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This article presents titles and abstracts of various articles published in the January 1, 1917 issue of the journal Annals of the Association of American Geographers . The article titled "Geographic Provinces of the U.S.," indicates that the gravimetric survey of the U.S. may be considered to have been begun in 1890. Previous to that date, 13 states had been established in the U.S. The article titled "Shriharikota and the Yanadis," indicates that Tahiti, the largest of the Society Islands is a volcanic doublet, submaturely disserted in radial consequent valleys, the larger cone being 17 nautical miles in diameter and 7,381 feet in height.

The article presents comments of the author on the article, "Regional Differences in the World Atmospheric Circulation," by John R. Borchert, published recently in a issue of "Annals of the Association of American Geographers." Nonetheless there is considerable question concerning the significance of the five maps that are the core of Borcherts presentation. These remarks are directed to a brief consideration of the significance and interpretation of his maps. It is only proper to think that in the body and foothotes of his paper professor Borchert indicated some of the limitations of his study, that the scale of the maps did not permit the delineation of zones and regions in detail.

The article presents information on several papers related to religion and sociology. Among the several papers are "Some Observations on Ideological Groups," by V.C. Nahirny was published in the 1962 issue of "The American Journal of Sociology." "Adaptation and pattern Integration of a California Sect," by F.W. Young was published in the 1960 issue of the journal "Review of Religious Research." "Sects and Society: A Sociological Study of Three Religious Groups in Britain," by B.R. Wilson and "Legitimation and Antisemitism as Factors in the Functioning of a Hebrew-Christian Mission," by B.Z. Sobel was published in the 1961 issue of the journal "Jewish Social Studies."

Nils Hoimgren was born in 1877 and his death was the end of a life long career devoted solely to zoology. His first paper dealing with the bursa copulatrix in elaterids he published as a young student in 1898, and his last, just finished when illness took him away from his laboratory. For almost 20 years lie devoted his work to the study of insects Partly as a result of an expedition to South America in 1904--1905 the termites caught his interest, and in the 27 papers he published on that subject he developed into a prominent expert on the taxonomy of that insect group.

This article discusses the ethics of simultaneous processing of manuscripts that are submitted to scholarly journals. The practice of simultaneous submission of articles to periodicals may not be rare, but informing the editor that an author is doing so is unusual. The arguments against such activity are multiple yet intertwined. The problems in large measure subsume the various facets of scientific priority. To be able to "break" a paper, a research, a new theory, a classic discourse is part of an implicit contract between the journal and the article author. The journal gives the author service, support and the considerable costs of publication. Journals copyright the articles they publish, thus it is here that the legal dimensions of publishing enter. On the other side of the argument, some scientists are yearning for their results to be published quickly in order for the benefit of the scientific community.

Focuses on issues concerning the 'New List of Categories,' published by Charles Peirce. Description of the terms used in the published paper; Philosophical views of Peirce on categories; Information on the argument by which the categories are developed.

This paper examines the role situation of managers in book-publishing houses, and in particular the conflicts that different definitions of culture tend to generate. It sees the pattern of authority as tending to exacerbate conflicts by eliminating common strategies of conflict management and reduction. It further considers the general problem created by attempts to impose norms of moral commitment where the ideal is defined by others. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article presents information about the "Journal of Clinical Psychology." Increasingly difficult problems confront the periodical in an attempt to expand the services, in the face of an inflationary spiral in printing costs. This issue of the periodical is adopting the policy of accepting suitable papers for prior publication at author's expense. Printing costs will be charged to authors under this arrangement, while this journal will assume its share of operating costs. In opinion of the authors, it is not desirable in the field of clinical psychology to continue the currently popular practice of omitting academic titles and degrees when referring to a person with recognized doctoral training and professional certification.

The article presents a reply to David I. Blumenstock for his comments on the author's article, "Regional Differences in the World Atmospheric Circulation," which was published in the March 1953, issue of "Annals of the Association of American Geographers." According to him Blumenstock's remarks correctly note some of the weak points of the paper. They deserve attention and discussion. For example, some of the percentage figures which are indicative rather than conclusive, were obtained through counting the air mass frequencies as shown on the Northern Hemisphere Surface Maps issued by the U.S. Weather Bureau for the years 1919, 20, 21, 24, 25, 35. 36, 37, 38, and 1939.

This article focuses on the journal "Transportation Science" and contributions towards it made by its former editor Robert Herman. Readers frequently suggest that "Transportation Science" publish more papers on, or more applied papers, or more data, etc. Herman has always replied that he would be pleased to consider papers relating to any aspect of transportation science, if someone would submit what was requested. Science has never enjoyed the luxury of having so many papers that it could afford to reject papers because of any policy of prejudice against papers on any particular aspect of transportation science. It is my desire that the Transportation Science Section ORSA continue to maintain the goals of producing a research journal containing papers on all aspects of transportation science, with reasonable balance between theory and experiment, methods and application. This is the policy that the editorial board has agreed to follow on behalf of the section.

The article presents a reply by professor Earney to the questions that were raised by professor W. Douglas Harrison on the paper titled "New Ores for Old Furnaces: Pelletized Iron." The researcher's statement that the he confronts difficulties in analyzing certain trends in production, consumption, and transportation of specific iron ore commodities because of nondisclosure rules and collective grouping of data by government agencies such as the U. S. Bureau of Mines . Because of these difficulties, perhaps as many as 100 letters of the more than 700 needed to acquire data and other information for the paper were concerned with the domestic iron ore industry.

The article presents information related to the deadline for submission and format of the manuscripts and letters to the editor to be published in the forthcoming issue of the journal, Transportation Science. Manuscripts must be double-spaced throughout with the original in typewritten or equally legible form. The style of this journal should be followed in the reparation of manuscripts. Tables may be typed on sheets separated from the text. In mathematical expressions, authors are requested in general to minimize unusual or expensive typographical requirements. Each paper must be accompanied by an abstract of about 100 to 200 words. The abstract should be adequate as an index and should summarize the principal results and conclusions.