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August 01, 1918; vol. 4 no. 8

Genetics

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    Hereditary Tendency to Form Nerve Tumors
    C. B. Davenport
    PNAS August 1, 1918 4 (8) 213-214; https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.4.8.213
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    The Effect of Inbreeding and Crossbreeding Upon Development
    D. F. Jones
    PNAS August 1, 1918 4 (8) 246-250; https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.4.8.246

Mathematics

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    Arithmetical Theory of Certain Hurwitzian Continued Fractions
    D. N. Lehmer
    PNAS August 1, 1918 4 (8) 214-218; https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.4.8.214
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    On Closed Curves Described by a Spherical Pendulum
    Arnold Emch
    PNAS August 1, 1918 4 (8) 218-221; https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.4.8.218

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    The Taxonomic Position of the Genus Actinomyces
    Charles Drechsler
    PNAS August 1, 1918 4 (8) 221-224; https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.4.8.221
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    A Bacteriological Study of the Soil of Loggerhead Key, Tortugas, Florida
    C. B. Lipman and D. D. Waynick
    PNAS August 1, 1918 4 (8) 232-234; https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.4.8.232

Astronomy

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    Studies of Magnitudes in Star Clusters
    Harlow Shapley
    PNAS August 1, 1918 4 (8) 224-229; https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.4.8.224

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    Glacial Depression and Post-Glacial Uplift of Northeastern America
    H. L. Fairchild
    PNAS August 1, 1918 4 (8) 229-232; https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.4.8.229

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    Autonomous Responses of the Labial Palps of Anodonta
    P. H. Cobb
    PNAS August 1, 1918 4 (8) 234-235; https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.4.8.234
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    The Myodome and Trigemino-Facialis Chamber of Fishes and the Corresponding Cavities in Higher Vertebrates
    Edward Phelps Allis Jr.
    PNAS August 1, 1918 4 (8) 241-246; https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.4.8.241

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    The Depth of the Effective Plane in X-Ray Crystal Penetration
    F. C. Blake
    PNAS August 1, 1918 4 (8) 236-241; https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.4.8.236

National Research Council

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    Executive Order Issued by the President of the United States, May 11, 1918
    Woodrow Wilson
    PNAS August 1, 1918 4 (8) 251; https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.4.8.251
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    Minutes of the Second Meeting of the Executive Board of the War Organization in Joint Session with the Council of the National Academy of Sciences
    PNAS August 1, 1918 4 (8) 252-255; https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.4.8.252
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    Minutes of Third Meeting of Executive Board of War Organization
    John Johnston
    PNAS August 1, 1918 4 (8) 256-260; https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.4.8.256
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    Report of the Annual Meeting
    Home Secretary
    PNAS August 1, 1918 4 (8) 261-274; https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.4.8.261

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    Award of Medals
    PNAS August 1, 1918 4 (8) 273; https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.4.8.273
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    Research Grants from Trust Funds of the Academy
    PNAS August 1, 1918 4 (8) 273-274; https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.4.8.273-a
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