Focal Interest
Focal Interest

Geography

  1. Curve realignment reduced crashes on rural two-lane roads
  2. Guide helps agencies choose pedestrian crash countermeasures
  3. Spatial modification improved mortality-rate model fit
    Spatial modification of the Lee-Carter mortality model using cluster detection methods improves forecasting accuracy by capturing age-time patterns that conventional approaches miss.
  4. Report reviews laws affecting women’s economic inclusion across 190 economies
    Analysis of laws and regulations affecting women's economic inclusion across 190 economies using eight indicators covering career stages from entry to retirement.
  5. Do Refugee Students Affect the Academic Achievement of their Peers? Evidence from a Large Urban School District
    Study examining peer effects of refugee students on non-refugee academic achievement, behavioral outcomes, and disciplinary incidents in urban schools using within-school variation analysis.
  6. Bill-fish taxonomy and angling potential in South and East Africa
    Survey of billfishes in the tropical Western Indian Ocean documents high abundance, persistent taxonomic and life-history gaps for marlins, and calls for focused ontogenetic and systematic research.