In our discussion of California’s power crisis, we noted that market prices in the state reached even higher levels in the winter and spring of 2000/2001 than during the summer of 2000. Which of the following best describes the reason that the crisis lasted so long?

A trauma victim requires a surgical procedure to reshape and repair the nose. What is the medical term for this surgical repair?

In a procedure commonly called an upper GI an endoscope is used. Based on the word parts, what does an endoscope do?

Jeffrey seeks medical attention due to hematemesis. What is happening that concerns Jeffrey?

Build a word that means formation or production of milk: ____________________.

A urinary tract infection is far more common in women than in men. Which of the following is a true statement about the female urinary tract that supports an increase in UTIs?

An electricity market run by a Regional Transmission Organization has four generators: Generator A: 10 MW, marginal cost of $5/MWh Generator B: 30 MW, marginal cost of $10/MWh Generator C: 10 MW, marginal cost of $50/MWh Generator D: 10 MW, marginal cost of $65/MWh All generators offer into the day-ahead and real-time markets at their marginal cost. You may assume that there is never any transmission congestion in this market, and that the generators have no fixed costs. In the day-ahead market, the RTO forecasts that demand will be 35 MW. Once the RTO gets to running the real-time market, however, its demand forecast has increased to 37 MW. Calculate the total revenue from the day-ahead and real-time markets for Generator C.

Build a word that means pertaining to birth: ____________________.

Proton pump inhibitors like Prilosec prevent the release of _____.

A patient is sent to the neurology department for specialized treatment of a disorder. What does this department do?