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The article presents summaries of invited papers read at the winter meeting of the British Grassland Society in London, England on December 4, 1974. The theme of the meeting was "winter feeding for beef production." It is reported in one of the summaries that beef producers are facing a crisis situation with a collapse in returns to the producer; in consequence most producers are confused and are uncertain of the future. The crisis is caused by a combination of escalating costs and falling returns. Rising concentrate prices have been the main factor in increasing costs in many systems, a direct reflection of high world cereal prices, which are likely to continue in the foreseeable future.

Presents a recap of the events that transpired during the summer meeting of the British Grassland Society, held at the Newscastle Upon Tyne, England. Attendees; Activities and programs; Details of the conference sessions.

I also thank members of our advisory committees and the many researchers and institutional leaders who have engaged with NHMRC during our national consultation on gender disparities in NHMRC funding outcomes. Modelling of each option based on past outcomes showed that the additional funded applications would be highly meritorious, scoring above 5 (excellent) or 5.5 (outstanding) on NHMRC's 7-point scale.[14] NHMRC proposed that non-binary applicants be eligible for inclusion in any new gender equity initiative. NHMRC discussion paper: Options to reach gender equity in the Investigator Grant scheme (NHMRC Publication Reference: NH198). NHMRC has little information about researchers who do not identify as either male or female (here referred to as non-binary) but other evidence suggests they are also likely to be disadvantaged.[13] NHMRC's consultation on options to improve gender equity In 2022, NHMRC has consulted widely on what to do now. [Extracted from the article]

A conference paper about a proposal to replace the Division III of the International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants, which was considered and voted upon by a Special Committee on By-Laws for the Nomenclature Section at the XVIII International Botanical Congress in Melbourne in 2011. It consists of provisions for governance of the Code, voting rules for the Section, and publications. Other provisions include the committees under the Section, membership and functions.

Earlier this year, we organized a US National Science Foundation-funded community workshop (award #2209643) to explore the intersection between scholarly publishing and diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). Technology has given us many tools to communicate; new publication formats such as preprints and data papers will be essential to modernizing how we share our science. We need to think more broadly and creatively about how we communicate science - what qualifies as a publication, how we assign value to different types of publications, and how our professional incentive and reward systems manipulate that value. [Extracted from the article]

Information about several papers discussed at a workshop on Agricultural Air Quality is presented. Included are papers regarding ammonia emission estimates and emission factors from agricultural sources in the U.S. and Europe.

The article reports on the Fourteenth International Congress of Psychology which was held in Montreal, Quebec on June 7-12, 1954. The congress consisted of evening addresses, symposia and sessions of research papers on topics with major importance related to psychology. Clinical papers discussed the implication of clinical findings and the papers on industrial psychology were concerned with the social and technological factors in productivity.

The article presents the highlights of the meeting of the third section of the International Sociological Association's Second World Congress of Sociology on recent developments in sociological research held in Belgium in 1953. Also tackled at the congress was the problem of values. It says that majority of the papers contained factual reports on developments in teaching and research. It notes that the papers on national and local developments in teaching and research represent all countries.

The article presents the proceedings of a discussion of K. C. Wheare's paper on the powers that must be possessed by a union of states, at the World Congress of Sociology and Political Science held in Zurich, Switzerland on September 4, 1950. Professors Akzin of the University of Jerusalem, Puntambekar of Nagpur University, Bichara Tabbah of the Faculty of Law in Beirut and Calogeropoulos-Stratis of the School of Political Science in Greece gave their separate commentaries on the paper.

The article presents a paper, which is based on the proceedings of the Sixth International Grassland Congress held in State College, Pennsylvania from August 17 to 23, 1952. The research papers read at the conference gave a good idea of trends in grassland research and covered the viewpoint of a large proportion of the world. The papers in the plenary sessions were of a more general character and a speaker from New Zealand seemed to condense the general attitude very aptly. He stressed the relative rigidity of the grassland system and the elasticity of the animal and pointed out that in practice both may be abused temporarily to suit the immediate conditions.

Information about several papers discussed at a symposium entitled "Generalist Flowers: Their Evolution, Biology and Animal Associations" is presented. Topics include the pollination modes in tropical floras, gymnospermous pollination systems, and the classical morphological view of botany. Papers on how pollination ecologists examine generalist flowers and how to compare the ecological, functional, and phenotypical generalization of fruits are also presented in the symposium.

Information about several papers discussed at the symposium entitled Mitochondrial DNA Sequences in Plant Phylogenetics and Evolution in Vienna, Austria on July 17-23, 2005 is presented. The symposium featured seven papers including the studies by H. Ong, C. de Pamphilis and J. D. Palmer. The ability of land plant mitochondrial genomes to export or import DNA is discoursed. The topics also involved RNA editing.

The article announces on the 7th International conference on numerical methods for thermal problems. The Organizing Committee will welcome the submission of papers describing recent work within the general area. It is expected that most submitted papers will report on recently developed computational techniques, in particular finite difference and finite element methods. However, papers dealing with the comparison of standard numerical models with experimental data are also welcome. Abstracts of approximately 500 words proposing papers in the above or related fields of study are invited immediately or at the latest by 20 December 1990.

Information about several papers discussed at the 15th annual meeting of Southern Sociological Society held on March 28-29, 1952 in Atlanta, Georgia is presented. The interrelationship of social theory and social service programming for the handicapped was illustrated in the paper "Planning for the Blind in North Carolina," by Howard E. Jensen. Papers presented at the Friday evening session are "Some Applications of Cultural Anthropology in Modern Life" and "On Political Ecology."

This article reports that the Yorkshire and Lancashire Province of the National Agricultural Advisory Service (NAAS) of the British Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food held a technical conference in Leeds on October 31, 1947 to discuss the research topic "The Utilization of Grass." Delegates from Agricultural Executive Committees, the National Farmers' Union and Young Farmers' Clubs were invited to participate in the meeting. Researcher S.J. Watson, reportedly, gave a paper on "The Food Value of Grass and Grass Products" in which he discussed the food value of plants at different stages of growth, of hay and losses in hay-making, of dried grass and silage. Researcher O.B. Chartres' paper on "Grass Drying on the Farm" pointed out that almost any farming system could be adapted for grass drying. It is further reported that the NAAS, Wales, conference at Crosswood, Aberystwyth, on February 5 was addressed by researcher W.D. Hay on "Grassland Development and the Home Production of Feeding Stuffs," researcher Moses Griffith on "Maximum Production and Utilization," professor Trevor Thomas on "Increased Production From the Grasslands of Wales," and researcher Albert Davies on "Forage Crops."

Information about several papers discussed at the 2014 ADEA House of Delegates held March 2014 at the Henry B. Gonzales Convention Center of the American Dental Education Association (ADEA) on dental education is presented. Topics include several resolutions acted during the event including the 1H-2014 or the ADA Council on Dental Education and Licensure Member, the 2H-2014 or the Commission on Dental Accreditation Commissioner, and the 9H-2014 or the Approval of the Fiscal Year 2015 Budget.

Information on the meeting of the editorial board of the "Journal of Environmental Quality" (JEQ) on November 2, 2010 in Long Beach, California is presented. It highlights the improvement in the times of handling manuscripts and the newly appointed associated editors (AEs) including Josh McGrath and Conrad Heaterwole. Moreover, it presents a summary of papers published for 2010 issue of JEQ

At the 2009 Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of America, investigators of ecosystem science and biogeochemistry gathered in a series of sessions sponsored by the National Science Foundation to examine what is known about the coupling of chemical elements in biochemistry and thus in global biogeochemical cycles. As an introduction to the topic, this paper offers some philosophical thoughts about the origins and implications of coupled biogeochemical cycles on Earth. The chemical characteristics of Earth have carried the imprint of biology since the first appearance of life more than 3.5 billion years ago. Movements of about 30 chemical elements essential to life are coupled, so that the behavior of one element can often be used to predict the behavior of other elements - in both the natural and human-perturbed settings of the world. The coupling of biochemical elements stems from basic stoichiometry (the relative quantities of chemical elements in living biomass), the oxidation-reduction or "redox" reactions (in which one substance is oxidized [loses electrons] and another is reduced [gains electrons]) of metabolic activity, and chelation (in which a metal ion binds to an organic compound). Many anthropogenic environmental problems - climate change, eutrophication, acid precipitation, metal pollution - originate from the release of non-stoichiometric and toxic quantities of chemical elements to the environment. Geoengineering pro-posals as solutions to certain global environmental problems must be consistent with the underlying constraints of coupled biogeochemical cycles. Biogeochemistry has much to offer to policy makers, and biogeochemists must contribute to current deliberations about how to solve environmental problems. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Information on several papers discussed at the "International Phosphorus Workshop: Diffuse Phosphorus Loss to Surface Water Bodies-Risk Assessment, Mitigation Options, and Ecological Effects in River Basins," is presented. Key topics include managing agricultural Phosphorus (P) losses-effectiveness, uncertainties and costs, and functioning of riparian buffers. The workshop was supported by several sponsors including University of Aarhus, and the Danish Research council for Technology.

Information on the papers discussed at the 54th Association of Perioperative Registered Nurses (AORN) Congress held in Orlando, Florida from March 11-15, 2007 is presented. The ambulatory education tracks addresses issues specific to ambulatory, hospital-based, free-standing, and office-based surgical practices. The clinical education tracks relates to the care of patients. These sessions may focus on surgical procedures, direct patient care, evidence-based practice, or ethical issues.

Information about several papers discussed at the 2004 House of Delegates conference, sponsored by the American Dental Education Association (ADEA) at the Seattle Convention Center in Seattle, Washington on March 6 and 9, 2004 is presented. Topics include the enactment of Resolutions, nominations of the ADEA president-elect, and the modification of the ADEA Bylaws. The conference featured several members of the ADEA including Kenneth Kalkwarf and Ann Boyle.

Information about several papers discussed during the 2003 House of Delegates meeting of the American Dental Education Association (ADEA) is presented. Topics highlight nomination and election of ADEA president-elect Frank Catalanotto, resolutions related to ADEA administrative matters, and resolutions dealing with ADEA policy matters. Attendees of the session include pediatric dentistry professor Catalanotto, educational director Tom Taft, and University of Nebraska dean John Reinhardt.

As a part of the 2000-01 American Dental Education Association (ADEA) Leadership Institute, the Leadership Institute Fellows conducted a faculty development workshop for department chairpersons and program directors during the 2001 ADEA Annual Session. A central premise of the workshop was that successful chairpersons and program directors are both effective leaders and effective managers and that leadership and management involve complementary activities. The workshop was casebased. The ADEA Leadership Institute Fellows developed the cases and led roundtable discussions of each case. A group facilitator led large group debriefings to apply management and leadership theory to each case. The purpose of this paper is to review leadership challenges and management concepts as they were applied in a case-based faculty development workshop. The program was structured to address leadership challenges relating to managing people, mission management, conflict recognition, and conflict management. The cases were developed to relate management theories to situations in academic administration. The situations were designed to encourage debate from numerous perspectives. Each case presented general dilemmas that could be addressed from the vantage point of the dean, chair, or individual faculty member. Reinforcing discussion followed and included identification of central issues, key management concepts, and action alternatives. Because of the breadth of possible discussion, group case analyses at the workshop and in the appended case reviews explore only one perspective. This overview article introduces concepts of leadership and management that provide the foundation for analysis of three case studies that follow. These cases address common leadership and management issues in academic dentistry through three typical cases: the frustrated faculty member (case 1), the misdirected faculty member (case 2), and the faculty member stuck in the middle (case 3). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Information about several papers discussed at the U.S. National Institutes of Health Consensus Development Conference on Diagnosis and Management of Dental Caries Throughout Life on March 26-28, 2001 is presented. Topics include the management of dental caries, risk factors of teeth diseases, and effect of sugar consumption to teeth. The conference featured several notable physicians including Dr. George Stookey, Brian Burt, and Susan Reisine.

Information about several papers discussed at a meeting of the United Chapters of the Alpha Kappa Delta in Ohio. Officers each chapter have suggested initiation ritual for member of the said fraternity. The meeting featured several representatives of each chapter including Catherine S. Baker of Alpha Missouri.

Information about several papers discussed at the meetings of various chapters of the United Chapters of the Alpha Kappa Delta in the U.S. is presented. Officers of each chapters are always concerned on the growth of the fraternity, election of new officers and acceptance of new members. The meetings featured several speakers including Dr. Leon Ellis.

Information about several papers discussed at the seminar "The Social Effects of Industrialism," held by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization in London, England from September 10 to 20, 1957 is presented. The seminar featured various lectures and discussion groups. Seminar speakers and lecturers highlighted the problems associated with industrialism.

Information about several papers discussed at the European Centre of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace is presented. Eric Choisy tackled the basic concepts that should be considered to understand automation. Hervey G. de Bivort argued against the claims that automation has serious impact on employment. Charles Levinson commented on the adoption of automation in the machine-tool industry.

Information about several papers discussed at a conference on the cultural integration of immigrants is presented. Some of the participating countries were Australia, Brazil, Canada and Chile. A number of topics were addressed at the conference including the problem of integration, participation in community life, and the requirements of the receiving countries. The conference featured an address by Cuba's Minister of State Gonzalo Guell.

Information about several papers discussed at a meeting on legal sciences is presented. A study was conducted by the International Association of Legal Science on the reception of Western law in India. Participants at the meeting include judges of the Indian Federal Supreme Court, the Chief Justice of the Sudan, and a French sociologist specializing in the study of Indian society. The reception of English law in India is discussed.

The article reports on the International Congress of Anthropological and Ethnological Sciences held at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia from September 1 to 9, 1956. Emphasis was given to American archaeology, pre-history and problems of mass communication and acculturation. Lectures about applied anthropology, linguistics and museography were conducted. A list of papers presented in the congress is also presented.

The article provides information on a round table meeting on comparative law conducted by the International Association of Legal Sciences at Brasenose College in Oxford, England in September 1955. The discussion focused on the audi alteram partem rule to define problems raised in administrative law by the application of the law. Participants in the discussion are listed. The working papers presented during the event are discussed.

The article offers information about the Expert Meeting on the Promotion of Teaching of Race Questions in Primary and Secondary Schools held from September 19 to 23, 1955. Key speakers during the meeting include Dr. Cyril Bibby of the University of London and professor Juan Comas of the University of Mexico. Topics of papers discussed include teaching on race relations and anti-Jewish bias in school education.

Information on several issues discussed at a meeting held by the International Research Office on the Social Implications of Technological Change in Paris, France in March 1954 is presented. In his paper, H. J. Herskovits looked at the problem of fitting the individual into a new economic environment. Psychologists claim that the idea of motivation relates to the physiological condition peculiar to the human system.

The article reports on the two Round Tables held by the International Economic Association in Talloires, France in August and September 1951. The Executive Committee and the Programme Committee for the 1952 Round Table met between the two meetings. The Round Table on the Teaching of Economics was presided by C. W. Guillebaud. The Round Table on Monopoly, Competition and Their Regulation presented several papers on the subjects.

This article reports that the Fifth International Grassland Congress will be held at Noordwijk in the Netherlands from June 22-26, 1949. It has now been arranged that this Congress will be followed by various excursions. It will probably be generally agreed that the Executive Committee of the Society should take upon itself the nomination of British delegates over and above those who have been selected to read papers. There is a proposal that a limited number of traveling scholarships might be made available for post-graduate students just beginning their grassland work. Members are requested to inform the Secretary of the British Grassland Society if they wish to be considered as part of the British delegation to the Fifth International Grassland Congress.

Information about several papers discussed at an international symposium sponsored by the International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL) on the theft and illegal trafficking in heritage property and artworks is presented. Topics include the success of the 'Interpol Notices' program and presentation of papers by the experts from various parts of the world. The symposium featured several experts related to the study including R.E. Kendall, T. Gisbert and P. Makambila.

Information about several papers discussed at a symposium during the 12th Congress of the International Association of Applied Psychology held from July 18-23, 1955 in London, England, is presented. C. B. Firsby calls on psychologists to pay more attention to the attitudes of the subject of their research. Professor Morris Viteles, in his paper entitled "The New Utopia," expressed concern about the relation of psychologist to society.

The article presents information about a general meeting of the "Association for the study of Animal Behavior." The meeting was held on the January 8, 1951, in the Meeting Room of the Zoological Society of London, England. Some 14 papers were either presented or read in title and discussion was facilitated by the pre-circulation to those taking part of copies of the papers themselves. The opening paper "The Critical Approach in Grazing Behavior Studies," by leading agricultural scientist D.E. Tribe and Mr. J.G. Cordon, of the Rowett Research Institute, noted the marked advances in the recognition of the importance of animal behavior studies in agriculture.

Information about the paper discussed at a meeting by the International Committee for Museums of Archaeology and History (ICMAH) on the observations and suggestions from the director of the Shanghai Museum of Art and History, Shen Zhi-yu, regarding Chinese museums is presented. Topics include the discussions about significant functions and modernization of Chinese museums, and ideas on Chinese acceptance of Marxism-Leninism orients museum practice in China in several specific ways.

Information about several papers discussed at the International Congress on the study of savings problems held in Paris, France from September 30 to October 3, 1957 is presented. The congress discussed issues concerning the changes in the behavior of individuals on savings and the efforts launched to urge people to save. A list of the countries that participated in the event, including their representatives, is presented.

The article highlights several papers discussed at a meeting of the International Economic Association's (IEA) Council and Executive Committee in Rome, Italy in September 1956. The meeting featured several professors of economics including H. S. Ellis, L. Baudin and D. Delivanis. Information is presented on the future activities of the council. In addition, the council considered some applications for membership and a possible extension of the number of countries affiliated to the IEA.

Information about several papers discussed at a meeting conducted by the Steering Committee of the International Political Science Association (IPSA) in Cambridge, England from April 6 to 10, 1952 is presented. Participants of the event include professors J. Barents and M. Bridel. During the meeting, it was agreed that the second IPSA Congress will be conducted in the Hague, Netherlands. Attendees also agreed to expand the membership of IPSA.

This article focuses on the British Grassland Society Winter Meeting, which was held at Newcastle in England from January 4-5, 1949. The Meeting was well attended, nearly 100 members from the practical commercial and technical fields taking part in a programme which included visits to two farms to see silage that had been made under somewhat different conditions, but which in each case was being fed to dairy cattle, and a paper reading session and discussion, the general topics being pasture evaluation and the elimination of errors in trials and experiments. On the morning of the first day, members visited the farm of W. Rutherford, which lies, on the upper reaches of the Tyne at East Mill Hills, near Hexham. The 430 acres of this farm ranged in altitude from 230 to 880 feet above sea level. Rutherford keeps a dairy herd of British Frisians and it is his intention to have eventually a de-horned pedigree herd. The livestock consisted of 44 cows in milk or in calf, 24 bulling heifers, 17 yearlings and 15 heifer calves.

The article focuses on the 1946 Spring Meeting of the British Grassland Society. It was called this year at Pendley Manor, Tring, on the Hertfordshire-Buckinghamshire border, when seventy members hailing form all over the British Isles assembled for a couple of days erudite discussion on grassy subjects ranging from purely laboratory matters to the wider aspects of grassland output in its relation to the farm economy. The first day's meeting started with an exceptionally lively General Meeting. The President, Sir George Stapledon, as Chairman, was at the top of his form and continued solidly with paper reading.

The article informs about the 1975 winter meeting of the British Grassland Society (BGS). It reports that an offered-paper session will be held on the afternoon preceding this meeting. Members are invited to offer short papers, which deal with recent research progress or practical problems of grass and forage-crop production and utilization. Members who would like to present a paper are required to send 6 copies of a 200-word summary to arrive at the BGS office on or before 15 May 1975.

The article presents information on the meetings of the Gamma Chapter of Texas of the sociological society Alpha Kappa Delta at the University of Texas. At the first meeting for the spring semester, Professor Genevieve Wilcox, a member of Gamma Chapter, read a very interesting paper on "The History of Laredo (Texas)." The next three meetings we considered the following papers, given by members of the Gamma Chapter: "The Background of European Sociology," by Kathleen Thompson; "The Background of American Sociology," by Josephine Evans; and "Trends in Attitudes Toward the Data With Which Sociology Deals," by Rex Hopper.

This article focuses on the research paper "The Conservation of Fodder Crops for Winter Feeding," read by researcher R.E. Slade at a meeting of the Farmers' Club on December 1, 1947, held in London, England. In this paper, Slade expressed the opinion that it was the artificially low price of subsidized imported oil-seed cakes that was holding up the development of silage making and grass drying in this country. Oil cakes, reportedly, were scarce but the farmer asked for more rather than invest in silage or dried grass. He felt that not until the subsidy was removed would the farmer see the value of the feeding stuffs he could produce at home.

Information about several papers discussed at the 5th American Dental Education Association (ADEA) International Women's Leadership Conference held September 14-16, 2014 in Barcelona, Spain on strategies for advancing women's leadership in global academic dentistry is presented. Topics include personal skill, dental education, and roles of women leaders in dentistry. The conference featured several speakers including Drs. Lily T. Garcia, Jeanne Sinkford, and Cristina Manzanares Cespedes.

Information about several papers discussed at the eCongress of the Association of Perioperative Registered Nurses (AORN) held on May 2-3, 2012 is presented. Topics include best practices to better manage employees and managers, best practices for operating rooms (OR), and trends in sterile processing actions and quality improvement programs. The event featured speakers including Bruce Tulgan and Michael Bleich.