Edgardo Raul Montaldi
Edgardo Raul Montaldi, Argentine plant physiologist (La Plata 03 December 1926 – La Plata 27 December 2000) ACHIEVEMENTS Studied the role that plays the sucrose in plant morphogenesis Performed remarkable discoveries about the action of light and sucrose on the tropisms of Cynodon dactylon and Cyperus rotundus With J.D. Garcia. Un método indirecto en el analisis del crecimiento de álamo. Rev. Fac. Agron. (1984) SOME BIBLIOGRAPHY With J. Beltrano & M.G. Ronco. Drought stress syndrome in wheat is provoked by ethylene evolution imbalance and reversed by rewatering aminoethoxyvinylglycine or sodium benzoate. J. Plant Growth Regul. 18:59-64, 1999 With J. Beltrano, M.G. Ronco & R. Barreiro. Plant architecture of Paspalum vaginatum Schwartz modified by nitrate and ammonium nutrition. Pesq. Agropec. Brasil. 34(7):1159-66, 1999 With J. Beltrano, M.G. Ronco & A. Carbone. Senescence of flag leaves and ears of wheat hastened by methyl jasmonate. J. Plant Growth Regul. 17:53-7, 1998 With J. Beltrano, A. Carbone & J.J. Guiamet. Ethylene as promoter of wheat grain maturation and ear senescence. Plant Growth Regul 15(2):107-12, 1994 With V.M. Luquez & J.J. Guiamet. Net photosynthetic and transpiration rates in a chlorophyll deficient isoline of soybean under well watered and drought conditions. Photosynthetica 1 (1993) With J..Beltrano, J.J. Guiamet & R. Barreiro. Regulation of the photosynthetic capacity of primary bean leaves by the red:far red ratio and photosynthetic photon flux density of incident light. Physiol. Plant 5:97101, 1992 With J.J. Guiamet & J.G. Willemoes. Modulation of progressive leaf senescence by the red far-red ratio of incident light. Bot. Gaz. 150:148-51, 1989 With J. Beltrano. Diagravitropic growth promoted by high sucrose contents in Paspalum vaginatum and its reversion by gibberellic acid (1988) Withn J. Beltrano. Stolon differentiation in Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers. mediated by phytochrome. Environ. Experim. Botany 27:15-20, 1987 With P.A. Balatti. Effects of red and far red lights on modulation and nitrogen fixation in soybean (Glycine max L. Merr.). Plant Soil 92:427-30, 1986 With A.I. Betria. Tuber production by purple nutgrass (Cyperus rotundus L.) in darkness. Weed Res. 15:73-6, 1975 With A.I. Betria. Light effects on bulb differentiation and leaf growth in Cyperus rotundus L. Phyton 32:1-8, 1974 Kinetin induction of bud differentiation on roots of entire plants. Z. Pflanzenphysiol. 67:43-4, 1972 Cynodon dactylon: possible causa de su diageotropismo. Rev. Invest. Agropec. Ser2 Biol. Prod. Veg. 7(2):67-87, 1970 Gibberellin-sugar interaction regulating the growth habit of Bermuda grass (Cynodon dactylon L.) Pers. Cell. Mol. Life Sci. 25:91-2, 1969 Modificación del crecimiento diageotropico de los estolones de Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers. par medio del acido giberélico. Rev. Invest. Agropec. Ser2 4:55-68, 1967 With M.C. Marcavillaca. Different forms of leaves produced by experimentally induced buds in detached leaves of Nicotiana tabacum and Passiflora caerulea. Rev. Inst. Agropec. Ser2 Biol. Prod. Veg (1967) La forma de las hojas y la edad fisiológica de las plantas (1965) With M.C. Marcavillaca. Cultivo in vitro de tejidos de eucaliptos. IDIA 12:62-4, 1964 With H. Caso & I.J. Lewin. Algunos factores que afectan la morfologia de las hojas em uma planta de desarrollo heteroblastico. Rev. Invest. Agropec. 17(3):321-40, 1963 With M.C. Marcavillaca. Rooting of Eucalyptus rostrala (1963) With M.C. Marcavillaca. Enraizamiento de Eucalyptus camaldulensis (1963) With F.K. Claver. Tuberization of the potato plant under non-inducing conditions. Eur. Potato J. 6:223-6, 1963 With R. Tizio. Influencia de las temperaturas de almacenaje sobre la capacidad productive de la variedad de papa Huinkul. Rev. Fac. Agron. La Plata 29:133-48, 1953 With D.O. Caldiz, M. Panelo & F.K. Claver. The effect of two planting dates on the physiological age and yielding potential of seed potatoes grown in a warm-temperature climate in Argentina. Potato Research 28:425-34, With P.A. Balatti. Nitrogen assimilation and leaf development in indeterminate soybeans as influenced by post-flowering photoperiod. J. Exp. Biol. 37:161,
Edgar Donald Mountain
Edgar Donald Mountain, South African geologist and athlete (Camberwell, Greater London 02 April 1901 – Grahamstown, Eastern Cape 30 April 1985) Finished fourth in the 1920 Olympic 800 meters final DESCRIBED MINERALS Diaboleite, Chloroxiphite & Crednerita with Spencer (1923) Schultenite & Aramayoite with Spencer (1926) Bismoclite & Boksputite (1935) Rhodesite (1957) HONORS Mountainite Gard, Taylor e Chalmers 1957 (Mineral)
Dwijesh Kumar Dutta Majumder
Dwijesh Kumar Dutta Majumder, Indian computer scientist (Dharmaghar District, Syllet, Bangladesh 10 February 1932 – Authored over 500 research papers and a dozen of books Developed new image compression techniques Developed a method for fusion of multimodal images using Dempster-Shaffer evidence accumulation theory Developed new methodologies and theories in fuzzy mathematics Proposed a new paradigm for treatment of cancer Proposed several new mathematical models like fuzzy self-supervised learning, 2D/3D shape measures, occluded shape recognition using differential geometry, unitariness of cybernetics and general systems theory
Domingos Arthur Machado Filho
Domingos Arthur Machado Filho, Brazilian helminthologist and parasitologist (Rio de Janeiro 28 May 1914 – Rio de Janeiro 18 August 1990) DESCRIBED NEW TAXA Acanthocephala Valid Genus Palliolisentis 1960 Species Acanthocephalus acutispinus 1968 Acanthocephalus correalimai 1970 Corynosoma longilemniscatus 1961 Echinorhynchus briconi 1959 Echinorhynchus gomesi 1948 Echinorhynchus gracilis 1948 Echinorhynchus paranaensis 1959 Echinorhynchus salobrensis 1948 Floridosentis mugilis 1951 Gigantorhynchus lutzi 1941 Gorytocephalus spectabilis 1959 Lueheia cajabambensis 1967 with Ibañez Neoechinorhynchus macronucleatum 1954 Neoechinorhynchus paraguayensis 1959 Neoncicola pintoi 1950 Neoncicola potosi 1950 Oligacanthorhynchus major 1963 Oncicola chibigouzouensis 1963 Oncicola confusus 1950 Oncicola freitasi 1950 Oncicola juxtatesticularis 1950 Oncicola magalhaesi 1962 Oncicola micracantha 1949 Oncicola paracampanulata 1963 Pachysentis dollfusi 1950 Pachysentis gethi 1950 Pachysentis lenti 1950 Pachysentis procyonis 1950 Pachysentis rugosus 1950 Pachysentis septemserialis 1950 Palliolisentis quinqueungulis 1960 Prosthenorchis lemuri 1950 Pseudocorynosoma iheringi 1961 Quadrigyrus brasiliensis 1941 Others Subulura amazonica 1968 with Pereira (Nematoda) Mantoscyphidia australorbicola 1965 (Protozoa) Trichodina planorbicola 1965 (Protozoa) HONORS Machadosentis Noronha 1992 (Acanthocephala) Arthurella Albuquerque 1954 (Diptera)
Domingo Madan
Domingo Laureano Madán Bebeagua, Cuban ophthalmologist and pediatrician (Matanzas 05 September 1856 – La Habana 24 July 1898) Authored about 100 works Described in detail the optical peripheral neuropathy known as Strachan disease independently from Strachan Notas sobre una forma sensitiva de neuritis periférica. Ambliopia por neuritis optica retrobulbar. Cron. Med. Quir. Habana 24:81-6, 1898 SOME BIBLIOGRAPHY With J.E. Díaz. Estudio sobre las fiebres en la isla de Cuba. An.Ac. Habana 35:51-186, 1899 With T.V. Coronado. Pirexias en la isla de Cuba (1896) Asociación del paludismo y de la fiebre amarilla. Cron. Med. Quirur Habana 22(10):153-5, 1896 With E. Díaz. La fiebre amarilla en el niño cubano. An. Ac. Habana 32:367-79, 1896 Les hematozoaires de Laveran dans la névralgie ophthalmique. Arch Ophth. Paris 12(5):266-73, 1892 La neuralgia ocular de origen paludeo. An. Ac. Habana 28:174-92, 1891 Consideraciones sobre la etiologia y patologia del paludismo. Cron. Med. Quirur. La Habana (1889) Tratamiento de la difteria. Cron. Med. Quirur. La Habana (1889) Consideraciones acerca de la ambliopia alcoholica (1888)
Diana Mussa
Diana Mussa, Brazilian paleobotanist (Campos, Rio de Janeiro State 19 January 1932 – Rio de Janeiro 13 May 2007) Daughter of Lebanese immigrants World authority on Devonian flora Proposed the division Horneophytophyta (2000) DESCRIBED FOSSIL PLANT GENERA Zollernioxylon 1959 Protopodocarpitys 1974 Palaeopinuxylon 1975 Astronioxylon 1978 with Suguio Brasilestiloxylon 1978 Matayboxylon 1978 with Suguio Myelontordoxylon 1978 Myrocarpoxylon 1978 with Suguio Paratordoxylon 1978 Piptadenioxylon 1978 with Suguio Qualeoxylon 1978 with Suguio Solenobrasilioxylon 1978 Austroscleromedulloxylon 1980 Paranaseptoxylon 1982 Schopfiicaulia 1982 Carolinapitys 1984 with Coimbra Atlanticoxylon 1986 Catarinapitys 1986 Kraeseulpitys 1960 Petalopitys 1986 Paulistoxylon 1986 Piracicaboxylon 1986 Solidoxylon 1960 Maryxylon 1986 with Coimbra Torosoxylon 1986 Araguainorachis 1987 with Coimbra Cyclomedulloxylon 1987 with Coimbra Teresinoxylon 1989 with Caldas, Lima Filho & Rösler Brasilophyton 1996 with Borghi, Bergamaschi, Schubert, Pereira & Rodrigues Ciguelia 1996 with Borghi, Bergamaschi, Schubert, Pereira & Rodrigues Conchulophyton 1996 with Borghi, Bergamaschi, Schubert, Pereira & Rodrigues Edwardsnella 1996 with Borghi, Bergamaschi, Schubert, Pereira & Rodrigues Jaguariaivia 1996 with Borghi, Bergamaschi, Schubert, Pereira & Rodrigues Petriaia 1996 with Borghi, Bergamaschi, Schubert, Pereira & Rodrigues Sphaerullophyton 1996 with Borghi, Bergamaschi, Schubert, Pereira & Rodrigues Sulculiphyton 1996 with Borghi, Bergamaschi, Schubert, Pereira & Rodrigues HONORS Mussaeoxylon Merlotti 1998 (Fossil Plants)