IN MEMORIAM ANNIE DORSINFANG-SMETS (1911-2001)

In memoriam: Philippe Smets (1938-2005)

Professor Philippe Smets passed away on Monday night November the 14th, at home with his family around. He had been suffering from a brain tumor for several months. For those interested in uncertainty modeling and handling, he was an outstanding researcher in this area, in some sense a guiding light. Philippe Smets was born in Brussels (Belgium) on November 27, 1938. He first received a medical...

In Memoriam—LevBrutman (1939–2001)

Lev M. Brutman was born in Moscow, in the former Soviet Union, on September 25, 1939. He completed his mathematical studies at Moscow State University in 1965. In 1973, he emigrated to Israel. With Nira Dyn as his advisor, Lev obtained a Ph.D. degree at Tel-Aviv University in 1982. The title of his dissertation was ‘‘Operators of polynomial interpolation and alternation: properties, optimality ...

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Orphan Annie-eye Nuclei

The nucleus forms the central part of a cell which controls gene expression and mediates the replication of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) during cell cycle. Two main types of nuclei which we usually encounter are the open face (transcriptionally active cells), consisting of large areas of euchromatin and the closed faced nucleus (transcriptionally inactive cells-most of its genome is in inactive ...