WEINHEIM, Germany, Sept. 11 -- Advanced Sustainable Systems, a peer-reviewed journal on the development and implementation of systems, solutions, technologies and applications that share the focus on the advancement of sustainable living, published research articles on the following topics in its September 2020 edition: Reviews: * Heterojunction Photocatalysts Based on 2D Materials: The Role of Configuration * Bio-Derived Natural Materials Based Triboelectric Devices for Self-Powered Ubiquit  more

CARY, North Carolina, Sept. 12 -- Clothing and Textiles Research, a journal that says it features textiles, fiber, polymer science, social and psychological aspects of dress from the International Textile and Apparel Association, published research articles on the following topics in its October 2020 edition: Articles: * The Ties That Bind: Britain's Use of Scottish Highland Dress * L. Candee & Co. and the U.S. Rubber Shoe Industry * The "Use of Lines in Your Clothing Will Work Magic": Advi  more

MOUNT PLEASANT, Michigan, Sept. 12 -- Central Michigan University issued the following news: Lana Ivanitskaya's masks have passed the test. The Central Michigan University School of Health Sciences faculty member developed an international partnership to scientifically design, hand-make and distribute face masks to protect against COVID-19 infection. More than 1,600 of the masks already have been distributed, mostly to the Navajo Nation in Arizona and New Mexico. Now Ivanitskaya is happy to r  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. RL32665) entitled "Navy Force Structure and Shipbuilding Plans: Background and Issues for Congress". Here are excerpts of the report issued on Sept. 8 and written by Ronald O'Rourke, specialist in naval affairs: In December 2016, the Navy released a force-structure goal that calls for achieving and maintaining a fleet of 355 ships of certain types and numbers. The 355-ship goal was made U.S. policy by Sec  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Sept. 15 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Defense Logistics Agency issued the following news: The Defense Logistics Agency is working with the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Department of Health and Human Services to replenish the nearly depleted Strategic National Stockpile with personal protective equipment as the nation continues responding to COVID-19. From July to late August, DLA Troop Support Clothing and Textiles and Construction and Equipmen  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news release on 14: Today, the Department of Defense, on behalf of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), signed contracts with nine American businesses for the delivery of 73 million COVID-19 disposable isolation gowns at a cost of $335M. The contracts will support the replenishment of the HHS-managed Strategic National Stockpile and deliver by January 2021, ensuring HHS is poised to meet the Nation's criti  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news release on Sept. 11: Today, the Department of Defense, on behalf of the Department of Health and Human Services, signed contracts with a maximum value of $136 million with five American businesses to manufacture up to 15 million Covid-19 reusable isolation gowns for the replenishment of the HHS-managed Strategic National Stockpile. Delivery of the gowns will be complete by January 2021 ensuring HHS is poised to m  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- The Export-Import Bank of the U.S. issued the following news release on Sept. 9: The Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM) announced today the appointment of 17 members to its Advisory Committee, and establishment of a new EXIM Advisory Committee Subcommittee on Strategic Competition with the People's Republic of China, informally called the "Chairman's Council on China Competition" (Chairman's Council). The terms for all appointed will run through September 202  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- The House Ways and Means subcommittee on Trade issued the following testimony by Haiti Ambassador to U.S. Herve Denis as part of a remote hearing entitled "The Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership Act: Considerations for Renewal" on Sept. 10: My name is Herve Denis. I serve as the Republic of Haiti's Ambassador to the United States. First, I wish to express my deepest gratitude to the Haitian Government, and my staff at the Embassy. Second, thank you to my esteemed colleag  more

GENEVA, Switzerland, Sept. 8 (TNSPPX) -- International Telecommunication Union issued the following news release: The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and the Enhanced Integrated Framework (EIF) have launched a cooperative project to enhance the digital ecosystem and build digital skills for women in Least Developed Countries (LDCs). The project will address the ongoing gender digital divide which, while narrowing in developed regions, has widened in developing nations and the LDCs s  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- Rep. Steven Horsford, D-Nevada, issued the following news release on Sept. 11: Today, Congressman Steven Horsford (NV-04) joined the House Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee hearing to call for the reauthorization of the Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership Act, which has expanded duty-free access to the U.S. market for Caribbean Basin Countries. This bipartisan legislation has provided economic gain for the U.S. and abroad for nearly 20 years and is slated to expire on Sept  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 (TNSPar) -- World Wildlife Fund issued the following news release: The Pacific Coast Collaborative (PCC) announces plans to lead a US-based public-private partnership - one of the largest in the world - to address wasted food. Together with ReFED, World Wildlife Fund (WWF), and WRAP, the PCC is calling on food retailers and their supply chain partners and food manufacturers to join the West Coast Voluntary Agreement to Reduce Wasted Food. The PCC's goal is to reduce and   more