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ChemInform Abstract: Synthesis and Characterization and Antiinflammatory and Antibacterial Evaluation of 3‐Arylidene‐7‐methoxychroman‐4‐ones.
Authors: Shankar T. , Gandhidasan R. , Venkataraman S.
Published: December 2011

The antiinflammatory activity of the title compounds, e.g. (III), is found to be less effective than that of the standard diclofenac and the antibacterial activities in general are characterized as moderate.
ChemInform Abstract: Synthesis and Antiinflammatory Effects of a Series of Novel 7‐Hydroxycoumarin Derivatives.
Authors: Timonen Juri M. , Nieminen Riina M. , Sareila Outi , Goulas Antonis , Moilanen Lauri J. , Haukka Matti , Vainiotalo Pirjo , Moilanen Eeva , Aulaskari Paula H.
Published: December 2011

Novel 7‐hydroxycoumarin derivatives (III) are synthesized by Pechmann cyclization.
ChemInform Abstract: Synthesis of Hetarenoindanone Based on Selenium Dioxide‐Promoted Direct Intramolecular Cyclization.
Authors: Zhang Youlai , Tanimoto Hiroki , Nishiyama Yasuhiro , Morimoto Tsumoru , Kakiuchi Kiyomi
Published: December 2011

Formation of hetarenoindanone (II) from 2‐methyl thiochromone derivative (I) follows a cascade reaction sequence involving an intramolecular Friedel—Crafts reaction and subsequent oxidation by selenous acid which is generated from selenium dioxide and water through Riley allylic oxidation.
ChemInform Abstract: Synthesis of Functionalized Quinolines and Benzo[c][2,7]naphthyridines Based on a Photo‐Fries Rearrangement.
Authors: Guerrini Giacomo , Taddei Maurizio , Ponticelli Fabio
Published: December 2011

Efficient methods to prepare biologically important quinolines and benzonaphthyridines are reported.
ChemInform Abstract: Synthesis and Pharmacological Evaluation of 1‐Isopropyl‐1,2,3,4‐tetrahydroisoquinoline Derivatives as Novel Antihypertensive Agents.
Authors: Watanuki Susumu , Matsuura Keisuke , Tomura Yuichi , Okada Minoru , Okazaki Toshio , Ohta Mitsuaki , Tsukamoto Shin‐ichi
Published: December 2011

Different strategies are employed for the synthesis of 1‐isopropyl‐1,2,3,4‐tetrahydroisoquinoline derivatives such as (VII) or (X).
ChemInform Abstract: Reaction of β‐Lactam Carbenes with 2‐Pyridyl Isonitriles: A One‐Pot Synthesis of 2‐Carbonyl‐3‐(pyridylamino)imidazo[1,2‐a]pyridines Useful as Fluorescent Probes for Mercury Ion.
Authors: Shao Na , Pang Guang‐Xian , Yan Cai‐Xia , Shi Gao‐Feng , Cheng Ying
Published: December 2011

Thermal reaction of the lactam (I) with 2‐pyridyl isonitriles followed by acidic hydrolysis provides a simple and effective approach to novel imidazopyridines like (III).
ChemInform Abstract: Synthesis of 3‐Arylthieno[2,3‐b]‐, ‐[2,3‐c]‐ or ‐[3,2‐c]pyridines Utilizing an Interrupted Pummerer Reaction.
Authors: Kobayashi Kazuhiro , Suzuki Teruhiko , Horiuchi Mai , Shiroyama Yasuhiko , Konishi Hisatoshi
Published: December 2011

The starting (ethylsulfinyl)pyridines are easily prepared from aryl chloropyridinyl ketones.
ChemInform Abstract: Derivatives of Pyrrolo[3,4‐d]pyridazinone, a New Class of Analgesic Agents.
Authors: Malinka Wieslaw , Redzicka Aleksandra , Jastrzebska‐Wiesek Magdalena , Filipek Barbara , Dybala Malgorzata , Karczmarzyk Zbigniew , Urbanczyk‐Lipkowska Zofia , Kalicki Przemyslaw
Published: December 2011

Novel pyrrolo[3,4‐d]pyridazinones (III) and (VII) are tested as potential analgesic agents.
ChemInform Abstract: Palladium‐Catalyzed Asymmetric Allylic Alkylations of Polynitrogen‐Containing Aromatic Heterocycles.
Authors: Trost Barry M. , Thaisrivongs David A. , Hartwig Jan
Published: December 2011

Aromatic heterocycles bearing a methyl group are applied as cross‐coupling partners in the reaction with cyclopentyl‐ or cyclohexyl‐derived mesityl esters.
ChemInform Abstract: Reactions of Polyfluorinated Chalcones with o‐Aminobenzenethiol and Its Zinc Salts.
Authors: Shmuilovich K. S. , Orlova N. A. , Beregovaya I. V. , Shelkovnikov V. V.
Published: December 2011

HCl‐catalyzed reactions of polyfluorochalcones with o‐aminothiophenol afford polyfluorine‐substituted 2,3‐dihydrobenzothiazepines.
ChemInform Abstract: Functionalization of Some Benzylthioarylboronic Acids by Benzylic Lithiation of Their N‐Butyldiethanolamine Esters or Lithium(triisopropoxy)borates.
Authors: Durka Krzysztof , Klis Tomasz , Serwatowski Janusz , Wozniak Krzysztof
Published: December 2011

New arylboronic acids substituted in the benzylic position are synthesized by reaction of protected benzylthioarylboronic acids with various electrophiles.
ChemInform Abstract: Cobalt‐Catalyzed Conjugate Addition of Silylacetylenes to α,β‐Unsaturated Ketones.
Authors: Nishimura Takahiro , Sawano Takahiro , Ou Keiyu , Hayashi Tamio
Published: December 2011

A variety of β‐alkynylketones (III) and (V) is prepared by a Zn‐mediated, Co‐catalyzed conjugate addition reaction of silylacetylene (II) to unsaturated ketones.
ChemInform Abstract: Metal‐Catalyzed Rearrangement of Cyclopropenes to Allenes.
Authors: Li Jingwei , Sun Chunrui , Demerzhan Silviya , Lee Daesung
Published: December 2011

The presence of both the Tms group on the cyclopropene ring and the platinum catalyst are crucial for the novel reaction.
ChemInform Abstract: Cytotoxic Eunicellin‐Type Diterpenes from the Soft Coral Litophyton viscudium.
Authors: Iwagata Tetsuo , et al. et al.
Published: December 2011

The new isolated diterpenes (I)—(IV) exhibit cytotoxic activity against HL‐60 (IC504.2—50 μM).
ChemInform Abstract: Discovery of a New Class of HMG‐CoA Reductase Inhibitor from Polyalthia longifolia as Potential Lipid Lowering Agent.
Authors: Sashidhara Koneni V. , Singh Suriya P. , Srivastava Anuj , Puri Anju , Chhonker Yashpal S. , Bhatta Rabi S. , Shah Priyanka , Siddiqi Mohammad Imran
Published: December 2011

Bioassay‐guided fractionation of a plant material extract from the Indian tree Polyalthia longifolia var.
ChemInform Abstract: Asymmetric Syntheses of α‐Methyl γ‐Amino Acid Derivatives.
Authors: Zhu Ye , Khumsubdee Sakunchai , Schaefer Amber , Burgess Kevin
Published: December 2011

In the presence of IRC, allyl amines of type (I) and (IV) smoothly undergo asymmetric hydrogenation to afford title compounds like (II) and (III).
ChemInform Abstract: De novo Synthesis of Deoxy Sugar via a Wharton Rearrangement
Authors: Wang Hua‐Yu Leo , O'Doherty George A.
Published: December 2011

A variety of new, rare deoxy sugars such as 6‐deoxyallose (IV) and 6‐deoxyfurose (VIII) are synthesized utilizing the Wharton rearrangement of epoxy ketone (I) as the key step.
ChemInform Abstract: cis‐Glycofused Benzopyran Compounds as New Amyloid‐β Peptide Ligands.
Authors: Airoldi Cristina , Cardona Francisco , Sironi Erika , Colombo Laura , Salmona Mario , Silva Artur , Nicotra Francesco , La Ferla Barbara
Published: December 2011

A small library of novel cis‐glycofused benzopyrans (VI) is synthesized.
ChemInform Abstract: Iron(III) Chloride as an Efficient Catalyst for Stereoselective Synthesis of Glycosyl Azides and a Cocatalyst with Cu(0) for the Subsequent Click Chemistry.
Authors: Salunke Santosh B. , Babu N. Seshu , Chen Chien‐Tien
Published: December 2011

Organic azides are potentially explosive and corrosive compounds and should be handled with great care, although in this particular study no adverse effects occur at small‐scale reactions.
ChemInform Abstract: Selective Oxidative Debenzylation of Mono‐ and Oligosaccharides in the Presence of Azides.
Authors: Niemietz Mathaeus , Perkams Lukas , Hoffman Joanna , Eller Steffen , Unverzagt Carlo
Published: December 2011

The selective oxidative debenzylation using the conditions shown in the scheme are compatible with protecting groups of the ester and amide type.
ChemInform Abstract: Design and Synthesis of Novel Carbocyclic Versions of 2′‐Spirocyclopropyl Ribonucleosides as Potent anti‐HCV Agents.
Authors: Oh Chang Hyun , Kim Eunae , Hong Joon Hee
Published: December 2011

4 Title compounds of type (XIV) are prepared by analogous methods.
ChemInform Abstract: New Phenylpropanoid‐Substituted Flavan‐3‐ols from the Leaves of Castanopsis sclerophylla.
Authors: Huang Yong‐Lin , Matsuo Yosuke , Tanaka Takashi , Kouno Isao , Li Dian‐Peng , Nonaka Gen‐ichiro
Published: December 2011

The chemotaxonomical study of Castanopsis species leads to the isolation of two previously unknown flavanols.
ChemInform Abstract: A Novel pH‐Sensitive (.+‐.)‐α‐Tocopherol‐5‐fluorouracil Adduct with Antioxidant and Anticancer Properties
Authors: Liu Yi , et al. et al.
Published: December 2011

synthesis and utilization of title compound (I) for selective drug release in the stomach
ChemInform Abstract: Cyclopenicillone (I), a Unique Cyclopentenone from the Cultures of Penicillium decumbens
Authors: Lin Sheng , Shi Ting , Chen Ke‐Yv , Zhang Zhong‐Xiao , Shan Lei , Shen Yun‐Heng , Zhang Wei‐Dong
Published: December 2011

structure elucidation and inhibitory effects against lipopolysaccharides‐induced nitric oxide production in macrophages
ChemInform Abstract: Isoeugenol‐Based Novel Potent Antioxidants: Synthesis and Reactivity.
Authors: Findik Esra , Ceylan Mustafa , Elmastas Mahfuz
Published: December 2011

6 Title compounds of type (I) are prepared by a modified Friedel—Crafts alkylation and tested for their antioxidant and radical‐scavenging activities.
ChemInform Abstract: Tunable Ferrites as Environmentally Friendly Materials for Energy‐Efficient Processes
Authors: Alvarez‐Serrano Inmaculada , Arillo Maria Angeles , Lopez Maria Luisa , Veiga Maria Luisa , Pico Carlos
Published: December 2011

Review: 23 refs.
ChemInform Abstract: The Iron Oxides Strike Back: From Biomedical Applications to Energy Storage Devices and Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting
Authors: Tartaj Pedro , Morales Maria P. , Gonzalez‐Carreno Teresita , Veintemillas‐Verdaguer Sabino , Serna Carlos J.
Published: December 2011

Review: 43 refs.
ChemInform Abstract: Luminescent Metal Complexes of d6, d8 and d10 Transition Metal Centers
Authors: Yam Vivian Wing‐Wah , Wong Keith Man‐Chung
Published: December 2011

Review: 98 refs.
ChemInform Abstract: Fullerenes Encaging Metal Clusters—Clusterfullerenes
Authors: Yang Shangfeng , Liu Fupin , Chen Chuanbao , Jiao Mingzhi , Wei Tao
Published: December 2011

Review: classification, synthesis, separation, molecular structure, properties and potential applications; 121 refs.
ChemInform Abstract: Alkali/Coinage Metals — Organolithium, Organocuprate Chemistry
Authors: Haywood Joanna , Wheatley Andrew E. H.
Published: December 2011

Review: 108 refs.
ChemInform Abstract: The Synthesis of Dehydrotryptophan and Dehydrotryptophan‐Containing Peptides.
Authors: Kaur Harveen , Heapy Amanda M. , Brimble Margaret A.
Published: December 2011

Review: 95 refs.
ChemInform Abstract: Silicon‐Based Cross‐Coupling Reaction: An Environmentally Benign Version
Authors: Nakao Yoshiaki , Hiyama Tamejiro
Published: December 2011

Review: 62 refs.
ChemInform Abstract: Pd‐Catalyzed Cross‐Coupling Reactions of Alkyl Halides
Authors: Kambe Nobuaki , Iwasaki Takanori , Terao Jun
Published: December 2011

Review: 87 refs.
ChemInform Abstract: Cross‐Coupling in Flow
Authors: Noel Timothy , Buchwald Stephen L.
Published: December 2011

Review: 246 refs.
ChemInform Abstract: Decarboxylative Coupling Reactions: A Modern Strategy for C—C‐Bond Formation
Authors: Rodriguez Nuria , Goossen Lukas J.
Published: December 2011

Review: 140 refs.
ChemInform Abstract: Recent Developments and Perspectives in Palladium‐Catalyzed Cyanation of Aryl Halides: Synthesis of Benzonitriles
Authors: Anbarasan Pazhamalai , Schareina Thomas , Beller Matthias
Published: December 2011

Review: about 150 refs.
ChemInform Abstract: Recent Advances in the Transition Metal‐Catalyzed Twofold Oxidative C—H Bond Activation Strategy for C—C and C—N Bond Formation
Authors: Cho Seung Hwan , Kim Ji Young , Kwak Jaesung , Chang Sukbok
Published: December 2011

Review: 113 refs.
ChemInform Abstract: N‐Heterocyclic Carbene (NHC) Ligands and Palladium in Homogeneous Cross‐Coupling Catalysis: A Perfect Union
Authors: Fortman George C. , Nolan Steven P.
Published: December 2011

Review: 95 refs.
ChemInform Abstract: Nanocatalysts for Suzuki Cross‐Coupling Reactions
Authors: Fihri Aziz , Bouhrara Mohamed , Nekoueishahraki Bijan , Basset Jean‐Marie , Polshettiwar Vivek
Published: December 2011

Review: 131 refs.
ChemInform Abstract: Steroids Fused to Heterocycles at Positions 16, 17 of the D‐Ring
Authors: Zavarzin I. V. , Chertkova V. V. , Levina I. S. , Chernoburova E. I.
Published: December 2011

Review: 140 refs.
ChemInform Abstract: From Phenol‐Type Inhibitors to Agents of the Controlled Synthesis of Macromolecules
Authors: Kolyakina E. V. , Grishin D. F.
Published: December 2011

Review: 208 refs.
ChemInform Abstract: Diversifying the Structural Architecture of Synthetic Oligomers: The Hetero Foldamer Approach
Authors: Roy Arup , Prabhakaran Panchami , Baruah Pranjal Kumar , Sanjayan Gangadhar J.
Published: December 2011

Review: 106 refs.
ChemInform Abstract: Buchner and Beyond: Arene Cyclopropanation as Applied to Natural Product Total Synthesis
Authors: Reisman Sarah E. , Nani Roger R. , Levin Sergiy
Published: December 2011

Review: 53 refs.
ChemInform Abstract: FTY720 Story: Discovery of the First Sphingosine 1‐Phosphate Receptor Modulator
Authors: Adachi Kunitomo
Published: December 2011

Review: about 50 refs.
ChemInform Abstract: Development of Synthetic Methodologies for Nitrogen‐Containing Heterocycles Using Functionalized Carbodiimides as Building Blocks
Authors: Kutsumura Noriki , Saito Takao
Published: December 2011

Review: 62 refs.
ChemInform Abstract: Methods for the Synthesis of Oxazolone Derivatives
Authors: Bala Suman , Saini Minaxi , Kamboj Sunil
Published: December 2011

Review: 74 refs.
ChemInform Abstract: Advances in the Chemistry of Tetrahydroquinolines
Authors: Sridharan Vellaisamy , Suryavanshi Padmakar A. , Menendez J. Carlos
Published: December 2011

Review: 749 refs.
ChemInform Abstract: Influence of Macrocycle Protonation on the Photophysical Properties of Porphyrins
Authors: Kruk Mikalai M. , Starukhin Alexander S. , Maes Wouter
Published: December 2011

Review: 73 refs.
ChemInform Abstract: Enzyme‐Directed Assembly and Manipulation of Organic Nanomaterials
Authors: Hahn Michael E. , Gianneschi Nathan C.
Published: December 2011

Review: efforts over the past ten years; 82 refs.
ChemInform Abstract: The Amazing Transglycosylation Activity of endo‐β‐N‐Acetylglucosaminidases
Authors: Wang Lai‐Xi
Published: December 2011

Review: 90 refs.
ChemInform Abstract: Sample Preparation, Analytical Methods, and Chemical Standardization of Medicinal Plants
Authors: Perrone Angela , Piacente Sonia , Rastrelli Luca , Dugo Giovanni
Published: December 2011

Review: 224 refs.
ChemInform Abstract: Development of Dye‐Sensitized Solar Cells Fabricated with PVDF—HFP‐Type Polymeric Solid Electrolytes and Titanium Dioxide Nanotubes
Authors: Nishikitani Yoshinori , Kubo Takaya
Published: December 2011

Review: 32 refs.
ChemInform Abstract: Green Chemical Processes with Supercritical Fluids: Properties, Materials, Separations and Energy
Authors: Machida Hiroshi , Takesue Masafumi , Smith Richard L. Jr.
Published: December 2011

Review: 170 refs.
ChemInform Abstract: X‐Ray Crystallographic Studies and Role of Weak Intermolecular Interactions in Some Oxygen Heterocycles
Authors: Gupta Vivek K. , Goswami Sanjeev
Published: December 2011

Review: 92 refs.
Stabilization of Nanoparticles in Bubble Columns – Influence of Foam Layer Height and pH Value
Authors: Weber Alfred P. , Pieper Stefanie , Koch Dagmar
Published: December 2011

Organische Wirkstoffnanopartikeln können mittels Rapid Expansion of Supercritical Solutions into Aqueous Solutions (RESSAS) durch Verwendung tensidhaltiger Lösungen schonend stabilisiert werden. Um den Einfluss relevanter Systemgrößen, wie Schaumschichthöhe und pH‐Wert, auf die Abscheide‐ und Stabilisierungseffizienz zu ermitteln, wurde eine Modellblasensäule eingesetzt. Es zeigte sich, dass bereits bei geringen Bauhöhen die Kombination von Transportprozessen in den aufsteigenden Blasen und in der Schaumschicht zur effizienten Abscheidung von Nanopartikeln führt, die durch die zugegebenen Tenside gut stabilisiert werden. Der pH‐Wert seinerseits beeinflusst die Eigenschaften des Schaums und darüber auch die Abscheideeffizienz.
Synthesis of Rhenium(I) Tricarbonyl Complexes with Carbohydrate‐Pendant Tridentate Ligands and Their Cellular Uptake (Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2/2012)
Authors: Mikata Yuji , Takahashi Kyoko , Noguchi Yuka , Naemura Masami , Ugai Anna , Itami Saori , Yasuda Keiko , Tamotsu Satoshi , Matsuo Takashi , Storr Tim
Published: December 2011

The cover picture shows the cellular uptake of [ReIL(CO)3]n+ (L = ligand; n = 1 or 0) complexes with carbohydrate‐pendant ligands. The ligand library includes (i) glucose/galactose as a carbohydrate, (ii) bis(2‐pyridylmethyl)amine (DPA)/bis(2‐quinolylmethyl)amine (DQA)/N‐(2‐pyridylmethyl)glycine (NPG) as the metal‐binding component, and (iii) an ethylene chain as a linker between the metal‐binding site and the O/C‐glycosides. Microscopic analysis by using the fluorescent Re complex reveals that the complex stays in the cytosol and cannot penetrate into the nucleus. Details are discussed in the article by Y. Mikata et al. on p. 217ff.

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Analytical techniques tailored for biomass transformation to biofuels
Authors: Fogassy Gabriella , Lorentz Chantal , Toussaint Guy , Thegarid Nicolas , Schuurman Yves , Mirodatos Claude
Published: December 2011

An analytical platform was developed for the detection of biomass oxygenates and biocarbon in biogasoline produced by coprocessing of hydrodeoxygenated pyrolysis oils (HDO‐oil) and vacuum gas oil. A combination of different analytical techniques is necessary for analyzing such complex mixtures. The presence of various oxygenated compounds such as alcohols, acids, and phenols was quantified using phosphorus nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy. Different alkylphenols were identified using two‐dimensional gas chromatography‐mass spectrometry. The transformations of lignin oligomers present in HDO‐oil were determined with size‐exclusion chromatography carried out for the products. Accelerator mass spectrometry was used to make the distinction between carbonaceous material of biological origin and that of fossil origin. This type of analytical platform, which is tailored for bio‐oil identification and quantification, appears to be required for exploratory catalyst research and kinetic studies in this rapidly expanding domain. © 2011 American Institute of Chemical Engineers Environ Prog, 32: 377‐383, 2013
ICE‐thermochemical conversion of biomass to biofuels—process demonstration unit test results
Authors: Newport Dave , Chandran Ravi , Arcuri Kym , Whitney Sean , Leo Daniel , Freitas Shawn
Published: December 2011

TRI has constructed and commissioned a process demonstration unit (PDU) at Durham, NC. This integrated gasification and gas to liquids biorefinery plant is designed to process 4 dry tons per day of biomass, generate, clean up, compress and condition syngas, and catalytically convert it to Fischer‐Tropsch (F‐T) liquids. The gasification system uses TRI's proprietary indirectly heated gasification technology. The synthesis reactor is designed by Emerging Fuels Technology (EFT) and utilizes their proprietary cobalt catalyst to produce fuels and waxes. The PDU gasifier has been in operation for 7500 h, the primary gas cleanup for 3100 h, and the overall system with F‐T has operated in the integrated mode for 2800 h, all on woody biomass. F‐T liquids have been produced for a total of 4000 h with 2800 h on biosyngas and 1100 h on bottled syngas. The trials have demonstrated clean syngas production with stable H2 to CO molar ratio (∼1.9), 60+% CO conversion in the first stage of F‐T and the generation of high quality, sulfur‐free, 100% renewable fuels, i.e., pure white wax and water clear, medium fraction hydrocarbon liquids. Operation of the F‐T in the second stage mode has also demonstrated up to 65% CO conversion. System configuration details are provided and test results on performance, products, and emissions are presented. © 2011 American Institute of Chemical Engineers Environ Prog, 2012
Damping multimodal subsynchronous resonance using a static var compensator controller optimized by genetic algorithm and simulated annealing
Authors: Xie Xiaorong , Jiang Qirong , Han Yingduo
Published: December 2011

An optimal subsynchronous damping control (SSDC) of static var compensator (SVC) is designed using genetic algorithm and simulated annealing, to mitigate the multimodal subsynchronous resonance of a practical multi‐machine series‐compensated transmission system. The SSDC comprises independent modal control paths, each with separate feedback gains and phase shifts, to damp various torsional modes. The control‐design task of simultaneously tuning all the control parameters for robust stabilization of multiple torsional modes under various system conditions is formulated into a constrained optimization problem, which, by using the proposed genetic algorithm and simulated annealing, is efficiently solved and the SVC‐SSDC optimized. Eigenvalue analyses on the basis of the electromagnetic system model as well as real‐time digital simulation using the DSP‐implemented controllers have been conducted on the test system to validate the proposed approach and the designed hardware SVC‐SSDC. Copyright © 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
An Investigation of Holland Types and the Sixteen Personality Factor Questionnaire‐Fifth Edition
Authors: Pietrzak Dale R. , Page Betsy J.
Published: December 2011

The authors investigated the stability of the published Sixteen Personality Factor Questionnaire‐Fifth Edition (16PF; S. Conn & M. Rieke, 1994) predictors in predicting Holland types as measured by the Self‐Directed Search (SDS; J. Holland, B. Fritzsche, & A. Powell, 1994). Because the majority of the published regression equations contained unstable predictors, the authors developed modified multiple regression equations using the more stable predictors. However, these equations, although statistically significant, shared less than 50% of the variance with the criterion variable, suggesting limited practical utility or support for the domain overlap of the 16PF and the SDS. The authors recommend that the SDS be used when a measure of SDS types is needed.
Vocational Exploration of Future College Teachers
Authors: Bentley Joseph C. , Rossmann Jack E.
Published: December 2011

Ninety‐four students, in their first year of graduate study, all committed to college teaching as a career, were subjects of this study which investigated vocational exploration as part of the vocational choice process. Findings included (a) a great deal of exploratory activity related to the eventual vocational decision, with subjects reporting that, for the most part, this activity influenced them in their decision; (b) the decision to become college teachers was made rather early: 15 percent had decided to become college teachers in high school, while 44 percent had decided to become college teachers by the beginning of their junior year in college. By the beginning of the senior year, 91 percent had made their choice.
Some Aspects of Developmental Guidance Within an Existential Context
Authors: Zaccaria Joseph S.
Published: December 2011

In this paper developmental guidance and existentialism are viewed as parallel but relatively independent modes of thought. The major theoretical dimensions of developmental guidance are summarized and a brief comparison between developmental guidance and existentialism is made. Certain aspects of existential thought are related to some principles of developmental guidance. Existentialism can provide an idiographic dimension to the fundamentally nomothetic theoretical orientation of developmental guidance by complementing an objective understanding of the individual with a subjective understanding.
Using a Modified NMZ Scale to Predict the Vocational Outcomes of Psychiatric Patients
Authors: Perkins Donald E. , Miller Leonard A.
Published: December 2011

A sample of 80 patients at a mental health institute were rated on a modified NMZ Scale. The medical factor and age factor were changed into more appropriate forms for such a population. The educational and occupational factors were left in the original NMZ Scale. The sample was followed up, at least 12 months later, to determine the patients' vocational status. Using a multiple correlation with this scale, an r of .75 was determined in predicting later vocational status, with only two items remaining out of those used. A cross‐validation check using 30 patients incorrectly identified six people in terms of their later vocational status and produced a significant phi coefficient of .53. The results are discussed.
The Disadvantaged and the Aptitude Barrier
Authors: Mathis Harold I.
Published: December 2011

The theory and practice of aptitude testing are critically discussed within the context of current efforts to improve the status of the poor. Aptitude testing is contrasted with achievement testing with special attention directed toward underlying assumptions, validation procedures, and the interpretation of test scores. Aptitude tests are found to have profoundly bad effects for disadvantaged applicants. The tests bar them from employment and destroy their aspirations in the process. Recommendation is made for a battery of pre‐employment tests more closely related to achievement test principles. It is argued that such a battery would be more relevant and hope‐redeeming for underprivileged applicants while preserving the advantages of pre‐employment ability testing.
The effectiveness of an ombudsman
Authors: DREW JOSEPH W.
Published: December 2011

Most people in our colleges and universities believe that the concept of an ombudsman, developed in the political area, could have a significant influence in institutions of higher education. In this article the author, himself a full‐time ombudsman at a large urban college, attempts to correct some prevailing misconceptions about the office and indicate the source of an ombudsman's effectiveness.
Why I like Gestalt therapy, as a hole
Authors: ROTH MARVIN CARSON
Published: December 2011

In the emotionally intense setting of a weekend encounter group, dramatic experiences and insights often take place. However, the ultimate benefits or enduring effects of specific episodes are difficult to assess. In the absence of tangible, long‐range tokens of positive change, group facilitators may. create their rewards by rationalizing the results of their own manipulations. Based on his experience, the author reflects on how a facilitator's desire to be facilitative may obscure the line between wishful thinking and common sense.
Using communication exercises in groups
Authors: TROTZER JAMES P.
Published: December 2011

The group leader who uses communication exercises without an adequate rationale may be taking unnecessary risks and jeopardizing the effectiveness of the group. This article presents a rationale for using communication exercises in groups for the purposes of initiation, facilitation, and termination and describes the means by which they are introduced into the group.
Humanness: the one essential
Authors: WEBSTER STEVEN D.
Published: December 2011

The author of this article explains his counseling ideology: that the only essential requirement for counseling is humanness, which is the capacity of an individual to be open to another human being without judging and without losing his own individuality.
Career development of youth: a nationwide study
Authors: PREDIGER DALE J. , ROTH JOHN D. , NOETH RICHARD J.
Published: December 2011

The primary objective of the study described here was to assess and summarize core aspects of the career development of American youth. A nationally representative sample of approximately 32,000 8th, 9th, and 11th graders in 200 schools participated in the study in the spring of 1973. This article focuses on the study's more salient findings and presents results in terms of what students say, do, and know about career development. A major finding is the sharp contrast between students' need for help with career planning and the help they have been receiving. In general, results support the current emphasis on career guidance and career education.
housewife, Mother, Other: Needs and Helpers
Authors: KATZ JUDITH K. , KNAPP NANCY H.
Published: December 2011

Throughout the country many women with school‐age children are attempting to find a means of becoming active outside the home. In this article the authors describe these women and discuss the impact of the women's movement on them. They also discuss the new agencies and the counselors that have been helping these women in their quest for liberation, and they point out the challenges that counselors have the opportunity to meet.
lay psychology books as an aid to counseling
Authors: ATKINSON DONALD R.
Published: December 2011

Counseling literature is replete with research articles and position papers that attempt to draw sharp dichotomies between various counseling theories and techniques. Yet counseling strategies employed by practitioners have, by necessity, often been the result of subjective observation and intuition. In this article the author discusses a “common sense” technique—the use of lay psychology books—and proposes guidelines for use of the procedure as a viable counseling strategy.
Correctional Literature and Other Resources
Authors: Gamache Janice M.
Published: December 2011

The preceding articles offer many new and exciting ideas in the field of corrections. As counselors, community workers, and educators, you may now have more specific questions regarding an area that is of particular interest to you. There are many new‐approaches in penology and widespread manifestations of the old. Presented here is a wide cross section of some of the newest and boldest thinking in the correctional field.
The Rehabilitation Counselor in an Educational Setting
Authors: Riggar Theodore F. , Riggar Susan W.
Published: December 2011

The role of the rehabilitation counselor in a high school Work Experience and Study Program for the Educationally Mentally Handicapped is delineated. The most common problems in placement, and the manifest vocational needs that these students exhibit are examined.
Articulating a Freshman Orientation Program with a Social Science Course
Authors: Ducat Diane , Lieberman Richard K.
Published: December 2011

The method and outcomes of an experimental linkage of the freshman orientation program to a required freshman liberal arts course is described. The counselor and faculty member teamed in a coordinated effort to enhance total student development. Outcomes included application of academic concepts to student's everyday life, especially career concerns, greater student participation in the orientation sessions, increased counselor awareness of individual student problems ranging from study skills difficulties to personal crises, and greater understanding of the counselor role by the faculty member.
The Shelter Care Concept
Authors: Odenheimer John W.
Published: December 2011

Shelter care for adolescents has evolved into a specialized kind of child care, responsibility, accountability, structure, and consistency being necessary ingredients. While in a shelter, the child experiences positive rewards as well as discipline in a controlled environment; evaluative measures are performed to develop a realistic long‐term treatment plan for the child.
The Mrs. Lincoln Response
Authors: Collison Brooke B.
Published: December 2011

The observed inability of individuals to respond appropriately to persons in trauma is described. Nine different categories of inappropriate or Mrs. Lincoln responses are identified and discussed in terms of their effectiveness for the responder, who is protected by an inappropriate response. A discussion is presented of the counselor's responsibility to model appropriate responses and to educate others to respond appropriately to the public.
The Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery—A Test Battery in Transition
Authors: Cronbach Lee J.
Published: December 2011

The widely used ASVAB is reviewed from the standpoint of career guidance in grades 9–12. The battery measures general ability, trade‐technical experience, a spatial factor, and a clerical factor unlike traditional measures of clerical aptitude. The version used during the 1977–78 school year had serious limitations. ASVAB changes annually; if subsequent versions have similar limitations, the student drawing conclusions from the report form without the help of an informed counselor will likely draw incorrect conclusions about his or her vocational potential. Established procedures for test review are inadequate for generating an informed opinion regarding a test that is heavily promoted and that changes from year to year.
On Counseling Men
Authors: Scher Murray
Published: December 2011

Counselors need to be aware of the characteristics of men, the qualities of men in counseling, and the pressures on the contemporary man. This article considers some of the expectations and qualities of men in general and in the counseling relationship in particular. The influence of these qualities and expectations on the interaction between client and counselor is examined. Suggestions are made to improve the effectiveness of the counseling process.
“Partial Deaths”: A Buried Resource
Authors: Fitzgerald Douglas T.
Published: December 2011

This article addresses the reluctance that many professional counselors and other caregivers feel when faced with the task of working with dying patients or others facing losses and grief. Although working with the dying is not an easy task, many caregivers inappropriately label themselves unqualified. They tend to play down the variety of losses they themselves have experienced. These caregivers can get in touch with their own encounters with grief and loss and benefit personally and professionally by exploring these partial deaths.
COUNSELOR EVALUATION of Private Trade Schools
Authors: BENSON LOREN , THOMPSON GERALD
Published: December 2011

Recently a group of young men completed a training program for airport control tower operators. They could not obtain positions in this field because openings for individuals with this type of training are practically non‐existent in the United States.

A young girl, graduate of a rural high school, signed a contract, with a $100 down payment, which she believed would prepare her to become an airline stewardess. Another girl, in the same community, who was a little harder to “sell,” got the same contract at a substantial discount.

Still another young lady was sold a contract for a training program which was described as having thousands of satisfied graduates. Upon investigation she found that the school had yet to graduate its first pupil!
Planning College Schedules
Authors: Jones Edward S.
Published: December 2011

The anonymous college president quoted in the opening paragraph of this article should meet the hypothetical—if that's the word!—college president who tells in another article in this issue of the magazine what a real college president ought to tell his students. Dr. Jones discusses here the relationship between educational and vocational guidance, not in theoretical terms alone, but in terms of their actual relationship in the student personnel program at the University of Buffalo. He refers to the apparent conflict between the educational aims of culture on the one hand and utility on the other, but shows how these aims are reconciled in the counseling service provided under the advisory system which he describes. It is a principal function of college personnel work at Buffalo to help students think out planfully their individual schedules of study in such a way as to combine, in one “education,” both cultural and practical values.
Two Occupational Abstracts
Authors: Scott Irving O.
Published: December 2011

More samples of the abstracts of occupational literature prepared for the National Occupational Conference are here submitted for criticism and suggestion and for such use as counselors and others may find them suitable. They form a part of the project in occupational information which was described in the March 1935 issue of this magazine (page 514). A considerable number of occupations have been covered under a plan whereby the available literature on each has been carefully examined by some specially qualified person or persons, by whom an appraisal and a composite abstract of this literature have been made.

Abstracts of the literature pertaining to the following occupations have already been published: Vocational Counselor (March), Plumber (March), City and County Manager (May), Automobile Mechanic (May). Others will be published in later issues of this magazine. Comments already received from readers have been of great help in planning the remainder of the series. The basic information contained in the abstracts is susceptible of a variety of uses, and the question of the best and most effective form or method of presenting the material is under careful consideration. Suggestions will be gratefully received.
GUIDANCE IN THE FIELDSTON PLAN: Orientation to Life as a Function of Education
Authors: Thayer V. T.
Published: December 2011

The guidance features of the Fieldston School are implicit in its educational program, and this program is a definite expression of an educational philosophy. In the Fieldston Plan, moreover, we find no line of demarcation between educational guidance and vocational guidance. They are one, or at least they appear as two aspects of one thing. So complete is the reconciliation—or the fusion—of these two phases of the guidance process! Another fact may be noted. The cultural and the utilitarian aims of education are likewise so reconciled—or fused—that no conflict is discernible. This may be partly due to the fact that Fieldston students are above the average in intelligence and their parents above the average in cultural status. Vocationalism has its recognition in the curriculum, not on the basis of sheer materialistic practicality, but rather on the basis of educational value. The Fieldston School is the secondary department of the Ethical Culture Schools of New York City, which were founded in 1878 by Felix Adler under the name of the Workingman's School. Its student body includes tuition, part‐tuition, and free‐scholarship pupils. The school thus represents the democratic principle, in that children of various social grades, irrespective of differences in race and creed, work side by side in a common fellowship of learning. The larger part of the following article is an adaptation of a chapter in the Yearbook of the National Society for Curriculum Study, shortly to be published by the D. Appleton‐Century Company.
WORKING WITH HANDS—AND BRAINS: A Boy Considers the Possibilities of Plumbing
Authors: Carrington Elaine Sterne
Published: December 2011

Here is another radio playlet—we printed one in the March issue of this magazine—in the series of broadcasts on vocational guidance conducted by the American School of the Air over the Columbia Broadcasting System. It was presented in the course bearing the general title of “The World of Work,” prepared by the Vocational Guidance Committee of the National Advisory Council on Radio in Education in cooperation with the National Occupational Conference. The programs are given on Friday afternoons. The scripts will be collected and published in book form under NOC auspices after the series concludes on May 10. The following skit was introduced by the announcer thus: “Our vocational guidance drama this week has been based upon the preference of some individuals for work with their hands. The action takes place in the kitchen of the Thomas flat around supper time of a spring evening.” Let's listen!
WORKERS‘ SATISFACTION: Likes and Dislikes of Young People for Their Jobs
Authors: Thorndike Edward L.
Published: December 2011

Readers of this magazine are familiar with Dr. Thorndike's ten‐year follow‐up study of New York City school children which was reported in the December 1933 issue under the title, “The Prediction of Success in Vocational Life,” and in book form under the title, “The Prediction of Vocational Success.” Dr. Thorndike here adds what might be called a postscript to the previously published findings, if the postscript did not deal with so important a subject as job satisfaction. To this subject he makes a significant contribution in the following brief article. Reports of liking and disliking for jobs, obtained from 1140 employed boys and girls aged 18 to 22, revealed less than ten per cent who disliked their work. The study mentioned in the first paragraph is to be published shortly by NOC. Along with other studies of job attitudes, it reports the first attempt to secure indications of satisfaction or dissatisfaction from a sampling of the employed adult population, covering all occupations and all ages from 18 up.
Do Cooperative Jobs Lead to Permanent Employment?
Authors: CHADWICK LEE S. , OSGOOD ELLEN L.
Published: December 2011

Under provisions of the George‐Deen Act recently put into force by Congressional appropriations, an expansion of training in the distributive occupations will occur in high schools. This report of a cooperative plan for carrying on such training will be of interest to school administrators who contemplate establishing similar programs. Appended to this article is an abstract from an address by Paul H. Nystrom, member of the Federal Board for Vocational Education, which outlines the possibilities authorized by the Act for retailing instruction.
Branch Association Activities
Authors: HINDERMAN ROY A.
Published: December 2011

Roy A. Hinderman, Chairman of the NVGA Committee on Branch Associations, is Supervisor of Industrial Arts and Vocational Education, Denver Public Schools, 414 Fourteenth Street, Denver, Colorado, and all branch news items should be sent to him. He will welcome descriptions of successful policies used in establishing new branches and in increasing the membership of established branches.
Public Relations as a Career
Authors: BERNAYS EDWARD L. , FLEISCHMAN DORIS E.
Published: December 2011

The continued substantial growth of public relations activities in recent years, especially during the past decades, prompted the Editors of Occupations to seek the story of occupational opportunities existing in the field from two of its leading authorities. It is a relatively new and ever‐expanding profession in which high type qualifications are essential. Remuneration is in keeping with the ability of the individual.
What Has Farming to Offer America's Youth?
Authors: CHAPMAN PAUL W.
Published: December 2011

To what extent did the depression's “back to the soil” movement influence agriculture and its future? Has youth a real chance on the farm? Federal aids, millions of acres needed in the next ten years to supply raw products for industry, and the security and independence offered in farm life are cited by Dean Chapman as important factors in the choice of farming as a career.
Vocational Choices—Before and After College
Authors: HARTSON L. D.
Published: December 2011

Thousands of young people entering college this year will be unable to make a definite vocational choice. Hundreds will change their vocational objectives before graduation. Results of a study at Oberlin College indicate that counselors may greatly reduce such uncertainty and the waste of student time through serious study of vocational case histories of college applicants.
Seattle Meets Occupational Needs
Authors: McCLURE WORTH
Published: December 2011

In an increasing number of communities Occupational Adjustment is being viewed as a vital phase of the entire program of public education. Seattle's Superintendent of Schools, in the sixth of Occupations' series by members of the NOC Occupational Education Tour, tells how a young and vigorous city has expanded the occupational offerings of its schools to meet community needs and changing conditions. A feature is a Junior Placement Service organized under provisions of the Wagner‐Peyser Act.
Gypping the Job‐Seeker
Authors: COOLBAUGH KENNETH
Published: December 2011

Extravagant offers such as appear in the above composite advertisement, and in misleading letters, often lead to victimization of the unwary job‐seeker, as Mr. Coolbaugh explains in the accompanying article.
Branch Association Activities
Authors: HINDERMAN ROY A.
Published: December 2011

All branch news items should be sent to Roy A. Hinderman, Chairman of the NVGA Committee on Branch Associations, who is Supervisor of Industrial Arts and Vocational Education, Denver Public Schools, 414 Fourteenth Street, Denver, Colorado.
An Occupational Service Station
Authors: OPPERMANN W. F.
Published: December 2011

The largest evening adult school in the United States, in proportion to population, enables adults to keep up with their jobs and to find better ones. It offers courses both for vocational training and for the enjoyment of hobbies. The project described here has been functioning successfully since 1916. It points the way which other progressive communities might follow.
Vocational Guidance in an Alaskan Town
Authors: THAYER JEAN
Published: December 2011

Often referred to as America's last frontier, Alaska is still a pioneer country which develops a sturdy independence in both youth and adults. Here is an account of an Alaskan community which offers its high school boys and girls exceptional opportunities for part‐time employment and occupational orientation.
The Rôle of the Interview in Vocational Diagnosis
Authors: SUPER DONALD E. , BROPHY DOROTHY A.
Published: December 2011

This study of the relative value of tests, questionnaires, and interviews is based on interviews with 40 high school pupils. While the conclusions admittedly do not show the ultimate validity of the various techniques, they have unusual significance for the vocational and educational counselor.
One Man Looks at Apprenticeship
Authors: SCHMID EDWARD
Published: December 2011

That we have a shortage of skilled labor today and that training in the skilled trades requires from three to five years are facts that must be faced squarely, in the light of the defense program. One of the solutions to this problem, according to this author, is to stimulate the adoption of apprenticeship programs.
Do the Schools Prepare for Beginning Jobs?
Authors: HEWLETT THEODOSIA C.
Published: December 2011

What jobs are open to high school graduates who have taken general (non‐vocational) courses? Are there too many commercial students? Do the schools prepare for beginning jobs in factories? To answer these questions and to discover the relationship between academic and vocational training and beginning jobs, this study was made of the placement of one of the Junior Offices of the New York State Employment Service.
Army Occupations1
Authors: RINSLAND MAJOR HENRY D.
Published: December 2011

The Selective Service Act and the National Defense Program have focused the attention of educators and counselors on the possibilities of Army life as a career. The occupational opportunities and other advantages offered by the U. S. Army both in time of peace and in time of war are here surveyed by an educator now in active service in the War Department.
School and Industry Unite for Defense
Authors: LIVINGSTONE R. S.
Published: December 2011

The challenge which the National Defense Program offers for closer cooperation between the schools and industry is here presented by a leading industrialist. The article is adapted from an address delivered at a meeting of the Northeastern Ohio Teachers Association, at Cleveland.
Cogs in the Occupational Wheel
Authors: ALLEN ARDA TALBOT
Published: December 2011

Is it essential to make modifications in the presentation of occupational opportunities for the “non‐academic” type? The author of this article discusses her findings on the subject and submits data which will be of interest to all who are faced with a similar problem.
A Further Study of the Validity of the Cleeton Vocational Interest Inventory*
Authors: ARSENIAN SETH
Published: December 2011

Readers of the Magazine will recall studies of the validity of the Cleeton Vocational Interest Inventory published in February, 1940, and May, 1941. Here is a further study based on results of the Cleeton and other tests given 300 Springfield College freshmen. The suggestions for improving the Inventory may lead other counselors to add suggestions arising from their own experience with its use.