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The impact of poverty on mental health and well-being and the necessity for integrated social policies in Romania
No full textOn almost every account people with mental health problems are among the most excluded groups in society and they consistently identify stigmatisation, discrimination and exclusion as major barriers to health, welfare and quality of life. The links between poverty and ill health are well known. Poverty and illness together make people much more vulnerable and needy at all stages of their lives, and even more so in old age. Mental health is often both a cause and a consequence of poverty, compromised education, vulnerability, difficulty accessing housing, health care and employment, and lack of access to welfare, social security, and community public services. Inequalities between social classes in the incidence of chronic illness and mental illness and in life expectancy are also well documented. The working class poor with health problems are a particularly vulnerable group. Moreover people with mental health problems are more likely to experience physical health problems, which can further compromise the efforts of the individual in an already disadvantaged situation. When the experience of mental illness is the cause or a factor in the experience of exclusion, the effects can be still more damaging. This mutual interaction linking mental health and development can work positively with good mental health facilitating the active and successful involvement of individuals and communities in development, and negatively with poor mental health increasing the risk of descending into a vicious cycle of poverty and adverse social and health outcomes. Designing social policies and interventions - both within and outside the health sector - which strengthen social inclusion, represent a key action recommended by the European Pact for Mental Health and Wellbeing. This paper explores the situation of persons affected by severe mental illness on regional level in Romania. The need for policy development and improvement strategies are also highlighted.
Chemical Processes Exergy Assessment in the Circular Economy
No full textTreballs Finals de Grau d'Enginyeria Química, Facultat de Química, Universitat de Barcelona, Curs: 2020-2021, Tutors: Alexandra Plesu Popescu, Yen Keong CheahThe linear economy of taking, use and dispose of is not sustainable, and the UE is promoting the circular economy to reduce the number of resources taken from the environment and give them maximal use before being disposed of. Unfortunately, there are not many circular processes examples applied to the textile industry in the literature. The present study aims to propose a circular economy process and perform the mass balances and exergy balances. The exergy balances are a valuable tool to assess the resources consumed and lost from the assessed process. Several case studies are presented and have proven to be a viable option for the implementation of the circular economy process. However, further studies are required to minimise their environmental impac
Eco-gamma Assessment on Water Resources Impact
No full textTreballs Finals de Grau d'Enginyeria Química, Facultat de Química, Universitat de Barcelona, Curs: 2020-2021, Tutors: Alexandra Elena Plesu Popescu, Yen Keong CheahNowadays, the environmental impact of the water usage is estimated based on the amount of water consumed, but it does not consider the quality of the water. Although, there are different methods to quantify the water footprint, the amount of water consumed, there is not a method which can determinate the water quality impact evaluation. The aim of this project is the validation of a novel index that measures the environmental impact of water degradation. This index explains, not only the quantity of water but the impact of human or natural pollution
No other articles or projects evaluate the ecological impact by using the eco-gamma equation, and especially focusing on water degradation.
Real examples have been searched, to give the evaluation a realistic condition, and evaluate different scenarios in different conditions. Also trying to implement the use of this equation for other uses, how can it be the simulation of the impact of an industrial activity in a certain environment.
From energy and mass balances, and this easy eco-gamma equation which evaluates how different parameters affect the growing rate of different species, it is possible to evaluate the impact different activities make to an environment
Author, Philosopher Alexandra Stoddard to Speak March 2 at Williams Library
No full textOXFORD, Miss. – Contemporary philosopher, author, interior designer and speaker Alexandra Stoddard gives an inspirational lecture and reading March 2 at the University of Mississippi
MONEY AS A GLOBAL PUBLIC GOOD
No full textThe main objective of this paper is to discuss a complex and yet not taken in consideration global public good: money. Money is a social convention created and accepted by people in order to facilitate economic transactions, being a symbol, without an in
MONEY AS A GLOBAL PUBLIC GOOD
No full textThe main objective of this paper is to discuss a complex and yet not taken in consideration global public good: money. Money is a social convention created and accepted by people in order to facilitate economic transactions, being a symbol, without an intmoney, global public good, social and psychological value
Stages for the More Sustainable Farm
No full textCurrently, agricultural farm units are faced with a double and most times contradictory challenge, in order to be successful: on the one hand the invested capital has to be profitable and the economic performance has to be maximised. On the other hand, given the socio-environmental situation, it is necessary to preserve and to protect the environment and natural resources. Given the potential conflict of the two aims, since the satisfaction of one implies the underperformance of the other (and vice versa), the question then is: which is the solution to choose? We intend, in this work, to formulate a farm plan with the purpose of reconciling the criteria of environmental sustainability with that of economic competitiveness. For this achievement we proceed to the comparative study of sustainability of different groups of farms identified in the study area (first evaluation cycle) through MESMIS (“Marco para la Evaluación de Sistemas de Manejo de Recursos Naturales Mediante Indicadores de Sustentabilidad” - Framework for Evaluation of Natural-Resource Systems Handling through Sustainability Indicators) methodology, that allowed to select the more sustainable group of farms. Based on the found potentialities and weakness on these production systems, we stepped to the planning of a production unit of bovine meat, which obeys simultaneously to economic and environmental objectives, using Multicriteria Decision. We finished the work with the sustainability evaluation between groups of farms identified previously and the planned farms (second evaluation cycle), based, again, in the MESMIS methodology, to confirm (or not) the greatest sustainability of the last ones. Analyses of the results allow us to confirm the greatest relative sustainability of the planned farm, for the diverse traced scenarios.Decision taking, planning, sustainability, Environmental Economics and Policy, Farm Management,
Numerical simulation of the descendent liquid film in a vertical tube
No full textTreballs Finals de Grau d'Enginyeria Química, Facultat de Química, Universitat de Barcelona, Curs: 2019-2020. Tutors: Alexandra Elena Plesu Popescu, Joan Llorens LlacunaNowadays, it is impossible to have doubts that technology advances have been involved on the development of the humanity, including development of chemical engineering. For example, the computer invention and their increasing calculation power gave us the opportunity to solve more easily and quickly Transport Phenomena equations. These equations, which are the basis of Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), had been defined by Bird many years ago (1960), but during these days their solution required an computation power out the capabilities of the computers available at that time and it depended on the ability of the human. However, now we can use them easily to simulate fluid flow and to understand it better.
In this project, the Mathematica 12.0 programming skill and the transport phenomena knowledge acquired during the degree is used to solve the mass and momentum conservation equations. With this knowledge, a recent article published by Hogxia Gao in the AlChE journal on 2018 has been reproduced. This article simulates the drop of a liquid film along a vertical tube of known dimensions. To reproduce it different models are implemented, for example a CFD model has been used to simulate the liquid film flow, by this way the film thickness and the hydrodynamics at the entry length have been predicted. The simulations are done using different liquids (distilled water / 40% water-sugar solution / 30% MEA-water solution) and different flowrates. Besides, its results have been compared with different symbolical models (two models based on Navier-Stokes equations and one based on an expression given by Bird to predict liquid film thickness along a vertical wall). and with experimental data from this reference. Hence, a total of four model has been implemented, each one of them has been applied in three mixtures to different flow rates, it means that more than 250 simulation have been done.
The results of this project compared with the available experimental data show that the implemented CFD model programmed in Mathematica 12.0 predicts quite well the film thickness but not the hydrodynamics at the entry. Moreover, they are useful to understand and get an insight about how change the film flow depending on the liquid and on the flowrate used. In consequence, models to predict the hydrodynamics at the entry could be proposed on a future projec
Agricultural management strategies in a changing economy Advances in finance, accounting, and economics (AFAE) book series./ [edited by] Gabriel Popescu and Andrei Jean-Vasile.
No full textIncludes bibliographical references and index."This book brings together emergent research and best practices in the area of agricultural management, policy, and structures, highlighting theoretical concepts and empirical research"--Regional development disparities in romanian agriculture and rural development : a multi-criteria approach / Gabriel Popescu, Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania, Simona Bara, Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania -- Territorial-based marketing strategies for typical agro-food products : issues and perspectives / Diego Begalli, University of Verona, Italy, Roberta Capitello, University of Verona, Italy, Lara Agnoli, University of Verona, Italy -- The influence of common agricultural policy (cap) on development of the agricultural production structures in romania and eu-28 / Andrei Jean Vasile, Petroleum-Gas University of Ploiesti, Romania, Mieila Mihai, Valahia University of Targoviste, Romania, Smoleanu Alexandra, Petroleum-Gas University of Ploiesti, Romania -- Current state of fish production on carp farms in serbia / Stevan Zanak, State University of Novi Pazar, Republic of Serbia, Jonel Subi?, Institute of Agricultural Economics, Republic of Serbia, Marko Jelo?nik, Institute of Agricultural Economics, Republic of Serbia -- The reform of eu economic governance / Gheorghe Popescu, Dimitrie Cantemir Christian University,Bucharest, Romania -- Soil moisture as one of the limiting factors in the production of medicinal plants / Vladimir Filipovic, Institute for Medicinal Plants Research, Dr Josif Pani¿, Belgrade, Serbia, Natalia Kljajic, Institute of Agricultural Economics, Belgrade, Serbia -- Romanian rural tourism in the context of sustainable development / Marian Zaharia, Petroleum-Gas University of Ploiesti, Romania, Rodica-Manuela Gogonea, Academy of Economic Studies, Romania, Daniela Enachescu, Petroleum-Gas University of Ploiesti, Romania -- Territorial and agricultural resources from the rural vrancea area with decisive role in the development of the local economy / Tataru Alexandra, The National Institute of Economic Research ¿Costin C. Kiritescu, Bucharest, Romania -- Nedelcu adrian, petroleum-gas university of ploiesti, romania -- Changing consumption patterns in green economy / Sima Violeta, Petroleum-Gas University of Ploiesti, Romania, Gheorghe Ileana Georgiana, Petroleum-Gas University of Ploiesti, Romania -- Entrepreneurship in small-scale farms : from production to commercialization / Luøsa Margarida Cagica Carvalho, Open University, Lisbon & CEFAGE, University of Évora, Portugal -- Solar energy potential as support for sustainable development of romanian economy / Dusmanescu Dorel, Petroleum-Gas University of Ploiesti, Romania -- Population number and consumer income and expenditure dynamics:an analysis of world countries / Adrian Stancu, Petroleum-Gas University of Ploie?ti, Faculty of Economic Sciences, Romania -- Combining organic agriculture and recreation : evidence from italy / Donatella Privitera, University of Catania, Department Scienze della Formazione, Catania, Italy -- Rural romanian education : issues of the reform and foreign language teaching / Diana Presad, Petroleum-Gas University of Ploiesti, Romania, Mihaela Badea, Petroleum-Gas University of Ploiesti, Romania -- Green economy and sustainable development / Nica Elvira, University of Economic Studies,Bucharest, Romania -- Ariculture and global climate changes' importance of sustainable management of natural resources / Svetlana Roljevic, Institute of Agricultural Economics Belgrade, Serbia, Marijana Jovanovic, Institute of Agricultural Economics Belgrade, Serbia -- Improved irrigation management for sustainable agriculture / Vesna Popovi?, Institute of Agricultural Economics, Belgrade, Serbia, Vladan Ugrenovic, Agricultural Extension Service Institute Tamic, Panevo, Serbia -- A comparative analysis of the lag tara oasului and tara oltului as romanian management strategies / Andreea Paul, Bucharest Academy of Economic Studies, Romania.1 online resource (xxi, 439 pages)
Exhibiting Fashion Symposium: Dr. Alexandra Palmer “Fashion Exhibitions: The Good, the Bad, and the Pointless”
No full textThe Museum at FIT presented Exhibiting Fashion, its twenty-first academic symposium on Friday, March 8, 2019. This symposium explored the history of fashion curating, the different ways fashion is displayed in museum settings, and how national and regional identities influence fashion exhibitions. The symposium was organized in conjunction with Exhibitionism: 50 Years of The Museum at FIT, which commemorated the rich history of the museum, the site of more than 200 exhibitions since the 1970s.Dr. Alexandra Palmer is the Nora E. Vaughan Senior Curator at the Royal Ontario Museum. She has curated numerous exhibitions including Christian Dior, and she is the author of the book Christian Dior: History and Modernity, 1947–1957
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