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 04 Fully Funded PhD Programs at Leeds Beckett University, Leeds, England Are you holding Master’s degree and looking for fully funded PhD positions? Leeds Beckett University, Leeds, England invites online application for multiple funded PhD Programs / fully funded PhD positions in various research areas. Candidates interested in fully funded PhD positions can check the details and may apply as soon as possible. Interested and eligible applicants may submit their online application for PhD programs via the University’s Online Application Portal.  1. Fully Funded PhD Position in Long term player talent development in elite academy football: Influence of physical performance, match and training load Summary of PhD Program: The development of young football players within academies is influenced by multiple factors, including training load, physical development, and growth and maturation trajectories. There is a need for a deeper understanding of how these factors interact, espec...
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Dr. Kintaro Okamura (1867 to 1935) Icones of Japanese Algae | Prominent Algologists around the World

Kintaro Okamura
Dr. Kintaro Okamura 

                  Kintaro Okamura (May 5, 1867 - August 21, 1935) was a legendary Japanese Phycologist and today known as "Father of Phycology in Japan". He devoted his entire life studying seaweeds from two perspectives: flora and the development of seaweed mariculture in Japan. Okamura (1928) presented a significant paper in which he pointed out that the distribution patterns of seaweeds were closely correlated with two currents warm known as 'Kuroshio' and cold known as 'Oyashio', the view still has widespread support. 

              He was very prolific and published more than 200 scientific research papers. Among them 'Illustrations of Marine Algae of Japan' and seven volumes of 'Icons of Japanese Algae' most sought after even today. He also produced writings of literary essays best was 'Shumi karamita Kaiso to Jinnsei (Seaweeds and human life: a tasteful reading). 

            In addition these he was also known professional phycologists to give seaweeds their own Japanese names, examples are 'Nori' for Porphyra; 'wakame' for Undaria, these are now even used in international commercial trade. It would be almost unbelievable to note one person collects and publish such a large number of algae (approximately 1000 species during his entire lifetime). In recognition of his distinguished services to education and research, the Emperor of Japan conferred on him the 'Decoration of Third Class of Order of Sacred Treasure'. 

Data compiled by: Dr. Vaibhav A. Mantri, Principal Scientist & Divisional Chair, CSIR-CSMCRI, Bhavnagar, Gujarat, India.

Source Credit:  "Prominent Phycologists of the 20th Century" by David J Garbary and Michael J. Wynne (Eds) 

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