Zucchi brothers
Ronaldo Zucchi, Brazilian entomologist (23 July 1938 – Gained international recognition on morphology and ethology of bees species ACHIEVEMENTS With S. Jarau, C.M. Schultz, M. Hrncir, W. Francke, F.G. Barth & M. Ayasse. Hexyl decanoate, the first trail pheromone compound identified in a stingless bee, Trigona recursa. J. Chem Ecol. 32(5):1555-64, 2006 With M.J. Ferreira-Caliman & F.S. Nascimento. First record of chemical signals from the queen during the oviposition process in stingless bees. Insectes Sociaux (2012) With C.D. Faustino, E.V. Silva Matos & S. Mateus. First record of emergency queen rearing in stingless bees (Hymenoptera, apidae, Meliponini). Insects sociaux 49(2):111-3, 2012 With S.F. Sakagami. Nests of Hylaeus (Hylaeopsis) tricolor, the first record of non-solitary life in colletid bees, with notes on quasi-social and communal colonies (Hym, Colletidae). J. Kansas Entomol. Soc. 51(4):597-14, 1978 His brother, Roberto Antonio Zucchi, agricultural entomologist Described a new plague of pineapple With G. Couturier & H. Brailowsky. Thlastocoris laetus Mayr, 1866 (Hem., Coreidae, Acanthocerini), nueva plaga de la pina. Scien. Agricola 50(3):517-20, 1993 Developed techniques With J.R.P. Parra, C.P. Stein, E. Bleicher & S. Silveira Neto. Metodologia de criação de Anagasta kuehniella (Zeller, 1879) para pesquisas com Trichogramma sp. (1984) With J.C.C. Abreu, P.C. Masiero, S. Silveira Neto & R.C.B. Moraes. Sistema computadorizado para identificação de pragas agrícolas (1993) With R.S. Mendonça. Técnica para extroverter a vesica em exemplares do gênero Spodoptera Guenee, 1852 (Lep, Noctuidae) 1993 Described new species Hymenoptera Trichogramma acuminatum 2003 with Querino Trichogramma alloevirilia 2003 with Querino Trichogramma bertii 2003 with Querino Trichogramma dissimilis 1988 Trichogramma distinctum 1988 Trichogramma esalqueanum 2003 with Querino Trichogramma galloi 1988 Trichogramma iracildae 1988 Trichogramma jalmirezi 1988 Trichogramma parrai 1988 Trichogramma piracicabense 2017 with Querino, Mendes & Costa Trichogramma pratissolii 1988 Trichogramma pusillum 1988 Trichogramma tupiense 1988 Trichogramma valmiri 2017 with Querino, Mendes & Costa Diptera Anastrepha amita 1979 Anastrepha atlantica 2010 with Uramoto Anastrepha barrettoi 1979 Anastrepha belenensis 1979 Anastrepha entodonta 2013 with Canal & Uramoto Anastrepha glochin 2010 with Uramoto Anastrepha hadropickeli 2013 with Canal & Uramoto Anastrepha linharensis 2010 with Uramoto Anastrepha matertela 1979 Anastrepha martinsi 2010 with Uramoto Anastrepha megacantha 1984 Anastrepha mixta 1979 Anastrepha morvasi 1999 with Uramoto Anastrepha nascimentoi 1979 Anastrepha reichardti 1979 Anastrepha sagittifera 1979 Anastrepha simulans 1979 Anastrepha sinvali 1982 Anastrepha sororcula 1979 Anastrepha tecta 1979 Anastrepha tenella 1979 Anastrepha zenildae 1979 HONOURS (both) Zucchiella de Mello 1990 (Orthoptera)
Zubieta Brothers
Gonzalo Zubieta Russi, Mexican mathematician and logician (Ciudad del Carmen, Campeche State 26 May 1924 – 09 April 2021) His thesis Sobre el calculo funcional de primer orden (1950) received comments by R. Feys in journal of Symbolic Logic Introduced the notion of relative correspondence Clases aritméticas definidas sin igualdad. Bol. Soc. Mat. Mex. 2:45-53, 1957 Proposed a version of standard analysis employing ultra-products and ultra-powers Developed a logical method of analysis Taller de Logica Matematica (Analisis Logico) 1993 OTHER CONTRIBUTIONS Differential notation for set functions. Anales Inst. Mat. (1961) Integrales de medida positiva (1976) monography Clear definitions and free mathematical demonstrations of tautologies; a deductive methodology. j. math. 3(1), 2017 His brother, Francisco Zubieta Russi, mathematician (Jonuta, Tabasco State 23 November 1910 – 28 March 2005) With G. Birkhoff & R. Vazquez obtained the first continuous homogeneous linear Sobre una noción normal de la teoria de las clases. Mathesis 9(4):447-50, 1993 Una definición del orden natural de los numeros
Yuzhe Zhang
Yuzhe Zhang, Chinese astronomer (Minhou, Fujian Province 16 February 1902 – Nankin 21 July 1986) Determinated rotation periods of minor planets Discovered about 1000 asteroids with his assistants such as 3789 Zhongguo (1928), 2051 Chang Discovered three comets: 60 P/Tsuchinshan, 62 P/Tsuchinshan and C/1977V1 Discovered one lunar crater
Wenying Zhuang
Wenying Zhuang, Chinese mycologist (Beijing 27 July 1948 – DESCRIBED SOME CAUSATIVE AGENTS OF PLANT DISEASES Botrytis sinoviticola 2014 (gray mold disease of table grapes) Botrytis sinoallii 2010 (grey mould of Allium) Botrytis fabiopsis 2010 (chocolate spot of broad bean) DESCRIBED FUNGI TAXA Genera (11; incomplete) Calycellinopsis 1990 Chaetopsinectria 2010 with Luo Deltosperma 1988 Eoaleurina 1986 with Korf Kimbropezia 1991 with Korf Pfistera 1991 with Korf Rhizoscyphus 2004 with Korf Volutellonectria 2012 with Luo Xeromedulla 1987 with Korf Species About 180 Subspecies 18 HONORS Wenyingia Wang & Pfister 2001 (Fungi) Wenyingzhuangia Liu, Liu, Liu, Zhou, Qi & Liu 2014 (Bacteria)
Sibte Hasan Zaidi
Sibte Hasan Zaidi, Indian pathologist and toxicologist (Jarwal Village, Uttar Pradesh State 15 April 1918 – New York 05 April 2008) Established the pathogenesis and etiology of progressive massive fibrosis of the coal workers Showed the role of small amounts of free silica in the pathogenesis of pneumoconiosis Demonstrated the requirement of a mucus barrier in the prevention of peptic ulcer disease (1957) With S. Nityanand developed rodent models of atherosclerotic heart disease and experimental myocardial infarction (1963) LINKS http://insaindia.org/BM/BM36_0908.pdf
Rodrigo Zeledón Araya
Rodrigo Zeledón Araya, Costa Rican parasitologist, medical entomologist and microbiologist (Puntarenas 15 February 1930 – Authored over 240 papers, 4 monographs, 9 books and 15 book chapters First to obtain in vitro culture of Dermatobia hominis larvae With R. Brenes elucidated the complete life cycle of trematode species Paragonimus mexicanus Discovered and described the phenomenon of nymphs of Triatoma dimidiata hide itselves in the dust of houses Described a sensitive skin test for chronic Chagas disease in With C. Ponce. A skin test for the diagnosis of Chagas disease. Trans. Royal Soc. Trop. Med. Hyg. 68:414-5, 1974 Developed a culture medium for distinguishing Trypanosoma cruzi and Trypanosoma rangeli First to demonstrate that flagellates protozoan bind favouredly to cells surface of insects rectal glands Demonstrated the relationship between the physiology of Leishmania mexicana and the body temperature of Guinea pig Developed a method to isolate Leishmania panamensis from Phlebotomus sp. Proposed the utilization of an antigen from Crithidia oncopelti in Montenegro intradermal test Presented a new treatment of Costa Rican cutaneous leishmaniosis with drug infiltration into lesion Proposed visting vectors index, a d risk parameter First to describe the possibility of spontaneous cure for Chagas disease With J.C.P. Dias, A. Brilla Salazar, J.M. Rezende, L.G. Vargas & A. Urbina. Does a spontaneous cure for Chagas disease exist? Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop. 21:15-20, 1988 DESCRIBED NEW SPECIES Protozoa Leishmania herreri 1979 with Ponce & Murillo Leptomonas costaricensis 2006 with Yurchenko et al. Trypanosoma leonidasdeanei 1969 with Rosabal Arthropoda Triatoma ryckmani 1972 with Ponce HONORS Zelonia Shaw, Camargo & Teixeira 2016 (Protozoa) LINKS http://www.conicit.go.cr/sector_cyt/cientificos/especialistas/RodrigoZeledon.pdf (Spanish)