Published Research

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How Can the Mobility Air Forces Better Support Adaptive Basing? Summary Analysis, Findings, and Recommendations

The U.S. Air Force is exploring adaptive basing concepts to reduce the vulnerability of U.S. forces and to preserve critical combat capabilities in highly contested environments. This report assesses the impact on the Mobility Air Forces.

David T. Orletsky, Jeffrey S. Brown, Bradley DeBlois, Patrick Mills, Daniel M. Norton, Julia Brackup, Christian Curriden, Adam R. Grissom, Robert A. Guffey

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How Can the Mobility Air Forces Better Support Adaptive Basing? Appendixes A–C, Supporting Analyses of Adaptive Basing, Soft Power, and Historical Case Studies

The U.S. Air Force is exploring adaptive basing to reduce vulnerability and preserve critical combat capabilities in highly contested environments. These appendixes present supporting analyses, including political challenges and case studies.

David T. Orletsky, Julia Brackup, Christian Curriden, Adam R. Grissom, Patrick Mills, Robert A. Guffey

Journal Article

COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake and Attitudes Among Pregnant and Postpartum Parents

This study aimed to investigate COVID-19 vaccine uptake and reasons for delay or refusal among perinatal parents.

Kandice A. Kapinos, Maria DeYoreo, Rebecca Ann Lawrence, Molly Waymouth, Lori Uscher-Pines

Journal Article

Income-related Disparities in Medicare Advantage Behavioral Health Care Quality

Low income is associated with lower performance on behavioral health measures, but associations differ across racial groups. Improving care integration and addressing barriers to care may improve equity across income levels.

Joshua Breslau, Amelia Haviland, David J. Klein, Steven C. Martino, John L. Adams, Jacob W. Dembosky, Loida Tamayo, Sarah J. Gaillot, Adrian Overton, Marc N. Elliott

Journal Article

Access to After-Hours Primary Care: A Key Determinant of Children's Medical Home Status

Accessibility, especially the ability to access health care after regular office hours, appears to be the major predictor of having a medical home among Latino children.

Bing Han, Peggy G. Chen, Hao Yu

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International Basic Research Collaboration at the U.S. Department of Defense: An Overview

RAND National Defense Research Institute researchers studied how the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) approaches international basic research collaboration (IBRC) and formulated suggestions for DoD to improve how it uses IBRC.

Alison K. Hottes, Marjory S. Blumenthal, Jared Mondschein, Matthew Sargent, Caroline Wesson

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A House Reunited: Prospects for Bipartisanship in a Divided Country

Based on workshop discussions, this Perspective presents some proposed solutions, and potential data sources to evaluate these solutions, to problems related to mis- and disinformation, election security, extremism, and immigration reform.

Marek N. Posard, William Marcellino, Todd C. Helmus, Katie Feistel

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Outsmarting Agile Adversaries in the Electromagnetic Spectrum

RAND researchers conducted case studies comprising key elements necessary for creating near-real-time, autonomous, inflight software reprogramming and artificial intelligence–enabled cognitive electronic warfare capabilities for the U.S. Air Force.

Padmaja Vedula, Abbie Tingstad, Lance Menthe, Karishma R. Mehta, Jonathan Roberts, Robert A. Guffey, Natalie W. Crawford, Brad A. Bemish, Richard Payne, Erik Schuh

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Outsmarting Agile Adversaries in the Electromagnetic Spectrum: Executive Summary

This executive summary encapsulates the findings in Outsmarting Agile Adversaries in the Electromagnetic Spectrum (RR-A981-1) 2023.

Abbie Tingstad, Padmaja Vedula, Robert A. Guffey, Karishma R. Mehta, Lance Menthe, Jonathan Roberts

Journal Article

Food Insecurity During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Longitudinal Mixed-Methods Study from a Cohort of HIV Clients in Uganda

The paper utilized a longitudinal mixed-methods approach to evaluate the economic impact of COVID-19 on food security and ART-taking behaviors among people living with HIV in Kampala, Uganda.

Sarah MacCarthy, Zachary Wagner, Uzaib Saya, Ishita Ghai, Yvonne Karamagi, Mary Odiit, Barbara Mukasa, Sebastian Linnemayr

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Chesapeake Bay Model Inventory and Selection Tool (MIST)

The Model Inventory and Selection Tool (MIST) is an interactive, searchable database of empirical, statistical, and conceptual models relevant to water- and climate-related planning and decisionmaking in the Chesapeake Bay watershed and beyond.

Michelle E. Miro, Krista Romita Grocholski, Debra Knopman, Jordan R. Fischbach, Sara Schwetschenau, Kyle D. Haak, Matthew Kubasak

Journal Article

Strengthening the Fight Against Corruption: Assessing the EU Legislative and Policy Framework

This study aims to provide recommendations for possible EU measures in the area of corruption prevention and repression and to assess and compare the impacts of the identified policy options.

Ilia Gaglio, Jacopo Guzzon, Katarina Bartz, Luca Marcolin, Rrap Kryeziu, Emma Disley, Jirka Taylor, Shann Hulme

Journal Article

Improving Care for Patients with Clostridioides Difficile Infection: A Clinical Practice and Healthcare Systems Perspective

This paper addresses the paucity of multidisciplinary perspectives that consider clinical practice related and healthcare system-related challenges to optimizing care deliver for C. difficile infection.

Lucy Hocking, Mark Wilcox, Nicola Petrosillo, Paul Griffin, Theodore Steiner, Gail Attara, Joel Doré, Mark Cabling, Stephanie Stockwell, Robert J. Romanelli, Sonja Marjanovic

Journal Article

Study on a Future-Proofing Analysis of the 2017 EU AMR Action Plan

This preliminary outcome assessment and future-proofing study of the 2017 European One Health Action Plan against Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) identifies priorities to inform improvements that can make the EU AMR Action Plan fit for the future.

Helene Beaujet, Joana Gomes Beirao, Mark Cabling, Ellie Cook, Jessica Dawney, Christina Dziewanska-Stringer, Nick Fahy, Simona Guagliardo, Georgina Morris, Sarah Parkinson, Constantin Radu, Romen Rivero Cabrera, Elta Smith, Selma Stearns, Stefan Strilciuc

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Common Authorized Stockage Lists for the U.S. Army's Brigade Combat Teams

Mathematical optimization of a common, periodically updated authorized stockage list for each of the U.S. Army's three types of ground brigade combat teams provides improved performance in support of equipment readiness and reduced transition costs.

Kenneth J. Girardini, Candice Miller, Rick Eden

Brochure

RAND — Making a Difference

To commemorate its 75th anniversary, RAND took a closer look at some of its most influential research. The selections in this volume demonstrate RAND's positive -- and enduring -- contributions in addressing some of the world's most challenging problems.

Journal Article

Tasks and Feedback: An Exploration of Students' Opportunity to Develop Adaptive Expertise for Analytic Text-Based Writing

In this study, we apply a cognitive theoretical lens to investigate students' opportunity to develop their analytic text-based writing skills.

Lindsay Clare Matsumura, Elaine Lin Wang, Richard Correnti, Diane Litman

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Vermont Early Care and Education Financing Study: Estimated Costs, Financing Options, and Economic Impacts

Vermont is interested in expanding families' subsidies for early care and education (ECE) programs. This report estimates the costs of a high-quality ECE system with a well-compensated workforce and identifies possible funding sources.

Lynn A. Karoly, Aaron Strong, Christopher Joseph Doss

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Assessing the Implications of Policy Options for the Military Personnel Budget: An Analytic Framework for Evaluating Costs and Trade-Offs

A new tool simulates how various Department of the Air Force personnel policy changes could affect military spending. The tool lets users view cost variances and trade-offs when adjusting such factors as personnel count, rank, and experience levels.

Matthew Walsh, Thomas Light, Raymond E. Conley

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The Today's Army Spouse Panel Proof-of-Concept Study: Methodological Report

Researchers evaluate the effectiveness of the Today's Army Spouse Panel, an operational proof of concept survey panel of U.S. Army spouses, in recruiting participants and providing timely information representative of Army spouses.

Thomas E. Trail, Carra S. Sims, Michael S. Pollard, Owen Hall