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Journal Article

On the Value of the Umbilical Cord Blood Supply

Several public cord blood banks are struggling financially, and the question remains whether additional allocations of funds to them are justified. This article estimates the social benefits of public cord blood bank inventory net of cord blood banks' operational costs.

Nov 17, 2020

Aaron Strong, Tadeja Gracner, Kandice A. Kapinos
Journal Article

Comparative Effectiveness of Long-Term Acute Care Hospital Versus Skilled Nursing Facility Transfer

We conducted a retrospective cohort study of patients hospitalized on a medicine service in a high-LTACH use region and discharged to either an LTACH or SNF and followed for one year.

Nov 17, 2020

Anil N. Makam, Oanh Kieu Nguyen, Michael D. Miller, Sachin J. Shah, Kandice A. Kapinos, Ethan A. Halm
Journal Article

How to Take a Systems Approach to Effect Change in Policing: A Recent Presentation to the LA Police Commission Addressed How to Evolve the Police Academies of Today to Deliver the Officers of Tomorrow

This presentation advocates a systems approach to change, and significant changes to LAPD's recruit academy to enhance critical applied skills.

Nov 17, 2020

Bob Harrison
Periodical

RAND Review: November-December 2020

Features explore the challenge of delivering effective treatments for veterans with co-occuring disorders; teachers, students, and the importance of civic responsibility in present-day America; and teaching and learning in the age of COVID-19.

Nov 16, 2020
Report

Will This School Year Be Another Casualty of the Pandemic? Key Findings from the American Educator Panels Fall 2020 COVID-19 Surveys

In this Data Note, researchers present findings on teaching and learning during a pandemic by drawing on surveys administered via the RAND American Educator Panels to nationally representative samples of teachers and principals in October 2020.

Nov 16, 2020

Melissa Diliberti, Julia H. Kaufman
Report

Monetary and Nonmonetary Compensation for High-Value U.S. Department of Defense Civilian Skill Sets

Motivated by concern that the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) will struggle to recruit and retain civilian talent for the U.S. Space Force, the authors compared DoD and private-sector monetary and nonmonetary compensation for high-value skill sets.

Nov 16, 2020

Molly McIntosh, Patricia K. Tong, Hannah Acheson-Field, Noah Johnson, Norah Griffin, Joshua Russell-Fritch
Report

COVID-19 and the State of K-12 Schools: Results and Technical Documentation from the Fall 2020 American Educator Panels COVID-19 Surveys

This report provides information about the sample, survey instrument, and data for the coronavirus disease 2019 surveys that were administered to principals and teachers in fall 2020 via the RAND Corporation's American Educator Panels.

Nov 16, 2020

Julia H. Kaufman, Melissa Diliberti, Gerald P. Hunter, David Grant, Laura S. Hamilton, Heather L. Schwartz, Claude Messan Setodji, Joshua Snoke, Christopher J. Young
Journal Article

Feasibility and Effectiveness of Telelactation Among Rural Breastfeeding Women

This article evaluates the feasibility and impact of telelactation via personal electronic devices on breastfeeding duration and exclusivity among rural women.

Nov 13, 2020

Lori Uscher-Pines, Bonnie Ghosh-Dastidar, Debra L. Bogen, Kristin Ray, Jill R. Demirci, Ateev Mehrotra, Kandice A. Kapinos
Journal Article

Effects of Women's Weight Changes on Adverse Outcomes in a Second Pregnancy

This article estimates the effects of women's weight changes in four sequential perinatal periods across first and second pregnancies on adverse maternal and neonatal outcomes in the second pregnancy.

Nov 13, 2020

Marianne Weiss, Olga Yakusheva, Kandice A. Kapinos
Journal Article

Use of Virtual Breastfeeding Support Among Underserved, Rural Mothers

To assess predictors of utilization and telelactation visit characteristics, we merged and analyzed data from two sources: visit-level data supplied by the telelactation vendor and longitudinal surveys of women in the intervention group at four timepoints.

Nov 13, 2020

Lori Uscher-Pines, Kandice A. Kapinos, Jill R. Demirci, Bonnie Ghosh-Dastidar, Kristin Ray, Virginia Kotzias, Debra L. Bogen
Journal Article

Medical Costs for Osteoporosis-Related Fractures in High-Risk Medicare Beneficiaries

The objective of this study was to estimate the incremental direct medical care costs associated with first fracture observable in high-risk older adults.

Nov 13, 2020

Kandice A. Kapinos, Shira H. Fischer, Andrew W. Mulcahy, Orla Hayden, Richard Barron
Report

Regional Responses to U.S.-China Competition in the Indo-Pacific: Vietnam

This report explores Vietnam's perspective on rising U.S.-China competition by evaluating how Vietnam is responding to U.S. and Chinese influence in diplomatic and political, economic, and security and military domains.

Nov 12, 2020

Derek Grossman
Report

Regional Responses to U.S.-China Competition in the Indo-Pacific: Singapore

In this report, the authors assess the impact of the changes in China's strategic behavior and U.S.-China relations over the past decade on Singapore in terms of its security policies and relationships in the Indo-Pacific region.

Nov 12, 2020

Cortez A. III Cooper, Michael S. Chase
Report

Mental Health Task-Shifting in Community-Based Organizations: Implementation, Impact, and Cost — Evaluation of the Connections to Care Program

In this report, RAND researchers describe the Connections to Care task-shifting model and their evaluation of how it was implemented, its intended impact on mental health and other outcomes, and how much it costs community-based organizations.

Nov 12, 2020
Report

Regional Responses to U.S.-China Competition in the Indo-Pacific: Japan

This report assesses the prospects for deepening U.S.-Japan cooperation and coordination in Southeast Asia through 2030 to compete with China and identifies Japan's interests, initiatives, and areas of strength in the region.

Nov 12, 2020

Scott W. Harold
Report

Regional Responses to U.S.-China Competition in the Indo-Pacific: Study Overview and Conclusions

The authors define U.S.-China competition for influence and assess competition in nine countries across the Indo-Pacific to gain insight into how the United States could work more effectively with allies and partners in Southeast Asia and beyond.

Nov 12, 2020

Bonny Lin, Michael S. Chase, Jonah Blank, Cortez A. III Cooper, Derek Grossman, Scott W. Harold, Jennifer D. P. Moroney, Lyle J. Morris, Logan Ma, Paul Orner, Alice Shih, Soo Kim
Research Brief

U.S. Versus Chinese Powers of Persuasion: Does the United States or China Have More Influence in the Indo-Pacific Region?

This brief assesses U.S.-China competition for influence in countries across the Indo-Pacific.

Nov 12, 2020

Bonny Lin, Michael S. Chase, Jonah Blank, Cortez A. III Cooper, Derek Grossman, Scott W. Harold, Jennifer D. P. Moroney, Lyle J. Morris, Logan Ma, Paul Orner, Alice Shih, Soo Kim
Journal Article

Delayed Treatment for People Living with HIV in China, 2004–2016: An Analysis of An Observational Cohort

This study analyzed the late testing and lag time between HIV diagnosis and initiation of antiretroviral treatment from 2004 to 2016 and identified the risk factors for delayed initiation of ART.

Nov 12, 2020

Junfang Xu, Anders Sönnerborg, Liangmin Gao, Peicheng Wang, Jennifer Bouey, Feng Cheng
Journal Article

Barriers and Facilitators of Kangaroo Mother Care Adoption in Five Chinese Hospitals: A Qualitative Study

We provided a comprehensive report on the multi-level KMC barriers and facilitators in China. We recommend policy interventions addressing these barriers and facilitators and increase family and peer support to improve KMC adoption in China.

Nov 12, 2020

Jieya Yue, Jun Liu, Sarah Williams, Bo Zhang, Yingxi Zhao, Qiannan Zhang, Lin Zhang, Xin Liu, Stephen Wall, Greta Wetzel, Gengli Zhao, Jennifer Bouey
Testimony

RAND's Insights on Australia's Naval Shipbuilding Capability

Testimony presented before the Economics References Committee of the Australian Senate on November 13, 2020.

Nov 12, 2020

John F. Schank, Paul DeLuca

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