Compare and contrast policymaking at the federal, state, and local levels. How are they similar? How are they different?

Health policymaking happens at all levels of government and for a wide variety of topics. The private sector also plays a considerable role in the process. This assignment will give you the opportunity to demonstrate your knowledge of how policymaking happens in government and the roles of various entities as well as the numerous stakeholders

please address the following questions in an essay :

  • Compare and contrast policymaking at the federal, state, and local levels. How are they similar? How are they different?
  • What is the role of the private sector in policymaking?
  • Identify the various stakeholders in health policymaking. Why is it important to seek input from all involved?

Describe the agricultural technology used by Medieval Europeans and West Africans.

1) Viewpoint in 100 words of this post (Comment) Choose any of the questions asked by Hans Peter Broedel in the Doing History section of “The Medieval Period” chapter, and answer it, tying your response to other areas of The Medieval Period chapter. 2) Viewpoint in 100 words of this post (Comment) Describe the agricultural technology used by Medieval Europeans and West Africans. Explore the technological responses to differing soil types. Use examples from Carney and Broedel to support your answer.

What’s the difference between feature selection and feature extraction?

1. What’s an attribute? What’s a data instance?

  1. What’s noise? How can noise be reduced in a dataset?
  2. Define outlier. Describe 2 different approaches to detect outliers in a dataset.
  3. Describe 3 different techniques to deal with missing values in a dataset. Explain when each of these techniques would be most appropriate.
  4. Given a sample dataset with missing values, apply an appropriate technique to deal with them.
  5. Give 2 examples in which aggregation is useful.
  6. Given a sample dataset, apply aggregation of data values.
  7. What’s sampling?
  8. What’s simple random sampling? Is it possible to sample data instances using a distribution different from the uniform distribution? If so, give an example of a probability distribution of the data instances that is different from uniform (i.e., equal probability).
  9. What’s stratified sampling?
  10. What’s “the curse of dimensionality”?
  11. Provide a brief description of what Principal Components Analysis (PCA) does. [Hint: See Appendix A and your lecture notes.] State what’s the input and what the output of PCA is.
  12. What’s the difference between dimensionality reduction and feature selection?
  13. Describe in detail 2 different techniques for feature selection.
  14. Given a sample dataset (represented by a set of attributes, a correlation matrix,a co-variance matrix, …), apply feature selection techniques to select the best attributes to keep (or equivalently, the best attributes to remove).
  15. What’s the difference between feature selection and feature extraction?
  16. Give two examples of data in which feature extraction would be useful.
  17. Given a sample dataset, apply feature extraction.
  18. What’s data discretization and when is it needed?
  19. What’s the difference between supervised and unsupervised discretization?

 

  1. Given a sample dataset, apply unsupervised (e.g., equal width, equal frequency) discretization, or supervised discretization (e.g., using entropy).
  2. Describe 2 approaches to handle nominal attributes with too many values.
  3. Given a dataset, apply variable transformation: Either a simple given function, normalization, or standardization.
  4. Definition of Correlation and Covariance, and how to use them in data pre-processing.

Compare and contrast at least two different radicalization models that explain terrorist motivations.

A fundamental issue established at the outset of this course is the fact that becoming involved in terrorist activities is a process, where numerous factors can affect the mindset and actions of an individual. We have covered many of these issues and influences, so concerning this matter,compare and contrast at least two different radicalization models that explain terrorist motivations in a 4 page paper. In this research paper also summarize behavioral and psychological factors associated with disengaging from terrorism and describe what efforts or programs are most effective in countering radicalization and why.

What are the main concepts and metaphors that have been used for each (think about the way time is conceptualized for each of them)?

The aim of this assignment is for you to think about the appropriateness of different kinds of conceptual models that have been designed for similar physical and digital information artifacts; Compare the following:  A paperback book and an eBook;  A paper-based map and a smart phone map Answer the following questions: (a) What are the main concepts and metaphors that have been used for each (think about the way time is conceptualized for each of them)? (b) How do they differ? (c) What aspects of the paper-based artifacts have informed the digital app? (d) What is the new functionality? (e) Are any aspects of the conceptual model confusing? (f) What are the pros and cons?

Write an executive summary to present to the board, from which the board will make its decision to fund your program or project.

Executive Summary In this assignment, you will propose a quality improvement initiative from your place of employment that could easily be implemented if approved. Assume you are presenting this program to the board for approval of funding. Write an executive summary to present to the board, from which the board will make its decision to fund your program or project. Include the following: The purpose of the quality improvement initiative. The target population or audience. The benefits of the quality improvement initiative. The interprofessional collaboration that would be required to implement the quality improvement initiative. The cost or budget justification. The basis upon which the quality improvement initiative will be evaluated.

Briefly discuss two strategies Juan’s teachers and school can use to help him master coping skills and build resiliency.

Juan’s dad has been in the military for many years. Juan is ten years old but, due to multiple deployments, Juan’s family moved three times before he was eight. Each time it has become harder for Juan to adjust to new schools, friends and neighbors.

  • Prior to the last move, Juan was very attached to his teachers and friends at his last school.
  • He excelled academically and was very active in after-school activities.
  • Since the last move, Juan has had difficulty sleeping and completing homework.
  • He is withdrawn and does not want to attend school anymore.
  • He is afraid to make friends or get close to his new teachers for fear he will “just have to leave them as well.”
  • His father, Samuel, sustained a traumatic brain injury while on his last deployment and his behavior and personality has changed. Juan feels like he does not recognize his father’s behavior.
  • Samuel currently drinks to excess and often argues with Juan’s mother, Eileen.
  • Sometimes, Samuel leaves the house and disappears for several days at a time.
  • Samuel has threatened to kill himself or Eileen.
  • Juan has witnessed Samuel knocking his mother to the ground on several occasions.

Now you have a meeting with Juan’s teacher and school administrators to decide how to help him to succeed academically and socially and how the family could be helped.

Case Questions to answer based upon your role:

  1. Briefly discuss two strategies Juan’s teachers and school can use to help him master coping skills and build resiliency.
  2. Name one service or program that child welfare can provide to Juan’s family that will help stabilize the family.
  3. Explain your choices.