BRIARCLIFF MANOR, New York, Jan. 2 -- Academy of Management Discoveries, from the Academy of Management, that says it features theories of management and organizations neither adequately predict nor explain, published research articles on the following topics in its December 2020 edition: Articles: * On Leading and Managing: Synonyms or Separate (and Unequal)? * Leveraging a Recessive Narrative to Transform Joe Paterno's Image: Media Sensebreaking, Sensemaking, and Sensegiving During Scandal   more

NEW YORK, Dec. 31 -- The Anti-Defamation League issued the following news release: In response to various threats to the local Jewish community in recent years, including a series of violent attacks affecting Jewish communities of Jersey City, Monsey and Brooklyn last year, ADL's Center on Extremism and the Community Security Initiative (CSI) today announced a partnership to focus on the security needs of the Jewish communities of greater New York City. The Center on Extremism is the ADL's res  more

NEW YORK, Dec. 30 -- The Anti-Defamation League issued the following statement: * * * ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) issued the following statement regarding the fatal police shooting of Andre Hill in Columbus, Ohio: In solidarity with the Black community, we join calls for accountability in the fatal shooting of Andre Hill, a Black man killed by a Columbus, OH police officer. This shooting comes on the heels of the killing of yet another Black person, Casey Goodson Jr., by a Franklin Coun  more

NEW YORK, Jan. 1 -- The American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, a journal from the American Thoracic Society that says it focuses on human biology and disease, as well as animal and in vitro studies, published research articles on the following topics in its Jan. 1, 2021 edition: Original Articles: * Case Fatality Rates for Patients with COVID-19 Requiring Invasive Mechanical Ventilation. A Meta-analysis * Reverse Trigger Phenotypes in Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome   more

NEW YORK, Jan. 1 -- The American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology, a journal from the American Thoracic Society that says it focuses on pulmonary biology, published research articles on the following topics in its January 2021 edition: Translational Reviews: * The Gut-Lung Axis in Systemic Inflammation. Role of Mesenteric Lymph as a Conduit * Mechanisms Targeting the Unfolded Protein Response in Asthma Original Research: * Aspergillus fumigatus Recognition by Dendritic Ce  more

NEW YORK, Dec. 31 -- The American National Standards Institute issued the following news release: The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) proudly welcomes 18 new members in December 2020. * Ameriprise Financial * Anixter * California Department of Transportation * Cellares Corporation * Centauri Health Solutions * Corrosion Monitoring Services * Distributed Solutions, LLC * Duff and Phelps, LLC * Hunke Manufacturing LLC * Israel Aerospace Industries LTD * Lovelace Westside H  more

RESTON, Virginia, Dec. 31 -- The American Society of Civil Engineers issued the following news: Gerarda M. Shields, Ph.D., P.E., F.ASCE, currently the Interim Dean of the School of Technology & Design at New York City College of Technology, has been named a Fellow by the ASCE Board of Direction. Shields' area of expertise is bridge hydrology, hydraulics and scour. Her research focuses on developing asset management tools to assist bridge owners in prioritizing the hydraulic vulnerability of th  more

NEW YORK, Jan. 2 -- The Annals of the American Thoracic Society, a peer-reviewed international online journal of the American Thoracic Society, published research articles on the following topics in its January 2021 edition: Clinical Practice Guideline: * Summary for Clinicians: Clinical Practice Guideline on Pharmacologic Management of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Focused Review: * Mask Use with Spacers/Valved Holding Chambers and Metered Dose Inhalers among Children with Asthma V  more

NEW YORK, Dec. 29 -- The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals issued the following news release: The ASPCA(R) (The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals(R)) is awarding $1 million in grant funding to Animal Care Centers of NYC (ACC) to support their lifesaving operations and fund key programs, including those aimed at keeping pets and their families together and preventing shelter relinquishments throughout the COVID-19 crisis and beyond. In addition to   more

NEW YORK, Dec. 31 -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations issued the following news release on Dec. 30: The New York chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NY), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned graffiti vandalism targeting four Brooklyn synagogues. According to the NYPD, a male suspect vandalized four Brooklyn synagogues with graffiti hate speech on or about December 26. Phrases scribbled on the building included "pedo  more

NEW ROCHELLE, New York, Dec. 29 -- Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research, a peer-reviewed journal that says it features scientific, medical and psychosocial exploration of clinical cannabis, cannabinoids and endocannabinoid system, published research articles on the following topics in its December 2020 edition: Perspective: * Labeling of Cannabidiol Products: A Public Health Perspective Mini-Review: * Cannabinoids in Dermatology: Hope or Hype? Reviews: * Cannabis Use and Low-Back Pain: A Syst  more

NEW YORK, Dec. 29 -- The Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights issued the following statement: * * * Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on the increase in anti-Catholicism in 2020: There is plenty of empirical evidence to conclude that anti-Catholicism grew by leaps and bounds in 2020: church vandalism, much of it done to make a political statement, was rampant in those parts of the country where mob rule was tolerated; Covid restrictions on houses of worship were often   more

NEW YORK, Dec. 30 -- The Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights issued the following statement: * * * Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on another court victory for religious liberty: On December 28, the U.S. Second Circuit Court of Appeals sided with the Diocese of Brooklyn and the Orthodox Jewish group Agudath Israel in their attempts to overturn the tyrannical edicts of Governor Andrew Cuomo: he loves to impose occupancy limits on houses of worship. For those keeping   more

NEW YORK, Jan. 1 -- Cell Research, a journal that says it features life sciences related to molecular and cell biology, published research articles, including the following topics, in its January 2021 edition: Article: * Dalbavancin binds ACE2 to block its interaction with SARS-CoV-2 spike protein and is effective in inhibiting SARS-CoV-2 infection in animal models * Rational development of a human antibody cocktail that deploys multiple functions to confer Pan-SARS-CoVs protection * Molecu  more

NEW YORK, Dec. 30 -- The Committee to Protect Journalists issued the following news on Dec. 29: Moroccan authorities must immediately release journalist and press freedom advocate Maati Monjib, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. Security forces arrested Monjib, a contributor to the London-based Al-Quds Al-Arabi as well as other outlets, today at a restaurant in the capital Rabat, according to a Facebook post by independent journalist and Moroccan Association for Human Rights membe  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 31 -- The Competitive Enterprise Institute, a non-profit public policy organization, issued the following statement on Dec. 30 by General Counsel Sam Kazman in response to a lawsuit filed by 15 state attorneys general and New York City against the Department of Energy's final rule on energy efficiency standards for residential dishwashers: * * * "Dishwashers are one of the worst examples of overregulated appliances. For years, they've gone up in price and down in performance a  more

CAMBRIDGE, England, Dec. 30 -- Dance Research Journal, a peer-reviewed journal from the Dance Studies Association, published research articles, including the following topics, in its December 2020 edition: Articles: * "Harlem Knows": Eleo Pomare's Choreographic Theory of Vitality and Diaspora Citation in Blues for the Jungle * Conceptual Systems: The Dances, Music, and Drawings of Laura Dean * Screendance Portraiture: Truth, Transaction, and Seriality in 52 Portraits * Overcoming and Denial  more

NEW YORK, Dec. 31 -- The Doctors Without Borders/Medecins Sans Frontieres issued the following news: Doctors Without Borders/Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) denounces the killing of one of its medical staff following a shooting incident on December 28 on a public transport truck in the city of Grimari in Ouaka prefecture, Central African Republic (CAR). This incident, which resulted in several deaths and injuries, comes amid increased tension and violence following the country's national electio  more

NEW YORK, Dec. 30 -- The Doctors Without Borders/Medecins Sans Frontieres issued the following news: Following the national election in Central African Republic (CAR) on December 27, the country has witnessed an increase in tension and violence. Doctors Without Borders/Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) teams remain mobilized to deliver humanitarian and medical aid to the population in the country's capital, Bangui, and in the provinces. While the vast majority of the international medical humani  more

NEW YORK, Dec. 30 -- The Advertising Council issued the following news release on Dec. 29: The Ad Council and the COVID Collaborative today announced a new resource designed to address healthcare professionals' questions about COVID-19 vaccination. The videos [link]-which feature an introduction from Dr. Anthony Fauci-include experts from a diverse coalition of leading healthcare organizations and medical institutions sharing information around COVID-19 vaccine development and safety with their  more

NEW ROCHELLE, New York, Dec. 31 -- The Election Law Journal, a journal that says it covers election reform, contested elections, redistricting and reappointment, election monitoring, campaign finance regulation, voting technology, regulation of political parties, ballot access, initiatives and other ballot propositions, voting rights, term limits, internet and political campaigns, Lobbying and ethics reform, published research articles on the following topics in its December 2020 edition: Origi  more

NEW YORK, Dec. 31 (TNSRes) -- The Mount Sinai Health System issued the following news release on Dec. 30: Emergent BioSolutions (NYSE: EBS) and Mount Sinai Health System today announced initiation of the clinical program to evaluate Emergent's COVID-19 Human Hyperimmune Globulin (COVID-HIG) product candidate in the first of two Phase 1 studies to support its use for potential post-exposure prophylaxis in individuals at high risk of exposure to SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, such as  more

NEW YORK, Dec. 29 -- The Environmental Defense Fund issued the following statement on Dec. 28 by International Counsel Annie Petsonk: * * * On December 23, 2020, the Environmental Protection Agency Administrator signed EPA's Rule on Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Aircraft. While that rule acknowledges the dangers to public health and the environment posed by aviation's global warming pollution, by EPA's own admission, it does nothing to reduce emissions from this key sector. "EPA's promulgatio  more

NEW YORK, Jan. 2 -- Fordham Environmental Law Review, a journal from Fordham University School of Law, published research articles on the following topics in its December 2020 edition: Articles: * Innovative Regulatory And Financial Parameters For Advancing Carbon Capture And Storage Technologies * Lessons From Renewable Energy Diffusion For Carbon Dioxide Removal Development Notes: * Textiles As A Source Of Microfiber Pollution And Potential Solutions * Regaining Control Over The Climat  more

NEW ROCHELLE, New York, Dec. 28 -- The Games for Health Journal, a peer-reviewed journal that says it features impact of game research, technologies and applications on human health and well-being, published research articles, including the following topics, in its December 2020 edition: Review: * Health Benefits of Digital Videogames for the Aging Population: A Systematic Review Special Articles: * Studying the Effect of Display Type and Viewing Perspective on User Experience in Virtual Rea  more

NEW YORK, Jan. 1 -- Hadassah, The Women's Zionist Organization of America, issued the following statement on Dec. 31: * * * Hadassah, the Women's Zionist Organization of America, Inc. (HWZOA) National President Rhoda Smolow and CEO/Executive Director Janice Weinman released the following joint statement following today's final vote in the US House of Representatives to pass the Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism Act, sending the bill to the White House for President Donald J. Tr  more

NEW YORK, Dec. 31 -- Heredity, a journal from the Genetics Society that says it covers a topic within the field of genetics, published research articles on the following topics in its December 2020 edition: Review Article: * Reinventing quantitative genetics for plant breeding: something old, something new, something borrowed, something BLUE * Applying genomic resources to accelerate wheat biofortification * Multi-parent populations in crops: a toolbox integrating genomics and genetic mappin  more

NEW YORK, Dec. 30 -- Human Rights Watch issued the following news release on Dec. 29: Fifty years ago today, then-United States President Richard Nixon signed the Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Act, a bill that set the stage for many of the basic protections to which US workers are legally entitled today. In January 2020, the US Department of Labor announced it would commemorate this anniversary "with a yearlong celebration of past achievements, current efforts, and future initiatives to  more

NEW YORK, Dec. 30 -- The IEEE Sensors Journal, a journal that says it features design, fabrication, manufacturing and application of devices and electronics and physics aspects of sensors from the IEEE Sensors Council, published research articles, including the following topics, in Part 2 of its January 2021 edition: Featured Article: * Fault Diagnosis for Electrical Systems and Power Networks: A Review * Simultaneous Multiple Cable Fault Locating Using Zero Correlation Zone Codes * Spread   more

SANTA MONICA, California, Dec. 29 -- The International Medical Corps issued the following news release on Dec. 28: In April, during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic's first wave, registered nurse Alex Gary volunteered with International Medical Corps in New York City. She subsequently volunteered at a hospital in Texas stricken by the virus, and is today working in the COVID-19 unit of Christos Saint Vincent Regional Medical Center's emergency department in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Describing   more

NEW YORK, Dec. 31 -- The International Women's Health Coalition issued the following news release: In a watershed moment for reproductive rights, today the Argentinean Senate approved a bill to legalize abortion. The International Women's Health Coalition (IWHC) celebrates the decisive vote as a monumental victory for human rights and the people of Argentina. "Today's vote is a victory for human rights and the culmination of decades of feminist advocacy," said IWHC Senior Program Officer Shena  more

LONDON, England, Dec. 30 -- The Journal of Attention Disorders, a journal that says it focuses on basic and applied research and clinical issues related to attention in children, adolescents and adults, published research articles on the following topics in Part 2 of its February 2021 edition: Current Perspectives: * Treatment Patterns and Costs Among Children Aged 2 to 17 Years With ADHD in New York State Medicaid in 2013 * What Do Meta-Analyses Have to Say About the Efficacy of Neurofeedba  more

NEW ROCHELLE, New York, Dec. 29 -- The Journal of Caffeine and Adenosine Research, a peer-reviewed journal that says it provides scientific research on caffeine and adenosine signaling, encompassing the areas of neurology, cardiology, physiology, epidemiology and addiction medicine, published research articles on the following topics in its December 2020 edition: Review: * Narrative Review: Impact of Genetic Variability of CYP1A2, ADORA2A, and AHR on Caffeine Consumption and Response Original  more

NEW YORK, Dec. 30 -- The Journal of Experimental Medicine, a journal that says it features studies in medical biology, published research articles, including the following topics, in its December 2020 edition: Found in Translation: * Adoptive cell therapy: Living drugs against cancer Insights: * An unconventional view of COVID-19 T cell immunity * An ace model for SARS-CoV-2 infection Brief Definitive Reports: * Phenotypical and functional alteration of unconventional T cells in severe CO  more

NEW YORK, Dec. 31 -- The Journal of General Physiology, a journal that says it features biological, chemical or physical mechanisms of physiological significance, published research articles on the following topics in its December 2020 edition: Articles: * Phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate is regenerated by speeding of the PI 4-kinase pathway during long PLC activation * Different arrhythmia-associated calmodulin mutations have distinct effects on cardiac SK channel regulation * Resting   more

OLD WESTBURY, New York, Jan. 2 -- The Journal of Undergraduate Neuroscience Education, a peer-reviewed journal that it says it serves as a mechanism for faculty to exchange information on laboratory exercises, new media, curricular considerations and teaching methods from the Faculty for Undergraduate Neuroscience, published research articles on the following topics in its 2020 edition: Articles: * Reproducible Quantitative Stimulation Allows New Analysis of Crayfish Muscle Receptor Organ Res  more

NEW YORK, Dec. 31 -- The National Basketball Association issued the following news release: Kia NBA Tip-Off 2020 (Dec. 22-25) was the most-watched opening week since 2012, with combined viewership across TNT, ESPN and ABC up 67% vs. last year's Opening Week from Oct. 22-25 (3.4 million viewers vs. 2.0 million viewers). The Kia NBA Tip-Off 2020 doubleheader on TNT on Dec. 22 - featuring the Golden State Warriors vs. the Brooklyn Nets and the LA Clippers vs. the Los Angeles Lakers - was the most  more

NEW YORK, Dec. 29 -- Lancet Child and Adolescent Health, a journal that says it features child health across the disciplines of general paediatrics, adolescent medicine, or child development, published research articles on the following topics in its January 2021 edition: Articles: * Early versus delayed insulin pump therapy in children with newly diagnosed type 1 diabetes: results from the multicentre, prospective diabetes follow-up DPV registry * Time trends and sociodemographic inequalitie  more

NEW YORK, Dec. 29 -- The Law Review, a journal from the New York University School of Law, published research articles, including the following topics, in its December 2020 edition: Articles: * Laboratories of Exclusion: Medicaid, Federalism, & Immigrants * Congress's Article III Power and the Process of Constitutional Change Notes: * Beyond "Valid and Reliable": The LSAT, ABA Standard 503, and the Future of Law School Admissions * Tortious Constructions: Holding Federal Law Enforcement Ac  more

MELVILLE, New York, Dec. 30 (TNSGra) -- The Long Island Community Foundation issued the following news: $377,250 has been awarded to nine nonprofits working to restore and protect the health and living resources of Long Island Sound. The Long Island Sound Funders Collaborative is a group of funders with missions that include the protection and restoration Long Island Sound. Since its inception, the Collaborative has worked together to educate the public about the myriad issues facing the Sound  more

NEW YORK, Dec. 31 -- Metropolitan Opera issued the following news release: The Met has announced themed lineups for two weeks of its Nightly Met Opera Streams, a free series of encore Live in HD presentations and classic telecasts streamed on the company's website during the coronavirus closure. The schedule includes a week of Epic Rivalries and an all-Renee Fleming week. All Nightly Met Opera Streams begin at 7:30pm and remain available via metopera.org for 23 hours. The performances are also  more

NEW YORK, Dec. 31 -- The Milbank Quarterly Journal, a journal that says it features analysis of significant issues in health and health care policy from the Milbank Memorial Fund, published research articles on the following topics in its December 2020 edition: Perspective: * US State Polarization, Policymaking Power, and Population Health Original Scholarship: * A Commons for a Supply Chain in the Post-COVID-19 Era: The Case for a Reformed Strategic National Stockpile * Midwifery and Birth  more

MANHATTAN, New York, Dec. 29 -- Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, a campaign of Everytown for Gun Safety, issued the following news: The Arkansas chapter of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety's grassroots networks, released the following statement after five women, including three children, were killed at a home near Atkins. Reporting from the Arkansas Democrat Gazette indicated that "authorities believe at least some of the victims h  more

NEW YORK, Jan. 1 -- The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund issued the following statement on Dec. 30: * * * The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) issued the following statement in response to Senator McConnell's introduction of a bill that combines an increase in stimulus payments to $2,000 with the creation of a commission to study election fraud. "For months, Senator McConnell and his allies in the Senate abandoned the American people, forcing them to fend for thems  more

NEW YORK, Jan. 1 (TNSRep) -- The National Employment Law Project issued the following news release on Dec. 31: Underpaid frontline workers have been among the hardest hit by the pandemic, but many can expect a bit of relief in the New Year--in the form of small but welcomed pay raises--thanks to minimum wage increases taking effect in dozens of states and municipalities around the nation. On January 1st, 20 states and 32 cities and counties will raise their minimum wage. In 27 of these jurisdi  more

COLD SPRING HARBOR, New York, Dec. 30 -- The Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory issued the following news: The National Institute of Health (NIH) Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies(R) (BRAIN) Initiative awarded a total of $9.7 million in new grants to Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) professors, a senior fellow, and a visiting scientist. Started in 2013, the BRAIN Initiative funds innovative neuroscience projects. The goal is to better treat, prevent, and cure neurolog  more

NEW YORK, Dec. 31 -- Nature Chemical Biology, a journal that says it features chemistry, biology and allied disciplines to understand and manipulate biological systems with molecular precision, published research articles, including the following topics, in its December 2020 edition: Perspectives: * The importance of the membrane for biophysical measurements * Defining new chemical space for drug penetration into Gram-negative bacteria * Cholesterol access in cellular membranes controls Hedg  more

SCHENECTADY, New York, Dec. 31 -- New York Civil Liberties Union issued the following statement: * * * In a victory for police transparency and accountability, New York State Supreme Court Judge Mark Powers issued a decision yesterday mandating that disciplinary records concerning Officer Brian Pommer be disclosed under state Freedom of Information Law (FOIL). The NYCLU was one of the organizations that submitted a state FOIL request for several of Officer Pommer's disciplinary records after P  more

NEW YORK, Jan. 1 -- New York Civil Liberties Union issued the following news release on Dec. 31: The Farm Laborer Wage Board issued its recommendation to New York State lawmakers and Labor Commissioner Roberta Reardon to keep the state overtime pay threshold for farmworkers at 60 hours for time-and-a-half pay and reevaluate the overtime threshold no later than December 15, 2021. The recommendation comes a year after farmworkers won the right to organize and bargain collectively, but which set t  more

NEW YORK, Dec. 31 -- The National Institute for Reproductive Health issued the following news release: The National Institute for Reproductive Health (NIRH) congratulates and applauds the Massachusetts legislature for passing critical provisions of the ROE Act, a significant win for protecting and expanding reproductive freedom. This win comes at an especially critical time given the Covid-19 pandemic and a Supreme Court hostile to abortion access. The ROE Act provisions are now law in Massach  more

NEW YORK, Dec. 30 -- The Natural Resources Defense Council issued the following news release on Dec. 29: NRDC (Natural Resources Defense Council) sued the U.S. Department of Energy today for circumventing longtime energy and water efficiency standards for dishwashers by needlessly creating a new category exempt from any energy-saving requirements, potentially leading to higher household utility bills and more pollution. The loophole exempts new dishwashers from efficiency standards if they are  more

NEW YORK, Dec. 29 -- The Open Space Institute issued the following news release on Dec. 28: Building on more than three decades of protecting land in and around the Adirondack Park Preserve, the Open Space Institute (OSI) today announced the permanent protection of more than 3,300 acres in the Herkimer County towns of Salisbury and Norway. Comprised of hardwood and softwood forests and significant wetlands, and within the Mohawk river watershed, OSI's latest acquisition protects land for clean   more

NEW YORK, Dec. 31 -- Population and Development Review, a journal that says it features population studies, the relationships between population and social, economic and environmental change from the Population Council, published research articles, including the following topics, in its December 2020 edition: ARTICLES: * Major Socioeconomic Driving Forces of Improving Population Health in China: 1978-2018 * A Stalled Revolution? Change in Women's Labor Force Participation during Child-Rearin  more

MEDFORD, Massachusetts, Dec. 28 -- Public Budgeting and Finance, a journal that says it serves as a forum for the communication of research and experiences on all facets of government finance and provides exchange between research from universities, private and nonprofit research institutes, practitioners in public financial markets, government agencies and the experience of those who practice government budgeting and finance, published research articles on the following topics in its Winter 202  more

MELVILLE, New York, Dec. 31 -- Review of Scientific Instruments, a journal that says it features novel advancements in scientific instrumentation, apparatuses, techniques of experimental measurement and related mathematical analysis, published research articles, including the following topics, in its December 2020 edition: ARTICLES: * Determining the deformation and resulting coupling efficiency degradation of ultrastable fiber-coupled optical benches under load * Time-domain photocurrent spe  more

BUFFALO, New York, Jan. 2 (TNSJou) -- The Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center issued the following news release: Research conducted by a team at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer sheds new light on the carcinogenic effect of exposure to ultraviolet (UV) radiation, laying the groundwork for improvements in skin cancer risk stratification and prevention. In a study published today in the journal Science Advances, the team details a method to measure the abundance of cancer-related early chan  more

BUFFALO, New York, Jan. 1 -- The Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center issued the following news release: As New York State continues its phased distribution of COVID-19 vaccines for frontline healthcare professionals, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center has started the process of immunizing Emergency Medical Services (EMS) workers. Vaccinations began Thursday morning. NYS Department of Health is collaborating with Roswell Park, alongside several hospitals in the area, to hold these cl  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 31 -- The Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association issued the following statement: * * * Larry Cosme, National President of the Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association (FLEOA) issued a statement on the presidential pardon of former Special Agent Joseph Occhipinti. "We are very happy and thankful that President Trump corrected a long overdue injustice by pardoning former Special Agent Joseph Occhipinti. "Many decades ago, Joe was politically targeted and prosecuted f  more

NEW YORK, Dec. 31 -- The African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies issued the following news release: Sudanese authorities should urgently investigate the reported abduction, torture, and custodial death of Mr. Baha Eldeen Nory Mohamed Ali. On 16 December, Mr. Baha Eldeen was picked up by two armed men and later detained at a Rapid Support Forces (RSF) detention centre in Alsafia neighbourhood in Khartoum North. On 21 December, Mr. Baha Eldeen's family refused to receive his body after notic  more

NEW ROCHELLE, New York, Dec. 28 -- Telemedicine and e-Health, a peer-reviewed journal for telemedicine applications for achieving patient care and outcomes, published research articles on the following topics in its December 2020 edition: Review: * Telemedicine Practice: Review of the Current Ethical and Legal Challenges Original Research: * Emergency Department Telemedicine Consults are Associated with Faster Time-to-Electrocardiogram and Time-to-Fibrinolysis for Myocardial Infarction Pat  more

NEW ROCHELLE, New York, Dec. 28 -- The Telemedicine Journal and E-Health, a peer-reviewed journal that says it features telemedicine applications for optimal patient care and outcomes, published research articles on the following topics in its December 2020 edition: Review: * Telemedicine Practice: Review of the Current Ethical and Legal Challenges Original Research: * Emergency Department Telemedicine Consults are Associated with Faster Time-to-Electrocardiogram and Time-to-Fibrinolysis f  more

NEW ROCHELLE, New York, Dec. 29 -- Tissue Engineering Part C-Methods Journal published research articles on the following topics in its December 2020 edition: Methods Articles: * Adult Dermal Stem Cells for Scaffold-Free Cartilage Tissue Engineering: Exploration of Strategies * Introduction of Cells into Porous Poly-l-Lactic Acid Scaffolds Using Impregnation Techniques * A Novel Bioreactor System Capable of Simulating the In Vivo Conditions of Synovial Joints * SIMPoly: A Matlab-Based Imag  more

NEW ROCHELLE, New York, Dec. 29 -- Violence and Gender, a peer-reviewed journal that says it focuses on the role of gender in the understanding, prediction and prevention of acts of violence, published research articles on the following topics in its December 2020 edition: Review: * Negotiating Violence: Everyday Queer Experiences of the Law Original Articles: * Violence Against Women: A Not in My Back Yard (NIMBY) Phenomenon * Is Having a Gun for Safety Associated with Feeling Safer, Safet  more