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Deciphering Chinese Deterrence Signalling in the New Era: An Analytic Framework and Seven Case Studies

The authors examine how China's approach to deterrence signalling is evolving along with its expanding objectives, growing military capabilities, and the availability of new communication channels—and how regional countries should respond.

May 27, 2021

Nathan Beauchamp-Mustafaga, Derek Grossman, Kristen Gunness, Michael S. Chase, Marigold Black, Natalia D. Simmons-Thomas
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COVID-19 and the State of K–12 Schools: Results and Technical Documentation from the Spring 2021 American Educator Panels COVID-19 Surveys

The authors provide technical information about the sample and survey instrument, along with resultant descriptive data, for the COVID-19 surveys administered to principals and teachers via RAND's American Educator Panels in spring 2021.

May 27, 2021

Julia H. Kaufman, Melissa Kay Diliberti, Gerald P. Hunter, Joshua Snoke, David Grant, Claude Messan Setodji, Christopher J. Young
Report

Divergent and Inequitable Teaching and Learning Pathways During (and Perhaps Beyond) the Pandemic: Key Findings from the American Educator Panels Spring 2021 COVID-19 Surveys

This Data Note provides a picture of students' learning experiences in kindergarten through grade 12 schools that have adopted a variety of operational models (e.g., fully in-person, hybrid, fully remote) during the 2020–2021 school year.

May 27, 2021

Julia H. Kaufman, Melissa Kay Diliberti
Journal Article

Creating Culture-Centered Health and Health Insurance Literacy Resources: Lessons Learned from Haitian Creole, Mandarin, Native American, and Vietnamese Communities

A culture-centered approach to health literacy programs enhances meaningful and effective health communication.

May 26, 2021

Elizabeth L. Petrun Sayers, Kathryn E. Bouskill, Thomas W. Concannon, Laurie T. Martin
Journal Article

Evidence Map of Ductal Carcinoma in Situ Management Options

This is an evidence-map of ductal carcinoma in situ treatment options and impacts on patient-centered and clinical options.

May 26, 2021

Kathryn E. Bouskill, Susanne Hempel, Andrea Richardson, Patricia A. Ganz, Sangita M. Baxi, Rushil Zutshi, Jody Larkin, Aneesa Motala, Jeremy N. V. Miles, Carolyn Crandall
Journal Article

The Impact of Black Carbon Emissions from Projected Arctic Shipping on Regional Ice Transport

Diverting shipping emissions from the Suez Canal to the Arctic will influence regional evolution of sea ice cover with regional differences in future sea ice retreat. These results are likely to have policy implications with expansion of industrial activities into the Arctic.

May 26, 2021

Xueke Li, Amanda H. Lynch, David A. Bailey, Scott R. Stephenson, Siri Veland
Journal Article

Toward a Typology of Office-based Buprenorphine Treatment Laws: Themes from a Review of State Laws

Buprenorphine is a gold standard treatment for opioid use disorder. Some states have passed laws regulating office-based buprenorphine treatment, with requirements beyond those required in federal law. This study identified themes in state laws.

May 26, 2021

Barbara Andraka-Christou, Adam J Gordon, Kathryn E. Bouskill, Rosanna Smart, Olivia Randall-Kosich, Matthew Golan, Rachel Totaram, Bradley D. Stein
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Are Income Share Agreements Fair? A Close Look at the Potential Risks and Benefits of an Emerging Financial Aid Option

The authors examine the benefits and risks of the income share agreement, a novel mechanism for students to finance postsecondary education through which students can obtain funding for school in exchange for a share of future income.

May 26, 2021

Melanie A. Zaber, Elizabeth D. Steiner
Report

Making the Grade: Integration of Joint Professional Military Education and Talent Management in Developing Joint Officers

The authors examine how joint educational institutions and stakeholders and the military services can support a transition to joint professional military education using the outcomes expected of graduates rather than traditional learning processes.

May 26, 2021

Paul W. Mayberry, Charles A. Goldman, Kimberly Jackson, Eric Hastings, Hannah Acheson-Field, Anthony Lawrence
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Climate Control: International Legal Mechanisms for Managing the Geopolitical Risks of Geoengineering

The authors review the state of geoengineering technologies—large-scale manipulation of environmental processes to address climate change—and their associated geopolitical risks, while considering international governance options.

May 25, 2021

Michelle Grisé, Emmi Yonekura, Jonathan S. Blake, David DeSmet, Anusree Garg, Benjamin Lee Preston
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From Hermit Kingdom to Open for Business: Developing a Blueprint for North Korea's Economic Development

The authors describe a blueprint for economic development in North Korea using foreign investment as an organizational framework.

May 25, 2021

Krishna B. Kumar, Troy D. Smith, Diana Y. Myers, Timothy R. Gulden, Noah Johnson
Dissertation

How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Blockchain: Implications and Applications of Blockchain

Explores the implications and applications of blockchain, the technology underpinning contentious cryptocurrencies.

May 25, 2021

Pavan Katkar
Report

America's 5G Era: Gaining Competitive Advantages While Securing the Country and Its People

Researchers assessing the fifth-generation (5G) wireless ecosystem found important implications of 5G-era devices, networks, and services for securing data and protecting individual privacy.

May 24, 2021

Timothy M. Bonds, James Bonomo, Daniel Gonzales, C. Richard Neu, Samuel Absher, Edward Parker, Spencer Pfeifer, Jennifer Brookes, Julia Brackup, Jordan Willcox, David R. Frelinger, Anita Szafran
Report

Managing for Mission Assurance in the Face of Advanced Cyber Threats

This report offers a foundation for better managing, at the enterprise level in the Air Force, efforts to ensure resiliency of missions to adversarial cyber operations, including suggestions for the allocation of roles and responsibilities of tasks.

May 24, 2021

Don Snyder, Lauren A. Mayer, Myron Hura, Suzanne Genc, Colby P. Steiner, Laura Werber, Kathryn O'Connor, Keith Gierlack, Paul Dreyer, Bernard Fox
Report

Regional Responses to U.S.-China Competition in the Indo-Pacific: India

This report examines the potential benefits of, and potential impediments to, partnering more closely with India in long-term strategic competition with China.

May 24, 2021

Jonah Blank
Report

Risk Factors for Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment in the U.S. Military: Findings from the 2014 RAND Military Workplace Study

This report describes analyses, using data from the 2014 RAND Military Workplace Study, designed to identify service member and environmental characteristics that are associated with each individual's risk of sexual assault or sexual harassment.

May 24, 2021

Terry L. Schell, Andrew R. Morral, Matthew Cefalu, Coreen Farris, Miriam Matthews
Tool

Getting To Outcomes® Operations Guide for Air National Guard Community Action Teams

This Getting To Outcomes guide will help with the planning, implementation, evaluation, continuous quality improvement, and sustainability of Air National Guard Community Action Plans. It includes guidance, resources, and examples of completed tools.

May 24, 2021

Amy L. Shearer, Matthew Chinman, Patricia A. Ebener, Joie D. Acosta
Journal Article

Examining the Business Case for Patient Experience: A Systematic Review

This article reviews the literature on associations between patient experience and business outcomes, including patient allegiance and retention, complaints, lawsuits, provider job satisfaction, and profitability.

May 21, 2021

Denise D. Quigley, Kerry Reynolds, Stephanie Dellva, Rebecca Anhang Price
Journal Article

Developing Health Equity Measures

This work identified existing approaches to health equity measurement and evaluated those approaches using input from an expert panel.

May 21, 2021

Steven C. Martino, Sangeeta C. Ahluwalia, Jordan M. Harrison, Alice Y. Kim, Marc N. Elliott
Journal Article

Provider and Coach Perspectives on Implementing Shadow Coaching to Improve Provider-Patient Interactions

We aimed to characterize lessons and barriers to implementing shadow coaching as a mechanism to improve interactions with patients and change organizational culture.

May 21, 2021

Denise D. Quigley, Nabeel Shariq Qureshi, Mary Ellen Slaughter, Scott Kim, Efrain Talamantes, Ron D. Hays

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