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Reducing Opioid Overdose Deaths by Expanding Naloxone Distribution and Addressing Structural Barriers to Care

Qualitatively synthesizing evidence from six systematic reviews, the authors conclude that OEND programs generally produce beneficial outcomes across all domains considered, although the authors' ratings for the strength of the evidence are often "limited" or "moderate."

Feb 1, 2022

Rosanna Smart, Corey S. Davis
Report

Russia's Growing Presence in Africa: A Geostrategic Assessment

This report presents an empirically rigorous description of where Russia is involved in Africa, where it is most likely to become involved in the future, and what implications this might have for U.S. Air Forces Africa's regional strategy.

Jan 31, 2022

Adam R. Grissom, Samuel Charap, Joe Cheravitch, Russell Hanson, Dara Massicot, Christopher A. Mouton, Jordan R. Reimer
Report

Performance Management and Assessment of Federally Funded Research and Development Centers: Lessons from Academic Literature and Practitioner Guidance

In this report, the authors discuss insights drawn from academic literature and practitioner guidance that are applicable to the effective oversight, management, and performance assessment of federally funded research and development centers.

Jan 31, 2022

Victoria A. Greenfield, Sandra Kay Evans, Laura Werber, Samantha Cherney, Lisa Pelled Colabella
Report

U.S. Strategic Competition with Russia: A RAND Research Primer

This Perspective presents key aspects from past RAND Corporation research on the strategic competition between Russia and the United States.

Jan 31, 2022

Stephanie Pezard
Report

English Language Arts Instructional Systems in the First Full Year of COVID-19

The authors focus on teachers' perceptions of the guidance received on English language arts instruction and instructional system coherence during the first full year of COVID-19 (2020–2021), and how teachers' perceptions compared with 2019–2020.

Jan 31, 2022

Elaine Lin Wang, Daniel Silver, Morgan Polikoff, Ashley Woo, Julia H. Kaufman, Allyson D. Gittens, Isabel Clay
Report

U.S. Department of Defense Disability Compensation Under a Fitness-for-Duty Evaluation Approach

In this report, the authors evaluate four hypothetical alternative U.S. Department of Defense disability compensation approaches that would support a simpler disability evaluation process by reducing reliance on disability ratings.

Jan 28, 2022

Stephanie Rennane, Beth J. Asch, Michael G. Mattock, Heather Krull, Douglas C. Ligor, Michael Dworsky, Jonas Kempf
Report

The U.S. Equity-First Vaccination Initiative: Early Insights

The Equity-First Vaccination Initiative aims to reduce racial/ethnic disparities in U.S. coronavirus vaccination rates. Five demonstration sites are using hyper-local, community-led strategies to increase vaccine confidence and access.

Jan 28, 2022

Laura J. Faherty, Jeanne S. Ringel, Malcolm V. Williams, Ashley M. Kranz, Lilian Perez, Lucy Schulson, Allyson D. Gittens, Brian Phillips, Lawrence Baker, Priya Gandhi, Khadesia Howell, Rebecca L. Wolfe, Tiwaladeoluwa Adekunle
Report

Evaluation of Delaware's Opportunity Funding and Student Success Block Grant Programs: Second Year

This is the second of three annual reports evaluating the implementation and effects of two Delaware funding programs for disadvantaged K–12 schools in the 2019–2020 to 2021–2022 school years: Opportunity Funding and the Student Success Block Grant.

Jan 27, 2022

Sy Doan, Heather L. Schwartz, Rebecca Ann Lawrence, Lynn A. Karoly
Journal Article

Building a Better Understanding of the Impact of Early Childhood Education and Care

This European Platform for Investing in Children research note examines the medium- and long-term impact of early childhood education and care provision on education and labour market outcomes for children and parents, as well as the indicators employed for these measurements.

Jan 27, 2022

Elena Rosa Brown, Giulia Lanfredi, Annemari de Silva, Barbara Janta, Axelle Devaux
Report

U.S. Department of Defense Civilian Casualty Policies and Procedures: An Independent Assessment

In this report, researchers from the RAND Corporation and CNA conduct an independent assessment of U.S. Department of Defense standards, processes, procedures, and policies relating to civilian casualties resulting from U.S. military operations.

Jan 27, 2022

Michael J. McNerney, Gabrielle Tarini, Karen M. Sudkamp, Larry Lewis, Michelle Grisé, Pauline Moore
Report

The Well-Being of Secondary School Principals One Year into the COVID-19 Pandemic

Using nationally representative data from the 2021 Learn Together Surveys, the authors examine the state of secondary principals' well-being and job-related stressors one year into the COVID-19 pandemic and discuss implications and recommendations.

Jan 26, 2022

Ashley Woo, Elizabeth D. Steiner
Report

The National Institute of Standards and Technology's Impact on Fire Safety Standards

The authors document the role of the National Institute for Standards and Technology in developing fire safety standards and analyze the economic and social benefits provided to society as a result of the adoption of those standards.

Jan 26, 2022

Benjamin M. Miller, Tom LaTourrette, Drake Warren, David Metz
Report

Supporting Combat Power Projection Away from Fixed Infrastructure

The authors examine the logistics and sustainment aspects of an emerging operational concept for employing a family of unmanned aerial vehicles that can be launched, recovered, and sustained with minimal reliance on runways.

Jan 26, 2022

James A. Leftwich, Bradley DeBlois, David T. Orletsky
Journal Article

Rapid Discontinuation of Chronic, High-Dose Opioid Treatment for Pain: Prevalence and Associated Factors

This study used claims data from over 500,000 chronic high-dose opioid episodes initiated during 2017 and 2018 to examine prevalence of rapid discontinuation and identify associated patient demographics, clinician, and community factors.

Jan 26, 2022

Bradley D. Stein, Tisamarie B. Sherry, Brenna O'Neill, Erin Audrey Taylor, Mark J. Sorbero
Journal Article

Projected US Savings From Biosimilars, 2021–2025

Biosimilar drugs could drive down prices for expensive medicines, with savings estimated at $38.4 billion from 2021 to 2022.

Jan 26, 2022

Andrew W. Mulcahy, Christine Buttorff, Kenneth Finegold, Zeid El-Kilani, Jon F. Oliver, Stephen Murphy, Amber Jessup
Journal Article

Understanding What Works: Measuring and Monitoring Quality in Medi-Cal's Home and Community-Based Services

This issue brief describes challenges and opportunities related to measuring, reporting, and monitoring the quality of HCBS sponsored by Medi-Cal.

Jan 26, 2022

Jordan M. Harrison, Regina A. Shih, Sangeeta C. Ahluwalia
Report

Societal Impact of Research Funding for Women's Health in Rheumatoid Arthritis

The authors find that small investments are likely to yield large gains from increasing research funding in rheumatoid arthritis; investing in women's health research yields benefits above investing in general research.

Jan 25, 2022

Matthew D. Baird, Melanie A. Zaber, Annie Chen, Andrew W. Dick, Chloe E. Bird, Molly Waymouth, Grace Gahlon, Denise D. Quigley, Hamad Al-Ibrahim, Lori Frank
Journal Article

An Assessment of the Existing Landscape of Longitudinal Data Collection Related to Gambling

This study assesses the landscape of longitudinal data collection on gambling in the UK. This includes identifying data sources, scoping opportunities to add questions on gambling to existing studies and assessing the feasibility and cost of setting up a new longitudinal study on gambling.

Jan 25, 2022

Silvia Galimberti, Rachel Hesketh, Emma Disley
Journal Article

Lay Detection of Unusual Patterns in the Frequency of Hurricanes

How public participants attribute hurricanes to climate changes.

Jan 25, 2022

Rachel Steratore, M. Granger Morgan, Stephen Broomell
Journal Article

The Effect of State Policies on Rates of High-Risk Prescribing of an Initial Opioid Analgesic

This study examined how PDMPs, pain clinic laws, and prescribing limit laws have influenced several types of high-risk opioid prescribing, focusing on initial high-risk opioid prescriptions for individuals not routinely taking opioids.

Jan 25, 2022

Bradley D. Stein, Yaou Flora Sheng, Erin Audrey Taylor, Andrew W. Dick, Mark J. Sorbero, Rosalie Liccardo Pacula

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