Ashley

I've had mono for about 3 weeks and a gradual increase in pain in my left side, under my last 3-4 ribs during that time. My left rib cage is slightly distended,and the pain got significantly worse the last two days. A few hours ago, I had an extremely sharp pain that lasted about 5minutes and a residual pain up in my shoulder that left my left arm numb for a while. The pain has lessened a bit, but it's starting to hurt in the middle of my chest and a little on the right side. My pulse is normal, but wouldn't know how to check my own BP. I can stand the pain I'm in, but I have do have a rather high pain tolerance, should I go to the ER?

Hey, I'm writing a paper on how glucocorticoids can be used to induce apoptosis in lymphoma cancers. I understand the GC binding to its receptor, hsp 90 leaving, translocating into the nucleus, forming a homodimer on the DNA. What I cant figure out is how it all activates the intrinsic/extrinsic pathways. Any help would be great...unless its a direct link to a google photo, I've been looking at those for hours trying to piece it together.

Ok, I'm pretty much teaching myself statistics because I got stuck with a professor that can't teach her way out of a paper bag. I was doing pretty well until I came across a problem where I have to use a critical value but am not given alpha.

The question is:

A new method of teaching children to read promises more consistent improvement in reading ability across students. The new method is implemented in a randomly chosen class, while another class is randomly chosen to represent the standard method. Improvement in reading ability using a standardized test is given for the students in each class. Use the appropriate test to see whether the claim can be substantiated.

New Method

n1=16

mean=18.54

s-squared=10.15

Standard Method

n2=16

mean=21.45

s-squared=15.25

I got the Test Statistic from an F-distribution 15.25/10.15= 1.502

Now I just don't know where to go with it since alpha isn't given.

I'm in my first semester of my Masters and just had my first test in my Functional and Molecular Endocrinology class and really didn't do well. I knew the material, but just got really nervous. A couple of the questions I knew the answer to as soon as I walked out of taking the test. I'm just worried that since I didn't do well on my first exam, its a precursor to me not doing well. I'm doing just fine in my other two courses, though. I'm just discouraged I guess and would like to know I'm not the only person to ever fail a test in their Masters program.

In the United States, the probability a child will be born with a birth defect is thought to be 3%. In a certain community, there were 400 independent births during the last year, and 30 of those had birth defects. Using alpha=0.05, would this constitute evidence that this community had an elevated probability of birth defects?

An experiment is conducted to determine whether a new computer program will speed up the process of credit card billing at a bank. THe mean time to process billing using the present program is 12.3 min. with a standard deviation of 3.5 minutes. The new program is tested with 100 billings and yield a sample mean of 10.9 minutes. Assuming the standard deviation of times in the new program is the same as the old, does the new program significantly reduce the processing time? Use alpha=0.05.

My next three homework problems are based off of this problem and I have no idea where to start. It's the sample mean that is throwing me off. I don't know what to do with it. my book says the answer is z=-4.0.

Thank you! I'll give points out if someone tells me how lol.

A teacher wants to curve her grade such that 10% are below 60 and 10% above 90. Assuming a normal distribution, what values of mean and variance will provide such a curve?

Anything will be helpful. I honestly have no idea where to start. Thank you!

A random sample of 100 is taken from a population with a mean of 140 and standard deviation of 25. What is the probability that the sample mean lies between 138 and 142?

i got to:

Z1= (138-140)/ 25= -0.08 and the table # is 0.5319

Z2= (142-140)/25= 0.08 and the table# is 0.4681

My book says the answer is 0.5762, but I can not figure out how in the world they got that number! Am i completely off in what I'm trying to do?!

Thank you!

First off, I love my boyfriend very much and have been with him for four years. He is an awesome guy that treats me like a princess. When we started dating he had a physically demanding job and was in awesome shape. Four years into our relationship he has gained 40-50 pounds(from 180 to 220), he has a gut and growing manboobs.

I have tried the "Lets work out together" and "eat healthier together" and worst of all the snide "man, your gut is hanging over your pants". He doesnt want to do anything, he says he is okay with being chubby but I hate having sex and seeing his gut and manboobs hang over me. It really bothers me but i don't know how to broach the subject without seriously offending him. I know any mention of it will be offensive. He is sensitive about it and wont take his shirt off if we are at the lake or at a pool. Being physically fit is important to me so I'm in good shape. Since it is something that is important to me, it grosses me out to see him giggle during sex. And I know our sex life has suffered because of it. He thinks I have problems with my libido, but I just am turned off by his manboobs.

Anyone have ideas? Its to the point that I'm going to need to be blunt but I don't want to start with "I'm not sexually attracted to you"

I want to get a tattoo, but if I get one I want it done right. So I have a few questions to anyone with experience.

First, I am prone to keloid scarring (having my ears pierced when I was 6 was horrible) and even acne on my chest has caused raised scarring. So I wanted to know if I am prone to that, should I even consider getting a tattoo?

Second, placement. With this being my first tattoo, I don't want to place it somewhere where it is going to hurt like H--- to get, but I want it somewhere I can see it, so my back is out of the question. I also want it somewhere that can be easily hidden in the workplace. I have been thinking about either my foot, wrist or my ribcage. But I've heard all hurt really bad and I'm pretty thin, so I don't have much fleshy cushion over my ribcage.

Third, is there any reason I should be embarrassed to ask the artist questions about techniques or cleanliness? I'm kinda shy so questioning someone about if they are actually doing their job right makes me nervous that I'll offend them and they will mess my tattoo up on purpose.

And lastly, tattoo regret. I have put a lot of thought into what I want but want to know how many people really regret getting one and if you do, did you put a lot of thought into what you got or was it on a whim. My tattoo will NOT be anyone's name, but is something that means something to me and is my form of reminding myself to enjoy every day.

Thank you to anyone taking the time to answer my questions!!

I know Aussies are hyper breeds, but right now it's way to hot to let her run around outside. I normally play fetch with her or take her for long walks each day but right now its like 95 degrees at midnight (I live in Oklahoma). What can I do to help her expend some of her energy without her being in danger of heat exhaustion? Im also worried about this winter when it's icy and snowing. Any ideas?! The only thing she really does inside right now is herd my boyfriend's beagle. (Don't worry she doesn't snip at the beagle!)

I used to be on a brand called Junel and I switched to Avian(I know I spelled it wrong). I didn't have a problem the first two months, although I did have a lot lighter than usual periods. But in the third month, I started having a dark brown discharge then full on started my period a week early. Am I still adjusting to the new birth control or do I need to switch again? I have called my gyno but cant get a hold of her. I just wanted some advice as to wether I should be worried or not.

Thanks!!

My boyfriend and I have been together for three years and he got the dog six months after we got together. I love dogs, anything bigger than Australian Shepard. I do not like small dogs. I find them extremely annoying. My boyfriend's dog is a miniature beagle. I hate the begging for food, the constant scavenging for food, the constant howling at anything she hears outside, and she does this creepy thing where she just stares at you without blinking and she is EXTREMELY co-dependent. She is also allowed on the furniture, which bothers me most of all. My boyfriend doesn't let her on the bed anymore because I think it is nasty to try to be intimate in a place where the dog that eats its poop and licks its crotch on the bed. I hate having to constantly feel like I'm in competition for my boyfriend's attention (which he assures me I have never been in competition, that I always win.) I also hate that every time I get off of the couch I have to shove the dog off the couch to get my spot back.

There have been times when the dog stays at his parents house, and I am completely fine. Its whenever the dog is around I can't help but grind my teeth. I know it bums my boyfriend out that I hate his dog cause I was with him when he picked out of the litter. (Actually I picked the dog out of the litter) If I was told I could pick the breed, it definitely wouldn't have been a beagle.

I can't figure out why I hate this dog. I have never met a dog I didn't like. I mean, I have wanted to be a vet since I was six! (I'm 21 now). But this dog I have an extreme hatred for. My hatred for this dog has even made me reconsider me being a vet. But honestly, it is ONLY this dog that I don't like!! I don't want the dog to die or get hurt or anything, I just don't want it around me. Ever.

I need help figuring out why I hate this dog and how I can learn to live with this dog. Please help!!

Does this mean my boyfriend and I have issues? Or just that I found a dog I don't like.

Determine the empirical and molecular formula and draw the lewis structure for a compound which is 17.34% H and 82.66% C.

The question also says "even though you have not been given the molar mass of the unknown compound, I expect you to use your knowledge of Lewis structures to determine the molecular formula"

I know how to draw the lewis structures, I'm just totally lost on how to find the empirical and molecular formula without the weights. Any help would be greatly appreciated!!

My boyfriend and I have been together almost 3 years now and he has been pretty depressed for about the last year and can't seem to shake it. I personally have never been really depressed so I don't understand what he is going through. I desperately want to help, even if its just being able to say the right thing to lift his spirits for a little bit. We are both in college and he has been struggling with his classes and he has told me he just isn't smart enough, which is total bull cause I know he is!!

If anyone could tell me what I could say or do to help it would be greatly appreciated. Like if you have been/ are depressed, what would be something you'd want to hear? or have someone do for you?

There was a stomach virus going around and I apparently got it...a month ago. I am in so much pain I have been having to skip class cause I literally can't sit through a whole lecture cause it my stomach/intestines hurt so bad. I went to the doctor a few weeks ago and he just told me to eat yogurt...and its not helping...if anything its getting worse. I just want to know of any ways to get rid of the pain. I've tried anti acids, yogurt and food digestion pills. I need some way to at least help with the pain until I can go to a gastrointestinal doctor at the end of the semester when I go home for the holidays. Thank You so much!

I got food poisoning a week ago...really bad diarrhea. I have been able to eat fine but my stomach is still killing me. I can't figure out what is wrong. I have woken up the past couple nights with really bad heartburn and my stomach feels almost like I have acid reflux.(which I've had before) Does anyone know what it might be and anything just to stop the pain until I can get to a doctor?!

My boyfriend and I have been together for almost 3 years and have been sexually active for about 2 and a half. He is my first partner and I'm his fourth. Last Thursday I went to my OBGYN cause of sores on my labia and extreme pain in my abdomen. Even she didn't think it was herpes because of my relationship (and no, neither one of us has been unfaithful and he didn't know he had it and has never shown ANY symptoms), but when all the tests came back negative she did the blood test for herpes. Now I haven't gotten the results back yet but I have a few questions...

Why would it have taken so long for it to transfer from him to me?

Could it be anything else?

Is it wrong for me to be angry/hurt with him even though he has been nothing but supportive and apologetic throughout this?

Is it hard to hide them from family if you don't want them to know?

Is there anything I could do for the pain? I've been having to take hydrocodone cause it feels like I'm being attacked by fire ants

I'm a 5'7" female at 145lbs. I really want to get to about 130-135 before I go to Hawaii on June 28th. I've been working out and eating right but haven't been seeing the results I want. I know that P90X is a three month plan but would it help me lose some weight before I go? From people who have used it, were where you at about 2 months into it?

Thanks everyone!!

I've been on the Pill for a little over a year and my periods have been pretty regular since I started, lasting about three days and not really any significant cramps. My periods used to be horrible, lasting for 5 to 7 days and I would go through super sized tampons in 45 minutes and have awful cramps. Last month I only needed to use one tampon and barely had a period (I know I'm not pregnant). Could having pretty much missed that period make this next one really strong? I've been having the discharge that I get just before my period for over a week now and bad cramps.

Thanks for any info!