Rhode Island Hold’em is a poker card game that has been proposed as a testbed for AI research. This game, with a tree size larger than 3.1 billion nodes, features many characteristics present in full-scale poker (e.g., Texas Hold’em). Our research advances in equilibrium computation have enabled us to solve for the optimal (equilibrium) strategies for this game. Some features of the equilibrium...

Campylobacter is a leading cause of diarrhoea, and its presence in chickens is a significant risk for zoonotic infection. Poultry production is becoming increasingly intensive in Ethiopia and is incorporating more high-producing breeds into traditionally managed smallholdings, especially in peri-urban areas. This cross-sectional study sampled 219 household environments in one peri-urban and two...

aCCordINg to data from the Behavioral riSk FacTor Surveillance System (BRFSS), a statewide health behavior survey, in 2008 and 2010, more than a quarter of Rhode Island adults aged 21–64 years are estimated to be without any dental insurance coverage (26.7%, 95% confidence interval=25.2%–28.3%). Adults with limited or no dental insurance coverage are more likely to avoid routine dental care, de...

Currently, Rhode Island is experiencing an epidemic of opioid overdosing. As with any complex social phenomenon, the epidemic has multiple causes, some known and some unknown. Clearly, opioids from multiple sources are plentiful. Clearly, recreational opioid use has become popular across social strata. And clearly, today’s common street mixes, such as heroin and fentanyl, are very powerful and ...

Autism is a neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by core deficits in social interaction, language and repetitive behaviors. The need for services is rising sharply as the number of children identified with autism increases. The Rhode Island Consortium for Autism Research and Treatment (RI-CART) was founded in 2009 with the goal of increasing communication among autism researchers throughou...

Lt. Governor Elizabeth Roberts of Rhode Island proposed legislation in 2008 to establish an exchange-like organization called “HealthHub RI.” While the legislation did not pass, she proceeded to convene a public process and study, beginning in the fall of 2008, to identify and evaluate options for a future exchange in Rhode Island. Many different stakeholders participated in this public process...