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Exploring the Civil-Military Divide over Artificial Intelligence

This report presents the results of a survey of software engineers and other technical staff to learn their views toward the defense community and their willingness to contribute to artificial intelligence projects for the U.S. Department of Defense.

May 11, 2022

James Ryseff, Eric Landree, Noah Johnson, Bonnie Ghosh-Dastidar, Max Izenberg, Sydne Newberry, Christopher Ferris, Melissa A. Bradley
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One Year into the Pandemic, What Secondary Math Teachers Said About Challenges to Standards-Aligned Instruction and Skipping Content

The authors use 2020 and 2021 Learn Together Survey data to examine challenges to standards-aligned instruction during COVID-19 reported by secondary math teachers and how frequently and why these teachers skipped standards-aligned math content.

May 11, 2022

Rebecca L. Wolfe, Jonathan Schweig, Elizabeth D. Steiner
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Road to Damascus: The Russian Air Campaign in Syria, 2015 to 2018

The authors review the chronology of Russian air operations in Syria, and assess the strategic and operational blueprint, basing strategy and force disposition, effectiveness of the Russian air campaign, and its applicability to future campaigns.

May 11, 2022

Michael Simpson, Adam R. Grissom, Christopher A. Mouton, John P. Godges, Russell Hanson
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Do National Security Communication Campaigns Work? Taking a Lesson from the Public Health Sector

Through a systematic review of research on public health communication campaigns, the authors identified insights relevant to national security communication campaigns, such as those conducted by the U.S. Army's psychological operations forces.

May 10, 2022

Todd C. Helmus, Liisa Hiatt, Alejandro U. Becerra-Ornelas
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The Impact of Mindfulness Meditation Programs on Performance-Related Outcomes: Implications for the U.S. Army

This report presents results from a systematic review and meta-analyses of research examining how mindfulness meditation affects 13 performance-related outcomes of interest to the U.S. Army and broader military.

May 10, 2022

Kimberly A. Hepner, Erika Litvin Bloom, Sydne Newberry, Jessica L. Sousa, Karen Chan Osilla, Marika Booth, Armenda Bialas, Carolyn M. Rutter
Research Brief

Setting Standards for Delivering High-Quality Care to Veterans with Invisible Wounds

RAND researchers identified ten standards for the delivery of high-quality care for veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder, depression, substance use disorders, and mild traumatic brain injury.

May 9, 2022

Carrie M. Farmer, Sierra Smucker, Natalie Ernecoff, Hamad Al-Ibrahim
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Recommended Standards for Delivering High-Quality Care to Veterans with Invisible Wounds

The authors identified ten standards for the delivery of high-quality care for veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder, depression, substance use disorders, and mild traumatic brain injury.

May 9, 2022

Carrie M. Farmer, Sierra Smucker, Natalie Ernecoff, Hamad Al-Ibrahim
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Leveraging Machine Learning for Operation Assessment

This report shows how machine learning (ML) can support assessment of military operations by describing and illustrating the use of ML in systematically extracting assessment-relevant insights from intelligence, operational, and media reporting.

May 9, 2022

Daniel Egel, Ryan Andrew Brown, Linda Robinson, Mary Kate Adgie, Jasmin Léveillé, Luke J. Matthews
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A Snapshot of the Department of the Air Force Total Force Recruiting Integration: Survey Results and Implications

In this report, the authors discuss the results of the first Total Force Recruiting Panel-Technology and Integration Survey, which was designed to provide baseline data about the state of Total Force Recruiting in the Department of the Air Force.

May 5, 2022

Tracy C. Krueger, Sandra Kay Evans, Sara E. Barth, Angela Clague, Diana Gehlhaus, Norah Griffin, Ryan Haberman, Jennifer J. Li, Julia L. Melin, Claude Messan Setodji, Nelson Lim
Journal Article

Building a Validity Argument for an Automated Writing Evaluation System (eRevise) as a Formative Assessment

We present a validity argument for an AWE system—termed eRevise —that targets elementary students' text-based argumentative writing skills, specifically their ability to use text evidence.

May 4, 2022

Richard Correnti, Lindsay Clare Matsumura, Elaine Lin Wang, Diane Litman, Haoran Zhang
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Recent Trends Among the Unsheltered in Three Los Angeles Neighborhoods: An Interim Report on the Los Angeles Longitudinal Enumeration and Demographic Survey (LA LEADS) Project

The researchers present interim results from a longitudinal study in which they are conducting counts of unsheltered individuals in Los Angeles and surveying them on their demographics, history of homelessness, and housing needs and preferences.

May 4, 2022

Jason M. Ward, Rick Garvey, Sarah B. Hunter
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Burnout: Definition, Prevalence, Risk Factors, Prevention, and Interventions Literature Reviews

This report presents a series of literature reviews focused on the concept of burnout, its prevalence and risk factors, approaches to addressing it among military health care providers, and interventions for treatment or mitigation.

May 3, 2022

Kathryn E. Bouskill, Marjorie Danz, Lisa S. Meredith, Christine Chen, Joan Chang, Sangita M. Baxi, Dung Huynh, Hamad Al-Ibrahim, Aneesa Motala, Jody Larkin, Goke Akinniranye, Susanne Hempel
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Leveraging Technology to Support Prisoner Reentry

The corrections sector increasingly uses technology to provide supervision services and programs for individuals reentering the community after incarceration. Experts identified strategies for employing technology to improve reentry outcomes.

May 3, 2022

Joe Russo, Michael J. D. Vermeer, Dulani Woods, Brian A. Jackson
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Is Today's U.S. Air Force Fit? It Depends on How Fitness Is Measured

In this report, the authors examine metrics used to monitor the fitness of airmen, and through their analyses of fitness data, they make a case for using multiple measures to gain a more accurate assessment of the health and fitness of the force.

May 2, 2022

Sean Robson, Matthew Walsh, Miriam Matthews, Carra S. Sims, Joshua Snoke
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Physical Fitness Standards to Support Readiness and Deployability: An Examination of Department of the Air Force Policies and Culture

Through analyses involving the Air Force's Tier 1 fitness assessment (FA), the authors examine whether FA components meet their intended purpose to minimize health risks and maximize readiness of airmen.

May 2, 2022

Miriam Matthews, Carra S. Sims, Sean Robson, Matthew Walsh, Stephanie Rennane, Joshua Snoke
Journal Article

Assessment of Point-of-Care Testing Devices for Infectious Disease Surveillance, Prevention and Control: A Mapping Exercise

This document provides the final report of a mapping exercise undertaken as part of a wider study that was commissioned by ECDC and undertaken by RAND Europe between November 2019 and April 2020.

Apr 29, 2022

Lucy Hocking, Jenny George, Eeva K. Broberg, Marc J. Struelens, Katrin C. Leitmeyer, Advait Deshpande, Sarah Parkinson, Joe Francombe, Katherine I. Morley, Helena de Carvalho Gomes
Journal Article

A Scoping Review of Point-of-Care Testing Devices for Infectious Disease Surveillance, Prevention and Control

This document provides the final report of a scoping review undertaken as part of a wider study that was commissioned by ECDC and undertaken by RAND Europe between November 2019 and April 2020.

Apr 29, 2022

Lucy Hocking, Jenny George, Eeva K. Broberg, Marc J. Struelens, Katrin C. Leitmeyer, Advait Deshpande, Sarah Parkinson, Joe Francombe, Katherine I. Morley, Helena de Carvalho Gomes
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Securing 5G: A Way Forward in the U.S. and China Security Competition

In this report, researchers describe fifth-generation (5G) security and identify where the United States has security advantages or disadvantages relative to China in the 5G competition and how to preserve those advantages.

Apr 29, 2022

Daniel Gonzales, Julia Brackup, Spencer Pfeifer, Timothy M. Bonds
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Many Hands in the Cookie Jar: Case Studies in Response Options to Cyber Incidents Affecting U.S. Government Networks and Implications for Future Response

This report describes major cyber incidents against U.S. government systems and addresses whether responses have changed, whether they changed adversary behavior, and what the United States can learn from these cases to inform future policymaking.

Apr 29, 2022

Quentin E. Hodgson, Yuliya Shokh, Jonathan Balk
Research Brief

Strategies to Improve Long-Term Outcomes for Veterans with Traumatic Brain Injury

This brief describes findings from a study on the long-term outcomes of traumatic brain injury for veterans, the future needs of this population, effective treatments, and the availability of community-based resources.

Apr 28, 2022

Kathryn E. Bouskill, Carrie M. Farmer, Irineo Cabreros, Jonathan H. Cantor, Natalie Ernecoff, Lynn Hu, Shira H. Fischer, Aaron Kofner, Lisa S. Meredith, Matthew L. Mizel, Aneesa Motala, Tepring Piquado, Zachary Predmore, Rajeev Ramchand

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Truth Decay in Europe 2022

Many Hands in the Cookie Jar 2022

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Recent Trends Among the Unsheltered in Three Los Angeles Neighborhoods 2022

Commercial Space Capabilities and Market Overview 2022

A Snapshot of Anti-Bias Education in U.S. K–12 Schools 2022