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There are some specific scientific articles that we could categorize as non-research papers. Some of the most common types of such papers are: editorials, letters to the editor, book reviews/film reviews, case reports/case series, commentaries and narrative reviews. The aim of the present article is to discuss these diverse types of non-research papers and their importance. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A response by to a letter to the editor about the article "Religious schools in London: school admissions, religious composition and selectivity" is presented.

Presents a letter to the editor in response to the article "Morphological Convergence in Hippidion and Equus South American Equids Elucidated by Ancient DNA Analysis" published in the July 2005 issue of the "Journal of Molecular Evolution."

Presents a letter to the editor regarding the article, "On the evolutionary mutation rate at Y-chromosome comments on paper," by Di Giacomo et al, published in the March 17, 2005, of the online issue of the journal, "Human Genetics."

We give a counter example to the comparison principle for the multipoint BVPs (by Xuxin Yang, Zhimin He, and Jianhua Shen, in Mathematical Problems in Engineering, Volume 2009, Article ID 258090, doi:10.1155/2009/258090). Then we suggest and prove a corrected version of the comparison principle. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A letter to the editor is presented in response to the article "Extended Y chromosome haplotypes resolve multiple and unique lineages of the Jewish Priesthood," by M.F. Hammer and colleagues in the previous issue of the journal.

A letter to the editor is presented in response to an article on a report from the Working Group of the Molecular Biology Society of Japan that was published in one of the previous issues.

A response by Barbara Isaac to a letter to the editor about her book "Archaeology of Human Origins: Papers by Glynn Isaac" is presented.

Several letters to the editor are presented in response to the article "Rockefeller Medicine Men: Medicine and Capitalism in the Progressive Era," by E. Richard Brown, including one that gives credit to Brown's used of historical footnote on the paper, and two other which comments on his use of historical documentation.

A letter to the editor is presented regarding the moderation of physical and mental distress through polymorphisms.

A letter to the editor is presented in response to the article on "Further Grounds For Abandoning the Concept of Testicular Dysgenesis Syndrome."

A letter to the editor is presented in response to the article about the importance of effective dose in patient's health that was published in the previous issue.

A letter to the editor is presented in response to the article "Meta-analysis shows association between the tryptophan hydroxylase (TPH) gene and schizophrenia," by D. Li and L. He in the previous issue.

A letter to the editor is presented about cocaine-contaminated hair.

A letter to the editor is presented in response to the article "Biogeographical and Geological Evidence for a Smaller, Completely-Enclosed Pacific Basin in the Late Cretaceous," by D. McCarthy published in the previous issue of the periodical.

A letter to the editor is presented in response to an article on linkage of 21q and 7q in autism subset with regression published in a previous issue of the periodical.

A letter to the editor is presented which discusses emergence of impact disparity in science , wherein only few papers earn the biggest share of citations, reflecting the income disparity in the U.S.

A letter to the editor is presented in response to an article on the physiological mechanisms of skeletal muscle and cardiovascular adaptation to high-intensity interval training in a 2012 issue.

A response by Lewis Pyenson to a letter to the editor about his book review of "The Collected Papers of Albert Einstein, Volume 7" in issue number 97 in 2006 is presented.

A letter to the editor is presented in response to a book review by Lewis Pyenson of "The Collected Papers of Albert Einstein, Volume 7" in issue number 97 in 2006.

A letter to the editor is presented regarding the titles of papers published in the "Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology (IJDVL)."

A letter to the editor is presented in response to an article about writing a scientific paper.

A letter to the editor in response to the papers on MicroArray Quality Control (MAQC) study by Shi is presented.

A reply by the authors to a letter to the editor on their article "MAQC papers over the cracks," is presented.

A letter to the editor is presented in response to the article "Candidal intertrigo: Treatment with filter paper soaked in Castellani's paint," that was published in the previous issues.

Presents a letter to the editor in response to the paper "A comparison between experimental and theoretical aspherical-atom scattering factors for charge-density refinement of large molecules," by V. Pichon-Pesme and colleagues that compares the databank of pesudoatom parameters and theoretical approaches citing the different electrostatic properties.

Presents a letter to the editor about BioScience changing to nonrecyclable paper.

A letter to the editor is presented in response to the article "Achievement index climbs the ranks" in the September 2007 issue.

On March 14, 2008, Granma started publication of a new section entitled Cartas a la dirección, which printed letters to the editor containing complaints, criticisms, and suggestions. The section rapidly grew in popularity and became the most closely read portion of the Friday paper. This essay engages with three related questions that have theoretical relevance beyond the specific case of Cuba. First, why would the flagship newspaper in a communist regime solicit citizen letters? Second, why would some of these letters be printed? And third, why would news media seek out responses to the letters and comment on unsatisfactory responses? This essay argues that in Cuba, as in other communist regimes, published complaint letters have two functions: the simple printing of select letters facilitates the collective letting off of steam, whereas the publication of responses to the letters by the authorities that were responsible for the infractions outlined in the initial complaint allows the regime to demonstrate that it takes popular input seriously. Therefore, Cartas a la dirección serves as a nonelectoral mechanism of accountability. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]