K.V. Natarajan
K.V. Natarajan, Indian mycologist (Kovilur, Thanjavur District, Tamil Nadu 21 April 1942 – Madras 21 April 2007) DESCRIBED FUNGI TAXA Valid Genera Syamithabeeja 1976 with Subramanian Tretophragmia 1973 with Subramanian Species At least 55 HONORS Natarajania Pratibha & Bhat 2006 (Fungi)
K.S.S. Nambooripad
Komanamana Sankaranarayanan Subramonian Nambooripad, Indian mathematician (Puttumanor, Ernakulam District, Kerala State 06 April 1935 – Thiruvanathapuram, Kerala State 04 January 2020) Characterised axiomatically the structure of the set of idempotents in a regular semigroup (1979) Developed an alternative approach to describe the structure of regular semigroups Developed the concept and terminology of a biordered set (1970s) EPONYMY Nambooripad structure theorem for regular semigroups Hartwig-Nambooripad partial order (1980) Ehresmann-Schein-Nambooripad theorem
José Antonio Nolla
José Antonio Bernabé Nolla Cabrera, Puerto Rican plant pathologist (Mayaguez 24 May 1902 – Mayaguez 14 August 1987) A new alternaria disease of onions (Allium cepa L.) Phytopathology 17(2):115-32, 1927 (Alternaria allii) Described a new leaf and bulb scale anthracnose of onions (Colletotrichum gloeosporioides) Onion-leaf anthracnose. J. Dept. Agric. Puerto Rico 10:245-6, 1926 Described Curvularia trifolii f. sp. amaryllidis in Phytopathology 59:1348, 1969
Jose Negrete Martinez
José Gabino Negrete y Martínez, Mexican neurophysiologist and computer scientist (Ciudad de Mexico 09 June 1929 – First to set modulatory role of hormones in synaptic mechanism in a general way Influencia de la Corteza Suprarrenal sobre el Sistema Exterofector. Bul. Inst. Estud. Med. Biol. 10(1-6):41-83, 1952 Discovered the selective and destructive manner that capsaicin affects upon synaptic vesicles and its modulatory nature With G. Yankelevich. Anestesia local producida por capsaicina. Rev. Inst. Salubr. Enferm. Trop. Mexico 17(2):65-8, 1957 Discovered that newborn animals don’t display reflex palsy immediately after spinal cord lesions With C. Guzmán, A. Fernandez & E.C. del Pozo. El choque espinal en gatos jóvenes. Bol. Inst. Estud. Med. Biol. Mex. 12(7):169-72, 1954 Enunciated the nature of information code of neural impulses chains With G. Yankelevich, G. Theodoridis & L. Stark. Photosensitive neurons of the crayfish sixth ganglion as a dual system, each neuron carrying the same signal information. Quart. Progr. Report MIT 75:197-209, 1964 Authored a paper about diffusion processes of chemical means in synaptic sulcus With J. del Castillo, I. Escobar & G. Yankelevich. Spreading activation of end-plate receptors by single transmitter quanta. Nature New Biology 235(57):158-62, 1972 Designed and invented a signal filter that detects strange waves in electroencephalogram With W.A. Giloi. A pattern recognition filter for processing electrophysiological data. Bol. Inst. Est. Med. Biol. Mexico 24(1-3):13-21, 1966 Designed an automatic medical diagnosis system using graphic computing techniques and Bayesian theorem (1971-2) With F. Bracho. A data structure for a diagnosis oriented informational system. Comun. Tecnicas CIMAS UNAM 4(22), 1973 Proposed a new auto-organization mechanism in conduct oriented modules Used Minsky signs for representation of knowledge in artificial intelligence (1972) Created an electronic system for simulation of abstract metabolic chains with educational purposes Experi/Mentor: un aparato que tiene como objeto el auxiliar la enseñanza del método experimental y/o servir como instrumento para la evaluación de creatividad. Mem. XI Congr. Nac. Cienc. Fisiol. (1976) With R. Hernandez del Pozo. An expert system for prediction of proneness to cardiovascular and cancer diseases based on behavioral traits. Mem 13th Ann. Conv. Assoc. Behav. Analysis (1987) With P.P. Gonzalez Perez authored new multi-agent expert systems with emergent control (1998) LINKS http://www.uv.mx/juntagob/files/2012/09/semblanzaJoseNegreteMartinez.pdf
Joon Namkung
Joon Namkung / Chun Namgung, South Korean arachnologist (1920 – 14 May 2013) DESCRIBED ARACHNIDA SPECIES Agroeca coreana 1989 Allomengea beombawigulensis 2002 Allomengea coreana 1969 with Paik Araniella coreana 2002 Atypus magnus 1986 Atypus quelpartensis 2002 Atypus sternosulcus 2006 with Kim, Kim, Jung & Lee Atypus suwonensis 2006 with Kim, Kim, Jung & Lee Coelotes samaksanensis 2002 Cybaeus mosanensis 1967 with Paik Dolichocybaeus whanseunensis 1967 with Paik Galloisiana kosuensis 1974 Galloisiana magnus 1986 Leptoneta coreana 1969 with Paik Leptoneta handeulgulensis 2002 Leptoneta hogyegulensis 1969 with Paik Leptoneta hwanseonensis 1987 Leptoneta kwangreungensis 2004 with Kim & Lee Leptoneta secula 1987 Leptoneta soryongensis 1969 with Paik Leptoneta spinipalpus 2004 with Kim & Lee Leptoneta waheulgulensis 1991 Leptoneta yebongsanensis 2004 with Kim & Lee Leptoneta yongdamgulensis 1969 with Paik Namkungia biryongensis 1974 Nesticella quelpartensis 1969 with Paik Nesticus coreanus 1969 with Paik Nesticus kyongkeomsanensis 2001 Pholcus kwonaksanensis 1990 with Kim HONORS Namkungia Storozhenko & Park 2002 (Orthoptera)
Jean Nicolini
Jean Nicolini, Brazilian astronomer (São Paulo 09 April 1922 – Americana, São Paulo State 23 July 1991) Son of French immigrants PERFORMANCE With Observatoire de Paris-Meudon colaborated in determining Venus rotation period Performed observations on TLPs in Apollo Project of NASA (1968-72) Standard Observer, AAVSO (1961-91) Honored in prix George Bidault de L’Isle by Societé Astronomique de France for photographic researches about Venus and Mars planets (1963) LINKS See http://astronomiaemfortaleza.blogspot.com/2011/07/20-anos-sem-jean-nicolini-1922-1991.html (in Portuguese)