Jia-an Yan
Jia-an Yan, Chinese statistician (Yangzhou, Jiangsu Province 06 December 1941 – Authored over 90 research papers and 9 books Proved a definition of stochastic integrals with respect to semimartingales Extended the Gross and Minlos theorems in infinite dimensional analysis CONTRIBUTIONS / BIBLIOGRAPHY With Y.S. Song. Risk measures with comonotonic subadditivity or convexity and respecting stochastic orders. Insur. Mathem. Econ. 45(3):459-65, 2009 With W. Liu & W.G. Wang. A limit theorem for partial sums of random variables and its applications. Statis. Probab. Lett. 62(1):79-86, 2003 With Q.H. Tang. A sharp inequality for the tail probabilities of sums of i.i. d. r.v.s. with dominatedly varying tails. Science in China (Series A) 45(8):1006-11, 2002 With P. Li & J.M. Xia. Martingale measure method for expected utility maximization in discrete time incomplete markets. Ann. Economics Finance 2(2):445-65, 2001 With Z. Cao. A comparison theorem for solution of backward stochastic differential equations. Adv. Math. 28(1):304-8, 1999 With R.A. Carmona. A new space of white noise distributions and applications to SPDES (1995) A formula for continuous additive functionals of nonsymmetric Hunt processes and application to Feynman-Kac transition functions. Prob. Statis (1992) A formula for densities of transition functions. Semin. Probab. 22, 1988 A perturbation theorem for semigroups of linear operators. Semin. Probab. 22, 1988 A comparison theorem for semimartingales and its applications. Semin. Probab. 22:349-51, 1986 A formula for local times of semimartingales. Dengbei Shuxue 1(2):138-40, 1985 Sur une equation différentielle stochastique generale. Semin Probab. 14:305-15, 1980 Caractérisation d’une classe d’ensembles convexes de L1 ou H1. Semin. Probab. 14:220-2, 1980 Remarques sur certaines classes de semimartingales et sur les intégrales stochastiques optionnelles. Semin. Probab. 14:223-6, 1980 Criteria for the uniform integrability of exponential martingales. Acta Math. Sinica 23(2):293-300, 1980 Some formulas for the local time of semimartingales. Chinese Ann. Math. 1(3-4):545-51, 1980 With P.A. Meyer. Génération d’une familie de tribus par un processus croissant. Séminaire de Probabilitiés 9:466-70, 1975 EPONYMY Meyer-Yan space (with Paul André Meyer) Yan lemma (on the decomposition of a local martingale) Kreps-Yan theorem (1980)
Jhillu Singh Yadav
Jhillu Singh Yadav, Indian organic chemist (Azamgarh District, Uttar Pradesh State 04 August 1950 – Authored over 1,100 research papers (with more than 20,000 citations and h-index 60) Designed synthesis of complex molecules with synthons Showed the possibility of preparing many tetrahydropyran/dihydropyran containing complex macrolides in a concise and convergent manner First to report contiguous chiral centers in a highly diastereoselective manner as a protocol for short and convergent synthesis of a variety of complex biologically active natural products with multiple chiral centers Held over 150 patents in India and abroad DEVELOPED New chiral centers in complex molecules Several new. eco-friendly methods in organic synthesis especially for enantiomerically pure allylic and acetylenic alcohols and for spiroacetals Methodologies for the synthesis of pharmaceuticals and agrochemicals such as Diltiazem, Ondasetron, Pyrazinamide, Ketofifen, Mefloquin and Tamoxifin First ever highly enantioselective synthesis of propargyl alcohol derivatives from epoxy alcohol and carbohydrates First directed-Prins cyclization protocol for the synthesis of 2,4,6-syn-trisubstituted tetrahydropyran derivatives A unique method to resolve an acid by using half mole of chiral base and other half being inorganic base A very new novel reaction for the asymmetric synthesis of allylic alcohol in one step in presence of titanocene reagent without compromising the stereocenter A methodology to form trans-3-hydroxyvinyl chloride by treatment of epoxychlorides with lithium amide New and better methods for synthesizing exceptionally complex molecules starting from carbohydrates
Huey Lang Yang
Huey Lang Yang, Taiwanese bioscientist (Tainan 18 April 1944 – Developed diagnostic kits for important diseases prevalent in the Asian population, such as human hepatitis C virus and Epstein-Barr virus for nasopharyngeal cancer Invented a novel oral vaccine delivery system for fish Developed several fish vaccine products Extended to the establishment of sustainable virus free indoor production system for grouper fingerlings With I-Min Chen developed a novel method to extract pollution-free docosahexaenoic acid from an indigenous micro-algal species Developed EcVig, a novel grouper immune-gene associated with antiviral activity against nervous necrosis virus infection PATENTS With J.C.C. Yu & J.H.Y. Lin. Oral vaccines US7807144B2 (2004) With J.C.C. Yu & J.H.Y. Lin. Oral vaccines US6872386B2 (2001) EP1429615A1 (2002) & WO2003020040 A1 (2002) With H.Y. Lin, T.Y. Kuo & H.I. Huang. Nervous necrosis virus proteins. US6777247B2 (2001) With J. Todd & H.L.L. Jou. Method and kit for sample adherence to test substrate US5024933 (1991) With J.J. Donegan. Polynucleotide composition and method for its production. EP0294595 A2 (1988) & CA1340100C (1988) With A. Lo. A composition specific for Neisseria gonorrhea EP0237737 A2 (1987) With A. Lo. Nucleotide sequence composition and method for detection of Neisseria gonorrhea and method for screening for a nucleotide sequence that is specific for a genetically distinct group. US4900659 A (1986) With D. Kirtikar & R.G. Pergolizzi. Method and materials useful for the analysis and detection of genetic material EP0124124A3 (1984)
H.F. Yang
H.F. Yang, Chinese environmental microbiologist (fl. early 1960s) SOME BIBLIOGRAPHY With F. Zeng, K. Cui, J.M. Fui & G.Y. Sheng. Biodegradability of di(2-ethylhexyl)-phthalate by Pseudomonas fluorescens FS1. Water Air & Soil Polution 140:297-305, 2002 Interaction of microorganisms with heavy metals. Environ. Sci. 18:35-9, 1996 New achievements in biotechniques for the purification of waste water. Chin. Environ. Sci. 4:40-4, 1985 With S.H. Xie, H.I. Xian, S.F. Jia & H.Y. Zhang. A new kind of mixed bacterial culture degrading sodium thiocyanate and acrylonitrile. Acta Microbiol. Sin. 24(3), 1984 HONORS Yangia Dai, Wang, Yang, Jiao & Liu 2006 (Bacteria)
Fuli Yuan
Fuli Yuan, Chinese geologist, paleontologist and archaeologist (Xushui County, Hebei Province 31 December 1893 –Beijing 22 May 1987) ARCHAEOLOGY Performed important archaeological discoveries in China and Mongolia With J.G. Andersson discovered the Yangshao culture (1921) PALEONTOLOGY Discovered some species of fossil reptiles With T.P. Koh described a new genus and species of fossil fishes (Sinosemionotus urumchii 1936) SOME BIBLIOGRAPHY With H.J. Du. Cenozoic biostratigraphy of China (1984) Geology of eastern Dzungaria, Sinkiang. Acta Geol. Sinica 36(2):113-32, 1956 The great unconformity between the late Paleozoic and Mesozoic rocks in Sinkiang. Sci. Rep. Nat. Tsing Hua Univ. Ser. C 1(1):9-16, 1936 The discovery of theromorph reptiles in the Mesozoic strata, on the north of Tianshan. Geogr. Ann. 17:235-8, 1935 With C.C. Young. On the occurrence of Lystrosaurus in Sinkiang. Bull. Geol. Soc. China 13:575-80, 1934 With C.C. Young. On the discovery of a new dicynodont in Sinkiang. Bull. Geol. Soc. China 13:563-74, 1934 Review on the Hong Kong Neolithic collection. Bull. Geol. Soc. China 7(3-4):215-20, 1928 Carboniferous stratigraphy of northwestern Kansu. Bull. Geol. Soc. China 4(1):29-37, 1925 Geological notes on Eastern Kansu. Bull. Geol. Soc. China 4(1):21-8, 1925 The Ordovician graptolite beds of Ping Liang, E. Kansu. Bull. Geol. Soc. China 4(1):11-20, 1925 Lower Carboniferous stratigraphy of Northeastern Kansu. Bull. Geol. Soc. China 2(4):30, 1923 HONORS Yuanotherium Hu, Meng & Clark 2009 (Fossil Mammalia) Yuanophyllum Yu 1931 (Fossil Cnidaria) Yuanfuliite Huang & Wang 1996 (Mineral)
Fujia Yang
Fujia (Fu-chia) Yang, Chinese nuclear physicist (Shanghai, Zhejiang Province June 1936 – Confirmed some of the single particle motions in nuclei in a wok widely cited (1964) Developed a more unified formula for the decay of complex energy levels Derived a generalized formula for measuring half-life time of nuclei Discovered the narrowest double state using gamma-ray resonance absorption First to use double foils to do research on polarization change Proposed the use of single-crystal golden foils to investigate the effect of channeling on polarization LINKS http://www.cpr.cuhk.edu.hk/cong/?q=node/723