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Understanding the views of organisational and community leaders on the factors that most affect quality of life in Greater Cambridge

This study aim was to understand the views of organisational and community leaders on the factors that most affect quality of life (QOL) in Greater Cambridge. Personal relationships, health and well-being were key factors affecting QOL in the area.

Mar 1, 2022

Eliane Dufresne, Andreas Culora, Margaretha Bonsu, Christian Van Stolk
Report

Prioritizing Security Cooperation with Highly Capable U.S. Allies: Framing Army-to-Army Partnerships

In this report, researchers present recommendations for enabling the U.S. Army to better prioritize and coordinate its security cooperation activities with its allies for coalition operations and engagements in third countries.

Mar 1, 2022

Angela O'Mahony, David E. Thaler, Beth Grill, Jennifer D. P. Moroney, Jason H. Campbell, Rachel Tecott, Mary Kate Adgie
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Securing the Microelectronics Supply Chain: Four Policy Issues for the U.S. Department of Defense to Consider

The authors analyze how the U.S. Department of Defense could mitigate microelectronics supply chain risk. They consider the appropriate mix of policy levers to promote a microelectronics technology ecosystem that is aligned with U.S. strategic goals.

Feb 28, 2022

Jared Mondschein, Jonathan W. Welburn, Daniel Gonzales
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Options for Strengthening All-Source Intelligence: Substantive Change Is Within Reach

Foreign attacks against the United States occur frequently. The authors propose game-changing ideas to enable intelligence analysts to address long-standing challenges related to the use of open sources, analytic tradecraft, and politicization.

Feb 28, 2022

Cortney Weinbaum, Bradley M. Knopp, Soo Kim, Yuliya Shokh
Report

Air Force Operational Test and Training Infrastructure: Barriers to Full Implementation

This report offers stakeholders in Air Force training a framework for discerning the implications of different training infrastructure investments for assessing the readiness of individuals and aircrews.

Feb 28, 2022

Mark Toukan, Matthew Walsh, Ajay K. Kochhar, Emmi Yonekura, David Schulker
Journal Article

Scenarios of Transnational Islamist Terrorism. Trends and Developments: A Fact-Based Threat Assessment

Some scholars have speculated that the current religious wave of terrorism, epitomized by the global jihadist movement, might finally be starting to ebb. But the movement could very well roar back to life.

Feb 25, 2022

Colin P. Clarke
Journal Article

The Atomization of Political Violence

The conclusion that terrorism is likely to persist at low levels does not preclude large-scale attacks. The present tumultuous state of the world and growing domestic extremism could produce dramatic changes in the future trajectory of political violence.

Feb 25, 2022

Brian Michael Jenkins
Journal Article

Income as a Predictor of Self-Efficacy for Managing Pain and for Coping With Symptoms Among Patients With Chronic Low Back Pain

The purpose of this study was to evaluate pain self-efficacy (PSE) and coping self-efficacy (CSE) for people with chronic low back pain, and to assess whether lower income may be associated with less PSE and CSE in the U.S.

Feb 25, 2022

Margaret D. Whitley, Patricia M. Herman, Gursel Rafig oglu Aliyev, Cathy D. Sherbourne, Gery W. Ryan, Ian D. Coulter
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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

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
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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
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
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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
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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
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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

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