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Overview on University Third Mission Assessment. Case Study in Romania
This workpaper is focused on the evaluation of university engagement in innovation (the third mission of university), and aims to establish the main directions for improving the current systems used to evaluate this function in Romanian Higher Education. In the first part of the paper a general overview on models and indicators for evaluation of university third mission is presented. The second part briefly describes how university participation in innovation is assessed in Romania. Final conclusions summarize the previous analysis, and point out some recommendations of improvement
MODELS AND TOOLS FOR A QUALITY APPROACH IN THE PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION IN THE EUROPEAN UNION
This paper focuses on the quality approach in the public administration (PA) in the EU. The first section presents theoretical considerations on the modern approach to quality applicable in all areas of activity, including PA. The next two sections contain: an overview of the policy and models on quality in PA promoted in the EU; the main measurement instruments and statistical data on the quality of government in the EU. The purpose of the study is to systematize information on the quality approach in the PA at EU level, which will help academics, researchers and decision-makers better understand the quality models and tools currently used, and identify ways to improve them
Clinical-evolutional particularities of the cryoglobulinemic vasculitis in the case of a patient diagnosed with hepatitis C virus in the predialitic phase
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) represents a fundamental issue for public health, with long term evolution and the gradual appearance of several complications and associated pathologies. One of these pathologies is represented by cryoglobulinemic vasculitis, a disorder characterized by the appearance in the patientâs serum of the cryoglobulins, which typically precipitate at temperatures below normal body temperature (37°C) and dissolve again if the serum is heated. Here, we describe the case of a patient diagnosed with HCV that, during the evolution of the hepatic disease, developed a form of cryoglobulinemic vasculitis. The connection between the vasculitis and the hepatic disorder was revealed following treatment with interferon, with the temporary remission of both pathologies and subsequent relapse at the end of the 12 months of treatment, the patient becoming a non-responder. The particularity of the case is represented by both the severity of the vasculitic disease from its onset and the deterioration of renal function up to the predialitic phase, a situation not typical of the evolution of cryoglobulinemia. Taking into account the hepatic disorder, the inevitable evolution towards cirrhosis, and the risk of developing the hepatocellular carcinoma, close monitoring is necessary
Comparative pharmacognostical study of three Agaricus species
Universitatea de MedicinÄ Ći Farmacie âCarol Davilaâ, Facultatea de Farmacie, BucureĆti, RomĂąniaObiective:
Scopul acestei cercetÄri a fost studiul farmacognostic
comparativ al ciupercilor Agaricus campester (L.)
Fr., ciuperca de bÄlegar, A. bisporus (Lge) Sing., champignon
Ći A. blazei Murill., ciuperca lui Dumnezeu. Ăn
prezent, Ăźn RomĂąnia, A. bisporus Ći A. campester sunt
folosite numai Ăźn scop alimentar, iar A. blazei pentru
potenĆŁialul sÄu terapeutic (mai ales ca imunomodulator,
Ăźn boli neoplazice).
Material Ći metode:
Materialul utilizat pentru cercetare a fost reprezentat
de bazidiocarpul celor trei specii comestibile
de Agaricus. A. campester a fost recoltatÄ Ăźn septembrie
2013, din pajiĆti aflate Ăźn extremitatea nordicÄ a
platformei Cotmeana (550 m altitudine, RomĂąnia),
iar celelalte douÄ specii au fost procurate din unitÄĆŁi
comerciale. S-au folosit urmÄtoarele metode specifice
analizei farmacognostice: examinarea microscopicÄ
a pulberilor clarificate cu soluĆŁie de cloral hidrat 800
g/L; examenul chimic calitativ al soluĆŁiilor obĆŁinute
prin extracĆŁii succesive cu eter, alcool Ći apÄ; cromatografia
pe strat subĆŁire pentru separarea Ći identificarea
unor aminoacizi Ći steroli/triterpene; determinarea
substanĆŁele solubile conform Farmacopeei Europene
ediĆŁia a 7-a Ći dozarea gravimetricÄ a mucilagiilor pentru
studiul chimic cantitativ.
Rezultate:
Microscopic au fost identificate hife cu bazidiospori
Ći himeniu cu bazidii Ăźn diferite stadii de evoluĆŁie.
Studiul chimic calitativ a dovedit cÄ cele trei
ciuperci comestibile conĆŁin aceleaĆi clase de substanĆŁe
active (steroli, triterpene, polifenoli, aminoacizi, compuĆi
azotaĆŁi nealcaloidici, mucilagii, oze Ći alĆŁi compuĆi
reducÄtori). Prin cromatografie pe strat subĆŁire s-au
observat spoturi corespunzÄtoare unor compuĆi cu
comportament de steroli/ triterpene (culoare violetÄ
Ći fluorescenĆŁÄ galbenÄ Ăźn UV, dupÄ revelare cu anhidridÄ
aceticÄ Ći acid sulfuric), de aminoacizi (culoare
violetÄ dupÄ revelare cu ninhidrinÄ) AceĆti compuĆi
au fost prezenĆŁi Ăźn toate cele trei specii de Agaricus. A.
campester Ći A. blazei au un conĆŁinut mai mare de mucilagii
(4,97 g%, respectiv 3,48 g%) Ći substanĆŁe solubile
Ăźn apÄ (25,85 g%, respectiv 22,18 g%) comparativ cu
A. bisporus (1,89 g% mucilagii Ći 19,91 g% substanĆŁe
solubile Ăźn apÄ).
Concluzii:
Rezultatele acestui studiu demonstreazÄ cÄ Ći macromiceta
indigenÄ Agaricus campester poate fi consideratÄ
o sursÄ de compuĆi biologic activi (steroli/triterpene,
mucilagii, aminoacizi)
Arbutin and hidroquinone cuantification in cowberry, bearberry and pear leaves
Universitatea de MedicinÄ Ći Farmacie âCarol Davilaâ, Facultatea de Farmacie, BucureĆti, RomĂąniaObiective. Pornind de la utilizarea tradiĆŁionalÄ a
frunzelor de pÄr Ăźn tratamentul infecĆŁiilor urinare, lucrarea
prezintÄ cercetÄrile efectuate Ăźn scopul identificÄrii
dar Ći determinÄrii conĆŁinutului de heterozide fenolice
de tip C1 (arbutozidÄ) comparativ cu douÄ surse
vegetale (Vitis idaea folium Ći Uvae ursi folium) ĂźntrebuinĆŁate
Ăźn terapeuticÄ Ći citate de literaturÄ cu un conĆŁinut
apreciabil Ăźn aceĆti derivaĆŁi. Material Ći metode.
Materialul utilizat pentru cercetare a fost reprezentat de
frunzele de pÄr (Pyrus communis folium, recoltate la maturitate
din zona Olteniei), meriĆor (Vitis idaeae folium,
achiziĆŁionate sub formÄ de ceai monocomponent din
reĆŁeaua unitÄĆŁilor farmaceutice din RomĂąnia) Ći strugurii
ursului (Uvae ursi folium, achiziĆŁionat sub formÄ de
ceai monocomponent dintr-o unitate farmaceuticÄ din
Serbia). Metoda folositÄ a fost analiza fitochimicÄ urmÄrindu-
se identificarea constituenĆŁilor chimici activi Ăźn
soluĆŁiile extractive eterice, alcoolice Ći apoase, identificarea
hidrochinonei prin microsublimare Ći determinarea
conĆŁinutului Ăźn arbutozidÄ Ći hidrochinonÄ printr-o
metodÄ volumetricÄ.
Rezultate. Din punct de vedere chimic calitativ s-au
identificat steroli, agliconi flavonici, saponozide, flavone,
acizi polifenolici, poliholozide mixte de tip mucilag,
taninuri, proantociani, intensitatea reacĆŁiilor fiind dependentÄ
de natura materiilor prime vegetale. Prin microsublimare
s-a evidenĆŁiat prezenĆŁa cristalelor aciculare
de hidrochinonÄ Ăźn cele trei materii prime vegetale; Ăźn
prezenĆŁa clorurii de fer (III), cristalele capÄtÄ un aspect
penat. Cantitativ frunzele de strugurii ursului conĆŁin
5,44% arbutozidÄ Ći 2,44% hidrochinonÄ, cele de meriĆor
3,44% arbutozidÄ Ći 1,39% hidrochinonÄ, iar cele de
pÄr 1,22% arbutozidÄ Ći 0,832% hidrochinonÄ.
Concluzii. Pe baza cercetÄrilor efectuate se poate
considera cÄ frunzele recoltate de la specia indigenÄ Pyrus
communis pot fi ĂźntrebuinĆŁate singure sau asociate cu
alte produse vegetale Ăźn tratamentul infecĆŁiilor urinare
Gentianae radix â from tradition to modern phytotherapy
Universitatea de MedicinÄ Ći Farmacie âCarol Davilaâ, Facultatea de Farmacie, BucureĆti, RomĂąniaObiective:
Ăn flora RomĂąniei sunt cunoscute 14 specii ale genului
Gentiana, rÄspĂąndite Ăźn zonele montane. O serie
de preparate pe bazÄ de rÄdÄcinÄ de ghinĆŁurÄ (Gentianae
radix) sunt recomandate Ăźn fitoterapie, sau utilizate
Ăźn mod tradiĆŁional, Ăźn anorexie, gastrite hipoacide,
disfuncĆŁie biliarÄ, helmintiaze. Lucrarea de faĆŁÄ
ĂźĆi propune analiza unei materii vegetale colectatÄ din
MunĆŁii Iezer-PÄpuĆa Ăźn vederea stabilirii identitÄĆŁii
acesteia, precum Ći caracterizarea fitochimicÄ a 2 extracte
vegetale â macerat apos, macerat hidroalcolic
(forme farmaceutice de administrare folosite Ăźn mod
tradiĆŁional Ăźn zona Muscel), pentru verificarea corectitudinii
posologiei.
Material Ći metode:
Materia primÄ vegetalÄ studiatÄ a constituit-o o
probÄ de organ subteran colectatÄ din flora spontanÄ
(MunĆŁii Iezer-PÄpuĆa), presupusÄ a fi rÄdÄcinÄ de
ghinĆŁurÄ. Determinarea identitÄĆŁii s-a realizat pe baza
datelor din literatura de specialitate Ći a rezultatelor
urmÄtoarelor teste farmacognostice: examen macroscopic
(stabilirea caracterelor morfologice Ći organoleptice);
examen microscopic (evidenĆŁierea caracterelor
anatomice, pe preparate clarificate cu soluĆŁie de
cloral hidrat 800 g/L); examen chimic calitativ (identificarea
unor principii active, prin reacĆŁii chimice specifice
efectuate Ăźn soluĆŁii extractive etericÄ, alcoolicÄ
Ći apoasÄ); microsublimare (identificarea compuĆilor
xantonici, pe baza reacĆŁiei cu hidroxid de sodiu); analizÄ
cromatograficÄ (stabilirea amprentei cromatografice
CSS, folosind condiĆŁiile experimentale descrise
Ăźn monografia ,,Gentianae radix â din Farmacopeea
EuropeanÄ ediĆŁia a 7-a); indice de amÄrealÄ (stabilirea
organolepticÄ a gradului de amÄrealÄ). Extractele vegetale
s-au obĆŁinut prin macerare Ăźn apÄ, respectiv Ăźn
alcool 32o, timp de 14 zile, conform unor reĆŁete tradiĆŁionale
aplicate de localnicii din zona Muscel (judeĆŁul
ArgeĆ). Acestea au fost caracterizate chimic calitativ
(identificarea principiilor active prin reacĆŁii specifice)
Ći cantitativ (determinarea extractivului, folosind
metoda descrisÄ Ăźn Farmacopeea EuropeanÄ ediĆŁia a
7-a, capitolul 2.8.16.). Ca referinĆŁe (pentru comparare)
s-au folosit probe de ,,Ceai de ghinĆŁurÄ (Gentianae radix)â
Ći ,,TincturÄ de ghinĆŁurÄâ, procurate din reĆŁeaua
de distribuĆŁie farmaceuticÄ.
Rezultate:
Caracterele morfologice Ći anatomice, principiile
active identificate Ći amprenta cromatograficÄ CSS
au dovedit cÄ proba analizatÄ este GenĆŁianae radix,
provenitÄ de la Gentiana asclepiadea. Comparativ cu
referinĆŁa, proba analizatÄ are un conĆŁinut mai mare
de principii active (intensitate mai mare a reacĆŁiilor
de identificare, gust amar superior). Ăn cele 3 soluĆŁii
extractive (macerat apos, macerat hidroalcolic, tincturÄ
de referinĆŁÄ) s-au identificat oze Ći alĆŁi compuĆi
reducÄtori, flavone, tanin, acizi polifenolcarboxilici Ći
suplimentar, mucilagii Ăźn maceratul apos. S-au determinat
urmÄtoarele valori pentru totalul de substanĆŁe
solubile (extractiv): maceratul apos â 0,49%; maceratul
hidroalcoolic â 1,01%; tincturÄ â 4,48%.
Concluzii:
Proba analizatÄ este Gentianae radix, provenitÄ de
la Gentiana asclepiadea Ći este superioarÄ calitativ probei
,,Ceai de ghinĆŁurÄ (Gentianae radix)â, procuratÄ
din reĆŁeaua de distribuĆŁie farmaceuticÄ. Pe baza conĆŁinutului
de total substanĆŁe extrase, considerÄm cÄ se
poate administra o lingurÄ macerat hidroalcolic sau 2
linguri macerat apos (obĆŁinute dupÄ reĆŁeta tradiĆŁionalÄ)
Pharmacognostical analysis and seasonal variation of triterpenic and phenolic compounds from birch (Betula pendula Roth.) leaves
Universitatea de MedicinÄ Ći Farmacie ,,Carol Davilaâ, Facultatea de Farmacie, BucureĆti, RomĂąnia, Universitatea BucureĆti, Facultatea de Biologie, RomĂąnia, Universitatea ,,A.I. Cuzaâ, Facultatea de Biologie, IaĆi, RomĂąniaObiective. Scopul studiului constÄ Ăźn analiza farmacognosticÄ
Ći determinarea dinamicii de acumulare a
compuĆilor fenolici Ći triterpenici din frunzele speciei
Betula pendula Roth. (mesteacÄn).
Material Ći metode. Ca material s-au utilizat frunze
de mesteacÄn recoltate Ăźn anul 2011, din localitatea MorÄreĆti, judeĆŁul ArgeĆ, Ăźn diferite stadii de dezvoltare
â lunile mai, iunie, iulie Ći sfĂąrĆitul lunii august. Metodele
utilizate au fost: analiza farmacognosticÄ â examen
macroscopic (la stereomicroscop), microscopic (pe secĆŁiuni
transversale, pulberi clarificate cu chloralhidrat Ći
prin microscopie electronicÄ), chimic calitativ, cromatografie Ăźn strat subĆŁire (CSS) Ći determinarea spectrofotometricÄ
(pe baza unor curbe etalon) a conĆŁinutului
de derivaĆŁi fenolici (flavone â g% hiperozidÄ, acizi
fenolcarboxilici â g% acid clorogenic, taninuri â g%
pirogalol, proantociani â g% clorurÄ de cianidol) Ći triterpenici
(forme libere, heterozidate Ći esterificate â g%
acid betulinic). Rezultate. Caracteristicile macroscopice
ale produselor vegetale din toate loturile au coincis
cu datele din literatura de specialitate consultatÄ. Examenul
microscopic efectuat pe secĆŁiuni transversale Ći
pe pulberi clarificate a evidenĆŁiat prezenĆŁa de elemente
specifice produsului vegetal de tip folium (fragmente
de epidermÄ, stomate de tip anomocitic, peri tectori Ći
glandulari, teĆut palisadic, clorofilian Ći lacunar). Prin
microscopie electronicÄ s-au observat particularitÄĆŁile
formaĆŁiunilor secretoare (glande peltate), dependent
de gradul de dezvoltare al frunzelor (Ăźn frunzele tinere
celulele secretoare sunt complet acoperite de cuticulÄ,
iar spre sfĂąrĆitul perioadei de vegetaĆŁie acestea degenereazÄ).
Prin analiza CSS s-au identificat urmÄtorii constituenĆŁi:
hiperozidÄ, quercitrozidÄ, quercetol, kaempferol,
miricetol, acid clorogenic, acid ursolic/oleanolic Ći
betulinol. ConĆŁinutul de acizi triterpenici (forme libere,
esterificate Ći heterozidate) scade odatÄ cu maturizarea
frunzelor (de la 11,7818 g%; 10,9276 g%; 4,3568 g% Ăźn
luna mai la 4,9641 g%; 4,3038 g%; 2,1586 ± g% ßn luna
august). Frunzele tinere (recoltate Ăźn luna mai) au cel
mai mare conĆŁinut de flavone (5,1885 g%), acizi fenolcarboxilici
(3,4667g%) Ći taninuri (3,2100 g%). Cantitatea
de proantociani creĆte odatÄ cu maturizarea frunzelor,
probabil datoritÄ condensÄrii cu taninurile.
Concluzii. Frunzele de mesteacÄn recoltate la Ăźnceputul
perioadei de vegetaĆŁie (luna mai) au un conĆŁinut
ridicat de flavone, taninuri, acizi fenolcarboxilici Ći derivaĆŁi
triterpenici. ScÄderea conĆŁinutului de principii active
odatÄ cu maturizarea produsului vegetal se coreleazÄ
cu observaĆŁiile microscopice asupra formaĆŁiunilor secretoare,
dependent de gradul de dezvoltare al frunzelor
Racial differences in systemic sclerosis disease presentation: a European Scleroderma Trials and Research group study
Objectives. Racial factors play a significant role in SSc. We evaluated differences in SSc presentations between white patients (WP), Asian patients (AP) and black patients (BP) and analysed the effects of geographical locations.Methods. SSc characteristics of patients from the EUSTAR cohort were cross-sectionally compared across racial groups using survival and multiple logistic regression analyses.Results. The study included 9162 WP, 341 AP and 181 BP. AP developed the first non-RP feature faster than WP but slower than BP. AP were less frequently anti-centromere (ACA; odds ratio (OR) = 0.4, P < 0.001) and more frequently anti-topoisomerase-I autoantibodies (ATA) positive (OR = 1.2, P = 0.068), while BP were less likely to be ACA and ATA positive than were WP [OR(ACA) = 0.3, P < 0.001; OR(ATA) = 0.5, P = 0.020]. AP had less often (OR = 0.7, P = 0.06) and BP more often (OR = 2.7, P < 0.001) diffuse skin involvement than had WP.AP and BP were more likely to have pulmonary hypertension [OR(AP) = 2.6, P < 0.001; OR(BP) = 2.7, P = 0.03 vs WP] and a reduced forced vital capacity [OR(AP) = 2.5, P < 0.001; OR(BP) = 2.4, P < 0.004] than were WP. AP more often had an impaired diffusing capacity of the lung than had BP and WP [OR(AP vs BP) = 1.9, P = 0.038; OR(AP vs WP) = 2.4, P < 0.001]. After RP onset, AP and BP had a higher hazard to die than had WP [hazard ratio (HR) (AP) = 1.6, P = 0.011; HR(BP) = 2.1, P < 0.001].Conclusion. Compared with WP, and mostly independent of geographical location, AP have a faster and earlier disease onset with high prevalences of ATA, pulmonary hypertension and forced vital capacity impairment and higher mortality. BP had the fastest disease onset, a high prevalence of diffuse skin involvement and nominally the highest mortality
Omecamtiv mecarbil in chronic heart failure with reduced ejection fraction, GALACTICâHF: baseline characteristics and comparison with contemporary clinical trials
Aims:
The safety and efficacy of the novel selective cardiac myosin activator, omecamtiv mecarbil, in patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) is tested in the Global Approach to Lowering Adverse Cardiac outcomes Through Improving Contractility in Heart Failure (GALACTICâHF) trial. Here we describe the baseline characteristics of participants in GALACTICâHF and how these compare with other contemporary trials.
Methods and Results:
Adults with established HFrEF, New York Heart Association functional class (NYHA)ââ„âII, EF â€35%, elevated natriuretic peptides and either current hospitalization for HF or history of hospitalization/ emergency department visit for HF within a year were randomized to either placebo or omecamtiv mecarbil (pharmacokineticâguided dosing: 25, 37.5 or 50âmg bid). 8256 patients [male (79%), nonâwhite (22%), mean age 65âyears] were enrolled with a mean EF 27%, ischemic etiology in 54%, NYHA II 53% and III/IV 47%, and median NTâproBNP 1971âpg/mL. HF therapies at baseline were among the most effectively employed in contemporary HF trials. GALACTICâHF randomized patients representative of recent HF registries and trials with substantial numbers of patients also having characteristics understudied in previous trials including more from North America (n = 1386), enrolled as inpatients (n = 2084), systolic blood pressureâ<â100âmmHg (n = 1127), estimated glomerular filtration rate <â30âmL/min/1.73 m2 (n = 528), and treated with sacubitrilâvalsartan at baseline (n = 1594).
Conclusions:
GALACTICâHF enrolled a wellâtreated, highârisk population from both inpatient and outpatient settings, which will provide a definitive evaluation of the efficacy and safety of this novel therapy, as well as informing its potential future implementation