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ARPA Institute 2020 Newsletterfinal DECEMBER 2020, VOL. 27 Դեկտեմբեր 2020, Թիւ 27 Լիազօրել: Նորարարել Ձեւափոխել ARPA INSTITUTE Empower Innovate Transform NEWSLETTER Analysis Research & Planning for Armenia Newsletter Topics Happy New Year! Շնորհաւոր Նոր Տարի եւ Սորբ Ծնոնդ ✦ President’s Message Board of Directors & ✦ ԱՐՓԱ Հիﬓարկի Նորարարոթեան Մրցոﬕն Ofcers Մասնակցող Յայտեր – S. Sedrakyan, Ph.D. 2020 H. Baran, Ph.D., Regenerative Medicine ✦ ARPA Institute Donations in Education 2020 A. Shabazian, Ph.D. R. Berberian, MBA,CPA. Education/Psychology ✦ 2020 ARPA Institute Lecture Finance-Management Series and Panel Discussions R. Shirinian, Ph.D. D. Dalian, Ph.D. Political Science ✦ Organizing Science Fairs in Technology Schools in Armenia S. Shekhrdimian, M.D. ✦ Online Armenian Educational A. Davoyan, Ph.D. Medicine/Surgery Forum Materials, Nano Technology V.A. Tomassian, Ph.D. ✦ ARPA Institute Annual A.H. DeMirdjian, M.S. Secretary, Technology Invention Competition for Treasurer Young Scientists of Armenia Energy, Petroleum Executive ✦ Cooperation with Yerevan Committee-Armenia State University Microbial A. Gharakhani, Sc.D. Biotechnological and Biofuel Vice President, U.S. M. Aghazarian, M.S. Innovation Center Software/Technology Science-Technology ✦ Cooperation with Institute of A. Kocharian, Ph.D. H Boghossian,PhD,MBA Physical Research of the NAS Science & Education Technology Armenia in Ashtarag J. Manoucherian, MS ✦ Cooperation with Institute of B. Iskikian, M.S. Technology, Exec. Director, Armenia Alikhanyan National Science Chair, Distance Learning Laboratory of Armenia Science & Technology ✦ Letter from Ani Aprahamian H. Panossian, Ph.D. N. Seferian, M.D., MBA President, Technology Health-Management ✦ One Significant Achievement as a Result of A Petrossians, Ph.D. G. Tabakian, M.A. the ARPA Institute Annual Medical Technology Management Invention Competition for Young Scientists 18106 Miranda St., Tarzana, CA 91356 1 [email protected] DECEMBER 2020, VOL. 27 Դեկտեմբեր 2020, Թիւ 27 զօրանալ, բազմանալ եւ, որպէս ազգ եւ երկրի տէր ժողովորդ փայլուն ապագայ մը կերտել: Միայն զօրաւորներրը բարեկամ կունենան եւ կը յաղթէն: Անօդաչու թռջող սարքերն էին գլխաւորաբար յաթողները: Հայսատան պէտք է աւելի լաւ ո մասնագիտականօրէն կազմակերպուած եւ ամէն անհրաժեշտ սարքերով ու զինամթերքով յագեցած President’s Message բանակ ունենայ, ինչպէս ԱԹՍ-ներ, յաղորդակցու թեան ամէնաարդի Սիրելի ժողովուրդ հայոց, սրտի դառն ﬕջոցներ ո ւ աւելի արդիական կսկիծով է որ կը գրեմ այս տողերը: ղեկաւարութիւն, որպէսզի ﬕեւնոյն Վստահ եմ որ հայերու կացութեան չի մատնուինք: Պէտք է ﬔծամասնոթիւնը շատ գիշերներ ընդունինք որ այս համաձայնագիրը անքուն ﬓաց անցնող աﬕսներոն: ﬔծ աղէտ է: Սակայն եւ այնպէս աւելի Դժբախտաբար 2020-ը սարսափելի եւ վատ կ'ըլլար եթէ ամբողջ Արցախը ահաւոր տարի մը եղաւ հայութեան կորսնցնէինք: Ուստի, այժմ գործի համար: Մեր հերոս զինոորները 43 օր ժամանակ է եւ եթէ իսկապէս անընդհատ պաշտպանեցին Արցախը, հայրէնասէր ես եւ կու զէս որ նոյնիսկ ոմանք Քորոնայի հայաստան բարգաւաճ, զօրաւոր եւ ազդեցոթեան տակ: Յարգանք եւ յաջող երկիր մը դառնայ, ըրէ քու պատիւ բոլոր նահատակ եւ բարի եւ ամէնայ սուրբ պարտականոթիւնդ եւ լրիւ ապաքինոմ վիրաւոր հերոսներոն: օգնէ ինչպէս որ կրնաս, նիւթապէս, Եկէք ﬕասնական ոգիով մասնագիտութեամբդ եւ կամ այլ ինչ վերակազմակերպոինք եւ Սփիւռք ո կերպ որ կարելի է: Անցեալը չէնք Հայաստան ոս-ոսի տոած զօրացնենք կրնար փոխել: Ժամանակն է որ ﬔր հայրենիքին տնտեսոթիւնը, արթննանք եւ վերանայինք ﬔր առողջապահական համակարգը, կարելիոթիւններն ո ւ գիտոթեան եւ կրթոթեան ոլորտը, առաջնահերթութիւնները եւ ըստ այնմ արտաքին եւ ներքին քաղաքական որոշենք ﬔր գալիք ապագան: վիճակը եւ ժողովորդին բարեկեցիկ Հանդարտեցէք եւ գործի անցէք: Կեցցէ' կեանք մը ապահովենք: Ժամանակն է Հայաստանը եւ Արցախը! Կեցցէ' հայ որ ամէն մէկ խելաﬕտ հայ հանդարտի ժողովորդը! Օն Յառաջ! եւ մտածէ թէ ինչպէ՞ս կրնայ իր ամբողջ կարողականութիւնը տրամադրել ﬔր հայրենիքին՝ Արցախին եւ Հայաստանին որպէսզի կարենանք ոչ ﬕայն գոյատեւել այլեւ զարգանալ, 18106 Miranda St., Tarzana, CA 91356 2 [email protected] DECEMBER 2020, VOL. 27 Դեկտեմբեր 2020, Թիւ 27 ԱՐՓԱ Հիﬓարկի Նորարարոթեան ARPA Institute Donations in 2020 Մրցոﬕն Մասնակցող Յայտեր - 2020 Jackelin Krikorian $4000 1. Combined Device for Magnetization and Demagnetization of Products Made of Magnetic Materials, Hovhannisyan, Vera Kabaklian $3000 Bareghamyan, Pitkevich, Khachatryan, Arzanyan, Azatyan, National Polytechnic University of Armenia (NPUA) Zaven & Sonia Akian $2000 Armenian Healthcare Ass. $1000 2. Maxwell Boltzmann Agent Based simulation, by R Poghosyan, Yerevan State University (YSU). of the Bay Area 3. The preparation of the PdCl2 complex of 1-substituted Maral Anjargolian $1000 3,5-dimethylpyrazole and study of its anticonvulsant activity, Hasmig Baran $1000 Khachatryan, Attaryan, Scientific Tech. Center of Organic Pharm. Chem., National Academy of Sciences, Republic of Anahid & Juliet Berberian $1000 Armenia (NAS, RA). Viken L. Garabedian $1000 1st- 4. A flat coil and low power tunnel diode activated Christine Kazandiian $1000 oscillator system for studying the pulse waves of carotid artery, Gevorgyan, YSU, Tumanyan, Orbeli Inst. Of Physiology, Arpi & Viken Melkonian $1000 NAS RA, Gurghinyan, YSU, Kachunts, YSU. Viken Hamboyan & $700 3ed - 5. «Multibar» liquid complexity fertilizer, Armen Ani Hakobyan Hovhannisyan, Inst. Of Chem. Physics, NAS RA. Adrin & Viken Melkonian $700 6. Զինվորական Զրահապատ Սաղավարտ, Naira Khachatryan, Gyumri branch of the NPAU. Ani Shabazian $580 7. A Modified Medical Mask Respirator, by Khachunts, YSU. Artur Davoyan $500 2ed - 8. Preparation of Ti-6Al-4V alloy by self-propagating Diran Depanian $500 high-temperature synthesis for 3D printing, by Kirakosyan, Sylvia Karavan $500 Nazaretyan, Aydinyan, Inst. Of Chemical Physics. Anita Avedian $380 9. Smart photovoltaic (PV) booster, by Badalyan, Vardanyan, NPUA. Lydia Tutunjian & $300 Alishan Halebian 10. BioMetals Recovery of Value-added Metals from Secondary Raw Materials by Vardanyan, Scientific & Varoui Bedikian $250 Production Center, “Armbiotechnology”, NAS RA. Ani Aprahamian $200 4th - 11. Potential Usage of Silver Nanoparticles In The Field Seven Aslanian $200 Of Medicine, Agriculture and Industry., by Hovhannisyan, Sahakyan, Hambardzumyan, Minasyan, YSU. Kapriel & Zepur Dandian $200 12. Synthesis and Activity Testing of Tartaric Acid New Armen Der Kiureghian $200 Derivatives Against The Multi-Drug Resistant Microorganisms, by Babayan, Baghdasaryan, Soghomonyan, NPUA. 18106 Miranda St., Tarzana, CA 91356 3 [email protected] DECEMBER 2020, VOL. 27 Դեկտեմբեր 2020, Թիւ 27 ARPA Institute Donations in 2020 Salpy Hajian $200 It only takes a minute Joseph Matossian $200 Anna Ohanvan $200 to help make a change. Lorig Panossian $200 Ararat Tarbinian $200 Just click on the Enough Torosian Martirosian $200 Antranik Balian $150 PayPal link for a Harut K. Der-Tavitian $100 Sonia Doumanian $100 secure payment to the Sarkis Grigorian $100 Hoyhannes & Mary $100 ARPA Institute and Karakashian Karen Kocharyan $100 you’re almost done! 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If you would like to make a presentation, we invite you to contact us at [email protected] 1. “Health Care in Armenia: My Personal Journey” by Dr. Garo Tertzakian Abstract: Discussed ways in which Diasporan medical experts could assist in the development of standards for health care within the Republic of Armenia. Discussed how a free on-line membership to the American Urological Association for urology residents in training in Armenia could help bring better patient care, as well as providing educational materials, including curriculum, videos and journals. The presentation highlighted various ways to assist the Republic of Armenia in advancing health care, especially urologic training and practice standards and how to bring about new and advanced urologic techniques to the people of Armenia. The overarching theme of the presentation was the various methods available to impart knowledge and skills to young medical professionals, through organizing training courses, cooperation with various medical centers and contributing to the advancement of health care system in Armenia and Artsakh. YouTube Video Link: https://youtu.be/4RROpgJ8aps Dr. Garo Tertzakian: Completed his residency in urology in 1980 and started private practice in urology and renal transplantation, directing the program at the Western Medical Center in CA. He taught medical students and residents at the UCI medical center and other local hospitals. He was the first urologist in private practice in
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