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Understanding Encampments of People Experiencing Homelessness and the Related Costs

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Homeless encampments have not been as visible on the American landscape since the Great Depression. Today’s encampments appear to reflect a complex set of factors, including increasing numbers of people living in deep poverty, underinvestment in new…
Expanding V-safe COVID-19 Vaccine Pregnancy Registry

Expanding V-safe COVID-19 Vaccine Pregnancy Registry

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COVID-19 may put pregnant women at risk for severe illness or death, but data are limited on the safety of COVID-19 vaccines for them. To monitor potential safety issues, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) created the v-safe COVID-19…
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Assessing the Impacts of Deepwater Horizon in the Gulf of Mexico

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The Deepwater Horizon disaster contaminated habitats across the northern Gulf of Mexico, including deep water corals, shallow bays, estuaries, coastal marshes and beaches. The spill affected wildlife ranging from birds to dolphins to sea turtles.  The…
An Analysis of Medicare Accountable Care Organization Expense Reports

An Analysis of Medicare Accountable Care Organization Expense Reports

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Abt’s first of its kind study identified the costs affiliated with joining an ACO, and the ultimate financials benefits to society.
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Abt Global Wins Seat on CMS RMADA 3 Contract Vehicle

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Abt Global has been awarded a seat on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) Research, Measurement, Assessment, Design, and Analysis 3 contract vehicle, known as RMADA 3.
Detection and Stability of SARS-CoV-2 in Three Self Collected Specimen Types: flocked mid-2 turbinate swab (MTS) in viral transport media, foam MTS, and saliva

Detection and Stability of SARS-CoV-2 in Three Self Collected Specimen Types: flocked mid-2 turbinate swab (MTS) in viral transport media, foam MTS, and saliva

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Abt study shows accuracy of multiple COVID-19 specimen collection approaches, which can provide options during pandemic supply shortages.
GuideME: EPA’s Tool for TRI Reporting Guidance

GuideME: EPA’s Tool for TRI Reporting Guidance

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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) faced discontinuation of support for legacy Lotus Notes databases, which had previously hosted archives of reporting guidance materials that were inaccessible to the public. The Toxics Release Inventory (TRI)…
Productive Uses of Energy in African Agriculture Could Reduce Poverty

Productive Uses of Energy in African Agriculture Could Reduce Poverty

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As conditions for the adoption of productive uses of energy improve in sub-Saharan Africa, this paper makes suggestions to accelerate their adoption.