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MOODLE PLATFORM - ASSISTANCE RESOURCE IN LEARNING ROMANIAN AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE IN SERBIA
Authors: Ivanic Ivana , Spariosu Laura
Published: February 2023

The aim of this paper is to present Moodle platform as an assistance resource in learning Romanian as a foreign language in Serbia. Distance learning, i.e. learning at home is becoming more and more topical. Although the platform Moodle primarily intended for institutions, it certainly does not replace the classical way of learning but also serves as a supplement to the system of learning and opens a world of new possibilities. Moodle as a platform, has not been used with students who learn Romanian. Modernization of teaching and using new methods have opened up a lot of possibilities. In agreement with the Moodle Romania, developers and professional team designed the platform and page novisad.moodle.ro for students who learn Romanian as a foreign language in Serbia. Professors get a free platform, and students integrated set of tools that allows them to have access in common sources of knowledge, exchange of educational material, as well as use of additional modules which provides expanded functionality. In this way, all the materials for learning the Romanian phonetics, morphology, syntax and lexicology found a place on this platform. Thus, this system has become a favorite among students. Shall be placed on various videos, open chat rooms, post quizzes, online tests, drawings, glossaries, do homework. This kind support from the Moodle Romania is very important for the promotion of the Romanian language in Serbia, and this kind of concrete help assist in the preservation and promotion of the Romanian language, culture, history, traditions and customs. According to the students opinion, research results have shown that platform Moodle is better for learning and sharing material than the Faculty site or Facebook group. Reason behind this is specific information available in one place and higher quality of learning.
MATH AND SCIENCE ONLINE EVALUATION USING ITEMS CONTAINING WIRIS VARIABLES
Authors: Poka Stefan , Herman Cosmin
Published: February 2023

Taking advantage of latest developments in open source technologies for online learning, Moodle has become one of the most used and well loved online platforms for teaching, learning and evaluating knowledge. The online evaluation on the Moodle platform, has a large number of options at hand to choose from among which are worth mentioning: large variety of question types, restricting dates when tests can be accessed, number of allowed trials per one test, grading method (average grade, highest grade, latest attempt grade, first attempt grade), time completion, conditioning for accessing the test by having completed other related activities first, analysis section for the test, outlining the activity progress(quiz results block and progress bar).
In addition to all above mentioned facilities, evaluation on Romanian Edu Moodle Network (REMR) platforms of Maths and Science is much enhanced by use of Wiris software by the fact that it allows the use of variables of any kind (numerical, text, functions, plots ...). Variable assessment is done by an algorithm invoked by Wiris CAS. One remarkable fact about Wiris software is the possibility of using open ended questions(admitting an infinity of correct answers); evaluation of such answers is done by means of using a grading function in the algorithm connected with the item. Wiris software also allows for mathematically equivalent answers to be assessed as correct. Another essential benefit of the software is it's easy to use math editor; inputing answer for mathematics is unconceivable without the use of a math editor for the greatest majority of the question types. The possibility of restricting the range for the allowed values for variables so that the steps needed to be done by test takers are not too many or complicated is another great benefit of using Moodle together with Wiris.
E-LEARNING TOOLS' INFLUENCE OVER STUDENTS' MOTIVATION FOR ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE ACQUISITION
Authors: Bodea Anca silvia rusu
Published: February 2023

This study presents the relationship between students? motivation for learning English as a second language and the usage of practical e-learning tools in the context of modern educational environments where, the internet, the smart phones, computers, e-mails, instant communication are used by la large number of subjects.
The issue approached by this paper is related to the possibility of finding ways to keep students motivated for self directed learning supported by online courses or internet connected gadgets.
Nowadays English learning applications are being conceived with the purpose of helping students to increase the level on language acquisitions and to determine professors to identify which strategies would be more efficient in the process of teaching, so that better results would be obtained.
Taking into account the fact that our auditory as teachers could be formed by visual learners, kinaesthetic learners, auditory ones and others, the implementation of strategies which include the usage of websites, movies, video and audio clips is recommended to increase learner's motivation which varies because of numerous endogenous and exogenous factors such as socio-cultural circumstances or professional needs.
The research methodology involved the analysis of the a number of articles representative for the specialized literature in the field and a motivation related questionnaire addressed to 51 students of five and six grade who study English as a second language.
Findings promote learners involvement creating a safe atmosphere in the classroom with the help of technology by introducing new methods which combine or replace classical methods of teaching with modern ones.
E-LEARNING AND SOCIAL NETWORKING: FRIENDS OR FOES IN STUDYING ROMANIAN AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE?
Authors: Nistor Cristina mihaela
Published: February 2023

For Politehnica students, it is only natural to use e-learning tools in and out of the classroom; the rapid technological development has helped both students and teachers in more ways than one. Indeed, for digital natives - the majority of our students -, on-line learning, mobile learning, and social networking feel as natural as breathing. Since technology encourages on-line communication to the detriment of face-to-face interaction, teachers may have a hard time demonstrating the benefits of more traditional methods in studying a foreign language. In this paper, I will draw your attention to the special case of the students who come to the University "Politehnica" of Bucharest to study Romanian as a foreign language. These students, who come from various parts of the world, try their best to adapt to the new environment and overcome the many difficulties posed by the Romanian language at all levels (pronunciation, grammar, vocabulary). Their future professional success is closely linked to their ability to master the Romanian language. Still, there is another aspect to consider here: nobody can learn a language only by studying theories and doing exercises; one also needs a lot of practice - with native speakers, ideally. Taking all that into account, my paper dares to raise the question, "are e-learning tools and social networks friends or foes to our foreign students in their attempt to learn Romanian?" It goes without saying that the necessity for both social adjustment and linguistic accuracy is reflected by activities that combine team work and individual performance and lead to students' becoming accomplished professionals. Nevertheless, how many of those activities should be of the blended type, and how many can we trust students to try by themselves? There must be a balance between controlled learning and independent production, when it comes to learning a language; that is why my paper reflects mainly on the necessity of combining the good theories one may get from on-line sources with face-to-face meetings that ensure good communication skills.
THE ROLE OF ONLINE STUDENT-MADE VIDEOTUTORIALS IN APPLIED PHYSICS
Authors: Oprea Marin
Published: February 2023

Tutorials are a great way to capture students' attention in science classes. Particularly in the teaching of Physics, the students need to have a good focus and clear explanations when they engage in applied projects, such as the assembling of an Arduino robot. The tutorials provide, with great clarity and accuracy, step-by-step instructions on how to perform such projects, enabling the students to replay, stop or move forward to certain video sequences whenever needed. When posted online, it becomes a widely accesible resource that the students can access at any time and integrate in their learning process.
This article aims to show how, together with some of my students, I have designed, filmed and edited tutorials for the Physics class which we later uploaded on an online platform, thus making them available for all the other students. This student-made online data base of tutorials was meant to provide a link between the field of physics, information technology and electronics which the students could incorporate into their projects.
Some tutorials were concerned with the applied physics projects showing, for example, how to create a solar panel, a water-pressure activated rocket or how to build a weather station for school. Others were meant to help students operate with data acquisition devices and with programming environments such as LabVIEW, which is extremely useful for virtual physics experiments. Moreover, a tutorial about the use of an ARDUINO platform was needed in order to show how students could create simple robotic devices. Last, but not least, some tutorials were used as learning materials in class, illustrating the way theory is applied in concrete science projects.
STUDY REGARDING THE IMPORTANCE OF EDUCATIONAL PLATFORMS IN PROFESSIONALIZING THE PERFORMANCE ATHLETES ENROLLED IN HIGHER EDUCATION SPORTS INSTITUTIONS
Authors: Grigore Vasilica , Moanta Alina daniela , Ghitescu Iulian gabriel
Published: February 2023

Sport performance has become a social phenomenon. Today's requirements imposed on professional athletes are increasingly higher, in terms of the time spent in training, involvement and commitment to achieve the rigorous goals, daily schedule, diet, etc. So, professional training through regular classes seems something difficult to fulfill. Today, with the development of new technologies and upgrading higher education have been created and have implemented new forms of training. So employed persons including the athletes can choose for these forms in order to prepare professional career.
The need for professionals for the various sport branches, in parallel with the academic preparation was solved by the educational offer of universities.
Higher education in sports has developed various forms of vocational training so that sportsmen would be able to train and build a professional career in parallel with performance sports. Extra-mural education is one of these forms in Romania. Part of the activity is conducted through the use of an educational platform. The aim of this research is to study the role and importance of a platform in professionalizing the performance athletes enrolled in extra-mural education of National University of Physical Education and Sports from Bucharest. The research methods used in this study were the survey questionnaire applied to a group of 65 students from different sports, SWOT analyses, basic statistical-mathematical method. The results revealed that the educational platform is an opportunity and facilitator to access the information, to study, to solve the demands and to make the communication between professional athletes and teachers easier.
EFFECTS OF DIFFERENT WHOLE BODY VIBRATION FREQUENCIES ON THE MAXIMAL ISOMETRIC FORCE GENERATED BY QUADRICEPS MUSCLES
Authors: Deak Gratielaflavia , Borosbalint Iuliana , Szabocsifo Barna
Published: February 2023

Purpose. Whole Body Vibration (WBV) might be considered an alternative to the traditional resistance training methods. This study was aimed at investigating the effects of three different WBV frequencies on the maximum isometric knee extensor strength in untrained adults. Methods. Twenty volunteers participated in this study. They were all students enrolled at the Babes-Bolyai University of Cluj-Napoca. The participants were exposed to vertical vibrations, generated by the Fitvibe Excel Pro vibration platform, with frequencies of 30, 50 and 60 Hz, respectively. Mean forces were recorded for both legs, with the KIN-COM isokinetic dynamometer, over 5 s long time intervals of maximal isometric voluntary contractions of the knee extensor muscles, before and after bouts of 60 s of WBV training. Results. Mean isometric force of the right quadriceps muscles after exposure to a 30 Hz vibration frequency was 656.90 +/- 214.86 N, mean isometric force of the right quadriceps muscles after exposure to a 50 Hz vibration frequency was 645.10 +/- 220.21 N, and mean isometric force of the right quadriceps muscles after exposure to a 60 Hz vibration frequency was 653.65 +/- 206.93 N. Significant changes in isometric knee extensor strength were found between males and females both pre and post-WBV. No significant changes were found between pre- and post-WBV force values for the whole group of participants. Conclusions. There was no enhancement in muscular performance after one bout of 60 s of WBV in healthy adults. More research is needed on the potential effects of short term WBV exposure among untrained adults.
STUDY REGARDING THE APPRECIATION CAPACITY OF DISTANCE AND SPEED AT VAULT EVENT IN WOMAN'S ARTISTIC GYMNASTICS
Authors: Gavojdea Anamaria
Published: February 2023

Artistic gymnastics is the sport in which athletes are trying to present the best exercises in the competitions and is considered a sport by the limit of physical and psychological possibilities of those who practice it. It is characterised by a high, rich and varied content of elements and technical processes. The Vault apparatus is one of the most dynamic and spectacular tests found in the Artistic Gymnastics specific competition program. This apparatus requires special qualities from the athletes, from which the appreciation of distance and speed. The main purpose of the present study is to determine the ability of appreciation of distance and speed, at Vault event in Women's Artistic Gymnastics. The evaluation of distance and speed appreciation was performed using the ADV (appreciation of distance and speed) computerized test, which is included in the PSISELTEVA battery, created by RQ Plus. The pedagogic experiment was performed between 15/09/2014 - 10/07/2015. In this period the initial testing was conducted (15-20/09/2014), the trening was followed, and at the end the final testing was done (02-10/07/2015). According to the annual training plan, the training program was conducted in over 9 training mesocyles and included 202 training lessons.The subjects were 21 gymnasts aged 8-10 years. The results obtained at the Wilcoxon test showed a significant improvement in the appreciation capacity of distance and speed and that the effect of the training program on this capacity is strong. Thus, the use of ADV computerized tests in the athletes` training is recommended, for increasing the appreciation capacity of distance and speed.
MONITORING AND ANALYSIS OF JUNIOR ATHLETES TO CARDIOVASCULAR RESISTANCE BY USING THE SOFTWARE SMART LINK V
Authors: Gherghel Carmen liliana , Teodorescu Virgil , Apostu Mihaela
Published: February 2023

In the time term exercise was defined according to the formation who formulated definition. From the perspective of physiology effort signifies a voluntary or involuntary activities of an organ or body segment, in order to overcome the usual the yield.
There are studies in specialty literature that have been focused on the effects induced by intensive efforts on the body, namely whether the functional is changed considerably or if the changes are limited to hereditary predisposition. Based on this research, the authors argue that a considerably effort may influence functional adaptability of the body, but that this is not exceeding the genetically determined. Studying the effects of physical effort on the body monitoring capacity athlete in response to requests the maximum imposed by effort and selecting the most efficient means of sustaining the energy potential in effort are important ways of establishing interrelation body-effort a view to ensuring optimum conditions for performance. In this study we attempted getting used to the Smart Link V, the students of physiotherapy, coaches and other specialists involved in physical activities in harvesting and dynamic monitoring of data on cardiac resistance and interpretation of results. Study was accomplished a consignment of 163 junior athletes, aged 6-12 years old who practice sports games. Data collection was achieved using a portable medical device - Oxi-Capnography (Pulse Oximeter) MD-660P. The results of the study highlight change in the level resistance cardiovascular outcomes study group reported to the reference intervals shows a low level of resistance cardiac practitioners of sports games for children at different clubs.
THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE MAXIMUM FORCE BY MEANS OF THE "MAXEX" METHOD FOR TENNIS PLAYERS AGED BETWEEN 16 AND 18
Authors: Grigoroiu Carmen , Teodora Wesselly , Pelin Raluca anca , Netolitzchi Mihaela
Published: February 2023

Tennis is a sports branch in which high performance is determined by qualities such as speed, reaction time, accuracy and efficiency in the movement of the athlete. Accordingly, the training basis of the high-performance tennis players consists in the physical training, which takes on a greater importance on the training, particularly at 16-18 years old. At this age, the priority objectives, from the physical viewpoint are focused on developing strength, strength resistance, power of reaction and maximal force.This paper aims to develop muscle strength by means of the Maxex method for tennis players between the ages of 16 and 18.The method used for developing the force combines the maximum tension exercises with the ones for strength. In order to objectively verify the force program developed and applied to train the tennis players, we used the optojump analysis and measurement system. This recorded the results directly during the testing and produced them in graphic and table form. This aspect gave us the possibility to consult the recorded data at any time during the testing, so as to make comparisons between the different performances of the same athlete on different testings. In the research conducted two tests were applied: freejump, which assesses the explosive force in place and 60 "plyometric which assesses the strength resistance. The longitudinal experiment lasted a year and included a sample of 10 athletes, boys and girls, who were assessed at the beginning and at the end. The results obtained at the end of the experiment attest the fact that the means employed have proven successful and that the Maxex method used in the training of the tennis players leads to significant increases of the muscle strength.
USING HEART RATE MONITOR TO IMPROVE THE PERCEIVED EXERTION
Authors: Stanescu Monica , Stoicescu Marius
Published: February 2023

In order to develop the effort capacity, the relationship between the effort rate and the physiological response of the body is a defining aspect of the physical training process. To achieve this objective it is necessary to obtain a constant feedback from the subject. The perception of physical exertion issues from a subjective assessment of physiological answers. The integration of this information provides fine-tuning of the exertional responses.
One method to build the individual capacity of self-assessment and self-regulating of involvement in the effort is the rate of perceived exertion (RPE). The RPE scale measures feelings of effort and fatigue experienced during the training process. This method is based on the interaction between physiological and perceptual manifestations of the subject and proved to be effective in guiding different types of activities (physical education, sports and leisure activities).
This paper aims to present the role of modern technology in the development of the capacity to perceive the effort intensity, when it is used as a supporting tool for the above mentioned method.
The research was conducted on a group of four athletes aged 12 - 14 years, practicing tennis at Steaua Bucharest Club, who participated for 2 months in 16 training lessons. In 8 of such activities it have been used also the heart rate monitor watches in order to compare the RPE scale results with the body's physiological responses expressed in terms of the heart rate. The research results highlight the application of technologies in improving the perception of effort, but also the accuracy of this perception in relation to the objective data.
EDUCATIONAL PERSPECTIVES BY USING SPI IQ SOFTWARE AND GPSPORTS EQUIPMENT IN THE PREPARATION OF JUNIOR III FOOTBALL PLAYERS
Authors: Marinescu Gheorghe , Victor Dulceata , Buzarnescu Mihaela , Sima Elena  diana , Ticala Laurentiu daniel
Published: February 2023

The use of SPI IQ software and GPSports equipment in the preparation of football players helps specialists and students in the field to acquire knowledge, competencies, abilities to assess exercise capacity, with a focus on the work volume (covered distances), metabolic cost during the effort, distribution of effort by metabolic zones, and also to control the effort dynamics. During a football match, metabolic systems are exerted as follows: 70% aerobic system, 15-20% anaerobic lactacid system and 10-15% anaerobic alactacid system. It is obvious that there is a connection between the time and space pressure during a match, the ball circulation speed under difficult conditions (against an active opponent) and the physical and technical preparation level of players on the field.
Hypothesis of the research: the use of SPI IQ software and GPSports equipment to test exercise capacity of junior III football players provides coaches an objective assessment of the distance traveled in specific training effort and the value of maximal aerobic velocity (MAV) expressed during it.

To validate this hypothesis, we used the following methods: test method, graphical method, statistical and mathematical method. The 5-minute endurance test was applied to a sample made up of 36 athletes, football players registered at two clubs entered in the Municipal Championship of Bucharest. This test consists of running at a constant speed.

The subject must cover a distance as long as possible. At the end of the 5 minutes of running, the covered distance is recorded. Inclusion of GPSports device and SPI IQ software, specific to monitoring and analyzing certain parameters, in the preparation of junior III football players provides coaches and athletes an efficient scientific means to frame training efforts within the metabolic zones which are mandatory to be trained in the specific field.
DIGITAL DESIGN OF JACQUARD WEAVES BASED ON ARAHWEAVE
Authors: Arnautu Irina , Cioara Lucica
Published: February 2023

Arahne is a software company specialized in developing CAD/CAM textile weaving software. Its three products, ArahPaint, ArahWeave and ArahDrape serve as a complete package in weaving industry for over 20 years. These programs help from drawing in seamless repeat pattern and in fabric density (ArahPaint), to dobby and jacquard weaving (ArahWeave) and to apply a fabric texture or simulation over a photo of an existing final product (ArahDrape).
The design of weave structures is influenced by the characteristics of the fibers, the manner of arrangement of fibers in yarn, the different type of weave structures and fabric surface finishes. ArahWeave is a very powerful program, which immediately allows the realistic visualization of the fabric simulation, both in 2D and 3D format, for any change of structural fabric characteristics (weave, thread pattern, yarns, colors, regulator, denting, variable density etc.).
In this paper, the authors present the structural design methods for the jacquard simple and compound structures, with monochromatic and multi-colored effects, by exploiting ArahWeave program. When a fabric is woven with a particular weave using two or more colors in a particular pattern, a color and weave effect is produced. Multi-colored effects in a jacquard weave require of more than one set of yarn in the warp and weft and reveal multiple warp or weft colors. Color and weave effects allow to observe the effect that a color plan, namely the order of warping and the order of wefting, will produce for a given weave. ArahWeave serves as a useful experimental tool in assessing of the color expression in designing of the ornamental textile fabrics, before setting up a jacquard loom.
THE DEVELOPMENT OF INTERACTIVE CONTENT WITH MOODLE CLOUD FOR TEXTILE ENGINEERING LEARNING
Authors: Buhu Liliana , Buhu Adrian
Published: February 2023

From 2012, the idea of open educational platforms is gaining popularity around the world. In the near future to make e-learning more socialized by focusing on the development relationship and collaboration among learners of the same subjects, MOOC shall spectacular succeed. The groups of learners engaging with MOOC platforms make it a meaningful discussion difficult, because individuals may not get a response to their post, so they miss the social and pedagogical benefits of learning with others. The teacher may have a discussion moderator functions, or functions lecturer. The selection is made learner, organizing themselves in their own internal teams. Lectures teacher must be available on-line. The platform should enable self-learning progress through quizzes or other tests, and the possibility of conducting the exam on the scheduled date, when verifying the authenticity of the candidate's examination system.
The European Commission launched Open Education Europa in September 2013 as part of the Opening up Education initiative to provide a single gateway to European Open Educational Resources (OER). The initiative is funded through the Commission's Erasmus+ programme. The main goal of the Open Education Europa portal is to offer access to all existing European Open Educational Resources in different languages in order to be able to present them to learners, teachers and researchers.
Moodle Cloud, offers a cloud-hosting solution for teachers, trainers or anyone to effortlessly deploy Moodle as a learning environment, with zero installation or hosting charges. This solution allows anyone to get a free Moodle site in seconds. Ideal for individual classrooms and other small learning environments, Moodle Cloud offers all the advantages of the latest version of Moodle's award-winning education technology software, Moodle 3.0., complete with integrated web-conferencing delivered on a custom cloud system utilizing Amazon Web Services.
In this paper is presented a solution for developing courses for textile engineering students based on this new service: Moodle cloud.
SOFWARE APPLICATION FOR DETERMINING THE FUNCTIONAL THERMAL FIELD OF THE TEXTILE
Authors: Farima Daniela , Buliga Valentin , Curteza Antonela
Published: February 2023

One of the most important issues that can be solved by using the numerical values of the thermo-physiological units (thermal resistance and resistance to the passage of the steam) is to establish the thermal field for using a textile product/apparel. The functional thermal field of a textile product/apparel is given by the variation range of the environmental temperature, situated between its minimum temperature tamin [oC] and the maximum temperature tamax [oC], when the wearer feels comfortable. This clearly indicates if the textile products/apparel corresponds to their scope of use. The scientific design of the textile materials/apparel aims for them to be functional in a wide range of environmental conditions and physical effort of the body, so that the wearer perceives them as comfortable. Then we can say that such textile material/apparel fulfills its thermal-physiological function correlated to the requirements resulted from the field of use. The first part of this paper shows the theoretical calculation algorithm of the functional thermal field and a concrete example of determining it for 6 variants of layered jersey made of cotton and polypropylene, for sport, and the second part presents a software application for determining the functional thermal field. This software application has the role to simplify the workload and to reduce the time to determine the variation range of the thermal field, allowing the possibility to simulate, within a short time, the different situations referring to the condition of the body, the environmental conditions and the thermal and physiological characteristics of the analyzed textile materials. This application needs the a database with the input data. This input data is represented by: produced metabolic heat M [W]; average temperature at the skin surface ts [?C]; air temperature of the environment ta [?C]; the area of the body F [m2]; thermal of the textiles Rt [m2?C/W]; discomfort factor d; partial pressure of the saturated water vapours at the skin surface ps [mm. col. Hg. ]; partial pressure of the water vapours in the environment pa [mm.col.Hg.]; resistance of the textiles to the passage of the vapours Rv [mm.Hg.m2/W]; thermal variation ?? [?C], individual's physical load weight m [Kg]; body weight G [Kg]; travel speed vd [m/s]; road's inclination p [%]. Based on the input data, the software application calculates the values of the output data: the energy consumed under the form of mechanic work Lm [W]; the quantity of heat lost by breathing Qres [W]; the index of permeability to wet heat im, the minimum temperature of the environment tamin [oC] and the maximum temperature of the environment tamax [oC] that will delimitate the thermal field of the analysed materials. Should the thermal field need modification, in the event it does not correspond to the field of use of the textiles / apparel, the application provides the possibility of going back to the database in order to establish other values for the input data.
FABRIC HAND: APPROACH BY MEANS OF SOFTWARE PACKAGE FOR TEACHING STUDENTS. PART I. SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT
Authors: Harpa Rodica
Published: February 2023

The comfort features are by far one of the most important criteria of the fabric selection as garments' layers, and can be decisive for both successful garments manufacturing and/or supplier. Over the years, a lot of work correlated the mechanical properties of fabrics (as results of objective measurements) and human perception (as results of subjective assessment), allowing the evaluation of sensorial comfort by means of fabrics' hand.
The course entitled "Systems and Equipment for the Textile Products' Quality Assurance", from the curriculum delivered at the Faculty of Textile, Leather and Industrial Management - Iasi for master students, includes some laboratory activities for both objective and subjective evaluation of collections with fabrics designed for garments, in order to assess the achievable comfort properties in garments' end-use, by means of fabric hand. As a rule, these activities include different tasks for the same collections of fabrics designed for a specific garment: objective measurements for several component properties of the fabric hand, and subjective assessment of fabrics' handle. According to the literature, fabric hand (also known as handle) is associated with fabrics' comfort that influence consumer preferences for a specific end-use. Therefore, the subjective evaluation involve a panel of students evaluating the same fabric(s) by means of handling, and although is very useful as a teaching activity, it is also very time consuming. For that reason, original software called STAT-HAND (Statistical analysis for Hand) was developed, in order to allow the fabrics' hand evaluation by means of tactile sensory feeling, much faster.
This paper presents the algorithm of the proposed method for STAT-HAND software development, in agreement with the AATCC Evaluation Procedure 5-2011, for primary handle attributes by means of subjective evaluation.
THE USE OF MASSIVE OPEN ONLINE COURSES (MOOCS) IN TEXTILE EDUCATION
Authors: Ursache Mariana , Rusu Bogdan , Loghin Emil constantin , Ciobanu Luminita , Dan Dorin , Avadanei Manuela , Ionesi Savin dorin
Published: February 2023

The academic and professional community must be not only interested but directly involved in developing solutions for creative forms of education. It is clear that the approach of the new educational space must be made in the context of its contribution to improve employment and economic development.
In the last decade one of the most prominent developments in education is represented by the deployment of Massive Open Online Courses (MOOC). In this context the paper present a general and documented view on the potential benefits of using MOOCs as new flexible, innovative learning approach and delivery method. The open education systems bring new opportunities for innovation in higher and vocational education that will allow institutions and academics to explore new online learning models and innovative practices in teaching and learning.
The existing textiles and clothing MOOC`s are documented and categorized according to type taking into consideration the existing synchronous asynchronous, MOOCs offered independently by universities and other institutions internationally and other massive educational platforms. A search for significant documents has been conducted through the Internet and scientific databases giving access to electronic resources. The research (documents, news, courses) was restricted to English language. Some keywords for the research were: MOOC, review, model, benchmark, etc. Preference was given to resources whose date of publication was after 2012.
The MOOC platforms represent a high opportunity to provide specialized education to a wide number of learners. Also the teacher's activity is considerable simplified using interactive lessons, because the students can manage themselves the existing video resources, becoming independent from the tutor.
SOFTWARE APPLICATION FOR INTELLECTUAL FRAUD MANAGEMENT
Authors: Seghedin Neculai eugen , Dragos Chitariu
Published: February 2023

Ethics in scientific research is one of the most important fields of study, especially for students, graduate students and young researchers. Also, due to the multitude and diversity of the issues that intellectual fraud addresses, knowledge of fraud examples in the research field are of interest, for the experienced researchers, also, in order to avoid situations nonconforming with good conduit in scientific research. Scientific misconduct in research means fabrication, falsification, plagiarism or cheating in the proposal, conduct or communication of results and deviations deliberate, dangerous or negligent practices accepted in the conduction of the research. Exclude non-compliance with established research protocols, if the research results in unacceptable risk to humans, other vertebrates and the environment.
The software application proposed in the paper can be used in teaching about the notions of ethics in scientific research at the doctoral schools, to various forms of training in ethics and intellectual property. The application will be used to provide examples illustrating the various manifestations of improper conduct in research. Examples consist of scientific papers, press releases, public information, court of law decisions, research ethics committees etc. Also, in the application will be archived various documents that forms the legal framework that governs ethics in scientific research. In order to structure the application the following methodology was applied that involves the following steps: 1. Information and synthesis of information on the legal framework governing good conduct in scientific research; 2. Information and synthesis of information on the specific definition, of the main concepts of ethics in research / good conduct research; 3. Information and synthesis of information on domestic and international casuistry in relation to the conduct in scientific research; 4. Establishing the programming language in which the application will be developed; 5. Establishing the main application menu; 6. Structuring of the databases needed to run the application; 7. Development of the application; 8. Testing the application; 9. Make any corrections, modifications, improvements; 10. Validation.
The paper presents the possibility in which various forms of ethics violation in research can exemplified. Also, presents how the application can be developed with various examples and other forms of violation of good conduct in research.
THE COMPETENCES OF THE MODERN TEACHER/TRAINER IN THE DOMAIN OF BLENDED LEARNING, BETWEEN NECESSITY AND UTILITY
Authors: Lefter Magdalena , Petrovici Adriana
Published: February 2023

The paper presents a few arguments that have been identified in the special literature and which are less known, regarding the low motivation of the present generations of students for learning,, respectively of the diminishing of the percentage of adults who participate in formation courses. The knowledge of these arguments is highly necessary to determine the teachers and the formators to reflect on them and, implicitly, to nourish the state of spirit necessary to increase the interest in enriching the knowledge regarding the oportunities of being trained in the virtual environment and of the blended learning.
Today's education, through the requirements of everyday reality-the attitude of the students towards school, respectively the difficulty of the adults in using their personal time, requires the educators and the formators to have new digital competences, which might help them to complete and/or alternate the traditional, collaborative learning from the classroom with sequences of individual and/or group learning, on e-learning platforms and in negociated time intervals, which are decided by the educated/formed people.
In the paper it is argumented the idea that the insertion in the didactic or formation scenarios of some personalized training sequences, which are corelated to the characteristics of the group and which are ellaborated with the help of some digital tools that are adequately chosen so as to stimulate the interactivity and the self-evaluation, will surely lead to the efficiency of the teaching-learning-evaluation process.
In the last part of the paper it is emphasized the idea of the necessity of the participation of the teachers and of the formators from the formation centers in European courses together with colleagues from different edcational systems, to experiment the novelty brought by IT in the area of the blended learning and to acquire new competences in the ,,art of teaching with the help of ITC".
SERIOUS GAME IN SUPPORT OF INFORMAL AND NON-FORMAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING SYSTEM
Authors: Beligan Daniel , Roceanu Ion , Barbieru Dragos , Radu Catalin
Published: February 2023

The fast development of technology has a major impact on the field of training and education. A specific form of using technology on this field is Serious Game. There are a lot of application areas in which Serious Games can be used. Before use them we should establish what expectations should we have from a Serious Games? To answer this question we must start from the definition and main aim of the Serious Games. Sometimes people express some kind of resistance to learn something new in traditional way. This happens no necessary of a lack of interest or time, but because different obstacles like distractions, low on energy, fears of failure, very busy periods and even boredom appear. On the other hand, if games are fun and traditional learning is sometimes boring, must probably to use games in education and training domain is a brilliant idea. But for achieving the training objectives in an efficient way, the Serious Games design and structure must be based on solid pedagogical foundations and learner motivation must be stimulated and sustained. In this paper are addressed several theoretical models that can be applied to develop conceptual elements of game design using pedagogical methods and are analyzed motivational concepts and strategies.But for achieving the training objectives in an efficient way, the Serious Games design and structure must be based on solid pedagogical foundations and learner motivation must be stimulated and sustained. In this paper are addressed several theoretical models that can be applied to develop conceptual elements of game design using pedagogical methods and are analyzed motivational concepts and strategies.
THE SECURITY POLICY DIMENSION OF TRAINING AND ELEARNING
Authors: Rehrl Jochen , Kammel Arnold
Published: February 2023

The European Security and Defence College is a 'network college' which is comprised of 120 national entities including diplomatic academies, national defence universities, police colleges and NGOs. The article below is based on that specific training environment, in which the training audience is mainly recruited from the EU institutions and the country's administration, i.e. from various ministries and agencies. The training environment is international and includes both military and civilian participants, with a focus on ensuring gender and regional balance among trainees. In general, the ESDC provides training and education for the Union's Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) in the wider context of the Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) at European.level.
DISRUPTING ADULT LEARNING IN MILITARY STAFF TRAINING AND EDUCATION
Authors: Bodescu Alin
Published: February 2023

In adult education we hear less and less references to teaching/ teacher or training/ trainer and more and more to learning/ learner and learning facilitator. What does that mean? If 50 years ago the learner's education was entirely dependent on highly skilled teachers, nowadays the learner is immersed and virtually surrounded by knowledge expressed in an incredible broad array of manifestation: written, spoken, illustrated, broadcasted and virtually shared (almost) for free. The way people have connected to each other over decades made the difference. From this perspective, generation X has been an ocean of isolated social groups, going to school and waiting for the teacher to deliver a formal curriculum, leaving them few choices and chances do get it by themselves. Time has changed and generation Y, and to a larger extent generation Z, can be imagined as individuals forming up nodes in a network of networks, highly dependent on Internet-connected mobile devices, taking a lot of information they need in informal or non-formal manners. We witness an accelerated technological advance reflected in the way people communicate and access the knowledge and real life experiences. Fifty years ago, the learner had to go to the public library and spend hours to get a piece of information from books. Nowadays, anyone might get it in minutes, from the most remote place in the world by joining online a professional group on LinkedIn. The approach toward adult education has also changed and new ways of influencing learner's behaviour has been implemented by the relevant academic world. Various disruptive ways to improve learning experience and integrate new information technology and trends in communication and social interaction into andragogy have been promoted by universities around the world. Military staff training and education has an important practical dimension, yet it might be assessed as being a trainer oriented activity rather than a learner driven process. This paper investigates possible ways and options to disrupt classical learning in military staff training and education opportunities and find answers to several questions. What does it take to adjust the learning environment to the reality we live? How much "classical" training can be disrupted by the "innovative" technology and recent progress in andragogy?
YOUNG ROMANIANS' "DIGITAL NATIVES", SOCIAL MEDIA AND SELF-BRANDING
Authors: Calin Razvanalexandru , Birsanescu Irina alexandra
Published: February 2023

Belonging to a present which submits a huge influx of information, the generation of the past 10 years is “naturally” developing skills for managing the huge amount of inputs, "Digital Natives" (the term belongs to Marc Prensky) seem to be perfectly adapted to a very animated environment in which messages and stimuli come and go at high speed. In this informational whirlwind, the virtual environment plays a central role and, gradually, the huge basket of the Internet will include information, cultures and personalities. A reality of today’s Romanian school, identified in the findings of a research from 2015, is that the school is only the third training provider regarding the best practices in self-education by searching the Internet, after the circle of friends / colleagues and family. Starting from this fact, our exploratory study aims to draw attention to education providers in Romania on the need for early education of youth on the efficient exploitation of the Internet resources and, including in terms of their future professional career, the optimal use of Social Media platforms in the area of Self-Branding. Our undertaken endeavour highlights the need to educate young people for the concern to build a personality profile, optimal and desirable in the virtual environment, in the context of the likelihood of targeting some top jobs on the labour market of the future where important employers frequently hire specialized recruitment agencies to identify the "perfect employee" for a certain position. Study findings are summarized in a mini-guide to good practices upon which we insist to be implemented early in the education of young people for a profitable meeting with Social Media
IMPROVING NUCLEAR CRISIS MANAGEMENT PROCEDURES THROUGH GAMES AND SIMULATIONS
Authors: Ignat Vasileciprian
Published: February 2023

The biggest threat to the existence of the entire human race is a large-scale nuclear war. The perspective of this kind of confrontation was a major concern during the Cold War. After the collapse of Soviet Union seemed that the world entered in new of stage and former US President Barrack Obama’s vision – “a world without nuclear weapons” was getting closer. However the recent events on the international scene are meant to make us reconsider Obama’s vision. The posture of Russian Federation and United States of America regarding the nuclear disarmament, especially after the 2014 illegal annexation of Crimea can be the considered a sign of second Cold War. Many strategists, scientists, historians and even politicians had developed many scenarios regarding the evolution, possible consequences, doctrines, procedures and had brought for their interpretation new concepts related to a possible nuclear crisis. How can we better understand the behaviour of the nuclear state leaders? How can we calculate and bring closer to reality the effects of their decisions? Learning through games and simulations might be the solution. Through both methods, great results were achieved in comprehend abstract concepts as conflict, anarchy or cooperation. Searching for the mechanisms behind nuclear crisis management can offer us solutions for in case of a nuclear confrontation. The students in universities or military academies should be seen as the leaders of tomorrow. For that purpose is mandatory to invest in their education, using the best tools that we poses because preparing them for high responsibility positions, investing our resources in their knowledge, ultimately we invest in our peace and security.