Current International Crisis and Social Challenges for the Romanian Orthodox Church

Current economic and financial crisis appears to be unprecedented in the last half century. A massive loss of confidence, both in the business sector and the consumers, both responding by restricting spending, is in full progress. The world's financial and economic crisis is largely the result of greed, of unjust gain, of financial speculation, of tax evasion worldwide. We live in a world where people are seeking more temporary material wealth than spiritual wealth of the Faith and eternal life, and in addition to more severe material poverty, we see spiritual poverty and weakening of faith, a cooling brotherly love and a decrease in good deeds and philanthropy. In this situation of economic policy without ethics, when everything is uncertain and unpredictable, changeable, and deceitful, we need to close to God, the steadfast and insurmountable, just and merciful, but also an increase in alertness, attention and financial prudence. Romanian Orthodox Church is in a enough favorableposition into the Romanian society to take a proactive process of anticipating social problems that trouble present Romanian society (poverty, social exclusion, unemployment, migration, domestic violence, school dropout, alcoholism, drug abuse, aging, social system and poor health, lack of motivation and educational perspectives, youth work and family, etc.), which will ultimately lead to developing a comprehensive plan for promotion and social involvement that will play a decisive rolein solving social and spiritual needs of Romanians, present and future

Research regarding the reproductive capacity and biotechnologies of cows

The decline of fertility in the last decades is a major concern in dairy farms being caused by a series of factors analysed in the present paper. Research took place on a number of 950 dairy cows exploited in a semi-intensive system in the North-East area of Romania. On the whole analysed population, the frequency of reproduction disorders were between 12 (in January) and 27% in July, with a greater intensity starting with the end of spring up to winter season. The most frequent reproduction disorders were anoestrus, losses of heat cycles, weak heats undetected in due time, metritis, feeding and others. The batch of the cows with over 85 days of infecundity represented 88.15%, while the batch with one to 27 days infecundity was of only 1.05%, and the batches with 28 to 56 days and 57 to 84 days of infecundity represented 4.25 and 6.55%, respectively from the total of analysed population. The most days of infecundity were recorded at primiparous cows (55.90%) followed by the second-parous ones (32.10%) and multiparous cows (12.00%). The losses by infecundity and sterility over passed the rate of 25% from production. The common feature of the reproduction biotechnologies consist maximization of the genetic process for cattle, of their wealth fare and fertility state, in the conditions of reducing the price cost per product unit.Keywords: Cows, reproductive capacity, biotechnologyAfrican Journal of BiotechnologyVol. 12(15), pp. 1909-191

Management of humeral shaft fractures

Rezumat. Fracturile diafizei humerale discutate în acest articol constituie 1-3% din totalul fracturilor și până la 20 % din fracturile osului humeral, pot afecta persoane la orice etapă a vieţii indiferent de vârstă. Aceste fracturi sunt asociate predilect cu reducerea temporară a activităţii membrului superior cât și a calităţii vieţii cotidiene. Studiul pe care l-am efectuat a cuprins 55 pacienţi trataţi exclusiv chirurgical, cu vârsta cuprinsă între 21 și 76 ani, din care majoritatea 53% au fost trataţi în primele 5 zile de la traumatism și 34% în primele 10 zile, iar aplicarea unui fixator stabil și începerea precoce a tratamentului de recuperare funcţională, a raportat că 28 pacienţii și-au putut relua activitatea pe care au avut-o anterior de la traumatism, iar 15 pacienţi sunt mulţumiţi de munca pe care o pot face post-operator. Rezultatele funcţionale la distanţă au fost încurajatoare pentru că au fost apropiate de rezultatele descrise în diferite surse literare de specialitate.Summary. Humeral shaft fractures that are discussed in this article constitute 1-3% of all fractures and up to 20% of humeral bone fractures, it can affect people at any stage of life indifferent of age. These fractures are associated with temporary functional reduction of upper limb activity and the quality of life. This study comprised 55 patients treated only surgical, aged between 21 and 76 years, most of which 53% were treated within 5 days after the injury and 34% within 10 days, and applying a stable fixation and early start functional treatment, reported at 28 patients that they were able to return to previous activity, another 15 patients are satisfied with the work they can do after surgery. Functional results were encouraging because they were close to the results described in various specialized literary sources

Research on the quality of milk production husbandry holdings for cattle breeding in Neamț county

In this paper, the quality of milk production was analyzed in dairy cattle herds from 7 farms in Neamț County. For this, data from accredited associations were used to perform their own performance control (CPP), respectively the Association of Animal Breeders "Operator IA" Neamț, the Association of Cattle Breeders from Mureș County, as well as the date from the Genealogical Register. The quality of milk was assessed according to the seven specific indicators, as follows: somatic cell number (NCS), fat percentage (G%), protein percentage (P%), lactose proportion (L%), proportion of urea (U%), proportion of casein (C%) and the pH of the milk.The average daily milk production produced by the cows on these farms was also calculated (kg/head/day). The breeds raised on these farms are:Bălțată cu Negru Românească (BNR), Holstein, Brună de Maramureș and Bălțată Românească (BR). The best results of milk quality were obtained in Brună de Maramureș cows from farm 5 or Secuieni Neamț Agricultural Research and Development Station, the average values of the specific indicators on milk quality were as follows: NCS thousand / ml - 157.64, fat (%) -4.64, protein (%) - 3.73, lactose (%) -4.84, urea (%)-23.37casein (%) -28.78, pH - 6.60

Comparative behaviour for a new assortment of dwarf French beans in Iaşi area

In the present paper are presents eight new bean garden varieties, under production conditions from Moldova Agricultural Society from Tiganasi, Iasi, from official catalog of seed varieties of the EU, in order to promote their crops. In 2012, have been made observations and biometric measurements agro-productively main features: early and total production of pods, production dinamic and seed production per hectare etc. The best results for early production (due on 11/06/2012) have been obtained by cultivars: Maxidor (5958.38 kg/ha), Saxa (5910.45 kg/ha), Scylla (5811.02 kg/ha) and Cassandra (5766.33 kg/ha). Total production distinguished themselves cultivars: Scylla (13136.94 kg/ha), Minidor (12977.64 kg/ha) and Slenderette (11920.95 kg/ha)

Comparative behaviour for a new assortment of dwarf french beans in Iaşi area

In the present paper are presents eight new bean garden varieties, under production conditions from Moldova Agricultural Society from Tiganasi, Iasi, from official catalog of seed varieties of the EU, in order to promote their crops. In 2012, have been made observations and biometric measurements agro-productively main features: early and total production of pods, production dinamic and seed production per hectare etc. The best results for early production (due on 11/06/2012) have been obtained by cultivars: Maxidor (5958.38 kg/ha), Saxa (5910.45 kg/ha), Scylla (5811.02 kg/ha) and Cassandra (5766.33 kg/ha). Total production distinguished themselves cultivars: Scylla (13136.94 kg/ha), Minidor (12977.64 kg/ha) and Slenderette (11920.95 kg/ha)

Study of milk production indices of Bălțată românească exploited in farms in Neamț county

In this paper we analyzed the milk production indices, for normal lactation (305 days), on the first two lactations of Spotted Romanian cattle breed in two farms in Neamț County. To aim this, we used data from the Association of Cattle Breeders from Mureș County accredited for performing our own performance control (CPP) as well as data from the Genealogical Register. For the analysis of the productive performances, statistical processing of the primary data regarding the average value and the variability of the milk production indices for 4 characters was carried out, as follows: length of normal lactation (days), quantity of milk per normal lactation (kg), percentage of fat, and percentage of milk protein. The studied farms were coded with Arabic numerals: darm 1- I.I Ciucalău Aurelia Vasilica, and farm 2 - P.F.A. Pintea Ionela. The best productive performances were registered in farm 1, where the average milk production for the first lactation was 5967.80 kg, the average value of the fat percent was 4.08%, and the average value of the protein percent was 3.26%. At the second lactation, the average milk production was 5012.89 kg, the average value of the fat percent was 4.05%, and the average value of the protein percent was 3.31%. In the first lactation the average milk production per normal lactation was 5967.80 kg, but it decreased in the second lactation to 5012.89 kg

Scleroderma in children: clinical, evolutive and treatment particularities

Material si metode. Studiul retrospectiv a fost efectuat pe un lot de 31 de pacienţi (vârste 1-18 ani; fetiţe/băieţi – 24/10) cu sclerodermie circumscrisă (morfee), observaţi în secţia copii a Spitalului Dermatologie și Maladii Comunicabile, în perioada 2011-2015. S-au luat în consideraţie datele clinico-evolutive, paraclinice și cele de tratament. Rezultate. S-au observat următoarele forme clinice: morfeea în plăci – 25 de cazuri; atrofodermia Passini-Pierini – 4 cazuri; morfeea liniară (în bandă) și lichen scleroatrofi c Zumbush – câte 1 caz. Durata maladiei a oscilat în limitele de la 1-2 luni la 2 ani. Maladiile concomitente raportate: boala Lyme – 2 cazuri; sacroileită bilaterală, amigdalită cronică, alopecie areată, vitiligo diseminat, cheloizi multipli, nev pigmentar diseminat, pitiriazis versicolor – câte 1 caz. Leziuni cutanate multiple (2-6) la bolnavii cu morfee în plăci au fost semnalate în 24 de cazuri, dimensiunile fi ind, în 21 de cazuri, până la 5-12 cm. Localizarea erupţiilor: regiunile laterale ale toracelui și abdomen – 12 cazuri; extremităţi – 10 cazuri (membre inferioare – 7; membre superioare – 3); extremitate cefalică – 3 cazuri. Toate stadiile evolutive de morfee în plăci erau prezente în 7 cazuri și anume: în centru – o arie atrofi că, la mijloc – o zonă scleroasă și periferic – o bordură eritematoasă. Procesul cutanat s-a limitat la stadiul de induraţie în 11 cazuri, cel eritemato-edematos – 5 cazuri și de atrofi e – 2 cazuri. Forma liniară de morfee s-a localizat unilateral, la nivelul toracelui anterior, cu extindere pe membrul inferior drept. Lichenul scleroatrofi c Zumbush (sclerodermia în picături) s-a manifestat prin macule multiple, de 3-5 mm, rotund-ovalare, bine delimitate, alb-sidefi i, ușor deprimate, pe alocuri grupate, având localizări pe coapsă și gamba stângă. Leziunile cutanate, la bolnavii cu atrofodermie Passini-Pierini, au fost diseminate pe torace, abdomen, membre superioare/inferioare, prezentând plăci hipercromice, bine delimitate, 5-12 cm în diametru, cu o netă depresiune a tegumentului și lipsa semnelor infl amatorii, respectiv de scleroză. S-a efectuat un tratament general, topic, fi zioterapeutic în cure (3-8), în dependenţă de stadiul evolutiv (antibiotice, vasodilatatoare, ung. heparină, ung. tacrolimus, ultrasunete cu vasodilatatoare, enzime proteolitice, parafi noterapie etc.). Rezultatele tratamentului, la 15 bolnavi cu morfee în plăci, au fost bune după 2-4 cure și la 10 bolnavi – după 5-8 cure consecutive de tratament. Rezultate mult mai modeste au fost obţinute la pacienţii cu morfee liniară, observându-se o stabilizare a procesului abia după 3-5 cure de tratament. Bolnavii cu atrofodermie Passini-Pierini și lichen scleroatrofic Zumbush, practic, nu au răspuns la tratament. Concluzie. Studiul efectuat relevă o frecvenţă majoră a morfeei circumscrise în plăci multiple la copii, fi ind de 2 ori mai des întâlnită la sexul feminin și având un răspuns bun la tratament combinat în cure repetate consecutive. De mentionat, o asociere a morfeei circumscrise cu boala Lyme și diverse maladii autoimune.Material and methods. Th is retrospective study was made on 31 patients (aged 1-18; girls/boys – 24/10) with circumscribed scleroderma treated in the children’s department of the Hospital of Dermatology and Communicable Diseases during 2011-2015. Clinical, evolutive, paraclinical and treatment data were taken into consideration. Results. Th e following clinical types of scleroderma were observed: scleroderma in plaques – 25 cases, Passini-Pierini atrophic scleroderma – 4 cases; linear scleroderma – 1 case; Zumbush lichen sclerosus et atrophicus – 1 case. The duration of the disease ranged between 1-2 months to 2 years. The following concomitant diseases were reported: Lyme disease – 2 cases; bilateral sacroiliitis, chronic tonsillitis, alopecia areata, disseminated vitiligo, multiple keloids, disseminated pigmented nevus, pityriasis versicolor – 1 case each. Multiple cutaneous lesions (2-6) in patients with scleroderma in plaques were found in 24 cases, out of them, 21 cases had dimensions ranging from 5 to 12 cm. Localization of cutaneous lesions was: lateral regions of thorax and abdomen – 12 cases; extremities – 10 cases (lower extremity – 7 cases, upper extremity – 3 cases); cephalic extremity – 3 cases. All evolutive stages of scleroderma in plaques were found in 7 cases, in particular: atrophic region in the center, a mid-zone of sclerous derma, a peripheric erythematous zone. The cutaneous process was limited at the induration stage in 11 cases, at the edematous-erythematous stage in 5 cases, and atrophic stage in 2 cases. Linear scleroderma was localized unilaterally at the anterior part of the thorax with extension on the right lower extremity. Zumbush lichen sclerosus et atrophicus was represented by multiple macules, 3-5 mm in dimension, round-oval shape, well delimited, write-greyish in colour, slightly depressed, sometimes grouped were localized on the left thigh and calf. Cutaneous lesions in patients with Passini-Pierini atrophic scleroderma were disseminated on the thorax, abdomen, upper and lower extremities and represented well delimitated hyperchromic plaques, 5-12 cm in diameter, with skin depression and lack of infl ammatory and sclerotic signs. General, topic, physiotherapeutic treatment was applied in courses (3-8) depending on the evolutive stage (antibiotics, vasodilators, heparin unguents, tacrolimus, ultrasound with vasodilators, proteolytic enzymes, paraffin therapy etc.). Treatments’ results in 15 patients with scleroderma in plaques were good after 2-4 courses and in 10 patients after 5-8 consecutive courses. Modest results were obtained in one patient with linear scleroderma with stabilization of the results after 3-5 courses. Patients with Passini-Pierini and Zumbush scleroderma did not respond to the treatment. Conclusions. The study shows an increased frequency of circumcised scleroderma in plaques in children, and is twice more frequent in girls and has good response aft er treatment applied in consecutive courses. It also should be mentioned that circumcised scleroderma was associated with Lyme disease and several autoimmune diseases

Technological and nutritional quality of brook trout

The research was carried out on a batch of 50 specimens of brook trout, the fish coming from a salmonid exploatation from Suceava County. The studied trout’s were sacrificed, measured and then samples (lateral muscles) were taken, which were subjected to determinations for chemical composition, content in collagen, histological studies and the rate of losses in different processes (frying and frying preceded by flouring). Following the analysis of the results we can conclude that the analyzed fish material has shown a good maintenance status, the trout fillets having a balanced chemical composition, with a very strong correlation between the meat content in amino acids and the protein content, as well as a good manufacturing and superior capitalization

Organic fertilizing effect on the sweet pepper crop in poly-tunnels, in NE area of Romania, during the conversion period

In the last years, the ecological agriculture has seen worldwide exquisite advancement. Ecological sweet pepper crop, produced in poly-tunnels will be successful only if there is an adequate fertilization programme and biological crop protection management. Therefore, the ecological vegetables crops will have the guaranteed success as long as they will be efficient. To obtain a certified biological production, it was necessary to pass through a conversion period, of two years in the pepper crop. For farmers, the conversion period represented the most difficult step, because this stage was the moment when the farmer could estimate if the farm is or not economically profitable. It is the time when most of the farmers give up this system and choose again the conventional one