348 research outputs found
BOOK REVIEW: CIPRIAN PORUMBESCU NECUNOSCUT (CIPRIAN PORUMBESCU UNKNOWN), PUBLISHING BY ED. LIDANA, SUCEAVA, 3 EDIŢII, 2011-2013 (ISSN: 2284-712X)
No full textIn late May and early June of this year, organized by the Bucovina Cultural Center from Suceava, took place the third edition (2013) of the “Ciprian Porumbescu” European Festival of Arts, having among the guests of honour the Porumbescu’s family descendant, Mrs. Nina Cionca, author of a vast, detailed and richly illustrated monograph about Ciprian Porumbescu. Among a series of notable cultural representations made to celebrate 160 years of the birth of Bucovinean composer Ciprian Porumbescu, in June 1st at Stupca (today: Ciprian Porumbescu), at the Ciprian Porumbescu Memorial Museum, also held at the National Musicological Symposium. Within it have been presented the following papers dedicated to the composer\u27s life and activity: Leca Morariu and the Monumental Monograph Worshiped to Ciprian Porumbescu (author: Vasile Vasile – from the University of Piteşti); The Architectural and Tonal Support of the Dramaturgy of the “Crai nou” (New Philanderer) Operetta by Ciprian Porumbescu (author: Gabriela Coca – from the Babeş-Bolyai University of Cluj-Napoca); “Balada” (The Ballad) of Ciprian Porumbescu – a Representative Creation of the Art Music of Bucovina (19th century) (author: Zamfira Dănilă – from the “George Enescu” Academy of Art - Iaşi); The Reception of Ciprian Porumbescu’s Creation in Banat (author: Constantin Tufan Stan – from the Filaret Barbu School of Fine Arts of Lugoj); „Altarul Mănăstirii Putna” (The Altar of Putna Monastery) (author: Sever Paraschiv Dumitrache – from the Bucovina Cultural Center of Suceava); and The Musicological Trilogy “Ciprian Porumbescu Unknown” to an end (autor: Constanţa Cristescu – from the Bucovina Cultural Center - Suceava). These papers are all included, in this presented volume, with other two studies: Ciprian Porumbescu – Friends and his Collaborators of Braşov (author: the regretted musicologist professor Constantin Catrina from the Transylvania University of Braşov) and The Aspects of the Musical Language and of its Architecture in Compositions by Ciprian Porumbescu (author: Ozana Kalmuski-Zarea – from the “Mihail Jora” Philharmonic of Bacău). In a special chapter, entitled Documenta, this volume contains the facsimile of the manuscript of the orchestra score of the vocal-symphonic work The Altar of Putna Monastery by Ciprian Porumbescu
BOOK REVIEW: CIPRIAN PORUMBESCU NECUNOSCUT (CIPRIAN PORUMBESCU UNKNOWN), PUBLISHING BY ED. LIDANA, SUCEAVA, 3 EDIŢII, 2011-2013 (ISSN: 2284-712X)
No full textIn late May and early June of this year, organized by the Bucovina Cultural Center from Suceava, took place the third edition (2013) of the “Ciprian Porumbescu” European Festival of Arts, having among the guests of honour the Porumbescu’s family descendant, Mrs. Nina Cionca, author of a vast, detailed and richly illustrated monograph about Ciprian Porumbescu. Among a series of notable cultural representations made to celebrate 160 years of the birth of Bucovinean composer Ciprian Porumbescu, in June 1st at Stupca (today: Ciprian Porumbescu), at the Ciprian Porumbescu Memorial Museum, also held at the National Musicological Symposium. Within it have been presented the following papers dedicated to the composer's life and activity: Leca Morariu and the Monumental Monograph Worshiped to Ciprian Porumbescu (author: Vasile Vasile – from the University of Piteşti); The Architectural and Tonal Support of the Dramaturgy of the “Crai nou” (New Philanderer) Operetta by Ciprian Porumbescu (author: Gabriela Coca – from the Babeş-Bolyai University of Cluj-Napoca); “Balada” (The Ballad) of Ciprian Porumbescu – a Representative Creation of the Art Music of Bucovina (19th century) (author: Zamfira Dănilă – from the “George Enescu” Academy of Art - Iaşi); The Reception of Ciprian Porumbescu’s Creation in Banat (author: Constantin Tufan Stan – from the Filaret Barbu School of Fine Arts of Lugoj); „Altarul Mănăstirii Putna” (The Altar of Putna Monastery) (author: Sever Paraschiv Dumitrache – from the Bucovina Cultural Center of Suceava); and The Musicological Trilogy “Ciprian Porumbescu Unknown” to an end (autor: Constanţa Cristescu – from the Bucovina Cultural Center - Suceava). These papers are all included, in this presented volume, with other two studies: Ciprian Porumbescu – Friends and his Collaborators of Braşov (author: the regretted musicologist professor Constantin Catrina from the Transylvania University of Braşov) and The Aspects of the Musical Language and of its Architecture in Compositions by Ciprian Porumbescu (author: Ozana Kalmuski-Zarea – from the “Mihail Jora” Philharmonic of Bacău). In a special chapter, entitled Documenta, this volume contains the facsimile of the manuscript of the orchestra score of the vocal-symphonic work The Altar of Putna Monastery by Ciprian Porumbescu
Defalcation of European Union Budget in the Romanian Criminal Law
No full textOne of the goals for Romania, after the 1st January 2007, was to protect the financial interests of the European Union to fight against fraud, corruption and other illegal activities. In order to achieve this target, the legal framework has been completed by the Law no. 161/2003 which introduced the article no. 182 in the text of the Law no. 78/2000 regarding prevention, discovery and punishing the corruption acts. The author analyses this new article and he develops the two constitutive elements (actus reus, mens rea), the objective and subjective aspects of the analyzed crime, the ways, the legal punishments applicable to this crime.fraud, financial interests, spending, incomes, actus reus, mens rea, legal punishments.
sj-docx-1-ras-10.1177_00208523231177554 - Supplemental material for Digitalization of public administration in EU member states in times of crisis: the contributions of the national recovery and resilience plans
No full textSupplemental material, sj-docx-1-ras-10.1177_00208523231177554 for Digitalization of public administration in EU member states in times of crisis: the contributions of the national recovery and resilience plans by Constantin Marius Profiroiu, Ciprian Ionuț Negoiță and Adrian Vladimir Costea in International Review of Administrative Sciences</p
Identification of distinct vascularization pattern in finger joint synovits in rheumatoid arthritis versus other forms of arthritis by contrast enhanced sonography: a preliminary study.
No full textBackground: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) has among all forms of arthritides the worst outcome. Synovitis in RA is consistent with inflammation, synovial hyperplasia and neovascularization, that correlates with disease activity, aggressiveness and joint destruction. Contrast enhanced ultrasonography (CEUS) has been proven to be a very sensitive method in assessing synovitis in RA, equipollent to magnetic resonance imaging.1,2 The vascularization detected by CEUS in RA synovitis has not yet been compared to other forms of arthritis.
Objectives: To investigate by CEUS the pattern of synovial vascularization in RA and other arthritides and to find parameters able to discriminate between both.
Methods: 40 outclinic patients with arthritis of finger joints were recruited. 23 patients were affected from RA according to ACR criteria. 6 patients had severe, 11 moderate and 2 low disease activity using Das28 score. Of the 17 non RA patients 11 suffered from psoriatic arthritis, 1 from spondiloarthritis, 1 from osteoarthritis, 2 from connectivitis, 1 from septic arthritis, and 1 from arthritis in celiac disease. 5 patients presented severe, 11 moderate and 1 low disease activity. The most active joint was chosen for CEUS investigation. The hands were water-immersed and steady probe was used to increase resolution of superficial interfaces and to avoid artefacts by movement and inhomogenous gel application. Endovenous bolus injection of Sonovue was performed. For image acquisition contrast tune imaging with low mechanical index was used. Software able to recognise different articular structures and to assess pixel properties of contrast enhancement was devised by our bioengineers.
Results: The most active joint of the hands in 23 RA (21 MCF and 2 IFP) and 17 patients affected by other forms of arthritis (12 MCF and 5 IFP) was analysed after contrast administration. The software identified various contrast flow parameters. 8 parameters resulted helpful in discriminating the RA from the non RA group: synovial wash-in and wash-out velocity, synovial peak intensity, fraction of synovial, capsular and peripheral-entheseal pixels, fraction of synovial and peripheral high intensity pixels. The importance for diagnosis of the single parameters was calculated by linear discriminator analysis and summed to an vascularization pattern identifying RA patients. By using this pattern 22 out of 23 RA patients resulted true positive and 1 as false negative compared to clinical diagnosis, whereas true negative results were seen in 16 out of 17 non RA patients and 1 false positive in a patient showing the rheumatoid variant of psoriatic arthritis. The sensibility and specificity was 91% and 94%. The positive predictive value was 95% and the negative predictive value 88%.
Conclusion: We found by CEUS a pattern of vascularization in synovitis of rheumatoid arthritis different from that found in other forms of arthritis. In patients with arthritis CEUS represents available application to detect rheumatoid arthritis with worse prognosis and to lead therapeutic decision
Ciprian Pripoae-Șerbănescu, Subconștient, comunicare, sens (Subconscious, communication, meaning), TopForm, Bucharest, 2018, 95 p.
No full textThe volume Subconscious, communication, meaning, published in 2018, by TopForm Publishing House, within the Psychology collection, represents a real contribution in the field of intelligence studies. The author Ciprian Pripoae-Șerbănescu successfully summarizes the concerns in the field of psychology, critical thinking and intelligence, with an emphasis on the persuasive role of communication. After all, the paper can be a starting point for future research, especially due to the interdisciplinary perspective
Sex discrimination within the Romanian labor market – Myth or reallity?
No full textThe constant fight against discrimination of any nature constitutes one of the most important objectives of the European Union. Special directives have been adopted with regard to this aspect, comprising measures for fighting discrimination generally and especially discrimination related to the labour market (Directives 76/207/CEE or 86/613/CEE). The article treats sex discrimination within the Romanian labour market from an economic perspective. We shall present the characteristics and particularities of the Romanian labour market, from the point of view of sex structure, in the period 1990-2006: the occupation rate of the population, the unemployment rate, income level, period of activity, retirement level and retirement receiving period. The analysis of sex discrimination within the Romanian labour market will take into account the differences between the two types of population considered, differences which are due to certain physiological and psychological characteristics. These characteristics may determine biases towards certain types of economic activities for which the income level, work schedule and work condition might differ.sex segregation, activity and employment rate, gender activity and employment gap, gender differences in salary, positive discrimination, gender division of labour, statistical data analysis.
Enabling dynamic interactions in large scale applications and scientific workflows using semantically specialized shared DataSpaces
No full textEmerging scientific and engineering applications use large-scale parallel machines to simulate, with higher accuracy, complex physical phenomena consisting of dynamically interacting processes. The workflows associated with these applications consist of parallel application codes that need to co- ordinate and interact at runtime. The interactions typically involve large volumes of data that must be exchanged and processed by the codes. The heterogeneous nature of the coupled codes, their numerical formulations, and their data decompositions lead to complex and dynamic interaction and data exchange patterns that are only defined at runtime. Moreover, these simulations often run on separate resources and progress at different rates, which adds to their complexity. Efficient and scalable implementation of these coupled application workflows present several challenging programming, orchestration, coordination, and data exchange requirements. Existing programming frameworks, however, are rigid and provide limited support for the dynamic inter- actions manifested by these applications. For example, existing frameworks need to gather global application knowledge, impose tight synchronization between applications, or demand pre-defined and static interaction patterns that must be known prior to execution. These constraints can introduce significant performance penalties and can limit application interaction programming expressiveness. This thesis explores a new communication and coordination model to enable flexible and asynchronous application coupling for coupled applications workflows. It derives from the tuple-space model and provides the abstraction of a virtual distributed shared-space, which is customized for the application data domain. It enables applications to coordinate and exchange data by inserting and retrieving data objects. This model does not impose any synchronization requirements between independent applications. Data stored on the space can be accessed by multiple applications, which can associatively query the space and retrieve data objects. Furthermore, it enables decoupled and dynamic interactions driven by application computations. This thesis presents DataSpaces, a prototype implementation of the distributed shared-space model. DataSpaces enables memory-to-memory application coupling and transparent data redistribution. It can complement existing workflow engines to enable in-memory data transports between distributed applications that run on separate resources as part of end-to-end scientific workflows. The thesis also presents ActiveSpaces, which extends DataSpaces and the shared-space model to enable in-transit data processing. It proposes and demonstrates a shift in the data processing paradigm by moving processing code closer to the data. ActiveSpaces provides programming support for defining data processing routines, and a runtime execution system to deploy and remotely execute these routine on the space. The research concepts and software frameworks have been deployed and evaluated using real application workflows in production runs on high-end computing systems.Ph. D.Includes bibliographical referencesIncludes vitaby Ciprian Doca
Dynamic Automated Synovial Imaging (DASI) For Differentiating Between Rheumatoid Arthritis And Other Forms Of Arthritis: Automated Versus Manual Interpretation In Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound
No full textBackground: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is the most aggressive chronic arthritis and affects about 1% of population, impacting severely both the individual wellbeing and the health care system. Early diagnosis and effective treatment can avoid the devastating outcome of RA1, but the differential diagnosis is especially difficult at its onset. The diagnosis relies on conventional methods (clinical parameters, autoantibodies), even if distinct vascularization patterns have been identified in biopsy specimens2. Contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) allows a non-invasive dynamic study of synovial vascularisation and perfusion, although its capacity in differentiating among different arthritis forms has not yet been evaluated3,4.
Objectives: to investigate the performance of quantitative analysis of CEUS data versus manual semiquantitative assessment in differentiating RA from other arthritis (non-RA).
Methods: 78 outclinic patients with finger joints arthritis were recruited, 33 with RA and 45 with other arthritis. The most active joint was chosen for CEUS examination as previously described3, using a US device (MyLab25, Esaote) equipped with Contrast tuned Imaging (CnTI, Esaote), and as contrast agent sulfur hexafluoride microbubbles (SonoVue; Bracco International). Both the anatomical B-mode image and the CnTI cineloop video were digitally stored for subsequent quantiative analysis or manual review. Two in arthritis experienced radiologists manually assessed the examinations as consistent with RA or not. Quantitative image analysis was performed firstly applying a semi-automatic detection of synovial boundaries5. Then, the contrast time-activity curve of all pixels belonging to the synovial and perisynovial region was analysed fitting a gamma curve f(t)=A(t-t0)a×e(t-t0)/b on the data. The statistics summarizing the distribution of the estimated kinetics parameters in the synovial and in the perisynovial tissue were computed and their difference between the two groups (RA and non-RA) analyzed, so to study the existance of different vascularization or flow patterns. Finally, a supervised classifier (random forest) was trained to classify each patient through its CEUS-derived parameters, validating the classifier diagnostic power using a leave-one-out strategy.
Results: Manual assessment of CEUS examination consistent with RA or non-RA performed by radiologists showed high sensitivity (0,9), but indeed low specificity and accuracy (0,46 and 0,69, respectively). On the contrary, the classifier using CEUS quantitative parameters showed both good sensitivity (0,88) and specificitity (0,94), resulting in a diagnostic accuracy of 0,92.
Conclusions: The Dynamic Automated Synovial Imaging (DASI) proposed provided a high accuracy in discriminating RA from non-RA arthritis. DASI promises to be a powerful tool for the diagnosis and follow-up of arthritis, attributing to CEUS a new role in the field
Dynamic Automated Synovial Imaging (DASI) for Differentiating between Rheumatoid Arthritis and Simil-Rheumatoid Psoriatic Arthritis
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