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Providing for the Casualties of War: The American Experience Since World War II

This book is the second in a series that looks at how America has cared for its war casualties and veterans, picking up where the first book left off, after World War II and just before the start of the Korean War, and continuing through today.

Nov 11, 2020

Bernard D. Rostker
Report

Recovery in the U.S. Virgin Islands: Progress, Challenges, and Options for the Future

This report provides analysis to help the U.S. Virgin Islands accelerate recovery from the 2017 hurricanes. It describes goals, accomplishments, challenges, and steps needed to improve recovery capacities, infrastructure, the economy, and services.

Nov 11, 2020

Shelly Culbertson, Blas Nunez-Neto, Joie D. Acosta, Cynthia R. Cook, Andrew Lauland, Kristin J. Leuschner, Shanthi Nataraj, Benjamin Lee Preston, Susan A. Resetar, Adam C. Resnick, Patrick Roberts, Howard J. Shatz
Brochure

RAND Arroyo Center Annual Report 2020

This Annual Report illustrates the depth, breadth, and responsiveness of the studies that RAND Arroyo Center conducted for the Army in fiscal year 2020.

Nov 10, 2020
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How Is COVID-19 Changing Americans' Online Shopping Habits? Five Months into the Pandemic

Americans' online shopping habits have shifted during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic. By August 2020, more Americans were shopping online, and those who were frequent online shoppers reported spending more money on their purchases.

Nov 10, 2020

Liisa Ecola, Hui Lu, Charlene Rohr
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The End of Sanctuary: Protecting the Army's Installations from Emerging Threats

RAND researchers catalog innovative and emerging threats to Army installations, identify deficiencies in the Army's current threat assessment methodologies, and develop a framework to respond to these threats.

Nov 10, 2020

Elvira N. Loredo, Karlyn D. Stanley, Ryan Consaul, Jordan R. Reimer, Anita Szafran
Journal Article

Health Effects of Heat Vulnerability in Rio De Janeiro: A Validation Model for Policy Applications

Here we investigate how to construct and validate a heat vulnerability index given uncertainty ranges in data for the city of Rio de Janeiro. We find that we can validate the heat vulnerability index against excess deaths during heat waves.

Nov 10, 2020

Diogo Prosdocimi, Kelly Klima
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Unlocking NATO's Amphibious Potential: Lessons from the Past, Insights for the Future

Researchers analyze the past, present, and future employment of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization's amphibious forces, highlight ongoing initiatives, and identify several efforts that should be pursued to advance its amphibious capabilities.

Nov 9, 2020

J.D. Williams, Gene Germanovich, Stephen Webber, Gabrielle Tarini
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A Framework for Integrating Family Caregivers into the Health Care Team

The authors of this report describe several barriers and facilitators to integrating family caregivers into the health care team and provides a blueprint for next steps to implementing policy solutions.

Nov 9, 2020

Esther M. Friedman, Patricia K. Tong
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National Guard Youth ChalleNGe: Program Progress in 2018–2019

In the fourth annual report on the National Guard Youth ChalleNGe, a residential, quasi-military program for youth struggling in traditional high school, researchers provide information on participants who entered the program in 2018.

Nov 6, 2020

Louay Constant, Jennie W. Wenger, Linda Cottrell, Stephani L. Wrabel, Wing Yi Chan
Research Brief

The global economic cost of COVID-19 vaccine nationalism

This brief summarises the global economic implications of COVID-19 vaccine nationalism and the associated inequitable access to vaccines across countries.

Nov 5, 2020

Marco Hafner, Erez Yerushalmi, Clement Fays, Eliane Dufresne, Christian Van Stolk
Journal Article

Lessons from Maritime Narcotics Interdiction: Interdiction in the Maritime Source, Transit, and Arrival Zones of the Western Hemisphere

Sharing information with foreign partners and regional, local, and private actors has been proven to be absolutely critical to success in combating any transnational threat and preventing illegal activities from threatening the homeland and allies.

Nov 5, 2020

Aaron C. Davenport
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Exploring Coherence in English Language Arts Instructional Systems in the Common Core Era

Coherence among instructional components is key to changing teachers' practices in standards-based reforms. This report uses survey data to explore the coherence of school-level instructional systems in Louisiana, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island.

Nov 4, 2020

Morgan Polikoff, Elaine Lin Wang, Shira Korn Haderlein, Julia H. Kaufman, Ashley Woo, Daniel Silver, V. Darleen Opfer
Journal Article

Inpatient Patient Safety Events in Vulnerable Populations: A Retrospective Cohort Study

In this retrospective study we found that a commonly used method for monitoring patient safety problems, namely voluntary incident reporting, may underdetect patent safety events in hospitalized vulnerable populations.

Nov 3, 2020

Lucy Schulson, Victor Novack, Patricia H. Folcarelli, Jennifer P. Stevens, Bruce E. Landon
Journal Article

South Korea: Capable Now, Questions for the Future

South Korea is a capable US military ally. It faces a substantial military threat from North Korea, especially North Korea's WMD. South Korea's demographics are shrinking its military, challenging South Korea's ability to defend itself in the future.

Nov 3, 2020

Bruce W. Bennett
Journal Article

Telehealth Capability Among Substance Use Disorder Treatment Facilities in Counties With High Versus Low COVID-19 Social Distancing

This study aimed to To quantify the availability of telehealth services at substance use treatment facilities in the U.S. at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, and determine whether telehealth is available at facilities in counties with the greatest amount of social distancing. Relatively few substance use treatment facilities offered telehealth services at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Policymakers and public health officials should do more to support facilities in offering telehealth services.

Nov 3, 2020

Jonathan Cantor, Bradley D. Stein, Brendan Saloner
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Wearable Sensor Technology and Potential Uses Within Law Enforcement: Identifying High-Priority Needs to Improve Officer Safety, Health, and Wellness Using Wearable Sensor Technology

Data from wearable sensor technologies (WSTs) could be used to assess and improve police officer health and well-being. A panel of experts identified ways to implement WSTs in law enforcement settings, evaluate them, and obtain buy-in from officers.

Nov 2, 2020

Sean E. Goodison, Jeremy D. Barnum, Michael J. D. Vermeer, Dulani Woods, Siara I. Sitar, Shoshana R. Shelton, Brian A. Jackson
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COVID-19 and the Experiences of Populations at Greater Risk: Description and Top-Line Summary Data — Wave 1, Summer 2020

This report presents the results of the first of four surveys on how Americans' health views and values have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, with a focus on populations deemed vulnerable or underserved.

Oct 29, 2020

Katherine Grace Carman, Anita Chandra, Delia Bugliari, Christopher Nelson, Carolyn Miller
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Do Americans Expect Safe and Secure Elections?

An August 2020 survey of Americans' attitudes about voting in November 2020 revealed small changes in responses compared with May 2020 responses to an identical survey on physical safety, and election integrity.

Oct 29, 2020

Jennifer Kavanagh, Quentin E. Hodgson, C. Ben Gibson
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How Is the Pandemic Influencing Intention to Vote?

An August 2020 survey of Americans' attitudes about voting in November 2020 revealed small changes in responses compared with May 2020 responses to an identical survey on intention to vote and intended voting method.

Oct 29, 2020

Jennifer Kavanagh, Quentin E. Hodgson, C. Ben Gibson
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Voter Attitudes Toward the 2020 Election: August 2020 Update

This appendix provides additional methodological and research material for two reports that summarize results of an August 2020 survey of Americans' attitudes about voting in November 2020. The August survey is a follow-up to one conducted in May.

Oct 29, 2020

Jennifer Kavanagh, C. Ben Gibson, Quentin E. Hodgson

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