Raising the age of juvenile jurisdiction in North Carolina
2011 study by the Vera Institute of Justice on the potential benefits of treating criminals under 18 as juveniles and not as adults.
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Action following a nuclear blast in a U.S. city
2007 report from Harvard Kennedy School’s Belfer Center on necessary steps in the aftermath of an act of nuclear terrorism in a U.S. city.
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Attacks against media and human rights websites
2010 study by Harvard’s Berkman Center on the frequency and type of Internet attacks on targeted groups.
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Microbial quality of food in poorer communities
2010 study in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine on the conditions of fresh food in stores in lower-income neighborhoods.
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Effects of nuclear conflicts and acts of nuclear terrorism
2006 study by the University of Colorado, Rutgers and UCLA on the likely effects of a nuclear explosion in a densely populated city.
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Firearm ownership and homicide across the United States
2002 study published in the American Journal of Public Health on the relationship between firearm-ownership rates and homicide rates.
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Impact of antibiotic regimens on antimicrobial-resistant bacteria
2008 study by researchers in the United States and Europe on antibiotics and the creation of drug-resistant strains of bacteria.
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Thyroid cancers in Ukraine related to the Chernobyl nuclear accident
2011 study published in Environmental Health Perspectives investigating the continued level of thyroid cancer risk among Chernobyl victims two decades later.
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Injuries in cribs, playpens and bassinets among U.S. children
2011 study in Pediatrics, the journal of American Academy of Pediatrics, on nonfatal injuries to infants from cribs and related products.
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Tsunami data supports forecast, warning, research and mitigation
2008 chapter from Tsunami Science Four Years After the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami measuring the action taken on a Tsunami activity database.
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