The Health of Romanian Population in European Context

La santé de la population représente un domaine de portée fondamentale du développement socio – économique aspect évident vu les liaisons complexes entre l’état de santé et le développement humain durable. Les pays de l’Union ont enregistré, au fil du temps, des progrès remarquables en ce que concerne la santé des gens, mais, à présent, se confrontent à de nouveaux problèmes majeurs issus des modifications générées par les changements du milieu vital et de travail, par le comportement de consommation, etc. Aujourd’hui, la Roumanie se confronte à des problèmes sérieux concernant l’état de santé de la population et, notamment, sa préservation. C’est pour cette raison que la connaissance des coordonnées fondamentales de l’état de santé des Roumains devient essentielle, parallèlement à celles des citoyens de l’Union Européenne.human health, healthy life expectancy, demographic transition

Improving machine dynamics via geometry optimization

The central thesis of this paper is that the dynamic performance of machinery can be improved dramatically in certain cases through a systematic and meticulous evolutionary algorithm search through the space of all structural geometries permitted by manufacturing, cost and functional constraints. This is a cheap and elegant approach in scenarios where employing active control elements is impractical for reasons of cost and complexity. From an optimization perspective the challenge lies in the efficient, yet thorough global exploration of the multi-dimensional and multi-modal design spaces often yielded by such problems. Morevoer, the designs are often defined by a mixture of continuous and discrete variables - a task that evolutionary algorithms appear to be ideally suited for. In this article we discuss the specific case of the optimization of crop spraying machinery for improved uniformity of spray deposition, subject to structural weight and manufacturing constraints. Using a mixed variable evolutionary algorithm allowed us to optimize both shape and topology. Through this process we have managed to reduce the maximum roll angle of the sprayer by an order of magnitude , whilst allowing only relatively inexpensive changes to the baseline design. Further (though less dramatic) improvements were shown to be possible when we relaxed the cost constraint. We applied the same approach to the inverse problem of reducing the mass while maintaining an acceptable roll angle - a 2% improvement proved possible in this cas

SURPASSING THE CRISIS AND RESUMING THE ECONOMIC GROWTH – MAIN OBJECTIVE OF THE MONETARY POLICY PROMOTED BY THE NATIONAL BANK OF ROMANIA

In 2008, the global financial crisis has generated a feeling of distrust from investors and significantly increased their risk aversion. The size of current account deficit, the relatively high external financing needs and the dependence of the banks on it, the high ratio between loans in foreign currency and deposits in foreign currency made of the Romanian economy, a risky destination for investors. In these conditions, since the end of 2008 and throughout 2009, the government's economic program was focused on reducing the external deficit in both public and private sector, on minimizing the effects of recession, on avoiding a crisis of the exchange rate and on cooling the inflationary pressures.monetary policy, exchange rate, external financing, budget deficit

ORGANIC PRODUCTS - A CHANCE TO MAKE THE AGRICULTURE OF ROMANIA IN THE EUROPEAN UNION AND A SOLUTION TO ECONOMIC CRISIS

Sustainable development is development that combines the present requirements without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. Sustainability is therefore characterized by three main aspects often in conflict: the economic aspect (effectiveness), the social (equity) and environmental (pollution, degradation). In the agricultural sector link between efficiency, equity and environment is very necessary. Economic performance in agriculture depends primarily on availability and quality of natural resources. Environmental damage may adversely affect agricultural productivity and income, which in turn may be pressure on economic and social structure in rural communities. Thus, in the current economic crisis, the experts recommended as solutions three main directions of interest: tourism, investments in renewable energy and organic farming.organic agriculture, comparative advantages, economic performances