On Tuesday, 28 September, the awards of the Faculty of Medicine Section for Scientific and Professional Literature and Computer Programs were received by authors of scientific publications, employees of the Slovak Academy of Sciences and other institutions.
Three of the four main prizes were awarded to current or former employees of the Slovak Academy of Sciences:
In the category of social sciences, PhDr. Daniela Dvořáková, CSc. (Institute of History, Slovak Academy of Sciences)
In the category of encyclopedic and dictionary literature, Ing. Ján Pravda, DrSc. (Institute of Geography SAS) – in our picture
In the category of natural and technical sciences, Prof. RNDr. Juraj Hromkovič, DrSc. (Institute of Mathematics SAS)
Other prizes and premiums for scientific and professional literature and for scientific feedback are in the following overview.
At its meeting on 23.6.2004, the Committee of the Section for Scientific and Professional Literature and Computer Programs of the Faculty of Medicine decided to award:
Prize for Scientific and Professional Literature for 2003 in the category of social sciences
PhDr. Daniela Dvořáková, CSc. for “The Knight and His King. (Stibor of Stiborice and Sigismund of Luxembourg)”, Rak Publishing House
It is an original historical monograph based on original authorial research, as well as a complex heuristic of sources: archival, literary, historical-archaeological, art-historical artefacts, etc. In addition to the author’s demanding research, the work surprises not only with its scope, but above all with its content, interpretive mastery, cultivated and fresh language and graphic design. The book is very beneficial not only in terms of the choice of topic, but especially its content. Its value lies, among other things, in the fact that it is the first and at the same time pioneering work from the Middle Ages. It is no exaggeration to say that such a title appears once a decade.
Prize for Scientific and Professional Literature for 2003 in the category of encyclopaedic and dictionary literature
Ing. Ján Pravda, DrSc. for the “Brief Lexicon of Cartography”, VEDA Publishing House
The Brief Lexicon of Cartography is a pioneering work in our conditions, which ranks Slovakia among the developed countries of the world in terms of processing and publishing cartographic lexicons and encyclopedias. It is intended for all those interested (laymen and specialists, students and doctoral students) in fields in which maps are used: in addition to cartography, these are mainly geodesy, geography and other natural science disciplines. With regard to the huge amount of collected material, precision and quality of processed entries, it can be described as unique in the field of encyclopaedic creation in Slovakia.
Prize for Scientific and Professional Literature for 2003 in the category of biological and medical sciences
Prof. Anton Heretik, MD, CSc., Mgr. Anton Heretik, PhDr. Prof. MUDr. Vladimír Novotný, CSc., MUDr. Ján Pečeňák, CSc. and Doc. PhDr. Alojz Ritomský, CSc.
for “EPID. Epidemiology of Depression in Slovakia”, Psychoprof Publishing House
The monograph is the output of the first epidemiological research in the field of mental disorders, which was carried out on a representative set of Slovak citizens (1212 participants). An interdisciplinary team (2 psychologists, 2 psychiatrists, 1 statistician) presents and interprets the results of the 6-month prevalence of depression and actual depression at the time of the examination. The obtained data are interpreted in terms of regional and national differences, gender differences, age, education, professional and family status, strategies and coping with depressive difficulties in Slovak citizens and other features. The findings are compared with the results of foreign studies in the EU and the USA. The results of the research are important for both clinical practice and the organization of health care in the field of mental health.
Prize for Scientific and Professional Literature for 2003 in the category of natural and technical sciences
Prof. RNDr. Juraj Hromkovič, DrSc. for “Theoretical Computer Science”, SPRINGER-VERLAG Publishing House
The book is an introduction to theoretical computer science. The author addresses it to students-computer scientists and adapts the form of the presentation accordingly. The whole text is written extremely vividly and engagingly. The reader is drawn into the “plot”, he feels that he understands what the subject of the book is, and its study becomes intellectual entertainment. From every page, the book radiates the author’s enthusiasm for theoretical computer science, it is written with brilliant ease and elegance. Without any doubt, it deserves the Award.
Premiums for scientific and professional literature for 2003 were proposed by the members of the jury to award the following works:
In the social sciences category
Doc. PhDr. Miloš Mistrík, DrSc. for “Acting Techniques of the 20th Century”, VEDA Publishing House
Doc. Ing. Milan Šikula, DrSc. and team for “Economic and Social Context of Slovakia’s Integration into the European Union”, ÚSSE SAS
Prof. Alexander Ruttkay, CSc., PhDr. Matej Ruttkay, CSc., PhDr. Peter Šalkovský and team for “Slovakia in the Early Middle Ages”, AU SAS
Mgr. Gizela Gáfriková, CSc. and team for “Pannonia docta – Learned Pannonia”, VEDA Publishing House
Prof. PhDr. František Novosád, CSc. for “Doba X., Essays on Forms of Politics”, IRIS Publishing House
univ. prof. Peter Švorc, CSc. for “The Land Border between Slovakia and Subcarpathian Ruthenia in the Interwar Period (1919-1939)”, UNIVERSUM Publishing House
Prof. PhDr. Vincet Šabík for “Discourses on Aesthetics”, SSS Publishing House
Doc PhDr. Augustín Maťovčík, DrSc. for “Jozef Cíger Hronský”, OSVETA Publishing House
Prof. RNDr. Gejza Wimmer, DrSc., Doc. PhDr. Slavomír Ondrejovič, CSc. and team for “Introduction to Text Analysis”, VEDA Publishing House
Doc. PhDr. Karol Sorby, CSc. for “SUEZ 1956. The Twilight of Traditional Colonialism in the Middle East”, VEDA Publishing House
In the category of encyclopedic and dictionary literature
Doc. PhDr. Oľga Kovačičová, CSc. and team for the “Short Dictionary of Russian Writers of the 11th-20th Centuries”, Faculty of Arts, Comenius University
In the medical and biological sciences category
Juraj Kaušitz, CSc., Assoc. Prof. lng. Čestmír Altaner, DrSc. and team for “Oncology”, VEDA Publishing House
Martin Hrubiško, PhD. and team for “Allergology”, OSVETA Publishing House
Prof. MUDr. Jana Buchancová, CSc. and team for “Occupational Medicine and Toxicology”, OSVETA Publishing House
Doc. RNDr. Alfréd Trnka, PhD. and team for “Birds of the National Nature Reserve Paris Marshes”, VEDA Publishing House
In the category of natural and technical sciences
RNDr. Pavla Pekárová, CSc. for “Dynamics of Runoff Fluctuations of World and Slovak Streams”, VEDA Publishing House Doc. RNDr. Miloš Stankoviansky, CSc. for “Geomorphological Response
Environmental Changes in the Myjava Uplands”, Comenius University
RNDr. Blažena Horváthová, CSc. for “Flood, It’s Not Just Big Water”, VEDA Publishing House
Scientific Excellence Awards in 2004
The Committee of the Section for Scientific and Professional Literature and Computer Programs of the Literary Fund, in an effort to appreciate the creation of original scientific and professional works according to their response in science, established the Premium for Scientific Response as a manifestation of public recognition for significant scientific response in the previous three years. The premium is awarded in three categories: social sciences, natural and medical sciences, technical sciences and geosciences. Three bonuses are awarded in each category. This year, the committee of the section awarded the following bonuses:
In the social sciences category
He did not award the first place
II. place to Prof. JUDr. Jaroslav Chovanec, CSc.
II. place to PhDr. Ivan Kamenec, CSc.
He did not award the third place
In the category of natural and medical sciences:
I. place to Prof. RNDr. Vladimír Bužek, DrSc.
II. place to RNDr. Ľubica Lacinová, DrSc.
II. place to Prof. RNDr. Jozef Masarik, DrSc.
III. place to RNDr. Fedor Šimkovic, CSc.
In the category of technical sciences and geosciences:
He did not award the first place
II. place to RNDr. Vladimír Šepelák, DrSc.
He did not award the third place