LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT OF CHANGE DURING A CRISIS TIME

Change is now perceived as a condition of normality, a situation that doesn’t frighten anymore to such extent as it did few years ago. Moreover, it really feels today as a normal process through which people and organizations have to go through. What is important represents the finality of such process. The present crisis clearly demonstrated that many organizations had problems, not because of the changes in their environment, but in themselves. Their managers, their leaders failed in some moments to take those decisions that could provide a stable and healthy development of the organizations. But, instead, they got into some situations that outdid their expertise and, quite often, the pride or the lack of confidence in their co-workers hampered them to get the right support in due time. The paper investigates some relationships among leadership, management of change and crisis issues, emphasizing some interdependencies among these phenomena.leaders; globalization; crisis; organizational culture; performances

eBusiness Master Programs Overview

In the new Information Society of this new millennium the use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) is essential for the individual’s education and training. A major buzzword nowadays, e-business represents the new trend of the business. In order to become or to remain competitive as a business in the industry or in another field of activity, all the businesses have to become "e". The e-Business Master Program from ASE Bucharest is an interdisciplinary initiative aimed to bring new perspectives to graduated young people and also to other categories of persons interested to discover the challenges of the new net-economy.e-business, individual education

Leadership and management of change during a crisis time

Change is now perceived as a condition of normality, a situation that doesn’t frighten anymore to such extent as it did few years ago. Moreover, it really feels today as a normal process through which people and organizations have to go through. What is important represents the finality of such process.The present crisis clearly demonstrated that many organizations had problems, not because of the changes in their environment, but in themselves. Their managers, their leaders failed in some moments to take those decisions that could provide a stable and healthy development of the organizations. But, instead, they got into some situations that outdid their expertise and, quite often, the pride or the lack of confidence in their co-workers hampered them to get the right support in due time. The paper investigates some relationships among leadership, management of change and crisis issues, emphasizing some interdependencies among these phenomena

Pressure in isochoric systems containing aqueous solutions at subzero Centigrade temperatures.

ObjectivePreservation of biological materials at subzero Centigrade temperatures, cryopreservation, is important for the field of tissue engineering and organ transplantation. Our group is studying the use of isochoric (constant volume) systems of aqueous solution for cryopreservation. Previous studies measured the pressure-temperature relations in aqueous isochoric systems in the temperature range from 0°C to - 20°C. The goal of this study is to expand the pressure-temperature measurement beyond the range reported in previous publications.Materials and methodsTo expand the pressure-temperature measurements beyond the previous range, we have developed a new isochoric device capable of withstanding liquid nitrogen temperatures and pressures of up to 413 MPa. The device is instrumented with a pressure transducer than can monitor and record the pressures in the isochoric chamber in real time. Measurements were made in a temperature range from - 5°C to liquid nitrogen temperatures for various solutions of pure water and Me2SO (a chemical additive used for protection of biological materials in a frozen state and for vitrification (glass formation) of biological matter). Undissolved gaseous are is carefully removed from the system.ResultsTemperature-pressure data from - 5°C to liquid nitrogen temperature for pure water and other solutions are presented in this study. Following are examples of some, temperature-pressure values, that were measured in an isochoric system containing pure water: (- 20°C, 187 MPa); (-25°C, 216 MPa); (- 30°C, 242.3 MPa); (-180°C, 124 MPa). The data is consistent with the literature, which reports that the pressure and temperature at the triple point, between ice I, ice III and water is, - 21.993°C and 209.9 MPa, respectively. It was surprising to find that the pressure in the isochoric system increases at temperatures below the triple point and remains high to liquid nitrogen temperatures. Measurements of pressure-temperature relations in solutions of pure water and Me2SO in different concentrations show that, for concentrations in which vitrification is predicted, no increase in pressure was measured during rapid cooling to liquid nitrogen temperatures. However, ice formation either during cooling or warming to and from liquid nitrogen temperatures produced an increase in pressure.ConclusionsThe data obtained in this study can be used to aid in the design of isochoric cryopreservation protocols. The results suggest that the pressure measurement is important in the design of "constant volume" systems and can provide a simple means to gain information on the occurrence of vitrification and devitrification during cryopreservation processes of aqueous solutions in an isochoric system

Biglycan : a multivalent proteoglycan providing structure and signals

Research over the past few years has provided fascinating results indicating that biglycan, besides being a ubiquitous structural component of the extracellular matrix (ECM), may act as a signaling molecule. Proteolytically released from the ECM, biglycan acts as a danger signal signifying tissue stress or injury. As a ligand of innate immunity receptors and activator of the inflammasome, biglycan stimulates multifunctional proinflammatory signaling linking the innate to the adaptive immune response. By clustering several types of receptors on the cell surface and orchestrating their downstream signaling events, biglycan is capable to autonomously trigger sterile inflammation and to potentiate the inflammatory response to microbial invasion. Besides operating in a broad biological context, biglycan also displays tissue-specific affinities to certain receptors and structural components, thereby playing a crucial role in bone formation, muscle integrity, and synapse stability at the neuromuscular junction. This review attempts to provide a concise summary of recent data regarding the involvement of biglycan in the regulation of inflammation and the musculoskeletal system, pointing out both a signaling and a structural role for this proteoglycan. The potential of biglycan as a novel therapeutic target or agent for the treatment of inflammatory diseases and skeletal muscular dystrophies is also addressed

The Roll of Sensations, Perceptions and Representations in Learning Dance Sport

AbstractThe role of sensations, perceptions, representations, thought, memory and imagination is obvious in the capture stage, recording and processing of information divided into: sensory information stage, perception and representation of dance action to be executed; understanding the technical execution to be made; the memorizing of the necessary data for the right training habit. Their means of action is necessary in order to understand their role and specific action methodology, so as to learn the technique as correctly as possible. Learning dance sport technique is a complex neuro-motor process that deserves to be investigated in detail, to act accordingly. The analysis of the learning steps and its neuro-psychiatric involvement are fundamental skills into training for specific dance sport movement. In the present study this facet of formation, memorizing and logical technical movement imagination for standard and latin dances is being analyzed

Значимость скрининга рака толстой кишки

IMSP Spitalul Clinic Municipal Sfânta Treime, Conferinţa consacrată aniversării celor 40 de ani de la fondarea SCM Sfânta Treime 17 iunie 2016 Chișinău, Republica MoldovaApplying a screening program and choosing a healthy lifestyle is the best current preventive methods to reduce the risk of developing RCC.Применение программы скрининга и выбора здорового образа жизни является лучшим в настоящее время методом профилактики для снижения риска развития рака толстой кишки

Transparency Watchdog: Guarding the Law and Independent from Politics? The Relationship between the European Ombudsman and the European Parliament

This article investigates whether the European Ombudsman acts as an 'independent' institution vis-à-vis the European Parliament (EP). This is a relevant question because while the Ombudsman is appointed by and reports to the EP, it can also conduct inquiries into the work of the EP, in instances of alleged maladministration. Based on the empirical examination of all decisions following an inquiry by the Ombudsman in cases against the EP for an eleven-year period (2004-2015), plus the review of two recent landmark own-initiative inquiries, we inductively construct three roles played by the Ombudsman in relation to the EP, namely: 'arbitrator', 'transparency watchdog', and 'vessel for civil society concerns'. These roles are used to operationalize the concept of independence. We conclude that the Ombudsman acts independently and is not a mere auxiliary organ of the European legislature. This is most apparent in the 'transparency watchdog' role, where the European Ombudsman has ensured the release of information empowering citizens to hold the Parliament accountable, or - failing that - has stimulated debate concerning such information (for instance, on the MEPs' financial allowances) both within the Parliament itself and in the wider public domain