of Significant Contributions Advance the Understanding of Disability Programs and the People They Serve By www.mathematica.org Published On :: Wed, 04 Mar 2020 18:20:00 Z Mathematica’s Center for Studying Disability Policy has provided valuable insights into the Social Security Administration’s (SSA) disability programs during its seven years as a research center for the SSA’s Disability Research Consortium (DRC). Full Article
of The Promotion Power Impacts of Louisiana High Schools (Executive Summary) By www.mathematica.org Published On :: Thu, 05 Mar 2020 18:17:00 Z This summary describes a study that measured Louisiana public high schools’ promotion power, which is a school’s effect on the long-term success of its students as indicated by high school graduation, college or career readiness, college enrollment and persistence, and earnings. Full Article
of The Promotion Power Impacts of Louisiana High Schools By www.mathematica.org Published On :: Thu, 05 Mar 2020 18:25:00 Z This report describes the data and methods used to measure Louisiana public high schools’ promotion power, which is a school’s effect on the long-term success of its students as indicated by high school graduation, college or career readiness, college enrollment and persistence, and earnings. Full Article
of A Comparison of Cancer Stage at Diagnosis and Treatment Initiation Between Enrollees in an Urban HIV Clinic and SEER By www.mathematica.org Published On :: Fri, 06 Mar 2020 15:17:00 Z A comparison of stage at cancer diagnosis and cancer treatment rates between people with HIV (PWH) and the general US population is needed to identify any disparities by HIV status. Full Article
of The Choice Architecture of School Choice Websites By www.mathematica.org Published On :: Fri, 06 Mar 2020 18:29:00 Z The authors conducted a randomized factorial experiment to determine how displaying school information to parents in different ways affects what schools they choose for their children in a hypothetical school district. Full Article
of Profile of SSI and DI Beneficiaries with Work Goals and Expectations in 2015 By www.mathematica.org Published On :: Tue, 10 Mar 2020 11:55:00 Z This brief presents an updated profile of work-oriented beneficiaries and compares them to other SSI and DI beneficiaries who are not interested in work. Full Article
of How Much Bias Results if a Quasi-Experimental Design Combines Local Comparison Groups, a Pretest Outcome Measure and Other Covariates?: A Within Study Comparison of Preschool Effects By www.mathematica.org Published On :: Thu, 12 Mar 2020 14:01:00 Z This study examines when nonexperiments might substitute for experiments that are done in real-world settings in order to learn what works to affect some socially valued outcome. Full Article
of Inventory of State-Level Medicaid Policies, Programs, and Initiatives to Improve Maternity Care and Outcomes By www.mathematica.org Published On :: Tue, 17 Mar 2020 19:53:00 Z Mathematica was contracted by Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission (MACPAC) to create an updated inventory of state- and territory-level Medicaid policies, programs, or initiatives that are designed to improve the access to, quality of, and outcomes of maternity care services. Full Article
of Effects of Individual and Combined Water, Sanitation, Handwashing, and Nutritional Interventions on Child Respiratory Infections in Rural Kenya: A Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial By www.mathematica.org Published On :: Mon, 30 Mar 2020 14:40:00 Z Poor nutrition and hand hygiene are risk factors for acute respiratory infections (ARIs). Safe drinking water and sanitation can reduce exposure to pathogens and encourage healthy immune responses, reducing the risk of ARIs. Full Article
of Touchpoints for Addressing Substance Use Issues in Home Visiting: Executive Summary of Phase 1 Final Report By www.mathematica.org Published On :: Mon, 30 Mar 2020 19:23:00 Z This report describes project findings around six touchpoints and four implementation system inputs through which home visiting programs can engage and support families to prevent, identify, and address substance use issues. Full Article
of Association of Organizational Factors and Physician Practices’ Participation in Alternative Payment Models By www.mathematica.org Published On :: Thu, 02 Apr 2020 14:18:00 Z Consolidation among physician practices and between hospitals and physician practices has accelerated in the past decade, resulting in higher prices in commercial markets. Full Article
of Emerging Findings from the 2012-2017 National Cross-Site Evaluation of the Regional Partnership Grant (RPG) Program (Summary) By www.mathematica.org Published On :: Thu, 09 Apr 2020 18:29:14 Z This summary presents emerging findings from the national cross-site evaluation for the Regional Partnership Grant program. The program supports partnerships between providers of child welfare and social services to improve the well-being of children impacted by substance abuse. Full Article
of Financial Toll of Untreated Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders Among 2017 Births in the United States By www.mathematica.org Published On :: Thu, 16 Apr 2020 11:59:00 Z The authors developed a mathematical model based on a cost-of-illness approach to estimate the impacts of exposure to untreated PMADs on mothers and children. Full Article
of Effects of Medicaid Expansion on Access, Treatment, and Outcomes for Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction By www.mathematica.org Published On :: Thu, 23 Apr 2020 13:42:00 Z Uninsured patients have decreased access to care, lower rates of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), and worse outcomes after acute myocardial infarction (AMI). Full Article
of Mathematica to Lead Transitional Program Office to Expand Graduate Medical Education in California By www.mathematica.org Published On :: Thu, 23 Apr 2020 14:02:00 Z The California Health Care Foundation is funding a transitional graduate medical education program office in California to help address physician shortages. Full Article
of Challenges and Successes of Pregnancy Assistance Fund Programs Supporting Young Fathers By www.mathematica.org Published On :: Fri, 24 Apr 2020 13:18:00 Z Since 2010, the Office of Population Affairs (formerly the Office of Adolescent Health) has offered funding to support expectant and parenting youth through the Pregnancy Assistance Fund (PAF). Full Article
of Medically important plant biomes: source of secondary metabolites / Dilfuza Egamberdieva, Antonio Tiezzi, editors By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 22 Dec 2019 07:46:07 EST Online Resource Full Article
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of Integrated assessment of ecosystem health edited by Kate M. Scow [and others] By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 22 Dec 2019 07:46:07 EST Online Resource Full Article
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