NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, March 17 -- The Center for American Women and Politics issued the following news release on March 16: In last night's debate, former Vice President Joe Biden committed to selecting a woman as his running mate in the 2020 presidential election. Bernie Sanders, while noting the importance of choosing a progressive, also said that he would in all likelihood be choosing a woman vice president. The Center for American Women and Politics [CAWP], a unit of the Eagleton Insti  more

HOBOKEN, New Jersey, March 19 -- 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 March 17, 2020 edition: * New Perspectives in the Indole Ring Functionalization using 2-Indolylmethanols * Deracemisation Processes Employing Organocatalysis and Enzyme Catalysis * Technology Trends of Catalysts in Hydrogenation Reactions: APatent Landscape Analysis C  more

HOBOKEN, New Jersey, March 17 -- The American Journal of Industrial Medicine, a peer-reviewed journal that says it features occupational and environmental health and safety, published research articles on the following topics in its April 2020 edition: * Cancer risk among career male and female Florida firefighters: Evidence from the Florida Firefighter Cancer Registry (1981-2014) * Heat related illness among workers in Washington State: A descriptive study using workers' compensation claims,   more

CRANBURY, New Jersey, March 20 -- The American Journal of Managed Care, a peer-reviewed journal focused on managed care, published research articles on the following topics in its March 2020 edition: * Gender Differences in Newly Separated Veterans' Use of Healthcare MANAGERIAL: * A Revised Classification Algorithm for Assessing Emergency Department Visit Severity of Populations POLICY: * An Empirical Analysis of Hospital ED Pricing Power * Medicare Beneficiaries' Out-of-Pocket Costs for  more

RESTON, Virginia, March 17 -- The American Society of Civil Engineers issued the following news: ASCE honored the Bayonne Bridge: Replacement of Main Span Roadway and Approach Structures with the 2020 Outstanding Civil Engineering achievement award, as announced Friday evening, March 13, at the Outstanding Projects and Leaders (OPAL) Gala in Washington, D.C. The OCEA award, established in 1960, recognizes the project that best illustrates superior civil engineering skills and represents a sign  more

BETHESDA, Maryland, March 20 -- The American Society of Health-System Pharmacists issued the following news on March 19: The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic at Holy Name Medical Center in Teaneck, New Jersey, went from mild to critical in less than a week, creating unprecedented challenges for the 361-bed community hospital. "We had such a rapid upswing," said pharmacy director Nancy Palamara. She said there was concern about potential COVID-19 activity in the community in early March, and t  more

MT. LAUREL, New Jersey, March 16 -- 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, including the following topics, in its March 2020 edition: * ANA Investigates: Pioneering Unbiased Diagnostics Research Articles: * Synaptic Changes in Parkinson Disease Assessed with in vivo Imaging * Daridorexant, a New Dual Orexi  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Human Rights First issued the following statement by Deputy Legal Director Anwen Hughes in response to confirmation that an ICE employee at an immigration detention center in New Jersey who self-quarantined a week ago with symptoms has tested positive for coronavirus: "We remain gravely concerned about the health of asylum-seekers and immigrants held in detention facilities particularly in the wake of a positive diagnosis of a member of a detention center's medical unit.  more

CAMDEN, New Jersey, March 21 -- Cooper University Health Care issued the following news release: * * * - Physician's Order Required for Testing/No-Walk Ups * * * Cooper University Health Care has opened an off-site collection center for COVID-19 testing at its ambulatory care center at 1210 Brace Road in Cherry Hill. The collection site is open to Cooper patients, who have symptoms or meet other criteria, and who receive an order from a Cooper provider for testing. "Our patients are our nu  more

HOBOKEN, New Jersey, March 21 -- Governance, a peer-reviewed journal that says it features discussion of executive politics, public policy, administration and the organization of the state from the Structure and Organization of Government, published research articles on the following topics in its January 2020 edition: * Modes of regulatory governance: A political economy perspective * The boundary conditions for regulation: Welfare systems, state traditions, and the varied governance of work   more

PISCATAWAY, New Jersey, March 18 -- IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics, from the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, says that it covers novel experimental or theoretical results in the field of science and technology of quantum electronics, published research articles, including the following topics, in its April 2020 edition: * 100 GHz Multiple Colliding Pulse Generation From Cleaved Facet-Free Multi-Section Semiconductor Laser Diode * Crystal-Configuration Considerations for  more

PISCATAWAY, New Jersey, March 18 -- IEEE Transactions on Computers, a journal from the IEEE Computer Society, published research articles on the following topics in its March 2020 edition: * ApGAN: Approximate GAN for Robust Low Energy Learning From Imprecise Components * Design and Analysis of Efficient Maximum/Minimum Circuits for Stochastic Computing * Energy Efficient On-Demand Dynamic Branch Prediction Models * Energy-Efficient Pattern Recognition Hardware With Elementary Cellular Autom  more

PISCATAWAY, New Jersey, March 18 -- 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 March 2020 edition: * Extracting LPV and qLPV Structures From State-Space Functions: A TP Model Transformation Based Framework * Fuzzy Clustering-Based Adaptive Regression for Drifting Data Streams * Fuzzy Stabilization Design   more

PISCATAWAY, New Jersey, March 18 -- 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 on the following topics in its March 2020 edition: * Adaptive Deep Modeling of Users and Items Using Side Information for Recommendation * Adaptive Neural Output-Feedback Decentralized Control for Large-Scale Nonlin  more

PISCATAWAY, New Jersey, March 18 -- IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence, a journal from the IEEE Computer Society, published research articles on the following topics in its March 2020 edition: * ADMM-CSNet: A Deep Learning Approach for Image Compressive Sensing * Adversarial Action Prediction Networks * Comprehensive Database for Benchmarking Imaging Systems * Context-Aware Query Selection for Active Learning in Event Recognition * Deep Neural Network Compression  more

PRINCETON, New Jersey, March 19 -- The Institute for Advanced Study issued the following news release: Last April, the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) sparked international excitement when it unveiled the first image of a black hole. A team of researchers have published new calculations that predict a striking and intricate substructure within black hole images from extreme gravitational light bending. "The image of a black hole actually contains a nested series of rings," explains Michael John  more

HOBOKEN, New Jersey, March 21 -- The Journal of Economics and Management Strategy, a journal that says it features strategies of managers and the organizational structure of firms, published research articles on the following topics in its Spring 2020 edition: * Asymmetric-information allocation to avoid coordination failure * Bait and ditch: Consumer naivete and salesforce incentives * Business dynamics statistics of High Tech industries * Can consumer complaints reduce product reliability?  more

HOBOKEN, New Jersey, March 17 -- 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 March 2020 edition: * Firm networks, borders, and regional economic integration * Immigrant entrepreneurs, diasporas, and exports * Opportunities and competition in thick labor markets: Evidence from plant closures * Recession-proof skills, cities, and resilience in economic downturns   more

MOUNT LAUREL, New Jersey, March 18 -- 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 on the following topics in its March/April 2020 edition: * 2019 Guideline for Management of Wounds in Patients With Lower-Extremity Venous Disease (LEVD): An Executive Summary * Pressure Injuries of the Nose and Columella in Pre  more

NEW YORK, March 18 -- 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 March 2020 edition: * Equity First: Conceptualizing a Normative Framework to Assess the Role of Preemption in Public Health * Maternal Mortality and Public Health Programs: Evidence from Florida * Medicaid Utilization and Spending among Homeless Adults in N  more

BOULDER, Colorado, March 17 -- The National Education Policy Center issued the following news release: A recent Manhattan Institute report attempts to estimate the effects of charter school enrollment on student test scores in Newark, NJ - a city whose charter sector has been under intense scrutiny - and finds positive effects on English language and math test scores. The report deems these effects "large" as compared to other types of educational interventions. Dr. Mark Weber of the New Jerse  more

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws issued the following news release: Officials with the United States Department of Agriculture have approved plans submitted by several states regulating domestic hemp production. Under federal law, states wishing to license hemp production must submit their plans for approval from the federal agency. To date, the agency has approved plans submitted by the following states: Delaware, Georgia, Louisiana, Montana,  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, March 17 -- The New Jersey School Boards Association issued the following news release, dated March 14: As a service to our members, the New Jersey School Boards Association is offering information and guidance on school district preparation in response to the outbreak of COVID-19. "Since boards of education are responsible for the health and safety of 1.4 million students in our state, it is important that we know the facts and have a plan in place to deal with any level   more

TRENTON, New Jersey, March 19 -- The New Jersey State Chamber of Commerce issued the following statement by President and CEO Tom Bracken: The New Jersey Chamber of Commerce urges the state Legislature and the Murphy administration to quickly approve the coronavirus package of relief bills as soon as possible. Passing this legislation quickly and on a bipartisan basis will be a significant step in restoring a needed sense of confidence and stability to our state economy. New Jersey's busines  more

CAMDEN, New Jersey, March 21 -- Cooper University Health Care issued the following news release: During the COVID-19 pandemic, people attempting to maintain some semblance of normalcy have questions concerning what is considered safe practice and what isn't. According to infectious disease experts at Cooper University Health Care, one area citizens need not worry about is ordering take-out food. "We know that the risk of contracting coronavirus through food is incredibly low," said Henry S. Fr  more

PRINCETON, New Jersey, March 18 -- The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation issued the following news release: The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) announced that Avenel Joseph, MS, PhD, has been named vice president for Policy. In this new position, she will lead the Policy unit, and as a key member of the Foundation's senior leadership team, will be responsible for guiding, motivating, and inspiring the Foundation's commitment to our policy and government engagement work. She will join the Fou  more

PRINCETON, New Jersey, March 20 -- The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation issued the following statement by President and CEO Richard Besser in response to the Agriculture Department proposed rule on school meal nutrition standards: "During this health crisis, we are seeing--perhaps more than ever--the importance of healthy school meals. At least 95,000 schools serving more than 43 million children across the United States have closed due to the coronavirus outbreak. But states and school districts  more

HOBOKEN, New Jersey, March 21 -- 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 2020 edition: * The role of antenatal and postnatal maternal bonding in infant development: A systematic review and meta-analysis * A new model of the development of deception: Disentangling the role o  more