bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Lope de Vega, versificador latino. A propósito de La Dorotea
Authors: Luque Moreno Jesús
Published: February 2023

Los coros con que cierra Lope cada uno de los cinco actos de La Dorotea llaman la atención no ya por los versos que en ellos emplea el poeta, sino, sobre todo, por las denominaciones que les aplica. Dichas denominaciones, tomadas todas ellas de la antigua métrica greco-latina, denotan un propósito de imitar en español ciertas formas de la versificación latina, pero de entrada resultan, al menos, chocantes.
ediciones dieciochescas de Russell P. Sebold
Authors: Rodríguez Gutiérrez Borja
Published: February 2023

El artículo hace una revisión de la labor como editor del hispanista norteamericano. Toma en cuenta, una por una, las ediciones por él realizadas, hace una valoración de su importancia, aportaciones, relevancia y efectos en los estudios del siglo XVIII, así como perfila la trayectoria dieciochista de Sebold.
Compañías dramáticas italianas en Madrid (1857-1884)
Authors: Vallejo Irene
Published: February 2023

A mediados del siglo XIX comenzaron a venir de gira por España compañías dramáticas italianas, al frente de las cuales se hallaban eminentes artistas. La primera de ellas fue la de la actriz Adelaida Ristori, en 1857. Esta misma y otras que le sucedieron –las de Carolina Santoni, Carolina Civili, Ernesto Rossi, Tomasso Salvini, Achille Majeroni y Giacinta Pezzana– continuaron viniendo de modointermitente hasta 1884. El presente trabajo tiene por objeto estudiar la actividad de estas compañías en los escenarios madrileños y su posible influencia en el teatro español. Para ello, se han analizado las funciones que dieron, las obras que representaron en lengua italiana y la acogida que tuvieron por parte del público.
Lecciones de anatomía, estética y antropología criminal: los cuentos de Rafael Salillas
Authors: Martín Rebeca
Published: February 2023

El 19 junio de 1892 El Liberal abría sus páginas con el anuncio de una nueva sección, «Cuentos propios», concebida para divulgar la narrativa breve de «nuestros más reputados literatos y cuentistas». Entre los autores que colaboraron en la sección se cuenta el médico Rafael Salillas (1854-1923), más conocido por sus aportaciones a la antropología criminal, la etnografía y el reformismo penalista que por su labor literaria. El presente trabajo ahonda en la personalidad literaria del autor y examina la relación existente entre los cinco cuentos que publicó en El Liberal con el resto de su obra de ficción (el drama Las dos ideas, 1884; la novela corta Quiero ser santo, 1907), así como con su producción criminológica, sociológica y penitenciaria, nutrida por una clara vocación divulgadora.
Relaciones entre citas sagradas y pensamiento pagano en Las cuatro fantasmas de la vida de Quevedo
Authors: Alonso Veloso María José
Published: February 2023

El presente artículo analiza el modo en que Quevedo introduce citas sagradas y paganas en el tratado moral Las cuatro fantasmas de la vida, de 1635, fecha clave en la evolución del pensamiento del autor. La erudición de esta obra parece resultado de unas especiales circunstancias biográficas: ese mismo año, y en los años precedentes, proliferan invectivas que denuncian su peculiar recreación de las fuentes bíblicas y patrísticas. Tal vez por ello, los autores profanos aparecen disimulados, aunque delatan la pervivencia del pensamiento estoico, mientras que los segundos se incorporan con deliberada precisión. Pero la abundancia de referencias religiosas no ahoga la que parece consciente reivindicación de sus más admirados autores «de la gentilidad».
Cartas de Palacio Valdés a Camille Pitollet. Memoria de una impostura
Authors: Trinidad Francisco
Published: February 2023

En el Boletín de la Biblioteca de Menéndez Pelayo, número XXXIII, de 1957, el hispanista Camille Pitollet publicó un artículo titulado «Recuerdos de don Armando Palacio Valdés» en el que utiliza algunas cartas enteras y fragmentos de otras en las que se apoyaba para trazar su particular visión del novelista. Cotejadas las cartas y fragmentos entonces publicados con sus originales, que se conservan en la Biblioteca Nacional, se aprecia que el hispanista francés manipuló a su antojo las cartas recibidas. En este artículo se publican íntegras aquellas cartas y se cotejan con las manipulaciones a que en su día fueron sometidas.
Biology of Khapra Beetle Trogoderma Granarium on Wheat Varieties
Authors: Shahid Rimsha , Usman Hassan , Hamid Maryam , Sani Sayydah Suryya , Ghaffar Abdul , Khan Sajid Abbas , Saleem Usama , Khan Gul Zahra
Published: February 2023

Khapra beetle Trogoderma granarium is a destructive and voracious feeder of several stored products such as wheat, maize and rice, and it is a quarantine pest for wheat producing countries like Pakistan. The present study evaluated its biological and morphological parameters on different wheat varieties. The results revealed that its incubation period was varied from 7.01-8.91 days, being longest on the variety Faisalabad-08, and shortest on Sehar-06. Its total developmental period from egg-adult varied from 48.44- 64.16 days, respectively; male and female longevity was 19.14, and 17.02 days on Sehar-06. The weight of 6th instar larvae ranged from 6.21 to 7.11 mg, while the survival was maximum and minimum on Sehar-06 and Faisalabad-08, respectively. The minimum and maximum weight losses were observed in Faisalabad-08 and Sehar-06, respectively. Thus, Sehar-06 was observed to be the most susceptible variety giving maximum fertility and fecundity.
Artist’s Statement: Unmercenary Paul, the Good Samaritan
Authors: Torres Iglesias, OP Cristóbal
Published: February 2023

The image on the cover of this book depicts “Unmercenary Paul,”

enlightened and healed by Christ, the divine human Outsider and brother

who restores in him the divine likeness. Paul’s response is to go and do

likewise, so that he becomes a sacramental sign of the divine therapy of the

Incarnation. Just as Christ the Good Samaritan nourished Paul with His

own Body and Blood the medicine of immortality so too Paul the

anargyros humbly and lavishly offered medicine to those without silver or

gold.
Theologians in the Field: “Dices que eres un teólogo, ¿cuál es tu practica?”
Authors: Guardado Leo
Published: February 2023

The friendship between Paul Farmer and Gustavo Gutiérrez invites reflection on their methodologies and more particularly, on the centrality of fieldwork or “lo pastoral” as the very ground for generating theory and theology that is at the service of a wounded and suffering world. The chapter begins by centering friendship as the heart of the preferential option for the poor that has grounded Farmer’s work. It then analyzes how Farmer’s liberationist-infused anthropological fieldwork is a bridge for theologians who are also turning to fieldwork for theological reflection. Lastly, it points toward Participatory Action Research as a framework that challenges new generations of theologians to work, like Farmer and Gutiérrez, for the healing of humanity. The phrase and question that is the subtitle of this chapter—“you say you are a theologian, what is your practice?”—is one of many sayings that Gutiérrez has used to spark deeper thought about the vocation of the theologian, and the practice(s) out of which theology arises.
Practicing Local Listening with Village Midwives in Sudan: A Case Study for Theological Ethics
Authors: Clark Meghan
Published: February 2023

According to Paul Farmer, “the experiences of those who are sick and poor remind us that inequalities of access and outcome constitute the chief drama of modern medicine.” One particular global health flashpoint in under-resourced communities is newborn mortality. This chapter is a case study of Helping Babies Breathe Sudan, a training for a national program to train village midwives or traditional birth attendants in basic newborn care. The program’s successes and challenges offer important lessons about the process of developing partnerships for accompaniment. Focused on local listening and participation, this article examines lessons from this case for thinking about ethical partnerships for health and development. For theological ethics, Farmer’s own work and this case provide concrete examples that the option for the poor can be put into practice through prioritizing participation and local listening.
The Legacy of Paul Farmer for Theological Ethics
Authors: Vicini Andrea
Published: February 2023

Reflecting on the legacy of Paul Farmer one notices, first, how who he was and what he did with others to promote health, locally and globally, manifest the importance of a committed theological approach and, at the same time, how such an approach contributed to promote the agenda of global public health. Second, looking at the past (at him and his work) inspires and informs our present and future commitments to foster global public health with the contributions of a theological ethics shaped by a strong social agenda.
Simulated Annealing and Its Applications to Mechanical Engineering: A Review
Authors:   Department of Mechanical Engineering, Lloyd Institute of Engineering & Technology, Greater Noida, India, Giri Jitendra Mohan
Published: February 2023

This work focuses on the significant family of stochastic approaches for global optimization known as simulated annealing (SA), which is based on the key concept of annealing, which describes the cooling of a solid until it reaches the configuration of lowest energy. This paper presents a review of simulated annealing applications meant to solve many problems in the field of mechanical engineering.
A Importância dos catálogos para o sector do vestuário português. Qualidade estética e gráfica dos catálogos.
Authors: Teixeira Sandrina
Published: February 2023

O catálogo é um produto de comunicação com presença forte no mundo da moda, reflexo por excelência de cada coleção e imagem de marca. Verifica-se que os critérios objectivos de avaliação dos catálogos não foram ainda alvo de uma análise estruturada e aprofundada, apesar da importância que possuem para as empresas do sector do Vestuário. Assim, decidiu- se estudar os elementos que definem o nível de qualidade estética e gráfica dos catálogos de vestuário. Analisaram-se catálogos de marcas portuguesas e internacionais da indústria da moda cuja qualidade é reconhecida pelos profissionais de design. Como resultado desse estudo foi criada a Matriz AQC - Matriz de Avaliação da Qualidade dos Catálogos Produto e a Matriz AQC – Matriz de avaliação da Qualidade dos Catálogos Imagem.
THREE INITIATIVES TO RECOVER THE NATIONAL CULTURAL HERITAGE AND HISTORY DURING THE REIGN OF ALECSANDRU IOAN CUZA
Authors:   History and Archaeology Section, Academy of Roumanian Scientists, SOLCANU Ion I. 
Published: February 2023

The new social context after the 1859 Union of the Principalities saw an increase in the interest to recover the national history and the Romanian cultural heritage. Alongside the private attempts made by some passionate collectors (General Nicolae Mavros, Ban Mihalache Ghica, Major D. Papazoglu, etc.) the Wallachian and Moldavian Governments initiated several actions in an attempt to recover the national patrimony. The movement was all the more legitimate due to the criminal carelessness of the Greek hegumens in the dedicated monasteries in obedience to the Greek Church whose main preoccupation was to acquire huge incomes from renting the estates while letting the monuments and the national cultural values fall into decay. This study, which relies on historical archives, presents three such unknown initiatives: one of the Moldavian governments and two others carried out by the Wallachian governments. 1. In 1860, in Moldova, Vasile Alexandrescu-Urechia, director of the Ministry of Cults and Public Instruction urged the protopopes and the school teachers in the county seats to identify in churches and monasteries the old religious books that were valuable for the history of Romanian literature so that the state could purchase them and store them safely in the Public Library. 2. In Wallachia, we can see a similar concern for the salvation of the Romanian cultural heritage. Here, in may 1863, Christian Tell, the Minister of Cults, granted 2880 lei to Cezar Boliac, to embark on an “archeological journey” that was to last two months, starting from “Zimnicea downwards and to the Bessarabian region that had been returned to Moldavia.” In the same year in September, Christian Tell’s successor, Al. Odobescu, delegated Grigore Bengescu to make a similar journey to the monasteries in the counties of Dolj, Romanați, Gorj and Mehedinți which had not been visited in the summer of 1860 when a similar research had taken place. 3. In order to recover the heroic moments in the national history, minister Barbu Vlădoianu organised a painting contest with a prize of 300 golden coins to evoke the battle of Teișani, from September 1602, between the boyar Stroe Buzescu and the Tatar Khan’s nephew. Since no participants entered the first stage of the contest on 12th February 1860, the Ministry organised another contest on 2nd May 1860, where they also invited painters from Moldavia to take part.
AL. I. CUZA – SYMBOL OF THE PROCESS OF UNIFICATION AND REFORMATION OF THE ROMANIAN NATION
Authors:   Academy of Romanian Scientists, „Hyperion” University, Bucharest, LUNGU Corneliu-Mihai 
Published: February 2023

Based on documents from the archives, our study aims to reflect the true dimension of Alexandru Ioan Cuza's personality.
ALEXANDRU IOAN CUZA AND THE EDUCATION SYSTEM OF SOUTHERN BESSARABIA
Authors:   Academy of Scientists in Romania, VERGATTI Radu Ştefan
Published: February 2023

. Alexandru Ioan Cuza (1859-1866), Ruler of the Romanian United Principalities, had also reigned during his years on the throne over Southern Bessarabia, meaning the counties of Cahul, Bolgrad, and Ismail. These counties had been taken from the Russian Empire, who had appropriated them in 1812, and were reunited with the Principality of Moldova through the peace treaty signed at the end of the Crimean War (1856). To oppose the process of Russification to which the Romanian population between the rivers Prut and Dniester had been subjected, thus also the people in Southern Bessarabia, ruler Alexandru Ioan Cuza gave much attention to the education system. He had to start from the beginning with the creation of an education system in the Romanian language, which used the Latin alphabet. He created there a completely new education system: a new group of teachers, Romanian schools, Romanian handbooks, curricula. For this, the basis was the Education Law of 1864. In conclusion, I can write that ruler Cuza created the basis for the development of the Romanian education system, including that of Southern Bessarabia, a development which would happen during the time of his successor, Prince Carol I.
A LITTLE-KNOWN DOCUMENT ON THE LIFE AND FORMATION OF TUDOR VLADIMIRESCU
Authors:   Dr in the field of History, member of the Academy of Romanian Scientists, VERGATTI Radu Ştefan
Published: February 2023

This year, 2021, marks the 200th anniversary of the revolution led by Tudor Vladimirescu. It also commemorates two centuries since his assassination. To evoke the formation of Tudor Vladimirescu, I used a little-known document - the moral testament of the master (jupan) Gheorghe Duncea. The act is important because he knew the bailiff Tudor Vladimirescu throughout his life, from childhood to death. This document specified the year of Tudor's birth, the place of birth, the way he learned to read and write, his connection with Horia from Albac, the leader of the Transylvanian peasant uprising of 1784, the reception of the first small boyars ranks, his training as a soldier in the Russian army during the Russo-Turkish war between 1806-1812. Then the Russian generals appreciated him, and the tsar decorated him with the Order of St. Vladimir, gave him a ring and promoted him to the military rank of lieutenant (parucic). After the war, between June and December 1814 he went to Vienna to solve the affairs of the late Elenco Glogoveanu. Then he met the atmosphere of the capital of the Habsburg Empire. His main goal was to fight for the removal of the Greeks from the leadership of Wallachia and eventually Moldova. He arrived in Bucharest again in November 1820. Then he contacted the great boyars who ruled the country. The Greek hospodar of Wallachia Alexandru Suţu was old and ill. On January 15/27, 1821, Alexandru Suţu died. Three of the great boyars, members of the Filiki Eteria, Grigore Brâncoveanu, Ghica, Văcărescu, asked him to start the revolution in Oltenia. Tudor Vladimirescu had been trained for a long time. He left for the north of Oltenia and in four days he reached the great Tismana monastery. From there he summoned his paramilitary force, the Pandurs, and called the people to battle. This is where I must end my communication. There remains only one point that Gheorghe Duncea's will clarifies. He recorded what his nephew, his son-in-law, Captain Bosoancă, told him. He said that being disguised, he went to see what was happening to Tudor Vladimirescu. This is how he saw that Tudor Vladimirescu was seized by a group of the Eteria and taken to the outskirts of Târgoviște. There he was tortured and killed, his stomach was split with a javelin, then ripped out with a suction cup. In memory of the great hero of the Romanian people, a beautiful stone monument was erected on the field from Padeş after the project of the architect State Baloşin.
TUDOR VLADIMIRESCU’S ARMY – NUCLEUS OF THE MODERN ROMANIAN ARMY
Authors:   Academy of Romanian Scientists, ROTARU Jipa
Published: February 2023

The 19th century was characterised by a deepening and diversification of the movements of European peoples oppressed by the great empires for national and social liberation. The French Revolution opened up the whole period of this century, and a wave of revolutions swept through almost the entire European continent, leading to the period being described as the 'century of revolutions' or the 'century of nations'. Tudor Vladimirescu was the exponent of the Romanian people's long-standing aspirations, the great personality produced by the Romanian realities of the early 19th century, who contributed to the acceleration of events and was at the forefront of the revolution.
NICOLAE IORGA – THE UNIVERSAL ROMANIAN
Authors:   Academy of Romanian Scientists, SCURTU Ioan 
Published: February 2023

Nicolae Iorga was endowed with outstanding intellectual qualities. It has carried out an intense activity on multiple levels: university professor, historian, head of institutes, newspapers and magazines. At the same time, he was an important political leader: party chief, deputy, senator, prime minister of Romania. Being a universal Romanian, he benefited from a wide international recognition: doctor Honoris Causa of several Universities around the world, vice president of the International Committee of Historians etc.
NICOLAE IORGA HISTORY – A DUTY TO MANKIND
Authors:   Academy of Romanian Scientists, ROTARU Jipa
Published: February 2023

Nicolae Iorga's historical work, elaborated in the course of half a century, represents, by the vastness of his concerns, by the richness of the themes addressed, by the valuable results reached, a priceless scientific and cultural treasure given by the Romanian scholar to national and universal history.
Initial approach to the patient with abdominal pain
Authors:   Department of Gastroenterology, Clinical Emergency Hospital of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania,  “Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania, IONESCU Vlad Alexandru , GHERGHICEANU Florentina ,   "Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania, Department of Marketing and Medical Technology, GHEORGHE Florentina ,   University of Pitesti, Pitesti, Romania, GHEORGHE Gina ,   Department of Gastroenterology, Clinical Emergency Hospital of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania,  “Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania
Published: February 2023

Abdominal pain is one of the most common symptoms for which patients present to the hospital. The causes of abdominal pain are diverse, so the diagnosis management often involves a multidisciplinary team. The initial evaluation of patients with abdominal pain must focus on excluding conditions that may endanger the patient’s life in short time. The prognosis of patients complaining of abdominal pain proved to be different depending on age. Despite the progress registered in the field of imaging and molecular investigations in recent years, in a significant percentage of patients who present with abdominal pain, the cause is not identified.
Renal Abscess – A Case Report
Authors:   Department of Internal Medicine, Clinical Emergency Hospital of Bucharest, Romania, SANDU Ana Maria , SERBAN Ioana Adriana ,   Department of Internal Medicine, Clinical Emergency Hospital of Bucharest, Romania, CEAPA Gabriel ,   Department of Internal Medicine, Clinical Emergency Hospital of Bucharest, Romania, DIACONU Camelia ,   Department of Internal Medicine, Clinical Emergency Hospital of Bucharest, Romania, University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Carol Davila” Bucharest, Romania, Academy of Romanian Scientists, HOSTIUC Mihaela ,   Department of Internal Medicine, Clinical Emergency Hospital of Bucharest, , University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Carol Davila” Bucharest, Romania
Published: February 2023

Introduction. Renal abscesses can be the result of haematogenous spread or as a rare complication of upper UTI particularly in the setting of renal stones or diabetes. Classically it may present as loin pain, fever, rigors, and tenderness in the costovertebral angle, but may simply manifest as a pyrexia of unknown origin and a raised acute phase response. Case report. We report the case of a 73-year-old female patient with type 2 diabetes mellitus, who presented for abdominal pain, chills, confusion and deterioration of general condition with progressive aggravation of the symptoms, the clinical examination revealed a respiratory rate of 14 breaths per minute, blood oxygen saturation of 98%, heart rate 82 beats per minute, blood pressure 137/75 mmHg and no fever. She had peripheral cyanosis and peripheral pulses were weak in the lower limbs; diuresis was present on the urinary catheter the laboratory and imaging investigations showed inflammatory syndrome ( CRP=255 mg/l ) and the CT showed both kidneys with normal position, a bilateral reduction in renal size, bilateral dilated pyelocaliceal system grade I developed a left renal abscess as a complication of acute pyelonephritis. The primary pathogen identified was Escherichia Coli. Computed tomography revealed a well-defined mass on the left kidney with low attenuation in contact with the renal fascia. Broad spectrum antibiotics and haemodialysis were used as part of conservative management regimen. The patient achieved clinical improvement after 3 weeks and was discharged.Conclusions. The particularities of the case are represented by the fulminant evolution of the infection in a patient with poorly controlled diabetes, the acute kidney injury caused by urosepsis and the progression of pyelonephritis towards the development of a renal abscess. Diabetes mellitus is a disease with a significant prevalence, the incidence of which increases with age and which develops multiple complications. In addition to vascular lesions, diabetic neuropathy or nephropathy, patients have a high risk of developing an infection, the most common being those of the upper urinary tract, which evolve aggressively. The renal abscess is a rare complication of pyelonephritis, but it is to be considered in patients with persistent inflammatory state in despite of the right management.
Cardiac Tumors
Authors:   Department of Cardiology, Elias University Emergency Hospital, Bucharest, Romania, GROSU Luminiţa-Bianca , DIACONU Camelia ,   "Department of Internal Medicine, Clinical Emergency Hospital of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania; “Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania; Academy of Romanian Scientists"
Published: February 2023

Cardiac tumors represent a rare and challenging clinical situation. They can be primary (benign or malignant) or secondary (metastatic). Secondary tumors are more frequent than the primary tumors. Most of the primary cardiac tumors are benign and originate from the endocardium or myocardium, while the metastatic tumors develop from lung, breast, kidney carcinoma, melanoma and lymphoma. The diagnosis of cardiac tumors is often difficult because of their rarity, variety and nonspecific symptoms. The clinical manifestations depend on tumor’s size, location, infiltration and consist of four categories: systemic manifestations, cardiac manifestations, embolic events, and metastatic manifestations. Echocardiography represents the main imaging technique used to detect cardiac masses. Computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) are used to achieve more information about tumor’s composition, extension, vascularization, and possibility of surgical treatment. The histological evaluation is necessary for a positive diagnosis and staging of the cardiac tumor. The treatment of cardiac tumors depends on the type of tumor and symptomatology.
ROMANIAN CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE GENERAL THEORY OF LAW AND THE PHILOSOPHY OF LAW IN THE FIRST HALF OF THE XXth CENTURY
Authors:   Faculty of Legal, Political and Administrative Sciences, “Spiru Haret” University, Bucharest, MIULESCU Viorel ,   Romanian Association for the Philosophy of Law
Published: February 2023

It is of utmost importance that the evolution of the general theory and philosophy of law in the first half of the XXth century establishes their scientific and philosophical foundation within the framework of the juridical culture and practice of the epoch, bringing a valuable contribution to the field of the national and European legal doctrine which is valid even nowadays. Moreover, we can also state that the evolution of the general theory and philosophy of law during this interval coincided with the realization of the ideals of national unity and of a modern, democratic society in Romania. Outstanding personalities such as Nicolae Titulescu, Mircea Djuvara, Dumitru Drăghicescu a.s.o. contributed to the fulfilment of these ideals both through their scientific work and their juridical, political or diplomatic activity.
SOCIAL JUSTICE IN THE CONTEXT OF NEOLIBERALISM
Authors:   Academy of Romanian Scientists, N. ROȘCA Ioan
Published: February 2023

The author deals with the following aspects of social justice: its definition; the socio-economic conditions necessary for its implementation; the opposing conceptions of social justice espoused by Rawls and Notzick; neoliberal actions against social justice; possible measures to achieve social justice in economically developed and underdeveloped countries.
"IDENTIFICATION OF IMPACTS AND HUMAN HEALTH RISKS PRODUCED BY THE PRESENCE OF PESTICIDES IN THE ENVIRONMENT II. HUMAN HEALTH RISKS GENERATED BY THE PRESENCE OF PESTICIDES IN PLANT PRODUCTS "
Authors:   “Gheorghe Asachi” Technical University of Iasi, “Cristofor Simionescu” Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Environmental Protection, Department of Environmental Engineering and Management,73 Prof. D. Mangeron Blvd, 700050 Iasi, Romania., MINUȚ Mariana , ROȘCA Mihaela ,   “Ion Ionescu de la Brad” University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of Iasi, Faculty of Horticulture, Department of Horticultural Technologies, 3 Mihail Sadoveanu Alley, 700490 Iasi, Romania., COZMA Petronela ,   “Gheorghe Asachi” Technical University of Iasi, “Cristofor Simionescu” Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Environmental Protection, Department of Environmental Engineering and Management,73 Prof. D. Mangeron Blvd, 700050 Iasi, Romania, GAVRILESCU Maria ,   “Gheorghe Asachi” Technical University of Iasi, “Cristofor Simionescu” Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Environmental Protection, Department of Environmental Engineering and Management,73 Prof. D. Mangeron Blvd, 700050 Iasi, Romania, Academy of Romanian Scientists, 3 Ilfov Street, 050094 Bucharest, Romania
Published: February 2023

The risk to human health generated by the consumption of fruits and vegetables containing pesticide residues is evaluated applying the method recommended by the United State Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA), taking strawberries, apples, lettuce and potatoes for evaluation. In the case of the USEPA method, several age categories of consumers were considered, from 3 years to over 75 years in the acute case, and from 18 years to over 75 years age categories in the chronic case. The results showed that no risks to significant human health were identified. According to the results, it was found that most of the pesticides taken into account do not pose a risk to the population, except for a few cases in which the short-term and long-term evaluation values exceeded the limits at which the pesticides pose a risk to the population represented by children (especially those that have exceeded the maximum allowed residual limit).
A FRESH PERSPECTIVE ON MEDIUM ENTROPY ALLOYS APPLICATIONS AS COATING AND COATING SUBSTRATE
Authors:   Depart. of General Chemistry, University Politehnica of Bucharest, Romania, NARTITA Radu , IONITA Daniela ,   Depart. of General Chemistry, University Politehnica of Bucharest, Romania, Demetrescu Ioana ,   Depart. of General Chemistry, University Politehnica of Bucharest, Romania, Academy of Romanian Scientists, Ilfov Street, 3, 050044 Bucharest, Romania, Enachescu Marius ,   Center for Surface Science and Nanotechnology , University Politehnica of Bucharest, Romania, Academy of Romanian Scientists, Ilfov Street, 3, 050044 Bucharest, Romania
Published: February 2023

In order to evolve as a society we need increasingly efficient technologies and implicitly materials with great performance that promote safety and sustainability. The discovery of high entropy alloys was received with much enthusiasm due to the possibility of designing new materials with improved properties, that could be used in applications that require extreme conditions or a very specific combination of properties. As the research in this area is continuously increasing and the results are very promising, this review focuses on the most recent investigations on medium entropy alloys (MEAs) applications, highlighting their properties, but taking into consideration other factors, such as economic and environmental factors. Additionally, considering the high cost associated with MEAs fabrication, MEA coatings are also explored, as they are nowadays regarded as a more convenient procedure to obtain the required properties for various substrate materials.
Effect of meteorological parameters on plant growth and fruit quality of Kinnow mandarin
Authors: DOLKAR DISKET , BAKSHI PARSHANT , KACHROO DILEEP , KOUR KIRAN , KUMAR RAKESH , SHARMA NIRMAL , SINGH AJITPAL
Published: February 2023

Experiment was carried out to study the impact of climatic factors on growth and quality of Kinnow mandarin for two years (2014 and 2015). The results revealed that during first year, plant height was positively influenced by maximum and minimum relative humidity at K4 (period from maximum fruit set to fruit harvest) stage, whereas the stock girth and scion girth was positively favoured by both temperature gradients and relative humidity at K4 stage. Whereas, in second year, plant growth and fruit quality parameter were influenced positively by both maximum and minimum temperature and relative humidity at K4 stage. The titratable acidity content of juice had a positive relation with the maximum and minimum temperature and evapotranspiration at K4 stage.
Genetic divergence for yield and yield attributes in tomato (Solanum lycopersicum)
Authors: NAVEEN B L , REDDY K RAVINDER , SAIDAIAH P
Published: February 2023

The research experiment was conducted to study genetic diversity for quantitative and qualitative traits in tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.). The investigation was conducted during rabi, 2015-16 at Vegetable Research Farm, College of Horticulture, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad. Using Mahalanobis D2 statistic, the 30 genotypes were grouped into eight clusters, indicating the presence of diversity for different traits. The cluster I had the highest number containing 19 genotypes followed by cluster II containing five genotypes. However, the cluster III, IV, V, VI, VII and VIII were solitary. The maximum intra-cluster distance was recorded within cluster II (64.36) and the maximum inter-cluster distance between cluster VII and VI (220.70), indicating the existence of wide genetic variability. Based on mean performances, cluster III registered maximum plant height (134.40 cm). The genotypes included in clusters I took less number of days to first flowering (28.60), cluster III took less number of days to 50% flowering (35.33) and cluster I took less number of days to fruit set (38.33). The cluster VII registered high number of fruits per plant (326.00) and high fruit yield per plant (1.54 kg). The genotypes included in clusters I had maximum average fruit weight (51.23 g). The cluster V registered high TSS (9.07 oBrix). The cluster I registered high content of ascorbic acid (32.38 mg/100g) and beta carotene (2.33 mg/100g). Hence, these characters can be utilized in breeding programme for enhancing their respective characters. Based on cluster mean analysis, the superior and genetically divergent genotypes can be used in crop improvement programme in tomato.
Analysis of bell pepper (Capsicum annuum) cultivation in response to fertigation and training systems under protected environment
Authors: KUMAR SANJEEV , PATEL N B , SARAVAIYA S N
Published: February 2023

The experiment was carried out to standardize fertigation and training system for bell pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) cultivation under protected conditions during 2013-14, 2014-15, 2015-16 involving 4 levels of fertilizer [F1-300:300:300 kg/ha (RDF through conventional method), F2-300:300:300 kg/ha (Fertigation), F3-250:250:250 kg/ha (Fertigation), F4-350: 350: 350 kg/ha (Fertigation)] and 3 training systems (P1-Two shoot system, P2-Three, P3-Four). The results revealed significant effect on plant height and fruit length due to main effect of fertilizers recordingmaximum values for the traits in F4 level. F3 level of fertilizers contributed towards earliness and maximum fruit diameter (7.31 cm), pericarp thickness (0.70 cm), fruit weight (150.40 g), fruit volume (236.31 cc), number of fruits (20.78), yield per plant (3.11 kg) and yield per 1000 m2 (8.90 t). P1 level of training system excelled all other training systems exhibiting maximum plant height during different periodical observations at 30, 60, 90 and 120 days after planting (DAP). The plants trained to P3 level were observed to earliest in flowering as well as picking and producedsignificantly maximum number of fruits (21.09), fruit yield per plant (2.62 kg) and yield per 1000 m2 (7.99 t). P1 training system showed significant effect on various fruit parameters and recorded maximum fruit length, diameter, pericarp thickness, fruit weight, fruit volume, shelf life. Treatment combination F4P1 displayed significantly maximum plant height of 147.34 cm at 90 DAP. Bell pepper plants fertigated with F3 level and trained to P3 system (F3P3) recorded maximum number of fruits per plant (25.79), fruit yield per plant (3.63) and fruit yield per 1000 m2 (10.74) thereby revealing higher net returns of Rupees 8621 with BCR of 1.10 for bell pepper.
Investigation on the biological control of Alternaria alternata
Authors: TOZLU ELIF , TEKİNER NASIBE , KOTAN RECEP , ÖRTÜCÜ SERKAN
Published: February 2023

Alternaria alternata (Fr.) Keissl. which has a wide host range is an important fungal pathogen causing losses in yield in agricultural crops. The chemicals used for controlling this disease are directly toxic to beneficial microorganisms in soil. This study was carried out to determine the antifungal activities of a total 13 candidate bioagent bacterial isolates of Bacillus subtilis (TV-6F, TV-12H, TV-17C and TV 125 A), Bacillus megaterium (TV 87 A and TV 91 C), Bacillus pumilus (TV 67 C), Paenibacillus polymyxa (TV 12E), Pantoea agglomerans (RK 92 and BRT-B), Pseudomonas fluorescens Biotip F (FDG 37), Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. kurstakii (BAB-410) and Bacillus sphaericus GC subgroup D (FD 49) and bioagent fungal isolates of Trichoderma harzianum (ET 4 and ET 14) against two isolates of A. alternata isolated from strawberry and cucumber on petri plate assays. B. pumilus TV 67C (87.63%-65.89%), B. subtilis TV 6F (77.61%-63.11%) and B. megaterium TV 87A (72.93%-68.87%) bacterial isolates were the most effective isolates against pathogenic fungi in in vitro and bioagent fungal isolates ET 4 and ET 14 inhibited pathogenic fungi grown in in vitro respectively 73.87% -83.33% and 55.85% -74.44%, too. Our results indicated that B. subtilis, B. pumilus, B. megaterium and T. harzianum should be tested against A. alternata in field condition.
Nilai-Nilai Kristiani yang Terkandung dalam Upacara Temu Manten Pada Perkawinan Adat Jawa
Authors: Lusiana Lusiana , Marsela Santa Hani , Derung Teresia Noiman
Published: February 2023

Tradisi temu manten ialah tradisi yang dilakukan masyarakat jawa. Tradisi tersebut biasa digelar ketika seseorang memiliki hajat untuk menikahkan putra-putrinya. Temu manten juga disebut dengan upacara Panggih, artinya upacara pertemuan kedua belah pihak pengantin laki-laki dan pengantin perempuan di kediaman mempelai perempuan. Adapun nilai-nilai Kristiani yang terkandung adalah : kesabaran, kesetiaan, kelemahlembutan, cinta kasih, pelayanan, kesetaraan, dan tidak mencari keuntungan.  Tujuan dari penulisan ini adalah untuk mengetahui nilai-nilai Kristiani yang terkandung dalam prosesi  Temu Manten dalam pernikahan adat jawa khususnya di Paroki Maria Annunciata Lohdalem Keuskupan Malang yang pada dasarnya masyarakat atau umat kurang memahami arti dan makna nilai-nilai Kristiani yang terkandung didalam prosesi Temu manten dalam pernikahan adat jawa. Penelitian ini menggunakan Studi Pustaka dengan cara mempelajari atau menganalisa tentang upacara Temu Manten pada perkawinan adat Jawa. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa, pelaksanaan tradisi Temu Manten atau panggih tidak terlepas juga dari nilai-nilai Kristiani yang ada khususnya pada Agama Katolik.
Peran Pendidikan Agama Katolik dalam Pembentukan Karakter Religius Peserta Didik
Authors: Kana Kana , Boli Bartolomeus Agustinus Pati , Tarihoran Emmeria
Published: February 2023

Penelitian ini dilatarbelakangi oleh Realitas hidup Peserta didik yang banyak dipengaruhi oleh perkembangan zaman, yang mengakibatkan adanya  perubahan sikap, mental maupun tingkah laku pada mereka kearah yang kurang baik. Keberadaan Pendidikan Agama Katolik diharapkan mampu membantu untuk menghantar peserta didik semakin beriman Kristiani, semakin membangun kesetiaan pada Iman akan Yesus Kristus.  Kenyataan yang terjadi  pada Peserta didik di Sekolah Menengah Pertama Negeri 2 Malinau Utara, mereka sulit terlibat dalam kegiatan gereja, meningkatnya tindak kekerasan antar teman,  kurang memperhatikan kebersihan Lingkungan,  serta sindir-sindiran lewat media sosial. Adapun rumusan masalah dalam penelitian ini adalah: sejauh mana Pendidikan Agama Katolik berperan dalam pembentukan karakter religius peserta didik di Sekolah Menengah Pertama Negeri 2 Malinau Utara. Penelitian ini mengunakan rancangan penelitian deskriptif  kuantitatif. Data diperoleh melalui angket  tertutup yang disebarkan kepada peserta didik di Sekolah Menengah Pertama Negeri 2 Malinau Utara. Kegiatan penelitian melibatkan Guru Agama Katolik Sekolah Menengah Pertama Negeri 2 Malinau Utara dan Orang Tua murid guna mendapatkan data yang benar. Populasi dalam penelitian ini adalah seluruh peserta didik yang beragama katolik di Sekolah Menengah Pertama Negeri 2 Malinau Utara kelas VII sampai kelas IX.
Materijalno krivično pravo Evropske unije i proces usklađivanja na primeru prava Republike Srbije
Authors: Mrvić Petrović Nataša
Published: February 2023

The paper analyzes the normative activities EU on the harmonization of the substantive criminal law, especially after the Treaty of Lisbon (2007–2009). The legal basis for EU competence in the field of substantive criminal law is Art. 83 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the EU (2016), but other legal bases are also used in practice. The result is the spontaneous development and expansion of the so-called secondary EU criminal law, which is decreasing only after 2017. The general part of EU criminal law has been developed only fragmentarily. Significant differences in ideology and criminal policy between the criminal legislations prevents complete harmonization with the EU law. Harmonization is vertical – the state is obliged to prescribe the minimal characteristics of a certain criminal offence (EU crime) and the corresponding sanctions. This compromises the criminal law’s coherence, especially in systems where a long legislative sentence is traditionally avoided. The example of the Republic of Serbia shows that in all legislative changes since 2009, have considered the need to harmonize with accepted international standards and the EU law, for example to prevent hate crimes, terrorism, human trafficking, corruption and economic crime. The author assesses that the change is conducted ad hoc, without the plan how to preserve the coherence of domestic criminal justice system and simultaneously provide for effective application of EU criminal law.
Evropsko potrošačko pravo i njegov uticaj na razvoj potrošačkog prava Srbije
Authors: Vukadinović Slobodan
Published: February 2023

The paper first considers the process of gradual emergence and development of the European system of consumer protection and consumer law. It is highlighted that Serbian legal system belongs to the European-continental legal system. Then, the sources of domestic law are identified which corroborate the commitment of the Republic of Serbia to harmonize domestic legislation with EU regulations, including the aspects of consumer protection. The impact of regulations, policies, strategies, programs, action plans and case law on the design and development of consumer law is analysed. EU law sources and key documents in the field of consumer protection are identified that had an impact during the preparation of the consumer protection laws in Serbia. The paper then points out to the characteristics of EU consumer policy and the specific rights inherent in EU consumer law. After reviewing the EU authorities in the field of consumer protection, the importance of the European Consumer Centres Network (ECC Net) is highlighted as well as the role of the Court of Justice of the European Union, in the field of EU consumer protection. The phases of development of consumer law in the EU and Serbia are being observed chronologically. After analysing key novelties adopted by domestic consumer protection laws, the paper accentuates current trends and specific challenges in EU consumer law that could be of importance for the further development of Serbian consumer law and planning in the coming period.
Razvoj ugovornog kapaciteta Evropskih zajednica i Evropske unije od Rimskih ugovora do danas
Authors: Knežević Predić Vesna , Radivojević Zoran
Published: February 2023

Although the previous European Communities were established at about the same time, their founding treaties did not have the same provisions on the treaty making power. While the two Treaties of Rome generally mandated the European Atomic Energy Community to conclude international agreements with third parties, the European Economic Community was able to conclude them only in a few strictly specified cases. The Maastricht Treaty, as the founding treaty of the European Union, did not grant this type of authority to the new organization. As the first pillar in the new EU structure, only the European Communities retained the powers to conclude international agreements with other subjects of international law. It was only after the adoption of the Treaty of Amsterdam and the Treaty of Nice that the EU was explicitly authorized to conclude international agreements, but only in the area of common foreign and security policy, and police and judicial co-operation in criminal matters. The Lisbon Treaty has brought significant changes in terms of regulating EU powers in the area of international treaties. First of all, it abolished the three-pillar structure and instituted the European Union as the sole legal entity that has the treaty-making power. Secondly, and perhaps more importantly, the rules on the treaty-making power were codified in a single document, which also legalized the existing case law. In drafting this founding treaty, the framers decided to treat the issue of legal grounds and the scope of the EU treaty-making power separately from the issue of the classification of EU powers according to the criterion of their legal nature. Considering the legal ground, a clear distinction has been made between direct or primary powers to conclude agreements explicitly regulated by the founding treaties, on the one hand, and the indirect or secondary powers arising from the legal facts envisaged in the founding treaties, on the other. As for the legal nature, provisions explicitly envisage only the exclusive powers of the EU to conclude agreements, without specifying the shared or so-called “soft” powers of the Union to coordinate, support and complement the activities of the Member States in contracting international agreements, but the latter can still be inferred by interpreting various parts of the founding treaties.
TLR-1, TLR-2, and TLR-6 MYD88–dependent signaling pathway: A potential factor in the interaction of high-DNA fragmentation human sperm with fallopian tube epithelial cells
Authors: Zandieh Zahra , Govahi Azam , Aghamajidi Azin , Raoufi Ehsan , Amjadi Fatemehsadat , Aghajanpour Samaneh , Golestan Masoomeh , Aflatoonian Reza
Published: February 2023

Objective: The DNA integrity of spermatozoa that attach to fallopian tube (FT) cells is higher than spermatozoa that do not attach. FT epithelial cells can distinguish normal and abnormal sperm chromatin. This study investigated the effects of sperm with a high-DNA fragmentation index (DFI) from men with unexplained repeated implantation failure (RIF) on the Toll-like receptor (TLR) signaling pathway in human FT cells in vitro.Methods: Ten men with a RIF history and high-DFI and 10 healthy donors with low-DFI comprised the high-DFI (>30%) and control (<30%) groups, respectively. After fresh semen preparation, sperm were co-cultured with a human FT epithelial cell line (OE-E6/E7) for 24 hours. RNA was extracted from the cell line and the human innate and adaptive immune responses were tested using an RT2 profiler polymerase chain reaction (PCR) array.Results: The PCR array data showed significantly higher TLR-1, TLR-2, TLR-3, TLR-6, interleukin 1α (IL-1α), IL-1β, IL-6, IL-12, interferon α (IFN-α), IFN-β, tumor necrosis factor α (TNF-α), CXCL8, GM-CSF, G-CSF, CD14, ELK1, IRAK1, IRAK2, IRAK4, IRF1, IRF3, LY96, MAP2K3, MAP2K4, MAP3K7, MAP4K4, MAPK8, MAPK8IP3, MYD88, NFKB1, NFKB2, REL, TIRAP, and TRAF6 expression in the high-DFI group than in the control group. These factors are all involved in the TLR-MyD88 signaling pathway.Conclusion: The MyD88-dependent pathway through TLR-1, TLR-2, and TLR-6 activation may be one of the main inflammatory pathways activated by high-DFI sperm from men with RIF. Following activation of this pathway, epithelial cells produce inflammatory cytokines, resulting in neutrophil infiltration, activation, phagocytosis, neutrophil extracellular trap formation, and apoptosis.