Meetings, unpublished data

Penlidis, A. MacGregor, J.F. Hamielec, A.E., unpublished data some data presented at the 189th ACS Meeting, May 1985, Miami Beach. 

Kuwamura, T. et al. unpublished data which have been presented at the meeting of Division of Colloid and Surface Chemistry in Japan Chemical Society and at the Japan Oil Chemists Society meeting, 1981 - 1983. 

To minimize bias consequent to the tendency not to publish negative data, we attempted to include all double-blind, random-assignment trials from meeting presentations, reports of symposia, exhibits, or available unpublished data from the individual authors, the pharmaceutical industry, or the government. 

Theses and dissertations are indexed in standard abstract iournals and books only after they are published in current periodicals, where they usually appear in abbreviated form. Published research reports are not the only source of valuable information scientific meetings, preprints, abstracts, and publications of limited circulation are often of interest. Lists of sources of dissertations by country and by individual institution and suggested ways of tracing unpublished data are presented. 

Once the need is established, the problem arises as to where to look for these unpublished data. The principal clues are scientific meetings, published literature, and personal contacts, and the main sources are the individual chemist s notebook, typed or mimeographed material having limited circulation, and theses and dissertations which are buried in the libraries of the institutions at which they were written. Many chemists have the misconception that unpublished data consist entirely of material that is unavailable for reasons of national security or will later be used in obtaining patents and is therefore being kept confidential. This discussion is limited to the types that are available. 

Another great asset gained from meeting attendance is the opportunity for a wide variety of personal contacts. Discussions outside the formal sessions frequently give insight into the whereabouts of unpublished data. These personal contacts also form a sound basis for personal correspondence with other scientists. 

Data in this field are only beginning to emerge. Thus, this chapter will review data regarding the relationships of LNA, EPA, and DHA to psychiatric disorders that are available from meeting abstracts, private communications, and unpublished data, in addition to published data, in order to provide as broad a base of information as possible... 

Alternatives to Sulfites. To meet the needs of the food industry for alternatives to sulfites, a number of browning inhibitor formulations have been marketed. These products are mostly combinations of AA, EA, or their sodium salts with such adjuncts as citric acid, sodium or calcium chloride, phosphates, cysteine and potassium sorbate (23-29). Commercial browning inhibitor formulations vary widely both in AA or EA content and in recommended use levels (Sapers, G. M., Eastern Regional Research Center, Philadelphia, PA, unpublished data). These sulfite substitutes are considered to be less effective than sulfites because they do not penetrate as well into the cellular matrix (11). Furthermore, AA is easily oxidized by endogenous enzymes (18) or by autoxidation, and in the course of its intended role as a browning inhibitor, may fall into a concentration range where it exerts pro-oxidant effects (30). To enhance their effectiveness, the sulfite substitutes may be used in conjunction with modified atmosphere or vacuum packaging (29,31). 

Unpublished data presented at meeting of American Chemical Society, at Atlantic City in 1952. 

Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis, N. Am. Meeting of Catal. Soc., 6th, Chicago, March, 1979, unpublished data. 

Much of the historical information used in this chapter may be found in The Story of Rapeseed in Western Canada" (McLeod, 1974). Most of the data used is unpublished data although it may have appeared in abbreviated form in crop reports or in the "Prairie Wide Co-operative Rapeseed Test" from which data is used with permission of the test coordinator. Useful background on the conversion to low erucic acid varieties may also be found in minutes of the "Annual Meetings of the Rapeseed Association of Canada" (Rapeseed Association of Canada, 1971-1975). For information on quality and composition see Chapter 4 or the publication "Canola Oil, Properties, Processes and Food Quality" by Vaisey-Genser and Eskin, 1979. 

The exciting CGS4 results presented at this meeting would not have been possible without the work of many people. Firstly the UKIRT observers who gave permission for me to discuss their (mostly unpublished) data, also of course the excellent work of the CGS4 teams at both the Royal Observatory, Edinburgh and the Joint Astronomy Centre, Hilo, and finally, but not least, the UKIRT telescope operators. 

J.P.Toennies and coworkers, data presented at the Modena Meeting of the Surface Group of GNSM, December 1983, unpublished and to be published... 

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