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The article presents the report of the managing editor of "The Journal of Finance," for 1991. The article states that the journal received 975 submissions and had an acceptance rate of 6.7 percent, and that the median turnaround time of 45 days is one day more than last year. The article states that the acceptance rate must stay low in order to keep the article backlog at an acceptable level, but that there have been a large number of submissions. The article discusses a policy change that refunds submission fees if the journal fails to render an editorial decision within 100 days of an articles submission.

The article presents the memo to the UN Atomic Energy Commission from the Atomic Scientists Committee of Great Britain. The memo contains the tasks confronting the Provisional Committee of the Atomic Scientists' Association in Great Britain. It concerns the effective means of international control of atomic energy and submission of conclusions that resulted from this study. The statements embodying the findings of the Committee are presented in brief. The Acheson Report is also considered, as it is deemed important to be discussed in this study.

The article presents a report on the deliberations of the Colorado Birds Records Committee (CBRC) regarding the partial results of circulations in the summer and fall of 2008. It is said to provide results of the circulation of 109 reports from 36 observers that documented 63 occurrences of 39 bird species from 2001 to 2008. Some of the report's highlights are the fifth state record of the common black-hawk, the fourth record of Harris's hawk and the fifth accepted observations of the Louisiana waterthrush and the painted redstart. It describes the changes made to the main review list, including the committee functions, committee news and the report format.

The article offers information on various issues related to poultry science with emphasis on the July 8-12, 2007 annual meeting of the Poultry Science Association (PSA) Inc. It informs that the PSA meeting was held in San Antonio, Texas, and likewise highlights officers, editorial board members and representatives whose terms have not expired. It also informs the journal subscription rates, charges and executive director report. Moreover, it presents the 2007 report of the Resolution Committee.

The article presents the annual Report and Accounts of the Council of the British Astronomical Association (BAA) for the year ended July 31, 2007. The BAA Web site is considered a major service of the organization, using the Star Count project and the Sky At Night 50th anniversary. The services of its Library have been suspended, while the office is relocated at Hallam Court. The Council's Solar Section has enjoyed an active year and welcome 19 new members across the session.

The article discusses the contents of the two health care quality reports and comments on possible issues the reports raised for exploration by health services researchers. The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality reports are useful in building foundation for evidence that is needed to eliminate inequalities and improve quality of health care.

This article describes the work currently being undertaken to help ISO/IEC TR 15504 progress to the status of a full International Standard, and outlines the changes in design that are to be incorporated in the revision. It describes the inputs for the design decisions that were taken; identifies the fundamental changes in the architecture of the Standard; and briefly describes the current status of the development of the Standard. Copyright © 2004 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article presents the text of the American Public Health Association's (APHA) technical report on public health policy-making in the presence of incomplete evidence. The purpose of the report is to ensure that all APHA members and others concerned with public health problems are cognizant of the forces that compromise optimum solutions, particularly when the evidence concerning the need for, and efficacy of, such actions is under challenge. Its objectives include explaining the issues and forces that bear upon public health decisions and recommending guidelines to assist APHA in the assessment of public health problems and developing optimum solutions.

This article presents abstracts of research papers presented at the 14th Annual Meeting of the Society for Psychophysiological Research. The paper on "Cardiac Components of the Defense in Infants," by W.K. Berg, found that the majority of studies of heart rate responses in alert infants report only deceleratory change, a component of the orienting response. The paper "Negative Slow Potentials Emitted by Participants in an EEG-Controlled Computer Game," by P.A. Brickett, found that CNV are produced prior to a required EEG response.

The article presents the summary of the president's report for the 15th Annual Congress of the Canadian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society (CMOS), which was held at the university of Saskatchewan, Regina on May 27-29, 1981. It cites that the report focuses on the development of the organization's advocacies and highlights that despite slow financial stability, they have improved the Society's important scientific improvements in meteorological and oceanographic research because of the efforts made by committees and executives. It also narrates that due to the implementations of the new structural arrangements, their operations have also improved. Details on the several developments of CMOS publications and activities are also presented.

The article presents information on a report prepared by the Task Force of the American Psychiatric Association, Washington, D.C., on prevention of psychiatric disorders. Prevention research in psychiatry has never got much attention or credibility. The concept of universal, nonspecific vulnerability for illness is no longer widely held in psychiatry. Many mental health professionals mistrust the medical-illness model of child and adolescent psychopathology.

Presents abstracts from conference papers that were presented at the Sesquicentennial Program of the American Statistical Association in 1989.

The article presents the report of the Office of the Executive Director of the American Association on Mental Deficiency, which highlights the activities of the year. The transfer of the AAMD headquarters to Connecticut Avenue, Washington D.C is one of the major activities. The office continues to keep in touch with regional activities by ministering annual meetings. The Association's annual convention for 1967 to 1970, the office have already signed with hotels to be the venue.

The article presents the report of the Ad Hoc Assignment on Organizational Problems as they make a logical connection of the mutual dealings between the American Association on Mental Deficiency and the elected members of Council. The report recommends that members of the Council that held major committee assignments should carry more Council and business meetings. It also recommends that a system of means be established for Council members who take quasi-governmental responsibilities on state planning.

The article presents the report of the Ad Hoc Committee on Accreditation of the American Association of Mental Deficiency, which highlights the summary of the discussions in the meeting held in New York City. The meeting aimed to talk over the prospect of establishing a commission on accreditation of residential facilities for the mentally retarded. The report stressed that a correspondence was made among the participants to form a joint commission.

The article presents the report of the 1966 Planning Board of the American Association on Mental Deficiency (AAMD). The office transfer of AAMD to Washington D.C. was finally approved by the Council. Increasing the strength of the regional organization of the Association was accentuated by the Planning Board. They also recommend that Council should deliberate in formulating short-term training courses to keep them abreast of the current developments in mental retardation.

The article presents the report on the Nominations and Elections Committee of the American Association on Mental Deficiency highlighting the results of the recent election of the officers and other undertakings. Harvey F. Dingman was elected as president. A suggestion that next election, names of the candidates for major positions should be first talked over by the council and suitable selection should be furnished by the committee during the annual meeting before the election schedule.

The article presents the report of the Membership Committee of the American Association on Mental Deficiency highlighting the undertakings in the past year. The new members of the Association has reached to 1712 individual. Likewise, the committee is encouraging membership at several states and national conventions to be part of them.

The article presents the annual report of the Examining Board of the American Association on Mental Deficiency that highlights achievements in the past year. As of December 31, 1965, the approve application for membership totaled to 1660. The recommendation to promote associate and affiliate members to active membership and promoting active members to fellow are among their undertakings.

The article presents the report of the Education Section of the American Association on Mental Deficiency that highlights the achievements. The report includes the membership and structure of the section, section activities and the recommendations. The report stressed that education section were able to formulate practices and standard operating procedures aimed to alleviate encumbrances in the future.

The article presents the report from the examining board on promotions of the American Association on Mental Deficiency that lists the associate and affiliate members promoted to active in 1963. Among those promoted include Harry Best of the University of Kentucky in Kentucky, John W. Carr of the Southbury Training School in Connecticut, and D. Robert Jacobs of Laurelton State School and Hospital in Pennsylvania.

The article presents the report from the examining board on promotions of the American Association on Mental Deficiency that lists the members promoted to fellows in 1963. Among those promoted include Mary Allen, assistant superintendent of the Psychiatric Services at Porterville State Hospital in California, Mary Jane Ihle Clark of the Northern Wisconsin Colony and Training School, and Julius S. Cohen of Syracuse University.

The article presents the report from the 1963 planning board of the American Association on Mental Deficiency (AAMD). The report stressed that AAMD has an enormous opportunity and responsibility to move forward in the encompassing field of mental retardation and related handicapping conditions. Further, several problems for immediate action and consideration by the Council are presented.

The article presents the report from the executive director of the American Association on Mental Deficiency (AAMD). According to the report, AAMD presently maintaining two offices, one located in Connecticut for business and the other in Ohio for program and services. The past year, major achievement in publication was the introduction of a new professional periodical "Mental Retardation."

The article presents the report from the section on psychology of the American Association on Mental Deficiency. Among the major activities of the committee over the past year include the preparation of the section program for the Portland conference and group discussion with the Bureau of the Census and the National Health Survey about their potential services and assistance in collation of population data pertinent to mental retardation.

The article presents the minutes of the meeting of the Committee on Arrangements of the American Association on Mental Deficiency (AAMD) held on March 15, 1974 in St. Paul, Minnesota. The tasked to contact a person who will lead the invocation were assigned to Mildren Thompson and Edward Engberg. The chairman of the Public Relations Committee of AAMD, Lettisha Henderson was assigned to take care of the newspaper publicity of the said event.

The article discusses the significance of knowing how to present a research project in lay language. According to the author, scientists need to deliver their research and technical reports into a more readable and understandable format. It states that a lay description of a research project provides a bigger picture context that can be understood by the general public, as well as researchers from other fields of study. In relevance, the Heart and Stroke Foundation in Canada is promoting the need to boost plain-language writing skills among researchers it funds.

The article offers environmental health updates. the National Groundwater Association (NGWA) will promote four key factors in reducing risks to water supplies during its March 8-14, 2009 meeting. Researchers from the University of Michigan School of Public Health (UMSPH) released results from their report investigating the use of alcohol-based hand sanitizers. Residents of Donora, Pennsylvania and the American Lung Association (ALA) commemorated the 60th anniversary of the Donora tragedy.

The Science and Technology Select Committee is appointed by the House of Commons to examine the expenditure, administration and policy of the Office of Science and Technology (OST) and its associated bodies. OST has a responsibility for science across Government, thus the Committee's remit is similarly broad. The Committee published its Report, Scientific Publications: Free for all?, on Tuesday 20 July 2004. The Report looked at the current market for scientific publications from the perspective of publishers, libraries and end-users. The Committee had two main findings. The first was that the UK Government should help to coordinate and fund the establishment of an interlinked network of institutional repositories, and that publicly funded researchers should be mandated to deposit a copy of each of their research papers in this way. The second was that the Government should encourage further experimentation with the 'author pays' publishing model. The Committee published the Government Response to its Report on 8 November 2004, alongside a further short Committee Report and responses from other organizations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article presents the report of the Division on Special Studies of the American Association on Mental Deficiency, which highlights several projects currently in progress, and under consideration. A workshop aimed to improve the resident care for mentally retarded was conducted last December 1965 in Chicago, Illinois. A project aimed to design an extensive national manpower study in mental retardation has been submitted to Mental Retardation Branch, Bureau of State Studies, Public Health Service.

The article presents the report of the Special Committee on Planning for the 1976 Centennial Year of the American Association on Mental Deficiency, which highlights the plan of activities. The report stressed that the Committee should be expanded in the forthcoming year to speed up the progress of the plan. The report also suggest that a depository for the scientific and relevant materials in relation to the history of mental retardation be created.

The article presents the report of the Special Committee on Manual on Standards for State Residential Institutions for the Mentally Retarded of the American Association on Mental Deficiency, which highlights their achievements in the past year. The Committee ascertained techniques aimed to convert the Manual into an evaluation instruments in appraising professional programs. The report stressed that a self evaluation and visiting team evaluation instrument was formulated by the Committee.

The article presents the report of the Subcommittee on Affixation of Foreign Societies highlighting the Latin America, which aspires to avail benefits of American Association on Mental Deficiency. The reports stressed that further study and consolation should be made to find a solid background on the type of participation the Latin American wish to have. Involvement of some official agencies and channeling some efforts through the agency is essential to the possibility of organizing a group.

The article presents the report of the Constitution and Bylaws Committee highlighting the matters referred at the 1965 Annual Meeting of the Association. The report proposed several amendments in relation to the modification the name of the Association to American Association on Mental Retardation, and the designation of a vice-president for the General Service Section. Several action of the Council were also referred to the Committee for clarification, rectification, and correction.

The article presents the report of the Section on Social Work of the American Association on Mental Deficiency highlighting the undertakings for the past year. The subcommittee on education were able to form a body tasked to develop a statement on focal concepts in mental retardation and the practical application to the basic sequences of the social work curriculum. Reexamination of the policies and structure of the association should be made, the report stressed.

The article presents the report of the Administrative Section of the American Association on Mental Deficiency (AAMD) highlighting the achievements for 1965-66. The report stressed that the effective leadership will ascertain the future role of AAMD. It also urges that AAMD should formulate plan of action aimed to ameliorate the selection and training of Committee Chairmen and officers.

The article presents the report of the Subsection on Cottage and Ward Life, General Section of the American Association on Mental Deficiency highlighting the achievements for the past year. The report stresses that a substantial gain was manifested on the strength of the group with the aid of sessions at a Regional level. The report concludes that Cottage and Ward Life experienced increased growth in the past year.

The article presents the report from the committee on membership of the American Association on Mental Deficiency. The report features the activities of the committee in the past year, its accomplishments, and recommendations to the Council. One their many activities is the implementation of their "every member, get a member" drive. Further, a total of 1,274 new members is added to the Association during the past year.

The article presents the annual report from the examining board of the American Association on Mental Deficiency (AAMD). The report sports the recommendation of the board to AAMD members for promotion to active membership and to fellow. Total recommendations from affiliate and associate to active membership were 185 and a total of 39 heads for fellows.

The article presents an addendum to the report from the executive director of the American Association on Mental Deficiency. In the report of the Research Committee to the Council, they wanted to establish a research and analysis branch in the Program Services Office. Among the would-be function of the branch include the surveying of specific areas in the field of mental retardation, evaluating and revising the publication and carrying out empirical and epidemiologic studies.

The article presents the report of the Exhibit Committee, a sub-committee under the Committee on Arrangements of the American Association on Mental Deficiency, which shows the plan for exhibits in the 71st annual meeting. The over-all plan of the Committee was not carried due to insufficient collection of basic books on the mentally deficiency. One of the exhibits shown was the library exhibit that depicts the three libraries in Minnesota's institution for the mentally retarded.

The article presents the report of the Committee on Arrangements in relation to the meeting of the American Association on Mental Deficiency, held on May 28-31 in St. Paul, Minnesota. The Committee with the assistance of the Convention Bureau of the St. Paul Association of Commerce was able to select the hotel venue for the said event. Likewise, in order to maximize the Committee's manpower, they subdivided the group into committees on publicity, entertainment, exhibits, luncheons, and liaison.

The author reflects on David Reingold's assessment of the problems of independence maintenance of research under government contract. He argues on the commitment to objective research of major research organizations He also believes that many government clients have increased the degree in which management and research reports have been politicized. Furthermore, he suggests factors for promoting objective and independent research reports.

The article presents information related to the series of fib Bulletins for the subscription year 2006. The bulletins include the "Precast concrete railway track systems," and the "2006 Directory." These two bulletins have been mailed to the members in November 2006. It also presents information on the way by which non-members can order for these bulletins.

The article focuses on an official joint technical report of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA), the National Association of Teachers of Singing, and the Voice and Speech Trainers Association on the role of the speech-language pathologists, the teachers of singing, and speaking voice trainers who are working for voice habilitation. The report states that those speech-language pathologists who are practicing independently in the area of providing services for voice habilitation are required to have the Certificate of Clinical Competence in Speech-Language Pathology and follow the ASHA Code of Ethics.

Provides information regarding the regulations that govern the European Society of Endodontology's research prize for the encouragement of research related to endodontology. Title of the award the winning research work will receive; Value of the award in euro; Qualification for the contest; Bases for the selection of the winner.