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Technology Innovation and the Future of Air Force Intelligence Analysis: Volume 1, Findings and Recommendations

There is growing demand for the Air Force Distributed Common Ground System to analyze sensor data. The authors assessed how new tools and technologies, including artificial intelligence and machine learning, can help meet these demands.

Jan 27, 2021

Lance Menthe, Dahlia Anne Goldfeld, Abbie Tingstad, Sherrill Lingel, Edward Geist, Donald Brunk, Amanda Wicker, Sarah Soliman, Balys Gintautas, Anne Stickells, Amado Cordova
Report

Preliminary Findings from the Aerial Investigations Research Pilot Program

This report provides preliminary findings on the Aerial Investigations Research pilot program, a Baltimore Police Department program in which manned aircraft equipped with cameras gathered evidence to support crime investigations.

Jan 27, 2021

Andrew R. Morral, Terry L. Schell, Brandon Crosby, Rosanna Smart, Rose Kerber, Justin Lee
Report

Do Teachers Perceive That Their Main Instructional Materials Meet English Learners' Needs? Key Findings from the 2020 American Instructional Resources Survey

In this Data Note, researchers draw on data from the spring 2020 American Instructional Resources Survey to examine teachers' perceptions of how their main materials meet the needs of English learners.

Jan 27, 2021

Andrea Prado Tuma, Sy Doan, Rebecca Ann Lawrence
Report

Technology Innovation and the Future of Air Force Intelligence Analysis: Volume 2, Technical Analysis and Supporting Material

The authors recommend tools, technologies, and processes to address the growing demand for Air Force Distributed Common Ground System support as it relates to intelligence squadrons within the 480th Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Wing.

Jan 27, 2021

Lance Menthe, Dahlia Anne Goldfeld, Abbie Tingstad, Sherrill Lingel, Edward Geist, Donald Brunk, Amanda Wicker, Sarah Soliman, Balys Gintautas, Anne Stickells, Amado Cordova
Journal Article

Impact of Obesity on Mortality and Complications in Trauma Patients

This article examines the association between obesity and outcomes in injured patients.

Jan 27, 2021

Laurent G. Glance, Yue Li, Turner M. Osler, Dana B. Mukamel, Andrew W. Dick
Brochure

Spotlight 2020–2021

Spotlight 2020-2021 features examples of our research that helped to improve people's lives during a turbulent year. It also highlights a selection of research initiatives on the horizon for 2021.

Jan 26, 2021
Journal Article

Illicit Synthetic Opioid Consumption in Asia and the Pacific: Assessing the Risks of a Potential Outbreak

While many illegally manufactured potent synthetic opioids (IMPSO) are produced in Asia, there is little evidence they have entered markets there. We consider the susceptibility to IMPSO's encroachment in markets in the Asia-Pacific region.

Jan 26, 2021

Jirka Taylor, Bryce Pardo, Shann Hulme, Jennifer Bouey, Victoria A. Greenfield, Sheldon Zhang, Beau Kilmer
Journal Article

Do Supply-Side Forces Explain Geographic Variation in Health Care Use?

We provide new evidence on causal factors behind geographic variation in health care utilization by examining changes in health care use for the near-elderly as they transition from being uninsured into Medicare.

Jan 26, 2021

Matthew R. Rosengart, Robert Kaestner, Jason M. Ward
Journal Article

Education and Health Over the Life Cycle

We extend the Grossman (1972) model of the demand for health and use it to analyze the effect of education on health at different ages.

Jan 26, 2021

Robert Kaestner, Cuiping Schiman, Jason M. Ward
Journal Article

The Effect of Large-scale Performance-Based Funding in Higher Education

We analyze the effect of large-scale, high-stakes performance funding programs in Ohio and Tennessee. Using a difference-in-differences identification strategy along with a synthetic control approach, we find no evidence that these programs improve key academic outcomes.

Jan 26, 2021

Jason M. Ward, Ben Ost
Journal Article

The Impact of Parental Involvement Laws on the Abortion Rate of Minors

We conduct a comprehensive analysis of the effect of parental involvement laws on the incidence of abortions to minors in the United States.

Jan 26, 2021

Theodore J. Joyce, Robert Kaestner, Jason M. Ward
Journal Article

Drivers of Differential Views of Health Equity in the U.S.: Is the U.S. Ready to Make Progress? Results from the 2018 National Survey of Health Attitudes

This study uses data from a nationally representative sample of American adults to examine the factors that people think drive health outcomes and their beliefs about the importance of health equity.

Jan 26, 2021

Vivian L. Towe, Linnea Warren May, Wenjing Huang, Laurie T. Martin, Katherine Grace Carman, Carolyn Miller, Anita Chandra
Journal Article

Development of a Quality-Controlled Chlorine Gas Concentration Data Base for the Jack Rabbit II Field Experiments

This paper describes the network of chlorine point sensors used during JR II, corrections to the measurements taken by MiniRAE sensors, and analyses using the concentrations measured along the concentric arcs 0.2–11 km away from the source.

Jan 26, 2021

Joseph C. Chang, Thomas Mazzola, Steven R. Hanna
Journal Article

Smart Cities as Large Technological Systems: Overcoming Organizational Challenges in Smart Cities Through Collective Action

In this article, we argue that the main challenges policymakers confront in deploying 'smart cities' technologies are organizational rather than technological.

Jan 26, 2021

Jared Mondschein, Aaron Clark-Ginsberg, Andreas Kuehn
Journal Article

Public-private Partnership for Building a Resilient Broadband Infrastructure in Puerto Rico

This article will explore the use of an innovative approach to a public-private partnership to spur the deployment of broadband and create more resilient telecommunications networks in Puerto Rico.

Jan 26, 2021

Amado Cordova, Karlyn D. Stanley
Journal Article

Future Threats and Some Considerations for the Next U.S. National Defense Strategy

In this article, the authors offer a U.S. perspective on the evolution of threats from the recent past, and posit several considerations for the next National Defense Strategy.

Jan 26, 2021

Gene Germanovich, Gabrielle Tarini, K. Jack Riley
Journal Article

A Longitudinal Study of Psychological Distress in the United States Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Equal numbers of people experienced serious psychological distress in 30 days during the pandemic as did over an entire year prior to the pandemic.

Jan 26, 2021

Joshua Breslau, Melissa L. Finucane, Alicia Revitsky Locker, Matthew D. Baird, Elizabeth Roth, Rebecca L. Collins
Journal Article

Changes in Health Services Use Among Commercially Insured US Populations During the COVID-19 Pandemic

This study found that during the initial phase of the COVID-19 epidemic in March and April of 2020, patients significantly reduced use of preventive and elective care and increased use of telemedicine but not enough to offset reductions in in-person care.

Jan 26, 2021

Christopher M. Whaley, Megan F. Pera, Jonathan Cantor, Jennie Chang, Julia Velasco, Heather K. Hagg, Neeraj Sood, Dena M. Bravata
Research Brief

The Department of Defense's Posture for Artificial Intelligence: Assessment and Recommendations for Improvement

In this report, RAND Corporation researchers assess the state of artificial intelligence relevant to the U.S. Department of Defense and provide recommendations for the future of the department's artificial intelligence posture.

Jan 26, 2021

Danielle C. Tarraf, William Shelton, Edward Parker, Brien Alkire, Diana Gehlhaus, Justin Grana, Alexis Levedahl, Jasmin Leveille, Jared Mondschein, James Ryseff, Ali Wyne, Dan Elinoff, Edward Geist, Benjamin N. Harris, Eric Hui, Cedric Kenney, Sydne Newberry, Chandler Sachs, Peter Schirmer, Danielle Schlang, Victoria M. Smith, Abbie Tingstad, Padmaja Vedula, Kristin Warren
Testimony

Reimagining the Workforce Development and Employment System: How a More Connected System Can Support Students, Workers, and Firms

Testimony presented before the Florida House of Representatives Education & Employment Committee on January 26, 2021.

Jan 26, 2021

Melanie A. Zaber, Lynn A. Karoly

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