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The loss of different alkyl radicals from unsymmetrical tertiary amine radical cations is studied in order to systematically examine the competition between simple cleavage reactions. The reversal of the preference for the loss of small and large radicals observed when the internal energy of the reactant is increased shows that the rate of loss of the larger alkyl radical increases steeply with internal energy.

The study examined the relationship between scores on the Myers- Briggs Type Indicator and on the NEO Personality Inventory by administering these measures to 161 women and 48 men in introductory psychology. Notable correlations were found for MBTI Introversion and Extraversion with NEO-PI Extraversion (-.58 and .58 for men, -.68 and .68 for women), MBTI Sensation and Intuition with NEO-PI Openness (-.60 and .71 for men, -.70 and .65 for women), MBTI Thinking and Feeling with NEO-PI Agreeableness (-.60 and .52 for men, -.41 and .39 for women), and MBTI Judging and Perceiving with NEO-PI Conscientiousness (.56 and -.62 for men, .49 and -.50 for women). These findings are consistent with McCrae and Costa (1989). Implications for interpretation of the scores are discussed.

The period between 1890 and 1930 saw a flowering of astronomical endeavour in Queensland and also a drama that ended in the demise of the Brisbane Astronomical Society. One of those involved was Dudley Eglinton, a populariser of astronomy who organised the purchase of a 6-inch refracting telescope and established the Brisbane Astronomical Society in 1896. The other was James Park Thomson who founded the Queensland Branch of the Geographical Society of Australasia (later the Royal Geographical Society of Australasia). His main interest was in geography, but he was also a competent observational astronomer. After the demise of the Brisbane Astronomical Society, Eglinton formed a new Society, the Queensland Popular Science and Art Society, and raised funds to buy a new telescope, but he soon became blind. The new Society appears to have quickly foundered, but within a few years the Astronomical Society of Queensland (1927–1978) was formed as a successor to the Brisbane Astronomical Society and Eglinton was elected a Vice-President. Thomson appears to have played no part in this new Society. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Using data obtained from 48 male and 161 female undergraduate students in psychology, correlations between scores on the scales of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator and the facets of the Neuroticism, Extraversion, and Openness domains of the NEO Personality Inventory were low to moderate.