The function of the first paragraph in relation to the passage as a whole is to:
B
introduce a discussion of how knowledge of Earth's position
relative to the Sun was gained in the process of advances in
timekeeping
establish that longitude calculations are necessary to determine
time in two different places at once
orient the reader to the subject of longitude by explaining how
longitude is determined at sea.
explain the political significance of developing an accurate way of
determining longitude.
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D

Afull irb committee meeting is convened and one agenda item is a new research proposal to evaluate how mothers interact with their learning-disabled child. the inclusion criteria require the children to be a minimum of five years of age. the protocol requires the mother of the child to look at the child without any expression and not to talk to the child for three minutes. the committee determined that the mother's required task may upset the child. the irb approved the study with appropriate language in the parental permission form regarding the possibility that children might become upset. after the start of the study, the principal investigator reports to the irb that, as expected, one of the children became upset. the incident was handled according to the protocol and the child is fine. what should the irb do with regard to this report?

Which steps are important when designing and conducting a scientific experiment? hide the results from fellow scientists. identify the independent variable. eliminate all dependent variables. address any confounding variables. form a non-falsifiable hypothesis.

Occurs with the fully informed request of a competant adult patient or their surrogate. culture of life: select the best answer from the choices provided. a. voluntary euthanasia b. nonvoluntary euthanasia c. involuntary euthanasia d. passive euthanasia