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Sensitivity of Probable Maximum Flood in a Changing Environment

This study uses integrated hydrometeorological simulations over the Alabama-Coosa-Tallapoosa (ACT) River Basin in the southeastern United States to understand the impact of climate change on probable maximum precipitation.

Jan 4, 2019

Sudershan Gangrade, Shih-Chieh Kao, Bibi S. Naz, Deeksha Rastogi, Moetasim Ashfaq, Nagendra Singh, Benjamin Lee Preston
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The Tradeoff Between Water and Carbon Footprints of Barnett Shale Gas

This study takes an in-depth look at the energy water nexus in the context of hydraulic fracturing in a drought prone and natural gas rich region of Texas.

Jan 4, 2019

Syeda Mariya Absar, Anne-Marie Bouley, Maria F. Campa, Benjamin Lee Preston, Adam Taylor
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The Enriched Life Scale (ELS): Development, Exploratory Factor Analysis, and Preliminary Construct Validity for U.S. Military Veteran and Civilian Samples

The primary objective of this study was to explore the psychometric properties of the Enriched Life Scale (ELS) in veteran and civilian samples.

Jan 4, 2019

Caroline M. Angel, Mahlet Atakilt Woldetsadik, Nicholas J. Armstrong, Brandon B. Young, Rachel K. Linsner, Rosalinda V. Maury, John M. Pinter
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Identifying Climate Service Production Constraints to Adaptation Decision-Making in Sweden

This paper draws on semi-structured interviews across climate service production environments in Sweden and finds that climate service producers experience multiple constraints related to the production and dissemination of actionable information.

Jan 4, 2019

Kathleen M. Ernst, Asa Gerger Swartling, Karin Andre, Benjamin Lee Preston, Richard JT Klein
Report

Supporting the Development of a Vision and Strategic Plan for Zhejiang University's Academic Medical Center

This report identifies and assesses potential models of organization to help achieve the goals of Zhejiang University's academic medical center.

Jan 3, 2019

Rafiq Dossani, Peggy G. Chen, Christopher Nelson
Report

Report

Implementation and Outcomes of the Appalachian Renaissance Initiative in Eastern Kentucky Schools

The Appalachian Renaissance Initiative provided principals, teachers, and students in rural Eastern Kentucky with opportunities to support and improve teaching and learning. This evaluation examines its implementation and outcomes.

Jan 3, 2019

Andrea Phillips, Julia H. Kaufman, John F. Pane, Emma Lee, Andy Bogart
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Using Video Analytics and Sensor Fusion in Law Enforcement: Building a Research Agenda That Includes Business Cases, Privacy and Civil Rights Protections, and Needs for Innovation

Video technology is changing the ways that law enforcement works and interacts with the public. In this report, the authors explore some of the challenges posed and innovation needs in this emerging area.

Dec 28, 2018

John S. Hollywood, Michael J. D. Vermeer, Dulani Woods, Sean E. Goodison, Brian A. Jackson
Research Brief

Restorative Practices Help Reduce Student Suspensions

A study of Pittsburgh Public Schools' implementation of restorative practices represents one of the first randomized controlled trials of the effects of restorative practices on classroom and school climates and suspension rates.

Dec 27, 2018

Catherine H. Augustine, John Engberg, Geoffrey E. Grimm, Emma Lee, Elaine Lin Wang, Karen Christianson, Andrea A. Joseph
Report

Wage Loss Monitoring for Injured Workers in California's Workers' Compensation System: 2014–2015 Injury Year Findings (Second Interim Report)

This report presents new estimates of wage loss for workers in California who suffered a workplace injury or illness in 2014-2015 and compares these estimates with trends before, during, and after the Great Recession.

Dec 27, 2018

Michael Dworsky, Stephanie Rennane, Nicholas Broten
Report

Report

Access to Medical Treatment for Injured Workers in California: Year 2 Annual Report

This Year 2 report updates the trends in care for injured workers in California that were examined in a Year 1 report -- all part of a three-year state effort. This study uses data from claims, a physician survey, and Medical Provider Network listings.

Dec 27, 2018

Kandice A. Kapinos, Madeline B. Doyle, Mark Barrett, Cheryl K. Montemayor, Andrew W. Mulcahy, Denise D. Quigley
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Journal Article

Armed Conflict and Child Mortality in Africa: A Geospatial Analysis

Armed conflict substantially increases infant mortality in Africa, on a scale equivalent to and several times greater than estimates of deaths from conflict.

Dec 27, 2018

Zachary Wagner, Sam Heft-Neal, Zulfiqar A. Bhutta, Robert Black, Marshall Burke, Eran Bendavid
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Disparities in Substance Use Behaviors and Disorders Among Adult Sexual Minorities by Age, Gender, and Sexual Identity

Disparities in substance use and disorders were most pronounced in young adulthood for gay/lesbian individuals and mid-adulthood for bisexual men; bisexual women uniquely experienced disparities across all ages. Minority stress experiences may vary with respect to gender, age/cohort, and sexual identity, resulting in differential risk for substance use.

Dec 27, 2018

Megan S. Schuler, Cara E. Rice, Rebecca J. Evans-Polce, Rebecca L. Collins
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Expanding Enrollment Without the Individual Mandate: Options to Bring More People Into the Individual Market

The options analyzed would increase individual market enrollment by 400,000 to 3.2 million in 2020. Net increases in total enrollment (300,000 to 2.4 million) are smaller because of offsetting decreases in employer-sponsored insurance.

Dec 27, 2018

Jodi L. Liu, Christine Eibner
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Preventing Treatment Spillover Contamination in Criminological Field Experiments: The Case of Body-Worn Police Cameras

An examination of a body worn cameras test that was in violation of a valid experiment. The study demonstrates a clear line beyond which spillover of treatment renders experimental results misleading.

Dec 27, 2018

Barak Ariel, Alex Sutherland, Lawrence W. Sherman
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Book Review of Understanding Cultural Traits: A Multidisciplinary Perspective on Cultural Diversity

In this book review I highlight the value of engagement between perspectives from the humanities that seek to improve conceptions of culture with perspectives from the sciences that seek to measure culture.

Dec 27, 2018

Luke J. Matthews
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Practical Guidance for Involving Stakeholders in Health Research

This paper provides guidance to researchers on how to systematically involve stakeholder groups in their research, how to identify which stakeholders to involve, what roles they should play, and which modes of engagement are optimal.

Dec 27, 2018

Thomas W. Concannon, Sean Grant, Vivian Welch, Jennifer Petkovic, Joseph Selby, Sally Crowe, Anneliese Synnot, Regina Greer-Smith, Evan Mayo-Wilson, Ellen Tambor, Peter Tugwell
Report

Report

Can Restorative Practices Improve School Climate and Curb Suspensions? An Evaluation of the Impact of Restorative Practices in a Mid-Sized Urban School District

This study of Pittsburgh Public Schools' implementation of restorative practices represents one of the first randomized controlled trials of the effects of restorative practices on classroom and school climates and suspension rates.

Dec 27, 2018

Catherine H. Augustine, John Engberg, Geoffrey E. Grimm, Emma Lee, Elaine Lin Wang, Karen Christianson, Andrea A. Joseph
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Journal Article

Research, Innovation and Economic Growth: R&D Policy Reforms and Strategies

An assessment of the impact of five policy areas on research & development productivity. The study also developed a new model to better understand the link between research and innovation, employment and growth.

Dec 20, 2018
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Journal Article

Elusive Search for Effective Provider Interventions: A Systematic Review of Provider Interventions to Increase Adherence to Evidence-Based Treatment for Depression

Low quality of evidence and lack of replication of specific intervention strategies across studies limit conclusions that can be drawn from the existing research about the effectiveness of interventions to improve adherence to antidepressant medications.

Dec 20, 2018

Eric R. Pedersen, Lisa V. Rubenstein, Ryan Kandrack, Marjorie S. Danz, Bradley E. Belsher, Aneesa Motala, Marika Booth, Jody Larkin, Susanne Hempel
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Journal Article

Relative Influence of Perceived Peer and Family Substance Use on Adolescent Alcohol, Cigarette, and Marijuana Use Across Middle and High School

Substance use prevention efforts that seek to counter peer pressures should begin prior to middle school and span high school, and address the role of peer and family environments.

Dec 20, 2018

Megan S. Schuler, Joan Tucker, Eric R. Pedersen, Elizabeth J. D'Amico

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