Jersey City Research Articles

Особливості висвітлення в українській пресі епідемії тифу 1919-1920 рр. у Східній Галичині

The article makes an attempt to elucidate the specificity of coverage of epidemics, specifically the typhus epidemic in the Eastern Galicia during 1919–1920s in the Ukrainian-language interwar press. The object of the research is the Ukrainian mainstream press of Galicia (the social-democratic newspaper Vpered (Lviv) and the Ukrainian émigré press in the USA (the newspaper Svoboda (Jersey City). The study aims to elucidate peculiarities of epidemic communications in the editorial bent of the Ukrainian press, in particular narratives, functional direction, and approaches to the typhus epidemic coverage in different print media. The Research Methodology: bibliographical heuristics, logical methods, functional analysis, diachronic comparative analysis, narrative configuration in qualitative analysis (D. Polkinghorne (1995). The main results/findings: the common and different approaches, narratives and functions in the typhus epidemic coverage have been elucidated on the basis of the analysis of corpus of the West Ukrainian and émigré press. This research shows commonality of informative function as well as divergence of preventive function on the example of the typhus epidemic communications during 1919–1920s by the different Ukrainian periodicals of that time. Research novelty/originality: We have elucidated a focal place of grand-narrative of victimization in the editorial policies of the researched Ukrainian-language press. The conclusions have been drawn and the research avenues have been put forward, in particular in the context of modern media studies of epidemic communications in the Ukrainian media. Keywords: the Ukrainian mainstream press; newspaper; Vpered; Svoboda; the Polish periodicals; coverage; epidemic; typhus; epidemic communications; victimization grand-narrative; 1919–1920s; Eastern Galicia; Poland.

Differences in Community Members' and Academics' Perceptions of Factors Contributing to Food Insecurity and Obesity among Mexican Immigrants: An Application of Concept Mapping.

Differences in Community Members' and Academics' Perceptions of Factors Contributing to Food Insecurity and Obesity among Mexican Immigrants:An Application of Concept Mapping Karen T. D'Alonzo, PhD, RN, APNC, FAAN, Frances Munet Vilaró, PhD, RN, Lisa Garsman, PhD, RN, APNC, Scott R. Rosas, PhD, and Maria Vivar Purpose • This study described and statistically evaluated the factors felt to contribute to weight gain and obesity among Mexican immigrant families. • Specifically, we focused on the differences and similarities in perceptions among community members and academics in a community-academic partnership. Problem • Community-based participatory research has been described as a collaborative approach where community members, organizational representatives, and academic researchers all participate in the research process. • As research partners, community members and academics may find some common ground in identification of problems, but frequently differ in their perception of the cause of those problems and struggle with finding common ground. • Failure to account for these differences ultimately leads to issues with the design of community health programs. • Group concept mapping is a research approach that lends itself well to the conduct of community-based participatory research and the results can be used to easily compare the perceptions of different groups of participants. Findings • We examined two separate concept maps generated by the two independent groups, one consisting of community members and the other consisting of academic members. • The results indicated the conceptualized patterns, represented by the two concept maps, were more similar than expected by chance, although meaningful differences existed. • Members of the Mexican immigrant community categorized their personal experiences attempting to incorporate healthy eating and physical activity into their lifestyles. • In contrast, academics tended to organize their thinking based on prior knowledge of the concepts. [End Page e9] Who Should Care Most? • Mexican immigrants and their families, local government officials, health care providers, educators. Recommendations • Building from the primary study, this analysis was a step in generating the knowledge needed for intervention planning and development. [End Page e10] Karen T. D'Alonzo School of Nursing, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey Frances Munet Vilaró School of Nursing, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey Lisa Garsman School of Nursing, St. Peter's University Jersey City Scott R. Rosas Concept Systems Incorporated Ithaca Maria Vivar Lazos America Unida Copyright © 2021 Johns Hopkins University Press

69. Effective Contact Tracing Strategies for COVID-19: A Municipal Health Department’s Model

BackgroundDuring the COVID-19 pandemic, contact tracing program as part of a larger epidemiological case investigation was effectively implemented by the local department of health in Paterson, NJ. The Paterson Communicable Disease Strike Team (PCDST) was established by leveraging skills and using existing public health staff of the health department team which led to a timely and robust public health intervention.MethodsPCDST comprised of 25 communicable disease investigators/contact tracers established in preparation for public health response in the event of large-scale communicable disease outbreaks pre-COVID. In March 2020 with initial COVID-19 cases in Paterson, PCDST was activated utilizing NJ DOH’s Communicable Disease Reporting and Surveillance System (CDRSS). Additional staff members were cross-trained to augment team as new cases surged. A triage coordinator would identify and assign new cases to disease investigators at a 24/7 schedule. Disease Investigators would provide test results, perform epidemiological case interviews, elicit close contacts, and provide isolation/quarantine recommendations. Case-contact monitors followed up daily basis until completion of isolation/quarantine period.ResultsAs of June 15, 2020, 6537 cases tested COVID-19 (+) in Paterson, NJ. 91% of cases and their contacts were interviewed. Peak occurred in mid-April with 263 cases on a single day. By mid-June, daily number of cases declined to 7/day. Reported COVID-19 mortality rate in Paterson (4.65%), compared to surrounding towns in the same county of Passaic (6%), other large cities in New Jersey (Newark 8%, Jersey City 7.4%) and New Jersey state (7.59%).ConclusionDespite limited resources, we were able to cross train and engage our frontline public health team (PCDST) to investigate and effectively contact trace new COVID-19 cases to help contain spread of infection. Although its unclear if our intervention impacted mortality rates, it is certain that contact tracing using a trained public health workforce is a model that has proven successful in Paterson. A local public health workforce vested in their communities can develop rapport needed to build trust and confidence in an intervention that elicits confidential medical information to limit viral transmission.Disclosures All Authors: No reported disclosures

Tracking Risk for Crime Throughout the Day: An Examination of Jersey City Robberies

This study examines temporal variations in the spatial influence of environmental features, such as bars and vacant buildings, on criminal behavior across microlevel places. Specifically, 17 environmental risk factors and their spatial influences are identified for calendar year 2014 street robberies in Jersey City, NJ. To explore temporal variation, risk factors and their spatial influences on crime are identified across 12 discrete 2-hr time intervals. The results demonstrate that the risk factors for street robbery varied across the course of a day. In fact, mapping the most vulnerable places for street robbery revealed that while many of the same environmental features remain high risk throughout the day, their influence varied. These results suggested that there was a temporality to robbery and that it is likely due to the interaction between physical vulnerabilities from the built environment and social behaviors of people at these places. This demonstrates the importance of considering the temporal dimension of criminal behavior as results show that people use and interact with their environment differently throughout the course of the day.

The Effect of Police Layoffs on Crime: A Natural Experiment Involving New Jersey’s Two Largest Cities

The current study tests the effect of police layoffs on crime through a natural experiment involving Newark and Jersey City, New Jersey’s two largest cities. In response to severe budget shortfalls resulting from the economic recession beginning in 2008, officials in both cities seriously considered police layoffs as a potential component of their cutback strategies. The Newark Police Department terminated 13% of the police force in late 2010 while Jersey City officials averted any layoffs from occurring. The current study uses monthly Part 1 crime counts spanning from 2006 to 2015 to measure the effect of the police layoffs on crime in Newark. Findings of time series generalized least squares regression models indicate the police layoffs were associated with significant increases of overall crime, violent crime, and property crime in Newark as compared to Jersey City in the post-layoffs period. Supplemental analyses found the overall crime and violent crime increases become progressively more pronounced each year following the police layoffs.

875: Evaluation of Sodium Correction Strategies for Management of Hyponatremia in Hospitalized Patients

1Philiadelphia College of Pharmacy - University of the Sciences/Cooper University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA 2St. Joseph’s Medical Center, Jersey City, NJ 3N/A, Piscataway, NJ

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Abstract PR02: Improving monitoring and treatment adherence among underserved Asian Americans with chronic hepatitis B through a patient navigator-led intervention

Abstract Background: Asian Americans have the highest incidence and mortality rates of hepatocellular carcinoma among all U.S. racial/ethnic groups. Inadequate hepatitis B (HBV) monitoring and treatment contribute to poorer outcomes and increased healthcare costs. We conducted a Patient Navigator-led Intervention (PNMI) through a randomized controlled trial to improve monitoring and treatment adherence among Asian Americans with chronic HBV infection. Methods: From 2015 to 2017, we enrolled 532 eligible Asian American adults living with chronic HBV (CHB) in greater Philadelphia area, New Jersey, and New York City. They were non-compliant with HBV follow up care, and randomly assigned to either intervention or control group. Generalized linear mixed-effects models (GLMM) were used to estimate the odds ratio (OR) for the rates of doctor’s visit for CHB and having ALT test. Results: Our findings indicated that intervention group had higher rate of doctors’ visits than that of control group at both 6-month (77.22% v. 45.75%) and 12 months assessments (90.73% v. 60.61%). More intervention group participants received ALT test than control group did at 6-month (52.90% v. 25.10% at 6 months) and 12-month (75.40% v. 46.75%). Results of the GLMM showed that those in the intervention group were more likely than those in the control group to have doctor’s visit and ALT test at 6- and 12-month follow-ups. Conclusions: The findings from this culturally and linguistically appropriate PNMI intervention demonstrated strong effects on adherence to hepatitis B virus (HBV) follow-up care among non-adherent Asian American patients living with chronic HBV infection. These findings suggest opportunities for implementation the evidence-based best practice that could lead to reducing disparities in chronic liver disease and liver cancer among high-risk, underserved populations. Citation Format: Grace X. Ma, Lin Zhu, Shumenghui Zhai, Yin Tan, Xiaoli Ma, Olorunseun O. Ogunwobi, Michelle Naidoo, Tsunyou Ting, Min Qi Wang. Improving monitoring and treatment adherence among underserved Asian Americans with chronic hepatitis B through a patient navigator-led intervention [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the AACR Virtual Conference: Thirteenth AACR Conference on the Science of Cancer Health Disparities in Racial/Ethnic Minorities and the Medically Underserved; 2020 Oct 2-4. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2020;29(12 Suppl):Abstract nr PR02.

Bruce D. Hayes, The Soul of Judaism: Jews of African Descent in America

American Religion 2, no. 1 (Fall 2020), pp. 192–194 Copyright © 2020, The Trustees of Indiana University • doi: 10.2979/amerreli.2.1.20 Book Review Bruce D. Haynes, The Soul of Judaism: Jews of African Descent in America (New York: New York University Press, 2018) Judith Weisenfeld Princeton University, Princeton, USA In December of 2019 American news media covered two stories featuring Black Jews. Black Hebrew Israelites, some of whom had been in the public eye the previous summer for their clash in Washington, DC, with white Catholic students from Covington High School, again made news when a former member of an Israelite congregation murdered four people in a kosher market in Jersey City, New Jersey. That same month, comedian Tiffany Haddish held a “Black Mitzvah” on her fortieth birthday to affirm her Jewish identity, embraced in adulthood after meeting her Eritrean Jewish father and studying Torah to prepare for the ceremony. These two quite different public representations of Black Judaism highlight the range of communities, experiences, and complex histories sociologist Bruce D. Haynes examines in The Soul of Judaism. Haynes presents his primary goal as exploring the “racial projects” of Jews of African descent. Using the concept sociologists Michael Omi and Howard Winant defined as linking race as representation to social structures that organize everyday experience through race, Haynes argues that Black Jews challenge hegemonic understandings of Judaism and offer “competing racial projects” that help to expand conceptions of Blackness and Judaism. Far from “the first volume to detail racial projects emerging within the context of religion” (22), as Haynes Judith Weisenfeld 193 claims, the book nevertheless contributes to our understanding of the complexities of interactions among religion, race, and ethnicity in American history. The book’s first four chapters provide broad historical background about the racialization of Jews and of Blacks and explores aspects of the history of Black Judaisms in Africa and the Americas, discussing the Beta Israel, the Church of God and Saints of Christ, the Commandment Keepers, and the Chicago-born African Hebrew Israelites of Jerusalem. Haynes’ account of Black Judaisms in the US synthesizes the work of historians, sociologists, and anthropologists, including Jacob Dorman, Tudor Parfitt, Edith Bruder, and John L. Jackson, among others. Haynes offers a useful sense of theological and political variety among the groups that have their origins in America, considers how the labels of Hebrew, Israelite, or Jew support different identity claims, and provides insight into how members of different groups evaluate the religiously grounded racial projects of other Black Hebrew, Israelite, or Jewish groups. The book’s original contributions come with the next two chapters that highlight Haynes’ method of “retrospective ethnography” and feature interviews he conducted in the late 1990s, a period in American history he frames as transformative in terms of the representation of Jews of African descent, situated within the broader context of the emergence of discourses of multiculturalism in the United States and the rise of the internet and its ability to connect people in new ways. In these chapters, he explores religion, race, and ethnicity among Black converts to Judaism and biracial Jews of African descent, offering a rich thematic portrait of identity construction and expression in the context of families and broader racial and religious communities. The variety of voices of Jews of African descent represented in Haynes’ study is the book’s great strength and he allows experiences that represent distinctive and evolving positions to come to the fore, revealing the sometimes-fraught nature of individual identity constructions that challenge prevailing racial and religious norms. The final chapter on “Black-Jewish relations” makes the most explicit use of the fact that the interviews featured in the book were conducted in the late 1990s to examine how Black converts to Judaism, biracial Jews, and Hebrew Israelites “negotiate black anti-Semitism and Jewish racism” (168). Although the context Haynes sets focuses more on public conflicts over antisemitism in Black communities than on discourses of anti-Blackness or expressions of racism among Jews of European descent, the interviewees highlight often difficult negotiations of relationship to Jewish and Black authenticity given the intra-community tensions that were prominent in the period. In the conclusion, Haynes...

Ambulance Pre-Assignment Problem: A Case Study of Jersey City, New Jersey

Pre-assignment is one of the typical operational strategies for an ambulance in service for quick response to a call. By doing so, the ambulance can be assigned in advance for a call to a predicted area in order to avoid traffic congestion depending on the frequency and type of calls. This study proposes a model minimizing total annual travel time from ambulance stations to incidents while considering historical call volume. The propositioned model can accomplish noteworthy results of coverage compared to the classic use of ambulance stations. It will be beneficial especially where the most vulnerable population resides.

The Effect of Police Layoffs on Crime: Results from a Natural Experiment Involving New Jersey’s Two Largest Cities

The current study tests the effect of police layoffs on crime through a natural experiment involving Newark and Jersey City, New Jersey’s two largest municipalities. In response to severe budget shortfalls resulting from the economic recession beginning in 2008, officials in both Newark and Jersey City explored police layoffs as a potential component of their cutback strategies. In November 2010, the Newark Police Department terminated 13% of the police force while Jersey City officials were able to avert any layoffs from occurring. The current study uses monthly Part 1 crime counts spanning from 2006 to 2015 to measure the effect of the police layoffs on crime in Newark. Findings of time series generalized least squares regression models using panel data indicate the police layoffs were associated with significant increases of violent crime, murder, robbery, and larceny theft in Newark as compared to Jersey City. This study contributes to the literature on the relationship between police force size and crime by demonstrating sudden, drastic reductions in police force size may generate significant crime increases.

Abstract B027: Reducing liver cancer disparities through culturally tailored educational messages: A city-wide bus campaign in Philadelphia City

Abstract Background: Liver cancer increased 72 percent between 2003 and 2012 in the US. Similarly, the liver cancer death rates in the US are increasing faster than for any other cancer, having doubled since the mid-1980s. People with hepatitis B and C have the greatest risk of liver cancer. In the US, approximately 65 percent of liver cancer cases are related to hepatitis B or C (HBV or HCV), with nearly 50 percent attributable to hepatitis C alone. Objective: The Community Outreach Core (COC) Program is a part of the NCI funded TUFCCC/HC Regional Cancer Health Partnership Program and targets areas of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and New York City. One of the most important goals of the COC is engaging community partners in cancer outreach research to reduce cancer disparities among underserved minority populations in the Partnership targeted geographic areas using Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR) approaches.The purpose of this project is to mobilize the community to increase awareness of hepatitis B and C, and empower community members to talk to their trusted doctors about hepatitis B and C and to be tested. Method: The campaign features an educational advertisement on SEPTA buses (Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority) in Philadelphia City, PA. The promotional messages included culturally tailored educational messages targeting high risk residents with HBV or HCV related liver disease. The central message of the ad calls for action of “getting screened for HBV and HCV”. The Campaign ad poster (21”x22”) posted in 115 buses traveling in the City of Philadelphia for 4 weeks. In total, 938,280 bus riders had a chance to view the ad information. 173 survey forms were collected from diverse racial/ethnicity bus riders both men and women during the campaign period. Results: Among the 173 respondents, 22.7% of them reported “saw advertisement on the bus.” Specifically, riders who saw the advertisement are significantly more likely to get screened for HBV/HCV than those who did not see the advertisement (86.5% vs 58.3%). Conclusion: The findings of the project suggested that culturally tailored educational messages can effectively promoting HBV/HCV screening. The next steps of community outreach strategies will also be discussed. Citation Format: Kerry L Traub, Jean Marie Kouassi, Evelyn González, Elizabeth Yi, Safa Ibrahim, Wenyue Lu, Yin Tan, Ming-Chin Yeh, Olorunseun O Ogunwobi, Marilyn A Fraser. Reducing liver cancer disparities through culturally tailored educational messages: A city-wide bus campaign in Philadelphia City [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the Twelfth AACR Conference on the Science of Cancer Health Disparities in Racial/Ethnic Minorities and the Medically Underserved; 2019 Sep 20-23; San Francisco, CA. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2020;29(6 Suppl_2):Abstract nr B027.

Black Hebrew Israelites

The purpose of this briefing note is to examine the escalation to violence of Violent Transnational Social Movements (VTSM), specifically the Black Hebrew Israelites (BHI). The BHI is a more than 100-year-old group that has arguably been in the political background for the past two decades and appears to have escalated from using soft violence tactics to kinetic violence after the Jersey City Deli Shooting. This briefing note primarily focuses on the BHI and their role as a VTSM that uses soft violence and symbolic power as a means to deliver their message. For further information on VTSMs, please visit the Canadian Centre for Identity-Based Conflict.

Strong Antimicrobial Activity of Hydroxamic Acids and Newly Synthesized Derivatives

Antibiotic resistant pathogenic bacteria are a growing worldwide health concern according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. These bacteria are responsible for most of the infectious diseases and healthcare‐associated infections in hospitals (HAIs). The need for new therapeutic approaches using novel antimicrobial compounds is becoming vital as the number of infections caused by antibiotic resistant strains of bacteria such as Staphylococcus aureus and Staphylococcus epidermis has drastically increased. The focus of this study is to test newly designed and synthesized therapeutic agents for antimicrobial properties. Several hydroxamic acids and analogs synthesized by the Chemistry Department at New Jersey City University were tested for antibacterial activity against eight ATCC strains of human and plant pathogenic microorganisms. The antimicrobial activity of each compound was evaluated using the disk‐diffusion assay and the liquid broth assay. All compounds displayed a various spectrum of antibacterial activity. Compounds with the strongest antimicrobial effect were selected for further characterization to determine the minimal inhibitory concentration using serial dilution and absorbance reading. A subset of compounds with antimicrobial effects against plant pathogens were further tested for cytotoxicity and the ability to prevent fruit and vegetable bacterial infections. Future work will focus on using a cell‐culture‐based assay to test the remaining compounds for animal cell cytotoxicity.Support or Funding InformationThis research was done under the support of the U.S. Education Department Title III Part F HSI Grant # P031C160155, the NSF IUSE (Improving Undergraduate STEM Education) Award #1611843, and the New Jersey City University Separately Budgeted Research Fund.

OCR finds student's dismissal from team was retaliatory

Case name: Letter to: New Jersey City University, No. 02‐17‐2244 (OCR 01/17/18).

OCR finds student's dismissal from team was retaliatory

Case name: Letter to: New Jersey City University, No. 02‐17‐2244 (OCR 01/17/18).

Артим Хомик (1878—1921): етапи життя і журналістської діяльності

In the article, Artym Khomyk’s linear biography is supplemented by little-known facts about his public and creative activities. The schol arly interest to his writings and journalistic heritage is emphasized, specifically, that of published in the journals «Volia» (Vienna, 1919―1921s) and «Na Perelomi» (Vienna, 1920). Three periods of A. Khomyk’s life and creative activities have been etermined: Galician, Great Ukraine (so-called Naddniprianskyi) and Viennese. His productive journalistic activities in 1917―1918s, yet remaining out of the scholarly discourse, have been noted. It has been elucidated that besides the daily «Vidrodzhennia» (Kyiv, 1918)’s cooperation, he collaborated with newspapers «Nove Slovo» (Vinnytsia, 1918), «Poltavska Hromada» (Poltava, 1918) and «Ukrainska Respublika» (Kyiv, 1918). Approximately 40 authorized journalist’s texts have been identified and introduced into scholarly circulation. It has been accentuated A. Khomyk was the author of unsigned editorials in the daily «Vidrodzhennia». His creative heritage is represented by articles on topical issues of the political, social, economic and cultural life of the UNR (Ukrainian People’s Republic (of the periods of the Ukrainian Central Council and Directory) and the Ukrainian State of Hetman P. Skoropadsky. It has been established that his brother, the journalist Oleksandr Khomyk’s contributions, was published (under the pseudonym «A. Zhabchenko») in the newspaper «Ukrainska Trybuna» (Warsaw, 1921). It has been proved that the periodicals «Vilne Zhyttia» (Odessa), «Narodna Volia» (Olyphant), «Svoboda» (Jersey City), «Ukrainskyi Holos» (Winnipeg), «L’Europe Orientale» (Paris) featured reprints of the A. Khomyk’s publications from the daily «Vidrodzhennia» and the weekly «Volia». During the Viennese period, besides contributing to the magazines «Volia» and «Na Perelomi», he collaborated with the magazine «Smikh» (probably his publications were signed by the pseudonym «A. Nekhomyk ») and the newspaper «Borotba». A. Khomyk is one of the many figures of the Ukrainian journalism giving all their creative energy to help the audience to gain guidance in the turbulent developments of that period and to choose the right vector for the development of Ukrainian statehood during the Ukrainian Revolution of 1917―1921s. The entire complex of his journalistic and publicistic heritage deserves being an object of separate scholarly research. Keywords: Artym Khomyk, linear biography, journalistic and publicistic activities, newspapers «Vidrodzhennia», «Nove Slovo», «Poltavska Hromada», «Ukrainska Respublika».

A Tribute to Louise DeSalvo (1942–2018)

A Tribute to Louise DeSalvo (1942–2018)

Characterization of coal particles in the soil of a former rail yard and urban brownfield: Liberty State Park, Jersey City (NJ), USA

From the 1850's until the 1960's, the Central Railroad of New Jersey was among several major railways shipping anthracite and bituminous coal to the New York City area, transferring coal from railcar to barge at its extensive rail yard and port facility in Jersey City. The 490 ha Liberty State Park was developed on the site after the rail yard closed, but a ca. 100 ha brownfield zone within the park remains off limits to visitors pending future remediation. As part of an environmental forensic and industrial archeological investigation of this zone, the present study characterizes anthracite and bituminous coal particles present in abundance in the soil by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and pyrolysis-gas chromatography–mass spectrometry (Py-GC–MS). A simple pretreatment procedure employing density separation improved the analytical results. This detailed information about the nature of contaminants at the site will help to inform the remediation effort in the public interest.

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