Assessment methods for gaining efficiency within the financing process of Public-Private Partnerships

The paper aims to emphasize the role, as well as the importance and viability, of developing complex investment projects within Public - Private Partnerships, by analysing the previous experience of developed countries regarding this kind of associative structures. Assuming that some of the public - private partnerships are neither necessary, nor efficient, the paper presents an innovative methodology for assessing the efficiency of the investment projects, financed within Public - Private Partnerships, based upon a set of benchmarks, which are designed to provide objective and precise information about the subject in focus. Positioning each partnership in relation to specific benchmarks represents the main decision tool for building-up Public - Private Partnerships.Public - Private Partnership, efficiency, benchmarks, Local Action Groups, Eco-Efficient Spin-Off.

The advantages of implementing an environmental management system within industrial clusters in knowledge-based economy

The necessity of differentiation within industrial-profile companies, correlated with the high importance granted to environmental problems, have led to the development of new ways of obtaining the competitive advantage ,within the knowledge-based economy. Thus, a new model of investment strategy, with a high degree of applicability, states the development of an exclusively environmental-focused industrial cluster, between large sized competing organisations, in order to implement an Environmental Management System.industrial cluster, Environmental Management System, competitive advantage

New elastoplastic materials with performance properties

The fabrication of high performance materials using EPDM rubber and polyethylene mixtures with a low cost, nonpolluting and minimum investment technology is studied. These new materials can be used for obtaining a lot of goods for the economy, sport and private life..performance materials, advanced materials, synthetic rubber, plasticmaterials

The necessity of amplifying the environmental standards within industrial parks in Romania

The more and more frequent relocation of industrial companies within industrial parks, as a consequence of amplifying the urban areas’ environmental regulations, is due to generate uncontrollable pollution centers, placed just nearby towns and cities, with highly destructive impact upon the environment. This article aims to emphasize a new methodology for approaching the economic activities, within industrial parks, in an ecologic manner. Also, the article underlines sustainable advantages outcoming from promoting the development of ecological-based economic activities within each company located in a certain industrial park.ecology, environmental law, environmental protection, environmental standards, industrial parks, methodology, pollution

Avantajele implementarii unui sistem de management al mediului la nivelul clusterelor industriale in economia bazata pe cunoastere

The necessity of differentiation within industrial-profile companies, correlated with the high importance granted to environmental problems, have led to the development of new ways of obtaining the competitive advantage ,within the knowledge-based economy. Thus, a new model of investment strategy, with a high degree of applicability, states the development of an exclusively environmental-focused industrial cluster, between large sized competing organisations, in order to implement an Environmental Management System

Low incidence of SARS-CoV-2, risk factors of mortality and the course of illness in the French national cohort of dialysis patients

International audienceThe aim of this study was to estimate the incidence of COVID-19 disease in the French national population of dialysis patients, their course of illness and to identify the risk factors associated with mortality. Our study included all patients on dialysis recorded in the French REIN Registry in April 2020. Clinical characteristics at last follow-up and the evolution of COVID-19 illness severity over time were recorded for diagnosed cases (either suspicious clinical symptoms, characteristic signs on the chest scan or a positive reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction) for SARS-CoV-2. A total of 1,621 infected patients were reported on the REIN registry from March 16th, 2020 to May 4th, 2020. Of these, 344 died. The prevalence of COVID-19 patients varied from less than 1% to 10% between regions. The probability of being a case was higher in males, patients with diabetes, those in need of assistance for transfer or treated at a self-care unit. Dialysis at home was associated with a lower probability of being infected as was being a smoker, a former smoker, having an active malignancy, or peripheral vascular disease. Mortality in diagnosed cases (21%) was associated with the same causes as in the general population. Higher age, hypoalbuminemia and the presence of an ischemic heart disease were statistically independently associated with a higher risk of death. Being treated at a selfcare unit was associated with a lower risk. Thus, our study showed a relatively low frequency of COVID-19 among dialysis patients contrary to what might have been assumed