IMPLEMENTING A LOGISTICAL MANAGEMENT WITH THE HELP OF ELECTRONIC COMMERCE

The firm, considered to be a unitary system, disposes of a functioning mechanism defined by a few characteristics, which include: - it is a unitary ensemble with an established juridical regime and a certain functional autonomy; - it has specific in and out parameters; - it is capable of self-adjusting its activity through its own management of informational links. To do so, an important role is held by the analises of the logistical system, which implies the component of logistics, and the physics and informational flow."

Consumption For The Fulfillment Of Human Life

The present moment is characterized by the syntagm of „hiperconsumption society”, as we assist to an unprecedented augmentation of our desires to consume, associated with a fundamental change of values. The study analyzes, based on the vast scientific literature, the causes and the effects of this hypertrophy of consumption, based on the assumption of Oswald „Economic performance is not intrinsically interesting... Economic things matter only in so far as they make people happier.” Also, as a new paradigm on economic development is being outlined in the economic science, using „health of the living” as a fundamental value, understood as an ensemble of parameters that create the frame for what must be a normal and desired evolution, we analyzed the means that are available and can be used for the transition towards a healthy model of consumption. From the perspective of consumers’ protection, we consider that education for a healthy consumption is an appropriate answer that can generate a durable change of the present pattern towards a more generous consumption from an intergenerational point of view that can also sustain a high quality of life for the generations that coexists and succeed themselves.healthy consumption, consumer⁳ education, the right to education, underconsumption and hyperconsumption, paradox of happiness, imperatives of human life

STUDY ON FALSIFICATION AND THE TYPES OF FALSIFICATIONS DETECTED IN THE WINES IN DOLJ COMMERCIAL NETWORK

The official control of wine products is done by the speciality inspector of the State Inspection for the Technical Wine Control.The aim of the study is to analyse: the types of nonconformities existing in the wines displayed for marketing, the number of wine samples with detected additions that are not allowed, the geographic area that they come from and the evolution of nonconformities during the studied period.The analysis of the wines existing in the commercial network of Dolj County during the period 2006-2012 highlights nonconformities and falsifications of the wines through the dilution of the wine with water, through hiding some faults or alterations of the wine, through additions and the use of any practices that are illegal according to the current wine law

The effectiveness of the cardiac resynchronization in a patient with ischemic cardiomyopathy

Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) in multiple and large trials has been demonstrated to improve symptoms and decrease hospitalization and mortality of patients when used in addition to optimal medical therapy. The global mechanical performance of the heart is affected in subjects with heart failure by atrio-ventricular, interventricular, or intraventricular conduction disorders, which lead to the desynchronization of electrical activity. Cardiac resynchronization therapy can effectively improve the clinical and haemodynamic status of these patients. According to literature data, CRT is performed only on well-selected patients (who qualify for CRT based on current indications), and approximately 70% of those patients respond favorably. We present the case of a patient responsive to cardiac resynchronization therapy which led to lowering of his NYHA classification and to improvement of left ventricle hemodynamics. The benefits of cardiac resynchronization therapy were multiple in this case, including improved tolerance to physical exercise and a decreased rate of hospitalization, which overall led to improved quality of life

Peripheral mechanisms of neuropathic pain following nerve lesion: electrophysiological and behavioural experiments

In the present study the neurophysiological changes in lesioned and regenerating afferent fibres and intact afferent nerve fibres, innervating a territory adjacent to a denervated area, were investigated. Two models of nerve lesion in the rat were used: 1. The sural nerve was lesioned and the nerve fibres were allowed to regenerate to the target tissue (Regeneration Model). 2. The tibial and common peroneal nerves were ligated and sectioned, leaving the sural nerve intact (Spared Nerve Injury [SNI] Model). Spontaneous activity (SA), mechanosensitivity (MS) and thermosensitivity (TS) of the sural afferent myelinated (A-) and unmyelinated (C-) fibres were investigated neurophysiologically in vivo within both nerve lesion models. In the SNI model pain-like behaviour of the rats to mechanical and thermal stimulation of the skin was tested. A. Regeneration Model. The lesioned and regenerating MS and TS fibres with receptive fields in the lesioned nerve had lower activation thresholds and a higher incidence of SA than the intact nerve fibres in control rats. B. SNI Model. Following SNI rats developed signs of pain-like behaviour to innocuous mechanical and cold stimuli. The incidence of SA C-fibres was significantly higher, but the proportion and the activation threshold of the MS A- and C-fibres were not significantly different following SNI compared to control animals. The proportion of cold sensitive C-fibres was significantly higher and their activation threshold was significantly lower following SNI compared to control animals. These alterations might be the basis for abnormal reactions to innocuous cold stimuli of SNI rats. C. Conclusions: Neuropathic pain in patients with nerve injury may be related to increased sensitivity of lesioned and unlesioned primary afferent neurones. Unravelling the underlying cellular mechanisms of this increased sensitivity to innocuous stimuli could lead to new therapeutic tools in treatment of neuropathic pain

Competitivitatea regiunilor din România in contextul integrarii in Uniunea Europeana

When the determinants of regional competition (RC) are discussed two categories of studies can be distinguished: the first category approaches RC as a cumulative result of more determinant factors, while the second one focuses on a particular driver of competitiveness. The factors most frequently taken into considerations refer to employment and productivity level, sectorial structure of employment, demographic trends, investments, investment in knowledge economy assets, infrastructure endowment, level and nature of education, innovation and R&D. In the current debates about European economic and social cohesion RC represents a key issue. As pointed out in a paper by Nijkamp (1997) and confirmed by the international experience, in an increasing regional competition there will be always winners and losers but “it is important to recognize the difference between absolute and relative winners (or losers)”. Based on these overall considerations this paper proposes an insight into Romanian regions’ competitiveness, mainly from human resources perspective. Employing data offered by both Romanian and EU official statistics it aims to provide a hierarchy of Romanian regions from their competitiveness viewpoint in national context as well as to identify the competitive advantages of Romania’s human resources in the new context generated by its accession to the EU.regional competitiveness; human resources; Romanian regions; competitive advantages; European Union

Archaeometric characterization of Byzantine pottery from Păcuiul lui Soare

Abstract Archaeometric investigations using OM (optical microscopy) and micro-PIXE (particle induced X-ray emission) were performed on 45 ceramic shards unearthed in archaeological excavations at Păcuiul lui Soare (southeastern Romania) and dated to the eleventh century AD. This study aimed to get clues about the raw materials and manufacturing techniques used by the potters from the Lower Danube area during the Byzantine period. The analyzed ceramic fragments were selected according to stylistic and archaeological criteria, trying to cover the entire palette of potteries discovered at this site. OM detailed the characteristics of the fabric (texture, microstructure and porosity), mineralogy, surface treatments and firing of the shards. Principal component analysis (PCA) of the PIXE data highlighted two main categories of shards with distinct compositional signatures, separated mainly by their aluminum and calcium content. Micro-PIXE maps of the interfaces between the glaze and the ceramic body showed that the green glaze is rich in lead oxide compared to the underlying ceramic body. The results of these investigations were compared to the ones previously obtained on coeval potteries from other Byzantine archaeological sites, i.e. Hârşova and Oltina, trying to get some hints about the consumption and circulation of pottery in the Lower Danube region at the beginning of the second millennium AD

Romanian pensions system at a glance: some equity comments

The main objective of this study is to analyse the equity issues of the Romanian pension system. The analysis is carried out at two levels: at the nationwide level, aimed at identifying the welfare implications of recent reforms adopted by the Romanian government on the unitary system of pensions, and at the regional level, where we try to identify differences and similarities across counties with respect to nominal and real average benefits received by pensioners. The conclusions of the analysis show that the new pension law ended up with an increase of the average benefit for high pensions, while low benefits remained practically the same as they were before the reform. At regional levels, in most of the counties the average real pension (indexed by the cost of living) is above the nominal one