| The Federal Budget: Current and Upcoming Issues |
25-Nov-2009 |
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| Authors:
D A Austin; Mindy R Levit; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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 | The federal budget implements Congress's power of the purse. It expresses Congress's priorities as spending is allocated among competing aims. The Obama Administration's FY2010 budget submission described several important changes, including increased funding for certain domestic priorities, major programmatic reforms, and proposed spending cuts in some programs. Over the past decade, federal spending has accounted for approximately a fifth of the economy (as measured by GDP) and federal revenues have ... |
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| Asthma Education and Intervention Program: Partnership for Asthma Trigger-Free Homes (PATH) |
Aug-2009 |
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| Authors:
Cheryl Golden; LEMOYNE-OWEN COLL MEMPHIS TN
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| The Partnership for Asthma Trigger-free Homes (PATH) study's main goal is reducing the asthma disease burden on low-income housing residents by means of a peer-based education program. Although asthma is a complicated multi-factorial disease with both genetic and environmental components, reducing levels of certain indoor asthma triggers can reduce the disease's symptoms and severity. Indoor asthma triggers include allergens from dust mites, cockroaches, cats, dogs, and rodents; environmental tobacco smoke ... |
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| A Multilateral Strategy for Rural Somalia: Providing a Foundation for the Social and Economic Reconstruction of Somalia Using a Bottom up Approach |
12-Jun-2009 |
95 pages |
| Authors:
Stephen O Radina; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS
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 | Somalia has been without a central government since 1991, resulting in the total collapse of state institutions. There have been several interventions by the United States, United Nations (UN), African Union, and other organizations to address Somalia's security concerns and mitigate the hunger and suffering of the Somali people. These nations and organizations have continued their funding programs to alleviate the hunger and poverty in Somalia that have been caused ... |
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| Review of Interventions for Reducing Enlisted Attrition in the U.S. Military: An Update |
Jun-2009 |
76 pages |
| Authors:
Elizabeth Lentz; U C Kubisiak; Kristen E Horgen; Rebecca H Bryant; Patrick W Connell; Matthew D Tuttle; Walter C Borman; Mark C Morath ICF Young; Ray International; PERSONNEL DECISIONS RESEARCH INST (PDRI) INC TAMPA FL
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| The U.S. Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences (ARI) has been conducting research on first-term enlisted attrition as part of a broader research project entitled STAY: Strategies to Enhance Retention. In support of the larger project, this report reviews past and ongoing interventions that support, either directly or indirectly, attrition interventions that assist Army recruits, trainees, and Soldiers in completing training and performing at a high level ... |
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| Identifying and Overcoming Barriers to Diabetes Management in the Elderly: An Intervention Study |
Jun-2009 |
22 pages |
| Authors:
Medha N Munshi; JOSLIN DIABETES CENTER BOSTON MA
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| This study investigates whether short-term focused intervention by a geriatric multidisciplinary team with the addition of a geriatric life specialist is superior to usual care (with attention control) in improving glycemic control and quality of life parameters in elderly patients with diabetes, and whether these interventions will have persistent effects on outcome measures. The study also evaluates improvement in cerebral perfusion in elderly with type 2 diabetes following a 6-month ... |
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| A Psychophysiologic Study of Weakening Traumatic Combat Memories with Post-Reactivation Propranolol |
Jun-2009 |
6 pages |
| Authors:
Roger K Pitman; GENERAL HOSPITAL CORP BOSTON MA
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| The objective of this project is to test whether the beta-adrenergic blocker propranolol, given following combat memory reactivation, results in a significantly greater weakening of traumatic memories than propranolol alone, supporting the proposition that this weakening is due to pharmacological blockade of memory reconsolidation, rather than nonspecific actions of propranolol. We hypothesize that subjects who undergo script preparation for the combat event(s) that caused their PTSD, followed by (post-reactivation) propranolol, ... |
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| Under the Shadow of the Big Stick: U.S. Intervention in Cuba, 1906-1909 |
21-May-2009 |
51 pages |
| Authors:
Vitor; Bruce A II; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS SCHOOL OF ADVANCED MILITARY STUDIES
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| The U.S. intervention in Cuba in 1906, commonly referred to as the Second Intervention, began on September 28, 1906 with the resignation of the Cuban president and his cabinet and ended on January 28, 1909 when the U.S. relinquished control of the state to its newly elected president. While American political and military leaders clearly made some mistakes before and during the Second Intervention, the U.S. intervention in Cuba in ... |
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| Countering Threat Finance as a Critical Subset of Irregular Warfare: An Interpretive Case Study of Northern Nigeria |
May-2009 |
68 pages |
| Authors:
Bowman; Clarence W III; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS SCHOOL OF ADVANCED MILITARY STUDIES
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| Islamist violent extremists (VE) and violent extremist organizations (VEO) require a broad range of material, social, and financial support to organize, train, conduct operations, and sustain their ideologies and terrorist/insurgent endeavors. There are several geographic regions and states in the world that are distinctly conducive to supporting Islamist VEs and VEOs, however only a portion of these have direct strategic significance to U.S. interests and national security. The West African ... |
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| US Interventions Abroad: A Renaissance of the Powell Doctrine? |
Jan-2009 |
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| Authors:
Alexander Wolf; FEDERAL ARMED FORCES UNIV (FAF) MUNICH (GERMANY)
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| This article addresses the question of when and under what circumstances we may expect foreign interventions under the Obama administration. By chronicling the doctrinal premises of U.S. intervention policy during the interwar years (1990-2001) and during the administration of George W. Bush (2001-2008), the article will demonstrate that the smart power approach of the Obama administration suggests continuity over radical change. Despite a liberal humanitarian orientation that in principle should ... |
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| The Federal Budget: Current and Upcoming Issues |
10-Dec-2008 |
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| Authors:
D A Austin; Mindy R Levit; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| The federal budget implements Congress's power of the purse by expressing funding priorities through outlay allocations and revenue collections. Over the past decade, federal spending has accounted for approximately a fifth of the economy (as measured by GDP) and federal revenues have ranged between just over a fifth and just under a sixth of GDP. In FY2008, the U.S. Government collected $2.5 trillion in revenue and spent almost $3.0 trillion. ... |
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| The Persian Complex: A Centuries-Old Quest for Respect. Political Cultural and Religious Antecedents of the Iranian Worldview |
04-Dec-2008 |
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| Authors:
Mary Ellen Connell; Julia V McQuaid; CENTER FOR NAVAL ANALYSES ALEXANDRIA VA
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| In September 2008, CNA convened several of the country's leading experts on Persian history and contemporary Iran for a workshop to examine some of the factors shaping Iranians' view of themselves and of the West. In Iran, the past is very much present-tangibly, in the pre-Islamic and Islamic monuments, which are among the world's cultural treasures, and metaphorically, in the collective consciousness. Workshop speakers first focused on two aspects of ... |
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| Norm Emergence and Humanitarian Intervention |
Dec-2008 |
155 pages |
| Authors:
Brendan C Bartlett; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA DEPT OF NATIONAL SECURITY AFFAIRS
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| Despite efforts by the UN in the past two decades, the world has seen numerous intrastate conflicts emerge. Immediate worldwide reporting of such atrocities, evoking empathy for the plight of others, has led to an unseen measure of objection to repressive treatment, and the excuse of sovereignty as a defense against inhumane actions is being challenged. The relevance and importance of this topic is reflected in the origins of humanitarian ... |
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| Training Interventions for Reducing Flight Mishaps |
Dec-2008 |
13 pages |
| Authors:
Gregg A Montijo; David Kaiser; V A Spiker; Robert Nullmeyer; CREW TRAINING INTERNATIONAL INC MEMPHIS TN
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| Increasing numbers of preventable mishaps across all military services led Secretary Rumsfeld and all Service Chiefs to call for a reduction in such events by 75% from 2003 levels. Most were attributed to human error. The highly task-loaded training and combat missions flown by fighter pilots place particularly high demands on effective management of cockpit resources for safe and successful mission accomplishment. While every flight training program already includes some ... |
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| Stopping Mass Killings in Africa: Genocide, Airpower and Intervention |
01-Jul-2008 |
180 pages |
| Authors:
Douglas C Peifer; AIR UNIV PRESS MAXWELL AFB AL
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| This monograph seeks to contribute to the urgent task of developing realistic strategies for preventing and stopping genocide and mass killings. Neither humanitarian operations in a passive environment nor combat operations serve as appropriate models for interventions geared specifically at stopping genocide. The concept of UN Charter, chapter 7 peace enforcement operations comes closest, but US, NATO, and UN doctrine on "peace enforcement" remains sketchy and ill-defined. The four case ... |
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| The Angolan Proxy War: A Study of Foreign Intervention and Its Impact on War Fighting |
13-Jun-2008 |
107 pages |
| Authors:
Brian Bissonnette; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS
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| The ability to understand the impact of foreign intervention and its ramifications on conflict is a vital requirement for the United States military. As the United States continues to confront unconventional and irregular global threats, in conjunction with host nation military forces, the ability to understand its impact becomes paramount. This study examines the influence of foreign intervention on war fighting during the Angolan Civil War and analyzes how the ... |
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| Emotional, Biological and Cognitive Impact of a Brief Expressive Writing Intervention for Women at Familial Breast Cancer Risk |
Jun-2008 |
7 pages |
| Authors:
Heiddis Valdimarsdottir; Bovbjerg; Dana ; MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE NEW YORK
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| Women at familial breast cancer risk have highly inflated perceptions of their risk of developing the disease, high levels of cancer-specific distress, and lower levels of natural killer cell activity (NKCA) than women without familial breast cancer risk. The proposed study will examine the impact of an expressive writing intervention on emotional, biological, and cognitive processes among women at familial breast cancer risk. This intervention has been shown to have ... |
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| Motivational Interventions to Reduce Alcohol Use in a Military Population |
01-Mar-2008 |
80 pages |
| Authors:
Janice M Brown; RESEARCH TRIANGLE INST (RTI) RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK NC
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| The overriding objective of this research is to reduce hazardous drinking in a military sample by implementing two motivational interventions and comparing them to a treatment-as-usual condition. Individuals who are referred to the Air Force Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention and Treatment (ADAPT) program as the result of an alcohol incident or who are self-referred are randomly assigned to one of three interventions: (1) a group motivational intervention (2) an ... |
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| A Strategic Culture Assessment of the Transatlantic Divide |
MAR 2008 |
97 pages |
| Authors:
Ryan B. Craycraft; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| This study examines the transatlantic security divide through the social constructivist's lens of strategic culture. The study will use Christopher Meyer's definition of strategic culture: "the socially-transmitted, identity-derived norms, ideas, and patterns of behavior that are shared among the most influential actors and social groups within a given political community, which help to shape a ranked set of options for a community's pursuit of security and defense goals." In his ... |
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| Reducing Alcohol Harm. International Benchmark |
Jan-2008 |
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| Authors:
Lila Rabinovich; Jan Tiessen; Barbara Janta; Annalijn Conklin; Joachim van Krapels; Christian Stolk; RAND CORP SANTA MONICA CA
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| The National Audit Office (NAO) is undertaking a value for money (VfM) study to examine alcohol-harm prevention and treatment services that are supported by the Department of Health and the NHS in England, focusing specifically on NHS services for alcohol misusers. To supplement the evidence from England, the NAO has commissioned an international benchmark with the aim of providing lessons from international policy and practice which may be transferrable to ... |
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| Military Interventions in Sierra Leone: Lessons from a Failed State |
Jan-2008 |
130 pages |
| Authors:
Larry J Woods; Timothy R Reese; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS COMBAT STUDIES INST
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| This study by Larry J. Woods and Colonel Timothy R. Reese analyzes the massive turmoil afflicting the nation of Sierra Leone, 1993-2002, and the efforts by a variety of outside forces to bring lasting stability to that small country. The taxonomy of intervention ranged from private mercenary armies, through the Economic Community of West African States, to the United Nations and the United Kingdom. In every case, those who intervened ... |
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| Genocide and Airpower |
Jan-2008 |
33 pages |
| Authors:
Douglas C Peifer; AIR WAR COLL MAXWELL AFB AL
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| This article explores how and when genocide prevention became an issue in the U.S. political realm, how genocide was defined by the United Nations, and how scholars and activists have pushed to expand the public understanding of the term. Moving from definition to evaluation, conceptual frameworks are introduced for recognizing the warning signs and stages of genocide and mass killings. Having defined the term and provided a conceptual framework, the ... |
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| British Military Intervention into Sierra Leone: A Case Study |
14 DEC 2007 |
110 pages |
| Authors:
Walter G. Roberson; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS
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| This paper is a case study of the British military intervention into Sierra Leone in 2000. The successful British intervention led to the defeat of the Revolutionary United Front (RUF) and final peace accords, restored order to a failed state, and allowed the democratic restoration of the government of Sierra Leone. The paper will explore the following points: What was British foreign policy at the time and what impact did ... |
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| Strategy, National Interests, and Means to an End |
OCT 2007 |
32 pages |
| Authors:
Stephen D. Sklenka; ARMY WAR COLL STRATEGIC STUDIES INST CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| This paper focuses on the interrelationship among national interests, stated ends, means to achieve those ends, and the strategies required to tie all of them together into a cohesive and effective vision for the commitment of U.S. forces. The introduction addresses the current U.S. debate regarding proposed actions in the Iraq War and postulates that the lack of true strategic discussion, particularly by our national leadership who instead prefer to ... |
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| Compliance with Community Mitigation and Interventions in Pandemic Influenza: A Community Policing Strategy |
SEP 2007 |
99 pages |
| Authors:
Sr. Alben Timothy P.; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| A number of response plans and strategies have been published concerning preparation for an oncoming Pandemic Influenza. The majority of federal guidance and state planning with respect to pandemic preparation focuses excessively on the availability and distribution of effective vaccine and antiviral remedies; pharmaceutical solutions. Effective vaccines, presently unavailable, will not be in production and available for application for at least eight months after the onset of an identified pandemic. ... |
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| Haiti: Developments and U.S. Policy Since 1991 and Current Congressional Concerns |
30 AUG 2007 |
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| Authors:
Maureen Taft-Morales; Clare M. Ribando; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| Following elections that were widely heralded as the first free and fair elections in Haiti's then-186-year history, Jean-Bertrand Aristide first became Haitian President in February 1991. He was overthrown by a military coup in September 1991. For over three years, the military regime resisted international demands that Aristide be restored to office. In September 1994, after a U.S. military intervention had been launched, the military regime agreed to Aristide's return, ... |
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| Better Lucky Than Good: Operation Earnest Will as Gunboat Diplomacy |
JUN 2007 |
109 pages |
| Authors:
Stephen A. Kelley; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| In 1987 the United States agreed to register eleven Kuwaiti oil tankers under the American flag and provide them naval protection at the height of the Iran Iraq War. Motivated primarily by Cold War considerations, the United States embarked on a policy of neutral intervention whose intended effects were certain to be disadvantageous to Iran. American planners failed to adequately anticipate Iranian reaction to the American policy, which led to ... |
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| Breaking the Code for Operational Planners: A Comparative Analysis of National Security Strategies Since the End of the Cold War |
04-Apr-2007 |
89 pages |
| Authors:
Lewis; Harmon S Jr; NATIONAL DEFENSE UNIV NORFOLK VA JOINT FORCES STAFF COLL
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| In the post-Cold War era, as U.S. National Security Strategies (NSSs) have become increasingly focused on global affairs, the Presidents and their administrations have ascribed a vast array of grandiose modifiers to nearly every objective or goal in their reports. The lack of any apparent prioritization among the national interests and objectives has resulted in 19 years of political impreciseness, leaving operational planners to filter through a plethora of worldwide ... |
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| Treatment of PTSD-Related Anger in Troops Returning from Hazardous Deployments |
MAR 2007 |
74 pages |
| Authors:
M. T. Shea; BROWN UNIV PROVIDENCE RI
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| The long-term goal of this research is to provide an effective intervention for the prevention of secondary and escalating effects of poor anger control associated with trauma-related anger problems. The specific objectives are to adapt an existing evidenced-based Cognitive-Behavioral Intervention (CBI) for the treatment of anger to the specific needs of military personnel returning from hazardous deployments, and to conduct a randomized pilot study providing preliminary data on the efficacy ... |
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| Defense Horizons. I-Power: The Information Revolution and Stability Operations. Number 55 |
FEB 2007 |
9 pages |
| Authors:
Franklin D. Kramer; Larry Wentz; Stuart Starr; NATIONAL DEFENSE UNIV WASHINGTON DC
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| Information and information technology (I/IT) can significantly increase the likelihood of success in stability operations if they are engaged as part of an overall strategy that coordinates the actions of outside intervenors and focuses on generating effective results for the host nation. Properly utilized, I/IT can help create a knowledgeable intervention, organize complex activities, and integrate stability operations with the host nation, making stability operations more effective. Key to these ... |
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| Preventing Health Damaging Behaviors and Negative Health Outcomes in Army and Marine Corps Personnel during the First Tour of Duty |
JAN 2007 |
16 pages |
| Authors:
Cherrie B. Boyer; Mary-Ann Shafer; CALIFORNIA UNIV SAN FRANCISCO
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| Health damaging behaviors of young military personnel are reflections of health problems facing all young people in the U.S. Military life presents opportunities and challenges that may both protect and place young troops at risk for health damaging behaviors. Challenges for maintaining a healthy armed force include high rates of sexually transmitted infections (STIs), unintended pregnancies (UIPs), misuse of alcohol/substances, and personal sexual violence defined as violence within one's personal ... |
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| U.S.-China Relations after Resolution of Taiwan's Status |
2007 |
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| Authors:
Roger Cliff; David A. Shlapak; RAND CORP SANTA MONICA CA
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| Although it appears unlikely that the question of Taiwan's status and ultimate relationship to China will be resolved any time soon, it is instructive to speculate about how its resolution might affect U.S.- China relations. There are, broadly speaking, 10 different logical possibilities for trajectories that the cross-Strait relationship could follow. Four of them are peaceful: continuation of the current unresolved status quo, peaceful unification, peaceful independence, and a compromise ... |
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| XIAP as a Molecular Target for Therapeutic Intervention in Prostate Cancer |
OCT 2006 |
21 pages |
| Authors:
Colin S. Duckett; MICHIGAN UNIV REGENTS ANN ARBOR DIV OF RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT AND ADMINISTRATION
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| We have made very significant progress towards the completion of the goals proposed in this award. In the first of the two Aims, we proposed to generate cell lines in which we stably suppressed XIAP using lentiviral-based RNA interference, and subsequently to constitute XIAP expression using mutants which are incapable of suppressing caspases. While we have achieved these goals using PC-3 cells, we have encountered some issues of non-specificity when ... |
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| A Model DoD Systems Approach for Tobacco Cessation |
OCT 2006 |
11 pages |
| Authors:
Harry Lando; MINNESOTA UNIV MINNEAPOLIS
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| Military personnel have a smoking rate of approximately 30%, and recent evidence indicates that this rate is no longer decreasing. Given the costs of smoking in terms of health care expenditures and decreased troop readiness, more must be done to decrease smoking in the military. The primary objective of the study is to evaluate whether implementation of a specialized intervention program based on the recommendations of the DoD Tobacco Cessation ... |
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| Increasing Adherence to Follow-Up of Breast Abnormalities in Low-Income Korean American Women: A Randomized Controlled Trial |
01 SEP 2006 |
31 pages |
| Authors:
Annette Maxwell; CALIFORNIA UNIV LOS ANGELES
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| Purpose: The purpose of this study is to design an intervention to assist Korean American (KA) women who require follow-up diagnostics after routine breast cancer screening who have missed their first follow-up appointment (at-risk women). Scope: We have conducted exploratory one-to-one interviews with health care providers who serve KA women with abnormal mammograms and with KA women who have been referred for follow-up diagnostics. We have designed an intervention that ... |
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| Leadership and Diversity in the Canadian Forces: A Conceptual Model and Research Agenda |
SEP 2006 |
68 pages |
| Authors:
Karen Korabik; GUELPH UNIV (ONTARIO)
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| This report presents a conceptual model and a research agenda regarding leadership and diversity issues as they pertain to the Canadian Forces (CF). The report presents the following: background information and definitions; the benefits of organizational diversity; current Canadian employment equity legislation, including how it applies to the CF; statistics pertaining to the degree of diversity in the CF; and a conceptual model of diversity dynamics in organizations, which is ... |
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| Preventing Insurgencies after Major Combat Operations |
SEP 2006 |
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| Authors:
Nora Bensahel; RAND CORP SANTA MONICA CA
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| Whenever the United States intervenes abroad, it must be prepared for the possibility of an insurgency. Sometimes locals will decide that insurgent tactics are the best way to counter the overwhelming U.S. military advantage; at other times, foreign fighters will flock to the area of intervention just to fight the United States. Regardless of the cause, intervening U.S. military forces must plan ahead for the possibility of an insurgency, and ... |
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| Progressive Reconstruction: A Methodology for Stabilization and Reconstruction Operations |
SEP 2006 |
117 pages |
| Authors:
Karl C. Rohr; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| The intent of the author is to establish a methodology for future forcible interventions in the affairs of failed, failing, or rogue and terrorist sponsoring states to stabilize and democratize these nations in accordance with stated United States' goals. The argument follows closely current and developing United States military doctrine on stabilization, reconstruction, and counterinsurgency operations. The author also reviews several past interventions from 1844 to the present, including colonial, ... |
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| Effect of Reminder Telephone Calls on Mammography Compliance in High Risk |
JUN 2006 |
10 pages |
| Authors:
Carrie Snyder; CREIGHTON UNIV OMAHA NE
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| Even though mammography has been proven to be effective in reducing breast cancer mortality this simple screening measure is underutilized by women who are at an inordinately high risk for developing breast cancer. The effect of a reminder telephone call intervention has not been studied in this high-risk population where the need for compliance is crucial. The hypothesis for this study is that a simple reminder telephone call will significantly ... |
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| HIV/AIDS Prevention in Zambia: A Preliminary Study of Obstacles to Behavior Change in the Copperbelt |
JUN 2006 |
88 pages |
| Authors:
Jana R. Nyerges; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| Since the 1980s, HIV prevention programs around the world have continuously expanded in attempts to meet challenges in the fight against HIV/AIDS. These programs are generally based on primary prevention, which uses Information Education and Communication (IEC) to modify individual behavior. In Africa, as in many underdeveloped countries, various country-specific studies report that a majority of the population is knowledgeable about HIV/AIDS and how to prevent transmission. Yet while research ... |
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| Effect of Dietary Intervention on Prostate Tumor Development in TRAMP Mice |
MAY 2006 |
21 pages |
| Authors:
Margot P. Cleary; MINNESOTA UNIV AUSTIN HORMEL INST
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| Calorie restriction has been reported to protect rodents from many different cancers. With respect to prostate cancer, a protective effect of energy restriction on development of spontaneous prostate tumors in Lobund-Wistar rats and tumors developing from transplanted prostate tumor tissue or cells in mice and rats have been published. However we have found that in female rodents intermittent caloric restriction is more protective than chronic restriction in preventing transgenic mammary ... |
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| The Chechen Conflict: A Case for U.S. Intervention |
MAY 2006 |
73 pages |
| Authors:
Mark E. Johnson; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS SCHOOL OF ADVANCED MILITARY STUDIES
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| With Russia's inability to improve conditions in Chechnya and the international community's failed attempts to negotiate a diplomatic resolution to the conflict, Islamic extremism in Chechnya is growing precipitously and risks spilling over into the neighboring republics of Ingushetia, Dagestan and Kabardino-Balkaria and the neighboring country of Georgia. The question this paper addresses, therefore, is: does the unresolved Chechen conflict and the spread of Islamic extremism warrant U.S. intervention? As ... |
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| Guideline for Early Interventions |
01 APR 2006 |
9 pages |
| Authors:
de Vries Maaike; IMPACT FOUNDATION AMSTERDAM (NETHERLANDS)
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| In the Netherlands, acute psychological assistance, also referred to as 'early interventions' or "debriefing', is offered following shocking events. These may be large scale disasters or calamities, but also military deployment and individual incidents. During the last years, the demand for early interventions has been increasing. International literature has shown that the psychosocial effects of disaster and military deployment may last for years. Therefore psychosocial care is essential, but it ... |
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| Virtual Reality as a Tool in Early Interventions |
APR 2006 |
9 pages |
| Authors:
Brenda K. Wiederhold; Mark D. Wiederhold; VIRTUAL REALITY MEDICAL CENTER SAN DIEGO CA
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| Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is one of the most debilitating psychological disorders affecting United States soldiers and veterans who have been exposed to combat. Treatments for PTSD include psychological debriefing, which has been criticized lately for its questionable efficacy, and imaginal exposure therapy, which is problematic in that some PTSD sufferers are unable to engage well enough to elicit the necessary response. The weaknesses inherent in these treatments have created ... |
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| Early Interventions After Critical Incidents - Application |
APR 2006 |
9 pages |
| Authors:
Stefanie Petrie; GERMAN AIR FORCE INST OF AVIATION MEDICINE FURSTENFELDBRUCK (GERMANY)
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| The application of early interventions after Critical Incidents varies depending on the location, the situation and the people involved. In this presentation the application of early interventions after three different Critical Incidents is illustrated. April 2004: Two Tornado PA 200 fighter jets collided in midair during a basic fighter maneuver. Both crewmembers of one aircraft died and the two crewmembers of the second aircraft got severely injured. December 2004: A ... |
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| Motivational Interventions to Reduce Alcohol Use in a Military Population |
MAR 2006 |
68 pages |
| Authors:
Janice M. Brown; RESEARCH TRIANGLE INST (RTI) RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK NC
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| The overriding objective of this research is to reduce hazardous drinking in a military sample by implementing two motivational interventions and comparing them with a treatment-as-usual condition. Individuals who are referred to the Air Force Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention and Treatment (ADAPT) program as the result of an alcohol incident or who are self-referred are randomly assigned to one of three interventions: (1) a group motivational intervention, (2) an ... |
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| Spouse Abuse, Child Abuse, and Substance Abuse Among Army Facilities: Co-Occurrence, Correlations and Service Delivery Issues |
MAR 2006 |
46 pages |
| Authors:
Deborah A. Gibbs; RESEARCH TRIANGLE INST (RTI) RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK NC
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| Few health and social issues within military or civilian populations have as far-reaching an impact as family violence and substance abuse. This study advances existing research by using the Army's unique data resources to simultaneously study three problems with known Co-occurrence: spouse abuse child abuse and substance abuse. By supporting the development of improved responses to troubled families findings from this study can potentially reduce mortality and morbidity among military ... |
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| Naval Law Review, Volume 53, 2006 |
01-Jan-2006 |
365 pages |
| Authors:
NAVAL JUSTICE SCHOOL NEWPORT RI
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| Published by the Naval Justice School, the "Naval Law Review" encourages frank discussion of relevant legislative, administrative, and judicial developments in military and related fields of law. This issue of "Naval Law Review" contains the following articles: "Kill An Unborn Child -- Go To Jail: The Unborn Victims of Violence Act of 2004 and Military Justice," by Joseph L. Falvey, Jr.; "The War within the War: Notice Issues for Veteran ... |
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| Air Power in the New Counterinsurgency Era: The Strategic Importance of USAF Advisory and Assistance Missions |
2006 |
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| Authors:
Alan J. Vick; Adam Grissom; William Rosenau; Beth Grill; Karl P. Mueller; RAND CORP SANTA MONICA CA
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| With insurgency growing in importance as a national security problem, it is receiving new interest across the services, in the Department of Defense (DoD), and elsewhere in the U.S. Government. Although ongoing operations in Afghanistan and Iraq give particular immediacy to the problem, the challenge of insurgency extends well beyond these specific conflicts. It is important, therefore, that the U.S. Air Force (USAF) consider how to meet the growing demand ... |
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| Selenium and Breast Cancer Chemoprevention |
DEC 2005 |
6 pages |
| Authors:
Henry J. Thompson; COLORADO STATE UNIV FORT COLLINS
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| The primary objective of this project is to determine whether selenium supplementation affects candidate markers of breast cancer risk in a cohort of women at elevated risk for breast cancer. The intermediate biomarkers being studied are as follows: indicators of oxidative damage to cellular macromolecules such as DNA and lipids, indicators of IGF metabolic status, and cellular indicators of breast cancer risk. The authors proposed a randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind chemoprevention ... |
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| U.S. Military Strategy in El Salvador |
12 OCT 2005 |
13 pages |
| Authors:
R. T. Clark; NATIONAL WAR COLL WASHINGTON DC
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| The war in El Salvador has been going on for more than a decade. U.S. efforts to assist the government of El Salvador in defeating a coalition of Marxist-Leninist insurgent groups have been costly in an economic sense, controversial in the domain of domestic politics, and successful, albeit not victorious, from a military perspective. Therefore, there is much to learn from an analysis of the U.S. military strategy employed there, ... |
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