Vampires in the village Žrnovo on the island of Korčula: following an archival document from the 18th century

Središnja tema rada usmjerena je na raščlambu spisa pohranjenog u Državnom arhivu u Mlecima (fond: Capi del Consiglio de’ Dieci: Lettere di Rettori e di altre cariche) koji se odnosi na događaj iz 1748. godine u korčulanskom selu Žrnovo, kada su mještani – vjerujući da su se pojavili vampiri – oskvrnuli nekoliko mjesnih grobova. U radu se podrobno iznose osnovni podaci iz spisa te rečeni događaj analizira u širem društvenom kontekstu i prate se lokalna vjerovanja.The main interest of this essay is the analysis of the document from the State Archive in Venice (file: Capi del Consiglio de’ Dieci: Lettere di Rettori e di altre cariche) which is connected with the episode from 1748 when the inhabitants of the village Žrnove on the island of Korčula in Croatia opened tombs on the local cemetery in the fear of the vampires treating. This essay try to show some social circumstances connected with this event as well as a local vernacular tradition concerning superstitions

Sustainable development and technological impact on CO2 reducing conditions in Romania

Climate change is a reality all over the world, and its complexity is increasing. Therefore, sustainability has become a national and international concern, being a buzzword integrated into a constantly increasing number of research projects and responds to the needs of the world. In Romania, sustainable development has become a priority for businesses, but even though companies are showing some concern with respect to it, there is no actual and full involvement yet (they are mainly concerned with areas such as society and the environment). This paper assesses Romania's involvement in the adoption of actions directed toward the reduction of pollutants, of greenhouse gases, namely actions focused on the main areas of pollution. This analysis compares the situation in Romania with that of the European Union. The main focus is laid on the four sectors, which produce the highest quantity of carbon dioxide emissions in the world: the energy sector, the transport sector, the waste sector and the industry sector. The last section of this paper deals with the carbon footprint of every area in Romania and its implications

Excited states in I-129

Excited states in I-129 were populated with the Sn-124(Li-7, 2n) reaction at 23 MeV. In-beam measurements of gamma-ray coincidences were performed with an array of eight HPGe detectors and five LaBr3(Ce) scintillation detectors. Based on the gamma gamma coincidence data, a positive parity band structure built on the 7/2(+) ground state was established and the pi g(7/2) configuration at oblate deformation was assigned to it. The results are compared to interacting Boson-Fermion model (IBFM) and total Routhian surface (TRS) calculations

In-beam measurements of sub-nanosecond nuclear lifetimes with a mixed array of HPGe and LaBr(3):Ce detectors

A fast-timing method to determine lifetimes of nuclear states in the sub-nanosecond domain is presented. It is based on in-beam measurements of triple-gamma coincidences in heavy-ion fusion-evaporation reactions, performed with an array of HPGe and LaBr(3):Ce detectors. The high-energy resolution HPGe detectors are used to define de-exciting cascades, while the fast LaBr(3):Ce detectors are used to determine the decay time spectra of selected levels fed by these cascades. A special method to treat the time information of an array of fast detectors is employed in order to fully use the efficiency of the array. Two measurements are presented to illustrate the method: a re-determination of the known half-life T(1/2) = 0.7 ns of 7/2(+) level in (107)Cd (test experiment), and the determination of a half-life T(1/2) = 0.7 ns of the E(x) = 205 keV, J(pi) = 7/2(+) level in (107)Cd (test experiment), and the determination of a half-life T(1/2) = 47 ps for the E(x) = 367 keV, J(pi) = 3/2(+) state of (199)Tl.