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The article presents abstracts of papers presented to the Tenth Annual Meeting of the Association for the Psychophysiological Study of Sleep (APSS). APSS for founded in 1961 for the purpose of promoting both formal and informal exchange of information among workers from various disciplines with a common interest in the psychophysiology of sleep.

The article presents proceedings of the Annual meeting of the Phycological Society of America at the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, held between August 27-September 1, 1972. All sessions of the program at which contributed papers are presented were joint sessions of the Phycological Society of America and the Phycological Section of the Botanical Society of America. Various research papers were presented at the annual meeting. Section one was on Nuisance Algae and Bloom Phenomena. Section two was on Physiology and Biochemistry.

The article presents reports of combined Annual Meeting of Canadian Academy of Endodontics and the American Association of Endodontists. The first day of the meeting featured the research seminar. The first paper was on a study concerning "Change in Dentine Brittleness Relative to Dehydration," by Douglas Stewart and Herbert Schilder of Boston University. Again from Boston University, Herbert Schilder and Roger Czarnecki reported on a "Histological Evaluation of the Human Dental Pulp in Teeth with Varying Degrees of Periodontal Disease."

The article presents proceedings of the Annual meeting of the Phycological Society of America at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts, held between June 17-22, 1973. All sessions of the program at which contributed papers were presented are joint sessions of the Phycological Society of America and the Phycological Section of the Botanical Society of America. Various topics were covered in different sessions. Session one was on Taxonomy and Morphology while sessions two was on Physiology and Biochemistry.

This article presents information on fourth annual meeting of Society for neuroscience which will held between October 20-23, in St. Louis, Missouri. Symposia, state-of-the-art sessions, in-depth panel explorations, dinner discussion groups, and volunteer paper sessions will cover a broad range of neuroscientific subjects. A special demonstration covering the use of computers in the neurosciences is also planned in cooperation with the Washington University School of Medicine.

This article reports on an annual provincial meeting of the British Endodontic Society which was held at Oxford, Great Britain, on September 28-29, 1974. The meeting on Saturday was opened by the President. He introduced Major Stock who presented a paper on his investigation into "The Comparison of the efficiency of the Giromatic system and hand operated instruments in Root Canal Therapy". Two films were shown during the meeting, one made by the U. S. Navy on Endodontic Techniques and the other on a diodontic implant technique entitled "Tooth and Nail."

The article reports on the announcement of two Kurt H. Thoma awards for the best original papers on the science and practice of clinical, diagnostic, or experimental oral pathology. The awards, to be presented at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Oral Pathology in Montreal, will consist of a commemorative plaque and a cash award.

The eighth annual meeting of the Society for Psychophysiological Research will be held from October 17-20, 1968 at the Mariott Twin Bridges Motor Hotel in Washington D.C. Program chairman for the meeting is Clinton C. Brown, member of Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science in Maryland. Abstracts of papers to be presented should be submitted to Brown before August 1, 1968. They must be limited to 250 words if the author wishes them to be published in the journal "Psychophysiology." Abstracts which are acceptable but for which there is no room in the meeting program will also be published in the journal.