2008-08-21T05:39:47Z Copyright (c) 2007-2008, The RAND Corporation Bricolage RAND Corporation urn:uuid:79EA2A24-41D4-11DB-B9BC-CE1F1D4D57CE urn:uuid:CD76278C-54C5-11DD-95A4-0DC138788F35 2008-07-25T05:53:00Z 2008-07-25T10:57:48Z

To preserve its ability to design, build, and support complex warships and submarines, the UK's Ministry of Defence will need to preserve and sustain several key technical skills in the maritime domain.

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Summarizes defense acquisition workforce analyses that RAND has undertaken in support of human capital strategic planning.

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Building on prior RAND research, this monograph explores the need for and retention of technical skills in the UK's naval industrial base, particularly among designers and engineers involved with surface ship and submarine acquisition and support.

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This paper assesses the options, challenges, and benefits of adopting pay-for-performance incentives for physician services in California's workers' compensation program.

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Evaluates progress of the patient safety initiative led by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), focusing on how the current experiences of AHRQ and its funded projects can be used to strengthen subsequent program activities.

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Presents the results of a survey of Qataris who left secondary school in 1998 concerning their education and employment experiences since graduation.

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Presents the results of a survey of Qatari students enrolled in their final year of secondary school about their attitudes about further education and future work plans.

urn:uuid:924ECA1C-202A-11DD-843D-E1BD38788F35 2008-06-11T21:01:00Z 2008-06-16T07:48:02Z

Examines claims that the United States is losing its position as a global leader in science and technology and offers policy recommendations to address such concerns.

urn:uuid:7BA39748-2E3F-11DD-8224-E1BD38788F35 2008-06-11T21:01:00Z 2008-06-11T21:05:00Z

This research brief examines the claim that the United States is losing its position as a global leader in science and technology and offers policy recommendations to address such concerns.

urn:uuid:13253686-325E-11DD-BF60-AF0039788F35 2008-06-09T08:05:49Z 2008-06-24T11:58:37Z

In January 2007, New York City Police Commissioner Raymond W. Kelly asked the RAND Corporation to examine his department's firearm training and firearm-discharge review. This monograph reports the authors' observations, findings, and recommendations.

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This research brief summarizes the results of an assessment of the NYPD's firearm training and firearm-discharge review process, including a review of reflexive shootings, officers involved in shootings, and less-than-lethal force options.

urn:uuid:1F1B4060-1063-11DD-8EFC-E1BD38788F35 2008-04-30T05:46:00Z 2008-08-18T05:38:48Z

The cover story compares neonatal services across the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, Australia, and Sweden; other features discuss water resources management, U.S. policies in Asia, and political polarization.

urn:uuid:F0B2FD34-A295-11DC-8A67-193339788F35 2008-04-11T05:30:00Z 2008-04-11T05:31:00Z

This research brief summarizes a study showing that Hurricane Katrina's damage compounded an affordable-housing shortage and that recovery has been uneven and will take at least another three years with a total estimated cost of more than $4 billion.

urn:uuid:8B85A5A8-F6B7-11DC-9168-E1BD38788F35 2008-04-04T08:31:00Z 2008-07-24T13:39:16Z

How will research findings be communicated in the future, and how true to the original look, feel and behaviour of these publications will digital archives need to be?

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This research brief reports that, from 2000 to 2005, the economic burden of providing health insurance increased for employers, especially for the smallest firms, and that small firms offered plans of slightly lower quality than did large firms.

urn:uuid:0C77DB4A-F73F-11DC-9BB9-E1BD38788F35 2008-04-03T21:02:00Z 2008-04-04T04:49:00Z

This report explores trends in the economic burden faced by small and large businesses that provide health insurance, as well as the quality of plans that small and large firms offer.

urn:uuid:997B4A54-F50F-11DC-9F44-E1BD38788F35 2008-04-03T09:21:00Z 2008-05-09T11:20:08Z

This research brief examines the performance of the Pennsylvania workers' compensation system in terms of costs and effectiveness and suggests possible reforms for the future.

urn:uuid:0A0C555A-F674-11DC-8DD2-E1BD38788F35 2008-04-03T09:21:00Z 2008-05-09T11:20:10Z

Examines the performance of Pennsylvania's workers' compensation system, the major policy issues the system faces, and options that the commonwealth might consider to address these issues.

urn:uuid:CEDB1688-F033-11DC-857A-E1BD38788F35 2008-03-28T04:57:00Z 2008-03-28T04:58:00Z

This research brief describes RAND's suggestion of a model and database for evaluating Brain Korea 21, a program to improve Korean universities by providing fellowships to graduate students and young researchers.

urn:uuid:6AFBD21C-F414-11DC-9595-E1BD38788F35 2008-03-28T04:56:00Z 2008-03-28T04:58:00Z

Presents an evaluation model to assess the impact of the Brain Korea 21 program, which seeks to make Korean research universities globally competitive and to produce more high-quality researchers in Korea.