The ideals that Julie Todaro works toward in her policies is forward-thinking, spurring libraries to increase digital relevance while simultaneously she addresses any challenges to accessibility.

The human resources department of a company is considering policies that would encourage all employees to implement healthier eating habits at home and at work, adhere to a more regular sleep schedule, and to participate in a fitness program to include cardiovascular, strength training, and flexibility elements.

Patented by Edmund Cartwright in 1785, the power loom, with using the power of water to perform the shedding, picking, and battening actions of weaving and it made possible all use of spun threads so as to increase overall cloth production.

Protein, like other nutrients, performs several functions for an organism, such as providing energy, repairing and to maintain tissues throughout the body, and assisting in the transport of numerous molecules.

According to the passage, Evans’s work differs from that of the scholars mentioned in in which of the following ways?

It can be inferred that both Durkhart and Moore have been criticized by the scholars mentioned in for which of the following?

The author of the passage suggests that Evans’ scholarship corrects the error other scholars make when they assume that

The author of the passage implies that Evans’s methods are unusual in which of the following ways?

Which of the following statements about the first attempts to detect gravitational waves with an interferometer can be inferred from the passage?

A new drug to lower cholesterol has entered the market that, when used in combination with existing drugs called statins, can reduce the risk of heart disease more effectively than statins alone. Patients who tried the new drug in a clinical trial were able to lessen their daily dose of statins without a corresponding increase in blood cholesterol levels. Statins alone, however, cost less, and the money patients saved on statins rarely surpassed the added cost of the new drug. Therefore, for most patients with high cholesterol, adding the new drug to their treatment regimen would be unlikely to lower healthcare costs.

Which of the following would it be most helpful to know in order to analyze the argument?

Analyst: The average amount of work-related travel per year for an employee in the sales department of the Syndek Corporation is 45 days. Most members of the Syndek Corporation work in the sales department. Moreover, the work-related travel time for a given employee of the corporation generally does not vary significantly from year to year. Therefore, each year, most employees of the Syndek Corporation travel for work at least some days.

The analyst’s argument is most vulnerable to criticism based on which of the following claims?

Community representative: Paper bags are substantially less expensive than plastic bags. And plastic is not biodegradable, which means that using plastic bags clutters up landfills and pollutes the environment. Customers can preserve the environment by making exclusive use of paper bags, and we can encourage them to do so by informing them that this is the case. Thus, we can save money on shopping bags by drawing attention to this advantage paper bags have over plastic.

Which of the following, if true, would most indicate a vulnerability of the community representative’s argument?

Previously, the nation of Diaturna made heavy use of imported iron in its steel foundries. Recently, Diaturna adopted legislation that would shift its industrial emphasis from the production of steel to the production of aluminum, which does not require iron. At present, Diaturna harvests more aluminum ore than it uses for industrial purposes, and iron procurement from Diaturnan mines is increasing at a predictable rate. If this shift in mining and production continues, therefore, Diaturnan dependence on foreign countries for metal production will soon decline.

Which of the following would it be most useful to establish in evaluating the argument?

Prolonged exposure to exceptionally violent or chaotic circumstances can cause Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in some individuals. Psychiatrists in Virginia indicate that the proportion of patients coming to them for treatment of symptoms related to PTSD has increased enormously over the previous five years. Thus, either Virginia has become a much more violent and chaotic place over the last five years or individuals are more sensitive to violence and chaos than they were five years ago.

Which of the following is an assumption on which the argument depends?

The multiple chambers of a cow’s stomach exist to process nutrition from high-fiber plant matter. This process is only necessary because this plant matter is difficult to digest. Therefore, paleontologists’ discovery that the three-toed dinosaur Rumindolus possessed similar multi-chambered stomachs evidences the theory that Rumindolus fed on similarly difficult-to-digest vegetation.

In the passage, the author develops the argument by

Some individuals have an allergic sensitivity to certain proteins, some of which are found in the rubber most often used to make surgical gloves. However, because Manufacturer X does not use those types of rubber in its gloves, individuals who need to use surgical gloves but are allergic to those proteins can use the gloves made by Manufacturer X without risking an allergic reaction.

Which of the following is an assumption on which the argument depends?

The city government of Sporaville has not, in the past, made the purchase of departmental office supplies subject to any approval. A new rule will requires all purchases of office supplies to be approved by the manager of the government office purchasing the supplies. The rule is intended to save the government money by holding a single person accountable for expenses.

Which of the following, if true, provides the strongest reasoning for the city government’s decision?

Consumer advocate: Your company’s cars are likely to require major repairs in the third year after customers buy them. This shows that you intend for your cars to break down at the end of the two-year warranty period.

Car manufacturer: Our cars require fewer repairs in the first five years of ownership than our major competitor’s cars do.

The car manufacturer’s response is flawed as a refutation of the consumer advocate’s argument because it

Microchip Manufacturer’s Press Release: Electronic Analysis Quarterly described the DuoCore k457 as having the lowest failure rate of any computer processor in its category. This indicates that the DuoCore k457 may be the most reliable chip on the market.

Which of the following, if true, most seriously weakens the argument in the advertisement?

The Committee for Road Safety published a press release stating that car tires will develop wear through normal use, and that this wear can cause brake failures and traffic accidents. The committee stated that, on average, such wear can begin to develop in as few as three years. Because of this, most motorists should purchase and install new tires every three years, if not more often.

Which of the following, if true, would most weaken the conclusion above?