Provide a 2 pages analysis while answering the following question: The Time between Death and the Discovery of the Corpse. Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide. An abstract is required.

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Provide a 2 pages analysis while answering the following question: The Time between Death and the Discovery of the Corpse. Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide. An abstract is required. Entomological evidence Post mortem interval (PMI) is the time between death and the discovery of the corpse and can be estimated by entomological evidence. Estimation of PMI can be done by examining the developmental stage of particular insect species such as blowfly larvae collected from a corpse. PMI determinations are affected by factors that have an effect on the larval size and the growth rate. This study was conducted to explore the competitive effects of larval overcrowding on Calliphora vomitoria reared on the liver, brain and muscle tissue of a pig.

The main hypothesis for the research was the effect of larval overcrowding on the size, rate of development and survival of C. vomitoria. This highlighted the aim of the study to show the importance of considering the effects of larval crowding that could cause PMI errors during casework. It was found out that increased larval crowding resulted in faster development of C. vomitoria and the size of C. vomitoria that could cause oversestimation and undersestimation of PMI respectively if not accounted for during casework.

The major limitation in this research is that the study only explored development during larval stages. This means that further investigations are needed before making direct comparisons with the results. Moreover, comparison with other studies was difficult because the muscle used in each experiment had a different origin and was likely to cause variation in the results. The consideration of space available to larvae within a culture affects competitive interactions would be required.

The research had several strengths while conducting the research. The researchers ensured that food was always in excess so that competitive effects could be ruled out. They also reared the cultures in different pig tissue enabling them to determine the development rate at different larval densities in cultures reared in the brain, liver and muscle while keeping the experimental conditions identical. The effects of larval crowding at three intervals on each of the three tissues were observed for the greatest changes in body tissues. It was found out that the brain was the least nourishing and due to lower protein levels and higher water content, there was rapid consumption compared to the other tissues.

In conclusion, the research was justified because it effectively gave light to how overcrowding during larval stages of development resulted in a competitive feeding environment therefore affecting size, development rate and survival. This affected estimation of PMI and is critical in the forensic investigations.

The results indicated that higher temperatures attained and more efficient feeding increased by larval crowding caused faster development of C. vomitoria. This was likely to cause overestimation of the PMI if not considered. It was also observed that the degrees of crowding differed on each tissue type, suggesting the importance of knowledge of the likely positions of larvae feeding on a corpse. The tendency to produce undersized individuals could lead to underestimation of PMI. It is important to consider factors such as larval overcrowding in estimation of PMI during casework (Ireland & Turner, 2005).

Bibliography

Ireland, S., & Turner, B. (2005). The effects of larval crowding and food type on the size and development of the blowfly, Calliphora vomitoria. Forensic Science Interantional , 159, 175-181.

2. Why do you believe that quality can be viewed as a strength and a weakness of the U.S. health care system?

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I need about 200 words and no plagiarism

Quality of care has always been a concern in the U.S. health care system. Although great strides have been made to improve the quality of care delivered, many critics still believe that the United States has a long way to go before truly delivering uniform quality care.

1. How would you define quality of care from the provider and patient perspectives?

2. Why do you believe that quality can be viewed as a strength and a weakness of the U.S. health care system?

3. Be sure to provide at least 2 reasons for this and provide specific examples for discussion.

4. Identify several difficulties and several benefits of working with licensed independent practitioners to improve quality in a typical hospital. What considerations should managers keep in mind when working with them?

creating a thesis and an outline on Michelangelo’s Last Judgement. Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide.

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I need help creating a thesis and an outline on Michelangelo’s Last Judgement. Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide. An abstract is required. In this painting, judgment day is depicted and Christ is seen as a “stern judge of the world” (Kleiner, 2009, p.474). The literary sources from which this work of art drew its theme are supposed to be, the Bible, the Divine Comedy and also many folk and traditional stories about the judgment day (Barnes, 1998, p.1). It was Pope Paul III who invited Michelangelo from Florence to Rome and entrusted him with the creation of this painting, also deciding upon the topic of this painting (Paoletti and Radke, 2005, p.501). It was under the loving insistence of the Pope (who was busily reviving the strength of Catholicism in the backdrop of Protestant Reformation) that Michelangelo left his work in Florence and came to Rome. Hence it can be said that this painting embodied the Catholic idea of salvation (Dixon, n.d.). The painting shows all the just figures inside it as ascending to heaven and all the damned figures as being taken downward into the hell (Kleiner, 2009, p.474). The purpose of this painting as seen from the eyes of the Catholic Church of that era was to tackle the ideological spread of Protestantism (Williams, 2004, p.76). The Church was getting aware of the “power of art” and was trying to “exercise some kind of control over the production and consumption images” (Williams, 2004, p.76). In this painting, Michelangelo has “used some…intense colors” and had paid attention to undertake perfect detailing of all the human bodies that he has drawn (Paoletti and Radke, 2005, p.501). It is observed that “each hue is powerfully distinct, yet shot through with lights of other hues” (Dixon, n.d.). The ambience created by this painting is that of great tension and apprehension. This is in accordance with the theme of the painting, which is about the judgment day. The central figure if Jesus as is in all previous judgment day paintings. The raised right hand of Jesus in the painting is supposed to represent the canonical saying, “(He) wrathfully damns the guilty and banishes them from his presence into eternal fire” (cited by Dixon, n.d.). But some critics (Dixon, n.d.. Kleiner, 2009) have viewed the positioning of the hand as depicting uncertainty and ambiguity.

Dorothy Parker, The Waltz. The work is to be 4 pages with three to five sources, with in-text citations and a reference page.

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I will pay for the following article Dorothy Parker, The Waltz. The work is to be 4 pages with three to five sources, with in-text citations and a reference page. She reveals the reality of the treatment of women by men and shows how they were trapped in a male-dominated society during the twentieth century. It is an autobiographical account of her experience which involved sexism and how she conforms to the expectations of the society. The opening lines express the relationship between man and woman which is that of hatred yet there is a sense of dependence both inherent and induced through social pressure. In response to a simple question “would you like to dance?” a woman is often heard to reply in the affirmative. However the opening lines tell the reader that the female character is unwilling to do so. In fact her sentiments are so strong that it appears that she is completely frustrated with the cliched gestures that women show towards men as a weaker sex: “I don’t want to dance with him. I don’t want to dance with anybody. And even if I did, it wouldn’t be with him. He’d be well among the last ten. I’ve seen the way he dances. Just think, not a quarter of an hour ago, here I was sitting, feeling so sorry the poor girl he was dancing with. and now I’m going to be that poor girl.” (Parker 1942) As one reads on through the story he realizes that it is rather a satirical parody of women’s attitude towards men.