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[ASAP] Structural and Electronic Properties of Bulk ZnX (X = O, S, Se, Te), ZnF<sub>2</sub>, and ZnO/ZnF<sub>2</sub>: A DFT Investigation within PBE, PBE + <italic toggle="yes">U</italic>, and Hybrid HSE Funct

The Journal of Physical Chemistry A
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.9b11415




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[ASAP] An Exact Ewald Summation Method in Theory and Practice

The Journal of Physical Chemistry A
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.0c01684




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[ASAP] A Multilayer Approach to the Equation of Motion Coupled-Cluster Method for the Electron Affinity

The Journal of Physical Chemistry A
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.0c01793




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[ASAP] Photochemical Generation of Benzoazetinone by UV Excitation of Matrix-Isolated Precursors: Isatin or Isatoic Anhydride

The Journal of Physical Chemistry A
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.0c02562




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[ASAP] Prediction of Solvation Free Energies of Ionic Solutes in Neutral Solvents

The Journal of Physical Chemistry A
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.0c01606




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[ASAP] Attracting Opposites: Promiscuous Ion-p Binding in the Nucleobases

The Journal of Physical Chemistry A
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.0c02766




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[ASAP] Proton Transfer in Phosphoric Acid-Based Protic Ionic Liquids: Effects of the Base

The Journal of Physical Chemistry A
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.0c02863




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[ASAP] Finite Systems under Pressure: Assessing Volume Definition Models from Parallel-Tempering Monte Carlo Simulations

The Journal of Physical Chemistry A
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.0c00881




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FDA Approves Capmatinib and Companion Assay

The Food and Drug Administration has approved capmatinib for treatment of adults with metastatic non–small cell lung cancer harboring MET exon 14 skipping mutations, as detected by an FDA-approved test.
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Community Cancer Practices Battered by Closures, Now COVID-19

Since 2018, there has been a 20.8% increase in practices merging or being acquired, and more recently they have also taken a beating from COVID-19.
Medscape Medical News




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Capmatinib Shows Impressive Results in METex14-Mutated NSCLC

Capmatinib produced rapid, deep responses in patients with advanced non–small cell lung cancer harboring MET exon 14 (METex14) skipping mutations, according to a presentation at the AACR virtual meeting I.
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Neoadjuvant Nivolumab 'Promising' in Merkel Cell Carcinoma

A longer follow-up and larger cohort are needed, but results from a new study showed safety and a survival benefit among patients who received nivolumab as an adjunct to surgery.
Medscape Medical News




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Let's Not 'Waste' COVID-19: Opportunities for Improvement

Dr Kathy Miller discusses beneficial changes that have resulted from the COVID-19 pandemic and implications for the future of medicine.
Medscape Oncology




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Onc Daily: Lung Cancer Drug Approval, Practice Struggles

These are the most important oncology stories you need to know about today.
Medscape Medical News




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Why Is the UK so Much Better at Molecular Profiling?

Drs Jack West and Sanjay Popat discuss the strengths and limitations of their respective US and UK systems for identifying and treating lung cancer with actionable mutations.
Medscape Oncology




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Insights About the Transition System for SSI Youth from the National Evaluation of Promoting Readiness of Minors in SSI (PROMISE)

This article discusses insights gained from the national PROMISE evaluation about the current transition system, which are relevant to current initiatives supporting youth with disabilities during the transition to adulthood.




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Mathematica Named Grand Prizewinner in the Visualization Resources of Community-Level Social Determinants of Health Challenge Sponsored by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) announced today that Mathematica is the grand prizewinner of the Agency’s Visualization Resources of Community-Level Social Determinants of Health Challenge for its Data Visualization Tool.




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Assistive Technology Services for Youth in the Vermont Linking Learning to Careers Program

The Vermont Division of Vocational Rehabilitation’s Linking Learning to Careers (LLC) program provides enhanced services to help high school students with disabilities as they make the transition to careers or postsecondary education. These enhanced services include access to assistive technology.




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Development of the Uncertainty Communication Checklist: A Patient-Centered Approach to Patient Discharge From the Emergency Department

Clear communication with patients upon emergency department (ED) discharge is important for patient safety during the transition to outpatient care.




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The Changing Landscape of Primary Care: Effects of the ACA and Other Efforts Over the Past Decade

This Health Affairs article describes primary care delivery system reform models that were developed and tested over the past decade by the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation—which was created by the Affordable Care Act—and reflect on key lessons and remaining challenges.




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After a Decade, Mathematica Examines Affordable Care Act’s Impact on Primary Care

In the March issue of Health Affairs, which is devoted to examining the effects and legacy of the ACA, Mathematica’s experts discuss “The Changing Landscape of Primary Care: Effects of the ACA and Other Efforts over the Past Decade.”




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Significant Contributions Advance the Understanding of Disability Programs and the People They Serve

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).




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The Promotion Power Impacts of Louisiana High Schools (Executive Summary)

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.




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The Promotion Power Impacts of Louisiana High Schools

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.




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MCC Indonesia Nutrition Project Impact Evaluation Final Report

This report presents findings from a 5-year randomized control trial of a $120 million maternal and child health project in Indonesia funded by the Millennium Challenge Corporation. The project sought to improve stunting, along with a host of other pre-, postnatal, and early childhood health outcomes.




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Profile of SSI and DI Beneficiaries with Work Goals and Expectations in 2015

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.




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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

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.




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Planning Title IV-E Prevention Services: A toolkit for States, Introduction to the Toolkit

This toolkit aims to help states develop a plan for Title IV-E prevention services, and to assist states in planning an array of services to help address substance use, mental health, and parenting issues (“prevention services”).




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Inventory of State-Level Medicaid Policies, Programs, and Initiatives to Improve Maternity Care and Outcomes

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.




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Evaluating a Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program for Middle School Boys

This brief summarizes findings from a random assignment impact study of Wise Guys, a long-standing, widely implemented curriculum designed to help adolescent males make responsible decisions about their sexual behavior.




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The NQF Scientific Methods Panel: Enhancing the Review and Endorsement Process for Performance Measures

In the summer of 2017, the National Quality Forum (NQF) announced the formation of a Scientific Methods Panel (hereafter referred to as “the Panel”) as part of a redesign of its endorsement process.




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Association of Organizational Factors and Physician Practices’ Participation in Alternative Payment Models

Consolidation among physician practices and between hospitals and physician practices has accelerated in the past decade, resulting in higher prices in commercial markets.




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Emerging Findings from the 2012-2017 National Cross-Site Evaluation of the Regional Partnership Grant (RPG) Program (Summary)

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.




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Improving Effect Estimates by Limiting the Variability in Inverse Propensity Score Weights

This study describes a novel method to reweight a comparison group used for causal inference, so the group is similar to a treatment group on observable characteristics yet avoids highly variable weights that would limit statistical power.




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COVID-19 Data Primer from Mathematica

Mathematica continues to partner with our clients and groups like the National Association of Health Data Organizations (NAHDO) to respond to the evolving COVID-19 pandemic, particularly in the area of data analytics.




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Mathematica to Lead Transitional Program Office to Expand Graduate Medical Education in California

The California Health Care Foundation is funding a transitional graduate medical education program office in California to help address physician shortages.




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Challenges and Successes of Pregnancy Assistance Fund Programs Supporting Young Fathers

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).




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A COVID-19 Primer: Analyzing Health Care Claims, Administrative Data, and Public Use Files

This primer is designed to help researchers, data scientists, and others who analyze health care claims or administrative data (herein referred to as “claims”) quickly join the effort to better understand, track, and contain COVID-19.




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Oakland’s Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Tax: Impacts on Prices, Purchases and Consumption by Adults and Children (Journal Article)

In this paper, we estimate the impact of the tax on retail prices, product availability, purchases, and child and adult consumption of taxed beverages in Oakland, as well as of potential substitute beverages.




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Phytoplasmas: plant pathogenic bacteria. / Assunta Bertaccini, Kenro Oshima, Michael Kube, Govind Pratap Rao, editors

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Powdery mildew disease of crucifers: biology, ecology and disease management / Govin Singh Saharan, Naresh K. Mehta, Prabhu Dayal Meena

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Fish and fishery products analysis: a theoretical and practical perspective / Saleena Mathew, Maya Raman, Manjusha Kalarikkathara Parameswaran, Dhanya Pulikkottil Rajan

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Microbial interventions in agriculture and environment. Dhananjaya Pratap Singh, Vijai Kumar Gupta, Ratna Prabha, editors

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Plant breeding: classical to modern / P. M. Priyadarshan

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Microbial interventions in agriculture and environment. Dhananjaya Pratap Singh, Ratna Prabha, editors

Online Resource




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Synthetic seeds: germplasm regeneration, preservation and prospects / Mohammad Faisal, Abdulrahman A. Alatar, editors

Online Resource




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Making ecologies on private land: conservation practice in rural-amenity landscapes / Benjamin Cooke, Ruth Lane

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Factors influencing child survival in Tanzania: comparative analysis of diverse deprived rural villages / Kumiko Sakamoto

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Cottage Industry of Biocontrol Agents and Their Applications: Practical Aspects to Deal Biologically with Pests and Stresses Facing Strategic Crops / Nabil El-Wakeil, Mahmoud Saleh, Mohamed Abu-hashim, editors

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Microbial biofilms in bioremediation and wastewater treatment / editors, Y.V. Nancharaiah, Biofouling and Biofilm Processes Section, Water and Steam Chemistry Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Kalpakkam, Tamil Nadu, India and Vayalam P. Venugopala

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