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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving New Jersey Newsletter for Sunday May 23, 2021 ( 39 items )  

Academic Emergency Medicine Education and Training Issues Research Articles in July 2021 Edition
HOBOKEN, New Jersey, May 17 -- Academic Emergency Medicine Education and Training, a peer-reviewed journal from the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine, published research articles on the following topics in its July 2021 edition: Original Contributions: * Massive Hemorrhage Protocol Application and Teamwork Skills * Leadership Matters: Needs Assessment and Framework for the International Federation for Emergency Medicine Administrative Leadership Curriculum * High-efficiency Practices o  more

Academic Emergency Medicine Issues Research Articles in May 2021 Edition
HOBOKEN, New Jersey, May 20 -- Academic Emergency Medicine, a peer-reviewed journal from the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine that says it features care of the acutely ill or injured patient, published research articles, including the following topics, in its May 2021 edition: SYSTEMATIC REVIEWS (WITH OR WITHOUT META-ANALYSES): * Multivariable risk scores for predicting short-term outcomes for emergency department patients with unexplained syncope: A systematic review ORIGINAL CONTRIB  more

ACPeds Denounces Assisted Suicide and Euthanasia in Minors
GAINESVILLE, Florida, May 18 (TNSOps) -- The American College of Pediatricians issued the following news release: Many countries have legalized euthanasia and assisted suicide for adults. However, this is not the case for the majority of the United States. Only the District of Columbia and nine states - California, Colorado, Oregon, Montana, Vermont, Maine, New Jersey, Hawaii, and Washington - have legalized physician assisted suicide for adults in America. Recently, the Netherlands, Belgium, a  more

Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis Journal Issues Research Articles in May 18, 2021 Edition
HOBOKEN, New Jersey, May 18 -- 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 18, 2021 edition: Reviews: * Synthesis and Reactivity of Allenylboron Compounds Communications: * Zirconium Oxide-Catalyzed Direct Amidation of Unactivated Esters under Continuous-Flow Conditions * Exploring the Reactivity of Propargylic Ester: Acyloxy and Acyl M  more

Alliance for Justice: First Judicial Nominees Deserve Swift Confirmation By Full Senate
WASHINGTON, May 20 -- The Alliance for Justice issued the following statement on May 20, 2021: * * * Today the Senate Judiciary Committee held bipartisan votes to advance the confirmations of several of President Biden's first judicial nominees, including Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the D.C. Circuit, Candace Jackson-Akiwumi to the Seventh Circuit, Julian Neals and Judge Zahid N. Quraishi to the District of New Jersey and Regina Rodriguez to the District of Colorado. These well-qualified nom  more

Annals of Neurology Journal Issues Research Articles in June 2021 Edition
MT. LAUREL, New Jersey, May 18 -- Annals of Neurology, a journal from the American Neurological Association and the Child Neurology Society that says it publishes the mechanisms and treatment of diseases of the human nervous system, published research articles on the following topics in its June 2021 edition: Neurology Grand Rounds: * Approaches to Understanding COVID-19 and its Neurological Associations Research Articles: * Long-Term Safety and Efficacy of Eculizumab in Aquaporin-4 IgG-Po  more

Center for American Women & Politics: Data and Analysis for Current and Past Races With Women Candidates, by Election Year
NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, May 20 (TNSRes) -- The Center for American Women and Politics issued the following fact sheet: A gender gap in voting refers to a difference between the percentage of women and the percentage of men voting for a given candidate, generally the winning candidate. Even when women and men favor the same candidate, they may do so by different margins, resulting in a gender gap. In every presidential election since 1980, a gender gap has been apparent, with a greater propor  more

Clean Water Action: Let's Not Change the Garden State Into the Warehouse State
WASHINGTON, May 21 (TNSPol) -- Clean Water Action issued the following news release: Clean Water Action supports NJ Senate Bill 3688 and thanks Senators Stephen Sweeney (D-Camden) and Troy Singleton (D-Burlington) for introducing this legislation to stop warehouse sprawl and protect open space in the Garden State. SB 3688 would give a voice to neighboring communities impacted by rampant warehouse development. Urban, suburban and rural neighborhoods alike are being overwhelmed with warehouse p  more

Clinical Transplantation Journal Issues Research Articles in May 2021 Edition
HOBOKEN, New Jersey, May 18 -- 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 May 2021 edition: REVIEW ARTICLE: * Pancreas transplantation would be easy if the recipients we  more

Cooper University Health Care Receives $25,000 Grant From No Kid Hungry to Combat Food Insecurity in Young Children
CAMDEN, New Jersey, May 19 (TNSGra) -- Cooper University Health Care issued the following news release: Cooper University Health Care has received a $25,000 grant from No Kid Hungry to help address childhood hunger and decrease food insecurity in young children. No Kid Hungry, a campaign from the national nonprofit Share Our Strength, has invested $3 million in grants to organizations focused on early childhood to help decrease food insecurity among children under the age of six. "Cooper is p  more

Environment America: Gov. Inslee Signs Far-Reaching Plastic Pollution Bill
SEATTLE, Washington, May 19 (TNSPol) -- Environment America issued the following news release: With the backdrop of the Seattle Aquarium, Washington Gov. Jay Inslee signed a bill Monday to both ban many kinds of polystyrene -- commonly referred to as "Styrofoam" -- food containers and increase recycled content in packaging. Washington becomes the seventh state in the country to ban polystyrene foam takeout containers and it will become the fourth state, following New York, New Jersey and Virgin  more

Environment America: Legislation Includes Ban on Single-Use Plastic Foam
SEATTLE, Washington, May 18 (TNSPol) -- Environment America issued the following news release: With the backdrop of the Seattle Aquarium, Washington Gov. Jay Inslee signed a bill Monday to both ban many kinds of polystyrene -- commonly referred to as "Styrofoam" -- food containers and increase recycled content in packaging. Washington becomes the seventh state in the country to ban polystyrene foam takeout containers and it will become the fourth state, following New York, New Jersey and Virgin  more

Environment America: New House Bill Sets 10-Year Deadline to Replace All Lead Pipes
WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Environment America issued the following joint statement: * * * U.S. Reps. Chris Smith of New Jersey and Henry Cuellar of Texas on Wednesday re-introduced the Get the Lead Out Act, which sets a 10-year deadline to replace lead service lines and provides $46.5 billion in federal funding for the effort. These pipes are the single worst source of lead contamination of drinking water. In response, Environment America's Clean Water Program Director John Rumpler and U.S. PIRG  more

European Journal of Neurology Issues Research Articles in June 2021 Edition
HOBOKEN, New Jersey, May 17 -- The European Journal of Neurology, a peer-reviewed journal from the European Academy of Neurology that says it covers treatment of diseases such as dementia, stroke, epilepsy, sclerosis, infectious diseases, published research articles, including the following topics, in its June 2021 edition: Dementia and Cognitive Disorders: * The challenge of detecting cognitive impairment in hearing-impaired individuals * Adaption and preliminary validation of the Addenbrook  more

Evolutionary Applications Journal Issues Research Articles in May 2021 Edition
HOBOKEN, New Jersey, May 18 -- Evolutionary Applications, a peer-reviewed journal that says it addresses biological questions of health, social and economic relevance, including medicine, agriculture, forestry, aquaculture, conservation biology, environmental sciences, climate change and invasion biology, microbiology and toxicology, published research articles, including the following topics, in its May 2021 edition: REVIEW: * Phenotypic plasticity under rapid global changes: The intrinsic f  more

Former Diversity Fellow Returns to City Bar to Lead Diversity Efforts
NEW YORK, May 19 (TNSPer) -- The New York City Bar Association issued the following news release: The New York City Bar Association has named James Alexander Lewis, V to be the next Executive Director of its Office for Diversity & Inclusion. Mr. Lewis joins the City Bar from Chasan Lamparello Mallon & Cappuzzo, PC in Secaucus, NJ, where he is a partner and the Director of Diversity. He is currently Chair of the Diversity Committee of the New Jersey State Bar Association and has served on the c  more

Foundation for Individual Rights in Education: Rutgers Law Student Government to Student Groups - Promote Critical Race Theory or Lose Funding
CAMDEN, New Jersey, May 18 (TNSOps) -- The Foundation for Individual Rights in Education issued the following news release on May 17, 2021: Need more funding for your club at Rutgers Law School? The Rutgers' Student Bar Association can help - but only if you put on your critical race theory lenses first. Today, the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education called on Rutgers University, home of the largest public law school in the Northeast, to rescind an SBA requirement that forces student  more

Freshwater Biology Journal Issues Research Articles in June 2021 Edition
HOBOKEN, New Jersey, May 18 -- 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 June 2021 edition: REVIEW: * The role of internal feedbacks in shifting deep lake mixing regimes under a warming climate ORIGINAL ARTICLES: * A bioturbator, a holobiont, and a vector: The multifacet  more

IEEE Journal of Biomedical and Health Informatics Issues Research Articles in May 2021 Edition
PISCATAWAY, New Jersey, May 17 -- IEEE Journal of Biomedical and Health Informatics, a peer-reviewed journal from the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, published research articles, including the following topics, in its May 2021 edition: * Adaptive Gaussian Mixture Model Driven Level Set Segmentation for Remote Pulse Rate Detection * Automated Cardiac Pulse Cycle Analysis From Photoplethysmogram (PPG) Signals Generated From Fingertip Videos Captured Using a Smartphone to Measu  more

International Game Developers Association: Game Design Challenge Winners Announced
MOUNT ROYAL, New Jersey, May 19 (TNSOps) -- The International Game Developers Association issued the following news release: Legends of Learning, Inc., the leading game-based learning platform in the United States, and the IGDA has announced the grand prize, runner-up, and honorable mention winners for the Dell Technologies Advancing Sustainability Game Design Challenge, sponsored by Dell Technologies, Alienware, Microsoft, Roblox, Wargaming, AWS, Code in the Schools, and ESA Foundation. The co  more

International Journal of Clinical Practice Issues Research Articles in June 2021 Edition
HOBOKEN, New Jersey, May 20 -- International Journal of Clinical Practice, a peer-reviewed journal, published research articles, including the following topics, in its June 2021 edition: PERSPECTIVES: * Plain-language summaries: An essential component to promote knowledge translation * Caring for cancer patients during COVID-19 global pandemic: Risk factors and precautionary principle SYSTEMATIC REVIEWS: * Response rate and diagnostic accuracy of early PET-CT during neo-adjuvant therapies  more

Journal of Accounting Research Issues Research Articles in May 2021 Edition
HOBOKEN, New Jersey, May 17 -- The Journal of Accounting Research, a peer-reviewed journal that says it addresses economic questions in accounting, auditing, disclosure, financial reporting, taxation as well as corporate finance, investments, capital markets, law, contracting and information economics, published research articles on the following topics in its May 2021 edition: Original Articles: * The Role of Academic Research in SEC Rulemaking: Evidence from Business Roundtable v. SEC * Re  more

Journal of Applied Polymer Science Issues Research Articles in July 10, 2021 Edition
HOBOKEN, New Jersey, May 18 -- The Journal of Applied Polymer Science, a peer-reviewed journal that says it covers polymers, including membranes, energy conversion and storage and biomedical implants, published research articles, including the following topics, in its July 10, 2021 edition: ARTICLES: * Characterization of multifunctional PAN/ZnO nanofibrous composite filter for fine dust capture and photocatalytic activity * Epoxy-functional thermoplastic copolymers and their incorporation i  more

Journal of Applied Polymer Science Issues Research Articles in July 15, 2021 Edition
HOBOKEN, New Jersey, May 20 -- The Journal of Applied Polymer Science, a peer-reviewed journal that says it covers polymers, including membranes, energy conversion and storage and biomedical implants, published research articles on the following topics in its July 15, 2021 edition: REVIEW: * Potential natural polymer-based nanofibres for the development of facemasks in countering viral outbreaks ARTICLES: * Flame-retardant behavior and mechanism of the SBR/MMT composites modified by melami  more

Journal of Applied Polymer Science Issues Research Articles in July 20, 2021 Edition
HOBOKEN, New Jersey, May 21 -- The Journal of Applied Polymer Science, a peer-reviewed journal that says it covers polymers, including membranes, energy conversion and storage and biomedical implants, published research articles, including the following topics, in its July 20, 2021 edition: ARTICLES: * Upcycling of polypropylene with various concentrations of peroxydicarbonate and dilauroyl peroxide and two processing steps * Correlations in rheological behavior between large amplitude oscil  more

Journal of Applied Polymer Science Issues Research Articles in July 5, 2021 Edition
HOBOKEN, New Jersey, May 18 -- The Journal of Applied Polymer Science, a peer-reviewed journal that says it covers polymers, including membranes, energy conversion and storage and biomedical implants, published research articles, including the following topics, in its July 5, 2021 edition: REVIEW: * Recent advances in membrane hydrophilic modification with plant polyphenol-inspired coatings for enhanced oily emulsion separation ARTICLES: * Resin, cure, and polymer properties of photopolyme  more

Journal of Business Logistics Issues Research Articles in March 2021 Edition
HOBOKEN, New Jersey, May 22 -- The Journal of Business Logistics, a peer-reviewed journal from the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals that says it features practices within the logistics and supply chain arenas, published research articles on the following topics in its March 2021 edition: Blockchain: Applications and Strategies for Supply Chain Research and Practice: * Blockchain Applications in Supply Chain Transactions * Understanding Managers' Reactions to Blockchain Techno  more

Journal of Engineering Education Issues Research Articles in April 2021 Edition
HOBOKEN, New Jersey, May 22 -- The Journal of Engineering Education, a peer-reviewed journal from the American Society for Engineering Education, published research articles on the following topics in its April 2021 edition: ORIGINAL ARTICLES: * What initiates evidence-based reasoning?: Situations that prompt students to support their design ideas and decisions * Information asymmetries in web-based information for engineering transfer students * Engineering students' noncognitive and affec  more

Journal of Interferon & Cytokine Research Issues Research Articles in May 2021 Edition
ORADELL, New Jersey, May 22 -- The Journal of Interferon and Cytokine Research, a peer-reviewed journal that says it features therapeutic role of cytokines and Interferons from the International Cytokine and Interferon Society, published research articles on the following topics in its May 2021 edition: Research Reports: * The Role of Interleukin 10 and 18 in Chronic Spontaneous Urticaria Pathogenesis in the Context of Angioedema Coexistence * Compensation of Adiponectin-Induced Adenosine Mo  more

Journal of Wound, Ostomy & Continence Nursing Issues Research Articles in May/June 2021 Edition
MOUNT LAUREL, New Jersey, May 21 -- 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, including the following topics, in its May/June 2021 edition: Wound Care: * Cooling Intervention (MUSTCOOL) for Prevention of Lower Extremity Ulcer Recurrence: A Randomized Controlled Trial * Single-Use Negative Pressure Wound   more

Limnology and Oceanography Letters Issues Research Articles in June 2021
HOBOKEN, New Jersey, May 18 -- Limnology and Oceanography Letters, a peer-reviewed journal from the Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography that says it features aquatic sciences, published research articles on the following topics in its June 2021 edition: Letters: * Augmentation of global marine sedimentary carbon storage in the age of plastic * Sea urchin microbiomes vary with habitat and resource availability * Is the growth of marine copepods limited by food quantity  more

Movement Disorders Issues Research Articles in May 2021 Edition
HOBOKEN, New Jersey, May 17 -- Movement Disorders, a peer-reviewed journal from the International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society that says it features pharmacology, biochemistry, genetics and epidemiology of movement disorders, published research articles, including the following topics, in its May 2021 edition: Special Series Articles: * Clinical Profiles and Mortality of COVID-19 Inpatients with Parkinson's Disease in Germany Regular Issue Articles: * Dissolving the Complex Role  more

National Fire Protection Association and Verisk Collaborate to Promote Importance of Community Wildfire Risk Mitigation
JERSEY CITY, New Jersey, May 19 (TNSOps) -- The National Fire Protection Association issued the following news release: More than 4.5 million U.S. properties are at a high-to-extreme risk of wildfire, with more than two million of those in California alone, according to estimates from Verisk, (Nasdaq:VRSK), a leading global data analytics provider. To help promote the importance of building resilient communities to property insurers and their customers, the National Fire Protection Association   more

New Center for American Women & Politics Resources and Data on the Gender Gap in 2020 Election Turnout and Gender Differences in Public Opinion
NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, May 20 (TNSPol) -- The Center for American Women and Politics issued the following news release: Women continued their long streak of out-voting men in presidential elections, according to new data from the Center for American Women and Politics (CAWP), a unit of the Eagleton Institute of Politics at Rutgers University. Women voted in higher raw numbers and in greater proportions than their male counterparts in the 2020 presidential election, with women casting nearly  more

Pediatric Pulmonology Journal Issues Research Articles in June 2021 Edition
HOBOKEN, New Jersey, May 21 -- 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, including the following topics, in its June 2021 edition: REVIEWS: * Upregulation of neuropeptides and obstructive airway disorder in infancy: A review with focus on post-RSV wheezing and NEHI * Levels of physical activity in children and  more

PIRG: Gov. Inslee Signs Far-Reaching Plastic Pollution Bill
SEATTLE, Washington, May 18 (TNSPol) -- The U.S. Public Interest Research Group issued the following news release: With the backdrop of the Seattle Aquarium, Washington Gov. Jay Inslee signed a bill Monday to both ban many kinds of polystyrene -- commonly referred to as "Styrofoam" -- food containers and increase recycled content in packaging. Washington becomes the seventh state in the country to ban polystyrene foam takeout containers and it will become the fourth state, following New York, N  more

PIRG: New House Bill Sets 10-Year Deadline to Replace All Lead Pipes
WASHINGTON, May 20 -- The U.S. Public Interest Research Group issued the following joint statement: * * * U.S. Reps. Chris Smith of New Jersey and Henry Cuellar of Texas on Wednesday re-introduced the Get the Lead Out Act, which sets a 10-year deadline to replace lead service lines and provides $46.5 billion in federal funding for the effort. These pipes are the single worst source of lead contamination of drinking water. In response, Environment America's Clean Water Program Director John R  more

Social and Personality Psychology Compass Issues Research Articles in Vol. 15, Issue 5
HOBOKEN, New Jersey, May 17 -- Social and Personality Psychology Compass, a peer-reviewed journal that says it features social psychology and personality, published research articles, including the following topics, in its Vol. 15, Issue 5 edition: CRITICAL SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY: * Social norms, social identities and the COVID-19 pandemic: Theory and recommendations EMOTION MOTIVATION: * Meat-related cognitive dissonance: The social psychology of eating animals * Using psychological science to   more

State Leaders Express Gratitude for New Jersey Association for Mental Health & Addiction Agencies's Impactful Advocacy
MERCERVILLE, New Jersey, May 22 (TNSPol) -- The New Jersey Association for Mental Health and Addiction Agencies issued the following news release: More than 200 past and present members of the New Jersey Association of Mental Health and Addiction Agencies, Inc. (NJAMHAA) and several key state leaders, including Governor Richard J. Codey and Governor James E. McGreevey, participated in a virtual celebration of the trade association's 70th anniversary yesterday. Christine Norbut Beyer, MSW, Commi  more