Editorial.First, I wish to thank everyone for waiting until now to get the Transactions. I especially wish to thank the authors of papers for their patience during the review process and their submission of the final forms of their papers via microcomputer microcomputer Small digital computers whose CPU is contained on a single integrated semiconductor chip. As large-scale and then very large-scale integration (VLSI) have progressively increased the number of transistors that can be placed on one chip, the processing capacity disk. We encountered a few problems, but I hope all have been correctly processed. We decided to have the single issue with two volumes because several parts came together at the same time. I also wish to thank the various officers of the Missouri Missouri, state, United States Missouri (mĭz  r`ē, –ə), one of the midwestern states of the United States. Academy of Science for their support and assistance.
Second, you have noticed the new format by now; there were several reasons for the change to a larger page. One, this change has been discussed for several years. Two, larger readable read·a·ble adj. 1. Easily read; legible: a readable typeface. 2. Pleasurable or interesting to read: a readable story. figures and tables are possible. Three, the larger size is in line with the size of publications for a large number of professional scientific organizations. Four, we were changing the way we handled material to be printed; this issue was printed from files on disk. Five, the change was an initial huge step toward having published materials handled electronically from start to finish. Third, there are additional changes which will need to be made as we go to more electronic transmission of material for future issues of the Transactions of the Missouri Academy of Science. The goal for the future is to have submission, review, and compilation Compiling a program. See compiler. of the Transactions via electronic means. This process is already underway for the meeting abstracts and papers for the next volume. There are several papers currently being reviewed and, like this issue, the final form of the papers will be on disk or via electronic transmission. There may be a few problems associated with transmission, but it can be done. Fourth, I wish to thank all reviewers for their assistance. Editors depend a great deal on the assistance of people willing and able to review papers before they are published. This is particularly true for the Transactions of the Missouri Academy of Science because of the wide variety of subject matter submitted for publication. I do not wish to set rules for the next editor, but I think it is important to remind the Vice President and Section Chairs of the Senior Division and the Director and Section Chairs of the Collegiate col·le·giate adj. 1. Of, relating to, or held to resemble a college. 2. Of, for, or typical of college students. 3. Of or relating to a collegiate church. Division that they are the first individuals to see abstracts. Part of their responsibility is to review the material carefully and make sure it meets the requirements for publication; if it does not, it should either be rejected or returned for corrections before the meeting. Members of the Academy who participate in the Annual Meeting should consider it their collective responsibility to examine abstracts and forward comments or corrections for any of them to the Vice President, the a ppropriate Section Chair, the Director of or any Section Chair of the Collegiate Division, and/or and/or conj. Used to indicate that either or both of the items connected by it are involved. Usage Note: And/or is widely used in legal and business writing. the Editor of the Transactions. Fifth, I apologize a·pol·o·gize intr.v. a·pol·o·gized, a·pol·o·giz·ing, a·pol·o·giz·es 1. To make excuse for or regretful acknowledgment of a fault or offense. 2. To make a formal defense or justification in speech or writing. ahead of time for any mistakes for which I was responsible, which may have made it into any paper or abstract. The most likely place for these errors is in the abstract for the 2000 meeting. The 2000 abstracts were scanned to a disk and there are always difficulties scanning some letters, symbols, and formats. This problem is confounded by different fonts and font font or typeface or type family Assortment or set of type (alphanumeric characters used for printing), all of one coherent style. Before the advent of computers, fonts were expressed in cast metal that was used as a template for printing. size and it became my responsibility to proofread all the abstracts, find the errors, compare corrections to the original, and arrange for correcting of the content of the file. Sixth, I thank the Academy for the opportunity to serve as the Editor of the Transactions. Even though I am now retired, I look forward to participating in activities of the Academy as I continue my research. Lastly, I wish to express special thanks to two individuals who made my work as Transactions Editor easier because of their skill and dedication: Paula PAULA Possession of Alcohol Under the Legal Age Macy
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