And armed-services chiefs have sounded a loud alarm bell over the bundle of issues which they lump under "readiness"—ranging from their ability to retain skilled pilots to the supply of spare parts for military aircraft.
Before the 2002 lawsuit even arose, the DOD had proposed new legislation called the Readiness and Range Preservation Initiative (RRPI) to prevent just such lawsuits attempting to use hazardous waste laws to limit training.
School readiness reflects a range of dimensions, such as a child's health and physical development, social and emotional development, approaches to learning, language and communication skills and cognitive and general knowledge (McClelland and Morrison [2003]; California Department of Education [2000]).
The three items loaded heavily (above the value 0.49) on one factor, ensuing exploratory factor analysis, and were summed to create the composite sexual readiness variable which ranges from 0 to 6.
Schools may be selected based on a range of "readiness" factors so that participation may include schools that are the least ready (i.e., most vulnerable), the most ready (i.e., meet some of the conditions), and those in between.
Patients with diabetes and hypertension in this study present a range of readiness to take on disease self-management, and barriers and facilitating factors that they discuss differ based on the stage in which they are currently situated.
This model encompasses different components and processes of integration, ranging from readiness and service infrastructure, delivery, utilization and outcomes along with the needs and perspectives of providers, clients and community members.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is promoting a range of "Cities Readiness Initiatives" for public-health emergencies.
Existing research supports our finding that patients experience a range of emotional readiness [ 27].
School readiness can include a broad range of health and development characteristics, including physical health, social and emotional well-being, and academic and personality skills such as attention and self-regulation abilities (Heckman, Pinto, & Savelyev, 2013).
