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Aug 14, 2026

"The Force Is in Our Union": Church-Based Environmental Advocacy Training and Neighborhood Change in East Los Angeles

This study examines how a sample of Latino Catholic parishioners in eastern Los Angeles perceive their role in neighborhood change before and after participating in a park environmental advocacy training.

Tara Laila Blagg, Lilian Perez, Michael Mata, Gabriela Castro, Kathryn P. Derose
Aug 14, 2026

Illegal Firearms Markets: Transaction Patterns, Evolving Sources, and Importance in Criminal Misuse

This article examines illegal firearms markets in the United States, analyzing transaction patterns, the diversion of guns from legal commerce to criminal use, cross-border trafficking, and privately made firearms.

Philip J. Cook, Rosanna Smart
Aug 14, 2026

Stability and Turbulence in Illegal Drug Markets

This article provides a primer on illegal drug markets, with a focus on the structure and nature of these markets and the enterprises involved.

Beau Kilmer
Aug 10, 2026

Paying in the Dark: Third-Party Administrator Fees and the Limits of Employer Cost Control in Self-Insured Health Plans

While recent litigation and news reporting allege that administrators overpay providers and charge large fees, the peer-reviewed literature offers limited detail on how these compensation mechanisms operate.

Christine Buttorff, Petra W. Rasmussen, Mallika Bhandarkar, Mekdes Shiferaw, Erin Lindsey Duffy
Aug 10, 2026

Palliative Dialysis: Putting the Person First in Dialysis Care

This narrative review describes person-centered care throughout the dialysis care continuum using palliative dialysis.

Alexandra E. Bursic, Natalie C. Ernecoff, Lisa Maurer, Robert Taylor, Jane O. Schell
Aug 10, 2026

Clarifying Debates About Drug Decriminalization

This essay aims to reduce confusion about what decriminalization means and offer insights that will hopefully improve future policy debates.

Beau Kilmer
Aug 10, 2026

Clients’ Views and Experiences of Individual Placement and Support: An Employment Program for People in Treatment for Substance Use

This paper explores clients’ views and experiences of Individual Placement and Support for substance use to understand how the program is working across England, and whether any improvements can be made.

Joanne Neale, Sarah Cosgrove, James Cassidy, Josh Dumbrell, Kevin Gardiner, Sophie McCluskey, Madeline Nightingale, Andy Perkins, Samantha Steele, Kankan Zhang
Aug 10, 2026

Effective Adaptations in Individual Placement and Support Delivery: Lessons from the Drug and Alcohol Treatment Context

This paper explores how the Individual Placement and Support model has been adapted for delivery in drug and alcohol treatment services in England.

Madeline Nightingale, Joanna Hofman, Kankan Zhang, Natalie Picken, Joanne Neale, Andy Perkins
Aug 10, 2026

After Annexation: How China Plans to Run Taiwan

Beijing needs to do more than just take Taiwan; it needs to govern it as well, a task that its scholars admit will be a fraught, decades-long project.

Richard McGregor, Jude Blanchette
Aug 10, 2026

Adolescent Behavioral Health Outcomes of Child Welfare Involved Youth with and Without Childhood Suicidal Ideation

We examined whether child welfare-involved children aged 7-11 with suicidal ideation (SI) experience worse adolescent behavioral health compared to peers without SI.

Lynsay Ayer, Alexandria Smith, Elie Ohana, Beth Ann Griffin, Arielle Hope Sheftall, Gabriel W. Hassler
Aug 3, 2026

Baby Bumps in the Road: The Impact of Parenthood on Job Performance, Human Capital, and Career Advancement

This paper explores whether and why a maternal child penalty to earnings would emerge even without changes in employment and hours worked.

Olivia J. Healy, Jennifer A. Heissel
Aug 3, 2026

Physician Experiences in Health System-Owned Practices and Independent Practices: Insights From Interviews With Primary Care Physicians

We aimed to examine how practice ownership influences physician experiences with autonomy, care coordination, infrastructure, and patient relationships in health system-owned versus independent primary care practices.

Sara G. McCleskey, Maria DeYoreo, Shiyuan Zhang, Kelsey O'Hollaren, Justin W. Timbie

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"The Force Is in Our Union": Church-Based Environmental Advocacy Training and Neighborhood Change in East Los Angeles

Illegal Firearms Markets: Transaction Patterns, Evolving Sources, and Importance in Criminal Misuse

Stability and Turbulence in Illegal Drug Markets

Paying in the Dark: Third-Party Administrator Fees and the Limits of Employer Cost Control in Self-Insured Health Plans

Palliative Dialysis: Putting the Person First in Dialysis Care

Clarifying Debates About Drug Decriminalization

Clients’ Views and Experiences of Individual Placement and Support: An Employment Program for People in Treatment for Substance Use

Effective Adaptations in Individual Placement and Support Delivery: Lessons from the Drug and Alcohol Treatment Context

After Annexation: How China Plans to Run Taiwan

Adolescent Behavioral Health Outcomes of Child Welfare Involved Youth with and Without Childhood Suicidal Ideation

Baby Bumps in the Road: The Impact of Parenthood on Job Performance, Human Capital, and Career Advancement

Physician Experiences in Health System-Owned Practices and Independent Practices: Insights From Interviews With Primary Care Physicians

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"The Force Is in Our Union": Church-Based Environmental Advocacy Training and Neighborhood Change in East Los Angeles

Illegal Firearms Markets: Transaction Patterns, Evolving Sources, and Importance in Criminal Misuse

Stability and Turbulence in Illegal Drug Markets

Paying in the Dark: Third-Party Administrator Fees and the Limits of Employer Cost Control in Self-Insured Health Plans

Palliative Dialysis: Putting the Person First in Dialysis Care

Clarifying Debates About Drug Decriminalization

Clients’ Views and Experiences of Individual Placement and Support: An Employment Program for People in Treatment for Substance Use

Effective Adaptations in Individual Placement and Support Delivery: Lessons from the Drug and Alcohol Treatment Context

After Annexation: How China Plans to Run Taiwan

Adolescent Behavioral Health Outcomes of Child Welfare Involved Youth with and Without Childhood Suicidal Ideation

Baby Bumps in the Road: The Impact of Parenthood on Job Performance, Human Capital, and Career Advancement

Physician Experiences in Health System-Owned Practices and Independent Practices: Insights From Interviews With Primary Care Physicians

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