HOBOKEN, New Jersey, Feb. 10 -- The American Journal of Hematology, a journal that says it provides coverage of experimental and clinical features of blood diseases in humans and in animal models of human disease, published research articles, including the following topics, in its March 2021 edition: RESEARCH ARTICLES: * Loss of alpha-globin genes in human subjects is associated with improved nitric oxide-mediated vascular perfusion * Venetoclax with decitabine vs intensive chemotherapy in a  more

HOBOKEN, New Jersey, Feb. 10 -- 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 March 2021 edition: ORIGINAL ARTICLES: * Clinical and molecular characterization study of Chinese Kabuki syndrome in Hong Kong * Ciliopathies: Coloring outside of the lines * Quality of life in adults wi  more

MOUNT LAUREL, New Jersey, Feb. 9 -- The American Journal of Transplantation, from the American Society of Transplantation and American Society of Transplant Surgeons, says that it covers organ transplantation, published research articles, including the following topics, in its February 2021 edition: COMPREHENSIVE REVIEWS: * Pretransplant solid organ malignancy and organ transplant candidacy: A consensus expert opinion statement * Preexisting melanoma and hematological malignancies, prognosis  more

JERSEY CITY, New Jersey, Feb. 10 (TNSRes) -- The American Property Casualty Insurance Association issued the following news release: In the first nine months of 2020, the private U.S. property and casualty (P&C) insurance industry dealt with the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic as well an historic catastrophe season, according to a report from Verisk (Nasdaq:VRSK), a leading global data analytics provider, and the American Property Casualty Insurance Association (APCIA). The industry's net inc  more

HIGHLANDS, New Jersey, Feb. 8 -- Anticancer Research, a peer-reviewed journal that says it features experimental and clinical oncology from the International Institute of Anticancer Research, published research articles, including the following topics, in its February 2021 edition: Reviews: * PARP Inhibitors in Prostate Cancer * H19 in Endocrine System Tumours * Antiangiogenic Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors in Metastatic Colorectal Cancer: Focusing on Regorafenib Experimental Studies: * Acquis  more

HOBOKEN, New Jersey, Feb. 8 -- 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 February 2021 edition: Review Articles: * Accuracy in Surrogate End-of-Life Medical Decision-Making: A Critical Review * Therapeutic Effects of Meditation, Yoga, and M  more

SOUTH PLAINFIELD, New Jersey, Feb. 13 -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations issued the following news release on Feb. 12, 2021: The New Jersey chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NJ) called for the firing of Officers Kevin Patino and Marcos Martinez. CAIR-NJ also called for a full investigation into the involvement of Officers Bishnu McKnight and Kendry Tineo for an apparent assault on a Muslim Arab-American youth. On December 14, 2020, Paterson Police Officers Ke  more

SOUTH PLAINFIELD, New Jersey, Feb. 10 -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations issued the following news release on on Feb. 9, 2021: The New Jersey chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NJ) today welcomed Marriott International's probe of an incident that reportedly took place at TownePlace Suites by Marriott Cranbury, South Brunswick, N.J., location in which a South Asian/Latina couple was denied service. The South-Asian man and his Latina partner checked into the Ma  more

ENGLEWOOD, New Jersey, Feb. 12 (TNSPer) -- Englewood Health issued the following news release: Cardiologist Anthony Lucev, MD, has joined the Englewood Health Physician Network and Englewood Hospital. Dr. Lucev's clinical interests include coronary artery disease, heart failure, valvular disease, preventive cardiology, and congenital heart disease. He joins DiVagno Interventional Cardiology and welcomes new patients to his practice, in Rochelle Park. Dr. Lucev said, "I am originally from the N  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- Environment America issued the following news release on Feb. 8, 2021: The national nonprofit organization Environment America launched its 2021 campaigns for 100 percent renewable energy in 13 states Monday. The announcement comes as the Biden Administration, which campaigned on achieving carbon pollution-free power nationwide by 2035, continues to push for a federal 100 percent clean electricity target. The multi-state effort features campaigns in: California, Connectic  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 8 -- Environment Massachusetts issued the following news release: Environment Massachusetts and its national federation, Environment America, launched its 2021 campaigns for 100 percent renewable energy in 13 states Monday. The announcement comes as the Biden Administration, which campaigned on achieving carbon pollution-free power nationwide by 2035, continues to push for a federal 100 percent clean electricity target. The multi-state effort features campaigns in:  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Feb. 13 -- Environment New Jersey issued the following statement: * * * Earlier this week, researchers from Harvard University, and partner institutions in the U.K., released a study indicating that fossil fuel emissions have caused significantly more deaths worldwide than previously accounted for. The study includes data on a continent-level, country-level, and even state-level, showing that exposure to particulate matter from fossil fuel combustion accounted for nearly o  more

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Feb. 12 -- Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey issued the following news: During the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic, several elective surgeries for renal cell carcinoma, the most common type of kidney cancer, were delayed with unknown impact on outcomes for patients. In a retrospective study, researchers at Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey explored the impact of surgery delays for these patients throughout the United States by utilizing the National Cancer Dat  more

MORRISTOWN, New Jersey, Feb. 10 (TNSPer) -- Financial Executives International issued the following news on Feb. 9, 2021: Financial Executives International (FEI), the association of choice for Chief Accounting Officers, Chief Financial Officers, Corporate Controllers, Treasurers, and other finance executives announced today that Rudolf Bless, Chief Accounting Officer, Bank of America, will serve as the Chair of the Committee on Corporate Reporting (CCR) for the term effective March 1, 2021 thr  more

HOBOKEN, New Jersey, Feb. 10 -- 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 March 2021 edition: ORIGINAL ARTICLES: * Is the spread of the alien water boatman Trichocorixa verticalis verticalis (Hemiptera, Corixidae) aided by zoochory and drought resistant eggs? * Submerged m  more

PISCATAWAY, New Jersey, Feb. 10 -- IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging, a journal that says it emphasizes the common ground where there is overlap involving instrumentation, hardware, software, mathematics, physics, biology and medicine from the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, published research articles, including the following topics, in its February 2021 edition: * Bayesian Approach for a Robust Speed-of-Sound Reconstruction Using Pulse-Echo Ultrasound * Closing the Gap   more

PISCATAWAY, New Jersey, Feb. 10 -- IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks and Learning Systems, a journal that says it deals with the theory, design and applications of neural networks and learning systems from the IEEE Computational Intelligence Society, published research articles, including the following topics, in its February 2021 edition: * Cross-Subject and Cross-Modal Transfer for Generalized Abnormal Gait Pattern Recognition * Deep Graph-Based Multimodal Feature Embedding for Endomicros  more

PISCATAWAY, New Jersey, Feb. 8 -- IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence, a journal from the IEEE Computer Society, published research articles, including the following topics, in its March 2021 edition: * Adversarial Distillation for Learning with Privileged Provisions * Approximate Graph Laplacians for Multimodal Data Clustering * Are Large-Scale 3D Models Really Necessary for Accurate Visual Localization? * Complex-Valued Disparity: Unified Depth Model of Depth fro  more

HOBOKEN, New Jersey, Feb. 7 -- 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 April 15, 2021 edition: RESEARCH ARTICLES: * Dendritic spine abnormalities correlate with behavioral and cognitive deficits in mouse models of Lafora disease * Retina-specific targeting of pericytes reveals structural  more

HOBOKEN, New Jersey, Feb. 10 -- The Journal of Regional Science, a peer-reviewed journal that says it features economics and quantitative geography, published research articles on the following topics in its January 2021 edition: ORIGINAL ARTICLES: * Immigration and the pursuit of amenities * Are the most productive regions necessarily the most successful? Local effects of productivity growth on employment and earnings * External validity of hedonic price estimates: Heterogeneity in the pri  more

PENNINGTON, New Jersey, Feb. 8 -- The Journal of the Electrochemical Society, a peer-reviewed journal from the Electrochemical Society that says it features electrochemistry and solid-state science and technology, published research articles, including the following topics, in its February 2021 edition: Research Papers: * Using Lithium-ion Differential Thermal Analysis to Probe Tortuosity of Negative Electrodes in Lithium-Ion Cells * Challenging Practices of Algebraic Battery Life Models thro  more

OAKLAND, California, Feb. 11 -- The Center for Biological Diversity issued the following news release on Feb. 10, 2021: The Center for Biological Diversity and Center for Environmental Health filed a legal notice today of their intent to sue the Environmental Protection Agency for failing to ensure that numerous major metropolitan regions have effective plans to reduce dangerous smog pollution. The affected areas include Los Angeles and San Bernardino counties as well as Sacramento, Chicago an  more

IRVING, Texas, Feb. 11 -- Mothers Against Drunk Driving issued the following statement by President Alex Otte: * * * Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) is outraged to learn that Bruce Springsteen was arrested three months ago for drunk and reckless driving. The fact that this arrest was not revealed by authorities in New Jersey until after Springsteen's appearance driving a Jeep in a high-priced Super Bowl commercial is infuriating. Drunk driving is the number one killer on America's roads  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- The National Ocean Industries Association issued the following statement: * * * National Ocean Industries Association (NOIA) President Erik Milito issued the following statement after members of the New York and New Jersey delegations issued a letter asking the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) to advance offshore wind lease opportunities in the New York Bight region: "BOEM should issue the final Wind Energy Areas (WEA) and hold lease auctions in the New York Big  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Feb. 13 -- The New Jersey State Chamber of Commerce issued the following statement by President and CEO Tom Bracken: * * * The New Jersey Chamber of Commerce is gratified to see that the state Senate has introduced bipartisan legislation that would provide the state's Economic Development Authority with $300 million for loans and grants to small businesses and nonprofits. For months, the N.J. Chamber, along with other chambers of commerce and other business organizations,  more

HOBOKEN, New Jersey, Feb. 10 -- Pediatric Pulmonology, a journal that says it features research on pathological anatomy, developmental issues and pathophysiology to infectious disease, asthma, cystic fibrosis and airborne toxins, published research articles on the following topics in its March 2021 Special Issue: Pediatric Pulmonary Hypertension: REVIEWS: * Lung transplantation as an intervention for pediatric pulmonary hypertension * Opportunities and challenges of pharmacotherapy for pulmo  more

NEWARK, New Jersey, Feb. 11 -- Public Funds Public Schools issued the following news: An onslaught of private school voucher bills has been introduced in state legislatures around the country in just the first months of 2021. But proving there is a groundswell of advocacy to keep public funds in the public schools, over 300 people registered for a webinar entitled "Fighting Voucher Legislation in 2021: An Update on State Voucher Bills and Tools to Oppose Them" hosted by Public Funds Public Scho  more

THOROFARE, New Jersey, Feb. 8 -- 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 January/February 2021 edition: Focus on Methods: * Psychometric Properties of the Chinese Version of the Surrogate Decision-Making Self-Efficacy Scale Empirical Research: * Productiv  more

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Feb. 10 (TNSRes) -- Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey issued the following news: Unless you or a loved one has been diagnosed with cancer of the gallbladder or bile duct, you may not be familiar with these parts of the digestive system. Gallbladder cancer and bile duct cancers are rare, which is why it is important to learn the signs and symptoms of these diseases and help spread awareness. The Gallbladder The gallbladder is a small organ that is connected to   more

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Feb. 10 -- RWJBarnabas Health issued the following news: More people are living longer after a cancer diagnosis than at any time in the past, thanks in part to new therapies and strategies for efficient diagnosis and effective cancer treatments. However, therapies such as chemotherapy, radiotherapy, immunotherapy, and other novel targeted treatments that are used to combat many cancers have the potential to pose a risk to cardiac health. This may occur acutely during   more

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Feb. 12 -- Saint Barnabas Medical Center, a part of RWJBarnabas Health, issued the following Q&A: COVID-19 is a novel and complex virus, so we are just learning about its long-term ramifications. Many of those who have been diagnosed make a full recovery, but others, known as COVID-19 "long-haulers," suffer from lingering side effects that can impact their heart, their lungs and/or their minds and behaviors. So, Saint Barnabas Medical Center has developed the Post-CO  more

WEST LONG BRANCH, New Jersey, Feb. 9 -- RWJBarnabas Health issued the following news: The Linda Grunin Simulation Lab and Learning Center, a joint partnership between Monmouth University and Monmouth Medical Center that provides simulation-based healthcare education, was officially dedicated recently with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the West Long Branch facility. Providing state-of-the-art training to MMC's resident physicians and medical students, Monmouth University nursing, physician assis  more

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Feb. 12 (TNSPer) -- Saint Barnabas Medical Center, a part of RWJBarnabas Health, issued the following news: Saint Barnabas Medical Center (SBMC) is in Rahul V. Pawar's blood. He grew up around the corner in West Orange, and SBMC was his hometown hospital--it's where he went after breaking his bones as a kid, it's where he volunteered in high school and it's where he has friends and family on staff. Now, Dr. Pawar, diagnostic neuroradiologist at SBMC and partner and se  more

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Feb. 11 -- RWJBarnabas Health issued the following news: The Commission on Cancer (CoC), a quality program of the American College of Surgeons (ACS), has granted three-year accreditation to the Steeplechase Cancer Center at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Somerset, an RWJBarnabas Health facility. To earn voluntary CoC accreditation, a cancer program must meet 32 CoC quality care standards, be evaluated every three years through a survey process, and maintain l  more

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Feb. 12 -- Saint Barnabas Medical Center, a part of RWJBarnabas Health, issued the following news: Approximately 15 percent of Americans are believed to have a pancreatic cyst, and unlike other cysts such as those on the ovaries, liver or kidneys, pancreatic cysts carry the potential to increase the patient's risk for pancreatic cancer. So, these individuals need to be screened and surveyed appropriately by pancreas specialists who understand the nuisances of these gr  more

HOBOKEN, New Jersey, Feb. 9 -- Social Development, a journal that says it features social cognition, peer relationships, social interaction, attachment formation, emotional development and children's theories of mind, published research articles, including the following topics, in its February 2021 edition: ORIGINAL ARTICLES: * Mind-mindedness and self-other distinction: Contrasts between Japanese and British mothers' speech samples * Theory-of-mind during childhood: Investigating syntactic a  more

NEWARK, New Jersey, Feb. 12 -- RWJBarnabas Health issued the following news: Spirit of Children, the philanthropic arm of Spirit Halloween, recently presented Children's Hospital of New Jersey (CHoNJ) at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center with a $90,239 grant to support the Child Life program to help young patients and their families with non-medical treatment and healing through play. This is the twelfth donation from the foundation which has made a huge difference for thousands of CHoNJ patien  more

PISCATAWAY, New Jersey, Feb. 8 -- Transactions on Circuits and Systems, a journal from the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, published research articles, including the following topics, in its February 2021 edition: * 7-bit 2 GS/s Time-Interleaved SAR ADC With Timing Skew Calibration Based on Current Integrating Sampler * Design of Low-Voltage Power Efficient Frequency Dividers in Folded MOS Current Mode Logic * Distributed Adaptive Finite-Time Compensation Control for UAV Sw  more