Luiz Padilha de Quadros
Luiz Padilha de Quadros, Brazilian micropaleontologist and biostratigrapher (Rio de Janeiro 01 August 1939 – With J.H.G. Melo. Método prático de preparação palinológica em sedimentos do pré-mesozóico. Bol. Geoc. Petrobras 1:205-14, 1987 Genera Chapadella 1981 Citrocalculus 1971 with Troelsen Focusphaera 1986 Jandiatubaites 1986 Limaites 1986 Polyedrina 1986 Petrobrasiella 1971 with Troelsen Petrovina 1997 with Loboziak, Melo & Streel Pseudomaranhites 1996 Pyloferites 1999 Sommerochitina 1985 with Costa Tinacula 1999 Trilobus 1999 Species Apiculatisporis paranaensis 1995 with Marques-Toigo & Cazzullo-Klepzig Baltisphaeridium colonialis 1999 Braarudosphaera batiliformis 1971 with Troelsen Braarudosphaera minuta 1971 with Troelsen Braarudosphaera stylifer 1971 with Troelsen Chapadella mendesi 1981 Comasphaeridium daemoni 2002 Cymbosphaeridium armatus 2001 with Le Herissé, Melo, Grahn & Steemans 2001 Dictyotidium souzae 2002 Divetipellis tianguaense 2001 with Le Herissé, Melo, Grahn & Steemans 2001 Eupoikilofusa striatospinata 2001 with Le Herissé, Melo, Grahn & Steemans 2001 Focusphaera elongata 1986 Gorgonisphaeridium amazonensis 1986 Hayella gauliformis 1971 with Troelsen Jandiatubaites cubus 1986 Leiofusa bisubulata 1984 with Brito Limaites flagellata 1986 Micrhystridium celsum 2001 with Le Herissé, Melo, Grahn & Steemans 2001 Micrhystridium toigae 2002 Microrhabdulus primitivus 1971 with Troelsen Multiplicisphaeridium apparatum 2001 with Le Herissé, Melo, Grahn & Steemans 2001 Navifusa monoafilata 1999 Oppilatala biscula 2001 with Le Herissé, Melo, Grahn & Steemans 2001 Petrobrasiella venata 1971 with Troelsen Petrovina connata 1997 with Loboziak, Melo & Streel Polyedrina magnifica 1986 Protoleiosphaeridium britoi 1986 Pseudolunulidia laevigata 1985 with Brito Pseudolunulidia micropunctata 1985 with Brito Pseudomaranhites densus 1996 Pteroverricatus granomarginata 2001 with Le Herissé, Melo, Grahn & Steemans 2001 Pyloferites pentagonalis 1999 Tasmanites bilabiatus 1999 Thymospora criciumensis 1995 with Marques Toigo & Cazzulo-Klepzig Tinacula simplex 1999 Trilobus expansus 1999 Umbellasphariedium anomalum 1999 Villosacapsula herinacea 2001 with Le Herissé, Melo, Grahn & Steemans 2001
Luiz Manoel Pinto de Queiroz
Luiz Manoel Pinto de Queiroz, Brazilian industrial chemist and pharmacist (Campos dos Goytacazes, Rio de Janeiro State ? – São Paulo 31 March 1933) BRAZILIAN PATENTS Processo de fabricação de café concentrado, denominado café concentrado Queiroz (1899) Applicação da fibra da planta Hibiscus tiliaceus a fabricação de tecidos cordoaria, etc. (1903) With Octavio Pacheco Silva. Nova aplicação dos vegetais Hibiscus tiliaceus, Aristida pollens, Gossypium, Musa paradisíaca textilis e Cecropia palmata para obtenção de celulose, pasta de papel, filtros e tecidos (1905) Adubos aperfeiçoados polysu (1908) Um apparelho aperfeiçoado para gerar gazes formicidas (1919)
Luis Alberto Quesada Allue
Luis Alberto Quesada Allué, Argentine insect biochemist (Bordeaux, France 23 November 1942 – Authored over 120 papers being most of them published in first-level journals Described the chitin synthesis in insects With L.R. Marechal & E. Belocopitow. Chitin synthesis in Triatoma infestans and other insects. Acta Physiol. Latinoam. 26(5):349-63, 1976 Found polyprenol-phosphates sugars in insects and studied its biosynthesis With L.R. Marechal & E. Belocopitow. Biosynthesis of polyprenol phosphate sugars by Ceratitis capitata extracts. FEBS Lett. 67(3):243-7, 1976 Presented the first evidence of a protein glycosylation in a pluricellular invertebrate through dolichyl derivatives in Mol. Cell. Biochem. 33(3):149-55, 1980 Performed the first studies about glycoproteins in Trypanosoma cruzi With J.J. Cazzulo & A.J. Parodi. The biosynthesis of mannose-containing glycoconjugates in the trypanosomatid Crithidia fasciculata. J. Protozool. 29(2):329, 1982 With A.J. Parodi. Protein glycosylation in Trypanosoma cruzi. I. Characterization of dolichol-bound monosaccharides and oligosaccharides synthesized “in vivo”. J. Biol. Chem. 257(13):7637-40, 1982 With A.J. Parodi. Novel mannose carrier in the trypanosomatid Crithidia fasciculata behaving as a short α-saturated polypreyl phosphate. Biochem. J. 212(1):123-8, 1983 Described in detail the transition from larval to pharate adult stages With A. Rabossi & P. Wappner. Larva to pharate adult transformation in the medfly Ceratitis capitata (Wiedemann) (Diptera: Tephritidae). Can. Entomol. 124(6):1139–47, 1992 With A. Rabossi. Medfly eye pigments as markers of differentiation. Anales Asoc. Quim. Argentina 81:325, 1993 Performed the first analysis in vivo of synthesis and deposition of a glycoprotein With G.L. Boccaccio. Synthesis and deposition of PCG-100, the main pupal cuticle glycoprotein of the medfly Ceratitis capitata. Arch Insect Biochem. Physiol. 27(3):217-34, 1994 Proposed an alternative model explaining the mechanism of water loss during sclerotization With P. Wappner. Water loss during cuticle sclerotization in the medfly Ceratitis capitata is independent of catecholamines. J. Insect Physiol. 42(17):705-9, 1996 Demonstrated the onset of glycogen synthesis in insects With D.S. Tolmasky & A. Rabossi. Synthesis and mobilization of glycogen during metamorphosis of the medfly Ceratitis capitata. Arch. Biochem. Biophys. 392(1):38-47, 2001 Discovered that enzyme NBAD-S plays a role in the immune system of insects and in the turnover of dopamine With J. Schachter & M.M. Perez. The role of N-β-alanyldopamine synthase in the innate immune response of two insects. J. Insect Physiol. 53(11):1188-97, 2007 With M.M. Perez, J. Schachter & J. Berni. The enzyme NBAD synthase plays diverse roles during the life cycle of Drosophila melanogaster. J. Insect Physiol. 56(1):8-13, 2010 With L.M.Pujol-Lereis & A. Rabossi. Lipid profiles as indicators of functional senescence in the medfly. Exper. Geront. 47(6):465-72, 2012 First to demonstrate that after irradiation a fraction of tumor cells present large lipid bodies which mainly contain high concentration of triglycerides With G.A. Pizzurro, F.P. Madorsky Rowdo, I.M. Pujol-Lereis, A.M. Copati, M.P. Roberti, J.L, Teillaud, E.M. Levy, M.M. Barrio & J. Mordoh. High lipid content of irradiated human melanoma cells does not affect cytokine-maturated dendritic cell function. Cancer Immunol. Immunother. 62(1):3-15, 2013 First to identify extracellular brownish spots in insects With M.M. Perez, P.A. Bochichio & A. Rabossi Extracellular activity of NBAD-synthase is responsible for colouration of brown spots in Ceratitis capitata wings. J. Insect Physiol. 107:224-32, 2018 LINKS https://www.oei.es/historico/divulgacioncientifica/?Reconocen-a-un-experto-internacional-en-el-estudio-de-los-insectos-plaga (Spanish)
Lingxi Qian
Lingxi Qian, Chinese civil engineer (Wuxi, Jiangsu Province 16 July 1916 – 20 April 2009) Proposed no shear moment distribution method Discovered a simplified method of analyzing suspension bridge (1940s) Proved complementary energy can be a powerful energy variation principle for non-linear problem (1950) Proposed a novel ladder type of dam (1959) Discovered crown cantilever method to calculate arch dam Proposed a new type of buttress dam, the terraced dam Proposed a generalized variational principle for the limit analysis in solid mechanics (1965) With Y.K. Sui & W.X. Zhong proposed an arithmetic of structure optimization (1983) Eponym of Qian Lingxi formula to determine rock resistance coefficient in engineering METHODS/BIBLIOGRAPHY Algorithm for eigenvalue problems. J. Dalian Univ. Technol. 39(2):180-2, 1999 With M. Luan. Simplified procedure for estimating shaking-induced pore-water pressure dissipation of layered saturated sands. J. Dalian Univ. Technol. 35(2):216-21, 1995 An order-reduction method for extraction of eigenvalue of dynamic systems. Computer & Structures 54(6):1099-1103, 1995 With J. Tang. Parallel algorithm for structural limit analysis and shakedown analysis. J. Comp. Mechanics 14(2), 1977 With H.W. Zhang. On the dynamic analysis of interaction between structure and soil foundation: an improved non-reflecting boundary method PATENTS With C.W. Wu. Mini stainless steel draft-filter-felt. China Patent 90200802 (1990) LINKS http://www.tsaf.ac.cn/english/awarders/year/1997/1411.html
Juan Carlos Quiroga
Juan Carlos Quiroga, Argentine paleontologist (1951 – July 1988) SOME BIBLIOGRAPHY Cuantificación de la corteza cerebral en moldes endocraneanos de mamíferos girencefalicos. Procedimiento y aplicación en tres mamíferos extinguidos. Ameghiniana 25(1):67-84, 1988 With M.T. Dozo. The brain of Thylacosmilus atrox, extinct South American saber-tooth carnivore marsupial. J. fur Hirnforsch. 29:573-86, 1988 The endocranial cast of the advanced mammal-like Therioherpeton cagnini (Therapsida, Cynodontia) from the Middle Triassic of Brazil. J. fur Hirnforsch. 25:285-90, 1984 The brain of the mammal-like reptile Probainognathus jenseni (Therapsida, Cynodontia). A correlative paleo-neurological approach to the neocortex at the reptile-mammal transition. J. fur Hirnforsch. 21:299-36, 1980 The brains of two mammal-like reptiles (Cynodontia-Therapsida). J. f. Hirnforschung 20:341-50, 1979 The tectum opticum of Pantodactylus schreiberii Wiegmann (Teiidae, Lacertilia, Reptilia). J. fur Hirnforsch. 19:109-31, 1979 The inner ear of two cynodonts (Reptilia, Therapsida) and some comments on the evolution of the inner ear from peligosaurs to mammals. Gegenb. Morphol. Jahrb. 125:178-90, 1979 The cell masses in the diencephalon of Amphisbaena darwinii heterozonata Burmeister Amphisbaenia, Aquamata, Reptilia. Acta Anatomica 104:198-210, 1979 The nucleus of Darkschwitsch in Pantodactylus schreiberii Wiegmann (Lacertilia, Reptilia). Z. Mikrosk. Anat. Forsch. 91(3):568-72, 1977 El sistema nervioso central de Amphisbaena (Reptilia). I. Histoestructura de la corteza dorsal. Arch. Fund. Roux-Ocefa (1976) HONORS (Fossil) Quirogatherium Bonaparte 1990 (Mammalia) Quirogalestes Goin & Candela 1998 (Mammalia) Quirogaichnus Laza 2006 (Coleoptera)
John Isaac Quin
John Isaac Quin, South-African veterinarian (Klerksdorp 15 February 1900 – 19 March 1950) First described the technique for estimating degradability in the rumen With J.G. Van der Wath & S. Myburgh. Studies on the alimentary tract of Merino sheep in South Africa. 4. Description of experimental technique. Onderstrepoort J. Vet. Sci. Anim. Industry 11:341-60, 1938 SOME BIBLIOGRAPHY With C. Rimington & C.G.C.S. Roets. The nature of photosensibilization agents in geldcop. J. Vet. Sci. 14(2):6-45, 1928 With C. Rimington. Tribulosis and methaemoglobinaemia in South African sheep. Nature 130:926-7, 1932 Studies on the photosensitization of animals in South Africa. Onderstepoort J. Vet. Sci. Anim. Ind. (1933) With C. Rimington. Photosensitising agent in “gel-dikkop” phylloerythrin. Nature 132:1789, 1933 The effect of surgical obstruction of the normal bile flow. Onderstepoort J. Vet.Sci. 1:505-26, 1933 With C. Rimington. Geeldikkop disease in sheep. Farming in South Africa 9:47-8, 1934 With C. Rimington. The isolation of an icterogenic principle from Lippia rehmannii (Pers.). S. Afr. J. Sci. 32:142-51, 1935 Physiological aspects of ruminal digestion. S. Afr. J. Sci. 36:417-23, 1939 Bloating in Ruminants. Its development and control. Farming in South Africa 17:757-60, 1942 The biological action of Botulinus. South African J. Science XLII:157, 1946 The effect of diet and body condition on the heart regulating system of the Merino sheep. Onderstepoort J. Vet. Res. 21(2):317-27, 1947 With R. Clark. Studies on the action of potassium monofluorocetate (CH2FCOOK) toxin on animals. Onderstepoort J. Vet. Sci. Anim. Ind. 22:241-6, 1947 With J.G. Louw & S.I. Bodenstein. The digestibility for sheep, of the cellulose in a poor veld hay, as affected by supplements of a mixture of concentrates and green feed. Onderstepoort J. Vet. Res. 23(1-2):239-59, 1948 With G. de Kock. Bioclimatological studies on white rats in South Africa. Skin cancer in rats following continued exposure to sunlight. Onderstepoort J. Vet. Res. 23(1-2):349-65, 1948 With R. Clark. The effect of supplementing poor quality grass hay with molasses and nitrogenous salt. Onderstepoort J. Vet. Res. 25(1):93-103, 1951 HONORS Quinella Krumholz, Bryant, Brulla, Vicini, Clark & Stahl 1993 (Bacteria)