MOUNT LAUREL, New Jersey, March 24 -- The Juvenile Products Manufacturers Association issued the following news release: JPMA is pleased to announce the finalists for the 2020 JPMA Innovation Awards, which honor some of the most exciting new baby and children's products on the market, including high-tech gear, interactive toys, mind-blowing apps and life changing safety gear. The JPMA Innovation Awards recipients raise the bar by offering parents breakthrough products that help safeguard and c  more

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- The American Civil Liberties Union, a 501(c)3 non-profit that works to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the U.S., issued the following statement by Andrea Flores, deputy director of policy of Equality Division: Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced this afternoon the first confirmed case of COVID-19 in a person in immigration detention. The 31-year-old individual was held at Bergen County Jail in H  more

NEWARK, New Jersey, March 24 -- The American Friends Service Committee issued the following news release: On March 17, 2020, community organizations, religious and secular leaders, advocates, and individuals came together to send New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy and other state officials a letter calling for priority attention and specific actions to prevent the spread and limit the impact of the COVID-19 virus in New Jersey's jails, prisons and psychiatric hospitals. The letter is a call to ac  more

MOUNT LAUREL, New Jersey, March 26 -- The American Neurological Association issued the following news release: As the COVID-19 health crisis evolves, we are seeing an increasing impact on everyone professionally, personally, and socially. Please see below for information about a few ANA program deadlines that have been extended in response to the ongoing challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic. ANA2020 ANA2020 is still set to take place October 4-6 in Los Angeles. We are monitoring the situ  more

MOUNT LAUREL, New Jersey, March 24 -- The Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology Journal, a peer-reviewed journal that says it features neurology from the American Neurological Association, published research articles, including the following topics, in its March 2020 edition: * Hematoma enlargement characteristics in deep versus lobar intracerebral hemorrhage * Insular and occipital changes in visual snow syndrome: a BOLD fMRI and MRS study * Network diffusion modeling predicts neuro  more

HOBOKEN, New Jersey, March 27 -- Applied Psychology-An International Review, a peer-reviewed journal that says it features organizational, cross-cultural, educational, health, counseling and environmental, traffic and sport psychology from the International Association of Applied Psychology, published research articles on the following topics in its April 2020 edition: * Values at Work: The Impact of Personal Values in Organisations Original Articles: * More than g: Evidence for the Increment  more

HOBOKEN, New Jersey, March 27 -- 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 March 2020 edition: * 8-Week Relaxation Program Consisting of Progressive Muscle Relaxation and Mindfulness Meditation to Reduce Stress and Attenuate Stress-Driven Eat  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, March 24 -- Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce and Associated Industries of Arkansas issued the following news release: At the urging of the NAM, last week the federal government declared manufacturing an essential industry. The NAM held a teleconference call with the Department of Homeland Security Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency officials to discuss the latest developments across the country as states take their own positions on what industries are deem  more

HOBOKEN, New Jersey, March 25 -- BJS Open, a journal that says it features aspects of general surgery and related topics from the British Journal of Surgery Society, published research articles, including the following topics, in its April 2020 edition: * Systematic review of reporting benefits and harms of surgical interventions in randomized clinical trials * Immediate and delayed autologous abdominal microvascular flap breast reconstruction in patients receiving adjuvant, neoadjuvant or no   more

HOBOKEN, New Jersey, March 23 -- 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 March 2020 edition: * Association between increased-risk donor social behaviors and recipient o  more

PRINCETON, New Jersey, March 24 -- Educational Testing Service issued the following news release: ETS, a global leader in educational measurement and learning solutions, announced the introduction of an at-home testing solution for the TOEFL iBT(R) test and GRE(R) General Test, for test takers who have been affected by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Testing will be conducted through the use of live human remote proctoring serviced by ProctorU(R), the leading proctoring solution for online  more

HOBOKEN, New Jersey, March 23 -- 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 on the following topics in its April 2020 edition: * Can genetic assignment tests provide insight on the influence of captive egressi  more

HOBOKEN, New Jersey, March 24 -- 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 April 2020 edition: * Advocacy channels and political resource dependence in authoritarianism: Nongovernmental organizations and environmental policies in China * Building organizational reputation i  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, March 27 -- The New Jersey School Boards Association issued the following news release: * * * - Online Session Will Call Attention to Emotional Health of Children * * * In conjunction with the first International Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) Day, the New Jersey School Boards Association will host a special Facebook Live presentation at 1 p.m. Friday, March 27. In this interactive session, Alisha De Lorenzo, founder and owner of Living YES, LLC, and a former school di  more

HOBOKEN, New Jersey, March 27 -- 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 June 2020 edition: * Blockade of astrocytic activation delays the occurrence of severe hypoxia-induced seizure and respiratory arrest in mice * Comparative neocortical neuromorphology in felids: African lion, African   more

TRENTON, New Jersey, March 26 -- The New Jersey School Boards Association issued the following news release: The Assembly will consider legislation, A-3902 (Wimberly, Coughlin, Armato), that would authorize the Department of Community Affairs to permit municipalities to delay the quarterly transmission of property tax revenues to school districts. A-3902 would allow a grace period for the quarterly payments during gubernatorial-declared emergencies, such as New Jersey's present situation. If a  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, March 24 -- The New Jersey School Boards Association issued the following news release: Across the county, school districts are facing a host of new challenges in the wake of the COVID-19 health crisis. To help our members through this difficult time, NJSBA is offering a new webinar series, "NJSBA Virtual Resources." The webinars will highlight solutions available to help NJSBA members manage the pandemic's impact on public education programs and school district governance.  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, March 24 -- The New Jersey School Boards Association issued the following news release: The Division of Local Government Services has issued updated guidance concerning virtual meetings during the current public health crisis. The NEW Guidance offers extensive information on the conduct of public meetings and includes the following statement: "In light of the Governor's issuance of Executive Order 107, we have been strongly encouraged to conduct all public meetings subjec  more

NORTHAMPTON, Massachusetts, March 24 -- The Prison Policy Initiative issued the following news release: * * * - Colorado moved swiftly, ending prison gerrymandering in a single legislative session. * * * Last Friday Colorado Governor Jared Polis signed a bill into law ensuring that people in state prisons will be counted as residents of their home addresses when new legislative districts are drawn. The new law makes Colorado the eighth state to end the practice known as prison gerrymandering  more

HOBOKEN, New Jersey, March 22 -- Public Administration, a peer-reviewed journal that says it features public administration, public policy and public management, published research articles on the following topics in its March 2020 edition: * The role(s) of accounting and performance measurement systems in contemporary public administration * Institutional isomorphism, negativity bias and performance information use by politicians: A survey experiment * What is performance measurement for? Mu  more

THOROFARE, New Jersey, March 26 -- 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 March/April 2020 edition: * Provision of Resident-Centered Care by Nurse Practitioners in Saskatchewan Long-Term Care Facilities: Qualitative Findings From a Mixed Methods Study * De  more

MOUNT LAUREL, New Jersey, March 27 -- The Commission for Case Manager Certification issued the following news release: As social workers join the case management workforce in larger numbers, the Commission for Case Manager Certification(R) is celebrating the vital role they play in helping consumers manage the social, behavioral and environmental issues that impact consumer health. In observance of National Social Worker Month, the Commission is offering additional professional development and   more

WASHINGTON, March 23 -- The United Food and Commercial Workers International Union issued the following statement by President Marc Perrone: * * * - Over 70,000 Workers Across New England, New York, and New Jersey to Receive Raise, Additional Two Weeks Paid Sick Leave * * * The United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW), which represents 1.3 million workers in grocery, retail, and other industries, applauded Stop & Shop for giving all union Stop & Shop and Peapod employees represented by the   more