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  • 1
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    RM / Rand Corporation (from 1949-)
    Santa Monica, Calif. ; Nachgewiesen 92.1949 -
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    Language: Undetermined
    Dates of Publication: Nachgewiesen 92.1949 -
    Series Statement: Rand publications
    Former Title: Research memorandum
    Former Title: Memorandum
    DDC: 600
    Keywords: Monografische Reihe
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  • 2
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    The association between base-area social and economic characteristics and airmen's outcomes (2014)
    Santa Monica, CA : Rand Corporation
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    ISBN: 9780833078599 , 0833085190 , 0833078593 , 9780833085191
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xxvi, 168 pages)
    Series Statement: RAND Corporation research report series RR-132-AF
    Parallel Title: Print version Meadows, Sarah O. (Sarah Opal), 1978- Association between base-area social and economic characteristics and airmen's outcomes
    Keywords: Quality of life Statistics ; Social indicators ; Airmen Social conditions 21st century ; Neighborhoods Social aspects ; Quality of life ; Social indicators ; Airmen ; Neighborhoods ; Law, Politics & Government ; Military Administration ; HEALTH & FITNESS ; Work-Related Health ; United States ; Statistics ; Neighborhoods ; Social aspects ; Quality of life ; Social indicators ; Military & Naval Science ; Electronic books
    Abstract: To help Air Force Services tailor support for Airmen and their families through analyses of the relevance of neighborhood, or area, characteristics of major Air Force installations located within the United States, researchers applied established social indicators and neighborhood methodology to identify which areas may have greater need for Air Force resources. This document reports the results of that analysis. It examines whether and how base-area characteristics are associated with individual-level Airman outcomes across several different domains. The objective is to help the Air Force identify communities where Airmen and their families may have greater levels of need so that it can adapt programs or resources to counteract stressors related to the base areas and the lack of nonmilitary resources in the area. Using census and personnel data, the authors created a set of area profiles that make up the RAND Base Area Social and Economic Index, or RAND BASE-I, measuring aspects of household composition, employment, income and poverty, housing, social, and transportation of area residents (both military and civilian). These factors are outside of Air Force control; however, Air Force Services may be able to help offset potential negative impacts of community characteristics on Airmen and their families. Using existing Air Force survey data, the authors then assessed whether these base-area characteristics were associated with Airmen's outcomes related to health and well-being, military and neighborhood cohesion, ratings of neighborhood resources, use of on-base resources, satisfaction, and career intentions. The analysis also tested whether Airmen who live off base and commute to work may be more exposed to social and economic conditions in the larger base area than Airmen who primarily live and work on base
    Abstract: To help Air Force Services tailor support for Airmen and their families through analyses of the relevance of neighborhood, or area, characteristics of major Air Force installations located within the United States, researchers applied established social indicators and neighborhood methodology to identify which areas may have greater need for Air Force resources. This document reports the results of that analysis. It examines whether and how base-area characteristics are associated with individual-level Airman outcomes across several different domains. The objective is to help the Air Force identify communities where Airmen and their families may have greater levels of need so that it can adapt programs or resources to counteract stressors related to the base areas and the lack of nonmilitary resources in the area. Using census and personnel data, the authors created a set of area profiles that make up the RAND Base Area Social and Economic Index, or RAND BASE-I, measuring aspects of household composition, employment, income and poverty, housing, social, and transportation of area residents (both military and civilian). These factors are outside of Air Force control; however, Air Force Services may be able to help offset potential negative impacts of community characteristics on Airmen and their families. Using existing Air Force survey data, the authors then assessed whether these base-area characteristics were associated with Airmen's outcomes related to health and well-being, military and neighborhood cohesion, ratings of neighborhood resources, use of on-base resources, satisfaction, and career intentions. The analysis also tested whether Airmen who live off base and commute to work may be more exposed to social and economic conditions in the larger base area than Airmen who primarily live and work on base
    Note: "RR-132-AF"--Back cover , "RAND Project Air Force , Includes bibliographical references (pages 159-168)
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  • 3
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    Evaluating the impact of the Department of Defense Regional Centers for Security Studies (2014)
    Santa Monica, CA : RAND
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    ISBN: 9780833085139 , 0833086499 , 0833085131 , 9780833086495
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xxxiii, 152 pages)
    Parallel Title: Print version Hanauer, Larry Evaluating the impact of the Department of Defense Regional Centers for Security Studies
    Keywords: United States Management ; Evaluation ; United States ; National security International cooperation ; Military assistance, American ; National security ; Military assistance, American ; National security ; International cooperation ; Military & Naval Science ; Law, Politics & Government ; Armies ; POLITICAL SCIENCE ; International Relations ; Treaties ; Management ; Evaluation ; Military assistance, American ; United States ; Electronic books
    Abstract: The five U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) Regional Centers for Security Studies have been helping partner nations build strategic capacity for almost 20 years. However, recent DoD budget constraints have put pressure on the regional centers (RCs) to increase efficiency. The Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) asked RAND to conduct a study on the overall impact of the RCs, their effectiveness in advancing DoD policy priorities, the ways in which they assess their programs, and ways in which they could improve their impact and efficiency and the resulting outcomes. The RAND study team found that centers have had great success at the missions they have undertaken. They are high-impact components of U.S. security cooperation and engagement efforts, despite their relatively small budgets. The team identified 24 ways in which the centers advance U.S. interests, including building partner capacity, building relationships, fostering pro-U.S. outlooks, offering unique opportunities for engagement, and promoting regional dialogue that reduces tensions. However, RCs should improve impact-oriented data collection and analysis for improved assessment, methodically collecting such data over time. OSD and the combatant commands should improve their oversight and management of the RCs to ensure alignment with department- and theater-level objectives. In addition, OSD should maintain the RCs' focus on regional security challenges rather than refashioning them to address specific threats. Options to consider for greater impact include evaluating the balance between core residential courses and in-region workshops and determining whether and to what extent the centers should develop customized programs for DoD components so as to secure funds beyond the core budget they receive from OSD
    Abstract: The five U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) Regional Centers for Security Studies have been helping partner nations build strategic capacity for almost 20 years. However, recent DoD budget constraints have put pressure on the regional centers (RCs) to increase efficiency. The Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) asked RAND to conduct a study on the overall impact of the RCs, their effectiveness in advancing DoD policy priorities, the ways in which they assess their programs, and ways in which they could improve their impact and efficiency and the resulting outcomes. The RAND study team found that centers have had great success at the missions they have undertaken. They are high-impact components of U.S. security cooperation and engagement efforts, despite their relatively small budgets. The team identified 24 ways in which the centers advance U.S. interests, including building partner capacity, building relationships, fostering pro-U.S. outlooks, offering unique opportunities for engagement, and promoting regional dialogue that reduces tensions. However, RCs should improve impact-oriented data collection and analysis for improved assessment, methodically collecting such data over time. OSD and the combatant commands should improve their oversight and management of the RCs to ensure alignment with department- and theater-level objectives. In addition, OSD should maintain the RCs' focus on regional security challenges rather than refashioning them to address specific threats. Options to consider for greater impact include evaluating the balance between core residential courses and in-region workshops and determining whether and to what extent the centers should develop customized programs for DoD components so as to secure funds beyond the core budget they receive from OSD
    Note: "Prepared for the Office of the Secretary of Defense , "RR-388-OSD"--Page 4 of cover , "National Defense Research Institute , Includes bibliographical references (pages 145-152)
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  • 4
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    The future of driving in developing countries (2014)
    Santa Monica, Calif : RAND
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    ISBN: 9780833086044 , 0833089811 , 0833086049 , 9780833089816
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xiv, 115 pages)
    Series Statement: Technical report RR-636-ifmo
    Parallel Title: Print version Ecola, Liisa Future of driving in developing countries
    Keywords: Automobile driving Forecasting ; Automobile driving ; Developing countries ; Business & Economics ; Automobile driving ; Forecasting ; COMPUTERS ; Data Modeling & Design ; Transportation Economics ; Electronic books
    Abstract: The level of automobility, defined as travel in personal vehicles, is often seen as a function of income: The higher a country's per capita income, the greater the amount of driving. However, levels of automobility vary quite substantially between countries even at similar levels of economic development. This suggests that countries follow different mobility paths. The research detailed in this report sought to answer three questions: What are the factors besides economic development that affect automobility? What is their influence on automobility? What will happen to automobility in developing countries if they progress along similar paths as developed countries? To answer these questions, the authors developed a methodology to identify these factors, model their impact on developed countries, and forecast automobility (as defined by per capita vehicle-kilometers traveled [VKT]) in four developing countries. This methodology draws on quantitative analysis of historical automobility development in four country case studies (the United States, Australia, Germany, and Japan) that represent very different levels of per capita automobility, in combination with data derived from an expert-based qualitative approach. The authors used the latter to assess how these experiences may affect the future of automobility in the BRIC countries: Brazil, Russia, India, and China. According to this analysis, automobility levels in the four BRIC countries will fall between those of the United States (which has the highest per capita VKT level of the four case studies) and Japan (which has the lowest). Brazil is forecasted to have the highest per capita VKT and India the lowest
    Abstract: The level of automobility, defined as travel in personal vehicles, is often seen as a function of income: The higher a country's per capita income, the greater the amount of driving. However, levels of automobility vary quite substantially between countries even at similar levels of economic development. This suggests that countries follow different mobility paths. The research detailed in this report sought to answer three questions: What are the factors besides economic development that affect automobility? What is their influence on automobility? What will happen to automobility in developing countries if they progress along similar paths as developed countries? To answer these questions, the authors developed a methodology to identify these factors, model their impact on developed countries, and forecast automobility (as defined by per capita vehicle-kilometers traveled [VKT]) in four developing countries. This methodology draws on quantitative analysis of historical automobility development in four country case studies (the United States, Australia, Germany, and Japan) that represent very different levels of per capita automobility, in combination with data derived from an expert-based qualitative approach. The authors used the latter to assess how these experiences may affect the future of automobility in the BRIC countries: Brazil, Russia, India, and China. According to this analysis, automobility levels in the four BRIC countries will fall between those of the United States (which has the highest per capita VKT level of the four case studies) and Japan (which has the lowest). Brazil is forecasted to have the highest per capita VKT and India the lowest
    Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 108-113) , Title from PDF title page (viewed on August 13, 2014)
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  • 5
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    Developing a research strategy for suicide prevention in the Department of Defense : status of current research, prioritizing areas of need, and recommendations for moving forward (2014)
    Santa Monica, CA : RAND
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    ISBN: 9780833087720 , 083308772X , 9780833087737 , 0833087746 , 0833087738 , 0833087711 , 9780833087713 , 9780833087744
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (1 online resource)
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Ramchand, Rajeev Developing a research strategy for suicide prevention in the Department of Defense
    Keywords: United States Personnel management ; Research ; United States ; Suicide Prevention ; Government policy ; Military research ; Suicide Prevention ; Research ; Psychology, Military ; Suicide ; Military research ; Suicide ; Psychology, Military ; Military research ; Personnel management ; Research ; Psychology, Military ; Suicide ; Prevention ; Government policy ; Military Science - General ; Military & Naval Science ; Law, Politics & Government ; United States ; United States ; PSYCHOLOGY ; Suicide ; United States Armed Forces ; Mental health services ; United States ; Electronic books
    Abstract: The study indexed each of 12 research goals according to rankings of importance, effectiveness, cultural acceptability, cost, and learning potential provided by experts who participated in a multistep elicitation exercise. The results revealed that research funding is overwhelmingly allocated to prevention goals already considered by experts to be effective. Other goals considered by experts to be important and appropriate for the military context receive relatively little funding and have been the subject of relatively few studies, meaning that there is still much to learn about these strategies. Furthermore, DoD, like other organizations, suffers from a research-to-practice gap. The most promising results from studies funded by DoD and other entities do not always find their way to those responsible for implementing suicide prevention programs that serve military personnel
    Note: Includes bibliographical references
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    How do we know what information sharing is really worth? : exploring methodologies to measure the value of information sharing and fusion efforts (2014)
    Santa Monica, CA : RAND
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    ISBN: 9780833083869 , 0833083872 , 0833083864 , 9780833083876
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (31 pages)
    Parallel Title: Print version Jackson, Brian A., 1972- How do we know what information sharing is really worth?
    Keywords: Selective dissemination of information ; Intelligence service ; Information policy ; Communication in law enforcement ; Government information Access control ; Terrorism Prevention ; Domestic intelligence ; Exchange of government information ; Selective dissemination of information ; Intelligence service ; Information policy ; Communication in law enforcement ; Government information ; Terrorism ; Domestic intelligence ; Exchange of government information ; Selective dissemination of information ; Terrorism ; Prevention ; United States ; COMPUTERS ; Internet ; Security ; Communication in law enforcement ; Domestic intelligence ; Exchange of government information ; Government information ; Access control ; Information policy ; Intelligence service ; Electronic books
    Abstract: Since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, the sharing of intelligence and law enforcement information has been a central part of U.S. domestic security efforts. Though much of the public debate about such sharing focuses on addressing the threat of terrorism, organizations at all levels of government routinely share varied types of information through multiagency information systems, collaborative groups, and other links. Given resource constraints, there are concerns about the effectiveness of information-sharing and fusion activities and, therefore, their value relative to the public funds invested in them. Solid methods for evaluating these efforts are lacking, however, limiting the ability to make informed policy decisions. Drawing on a substantial literature review and synthesis, this report lays out the challenges of evaluating information-sharing efforts that frequently seek to achieve multiple goals simultaneously; reviews past evaluations of information-sharing programs; and lays out a path to improving the evaluation of such efforts going forward
    Note: "RAND Homeland Security and Defense Center , "This research was conducted within the RAND Homeland Security and Defense Center ... a joint center of two research divisions: RAND Justice, Infrastructure, and Environment, and the RAND National Security Research Division"--Back cover , "RAND Corporation research report series."--Web Page (PDF) , "RR-380-OSD"--Page 31 , Caption title , Includes bibliographical references (pages 27-30)
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  • 7
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    Changing the Army's weapon training strategies to meet operational requirements more efficiently and effectively (2014)
    Santa Monica, CA : RAND Corporation
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    ISBN: 9780833082619 , 083308996X , 0833082612 , 9780833089960
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xxiii, 75 pages)
    Series Statement: RAND Corporation research report series RR-448-A
    Parallel Title: Print version Crowley, James C., 1945- Changing the Army's weapon training strategies to meet operational requirements more efficiently and effectively
    Keywords: Military education ; Military weapons ; Soldiers Training of ; Military education ; Military weapons ; Soldiers ; Law, Politics & Government ; United States ; Military weapons ; Soldiers ; Training of ; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING ; Military Science ; Military Science - General ; Military education ; Military & Naval Science ; Electronic books
    Abstract: "The ability of soldiers to engage the enemy effectively is fundamental to the operational success of the U.S. Army. As a result, the Army devotes considerable effort and resources to weapon training. The Army's current challenge is to adapt weapon training strategies to meet complex operational environments and changing unit readiness processes; take full advantage of training technologies; and, in an era of declining defense budgets, make weapon training strategies more efficient. This report documents the findings, conclusions, and implications of a two-year project supporting the Army's efforts to adapt its weapon training strategies and the processes through which they are developed. The potential of emerging technologies to make weapon training strategies more effective and efficient is also examined. The report outlines directions the Army could take to improve its weapon training strategies and the processes for adapting them. It concludes that improving the processes for adapting weapon training to new requirements can make them more effective and efficient, but that improvements should be made in the context of holistically improving the Army's training and leader development programs. In addition, while there are many potential benefits to increasing the use of technologies in weapon training strategies, there are many factors that act to limit the amount of improvement that must be considered before deciding on implementation."--Abstract on RAND home page
    Abstract: "The ability of soldiers to engage the enemy effectively is fundamental to the operational success of the U.S. Army. As a result, the Army devotes considerable effort and resources to weapon training. The Army's current challenge is to adapt weapon training strategies to meet complex operational environments and changing unit readiness processes; take full advantage of training technologies; and, in an era of declining defense budgets, make weapon training strategies more efficient. This report documents the findings, conclusions, and implications of a two-year project supporting the Army's efforts to adapt its weapon training strategies and the processes through which they are developed. The potential of emerging technologies to make weapon training strategies more effective and efficient is also examined. The report outlines directions the Army could take to improve its weapon training strategies and the processes for adapting them. It concludes that improving the processes for adapting weapon training to new requirements can make them more effective and efficient, but that improvements should be made in the context of holistically improving the Army's training and leader development programs. In addition, while there are many potential benefits to increasing the use of technologies in weapon training strategies, there are many factors that act to limit the amount of improvement that must be considered before deciding on implementation."--Abstract on RAND home page
    Note: "Prepared for the United States Army , "RAND Arroyo Center , "Approved for public release; distribution unlimited , "RR-448-A"--Page 4 of cover , "The research described in this report was sponsored by the United States Army under Contract, No. W74V8H-06-C-0001"--Title page verso , Includes bibliographical references (pages 73-75)
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    A program manager's guide for program improvement in ongoing psychological health and traumatic brain injury programs (2014)
    Santa Monica, CA : Rand Corporation
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    ISBN: 9780833080523 , 0833084844 , 0833080520 , 9780833084842
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xiii, 42 pages)
    Series Statement: RAND toolkit v.4
    Parallel Title: Print version Ryan, Gery W Program manager's guide for program improvement in ongoing psychological health and traumatic brain injury programs
    Keywords: Medical care Evaluation ; Health services administration ; Quality assurance Management ; Mental health services Evaluation ; Medical care ; Health services administration ; Quality assurance ; Mental health services ; Brain Wounds and injuries ; Treatment ; Evaluation ; Brain ; Post-traumatic stress disorder ; Soldiers Mental health services ; Veterans Mental health services ; Depression, Mental ; Brain Injuries therapy ; Program Evaluation ; Mental Health Services ; Quality Improvement ; Post-traumatic stress disorder ; Veterans ; Mental health services ; Depression, Mental ; United States ; PSYCHOLOGY ; Psychopathology ; Depression ; Brain ; Wounds and injuries ; Electronic books
    Abstract: Between 2001 and 2011, the U.S. Department of Defense has implemented numerous programs to support service members and their families in coping with the stressors from a decade of the longstanding conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. These programs, which address both psychological health and traumatic brain injury (TBI), number in the hundreds and vary in their size, scope, and target population. To ensure that resources are wisely invested and maximize the benefits of such programs, RAND developed a tool to help assess program performance, consider options for improvement, implement solutions, then assess whether the changes worked, with the intention of helping those responsible for managing or implementing programs to conduct assessments of how well the program is performing and to implement solutions for improving performance. Specifically, the tool is intended to provide practical guidance in program improvement and continuous quality improvement for all programs
    Abstract: Between 2001 and 2011, the U.S. Department of Defense has implemented numerous programs to support service members and their families in coping with the stressors from a decade of the longstanding conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. These programs, which address both psychological health and traumatic brain injury (TBI), number in the hundreds and vary in their size, scope, and target population. To ensure that resources are wisely invested and maximize the benefits of such programs, RAND developed a tool to help assess program performance, consider options for improvement, implement solutions, then assess whether the changes worked, with the intention of helping those responsible for managing or implementing programs to conduct assessments of how well the program is performing and to implement solutions for improving performance. Specifically, the tool is intended to provide practical guidance in program improvement and continuous quality improvement for all programs
    Note: "National Defense Research Institute , "Approved for public release; distribution unlimited , "RAND Corporation research report series."--Web page (PDF) , "RR-487/4-OSD."--Page 4 of printed paper wrapper , "Prepared for the Office of the Secretary of Defense and the Defense Centers of Excellence for Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury , Includes bibliographical references (pages 39-42)
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    The development and application of the RAND Program Classification Tool (2014)
    Santa Monica, CA : Rand Corporation
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    ISBN: 9780833059420 , 0833084860 , 0833059424 , 9780833084866
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xv, 56 pages)
    Series Statement: RAND toolkit v. 1
    Parallel Title: Print version Acosta, Joie D Development and application of the RAND program classification tool
    Keywords: Medical care Evaluation ; Mental health services Evaluation ; Brain Wounds and injuries ; Treatment ; Evaluation ; Health services administration ; Evaluation ; Medical care ; Mental health services ; Brain ; Health services administration ; Evaluation ; Mental Health Services ; Program Evaluation methods ; Quality Improvement ; Brain Injuries therapy ; PSYCHOLOGY ; Psychopathology ; Depression ; Evaluation ; Health services administration ; Medical care ; Evaluation ; Mental health services ; Evaluation ; United States ; United States ; Electronic book
    Abstract: As a result of extended military engagements in Iraq and Afghanistan during the past decade, the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) has implemented numerous programs to support servicemembers and family members who experience difficulty handling stress, face mental health challenges, or are affected by a traumatic brain injury (TBI). As these efforts have proliferated, it has become more challenging to monitor these programs and to avoid duplication. To support DoD in this area, RAND compiled a comprehensive catalog of DoD-funded programs that address psychological health and TBI. In creating the catalog of programs, RAND recognized the need to consistently describe and compare multiple programs according to a set of core program characteristics, driven largely by the lack of a single, clear, widely-accepted operational definition of what constitutes a program. To do this, RAND developed the RAND Program Classification Tool (R-PCT) to allow users to describe and compare programs, particularly those related to psychological health and TBI, along eight key dimensions. The tool consists of a set of questions and responses for consistently describing various aspects of programs, along with detailed guidance regarding how to select the appropriate responses. The purpose of this report is to describe the R-PCT, to help potential users understand how it was developed, and to explain how the tool can be used
    Note: "RR-487/1-OSD."--Page 4 of printed paper wrapper , "Glossary": pages 53-54 , "Prepared for the Office of the Secretary of Defense and the Defense Centers of Excellence for Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury , "RAND Corporation research report series."--Web page (PDF) , "Approved for public release; distribution unlimited , "National Defense Research Institute , Includes bibliographical references (pages 55-56)
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    The RAND online measure repository for evaluating psychological health and traumatic brain injury programs (2014)
    Santa Monica, CA : Rand Corporation
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    ISBN: 9780833059383 , 0833084852 , 0833059386 , 9780833084859
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xv, 61 pages)
    Series Statement: RAND toolkit v. 2
    Series Statement: RAND Corporation research report series RR487z2
    Parallel Title: Print version Acosta, Joie D RAND online measure repository for evaluating psychological health and traumatic brain injury programs
    Keywords: Medical care Evaluation ; Mental health services Evaluation ; Brain Wounds and injuries ; Treatment ; Evaluation ; Health services administration ; Psychodiagnostics ; Medical care ; Mental health services ; Brain ; Health services administration ; Psychodiagnostics ; Program Evaluation methods ; Mental Health Services ; Quality Improvement ; Brain Injuries therapy ; United States ; PSYCHOLOGY ; Psychopathology ; Depression ; Health services administration ; Medical care ; Evaluation ; Mental health services ; Evaluation ; Psychodiagnostics ; United States ; Electronic book
    Abstract: Since 2001, U.S. military forces have been engaged in extended conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. While most military personnel cope well across the deployment cycle, the operational tempo may raise the risk of mental health problems, such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and major depression, and consequences from traumatic brain injury (TBI). To support servicemembers and their families as they cope with these challenges, the U.S. Department of Defense has implemented numerous programs addressing biological, social, spiritual, and holistic influences on psychological health along the resilience, prevention, and treatment continuum that focus on a variety of clinical and nonclinical concerns. As these efforts have proliferated, evaluating their effectiveness has become increasingly important. To support the design and implementation of program evaluation, RAND developed the RAND Online Measure Repository (ROMR) which indexes and describes measures related to psychological health and TBI. The ROMR is a publicly accessible, online, searchable database containing 171 measures related to psychological health and TBI. This report describes the rationale for developing the ROMR, the content included in the ROMR, and its potential in both civilian and military populations. The ROMR includes information about measure domains, psychometrics, number of items, and costs, which can inform the selection of measures for program evaluations. Included measures address domains of primary importance to psychological health (PTSD, depression, anxiety, suicidal ideation, and resiliency) and TBI (cognition, executive functioning, and memory). Also identified are measures relevant to military units, such as unit cohesion and force readiness and preservation
    Abstract: Since 2001, U.S. military forces have been engaged in extended conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. While most military personnel cope well across the deployment cycle, the operational tempo may raise the risk of mental health problems, such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and major depression, and consequences from traumatic brain injury (TBI). To support servicemembers and their families as they cope with these challenges, the U.S. Department of Defense has implemented numerous programs addressing biological, social, spiritual, and holistic influences on psychological health along the resilience, prevention, and treatment continuum that focus on a variety of clinical and nonclinical concerns. As these efforts have proliferated, evaluating their effectiveness has become increasingly important. To support the design and implementation of program evaluation, RAND developed the RAND Online Measure Repository (ROMR) which indexes and describes measures related to psychological health and TBI. The ROMR is a publicly accessible, online, searchable database containing 171 measures related to psychological health and TBI. This report describes the rationale for developing the ROMR, the content included in the ROMR, and its potential in both civilian and military populations. The ROMR includes information about measure domains, psychometrics, number of items, and costs, which can inform the selection of measures for program evaluations. Included measures address domains of primary importance to psychological health (PTSD, depression, anxiety, suicidal ideation, and resiliency) and TBI (cognition, executive functioning, and memory). Also identified are measures relevant to military units, such as unit cohesion and force readiness and preservation
    Note: "Glossary": pages 55-56 , "RR-487/2-OSD."--Page 4 of printed paper wrapper , "Prepared for the Office of the Secretary of Defense and the Defense Centers of Excellence for Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury , "RAND Corporation research report series."--Web page (PDF) , "Approved for public release; distribution unlimited , "National Defense Research Institute , Includes bibliographical references (page 61)
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    A systematic process to facilitate evidence-informed decisionmaking regarding program expansion (2014)
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    ISBN: 9780833084170 , 0833084836 , 0833084178 , 9780833084835
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xvi, 70 pages)
    Series Statement: RAND toolkit v. 3
    Series Statement: RAND Corporation research report series RR487z3
    Parallel Title: Print version Martin, Laurie T Systematic process to facilitate evidence-informed decisionmaking regarding program expansion
    Keywords: Health services administration ; Medical care Evaluation ; Evidence-based medicine Handbooks, manuals, etc ; Mental health services Evaluation ; Brain Wounds and injuries ; Treatment ; Evaluation ; Health services administration ; Medical care ; Evidence-based medicine ; Mental health services ; Brain ; Quality Improvement ; Decision Making ; Evidence-Based Practice ; Brain Injuries therapy ; Mental Health Services ; Program Evaluation ; Evidence-Based Medicine ; Evaluation Studies as Topic ; Military Personnel psychology ; United States ; Mental health services ; Evaluation ; Handbooks and manuals ; PSYCHOLOGY ; Psychopathology ; Depression ; Evidence-based medicine ; Health services administration ; Medical care ; Evaluation ; United States ; Electronic book
    Abstract: While the Department of Defense supports more than 200 psychological health and traumatic brain injury programs, it lacks an approach and process to systematically develop, track, and assess the performance of this portfolio of programs. Further, there is not yet a uniform approach to decisionmaking around program support and expansion of particularly promising, evidence-based programs. This lack of centralized oversight may result in the proliferation of untested programs that are developed without an evidence base; an inefficient use of resources; and added cost and administrative inefficiencies. RAND researchers developed a potential model and tools to support a centralized, systematic, and ongoing process to help in making decisions around continued program support, and by which expansion can be facilitated. This report includes two tools. The first is a Program Abstraction Form, which collects relevant background information from programs and asks explicitly about program effectiveness and the design of the program evaluation used to assess program effectiveness, as a poor evaluation design may lead to incorrect conclusions about the effectiveness of the program. The second is the RAND Program Expansion Tool, which provides a standardized summary of the quality and outcome of a program evaluation. The focus of these tools is on decisionmaking around program expansion, and does not preclude or address initial funding decisions of particularly promising new programs that may not yet have a solid evidence base
    Abstract: While the Department of Defense supports more than 200 psychological health and traumatic brain injury programs, it lacks an approach and process to systematically develop, track, and assess the performance of this portfolio of programs. Further, there is not yet a uniform approach to decisionmaking around program support and expansion of particularly promising, evidence-based programs. This lack of centralized oversight may result in the proliferation of untested programs that are developed without an evidence base; an inefficient use of resources; and added cost and administrative inefficiencies. RAND researchers developed a potential model and tools to support a centralized, systematic, and ongoing process to help in making decisions around continued program support, and by which expansion can be facilitated. This report includes two tools. The first is a Program Abstraction Form, which collects relevant background information from programs and asks explicitly about program effectiveness and the design of the program evaluation used to assess program effectiveness, as a poor evaluation design may lead to incorrect conclusions about the effectiveness of the program. The second is the RAND Program Expansion Tool, which provides a standardized summary of the quality and outcome of a program evaluation. The focus of these tools is on decisionmaking around program expansion, and does not preclude or address initial funding decisions of particularly promising new programs that may not yet have a solid evidence base
    Note: "Prepared for the Office of the Secretary of Defense and the Defense Centers of Excellence for Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury , "RR-487/3-OSD."--Page 4 of printed paper wrapper , "Glossary": pages xv-xvi , "Approved for public release; distribution unlimited , "National Defense Research Institute , "RAND Corporation research report series."--Web page (PDF) , Includes bibliographical references (pages 69-70)
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    Libya after Qaddafi : lessons and implications for the future (2014)
    Santa Monica, CA : RAND
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    ISBN: 9780833084897 , 0833084895
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xvii, 87 pages)
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Chivvis, Christopher S. Libya After Qaddafi Lessons and Implications for the Future
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    Keywords: Qaddafi, Muammar ; Qaddafi, Muammar ; Postwar reconstruction ; Nation-building ; Postwar reconstruction ; Nation-building ; Libya Politics and government 2011- ; Libya
    Abstract: In 2011, NATO and a number of Arab and other countries backed a rebel overthrow of longstanding Libyan dictator Muammar Qaddafi. When Qaddafi was killed in October, the intervening powers abruptly wrapped up military operations. A small United Nations mission was given responsibility for coordinating post-conflict stabilization support. The essential tasks of establishing security, building political and administrative institutions, and restarting the economy were left almost entirely up to Libya's new leaders. The results of this very limited international approach have been lackluster at best. Libya has fallen behind on a number of critical post-conflict fronts, jihadist groups have made inroads, and there is still a possibility that this newly freed nation could once again collapse into civil war. Although Libya's fate is ultimately in the hands of Libyans themselves, international actors could have done more to help and could still take steps to avert further deterioration of Libya itself as well as the broader region. This report is based on research and interviews with officials in Washington, London, Paris, Brussels, and Tripoli and draws on existing RAND work on post-conflict reconstruction. It explains the challenges that Libya faced after the war, assesses the steps taken to overcome them, draws implications for future post-conflict efforts, and sketches a way forward in Libya itself
    Abstract: In 2011, NATO and a number of Arab and other countries backed a rebel overthrow of longstanding Libyan dictator Muammar Qaddafi. When Qaddafi was killed in October, the intervening powers abruptly wrapped up military operations. A small United Nations mission was given responsibility for coordinating post-conflict stabilization support. The essential tasks of establishing security, building political and administrative institutions, and restarting the economy were left almost entirely up to Libya's new leaders. The results of this very limited international approach have been lackluster at best. Libya has fallen behind on a number of critical post-conflict fronts, jihadist groups have made inroads, and there is still a possibility that this newly freed nation could once again collapse into civil war. Although Libya's fate is ultimately in the hands of Libyans themselves, international actors could have done more to help and could still take steps to avert further deterioration of Libya itself as well as the broader region. This report is based on research and interviews with officials in Washington, London, Paris, Brussels, and Tripoli and draws on existing RAND work on post-conflict reconstruction. It explains the challenges that Libya faced after the war, assesses the steps taken to overcome them, draws implications for future post-conflict efforts, and sketches a way forward in Libya itself
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    Psychological fitness and resilience : a review of relevant constructs, measures, and links to well-being (2014)
    Santa Monica, CA : RAND
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    ISBN: 9780833085689 , 0833085689 , 9780833080769 , 0833080768
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xi, 48 pages)
    Series Statement: Rand Project Air Force series on resiliency
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Robson, Sean Psychological fitness and resilience
    Keywords: Families of military personnel Health and hygiene ; Resilience (Personality trait) ; Psychology, Military ; Adjustment (Psychology) ; Airmen Health and hygiene ; Stress management ; Families of military personnel ; Resilience (Personality trait) ; Psychology, Military ; Adjustment (Psychology) ; Airmen ; Stress management ; Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms ; Behavior ; Behavioral Disciplines and Activities ; Behavioral Symptoms ; Military Personnel ; Named Groups ; Occupational Groups ; Personality Assessment ; Persons ; Psychiatry and Psychology ; Psychological Phenomena and Processes ; Psychophysiology ; Resilience, Psychological ; Stress, Psychological ; Adjustment (Psychology) ; Psychology, Military ; Resilience (Personality trait) ; Stress management ; Military & Naval Science ; Law, Politics & Government ; Military Engineering ; MEDICAL ; Preventive Medicine ; Electronic books
    Abstract: This report is one of a series designed to support Air Force leaders in promoting resilience among its Airmen, civilian employees, and Air Force family members. It examines the relationship between physical fitness and resilience, using key constructs found in the scientific literature that address self-regulation, positive affect, perceived control, self-efficacy, self-esteem, and optimism. Supporting or increasing the levels of the key measures of psychological fitness identified in this report may facilitate resilience and can protect Airmen, civilian employees, and Air Force families from the negative effects of stress. The report also reviews construct measures, well-being, and resilience outcomes as well as interventions designed to promote the psychological fitness constructs
    Abstract: This report is one of a series designed to support Air Force leaders in promoting resilience among its Airmen, civilian employees, and Air Force family members. It examines the relationship between physical fitness and resilience, using key constructs found in the scientific literature that address self-regulation, positive affect, perceived control, self-efficacy, self-esteem, and optimism. Supporting or increasing the levels of the key measures of psychological fitness identified in this report may facilitate resilience and can protect Airmen, civilian employees, and Air Force families from the negative effects of stress. The report also reviews construct measures, well-being, and resilience outcomes as well as interventions designed to promote the psychological fitness constructs
    Note: "RAND Project Air Force , Includes bibliographical references (pages 33-48)
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    Redirecting innovation in U.S. health care : options to decrease spending and increase value (2014)
    Santa Monica : RAND Corporation
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    ISBN: 9780833085498 , 0833085476 , 0833085468 , 0833085492 , 9780833085467 , 9780833085474
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xxvii, 105 pages)
    Series Statement: RAND Corporation research report series RR-308
    Parallel Title: Print version Garber, Steven, 1950- Redirecting innovation in U.S. health care
    Keywords: Medical innovations ; Medical care, Cost of ; Medical care ; Medical innovations ; Medical care, Cost of ; Medical care ; Biomedical Technology ; Cost-Benefit Analysis ; Health Policy ; Health Care Costs ; Delivery of Health Care ; Inventions ; Electronic books ; Medical innovations ; United States ; Medical care, Cost of ; POLITICAL SCIENCE ; Public Policy ; Social Security ; POLITICAL SCIENCE ; Public Policy ; Social Services & Welfare ; MEDICAL ; Allied Health Services ; Medical Technology ; Medical care ; United States ; Electronic books
    Abstract: New medical technologies are a leading driver of U.S. health care spending. This report identifies promising policy options to change which medical technologies are created, with two related policy goals: (1) Reduce total health care spending with the smallest possible loss of health benefits, and (2) ensure that new medical products that increase spending are accompanied by health benefits that are worth the spending increases
    Abstract: New medical technologies are a leading driver of U.S. health care spending. This report identifies promising policy options to change which medical technologies are created, with two related policy goals: (1) Reduce total health care spending with the smallest possible loss of health benefits, and (2) ensure that new medical products that increase spending are accompanied by health benefits that are worth the spending increases
    Note: "RR-308"--Page 4 of cover , Includes bibliographical references (pages 91-105)
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    The impact on workers' compensation insurance markets of allowing the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act to expire (2014)
    [Santa Monica, California] : Rand Corporation
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    ISBN: 9780833086648 , 0833086987 , 0833086642 , 9780833086983
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (20 pages)
    Series Statement: Policy brief / Rand Corporation
    Parallel Title: Print version Dworsky, Michael Impact on workers' compensation insurance markets of allowing the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act to expire
    Keywords: United States ; United States ; Workers' compensation ; Terrorism insurance Government policy ; Workers' compensation ; Terrorism insurance ; United States ; LAW ; Labor & Employment ; Workers' compensation ; Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002 (United States) ; Electronic books
    Abstract: Congress enacted the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act (TRIA) in 2002, in response to terrorism insurance becoming unavailable or, when offered, extremely costly in the wake of the 9/11 attacks. The law provides a government reinsurance backstop in the case of a terrorist attack by providing mechanisms for avoiding an immediate drawdown of capital for insured losses or possibly covering the most extreme losses. Extended first in 2005 and again in 2007, TRIA is set to expire at the end of 2014, and Congress is again reconsidering the appropriate government role in terrorism insurance markets. This policy brief examines how markets for workers' compensation (WC) insurance would be affected if TRIA were to expire. They explain that TRIA expiration would affect WC insurance markets differently from other insurance markets because WC statutes rigidly define the terms of coverage, such that in a post-TRIA world insurance companies would limit their terrorism risk exposure by declining coverage to employers facing high terrorism risk. Because WC coverage is mandatory for nearly all U.S. employers, employers that cannot purchase coverage would be forced to obtain coverage in markets of last resort. Migration of terrorism risk to these markets of last resort would increase the likelihood that WC losses from a catastrophic terror attack would largely be financed by businesses and taxpayers throughout the state in which the attack occurs, adding to the challenge of rebuilding in that state. TRIA, in contrast, spreads such risk across the country
    Note: "RAND Center for Catastrophic Risk Management and Compensation"--Page 4 of cover , "RR-643-CCRMC"--Page 4 of cover , Includes bibliographical references
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    Autonomous vehicle technology : a guide for policymakers (2014)
    Santa Monica, CA : Rand Corporation
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    ISBN: 9780833084378 , 0833084372 , 0833083988 , 9780833084392 , 9780833083982 , 0833084399
    Language: English
    Pages: XXVIII, 185 S. , Ill., graph. Darst.
    Edition: Online-Ausg. Online-Ressource
    Series Statement: RAND Corporation research report series RR-443-1-RC
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als
    Keywords: Automobile industry and trade Technological innovations ; Automobile industry and trade Environmental aspects ; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS Industries ; General ; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING Civil ; Highway & Traffic ; Automobile industry and trade Environmental aspects ; Automobile industry and trade Technological innovations ; Automobile industry and trade ; Automobile industry and trade Technological innovations ; Automobile industry and trade Environmental aspects ; Automobile industry and trade ; Automobile industry and trade ; Automobile industry and trade ; Business & Economics ; Industries ; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING ; Civil ; Highway & Traffic ; Automobile industry and trade ; Automobile industry and trade ; Environmental aspects ; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS ; Industries ; General ; Automobile industry and trade ; Technological innovations ; Electronic books ; Electronic books
    Abstract: "The automotive industry appears close to substantial change engendered by 'self-driving' technologies. This technology offers the possibility of significant benefits to social welfare: saving lives; reducing crashes, congestion, fuel consumption, and pollution; increasing mobility for the disabled; and ultimately improving land use. This report is intended as a guide for state and federal policymakers on the many issues that this technology raises"--Provided by publisher
    Description / Table of Contents: ch. 1 Introduction -- What Are Autonomous and Automated Vehicles? -- Why Is Autonomous Vehicle Technology Important Now? -- What Decisions Do Policymakers Face? -- ch. 2 The Promise and Perils of Autonomous Vehicle Technology -- A Summary of the Social Costs of Driving -- Effects of Autonomous Vehicle Technology on Safety and Crashes -- Effect of Autonomous Vehicle Technologies on Mobility for Those Unable to Drive -- Congestion -- Potential Effects on Traffic Congestion -- Potential Effects on the Costs of Traffic Congestion -- Land Use -- Energy and Emissions Implications of Autonomous Vehicles -- Fuel Economy -- Autonomous Vehicles Might Enable Alternative Fuels -- How Will Travel Demand Affect Energy and Emissions? -- Costs and Disadvantages -- Conclusion -- ch. 3 Current State Law and Legislative Activity -- Nevada's Certificate of Compliance -- Comparison of State Legislation -- Nevada (NRS 482.A and NAC 482.A) -- Florida (Fla -- Stat -- Title XXIII, Ch -- 319, S 145) -- California (Cal -- Veh -- Code, Division 16.6) -- Washington, D.C -- (L19-0278) -- Ongoing Legislation in Other States -- Arizona (HB 2167) -- Colorado (SB 13-016) -- Hawaii (HB 1461) -- Massachusetts (HB 3369) -- Michigan (SB 0169) -- New Hampshire (HB 444) -- New Jersey (A2757) -- New York (S4912) -- Oklahoma (HB 3007) -- Oregon (HB 2428) -- South Carolina (HB 4015) -- Texas (HB 2932) -- Washington (HB 1649) -- Wisconsin (SB 80) -- Stakeholder Interviews -- Conclusion -- ch. 4 Brief History and Current State of Autonomous Vehicles -- A Brief History -- Phase 1: Foundational Research -- Phase 2: Grand Challenges -- Phase 3: Commercial Development -- State of Autonomous Vehicle Technology -- Making Sense of the World -- Integrity, Security, and Verification -- Policy Implications -- Conclusion -- ch. 5 The Role of Telematics and Communications -- A Review of the Communications Technologies Used by Autonomous Vehicles -- Commercial Wireless Services -- Dedicated Short-Range Communications -- Bluetooth -- Wi-Fi -- Stakeholder Viewpoints on Autonomous Vehicle Communications -- Spectrum Issues for Autonomous Vehicles -- Who Regulates It? -- Will Spectrum Regulation Affect the Deployment of Autonomous Vehicles? -- How Will the FCC Proceed to Make Decisions Concerning DSRC Spectrum? -- How Will the FCC Weigh Competing Claims Concerning Spectrum Use? -- Spectrum Policy Issues -- Other Autonomous Vehicle Technology Communications Policy Issues -- Distracted Driving Laws -- Developmental Standards -- Data Security -- Data Ownership and Privacy -- Conclusion -- ch. 6 Standards and Regulations and Their Application to Autonomous Vehicle Technologies -- Overview of Regulations for Automobiles -- Case Study: Air-Bag Regulation -- Current Standards and Regulations for Autonomous Vehicle Technologies -- Future Implications for Standards and Regulations for Autonomous Vehicle Technologies -- Standards and Regulations to Facilitate Human-Machine Interaction -- Performance Standards and Regulations -- Conclusion -- ch. 7 Liability Implications of Autonomous Vehicle Technology -- Tort Liability for Drivers and Insurers -- Theories of Driver Liability -- Autonomous Vehicle Technologies, Liability of Drivers, and Insurance -- Liability of Manufacturers -- The Role of Cost-Benefit Analysis -- Types of Defectiveness -- Human-Computer Interaction -- Effect of Regulation on Liability and Preemption -- Explicit Legislative Preemption -- ch. 8 Guidance for Policymakers and Conclusion -- Risks from Market Failure -- Risks from Regulation -- Risks from Liability -- Federal Statute Limiting Tort -- No-Fault Approach -- Irrebuttable Presumption of Driver Control of Vehicle -- Incorporation of Appropriate Cost-Benefit Tests in Liability Determinations -- What Principles Should Guide Policymakers? -- Policy Research Needs -- Appendix -- Conclusions from Qualitative Interviews with Stakeholders -- Bibliography.
    Note: "RAND Transportation, Space, and Technology Program , "This report results from the RAND Corporation's Investment in People and Ideas program."--Title page verso , "RR-443-1-RC."--Page 4 of printed paper wrapper , Includes bibliographical references
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    Improving dementia long-term care : a policy blueprint (2014)
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    ISBN: 9780833086686 , 0833086685 , 9780833086679 , 0833086669 , 9780833086303 , 0833086677 , 9780833086662
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xxiii, 40 pages)
    Parallel Title: Print version Shih, Regina A Improving dementia long-term care
    Keywords: Older people with disabilities Long-term care ; Chronically ill Long-term care ; Medical policy ; Older people with mental disabilities Long-term care ; Dementia Patients ; Long-term care ; Government policy ; Dementia Patients ; Long-term care ; Older people with disabilities ; Chronically ill ; Medical policy ; Older people with mental disabilities ; Dementia ; Dementia ; Quality Improvement ; Aged ; Dementia therapy ; Long-Term Care ; Electronic books ; MEDICAL ; Geriatrics ; Chronically ill ; Long-term care ; Dementia ; Patients ; Long-term care ; Medical policy ; Older people with disabilities ; Long-term care ; Psychiatry ; Health & Biological Sciences ; Psychiatric Disorders, Individual ; United States ; POLITICAL SCIENCE ; Public Policy ; Social Security ; POLITICAL SCIENCE ; Public Policy ; Social Services & Welfare ; United States ; Electronic books
    Abstract: "In 2010, 15 percent of Americans older than age 70 had dementia, and the number of new dementia cases among those 65 and older is expected to double by the year 2050. As the baby boomer generation ages, many older adults will require dementia-related long-term services and supports (LTSS). This blueprint is the only national document to date that engages local, state, and national stakeholders to specifically focus on policy options at the intersection of dementia and LTSS. The authors undertook five major tasks that resulted in a prioritized list of policy options and research directions to help decisionmakers improve the dementia LTSS delivery system, workforce, and financing. These were to (1) identify weaknesses in the LTSS system that may be particularly severe for persons with dementia; (2) review national and state strategies addressing dementia or LTSS policy; (3) identify policy options from the perspective of a diverse group of stakeholders; (4) evaluate the policy options; and (5) prioritize policy options by impact and feasibility. Stakeholders identified 38 policy options. RAND researchers independently evaluated these options against prespecified criteria, settling on 25 priority options. These policy options can be summarized into five objectives for the dementia LTSS system: (1) increase public awareness of dementia to reduce stigma and promote earlier detection; (2) improve access to and use of LTSS; (3) promote high-quality, person- and caregiver-centered care; (4) provide better support for family caregivers of people with dementia; and (5) reduce the burden of dementia LTSS costs on individuals and families. This policy blueprint provides a foundation upon which to build consensus among a larger set of stakeholders to set priorities and the sequencing of policy recommendations"--
    Abstract: "In 2010, 15 percent of Americans older than age 70 had dementia, and the number of new dementia cases among those 65 and older is expected to double by the year 2050. As the baby boomer generation ages, many older adults will require dementia-related long-term services and supports (LTSS). This blueprint is the only national document to date that engages local, state, and national stakeholders to specifically focus on policy options at the intersection of dementia and LTSS. The authors undertook five major tasks that resulted in a prioritized list of policy options and research directions to help decisionmakers improve the dementia LTSS delivery system, workforce, and financing. These were to (1) identify weaknesses in the LTSS system that may be particularly severe for persons with dementia; (2) review national and state strategies addressing dementia or LTSS policy; (3) identify policy options from the perspective of a diverse group of stakeholders; (4) evaluate the policy options; and (5) prioritize policy options by impact and feasibility. Stakeholders identified 38 policy options. RAND researchers independently evaluated these options against prespecified criteria, settling on 25 priority options. These policy options can be summarized into five objectives for the dementia LTSS system: (1) increase public awareness of dementia to reduce stigma and promote earlier detection; (2) improve access to and use of LTSS; (3) promote high-quality, person- and caregiver-centered care; (4) provide better support for family caregivers of people with dementia; and (5) reduce the burden of dementia LTSS costs on individuals and families. This policy blueprint provides a foundation upon which to build consensus among a larger set of stakeholders to set priorities and the sequencing of policy recommendations"--
    Note: "The research in this report was produced within RAND Health and RAND Labor and Population."--Title page verso , "This report results from the RAND Corporation's Investment in People and Ideas program."--Title page verso , Includes bibliographical references
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    Designing a system for collecting policy-relevant data for the Kurdistan Region--Iraq (2014)
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    ISBN: 9780833085900 , 0833086464 , 0833085905 , 9780833086464
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xxiv, 107 pages)
    Parallel Title: Print version Designing a system for collecting policy-relevant data for the kurdistan
    Keywords: Statistics Methodology ; Statistics ; Statistics ; Methodology ; HISTORY ; Middle East ; General ; Iraq ; Kurdistān ; Statistics ; Government policy ; Statistical services ; Kurdistān (Iraq) Statistical services ; Kurdistān (Iraq) Statistics ; Government policy ; Kurdistān (Iraq) ; Kurdistān (Iraq) ; Electronic books
    Abstract: Comprehensive and reliable statistics are crucial for policy formulation in any region or country. The Kurdistan Region--Iraq (KRI) is hampered by the lack of such statistics as it aims to improve infrastructure, encourage private-sector development, attract foreign investment, and create a sustainable economy. The authors of this study, which was funded by the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG), interviewed officials in several KRI ministries, assessed available data within the KRI, conducted cross-country benchmarking, and studied best practices in data-collection methodologies. In this volume, the authors describe the KRG's statistical institutions; identify ten high-priority areas for the KRI and the types of data that should be collected to support policymaking in these areas; and outline a system to collect and disseminate these data on an ongoing basis. The authors conclude with a series of recommendations on the topics that should be addressed by statistics legislation, the structure and oversight of data institutions, the implementation and use of surveys and censuses, and the use of administrative data. Together, these recommendations provide a road map that will help the KRG assemble the core elements of a quality data system, which, in turn, will increase the availability of data to help KRG leaders achieve their most important policy goals
    Abstract: Comprehensive and reliable statistics are crucial for policy formulation in any region or country. The Kurdistan Region--Iraq (KRI) is hampered by the lack of such statistics as it aims to improve infrastructure, encourage private-sector development, attract foreign investment, and create a sustainable economy. The authors of this study, which was funded by the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG), interviewed officials in several KRI ministries, assessed available data within the KRI, conducted cross-country benchmarking, and studied best practices in data-collection methodologies. In this volume, the authors describe the KRG's statistical institutions; identify ten high-priority areas for the KRI and the types of data that should be collected to support policymaking in these areas; and outline a system to collect and disseminate these data on an ongoing basis. The authors conclude with a series of recommendations on the topics that should be addressed by statistics legislation, the structure and oversight of data institutions, the implementation and use of surveys and censuses, and the use of administrative data. Together, these recommendations provide a road map that will help the KRG assemble the core elements of a quality data system, which, in turn, will increase the availability of data to help KRG leaders achieve their most important policy goals
    Note: "RAND Labor and Population , "Ministry of Planning , "Data Source Database & Data Indicators Spreadsheets" available on CD-ROM in back pocket , "Kurdistan Regional Government , Includes bibliographical references (pages 103-107)
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    Recruiting older youths : insights from a new survey of army recruits (2014)
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    ISBN: 9780833083906 , 0833086472 , 0833083902 , 9780833086471
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xvii, 66 pages)
    Parallel Title: Print version Rostker, Bernard Recruiting older youths
    Keywords: United States Recruiting, enlistment, etc ; United States ; Military Administration ; Military & Naval Science ; Law, Politics & Government ; United States ; Recruiting and enlistment ; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS ; Human Resources & Personnel Management ; Electronic book
    Abstract: More than half of all U.S. Army recruits are choosing to join later in life instead of immediately after high school graduation. Older recruits tend to reenlist and receive promotions at greater rates than their younger peers. Among those surveyed, recruits who enlisted later were more concerned about the domestic job market and less concerned about external factors, such as opposition from family and friends. Since the advent of the all-volunteer force, little attention has been paid to high school graduates who do not enlist immediately after graduation, primarily those who seek employment in the private sector of the economy. However, over time, this group has made up a significant and increasing portion of total enlistments. However, since 2005, the majority of the Army's recruits has not joined directly out of high school but has instead made the decision to join at a later time. Why these recruits initially chose not to join when they had the opportunity after graduating from high school and why they changed their minds several years later and enlisted are the subjects of this report. Given the importance of older recruits to the Army, the authors examine what is known about these recruits, their performance during military service, and why they came to join the Army after first choosing another postsecondary path. The results of a survey of 5,000 Army recruits designed to answer this question are presented. Finally, the implications of the survey results are discussed, along with suggestions of ways to gain additional insights by tracking this survey cohort through their Army careers
    Abstract: More than half of all U.S. Army recruits are choosing to join later in life instead of immediately after high school graduation. Older recruits tend to reenlist and receive promotions at greater rates than their younger peers. Among those surveyed, recruits who enlisted later were more concerned about the domestic job market and less concerned about external factors, such as opposition from family and friends. Since the advent of the all-volunteer force, little attention has been paid to high school graduates who do not enlist immediately after graduation, primarily those who seek employment in the private sector of the economy. However, over time, this group has made up a significant and increasing portion of total enlistments. However, since 2005, the majority of the Army's recruits has not joined directly out of high school but has instead made the decision to join at a later time. Why these recruits initially chose not to join when they had the opportunity after graduating from high school and why they changed their minds several years later and enlisted are the subjects of this report. Given the importance of older recruits to the Army, the authors examine what is known about these recruits, their performance during military service, and why they came to join the Army after first choosing another postsecondary path. The results of a survey of 5,000 Army recruits designed to answer this question are presented. Finally, the implications of the survey results are discussed, along with suggestions of ways to gain additional insights by tracking this survey cohort through their Army careers
    Note: "National Defense Research Institute , "RR-247-OSD"--Page 4 of cover , "Prepared for the Office of the Secretary of Defense , Includes bibliographical references (pages 65-66)
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    Measuring success in health care value-based purchasing programs : summary and recommendations (2014)
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    ISBN: 9780833083951 , 0833085514 , 0833083953 , 9780833085511
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xi, 54 pages)
    Series Statement: Research report RR-308/1-ASPE
    Parallel Title: Print version Damberg, Cheryl Measuring success in health care value-based purchasing programs
    Keywords: Health care reform ; Medicare ; Health services administration ; Purchasing Management ; Medical care Purchasing ; Government purchasing ; Health care reform ; Medicare ; Health services administration ; Purchasing ; Medical care ; Government purchasing ; Health Services Administration ; Value-Based Purchasing ; Delivery of Health Care ; Health Care Reform ; Medicare ; Government purchasing ; Health care reform ; Health services administration ; Medicare ; Purchasing ; Management ; United States ; United States
    Abstract: Value-based purchasing (VBP) refers to a broad set of performance-based payment strategies that link financial incentives to health care providers' performance on a set of defined measures in an effort to achieve better value. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is advancing the implementation of VBP across an array of health care settings in the Medicare program in response to requirements in the 2010 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, and policymakers are grappling with many decisions about how best to design and implement VBP programs so that they are successful in achieving stated goals. This report summarizes the current state of knowledge about VBP programs, focusing on pay-for-performance programs, accountable care organizations, and bundled payment programs. The authors discuss VBP program goals and what constitutes success; the evidence on the impact of these programs; factors that characterize high- and low-performing providers in VBP programs; the measures, incentive structures, and benchmarks used by VBP programs; evidence on spillover effects and unintended consequences; and gaps in the knowledge base. The report concludes with a set of recommendations for the design, implementation, and monitoring and evaluation of VBP programs and a discussion of HHS's efforts in this regard
    Abstract: Value-based purchasing (VBP) refers to a broad set of performance-based payment strategies that link financial incentives to health care providers' performance on a set of defined measures in an effort to achieve better value. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is advancing the implementation of VBP across an array of health care settings in the Medicare program in response to requirements in the 2010 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, and policymakers are grappling with many decisions about how best to design and implement VBP programs so that they are successful in achieving stated goals. This report summarizes the current state of knowledge about VBP programs, focusing on pay-for-performance programs, accountable care organizations, and bundled payment programs. The authors discuss VBP program goals and what constitutes success; the evidence on the impact of these programs; factors that characterize high- and low-performing providers in VBP programs; the measures, incentive structures, and benchmarks used by VBP programs; evidence on spillover effects and unintended consequences; and gaps in the knowledge base. The report concludes with a set of recommendations for the design, implementation, and monitoring and evaluation of VBP programs and a discussion of HHS's efforts in this regard
    Note: "Sponsored by the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services."--Title page verso , "RAND Health , "RAND Corporation research report series."--Web page (PDF) , "RR-306/1-ASPE."--Page 4 of printed paper wrapper , Includes bibliographical references (pages 45-54)
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    The role of health care transformation for the Chinese dream : powering economic growth, promoting a harmonious society (2014)
    Santa Monica, CA : RAND
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    ISBN: 9780833086921 , 0833086359 , 0833086928 , 9780833086358
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xv, 50 pages)
    Parallel Title: Print version Mattke, Soeren Role of health care transformation for the Chinese dream
    Keywords: Medical care Information technology ; Older people Medical care ; Health insurance ; Medical policy ; Medical care ; Older people ; Health insurance ; Medical policy ; Developing countries economics ; Developing Countries economics ; Health Care Sector economics ; Health Policy ; Health Plan Implementation ; Delivery of Health Care ; MEDICAL ; Health Policy ; Health insurance ; Medical policy ; Older people ; Medical care ; China ; China ; Electronic book
    Abstract: After having successfully expanded health insurance coverage, China now faces the challenge of building an effective and efficient delivery system to serve its large and aging population. The country finds itself at a crossroads--it can emulate the models of Western countries with their well-known limitations, or embark on an ambitious endeavor to create an innovative and sustainable model. We recommend that China choose the second option and design and implement a health care system based on population health management principles and sophisticated health information technology. Taking this path could yield a triple dividend for China: Health care will contribute to the growth of service sector employment, stimulate domestic demand by unlocking savings, and enable China to export its health system development capabilities to other emerging economies, mirroring its success in building other critical infrastructure. These forces can help turn the Chinese Dream into a reality
    Abstract: After having successfully expanded health insurance coverage, China now faces the challenge of building an effective and efficient delivery system to serve its large and aging population. The country finds itself at a crossroads--it can emulate the models of Western countries with their well-known limitations, or embark on an ambitious endeavor to create an innovative and sustainable model. We recommend that China choose the second option and design and implement a health care system based on population health management principles and sophisticated health information technology. Taking this path could yield a triple dividend for China: Health care will contribute to the growth of service sector employment, stimulate domestic demand by unlocking savings, and enable China to export its health system development capabilities to other emerging economies, mirroring its success in building other critical infrastructure. These forces can help turn the Chinese Dream into a reality
    Note: "RR-600-1-AETNA"--Back cover , "RAND Health , Includes bibliographical references (pages 45-50)
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    Hospice experience of care survey : development and field test (2014)
    Santa Monica, CA : RAND
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    ISBN: 9780833089779 , 0833089773
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource
    Series Statement: Research report
    DDC: 362.175
    Keywords: Hospice care Evaluation ; Medical care Evaluation ; Health surveys ; Hospice care ; Medical care ; Health surveys ; Hospice care ; Evaluation ; Medical care ; Evaluation ; Health surveys ; Electronic books
    Note: "Sponsored by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
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    A case study evaluating the fidelity of suicide prevention workshops in California (2014)
    [Santa Monica, CA] : Rand Corporation
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    ISBN: 9780833089533 , 0833089536
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource
    DDC: 616.85/8445
    Keywords: Suicidal behavior Treatment ; Suicide Prevention ; Mental health personnel Training of ; Suicidal behavior ; Suicide ; Mental health personnel ; California ; Mental health personnel ; Training of ; Suicidal behavior ; Treatment ; Suicide ; Prevention ; Electronic books
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    Air force major defense acquisition program cost growth is driven by three space programs and the f-35a : fiscal year 2013 president's budget selected acquisition reports (2014)
    Santa Monica : Rand Corporation
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    ISBN: 9780833084361 , 0833089943 , 0833084364 , 9780833089946
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (50 pages)
    Series Statement: Research report (Rand Corporation) RR-477-AF
    Parallel Title: Print version Leonard, Robert S Air force major defense acquisition program cost growth is driven by three space programs and the f-35a
    Keywords: United States Appropriations and expenditures ; Evaluation ; United States Weapons systems ; Costs ; United States ; United States ; Armed Forces ; Weapons systems ; Costs ; Air Forces ; Military & Naval Science ; Law, Politics & Government ; United States ; HISTORY ; Military ; Aviation ; Armed Forces ; Appropriations and expenditures ; Evaluation ; Electronic books
    Abstract: This report provides the results of Air Force weapon system cost growth analyses based on the RAND Corporation's internal Selected Acquisition Report database. The database provides consistent, current metrics to support analyses both within RAND Project AIR FORCE (PAF) and in the Air Force acquisition community. This work assesses, quantifies, and documents cost and schedule growth of Major Defense Acquisition Programs (MDAPs) and provides data and detailed program histories
    Abstract: This report provides the results of Air Force weapon system cost growth analyses based on the RAND Corporation's internal Selected Acquisition Report database. The database provides consistent, current metrics to support analyses both within RAND Project AIR FORCE (PAF) and in the Air Force acquisition community. This work assesses, quantifies, and documents cost and schedule growth of Major Defense Acquisition Programs (MDAPs) and provides data and detailed program histories
    Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 31-32)
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    Balancing agile combat support manpower to better meet the future security environment (2014)
    Santa Monica, CA : RAND
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    ISBN: 9780833082084 , 0833090011 , 0833082086 , 9780833090010
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xiii, 53 pages)
    Series Statement: Research report RR-337-AF
    Parallel Title: Print version Mills, Patrick, 1975- Balancing agile combat support manpower to better meet the future security environment
    Keywords: United States Combat sustainability ; United States Operational readiness ; United States Personnel management ; United States ; United States ; United States ; Manpower ; Military planning ; Manpower ; Military planning ; Manpower ; Military planning ; Air Forces ; Military & Naval Science ; Law, Politics & Government ; United States ; HISTORY ; Military ; Aviation ; United States ; Armed Forces ; Combat sustainability ; Armed Forces ; Operational readiness ; Armed Forces ; Personnel management
    Abstract: The U.S. Air Force's (USAF's) current approach to sizing and shaping non-maintenance agile combat support (ACS) manpower often results in a discrepancy between the supply of ACS forces and operational demands because much of ACS is sized and shaped to meet the requirements of home-station installation operations, not expeditionary operations. This report proposes a more enterprise-oriented approach to measuring ACS manpower requirements by synthesizing combatant commander operational plans, Defense Planning Scenarios, functional area deployment rules, and subject-matter expert input. Using these new expeditionary metrics to assess the capacity of the current ACS manpower mix to support expeditionary operations, this report finds that there are imbalances among its career fields relative to expeditionary demands. To address these imbalances, it develops and assesses several rebalanced manpower mixes and finds that the USAF can achieve more expeditionary ACS capacity than it currently has by realigning manpower, and it can realize substantial savings by reducing end strength and substituting civilian billets for military billets
    Abstract: The U.S. Air Force's (USAF's) current approach to sizing and shaping non-maintenance agile combat support (ACS) manpower often results in a discrepancy between the supply of ACS forces and operational demands because much of ACS is sized and shaped to meet the requirements of home-station installation operations, not expeditionary operations. This report proposes a more enterprise-oriented approach to measuring ACS manpower requirements by synthesizing combatant commander operational plans, Defense Planning Scenarios, functional area deployment rules, and subject-matter expert input. Using these new expeditionary metrics to assess the capacity of the current ACS manpower mix to support expeditionary operations, this report finds that there are imbalances among its career fields relative to expeditionary demands. To address these imbalances, it develops and assesses several rebalanced manpower mixes and finds that the USAF can achieve more expeditionary ACS capacity than it currently has by realigning manpower, and it can realize substantial savings by reducing end strength and substituting civilian billets for military billets
    Note: "The analysis was conducted within the Resource Management Program of RAND Project Air Force"--Preface , "RAND Project Air Force , Includes bibliographical references (pages 50-53)
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    Small business and strategic sourcing : lessons from past research and current data (2014)
    Santa Monica, CA : RAND
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    ISBN: 9780833082305 , 0833082078 , 0833082302 , 9780833082077
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xix, 51 pages)
    Parallel Title: Print version Moore, Nancy Y., 1947- Small business and strategic sourcing
    Keywords: United States Procurement ; United States ; Small business ; Strategic planning ; Government contractors ; Government purchasing ; Defense contracts ; Small business ; Strategic planning ; Government contractors ; Government purchasing ; Defense contracts ; Small business ; Strategic planning ; United States ; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS ; Outsourcing ; Armed Forces ; Procurement ; Defense contracts ; United States ; Government contractors ; Government purchasing ; Electronic books
    Abstract: The Department of Defense (DoD) may face challenges as it attempts to maintain its goal of spending about 23 percent of its prime-contract dollars for goods and services with small businesses and at the same time apply strategic-sourcing practices to reduce total costs and improve performance in ways that will not conflict with small-business goals while making DoD purchasing more effective and efficient. Strategic sourcing practices, for example, recommend consolidation of the supply base to reduce total costs, which can lead to fewer, larger, longer-term contracts with fewer and, often, larger suppliers
    Abstract: The Department of Defense (DoD) may face challenges as it attempts to maintain its goal of spending about 23 percent of its prime-contract dollars for goods and services with small businesses and at the same time apply strategic-sourcing practices to reduce total costs and improve performance in ways that will not conflict with small-business goals while making DoD purchasing more effective and efficient. Strategic sourcing practices, for example, recommend consolidation of the supply base to reduce total costs, which can lead to fewer, larger, longer-term contracts with fewer and, often, larger suppliers
    Note: "RAND National Defense Research Institute , "Prepared for the Office of the Secretary of Defense , "This research was conducted within the Acquisition and Technology Policy Center of the RAND National Defense Research Institute"--Preface , Includes bibliographical references (pages 47-51)
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    Ready to serve : community-based provider capacity to deliver culturally competent, quality mental health care to veterans and their families (2014)
    Santa Monica, CA : RAND
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    ISBN: 9780833087683 , 0833089420 , 0833087681 , 9780833089427
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (30 pages)
    Parallel Title: Print version Tanielian, Terri L Ready to serve
    Keywords: Community mental health services ; Soldiers Mental health services ; Veterans Mental health services ; Mental health personnel ; Cultural competence ; Families of military personnel Services for ; Community mental health services ; Soldiers ; Veterans ; Mental health personnel ; Cultural competence ; Families of military personnel ; Veterans psychology ; Military Family psychology ; Quality of Health Care statistics & numerical data ; Culturally Competent Care statistics & numerical data ; Community Mental Health Services statistics & numerical data ; United States ; Community mental health services ; Cultural competence ; Families of military personnel ; Services for ; Mental health personnel ; Veterans ; Mental health services ; PSYCHOLOGY ; Psychopathology ; Depression ; United States ; Electronic books ; Statistics
    Abstract: Ensuring that military veterans and their families have access to high-quality mental health care is a national priority. Over the past several years, the Departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs have increased the number of mental health professionals working within their facilities and have rolled out training and quality improvement initiatives designed to promote the use of evidence-based treatments. Despite these important efforts, research continues to demonstrate that many veterans prefer to seek services outside the Department of Defense and/or the Department of Veterans Affairs. Thus, providers working in the civilian sector are an increasingly important part of the overall workforce addressing veterans' mental health needs. To better understand a key aspect of our nation's ability to provide veterans and their families with access to high-quality mental health care, RAND conducted a survey of civilian mental health providers to gather information about their competency with military and veteran culture and their training and experience treating posttraumatic stress disorder and depression. This report provides the results of that survey. The findings and recommendations from this study should be relevant to individuals, organizations, and policy officials concerned about the capacity of the civilian health care sector to deliver culturally competent, high-quality services to veterans and their families
    Note: "This research was sponsored by the United Health Foundation in collaboration with the Military Officers Association of America and conducted within RAND Health"--Page 30 , Includes bibliographical references (pages 25-28)
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    Competency-based education in three pilot programs : examining implementation and outcomes (2014)
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    ISBN: 9780833087256 , 0833089609 , 0833087258 , 9780833089601
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xxi, 106 pages)
    Parallel Title: Print version Steele, Jennifer L Competency-based education in three pilot programs
    Keywords: Competency-based education ; Educational evaluation ; Competency-based education ; Educational evaluation ; United States ; Education ; Educational evaluation ; Education, Special Topics ; EDUCATION ; Evaluation & Assessment ; Social Sciences ; Competency-based education ; Electronic books
    Abstract: In 2011, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation created the Project Mastery grant program to support competency-based education initiatives in large school systems that serve a high proportion of disadvantaged youth. Competency-based education meets students where they are academically, provides students with opportunities for choice, and awards credit for evidence of learning, not for the time students spend studying a subject. The Foundation asked RAND to evaluate these efforts in terms of implementation, students' experiences, and student performance. This report presents final results from that evaluation, offering an overview of competency-based education and the Project Mastery grant projects and describing the implementation of competency-based educational features under each project. The report concludes with six lessons for policy, partnerships, and practice
    Note: "Prepared for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation , "RAND Education , Includes bibliographical references (pages 103-106)
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    DoD and commercial advanced waveform developments and programs with multiple Nunn-McCurdy breaches : Volume 5 (2014)
    Santa Monica, CA : RAND
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    ISBN: 9780833087348 , 0833090097 , 0833087347 , 9780833090096
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xxvii, 112 pages)
    Keywords: United States Procurement ; Cost control ; United States ; POLITICAL SCIENCE ; Political Freedom ; Armed Forces ; Procurement ; Cost control ; United States ; Electronic books
    Abstract: The report presents the results of two studies: The first compares the capabilities and development approaches used in the Joint Tactical Radio System wideband networking waveform (WNW) and the commercial long-term evolution waveform, and the second analyzes military acquisition programs that have repeatedly exceeded certain cost thresholds. The first study compares differences in system designs, technical requirements, intellectual property protection schemes, and cost in the development of WNW. It also examined how technical risks and challenging requirements contributed to schedule and cost increases. The second study attempts to identify unique characteristics of programs that overrun their budgets more than once
    Note: "Prepared for the Office of the Secretary of Defense , "This research was sponsored by the Performance Assessments and Root Cause Analysis (PARCA) office, in the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, and conducted within the Acquisition and Technology Policy Center of the RAND National Defense Research Institute"--Preface , "RAND National Defense Research Institute , Includes bibliographical references (pages 109-112)
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    Energy-sector workforce development in southwestern Pennsylvania : aligning education and training with innovation and needed skills (2014)
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    ISBN: 9780833088109 , 0833093223 , 0833088106 , 9780833093226
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xxiv, 54 pages)
    Series Statement: [Research report] RR-807-NETL
    Parallel Title: Print version Gonzalez, Gabriella Energy-sector workforce development in southwestern Pennsylvania
    Keywords: Energy industries Employees ; Supply and demand ; Energy industries Technological innovations ; Skilled labor Supply and demand ; Labor supply Effect of education on ; Energy industries Employees ; Training of ; Energy industries ; Energy industries ; Skilled labor ; Labor supply ; Energy industries ; Business & Economics ; Pennsylvania ; EDUCATION ; Higher ; Energy industries ; Employees ; Supply and demand ; Energy industries ; Technological innovations ; Labor supply ; Effect of education on ; Skilled labor ; Supply and demand ; Industries ; Electronic books
    Abstract: To address the challenges of ensuring a skilled, adaptable workforce for the energy sector in southwestern Pennsylvania, the National Energy Technology Laboratory asked the RAND Corporation to help determine how the postsecondary education and training system could meet the growing and shifting skill demands for semiskilled labor in the energy sector due to technological innovation through 2020. The study had four objectives: (1) document key technological innovations in the energy sector; (2) identify possible best practices of educational and training programs that have successfully responded to evolving labor markets in other sectors; (3) conduct a case-study analysis of four energy-sector education and training programs in southwestern Pennsylvania; and (4) provide recommendations for the energy-sector education and training system in southwestern Pennsylvania. This report documents the findings and makes recommendations for improvement
    Abstract: To address the challenges of ensuring a skilled, adaptable workforce for the energy sector in southwestern Pennsylvania, the National Energy Technology Laboratory asked the RAND Corporation to help determine how the postsecondary education and training system could meet the growing and shifting skill demands for semiskilled labor in the energy sector due to technological innovation through 2020. The study had four objectives: (1) document key technological innovations in the energy sector; (2) identify possible best practices of educational and training programs that have successfully responded to evolving labor markets in other sectors; (3) conduct a case-study analysis of four energy-sector education and training programs in southwestern Pennsylvania; and (4) provide recommendations for the energy-sector education and training system in southwestern Pennsylvania. This report documents the findings and makes recommendations for improvement
    Note: "The research reported here was conducted in the RAND Environment, Energy, and Economic Development Program ... part of RAND Justice, Infrastructure, and Environment"--Preface , Includes bibliographical references (pages 51-54)
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    Building toward an unmanned aircraft system training strategy (2014)
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    ISBN: 9780833085313 , 0833089978 , 083308531X , 9780833089977
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xxii, 94 pages)
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Rostker, Bernard Building toward an unmanned aircraft system training strategy
    Keywords: Drone aircraft ; Drone aircraft pilots Training of ; Drone aircraft ; Drone aircraft pilots ; Air Forces ; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING ; Military Science ; Drone aircraft ; Military & Naval Science ; Law, Politics & Government ; United States ; Electronic book
    Note: "RAND National Defense Research Institute , "The research was conducted within the Forces and Resources Policy Center of the RAND National Research Institute (NDRI)"--Preface , Includes bibliographical references (pages 91-94) , Online version: Building toward an unmanned aircraft system training strategy
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    Management perspectives pertaining to Root Cause Analyses of Nunn-McCurdy Breaches : contractor motivations and anticipating breaches (2014)
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    ISBN: 9780833087393 , 0833090089 , 0833087398 , 9780833090089
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xxvi, 108 pages)
    Parallel Title: Print version Arena, Mark V Management perspectives pertaining to root cause analyses of Nunn-McCurdy breaches. Volume 6 : Contractor motivations and anticipating breaches
    Keywords: United States Procurement ; United States ; Government contractors ; Motivation (Psychology) ; Defense contracts Cost effectiveness ; Government contractors ; Motivation (Psychology) ; Defense contracts ; Government contractors ; United States ; Motivation (Psychology) ; Military & Naval Science ; United States ; Law, Politics & Government ; Armed Forces ; Procurement ; Armies ; POLITICAL SCIENCE ; Political Freedom ; Electronic books
    Abstract: With an eye to making defense acquisition more effective and efficient, the authors explore defense contractor motivations in pursuing defense contracts and identify mechanisms that might more closely align those incentives with Department of Defense goals. They enumerate several motivations that drive contractors, most of which center on the financial aspects of running an enterprise. Then, they turn to the other side of the negotiating table and identify areas of influence or levers that the government can use to align the contracting process more closely with contractor motivations. They also analyze major defense acquisition programs to determine if it is possible to identify programs that might incur a future Nunn-McCurdy breach by reviewing a number of acquisition programs that have incurred breaches in the past and analyzing them for common characteristics. Their analytic framework enables oversight officials to identify programs with a greater risk of incurring a critical cost breach, which enables officials to focus more intently on a smaller set of programs and which provides hypotheses about what to look for in these programs
    Abstract: With an eye to making defense acquisition more effective and efficient, the authors explore defense contractor motivations in pursuing defense contracts and identify mechanisms that might more closely align those incentives with Department of Defense goals. They enumerate several motivations that drive contractors, most of which center on the financial aspects of running an enterprise. Then, they turn to the other side of the negotiating table and identify areas of influence or levers that the government can use to align the contracting process more closely with contractor motivations. They also analyze major defense acquisition programs to determine if it is possible to identify programs that might incur a future Nunn-McCurdy breach by reviewing a number of acquisition programs that have incurred breaches in the past and analyzing them for common characteristics. Their analytic framework enables oversight officials to identify programs with a greater risk of incurring a critical cost breach, which enables officials to focus more intently on a smaller set of programs and which provides hypotheses about what to look for in these programs
    Note: "RAND National Defense Research Institute , "This research was sponsored by OSD PARCA and conducted within the Acquisition and Technology Policy Center of the RAND National Defense Research Institute"--Preface , "Prepared for the Office of the Secretary of Defense , Includes bibliographical references (pages 103-108)
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    Measuring Cooperative Biological Engagement Program (CBEP) performance : capacities, capabilities, and sustainability enablers for biorisk management and biosurveillance (2014)
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    ISBN: 9780833086938 , 0833089765 , 0833086936 , 9780833089762
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xxx, 136 pages)
    Parallel Title: Print version Young, Stephanie (Political scientist) Measuring Cooperative Biological Engagement Program (CBEP) performance
    Keywords: Cooperative Biological Engagement Program (U.S.) ; Cooperative Biological Engagement Program (U.S.) ; Biological arms control Evaluation ; Public health surveillance Evaluation ; Biosecurity Evaluation ; Biological arms control ; Public health surveillance ; Biosecurity ; Epidemiology & Epidemics ; International Relations ; POLITICAL SCIENCE ; International Relations ; Treaties ; Public Health ; Law, Politics & Government ; Health & Biological Sciences ; Electronic books
    Abstract: The Cooperative Biological Engagement Program (CBEP) is the biological threat component of the Cooperative Threat Reduction program. It grew out of efforts to address risks associated with legacy biological agents, related materials, and technical expertise developed as part of the biological weapon program in the former Soviet Union. CBEP now partners with about 20 countries in different regions around the world and works with them to address diverse threats to international security, including terrorist organizations seeking to acquire pathogens of security concern; human, animal, and agricultural facilities operating with inadequate safety and security safeguards; and the spread of diseases with potential security or economic consequences. As the program has evolved since its inception two decades ago, so too have its content and approaches to performance measurement. The objective of the research reported here was to build on existing work to develop a comprehensive evaluation framework and recommend metrics for assessing and communicating progress toward CBEP's goals. The report ultimately recommends a number of qualitative and quantitative indicators of CBEP performance, some that can be implemented immediately, some to be implemented later
    Note: "RAND National Defense Research Institute , "This research was sponsored by the Cooperative Biological Engagement Program in the Defense Threat Reduction Agency's Cooperative Threat Reduction Program, and conducted within the Acquisition and Technology Policy Center of the RAND National Defense Research Institute"--Preface , "Prepared for Cooperative Biological Engagement Program , Includes bibliographical references (pages 129-136)
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    Improving strategic competence : lessons from 13 years of war (2014)
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    ISBN: 9780833087751 , 0833089412 , 0833087754 , 9780833089410
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xxiv, 142 pages)
    Keywords: United States ; United States ; Irregular warfare ; Afghan War, 2001- ; Strategy ; Iraq War, 2003-2011 ; Irregular warfare ; Afghan War, 2001- ; Strategy ; Iraq War, 2003-2011 ; Military & Naval Science ; Law, Politics & Government ; POLITICAL SCIENCE ; Security (National & International) ; Iraq ; Irregular warfare ; Afghan War (2001- ) ; Strategy ; Iraq War (2003-2011) ; Military Science - General ; United States ; Electronic books
    Abstract: This report contributes to the ongoing debate about the lessons from the past 13 years of war and the requirements for addressing future conflicts. It addresses a particular disconnect in the current debate on the future of national security strategy and the role of landpower caused by an inadequate examination of the national level of strategy made by the U.S. government. The disconnect exists because there has been no systematic effort to collect and analyze insights from those who have been actively engaged in making policy and strategy from 2001 to 2014. A RAND Arroyo Center workshop provided a mechanism for eliciting insights from policymakers and academic experts involved in the formation of national-level strategy and its implementation over the past 13 years. This study analyzes and develops those insights in the context of the debate on future national security strategy. It applies those insights to the future operating environment, which will include irregular and hybrid threats, and identifies critical requirements for land forces and special operations forces to operate successfully in conjunction with other joint, interagency, and multinational partners
    Abstract: This report contributes to the ongoing debate about the lessons from the past 13 years of war and the requirements for addressing future conflicts. It addresses a particular disconnect in the current debate on the future of national security strategy and the role of landpower caused by an inadequate examination of the national level of strategy made by the U.S. government. The disconnect exists because there has been no systematic effort to collect and analyze insights from those who have been actively engaged in making policy and strategy from 2001 to 2014. A RAND Arroyo Center workshop provided a mechanism for eliciting insights from policymakers and academic experts involved in the formation of national-level strategy and its implementation over the past 13 years. This study analyzes and develops those insights in the context of the debate on future national security strategy. It applies those insights to the future operating environment, which will include irregular and hybrid threats, and identifies critical requirements for land forces and special operations forces to operate successfully in conjunction with other joint, interagency, and multinational partners
    Note: "RAND Arroyo Center , "This research was ... conducted within RAND Arroyo Center's Strategy, Doctrine, and Resources Program"--Preface , Includes bibliographical references (pages 125-142)
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    Enhanced Army Airborne Forces : a new joint operational capability (2014)
    Santa Monica, Calif : RAND
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    ISBN: 9780833082169 , 083309002X , 0833082167 , 9780833090027
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xxvi, 106 pages)
    Series Statement: RAND Corporation research report series RR309
    Keywords: United States Airborne troops ; Reorganization ; United States Airborne troops ; Equipment ; United States ; United States ; Armored vehicles, Military ; Airborne operations (Military science) ; Armored vehicles, Military ; Airborne operations (Military science) ; Airborne operations (Military science) ; Armored vehicles, Military ; Military & Naval Science ; Law, Politics & Government ; Armies ; United States ; United States ; HISTORY ; Military ; Aviation ; Electronic book
    Abstract: At the request of U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command, a RAND research team examined options to increase the mobility, protection, and firepower of the Army's airborne forces, given likely future missions and threats, identifying a concept for enhancing today's forces by adding a light armored infantry capability. Because the Army requested near-term options, the new concept incorporates equipment and platforms that are already available within the U.S. Department of Defense. The near-term focus also meant that the current Air Force airlift fleet was an important consideration, since Army airborne forces rely on Air Force transport aircraft to deploy. The research team examined notional future brigade- and battalion-sized airborne units, including the numbers and types of vehicles that would be needed to create an airborne light armored force that could be airdropped or air-landed from Air Force transport planes. The primary light armored vehicle possibilities studied were the Stryker (currently used by the Army) and the Light Armored Vehicle, second generation (LAV-II, used by the Marine Corps and the militaries of several other nations). Each family of vehicles would have advantages and disadvantages for the Army's airborne force, with the LAV-II provisionally identified as the preferred candidate. A tabletop exercise with subject-matter experts, using scenarios developed through a review of historical Army missions, identified how the addition of light armor could enhance the performance of airborne units
    Abstract: At the request of U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command, a RAND research team examined options to increase the mobility, protection, and firepower of the Army's airborne forces, given likely future missions and threats, identifying a concept for enhancing today's forces by adding a light armored infantry capability. Because the Army requested near-term options, the new concept incorporates equipment and platforms that are already available within the U.S. Department of Defense. The near-term focus also meant that the current Air Force airlift fleet was an important consideration, since Army airborne forces rely on Air Force transport aircraft to deploy. The research team examined notional future brigade- and battalion-sized airborne units, including the numbers and types of vehicles that would be needed to create an airborne light armored force that could be airdropped or air-landed from Air Force transport planes. The primary light armored vehicle possibilities studied were the Stryker (currently used by the Army) and the Light Armored Vehicle, second generation (LAV-II, used by the Marine Corps and the militaries of several other nations). Each family of vehicles would have advantages and disadvantages for the Army's airborne force, with the LAV-II provisionally identified as the preferred candidate. A tabletop exercise with subject-matter experts, using scenarios developed through a review of historical Army missions, identified how the addition of light armor could enhance the performance of airborne units
    Note: "Prepared for the United States Army , Includes bibliographical references (pages 103-106)
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    Assessing alternative modifications to the Affordable Care Act : impact on individual market premiums and insurance coverage (2014)
    Santa Monica, CA : RAND
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    ISBN: 9780833089649 , 0833089641
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (30 pages)
    Keywords: United States ; United States ; Models, Economic ; Insurance, Health economics ; Health Insurance Exchanges legislation & jurisprudence ; Health Care Reform legislation & jurisprudence ; POLITICAL SCIENCE ; Public Policy ; Social Security ; POLITICAL SCIENCE ; Public Policy ; Social Services & Welfare ; Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (United States) ; Electronic books
    Abstract: This report summarizes analysis in which the COMPARE microsimulation model was used to estimate how several potential changes to the ACA, including eliminating the individual mandate, eliminating the law's tax-credit subsidies, and combined scenarios that change these and other provisions of the act, might affect 2015 individual market premiums and overall insurance coverage. Underlying these estimates is our COMPARE-based analysis of how premiums and insurance coverage outcomes depend on young adults' propensity to enroll in insurance coverage
    Note: Includes bibliographical references , Title from title screen (viewed on February 24, 2015) , System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader. , Mode of access: World Wide Web.
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    Police department investments in information technology systems : challenges assessing their payoff (2014)
    [Santa Monica, CA] : RAND Corporation
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    ISBN: 9780833089878 , 0833089870
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (15 pages)
    Parallel Title: Print version Jackson, Brian A Police department investments in information technology systems
    DDC: 363.2/0285
    Keywords: Police Information technology ; Evaluation ; Police ; Electronic books
    Abstract: The potential effects of information technology (IT) systems on police productivity will be driven, in part, by the match between the technology and police activities. In modern policing, how information is used for reactive response to incidents is significantly different from proactive and community-policing activities, so we expect the effects of IT to be quite different. The authors developed a logic model of police functions to guide examination of the different expected effects of IT on productivity. The logic model helped guide a statistical analysis in an effort to identify productivity and budgetary effects of different IT investments in police departments. However, even the best available data were insufficient to break down police agencies' use of the technology at a sufficient level of granularity to provide meaningful results. Future efforts to assess the effects of IT systems on law enforcement performance can benefit from the results of the logic modeling and exploratory analysis. Specifically, it is important to collect data not just on department acquisition of IT systems, but also on how the systems are used and the activities that the use is intended to support. In considering potential productivity improvement from IT use, analysts need ways to measure relative levels of effort devoted to different police functions because the role of IT as a force multiplier means that its benefits will be driven, in part, by the force available to multiply
    Note: Caption title , Includes bibliographical references (pages 13-15)
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    Barriers to enrollment in health coverage in Colorado (2014)
    Santa Monica, Calif : Rand Corporation
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    ISBN: 9780833089472 , 0833089471
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource
    Series Statement: Research report
    DDC: 368.38/2009788
    Keywords: Connect for Health Colorado (Health insurance exchange) ; Connect for Health Colorado (Health insurance exchange) ; Medically uninsured persons ; Health insurance exchanges ; Medically uninsured persons ; Health insurance exchanges ; Connect for Health Colorado (Health insurance exchange) ; Health insurance exchanges ; Medically uninsured persons ; Colorado ; Electronic books
    Note: "Sponsored by the Colorado Health Foundation , Includes bibliographical references
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    Medicare Imaging Demonstration final evaluation : report to Congress (2014)
    Santa Monica, Calif : RAND Corporation
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    ISBN: 9780833089656 , 083308965X
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource
    Series Statement: Research report
    DDC: 616.07/54
    Keywords: Diagnostic imaging ; Medicare ; Diagnostic imaging ; Medicare ; Medicare ; Diagnostic imaging ; Electronic books
    Note: "Sponsored by Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services , Includes bibliographical references
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    Evidence-based practices in child and family services (2014)
    Santa Monica, Calif : RAND Corporation
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    ISBN: 9780833089434 , 0833089439
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource
    DDC: 361.3/2
    Keywords: Evidence-based social work ; Children Services for ; Family services ; Evidence-based social work ; Children ; Family services ; Family services ; Children ; Services for ; Evidence-based social work ; Electronic books
    Note: Includes bibliographical references
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    Hidden heroes : America's military caregivers (2014)
    Santa Monica, CA : RAND Corporation
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    ISBN: 9780833085559 , 0833085557 , 9780833085580 , 0833085565 , 0833085581 , 9780833085566
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xxx, 258 pages)
    Series Statement: RAND Corporation research report series RR-499-TEDF
    Keywords: Veterans Health and hygiene ; Military social work ; Veterans Care ; Psychological aspects ; Veterans Mental health services ; Veterans Medical care ; Medicine, Military ; Caregivers Services for ; Psychology, Military ; Military nursing ; Veterans ; Military social work ; Veterans ; Veterans ; Veterans ; Medicine, Military ; Caregivers ; Psychology, Military ; Military nursing ; Veterans statistics & numerical data ; Disabled Persons rehabilitation ; Needs Assessment statistics & numerical data ; Social Support ; Socioeconomic Factors ; Caregivers statistics & numerical data ; Veterans ; Mental health services ; HEALTH & FITNESS ; Work-Related Health ; United States ; Caregivers ; Services for ; Medicine, Military ; Military nursing ; Military social work ; Psychology, Military ; Veterans ; Health and hygiene ; Veterans ; Medical care ; HISTORY ; United States ; State & Local ; General ; United States ; Electronic books ; Statistics
    Abstract: "While much has been written about the role of caregiving for the elderly and chronically ill and for children with special needs, little is known about "military caregivers"--The population of those who care for wounded, ill, and injured military personnel and veterans. These caregivers play an essential role in caring for injured or wounded service members and veterans. This enables those for whom they are caring to live better quality lives, and can result in faster and improved rehabilitation and recovery. Yet playing this role can impose a substantial physical, emotional, and financial toll on caregivers. This report summarizes the results of a study designed to describe the magnitude of military caregiving in the United States today, as well as to identify gaps in the array of programs, policies, and initiatives designed to support military caregivers. Improving military caregivers' well-being and ensuring their continued ability to provide care will require multifaceted approaches to reducing the current burdens caregiving may impose, and bolstering their ability to serve as caregivers more effectively. Given the systematic differences among military caregiver groups, it is also important that tailored approaches meet the unique needs and characteristics of post-9/11 caregivers."--Abstract
    Abstract: "While much has been written about the role of caregiving for the elderly and chronically ill and for children with special needs, little is known about "military caregivers"--The population of those who care for wounded, ill, and injured military personnel and veterans. These caregivers play an essential role in caring for injured or wounded service members and veterans. This enables those for whom they are caring to live better quality lives, and can result in faster and improved rehabilitation and recovery. Yet playing this role can impose a substantial physical, emotional, and financial toll on caregivers. This report summarizes the results of a study designed to describe the magnitude of military caregiving in the United States today, as well as to identify gaps in the array of programs, policies, and initiatives designed to support military caregivers. Improving military caregivers' well-being and ensuring their continued ability to provide care will require multifaceted approaches to reducing the current burdens caregiving may impose, and bolstering their ability to serve as caregivers more effectively. Given the systematic differences among military caregiver groups, it is also important that tailored approaches meet the unique needs and characteristics of post-9/11 caregivers."--Abstract
    Abstract: Introduction -- Critical Lifelines : The Role and Contributions of Military Caregivers -- Understanding and Addressing Caregiver Needs : the Risks and Consequences of Caregiving and Programs to Mitigate Them -- Evolving Needs : Sustaining Caregiver and Care Recipient Well-Being Now and in the Future -- Closing Gaps : Conclusions and Recommendations -- Appendices : A. Survey Methods ; B. Survey Analysis ; C. Enumeration of Military Caregivers -D. Environmental Scan Methods -- E. Environmental Scan Organizational Characteristics -- F. Federal and State Policies and Programs to Support Military Caregivers -- G. Programs and Organizations Excluded from the Environmental Scan -- H. Military Support Programs and Organizations Included in the Environmental Scan
    Note: "RR-499-TEDF"--Page 4 of cover , Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-258)
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    How effective is correctional education, and where do we go from here? : the results of a comprehensive evaluation (2014)
    Santa Monica, CA : RAND Corporation
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    ISBN: 9780833084934 , 0833085298 , 0833084933 , 9780833085290
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xxvii, 124 pages)
    Series Statement: RAND Corporation research report series RR-564-BJA
    Parallel Title: Print version How effective is correctional education, and where do we go from here?
    Keywords: Educational evaluation ; Prisoners Education ; Evaluation ; Juvenile delinquents Education ; Evaluation ; Educational evaluation ; Prisoners ; Juvenile delinquents ; EDUCATION ; Evaluation & Assessment ; Prisoners ; Education ; Evaluation ; Educational evaluation ; Criminology, Penology & Juvenile Delinquency ; Juvenile delinquents ; Education ; Evaluation ; United States ; Social Sciences ; Social Welfare & Social Work ; SOCIAL SCIENCE ; Penology ; Electronic books
    Abstract: "More than 2 million adults are incarcerated in U.S. prisons, and each year more than 700,000 leave federal and state prisons and return to communities. Unfortunately, within three years, 40 percent will be reincarcerated. One reason for this is that ex-offenders lack the knowledge, training, and skills to support a successful return to communities. Trying to reduce such high recidivism rates is partly why states devote resources to educating and training individuals in prison. This raises the question of how effective -- and cost-effective -- correctional education is: an even more salient question given the funding environment states face from the 2008 recession and its continuing aftermath. With funding from the Second Chance Act of 2007, the Bureau of Justice Assistance, U.S. Department of Justice, asked RAND to help answer this question as part of a comprehensive examination of the current state of correctional education for incarcerated adults and juveniles. The RAND team conducted a systematic review of correctional education programs for incarcerated adults and juveniles. This included a meta-analysis on correctional education's effects on recidivism and postrelease employment outcomes for incarcerated adults, as well as a synthesis of evidence on programs for juveniles. The study also included a nationwide survey of state correctional education directors to understand how correctional education is provided today and the recession's impact. The authors also compared the direct costs of correctional education with those of reincarceration to put the recidivism findings into a broader context."--Provided by publisher
    Abstract: "More than 2 million adults are incarcerated in U.S. prisons, and each year more than 700,000 leave federal and state prisons and return to communities. Unfortunately, within three years, 40 percent will be reincarcerated. One reason for this is that ex-offenders lack the knowledge, training, and skills to support a successful return to communities. Trying to reduce such high recidivism rates is partly why states devote resources to educating and training individuals in prison. This raises the question of how effective -- and cost-effective -- correctional education is: an even more salient question given the funding environment states face from the 2008 recession and its continuing aftermath. With funding from the Second Chance Act of 2007, the Bureau of Justice Assistance, U.S. Department of Justice, asked RAND to help answer this question as part of a comprehensive examination of the current state of correctional education for incarcerated adults and juveniles. The RAND team conducted a systematic review of correctional education programs for incarcerated adults and juveniles. This included a meta-analysis on correctional education's effects on recidivism and postrelease employment outcomes for incarcerated adults, as well as a synthesis of evidence on programs for juveniles. The study also included a nationwide survey of state correctional education directors to understand how correctional education is provided today and the recession's impact. The authors also compared the direct costs of correctional education with those of reincarceration to put the recidivism findings into a broader context."--Provided by publisher
    Note: "RR-564-BJA."--Page 4 of printed paper wrapper , Includes bibliographical references (pages 117-124)
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    Mexico is not Colombia : alternative historical analogies for responding to the challenge of violent drug-trafficking organizations (2014)
    Santa Monica, CA : RAND
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    ISBN: 9780833084415 , 0833084410 , 9780833084439 , 0833084437 , 9780833084422 , 9780833084408
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (191 pages)
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Paul, Christopher, 1971- Mexico is not Colombia
    Keywords: Drug control ; Internal security ; Insurgency ; Drug traffic ; Violent crimes ; Violence ; Drug control ; Internal security ; Insurgency ; Drug traffic ; Violent crimes ; Violence ; SOCIAL SCIENCE ; General ; SOCIAL SCIENCE ; Criminology ; Drug control ; Drug traffic ; Insurgency ; Internal security ; Violence ; Violent crimes ; Substance Abuse ; Social Welfare & Social Work ; Social Sciences ; Mexico ; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS ; Infrastructure ; Electronic books
    Abstract: "Despite the scope of the threat they pose to Mexico's security, violent drug-trafficking organizations are not well understood, and optimal strategies to combat them have not been identified. While there is no perfectly analogous case from history, Mexico stands to benefit from historical lessons and efforts that were correlated with improvement in countries facing similar challenges related to violence and corruption"--Provided by publisher
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    The effectiveness of China's industrial policies in commercial aviation manufacturing (2014)
    Santa Monica, CA : RAND
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    ISBN: 9780833085849 , 0833085840
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (1 online resource)
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Crane, Keith. The Effectiveness of China's Industrial Policies in Commercial Aviation Manufacturing
    Keywords: Aircraft industry Government policy ; Aeronautics, Commercial Government policy ; Aircraft industry ; Aeronautics, Commercial ; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS ; Industries ; General ; POLITICAL SCIENCE ; International Relations ; Trade & Tariffs ; Aeronautics, Commercial ; Government policy ; Aircraft industry ; Government policy ; Business & Economics ; Transportation Economics ; China ; Electronic books
    Abstract: Chapter Two: China's Commercial Aircraft Manufacturing Industry -- Structure of China's Commercial Aviation Manufacturing Industry; Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC); Commercial Aircraft Company of China; The Development of China's Commercial Aviation Manufacturing Industry; History; Output and Employment; Technological Capabilities of China's Commercial Aviation Manufacturing Industry -- Chapter Three: China's Industrial Policy and Its Commercial Aircraft Manufacturing Industry -- Chinese Government Policy Goals; Chinese Policy Instruments; Setting Up National Champions; Providing Launch Aid; Compelling State-Owned Airlines to Purchase Chinese Aircraft; Targeting Orders to Foreign Manufacturers with Assembly Operations or Suppliers in China; Stipulating That Foreign Suppliers Enter into Joint Ventures with Chinese Partners; Acquisitions of Foreign Companies and Foreign Technologies; Encouraging Foreign Countries to Purchase Chinese Aircraft Through Diplomatic Suasion and the Provision of Loans
    Abstract: Chapter Two: China's Commercial Aircraft Manufacturing Industry -- Structure of China's Commercial Aviation Manufacturing Industry; Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC); Commercial Aircraft Company of China; The Development of China's Commercial Aviation Manufacturing Industry; History; Output and Employment; Technological Capabilities of China's Commercial Aviation Manufacturing Industry -- Chapter Three: China's Industrial Policy and Its Commercial Aircraft Manufacturing Industry -- Chinese Government Policy Goals; Chinese Policy Instruments; Setting Up National Champions; Providing Launch Aid; Compelling State-Owned Airlines to Purchase Chinese Aircraft; Targeting Orders to Foreign Manufacturers with Assembly Operations or Suppliers in China; Stipulating That Foreign Suppliers Enter into Joint Ventures with Chinese Partners; Acquisitions of Foreign Companies and Foreign Technologies; Encouraging Foreign Countries to Purchase Chinese Aircraft Through Diplomatic Suasion and the Provision of Loans
    Abstract: Chapter Five: Performance of the Chinese and U.S. Aircraft Manufacturing Industries -- China's Industry; Output; Exports; Employment; Imports; Technology; The U.S. Industry; Output; Exports; Employment; Technology; Competitive Position of the U.S. Industry -- Chapter Six: Net Assessment of the Effectiveness of China's Industrial Policies for Commercial Aviation Manufacturing -- Are Chinese Industrial Policies Likely to Be as Effective in the Commercial Aviation Manufacturing Industry as in Other Industries?; High-Speed Trains; Wind-Power Generation; Automobile Manufacturing; Lessons from These Three Sectors; Strengths and Weaknesses of China's Industry and Its Foreign Competitors; Technologies; Labor; Finance; Marketing; Net Assessment; Foreign Companies --Chapter Seven: Policy Implications -- Policy Implications for the United States and the European Union; China's Industrial Policies in Commercial Aviatioin Manufacturing and the WTO; State Subsidies; Government Procurement and Purchases of Aircraft; Stipulations on Foreign Investment; United States; European Union; Policy Options for the United States and the European Union; Implications for the Government of China -- Appendix: Domestic and Foreign Aviation Manufacturing Companies in China -- Bibliography
    Abstract: Chapter Five: Performance of the Chinese and U.S. Aircraft Manufacturing Industries -- China's Industry; Output; Exports; Employment; Imports; Technology; The U.S. Industry; Output; Exports; Employment; Technology; Competitive Position of the U.S. Industry -- Chapter Six: Net Assessment of the Effectiveness of China's Industrial Policies for Commercial Aviation Manufacturing -- Are Chinese Industrial Policies Likely to Be as Effective in the Commercial Aviation Manufacturing Industry as in Other Industries?; High-Speed Trains; Wind-Power Generation; Automobile Manufacturing; Lessons from These Three Sectors; Strengths and Weaknesses of China's Industry and Its Foreign Competitors; Technologies; Labor; Finance; Marketing; Net Assessment; Foreign Companies --Chapter Seven: Policy Implications -- Policy Implications for the United States and the European Union; China's Industrial Policies in Commercial Aviatioin Manufacturing and the WTO; State Subsidies; Government Procurement and Purchases of Aircraft; Stipulations on Foreign Investment; United States; European Union; Policy Options for the United States and the European Union; Implications for the Government of China -- Appendix: Domestic and Foreign Aviation Manufacturing Companies in China -- Bibliography
    Abstract: Preface; Figures and Tables; Summary; Abbreviations -- Chapter One: Introduction -- Purpose; Approach and Organization of This Report; Assessing the Performance of China's Commercial Aviation Industry; Identifying Chinese Government Policies; Determining Foreign Company Strategies; Assessing Shifts in Output in the Global Commercial Aviation Manufacturing Industry; Evaluating the Relative Effectiveness of Chinese Policies and Foreign Manufacturers' Strategies; Policy Implications for Foreign Governments and China's Government
    Note: "Rand environment, energy and economic development program , Includes bibliographical references , Title from PDF title page (viewed on May 6, 2014)
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    Chinese Engagement in Africa : Drivers, Reactions, and Implications for U.S. Policy (2014)
    Santa Monica, CA : RAND Corporation
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    ISBN: 9780833084125 , 0833084143 , 0833084119 , 0833084127 , 9780833084118 , 9780833084149
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xvii, 151 pages)
    Series Statement: RAND Corporation research report series RR521
    Parallel Title: Print version Hanauer, Larry Chinese engagement in Africa
    Keywords: Außenpolitik ; Internationale Wirtschaftspolitik ; Wirtschaftshilfe ; Entwicklungshilfe ; Auslandsinvestition ; Regions & Countries - Asia & the Middle East ; History & Archaeology ; East Asia ; Regions & Countries - Africa ; China ; China ; Afrika ; POLITICAL SCIENCE ; Government ; International ; POLITICAL SCIENCE ; International Relations ; General ; HISTORY ; Africa ; General ; Africa ; International relations ; China Relations ; Africa Relations ; China Foreign public opinion, African ; China ; Africa ; China ; Electronic books
    Abstract: "Most analyses of Chinese engagement in Africa focus either on what China gets out of these partnerships or the impacts that China's aid and investment have had on African countries. This analysis approaches Sino-African relations as a vibrant, two-way dynamic in which both sides adjust to policy initiatives and popular perceptions emanating from the other. The authors focus on (1) Chinese and African objectives in the political and economic spheres and how they work to achieve them, (2) African perceptions of Chinese engagement, (3) how China has adjusted its policies to accommodate often-hostile African responses, and (4) whether the United States and China are competing for influence, access, and resources in Africa and how they might cooperate in the region. The authors find that Chinese engagement in the region is primarily concerned with natural resource extraction, infrastructure development, and manufacturing, in contrast to the United States' focus on higher-technology trade and services as well as aid policies aimed at promoting democracy, good governance, and human development. African governments generally welcome engagement with China, as it brings them political legitimacy and contributes to their economic development. Some segments of African society criticize Chinese enterprises for their poor labor conditions, unsustainable environmental practices, and job displacement, but China has been modifying its approach to the continent to address these concerns. China and the United States are not strategic rivals in Africa, but greater American commercial engagement in African markets could generate competition that would both benefit African countries and advance U.S. interests."--Back cover
    Abstract: "Most analyses of Chinese engagement in Africa focus either on what China gets out of these partnerships or the impacts that China's aid and investment have had on African countries. This analysis approaches Sino-African relations as a vibrant, two-way dynamic in which both sides adjust to policy initiatives and popular perceptions emanating from the other. The authors focus on (1) Chinese and African objectives in the political and economic spheres and how they work to achieve them, (2) African perceptions of Chinese engagement, (3) how China has adjusted its policies to accommodate often-hostile African responses, and (4) whether the United States and China are competing for influence, access, and resources in Africa and how they might cooperate in the region. The authors find that Chinese engagement in the region is primarily concerned with natural resource extraction, infrastructure development, and manufacturing, in contrast to the United States' focus on higher-technology trade and services as well as aid policies aimed at promoting democracy, good governance, and human development. African governments generally welcome engagement with China, as it brings them political legitimacy and contributes to their economic development. Some segments of African society criticize Chinese enterprises for their poor labor conditions, unsustainable environmental practices, and job displacement, but China has been modifying its approach to the continent to address these concerns. China and the United States are not strategic rivals in Africa, but greater American commercial engagement in African markets could generate competition that would both benefit African countries and advance U.S. interests."--Back cover
    Note: "Approved for public release; distribution unlimited , "RR-521-OSD."--Page 4 of printed paper wrapper , "RAND Corporation research report series."--Web page (PDF) , "National Security Research Division , "This research was conducted within the International Security and Defense Policy Center of the RAND National Defense Research Institute."--Title page verso , Includes bibliographical references (pages 121-151)
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    The impact on federal spending of allowing the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act to expire (2014)
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    ISBN: 9780833086198 , 0833086367 , 0833086197 , 9780833086365
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (16 pages)
    Parallel Title: Print version LaTourrette, Tom, 1963- Impact on federal spending of allowing the terrorism risk insurance act to expire
    Keywords: United States Evaluation ; United States ; Risk management ; National security ; Terrorism Risk assessment ; Risk (Insurance) ; Terrorism insurance Evaluation ; Risk management ; National security ; Terrorism ; Risk (Insurance) ; Terrorism insurance ; National security ; Risk (Insurance) ; Risk management ; United States ; SOCIAL SCIENCE ; Disasters & Disaster Relief ; Evaluation ; Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002 (United States) ; Electronic books
    Abstract: Congress enacted the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act (TRIA) in 2002, in response to terrorism insurance becoming unavailable or, when offered, extremely costly in the wake of the 9/11 attacks. The law creates an incentive for a functioning private terrorism insurance market by providing a government reinsurance backstop for catastrophic terrorist attack losses. Extended first in 2005 and again in 2007, TRIA is set to expire at the end of 2014, and Congress is again considering the appropriate government role in terrorism insurance markets. This policy brief examines the potential federal spending implications of allowing TRIA to expire. Combining information on federal spending through TRIA, the influence of TRIA on the availability of terrorism insurance coverage, and the relationship between uninsured losses and federal disaster assistance spending, the authors find that, in the absence of a terrorist attack, TRIA costs taxpayers relatively little, and in the event of a terrorist attack comparable to any experienced before, it is expected to save taxpayers money
    Note: "RAND Corporation , "Policy Brief , "This work was conducted within RAND Center for Catastrophic Risk Management and Compensation ... part of RAND Justice, Infrastructure, and Environment"--Back cover , Caption title , Includes bibliographical references (pages 14-16)
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    National security perspectives on terrorism risk insurance in the United States (2014)
    Santa Monica, CA : RAND
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    ISBN: 9780833085382 , 0833085387 , 9780833085351 , 0833085352
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (21 pages)
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Willis, Henry H National security perspectives on terrorism risk insurance in the United States
    Keywords: United States Evaluation ; United States ; Terrorism History 21st century ; Terrorism Risk assessment ; Risk management Evaluation ; Risk (Insurance) Evaluation ; Terrorism insurance Evaluation ; Terrorism ; Terrorism ; Risk management ; Risk (Insurance) ; Terrorism insurance ; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS ; Insurance ; General ; United States ; History ; Evaluation ; Risk management ; Evaluation ; Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002 (United States) ; Terrorism ; Electronic books
    Abstract: Congress enacted the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act (TRIA) in 2002, in response to terrorism insurance becoming unavailable or, when offered, extremely costly in the wake of the 9/11 attacks. The law provides a government reinsurance backstop in the case of a terrorist attack by providing mechanisms for avoiding an immediate drawdown of capital for insured losses or possibly covering the most extreme losses. Extended first in 2005 and again in 2007, TRIA is set to expire at the end of 2014, and Congress is again reconsidering the appropriate government role in terrorism insurance markets. This policy brief examines the potential national security implications of allowing TRIA to expire. Examining the history of terrorism in the United States since the passage of TRIA and reviewing counterterrorism studies, the authors find that terrorism remains a real national security threat, but one that is very difficult for insurers to model the risk of. They also find that terrorism risk insurance can contribute to making communities more resilient to terrorism events, so, to the extent that terrorism insurance is more available with TRIA than without it, renewing the legislation would contribute to improved national security
    Note: "Policy Brief , "This work was conducted within the RAND Center for Catastrophic Risk Management and Compensation ... part of RAND Justice, Infrastructure, and Environment"--Back cover , "RAND Corporation , Caption title , Includes bibliographical references (pages 19-21)
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    The future of health care in the Kurdistan Region--Iraq : toward an effective, high-quality system with an emphasis on primary care (2014)
    Santa Monica, CA : RAND Health
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    ISBN: 9780833085788 , 0833086324 , 0833086111 , 0833085786 , 9780833086112 , 9780833086327
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xxxiii, 216 pages)
    Series Statement: RAND Corporation monograph series
    Parallel Title: Print version Future of health care in the Kurdistan Region, Iraq
    Keywords: Primary care (Medicine) Evaluation ; Medical care Evaluation ; Primary care (Medicine) ; Medical care ; Primary Health Care ; Delivery of Health Care ; Medical care ; Evaluation ; HISTORY ; Middle East ; General ; Iraq ; Kurdistān ; Primary care (Medicine) ; Evaluation ; Iraq ; Electronic book
    Abstract: At the request of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG), RAND researchers undertook a yearlong analysis of the health care system in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, with a focus on primary care. RAND staff reviewed available literature on the Kurdistan Region and information relevant to primary care; interviewed a wide range of policy leaders, health practitioners, patients, and government officials to gather information and understand their priorities; collected and studied all available data related to health resources, services, and conditions; and projected future supply and demand for health services in the Kurdistan Region; and laid out the health financing challenges and questions. In this volume, the authors describe the strengths of the health care system in the Kurdistan Region as well as the challenges it faces. The authors suggest that a primary care-oriented health care system could help the KRG address many of these challenges. The authors discuss how such a system might be implemented and financed, and they make recommendations for better utilizing resources to improve the quality, access, effectiveness, and efficiency of primary care
    Abstract: At the request of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG), RAND researchers undertook a yearlong analysis of the health care system in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, with a focus on primary care. RAND staff reviewed available literature on the Kurdistan Region and information relevant to primary care; interviewed a wide range of policy leaders, health practitioners, patients, and government officials to gather information and understand their priorities; collected and studied all available data related to health resources, services, and conditions; and projected future supply and demand for health services in the Kurdistan Region; and laid out the health financing challenges and questions. In this volume, the authors describe the strengths of the health care system in the Kurdistan Region as well as the challenges it faces. The authors suggest that a primary care-oriented health care system could help the KRG address many of these challenges. The authors discuss how such a system might be implemented and financed, and they make recommendations for better utilizing resources to improve the quality, access, effectiveness, and efficiency of primary care
    Note: "This study provides an analysis of the health care system, with an emphasis on primary care, in the Kurdistan Region and what strategies can be pursued to move toward a more effective and higher-quality health care system. This report is based on a variety of methods and analyses. These include a review of the existing literature; analyses of available data; an analysis of Kurdistan Regional and Iraqi National documents and laws; modeling of future health care demand; and a qualitative assessment of numerous conversations with government officials, health care providers, health care policymakers, and private sector health care leaders."--Preface , "Kurdistan Regional Government, Ministry of Planning; Ministry of Health , Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-216)
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    Evaluation of the Shreveport predictive policing experiment (2014)
    Santa Monica, Calif : RAND Corporation
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    ISBN: 9780833089908 , 0833089900 , 9780833086914
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xxi, 62 pages)
    Parallel Title: Print version Hunt, Priscilla Evaluation of the Shreveport predictive policing experiment
    Keywords: Forecasting Statistical methods ; Social prediction ; Crime prevention ; Offenses against property Prevention ; Regression analysis ; Police administration Case studies ; Law enforcement ; Forecasting ; Social prediction ; Crime prevention ; Offenses against property ; Regression analysis ; Police administration ; Law enforcement ; Law enforcement ; Offenses against property ; Prevention ; Police administration ; Regression analysis ; Social prediction ; Social Welfare & Social Work ; Social Sciences ; Criminology, Penology & Juvenile Delinquency ; Louisiana ; Shreveport ; MATHEMATICS ; Probability & Statistics ; Regression Analysis ; Case studies ; Crime prevention ; Forecasting ; Statistical methods ; Electronic books
    Abstract: "Even though there is a growing interest in predictive policing, to date there have been few, if any, formal evaluations of these programs. This report documents an assessment of a predictive policing effort in Shreveport, Louisiana, in 2012, which was conducted to evaluate the crime reduction effects of policing guided by statistical predictions. RAND researchers led multiple interviews and focus groups with the Shreveport Police Department throughout the course of the trial to document the implementation of the statistical predictive and prevention models. In addition to a basic assessment of the process, the report shows the crime impacts and costs directly attributable to the strategy. It is hoped that this will provide a fuller picture for police departments considering if and how a predictive policing strategy should be adopted. There was no statistically significant change in property crime in the experimental districts that applied the predictive models compared with the control districts; therefore, overall, the intervention was deemed to have no effect. There are both statistical and substantive possibilities to explain this null effect. In addition, it is likely that the predictive policing program did not cost any more than the status quo."--"Abstract" on web page
    Abstract: "Even though there is a growing interest in predictive policing, to date there have been few, if any, formal evaluations of these programs. This report documents an assessment of a predictive policing effort in Shreveport, Louisiana, in 2012, which was conducted to evaluate the crime reduction effects of policing guided by statistical predictions. RAND researchers led multiple interviews and focus groups with the Shreveport Police Department throughout the course of the trial to document the implementation of the statistical predictive and prevention models. In addition to a basic assessment of the process, the report shows the crime impacts and costs directly attributable to the strategy. It is hoped that this will provide a fuller picture for police departments considering if and how a predictive policing strategy should be adopted. There was no statistically significant change in property crime in the experimental districts that applied the predictive models compared with the control districts; therefore, overall, the intervention was deemed to have no effect. There are both statistical and substantive possibilities to explain this null effect. In addition, it is likely that the predictive policing program did not cost any more than the status quo."--"Abstract" on web page
    Note: "RAND Corporation research report series , "RR-531-NIJ."--Page 4 of cover , "The research described in this report was sponsored by the National Institute of Justice and was conducted in the Safety and Justice Program within RAND Justice, Infrastructure, and Environment."--Title page verso , Includes bibliographical references (pages 61-62)
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    Satellite anomalies : benefits of a centralized anomaly database and methods for securely sharing information among satellite operators (2014)
    Santa Monica, CA : RAND
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    ISBN: 9780833085863 , 0833089889 , 0833085867 , 9780833089885
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xv, 1, 61 pages)
    Parallel Title: Print version Satellite anomalies
    Keywords: Artificial satellites Computer networks ; Artificial satellites ; Mechanical Engineering ; Aeronautics Engineering & Astronautics ; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS ; Infrastructure ; Engineering & Applied Sciences ; Electronic books
    Abstract: Satellite anomalies are mission-degrading events that negatively affect on-orbit operational spacecraft. All satellites experience anomalies of some kind during their operational lifetime. They range in severity from temporary errors in noncritical subsystems to loss-of-contact and complete mission failure. There is a range of causes for these anomalies, and investigations by the satellite operator or manufacturer to determine the cause of a specific anomaly are sometimes conducted at significant expense. Maintaining an anomaly database is one way to build an empirical understanding of what situations are more or less likely to result in satellite anomalies, and help determine causal relationships. These databases can inform future design and orbital regimes, and can help determine measures to prolong the useful life of an on-orbit spacecraft experiencing problems. However, there is no centralized, up-to-date, detailed, and broadly available database of anomalies covering many different satellites. This report describes the nature and causes of satellite anomalies, and the potential benefits of a shared and centralized satellite anomaly database. Findings indicate that a shared satellite anomaly database would bring significant benefits to the commercial community, and the main obstacles are reluctance to share detailed information with the broader community, as well as a lack of dedicated resources available to any trusted third party to build and manage such a database. Trusted third parties and cryptographic methods such as secure multiparty computing or differential privacy are not complete solutions, but show potential to be further tailored to help resolve the issue of securely sharing anomaly data
    Abstract: Satellite anomalies are mission-degrading events that negatively affect on-orbit operational spacecraft. All satellites experience anomalies of some kind during their operational lifetime. They range in severity from temporary errors in noncritical subsystems to loss-of-contact and complete mission failure. There is a range of causes for these anomalies, and investigations by the satellite operator or manufacturer to determine the cause of a specific anomaly are sometimes conducted at significant expense. Maintaining an anomaly database is one way to build an empirical understanding of what situations are more or less likely to result in satellite anomalies, and help determine causal relationships. These databases can inform future design and orbital regimes, and can help determine measures to prolong the useful life of an on-orbit spacecraft experiencing problems. However, there is no centralized, up-to-date, detailed, and broadly available database of anomalies covering many different satellites. This report describes the nature and causes of satellite anomalies, and the potential benefits of a shared and centralized satellite anomaly database. Findings indicate that a shared satellite anomaly database would bring significant benefits to the commercial community, and the main obstacles are reluctance to share detailed information with the broader community, as well as a lack of dedicated resources available to any trusted third party to build and manage such a database. Trusted third parties and cryptographic methods such as secure multiparty computing or differential privacy are not complete solutions, but show potential to be further tailored to help resolve the issue of securely sharing anomaly data
    Note: "RAND National Defense Research Institute , "This research was ... conducted within the Acquisition and Technology Policy Center of the RAND National Defense Research Institute"--Preface , Includes bibliographical references (pages 55-61)
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    Evaluating the "keep your health plan fix" : implications for the Affordable Care Act compared to legislative alternatives (2014)
    Santa Monica, Calif : Rand Corporation
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    ISBN: 9780833091062 , 0833091069
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (22 pages)
    Keywords: United States ; United States ; United States ; Health Care Reform legislation & jurisprudence ; Insurance, Health legislation & jurisprudence ; Health Care Costs trends ; Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (United States) ; MEDICAL ; General ; United States ; Electronic books
    Abstract: This report describes a comparative analysis of three proposals to remedy the situation: one by the White House, another by Senator Mary Landrieu (D-LA), and a third by Representative Fred Upton (R-MI). The proposals are evaluated based on their potential impact on the ACA-compliant market and the cost and coverage of health insurance. The possibility of each proposal causing a "death spiral," in which rising premiums and decreasing enrollment undermine the viability of the ACA-compliant market, is also addressed. The authors find that the three proposals vary from slight to moderate impact on ACA premiums, enrollment, and federal spending, but none of them would result in the unraveling of the ACA-compliant market
    Note: Includes bibliographical references , Title from title caption (viewed on March 4, 2014)
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    Innovative leader development : evaluation of the U.S. Army Asymmetric Warfare Adaptive Leader Program (2014)
    Santa Monica, California : Rand Corporation
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    ISBN: 9780833089915 , 0833089919 , 9780833087492 , 0833087495
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xxx, 133 pages)
    DDC: 355.5/40973
    Keywords: United States Officers ; Training of ; United States ; Asymmetric warfare ; Military education Evaluation ; Leadership ; Asymmetric warfare ; Military education ; Leadership ; Law, Politics & Government ; Military Science - General ; United States ; Armed Forces ; Officers ; Training of ; Asymmetric warfare ; Leadership ; Military education ; Evaluation ; United States ; Military & Naval Science ; Electronic books
    Abstract: The Asymmetric Warfare Group offers the Asymmetric Warfare Adaptive Leader Program (AWALP)--a 10-day course designed to enhance adaptive performance in leaders and promote innovative solutions in training in support of unified land operations. This report describes results of a systematic evaluation of AWALP, offers recommendations to improve the course, and provides recommendations for ongoing evaluation of AWALP and other courses or events that address adaptive performance and acquisition of other intangible skills. The study used a pretest-posttest design and collected data from 104 students who participated in AWALP. Results show substantial improvement in training outcomes, including students' self-efficacy for being adaptive and leading adaptive teams and knowledge of course concepts. Graduates also reported that they were applying course concepts on the job after returning to their units. In addition, students had exceptionally favorable reactions to AWALP and remained extremely positive about the course three months after graduation. Results indicate few needs for improvement in the course; the most important area to address is challenges in applying concepts on the job because of the command climate and entrenched leadership. Recommendations for ongoing evaluation focus on obtaining additional measures of adaptive performance, particularly to establish the impact of AWALP on subsequent job performance. The current success of AWALP suggests that its approach to training might be usefully expanded in the Army, and the authors discuss strategies to achieve broader dissemination. Finally, the authors describe how the methods used in this study might be applied to evaluating related training in other contexts
    Abstract: The Asymmetric Warfare Group offers the Asymmetric Warfare Adaptive Leader Program (AWALP)--a 10-day course designed to enhance adaptive performance in leaders and promote innovative solutions in training in support of unified land operations. This report describes results of a systematic evaluation of AWALP, offers recommendations to improve the course, and provides recommendations for ongoing evaluation of AWALP and other courses or events that address adaptive performance and acquisition of other intangible skills. The study used a pretest-posttest design and collected data from 104 students who participated in AWALP. Results show substantial improvement in training outcomes, including students' self-efficacy for being adaptive and leading adaptive teams and knowledge of course concepts. Graduates also reported that they were applying course concepts on the job after returning to their units. In addition, students had exceptionally favorable reactions to AWALP and remained extremely positive about the course three months after graduation. Results indicate few needs for improvement in the course; the most important area to address is challenges in applying concepts on the job because of the command climate and entrenched leadership. Recommendations for ongoing evaluation focus on obtaining additional measures of adaptive performance, particularly to establish the impact of AWALP on subsequent job performance. The current success of AWALP suggests that its approach to training might be usefully expanded in the Army, and the authors discuss strategies to achieve broader dissemination. Finally, the authors describe how the methods used in this study might be applied to evaluating related training in other contexts
    Note: "RR-504-A."--Back cover , Includes bibliographical references (pages 125-133)
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    Elements of success : how type of secondary education credential helps predict enlistee attrition (2014)
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    ISBN: 9780833084248 , 0833085220 , 0833084240 , 9780833085221
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xiii, 47 pages)
    Series Statement: RAND Corporation research report series RR-374-OSD
    Parallel Title: Print version Burkhauser, Susan Elements of success
    Keywords: Military discharge ; Education, Secondary Evaluation ; Military discharge ; Education, Secondary ; Military Administration ; Military & Naval Science ; Law, Politics & Government ; HISTORY ; Military ; Other ; Armed Forces ; Personnel management ; United States ; Education, Secondary ; Evaluation ; Military discharge ; Recruiting and enlistment ; United States Armed Forces ; Recruiting, enlistment, etc ; United States Armed Forces ; Personnel management ; United States ; United States ; Electronic books
    Abstract: The U.S military services have traditionally used a tiering system, including education credentials such as high school diplomas, in combination with Armed Forces Qualification Test (AFQT) scores to help gauge the likelihood of a recruit persevering through his or her first term of service. But what about less traditional credentials, such as diplomas earned through homeschooling and distance learning? The Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel and Readiness) asked RAND to examine whether its current education-credential tiering policy is still useful in predicting first-term attrition. The authors examined attrition rates at 12, 24, and 36 months of service for all enlistees from 2000 through 2011. Using statistical regression techniques, they compared attrition rates for those with distance learning or homeschool credentials to those of high school diploma holders, after controlling for other observable population differences. Overall, the analyses support current tiering policy classifying homeschool diplomas as Tier 1 if a recruit's AFQT score is 50 or higher (i.e., they are treated the same as high school diploma holders) or Tier 2 if a recruit's AFQT score is lower than 50. The results also support classifying distance learning credentials as Tier 2 regardless of AFQT score
    Abstract: The U.S military services have traditionally used a tiering system, including education credentials such as high school diplomas, in combination with Armed Forces Qualification Test (AFQT) scores to help gauge the likelihood of a recruit persevering through his or her first term of service. But what about less traditional credentials, such as diplomas earned through homeschooling and distance learning? The Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel and Readiness) asked RAND to examine whether its current education-credential tiering policy is still useful in predicting first-term attrition. The authors examined attrition rates at 12, 24, and 36 months of service for all enlistees from 2000 through 2011. Using statistical regression techniques, they compared attrition rates for those with distance learning or homeschool credentials to those of high school diploma holders, after controlling for other observable population differences. Overall, the analyses support current tiering policy classifying homeschool diplomas as Tier 1 if a recruit's AFQT score is 50 or higher (i.e., they are treated the same as high school diploma holders) or Tier 2 if a recruit's AFQT score is lower than 50. The results also support classifying distance learning credentials as Tier 2 regardless of AFQT score
    Note: Includes bibliographical references (page 47)
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    The anesthesiologist workforce in 2013 : a final briefing to the American Society of Anesthesiologists (2014)
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    ISBN: 9780833089793 , 083308979X
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (1 PDF file (xi, 85 pages)))
    Series Statement: Research report RR-650-ASAI
    DDC: 617.9/6092
    Keywords: Anesthesiologists Supply and demand ; Anesthesiologists Employment ; Anesthesiologists ; Anesthesiologists ; Anesthesiology manpower ; Health Workforce ; United States ; Anesthesiologists ; Supply and demand ; United States ; Electronic books
    Abstract: Important changes are taking place in the health care sector that have implications for future supply and demand of anesthesiologists including expansion of coverage, an aging population, greater movement of women into the physician workforce, increasing cost pressures, and shifting modes of delivery. To determine what the implications of these changes might be for the anesthesiologist workforce, RAND Corporation researchers conducted a national survey of American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) members, who include more than 90 percent of all practicing anesthesiologists in the United States. This survey was a follow-up to a 2007 survey, also conducted by the RAND Corporation. The authors document large and persistent regional differences in anesthesiologists' practices. In addition, there were several large differences by gender. With regard to shortage, the survey reveals substantial evidence for variation in anesthesiologist shortages across states, from which the authors argue that certain areas of the country are experiencing shortages. However, the national level of shortage has decreased since 2007 by approximately 2,000 full-time-equivalent anesthesiologists. The authors estimate that midwestern and western states were more likely than states in other regions to have a shortage of anesthesiologists in 2013
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    Quantifying the contribution of public parks to physical activity and health : introducing SOPARC (2014)
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    ISBN: 9780833089496 , 0833089498
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource
    Series Statement: Report
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    Keywords: Recreation areas ; Exercise ; Parks ; Recreation areas ; Exercise ; Parks ; United States ; Exercise ; Parks ; Recreation areas ; Electronic books
    Note: "Sponsored by the National Recreation and Park Association , Includes bibliographical references
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    Process evaluation of the New Mexico Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Competitive Development Grant (2014)
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    ISBN: 9780833089809 , 0833089803
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource
    Series Statement: Research report RR-639-REC
    DDC: 362.71/309789
    Keywords: Home Visiting Competitive Development Grant (N.M.) Evaluation ; Home Visiting Competitive Development Grant (N.M.) ; Home Visiting Competitive Development Grant (N.M.) ; Home Visiting Competitive Development Grant (N.M.) ; Home-based family services Evaluation ; Home-based family services ; Home-based family services ; Home-based family services ; Home-based family services ; Home-based family services ; Evaluation ; New Mexico ; Evaluation ; Electronic books
    Note: "Prepared for Region IX Education Cooperative , "Rand Health and Labor & Population , Includes bibliographical references
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    Emergency department patient experience of care survey : development and field test (2014)
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    ISBN: 9780833089519 , 083308951X
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    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource
    Series Statement: Research report
    DDC: 362.18
    Keywords: Hospitals Emergency services ; Evaluation ; Medical care surveys ; Emergency medical services Evaluation ; Hospitals ; Medical care surveys ; Emergency medical services ; Medical care surveys ; Hospitals ; Emergency services ; Evaluation ; Emergency medical services ; Evaluation ; Electronic books
    Note: "Sponsored by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services , Includes bibliographical references
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    Sexual assault and sexual harassment in the U.S. military : design of the 2014 RAND Military Workplace Study (2014)
    Santa Monica, CA : RAND
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    ISBN: 9780833089250 , 0833089250 , 9780833088604 , 0833088602 , 9780833090539
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (vi, 201 pages)
    Series Statement: RR-870 / 1-OSD
    Series Statement: RR-870/1-OSD
    Keywords: Sexual abuse victims ; Employee attitude surveys Methodology ; Sex discrimination ; Sex role in the work environment ; Women soldiers Crimes against ; Soldiers Crimes against ; Sexual harassment in the military ; Sex crimes ; Sexual abuse victims ; Employee attitude surveys ; Sex discrimination ; Sex role in the work environment ; Women soldiers ; Soldiers ; Sexual harassment in the military ; Sex crimes ; Sex discrimination ; Sex role in the work environment ; Sexual abuse victims ; Sexual harassment in the military ; United States ; LAW ; Military ; Employee attitude surveys ; Methodology ; Sex crimes ; Electronic books
    Abstract: "In early 2014, the Department of Defense Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office asked the RAND National Defense Research Institute to conduct an independent assessment of sexual assault, sexual harassment, and gender discrimination in the military -- an assessment last conducted in 2012 by the department itself with its Workplace and Gender Relations Survey of Active Duty Personnel. This volume documents the methodology used in the resulting RAND Military Workplace Study, which invited close to 560,000 service members to participate in a survey fielded in August and September of 2014. It describes the survey methods, how the new questionnaire was designed, and how sampling, recruitment, and analytic weighting were pursued. It also includes the entire survey instrument."--Website
    Abstract: "In early 2014, the Department of Defense Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office asked the RAND National Defense Research Institute to conduct an independent assessment of sexual assault, sexual harassment, and gender discrimination in the military -- an assessment last conducted in 2012 by the department itself with its Workplace and Gender Relations Survey of Active Duty Personnel. This volume documents the methodology used in the resulting RAND Military Workplace Study, which invited close to 560,000 service members to participate in a survey fielded in August and September of 2014. It describes the survey methods, how the new questionnaire was designed, and how sampling, recruitment, and analytic weighting were pursued. It also includes the entire survey instrument."--Website
    Note: "RAND National Defense Research Institute , "This research was conducted within the Forces and Resources Policy Center of the RAND National Defense Research Institute"--Preface , Includes bibliographical references (pages 99-106)
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    Identification and analysis of technology emergence using patent classification (2014)
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    ISBN: 9780833089823 , 083308982X
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource
    DDC: 303.48/3
    Keywords: Technological innovations ; Patents ; Electronic books ; Electronic books ; Electronic books
    DOI: 10.7249/j.ctt14bs2mh
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    Markets for cybercrime tools and stolen data : hackers' bazaar (2014)
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    ISBN: 9780833085412 , 0833085417 , 9780833085740 , 0833085743 , 9780833087119 , 012415817X , 0833087118 , 9780124158177
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xv, 65 pages)
    Parallel Title: Print version Ablon, Lillian Markets for cybercrime tools and stolen data
    Keywords: Hacking ; Computer crimes Economic aspects ; Black market ; Data protection ; Hacking ; Computer crimes ; Black market ; Data protection ; Hacking ; Schwarzmarkt ; Datensicherung ; Internetkriminalität ; Computerkriminalität ; Criminology, Penology & Juvenile Delinquency ; Social Sciences ; Social Welfare & Social Work ; COMPUTERS ; Internet ; Security ; Grässe ; SOCIAL SCIENCE ; Criminology ; Black market ; Data protection ; Electronic books
    Abstract: Criminal activities in cyberspace are increasingly facilitated by burgeoning black markets for both tools (e.g., exploit kits) and take (e.g., credit card information). This report, part of a multiphase study on the future security environment, describes the fundamental characteristics of these markets and how they have grown into their current state to explain how their existence can harm the information security environment. Understanding the current and predicted landscape for these markets lays the groundwork for follow-on exploration of options to minimize the potentially harmful influence these markets impart. Experts agree that the coming years will bring more activity in darknets, more use of crypto-currencies, greater anonymity capabilities in malware, and more attention to encrypting and protecting communications and transactions; that the ability to stage cyberattacks will likely outpace the ability to defend against them; that crime will increasingly have a networked or cyber component, creating a wider range of opportunities for black markets; and that there will be more hacking for hire, as-a-service offerings, and brokers. Experts disagree, however, on who will be most affected by the growth of the black market (e.g., small or large businesses, individuals), what products will be on the rise (e.g., fungible goods, such as data records and credit card information; non-fungible goods, such as intellectual property), or which types of attacks will be most prevalent (e.g., persistent, targeted attacks; opportunistic, mass "smash-and-grab" attacks)
    Abstract: Criminal activities in cyberspace are increasingly facilitated by burgeoning black markets for both tools (e.g., exploit kits) and take (e.g., credit card information). This report, part of a multiphase study on the future security environment, describes the fundamental characteristics of these markets and how they have grown into their current state to explain how their existence can harm the information security environment. Understanding the current and predicted landscape for these markets lays the groundwork for follow-on exploration of options to minimize the potentially harmful influence these markets impart. Experts agree that the coming years will bring more activity in darknets, more use of crypto-currencies, greater anonymity capabilities in malware, and more attention to encrypting and protecting communications and transactions; that the ability to stage cyberattacks will likely outpace the ability to defend against them; that crime will increasingly have a networked or cyber component, creating a wider range of opportunities for black markets; and that there will be more hacking for hire, as-a-service offerings, and brokers. Experts disagree, however, on who will be most affected by the growth of the black market (e.g., small or large businesses, individuals), what products will be on the rise (e.g., fungible goods, such as data records and credit card information; non-fungible goods, such as intellectual property), or which types of attacks will be most prevalent (e.g., persistent, targeted attacks; opportunistic, mass "smash-and-grab" attacks)
    Note: "RR-610-JNI."--Page 4 of cover , "The research described in this report was sponsored by Juniper Networks and conducted within the Acquisition and Technology Policy Center of the RAND National Security Research Division"--Title page verso , Includes bibliographical references (pages 53-65)
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    Improving interagency information sharing using technology demonstrations : the legal basis for using new sensor technologies for counterdrug operations along the U.S. border (2014)
    Santa Monica, CA : RAND
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    ISBN: 9780833084941 , 0833085700 , 0833084941 , 9780833085702
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xviii, 84 pages)
    Parallel Title: Print version Gonzales, Daniel Improving interagency information sharing using technology demonstrations
    Keywords: United States ; United States ; Civil-military relations ; Drug control Technological innovations ; Drug traffic Prevention ; Border security ; Interagency coordination ; Information networks Management ; Military law ; Civil-military relations ; Drug control ; Drug traffic ; Border security ; Interagency coordination ; Information networks ; Military law ; Information networks ; Management ; Interagency coordination ; Military law ; Law - U.S ; Law, Politics & Government ; Military Law - U.S ; United States ; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING ; Military Science ; Border security ; Civil-military relations ; United States ; Drug control ; Technological innovations ; Electronic books
    Abstract: The Department of Defense (DoD) has developed new sensor technologies to support military forces operating in Iraq and Afghanistan. These new capabilities may be useful in counterdrug (CD) operations along the southern U.S. border. DoD has held technology demonstrations to test and demonstrate new technologies along the southern border--because the field conditions along the border closely resemble those in current military theaters of operation and because they can also reveal whether new technologies are useful for CD operations led by domestic law enforcement agencies. However, there are legal questions about whether such technology demonstrations fully comply with U.S. law and whether advanced DoD sensors can legally be used in domestic CD operations when they are operated by U.S. military forces. In this report, the authors examine federal law and DoD policy to answer these questions. Some parts of U.S. law mandate information sharing among federal departments and agencies for national security purposes and direct DoD to play a key role in domestic CD operations in support of U.S. law enforcement agencies, while other parts of the law place restrictions on when the U.S. military may participate in law enforcement operations. Reviewing relevant federal law and DoD policy, the authors conclude that there is no legal reason why a DoD sensor should be excluded from use in an interagency technology demonstration or in an actual CD operation as long as a valid request for support is made by an appropriate law enforcement official and so long as no personally identifiable or private information is collected. The authors recommend DoD policy on domestic CD operations be formally clarified and that an approval process should be established for technology demonstrations with a CD nexus
    Abstract: The Department of Defense (DoD) has developed new sensor technologies to support military forces operating in Iraq and Afghanistan. These new capabilities may be useful in counterdrug (CD) operations along the southern U.S. border. DoD has held technology demonstrations to test and demonstrate new technologies along the southern border--because the field conditions along the border closely resemble those in current military theaters of operation and because they can also reveal whether new technologies are useful for CD operations led by domestic law enforcement agencies. However, there are legal questions about whether such technology demonstrations fully comply with U.S. law and whether advanced DoD sensors can legally be used in domestic CD operations when they are operated by U.S. military forces. In this report, the authors examine federal law and DoD policy to answer these questions. Some parts of U.S. law mandate information sharing among federal departments and agencies for national security purposes and direct DoD to play a key role in domestic CD operations in support of U.S. law enforcement agencies, while other parts of the law place restrictions on when the U.S. military may participate in law enforcement operations. Reviewing relevant federal law and DoD policy, the authors conclude that there is no legal reason why a DoD sensor should be excluded from use in an interagency technology demonstration or in an actual CD operation as long as a valid request for support is made by an appropriate law enforcement official and so long as no personally identifiable or private information is collected. The authors recommend DoD policy on domestic CD operations be formally clarified and that an approval process should be established for technology demonstrations with a CD nexus
    Note: "RR551-OSD"--Page 4 of cover , "RAND National Security Research Division , "This research was ... conducted within the International Security and Defense Policy Center of the RAND National Defense Research Institute"--Preface , Includes bibliographical references (pages 81-84)
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    Soldier-portable battery supply : foreign dependence and policy options (2014)
    Santa Monica, CA : RAND
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    ISBN: 9780833084033 , 0833086022 , 0833084038 , 9780833086020
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (23 pages)
    Parallel Title: Print version Silberglitt, R.S. (Richard S.) Soldier-portable battery supply
    Keywords: United States Procurement ; United States ; Business logistics ; Lithium cells ; Battery industry ; Business logistics ; Lithium cells ; Battery industry ; Battery industry ; Business logistics ; United States ; Lithium cells ; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING ; Military Science ; Armed Forces ; Procurement ; Electronic books
    Abstract: Batteries are a ubiquitous presence in equipment carried by soldiers and critical to the performance of electronic devices such as radios, computers, night-vision goggles, and laser range finders. These batteries are supplied by a variety of firms, and mostly assembled from cells that are acquired through a supply chain that is driven by commercial applications to mobile phones, laptop computers, tablets, and other electronic devices, and is predominately based in Asia. RAND found that government researchers and program managers and representatives of military battery suppliers have concerns associated with this foreign-dependent supply chain. The report discusses alternative policy options to address these concerns, without evaluating the benefits versus costs of these policy options
    Note: "RAND Corporation , "RR-500-OSD"--Page 4 of cover , "This study was ... conducted within the Acquisition and Technology Policy Center of the RAND National Defense Research Institute"--Back cover , Caption title , Includes bibliographical references (pages 20-22)
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    The future of the U.S. intercontinental ballistic missile force (2014)
    Santa Monica, CA : RAND
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    ISBN: 9780833076236 , 083307623X , 9780833076267 , 0833076264 , 9780833076274 , 0833076280 , 0833076272 , 9780833076281
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xxvii, 156 pages)
    Series Statement: RAND Corporation monograph series
    Series Statement: Rand Project Air Force
    Parallel Title: Print version Caston, Lauren Future of the U.S. intercontinental ballistic missile force
    Keywords: Intercontinental ballistic missiles ; Minuteman (Missile) ; Intercontinental ballistic missiles ; Minuteman (Missile) ; Law, Politics & Government ; Air Forces ; Military & Naval Science ; United States ; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING ; Military Science ; Intercontinental ballistic missiles ; Minuteman (Missile) ; Electronic books
    Abstract: In the lead-up to the Air Force Ground Based Strategic Deterrent Analysis of Alternatives, RAND was asked to examine and assess possible intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) alternatives against the current Minuteman III system and to provide insights into the potential impact of further force reductions. The researchers developed a framework consisting of five categories - basing, propulsion, boost, reentry, and payload - to characterize alternative classes of ICBM and to assess the survivability and effectiveness of possible alternatives. Using existing cost analyses and cost data from historical ICBM programs, they derived likely cost bounds on alternative classes of ICBM systems. Finally, they developed force reduction scenarios, examined their impacts on several key nuclear specialty career fields to understand the implications of reductions on the current organizational structure, and compared sustainment and requirement profiles within the various reduction scenarios
    Abstract: In the lead-up to the Air Force Ground Based Strategic Deterrent Analysis of Alternatives, RAND was asked to examine and assess possible intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) alternatives against the current Minuteman III system and to provide insights into the potential impact of further force reductions. The researchers developed a framework consisting of five categories - basing, propulsion, boost, reentry, and payload - to characterize alternative classes of ICBM and to assess the survivability and effectiveness of possible alternatives. Using existing cost analyses and cost data from historical ICBM programs, they derived likely cost bounds on alternative classes of ICBM systems. Finally, they developed force reduction scenarios, examined their impacts on several key nuclear specialty career fields to understand the implications of reductions on the current organizational structure, and compared sustainment and requirement profiles within the various reduction scenarios
    Note: "Approved for public release; distribution unlimited , Includes bibliographical references (pages 149-156)
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    Improving demographic diversity in the U.S. Air Force officer corps (2014)
    Santa Monica, CA : Rand Corporation
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    ISBN: 9780833084286 , 0833086960 , 0833084283 , 9780833086969
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xx, 70 pages)
    Series Statement: Project Air Force report
    Series Statement: RAND Corporation Research report series
    Parallel Title: Print version Lim, Nelson Improving demographic diversity in the U.S. Air Force officer corps
    Keywords: United States Officers ; United States ; Diversity in the workplace ; Diversity in the workplace ; Military & Naval Science ; Law, Politics & Government ; United States ; HISTORY ; Military ; Aviation ; Air Forces ; Armed Forces ; Officers ; Diversity in the workplace ; Electronic books
    Abstract: "Despite the Air Force's efforts to create a force that mirrors the racial, ethnic, and gender differences of the nation's population, minority groups and women are underrepresented in the active-duty line officer population, especially at senior levels (i.e., colonel and above). This report examines the reasons for this, with the goal of identifying potential policy responses. The authors analyzed data from multiple sources on Air Force eligibility, youths' intention to serve, accessions, retention, and promotion. A key finding is that African Americans and Hispanics are underrepresented in the Air Force compared with the nation's population mainly because they meet Air Force officer eligibility requirements at lower rates (e.g., they are much less likely than whites to have a college degree). Another reason for lower representation of minorities and women among senior leaders is that, once in the military, women and minorities are less likely to choose career fields that give them the highest potential to become senior leaders. In addition, female officers have lower retention rates than male officers, and the reasons for this are not clear. Finally, the authors comprehensively examined the Air Force promotion system and found no evidence to suggest it treats women and minorities differently than white men with similar records. The authors recommend that the Air Force should seek comparable quality across ethnic/minority groups in the accession processes, since competitiveness even at this stage is a predictor of promotion success. More racial/ethnic minorities and women who are cadets and officers should be in rated career fields, which have the highest promotion rates to the senior ranks."--Publisher's website
    Abstract: "Despite the Air Force's efforts to create a force that mirrors the racial, ethnic, and gender differences of the nation's population, minority groups and women are underrepresented in the active-duty line officer population, especially at senior levels (i.e., colonel and above). This report examines the reasons for this, with the goal of identifying potential policy responses. The authors analyzed data from multiple sources on Air Force eligibility, youths' intention to serve, accessions, retention, and promotion. A key finding is that African Americans and Hispanics are underrepresented in the Air Force compared with the nation's population mainly because they meet Air Force officer eligibility requirements at lower rates (e.g., they are much less likely than whites to have a college degree). Another reason for lower representation of minorities and women among senior leaders is that, once in the military, women and minorities are less likely to choose career fields that give them the highest potential to become senior leaders. In addition, female officers have lower retention rates than male officers, and the reasons for this are not clear. Finally, the authors comprehensively examined the Air Force promotion system and found no evidence to suggest it treats women and minorities differently than white men with similar records. The authors recommend that the Air Force should seek comparable quality across ethnic/minority groups in the accession processes, since competitiveness even at this stage is a predictor of promotion success. More racial/ethnic minorities and women who are cadets and officers should be in rated career fields, which have the highest promotion rates to the senior ranks."--Publisher's website
    Note: "RR-495-AF"--Page 4 of cover , Includes bibliographical references (pages 68-70)
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    An evaluation of the implementation and perceived utility of the Airman Resilience Training Program (2014)
    Santa Monica, CA : RAND Corporation
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    ISBN: 9780833086280 , 0833087134 , 0833086286 , 9780833087133
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xix, 83 pages)
    Series Statement: Research report
    Parallel Title: Print version Evaluation of the implementation and perceived utility of the Airman Resilience Training Program
    Keywords: United States Airmen ; United States ; Military education ; Resilience (Personality trait) ; Military art and science ; Military education ; Resilience (Personality trait) ; Military art and science ; Military education ; Resilience (Personality trait) ; Military & Naval Science ; Law, Politics & Government ; Air Forces ; United States ; MEDICAL ; Preventive Medicine ; United States ; Armed Forces ; Airmen ; Military art and science ; Electronic books
    Abstract: "Since 2001, the U.S. military has been functioning at an operational tempo that is historically high for the all-volunteer force in which service members are deploying for extended periods on a repeated basis. Even with the drawdown of troops from Iraq in 2011, some service members are returning from deployment experiencing difficulties handling stress, mental health problems, or deficits caused by a traumatic brain injury (TBI). In response to these challenges, the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) has implemented numerous programs to support service members and their families in these areas. In 2009, the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs asked the RAND National Defense Research Institute to develop a comprehensive catalog of existing programs sponsored or funded by DoD to support psychological health and care for TBI, to create tools to support ongoing assessment and evaluation of the DoD portfolio of programs, and to conduct evaluations of a subset of these programs. This report describes RAND's assessment of an Air Force program, Airman Resilience Training (ART), a psychoeducational program designed to improve airmen's reactions to stress during and after deployment and to increase the use of mental health services when needed. ART was initiated in November 2010, replacing a previous program named Landing Gear, which had been in place since April 2008. The RAND study took place from August 2011 through November 2011. This report will be of particular interest to officials within the Air Force who are responsible for the psychological health and well-being of airmen, as well as to others within the military who are developing programs for service members to help them cope with stress while in combat situations and after returning from deployment."--"Abstract" on web page
    Abstract: "Since 2001, the U.S. military has been functioning at an operational tempo that is historically high for the all-volunteer force in which service members are deploying for extended periods on a repeated basis. Even with the drawdown of troops from Iraq in 2011, some service members are returning from deployment experiencing difficulties handling stress, mental health problems, or deficits caused by a traumatic brain injury (TBI). In response to these challenges, the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) has implemented numerous programs to support service members and their families in these areas. In 2009, the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs asked the RAND National Defense Research Institute to develop a comprehensive catalog of existing programs sponsored or funded by DoD to support psychological health and care for TBI, to create tools to support ongoing assessment and evaluation of the DoD portfolio of programs, and to conduct evaluations of a subset of these programs. This report describes RAND's assessment of an Air Force program, Airman Resilience Training (ART), a psychoeducational program designed to improve airmen's reactions to stress during and after deployment and to increase the use of mental health services when needed. ART was initiated in November 2010, replacing a previous program named Landing Gear, which had been in place since April 2008. The RAND study took place from August 2011 through November 2011. This report will be of particular interest to officials within the Air Force who are responsible for the psychological health and well-being of airmen, as well as to others within the military who are developing programs for service members to help them cope with stress while in combat situations and after returning from deployment."--"Abstract" on web page
    Note: "Prepared for the Office of the Secretary of Defense , "National Defense Research Institute , "RR-655-OSD , Includes bibliographical references (pages 81-83)
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    Modeling, simulation, and operations analysis in Afghanistan and Iraq : operational vignettes, lessons learned, and a survey of selected efforts (2014)
    Santa Monica, CA : RAND Corporation
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    ISBN: 9780833082114 , 0833084704 , 0833082116 , 9780833084705
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xxi, 167 pages)
    Series Statement: Rand Corporation research report series RR-382-OSD
    Parallel Title: Print version Connable, Ben Modeling, simulation, and operations analysis in Afghanistan and Iraq
    Keywords: Soldiers Protection ; Simulation methods ; Evaluation ; Logistics Simulation methods ; Evaluation ; Military planning Simulation methods ; Evaluation ; Decision making Simulation methods ; Evaluation ; Operations research ; Counterinsurgency Simulation methods ; Evaluation ; Irregular warfare Simulation methods ; Evaluation ; Soldiers ; Logistics ; Military planning ; Decision making ; Operations research ; Counterinsurgency ; Irregular warfare ; COMPUTERS ; Data Modeling & Design ; Operations research ; Military Science - General ; Military & Naval Science ; Law, Politics & Government ; United States ; Electronic book
    Abstract: RAND conducted a lessons learned examination of operations analysis, modeling, and simulation in support of Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom. This report identifies ways in which analysts have attempted to support commanders' decisions in counterinsurgency and irregular warfare, describes many of the models and tools they employed, provides insight into the challenges they faced, and suggests ways in which the application of modeling, simulation, and analysis might be improved for current and future operations. RAND identified four broad categories of decisions: force protection, logistics, campaign assessment, and force structuring. Modeling, simulation, and analysis were most effective in supporting force protection and logistics decisions, and least effective in supporting campaign assessment and force structuring
    Abstract: RAND conducted a lessons learned examination of operations analysis, modeling, and simulation in support of Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom. This report identifies ways in which analysts have attempted to support commanders' decisions in counterinsurgency and irregular warfare, describes many of the models and tools they employed, provides insight into the challenges they faced, and suggests ways in which the application of modeling, simulation, and analysis might be improved for current and future operations. RAND identified four broad categories of decisions: force protection, logistics, campaign assessment, and force structuring. Modeling, simulation, and analysis were most effective in supporting force protection and logistics decisions, and least effective in supporting campaign assessment and force structuring
    Note: "Prepared for the Office of the Secretary of Defense, Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation , "National Defense Research Institute , Includes bibliographical references (pages 137-167)
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    An assessment of the present and future labor market in the Kurdistan Region-Iraq : implications for policies to increase private-sector employment (2014)
    Santa Monica, CA : RAND
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    ISBN: 0833089935 , 0833084097 , 9780833089939 , 9780833084095
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (xxii, 113 pages) , illustrations
    Edition: Online-Ausg.
    Parallel Title: Print version Shatz, Howard J Assessment of the present and future labor market in the Kurdistan region - Iraq
    Keywords: Employment forecasting ; Labor market ; Skilled labor ; Labor supply ; Education ; Employment forecasting ; Labor market ; Labor supply ; Skilled labor ; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS ; Labor ; Iraq ; KurdistaÌ„n ; Economic policy ; Education ; Kurdistān (Iraq) Economic policy ; KurdistaÌ„n (Iraq) Economic policy ; Electronic books
    Abstract: The study addresses the question of how the Kurdistan Regional Government can improve the private-sector labor market in the Kurdistan Region-Iraq (KRI). Doing so will involve creating mechanisms by which job-seekers can develop the right skills and find employers who will hire them, employers can find the employees they need, and the government can create an enabling environment in which the best matches between job-seekers and employers can be made. The study estimates the likely number and education levels of new job-seekers through 2020. It conducts an original, scientific survey to learn about employer perceptions of skill gaps in the KRI. Then, it investigates sectoral employment growth in comparison economies to identify promising growth sectors. Finally, it outlines policy steps for the government to take to improve the functioning of the private-sector labor market
    Abstract: Introduction -- Education Levels, Skills, and Labor-Force Participation of Potential Future Labor-Market Entrants -- Skills Gaps and Expected Private-Sector Labor Demand in the Kurdistan Region-Iraq -- Scenarios for Sectoral Employment Growth in the Kurdistan Region-Iraq -- Labor-Market Information Systems -- Conclusions and Policy Directions -- Appendix A: The RAND Survey of Business Establishments 2012: The RAND Skills Survey -- Appendix B: The RAND Survey of Business Establishments 2012: Sampling Design
    Note: "Ministry of Planning , "Kurdistan Regional Government , "RAND Labor and Population , Includes bibliographical references (pages 109-113)
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    Quantitative evaluation of the impact of the Healthy Communities Initiative in Cincinnati (2014)
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    ISBN: 9780833087546 , 0833089625 , 0833087541 , 9780833089625
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xxi, 44 pages)
    Series Statement: Research report
    Parallel Title: Print version Mattke, Soeren Quantitative evaluation of the impact of the Healthy Communities Initiative in Cincinnati
    Keywords: Health care reform Evaluation ; Medical care Evaluation ; Medical care Quality control ; Evaluation ; Health care reform ; Medical care ; Medical care ; Health Care Reform ; Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation ; Delivery of Health Care statistics & numerical data ; MEDICAL ; Evidence-Based Medicine ; Health care reform ; Evaluation ; Medical care ; Evaluation ; Ohio ; Cincinnati ; Medical care ; Quality control ; Evaluation ; Ohio ; Electronic book
    Abstract: Metropolitan Cincinnati residents have traditionally had among the highest health care costs in the United States, yet little evidence exists that residents are getting their money's worth, especially in terms of preventive and primary care. Recently, large employers, health plans, and health care providers in the Cincinnati area joined with community organizations in an effort to improve health care and population health, as well as reduce health care costs by focusing on five priority areas: coordinated primary care, health information exchange, quality improvement, public reporting and consumer engagement, and payment innovations. Spearheaded by General Electric (GE) Cincinnati, the resulting Healthy Communities Initiative in Cincinnati was implemented in 2009. In 2012, GE asked RAND Health Advisory Services to assess progress over the first three years of the initiative. Overall, the findings were largely inconclusive because of a concomitant marketwide shift to high-deductible health policies (which are known to have profound effects on care-seeking behavior) and the early stage of the intervention. However, there were some encouraging signs that better care coordination bears fruit, such as less illness-related work loss and fewer avoidable hospital admissions and readmissions. These early impacts suggest that the initiative may succeed in improving care, lowering cost, and improving health status if given sufficient time
    Abstract: Metropolitan Cincinnati residents have traditionally had among the highest health care costs in the United States, yet little evidence exists that residents are getting their money's worth, especially in terms of preventive and primary care. Recently, large employers, health plans, and health care providers in the Cincinnati area joined with community organizations in an effort to improve health care and population health, as well as reduce health care costs by focusing on five priority areas: coordinated primary care, health information exchange, quality improvement, public reporting and consumer engagement, and payment innovations. Spearheaded by General Electric (GE) Cincinnati, the resulting Healthy Communities Initiative in Cincinnati was implemented in 2009. In 2012, GE asked RAND Health Advisory Services to assess progress over the first three years of the initiative. Overall, the findings were largely inconclusive because of a concomitant marketwide shift to high-deductible health policies (which are known to have profound effects on care-seeking behavior) and the early stage of the intervention. However, there were some encouraging signs that better care coordination bears fruit, such as less illness-related work loss and fewer avoidable hospital admissions and readmissions. These early impacts suggest that the initiative may succeed in improving care, lowering cost, and improving health status if given sufficient time
    Note: "RR-729-GECO , "Sponsored by the General Electric Company , "RAND Health , Includes bibliographical references (pages 43-44)
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    Access to behavioral health care for geographically remote service members and dependents in the U.S (2014)
    Santa Monica, CA : RAND
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    ISBN: 9780833087294 , 0833087320 , 0833087312 , 0833087304 , 0833087290 , 9780833087300 , 9780833087317 , 9780833087324
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (1 online resource)
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Brown, Ryan Andrew Access to behavioral health care for geographically remote service members and dependents in the U.S
    Keywords: Soldiers Mental health services ; Evaluation ; Soldiers ; Military dependents Mental health services ; Evaluation ; Rural health ; Needs assessment ; Military dependents ; Rural health ; Needs assessment ; Veterans Mental health services ; Evaluation ; Mental Health Services ; Military Personnel ; Family ; Health Services Accessibility ; Rural Population ; Rural health ; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS ; Human Resources & Personnel Management ; HISTORY ; Military ; Other ; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING ; Military Science ; Armed Forces ; Medical care ; United States ; Needs assessment ; United States Armed Forces ; Mental health services ; Evaluation ; United States ; United States ; Electronic books
    Abstract: With many service members now returning to the United States from the recent conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, concern over adequate access to behavioral health care (treatment for mental, behavioral, or addictive disorders) has risen. Yet data remain very sparse regarding how many service members (and their dependents) reside in locations remote from behavioral health providers, as well as the resulting effect on their access to and utilization of care. Little is also known about the effectiveness of existing policies and other efforts to improve access to services among this population. To help fill these gaps, a team of RAND researchers conducted a geospatial analysis using TRICARE and other data, finding that roughly 300,000 military service members and 1 million dependents are geographically distant from behavioral health care, and an analysis of claims data indicated that remoteness is associated with lower use of specialty behavioral health care. A review of existing policies and programs discovered guidelines for access to care, but no systematic monitoring of adherence to those guidelines, limiting their value. RAND researchers recommend implementing a geospatial data portal and monitoring system to track access to care in the military population and mark progress toward improvements in access to care. In addition, the RAND team highlighted two promising pathways for improving access to care among remote military populations: telehealth and collaborative care that integrates primary care with specialty behavioral care
    Abstract: Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Preface; Contents; Figures; Tables; Summary; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; CHAPTER ONE: Introduction; CHAPTER TWO: Scope of the Problem: How Many Service Members and Dependents Are Remote, and Who Are They?; Data Sources for Location of Service Members and Providers; A Working Definition of Remoteness; Data Analysis: Implementing the Remoteness Definition; Summary; CHAPTER THREE: Effects of Remoteness on Civilian Behavioral Health Care Use; Rural and Urban Differences in Use of Behavioral Health Care; Analysis of the National Survey of Drug Use and Health
    Abstract: Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Preface; Contents; Figures; Tables; Summary; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; CHAPTER ONE: Introduction; CHAPTER TWO: Scope of the Problem: How Many Service Members and Dependents Are Remote, and Who Are They?; Data Sources for Location of Service Members and Providers; A Working Definition of Remoteness; Data Analysis: Implementing the Remoteness Definition; Summary; CHAPTER THREE: Effects of Remoteness on Civilian Behavioral Health Care Use; Rural and Urban Differences in Use of Behavioral Health Care; Analysis of the National Survey of Drug Use and Health
    Abstract: With many service members now returning to the United States from the recent conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, concern over adequate access to behavioral health care (treatment for mental, behavioral, or addictive disorders) has risen. Yet data remain very sparse regarding how many service members (and their dependents) reside in locations remote from behavioral health providers, as well as the resulting effect on their access to and utilization of care. Little is also known about the effectiveness of existing policies and other efforts to improve access to services among this population. To help fill these gaps, a team of RAND researchers conducted a geospatial analysis using TRICARE and other data, finding that roughly 300,000 military service members and 1 million dependents are geographically distant from behavioral health care, and an analysis of claims data indicated that remoteness is associated with lower use of specialty behavioral health care. A review of existing policies and programs discovered guidelines for access to care, but no systematic monitoring of adherence to those guidelines, limiting their value. RAND researchers recommend implementing a geospatial data portal and monitoring system to track access to care in the military population and mark progress toward improvements in access to care. In addition, the RAND team highlighted two promising pathways for improving access to care among remote military populations: telehealth and collaborative care that integrates primary care with specialty behavioral care
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    Cruise missile penaid nonproliferation : hindering the spread of countermeasures against cruise missile defenses (2014)
    Santa Monica, CA : RAND
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    ISBN: 9780833087706 , 0833089560 , 0833087703 , 9780833089564
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (x, 51 pages)
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Speier, Richard Cruise missile penaid nonproliferation
    Keywords: Cruise missiles ; Antimissile missiles ; Technology transfer ; Arms control ; Export controls ; Cruise missiles ; Antimissile missiles ; Technology transfer ; Arms control ; Export controls ; Arms control ; Cruise missiles ; Export controls ; Technology transfer ; Law, Politics & Government ; International Relations ; HISTORY ; Military ; Weapons ; Antimissile missiles ; Electronic books
    Abstract: The proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) becomes a greater threat when accompanied by the proliferation of effective means of delivery. The threat of one means of delivery, cruise missiles, will increase if proliferators can acquire effective countermeasures against missile defenses. Such countermeasures, when incorporated in an attacker's missile, are known as penetration aids or penaids. As proliferator nations acquire ballistic and cruise missiles for this purpose, it will be important to establish effective measures to counter WMD attacks. This research was designed to assist U.S. agencies charged with generating policies to discourage the proliferation of WMD and cruise missile delivery systems, thereby strengthening deterrence. Specifically, it recommends controls on potential exports of penaid-related items according to the structure of the current international policy against missile proliferation, the Missile Technology Control Regime. The recommendations account for 18 classes of such items and are based on structured interviews with government and nongovernment experts, as well as an independent technical assessment to develop a preliminary characterization of the technologies and equipment most critical to the emerging penaid threat. The project also brought together a selected group of experts to participate in a workshop to review the initial characterization of penaid technologies and equipment
    Abstract: Preface. -- Summary. -- Acknowledgments. -- Cruise missile penaid nonproliferation. -- The missile technology control regime. -- Items proposed for penaid export controls. -- Implementing penaid export constrols. -- Concluding observations. -- References
    Abstract: The proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) becomes a greater threat when accompanied by the proliferation of effective means of delivery. The threat of one means of delivery, cruise missiles, will increase if proliferators can acquire effective countermeasures against missile defenses. Such countermeasures, when incorporated in an attacker's missile, are known as penetration aids or penaids. As proliferator nations acquire ballistic and cruise missiles for this purpose, it will be important to establish effective measures to counter WMD attacks. This research was designed to assist U.S. agencies charged with generating policies to discourage the proliferation of WMD and cruise missile delivery systems, thereby strengthening deterrence. Specifically, it recommends controls on potential exports of penaid-related items according to the structure of the current international policy against missile proliferation, the Missile Technology Control Regime. The recommendations account for 18 classes of such items and are based on structured interviews with government and nongovernment experts, as well as an independent technical assessment to develop a preliminary characterization of the technologies and equipment most critical to the emerging penaid threat. The project also brought together a selected group of experts to participate in a workshop to review the initial characterization of penaid technologies and equipment
    Note: "Prepared for the Naval Postgraduate School, Project on Advanced Systems and Concepts for Combating WMD , Includes bibliographical references (pages 49-51)
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    Mental health stigma in the military (2014)
    Santa Monica, CA : RAND
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    ISBN: 9780833085047 , 0833089994 , 0833085042 , 9780833089991
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xxxii, 296 pages)
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Acosta, Joie D Mental health stigma in the military
    Keywords: Stigma (Social psychology) ; Soldiers Mental health services ; Evaluation ; Mental health policy ; Stigma (Social psychology) ; Soldiers ; Mental health policy ; Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment ; Anthropology, Education, Sociology and Social Phenomena ; Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms ; Behavior ; Behavioral Disciplines and Activities ; Delivery of Health Care ; Evaluation Studies as Topic ; Health Care Economics and Organizations ; Health Care Evaluation Mechanisms ; Health Care Facilities, Manpower, and Services ; Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation ; Health Services ; Investigative Techniques ; Mental Health Services ; Military Personnel ; Named Groups ; Occupational Groups ; Persons ; Policy ; Psychiatry and Psychology ; Public Policy ; Quality of Health Care ; Social Behavior ; Social Control Policies ; Social Control, Formal ; Social Sciences ; Social Stigma ; Sociology ; Law, Politics & Government ; Military Administration ; Military & Naval Science ; United States ; HISTORY ; Military ; Veterans ; Mental health policy ; Stigma (Social psychology) ; United States Armed Forces ; Mental health services ; Evaluation ; United States ; Electronic books
    Abstract: Despite the efforts of both the U.S. Department of Defense and the Veterans Health Administration to enhance mental health services, many service members are not regularly seeking needed care when they have mental health problems. Without appropriate treatment, these mental health problems can have wide-ranging and negative impacts on the quality of life and the social, emotional, and cognitive functioning of affected service members. The services have been actively engaged in developing policies, programs, and campaigns designed to reduce stigma and increase service members' help-seeking behavior. However, there has been no comprehensive assessment of these efforts' effectiveness and the extent to which they align with service members' needs or evidence-based practices. The goal of this research was to assess DoD's approach to stigma reduction, how well it is working and how it might be improved. To address these questions, RAND researchers used five complementary methods: (1) literature review, (2) a microsimulation modeling of costs, (3) interviews with program staff, (4) prospective policy analysis, and (5) an expert panel. The priorities outlined in this report identify ways in which program and policy development and research and evaluation can improve understanding of how best to efficiently and effectively provide needed treatment to service members with mental illness
    Abstract: Despite the efforts of both the U.S. Department of Defense and the Veterans Health Administration to enhance mental health services, many service members are not regularly seeking needed care when they have mental health problems. Without appropriate treatment, these mental health problems can have wide-ranging and negative impacts on the quality of life and the social, emotional, and cognitive functioning of affected service members. The services have been actively engaged in developing policies, programs, and campaigns designed to reduce stigma and increase service members' help-seeking behavior. However, there has been no comprehensive assessment of these efforts' effectiveness and the extent to which they align with service members' needs or evidence-based practices. The goal of this research was to assess DoD's approach to stigma reduction, how well it is working and how it might be improved. To address these questions, RAND researchers used five complementary methods: (1) literature review, (2) a microsimulation modeling of costs, (3) interviews with program staff, (4) prospective policy analysis, and (5) an expert panel. The priorities outlined in this report identify ways in which program and policy development and research and evaluation can improve understanding of how best to efficiently and effectively provide needed treatment to service members with mental illness
    Note: "RR-426-OSD"--Page 4 of cover , Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-296)
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    Strengthening coastal planning : how coastal regions could benefit from Louisiana's planning and analysis framework (2014)
    Santa Monica, CA : RAND Corporation
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    ISBN: 9780833085801 , 0833085808 , 9780833084552 , 0833085816 , 0833084550 , 9780833085818
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xix, 44 pages)
    Series Statement: RAND Corporation research report series
    Parallel Title: Print version Groves, David G Strengthening coastal planning
    Keywords: Coastal zone management ; Shore protection Planning ; Planning Technique ; Coastal engineering Planning ; Coastal zone management ; Shore protection ; Planning ; Coastal engineering ; Coastal zone management ; Planning ; Technique ; Shore protection ; Planning ; Sociology & Social History ; Social Sciences ; Communities - Urban Groups ; United States ; Louisiana ; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS ; Real Estate ; General ; NATURE ; Natural Disasters ; Electronic book
    Abstract: Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Preface; Contents; Figures; Summary; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Chapter One: Introduction; Forces at Work on the Louisiana Coast; A Modified River Runs Through It; Business as Usual Will Not Halt the Land Loss; The Risk of Coastal Flooding Is Rising; Economic and Social Implications of a Coast at Risk; Challenges in Creating a Master Plan; Diverse Range and Large Number of Possible Solutions; The Future Is Uncertain; A Diverse Region Seeking Different and Sometimes Conflicting Outcomes; Need for Coordination Across Jurisdictions.
    Abstract: Determining How To Allocate Funds Across Project TypesStriking a Balance Between Near-Term and Long-Term Outcomes; Balancing Among Different Planning Objectives; Ensuring Robustness for the Uncertain Future; Louisiana's 2012 Comprehensive Master Plan for a Sustainable Coast; Next Steps for Louisiana; Chapter Four: Reducing Coastal Risk Through Integrated Planning; Growing Vulnerability of Coastal Regions; Costs of Coastal Flooding; Strengthening Coastal Resilience Requires a Comprehensive Planning Process; Coastal Risks Are Increasing, but in Uncertain Ways.
    Abstract: Evolution of the Master Planning ProcessChapter Two: Analytical Support for the Development of Louisiana's 50-Year Comprehensive Plan; New Analytical Capabilities Informed the Planning Framework; Accounting for Deep Uncertainty Using Scenarios; Systems Models, CLARA, and Innovative Flood Risk Modeling; The Planning Tool and Innovative Decisionmaking; Supporting CPRA Decisionmaking with Analysis; Chapter Three: Using the Planning Tool to Support the Development of a Comprehensive Plan for Louisiana; Planning Tool Analysis Supported Deliberations; Comparing Projects on an Even Playing Field.
    Abstract: This report highlights RAND's contributions to the Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority's Master Plan. Its purpose is to help policymakers in other coastal regions understand the value of a solid technical foundation to support decisionmaking on strategies to reduce flood risk, rebuild or restore coastal environments, and increase the resilience of developed coastal regions
    Abstract: There Are Many Different Types of Strategies to Consider to Reduce Risks and Restore Coastal LandscapesSolutions Will Be Implemented by Local, Regional, State, and Federal Agencies; Principles for Integrated Coastal Planning; Public Participation Is Essential Throughout the Planning Process; Technical Analysis Is Meant to Inform Deliberations and Value Judgments by Decisionmakers; A Sustainable Long-Term Strategy Must Be Robust and Adaptive; Building on Louisiana's Planning Experience; Appendix: A Brief Description of Robust Decision Making; References.
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    Health and economic outcomes in the alumni of the Wounded Warrior Project, 2010-2012 (2014)
    Santa Monica, CA : RAND Corporation
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    ISBN: 9780833082589 , 0833082582 , 9780833082572 , 0833082574
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (1 PDF file (xx, 101 pages)))
    Series Statement: RAND Corporation research report series
    Parallel Title: Print version Krull, Heather Health and Economic Outcomes in the Alumni of the Wounded Warrior Project : 2010-2012
    Keywords: Wounded Warrior Project ; Disabled veterans ; Veterans Mental health ; Veterans Health and hygiene ; Veterans Employment ; Disabled veterans Health and hygiene ; Disabled veterans Mental health ; Disabled veterans Economic conditions ; Disabled veterans ; Veterans ; Veterans ; Veterans ; Disabled veterans ; Disabled veterans ; Disabled veterans ; Veterans Health ; Military Personnel ; Disabled Persons rehabilitation ; Organizations, Nonprofit ; Rehabilitation economics ; Treatment Outcome ; HEALTH & FITNESS ; Diseases ; General ; MEDICAL ; Clinical Medicine ; MEDICAL ; Diseases ; MEDICAL ; Evidence-Based Medicine ; MEDICAL ; Internal Medicine ; LAW ; Labor & Employment ; Disabled veterans ; Veterans ; Employment ; Veterans ; Health and hygiene ; Veterans ; Mental health ; United States ; United States ; Electronic books ; Statistics
    Abstract: Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Preface; Contents; Tables; Summary; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Chapter One: Introduction and Background; Chapter Two: Survey Methodology; Chapter Three: Analysis and Results; Methodology; Ensure That Wounded Warriors Are Well-Adjusted in Mind and Spirit; Strategic Objective 1a: Increase the Percentage of Alumni Visiting Health Care Professionals to Get Help with Such Issues as Stress, Emotional, Alcohol, Drug, or Family Problems. Strategic Objective 1b: Increase the Percentage of Alumni Who Talk with Operation Enduring Freedom or Operation Iraqi Freedom Veterans as a Resource or Tool to Help Cope with Feelings of Stress or Emotional or Mental Health ConcernsStrategic Objective 1d: Decrease the Percentage of Alumni Whose Emotional Problems Interfere with Work or Regular Activities; Strategic Objective 1e: Decrease the Percentage of Alumni Whose Military Experiences Were So Frightening, Horrible, or Upsetting That They Have Not Been Able to Escape from Memories or Effects of Them. Strategic Objective 1g: Increase the Percentage of Alumni Who Can Adapt When Change Occurs or Bounce Back After Illness, Injury, or HardshipDepression Risk Questionnaire; Summary; Ensure That Wounded Warriors Are Well-Adjusted in Body; Strategic Objective 2b: Decrease the Percentage of Alumni Whose Physical Health Problems Interfere with Work or Regular Activities; Strategic Objective 2e: Decrease the Percentage of Alumni Who Are Overweight or Obese; Summary; Ensure That Wounded Warriors Are Economically Empowered. Strategic Objective 3a: Increase the Percentage of Alumni Who Complete Associate's Degrees, Bachelor's Degrees, or HigherStrategic Objective 3b: Increase the Percentage of Alumni Who Complete Business, Technical, or Vocational School (Certificate or Diploma); Strategic Objective 3c: Increase the Percentage of Alumni Who Are Employed Full Time or Part Time or Self-Employed; Strategic Objective 3e: Increase the Percentage of Alumni Who Own Homes; Strategic Objective 3f: Reduce Alumni's Total Amount of Outstanding Debt, Excluding Mortgage, That Is Greater Than 20,000; Summary. Chapter Four: Comparisons with Related StudiesWounded Warrior Project Alumnus Characteristics; Strategic Objective 1a: Increase the Percentage of Alumni Visiting Health Care Professionals to Get Help with Such Issues as Stress, Emotional, Alcohol, Drug, or Family Problems; Strategic Objective 1e: Decrease the Percentage of Alumni Whose Military Experiences Were So Frightening, Horrible, or Upsetting That They Are Not Able to Escape from Memories or Effects of Them; Patient Health Questionnaire: Major Depressive Disorder. Strategic Objective 2b: Decrease the Percentage of Alumni Whose Physical Problems Interfere with Work or Regular Activities
    Abstract: Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Preface; Contents; Tables; Summary; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Chapter One: Introduction and Background; Chapter Two: Survey Methodology; Chapter Three: Analysis and Results; Methodology; Ensure That Wounded Warriors Are Well-Adjusted in Mind and Spirit; Strategic Objective 1a: Increase the Percentage of Alumni Visiting Health Care Professionals to Get Help with Such Issues as Stress, Emotional, Alcohol, Drug, or Family Problems. Strategic Objective 1b: Increase the Percentage of Alumni Who Talk with Operation Enduring Freedom or Operation Iraqi Freedom Veterans as a Resource or Tool to Help Cope with Feelings of Stress or Emotional or Mental Health ConcernsStrategic Objective 1d: Decrease the Percentage of Alumni Whose Emotional Problems Interfere with Work or Regular Activities; Strategic Objective 1e: Decrease the Percentage of Alumni Whose Military Experiences Were So Frightening, Horrible, or Upsetting That They Have Not Been Able to Escape from Memories or Effects of Them. Strategic Objective 1g: Increase the Percentage of Alumni Who Can Adapt When Change Occurs or Bounce Back After Illness, Injury, or HardshipDepression Risk Questionnaire; Summary; Ensure That Wounded Warriors Are Well-Adjusted in Body; Strategic Objective 2b: Decrease the Percentage of Alumni Whose Physical Health Problems Interfere with Work or Regular Activities; Strategic Objective 2e: Decrease the Percentage of Alumni Who Are Overweight or Obese; Summary; Ensure That Wounded Warriors Are Economically Empowered. Strategic Objective 3a: Increase the Percentage of Alumni Who Complete Associate's Degrees, Bachelor's Degrees, or HigherStrategic Objective 3b: Increase the Percentage of Alumni Who Complete Business, Technical, or Vocational School (Certificate or Diploma); Strategic Objective 3c: Increase the Percentage of Alumni Who Are Employed Full Time or Part Time or Self-Employed; Strategic Objective 3e: Increase the Percentage of Alumni Who Own Homes; Strategic Objective 3f: Reduce Alumni's Total Amount of Outstanding Debt, Excluding Mortgage, That Is Greater Than 20,000; Summary. Chapter Four: Comparisons with Related StudiesWounded Warrior Project Alumnus Characteristics; Strategic Objective 1a: Increase the Percentage of Alumni Visiting Health Care Professionals to Get Help with Such Issues as Stress, Emotional, Alcohol, Drug, or Family Problems; Strategic Objective 1e: Decrease the Percentage of Alumni Whose Military Experiences Were So Frightening, Horrible, or Upsetting That They Are Not Able to Escape from Memories or Effects of Them; Patient Health Questionnaire: Major Depressive Disorder. Strategic Objective 2b: Decrease the Percentage of Alumni Whose Physical Problems Interfere with Work or Regular Activities
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    Armed and dangerous? : UAVs and U.S. security (2014)
    Santa Monica, CA : RAND
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    ISBN: 9780833085887 , 0833086340 , 0833085883 , 9780833086341
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (31 pages)
    Series Statement: RAND Corporation research report series RR-449-RC
    Parallel Title: Print vversion Davis, Lynn E. (Lynn Etheridge), 1943- Armed and dangerous?
    Keywords: Technology Risk assessment ; National security ; Military art and science Technological innovations ; Arms control ; Drone aircraft Risk assessment ; Technology ; National security ; Military art and science ; Arms control ; Drone aircraft ; Technology ; Risk assessment ; United States ; Military art and science ; Technological innovations ; POLITICAL SCIENCE ; International Relations ; Arms Control ; Arms control ; National security ; Electronic books
    Abstract: Armed drones are making the headlines, especially in their role in targeted killings. In this report, RAND researchers stepped back and asked whether these weapons are transformative. The answer is no, though they offer significant capabilities to their users, especially in counterterrorism operations as has been the case for the United States. Will they proliferate? Yes, but upon a closer look at the types of systems, only a few rich countries will be in a position to develop the higher technology and longer range systems. U.S. adversaries and others will likely find weapons such as aircraft and air defenses more cost and militarily effective. Their proliferation will not create the kinds of global dangers that call for new arms control efforts, but the risks to regional stability cannot be dismissed entirely, as is the case of any conventional weapon. How the United States will use these weapons today and into the future will be important in shaping a broader set of international norms that discourage their misuse by others
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    U.S. security-related agreements in force since 1955 : introducing a new database (2014)
    Santa Monica, CA : RAND
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    ISBN: 9780833087379 , 0833089587 , 0833087371 , 9780833089588
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xxi, 62 pages + database)
    Series Statement: Report RR-736-AF
    Keywords: Database of U.S. security treaties and agreements ; Database of U.S. security treaties and agreements ; Information storage and retrieval systems Treaties ; Information storage and retrieval systems Status of forces agreements ; Status of forces agreements Databases ; National security Law and legislation ; Legal research ; Information storage and retrieval systems ; Information storage and retrieval systems ; Status of forces agreements ; National security ; Information storage and retrieval systems ; Status of forces agreements ; Law - U.S ; Law, Politics & Government ; Law - U.S. - General ; POLITICAL SCIENCE ; International Relations ; Treaties ; United States ; Diplomatic relations ; Databases ; Treaties ; United States Treaties Foreign relations ; United States Databases Foreign relations ; United States ; United States ; Electronic books
    Abstract: Treaties and agreements are powerful foreign policy tools that the United States uses to build and solidify relationships with partners and to influence the behavior of other states. As a result, the overall U.S. portfolio of treaties and agreements can offer insight into the distribution and depth of U.S. commitments internationally, including its military commitments and 'presence' in a given country or region. However, despite their importance, there is currently no comprehensive record of current or historical security-related treaties signed by the United States that can be used for empirical analysis. To address the shortcomings in existing datasets and indexes to contribute to the study of U.S. security treaties and agreements, we have developed a new, more comprehensive treaty database that will enhance the ability of researchers to study the full portfolio of U.S. security agreements. This report discusses our approach to data collection and coding and also presents a summary of the database's content. Its appendixes define each individual variable used in the analysis. The database was developed as part of a larger project focused on estimating the economic value of U.S. military presence overseas. In the context of this larger project, the treaty database provided an alternative way to measure 'military presence.' In addition to using numbers of troops as a measure of presence, we also used numbers of security-related agreements, drawing on the information in the treaty database described in this report. This measure provided us with additional insight into the value and role of U.S. engagement and operations in overseas areas
    Abstract: Treaties and agreements are powerful foreign policy tools that the United States uses to build and solidify relationships with partners and to influence the behavior of other states. As a result, the overall U.S. portfolio of treaties and agreements can offer insight into the distribution and depth of U.S. commitments internationally, including its military commitments and 'presence' in a given country or region. However, despite their importance, there is currently no comprehensive record of current or historical security-related treaties signed by the United States that can be used for empirical analysis. To address the shortcomings in existing datasets and indexes to contribute to the study of U.S. security treaties and agreements, we have developed a new, more comprehensive treaty database that will enhance the ability of researchers to study the full portfolio of U.S. security agreements. This report discusses our approach to data collection and coding and also presents a summary of the database's content. Its appendixes define each individual variable used in the analysis. The database was developed as part of a larger project focused on estimating the economic value of U.S. military presence overseas. In the context of this larger project, the treaty database provided an alternative way to measure 'military presence.' In addition to using numbers of troops as a measure of presence, we also used numbers of security-related agreements, drawing on the information in the treaty database described in this report. This measure provided us with additional insight into the value and role of U.S. engagement and operations in overseas areas
    Note: "The accompanying CD ... contains an actual Excel database of treaties. The database does not include text, but includes titles, dates, and other classifications."--Email from author , "Prepared for the United States Air Force , "RAND Project AIR FORCE , Includes bibliographical references (pages 59-62)
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    Veteran employment : lessons from the 100,000 Jobs Mission (2014)
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    ISBN: 9780833088147 , 0833089382 , 0833088149 , 9780833089380
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (viii, 45 pages)
    Parallel Title: Print version Hall, Kimberly Curry Veteran employment
    Keywords: Veterans Services for ; Veterans Employment ; Veterans ; Veterans ; Military Administration ; United States ; Veterans ; Services for ; Military & Naval Science ; LAW ; Labor & Employment ; Law, Politics & Government ; Veterans ; Employment ; Electronic books
    Abstract: Eleven companies cofounded the 100,000 Jobs Mission in 2011 to promote veteran employment, with a goal of hiring 100,000 veterans by 2020. The coalition has grown to over 175 companies, which have exceeded the initial goal and are now on track to hire 200,000 veterans by the end of 2014. These companies represent nearly every U.S. industry and vary in size, geographic location, and in the types of veterans they hire. Reflecting on the first three years of operation, JPMorgan Chase & Co. asked the RAND Corporation to capture the lessons and experiences from the 100,000 Jobs Mission to identify further improvements to veteran employment opportunities. RAND researchers conducted qualitative interviews with representatives of a sample of member companies, delving into the ways they recruit and hire veterans, help veterans transition into their new jobs, and manage and develop veteran employees and the value veterans bring as employees. Interviewees pointed out that veterans are most noted for their leadership skills and teamwork; for their flexibility and ability to work in a fast-paced, changing environment without undue stress; for their dependability, integrity, and loyalty; and for their experience working in a culturally diverse or global environment. This research also explored the challenges to hiring and employing veterans and provides recommendations to assist employers and promote veteran employment opportunities more broadly
    Abstract: Eleven companies cofounded the 100,000 Jobs Mission in 2011 to promote veteran employment, with a goal of hiring 100,000 veterans by 2020. The coalition has grown to over 175 companies, which have exceeded the initial goal and are now on track to hire 200,000 veterans by the end of 2014. These companies represent nearly every U.S. industry and vary in size, geographic location, and in the types of veterans they hire. Reflecting on the first three years of operation, JPMorgan Chase & Co. asked the RAND Corporation to capture the lessons and experiences from the 100,000 Jobs Mission to identify further improvements to veteran employment opportunities. RAND researchers conducted qualitative interviews with representatives of a sample of member companies, delving into the ways they recruit and hire veterans, help veterans transition into their new jobs, and manage and develop veteran employees and the value veterans bring as employees. Interviewees pointed out that veterans are most noted for their leadership skills and teamwork; for their flexibility and ability to work in a fast-paced, changing environment without undue stress; for their dependability, integrity, and loyalty; and for their experience working in a culturally diverse or global environment. This research also explored the challenges to hiring and employing veterans and provides recommendations to assist employers and promote veteran employment opportunities more broadly
    Note: "This research was sponsored by JPMorgan Chase & Co. and conducted within RAND Labor and Population"--Page 45 , "RAND Labor and Population , Includes bibliographical references (pages 41-43)
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    Assessing locally focused stability operations (2014)
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    ISBN: 9780833085641 , 0833090003 , 0833085646 , 9780833090003
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xxii, 97 pages)
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Osburg, Jan Assessing locally focused stability operations
    Keywords: Counterinsurgency ; Counterinsurgency ; United States ; Military & Naval Science ; Law, Politics & Government ; Armed Forces ; Stability operations ; Military Science - General ; POLITICAL SCIENCE ; Security (National & International) ; Counterinsurgency ; United States Armed Forces ; Stability operations ; United States ; Electronic books
    Abstract: This report describes how the Army and other services can better measure and assess the progress and outcomes of locally focused stability operations (LFSO), which are defined as the missions, tasks, and activities that build security, governance, and development by, with, and through the directly affected community, in order to increase stability at the local level. A number of issues related to assessing LFSO are identified, along with foundational challenges that include an inherently complex operational environment, limited doctrinal guidance, competing visions of stability, untested assumptions, and redundant or excessive reporting requirements. The report offers solutions to these and other challenges, and provides concrete recommendations and implementation-related guidance for designing and conducting assessments of LFSO. The report concludes with an assessment plan for a notional African LFSO scenario that illustrates the practical application of those insights
    Abstract: This report describes how the Army and other services can better measure and assess the progress and outcomes of locally focused stability operations (LFSO), which are defined as the missions, tasks, and activities that build security, governance, and development by, with, and through the directly affected community, in order to increase stability at the local level. A number of issues related to assessing LFSO are identified, along with foundational challenges that include an inherently complex operational environment, limited doctrinal guidance, competing visions of stability, untested assumptions, and redundant or excessive reporting requirements. The report offers solutions to these and other challenges, and provides concrete recommendations and implementation-related guidance for designing and conducting assessments of LFSO. The report concludes with an assessment plan for a notional African LFSO scenario that illustrates the practical application of those insights
    Note: "RAND Arroyo Center , "This research was sponsored by the Army's Asymmetric Warfare Group and was conducted within RAND Arroyo Center's Force Development and Technology Program"--Preface , Includes bibliographical references (pages 93-97)
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    Assessing the potential to expand community college baccalaureate programs in Texas : executive summary (2014)
    Santa Monica, CA : RAND
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    ISBN: 9780833089526 , 0833089528 , 9780833087362 , 0833087363
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (18 pages)
    DDC: 610.730711
    Keywords: Community colleges ; Nursing Study and teaching ; Community colleges ; Nursing ; Texas ; Community colleges ; Nursing ; Study and teaching ; Electronic books
    Abstract: Many workforce-development needs, particularly those requiring baccalaureate degrees, remain unmet in some areas of Texas. Employers and students are calling for additional programs to develop workplace skills and to provide opportunities for career advancement. On May 22, 2013, the Texas Legislature approved a bill mandating a study on whether community college baccalaureate degree programs should be expanded in Texas. The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board asked the RAND Corporation to partner with the Texas Higher Education Policy Initiative to conduct the study. This report summarizes a longer research report in which the authors assess unmet workforce-development needs in nursing and the applied sciences, assess the arguments for and against baccalaureate expansion, and recommend potential activities to support implementation of any new policies undertaken to expand community college baccalaureate programs. They find significant need for more baccalaureate nurses, although rapidly growing distance learning programs may be able to meet this need. The authors find varying needs for the four applied science occupations they examined: computer and information technology, management of fire sciences, management of production/operations technicians, and health information technology. While expanding community college baccalaureate degree programs could help meet unmet needs and increase degree attainment among students, there are concerns about costs, mission creep at community colleges, counterproductive competition between community colleges and universities, and a decline in the overall quality of a Texas baccalaureate. The authors discuss the inherent tradeoffs that policymakers face in this regard
    Note: "The research in this report was produced for the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board by RAND Education , "Prepared for the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board , Title from title screen (viewed on August 28, 2014)
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    Assessing the potential to expand community college baccalaureate programs in Texas (2014)
    Santa Monica, CA : RAND
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    ISBN: 9780833089557 , 0833089552 , 9780833087355 , 0833087355
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (118 pages)
    Parallel Title: Print version Assessing the potential to expand community college baccalaureate programs in Texas
    DDC: 610.73071/1
    Keywords: Nursing Study and teaching ; Community colleges ; Nursing ; Community colleges ; Community colleges ; Nursing ; Study and teaching ; Texas ; Electronic books
    Abstract: Many workforce-development needs, particularly those requiring baccalaureate degrees, remain unmet in some areas of Texas. Employers and students are calling for additional programs to develop workplace skills and to provide opportunities for career advancement. On May 22, 2013, the Texas Legislature approved a bill mandating a study on whether community college baccalaureate degree programs should be expanded in Texas. The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board asked the RAND Corporation to partner with the Texas Higher Education Policy Initiative to conduct the study. In this report, the authors assess unmet workforce-development needs in nursing and the applied sciences, assess the arguments for and against baccalaureate expansion, and recommend potential activities to support implementation of any new policies undertaken to expand community college baccalaureate programs. They find significant need for more baccalaureate nurses, although rapidly growing distance learning programs may be able to meet this need. The authors find varying needs for the four applied science occupations they examined: computer and information technology, management of fire sciences, management of production/operations technicians, and health information technology. While expanding community college baccalaureate degree programs could help meet unmet needs and increase degree attainment among students, there are concerns about costs, mission creep at community colleges, counterproductive competition between community colleges and universities, and a decline in the overall quality of a Texas baccalaureate. The authors discuss the inherent tradeoffs that policymakers face in this regard
    Abstract: Many workforce-development needs, particularly those requiring baccalaureate degrees, remain unmet in some areas of Texas. Employers and students are calling for additional programs to develop workplace skills and to provide opportunities for career advancement. On May 22, 2013, the Texas Legislature approved a bill mandating a study on whether community college baccalaureate degree programs should be expanded in Texas. The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board asked the RAND Corporation to partner with the Texas Higher Education Policy Initiative to conduct the study. In this report, the authors assess unmet workforce-development needs in nursing and the applied sciences, assess the arguments for and against baccalaureate expansion, and recommend potential activities to support implementation of any new policies undertaken to expand community college baccalaureate programs. They find significant need for more baccalaureate nurses, although rapidly growing distance learning programs may be able to meet this need. The authors find varying needs for the four applied science occupations they examined: computer and information technology, management of fire sciences, management of production/operations technicians, and health information technology. While expanding community college baccalaureate degree programs could help meet unmet needs and increase degree attainment among students, there are concerns about costs, mission creep at community colleges, counterproductive competition between community colleges and universities, and a decline in the overall quality of a Texas baccalaureate. The authors discuss the inherent tradeoffs that policymakers face in this regard
    Note: "The research in this report was produced for the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board by RAND Education , "Prepared for the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board , Includes bibliographical references (pages 108-112) , Title from title screen (viewed on August 28, 2014)
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    Evaluation of Delaware Stars for Early Success : year 1 report (2014)
    Santa Monica, CA : Rand Corporation
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    ISBN: 9780833089847 , 0833089846
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource
    Series Statement: Research report
    DDC: 372.2109751
    Keywords: Delaware Stars for Early Success (Program) ; Delaware Stars for Early Success (Program) ; Early childhood education Standards ; Early childhood education Evaluation ; Early childhood education ; Early childhood education ; Early childhood education ; Standards ; Delaware ; Early childhood education ; Evaluation ; Electronic books
    Note: "Sponsored by the Delaware Office of Early Learning , Includes bibliographical references
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    France's war in Mali : lessons for an expeditionary army (2014)
    Santa Monica, Calif : RAND Corporation
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    ISBN: 9780833089502 , 0833089501
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xiv, 51 pages)
    Series Statement: RAND Corporation research report series RR770
    Keywords: Insurgency ; Military assistance, French Strategic aspects ; Insurgency ; Military assistance, French ; HISTORY ; Europe ; France ; Armed Forces ; Evaluation ; Insurgency ; Tuareg Rebellion (Mali : 2012- ) ; France ; Mali ; History ; France Armed Forces ; Evaluation ; Mali History Tuareg Rebellion, 2012- ; France ; Mali ; Electronic books
    Abstract: In 2013, just as U.S. Army Chief of Staff General Raymond Odierno was articulating a particular vision for expeditionary operations, the French Army was fielding a force in Mali that in many ways provided a real-world example of the kind of operations Odierno envisioned. France fielded a relatively small force put together using small, scalable combined arms taskorganized units as basic building blocks and conducted a campaign that emphasized speed and maneuver over force protection. The French force, moreover, is for all intents and purposes regionally aligned, and it demonstrated the benefits that could accrue through its apparently effective operations among and with local and regional actors. The French also have a force structure well suited to expeditionary operations in austere environments, as well as an expeditionary institutional culture
    Note: "Prepared for the United States Army , Includes bibliographical references (pages 47-51)
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    Strength testing in the Air Force : current processes and suggestions for improvements (2014)
    Santa Monica, Calif : RAND Corporation
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    ISBN: 9780833084354 , 0833089951 , 0833084356 , 9780833089953
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xx, 112 pages)
    Series Statement: Research report RR-471-AF
    Parallel Title: Print version Sims, Carra S Strength testing in the Air Force
    Keywords: United States Personnel management ; United States Physical training ; United States ; United States ; Physical fitness Evaluation ; Physical fitness Measurement ; Physical fitness ; Physical fitness ; Military & Naval Science ; Law, Politics & Government ; Air Forces ; HISTORY ; Military ; Aviation ; Armed Forces ; Personnel management ; Armed Forces ; Physical training ; Physical fitness ; Measurement ; United States ; Electronic books
    Abstract: Introduction -- Background and Research on the Strength Aptitude Test -- Observations and Interviews at the Military Entrance Processing Stations -- Strength Requirements Survey: Sample and Screener -- Survey Results: Actions and Movement Type -- Conclusions and Recommendations -- Appendix A: AFSC Codes and Career Field Specialty Names -- Appendix B: Additional Details on the Process Currently Used to Establish SAT Cut Scores -- Appendix C: LNCO and Recruit Interview Questions -- Appendix D: Tabular Overview of Survey -- Appendix E: Responses to Open-Ended Survey Questions -- Appendix F: Population and Sample Characteristics for Strength Requirements Survey
    Note: "Prepared for the United States Air Force , "RAND Project Air Force , Includes bibliographical references
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    Los Angeles County Juvenile Justice Crime Prevention Act : fiscal year 2012-2013 report (2014)
    Santa Monica, CA : RAND Corporation
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    ISBN: 9780833089830 , 0833089838
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource
    DDC: 364.3609794
    Keywords: Juvenile delinquency Prevention ; Juvenile justice, Administration of ; Juvenile probation ; Juvenile delinquency ; Juvenile justice, Administration of ; Juvenile probation ; California ; Los Angeles ; California ; Los Angeles County ; Juvenile delinquency ; Prevention ; Juvenile justice, Administration of ; Juvenile probation ; Electronic book
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    Shining a light on state campaign finance : an evaluation of the impact of the National Institute on Money in State Politics (2014)
    Santa Monica, Calif : RAND Corporation
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    ISBN: 9780833089441 , 0833089447
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource
    DDC: 324.7/80973
    Keywords: National Institute on Money in State Politics (U.S.) ; National Institute on Money in State Politics (U.S.) ; Elections States ; Campaign funds States ; Elections ; Campaign funds ; United States ; Campaign funds ; U.S. states ; Elections ; U.S. states ; Electronic books
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    Measuring hard-to-measure student competencies : a research and development plan (2014)
    Santa Monica, CA : RAND
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    ISBN: 9780833088062 , 0833089323 , 0833088068 , 9780833089328
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xvii, 84 pages)
    Keywords: Competency-based education ; Competency-based education ; Competency-based education ; Education ; Social Sciences ; Theory & Practice of Education ; EDUCATION ; Evaluation & Assessment ; Electronic books
    Abstract: Efforts to prepare students for college, careers, and civic engagement have traditionally emphasized academic skills, but a growing body of research suggests that interpersonal and intrapersonal competencies, such as communication and resilience, are important predictors of postsecondary success and citizenship. One of the major challenges in designing educational interventions to support these outcomes is a lack of high-quality measures that could help educators, students, parents, and others understand how students perform and monitor their development over time. This report provides guidelines to promote thoughtful development of practical, high-quality measures of interpersonal and intrapersonal competencies that practitioners and policymakers can use to improve valued outcomes for students
    Note: "RAND Education , Includes bibliographical references (pages 81-84)
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    Strategy-policy mismatch : how the U.S. Army can help close gaps in countering weapons of mass destruction (2014)
    Santa Monica, CA : RAND
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    ISBN: 9780833086310 , 0833089897 , 0833086316 , 9780833089892
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xxv, 130 pages)
    Parallel Title: Print version Bonds, Tim, 1962- Strategy-policy mismatch
    Keywords: United States Operational readiness ; United States ; Military planning ; Weapons of mass destruction Government policy ; Military planning ; Weapons of mass destruction ; Weapons of mass destruction ; Government policy ; United States ; POLITICAL SCIENCE ; International Relations ; Treaties ; Armed Forces ; Operational readiness ; Military planning ; United States ; Electronic books
    Abstract: Although two successive presidents have determined that weapons of mass destruction (WMD)--particularly nuclear weapons in the hands of violent extremists--pose the greatest threat to the American people, and have decided that countering their proliferation is a top strategic priority, neither administration has made countering WMD a priority when it comes to allocating budgetary resources to that overarching national mission. In the public domain, little analysis exists that assesses the capacity and capabilities required by military forces to conduct WMD elimination (WMD-E) operations. As a result, public discussion of what capabilities the military requires for such operations generally omits or gives short shrift to requirements for the WMD-E mission. The purpose of this report is to address and analyze those requirements, namely, the ground force capacity (force size) and capabilities (force structure) needed to accomplish WMD-E missions and tasks. In particular, these analyses provide an informed description of the types and size of U.S. Army forces required to conduct WMD-E operations in a wide range of situations
    Abstract: Although two successive presidents have determined that weapons of mass destruction (WMD)--particularly nuclear weapons in the hands of violent extremists--pose the greatest threat to the American people, and have decided that countering their proliferation is a top strategic priority, neither administration has made countering WMD a priority when it comes to allocating budgetary resources to that overarching national mission. In the public domain, little analysis exists that assesses the capacity and capabilities required by military forces to conduct WMD elimination (WMD-E) operations. As a result, public discussion of what capabilities the military requires for such operations generally omits or gives short shrift to requirements for the WMD-E mission. The purpose of this report is to address and analyze those requirements, namely, the ground force capacity (force size) and capabilities (force structure) needed to accomplish WMD-E missions and tasks. In particular, these analyses provide an informed description of the types and size of U.S. Army forces required to conduct WMD-E operations in a wide range of situations
    Note: "RAND Arroyo Center , "Prepared for the United States Army , Includes bibliographical references (pages 123-130)
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    Nutritional fitness and resilience : a review of relevant constructs, measures, and links to well-being (2014)
    Santa Monica, CA : RAND
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    ISBN: 9780833082602 , 0833090062 , 0833082604 , 9780833090065
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xv, 69 pages)
    Series Statement: Rand Project Air Force series on resiliency Nutritional fitness and resilience
    Parallel Title: Print version Floréz, Karen R Nutritional fitness and resilience
    Keywords: United States Airmen ; Health and hygiene ; United States Civilian employees ; Health and hygiene ; United States ; United States ; Resilience (Personality trait) ; Nutrition ; Diet ; Families of military personnel Health and hygiene ; Resilience (Personality trait) ; Nutrition ; Diet ; Families of military personnel ; Family Health ; Health ; Human Activities ; Military Personnel ; Named Groups ; Nutritional Physiological Phenomena ; Occupational Groups ; Persons ; Phenomena and Processes ; Physical Fitness ; Physiological Phenomena ; Population Characteristics ; Psychiatry and Psychology ; Psychological Phenomena and Processes ; Resilience, Psychological ; Anthropology, Education, Sociology and Social Phenomena ; Delivery of Health Care ; Nutrition ; Resilience (Personality trait) ; Medicine ; Health & Biological Sciences ; Military & Naval Medicine ; United States ; HISTORY ; Military ; Aviation ; Diet ; Electronic books
    Abstract: This report is one of a series designed to support Air Force leaders in promoting resilience among its Airmen, civilian employees, and Air Force family members. It examines the relationship between nutritional fitness and resilience, using key constructs found in the scientific literature that address self-regulation, positive affect, perceived control, self-efficacy, self-esteem, and optimism. Supporting or increasing the levels of the key measures of nutritional fitness identified in this report may facilitate resilience and can protect Airmen, civilian employees, and Air Force families from the negative effects of stress. The report also reviews construct measures, well-being, and resilience outcomes as well as interventions designed to promote the nutritional fitness constructs
    Abstract: This report is one of a series designed to support Air Force leaders in promoting resilience among its Airmen, civilian employees, and Air Force family members. It examines the relationship between nutritional fitness and resilience, using key constructs found in the scientific literature that address self-regulation, positive affect, perceived control, self-efficacy, self-esteem, and optimism. Supporting or increasing the levels of the key measures of nutritional fitness identified in this report may facilitate resilience and can protect Airmen, civilian employees, and Air Force families from the negative effects of stress. The report also reviews construct measures, well-being, and resilience outcomes as well as interventions designed to promote the nutritional fitness constructs
    Note: "RAND Project AIR FORCE , Includes bibliographical references (pages 41-69)
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    Transforming an urban school system : progress of New Haven School Change and New Haven Promise education reforms (2010-2013) (2014)
    Santa Monica, CA : RAND
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    ISBN: 9780833089342 , 083308948X , 083308738X , 083308934X , 9780833087386 , 9780833089489
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xxv, 144 pages)
    Parallel Title: Print version Gonzalez, Gabriella Transforming an urban school system
    Keywords: Scholarships ; College-school cooperation ; Educational change Evaluation ; Public schools Evaluation ; Incentive awards ; Community and school ; Motivation in education ; Scholarships ; College-school cooperation ; Educational change ; Public schools ; Incentive awards ; Community and school ; Motivation in education ; Education ; Social Sciences ; History of Education ; Connecticut ; New Haven ; Connecticut ; EDUCATION ; Teaching Methods & Materials ; Arts & Humanities ; College-school cooperation ; Community and school ; Educational change ; Evaluation ; Incentive awards ; Motivation in education ; Public schools ; Evaluation ; Scholarships ; Electronic books
    Abstract: In 2009, the City of New Haven and New Haven Public Schools (NHPS) announced a sweeping K-12 educational reform, New Haven School Change. The district had three primary goals for School Change: (1) close the gap between the performance of NHPS students' and Connecticut students' averages on state tests, (2) cut the high school dropout rate in half, and (3) ensure that every graduating student has the academic ability and the financial resources to attend and succeed in college. Concurrent with School Change, the City of New Haven partnered with the Community Foundation for Greater New Haven, NHPS, and Yale University in 2010 to create New Haven Promise, a scholarship program that aims to improve the college-going culture in the city and postsecondary enrollment and graduation rates of NHPS graduates as a way to enhance the economic development of the city, attract more residents to New Haven, reduce crime and incarceration, and improve residents' quality of life. The 2010-2011 school year marked the first year of a staged implementation for both efforts. In June 2013, the New Haven Promise Board of Directors asked the RAND Corporation to conduct a study to document and describe baseline conditions and early progress of these programs. Researchers worked with state and district data and conducted interviews with Promise Scholars and parents to document early trends and possible areas for improvement. This report and its companion volume document the resulting study
    Note: "RAND Education , Includes bibliographical references (pages 139-144)
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    Workplace wellness programs : services offered, participation, and incentives (2014)
    Santa Monica, Calif : Rand Corporation
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    ISBN: 9780833091444 , 0833091441
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource
    Series Statement: Research report
    DDC: 658.382
    Keywords: Employee health promotion ; Health behavior ; Occupational health services ; Industrial hygiene ; Employee health promotion ; Health behavior ; Occupational health services ; Industrial hygiene ; Employee health promotion ; Health behavior ; Industrial hygiene ; Occupational health services ; United States ; Electronic books
    Abstract: This report leverages existing data on wellness programs to explore patterns of wellness program availability, employers' use of incentives, and program participation and utilization among employees. Researchers used two sets of data for this project: The first included data from the 2012 RAND Employer Survey, which used a nationally representative sample of U.S. employers that had detailed information on wellness program offerings, program uptake, incentive use, and employer characteristics. These data were used to answer questions on program availability, configuration, uptake, and incentive use. The second dataset included health care claims and wellness program information for a large employer. These data were analyzed to predict program participation and changes in utilization and health. The findings underscore the increasing prevalence of worksite wellness programs. About four-fifths of all U.S. employers with more than 1,000 employees are estimated to offer such programs. For those larger employers, program offerings cover a range of screening activities, interventions to encourage healthy lifestyles, and support for employees with manifest chronic conditions. Smaller employers, especially those with fewer than 100 employees, appear more reserved in their implementation of wellness programs. The use of financial incentives appears to increase employee participation in wellness programs, but only modestly. Employee participation in lifestyle management aspects of workplace wellness programs does not reduce healthcare utilization or cost regardless of whether we focus on higher-risk employees or those who are more engaged in the program
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    Transforming an urban school system : progress of New Haven School Change and New Haven Promise education reforms (2010-2013) (2014)
    Santa Monica, Calif : RAND Corporation
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    ISBN: 9780833089342 , 083308934X
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (viii, 94 pages)
    Parallel Title: Print version Scherer, Ethan Transforming an urban school system
    Keywords: College-school cooperation ; Scholarships ; Incentive awards ; Community and school ; Motivation in education ; Public schools Evaluation ; Educational change Evaluation ; College-school cooperation ; Scholarships ; Incentive awards ; Community and school ; Motivation in education ; Public schools ; Educational change ; Public schools ; Evaluation ; Scholarships ; EDUCATION / Teaching Methods & Materials / Arts & Humanities ; Connecticut ; New Haven ; Connecticut ; College-school cooperation ; Community and school ; Educational change ; Evaluation ; Incentive awards ; Motivation in education ; Electronic book
    Abstract: In 2009, the City of New Haven and New Haven Public Schools (NHPS) announced a sweeping K-12 educational reform, New Haven School Change. The district had three primary goals for School Change: (1) close the gap between the performance of NHPS students' and Connecticut students' averages on state tests, (2) cut the high school dropout rate in half, and (3) ensure that every graduating student has the academic ability and the financial resources to attend and succeed in college. Concurrent with School Change, the City of New Haven partnered with the Community Foundation for Greater New Haven, NHPS, and Yale University in 2010 to create New Haven Promise, a scholarship program that aims to improve the college-going culture in the city and postsecondary enrollment and graduation rates of NHPS graduates as a way to enhance the economic development of the city, attract more residents to New Haven, reduce crime and incarceration, and improve residents' quality of life. The 2010-2011 school year marked the first year of a staged implementation for both efforts. In June 2013, the New Haven Promise Board of Directors asked the RAND Corporation to conduct a study to document and describe baseline conditions and early progress of these programs. Researchers worked with state and district data and conducted interviews with Promise Scholars and parents to document early trends and possible areas for improvement. This report and its companion volume document the resulting study
    Note: "Sponsored by New Haven Promise , Includes bibliographical references (pages 93-94)
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    Toward a secure and stable northern Mali : approaches to engaging local actors (2013)
    [Santa Monica, CA] : RAND Corporation
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    ISBN: 9780833080905 , 0833083430
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (11 pages)
    DDC: 303.6/9096623
    Keywords: Internal security ; Postwar reconstruction ; Political stability ; Mali
    Abstract: The 2012 conflict in northern Mali has shown that many assumptions about Mali's political stability, internal cohesion, and military capabilities were deeply flawed. The January 2013 French-led military intervention scattered the insurgents, but the conditions and drivers that brought about the crisis in the first place have yet to be addressed. This report is intended to assist with the post-conflict planning in northern Mali by examining the historical, economic, and social factors that drive conflict in northern Mali and the different groups that have been involved in the conflict. The authors argue that, in the absence of a large international presence, durable security in northern Mali will have to be provided, to a large extent, by local actors. The authors draw on historical examples of rebellions in Mali since 1916 to show how detailed knowledge of the different local actors and their political dynamics can help in finding solutions that will bring lasting security and stability to the region
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    Toward a secure and stable northern Mali : approaches to engaging local actors (2013)
    [Santa Monica, CA] : RAND Corporation | New York : JSTOR
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    ISBN: 9780833083432 , 0833083430
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (11 Seiten) , color Illustrationen, map
    Series Statement: RAND Corporation research report series ; RR296
    DDC: 303.6/9096623
    Keywords: Political stability ; Postwar reconstruction ; Internal security ; POLITICAL SCIENCE Security (National & International) ; Ethnic relations ; Internal security ; Political stability ; Postwar reconstruction ; Mali Ethnic relations
    Abstract: The 2012 conflict in northern Mali has shown that many assumptions about Mali's political stability, internal cohesion, and military capabilities were deeply flawed. The January 2013 French-led military intervention scattered the insurgents, but the conditions and drivers that brought about the crisis in the first place have yet to be addressed. This report is intended to assist with the post-conflict planning in northern Mali by examining the historical, economic, and social factors that drive conflict in northern Mali and the different groups that have been involved in the conflict. The authors argue that, in the absence of a large international presence, durable security in northern Mali will have to be provided, to a large extent, by local actors. The authors draw on historical examples of rebellions in Mali since 1916 to show how detailed knowledge of the different local actors and their political dynamics can help in finding solutions that will bring lasting security and stability to the region.
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    A computational model of public support for insurgency and terrorism : a prototype for more-general social-science modeling (2013)
    Santa Monica, CA : RAND
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    ISBN: 9780833079190 , 0833083201
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xxi, 88 pages)
    DDC: 303.6/2501
    Keywords: Terrorism ; Terrorism ; Insurgency ; Electronic books
    Abstract: Introduction -- Specifying the Model -- Implementation in a High-Level Language -- Looking Ahead to Exploratory Analysis Under Uncertainty -- Using the Model for Knowledge Elicitation, Discussion, and Diagnosis -- Appendix A: Primer on Factor Trees (a reprint) -- Appendix B: Verification and Validation -- Appendix C: Eliciting Factor Values -- Appendix D: Mathematics for "And" and "Or" Relationships
    DOI: 10.7249/j.ctt5hhw44
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    Reducing long-term costs while preserving a robust strategic airlift fleet : options for the current fleet and next-generation aircraft (2013)
    Santa Monica, CA : RAND Corporation
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    ISBN: 9780833077011 , 0833081160 , 0833077015 , 9780833081162
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xxx, 127 pages)
    Series Statement: RAND Corporation monograph series
    Parallel Title: Print version Mouton, Christopher A Reducing long-term costs while preserving a robust strategic airlift fleet
    Keywords: United States Planning ; United States Appropriations and expenditures ; United States ; United States ; C-17 (Jet transport) Costs ; Galaxy (Jet transport) Costs ; Airlift, Military Planning ; C-17 (Jet transport) ; Galaxy (Jet transport) ; Airlift, Military ; HISTORY ; Military ; Aviation ; Airlift, Military ; Planning ; Armed Forces ; Appropriations and expenditures ; C-17 (Jet transport) ; Costs ; Planning ; United States ; United States ; United States ; Electronic books
    Abstract: The current strategic airlift fleet will be reaching the end of its service life in the next few decades, which has raised concerns about the cost and possible budget spike that would result from the need to recapitalize that fleet. This monograph presents the results of a cost-effectiveness analysis to determine the best way to recapitalize the USAF intertheater (strategic) airlift fleet. The authors examined a broad range of aircraft alternatives, including existing and emerging technologies, and permutations of USAF plans for the current fleet with a view to meeting projected requirements while minimizing life-cycle costs and smoothing out spending peaks. The expected demand for airlift was modeled against the capabilities of each alternative aircraft to form a set of alternative fleet compositions to meet that demand. The authors then estimated the cost for each of the options to determine those that were the most cost-effective. The most cost-effective option involved a highly advanced conceptual design, which represents significant risk. The next most cost-effective options hedge this risk by starting with commercial derivatives as aircraft retire, followed later by a highly advanced aircraft
    Abstract: The current strategic airlift fleet will be reaching the end of its service life in the next few decades, which has raised concerns about the cost and possible budget spike that would result from the need to recapitalize that fleet. This monograph presents the results of a cost-effectiveness analysis to determine the best way to recapitalize the USAF intertheater (strategic) airlift fleet. The authors examined a broad range of aircraft alternatives, including existing and emerging technologies, and permutations of USAF plans for the current fleet with a view to meeting projected requirements while minimizing life-cycle costs and smoothing out spending peaks. The expected demand for airlift was modeled against the capabilities of each alternative aircraft to form a set of alternative fleet compositions to meet that demand. The authors then estimated the cost for each of the options to determine those that were the most cost-effective. The most cost-effective option involved a highly advanced conceptual design, which represents significant risk. The next most cost-effective options hedge this risk by starting with commercial derivatives as aircraft retire, followed later by a highly advanced aircraft
    Note: "Project Air Force , "Prepared for the United States Air Force , Includes bibliographical references (pages 125-127)
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    Transforming Systems for Parental Depression and Early Childhood Developmental Delays : Findings and Lessons Learned from the Helping Families Raise Healthy Children Initiative (2013)
    Santa Monica, CA : RAND
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    ISBN: 9780833079992 , 0833079999 , 9780833079985 , 0833079972 , 0833079980 , 0833079964 , 9780833079961 , 9780833079978
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (1 online resource)
    Parallel Title: Print version Transforming systems for parental depression and early childhood developmental delays
    Keywords: Helping Families Raise Healthy Children (Project) ; Helping Families Raise Healthy Children (Project) ; Helping Families Raise Healthy Children (Project) ; Depression, Mental ; Parents of developmentally disabled children Services for ; Caregivers Psychology ; Depression, Mental ; Parents of developmentally disabled children ; Caregivers ; Developmental Disabilities complications ; Parent-Child Relations ; Parenting psychology ; Caregivers psychology ; Community Mental Health Services ; Depression etiology ; Electronic books ; POLITICAL SCIENCE ; Public Policy ; Social Services & Welfare ; Caregivers ; Psychology ; Depression, Mental ; Helping Families Raise Healthy Children (Project) ; POLITICAL SCIENCE ; Public Policy ; Social Security ; Electronic book
    Abstract: Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Preface; Contents; Figures; Tables; Summary; Abbreviations; Glossary; CHAPTER ONE: Introduction; Background on the Allegheny County Maternal and Child Health Care Collaborative; The Collaborative's Prior Work; Phase I: Planning Process, 2002-2004; Phase II: Pilot Testing, 2004-2006; Phase III: Maternal Depression Initiative, 2007-2010; The Broad Context for the Collaborative's Focus on Depression; Prevalence and Symptoms of Maternal Depression; Prevalence and Risk Factors of Maternal Depression for Low-Income Populations
    Abstract: Evaluation PlanData Collection for Process, Individual Outcome, and System Impact Measures; Data Collection Activities; Data Analysis; CHAPTER THREE: Results; Section A. Assessment of the Implementation Process: Screening and Identification, Referral, and Engagement in Services; Screening and Identification Results; Referral Results; Engagement-in-Services Results; Summary of the Process Measure Results; Section B. System Impact Results; Screening and Identification; Cross-System Networking and Referrals; Engagement in Services for At-Risk Families; Tracking Implementation Progress and Costs
    Abstract: Organization of This ReportCHAPTER TWO: Methods; The Initiative's Framework for System Change; Initiative Partners and Organization; Implementation Protocols and Procedures; Screening and Identification of At-Risk Families; Relationship-Based Service Coordination and Referrals; Engagement in Relationship-Based Services; Strategies to Support Initiative Implementation; Conducting Cross-System Provider Training; Supporting the Screening and Referral Processes; Convening a Learning Collaborative for Providers; Developing Community Partnerships; Assessing Progress to Inform Ongoing Implementation
    Abstract: Organization of This ReportCHAPTER TWO: Methods; The Initiative's Framework for System Change; Initiative Partners and Organization; Implementation Protocols and Procedures; Screening and Identification of At-Risk Families; Relationship-Based Service Coordination and Referrals; Engagement in Relationship-Based Services; Strategies to Support Initiative Implementation; Conducting Cross-System Provider Training; Supporting the Screening and Referral Processes; Convening a Learning Collaborative for Providers; Developing Community Partnerships; Assessing Progress to Inform Ongoing Implementation
    Abstract: Prevention and Intervention Effects for Women at Risk for DepressionLink Between Maternal Depression and Early Childhood Development; System Challenges to Addressing Maternal Depression; Maternal Depression Screening; Actions Taken Following Positive Screens; Engagement in Behavioral Health Treatment; The Need for a Cross-System Response to Maternal Depression in Allegheny County; The Helping Families Raise Healthy Children Initiative; Aims and Focus of the Initiative; Roles and Responsibilities of Key Stakeholder Groups; Strategies for Implementation; Initiative Timeline
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    Syria as an arena of strategic competition (2013)
    [Place of publication not identified] : Rand Corporation
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    ISBN: 9780833079589 , 0833079611 , 0833079581 , 9780833079619
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (11, [1] pages)
    Parallel Title: Print version Syria as an arena of strategic competition
    Keywords: Politics and government ; History & Archaeology ; Syria ; Middle East ; Regions & Countries - Asia & the Middle East ; History ; HISTORY ; Middle East ; General ; Civil War (Syria : 2011- ) ; Diplomatic relations ; Syria Foreign relations 1971- ; Syria History Civil War, 2011- ; Syria Politics and government 2000- ; Syria ; Syria ; Syria ; Electronic books
    Abstract: "Less than two years since the beginning of the uprising in Syria, localized protests have morphed into full-blown civil conflict. Along with internal escalation, the conflict has drawn in external actors, including Syria's neighbors and extra-regional powers. With the regional balance of power hinging on the conflict's outcome, Middle Eastern and extra-regional states have taken sides -- some in support of the Assad regime, others in support of the opposition. RAND convened a group of 26 experts who cover Syria and the various external players to participate in an analytic exercise on November 16, 2012, to generate a greater understanding of the parties and issues in play. The report begins by analyzing what is driving both regional (e.g., Iran and Saudi Arabia) and extra-regional (e.g., Russia) players to intervene in the Syrian conflict. It then proceeds to look at the internal actors (e.g., the Free Syrian Army and Alawite community) that may operate as conduits of external influence. The report concludes with an examination of the relationships between external and internal actors and possible effects of these groups' actions."--Rand Corporation web site
    Abstract: "With the regional balance of power hinging on the outcome of the Syrian uprising, RAND conducted an analytic exercise to generate a greater understanding of how external actors are shaping the conflict."--Rand Corporation web site
    Note: "RAND Corporation research report series."--Web page (PDF) , "This research was conducted within the Intelligence Policy Center of the RAND National Defense Research Institute ..."--Page [12] , Includes bibliographical references
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    Enhancing critical thinking skills for Army leaders using blended-learning methods (2013)
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    ISBN: 9780833079091 , 0833081985 , 0833079093 , 9780833081988
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xxxiv, 134 pages)
    Series Statement: RAND Corporation research report series RR172
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Straus, Susan G Enhancing critical thinking skills for Army leaders using blended-learning methods
    Keywords: United States Officers ; Training of ; United States ; Distance education Computer-assisted instruction ; Military education Technological innovations ; Blended learning ; Distance education ; Military education ; Blended learning ; Armed Forces ; Officers ; Training of ; Blended learning ; Distance education ; Computer-assisted instruction ; Military education ; Technological innovations ; Military & Naval Science ; Law, Politics & Government ; Military Science - General ; United States ; United States ; LAW ; Torts ; Electronic books
    Abstract: The U.S. Army's Command and General Staff School offers its Advanced Operations Course (AOC) for junior field-grade officers using both traditional resident instruction and a model referred to as blended distributed learning (BDL). The BDL course lasts 12 months and uses a variety of information and communication technologies to support synchronous and asynchronous collaboration among students and instructors entirely at a distance, with most students completing the course on discretionary time. This report assesses the effectiveness of AOC-BDL based on student and graduate surveys and identifies best practices for BDL from empirical research and case studies. Results show that the course has a number of strengths and that students were generally satisfied with the course. However, student responses also suggest that improvements are needed to support computer-supported cooperative learning and collaboration in distributed teams, particularly for instruction and collaboration on complex tasks. Furthermore, while students were satisfied with instruction for some operational topics, their responses may indicate needs for improvement in instruction of critical field-grade competencies, such as the military decision making process, problem solving, and communication skills, and in teaching leadership skills corresponding to a range of operational environments. Case studies and the research literature point to a number of best practices and options for improvement. Adding a resident segment may offer the greatest potential for improvement but may not be feasible in this context. Alternatives for improvement include modifying the composition of student teams to alleviate coordination challenges, moving the course delivery platform to a dotcom to improve technology reliability and functionality, and addressing policy to ensure that the chain of command and employers provided dedicated time for students to work on the course
    Abstract: The U.S. Army's Command and General Staff School offers its Advanced Operations Course (AOC) for junior field-grade officers using both traditional resident instruction and a model referred to as blended distributed learning (BDL). The BDL course lasts 12 months and uses a variety of information and communication technologies to support synchronous and asynchronous collaboration among students and instructors entirely at a distance, with most students completing the course on discretionary time. This report assesses the effectiveness of AOC-BDL based on student and graduate surveys and identifies best practices for BDL from empirical research and case studies. Results show that the course has a number of strengths and that students were generally satisfied with the course. However, student responses also suggest that improvements are needed to support computer-supported cooperative learning and collaboration in distributed teams, particularly for instruction and collaboration on complex tasks. Furthermore, while students were satisfied with instruction for some operational topics, their responses may indicate needs for improvement in instruction of critical field-grade competencies, such as the military decision making process, problem solving, and communication skills, and in teaching leadership skills corresponding to a range of operational environments. Case studies and the research literature point to a number of best practices and options for improvement. Adding a resident segment may offer the greatest potential for improvement but may not be feasible in this context. Alternatives for improvement include modifying the composition of student teams to alleviate coordination challenges, moving the course delivery platform to a dotcom to improve technology reliability and functionality, and addressing policy to ensure that the chain of command and employers provided dedicated time for students to work on the course
    Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 127-134)
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    Understanding why a ground combat vehicle that carries nine dismounts is important to the Army (2013)
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    ISBN: 9780833082855 , 083308285X
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xii, 40 pages)
    Series Statement: RAND Corporation research report series RR184
    Keywords: United States Equipment and supplies ; United States ; Armored vehicles, Military ; Combat sustainability (Military science) ; Armored vehicles, Military ; Combat sustainability (Military science) ; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING ; Military Science ; Combat sustainability (Military science) ; Armed Forces ; Equipment and supplies ; Armored vehicles, Military ; United States ; Electronic books
    Abstract: The Army has examined the lessons of half a dozen significant conflicts, starting with World War II, has conducted numerous studies over the last 65 years, and has found time and again that an ability to conduct dismounted fire and maneuver is the fundamental squad-level tactic. It has also consistently determined that squads should be organized around two fire teams and should contain no fewer than nine soldiers, though a larger number has usually been preferred, to accomplish fire and maneuver doctrine, but also for reasons of squad resilience, lethality, and leader span of control. To support fully enabled mechanized infantry squads, the Army has, for the last fifty years, tried to develop and field survivable, lethal infantry fighting vehicles that are also capable of carrying a full nine to eleven man squad that can dismount to fight on foot. The Army has not been able to do this for a variety of reasons, and its current infantry fighting vehicle, the M2 Bradley, cannot carry enough soldiers to enable squad-level fire and maneuver from a single vehicle. As a result, today's mechanized infantry are more at risk when transitioning from mounted to dismounted operations, and squad-level dismounted fire and maneuver is compromised in some situations. The Ground Combat Vehicle (GCV), if developed as planned, will finally provide the infantry with an IFV that can accommodate a full squad. For this reason, the Army considers the program to be one of its most important
    Abstract: The Army has examined the lessons of half a dozen significant conflicts, starting with World War II, has conducted numerous studies over the last 65 years, and has found time and again that an ability to conduct dismounted fire and maneuver is the fundamental squad-level tactic. It has also consistently determined that squads should be organized around two fire teams and should contain no fewer than nine soldiers, though a larger number has usually been preferred, to accomplish fire and maneuver doctrine, but also for reasons of squad resilience, lethality, and leader span of control. To support fully enabled mechanized infantry squads, the Army has, for the last fifty years, tried to develop and field survivable, lethal infantry fighting vehicles that are also capable of carrying a full nine to eleven man squad that can dismount to fight on foot. The Army has not been able to do this for a variety of reasons, and its current infantry fighting vehicle, the M2 Bradley, cannot carry enough soldiers to enable squad-level fire and maneuver from a single vehicle. As a result, today's mechanized infantry are more at risk when transitioning from mounted to dismounted operations, and squad-level dismounted fire and maneuver is compromised in some situations. The Ground Combat Vehicle (GCV), if developed as planned, will finally provide the infantry with an IFV that can accommodate a full squad. For this reason, the Army considers the program to be one of its most important
    Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 39-40)
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    The Army's role in overcoming anti-access and area of denial challenges (2013)
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    ISBN: 9780833079930 , 0833083384 , 083307993X , 9780833083388
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xv, 36 pages)
    Parallel Title: Print version Gordon, John, 1956- Army's role in overcoming anti-access and area of denial challenges
    Keywords: United States Operations other than war ; United States ; Deployment (Strategy) ; Unified operations (Military science) ; Access denial (Military science) ; Deployment (Strategy) ; Unified operations (Military science) ; Access denial (Military science) ; Deployment (Strategy) ; Unified operations (Military science) ; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING ; Military Science ; Access denial (Military science) ; Armed Forces ; Operations other than war ; United States ; Electronic books
    Abstract: The U.S. armed forces must be prepared to deploy to a wide range of locations and confront adversaries that span the threat spectrum from poorly armed bands to peer-level foes. In future operations, the United States is also likely to face a range of anti-access and area denial threats that require a joint or combined response. Anti-access challenges prevent or degrade a force's ability to enter an operational area and can be geographic, military, or diplomatic. Area denial challenges are threats to forces within the operational area. As they relate to U.S. ground forces, these latter threats are characterized by the opponent's ability to obstruct the actions of U.S. forces once they have deployed. This report reviews selected findings from a study of Army and joint anti-access and area denial challenges. It also proposes a joint approach to countering these threats in future operations. There are important interdependencies and synergies between the services in terms of their ability to overcome these types of challenges. For example, some threats to the Army's ability to deploy to an operational area must be addressed primarily by the other services. Likewise, the Army could provide considerable assistance to the Air Force and Navy in suppressing or destroying air defenses that challenge joint air operations. For this reason, the services will need to work together to develop operational concepts and systems that will be effective in countering emerging and growing threats in future operations
    Abstract: The U.S. armed forces must be prepared to deploy to a wide range of locations and confront adversaries that span the threat spectrum from poorly armed bands to peer-level foes. In future operations, the United States is also likely to face a range of anti-access and area denial threats that require a joint or combined response. Anti-access challenges prevent or degrade a force's ability to enter an operational area and can be geographic, military, or diplomatic. Area denial challenges are threats to forces within the operational area. As they relate to U.S. ground forces, these latter threats are characterized by the opponent's ability to obstruct the actions of U.S. forces once they have deployed. This report reviews selected findings from a study of Army and joint anti-access and area denial challenges. It also proposes a joint approach to countering these threats in future operations. There are important interdependencies and synergies between the services in terms of their ability to overcome these types of challenges. For example, some threats to the Army's ability to deploy to an operational area must be addressed primarily by the other services. Likewise, the Army could provide considerable assistance to the Air Force and Navy in suppressing or destroying air defenses that challenge joint air operations. For this reason, the services will need to work together to develop operational concepts and systems that will be effective in countering emerging and growing threats in future operations
    Note: "RAND Arroyo Center , "Prepared for the United States Army , Includes bibliographical references (pages 35-36)
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    Key trends that will shape Army installations of tomorrow (2013)
    Santa Monica, CA : RAND Corporation
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    ISBN: 9780833082695 , 0833082698
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xxviii, 319 pages)
    Keywords: Military bases, American Social aspects ; Military bases, American Environmental aspects ; Military bases, American Forecasting ; Military bases, American ; Military bases, American ; Military bases, American ; Military bases, American ; Environmental aspects ; Military bases, American ; Social aspects ; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS ; Facility Management ; Electronic books
    Abstract: Army installations of the future will most likely be shaped and influenced by trends and pressures external to the Army, such as technology changes and land-use pressures. This study sets out to assess how trends external to Army installations to 2025 may affect the Army's ability to provide quality installation services and infrastructure. Trend areas examined include: loss of biodiversity, urbanization and sprawling communities, sustainable buildings, energy, sustainable transportation, water scarcity, sustainable communities, societal trends, sustainable agriculture, online communities, climate change, robotics, and pervasive computing. RAND researchers found that such trends have the potential to cause harm to installation operations including testing, training, and construction activities; to cost or save the Army significant amounts in the future; to hurt or improve Soldier and Family quality of life; to improve installation operations; to help meet future installation requirements; and to improve or hurt environmental conditions. This report provides the final study results, including findings about what the key trends are and how they are likely to affect installations, sources for tracking the trends, and the study team's recommendations about Army actions to take advantage of positive trends and mitigate the impact of negative ones
    Abstract: Army installations of the future will most likely be shaped and influenced by trends and pressures external to the Army, such as technology changes and land-use pressures. This study sets out to assess how trends external to Army installations to 2025 may affect the Army's ability to provide quality installation services and infrastructure. Trend areas examined include: loss of biodiversity, urbanization and sprawling communities, sustainable buildings, energy, sustainable transportation, water scarcity, sustainable communities, societal trends, sustainable agriculture, online communities, climate change, robotics, and pervasive computing. RAND researchers found that such trends have the potential to cause harm to installation operations including testing, training, and construction activities; to cost or save the Army significant amounts in the future; to hurt or improve Soldier and Family quality of life; to improve installation operations; to help meet future installation requirements; and to improve or hurt environmental conditions. This report provides the final study results, including findings about what the key trends are and how they are likely to affect installations, sources for tracking the trends, and the study team's recommendations about Army actions to take advantage of positive trends and mitigate the impact of negative ones
    Note: "Prepared for the United States Army , Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-319)
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