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The Impact of Climate and Weather on a Small Tourism Business: A wSWOT Case Study

This teaching case explores the impact of climatic trends and weather on one location of an outdoor tourism industry business in the coastal community of Virginia Beach, Virginia.

Jul 3, 2019

Christopher A. Craig, Elizabeth L. Petrun Sayers, Song Feng, Brent H. Kinghorn
Research Brief

Research Brief

The Battle for Baghdad: Institutionalizing Army Lessons for Urban Combat

This brief recounts the U.S. Army's efforts in the Iraq War, especially in Baghdad, and offers lessons learned and recommendations to enable leaders and soldiers to be better prepared in future conflicts.

Jul 3, 2019

David E. Johnson, Agnes Gereben Schaefer, Brenna Allen, Raphael S. Cohen, Gian Gentile, James Hoobler, Michael Schwille, Jerry M. Sollinger, Sean M. Zeigler
Journal Article

Journal Article

Advancing STEM-Based Business Sustainability: Mending the Curricular Gap

Businesses are increasingly facing economic, social, and environmental sustainability challenges. This article discusses STEM-based business sustainability curricula to help educators prepare students.

Jul 3, 2019

Elizabeth L. Petrun Sayers, Christopher A. Craig, Susan J. Gilbertz, Song Feng, Rita Karam, Angelena Bohman
Journal Article

Journal Article

Assessing Against and Moving Past the "Funnel" Model of Counterterrorism Communication

Through numerous forms of media, terrorists are embracing new opportunities to spread the psychological impact of terrorism throughout the world. This article discusses the promise and challenges of counterterrorism communication efforts.

Jul 3, 2019

Christopher Paul, Elizabeth L. Petrun Sayers
Journal Article

Journal Article

Diffusing Portable Radiation Detectors Among First Responders

This article discusses police technology adoption and the ability to diffuse portable radiation detectors. Other impacts related to community resilience are discussed.

Jul 3, 2019

Brooke M. Fowler, Irina Illes, Brooke Fisher Liu, Holly A. Roberts, Elizabeth L. Petrun Sayers, Gary A. Ackerman
Journal Article

Journal Article

A Case Study of Climate Change, Extreme Weather Events, and Risk Communication in a Coastal Community

A longitudinal case study with a single location design was used to explore the relationships between climate change, extreme events, and economic outcomes for a coastal business located in the southeastern U.S.

Jul 3, 2019

Christopher A. Craig, Elizabeth L. Petrun Sayers, Song Feng
Testimony

Envisioning a "World-Class" PLA: Implications for the United States and the Indo-Pacific

Testimony submitted on July 1, 2019, to the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission as a statement for the record for the hearing on June 20, 2019.

Jul 2, 2019

Derek Grossman
Periodical

Periodical

RAND Review: July-August 2019

This issue spotlights a strategy to reduce roadway deaths to zero; a school principal initiative that yielded positive results for schools and students; and a data-driven effort to enhance equity in a major U.S. city.

Jul 1, 2019
Report

Report

Africa's Role in Nation-Building: An Examination of African-Led Peace Operations

What have the peacekeeping missions undertaken by African institutions in Burundi, the Central African Republic, Darfur, the Comoros, Somalia, and the Lake Chad Basin achieved?

Jun 28, 2019

James Dobbins, James Pumzile Machakaire, Andrew Radin, Stephanie Pezard, Jonathan S. Blake, Laura Bosco, Nathan Chandler, Wandile Langa, Charles Nyuykonge, Kitenge Fabrice Tunda
Journal Article

Ensemble-Based Flood Vulnerability Assessment for Probable Maximum Flood in a Changing Environment

A high-resolution hydro-meteorologic model was used to develop probabilistic flood maps representing the response of indices of rainfall extremes, probable maximum precipitation (PMP) and probable maximum flood (PMF), to climate change.

Jun 28, 2019

Sudershan Gangrade, Shih-Chieh Kao, Tigstu T. Dullo, Alfred J. Kalyanapu, Benjamin Lee Preston
Research Brief

Research Brief

How African Institutions Help Keep the Peace

African-led missions are often the peacekeepers of last resort, taking on tasks rejected by others. Two of the six African operations examined helped set a relatively peaceful trajectory. Three of the missions contributed to improving security.

Jun 28, 2019

James Dobbins, Andrew Radin, Stephanie Pezard, Jonathan S. Blake, Laura Bosco, Nathan Chandler, James Pumzile Machakaire, Wandile Langa, Charles Nyuykonge, Kitenge Fabrice Tunda
Report

NATO's Amphibious Forces: Command and Control of a Multibrigade Alliance Task Force

RAND researchers facilitated three wargaming events to explore command and control of NATO's amphibious forces in major combat operations. The authors note results and implications for future force development.

Jun 27, 2019

Gene Germanovich, J.D. Williams, Stacie L. Pettyjohn, David A. Shlapak, Anthony Atler, Bradley Martin
Report

Supporting Students with High-Incidence Disabilities in U.S. Schools: National Findings from the American Educator Panels

In this report, researchers explore the extent to which supports are available to both general and special educators who teach students with high-incidence disabilities.

Jun 27, 2019

Laura Stelitano, Rachel Perera, William R. Johnston
Report

Gaining Competitive Advantage in the Gray Zone: Response Options for Coercive Aggression Below the Threshold of Major War

In this report, the authors examine how the United States might respond to Russian and Chinese efforts to seek strategic advantage through coercive actions in the gray zone.

Jun 27, 2019

Lyle J. Morris, Michael J. Mazarr, Jeffrey W. Hornung, Stephanie Pezard, Anika Binnendijk, Marta Kepe
Report

Report

A U.S. Option Playbook for Contingency Planning to Reclaim Scarborough Shoal

In this paper, the author proposes a graduated menu of response options for the United States to consider in the event that China undertakes irreversible actions to alter the status quo of Scarborough Shoal.

Jun 27, 2019

Lyle J. Morris
Report

Report

Healthy Vitality Age

Healthy Vitality Age, an extension of the updated Vitality Age Calculator, uses the Health Adjusted Life Expectancy to account for both mortality and morbidity while adjusting the life expectancy by the amount of time lived in suboptimal health.

Jun 27, 2019

Sunil Patil, Christian Van Stolk, Cloé Gendronneau, Martin Stepanek, Francois Millard, Howard Bolnick
Journal Article

Journal Article

Rural-Urban Disparities in Access to Home- and Community-Based Services and Supports: Stakeholder Perspectives From 14 States

This paper presents findings from a qualitative study examining the impact of the Medicaid Balancing Incentive Program. The analysis in this paper examines factors associated with rural disparities in access to home and community-based services.

Jun 26, 2019

Daniel Siconolfi, Regina A. Shih, Esther M. Friedman, Virginia Kotzias, Sangeeta C. Ahluwalia, Jessica Phillips, Debra Saliba
Report

Report

Vitality Age with pre-existing conditions

The Vitality Age with pre-existing conditions (VAPC) is an extension to VA.3, allowing explicit differentiation between individuals with one or more selected pre-existing conditions that negatively affect their health and life expectancy.

Jun 25, 2019

Martin Stepanek, Cloé Gendronneau, Christian Van Stolk, Francois Millard, Howard Bolnick
Journal Article

Journal Article

Drug Offences: Assessment of Guideline

Using data collection exercises in the Crown and magistrates courts, researchers helped identify whether sentencing outcomes for drug and theft offences changed after new guidelines came into force, and examined factors affecting sentencing practice.

Jun 25, 2019

Alex Sutherland, Matthew Davies, Jose P. Sanchez, Ian Brunton-Smith
Journal Article

Journal Article

Associations Between Young Adult Marijuana Outcomes and Availability of Medical Marijuana Dispensaries and Storefront Signage

Among young adults in Los Angeles County, living near more MMDs is positively associated with more frequent use of marijuana within the past month and greater expectations of marijuana's positive benefits.

Jun 25, 2019

Regina A. Shih, Anthony Rodriguez, Layla Parast, Eric R. Pedersen, Joan S. Tucker, Wendy M. Troxel, Lisa Kraus, Jordan P. Davis, Elizabeth J. D'Amico

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