History of myopia research in Szczecin after World War II

The beginning of scientific research in biochemistry in Gdańsk after the end of World War II.

In the first number of the first volume of Acta Biochimica Polonica 50 years ago two papers from Gdañsk were published from the academic biochemical center which was set up by professor W3odzimierz Mozo3owski — the first editor of Acta Biochimica Polonica. It would be of interest to review the reasons which led to the fact that in Gdañsk, shortly after it was taken over by the Soviet army, afte...

The Forced Expulsion of Ethnic Germans from Czechoslovakia after World War II: Memory, Identity, and History

Surgery in World War II

group of fungi. On the other hand, actinomycetes have been included, although they are true bacteria and entirely unrelated to the fungi. The author's reason for including them, namely, that they occupy a similar ecological niche, does not appear compelling. These personal criticisms do not, of course, in any way detract from the value of the book. Physiology of Fungi can be recommended to all ...

Rapid increase in Japanese life expectancy after World War II.

Japanese life expectancy increased by about 13.7 years during the first decade after World War II, despite the country's post-war poverty. Although it is known that medical progress explains part of this increase, roles of non-medical factors have not been systematically studied. This study hypothesizes that non-medical factors, in addition to medical factors, are associated with the rapid incr...

Neuropsychiatry in World War II

detailed suggestions in the use of various methods that are not possible to transmit through research publications. The subjects covered in Volume XI include nearly all the techniques that would be needed in a thorough study of enzyme structure. Subjects that would appear to be missing generally have been covered by articles in previous volumes. The first section contains ten articles on amino ...