concepts. Outline how the limitations discussed by you could impact the findings.   Question 2: How is mediation different from moderation? Explain one example of moderation (that may or may not be related to the article), write an equation that portrays the interaction effect featured in your example, and explain how to interpret the coefficients for the interaction term and the variables that make up the interaction.   Question 3: Suppose that you had access to multi-year datasets for the relevant variables used by Favero (2024). Drawing on a quasi-experimental approach, explain a specific identification strategy to explore the causal effects of a bureaucrat’s racial and ethnic identity on bureaucratic inputs and outputs. Provide details on the assumptions of the model of your choice, discuss how potential sources of bias would be addressed, and identify the remaining threats that could affect your model results. Additionally, explain how you would interpret the coefficients of interest estimated by your model.   Qualitative Section You are asked to conduct a qualitative study that complements Favero’s (2024) study on local school administrators in Texas. Propose a related research question that you will answer through qualitative research. Provide details on how you would select your case study sites if you were to utilize a holistic, multiple cases design to answer this research question. Now explain your research design in detail if your data collection methods in these case study sites were to include interviews, focus groups, and observation. How would triangulation of data collection methods in your case study sites enhance the quality of your qualitative research design? Please elaborate.

1. What type of energy is wind energy?

Florida International University PH.D. IN PUBLIC AFFAIRS PROGRAM   Comprehensive Examination Fall 2024 Theory Day (10 AM – 6 PM)   Answer the first question and any ONE of the other questions. You need to address all parts of each question to which you are responding. Give equal attention to all questions. You are expected to provide coherent and thoughtful responses.   Question 1 (You must answer this question): Prior scholarship makes a cogent argument that there are certain costs inherent in having a federal system, which can affect the ability of governments to craft and pursue effective public policies in different policy domains. Keeping in mind the research on this topic, what is the price of federalism? What evidence is there that federalism has come at that price? Drawing on extant research, how well do different levels of government work with each other, and what does this mean for the future of American federalism?   Question 2: Explain the emergence of Public Administration Theory: What are the main factors that contributed to this emergence? Discuss whether these factors remain relevant. Analyze and discuss what contemporary factors are currently shaping the field. In your response, discuss whether the field is headed in the right direction.   Question 3: As the 2025 election brings new leadership to the federal government and changes in administrations across state and local governments, career public servants will be asked to change priorities and directions. Discuss what we learn from organization behavior and theory about building organizations that can adapt to changing political environments and maintain and motivate career employees.

Which of the following factors explains the most common cause of Parkinson’s Disease?

A PTA has been working with a patient who had a CVA four months ago.  The PTA has been working on standing activities using a bedside table with the goal of walking soon.  As the patient moves through the stages of learning, which of the following questions would be least appropriate to promote autonomy?

This case will be used for two questions. Upon examination, your patient with TBI is not oriented and confabulates a story explaining his situation. Although you introduced yourself to him yesterday, he has no memory of this. Your examination of him progresses smoothly, although he attempts to brush his hair with your goniometer. When the nurse and an aide enter his room, which is now crowded and quite loud, he becomes angry and throws the goniometer. Which of the following interventions would be least appropriate for this patient?