WASHINGTON, Aug. 23 (TNSres) -- The Association of American Publishers issued the following news release on Aug. 22, 2024: * * * Revenues Roughly Flat on a Year-Over-Year Basis * * * Today the Association of American Publishers (AAP) released StatShot Annual for calendar year 2023, estimating that the U.S. publishing industry generated a healthy $29.9 billion in aggregate publishing revenue for books and course materials across print and digital formats. The result is a minor 0.8% decline wh more PR

COLLEGE PARK, Maryland, Aug. 23 (TNSres) -- The American Institute of Physics issued the following news release: * * * Whimsical illustrations demonstrate Sendak's prodigious talent -- and attest to early anxieties about the possibility of global nuclear war. * * * Many childhoods have been shaped by the works of Maurice Sendak, whose deeply emotional stories and fantastical illustrations have captured the imaginations of millions. Before Sendak started writing and illustrating children's bo more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 23 (TNSres) -- The Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology issued the following news release: Arlington, Va., August 21, 2024 -- On the heels of previous reports calling for nursing homes to learn from the COVID-19 pandemic to improve compliance with infection prevention and control requirements and staffing in nursing homes, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a new report estimating that, "2,568 for-profit nursing homes na more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 23 (TNSres) -- The Association for Psychological Science issued the following summaries on Aug. 22, 2024: * * * Natural Experiments: Missed Opportunities for Causal Inference in Psychology (https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/25152459231218610) Michael P. Grosz, Adam Ayaita, Ruben C. Arslan, et al. Knowledge about causal effects is essential for building useful theories and designing effective interventions. The preferred design for learning about causal effects i more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 23 (TNSres) -- The Center for a Humane Economy issued the following news release: * * * Trophy hunters kill adult mountain lions experienced in killing traditional prey, impairing big cats from removing neurologically impaired deer and elk * * * Colorado -- A new report by Jim Keen, DVM, PhD, a former USDA veterinarian and infectious disease scientist, reveals that mountain lions play a key role in reducing the spread and the incidence rate of Chronic Wasting Disease in deer more PR

MCLEAN, Virginia, Aug. 23 (TNSres) -- Chamber of Progress, a center-left tech industry policy coalition promoting a progressive future, issued the following news: * * * Deal averts CJPA and digital ad tax legislation * * * On Wednesday, California lawmakers announced a deal with Google that will require both the tech company and the State of California to provide hundreds of millions of dollars in funding for local journalism. The settlement, which averts a proposed digital ad tax (SB 1327)  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 23 (TNSres) -- Digital Promise, Digital Promise, an organization that works with educators, researchers, technology leaders and communities to design, investigate and scale innovations that support learners, issued the following news release: * * * A new report of ers recommendations for implementing recognition technologies to advance skills-based learning for historically excluded students * * * Global education nonprofit, Digital Promise, has released a new report, "The P more PR

SCHAUMBURG, Illinois, Aug. 23 (TNSres) -- The ENA Foundation issued the following news release: * * * Swapna Peter to focus on compassionate care, compassion fatigue among ED nurses * * * Throughout her 25-year nursing career - 10 of those in the emergency department - Swapna Peter of California has been driven by a profound commitment to advance emergency nursing practice and improve patient outcomes. This is what led her to be selected as the ENA Foundation's 2024 Emergency Nursing Diver more PR

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Aug. 23 (TNSres) -- The Vision Council issued the following news release on Aug. 22, 2024: Today, The Vision Council released a new Provider inSights report, a semi-annual research study exploring eyecare provider sentiments related to daily operations of their practices, the eyecare industry, and the American economy. Compared to previous years, eyecare providers are reporting substantial decreases across all areas of their practices' performance - including revenue, staf more PR

LAUREL, Maryland, Aug. 23 (TNSres) -- The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory issued the following news release: Imagine a world where medics and soldiers are partnered with robots that can not only assist with complex tasks -- such as transporting casualties to safety or maneuvering quickly through cities or rough terrain -- but can also advise on problems and adapt to new information without human intervention. To achieve this future, robots need a series of complex skills. T more PR

LA JOLLA, California, Aug. 23 (TNSres) -- Sanford Burnham Prebys issued the following news release: * * * The white blood cells' typical role is to promote inflammation and stimulate the immune response, but researchers say some actually appear to temper inflammatory conditions and improve healing. * * * Formerly known as nonalcoholic steatohepatitis, metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH) is an inflammatory disease characterized by liver scarring or fibrosis that progressiv more PR

NEW YORK, Aug. 23 (TNSres) -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following news release on Aug. 22, 2024: * * * Families find new opportunities for educational success with the expansion of school choice * * * American public education is undergoing a seismic shift. As more states adopt universal school choice policies, the U.S. Supreme Court continues to define the constitutional rights and limitations of religious freedom and the civic obligations inherent in compulsory education. As famil more PR

BOULDER, Colorado, Aug. 23 (TNSres) -- The National Center for Atmospheric Research issued the following news release: * * * New paper focuses on feasibility and impacts of Earth-cooling stratospheric aerosol injection * * * Scientists for several years have studied the theoretical effectiveness of injecting sulfur dioxide into the stratosphere to reflect heat from the Sun and offset Earth's warming temperatures. But they also want to ensure that the solar geoengineering approaches being stu more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 23 (TNSres) -- The National Association of Concessionaires issued the following news release: As discussed during a recent State of the Industry webinar, NATO has shared its first Exhibition Outlook report. This concise and easy-to-digest report has been created to give you positive information to share with your financial stakeholders or anyone you feel would benefit from hearing good news about the exhibition industry. The key takeaways from the report are: 1. Positi more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 23 (TNSres) -- Small Business Majority issued the following news release on Aug. 22, 2024: * * * Many small businesses have adopted new digital technologies that are critical to competing in the current marketplace, but implementation has been uneven since the COVID-19 pandemic * * * A new research report released today reveals that a digital transformation is underway in the small business ecosystem; however, not all business owners are fully participating and many face bar more PR

SANTA MONICA, California, Aug. 23 (TNSres) -- Rand issued the following excerpts of a commentary on Aug. 22, 2024, to National Security Journal: * * * It's Time to Designate Venezuela as a State Sponsor of Terrorism By Benjamin R. Young Under the authoritarian rule of President Nicolas Maduro, Venezuela has become a hub for illicit drug trafficking and a sanctuary for terrorist organizations. The Maduro regime has cultivated mutually beneficial relationships with armed groups such as Lebanes more PR

SANTA MONICA, California, Aug. 23 (TNSres) -- Rand issued the following excerpts of a commentary on Aug. 22, 2024, to The Diplomat: * * * Trump 2.0 Would Get Mixed Responses in the Indo-Pacific By Derek Grossman If former President Donald Trump wins the U.S. presidential election this November, it will have significant implications for U.S. foreign policy, including in Washington's priority theater: the Indo-Pacific. Of course, there is still much uncertainty surrounding just how a second Tr more PR

SANTA MONICA, California, Aug. 23 (TNSres) -- Rand issued the following commentary on Aug. 22, 2024: * * * Bolstering the Role of Emergency Departments as Part of the Nation's Critical Infrastructure By Mahshid Abir New resources should be devoted to the life-saving work of local emergency departments--especially those in locations at high risk for man-made or natural events--if they are to maintain their role as part of America's health care critical infrastructure. Emergency departments a more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 23 (TNSres) -- The Association for Community Affiliated Plans issued the following news release: * * * REPORT HIGHLIGHTS SAFETY NET HEALTH PLANS' INITIATIVES TO ADDRESS THE MEDICAID UNWINDING * * * A new report from the Association for Community Affiliated Plans (ACAP) highlights the innovative approaches taken by Safety Net Health Plans across the nation to maintain enrollee engagement, ensure continuity of care, and minimize coverage losses amidst the complex challenges of more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 23 (TNSres) -- The American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living issued the following news release: * * * Federal staffing mandate would deepen crisis and displace nearly 300,000 residents * * * The American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living (AHCA/NCAL), representing more than 14,000 nursing homes and other long term care facilities across the country that provide care to approximately five million people each year, to more PR

MOUNTAIN VIEW, California, Aug. 23 (TNSres) -- SETI Institute, a research and education organization whose mission is to lead humanity's quest to understand the origins and prevalence of life and intelligence in the Universe, issued the following news release: An international team of 45 researchers studying meteor showers has found that not all comets crumble the same way when they approach the Sun. In a paper published in the journal Icarus this week, they ascribe the differences to the condi more PR

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Aug. 22 (TNSres) -- The American Academy of Neurology issued the following news release: Contrary to previous research, a new study of female participants finds no link between migraine and the risk of developing Parkinson's disease. The study is published in the August 21, 2024, online issue of Neurology(R), the medical journal of American Academy of Neurology. "These results are reassuring for women who have migraine, which itself causes many burdens, that they don't  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 23 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Public Interest Research Group Education Fund issued the following news release on Aug. 22, 2024: * * * Buying college course materials isn't as simple as it used to be -- or should be * * * ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - The cost of textbooks and course materials has increased at three times the rate of inflation since 1978. Finding affordable options has never been easy, but now the book-buying process is even more complicated -- and can be more expensive,  more PR

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Aug. 23 (TNSres) -- The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center issued the following news release: The animal tranquilizer xylazine is increasingly found in the illicit opioid supply nationwide, leading to severe wounds among people who use drugs. New research led by a University of Pittsburgh physician-scientist and published in Drug and Alcohol Dependence seeks to understand wound care experiences of this population. A cross-sectional survey of people who use drugs  more PR