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

INVESTMENT IDEAS IN A VOLATILE ENVIRONMENT - A STUDY CASE FOR THE 2012 SOCIETY

The year 2011 has proven to be a highly volatile year, especially if we take into account the Eurozone crisis. Even so, the year 2011 has proved to be a year in which great opportunities were created, as well. Our article “Investment Ideas in a Volatile Environment - A Study Case for the 2012 Society” starts by presenting both the strong and the weak points of the year 2011, in terms of assets markets and net results, continuing with the general outlook of the year 2012 and putting a strong emphasis on the investment ideas for 2012. In our study we are going to describe the opportunities that exist in the year 2012, providing answers to questions such as: what equities should investors focus on, what changes can be predicted in terms of foreign exchange market, what will the evolution of the commodities be like, how will the evolution of different types of currencies look like

ANALYSIS OF AXIAL RIGIDITY IN BEARINGS: SPINDLES FROM HIGH ROTATION SPEED TECHNOLOGICAL SYSTEMS

This paper presents a mathematical model for the variation of the axial rigidity of the main shaft in a CNC machine tool. It analyzes the main parameters on which the axial rigidity of the shaft depend and the way they influence the stability of functioning

A spectrophotometric catalogue of HII galaxies

We present a spectrophotometric catalogue of 90 emission-line galaxies (ELGs) discovered during an objective - prism survey that aimed to search for dwarf galaxies within the voids (Popescu et al. 1996, 1998). The paper presents line ratios, equivalent widths and absolute fluxes for the emission-lines seen in the spectra of the galaxies. A list of newly discovered Wolf-Rayet galaxies is presented. Many objects included in the catalogue have low metallicity and the extreme cases are proposed as candidates for very low metallicity galaxies.Comment: 14 pages, to appear in Astronomy and Astrophysics Suppl. Serie

Moldova's left behind children: Weighing the impact of parental emigration

Stuck between its Soviet past, while still navigating its relative independence, Moldova is still struggling today – it remains under the burden of a weak development and socio-economic crisis. Emigration has become normalized in the culture and many have labelled the country’s present situation as a “social tragedy". This mass emigration has increased the number of the Left Behind Children (LBCH). With this study, we propose to analyze the impact that parental emigration has on the LBCH in Moldova. We consider that both the literature and the clinical settings have been overlooking the damage that parental emigration causes on the family and on the LBCH. Generally, most studies focus on the benefits that emigration brings to the families, mainly through the remittances that are sent home by the emigrants. However, considering everything, the LBCH pay a much higher price for it. Further research is needed in order to find a fixed answer for the emigration equation. Nonetheless, we know that emigration remains an uncertain journey, both for the families, as well as for the country itself.Presa entre o seu passado soviético, enquanto ainda navega a sua relativa independência, a Moldávia ainda hoje luta – permanece sob o peso de uma crise socioeconómica e desenvolvimento débil. A emigração tornou-se normalizada na cultura e muitos nomearam a atual situação do país como uma “tragédia social”. A emigração em massa da Moldávia tem aumentado o número de Crianças Deixadas Para Trás. Com este estudo, propomos analisar o impacto que a emigração dos pais tem sobre as Crianças Deixadas para Trás na Moldávia. Consideramos que tanto a literatura quanto os cenários clínicos têm negligenciado o dano que a emigração dos pais causa na família e nas Crianças Deixadas Para Trás. Geralmente, a maioria dos estudos foca-se nos benefícios que a emigração traz às famílias, principalmente através das remessas enviadas para casa pelos emigrantes. Todavia, considerando as consequências, as crianças pagam um preço muito maior. Para encontrar uma resposta fixa para a equação da emigração no país, mais estudos serão necessários. No entanto, sabemos que a emigração continua a ser uma jornada incerta, tanto para a instituição da família, como para o próprio país

Modelling the spectral energy distribution of galaxies from the ultraviolet to submillimeter

We present results from a new modelling technique which can account for the observed optical/NIR - FIR/submm spectral energy distributions (SEDs) of normal star-forming galaxies in terms of a minimum number of essential parameters specifying the star-formation history and geometrical distribution of stars and dust. The model utilises resolved optical/NIR images to constrain the old stellar population and associated dust, and geometry-sensitive colour information in the FIR/submm to constrain the spatial distributions of young stars and associated dust. It is successfully applied to the edge-on spirals NGC891 and NGC5907. In both cases the young stellar population powers the bulk of the FIR/sub-mm emission. The model also accounts for the observed surface brightness distribution and large-scale radial brightness profiles in NGC891 as determined using the Infrared Space Observatory (ISO) at 170 and 200 mcrions and at 850 micron using SCUBA.Comment: 20 pages (Latex), Highlight talk at the Joint European and National Astronomical Meeting JENAM 2001, to be published in Reviews in Modern Astronomy 15: Five Days of Creation: Astronomy with Large Telescopes from Ground and Base. Germany : Astronomische Gesellschaft, 200