HOBOKEN, New Jersey, Dec. 20 -- Acta Paediatrica, a peer-reviewed journal that says it covers neonatal, developmental, child health, environment and psychosomatic pediatrics from the Foundation Acta Paediatrica, published research articles on the following topics in its January 2021 edition: CLINICAL OVERVIEW: * Identical twins affected by congenital cytomegalovirus infections showed different audio-vestibular profiles REVIEW ARTICLES: * Current ideas about the roles of rapid eye movement   more

HOBOKEN, New Jersey, Dec. 22 -- 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 Dec. 22, 2020 edition: Reviews: * Stereoselective Construction of (E,Z)-1,3-Dienes and Its Application in Natural Product Synthesis * Recent Achievements in the Rhodium-Catalyzed Concise Construction of Medium N-Heterocycles, Azepines and Azocines * Application of Con  more

MOUNT LAUREL, New Jersey, Dec. 24 -- The American Neurological Association issued the following Q&A: This month, the ANA talks with this year's recipient of the Distinguished Neurology Teacher Award, Ann Poncelet, MD, FAAN. Dr. Poncelet is the William G. Irwin Endowed Chair and Director of the Haile T. Debas Academy of Medical Educators at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), where she supports educators and the education mission at UCSF. Dr. Poncelet talks about her experience a  more

MT. LAUREL, New Jersey, Dec. 23 -- The American Society of Transplantation issued the following news ob Dec. 22: After nearly 20 years of tireless advocacy from the transplant stakeholder community and some very committed Congressional leaders, the Comprehensive Immunosuppressive Drug Coverage for Kidney Transplant Patients Act (Immuno Bill) was passed by the U.S. Congress. The AST commends Senators Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), Durbin (D-IL) and Congressmen Burgess, M.D. (R-TX) and Kind (D-WI) for th  more

HOBOKEN, New Jersey, Dec. 21 -- Applied Psychology-Health and Well Being, a peer-reviewed journal that says it features clinical, health, counseling, educational, sport, cross-cultural and environmental psychology from the International Association of Applied Psychology, published research articles on the following topics in its December 2020 edition: Original Articles: * Who is the Most Stressed During the COVID-19 Pandemic? Data From 26 Countries and Areas * Different Trajectories of Panic   more

SOUTH PLAINFIELD, New Jersey, Dec. 22 -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations issued the following statement on Dec. 21: * * * The New Jersey chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NJ) today congratulated Judge Kalimah H. Ahmad on her appointment to the New Jersey Superior Court in Hudson County. The State Senate confirmed her nomination to the New Jersey Superior Court on December 17. She will be sworn in on Tuesday, December 22, 2020. Kalimah Ahmad is a lawyer speci  more

HOBOKEN, New Jersey, Dec. 20 -- Clinical Transplantation, a journal that says it aims to serve as a channel for those involved in the care of patients who require, or have had, organ or tissue transplants (including kidney, intestine, liver, pancreas, islets, heart, heart valves, lung, bone marrow, cornea, skin, bone and cartilage), published research articles, including the following topics, in its December 2020 edition: REVIEW ARTICLES: * Open or laparoscopic mesh repair of incisional herni  more

CAMDEN, New Jersey, Dec. 24 -- Cooper University Health Care issued the following news release on Dec. 23: Cooper University Health Care began vaccinating medical students from its medical school affiliate, Cooper Medical School of Rowan University (CMSRU). Annette C. Reboli, MD, Dean of CMSRU, kicked off the student vaccination clinic by receiving her first dose of the vaccine, administered by third-year medical student Nicholas Daroshefski. Dr. Reboli, an infectious diseases physician and ep  more

HOBOKEN, New Jersey, Dec. 20 -- Development, Growth and Differentiation, a journal that says it deals with phenomena in animals, plants and microorganisms, including molecular, biophysical, biochemical and morphological analyses from the Japanese Society of Developmental Biologists, published research articles on the following topics in its December 2020 edition: REVIEW ARTICLE: * Diverse sensory cues for individual recognition ORIGINAL ARTICLES: * Superoxide dismutase C affects Dictyostel  more

HOBOKEN, New Jersey, Dec. 22 -- Diversity and Distributions, a peer-reviewed journal that says it features conservation of biodiversity, application of island biogeographic principles, developing paradigms, models and frameworks for risk assessment, published research articles on the following topics in its January 2021 edition: BIODIVERSITY RESEARCH: * When does agriculture enter into conflict with wildlife? A global assessment of parrot-agriculture conflicts and their conservation effects   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Dec. 22 -- Environment America issued the following news release: Governors from Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut along with the mayor of Washington, D.C., signed onto the landmark Transportation and Climate Initiative Program (TCI-P) Monday. The regional program, which aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from across the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic, will invest in clean transportation projects, including zero emission electric vehicles, expanded public tran  more

HOBOKEN, New Jersey, Dec. 26 -- Environmetrics, a journal that says it features techniques, methods and theories that solve environmental problems from the International Environmetrics Society, published research articles, including the following topics, in its December 2020 edition: RESEARCH ARTICLES: * Detecting British Columbia coastal rainfall patterns by clustering Gaussian processes * A joint Bayesian space-time model to integrate spatially misaligned air pollution data in R-INLA * Qua  more

HOBOKEN, New Jersey, Dec. 26 -- Experimental Dermatology Journal published research articles, including the following topics, in its December 2020 edition: VIEWPOINT: * Frontiers in translational systemic sclerosis research: A focus on the unmet 'cutaneous' clinical needs REVIEW ARTICLE: * What causes hidradenitis suppurativa ?--15 years after ORIGINAL ARTICLES: * Increased level of cathelicidin (LL-37) in vitiligo: Possible pathway independent from vitamin D receptor gene polymorphism *   more

HOBOKEN, New Jersey, Dec. 24 -- Fish and Fisheries, a journal that focuses on fish biology, fish palaeontology, molecular biology and ecology, biochemistry, physiology, evolutionary studies, mathematical modelling, ecosystem analysis and the social, economic and policy aspects of fisheries, published research articles, including the following topics, in its January 2021 edition: ORIGINAL ARTICLES: * Climate-induced nonlinearity in pelagic communities and non-stationary relationships with physi  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 -- The Food and Water Watch issued the following news release on Dec. 21: Northeast states are releasing a draft agreement on the Transportation Climate Initiative (TCI), a market-based cap and trade program that supporters argue will reduce auto emissions. The approach was recently criticized by a coalition of environmental justice organizations, who point out that the program would likely increase pollution in communities struggling with high pollution burdens. At least   more

HOBOKEN, New Jersey, Dec. 24 -- Freshwater Biology, a journal that focuses on the ecology of inland surface waters, including connected ground waters, flood plains and freshwater wetlands, micro-organisms, algae and macrophytes, published research articles, including the following topics, in its January 2021 edition: ORIGINAL ARTICLES: * The lentic and lotic characteristics of habitats determine the distribution of benthic macroinvertebrates in Mediterranean rivers * Identifying groundwater-f  more

MOUNT ROYAL, New Jersey, Dec. 24 -- Headache, a peer-reviewed journal from the American Headache Society that says it features head and face pain including diagnosis and management, epidemiology, genetics and pathophysiology of primary and secondary headaches, cranial neuralgias and pains, published research articles, including the following topics, in its November/December 2020 edition: Review Article: * Headache in Patients With Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Infection: A N  more

PISCATAWAY, New Jersey, Dec. 24 -- IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics, a peer-reviewed journal from the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers that says it features articles that connects photovoltaic science and technology, published research articles, including the following topics, in its January 2021 edition: * Detailed Chemical Model for the Diffusion of Phosphorus Into the Silicon Wafer During POCl3 Diffusion * Effective Surface Texturing of Diamond-Wire-Sawn Multicrystalline Silic  more

PISCATAWAY, New Jersey, Dec. 21 -- IEEE Transactions on Computers, a journal from the IEEE Computer Society, published research articles, including the following topics, in its January 2021 edition: * Algorithms for Computing the WCRT Bound of OpenMP Task Systems With Conditional Branches * Fairness-Aware Energy Efficient Scheduling on Heterogeneous Multi-Core Processors * Falcon: Addressing Stragglers in Heterogeneous Parameter Server Via Multiple Parallelism * HePREM: A Predictable Executi  more

PISCATAWAY, New Jersey, Dec. 24 -- IEEE Transactions on Fuzzy Systems, a journal that says it features theory, design and application of fuzzy systems from the IEEE Computational Intelligence Society, published research articles, including the following topics, in its December 2020 edition: * Command Filter-Based Finite-Time Adaptive Fuzzy Control for Uncertain Nonlinear Systems With Prescribed Performance * Consensus-Based Multicriteria Group Preference Analysis Model With Multigranular Lingu  more

NORTH BERGEN, New Jersey, Dec. 23 -- The International Longshoremen's Association issued the following news release: Hundreds of African children from the remote village of Garmu and surrounding areas in Liberia near the Western Africa shore were treated to an early Christmas when Ken Riley, ILA International Vice President from the Port of Charleston, South Carolina and Mark Bass, President of ILA Local 1410 in Mobile, Alabama brought gifts of clothing, shoes, computer laptops, mobile phones a  more

HOBOKEN, New Jersey, Dec. 21 -- The Journal of Comparative Neurology, a journal that says it features molecular, anatomical, physiological, pharmacological and behavioral methods are used to investigate neuronal systems, published research articles on the following topics in its January 2021 edition: RESEARCH ARTICLES: * The hippocampal formation of two carnivore species: The feliform banded mongoose and the caniform domestic ferret * The amygdaloid body of two carnivore species: The felifor  more

HOBOKEN, New Jersey, Dec. 21 -- The Journal of Phytopathology, a journal that says it features plant diseases induced by microbial pathogens, viruses and nematodes, published research articles on the following topics in its January 2021 edition: ORIGINAL ARTICLES: * Pathogenic analyses of fungus strains isolated from medicinal Fritillaria przewalskii Maxim. bulb rot * Identification structure of the mating-type locus and distribution of Kabatiella zeae in China * Achillea millefolium antagon  more

NEWARK, New Jersey, Dec. 22 -- Public Funds Public Schools issued the following news: In an exceedingly challenging year, Public Funds Public Schools achieved crucial victories in 2020 over the proponents of private school vouchers, led by U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos. PFPS and our partners stopped over $1.5 billion in public funds from being diverted to private schools, supported a network of advocates opposing vouchers, and mounted a robust effort to inform lawmakers and the public of  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Dec. 23 -- The New Jersey State Chamber of Commerce issued the following statement by President and CEO Tom Bracken: * * * The New Jersey Chamber of Commerce welcomes the news that Congress has approved the new federal emergency relief package, and did so in a bipartisan manner. The direct payments to families and the availability of additional unemployment funds are critical to those whose job status has been adversely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The Chamber also  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 24 -- The National Federation of Federal Employees issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Congressman Donald M. Payne, Jr. (NJ-10) called on the U.S Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to provide COVID-related compensation, including retention pay, to eligible VA New Jersey Health Care System employees that are serving on the frontlines of the coronavirus pandemic. In a letter to VA Secretary Robert Wilkie, the lawmakers explained that the VA New  more

ROSELAND, New Jersey, Dec. 22 -- The New Jersey Society of Certified Public Accountants issued the following news release: The New Jersey Society of CPAs (NJCPA) conducted more than 60 presentations at high schools in New Jersey this fall, continuing its tradition of informing and educating students about the benefits of choosing an accounting career. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this year's presentations were conducted virtually and via prerecorded sessions. As part of the NJCPA's CPA Career  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Dec. 23 -- The New Jersey School Boards Association issued the following statement on Dec. 22: * * * Dr. Lawrence S. Feinsod, New Jersey School Boards Association executive director, today issued the following statement on President-Elect Biden's anticipated nomination of Connecticut Commissioner of Education Miguel Cardona as U.S. Secretary of Education. "With his selection of Miguel Cardona to serve as U.S. Secretary of Education, President-Elect Biden has tapped a life  more

ROSELAND, New Jersey, Dec. 23 -- The New Jersey Society of Certified Public Accountants issued the following news release: The New Jersey Society of Certified Public Accountants (NJCPA) received nearly $25,000 in online donations -- its highest amount ever -- for its 11th annual Food Drive hosted by its Emerging Leaders Council this fall. In addition, NJCPA member accounting firms collected approximately 1,000 pounds of non-perishable food. All food and monetary donations will benefit the Commu  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Dec. 22 (TNSRep) -- The U.S. Public Interest Research Group issued the following news release: Governors from Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut along with the mayor of Washington, D.C., signed onto the landmark Transportation and Climate Initiative Program (TCI-P) Monday. The regional program, which aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from across the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic, will invest in clean transportation projects, including zero emission electric v  more

HOBOKEN, New Jersey, Dec. 24 -- Psychophysiology, a peer-reviewed journal that says it covers interrelationships between the physiological and psychological aspects of brain and behavior, published research articles on the following topics in its January 2021 edition: REVIEW: * Features of autonomic cardiovascular control during cognition in major depressive disorder * Current status of the anger superiority hypothesis: A meta-analytic review of N2pc studies ORIGINAL ARTICLES: * Schizotypy,  more

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Dec. 22 -- RWJBarnabas Health issued the following news: Following weeks of preparation, Newark Beth Israel Medical Center and Children's Hospital of New Jersey, an RWJBarnabas Health facility, began administering the Pfizer BioNTech vaccine to its high-risk, frontline employees today. The hospital opened its employee vaccine clinic at 6:00 a.m. this morning and employees were welcomed with cheers of support from the administrative and volunteer staff. Vatesse Pleasa  more

HAMILTON, New Jersey, Dec. 22 -- RWJBarnabas Health issued the following news: Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Hamilton was awarded a Grade "A" Hospital Safety Score rating by the Leapfrog Group, an independent national nonprofit run by employers and other large purchasers of health benefits. For seven consecutive ratings periods, Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital has been awarded this safety grade; the fall 2020 Safety Grade "A" marks the hospital's 10th in total over the 12 year  more

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Dec. 22 -- RWJBarnabas Health issued the following news: Following weeks of preparation, Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Somerset, an RWJBarnabas Health facility, began administering the Pfizer- BioNTech vaccine to its high-risk, frontline employees and medical staff today. The hospital opened its employee vaccine clinic at 7:30 this morning. Jennilyn Juan, RN, of Metuchen, a nurse on the hospital's 1-East patient care unit, and Darrel Soo Hoo, of Monroe Town  more

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Dec. 22 -- RWJBarnabas Health issued the following news: Following weeks of preparation, Saint Barnabas Medical Center (SBMC), an RWJBarnabas Health facility, began administering the Pfizer- BioNTech vaccine to its high-risk, frontline employees today. The hospital opened its employee vaccine clinic at 6:30 am on December 21, 2020, and employees were welcomed with cheers of support from the administrative, medical and volunteer staff. Grethel John, RN, CCRN, BSN, an   more

OAKLAND, California, Dec. 23 -- The Sierra Club issued the following statement: * * * Four jurisdictions - Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Washington, DC - have signed onto a final memorandum of understanding for the Transportation and Climate Initiative Program (TCI-P), a cap-and-invest program for reducing transportation emissions in the Northeast. Eight other states - Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Vermont, Pennsylvania and Virginia - signed a state  more

ISLAND HEIGHTS, New Jersey, Dec. 23 -- The Kennedy Forum issued the following news release: Former U.S. Rep. Patrick J. Kennedy, founder of The Kennedy Forum, issued the following statement in response to the U.S. House and Senate passing the Consolidated Appropriation Act, 2021. The package designates $4.25 billion in funding to help states address rapidly escalating mental health and addiction needs and includes language from the bipartisan Strengthening Behavioral Health Parity Act (H.R. 753  more

HOBOKEN, New Jersey, Dec. 24 -- The Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal, a peer reviewed journal, published research articles on the following topics in its December 2020 edition: SPECIAL ISSUE ARTICLES - ENTREPRENEURIAL RESPONSES TO CRISIS: * Looking forward: Creative construction as a road to recovery from the COVID-19 crisis * Insights from creation theory: The uncertain context rendered by the COVID-19 pandemic * Simultaneous experimentation as a learning strategy: Business model developm  more