Centenarians Research Articles

Jan Stochel, a stellar mathematician

The occasion for this survey article was the 70th birthday of Jan Stochel, professor at Jagiellonian University, former head of the Chair of Functional Analysis and a prominent member of the Krak�w school of operator theory. In the course of his mathematical career, he has dealt, among other things, with various aspects of functional analysis, single and multivariable operator theory, the theory of moments, the theory of orthogonal polynomials, the theory of reproducing kernel Hilbert spaces, and mathematical aspects of quantum mechanics.

Special issue dedicated to the 70th birthday of Professor Panos M. Pardalos

Special issue dedicated to the 70th birthday of Professor Panos M. Pardalos

The 70th Birthday of Professor Mykola Lebovka

The 70th Birthday of Professor Mykola Lebovka

Special Issue on Optical Solitons honoring the 60th Birthday of Prof. Anjan Biswas

Special Issue on Optical Solitons honoring the 60th Birthday of Prof. Anjan Biswas

Professor (Dr) Sukh Dev: an iconic scientist with an innate sixth sense who radicalized natural product synthesis & organic chemistry.

Harry Kochat, J. S. Yadav, Vinod K. Singh and S. S. V. Ramasastry introduce the special Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry themed collection celebrating the 100th birthday of Professor Sukh Dev.

The 75th Birthday of Professor Jurij Kozicki

The 75th Birthday of Professor Jurij Kozicki

Topical Issues of Petroleum Geology (90th birthday of Academician A.E. Kontorovich)

Abstract —This issue of the journal is dedicated to the 90th birthday of Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences A.E. Kontorovich. This introductory article reviews the included materials. The topics of the articles are closely connected to the scientific interests of Aleksei Emilievich, even though they are not fully represented. This anniversary issue includes articles concerning topical questions of geology, tectonics, stratigraphy, petroleum potential, as well as various aspects and characteristics of oil and organic matter geochemistry in oil-and-gas source formations of sedimentary basins of Siberia and the Arctic. Among the many lines of research A.E. Kontorovich pursued was the geology and geochemistry of concentrated forms of subsoil organic matter – coal. Therefore, this issue logically ends with an article on the study of the most ancient Devonian coals.

Stamp for the 150th Birthday of Carl Bosch

Stamp for the 150th Birthday of Carl Bosch

Pyeongsaeng-do, Paintings of an Ideal Life by Chae Yong-sin - Self-fashioning by display of selected memories

<i>Pyeongsaeng-do, Paintings of an Ideal Life</i> by Chae Yong-sin, a part of the Lee Kun-hee Bequest now stored at the National Museum of Korea, is a ten-panel folding screen that depicts scenes from the painter’s life: at eight years old, he learns to read from his father; at thirty-one, he marries his wife; at thirty-seven, he passes Kwagŏ, the civil service examination and takes up a government position; at fifty-one, he paints a posthumous portrait of King Taejo; he serves as governor to Ch’ilgok-gun and Chŏngsan-gun; and celebrates his 60th birthday in 1910.</br>On the ten panels, Chae Yong-sin depicted important events of his life such as his successful career and participation in the production of King Taejo’s portrait, to present to and commemorate with his progeny his moments of glory. Important events were carefully chosen, edited, and drawn on each screen. The correspondence of represented events with the record of Chae’s life made by Kwŏn Ch’ŏlsu in 1924, the similarity in style of the people, buildings and other motifs to his other paintings, and the fact that he referred to himself as “an old man of eighty years” since he was seventy years old, all suggest that Chae actively participated in the making of this ten-panel painting around 1920. In addition, the painting faithfully reflects contemporary culture—the white patterns for pŏsŏn, changsŭng that acted as a signpost—, serving as an important visual document to how people lived in early modern Korea.

TO THE 70TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BIRTH OF THE OUTSTANDING PATHOPHYSIOLOGIST, SCIENTIST AND TEACHER OLEKSANDR VASYLIOVYCH ATAMAN

On January 1, 2024, Professor, Doctor of Medical Sciences, laureate of the O.O. Bogomolets Prize, distinguished educator, and researcher Oleksandr Vasylovych Ataman would have celebrated his 70th birthday. The life and scientific journey of Oleksandr Vasylovych have been filled with interesting events and significant achievements. His scientific work was dedicated to studying the metabolism of the vascular wall under normal and pathological conditions. Along with Professor Yu. V. Byts, proposed the 'energy-deficit' theory of atherosclerosis development. Professor Ataman O.V. was the first to suggest an experimental model of venous vessel calcinosis. Professor Ataman O.V. was actively engaged in educational activities, contributing significantly to the improvement of the pedagogical process throughout Ukraine. His textbooks are used in all departments and are widely recognized by students. Oleksandr Vasylovych Ataman was a leader in the field of pathological physiology as a fundamental direction in medical science, laying a strong foundation for it.

Anushavan Zakaryan (On the occasion of the 70th birthday)

Anushavan Zakaryan (On the occasion of the 70th birthday)

Elizaveta Petrovna Kudryavtseva as the Organiser and Artistic Director of the Academic Choir of Singing Lovers (on the occasion of the 100th birthday)

The article presents an overview of the creative activity of Elizaveta Petrovna Kudryavtseva, the fi rst female conductor of a professional choir in Russia. The article presents the historical facts of the choral art formation in Leningrad / Saint Petersburg in the 20th century, the main stages of Kudryavtseva’s creative path, as well as the features of her activities as the creator and long-term leader of the Academic Choir of Singing Lovers.

The social sciences between engagement and distancing. In honor of Mihai Dinu Gheorghiu. University Publishing House "Al. I. Cuza", Iasi, 2023. Adrian Netedu (coord.)

The volume of memories, confessions and various contributions coordinated by Adrian Netedu, professor of Sociology at the Faculty of Philosophy and Social-Political Sciences, „Alexandru Ioan Cuza” University Iaşi, expresses the appreciation enjoyed in the country and abroad by the honoree, the professor emeritus, sociologist, literary critic and essayist Mihai Dinu Gheorghiu, on his 70th birthday. The scientific and publishing activity of Professor M.D.G. has produced 18 published books (of which three books published in France), 18 translated and prefaced books, 34 studies in edited volumes, published in the country and abroad, over 80 studies in specialty magazines, numerous reviews and reports of research as well as ten course matters.

A note on the Lie complexity and beyond

In a recent paper, Jason P. Bell and Jeffrey Shallit introduced the notion of Lie complexity and proved that the Lie complexity function of an automatic sequence is automatic. In this note, we give more facts concerning Lie complexity and define the extended Lie complexity and the prefix Lie complexity. Further, we prove that some proprieties of Lie complexity also hold for the extended Lie complexity. Particularly, we prove that the extended Lie complexity function and the first-order difference sequence of the prefix Lie complexity function of an automatic sequence are both automatic. This article is dedicated to Jean-Paul Allouche on the occasion of his 70th birthday.

To Carlo Leonardi entomologist, friend, and mentor, on his 80th birthday

On March 25, 2022, friends and fellow scholars of Chrysomelidae from northern Italy met convivially in Milan to celebrate the 80th birthday of their friend and mentor Carlo Leonardi.

Against the Power of Computers and the Destruction of Reason. For the Development of Human Creativity and Judgement. Remembering the Critical Intellectual Joseph Weizenbaum on the Occasion of his 100th Birthday

This article is a reflection on the relevance of Joseph Weizenbaum’s ethics today on the occasion of his 100th birthday. Today, there are many debates about the impact of AI technologies such as ChatGPT on society. Weizenbaum understood himself not as a computer and AI critic, but as a critic of society. He situated the problems of computing in the context of society. The paper shows that in the spirit of Weizenbaum we should also in the contemporary age of advanced AI remind ourselves that computers cannot understand, do not have feelings, and therefore cannot do many things that humans actively and consciously do.
 Acknowledgement: This article was translated from German to English by Christian Fuchs. A German version of this article will be published in FIfF-Kommunikation (see https://www.fiff.de/publikationen/fiff-kommunikation)

A commemorative issue on 50 years of organoselenium chemistry: celebrating the 80th birthday of Professor Alain Krief

A commemorative issue on 50 years of organoselenium chemistry: celebrating the 80th birthday of Professor Alain Krief

Professor Alexandru Șubă on his 70th birthday

Alexandru Șubă is University Professor, Doctor Habilitatus in Mathematical and Physical Sciences. He is a Moldovan mathematician and a remarkable leader of the Moldovan School of Differential Equations, who contributed a lot to the qualitative theory of differential equations and to the education of new generations of highly-qualified specialists. On December 2, 2023, Professor Alexandru Șubă celebrated his 70th anniversary.

Professor Alexandru Șubă on his 70th birthday

Alexandru Șubă is University Professor, Doctor Habilitatus in Mathematical and Physical Sciences. He is a Moldovan mathematician and a remarkable leader of the Moldovan School of Differential Equations, who contributed a lot to the qualitative theory of differential equations and to the education of new generations of highly-qualified specialists. On December 2, 2023, Professor Alexandru Șubă celebrated his 70th anniversary.

The Institute for Social Research on its 100th birthday. A former director's perspective

The Institute for Social Research on its 100th birthday. A former director's perspective