Congratulations on your anniversary, dear Valentina Alexandrovna!

December 1, 2021 — the anniversary of Valentina Aleksandrovna Peterkova, professor, academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences, scientific director of the Institute of Pediatric Endocrinology of the National Research Center of Endocrinology of the Ministry of Health of Russia, chief freelance specialist of the pediatric endocrinologist of the Ministry of Health of Russia, Honored Doctor of the Russian Federation.

Vladyslav Volodymyrovych Povorozniuk

On June 12, 2021, Vladyslav Volodymyrovych Povoroznyuk, the scientific director of the Department of Clinical Physiology and Pathology of the Musculoskeletal System of the State Institution “Institute of Gerontology named after DF Chebotaryov NAMS of Ukraine ", President of the Ukrainian Association of Osteoporosis and the Ukrainian Association of Menopause, Andropause and Musculoskeletal Diseases, President of the Ukrainian Division of EVIDAS, Member of the Board of the International Osteoporosis Association (IOF), Deputy Chairman of the Gerontologist Of Ukraine, Vice President of the Ukrainian Association of Rheumatologists, Member of the Board of the Ukrainian Association of Orthopedists-Traumatologists, Member of the Public Council of the Ukrainian Federation of Public Organizations for Civil Society Health Promotion, Honorary Member of the Association of Implantologists of Ukraine, Member of International Associations ACR, ASB EFORT, EMAS, EULAR, ISCD, ISSAM, OARSI, SICOT, director of the Ukrainian Scientific and Medical Center for Osteoporosis.

ConVRgence (VRIC) Virtual Reality International Conference Proceedings

This document presents the proceedings of the VRIC - ConVRgence conference held on July 7-9, 2021. The conference was organized again this year in a particular context, that of the COVID-19 health crisis, and the usual dates were shifted from March to July to allow for a hybrid format both in-situ in Laval, and in the Laval Virtual World. We hope that next year will be back to normal, both in terms of organization and volume of submissions. We would like to thank the authors who submitted their research works, as well as the reviewers for their contributions. Simon Richir, Arts et Métiers Institute of Technology, Scientific Director of Laval VirtualOlivier Christmann, Arts et Métiers Institute of Technology, Co-chairGeoffrey Gorisse, Arts et Métiers Institute of Technology, Co-chair.

Professor Valery Mokienko: “I have a lot of things to do, but only one Pole Star” (dedicated to the anniversary of the scientist)

The article reflects the main directions in scientific activity of Valery Mokienko, Doctor of Philology, Professor of the Department of Slavic Philology and Scientific Director of the Interdepartmental Dictionary Office of Saint Petersburg University, who is celebrating his 80th anniversary. The author traces the scientific career of this slavist, phraseologist, lexicographer, the founder of a scientific school and organizer of young researchers, presents his main monographs and lexicographic works. The total number of V.M. Mokienkos works is more than 1200. The report refers to the unique dictionary projects implemented under the guidance of V.M. Mokienko that have no analogues in the world lexicographic practice. The results of V.M. Mokienko's scientific cooperation with foreign universities and international scientific communities, highly appreciated by foreign awards, are shown. Special attention is paid to the achievements of V.M. Mokienko in the field of phraseography, for which he was awarded the Gold Medal named after V.I. Dal.

David S. Miller: Scientist, Mentor, Friend—a tribute and thank you

David S. Miller was Acting Scientific Director of the Division of Intramural Research at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, and Head of the Intracellular Regulation Group in the Laboratory of Toxicology and Pharmacology before he retired in 2016. David received his Ph.D. in biochemistry from the University of Maine in 1973. David was a Group Leader at the Michigan Cancer Foundation before joining the NIEHS in 1985. His research covered a wide range from renal excretory transport mechanisms to regulation of transporters at the blood–CSF and blood–brain barriers, from fish, amphibians and birds to mammals. David was an outstanding scientist with irresistible enthusiasm for science and an incredible ability to think outside the box while being an exceptional mentor and friend.

Blockchain and Technologies Matching with the Case of Study of Vegetables Production

<div>Alessandro Massaro: Professor Alessandro Massaro (ING/INF/01, FIS/01,FIS/03) carried out scientific research </div><div>at the Polytechnic University of Marche, at CNR, and at Italian Institute of Technology (IIT) as Team Leader by activating laboratories for nanocomposite sensors for </div><div>industrial robotics. He is in MIUR register as scientific expert in competitive Industrial Research and social </div><div>development, and he is currently head of the Research and Development section and scientific director of MIUR Research Institute Dyrecta Lab Srl. Member of the International Scientific Committee of Measurers IMEKO and IEEE Senior member, recently received an award from the National Council of Engineers as Best Engineer of Italy 2018 (Top Young Engineer 2018). </div>

Blockchain and Technologies Matching with the Case of Study of Vegetables Production

<div>Alessandro Massaro: Professor Alessandro Massaro (ING/INF/01, FIS/01,FIS/03) carried out scientific research </div><div>at the Polytechnic University of Marche, at CNR, and at Italian Institute of Technology (IIT) as Team Leader by activating laboratories for nanocomposite sensors for </div><div>industrial robotics. He is in MIUR register as scientific expert in competitive Industrial Research and social </div><div>development, and he is currently head of the Research and Development section and scientific director of MIUR Research Institute Dyrecta Lab Srl. Member of the International Scientific Committee of Measurers IMEKO and IEEE Senior member, recently received an award from the National Council of Engineers as Best Engineer of Italy 2018 (Top Young Engineer 2018). </div>

Mexico: 30 years of neoliberal paradigm

Interview with Vladimir Mikhailovich Davydov, Doctor of Economics, Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Scientific Director of the Institute of Latin America of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Director of the Institute of Latin America of the Russian Academy of Sciences (1995-2017). Being one of the leading specialists in Latin American studies in Russia, Dr. Davydov is the author of more than 350 research papers. His works made a huge contribution to the study of socio-economic and political processes taking place in Latin America, as well as to the development of Iberoamericanism in Russia.The interview was conducted by: A.A. Habarta.

Alulah Taibel (1892-1984) a remarkable ornithologist, aviculturist and zoo-biologist

Alula Taibel has been an Italian zoologist of Austrian- Yemenite origin. After having served the Italian Army, he graduated in Natural Sciences at Bologna University in 1925. He was later director of the Poultry Station at Rovigo and scientific director of the Turin Zoological Garden. As to our knowledge no overview of his scientific work has never been published, a synthesis is here presented together with an almost complete list of his papers. Taibel has been one of the major experts on the Galliformes of the Cracidae family and therefore his papers on them are of particular relevance for ornithologists.

Interview with Dr Richard Budgett, medical and scientific director for the IOC

This interview was conducted by Dr Boris Gojanovic after the Lausanne 2020 Youth Olympic Games. Richard, can you please introduce yourself, as a medical doctor and an athlete. I am the medical and scientific director for the IOC and I started off in life as a rower. As an athlete, I had the privilege to compete in the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles, and I won a gold medal there...