WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 (TNSconf) -- The American Immigration Council issued the following news release on Sept. 7, 2022: The American Immigration Council will host the New American Fellows Showcase on Saturday, September 17 from 11:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. at Usagi in New York, in partnership with the Brooklyn Arts Council. All of the featured artists are Grantees of Brooklyn Arts Council's new Creative Equations Fund to amplify advocacy and immigrant voices. This free event in Brooklyn will feature ar  more

MBABANE, Eswatini, Sept. 8 (TNSrpt) -- The International Finance Corp., a member of the World Bank Group, issued the following news release: The Kingdom of Eswatini can grow its economy, create jobs, boost exports, and speed economic recovery from COVID-19 by introducing reforms to build a stronger private sector and attract investment into key sectors, according to a new report published today by IFC and the World Bank. The Eswatini Country Private Sector Diagnostic (CPSD) highlights reforms   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 7 -- The Export-Import Bank of the U.S. issued the following news release on Sept. 6, 2022: The Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM) today announced the membership of its 2022-2023 Advisory and Sub-Saharan Africa Advisory Committees. The EXIM Board voted unanimously on Thursday, Sept. 1 to approve the membership of both mandated committees. Former U.S. Senator Heidi Heitkamp will serve as Chair of EXIM's Advisory Committee for a second consecutive term and Jude Kearn  more

PISCATAWAY, New Jersey, Sept. 6 -- IEEE Sensors Letters, a peer-reviewed journal from the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers that says it focuses on sensor technologies, published research articles on the following topics in its September 2022 edition: * Calibration Method of Equivalent Series Resistance Parameter for Nonintrusive Current Sensors Used in DC-DC Power Electronic Converters * Ear Electrocardiography With Soft Graphene Textiles for Hearable Applications * Highly Tr  more

ASUNCION, Paraguay, Sept. 9 -- The Inter-American Development Bank issued the following news release: Paraguay is well placed to take advantage of the reconfiguration of global and regional value chains and attract more foreign direct investment, setting the stage for more job creation and sustainable growth. This was the main takeaway underscored by authorities, private sector leaders and local experts during the inaugural session of the Invest in Paraguay forum, organized by the Ministry of   more

HOBOKEN, New Jersey, Sept. 5 -- 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 Oct. 10, 2022 edition: REVIEW: * Polyurethane (PU) based multifunctional materials: Emerging paradigm for functional textiles, smart, and biomedical applications RESEARCH ARTICLES: * Cationic porphyrin-xylan conjugate hydrogels for p  more

LONDON, England, Sept. 5 -- The Journal of Materials Chemistry A, a peer-reviewed journal from the Royal Society of Chemistry that says it covers production of materials related to energy storage and conversion, sustainability or living, published research articles on the following topics in its Sept. 14, 2022 edition: Review Articles: * Reaction mechanism and selectivity regulation of photocatalytic nitrate reduction for wastewater purification: progress and challenges * Structural design a  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Sept. 7 (TNSjou) -- North Carolina State University issued the following news release: A new study by North Carolina State University researchers found that people often considered the look, texture and, occasionally, the smell of two assistive devices - compression gloves and a knee brace - in online reviews of the products. The findings detail key aesthetic characteristics that users care about as well as the language they're using to describe them - factors that cou  more

FORT BELVOIR, Virginia, Sept. 10 -- The U.S. Army issued the following news release: By Nancy Benecki, DLA Public Affairs Newly arrived Chaplain Army (Col.) Thomas Brooks took the reins this summer as the Defense Logistics Agency's ecclesiastical support program manager and religious support provider. Spiritual observances and religious holidays such as Passover and Easter call for specific items, from Seder kits and kosher meals to palms and ashes, but items like halal meals are needed all y  more

NEW YORK, Sept. 8 -- Proceedings of the ACM on Computer Graphics and Interactive Techniques, a peer-reviewed journal from the Association for Computing Machinery that says it deals with all areas of computer graphics and interactive techniques, rendering, modeling, animation and digital image processing, published research articles on the following topics in its September 2022 edition: Intelligences: * Dream Painter: Exploring creative possibilities of AI-aided speech-to-image synthesis in th  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 (TNSawa) -- The Smithsonian Institution issued the following news release on Sept. 7, 2022: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum today announced the 23rd class of National Design Award winners, honored for design innovation and impact in nine categories. Established in 2000 as a project of the White House Millennium Council, the National Design Awards bring national recognition to the ways in which design enriches everyday life. Winners are selected by a multidisciplinar  more