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[ASAP] Attracting Opposites: Promiscuous Ion-p Binding in the Nucleobases
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[ASAP] Total Internal Reflection Transient Absorption Microscopy: An Online Detection Method for Microfluidics
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[ASAP] Finite Systems under Pressure: Assessing Volume Definition Models from Parallel-Tempering Monte Carlo Simulations
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[ASAP] Density Functional Theory Investigation of the Binding of ThioTEPA to Purine Bases: Thermodynamics and Bond Evolution Theory Analysis
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Leptomeningeal Carcinomatosis in Breast Cancer
Leptomeningeal carcinomatosis has been understudied for years, and its increasing prevalence now has researchers working overtime to make much-needed progress in its treatment.
Medscape Oncology
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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.
Medscape Medical News
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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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Defining Standard of Care in Oncology -- Not so Simple
How do you define the standard of care when exciting anticancer strategies enter the scene almost daily? There is no simple answer, says Dr Maurie Markman.
Medscape Oncology
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Metrics for Assessing Physician Activity Using Electronic Health Record Log Data
Electronic health record (EHR) log data have shown promise in measuring physician time spent on clinical activities, contributing to deeper understanding and further optimization of the clinical environment.
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Mathematica Showcases Innovative Analysis, Data Mining, and Visualizations at Health Datapalooza
At this year’s Health Datapalooza in Washington, DC, Mathematica staff will showcase their expertise in data visualizations, machine learning, and data mining to help progress together on critical issues in today’s health policy environment.
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Six-Year Earnings and Disability Benefit Outcomes of Youth Vocational Rehabilitation Applicants
The authors document the earnings in the sixth calendar year after youths’ vocational rehabilitation (VR) applications and Social Security Administration (SSA) benefit outcomes during the six years after their VR applications.
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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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Positive Findings from Year 2 of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ Million Hearts® Cardiovascular Disease Risk Reduction Model
Mathematica has released positive evaluation findings from Year 2 of the Million Hearts® model, just in time for American Heart Month this February.
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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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The Role of the Workforce System in Addressing the Opioid Crisis: A Review of the Literature
This literature review was conducted as part of an evaluation of the National Health Emergency demonstration grants awarded by the U.S. Department of Labor to states that using their workforce systems to address problems presented by the opioid crisis.
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The Role of the Workforce System in Addressing the Opioid Crisis: A Resource Guide
This guide supports state recipients of the U.S. Department of Labor National Health Emergency demonstration grants that leverage their workforce systems to address problems presented by the opioid crisis.
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Arnold Ventures Awards $6 Million Grant to Study Replication and Evaluation of Penn Nursing’s Transitional Care Model
Mathematica study will evaluate the effectiveness of the Transitional Care Model (TCM) in reducing rehospitalizations and will promote widespread use of the program in a number of health systems.
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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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A Comparison of Cancer Stage at Diagnosis and Treatment Initiation Between Enrollees in an Urban HIV Clinic and SEER
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.
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The Choice Architecture of School Choice Websites
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.
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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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Challenges and Solutions in Evaluation Technical Assistance During Design and Early Implementation
This case study discusses two federal grant initiatives and the evaluation technical assistance (ETA) provided to the grantees.
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Ralanda Nelson Joins Mathematica as Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Leader
Mathematica is pleased to welcome Ralanda Nelson to its leadership team. A certified diversity executive, she will steer the firm’s diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts and help ensure the employee experience is at the heart of everything we do.
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Touchpoints for Addressing Substance Use Issues in Home Visiting: Phase 1 Final Report
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.
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Touchpoints for Addressing Substance Use Issues in Home Visiting: Executive Summary of Phase 1 Final Report
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.
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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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Effects of Medicaid Expansion on Access, Treatment, and Outcomes for Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction
Uninsured patients have decreased access to care, lower rates of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), and worse outcomes after acute myocardial infarction (AMI).
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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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Recent trends in human and animal mycology / Karuna Singh, Neelabh Srivastava, 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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Octopus crowd: maritime history and the business of Australian pearling in its schooner age / Steve Mullins
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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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Microbial interventions in agriculture and environment. Dhananjaya Pratap Singh, Ratna Prabha, editors
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Factors influencing child survival in Tanzania: comparative analysis of diverse deprived rural villages / Kumiko Sakamoto
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The ecology of tropical East Asia / Richard T. Corlett, Center for Integrative Conservation, Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
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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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Marine eutrophication: a global perspective / Michael Karydis and Dimitra Kitsiou
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Community ecology / Gary G. Mittelbach, Michigan State University, USA, Brian J. McGill, University of Maine, USA
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Metals in the environment: analysis by biodiversity / edited by M.N.V. Prasad
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