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Mam or MAM may refer to:

Mam language, a Mayan language spoken in Guatemala
Mam people, an indigenous Maya people in Guatemala
Mam (Maya mythology), a reverential term for certain aged Maya deities.
Mam, Azerbaijan, a village
Mam Movies, a social outreach platform for Independent Filmmakers, based in Mumbai
Mam Jokmok, Thai comedian
"Mother", colloquially (sometimes) in several English-speaking countries such as the United Kingdom, Ireland, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand and is also the word for mother in Welsh.
Isle of Mam, a phantom island
Monoacetylmorphine, or MAM; one of two metabolites of heroin (either 3-MAM or 6-MAM) & an active opioid narcotic by itself

MAM (three-letter acronym) [link]

Media asset management, Media Asset Management
Madrid Alpine Marathon, a mountain marathon in Spain
MAM Records, a record label
Master of Arts Management, an arts administration degree
Master of Arts in Management a professional business management degree
Maximize Affirmed Majorities, a Condorcet voting method
Maximum authorised mass, of vehicles and trailers
Media Asset Management, see Digital asset management
Medical Association of Malta
Medicine-assisted manipulation, spinal manipulation after painkillers or anesthesia
Miami Art Museum
Michèle Alliot-Marie (born 1946), French Minister of Foreign Affairs.
Midland Air Museum, an air museum in Warwickshire, England
Military Aged Male, a military term
Milwaukee Art Museum
Mitsui Advanced Media, Inc, a company with a European division MAM-E and US division MAM-A
Mobile application management
Molecular Approaches to Malaria, a scientific conference held every 4 years in Lorne, Victoria, Australia
Monoacetylmorphine, a direct metabolite of Heroin that can prove recent use
Mori Art Museum, an art museum located in Mori Tower in Tokyo, Japan
Movement Against the Monarchy, based in the United Kingdom
Museu de Arte Moderna, any of several Museums of Modern Art, for example those in Brazil, and Portugal
General Servando Canales International Airport in Matamoros, Mexico (IATA Code: MAM)
Marzipan's Answering Machine, a cartoon series on Homestar Runner
Museo dell'Alto Mantovano, a moderna and contemporary art museum located in Gazoldo d/I, Mantova, Italy
Mihail Aleksandrov Mirchev

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Mam (Maya mythology)

Mam [mam] 'grandfather' or 'grandson', is a pan-Mayan kinship term as well as a term of respect referring to ancestors and deities. In Classic period inscriptions, the word mam appears to be used mainly to introduce the name of a grandfather, grandson, or ancestor, often a king. Ethnographically, Mam refers to several aged Maya deities:

(i) In Kekchi-speaking British Honduras (Belize), 'Mam' is a general designation for the mountain spirits; four Mams were specifically associated with the four corners of the earth.

(ii) In the Kekchi-speaking Alta Verapaz of Guatemala, one of the Mams is a greatly feared mountain spirit associated with earthquakes and inundations. An image of this Mam was apparently buried during the Holy Week.

(iii) Among the Huaxtec Mayas (Huastec people), the Mams or Mamlabs are earth deities; there are three or four of them, the most important one (Muxi') being the violent originator of the rainy season.

(iv) Among the Tzutujil Mayas of Santiago Atitlán, the Mam Maximón is a deity of merchants and travellers and of witchcraft. Assimilated to Judas, he is especially venerated during the last days of the Holy Week, and discarded afterwards.

Mam (film)

Mam is a 2010 British short film by writer Vivienne Harvey and director Hugo Speer. Produced by Vigo Films in association with South Yorkshire Filmmakers Network. It has a running time of 15 minutes.

Plot summary

When Mam won’t get out of bed, 12-year-old Danny must fend for his brothers and sisters - whilst trying to protect a secret that threatens to break up the family forever.

Cast

Josie Lawrence as Reenie

Paul Barber as The Chemist

Ronan Carter as Danny

Tisha Merry as Charlie

Karren Winchester as The Neighbour

Charlie Street as Jimmy

Katie Gannon as Lauren

Patrick Downes as Tommy

Sylvie Caswell as Kyla

Elly May Taylor as Debs

Jodie McEnery as Gang Member

James Varley as Gang Member

Dwayne Scantlebury as Gang Member

Danny Gregory as Gang Member

Paul Tomblin as Gang Member

Accolades

Best Foreign Film - Williamsburg Independent Film Festival, Brooklyn, USA (2011)

Best Yorkshire Short - Hull International Short Film Festival, UK (2011)

Best Community Short - Rob Knox Film Festival, UK (2012)

Diabetic ketoacidosis

Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) is a potentially life-threatening complication in people with diabetes mellitus. It happens predominantly in those with type 1 diabetes, but it can occur in those with type 2 diabetes under certain circumstances. DKA results from a shortage of insulin; in response the body switches to burning fatty acids and producing acidic ketone bodies that cause most of the symptoms and complications.

DKA may be the first symptom of previously undiagnosed diabetes, but it may also occur in people known to have diabetes as a result of a variety of causes, such as intercurrent illness or poor compliance with insulin therapy. Vomiting, dehydration, deep gasping breathing, confusion and occasionally coma are typical symptoms. DKA is diagnosed with blood and urine tests; it is distinguished from other, rarer forms of ketoacidosis by the presence of high blood sugar levels. Treatment involves intravenous fluids to correct dehydration, insulin to suppress the production of ketone bodies, treatment for any underlying causes such as infections, and close observation to prevent and identify complications.