[...] The first section of this thesis describes the studies which led to a satisfactory process for recovering acetic acid. The latter two sections, although of much less importance to large scale manufacture of RDX, contributed to the knowledge of…

The large-scale production of synthetic rubber has shown the necessity of obtaining fundamental knowledge concerning the chemical structure of polymers and copolymers. The mechanical and chemical properties of the final polymer and ease of processing have been found to be…

Despite rapid advances in medical knowledge, the alimentary tract still presents a clinical problem. Complaints referable to this system are, it is recognized, among the most common of clinical symptoms, and frequently the most baffling. Thus, while the pathologist recognizes…

Cellulose is attacked and decomposed to simpler chemical compounds by a host or microorganisms in a variety or natural processes. In this manner, a very large part of the carbon of decaying vegetation is reconverted into forms utilizable by other…

It must have occurred meny timsto anyone oonneoted with or interested in our rather unique educational. "status quo" here in Montreal how valuable em beooticial it would be tor all or us it each of us knew just what was…

The functional significance of the testis has been known since the time of Aristotle (121) who ascribed post-pubertal changes to the function of the gonads, as such manifestations were absent in castrates — both in man and in birds. Accurate…

The indefinite knowledge of the constitution and interrelation of the cell wall components has led to the development of highly empirical methods for their estimation. After the removal of the soluble constituents from finely ground plant material with suitable inert…

Stimuli which cause the accumulation of increased amounts of fat in the liver have interested both the clinician and the biochemist. To the former, they are of import, not only because fatty infiltration of the liver is found as a…