P.P. Satsangi
P.P. Satsangi, Indian paleontologist (fl.1961-2000) DESCRIBED FOSSIL TAXA Genus Babiacetus 1984 with Trivedy (Mammalia) Species Babiacetus indicus 1984 with Trivedy (Mammalia) Ceratodus nageshwarai 1970 with Shah (Pisces) Ebalia spinosa 1997 with Tiwari & Barman (Crustacea) Geoemyda pilgrimi 1963 with Prasad (Reptilia) Lystrosaurus rajurkari 1963 with Tripathi (Reptilia) Neptunus sijuensis 1980 with Parida (Crustacea) Palaeocarpilius bispinosus 1989 with Changkakoti (Crustacea) Thrinaxodon bengalensis 1987 (Mammalia) OTHERS CONTRIBUTIONS A new mammal-like reptile from the Lower Triassic of India. Rec. Geol. Survey Ind. (1973) Some new plant fossils from the Panchet Formation of Raniganj Formation Coalfield. Ind. Miner. 27(3):76-8, 1973 HONORS (Fossil) Satsangia Srivastava & Maheshwari 1973 (Plantae) Satsangisaccites Bharadwaj & Srivastava 1969 (Sporae)
P.C. Suratman
P.C. Suratman, Indonesian physicist and engineer Eponym of Suratman number or Laplace number With P. Van der Leeden & l.D. Nio. The velocity of free falling droplets. Appl. Sci. Res. Sect. A 5(5):338-48, 1955
Otto Schubart
Otto Rudolf Julius Schubart, German-born Brazilian zoologist (Berlin 17 February 1900 – Campinas, São Paulo State 08 November 1962) World authority on Diplopoda DESCRIBED NEW TAXA Diplopoda Genera 38 Species About 200 Myriapoda Genera 63 Crustacea (with Szidat 1960) Genus Philostomella Species Philostomella cigarra Riggia brasiliensis Riggia nana Telothia silurii Pisces Valid Species Cetopsorhamdia iheringi 1959 with Gomes Chasmocranus brachynemus 1958 with Gomes Hypostomus fluviatilis 1964 Hypostomus nigromaculatus 1964 Phenacorhamdia tenebrosa 1964 HONORS Schubartia Verhoeff 1927 (Myriapoda) Schubartesia Soares 1944 (Arachnida) Schubartina Lawrence 1937 (Diplopoda) Brasiloschubartia Jeekel 1963 (Diplopoda) Subgenus Schubartella Viets 1937(Acari)
Oswaldo Sala
Oswaldo Sala, Brazilian spectroscopist (Bauru, São Paulo State 29 June 1926 – With H. Stammreich et al. authored classical works in the field of Raman spectroscopy With H. Stammreich, R. Forneris & A.G. Ayrosa developed the technique of the excitation of Raman spectra with helium lamps in Technique and results of excitation of Raman spectra in the red and near infrared region. Spectrochim. Acta 8:41-45, 1956 With H. Stammreich introduced large contribution to Raman scattering studies of metals (1958-61) With H. Stammreich & R. Forneris presented reported studies of metallocarbonyls, cyano complexes, halogen complexes and interhalogen compounds With H. Stammreich & R. Forneris developed narrow bandpass filters that resulted in the ability to obtain superb Raman spectra of solid or turbid solutions With H. Stammreich & R. Forneris introduced the use of rubidium vapor lamp with strong resonance for obtaining spectra of Cl4 and many other species Introduced a number of valuable contributions about resonant Raman effect With S. Isotani authored A relation between bending and interaction force constants with the ionic character. An. Acad. Bras. Cien. 45:349, 1973 With M.L.A. Temperini & W.J. Barreto imagined a new representation of SERS enhancement emphasizing the modulation of vibrational mode in SERS effect (1983) With L.K. Noda & X. Araku developed a procedure to obtain the effective nuclear charge from the atomic spectrum of sodium (1999) With A.M. Pereira Neto developed a method to obtain the components of the broad Raman band assigned to the OH stretching vibrations of liquid water (2004)
Oscar Sala
Oscar Sala, Italian-born Brazilian nuclear physicist (Milano 26 March 1922 – São Paulo 02 January 2010) ACHIEVEMENTS With Gleb Wataghin performed the first measurement of absorption coefficient from cosmic radiations that generates penetrating showers (1942), showed particles production in nucleon-proton collisions (1944) and discovered the measure of section from proton-proton interaction total shock in high energies (1945) INSTRUMENTATION Developed a new kind of differential voltimeter for high voltages With T. Polga & R.A. Douglas. A differential generating voltmeter. Rev. Sci. Instr. 41;16, 1970 Developed rapid circuits of electronic coincidence With Paulo T. Bittencourt improved the technique of using electronic oscilloscopes in measurements of mean lifetime of nuclides isomers (1940s) Headed the construction of Van de Graaff accelerator of University of São Paulo, the first electrostatic device in the world to use pulsed beams for study of nuclear reactions (1954) With R.G. Herb. Design of electrostatic generator for Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil. Phys. Rev. 74:1260, 1948.
Norman Sapeika
Norman Sapeika, Jewish South African pharmacologist (Oudtshoorn, Cape Province 17 January 1909 – ?) From Lithuanian father and Polish mother SOME BIBLIOGRAPHY Actions and uses of drugs (book) With E.R. Kaplan. Effect of the antiepileptic drug sodium valproate on induction of hepatic microsomal P450. Res. Comm. Chem. Path. Pharmacol. 10:767-8, 1975 With J.H. Holmes & H. Zwarenstein. Effects of anti-obesity drugs on lipase activity in vitro. Res. Commun. Chem. Path. Pharmacol. 10:735, 1975 Drugs in obesity. S. Afr. Med. J. 48:2027-30, 1974 The toxicity of foods of natural origin. Trans R. Soc. S. Afr. 41:1-17, 1974 With E.L. Stephens. Clitocybe africana. S. Afr. J. Med. 39:749-50, 1965 With C.J. uys & D. McKenzie. The cape death cup (Amanita capensis), an experimental investigation. S. Afr. J. Lab. Clin. Med. 6:12-20, 1960 The excretion of drugs, pesticides and radionuclides in milk. S. Afr. Med. J. 33:818-20, 1959 Radiographic use of lead EDTA in man. Brit. Med. J. 2:167-9, 1955 Actions of lead EDTA complex. Arch. Internat. Pharmacodynam. 101:488-94, 1955 Antagonism of digitalis action by EDTA. Arch. Intern. Pharmacodin. 97:373-8, 1954 The Senecio alkaloids. S. Afr. Med. J. 26:485, 1952 The action of venenatin, a glycoside from Acokanthera venenata. S. Afr. J. Med. Sci. 14:87-8, 1949 The actions of rubellin and prorubellidin (in comparison with transvaalin) 1949 Mussel poisoning. S. Afr. Med. J. 22:337, 1948 Adrenal cortex and arterial hypertension. Arch. Intern. Med. 82(3):263-309, 1948 With L. Berk. Determination of circulation time: unsuitability of papaverine. Am Heart J. 30:365-6, 1945 The action of rubellin, a glycoside from Ursinea rubella. S. Afr. J. Med. Sci. 9:31-2, 1944 Fatal human poisoning from plants in Southern Africa. Clin. Proceed. 3:264-71, 1944 Gonadotrophs action of desoxycorticosterone acetate in Xenopus laevis S. Afr. J. Med. Sciences (1942) Weather changes and eclampsia. J. Obst. Gynaec. Brit. Emp. 53;461, 1941 Pharmacological actions of Adenium oleifolium S. Afr. J. Med. Science (1941) With H.A. Shapiro & M.H. Finlayson. Pharmacological actions of the venom of Lairodectus indistinctus. S. Afr. J. Med. Sci. 4;1017, 1939 The excretion of drugs in human milk: a review. J. Obst. Gynaec. Brit. Emp. 54:426-31, 1937 With J.W.C. Gunn. The biological assay of digitalis preparations: potency corresponding to mortality of frogs (Xenopus laevis). S. Afr. J. Med. Sci. 1:191-2, 1936 The pharmacological actions of plants of the genera Cotyledon and Crassula. N.O. Crassulaceae. Arch. Intern. Pharm. Ther. LIV:307-28, 1936 The toxicity of certain alcohols to Xenopus laevis. Arch. Int. Pharmacodyn. 50:296-7, 1935 The responses of the batrachians alimentary canal to autonomic drugs: Xenopus laevis (South African clawed toad) – acetylcholine. Arch. Int. Pharmacodyn. 49:115-7, 1934 HONOURS Marquis Who’s Who in the World (1978-9) The International Who’s Who, Europa Publications Limited (1974)