Romanian Tourism in the Current Economic Crisis

Romania’s seaside is 245 km long; we have 134 national parks and 13 natural reservations that cover 7% of the country’s surface; one third of Europe’s natural springs are located in Romania; 30 monuments are in the UNESCO patrimony; we have 6,600 monuments of national importance and over 670 museums; in Romania, there are 5,560 accommodation facilities but, unfortunately, 70% have two stars or less; 56% of the accommodation places are at the seaside; only 25% of the hotels are five-star hotels. Despite all this patrimony, why is the Romanian tourism experiencing a crisis?Romania, economic crisis, tourism.

Analysis of the Romanian’s attitude towards purchasing a mobile phone- between hedonic and utilitarian

Abstract: Attitude is the basis of consumer behaviour. To better understand this aspect of the behaviour all relevant attributes of a product or service must be studied. Therefore, the main purpose is to better understand the individual and make him your customer. Thus, the behaviour combines logical, cognitive, utilitarian aspects, as well as aspects related to emotions, feelings, affectivity (the hedonic component) and the attitude takes these two hypotheses to which it is added the intentional side. This concerns the intention of an individual after he has formed an idea, an opinion regarding a service or a product. Objectives: This paper deals with only two aspects of the attitude, namely the utilitarian/cognitive side and the hedonic/affective side. To obtain concrete results in what concerns the attitude of the consumers between hedonic and utilitarian we have conducted a quantitative research through which we analyzed the attitude of the inhabitants of Iasi towards buying a mobile phone, using a sample of 200 people living in Iasi. Prior Work: We, as researchers, have conducted previous researches using either the same topic (hedonic vs. utilitarian motivation), or the same product/industry (mobile phone/telephony) Approach: The problem that we submit to research is determining the proportion of hedonic and utilitarian that is involved in the purchase of a mobile phone in a temporal horizon of 6 months. Mobile phones are becoming more and more necessary, this being the reason why a growing number of persons have such an item. But the great rate to which they are renewed shows that the concept of pleasure interferes more and more in buying and having them. Thus, the purchase of a mobile phone must respond to both rational and emotional demands. Results: Starting from the main objective, we want to determine the proportion of the cognitive components as well as affective ones of the attitude of the mobile phone buyers from the inhabitants of Iasi- the biggest city from the North-East of Romania. Implications: As a direction for further researches we thing that it could be attempted to find out the consumption or the daily use of the mobile phone or what applications are mostly used on a mobile phone (in this situation, there should be taken into consideration a new aspect, namely the occupation, which will be an important factor to influence consumption). Once this aspect is discovered, it could be attempted to find out if the mainly utilitarian attitude derives from this factor. As it is used a lot, the mobile phone may lose some of the features that meet people's affective needs. Value Starting from the constitutive components of the attitude, we have studied the utilitarian/cognitive dimensions

Wood - a renewable resource for production of sugar and biofuel

Albies Alba wood samples were subjected to autohydrolysis extraction at different severities (180, 190 and 200°C), delignification with sodium chloride, and acid hydrolysis of pretreated and delignified substrates. After autohydrolysis pre-treatment under selected operation conditions, cellulose and lignin, in solid phases, and liquors containing hemicellulose products (monosaccharides, oligosaccharides and inhibitory compounds) have been obtained. The purpose of this study is to obtain glucose by autohydrolysis, delignification and acid hydrolysis of fir wood. Fir wood was pretreated at 180, 190 and 200 °C for 5, 10 and 15 minutes, followed by delignification with sodium chloride and acid hydrolysis. The acid hydrolysis of pretreated material and pretreated-delignified material was hydrolyzed using H2SO4 in two stages of impregnation with acid. The results show that elimination of hemicellulose by autohydrolysis pretreatment and lignin by delignification method improve acid hydrolysis yield

Energy loss through the steam trap in a steam system

This thesis is about the energy loss through the steam trap in the steam system. In industry, steam traps frequently fail but they are not noticed except when they are leaking. If steam trap fail in failed open, live steam can escape to surrounding. High amount of energy will loss from the steam system. It takes weeks or months before it being repaired or replaced. The first objective of this study is to measure the heat loss for normal thermodynamic steam trap in respond to operating pressure for different condensate load. The second objective is to measure the heat loss for failed open thermodynamic steam trap in respond to operating pressure for different condensate load. The last objective is to compare energy loss between normal and failed open steam trap. From the last objective, the actual energy loss if failed steam trap is not repaired is determined. Thermodynamic steam trap has been tested in the experiment and the operating pressure is below 1 bar. Condensate that discharges from steam trap is collected to record the reading of its temperature and weight. These data is used to determine the energy loss through the steam trap. For normal steam trap, energy loss for high condensate load is higher than low condensate load. For failed open steam trap, energy loss for high condensate load is lower than low condensate load. Finally, after comparing the result, steam system that has low condensate load has higher energy loss compare to high condensate load

The effects of irrigation regime and nitrogen rates on rapeseed yield

The paper aims to establish the role of interaction of irrigation regime, and nitrogen rates on rapeseed yield and yield component (number of branches, siliqua number and number of seeds per siliqua). Four Nitrogen (N) fertilizer rates 0 (No), 100 (Nioo), 150 (Niso) and 270 (N270) kg/ha, two irrigation regime (non-irrigated (Io) and irrigated at 50% from IUA (Ii) and one cultivar of winter rapeseed (Dexter) were established. The experiments were conducted in a randomized complete block design arrangement in split factorial with three replicates. Significant positive correlations were established between irrigation regime and nitrogen rates regarding the rapeseed yield and the main morphoproductive characteristics. The achieved results have pointed out that N fertilization and irrigation regime have a positive effect on rape crop. The best results were obtained for Ii x N150

Improvement Of Graves' Ophthalmopathy After Administration Of The Cyclooxygenase-2 Selective Inhibitor Celecoxib: A Case-Report

Graves' ophthalmopathy (GO) is a disabling complication of GravesBasedow disease, which in severe cases can progress toward blindness. Its treatment consists of the administration of corticosteroids, radiotherapy, as well as surgical treatment. The present report brings to your attention a case of moderate GO found in a patient recently diagnosed with Graves' disease that was resistant to the administration of Prednisone, stabilized under treatment with Celecoxib. A 45-year-old Caucasian woman presented in an outpatient facility with the following complaints: gritty feeling in both eyes, tachycardia, insomnia, anxiety, sweating, and weight loss. After the clinical European Scientific Journal, ESJ ISSN: 1857-7881 (Print) e - ISSN 1857-7431 January 2021 edition Vol.17, No.3 www.eujournal.org 2 examination and laboratory investigations, the patient has been diagnosed with Graves-Basedow disease and Graves' ophthalmopathy. Consecutively, treatment with Methimazole for Graves' disease and corticotherapy for Graves' ophthalmopathy were initiated. Due to the lack of response to Prednisone, other treatment methods were used, namely, Celecoxib 100 mg treatment, twice per day for 8 weeks. Under treatment with Celecoxib, GO was stabilized and remained stable even after discontinuation, respectively at six months and one year after discontinuation. Celecoxib can be an alternative treatment for mild and moderate ophthalmopathy in newly diagnosed Graves’ disease

The effect of nitrogen on main characteristics of biodiesel obtained from rapeseed oil

The paper aims to establish the role of interaction of irrigation regime and nitrogen rates on main biodiesel characteristics and emissions. Four Nitrogen (N) fertilizer rates 0 (No), 100 (Nioo), 150 (N150) and 270 (N270) kg/ha, two irrigation regime (non-irrigated (Io) and irrigated at 50% from IUA (T) were established as feedstock treatments to obtain biodiesel through transesterification with methanol. The experiments were conducted in a randomized complete block design arrangement in split factorial with three replicates. Correlations between irrigation regime and nitrogen rates regarding the biodiesel main characteristics (cetane number, sulfur content and calorifique value) and emissions (carbon monoxide, hydrocarbons, particulate matter, nitrogen oxides) were established. The recorded results show that, except for nitrogen oxides (NOx), the tested emissions are significantly lower than for conventional petroleum based diesel and the main characteristics respect the values of EN 14214 standard. Biodiesel emissions are significantly lower than the emissions from an engine burning normal diesel

The role of the 3 generations of antihistamines in treating allergies

Department of Pharmacology and Clinical Pharmacology, State University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Nicolae Testemitanu”, Chisinau, Republic of MoldovaIntroduction: Recent statistical data show a constantly increasing incidence of allergic disorders emphasizing the role of the development of new anti-allergic medication in the treatment of different allergies. HI-antihistamines (H1A) represent the class of anti-allergies most used by physicians in handling the immediate-type of hypersensitivity reactions. Currently, there are 3 generations of HI-antihistamines, classified according to their selectivity and sedative properties. Purpose and Objectives: The study was designed to find the prevalence of HI-antihistamines among other administered anti-allergic drugs and to determine the particularities of their use. Materials and Methods: We collected data from 53 medical records inscribed in the department of Allergology from Republican Clinical Hospital of Republic of Moldova, in November - December, 2013.There were patients diagnosed with various immediate-type allergic reactions, such as : Quincke’s edema, allergic dermatitis, acute and chronic urticaria, drug allergy and Stevens-Johnson syndrome. The information about the antihistamine drugs prescribed, length and route of administration in stationary versus further ambulatory periods was analyzed. Results: We found that 28 patients out of 53 (52,83%) were prescribed antihistamines stationary and 20 out of 53(37,73%) - ambulatory. The drugs used stationary were: chloropyramine and promethazine - both first (classical) generation HI A, administered in all patients(100%), intravenous, for an average of 7-8 days. The drugs used ambulatory were as following : clemastine (first generation HI A) - in 1 patient (1,88 %), intravenous for 5 days; bilastine (second generation HI A) - in 8 patients (15,1 %), orally for 1 month; levocetirizine and desloratadine (third generation HI A) - in 11 patients (20,75 %), orally for 1-2 months. Conclusion: The role of classical HI-antihistamines in clinical practice remains still high. Second and third generations of HI A are more preferred in further ambulatory anti-allergic treatment, partly due to the absence of the sedative effect of the classical HI A, important for people who need increased attention in practicing their professions, and partly due to their prolonged time of action