MONEY LAUNDERING ON THE BACKGROUND OF THE FINANCIAL CRISIS - A ROMANIAN REALITY

The purpose of most illegal activities (especially those in the economic field), whether illegal as specific to organized crime networks (cigarette smuggling, alcohol; traffic of weapons, nuclear material, drugs, human beings; trade in protected species of animals and plants, with human tissues and organs; forgery of currency or other values etc.) or other illegal activities developed more or less in organized manner (such as embezzlement, corruption, tax evasion, fraud, informatics fraud), is to generate funds for the organized criminality group or individual that develops them. As these illegal activities generate substantial funds, the organized criminality group or individual (launderer) involved have to find a way to control these funds without attracting attention to the activity which generates them or to the persons concerned. Through the process of money laundering one tries and succeeds (in most cases) to hide the real origin and possession of these funds. In the context of the current financial crisis, the phenomenon of money laundering experiences an extension and a specialization without precedent. This situation demands a concerted reaction by the authorities who enforce the law in preventing and fighting money laundering and no only.underground economy, tax evasion, fraud, money laundering

Implementing the Provision of the European Council Convention on Cybercrime în the Romanian Legislation

The European concerns with respect to preventing and fighting cybercrime materialized in the Council of Europe Convention on Cybercrime. As a reflection of such concerns, the Draft on preventing and fighting cybercrime was included in Title III of Romanian Law no. 161/2003. In the same context, most recommendations which incriminate cybercrimes were also entered in the future Romanian Criminal Code as well. As in other countries, the implementation in the Romanian legislation of the convention provisions generated a number of problems which have been more or less noted and solved. This study attempts to pinpoint such problems

Condensed matter optical spectroscopy: an illustrated introduction

Molecular Symmetry and the Symmetry GroupsSymmetry Elements and Symmetry OperationsPoint Groups and Molecular SymmetrySymmetry Classification of MoleculesMatrix Representation of Symmetry TransformationGroup RepresentationsProperties of Irreducible RepresentationsTables of CharactersSymmetry of Crystals and Space GroupsRotation Groups and OperatorsExamples of SymmetryStudy QuestionsReferencesCrystal Field TheoryStates and Energies of Free Atoms and IonsOptical Spectra of Ionic CrystalsImpurities in Crystal Lattice: Splitting of Levels and Terms in Lattice SymmetryWeak Crystalline Field of Octahedral SymmetryEffect of a Weak Crystalline Field of Lower SymmetriesSplitting of Multielectron dn Configurations in the Crystalline FieldJahn-Teller EffectConstruction of Energy-Level DiagramsTanabe-Sugano DiagramsExample of the Co IonLimitations of the Crystal Field TheoryStudy QuestionsReferencesSymmetry and Molecular Orbitals TheoryMolecular OrbitalsHybridization Scheme for σ OrbitalsHybridization Scheme for π OrbitalsHybrid Orbitals as Linear Combinations of Atomic OrbitalsSymmetry Adapted Linear CombinationsExamples of Symmetry Application to Molecular OrbitalsStudy QuestionsReferencesSymmetry of Molecular Vibrations and Selection RulesMolecular VibrationsSymmetry of Normal ModesDetermining the Symmetry of Normal ModesNormal Coordinates and Wave FunctionsSelection Rules for Fundamental Vibrational TransitionsExamples of IR and Raman Activity of Molecular VibrationsVibronic CouplingVibronic PolarizationPhotoluminescence and Solid-State LasersRemember for Good PracticeStudy QuestionsReferencesBasic Optical Spectroscopic TechniquesWhat Is Spectroscopy?Optics of a SpectrometerLight SourceMonochromatorPhotodetectorFibers and Fiber Coupling AccessoriesDispersive SpectrometersFTIR SpectroscopyRaman SpectroscopyFluorescence SpectroscopyStudy QuestionsReferencesAppendix: Selected Character TablesSolutions to Study QuestionsIndex

Octahydroacridine thin films grown by matrix-assisted pulsed laser evaporation for non linear optical applications

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Second harmonic generation (SHG) in pentacene thin films grown by matrix assisted pulsed laser evaporation (MAPLE)

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Nonlinear optical studies on 4-(ferrocenylmethylimino)-2-hydroxy-benzoic acid thin films deposited by matrix-assisted pulsed laser evaporation (MAPLE)

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Laser printing of azo-derivative thin films for non-linear optical applications

Symposium on Laser Interaction with Advaned Materials: Fundamentals and Applications, Lille, FRANCE, 2014International audienceThe use of laser-based processing is presented here for the transfer of azo-derivatives, for optoelectronics assembly applications. Laser-printing techniques are also adequate tools for rapid prototyping of diverse materials, since they avoid the usage of solutions, moulds, lithography masks, etc. Here, we present a study on the laser-induced forward transfer (LIFT) and printing of micrometric-sized pixels (350 mu m x 350 mu m), by using matrix-assisted pulsed laser evaporation (MAPLE) deposited thin film donors. Due to their particular optical properties, i.e. second harmonic generation, optical limiting and all-optical poling, and with applications in optoelectronics and sensor development, azo-dyes have been intensively studied in bulk or as thin films. The influence of a metallic dynamic release layer (DRL) during LIFT is investigated. (C) 2014 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved

Analysis of the Corrosion Rate of FeMn-Si Biodegradable Material

The Fe-based alloy with manganese led to the appearance of new austenitic alloys, with the antiferromagnetic property pursued, resulting in compatibility with the magnetic field as that of magnetic resonance imaging. The corrosion resistance behavior of the biodegradable Fe-Mn-Si alloy was analyzed in a thermostatic chamber at 37±1°C for 24, 48 and 72 hours by immersing in Ringer solution. Also, the cast and laminated samples were subjected to electro-corrosion tests using a potentiostat equipment. Linear and cyclic potentiometry is presented for characterize the corrosion behavior of the experimental samples in electrolyte. Due to the interaction between the alloy and the liquid medium a change in the solution pH was observed. Structure analysis and chemical composition details of the surfaces were obtained using electron scanning microscopy (SEM) and X-ray energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS)