Latvian Academy of Sciences Yearbook. 2024

The edition of the yearbook of the Latvian Academy of Sciences aims to reach the widest possible audience, offering a multifaceted insight into scientific achievements and research conducted in modern Latvia. [ABSTRACT IN LATVIAN] Latvijas Zinātņu akadēmijas gadagrāmatas izdevums tiecas sasniegt pēc iespējas plašāku auditoriju, piedāvājot daudzpusīgu ieskatu zinātnes sasniegumos un pētījumos, kas tiek veikti mūsdienu Latvijā. CONTENTS: Introductory remarks / Ivars Kalviņš -- Manifesto of scientists of the academy of political and legal sciences of Ukraine / Petro Myronenko -- Cooperation for culture in Europe / Rosemarie Wilckens -- The 18th Baltic conference on intellectual cooperation “Energy for the Future Society” -- / Ilze Trapenciere, Modris Greitāns, Baiba Rivža, Andris Šternbergs -- SCIENCE IN THE DISCOURSE. HUMANISM VERSUS PRAGMATISM -- Russian–Ukrainian war: Origins, paradoxes, political consequences / Petro Myronenko -- On awareness, public opinion, and the need of keeping alive what is strictly human / Alessandro Giuliani -- Some remarks on the relation of the natural sciences to the humanities / Thomas Dacosta Kaufmann -- Birth of a national elite from the spirit of Heine / Pauls Daija -- The forgotten last bastion of late idealism / Andris Hiršs -- Society without a world and beyond human / Raivis Bičevskis -- On the cultural homogeneity of the Baltic Sea region in the middle ages: Mythical creatures, dragons and masks / Agnieszka Lindenhayn–Fiedorowicz -- Vilhelms Purvitis and Voldemārs Zeltiņš – Modernisers of Latvian painting around 1900 in the light of new monographic studies / / Kristiāna Ābele -- Depopulation in Latvia / Pēteris Zvidriņš -- SCIENCE FOR LIFE. LIFE SCIENCES -- Institute of Biomaterials and Bioengineering, Riga Technical University / Kristīne Šalma-Ancāne, Dagnija Loča / The Faculty of Pharmacy of Rīga Stradiņš University / Dace Bandere -- Biotechnology facility at the Latvian Institute of Organic Synthesis / Aigars Jirgensons, Kristaps Jaudzems, Emilio Parisini, Osvalds Pugovičs -- Inserting the “functional” into the “precision medicine/oncology” cancer cell research at Riga Stradiņš University / Inese Čakstiņa-Dzērve -- Research on crop breeding for organic farming and heterogeneous populations / Linda Legzdiņa, Vija Strazdiņa, Dainis Ruņģis, Māra Bleidere, Dace Piliksere, Vilnis Šķipars -- Cardiometabolic biomarker research in Latvia: From laboratory to clinics and back / Ilze Konrāde, Melita Ozola, Edgars Liepiņš, Maija Dambrova -- Bacteriophage-derived double-stranded RNA (Larifan) exerts anti-SARS-CoV-2 activity in vitro and in golden Syrian hamsters in vivo / / Kristīne Vaivode, Dace Pjanova -- ENERGETICS AND ENERGY OF NATURAL SCIENCES -- Past and present of the Baltic conferences on intellectual cooperation / Ilze Trapenciere -- XVIII Baltic conference on intellectual cooperation, “Energy for the Future Society” / Namejs Zeltiņš --Science-based advice on policies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from EU energy sector to net zero by 2050 / William Gillett --- Decoupled amphoteric electrolysis / Mārtiņš Vanags, Guntis Kuļikovskis, Juris Kostjukovs, Laimonis Jēkabsons, Anatolijs Šarakovskis, Krišjānis Šmits, Līga Bikše, Andris Šutka -- Magnetic capillarity / Andrejs Cēbers, Guntars Kitenbergs, Andris P. Stikuts -- Deep decarbonisation through advanced energy systems solutions / Peter D. Lund -- The Finnish price of electricity-transfer dilemma – high returns driven by the regulation? / Mikael Collan -- Shining future of organic light emitting diodes / Kaspars Traskovskis -- The strength of Latvia for the long-term development: the cross-border context / Baiba Rivža -- Sculptural ensemble “Gates of light” – dedicated to academician Jānis Stradiņš, in honour of Gotthard Friedrich Stender and enlightenmment / Pēteris Stradiņš.