Hous Policy Debate
December 2023
Local regulations that restrict residential growth are a key driver of California's affordable housing crisis. Scholars have argued these growth controls were implemented in the late 20th century by cities intending to exclude Black households. However, growth controls may also have plausibly been driven by a desire to exclude growing Hispanic, Asian, and foreign-born populations; by increased concern about the negative environmental consequences of population growth; or by homeowners' or cities' fiscal motivations.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: Arthroplasty of the basal, or carpometacarpal, joint of the thumb has been shown to decrease pain, improve strength, improve range of motion, and allow return to work. This study sought to assess whether basal joint arthroplasty also allows for a return to sports and recreational activities.
Methods: A survey assessing participation in sports and recreational activities, timing of return to play after surgery, enjoyment, and the presence of pain and limitations was mailed to patients who had undergone an arthroplasty of the basal joint of the thumb over a 3-year period.
To enhance the take-over performance by human drivers of Level-2 automated vehicles (AV), we developed a design concept that presents the AV's planned trajectory as augmented reality in the windshield. We hypothesized that, even when the AV does not release a take-over request before a potential crash (i.e.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThere is increasing concern within the veterinary medical community (veterinarians and veterinary students) that disgruntled clients are unfairly leveraging various legal tools against veterinarians. Clinical veterinarians and veterinary students should be aware of the most common types of problems arising within the clinic and how they can lead to formal consumer complaints. The study describes and categorizes with greater detail the types of violations or "causes for discipline" that occur, as well as specific sanctions imposed on veterinarians formally disciplined for standard of care-related violations between 2017 and 2019, for California.
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