THE IMPORTANCE OF IMPLEMENTING THE ICT NETWORK IN ACHIEVING KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER IN THE RURAL AREAS

Currently in Romania, the information sources available to farmers are limited and belong mostly to the public sector. The knowledge provided is relevant but insufficient in order to meet the needs of the Romanian farmers, especially since they are not oriented towards the market, as the main segment of interest. This paper has the intention to emphasize the need to introduce ICT as the main tool in supporting the decision making process and in resolving the specific issues faced by this sector In analyzing the current situation regarding this matter, in order to propose ways to resolve the problems encountered in achieving knowledge transfer, until now, were addressed issues such as: the evolution of the knowledge transfer concept, development milestones and actions that marked the RDI sector as the main producer of information, the main supporters of the farmers in their information actions (World Bank, IFAD), means, procedures and techniques used for transmitting knowledge (extension; consultancy). But what is most important is making all this resulted information available for the farmers, fact which can only be accomplished, in our opinion, by introducing and implementing ICT in the rural areas. The main method of research is the statistical data analysis of the data regarding the components involved in the knowledge transfer process and the current status of implementation of ICT in the rural areas. Among the expected results are included identifying the main restrictive factors in achieving knowledge transfer in rural and the main implications that implementing ICT would have on farmers\\\' market position. Introducing ICT in the rural area is, in our opinion the best way to transform information, as a research result, into knowledge, becoming this way a real input for the farmer In practice, this will lead to lower production costs, lower prices for inputs, increased revenues by increasing the productionâ€(tm)s prices and, not least, increased level of the European funding resources attracted for supporting investments.knowledge transfer, ICT, sustainable development, rural areas, knowledge society;

INTEGRATION OF SEMI-SUBSISTENCE AGRICULTURAL FARMS

Intensive agriculture, industrial type, contributed to environmental degradation and pollution. Thus, on the one hand, makes intensive use of chemicals has led to neglect of duty to maintain the natural fertility of the soil organic matter through proper fattening. On the other hand, organizing specialized industrial environments, high animal breeders, considered the only marketable livestock production, neglecting the production of manure, thus representing a break with the brutal nature of biological circuits Following the experience accumulated over two centuries, mankind has drawn valuable education obligation to safeguard the habitat of nature as a collaborator. In this respect, the main task of our times is to develop appropriate technologies humanist ideal, so that man can become a being as fully integrated into the social and cosmic environment. In the present period as a peasant household current form, is typical of developing countries. It is generated by the result of families who received income from farming and increase farm animalelor.Gospodãria organizational structure is the basic economic and agricultural economy. On the basis of the idea that organic production is the main cause of degradation of the biological quality of products is inadequate human intervention at various structural levels of the biosphere, and the most severe effects on humans resulting from the cumulation of errors relating to soil, plants and animals. Organic farming places emphasis on quality natural products, the quantity and productivity issues as a peripheral level. A balanced rural development policy for the future is not an option but a necessity, especially considering the fact that the issue of agriculture and rural development has important national connotations and is a very complex and timely in Romania Regional development is a concept that aims at stimulating and diversifying economic activities, encouraging private sector investment, helping to reduce unemployment and ultimately lead to improved living standards, according to the regions of the country\'s developmentPeasant household, sustainable development, farms, subsistence, european agriculture

Software System Understanding via Architectural Views Extraction According to Multiple Viewpoints

International audienceChanges and evolution of software systems constantly gener- ate new challenges for the recovery of software systems architectures. A system's architecture, together with its elements and the way they inter- act, constitute valuable assets for understanding the system. We believe that offering multiple architectural views of a given system, using domain and pattern knowledge enhance understanding of the software system as a whole. To correlate different sources of information and existing soft- ware system, different viewpoints are considered. Viewpoints enable one to model such information and guide the extraction algorithms to ex- tract multiple architectural views. We propose a recursive framework, an approach that expresses different kinds of information as viewpoints to guide the extraction process. These multiple viewpoints models al- low considering architectural, conceptual, and structural aspects of the system

Applying design system in cybersecurity dashboard development

This thesis evaluates the applicability of a particular Design System in the development of a dashboard that addresses the needs of cybersecurity teams. This work is motivated by the reduced knowledge of the specific needs that a dashboard for cyber security products could encounter and by the narrow understanding of the limitations and challenges that the applicability of a design system on such a targeted system could encounter. The context of research, development and testing is the multinational Ericsson which offer the opportunity to gain access to not only to experts from Finland but worldwide. The initial efforts were directed towards identifying and understanding the users, their needs and tasks, and the environment in which they operate. This qualitative data is obtained by performing a literature review on the state of the art and multiple interviews with experts from Security Operation Centres. After the requirements have been collected and by utilising the Design System, a design for the dashboard is presented and tested with experts. The primary outcome of this thesis comes in the form of a user-centered methodology for the extraction of expert knowledge and its conversion into requirements. The proposed solution constitutes a baseline approach towards identifying the needs of professionals in an environment in which the access to users is limited

Microfluidics for studying metastatic patterns of lung cancer

The incidence of lung cancer continues to rise worldwide. Because the aggressive metastasis of lung cancer cells is the major drawback of successful therapies, the crucial challenge of modern nanomedicine is to develop diagnostic tools to map the molecular mechanisms of metastasis in lung cancer patients. In recent years, microfluidic platforms have been given much attention as tools for novel point-of-care diagnostic, an important aspect being the reconstruction of the body organs and tissues mimicking the in vivo conditions in one simple microdevice. Herein, we present the first comprehensive overview of the microfluidic systems used as innovative tools in the studies of lung cancer metastasis including single cancer cell analysis, endothelial transmigration, distant niches migration and finally neoangiogenesis. The application of the microfluidic systems to study the intercellular crosstalk between lung cancer cells and surrounding tumor microenvironment and the connection with multiple molecular signals coming from the external cellular matrix are discussed. We also focus on recent breakthrough technologies regarding lab-on-chip devices that serve as tools for detecting circulating lung cancer cells. The superiority of microfluidic systems over traditional in vitro cell-based assays with regard to modern nanosafety studies and new cancer drug design and discovery is also addressed. Finally, the current progress and future challenges regarding printable and paper-based microfluidic devices for personalized nanomedicine are summarized.publishedVersio

Esophagogastric adenocarcinoma

Iuliu Hatieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj, Romania, The 6th International Medical Congress for Students and Young Doctors, May 12-14, 2016Introduction: The adenocarcinoma of esophagogastric junction includes three anatomical entities which have in common parietal extension and lymphatic dissemination both to the mediastinum and abdomen. Due to the dramatically increasing incidence, Siewert & Stein described and classified the disease as a tumor located 5 cm above and under the anatomical cardia, in order to lead to an optimal surgical treatment. Clinical case: A 71 years old male presented to C.F. Cluj- Napoca Hospital complaining about progressive dysphagia, loss of appetite, postprandial regurgitation with fetid halitosis. In association, the patient presented fatigability and weight loss (4-5 kg in the last 3 months). The patient history reveals the existence of multiple cardiac pathology, such as atrial fibrillation, atrioventricular block grade III, right bundle branch block, aortic regurgitation grade II and mitral regurgitation grade II. The results of the paraclinical tests lead us to the following diagnosis: adenocarcinoma of esophagogastric junction type II Siewert- Stein, pT4N1M1. Taking into account the cardiac pathology, the optimal treatment in this case is a gastrostomy. Conclusion: The particularity of the case consists in choosing the most appropriate surgical therapy considering the advanced stage of the tumor and the Associated comorbidities

D10.3: Description of Internet Science Curriculum

This document presents a proposition for a reference Internet Science curriculum that can be adapted and implemented jointly or in collaboration, by different Universities. The construction of the curriculum represents a challenge and an opportunity for the NoE, as it represents the essence of Internet Science. What are the main aspects to be taught? What is the kernel? These questions are answered by the curriculum. The curriculum is a reference document and a guideline for the different universities wishing to implement it. It has to allow for adaptation to the heterogeneous national and institutional contexts. Nonetheless, our goal is to have the curriculum provide a definitive basis for a universally - recognised degree, considering the related constraints in order to ensure compatibility. In this way, the curriculum presented here is the root of a range of curricula; it may lead to a degree within an existing Departmental course, an autonomous an d dedicated degree or a component of new joint degrees. This document presents the process that lead s to the construction of the curriculum, followed by the main goal, the scientific content and issues related to possible implementation. The version presented here is a preliminary version. This is due to several reasons; most noticeable being that the choice of the implementation schema is currently under study (deliverable due for end of 2014) and it s input might influence the form or content of the curriculum. On the other hand, we will start collecting feedback, which will might as well trigger changes. The curricula in its current form it’s been subject to a communication at WebSci Education Workshop, held in conjunction with the Web Science 2014 Conference, in Bloomington, Indiana, June 2014. We had positive feedback during the conference from the web - science community. The 6 theme balanced structure was particularly appreciated