The Impact of Cultural and Sports Events upon the Growth of a Region

In this article, it is presented how cultural and sports events are benefic for the development of a region. Events that are promoted and organized in a proficient way can be regarded as real engines for the growth of a region, in terms of tourisms, services, and infrastructure and so on. The study will focus especially on cultural and sports events deployed in Romania, in different regions and the degree in which these events have influenced a region. In the first part of the paper, there are presented some important and drive efficient events, cultural and sports, that succeeded over the years in attracting bigger and bigger audiences, both from the region and from the country or district. The second part of the paper offers the results of a research conducted to see the perception of the inhabitants of such a region that flourishes due to the deployment of events and the degree of awareness of the benefits of hosting this kind of the events. And thirdly, we have drawn up some strategies that communities should follow in order to increase the popularity of their region

First evidence for the violation of lepton flavour universality in rare beauty-quark decays

Fundamental particles and their interactions are currently best described by the Standard Model of particle physics. One of the predictions of this theory is the fact that charged leptons (electron, muon, and tau) interact in the same way with other particles, notwithstanding the Higgs interactions that give them different masses. This principle is known as lepton flavour universality, and has been tested through a host of various measurements. One of these is the ratio between the rates at which two beauty-meson decays, B+ --> K+ mu+ mu- and B+ --> K+ e+ e-, occur. This ratio is known as RK, and its most precise measurement to date is the subject of this thesis. The result is obtained using 9 fb^-1 of proton-proton collision data, recorded between the years 2011 and 2018 by the LHCb detector at CERN’s Large Hadron Collider. The result is RK = 0.846 (+ 0.042 −0.039) (+ 0.013 −0.012), where the first uncertainty is statistical, and the second systematic. This measurement is in tension with the Standard Model prediction at the level of 3.1 sigma. It therefore constitutes evidence for the violation of lepton flavour universality in B+ --> K+ mu+ mu- and B+ --> K+ e+ e- decays. Subsequent measurements of RK and related observables are expected to improve the global picture, potentially leading to the discovery of physics currently beyond the Standard Model.Open Acces

The Reliability of Tensiomyography for Assessment of Muscle Function: A Systematic Review

Tensiomyography (TMG) is a non-invasive tool used to assess skeletal muscle tissue, including Displacement (Dm), Contraction Time (Tc), Sustain Time (Ts), Relaxation Time (Tr), and Delay Time (Td). This tool can be used clinically to determine muscular response to exercise. PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to investigate the reliability of TMG measurements. METHODS: Studies were identified from multiple databases and evaluated for inclusion. All studies underwent a quality assessment using the Modified Downs and Black checklist for assessing quality studies, and results were extracted from qualified articles. RESULTS: 635 studies were identified with 16 studies retained following full article reviews. 12 studies had poor quality, whereas 4 had fair quality. Within-subject reliability was reported in 11 articles, finding good to excellent reliability for all TMG measurements, except Ts and Tr, in 10 articles (CV ranges: Tc: 2.6-9.4, Ts: 5.3-21.3, Tr: 6.4-32.8, Td: 1.16-4.2, Dm: 8.0-14.8). Between-subject reliability was reported in 14 articles, finding fair to excellent reliability for all TMG measurements, except Td, in 12 articles (ICC ranges: Tc: .62-.98, Ts: .71-.95, Tr: .67-.96, Td: .47-.98, Dm: .86-.99). Inter-rater reliability was reported in 2 articles, finding good to excellent reliability for all TMG measurements (ICC ranges: Tc: .92, Ts: .96, Tr: .77, Td: .86, Dm: .96-.97). DISCUSSION: Non-invasive TMG has been found to have good to excellent absolute and inter-rater reliability for measuring the properties of skeletal muscles in multiple testing sites. Testing protocols should be taken into consideration including electrode distance, joint angle, and rest time

Strategii pentru cresterea calitatii serviciilor de transport aerian in contextul crizei globale

Serviciile aeriene reprezinta un segment al economiei globale extrem de sensibil la fluctuatiile economiei mondiale, fiind asociat de catre un segment important de utilizatori ca un serviciu de transport de lux. In acest context, pierderile generate de fluctuatiile frecvente ale economiei globale din ultimul deceniu a dus la disparitia unui numar semnificativ de companii aeriene, restructurarea si comasarea acestora, pentru a putea face fata cu mai mult succes fluctuatiilor pietei, ca si aparitia unor noi modele de servicii pe aceasta piata. Articolul de fata incearca sa surprinda principalele probleme care pot aparea pentru o companie aeriana cat si modalitatile de solutionare a acestora. Un alt aspect tratat se refera la o clasificare a pasagerilor unei companii si gasirea mai multor modalitati de pastrare a acestora cat si a atragerii altora.globalizare, marketingul serviciilor, segmentarea pietei, loializarea clientilor, criza economic, globalization, services marketing, market segmentation, customer loyalty, economic crisis

Honey and Diabetes: The Importance of Natural Simple Sugars in Diet for Preventing and Treating Different Type of Diabetes

Diabetes is a metabolic disorder with multifactorial and heterogeneous etiologies. Two types of diabetes are common among humans: type 1 diabetes that occurs when the immune system attacks and destroys insulin and type 2 diabetes, the most common form, that may be caused by several factors, the most important being lifestyle, but also may be determined by different genes. Honey was used in folk medicine for a long time, but the health benefits were explained in the last decades, when the scientific world was concerned in testing and thus explaining the benefits of honey. Different studies demonstrate the hypoglycemic effect of honey, but the mechanism of this effect remains unclear. This review presents the experimental studies completed in the recent years, which support honey as a novel antidiabetic agent that might be of potential significance for the management of diabetes and its complications and also highlights the potential impacts and future perspectives on the use of honey as an antidiabetic agent