HOBOKEN, New Jersey, May 9 -- Acta Paediatrica, a peer-reviewed journal that says it covers neonatal, developmental, child health, environment and psychosomatic pediatrics from the Foundation Acta Paediatrica, published research articles, including the following topics, in its June 2020 edition: * Systematic review of COVID-19 in children shows milder cases and a better prognosis than adults * Multiorgan involvement and management in children with Down syndrome * Infant neurobehavioural conse  more

CRANBURY, New Jersey, May 7 -- The American Journal of Managed Care, a peer-reviewed journal focused on managed care, published research articles on the following topics in its May 2020 edition: * Provider Differences in Biosimilar Uptake in the Filgrastim Market WEB EXCLUSIVE: * Six Sigma Approach to Reduce Door-to-Balloon Time for Patients With STEMI * COPD Exacerbation Costs in the IMPACT Study: A Within-Trial Analysis The May 2020 edition of the American Journal of Managed Care can be   more

CHICAGO, Illinois, May 6 -- The American Library Association issued the following news release: The Roxbury Public Library, Succasunna, New Jersey, is the recipient of the 2020 American Library Association Gale Cengage Learning Financial Development Award. The annual award is presented to a library organization that exhibited meritorious achievement in carrying out a library financial development project to secure new funding resources for a public or academic library. The award includes a che  more

MOORESTOWN, New Jersey, May 9 -- BAYADA Home Health Care issued the following news: BAYADA Home Health Care, the largest national nonprofit provider of in-home health care and support services will resurrect its most powerful and inspiring nursing recruitment campaign in the company's nearly 50-year history of its nurses heroically serving clients safely at home. Known as "Heroes on the Home Front," the campaign, which will supplement the company's annual online resource for nurses titled Nurse  more

SOUTH PLAINFIELD, New Jersey, May 7 -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations issued the following news release on May 6: The New Jersey chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NJ) called on that state's Republican Party to repudiate Jersey City Republicans for recent Islamophobic Tweets. On May 5, the Jersey City Republicans tweeted against newly-appointed Jersey City Councilman Yousef Saleh, claiming Saleh is hiding "his plans to implement #ShariaLaw into #NewJersey. .   more

SOUTH PLAINFIELD, New Jersey, May 6 -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations issued the following news release: The New Jersey chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NJ) welcomed charges brought by Essex County prosecutors against a man who allegedly rammed his SUV into the occupied vehicle of a Muslim woman and her son. According to a Nutley Township police report, on May 21, 2020, Michael Morrison, 55, attacked the victim while at a Carvel in Nutley, N.J. While inside  more

PRINCETON, New Jersey, May 8 -- Educational Testing Service issued the following news release on May 7: To further underscore ETS's commitment to help improve literacy levels in the United States, the organization has launched Relay Reader(TM), a digital reading app built by research scientists in its Research & Development (R&D) division. The app's research and development, led by Senior Research Scientist Beata Beigman Klebanov, was a three-year project as part of ETS's long-held efforts to   more

HOBOKEN, New Jersey, May 6 -- Experimental Dermatology Journal published research articles, including the following topics, in its May 2020 edition: * Murine dorsal hair type is genetically determined by polymorphisms in candidate genes that influence BMP and WNT signalling CONCISE COMMUNICATION: * Actinic keratosis and surrounding skin exhibit changes in corneocyte surface topography and decreased levels of filaggrin degradation products HYPOTHESIS LETTER: * Heliovaccination: Solar media  more

HOBOKEN, New Jersey, May 9 -- The International Journal of Psychology, a peer-reviewed journal that says it serves as the outlet for basic and applied research in scientific psychology from the International Union of Psychological Science, published research articles, including the following topics, in its June 2020 edition: * "It's hip to be square": Grounding moral traits in geometric shapes (pages 323-331) * When ethics create misfit: Combined effects of despotic leadership and Islamic work  more

HOBOKEN, New Jersey, May 9 -- 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, including the following topics, in its July 2020 edition: * Candidates for photic entrainment pathways to the circadian clock via optic lobe neuropils in the Madeira cockroach * Expression and distribution of trophoblast glycoprotein in the mouse ret  more

LONG BRANCH, New Jersey, May 6 -- Monmouth Medical Center Southern Campus, a hospital operated by RWJBarnabas Health, issued the following news: Monmouth Medical Center is partnering with Monmouth University for a community blood and platelet drive on Tuesday, May 26, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Wednesday, May 27, from noon to 6 p.m. at the Rebecca Stafford Student Center, Anacon Hall, second floor on the university's West Long Branch campus. As an unintended consequence of the COVID-19 pandemi  more

MERCERVILLE, New Jersey, May 8 -- The New Jersey Association for Mental Health and Addiction Agencies issued the following news release: Mental health and substance use have become even more important topics amid the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, as anxiety and depression related to the crisis have led to new and exacerbated cases of mental illness and drug use. In 2014, according to the National Institute for Mental Health, 20.2 million adults in the United States had a substance  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, May 5 -- The New Jersey School Boards Association issued the following news release: The New Jersey School Boards Association praised Governor Murphy's decision to keep schools closed for the remainder of the school year. "The Governor's decision is in the best interests of our students' health and education, and recognizes the concerns expressed by the New Jersey School Boards Association, local school leaders, parents and teachers," said Dr. Lawrence S. Feinsod, NJSBA ex  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, May 9 -- The New Jersey School Boards Association issued the following news release: Governor Phil Murphy on May 7 recognized the achievements of the state's 261,000 children who receive special education instruction and services and the work of the teachers, parents, school administrators and others who support them by proclaiming "Special Education Week in New Jersey," May 10-16, 2020. "We thank Governor Murphy for spotlighting our special education students, their teach  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- The Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law issued the following news release: The Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law and twenty-six constitutional and educational law scholars urged the New Jersey Supreme Court to issue a ruling that will require the Commissioner of Education to affirmatively investigate segregation and threats to the delivery of an adequate education that may result from charter school expansions. The group filed an amicus brief with the  more

HOBOKEN, New Jersey, May 9 -- Pediatric Pulmonology, a journal that says it features research on pathological anatomy, developmental issues and pathophysiology to infectious disease, asthma, cystic fibrosis and airborne toxins, published research articles, including the following topics, in its June 2020 edition: * Extracorporeal and advanced therapies for progressive refractory near-fatal acute severe asthma in children * Predictors of response to medications for asthma in pediatric patients:  more

NEW YORK, May 8 -- Physicians for Reproductive Health issued the following statement by Board Chair Kristyn Brandi: The Supreme Court of the United States is hearing oral arguments in Little Sisters of the Poor v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and State of New Jersey. This case concerns the Trump-Pence administration's rule changes for contraceptive coverage to allow virtually any employer to opt out of this essential care. * * * "Contraception is an essential component of health care. Its nec  more

NEWARK, New Jersey, May 6 -- Public Funds Public Schools issued the following news: Public school children in Tennessee won when Davidson County Chancellor Anne C. Martin struck down the state's private school voucher law, known as the Education Savings Account (ESA) Pilot Program. Because the law applies only to students in Davidson and Shelby counties, Chancellor Martin ruled that it violates the Home Rule provision of the Tennessee Constitution, which prohibits the General Assembly from pass  more

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, May 7 -- Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey issued the following news: From playing a vital role in the care of cancer patients, to engaging in research and serving as an education resource for their peers, Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey nurses continue to shape oncology nursing practice across our state and nation. Already facing the many complexities known to their profession, Rutgers Cancer Institute nurses are also faced with challenges associated with  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- The Diesel Technology Forum issued the following news release: In a letter to New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy, the Diesel Technology Forum called for the Garden State to take a technology neutral approach as the best strategy for achieving near-term reductions in greenhouse gas emissions from commercial vehicles. "The Strategic Funding Plan for New Jersey's portion of the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) announced that eligibility for funding for commercial vehicles w  more