Meconium aspiration syndrome ( MAS, alternatively " Neonatal aspiration of meconium ") is a medical condition affecting newborn infants.

The pathophysiology of MAS is due to a combination of primary surfactant deficiency and surfactant inactivation as a result of plasma proteins leaking into the airways from areas of epithelial disruption and injury.

MAS is difficult to prevent.

Lucinactant ( Surfaxin ) is used as a treatment of MAS.

* June 10 – WWI: The Austro-Hungarian dreadnought battleship SMS Szent István is sunk by two Italian MAS motor torpedo boats off the Dalmatian coast.

The website is a valuable resource for marker assisted selection ( MAS ) protocols relating to R-genes in wheat.

Some of the most impressive museums in Belgium are The Royal Museum for Fine Arts, in Antwerp, which has an admirable collection of works by Peter Paul Rubens, the Groeningemuseum, in Bruges, with the Flemish Primitives, the MAS ( Museum Aan De Stoom ) wich is located on't eilandje is the biggest museum in Belgium, and the Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium in Brussels, which has a cinema, a concert hall, and artworks of many periods, including a large René Magritte collection.

Bodø MAS is a major Norwegian military air base, housing two thirds of Norway's F-16 fighter force and two of RNoAFs SAR Sea Kings.

The FAMAS ( or " Assault rifle of the Saint-Étienne weapon factory ") is a bullpup-styled assault rifle designed and manufactured in France by MAS located in Saint-Étienne, which is now a member of the French government-owned Nexter group.

He is also the leader of both the Movement for Socialism party ( MAS ) and the Cocalero trade union.

The MAS is described as " an indigenous-based political party that calls for the nationalization of industry, legalization of the coca leaf … and fairer distribution of national resources.

At a gathering of farmers celebrating the 10th anniversary of the founding of MAS in March 2005, Morales declared, " MAS is ready to rule Bolivia ", having " consolidated its position as the political force in the country ".

: The MAS is in no sense seeking to form a socialist government.

He is single and, before the election, he shared a flat with other MAS officers.

The Monetary Authority of Singapore ( Abbreviation: MAS ; ; Malay: Penguasa Kewangan Singapura ) is Singapore's central bank and financial regulatory authority.

This means that unlike many other central banks, MAS is also the financial regulatory authority for Singapore.

Through their affiliation in MAS, it is also believed the cartels decided to work together to stabilize prices, production and shipments of the cocaine market.

The Brunei dollar is managed together with the Singapore dollar at a 1: 1 ratio by the Monetary Authority of Singapore ( MAS ).

El Militante is the newspaper of IMT supporters in Bolivia who are members of the Movement for Socialism ( MAS ).

From 1985 onwards, Singapore adopted a more market-oriented exchange regime – classified as a Monitoring Band – in which the Singapore dollar is allowed to float ( within an undisclosed bandwidth of a central parity ) but closely monitored by the Monetary Authority of Singapore ( MAS ) against a concealed basket of currencies of Singapore's major trading partners and competitors.

The main headquarters of Malaysia Airlines is in Subang, consisting of administrative departments & its maintenance, repair and overhaul subsidiary, MAS Aerospace.

In 1993, Caldera split from COPEI, the party he had founded, to form a new political party, Convergence, which, supported by a coalition of many small leftist parties: ( MAS, MEP, PCV ) as well as some centre-right parties ( URD, MIN ), raised Caldera to the presidency in December 1993.

Two prominent security features form the cornerstone of the banknote-the engraved portrait of Encik Yusof bin Ishak and the Kinegram ; MAS states that banknotes with missing or mutilated portrait or / and Kinegram command no value.

A further study by Dr. Edmund Rose, University of Freiburg ( 2004 ), successfully treated ( AHI < 5 ) 88 % of patients with MAS and proposes optimum patient selection to include AHI < 25, BMI < 30, and good dentition.

* 1918 – The Austro-Hungarian battleship sinks after being torpedoed by an Italian MAS motorboat.

Complications of MAS include pneumothorax and persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn.

The risk of MAS increases after the 40th week of pregnancy.

Amnioinfusion, a method of thinning thick meconium that has passed into the amniotic fluid through pumping of sterile fluid into the amniotic fluid, has not shown a benefit in treating MAS.

Albumin-lavage has not demonstrated to benefit outcomes of MAS.

Steroid use has not demonstrated to benefit the outcomes of MAS.

In a study conducted between 1995 and 2002, MAS occurred in 1061 of 2, 490, 862 live births, reflecting an incidence of 0. 43 of 1000.

MAS requiring intubation occurs at higher rates in pregnancies beyond 40 weeks.

34 % of all MAS cases born after 40 weeks required intubation compared to 16 % prior to 40 weeks.

In France the STA 1922 was adopted as MAS 1924 and evolved into MAS-35 later adopted as MAS-38 using the 7. 65mm Long round of the Pistol PA 35, a cartridge derived from the. 30 Pedersen.

Also, Nazi Germany adopted the MP38, unique in that it used no wood and a folding metal stock, though it used a similar number of stampings as the MAS.

Italians had developed similar rebreathers for their own frogmen ( the combat swimmers of the unit known as Decima Flottiglia MAS ), especially the ARO, developed by the famous Pirelli society.

MAS Ultra-School Edition.

These flights are provided by Malaysia Airlines ( MAS ) and AirAsia.

MAS operates flights from several countries to major cities in East Malaysia.

Thus, the bolt carrier itself functions as a piston as in the French MAS 49 and 49-56 rifles.

MAS ’ s advocacy efforts have shaped the city a great deal since its inception in 1893.