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Oct 6, 2026

Healing Moral Injury Among Veterans: A Landscape Analysis of Community Organizations Providing Faith-Based Support

Moral injury is an important concern for U.S. military veterans, and a growing number of faith-based organizations seek to address it. This report describes 17 of these organizations, their approaches, and how their work relates to veteran care.

Eunice C. Wong, Margaret D. Whitley, Julia Vidal Verástegui, Kathryn P. Derose
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Oct 5, 2026

Inpatient Hospital Upcoding in California Among Fully Insured Commercial and Medicare Advantage Stays Between 2018 and 2023

In this report, the authors analyze Medicare Severity Diagnosis Related Group upcoding trends in California hospitals, finding that upcoding increased payments for commercial stays and raised out-of-pocket costs for some Medicare Advantage patients.

Daniel J. Crespin, Virginia Zhang
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Oct 5, 2026

Infinite Potential—Insights On Artificial Intelligence Loss of Control Across Five Scenarios: After-Action Report from a Sequence of Day After Artificial General Intelligence Exercises

The authors analyze observations from Infinite Potential games with AI loss of control to identify issues, capabilities, and recommendations needed to navigate the potential collapse of social legitimacy, economic stability, and technical control.

Pauline Moore, Stephanie J. Walsh, Zachary Burdette, Matt Chessen, David R. Frelinger, Richard S. Girven, Chad Heitzenrater, Gregory Smith, Barry Wilson
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Oct 5, 2026

Infinite Potential—Insights from the European Games: After-Action Report from a Sequence of Day After Artificial General Intelligence Exercises

The authors synthesize observations from tabletop games on artificial intelligence conducted in Europe or with European scenarios and identify the key issues and capabilities that players deemed necessary to navigate AI’s potential adverse effects.

Stephanie J. Walsh, Marta Kepe, Salman Ahmed, Barbara Del Castello, Matt Chessen, Marzia Giambertoni, Cian Girven, Richard S. Girven, Theiline Pigott, Anton Shenk
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Oct 5, 2026

Cocaine trafficking through seaports: The Port of Rotterdam in a comparative perspective with Le Havre

This report compares cocaine trafficking through Rotterdam and Le Havre, showing how organised crime exploits port logistics, corruption and digital systems, and why European ports need coordinated security, intelligence sharing and resilience.

Felicitas Hochstrasser, Scott Warnier, Emma Zürcher, Stijn Hoorens
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Sep 30, 2026

Veterans Support to Self-Reliance Pilot Program: Final Evaluation Report

This report presents findings from the impact evaluation of California’s Veterans Support to Self-Reliance initiative, which is designed to provide enhanced supportive services to veterans living in permanent supportive housing.

Maya Buenaventura, Ben Senator, Sarah B. Hunter
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Sep 18, 2026

A Design Lab Pilot to Inform Strategies for Expanding Access to Medications for Opioid Use Disorder in Community Mental Health Centers

A pilot Design Lab identified barriers and strategies to improving access to medications for opioid use disorder in community mental health settings. Expanding insurer reimbursement via a learning exchange was seen as most impactful and feasible.

Allison J. Ober, Sarah B. Hunter, Alex R. Dopp, Bradley D. Stein
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Sep 15, 2026

Onderzoek Experiment gesloten coffeeshopketen: Rapportage eerste vervolgmeting 2025: Study in support of the Controlled Cannabis Supply Chain Experiment: Baseline report 2025

This is the first follow-up report of the Controlled Cannabis Supply Chain Experiment in the Netherlands. It examines developments in, among other things, product availability, cannabis sales, the cannabis market, after the start of the experiment.

Ralph Mennes, Stijn Hoorens, Margriet van Laar, Erwin van der Lee, Isa Dam, Ben Senator, Rosa Andree, Karin Monshouwer, Pieter Oomen, Sander Rigter
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Sep 10, 2026

Implementation and Outcome Evaluation of LA DOOR, a Proposition 47–Funded Program in Los Angeles: Cohort 3 Final Evaluation Report

LA DOOR, funded by Proposition 47 grants, serves adults in Los Angeles with justice involvement and substance use or mental health needs. This report covers the process and outcome evaluation of LA DOOR Cohort 3 (September 2022–December 2025).

Melissa M. Labriola, Danielle Sobol, Heather Sims
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Sep 1, 2026

When Counties Invest in Early Childhood: Successes, Challenges, and Lessons from Harris County, Texas

The authors evaluated the implementation of the Early Childhood Impact Fund (ECIF) in Harris County, Texas. ECIF provided $15 million to programs serving children from birth to age 5, their caregivers, and early childhood professionals.

Elaine Lin Wang, Karen Christianson, Jill S. Cannon, Jonathan Schweig, Adaeze Ibeanu
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Aug 24, 2026

Leveraging the Federal Select Agent Program to Oversee Nucleic Acids: Volume 2, Potential Benefits and Burdens, Recommendations, and Implementation Considerations

The increasing availability of synthetic genetic materials poses public health risks that may warrant regulation, but in deciding how to do so, it is also necessary to weigh the burdens on industry and the research community.

Matt Sharkey, Anna Jean Wirth, John P. Tarangelo, Gerald L. Epstein
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Aug 24, 2026

Leveraging the Federal Select Agent Program to Oversee Nucleic Acids: Volume 1, Analysis of Opportunities to Control Genomes, Genes, and Gene Fragments Through the Federal Select Agent Program’s Authorities

The increasing availability of synthetic genetic materials may pose public health risks that may warrant regulation to ensure that certain materials are accessible only to researchers who will use them responsibly.

Matt Sharkey, Anna Jean Wirth, John P. Tarangelo, Derek Roberts, Gerald L. Epstein, James M. Anderson

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Healing Moral Injury Among Veterans: A Landscape Analysis of Community Organizations Providing Faith-Based Support

Inpatient Hospital Upcoding in California Among Fully Insured Commercial and Medicare Advantage Stays Between 2018 and 2023

Infinite Potential—Insights On Artificial Intelligence Loss of Control Across Five Scenarios: After-Action Report from a Sequence of Day After Artificial General Intelligence Exercises

Infinite Potential—Insights from the European Games: After-Action Report from a Sequence of Day After Artificial General Intelligence Exercises

Cocaine trafficking through seaports: The Port of Rotterdam in a comparative perspective with Le Havre

Veterans Support to Self-Reliance Pilot Program: Final Evaluation Report

A Design Lab Pilot to Inform Strategies for Expanding Access to Medications for Opioid Use Disorder in Community Mental Health Centers

Onderzoek Experiment gesloten coffeeshopketen: Rapportage eerste vervolgmeting 2025: Study in support of the Controlled Cannabis Supply Chain Experiment: Baseline report 2025

Implementation and Outcome Evaluation of LA DOOR, a Proposition 47–Funded Program in Los Angeles: Cohort 3 Final Evaluation Report

When Counties Invest in Early Childhood: Successes, Challenges, and Lessons from Harris County, Texas

Leveraging the Federal Select Agent Program to Oversee Nucleic Acids: Volume 2, Potential Benefits and Burdens, Recommendations, and Implementation Considerations

Leveraging the Federal Select Agent Program to Oversee Nucleic Acids: Volume 1, Analysis of Opportunities to Control Genomes, Genes, and Gene Fragments Through the Federal Select Agent Program’s Authorities

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Healing Moral Injury Among Veterans: A Landscape Analysis of Community Organizations Providing Faith-Based Support

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Infinite Potential—Insights On Artificial Intelligence Loss of Control Across Five Scenarios: After-Action Report from a Sequence of Day After Artificial General Intelligence Exercises

Infinite Potential—Insights from the European Games: After-Action Report from a Sequence of Day After Artificial General Intelligence Exercises

Cocaine trafficking through seaports: The Port of Rotterdam in a comparative perspective with Le Havre

Veterans Support to Self-Reliance Pilot Program: Final Evaluation Report

A Design Lab Pilot to Inform Strategies for Expanding Access to Medications for Opioid Use Disorder in Community Mental Health Centers

Onderzoek Experiment gesloten coffeeshopketen: Rapportage eerste vervolgmeting 2025: Study in support of the Controlled Cannabis Supply Chain Experiment: Baseline report 2025

Implementation and Outcome Evaluation of LA DOOR, a Proposition 47–Funded Program in Los Angeles: Cohort 3 Final Evaluation Report

When Counties Invest in Early Childhood: Successes, Challenges, and Lessons from Harris County, Texas

Leveraging the Federal Select Agent Program to Oversee Nucleic Acids: Volume 2, Potential Benefits and Burdens, Recommendations, and Implementation Considerations

Leveraging the Federal Select Agent Program to Oversee Nucleic Acids: Volume 1, Analysis of Opportunities to Control Genomes, Genes, and Gene Fragments Through the Federal Select Agent Program’s Authorities

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