2013-04-19T20:29:26Z Copyright (c) 2013, The RAND Corporation RAND Corporation http://www.rand.org/about/people/d/dalal_siddhartha.html http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20110096.html 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

ExpertLens, a RAND-developed system for eliciting opinions from a large group of people, saves on the costs associated with traditional expert panels, while increasing accuracy.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20110088.html 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

Results from large-scale literature retrieval and analysis (literature mining) compared favorably with and could complement current drug safety methods.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG1009.html 2011-08-22T09:00:00Z 2011-08-22T09:00:00Z

Assesses the relative prospects of India and China through 2025 in four domains: demography, macroeconomics, science and technology, and defense spending and procurement.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP201200150.html 2012-02-01T12:00:00Z 2012-02-01T12:00:00Z

In this article, we discuss controlling simultaneous errors in classification of teachers or schools by a decision-theoretic approach.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG1176.html 2012-04-18T08:45:00Z 2012-04-18T08:45:00Z

Provides recommendations on how the Army can get the best long-term value from its investments in basic research.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20111103.html 2011-12-01T12:00:00Z 2011-12-01T12:00:00Z

It is feasible to conduct online expert panels intended to facilitate consensus finding among geographically distributed participants. The online approach may be practical for engaging large and diverse groups of stakeholders around a range of health services research topics and can help conduct multiple parallel panels to test for the reproducibility of panel conclusions.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP50180.html 2012-09-01T12:00:00Z 2012-09-01T12:00:00Z

Electronic searches typically yield far more citations than are relevant, and reviewers spend a substantial amount of time screening titles and abstracts to identify potential studies eligible for inclusion in a review.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP50179.html 2012-09-01T12:00:00Z 2012-09-01T12:00:00Z

Comparative effectiveness reviews need to be updated frequently to maintain their relevance.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP51073.html 2012-09-01T12:00:00Z 2012-09-01T12:00:00Z

Comparative effectiveness and systematic reviews require frequent and time-consuming updating. Results of earlier screening should be useful in reducing the effort needed to screen relevant articles.