function categoryAssociationExists($monographId, $categoryId)
{
$result = $this->retrieve('SELECT COUNT(*) FROM submission_categories WHERE submission_id = ? AND category_id = ?', array((int) $monographId, (int) $categoryId));
$returner = isset($result->fields[0]) && $result->fields[0] == 1 ? true : false;
$result->Close();
return $returner;
}