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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving New Jersey Newsletter for Sunday May 31, 2020 ( 18 items )  

2021 UPC/UMC and 2018 NSPC-New Jersey Edition Available in the IAPMO Codes Mobile App
ONTARIO, California, May 27 -- The International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials issued the following news release: The International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials (IAPMO) added three codes to the IAPMO Codes mobile app -- the 2021 Uniform Plumbing Code (UPC), 2021 Uniform Mechanical Code (UMC) and 2018 National Standard Plumbing Code (NSPC)-New Jersey are now available for download -- giving users constant access to their purchased code books on their mobile  more

Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis Journal Issues Research Articles in May 26, 2020 Edition
HOBOKEN, New Jersey, May 27 -- Advanced Synthesis and Catalysis, a peer-reviewed journal that says it features organic, organometallic and applied chemistry, published research articles, including the following topics, in its May 26, 2020 edition: * Radical-Induced 1,2-Migrations of Boron Ate Complexes * Recent Advances in the Electrochemical Reduction of Substrates Involving N-O Bonds * Recent Advances in the Electrochemical Synthesis and Functionalization of Indole Derivatives * Radical C-  more

American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A Issues Research Articles in June 2020 Edition
HOBOKEN, New Jersey, May 27 -- The American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A, a journal that says it features biological and medical aspects of genetic disorders and birth defects and genotype and phenotype correlations, published research articles, including the following topics, in its June 2020 edition: * Medical genetics education in the midst of the COVID -19 pandemic: Shared resources CASE REPORTS IN DIVERSE POPULATIONS: * KBG syndrome in two patients from Egypt * Hutchinson-Gilford  more

CentraState Medical Center Reinstates Services as COVID-19 Cases Decline
FREEHOLD, New Jersey, May 27 -- CentraState Healthcare System issued the following news: In accordance with directives from the New Jersey Department of Health and Governor Murphy, CentraState Medical Center will reinstate surgeries and invasive procedures on May 26, 2020 that had been previously suspended due to COVID-19. The suspension of these surgeries and procedures preserved the medical center's capacity to handle the surge of COVID-19 cases, which peaked in mid-April. Many key services   more

IEEE Shares Global Findings for the Power and Energy Industry in Response to COVID-19 Pandemic
PISCATAWAY, New Jersey, May 29 -- The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers issued the following news release: IEEE, the world's largest technical professional organization dedicated to advancing technology for humanity, is committed to supporting a global response to COVID-19. A freely available new IEEE Power and Energy Society (PES) white paper titled "Sharing Knowledge on Electrical Energy Industry's First Response to COVID-19," draws upon input from global energy industry stake  more

IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence Journal Issues Research Articles in May 2020 Edition
PISCATAWAY, New Jersey, May 26 -- IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence, a journal from the IEEE Computer Society, published research articles, including the following topics, in its May 2020 edition: * 3D Human Pose Machines with Self-Supervised Learning * Adversarial Cross-Spectral Face Completion for NIR-VIS Face Recognition * Fast Cross-Validation for Kernel-Based Algorithms * Heterogeneous Recommendation via Deep Low-Rank Sparse Collective Factorization * Hiera  more

Journal of Biogeography Issues Research Articles in June 2020 Edition
HOBOKEN, New Jersey, May 30 -- The Journal of Biogeography, a peer-reviewed journal that says it features biology and geography, including ecological, evolutionary, genomic, geographic, empirical, theoretical - considering aspect of biogeography, from molecules to ecosystems and from microbes to plants and megafauna, published research articles on the following topics in its June 2020 edition: * Phylogenetic structure of geographical co-occurrence among New World Triatominae species, vectors of  more

Journal of Wound, Ostomy & Continence Nursing Issues Research Articles in May/June 2020 Edition
MOUNT LAUREL, New Jersey, May 26 -- The Journal of Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nursing, a peer-reviewed journal that says it features wound, ostomy and continence practice and research from the Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nurses Society, published research articles on the following topics in its May/June 2020 edition: * Incidence of Pressure Injury in Individuals With Spinal Cord Injury: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis * Evaluation of a Modified Version of the Norton Scale for Use as a  more

Kara McWilliams Named General Manager of Research Laboratories at Educational Testing Service
PRINCETON, New Jersey, May 29 -- Educational Testing Service issued the following news release: As ETS continues to innovate and create the assessments and learning tools of tomorrow, the organization announced that Kara McWilliams has been named General Manager of Research Laboratories within the organization's Research & Development (R&D) division. In this role, McWilliams will advance the application and use of ETS's robust portfolio of existing and emerging capabilities and technologies in  more

National Conference of Insurance Legislators Applauds Introduction of the Pandemic Risk Insurance Act
MANASQUAN, New Jersey, May 29 -- The National Conference of Insurance Legislators issued the following news release: The National Council of Insurance Legislators announced that is applauds the introduction of the Pandemic Risk Insurance Act of 2020 (PRIA), which was formally introduced on Friday, May 22nd. NCOIL President, IN Representative Matt Lehman stated, "While NCOIL is conceptually supportive of PRIA, we will need further discussion together on the details. Also, while PRIA would provid  more

New in the COVID-19 Resource Center: Updated State Aid Figures, Graduation Ceremonies Clarified, the Race Against the Disease
TRENTON, New Jersey, May 30 -- The New Jersey School Boards Association issued the following news release: The latest additions to NJSBA's COVID-19 Resource Center (www.njsba.org/COVID-19) include new state aid numbers from the Department of Education, the latest directive on graduation ceremonies and information about "The Race Against COVID-19," a virtual event for students. A Day in the Life: The Race Against COVID-19 Junior Achievement of New Jersey will sponsor a free virtual event for hi  more

New Jersey School Boards Association: COVID-19 Resource Center: Treasurer's Report, New Webinar on Federal Funding, HVAC System Preparation-Updated 5/27
TRENTON, New Jersey, May 28 -- The New Jersey School Boards Association issued the following news release: The latest additions to NJSBA's COVID-19 Resource Center (www.njsba.org/COVID-19) include the Treasurer's report on the impact of the pandemic on the state's economy, information about a new webinar on federal CARES Act funding, and guidance from a society of professional engineers. Report on the Financial Condition of the State Budget for Fiscal Years 2020 and 2021 (https://www.state.nj.  more

North American Securities Administrators Association Electronic Filing Depository Functionality Expanded
WASHINGTON, May 28 -- The North American Securities Administrators Association issued the following news release: The North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA) announced that its Electronic Filing Depository (EFD) System has been expanded to accept additional corporation finance materials. "We are pleased to continue to modernize and streamline the filing process and offer additional efficiencies for issuers," said Christopher W. Gerold, NASAA President and Chief of the New   more

Research in Gerontological Nursing Journal Issues Research Articles in May/June 2020 Edition
THOROFARE, New Jersey, May 25 -- Research in Gerontological Nursing, a peer-reviewed journal that says it features gerontological nursing research to educators, academicians, clinicians and policymakers involved with older adults in health care settings, published research articles on the following topics in its May/June 2020 edition: * Defining Usual Care in Clinical Trials Empirical Research: * The Role of Social, Economic, and Physical Environmental Factors in Care Planning for Home Healt  more

Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Hamilton Earns Ninth 'A' Hospital Safety Grade
NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, May 28 -- The Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, a hospital operated by RWJBarnabas Health, issued the following news: Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital (RWJUH) Hamilton was awarded with "A" Hospital Safety Score ratings for Spring 2019 by the Leapfrog Group, an independent national nonprofit run by employers and other large purchasers of health benefits. This is the hospital's ninth "A" Hospital Safety Score. The Leapfrog Group's also recognized RWJUH Ham  more

Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey Chair of Radiation Oncology Receives Prestigious National Award
NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, May 28 -- Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey issued the following news: Bruce G. Haffty, MD, associate vice chancellor for cancer programs and chair, radiation oncology at Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey has been selected as the 2020 Gold Medal Award winner by the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO), the largest radiation oncology society in the world, in recognition of his significant accomplishments in the field. The ASTRO Gold Medal Award is  more

Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey: Building an International Consortium to Enhance Decision Making in Hodgkin Lymphoma
NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, May 30 -- Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey issued the following news: A harmonization of 'big data' in examining long-term outcomes with contemporary treatment for pediatric and adult Hodgkin lymphoma patients is yielding a new approach to inform future clinical trial design and enhance clinical decision-making. Results are being shared as part of a poster presentation at the virtual American Society for Clinical Oncology Annual Meeting taking place this week.   more

Transboundary & Emerging Diseases Journal Post Research Articles in March 2020 Issue
HOBOKEN, New Jersey, May 25 -- Transboundary and Emerging Diseases, a peer-reviewed journal that says it features pathogenesis, epidemiology, statistical modeling, diagnostics, biosecurity issues, genomics, vaccine development and rapid communication of new outbreaks, published research articles, including the following topics, in its March 2020 issue: * Molecular detection of Leishmania spp. in Brazilian cross-border south region mammalian hosts * Exposure of free-ranging capybaras (Hydrochoe  more