The Classification Literature Automated Search Service, an annual bibliography based on citation of one or more of a set of around 80 book or journal publications, ran from 1972 to 2012. We analyze here the years 1994 to 2011. Service, as it was termed, is produced by the Classification Society. In earlier decades it was distributed with the Journal of Classification.

Inspired by the film documentary The Gleaners and I, the paper defines two senses of gleaning: (1) generally, the collection of items in small quantities, and (2) more specifically, the collection of items missed or rejected during previous harvesting. As an activity, gleaning in both senses is a neglected but essential activity in the solving of problems of lack of resource, especially now in ...

Trophoblastic neoplasms are a truly fascinating set of diseases that arise from a failed gestation. A molar pregnancy is an allograft of fetal tissue typically containing only paternal chromosomes that may invade the maternal decidua following a failed gestation that may have arisen up to decades earlier. Choriocarcinoma (CCA), the most common malignant form of trophoblastic disease, represente...

Primary nasolacrimal duct malignacy is rare. Only a few tumours have been reported originating from this location including lymphoma, Kaposi’s sarcoma, adenocarcinoma, angiofibroma, and squamous cell carcinoma. Mucosal melanoma represents 1–2% of all melanomas, with 25–50% in the head and neck—that is, upper respiratory tract, oral cavity, and pharynx. Other sites include urinary, female genita...