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Measuring the Appropriateness of Spinal Manipulation for Chronic Low Back and Chronic Neck Pain in Chiropractic Patients

The RAND/UCLA Appropriateness Method is applied to chiropractic manipulation for patients with chronic low-back pain and chronic neck pain, to determine the rate of appropriate care provided by U.S. chiropractors.

Feb 25, 2022

Ian D. Coulter, Patricia M. Herman, Mallika Kommareddi, Eric Hurwitz, Paul G. Shekelle
Journal Article

A Multicity Analysis of Daytime Surface Urban Heat Islands in India and the US

Satellite data and various spectral indices are used to predict surface heat. Built-up indices used in the U.S. do not differentiate sparse vegetation and built-up surfaces, and thus fail in India.

Feb 25, 2022

Surekha Tetali, Nina Baird, Kelly Klima
Journal Article

Predictors of Visit Frequency for Patients Using Ongoing Chiropractic Care for Chronic Low Back and Chronic Neck Pain: Analysis of Observational Data

An observational longitudinal study looking at visit frequency and outcomes for patients using ongoing chiropractic care for chronic low-back and neck pain.

Feb 25, 2022

Patricia M. Herman, Sarah E Edgington, Eric Hurwitz, Ian D. Coulter
Brochure

Consolidated Financial Statements: Fiscal Years Ended September 30, 2021 and 2020

These are the RAND Corporation's financial statements for the fiscal years ended September 30, 2021 and 2020.

Feb 24, 2022
Report

Sex Trafficking and Substance Use: Identifying High-Priority Needs Within the Criminal Justice System

In this report, RAND researchers investigate the intersections between substance use disorder and sex trafficking and discuss how these issues complicate victims' identification and screening and their ability to access treatment and legal remedies.

Feb 24, 2022

Lynn Langton, Michael G. Planty, Duren Banks, Amanda R. Witwer, Dulani Woods, Michael J. D. Vermeer, Brian A. Jackson
Report

A Green Costa Rican COVID-19 Recovery: Aligning Costa Rica's Decarbonization Investments with Economic Recovery

In this report, the authors assess how the implementation of Costa Rica's National Decarbonization Plan, which would lead to an unprecedented economic transformation, could contribute to a just and robust COVID-19 recovery.

Feb 24, 2022

David G. Groves, Edmundo Molina-Perez, James Syme, Gabriela Alvarado, Felipe De León Denegri, Juan Daniel Acuña Román, Agripina Jenkins Rojas
Brochure

Spotlight 2021–2022

Spotlight 2021-2022 highlights selected RAND Europe projects that address the important issues of our time. It also features research that is poised to make a difference in the coming year.

Feb 23, 2022
Report

Truth Decay in Europe: Exploring the role of facts and analysis in European public life

This report is part of the Countering Truth Decay Initiative and looked at the role of facts and analysis in public life in Europe. It found that Truth Decay does occur in Europe, but it is less prevalent than in the United States.

Feb 23, 2022

Axelle Devaux, Sarah Grand-Clement, Stijn Hoorens
Report

A Snapshot of Anti-Bias Education in U.S. K–12 Schools: Findings from the 2021 American Instructional Resources Surveys

RAND researchers leverage nationally representative survey data of kindergarten through 12th grade (K–12) public school teachers to examine whether teachers report providing anti-bias education and what anti-bias education looks like in K–12 schools.

Feb 22, 2022

Ashley Woo, Rebecca Ann Lawrence, Sy Doan, Julia H. Kaufman
Report

The economic value to the UK of speaking other languages

This study shows that investing in languages education in the UK will most likely return more than the investment cost. Benefit-to-cost ratios are estimated to be at least 2:1 for promoting Arabic, French, Mandarin or Spanish education.

Feb 21, 2022

Wendy Ayres-Bennett, Marco Hafner, Eliane Dufresne, Erez Yerushalmi
Journal Article

A Community-Partnered Approach to Social Network Data Collection for a Large and Partial Network

To help improve landslide communication in Sitka, we used a community-partnered approach to social network analysis to identify potential key actors for landslide risk communication and structural holes that may inhibit communication.

Feb 18, 2022

Max Izenberg, Ryan Andrew Brown, Cora Siebert, Ron Heinz, Aida Rahmattalabi, Phebe Vayanos
Report

Realising the Ambitions of the UK's Defence Space Strategy: Factors Shaping Implementation to 2030

This study provides an initial look at the factors influencing the implementation of the Defence Space Strategy to 2030 and the strengths and weaknesses of the UK space enterprise. It also includes a decision support tool for capability management.

Feb 17, 2022

Lucia Retter, James Black, Theodora Ogden
Report

Incorporating Complementary and Integrative Health Providers in the Public Health Pandemic Response: Lessons from COVID-19 and Recommendations for the Future from a Multidisciplinary Expert Panel

Complementary and integrative health providers have been an underutilized public health asset in the response to the COVID-19 pandemic. This report seeks to inform how they can be better integrated into future responses to public health emergencies.

Feb 17, 2022

Ian D. Coulter, Margaret D. Whitley, Raheleh Khorsan, Patricia M. Herman
Report

Mitigating Challenges to U.S.-Russia Strategic Stability

The authors examine the challenges to the U.S.-Russian bilateral strategic stability paradigm and assess possible policy changes that could address these challenges.

Feb 17, 2022

Samuel Charap, John J. Drennan, Luke Griffith, Edward Geist, Brian G. Carlson
Report

Equity Metrics for Climate Adaptation in the Electricity Sector

Social equity has become a key concern among public agencies. The authors developed an illustrative set of context-specific equity metrics that Southern California Edison could build on and incorporate into its ongoing work toward climate adaptation.

Feb 17, 2022

Nidhi Kalra, Swaptik Chowdhury, Kelly Klima, Liam Regan
Report

Insider Threat and White-Collar Crime in Non-Government Organisations and Industries: A Literature Review

The authors describe recent literature on insider threats and white-collar crime in non-government organisations and industries and identify management strategies used to counter them, both internationally and in the Australian context.

Feb 16, 2022

Marigold Black, Jade Yeung, Douglas Yeung
Journal Article

Artificial Intelligence for Wargaming and Modeling

We discuss how AI can be used in modeling, simulation, wargaming, and combinations thereof, focusing largely on the strategic political-military level.

Feb 15, 2022

Paul K. Davis, Paul Bracken
Journal Article

Assessing Meaningful Community Engagement: A Conceptual Model to Advance Health Equity Through Transformed Systems for Health

This commentary will describe how the Organizing Committee arrived at the conceptual model, the critical content that the model contains and expresses, and how the model can be used to assess meaningful community engagement.

Feb 15, 2022

Dmitry Khodyakov
Journal Article

Nasty, Brutish, and Short—The Future of Space Operations in the Absence of the Rule of Law: Addressing Congestion, Contestation, and Competitiveness in the New Space Era

Existing treaties and laws are not sufficient to govern space given the dramatic growth in space activity. Ensuring a safe, secure, and prosperous space for all nations may require the application of social contract theory to space governance.

Feb 15, 2022

Douglas C. Ligor, Bruce McClintock
Report

Evaluation of the Minnesota Department of Correction's Career Navigators Program: Final Report

The authors conducted an independent process and outcomes evaluation of the Minnesota Department of Corrections' Career Navigators program, which aimed to help people with educational and career opportunities before and after being incarcerated.

Feb 15, 2022

Lois M. Davis, Michelle C. Tolbert, Susan Turner

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