2012-05-24T20:26:02Z Copyright (c) 2012, The RAND Corporation RAND Corporation http://www.rand.org/topics/science-and-technology.html http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG480.html Sep 25, 2006 Sep 25, 2006

<p>A multiyear, National Science Foundation-funded study found weak positive associations between reform-oriented mathematics and science instruction and achievement. Encouraging teachers to adopt such instruction is unlikely to be an effective strategy for promoting large and rapid student improvement.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG674.html Jun 12, 2008 Jun 12, 2008

<p>An inflow of foreign students in the sciences -- as well as scientists and engineers from overseas -- has helped the United States build and maintain its worldwide lead in science and technology.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR993.html May 24, 2012 May 24, 2012

Examines contracting alternatives for the full deployment phase of the U.S. Navy's Consolidated Afloat Networks and Enterprise Services (CANES) system, which is intended to give the Navy a common set of key command, control, communications, computers, and intelligence networks across the fleet. Recommends a multiple-contract model that assigns the technical, production, and installation functions to the organizations that can provide the best value.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR1147.html May 24, 2012 May 24, 2012

Nearly all Air Force electronics are tested and repaired using automatic test systems, most of which were designed and built for specific aging weapon systems and are beset by increasing hardware and software obsolescence. The Air Force is planning to modernize these capabilities by rehosting the testing on modern, common families of test equipment. This report focuses on the economic aspect of the rehosting decision.

http://www.rand.org/commentary/2012/05/13/ZPS.html May 13, 2012 May 13, 2012

The Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China will probably begin producing its first large commercial aircraft later this decade. But the C919 is unlikely to be technologically or commercially competitive when it arrives, writes Chad J. R. Ohlandt.

http://www.rand.org/publications/randreview/issues/2012/spring/tweets.html May 11, 2012 May 11, 2012

Twitter and other social media reportedly played a big role in the protests following the 2009 Iranian presidential election. Analysis of word usage in millions of tweets about the election and its aftermath reveals that spikes in the use of swear words could forecast the outbreak of large-scale protests.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP201200104.html May 7, 2012 May 7, 2012

If consumer-directed health plans grow to account for half of all employer-sponsored insurance in the United States, health costs could drop by $57 billion annually&mdash;about 4 percent of all health care spending among the nonelderly.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR1171.html Apr 30, 2012 Apr 30, 2012

Carnegie Learning's Cognitive Tutor Algebra I (CTAI) curriculum is a technology-based curriculum that combines classroom instruction with individualized instruction by a computer-based tutor. This report examines the cost of implementing CTAI and comparison algebra I curricula, including costs associated with textbooks and software, computers, and teacher training.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/rgs_dissertations/RGSD295.html Apr 26, 2012 Apr 26, 2012

Estimates changes in annual vehicle miles traveled in response to changes in the cost of driving that would result from adopting a mileage-based user fee.

http://www.rand.org/blog/2012/04/paul-baran-named-internet-hall-of-fame-pioneer.html Apr 25, 2012 Apr 25, 2012

Paul Baran, who helped develop the building blocks of the Internet during the 1960s while working as a researcher at the RAND Corporation, was inducted into the Internet Hall of Fame. He was honored posthumously in the Pioneers Circle with others who were instrumental in the early design and development of the Internet.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR1003.html Apr 24, 2012 Apr 24, 2012

The authors propose a planning concept for U.S. military expeditionary medical care that, by promoting patient flow rate as the common unit of measurement, will help integrate medical planning across treatment and evacuation functions, across the increasing levels of care, and across the different military services.

http://www.rand.org/labor/aging/research/projects/international-well-being-and-retirement.html Apr 23, 2012 Apr 23, 2012

By using newly available data from more than 15 countries, researchers are analyzing how the interaction between individual behavior, social context, institutions, and policies shapes health and well-being in old age.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG1176.html Apr 18, 2012 Apr 18, 2012

This report describes the result of an expert panel assembled to consider how the Army can get the best long-term value from its investments in basic research. The panel examined trends in basic research and R&amp;D and profiled several top-quality research laboratories, to gain insight into how the Army might better structure and fund its own labs. The report offers a number of recommendations for improving the Army research effort.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/conf_proceedings/CF300.html Apr 16, 2012 Apr 16, 2012

There are large quantities of coal mine water in Pennsylvania&mdash;much more than could be used in the coming decade for hydraulic fracturing. Researchers and operators will need to further explore quantity and quality needs to confirm whether coal mine drainage sources represent a viable, large-scale alternative to fresh water.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG1208.html Apr 11, 2012 Apr 11, 2012

Companies could lower the high cost of large-scale electronic discovery in lawsuits by using a computer application known as predictive coding to reduce the number of documents requiring human review.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9650.html Apr 11, 2012 Apr 11, 2012

According to a RAND study, document review makes up 73 percent of discovery costs. Predictive coding is the most promising option for cutting costs without compromising the quality of the process.

http://www.rand.org/news/press/2012/04/11.html Apr 11, 2012 Apr 11, 2012

Companies could lower the high cost of large-scale electronic discovery in lawsuits by using a computer application known as predictive coding to reduce the number of documents requiring human review.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR1129.html Apr 2, 2012 Apr 2, 2012

The federal electronic health record (EHR) incentive program includes clinical decision support (CDS) as a central requirement of improving health outcomes; however, a process for identifying and prioritizing the most promising targets for CDS has not been established. This report describes a protocol for eliciting high-priority targets for electronic CDS for individual clinical specialties and summarizes lessons learned.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/corporate_pubs/CP639z4-2012-03.html Mar 30, 2012 Mar 30, 2012

For nearly a decade, RAND researchers have studied how health information technology (HIT) stands to change health care.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG1016.html Mar 28, 2012 Mar 28, 2012

An assessment of The Army Distributed Learning Program (TADLP) found that it has had a relatively narrow focus and has provided, at best, a modest benefit to unit readiness. Major changes are needed to meet increasing DL requirements within the Army. Several near-term initiatives are proposed for the Army's interactive multimedia instruction program to improve both the quality of the product and the efficiency and responsiveness of the process.