TRENTON, New Jersey, March 30 -- The New Jersey School Boards Association issued the following news release: Approximately 1,000 viewers turned in to the NJSBA-hosted Facebook Live Event, held In conjunction with the first International Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) Day, on March 27. The broadcast featured Alisha De Lorenzo, founder and owner of Living YES, LLC, and a former school district SEL coordinator. She discussed how social-emotional learning practices can improve students' health an  more

HOBOKEN, New Jersey, April 2 -- 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 May 2020 edition: * Occupational exposure to manganese and risk of creatine kinase and creatine kinase-MB elevation among ferromanganese refinery workers * Occupational risk factors for musculoskeletal disorders among railroad maintenance-of-way workers * Workplace  more

MOUNT LAUREL, New Jersey, March 30 -- 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 April 2020 edition: * Deciphering the role of eosinophils in solid organ transplantation * RNA interference therapeutics in organ transplantation: The dawn of a new era ORIGINAL ARTICLES: * In situ multiplex immunof  more

MOUNT LAUREL, New Jersey, April 3 -- The American Neurological Association issued the following news release: As more and more people are affected by COVID-19 restrictions, we want to share an important update from our publisher, Wiley, on decisions they're making to manage publishing operations during the pandemic. Like many of us, Wiley and their vendor-partners in most regions are now working from home. This, in combination with some country-wide lockdowns, is leading to disruption througho  more

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, April 1 -- The Center for American Women and Politics issued the following news release: * * * - Filing Deadlines in Nearly Half of States Yet to Pass * * * With candidate filings posted in 25 states, and deadlines passed in an additional two states that have not yet posted candidate lists, 140 Republican women have filed to run for U.S. House seats, a new high since the Center for American Women and Politics began collecting this data in 1990. The previous high fo  more

FREEHOLD, New Jersey, April 2 -- CentraState Healthcare System issued the following news: CentraState Healthcare System announces that it will be designated as a Tier 1 hospital for all Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey (BCBSNJ) OMNIA health plan members effective April 1, 2020. For New Jersey patients with Horizon BCBSNJ OMNIA coverage, this means greater access to CentraState's care for less cost. OMNIA Health Plan members incur lower out-of-pocket costs, sharing expenses when the  more

HOBOKEN, New Jersey, April 3 -- Development, Growth and Differentiation, a journal that says it deals with phenomena in animals, plants and microorganisms, including molecular, biophysical, biochemical and morphological analyses from the Japanese Society of Developmental Biologists, published research articles on the following topics in its April 2020 edition: * Asymmetric cell division from a cell to cells: Shape, length, and location of polarity domain * Engineering approaches to control and  more

HOBOKEN, New Jersey, April 1 -- Diversity and Distributions, a peer-reviewed journal that says it features conservation of biodiversity, application of island biogeographic principles, developing paradigms, models and frameworks for risk assessment, published research articles on the following topics in its May 2020 edition: * Assessing the distribution of a species-rich group in a continental-sized megadiverse country: Bats in Brazil * Contrasting latitudinal clines of nematode diversity in S  more

HOBOKEN, New Jersey, April 3 -- Ecohydrology, a journal that says it aims to improve understanding of processes at the interface between ecology and hydrology and associated applications related to environmental management, published research articles on the following topics in its April 2020 edition: * Assessing the likelihood of the soil surface to condense vapour: The Negev experience * Connectivity but not recruitment: Response of the fish community to a large-scale flood on a heavily regu  more

ENGLEWOOD, New Jersey, April 4 -- Englewood Hospital and Medical Center issued the following news release on April 3: The Englewood Health Foundation has received a transformational philanthropic donation from The Kaplen Foundation and its president, Maggie Kaplen. The $10 million gift is the largest in the health system's history and will establish The Kaplen Institute for Nursing Excellence at Englewood Health. "Conversations with Maggie about this incredible opportunity began last year," sa  more

ENGLEWOOD, New Jersey, April 2 -- Englewood Hospital and Medical Center issued the following news release: Englewood Health now offers urgent care. Located in Cresskill, Englewood Health Urgent Care provides adult and pediatric urgent and non-urgent medical care seven days a week, with extended weekday and weekend hours available. Patients with minor injuries and illnesses can conveniently access diagnostic services and treatment, as well as referrals to other specialists within the Englewood H  more

HOBOKEN, New Jersey, April 3 -- Environmetrics, a journal that says it features techniques, methods and theories that solve environmental problems from the International Environmetrics Society, published research articles, including the following topics, in its May 2020 edition: * Bayesian inference for finite populations under spatial process settings * Estimating population size with imperfect detection using a parametric bootstrap * Multivariate spatial skew-t process for joint modeling of  more

NEWARK, New Jersey, April 4 -- The International Brotherhood of Teamsters issued the following news release: * * * - 'Chilling Effect' of Silencing Workers Could Be Deadly Say Teamsters * * * Legal counsel for The Professional Mover's Union, Teamsters Local 814, has filed unfair labor practice charges against Cort Furniture, a Berkshire-Hathaway subsidiary. The charges filed with the National Labor Relations Board are based on what union officials say was the retaliatory firing of 19 workers  more

HOBOKEN, New Jersey, March 31 -- 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 on the following topics in its April 2020 edition: * Towards routine DNA metabarcoding of macroinvertebrates using bulk samples for freshwater bioassessment: Effects of debris and storage conditions on the recovery of target taxa * Managing  more

DANVILLE, Pennsylvania, April 1 -- Geisinger Health issued the following news release: Geisinger and AtlantiCare have reached an agreement on the structure of a future relationship between the two organizations. Geisinger and AltantiCare have agreed in principle to a relationship in which Geisinger will no longer serve as the parent organization of AtlantiCare. Both systems will continue to collaborate on joint projects and initiatives like the New Jersey campus of the Geisinger Commonwealth S  more

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, April 1 -- RWJBarnabas Health issued the following news on March 31: Josh Harris, David Blitzer and the New Jersey Devils are making a significant and impactful donation to RWJBarnabas Health's Emergency Response Fund to help combat the challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic. The comprehensive emergency care efforts require essential medical equipment to ensure the safety and proper protection of all healthcare workers and first responders. RWJBarnabas Health   more

HOBOKEN, New Jersey, March 30 -- The Journal of Biogeography, a peer-reviewed journal that says it features biology and geography, including ecological, evolutionary, genomic, geographic, empirical, theoretical - considering aspect of biogeography, from molecules to ecosystems and from microbes to plants and megafauna, published research articles on the following topics in its April 2020 edition: * Convergent evolution in lemur environmental niches * Historical environmental stability drives d  more

HOBOKEN, New Jersey, March 30 -- The Journal of Field Ornithology, a journal that says it emphasizes the study of birds in their natural habitats from the Association of Field Ornithologists, published research articles on the following topics in its March 2020 edition: * Patterns of territorial space use by Shining Sunbeams (Aglaeactis cupripennis), tropical montane hummingbirds * Spatial and temporal variation in breeding parameters of two south-temperate populations of House Wrens * Effect  more

ORADELL, New Jersey, March 30 -- 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, including the following topics, in its April 2020 edition: * Clinical Correlation of Blood Cells with Suppression of Cytokine Signaling Gene Expression in Hepatitis C Virus-Infected Patients Review: * Cytokines/Chemokines: Novel Biomarke  more

HOBOKEN, New Jersey, April 1 -- The Journal of Phytopathology, a journal that says it features plant diseases induced by microbial pathogens, viruses and nematodes, published research articles on the following topics in its April 2020 edition: * Characterization and pathogenicity of three Phytophthora spp. recovered from rivers in Bulgaria * Fusarium incarnatum is associated with postharvest fruit rot of muskmelon (Cucumis melo) * Identification of the blast resistance gene Picl(t) from Chali  more

MOUNT LAUREL, New Jersey, April 1 -- The Juvenile Products Manufacturers Association issued the following news release: The Juvenile Products Manufacturers Association (JPMA) proudly announced the 2020 Innovation Awards winners during the opening of this year's virtual JPMA Show: Best in Baby. Thirteen category award recipients and one Best in Show winner -- the overall highest score across all categories -- were selected. More than 5,000 parents nationwide also voted on their must-have product  more

MANASQUAN, New Jersey, April 1 -- The National Conference of Insurance Legislators issued the following news release: * * * - Provides for Improved Operational and Capital Efficiency for Insurance Companies while Ensuring Policyholders are Notified and Protected * * * At the recently concluded 2020 NCOIL Spring Meeting in Charlotte, NC, the organization adopted the NCOIL Insurance Business Transfer (IBT) Model Act sponsored by NY Assemblyman Andrew Garbarino and OK Representative Lewis Moore  more

MANASQUAN, New Jersey, March 28 -- The National Conference of Insurance Legislators issued the following news release: Indiana Representative Matt Lehman, NCOIL President, and Commissioner Tom Considine, NCOIL CEO, issued the following statement regarding the enactment of the historic coronavirus relief bill - The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act). "I applaud President Trump for signing the CARES Act into law in order to provide the country the social and financial  more

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- The North American Securities Administrators Association issued the following news release: Amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, state and provincial securities regulators are alerting investors to be on guard against an anticipated surge of fraudulent investment schemes. "In these extraordinary times the health and welfare of all must be our foremost concern, and that includes our financial health. Our primary focus remains on the protection of retail investors," said   more

PRINCETON, New Jersey, April 3 -- Educational Testing Service issued the following news release: ETS, a global leader in educational measurement and learning solutions, announced that the TOEFL iBT(R) Special Home Edition and GRE(R) General Test at-home solutions are now available worldwide for test takers who have been affected by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The solutions were initially announced on March 23 and were available in nine countries and administrative regions. These solut  more

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, April 4 -- Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey issued the following news: * * * - Combination of malaria drug and antibiotic being explored * * * Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, a National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center, is offering a clinical trial as a potential treatment for patients diagnosed with the coronavirus (COVID-19). The trial, which is being offered at Rutgers Cancer Institute, Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital  more

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- The Congressional Hispanic Leadership Institute issued the following news: * * * - CHLI Community Relief, Worker Protection, and Further Prevention * * * The Congressional Hispanic Leadership Institute (CHLI) extends its thoughts and prayers to the families battling COVID-19 worldwide, and hopes for speedy recoveries. The CHLI community is doing their part to provide relief for affected communities, protect workers, and support protections to prevent further spread.   more

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- The U.S. Conference of Mayors issued the following news release on March 28: On what would have been Opening Day weekend, when thousands of fans would have been packing the stands and millions more watching baseball on television, the United States Conference of Mayors (USCM) in partnership with Major League Baseball, is releasing a short film, The City Behind Us: The Story of the Elmora Troopers. The film highlights the Elmora Troopers' journey to the 2019 Little League  more