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| mcas 2022 results: Hamiltonia Kaitlin N. Sidorsky, Kelly B. Smith, 2024-09-03 Students in state and local politics courses frequently have low levels of prior knowledge about the topic and even lower levels of engagement. Hamiltonia: A State Government Simulation promotes experiential and active learning by boosting engagement and making the content memorable and meaningful. By putting themselves in the driver’s seat of creating state and local government institutions, students understand how variations in the rules of the game drastically affect the outcome in state politics and the policy areas they care about, like education, criminal justice, health care, and the environment. This new text and simulation provide a full grounding in the basics of state and local government while also giving students an opportunity to apply what they have learned by building their own fictional fifty-first state from the ground up. Students will write a state constitution that gives shape to the institutions and rules, then engage directly with what they built – participating in an election, addressing pressing policy issues, and experiencing the challenges and opportunities of state-level political leaders. Hamiltonia brings political science concepts alive, provides the context for students to more fully understand state and local politics and feel more empowered to influence politics and policy where they live. Features of this exciting book include: An out of the box, class-tested simulation, ready to use in multiple settings and in a full range of course sizes A full package of instructor resources available at rowman.com, including an instructor manual, lecture slides, a test bank, and downloadable support materials for the simulation Pedagogical aids like learning objectives, key terms, and suggested discussion questions to ensure students understand the basics before they jump into the simulation Policy chapters on education, criminal justice, environment, and health to show the real-world implications of state and local government institutions and processes |
| mcas 2022 results: The Testing Charade Daniel Koretz, 2019-02-27 For decades we’ve been studying, experimenting with, and wrangling over different approaches to improving public education, and there’s still little consensus on what works, and what to do. The one thing people seem to agree on, however, is that schools need to be held accountable—we need to know whether what they’re doing is actually working. But what does that mean in practice? High-stakes tests. Lots of them. And that has become a major problem. Daniel Koretz, one of the nation’s foremost experts on educational testing, argues in The Testing Charade that the whole idea of test-based accountability has failed—it has increasingly become an end in itself, harming students and corrupting the very ideals of teaching. In this powerful polemic, built on unimpeachable evidence and rooted in decades of experience with educational testing, Koretz calls out high-stakes testing as a sham, a false idol that is ripe for manipulation and shows little evidence of leading to educational improvement. Rather than setting up incentives to divert instructional time to pointless test prep, he argues, we need to measure what matters, and measure it in multiple ways—not just via standardized tests. Right now, we’re lying to ourselves about whether our children are learning. And the longer we accept that lie, the more damage we do. It’s time to end our blind reliance on high-stakes tests. With The Testing Charade, Daniel Koretz insists that we face the facts and change course, and he gives us a blueprint for doing better. |
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| mcas 2022 results: Massachusetts Test Prep Prep Quiz Book Mcas Mathematics, Grade 4 Test Master Press Massachusetts, 2016-11-21 Preparation for the Next-Generation MCAS Tests for 2016-2017! This extensive skill-building quiz book contains over 200 pages of quizzes targeting over 50 mathematics skills! Each quiz focuses on one specific skill, with questions progressing from simple to more complex. Students will develop a thorough understanding of each skill, while also gaining experience with all the types of tasks found on the new Next-Gen MCAS tests. Divided into Convenient Topics - Covers every skill listed in the Massachusetts Curriculum Frameworks - Includes sections for operations and algebraic thinking, number and operations, fractions, measurement, data, and geometry - Each section contains a focused quiz for each individual skill - Each quiz includes a range of question types and increasing rigor to develop a thorough understanding of the skill - Targeted format allows test preparation to be easily integrated into student learning Prepares Students for the Next-Generation MCAS Assessments - Covers all the skills assessed on the Next-Gen MCAS mathematics tests - Provides practice completing all the question types found on the test - Includes multiple choice, multiple select, short answer, technology enhanced, and open response question types - Prepares students for questions that involve explain their thinking, justifying answers, or describing mathematical concepts - More rigorous questions prepare students for the higher difficulty of the new assessments - Guided tasks teach students what is expected in answers Key Benefits - Develops a thorough understanding by focusing on one skill at a time - Reduces test anxiety by allowing ongoing test practice - Individual quizzes allow gaps in knowledge to be targeted - Ensures students are comfortable with a range of question formats - Prepares students for all the question types found on the MCAS tests - Provides revision and test practice as the student learns |
| mcas 2022 results: The Toxic Mold Solution Laura Linn Knight, 2024-04-02 A Simon & Schuster eBook. Simon & Schuster has a great book for every reader. |
| mcas 2022 results: Encyclopedia of Food Allergy , 2024-06-21 Encyclopedia of Food Allergy, organized in 10 sections, with ~200 chapters, and written by world-renowned clinician-scientist authors, is the most comprehensive resource for food allergy ever compiled. With online and physical presence, intuitive and easily accessible organization of information, the reader can quickly access overview and general topics as well as detailed information to inform solutions to clinical or research questions. Research topics provide the necessary background for the novice as well as the details required for those in the field. Clinical topics provide comprehensive and practical information, with generous use of tables, figures, and key points/clinical pearls, to inform clinical decision-making, and promote evidence-based management decisions. Food allergy may affect up to 10% of the population in developed countries and appears to be increasing in prevalence worldwide, with many food allergies proving life-long, severe and potentially fatal. The last decade has witnessed a sea change response to the impact of food allergy through basic science research on the immunology, food science research on the triggers, clinical approaches to daily management, treatment and prevention, and an increasing understanding of the psychosocial and societal implications and how to address them. With the expanding breadth and depth of the field, there is no existing comprehensive resource available for those professionals interested in learning about or contributing to food allergy research and clinical care. This is a complete resource covering broad and detailed aspects of food allergy and adverse food reactions for clinicians, researchers, regulators, food industry, students and other stakeholders who need and will benefit from a rich resource with in-depth and practical information. - Presents in-depth, comprehensive coverage from an outstanding international author base of domain experts - Ideal for new researchers and clinicians who will have a single resource that includes general topics to get them started - Includes access to detailed information in their areas of work AND for many related topics that will help improve their research or clinical care |
| mcas 2022 results: The Future of Long COVID Melissa Smallwood, 2023-09-26 This book provides an overview of Long COVID, the chronic illness and disability that can result from COVID-19 infection in 20–30% of survivors. It approaches the topic through its larger social, political, and historical context utilizing the Threatcasting methodology for scenario-based foresight. The book brings together multiple perspectives on Long COVID, such as patient experiences, healthcare system impacts, historical frameworks, and the information ecosystem surrounding COVID to explore the long-term structural implications of Long COVID beyond the current acute crisis. It is intended to be a guide for policy makers, healthcare providers, researchers, and anyone whose work will play a role in mitigating the long tail of COVID-19. Framing the pandemic within a historical and political framework while approaching Long COVID from the future-casting perspective, this book seeks to disentangle the issues posed by Long COVID from the current moment and is intended to establish new ways of thinking about and preparing for similar complex, over-the-horizon potential threats. The first book to apply the Threatcasting framework to a public-health issue like COVID-19 Draws together multiple perspectives of Long COVID that were previously discussed independently within their fields Comprehensively examines the history and future of Long COVID |
| mcas 2022 results: Military construction appropriations for 1985 United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on Military Construction Appropriations, 1984 |
| mcas 2022 results: Military Construction Appropriations for 1985: Army military construction program United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on Military Construction Appropriations, 1984 |
| mcas 2022 results: Insights in Aging Interventions: 2022 Morten Scheibye-Knudsen, 2025-03-13 We are now in the third decade of the 21st Century, and, especially in the last years, the achievements made by scientists have been exceptional, leading to major advancements in the fast-growing field of Aging Interventions. Frontiers has organized a series of Research Topics to highlight the latest advancements in science in order to be at the forefront of science in different fields of research. This editorial initiative of particular relevance, led by Dr Scheibye-Knudsen, Specialty Chief Editor of the Interventions in Aging section, is focused on new insights, novel developments, current challenges, latest discoveries, recent advances and future perspectives in the field of Aging Interventions. The Research Topic solicits brief, forward-looking contributions from Editorial Board members that describe the state of the art, outlining recent developments and major accomplishments that have been achieved and that need to occur to move the field forward. Authors are encouraged to identify the greatest challenges in the sub-disciplines, and how to address those challenges. |
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| mcas 2022 results: State Politics and Public Policy in Eastern Africa Gedion Onyango, 2023-03-22 This book analyses major themes in twenty-first-century east African politics. Predominantly authored by researchers and academics from the region, it examines recent political developments, public policy and governance across east and southern African countries. The book advocates for a regionally-focused comparative approach across Africa, arguing that it provides a greater level of analysis than a complete continental study. Adopting a multidisciplinary approach, it covers numerous topics relating to politics, public policy, state and nation-building in Africa. Filling an important void in current literature, the book will appeal to academics, practitioners, politicians and students of politics, public policy and governance. Chapter 16 and 20 are available open access under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License via link.springer.com. |
| mcas 2022 results: Flying Blind Peter Robison, 2021-11-30 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A suspenseful behind-the-scenes look at the dysfunction that contributed to one of the worst tragedies in modern aviation: the 2018 and 2019 crashes of the Boeing 737 MAX. An authoritative, gripping and finely detailed narrative that charts the decline of one of the great American companies (New York Times Book Review), from the award-winning reporter for Bloomberg. Boeing is a century-old titan of industry. It played a major role in the early days of commercial flight, World War II bombing missions, and moon landings. The planemaker remains a cornerstone of the U.S. economy, as well as a linchpin in the awesome routine of modern air travel. But in 2018 and 2019, two crashes of the Boeing 737 MAX 8 killed 346 people. The crashes exposed a shocking pattern of malfeasance, leading to the biggest crisis in the company’s history—and one of the costliest corporate scandals ever. How did things go so horribly wrong at Boeing? Flying Blind is the definitive exposé of the disasters that transfixed the world. Drawing from exclusive interviews with current and former employees of Boeing and the FAA; industry executives and analysts; and family members of the victims, it reveals how a broken corporate culture paved the way for catastrophe. It shows how in the race to beat the competition and reward top executives, Boeing skimped on testing, pressured employees to meet unrealistic deadlines, and convinced regulators to put planes into service without properly equipping them or their pilots for flight. It examines how the company, once a treasured American innovator, became obsessed with the bottom line, putting shareholders over customers, employees, and communities. By Bloomberg investigative journalist Peter Robison, who covered Boeing as a beat reporter during the company’s fateful merger with McDonnell Douglas in the late ‘90s, this is the story of a business gone wildly off course. At once riveting and disturbing, it shows how an iconic company fell prey to a win-at-all-costs mentality, threatening an industry and endangering countless lives. |
| mcas 2022 results: Military construction, veterans affairs, and related agencies appropriations for 2018 United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies, 2017 |
| mcas 2022 results: Mast Cell Disorders, An Issue of Immunology and Allergy Clinics of North America, E-Book Cem Akin, 2023-09-30 In this issue of Immunology & Allergy Clinics, guest editor Dr. Cem Akin brings his considerable expertise to the topic of Mast Cell Disorders. Top experts in the field provide readers with information on the identification, management, and treatment of mast cell disorders and mastocytosis. - Contains 9 relevant, practice-oriented topics including drug and venom allergy in mastocytosis; quality of life in mastocytosis; effect of gender and special considerations for women in mastocytosis and anaphylaxis; management of mediator symptoms, allergy, and anaphylaxis in mastocytosis; and more. - Provides in-depth clinical reviews on mast cell disorders, offering actionable insights for clinical practice. - Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews. |
| mcas 2022 results: MTEL , 2011 If you are preparing for a teaching career in Massachusetts, passing the Massachusetts Tests for Educator Licensure (MTEL) Communication and Literacy Skills (01) test is an essential part of the certification process. This easy-to-use e-book helps you develop and practice the skills needed to achieve success on the MTEL. It provides a fully updated, comprehensive review of all areas tested on the official Communication and Literacy Skills (01) assessment, helpful information on the Massachusetts teacher certification and licensing process, and the LearningExpress Test Preparation System, with proven techniques for overcoming test anxiety, planning study time, and improving your results. |
| mcas 2022 results: Ministry Of Truth Conrad Riker, 101-01-01 They Silenced Your Voice, Stole Your Rights, and Laughed as You Were Replaced—Now It’s Time to Fight Back. Do you feel censored for speaking biological truths while lies are enforced as “progress”? Are you tired of being stripped of your assets, dignity, and children by a system rigged against you? What if masculinity isn’t “toxic”… but the only thing standing between civilization and collapse? - Discover how “safety” laws are Trojan horses for Orwellian censorship. - Learn why feminists and bureaucrats want you powerless, childless, and compliant. - Expose the data-backed lies behind “gender equality” and the war on sexual dimorphism. - Reclaim your right to speak, think, and lead without apology. - Join the resistance against the gynocratic welfare state that profits from your suffering. - See how “diversity” quotas and E.S.G. scores are dismantling merit—and your future. - Arm yourself with evolutionary biology to debunk cultural Marxism’s fairy tales. - Witness the playbook used to turn sons into soyboys and fathers into serfs. If you want to crush the woke regime, protect your family, and reclaim your birthright as a free man—buy this book TODAY before they ban it. |
| mcas 2022 results: Never Bet Against Occam Lawrence B. Afrin, 2016 In 2008 Dr. Afrin started coming to understand that a newly recognized type of mast cell disease, now called mast cell activation syndrome (MCAS), was the underlying diagnosis in many patients he was seeing who were each suffering large assortments -- quite different from one patient to the next -- of chronic multisystem inflammatory illnesses of unclear cause. Dr. Afrin soon gained experience that MCAS is far more prevalent than the only mast cell disease previously known to medicine (the rare disease of mastocytosis) and that most MCAS patients, once accurately diagnosed, can eventually find significantly helpful medications targeted at the disease. The frequency and magnitude of the improvements Dr. Afrin has seen -- even the relief that comes from finally having a unifying diagnosis other than psychosomatism -- have spurred him to focus in this area, not only tending to the needs of his patients but also pursuing research to advance our understanding of the disease and helping to educate other professionals who in turn can help even more of the many people who have long been suffering not only the symptoms of the disease but also the natural concern of not understanding why one would be so unlucky to have acquired so many medical problems. As it turns out, such patients are not so unlucky and truly have just one root issue (and a very common one at that), which has the biological capability to develop, directly or indirectly, into most or all of their previously diagnosed problems. There is a great deal yet to learn about this, but even with just the present very limited understanding, the opportunity to diagnose and help patients with MCAS seems to be enormous and Dr. Afrin felt a description of the disease, written for the general public, might help lead some MCAS patients on a journey to diagnosis and improvement sooner rather than later. Dr. Afrin hopes this book will help people who might have, or do have, MCAS. A portion of the proceeds of purchases of this book will go to support research and education in this area. |
| mcas 2022 results: Global Governance of Space Cyber Security Du Li, 2024-11-25 The book explores the regulatory and institutional aspects of global governance of space cybersecurity. Focusing on the regulatory aspects, this book argues that the current international law cannot handle the threats posed by malicious cyber and space activities, as regulatory gaps exist owing to terminological ambiguities and legal loopholes. A law-making process in the space field is proposed with a focus on developing soft law instruments through multistakeholder platforms. To enhance the implementation and enforcement of laws concerning space cybersecurity, it is crucial to emphasise the roles of international organisations and industries. Furthermore, empowering existing international institutions with supervisory powers and promoting national legislation and domestic judicial systems are feasible approaches to enhance compliance with the law. The book will attract international law scholars, especially those studying space law and cyber law. |
| mcas 2022 results: Hematopoietic Stem Cells Meng Zhao, Pengxu Qian, 2024-01-17 This book renders a comprehensive understanding of hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) from their embryonic development through adult maintenance to aging, in the studies conducted in zebrafish and mammals. Hematopoiesis provides a paradigm for understanding the development, maintenance, regeneration, aging and malignant transformation of mammalian organs. Sitting at the apex of the hematopoiesis hierarchy tree, HSCs orchestrate their proliferation, self-renewal, and differentiation to produce all the blood cell lineages throughout life, which represents the best example for somatic stem cell studies. In this book, key regulatory mechanisms for HSC self-renewal and differentiation are overviewed in an array of fields including epigenetics, metabolism and microenvironment regulation. It also highlights the HSC heterogeneity and clonal dynamics from the recent advanced single-cell technologies. This book elaborates on the research history of HSC studies and reveals how the insights from HSC studies shed light on their clinic application. It presents great value from the bench to the clinic. |
| mcas 2022 results: AI Enabled Business Melodena Stephens, Himanshu Vashishtha, Dirk Nicolas Wagner, 2023-07-01 As the use of AI becomes more and more ubiquitous in companies around the world, managers charged with taking key decisions require resources to enable them to evaluate new projects effectively. The business case for AI projects is not necessarily clear cut and part of the reason for this is the lack of understanding on key decision criteria. AI touches on many ethical concepts - data privacy, validity and more importantly, its potential misuse. AI is often being used to replace human decision-making and there is often no real understanding of the implications of this. This book provides a detailed primer for practitioners without a deep technological background. It guides the reader through the basic issues and offers advice on ‘how to take decisions’. There is a dearth of such books currently available and this book aspires to fill a growing niche. ENDORSEMENTS: This book is sure to offer value to business users, students and the general public. — K. Ananth Krishnan, Tata Consultancy Services I highly recommend this book for the leader seeking an up-to-date review of AI to make strategic investments. — Kes Sampanthar, Innovation, BCG Brighthouse The specificity of application in case studies and easy to understand definitions and recommendations make this a must read in the ever-growing field of literature around AI. — John C. Havens The AI Enabled Organization is the perfect tool to embark on a thorough assessment of what AI means for your business. — Arno Fehler, Schmidt Kranz Group, Germany |
| mcas 2022 results: The AUN/SEED-Net Joint Regional Conference in Transportation, Energy, and Mechanical Manufacturing Engineering Anh-Tuan Le, Van-Sang Pham, Minh-Quy Le, Hoang-Luong Pham, 2022-05-31 This book (The AUN/SEED-Net Joint Regional Conference in Transportation, Energy, and Mechanical Manufacturing Engineering) gathers selected papers submitted to the 14th Regional Conference in Energy Engineering and the 13th Regional Conference in Mechanical Manufacturing Engineering in the fields related to intelligent equipment, automotive engineering, mechanical systems and sustainable manufacturing, renewable energy, heat and mass transfer. Under the theme of “Integration and Innovation for Sustainable Development,” This book consists of papers in the aforementioned fields presented by researchers and scientists from universities, research institutes, and industry showcasing their latest findings and discussions with an emphasis on innovations and developments in embracing the new norm, resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. |
| mcas 2022 results: Health and Illness Interactions Tracey Collett, Gayle Letherby, Louise Owusu-Kwarteng, Tanisha Spratt, 2025-05-13 The aim of this Research Topic is to bring together researchers and theorists interested in health and illness interactions. By health and illness interactions, we refer to (at least) exchanges between: patient(s), carers, practitioners and/or healthcare organisations, social scientists and policy makers, healthcare workers and politicians. Sociological research and theory exploring interactions is broad, offering perspectives on every-day, taken for granted, processes, meanings and experiences with reference to health, illness, healthcare, and public understandings of all of these. Research that considers/has considered interactions with respect to health and illness contributes significantly to sociological understandings of social and cultural practices and has influenced public thinking and social policy. Here we draw attention to the ‘value’ of focusing on health and illness interactions; explore the scope and direction of current work; highlight contemporary examples of sociological research and thinking and consider this in the light of previous sociological literature. Our core goal is to highlight the value of research and theoretical reflections on health and illness interactions, attending to both positive and negative experiences with respect to access and barriers to health and healthcare. Analysis and reflection will likely be related to power, culture, lived experience, in/equality, difference and diversity (of status and identity), inclusion/exclusion, the body, self and other relationships, emotion (including management of) and risk. |
| mcas 2022 results: F3D/EF-10 Skyknight Units of the Korean and Vietnam Wars Joe Copalman, 2022-01-20 The Douglas F3D Skyknight was an early but effective attempt at combining new technologies together in a lethal package capable of shipboard operation. Whereas most fighters relied on speed and maneuverability, the portly, straight-winged F3D relied on three radars, four 20mm cannon, and – most importantly – darkness. Having first flown in March 1948, the Skyknight's first taste of war came in September 1952, when Marine Night Fighter Squadron 513 [VMF(N)-513] deployed to Korea. The most important job assigned to VMF(N)-513 was the escorting of USAF B-29 bombers over northern Korea. Whereas Chinese and North Korean MiG-15s relied on ground-controlled intercept radar for steering guidance into firing positions, the F3D, with its own onboard radars, was autonomously lethal – it could detect, track and target MiGs all on its own. Skyknight crews ended the Korean War with six nocturnal kills in exchange for one combat loss. After the war, 35 Skyknights were converted into electronic warfare (EW) aircraft. As US air operations over North Vietnam intensified in early 1965, the need for a tactical EW jet to provide electronic countermeasures (ECM) protection to accompany strike packages north became apparent. For all of its early effectiveness over North Vietnam, the proliferation of radar-guided guns and missiles began to erode the advantage created by EF-10 escort support, which flew its last combat mission in October 1969. This highly illustrated volume explores the F3D Skynights and their deployment during the Korean and Vietnam wars, using first-hand accounts from aircrew, original photographs and 30 profile artworks to explore their key roles as an escort aircraft and electronic warfare aircraft. |
| mcas 2022 results: Adolescent Undiagnosed and Rare Diseases, An Issue of Medical Clinics of North America, E-Book Heather Toth, Robert M. Kliegman, Brett J. Bordini, 2023-11-14 In this issue of Medical Clinics of North America, guest editors Drs. Heather Toth, Robert Kliegman, and Brett Bordini brings their considerable expertise to the topic of Adolescent Undiagnosed and Rare Diseases. Top experts address diagnostic dilemmas, disease mimics, unusual manifestations of common diseases, and rare disorders presenting as more common diseases in adolescents. - Contains 15 relevant, practice-oriented topics including syndromes with severe acne; common variable immunodeficiency (CVID); overlapping pain syndrome; late onset congenital hypoventilation syndrome (LOCH); adolescent onset of muscle weakness; and more. - Provides in-depth clinical reviews on adolescent undiagnosed and rare diseases, offering actionable insights for clinical practice. - Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews. |
| mcas 2022 results: The Science and Development of Transport—ZIRP 2021 Marjana Petrović, Luka Novačko, Diana Božić, Tomislav Rožić, 2022-04-07 This monograph presents the original scientific manuscripts submitted for publication at the International Conference - The Science and Development of Transport (ZIRP 2021), organized by the University of Zagreb, Faculty of Transport and Traffic Sciences, Zagreb, Croatia. The Conference takes place in Šibenik, Croatia, from 30th September until 1st October 2021, aiming to bring together the scientists and the practitioners by putting forward innovative solutions available to everyone. This monograph presents the newest scientific research, case studies, and best practices in the field of transport and logistics. In addition to the main topics, many relevant manuscripts in the field of transport and logistics have been presented, such as sustainable urban mobility and logistics, safety and policy, data science, process automation, inventory forecasting, improving competitiveness in the transport and logistics services market and raising customer satisfaction. The monograph will be of interest for the experienced researchers, professionals as well as Ph.D. students in the field of transport and logistics |
| mcas 2022 results: I was once on a flight in Africa Esbjörn Södermark, 2022-06-13 A recently retired accountant living in a small town in Sweden travels to Africa to explore the possibility of finding a more exciting life and perhaps another place to live. During this African adventure he finds himself on an airplane which becomes hijacked. He now has to wrestle the questions: Is he willing to risk doing something about this situation, and is there actually anything he can do? Eventually he is faced with an even more disturbing question: “Does anyone know how to fly the plane?” The answers to these questions result in an adventure of a lifetime... |
| mcas 2022 results: The Devil Never Sleeps Juliette Kayyem, 2022-03-29 An urgent, transformative guide to dealing with disasters from one of today’s foremost thinkers in crisis management. The future may still be unpredictable, but nowadays, disasters are not. We live in a time of constant, consistent catastrophe, where things more often go wrong than they go right. So why do we still fumble when disaster hits? Why are we always one step behind? In The Devil Never Sleeps, Juliette Kayyem lays the groundwork for a new approach to dealing with disasters. Presenting the basic themes of crisis management, Kayyem amends the principles we rely on far too easily. Instead, she offers us a new framework to anticipate the “devil’s” inevitable return, highlighting the leadership deficiencies we need to overcome and the forward thinking we need to harness. It’s no longer about preventing a disaster from occurring, but learning how to use the tools at our disposal to minimize the consequences when it does. Filled with personal anecdotes and real-life examples from natural disasters like the California wildfires to man-made ones like the Boeing 737 MAX crisis, The Devil Never Sleeps is a guide for governments, businesses, and individuals alike on how to alter our thinking so that we can develop effective strategies in the face of perpetual catastrophe. |
| mcas 2022 results: The Challenge of Leading an Ethical and Successful Organization John Zinkin, Chris Bennett, 2022-12-05 Being both ethical and successful is challenging. The rewards of unethical behavior are often greater than the price paid for misbehavior. This book explains why leaders, seeking to run ethical and successful organizations, cannot depend only on the law and their organizations to make moral business decisions. The authors explore why making ethical business decisions is harder than is generally understood, and explores the difficulties leaders face as a result of differences in context, circumstances, and other challenges to ethical behavior, such as misleading rhetoric, inappropriate role models, cognitive dissonance and motivated forgetting. They argue that individuals need to establish ethical baselines that they will not cross when making decisions and explain how to do this systematically. The Challenge of Leading an Ethical and Successful Organization offers ways of handling ethical dilemmas successfully. It explores the need to determine in advance the potential areas of ethical conflict, and the potential costs of such conflicts and provides leaders with a practical ethical framework to reconcile ethics with business success. This book is essential reading for professionals, consultants, and academics interested in the ethics of leadership and management. |
| mcas 2022 results: Methods to Assess and Manage Process Safety in Digitalized Process System Faisal Khan, 2022-07-06 Methods to Assess and Manage Process Safety in Digitalized Process System, Volume Six, the latest release in the Methods in Chemical Process Safety series, highlights new advances in the field, with this new volume presenting interesting chapters written by an international board of authors. - Provides the authority and expertise of leading contributors from an international board of authors - Presents the latest release in the Methods in Chemical Process Safety series - Provides the authority and expertise of leading contributors from an international board of authors |
| mcas 2022 results: Criminality and Business Strategy John Zinkin, Chris Bennett, 2022-10-03 Criminality and Business Strategy: Similarities and Differences explores what can be learned from criminal organizations on four continents based on comparisons of their historical and cultural origins, chosen governance and power structures, and business models. It discusses how these contexts determined their applications of the principles and practice of effective, but amoral leadership, and whether these lessons can be applied to legitimate business enterprises. In this book John Zinkin and Chris Bennett argue that defining a crime is a contested issue and that criminality can be viewed as a spectrum, comprising a range of different types of crimes, the harms caused, and the variety of punishments involved. They discuss the critical role of the state in determining where criminality is perceived to sit on the crime continuum. The authors delve into how the state and organized crime are natural competitors, and how organized crime and legitimate businesses are subject to many of the same internal and external strategic considerations. They contend that the resulting similarities between criminality in organized criminal organizations and legitimate businesses are greater than the differences and that the differences are only in degree and not in kind. This thought-provoking study of criminality will be of immense interest to professionals, coaches, consultants, and academics interested in the techniques and ethics of leadership. The book is, in effect, the result of an intellectual journey of the authors from the ideas presented in their earlier book, The Principles and Practice of Effective Leadership, to the issues in this book discussing important, difficult, and contested subjects. The journey continues in their third book: The Challenge in Leading Ethical and Successful Organizations. |
| mcas 2022 results: Advances in Water and Wastewater Treatment Pranav Deepak Pathak, Himanshu J. Patel, Anuja R. Jadhav, 2024-12-06 Wastewater management and treatment are pressing issues that require both cheap and effective solutions for a sustainable world, especially in rural areas. Conventional treatments using traditional materials are very costly and sometimes provide undesirable results. This new book discusses the various techniques and methodologies for the utilization of advanced materials for water and wastewater treatment. It examines the feasibility of advanced materials that can be used to remove various contaminants from water and wastewater for more effective results. The book covers techniques involving adsorption by advanced adsorbents, membrane filtration, advanced oxidation techniques, constructed wetlands, activated sludge processes, ion exchange, sustainable circular economy development,electrocoagulation, photocatalytic oxidation, and much more. |
| mcas 2022 results: Ultra-High Field Neuro MRI Karin Markenroth Bloch, Maxime Guye, Benedikt A. Poser, 2023-08-21 Ultra-High Field Neuro MRI is a comprehensive reference and educational resource on the current state of neuroimaging at ultra-high field (UHF), with an emphasis on 7T. Sections cover the MR physics aspects of UHF, including the technical challenges and practical solutions that have enabled the rapid growth of 7T MRI. Individual chapters are dedicated to the different techniques that most strongly benefit from UHF, as well as chapters with a focus on different application areas in anatomical, functional and metabolic imaging. Finally, several chapters highlight the neurological and psychiatric applications for which 7T has shown benefits. The book is aimed at scientists who develop MR technologies and support clinical and neuroscience research, as well as users who want to benefit from UHF neuro MR techniques in their work. It also provides a comprehensive introduction to the field. - Presents the opportunities and technical challenges presented by MRI at ultra-high field - Describes advanced ultra-high field neuro MR techniques for clinical and neuroscience applications - Enables the reader to critically assess the specific UHF advantages over currently available techniques at clinical field strengths |
| mcas 2022 results: Devolution in Greater Manchester and Liverpool City Region Georgina Blakeley, Brendan Evans, 2023-05-30 Greater Manchester and Liverpool were among the first areas of England to undergo urban devolution. Under the leadership of metro-mayors Andy Burnham and Steve Rotheram, they were in the forefront of attempts to ‘level up’ the north and to address the problem of regional inequalities. This book looks at how the metro-mayors evolved their office, examining the fields of economic development, transport, skills, health, housing and spatial reform and the environment. In the case of Greater Manchester, it also explores health and the reform of public services. Addressing the crucial issues of power, resources, partnerships, central-local relations and local democracy, the book concludes with an assessment of the future prospects for a deeper and more fundamental change in the character of the English state. |
| mcas 2022 results: Migraine Pain Management Stephen B. Shrewsbury, 2024-10-24 Migraine Management: Current Pharmacological and Non-pharmacological Options is a comprehensive guide to established, recent, and ongoing pharmaceuticals and device development projects. The book provides detailed information on the historical developments of migraine pain management, druggable targets, drugs action mechanisms, drugs for acute treatment and preventive care of patients, administration routes, and alternative treatments. This is the ideal reference for academic researchers interested in anti-migraine pharmacology. It will also be a perfect reference for physicians and care professionals involved in the well-being of migraine patients. - Offers a comprehensive overview of pharmacological and alternative migraine pain treatment options - Covers the historical developments and current targets for drug development and delivery routes - Provides insights into comorbidities and their impact in patient compliance to treatment |
| mcas 2022 results: Insights in Systems Biology Research Gary An, Ioannis P. Androulakis, Eric H. Chang, Rongling Wu, Shayn Peirce-Cottler , Edoardo Saccenti, 2025-06-10 Summary of Topic: This collection represents an interdisciplinary exploration of systems biology and systems medicine, integrating advanced methodologies from computational modeling, deep neural networks, and multiomics to improve understanding and treatment of human diseases and biological mechanisms. Emphasis is placed on cutting-edge technologies, including deep learning for statistical inference from gene expression data and noncoding genetic variants, quantitative systems pharmacology for virtual patient generation, and semi-mechanistic modeling applied to novel therapies such as CAR T-cell interventions. The articles further highlight disease modeling across various scales, exemplified through multi-scale simulation frameworks applied to complex conditions such as COVID-19 long-term sequelae, rheumatoid arthritis, epilepsy, and tuberculosis. Additionally, the importance of modularity in biological networks, developments in functional annotation of microbial transporters, and new approaches towards bioengineered bacterial consortia through molecular communication are discussed. This collection informs us of the ongoing efforts to harness computational power and biological insights to advance personalized medicine, improve therapeutic strategies, and deepen our understanding of complex biological phenomena. ----- Systems Biology has undergone significant transformations due to the pioneering efforts of researchers worldwide. The discipline now spans several subfields, such as Neuroscience, Genetics and Genomics, Medicine, among others, each advancing the field in unique ways through innovative technologies and insightful discoveries. This evolution is celebrated in a curated collection by Frontiers in Systems Biology, which aims to highlight the state-of-the-art developments and set the stage for future inquiries and applications in the field. This collection actively showcases the overlap of technology with theoretical advancements, creating a broad framework from which new methodologies and strategies are born. This Research Topic aims to provide an overview of the most recent progress in Systems Biology. It seeks to outline the impacts that the integration of disparate biological research areas can have in solving complex biological problems and advancing human health. Without losing sight of the past achievements, the goal is to explore the potential of future advancements, addressing the challenges that remain at the forefront of this vibrant field. The scope of this Research Topic is broadly defined yet focused on areas where significant innovative strides have been made. We welcome contributions that emphasize: - Integrative approaches in Systems Neuroscience - Contemporary breakthroughs in Genetics and Genomics - The use of Multiscale Mechanistic Modelling to represent biological interfaces - Bridging gaps between experimental and computational biology in Translational Systems Biology - Enhancing methodologies in Data and Model Integration This collection welcomes contributions from Editorial Board Members or those referred by a board member, reflecting on current developments and plotting pathways for upcoming research endeavors. Authors are encouraged to engage critically with their fields, identifying current challenges and proposing novel solutions to advance the understanding of complex systems within biology. |
| mcas 2022 results: A Political Economy of Justice Danielle Allen, Yochai Benkler, Leah Downey, Rebecca Henderson, Josh Simons, 2022-04-29 If we all agree that our current social-political moment is tenuous and unsustainable (and indeed, that may be the only thing we can agree on right now), then how do markets, governments, and people interact in this next era of capitalist societies? In A Political Economy of Justice, a team of luminary social scientists consider the strained state of our political economy in terms of where it can go from here. We look squarely at how normative and positive questions about political economy interact with each other, the editors write. From that beginning, we aspire to chart a way forward to a just economy. Across 14 essays that blister with relevance to our moment as a society and polity, A Political Economy of Justice sketches the boundaries of a new theory of justice: the measures of a just political economy; the role of firms; the roles of institutions and governments. The editors' introduction makes clear that these are no half-effort book chapters from busy luminaries; they are wholly original works born of a set of guiding principles and deeply, communally edited. The result, they hope, is something greater than what is typically achieved by an academic volume-- |
| mcas 2022 results: The Boeing 737 Technical Guide Chris Brady, 2021-11-14 This is an illustrated technical guide to the Boeing 737 aircraft. Containing extensive explanatory notes, facts, tips and points of interest on all aspects of this hugely successful airliner and showing its technical evolution from its early design in the 1960s through to the latest advances in the MAX. The book provides detailed descriptions of systems, internal and external components, their locations and functions, together with pilots notes and technical specifications. It is illustrated with over 500 photographs, diagrams and schematics.Chris Brady has written this book after many years developing the highly successful and informative Boeing 737 Technical Site, known throughout the world by pilots, trainers and engineers as the most authoritative open source of information freely available about the 737. |
| mcas 2022 results: Security in the Cyber Age Derek S. Reveron, John E. Savage, 2023-11-16 Cyberspace is essential for socializing, learning, shopping, and just about everything in modern life. Yet, there is also a dark side to cyberspace: sub-national, transnational, and international actors are challenging the ability of sovereign governments to provide a secure environment for their citizens. Criminal groups hold businesses and local governments hostage through ransomware, foreign intelligence services steal intellectual property and conduct influence operations, governments attempt to rewrite Internet protocols to facilitate censorship, and militaries prepare to use cyberspace operations in wars. Security in the Cyber Age breaks-down how cyberspace works, analyzes how state and non-state actors exploit vulnerabilities in cyberspace, and provides ways to improve cybersecurity. Written by a computer scientist and national security scholar-practitioner, the book offers technological, policy, and ethical ways to protect cyberspace. Its interdisciplinary approach and engaging style make the book accessible to the lay audience as well as computer science and political science students. |
| mcas 2022 results: Biopolitics at 50 Years Tony Wohlers, Amy Fletcher, 2022-11-21 Biopolitics at 50 Years: Founding and Evolution explores the study of biology and politics through the prism of fifty years of experience presenting current research that illustrates the nature and evolution of biopolitics. |
Mast Cell Activation Syndrome (MCAS): Symptoms & Treatment
Jul 11, 2024 · Mast cell activation syndrome (MCAS) is when your mast cells overreact with no known trigger. It causes severe symptoms and can lead to life-threatening anaphylaxis. If you …
Mast Cell Activation Syndrome: Symptoms, Causes, and Treatment
May 27, 2024 · Mast cell activation syndrome, also called MCAS or mast cell activation disorder, is a condition that causes mast cells to release high amounts of chemicals into your body.
Mast Cell Activation Syndrome (MCAS) - American Academy of ...
MCAS is a condition in which the patient experiences repeated episodes of the symptoms of anaphylaxis – allergic symptoms such as hives, swelling, low blood pressure, difficulty …
Mast cell activation syndrome - Wikipedia
MCAS is an immunological condition in which mast cells, a type of white blood cell, inappropriately and excessively release chemical mediators, such as histamine, resulting in a …
MCAS symptoms - Mast Cell Action
MCAS Symptoms. MCAS symptoms are often unpleasant, debilitating and wide-ranging - affecting different parts of the body at the same time. MCAS symptoms often come and go and …
What is Mast Cell Activation Syndrome (MCAS)? - Allergy ...
MCAS is mast cell disorder that leads to overactive mast cells. The problem may be linked to the KIT gene, particularly the D816V mutation. Most people with D816V mutation also have …
Mast cell activation syndrome | About the Disease | GARD
Mast cell activation syndrome (MCAS) causes a person to have repeated severe allergy symptoms affecting several body systems. In MCAS, mast cells mistakenly release too many …
Mast Cell Activation Syndrome (MCAS): Symptoms & Treatment
Jul 11, 2024 · Mast cell activation syndrome (MCAS) is when your mast cells overreact with no known trigger. It causes severe symptoms and can lead to life-threatening anaphylaxis. If you …
Mast Cell Activation Syndrome: Symptoms, Causes, and Treatment
May 27, 2024 · Mast cell activation syndrome, also called MCAS or mast cell activation disorder, is a condition that causes mast cells to release high amounts of chemicals into your body.
Mast Cell Activation Syndrome (MCAS) - American Academy of ...
MCAS is a condition in which the patient experiences repeated episodes of the symptoms of anaphylaxis – allergic symptoms such as hives, swelling, low blood pressure, difficulty …
Mast cell activation syndrome - Wikipedia
MCAS is an immunological condition in which mast cells, a type of white blood cell, inappropriately and excessively release chemical mediators, such as histamine, resulting in a …
MCAS symptoms - Mast Cell Action
MCAS Symptoms. MCAS symptoms are often unpleasant, debilitating and wide-ranging - affecting different parts of the body at the same time. MCAS symptoms often come and go and …
What is Mast Cell Activation Syndrome (MCAS)? - Allergy ...
MCAS is mast cell disorder that leads to overactive mast cells. The problem may be linked to the KIT gene, particularly the D816V mutation. Most people with D816V mutation also have …
Mast cell activation syndrome | About the Disease | GARD
Mast cell activation syndrome (MCAS) causes a person to have repeated severe allergy symptoms affecting several body systems. In MCAS, mast cells mistakenly release too many …
