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The article presents several abstracts of various studies related to black communities. The analysis is based on personal interviews dealing with the social problems perceived by black residents of Indianapolis, Indiana. In this survey, unexpected difficulties in retaining black interviewers necessitated using white interviewers to meet project deadlines. Anticipating that the data would reflect the operation of interviewer effect, subsequent analysis paid careful attention to the phenomenon. Ethical issues surrounding research with humans are of concern not only to researchers and professional associations but also to government agencies and the Congress. Another report describes the changing attitudes of executives toward the corporate advancement of women and nonwhites as well as their election to boards of directors, and examines the ways in which executives believe that women and minorities are now discriminated against in opportunities to grow into positions in top and middle management.

Malformin was identified, by its biological activity and chromatography, in acetone extracts of the outer scales of onion bulbs infected with Aspergillus niger. Malformin was not detected in tissue underlying the infected areas or in the central portions of the bulbs, nor was malformein liberated from extracts or extracted tissues after reduction with zinc in acetic acid. This is the first report of naturally occurring malformin.

Provides information related to the 1956 Ames Award Contest for the best papers in Gastroenterology initiated by the American College of Gastroenterology in cooperation with the Ames Co. of Elkhart, Indiana. Reasons behind the decision of the organizers to classify the awards into two categories; Total amount of cash prize to be given; Rules and regulations of the contest.

A conference paper that discusses the results of a questionnaire posed to university department heads in regards to the curriculum for the study of dental physiology offered at dental schools is presented. The paper was read at a meeting of the Dental Faculties Association of American Universities held in Indianapolis, Indiana on January 23, 1921.

The article reports that newspaper content is one of the factors in the communications matrix which tends to bring about changes in public opinion. It has portrayed the nature of United Nations content in 119 newspapers published in 97 Indiana communities during a 31-day time interval. Three kinds of procedures have been carried out: a topical analysis by way of which 10 main categories of content, or news and policy contexts, were derived; an intensity analysis by way of which magnitudes were assigned to the topics or contexts; a directional analysis, in certain categories, by way of which the "orientation" of the contexts was determined whether positive, negative, or neutral. It is found that there are marked "discontinuities" from one community to another, particularly between rural and urban groupings, in the levels or distributions of U.N. information. The determination of the psychological and sociological factors that bring about differences in both kinds and quantities of communications content among individual communities is a point of departure that follows from this research.

The article focuses on the results of the studies related to personnel selection. It mentions that the assessments for employees at Dunlap and Associates Inc. were administered by a psychologist to the 17 male in a single group. It says that one-time service ratings at Evansville (Indiana) Public Library were secured from immediate supervisors at the end of six months employment. Moreover, the criterion data at a paper goods company is collected after the employees had been on the job to complete the training period.

The article discusses the research paper "An evaluation of a cooperative teaching method in basic physical science as required of non-science majors," presented at the annual conference of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching in Chicago, Illinois, from February 19-22, 1966. The paper reports on the findings of a study comparing the basic physical science achievement scores in the astronomy, physics and chemistry units at the Indiana State College. The paper also examined the possibility of a superior method of instruction.

The article presents information on agricultural extension publicity in eleven northeastern Indiana counties. Indiana agricultural extension workers are awakening to an increasing need for study of rural people, so their efforts can be directed toward the realization of desired results with the least expenditure of time, energy and money. So many contemporary agencies are attempting to gain the attention of farm people that constant study of effective ways and means of reaching them is essential. Publicity in such forms as newspaper and farm magazine stories, radio broadcasts, circular letters and post cards, posters, and by word of mouth, is "stock in trade" for all livewire agricultural extension workers. Interviews were made in 294 farm homes, selected at random, at predetermined distances on routes passing through representative sections of the counties. All types of roads, and areas of various land and community characteristics, such as special religious groups or other unusual social characteristics were included on the routes traveled by the interviewers. Only homes in the open country were visited. All family heads and homemakers found at home were interviewed.

The objective test in accounting is a test designed to cover a large amount of material, to have a large number of questions requiring very brief answers, the answer to each unit being the same for every student who answers the questions correctly. This kind of test has in recent years been referred to as the New Type Ten but since its use has been so commonly adapted it seems best to the writer to refer to it, not as a new type test, but as an objective test. In Indiana University the increased enrollment in accounting, without a corresponding budget increase, has necessitated some means of measuring student achievement with a minimum of clerical effort. The staff has regularly felt that the instructor's real service to the student comes from adequate preparation and presentation of materials rather than in the type of drudgery that accompanies long hours in marking papers. The institution requires that teachers give each student a letter grade each semester and the objective test furnishes the measuring device for arriving at the correct grade.

The purpose of this paper was to investigate the attitudes of foreign students toward American democratic ideals as carried out by most people in the United States, and to examine the conditions under which they develop their attitudes. The subjects were 304 foreign students who attended Purdue University during the second semester of the academic year 1959-60. Data were gathered by mailed questionnaires. The statistical analysis showed that almost all foreign students felt that most people in the United States were less democratically oriented than the students themselves. The only exceptions were Arab, Greek, and Siamese students. Democratic orientation scores of subjects from six countries, namely, Great Britain, Scandinavia, Iran, India, Japan, and Nigeria differed significantly from the scores attributed to most people in the United States. Favorable attitudes toward American democratic orientation were found to be related significantly to two intervening variables, namely, favorable experiences encountered by foreign students in the United States, and adjustment to the academic and social life on American campuses. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article reports on research programs conducted by Purdue University's Industrial Relations Committee. Faculty is working with area community development agents, R. J. McCormick and B. C. Robinson, to study any link between employment opportunities and consumer-goods purchases in a rural community. Data from Indiana communities is used to test their hypothesis. W. C. Redding of the Department of Communications and Gary T. Hunt are studying communication perceptions and attitudes related to decision making.

All farmers are confronted with challenges from the agricultural environment which make the efficient use of their labor necessary for economic survival. Older farmers in poorer health were found to be especially handicapped in this respect. Some older farmers in poor health were, nonetheless, efficient. This study investigates correlates of farm labor efficiency among a group of central Indiana farmers of advanced years and in poor health. Efficient farmers differed from inefficient farmers with regard to their orientation toward work, the nature of their farms, and their social status. Efficient farmers were more active, tended to be moderate in their attitudes about the importance of work, worked larger and more productive farms, received higher incomes, and were more likely to serve as officers in community organizations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article discusses employment implications of India's industrialization. This article presents estimates of the sectoral direct and indirect employment potential of the 77 sectors of the input-output table. The static input output system is used to arrive at these estimates. No attempt has been made to discuss the problem of choice of techniques; however, the problem of product or output mix has been taken into consideration. The sectors are agricultural and create substantial employment per unit of final demand. Increase in the consumption of the products may not be acceptable due to its impact on capital accumulation. The conflict between present and future consumption and its impact on employment is clearly demonstrated. It should also be mentioned here that it may not be correct to hold the view that agricultural sectors are incapable of generating substantial employment. Among these nine sectors there are two key sectors, viz, metal products and petroleum products. Both these sectors are nonagricultural. The other seven sectors are characterized by poor forward linkages but strong backward linkages.

Using symbolic interactionist theory to derive the basic proposition that an empirical relationship between the creedal and consequential dimensions of religiosity should appear only to the extent to which one's religious identity is salient, we examined a sample of Protestant church members in Indianapolis (N= 604). A relationship appeared only for those dependent variables in which the organized church was directly implicated, and even then only in the very highest salience category. With the proviso that a very high level of salience is required to produce a relationship, all of the other studies of the relationship of religious orthodoxy to political attitudes and behavior fall neatly into place. Evidence is also presented which indicates that the theory predicts behavior at the extremes of the creedal continuum, making separate theories of religious and political extremism unnecessary. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The Epsilon Generalization can consistently define the borders and core region of a noncontiguous community. The Nappanee, Indiana, Amish area is used to demonstrate the technique. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article presents abstracts of articles presented at a meeting of the International Association for Dental Research (IADR) held in French Lick Springs, Indiana from March 17-19, 1951, including "Acute Infectious Gingivo-Stomatitis (Herpetic-Stomatitis) of Children and Its Response to the Systemic Administration of Aureomycin," by C. R. Castaldi and G. H. Rovelstad, ""A Preliminary Report on the Relationship of Psychosomatics to Oral Conditions," by John H. Manhold, and "Studies of Ovarian Function in Periodontosis," by Maxwell Karshan, Roslyn Wiener, and Benjamin Tenenbaum.

Information about several papers discussed at the Symposium on Gnotobiotic Research, co-sponsored by the Association for Gnotobiotics and the Microbiology Department and Lobund Laboratory, at the University of Notre Dame in Indiana on June 8-10, 1970 is presented. The topics discussed include the latest findings in gnotobiotic research. The symposium featured several personalities including P. C. Trexler, M. Dietrich, and M. P. Maley.

Information on papers discussed during the Seventh International Symposium on Regulation of Enzyme Activity and Synthesis in Normal and Neoplastic Tissues at Indiana University School of Medicine in Indianapolis in 1968 is presented. Albert Szent-Göyrgyi discussed the steric separation of enzyme and substrate underlying the regulation of enzyme systems connected with mechanical damage repair. The regulation of pyruvate kinase in rat was described by G. Weber in a glucogenics session.

The article reports on the publication of two paper-covered books entitled "The Boys' and Girls' Own Book and Projects," and "Illustrative Units in Original Writing, Reading, and Literature," by the Hammond public schools in Hammond, Indiana in 1929. The two paper-covered books contain poems, essays, and drawings by pupils of the public schools. Hammond superintendent L. L. Caldwell has written the preface in the first book.

The article presents a reply to the comments made by professor A.Steven Messenger on the author's article. North Indiana represents a broad ecological tension zone or region of contact, between the relatively mesic plant associations of Lower Michigan. The author is convinced that the final solution to all related problem will come only when the expertiser of several disciplines is focused on the lndiana Michigan dunes ecology to define positively the range of environmental stresses present and, simultaneously, to consider the limits of tolerance of the dune flora.

Two accounting research seminars were instituted as formal courses by the Indiana University Graduate School of Business, Bloomington, in the first semester 1963-64, after several years of informal experimentation. One seminar is for doctoral candidates, the other for masters degree candidates. The two differ in objectives and approach. The objectives of the doctoral candidates seminar in accounting research have been mentioned. First, to prepare each candidate to proceed with the research and writing of his doctoral dissertation promptly upon the completion of his course work. Second, to help doctoral candidates to become aware of needed research in accounting, and to stimulate them to do research whether or not academic credit or pay is involved. The objectives of the seminar for masters degree candidates is to motivate such candidates to continue professional education after completing their formal education. It aims to broaden the knowledge of the candidates of current and nascent developments. It also aims to help candidates improve their ability to understand what is involved in doing accounting research and in communicating the results of the research.

What can trading stamps do for the small retailer? A survey of Indianapolis merchants-stamp users, ex-users, and nonusers--shows that those in strong competitive positions, who adopted stamps soon after they were introduced in the market, and promoted them aggressively had best results. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article reports the findings of a study of the purchasing behavior of 201 farmers in central Indiana. The study asked how farmers go about buying machinery, if the farmers had any brand or dealer preferences, and why a farmer chose one dealer over another. The article presents the study methodology and discusses the decision making process, which involved conversations with neighbors and friends, in addition to dealers. The article discusses the factors associated with dealer and brand preference and analyzes the results. The article draws some conclusions but calls for further study of the issue.

Consumer problems of low-income, inner city residents may be the result of both poor performance by marketing institutions and lack of buyer skills and motivation. Although solving these problems depends upon specific knowledge of possible determining factors, research has focused more on retail performance than on buyer behavior. This study explores one aspect of that behavior the effects of residence, age, and education on black shoppers' perceptions of food store characteristics. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]