HOBOKEN, New Jersey, April 29 -- 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 April 27, 2020 edition: * Recent Advances in the Construction of Phosphorus-Substituted Heterocycles, 2009-2019 Communications: * N-Heterocyclic Carbene Catalyzed Photooxidation: Intramolecular Cross Dehydrogenative Coupling of Tetrahydroisoquinoline-Tethered Aldehyde  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- The AFL-CIO issued the following news release: AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka was named by New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy to his state's Restart and Recovery Commission. The commission will examine the ways to safely restart business and other critical operations throughout the state and develop policies for short-term and long-term economic recovery. "I am grateful that Gov Murphy is committed to having the voice of working people play a prominent role in his commission  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- The American Federation of Teachers issued the following news release on April 28: AFT members from around the country have filed 40 Occupational Safety and Health Administration complaints as part of a "Do Your Job OSHA" National Day of Action to highlight the agency's refusal to investigate employers placing workers at grave risk of infection and death from the coronavirus. The complaints across 10 states--New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Ohio, Wisconsin, Montana, O  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, April 28 -- The American Bar Association issued the following news release: The American Bar Association's nationwide effort to expand free online civil legal advice to income-eligible residents is growing, spurred in part by rising legal needs during the COVID-19 pandemic. Nationwide, 42 states and jurisdictions have agreed to participate in ABA Free Legal Answers, with New Jersey the latest to sign on. At least a dozen states have lowered their financial restrictions durin  more

CRANBURY, New Jersey, May 2 -- The American Journal of Managed Care, a peer-reviewed journal focused on managed care, published research articles, including the following topics, in its April 2020 edition: * High-Cost, High-Need Patients: The Impact of Reported Penicillin Allergy * Solid-Organ Transplant Recipients With Hyperglycemia on Admission Face Worse Outcomes MANAGERIAL: * Spending Variation Among ACOs in the Medicare Shared Savings Program TRENDS FROM THE FIELD: * Collaborative C  more

MOUNT LAUREL, New Jersey, April 27 -- 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 May 2020 edition: * Role of donor macrophages after heart and lung transplantation SPECIAL ARTICLE: * New French heart allocation system: Comparison with Eurotransplant and US allocation systems ORIGINAL ARTICLES:   more

MOUNT LAUREL, New Jersey, April 29 -- 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 on the following topics in its April 2020 edition: * Brain amyloid, cortical thickness, and changes in activities of daily living * Cardiac arrhythmias in Dravet syndrome: an observational multicenter study * Clinical characteristics of Taiwanese patients with Hereditary  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, April 29 -- The Center for American Progress issued the following news release: Center for American Progress president and CEO Neera Tanden has been named to New Jersey's Restart and Recovery Commission, Gov. Phil Murphy (D) announced at his daily press briefing. The commission will examine ways to safely restart business and other critical operations throughout the state as well as develop policies for New Jersey's short- and long-term economic recovery. "Gov. Murphy has   more

FREEHOLD, New Jersey, April 28 -- CentraState Healthcare System issued the following news: CentraState Medical Center attained Magnet recognition again in April 2020, a testament to its continued dedication to high-quality nursing practice. This distinction places CentraState in an elite group of less than 2% of hospitals in the nation to have earned Magnet recognition four consecutive times. The American Nurses Credentialing Center's Magnet Recognition Program(R) distinguishes health care org  more

SOUTH PLAINFIELD, New Jersey, May 2 -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations issued the following news release: The New Jersey chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NJ) applauded Jersey City Council's appointment of Yousef Saleh as the city's Ward D councilman. Yousef Saleh, a former Board of Education candidate and a lifelong Jersey City Heights resident, gained council approval with a 6-2 vote to replace the late Ward D Councilman Michael Yun. Saleh will represent mu  more

PENNSVILLE, New Jersey, April 27 -- Ear and Hearing, a journal from the American Auditory Society that says it covers auditory and vestibular disorders, published research articles on the following topics in its May/June 2020 edition: * 10-Year Follow-Up Results of The Netherlands Longitudinal Study on Hearing: Trends of Longitudinal Change in Speech Recognition in Noise * Age Differences in the Effects of Speaking Rate on Auditory, Visual, and Auditory-Visual Speech Perception * Association   more

ENGLEWOOD, New Jersey, April 30 -- Englewood Hospital and Medical Center issued the following news release: Englewood Health has appointed Richard Lerner of Alpine, New Jersey, its chairman of both its system and hospital boards. Lerner, a partner of Housing & Healthcare Finance, LLC (HHC Finance), has been a member of the system board since 2016 and the hospital board since 2014 and has served as chair of the professional affairs committee, overseeing and guiding quality and patient safety eff  more

ENGLEWOOD, New Jersey, May 2 -- Englewood Hospital and Medical Center issued the following news release: Englewood Hospital was awarded an 'A' in the Spring 2020 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade, a national distinction recognizing the hospital's achievements in providing safe health care. The Leapfrog Group is an independent national watchdog organization committed to health care quality and safety. "As a team, we are committed to taking a safe and individualized approach to caring for all inpat  more

HOBOKEN, New Jersey, April 29 -- Fish and Fisheries, a journal that focuses on fish biology, fish palaeontology, molecular biology and ecology, biochemistry, physiology, evolutionary studies, mathematical modelling, ecosystem analysis and the social, economic and policy aspects of fisheries, published research articles on the following topics in its May 2020 edition: * Are fishers poor? Getting to the bottom of marine fisheries income statistics * Density-dependent growth and survival in salmo  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- The Food and Water Watch issued the following news release: Governor Phil Murphy announced an executive order today that will allow for the collection and submission of electronic signatures on local and county initiative and referendum petitions during the Coronavirus pandemic. The order is essential for protecting the democratic rights of New Jersey residents, and comes after Food & Water Watch and NJ Applelseed submitted a letter to the administration urging the gove  more

HACKENSACK, New Jersey, April 28 -- The International Journal of MS Care, a peer-reviewed journal from the Consortium of Multiple Sclerosis Centers that says it feature sclerosis health-care topics, published research articles on the following topics in its March/April 2020 edition: * Case Report: Postvaccination Anti-Myelin Oligodendrocyte Glycoprotein Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder * Effect of Alemtuzumab Infusions on Vital Signs * iCAMS * Poster Abstracts from the Ninth Internatio  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- The American Psychiatric Association issued the following news release: At the close of the American Psychiatric Association (APA) Virtual Highlights Meeting, Joseph C. Napoli, M.D., assumed the role of Speaker of the APA Assembly of District Branches. Napoli is a board-certified psychiatrist in Fort Lee, New Jersey, a Partner and Co-Director of Resiliency, LLC, and an Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychiatry at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons.   more

HOBOKEN, New Jersey, May 1 -- 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 May 2020 edition: * Plant type dominates fine-root C:N:P stoichiometry across China: A meta-analysis * Trait-modulated de  more

HOBOKEN, New Jersey, April 30 -- The Journal of Wildlife Management, a journal that says it features investigations into the biology and ecology of wildlife and their habitats, published research articles on the following topics in its May 2020 edition: * African Wild Dog Dispersal and Implications for Management * Anthropogenic Disturbance and Population Viability of Woodland Caribou in Ontario * Are Sage-Grouse Fine-Scale Specialists or Shrub-Steppe Generalists? * Co-Occurrence and Occupan  more

WEST LONG BRANCH, New Jersey, May 1 -- The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws issued the following news release: More than six in ten registered New Jersey voters say that they intend to vote for a statewide ballot measure this November to legalize the adult-use cannabis market, according to polling data compiled by Monmouth University. Sixty-one percent of respondents said that they will vote for the measure, which amends the state Constitution to permit the possession, pr  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws issued the following news release: Officials with the United States Department of Agriculture are continuing to approve states' plans regulating domestic hemp production. Under federal law, states wishing to license commercial hemp production must submit their plans for approval from the federal agency. In recent weeks, the agency has approved plans submitted by regulators in Florida, Kansas, South Carolina, and W  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, May 2 -- The New Jersey Association for Mental Health and Addiction Agencies issued the following news release: While the demand for mental healthcare services - as well as for treatment of substance use disorders (SUD), which commonly co-occur with mental illnesses - continues to increase during the coronavirus crisis, providers of these critical services are facing even greater challenges than they have been contending with for years prior to the pandemic. Providers need   more

TRENTON, New Jersey, April 28 -- The New Jersey Association for Mental Health and Addiction Agencies issued the following news release: While NJAMHAA member providers continue to demonstrate their dedication to serving clients during the coronavirus crisis, they are also adapting to new ways of delivering services, applying new guidelines and other information from the state and federal governments and contending with intensified fiscal limitations. Despite the stress that providers are experi  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, April 28 -- The New Jersey School Boards Association issued the following news release: The National School Boards Association is calling on the House of Representatives to advance legislation, H.R. 6563, to expand internet access for students. H.R. 6563 would create a $2 billion "Emergency Connectivity Fund" for schools and libraries to secure wi-fi hotspots, modems, routers and connected devices. It would support distance and remote learning for "millions of students wit  more

WASHINGTON, April 28 -- The North American Securities Administrators Association issued the following news release: The North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA) released its annual report on the state-registered investment adviser industry and the related regulatory activities of state securities regulators. "This report outlines the significant resources state securities regulators bring to help state-registered investment advisers, many of which are small- and mid-size bu  more

NORTHAMPTON, Massachusetts, April 28 -- The Prison Policy Initiative issued the following news release: Last week, Virginia passed Senate Bill 717 and its identical House bill, HB 1255, which ensure that people in state prisons will be counted as residents of their home addresses when new legislative districts are drawn. The new law makes Virginia the ninth state to end the practice known as prison gerrymandering, after Colorado and New Jersey passed their own laws earlier this year. Over 30% o  more

WEST ORANGE, New Jersey, May 1 -- RWJBarnabas Health issued the following news: Six RWJBarnabas Health facilities were awarded with "A" Hospital Safety Score ratings by the Leapfrog Group, an independent national nonprofit run by employers and other large purchasers of health benefits. Among the A-rated hospitals is Saint Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston, which received its 17th straight "A" and Monmouth Medical Center which is the only hospital in the southern region to receive an "A" for  more

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, April 30 -- RWJBarnabas Health issued the following news: The global pandemic of COVID-19 has made school closures, social distancing and home isolation part of our daily lives. While this is a challenging time for all, for parents of children on the Autism spectrum, time off from school and social distancing can bring the potential for major developmental setbacks. But there are coping mechanisms and tips on how to adapt our lives to this "new normal" particularly fo  more

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, May 1 -- RWJBarnabas Health issued the following news: The spring Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade scores mark Saint Barnabas Medical Center's 17th A-rating in a row for patient safety and quality. Saint Barnabas Medical Center is the only hospital in the state and one of only 32 in the country to earn an "A" in each report since the Leapfrog Surveys began. "Being named one of only 32 hospitals in the United States to achieve 17 consecutive "A" grades demonstrates the   more