The historian and his time (life and fate of V. A. Ermolaev)

The article deals with the main milestones of the life and creative path of a prominent researcher of the history of German Reformation V. A. Ermolaev. The author concludes that the uniqueness of his scientific heritage was largely determined by the richness of life experience and firmness of internal beliefs.

A Glimpse of Neutrosophic Approach Publications Relevant to a Prominent Researcher in Africa of the Decade 2010 to 2020: A Digital Vision

In recent times, with a rapid spark of scientific progress and development, new scientific approaches have been begun to emerge and widely spread in various fields. Currently, the neutrosophic approach is one of the most approaches considered as a precious modern approach. With the increasing popularity of the Neutrosophic approach, the development of this approach became a great trend of science that has its own rules and principles. The overwhelming spread of the neutrosophic approach in the late 20th century has provided a new trend into the debate and research. As well, it has offered a worthwhile forum and symposiums. The first touches of the neutrosophic approach and neutrosophy were provided by the American pioneer researcher Florentin Smarandache. The African researcher prof. Ahmed Salama is one of the most Arab researchers is interested in the Neutrosophic approach and he has cooperated with prof. Florentin Smarandache in many studies and symposiums. A neutrosophic approach is a special approach which connected and used in several fields. Due to the importance of the neutrosophic approach, this study sheds light on the Neutrosophic approach and lists a glimpse of common publications and studies involved which relevant to the most prominent researcher in Africa. Possible application to the virtual university is touched upon.

El naturalista y farmacéutico germano-español Félix Hänseler Jeger (1780-1841) en la Málaga de su época. Felix Hänseler (1780-1841), a germanborn spanish botanist and pharmacist who lived in Málaga at one time

Español. La biografía botánica más completa y fiable de este destacado investigador hispano-alemán –más conocido por el apellido paterno de Haenseler o Henseler–, continúa siendo la publicada a mediados del siglo XIX en la revista científica berlinesa Botanische Zeitung (1846); que fue confeccionada conjuntamente por sus amigos y colegas Pablo Prolongo García (1806-1885) y Moritz Willkomm (1821-1895)1 , cuya versión española presentaron Juan A. Devesa y Mª del Carmen Viera (2001). La gran importancia del personaje y de sus investigaciones naturalísticas multidisciplinares en la provincia de Málaga merecen ser revalorizadas. En este artículo partiremos de la referida publicación biobibliográfica de 1846 en la que integraremos la muy atomizada información disponible actualmente sobre nuestro biografiado, de quien en el contexto académico nacional únicamente hay una escueta referencia recogida en la Flora Ibérica2.English. The most complete and reliable biography of this prominent researcher, who is better known by the surname Haenseler or Henseler, continues to be the one published in the journal Botanische Zeitung (1846); which was authored jointly by his friends and colleagues Pablo Prolongo (1806-1885) and Moritz Willkomm (1821-1895) and which was presented here by J. A. Devesa and M. C. Viera in a Spanish version (2001). Nevertheless, the major importance of this personage and of his multidisciplinary naturalistic researches in the province of Málaga merit a reappeaisal. In this article we start from the above-mentioned 1846 biobibliographical paper in which we integrate the highly fragmented information on our biographee which is currenty available with the bare details in a brief reference appearing in the Flora Ibérica (2009) as the sole existing entry at our national academic level.

What is synthetic genomics anyway?

You may have heard of synthetic genomics. This headline-grabbing, high-profile, big science topic is starting to emerge catalysed by the pioneering work of famous names in synthetic biology and biotechnology like George Church and Craig Venter. But what is synthetic genomics and what is it being used for? As a prominent researcher at a recent UK meeting said: “Is it just synthetic biology with bigger bits of DNA?” Well no, not quite…

What did Iliya Mechnikov explored in his PhD Thesis?

Scientific activity of Ilia I. Mechnikov (1845–1916), Nobel Prize winner was discussed in a large number of publications whereas some of his scientific life remains obscure. In particular, what did the researcher write in his doctoral dissertation “The study of Fabricia of the Northern Sea” submitted to the Imperial Kharkov University? This work evidences that in 1864 the University Council, under the active participation of Prof. A. F. Maslovsky, approved and validated I. I. Mechnikov’s PhD Thesis and awarded him PhD Degree in nat- ural sciences. The manuscript is considered lost, its content hence unknown; the pertinent publications in Russian do not hold a guess about the taxon of marine organisms the prominent researcher explored. Having surveyed all available literature, the following hypothesis are proposed: 1) after studying annelid Fabricia sabella at Helgoland island in summer 1864, I. I. Mechnikov included results of the investigation in the dissertation which he sent to Kharkov not later than in September; 2) the manuscript was hand-written, the number of its copies – very limited; 3) when the applicant was temporary absent, he and Prof. A. F. Maslovsky were in correspondence about the forthcoming defense and the related procedure; and 4) in the beginning of 1865, the PhD Thesis of I. I. Mechnikov together with other related documentation were sent to the Department of Public Education. In conclusion, the pertinent information retrieval was explaned.

Dissemination of the Scientific Ideas of Professor Bronislovas Bitinas in the Science of Education

Volume 124 of the journal of research papers “Pedagogy Studies” of 2016 is dedicated to the 90th anniversary of Professor Habilitated Doctor Bronislovas Bitinas and the 65th anniversary of his active pedagogical and scientific activity. The theoretical and practical significance of the problems, ideas and statements provided by the authors of the presented scientific articles, as well as their applicability in the interdisciplinary environment are unified not only by the analysis of the issues of education and personal development, but also by the dissemination of the fundamental scholarly works of the prominent researcher B. Bitinas in the education process, which is implemented by his students and colleagues that are guided by the Professor’s ideas and spread them in different Lithuanian universities and education institutions. The aim of the current Epilogue is to identify and discuss the main areas of the research work of Professor B. Bitinas: “Philosophy of Education.Education Ideas and Issues”, “Educational Research: the System and Process”, “Hodegetics: Theory and Technology of Upbringing”, and “Education Terminology: Quality and Issues”. According to B. Bitinas, the selected and discussed activity areas, as well as research insights should be related to a specific stage of the reform of education system revealing the possibilities of its continuation, validating its necessity by specific studies and the latest documents, seeking to improve the process of education by sharing experience, discovering in-depth connections among representatives, theoreticians and practitioners of different sciences, education systems, cultures and others. In this regard, the professionalism and distinctiveness of Professor B. Bitinas are underlined by the dissemination of his ideas and their recognition within the global context of science.