CHANGING LEARNING ENVIRONMENT THROUGH TECHNOLOGY

Evolution of E-learning phenomenon exceeded all expectations in recent years.As a result of development of IT&C technologies and, on the other hand, due to support decision-makers at European level, the assimilation of virtual learning platforms in schools and universities hasbecome a normal phenomenon.The E-learning 2.0 concept seeks to revolutionize traditional learning methods and requires majorchanges in the perception of the educational process of teaching and learning.This article tries to create an overview of the main development directions and emphasizes the impactthat computer-assisted instruction technologies have on teaching and learning methods, with a directconnection to distance learning and blended learning concepts. Also, we have tried to open aperspective on the concept of e-Assessment and related technologiese-learning 2.0, computer based training, e-assessment, blended learning, distance learning

Solutions for decision support in university management

The paper proposes an overview of decision support systems in order to define the role of a system to assist decision in university management. The authors present new technologies and the basic concepts of multidimensional data analysis using models of business processes within the universities. Based on information provided by scientific literature and on the authors’ experience, the study aims to define selection criteria in choosing a development environment for designing a support system dedicated to university management. The contributions consist in designing a data warehouse model and models of OLAP analysis to assist decision in university management.university management, decision support, multidimensional analysis, data warehouse, OLAP

FROM DOCUMENT MANAGEMENT TO KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT

Documents circulating in paper form are increasingly being substituted by itselectronic equivalent in the modern office today so that any stored document can be retrievedwhenever needed later on. The office worker is already burdened with information overload, soeffective and effcient retrieval facilities become an important factor affecting worker productivity. The key thrust of this article is to analyse the benefits and importance of interaction betweendocument management and knowledge management. Information stored in text-based documentsrepresents a valuable repository for both the individual worker and the enterprise as a whole and ithas to be tapped into as part of the knowledge generation process.document management, knowledge management, Information and communication technologies

«E-SCIENTROCHAIR»- ONLINE DATABASE FOR MANAGEMENT AND ASSESSMENT OF THE RESEARCH RESOURCES OF THE UNIVERSITY BASIS UNIT – THE CHAIR

The concept named e-ScientRoChair proposes searching for new informing and documentation opportunities, on fundamental structure in academic scientific research, meaning the chair or the research team, anabling the possibility to publish and as well as toOnline Database, Chair, Scientific Exchange, Scientific Research Components

Emotional memory for basic emotions in amnesia

Emotions are ubiquitous in everyday life, and can often be re-experienced accurately after long periods. Emotions also have a strong mutual influence on other memory systems (most notably episodic memory), but rely on different neuroanatomical structures, and can function independently – often reported in amnesic patients. However, unlike episodic memory, many fundamental questions about the structure of emotions remain unresolved. The two most influential accounts of the organisation of affect (the dimensional and categorical theories) are surprisingly divergent, an issue not addressed by the fact that emotion memory studies tend to be based on two rather than many emotion categories. Moreover, the field lacks sophisticated empirical tools for analysing discrete emotions, and calculating their specificity. Using a novel set of controlled emotional stories, the present thesis investigated the re-experience of four discrete classes of emotion (anger, fear, sadness, and happiness) in three samples: neurologically-normal participants (N=32), Korsakoff’s syndrome patients (N=20), and age-matched controls (N=20). The results suggest that: (1) The most durable form of emotional memory encodes affective valence. Discrete emotions can be reliably re-experienced, but require stronger forms of emotion elicitation than valence. (2) Remarkably, severely amnesic Korsakoff’s syndrome patients show a preserved ability to re-experience discrete emotions, at similar levels of intensity to neurologically-normal age-matched controls. Furthermore, the intensity of discrete emotions, in patients and controls, appears to be related to core executive functions; (3) Using a novel methodological approach, it is clear that the brief experience of certain discrete emotions (e.g., happiness) also increases the specificity of other emotions (e.g., anger and fear). Thus, the present thesis provides a unique attempt to reconcile the dimensional and categorical theories of emotions, and allows the investigation of specific basic emotions, while accounting for the experience of other basic emotions

Is there a common path for the integration of European Union banking systems?

The main objective of this research article is to explore hypothesis about the integration of the banking systems in European Union (EU). Increasing the European Union member states degree of convergence and integration is one of the major challenges faced by the European Economic and Monetary Union (EMU). The empirical analysis is based on the non-linear time-varying coefficients factor model designed by Phillips and Sul for the sample period 2007–2017. Our results indicate the rejection of the convergence hypothesis for EU banking systems. Additionally, our empirical findings reveal that there are significant differences in how European banks assess the non-financial sector and the households sector. During the period 2011–2013, which is a period coinciding with the most severe episodes of the sovereign debt crisis, the dispersion between trajectories increases, involving a segmentation of interest rates, and this leads to the conclusion that the integration of EU banking systems has been negatively influenced by the sovereign debt crisis. The results of the empirical study also suggested that for most clusters, the convergence speed is relative, which does not lead to an absolute integration in the long run

Osteosynthesis in multiple fractures in children

State University of Medicine and Pharmacy "Nicolae Testemițanu", Republic of Moldova, MSPI DH Comrat, MSPI DH Teleneşti, MSPI MTA „Buiucani”, MSPI DH Orhei, Republic of Moldova, Al VIII-lea Congres Naţional de Ortopedie și Traumatologie cu participare internaţională 12-14 octombrie 2016Objective of study. To estimate the surgical treatment tactics and technique in multiple fractures in children in order to improve results. Material and methods. Over the past 25 years 131 children with multiple fractures of long bones received specialized treatment in the pediatric orthopedic clinic. There was prevalence of male patients (59.5%) aged over 10 years (65.6%). Of the total number of children, 294 fractures were assessed. Of them, 81 femoral fractures, 66 forearm fractures, 65 leg fractures, 60 arm fractures and others. Fractures due to road accidents prevailed (over 52%). After clinical and laboratory examinations carried out in intensive care unit and necessary preparation, the children were subjected to surgery under general anesthesia in order to appropriately reposition fragments and to perform osteosynthesis (except 29 fractures without displacement of fragments). Results. In metaphyseal, epi-metaphyseal, epiphyseal, and metaphyseal-diaphyseal fractures osteosynthesis was performed with Kirschner pins through cross insertion. In all operated cases fragments were consolidated without complications. Intramedullary osteosynthesis with metal rods, especially elastic ones was used in transversal diaphyseal fractures of the femur and forearm; while in oblique and spiroid diaphyseal fractures, osteosynthesis was additionally associated with cerclage wiring. Stable osteosynthesis was performed with the external Ilizarov apparatus in diaphyseal fractures of the leg. In diaphyseal humeral fractures, osteosynthesis was performed with elastic rods or Ilizarov pins, using the principles of TEN method. In open fractures, after primary surgical wound treatment, osteosynthesis was performed with pins or external devices. Discussions. The outcomes of surgical treatment in multiple fractures directly depend on the location of fractures, the quality of surgery, compliance with the requirements of biological osteosynthesis with endosteal and periosteal protection. We consider inadmissible to perform on children osteosynthesis with massive screwed plates as well as major removal of periosteum from bone. Conclusion. The basic treatment in multiple fractures is the surgical one, being carried out in one stage in the following order: open fractures, intra-articular fractures, fractures of the femur, leg, upper arm, forearm; biological minitraumatic osteosynthesis

Quality of Life and Psychological Distress among Patients with Small Renal Masses

Quality of life (QoL) and psychological distress represent an important aspect of the daily life of cancer patients. The aim of this systematic review was to critically analyze available literature regarding QoL and psychological distress in patients with small renal masses (SRMs). (2) Methods: A systematic search of EMBASE, PUBMED and American Psychological Association (APA-net) was performed on 30 April 2022. Studies were considered eligible if they included patients with SRMs, had a prospective or retrospective design, included at least 10 patients, were published in the last 20 years, and assessed the QoL or psychological distress in patients that underwent active surveillance (AS) in comparison to those that underwent ablation/surgery treatments. (3) Results: The patients that underwent AS were statistically significantly older, with smaller renal masses than those that underwent surgery/ablation. A study showed a significant reduction in total scores of Short Form-12 (SF-12) among AS patients when compared to partial nephrectomy (PN) patients at enrollment (95.0 ± 15.8 vs. 99.1 ± 13.9), 2 years (91.0 ± 16.4 vs. 100.3 ± 14.3), and at 3 years (92.9 ± 15.9 vs. 100.3 ± 14.3), p < 0.05, respectively. That was mainly due to lower physical health scores. On the other hand, another study showed that AS patients with a biopsy-proven malignant tumor had a worse psychological distress sub-score (PDSS) compared to patients treated with surgery/ablation after biopsy. (4) Conclusions: It seems that there is an influence on QoL and psychological distress while on AS of SMRs. However, due to the low amount of available data, the impact of AS or active treatment on QoL or psychological distress of patients with small renal masses warrants further investigation