263 research outputs found
The homiletic creation in the romanian Church in the 2nd part of XXth century: hermeneutical principles
No full textThe present ThD work deals with the hermeneutical problem in a very difficult period of the Romanian Church - the communist period. There are three parts : an historical part, an analytical part and a comparative part. In the 1st chapter the author presents the situation of the Romanian Church in the 2nd part of XX century, the personality of the patriarch Justinian and the legal measures he addopted in order to save the Church. In the 2nd chapter the author analyses five important preachers: the archimandrite Cleopa Ilie, the intelechial monk NiColae Steinhardt, the professor Constantin Galerin, the metropolitan Antonie Plamadeala, and the blind monk Teofil Paraian. The last chapter compares the hermeneutical principles of the five preachers, in order to define an orthodox approach of the Bible.Η διατριβή ασχολείται με μία δύσκολη περίοδο της Εκκλησίας της Ρουμανίας - τη κομμουνιστική περίοδο. Χωρίζεται σε τρία μέρη : ένα ιστορικό, ένα αναλυτικό και ένα συμπερασματικό. Στο πρώτο μέρος παρουσιάζεται η κατάσταση της Ρουμανικής Εκκλησίας στο β' μισό του 20ου αιώνα, το πρόσωπο του πατριάρχη Ιουστιανιανού και τα μέτρα που έλαβε για να σώσει την εκκλησία. Στο δεύτερο αναλύονται πέντε ομιλητές, ο πατής Cleopa Ilie, ο μοναχός Nicolae Steinhardt, ο καθ. Constantin Galeriu, ο μητροπολίτης Antonie Plamadeala και ο τυφλός μοναχός Teofil Paraian. Το τελευταίο μέρος συγκρίνει τους πέντε ομιλητές στην προσπάθεια μια ορθόδοξης θεώρησης του ερμηνευτικού ζητήματος
Non-uniform recursive Doo-Sabin surfaces
No full textThis paper presents a generalization of Catmull-Clark-variant Doo-Sabin surfaces and non-uniform biquadratic B-spline surfaces called Non-Uniform Recursive Doo-Sabin Surfaces (NURDSes). One step of NURDS refinement can be factored into one non-uniform linear subdivision step plus one dual step. Compared to the prior non-uniform Doo-Sabin surfaces (i.e., quadratic NURSSes), NURDSes are convergent for arbitrary n-sided faces. Closed form limit point rules, which are important for applications in adaptive rendering and NC machining, are given as well. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.Computer Science, Software EngineeringSCI(E)EICPCI-S(ISTP)
Analysis of Centralized Public Procurement in the European Union, the United States of America and Romania
No full textWithin this article we made a study on centralized public procurement in countries in the European Union, the USA and Romania. We analyse the disadvantages and advantages of the centralized procurement of products or services and the situations in which the establishment of central procurement agencies and the achievement of centralized procurement are justified. It also outlines the main features and achievements of the most important central procurement agencies in the European Union and of the central procurement agency in the United States of America. The article also contains the stage of implementation of centralized public procurement in Romania
REAL COMPETITION LEADS TO SUBSTANTIAL SAVINGS IN ROMANIAN PUBLIC PROCUREMENT OF VEHICLES?
No full textThe article analyzes the real competition in public procurement for the supply of vehicles in Romania and the size of the obtained savings. For this, a sample consisting of 185 procurement procedures was used, procedures that took place between 17.02.2015 and 22.07.2019 in Romania. The influence of competition on the savings obtained in public procurement procedures has also been studied by other authors. These authors found that as competition increases, the prices offered decrease, thus obtaining significant savings, but after receiving a certain number of offers, the decrease of the offered prices stops. The article aims to confirm / disprove these conclusions in the case of the analyzed sample, to determine the number of offers from which the offered prices do not decrease and if the realized savings are substantial. Also, within the article, a unifactorial linear regression was performed that verified whether the number of bidders was influenced by the size of the estimated value and a multifactorial linear regression was performed that verified whether the weight of the obtained savings was influenced by the number of offers received and the estimated value of the procedure
COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF CALCULATION ALGORITHMS USED IN THE PUBLIC PROCUREMENT PROCEDURES
No full textIn public procurement, knowing the types of calculation algorithms and choosing the right algorithm to establish the scores of the submitted tenders have a very important role. The wrong choice of the calculation algorithm may lead to deficiencies such as obtaining identical scores for different tenders received, or ignoring the actual benefits of a tender due to the inappropriate way of calculating the scores. The calculation algorithm must be set so as to objectively quantify the advantages which the contracting authority seeks to achieve by carrying out the procurement procedure. The article describes the main types of calculation algorithms used in public procurement procedures, a comparative analysis of the results of algorithms applied in case of a real bid and the advantages / disadvantages of using each type of algorithm analysed
Efficacy and effectiveness of the combination of sulfadoxine/pyrimethamine and a 3-day course of artesunate for the treatment of uncomplicated falciparum malaria in a refugee settlement in Zambia.
No full textIn the Maheba Refugee Settlement, in the clinics supported by Medecins Sans Frontieres, all children aged up to 5 years with a confirmed diagnosis of uncomplicated falciparum malaria are treated with the combination of sulfadoxine/pyrimethamine (SP) and artesunate (AS). We compared the treatment's efficacy and effectiveness. Patients were randomized in order to receive the treatment supervised (efficacy) or unsupervised (effectiveness). Therapeutic response was determined after 28 days of follow up. The difference between recrudescence and re-infection was ascertained by polymerase chain reaction (PCR). We also assessed genetic markers associated to SP resistance (dhfr and dhps). Eighty-five patients received treatment under supervision and 84 received it unsupervised. On day 28, and after PCR adjustment, efficacy was found to be 83.5% (95% CI: 74.1-90.5), and effectiveness 63.4% (95% CI: 52.6-73.3) (P < 0.01). Point mutations on dhfr (108) and dhps (437) were found for 92.0% and 44.2% respectively of the PCR samples analysed. The significant difference in therapeutic response after supervised and unsupervised treatment intake can only be explained by insufficient patient adherence. When implementing new malaria treatment policies, serious investment in ensuring patient adherence is essential to ascertain the effectiveness of the new treatment schedules
Extension of B-spline Material Point Method for unstructured triangular grids using Powell–Sabin splines
No full textThe Material Point Method (MPM) is a numerical technique that combines a fixed Eulerian background grid and Lagrangian point masses to simulate materials which undergo large deformations. Within the original MPM, discontinuous gradients of the piecewise-linear basis functions lead to the so-called grid-crossing errors when particles cross element boundaries. Previous research has shown that B-spline MPM (BSMPM) is a viable alternative not only to MPM, but also to more advanced versions of the method that are designed to reduce the grid-crossing errors. In contrast to many other MPM-related methods, BSMPM has been used exclusively on structured rectangular domains, considerably limiting its range of applicability. In this paper, we present an extension of BSMPM to unstructured triangulations. The proposed approach combines MPM with C1-continuous high-order Powell–Sabin spline basis functions. Numerical results demonstrate the potential of these basis functions within MPM in terms of grid-crossing-error elimination and higher-order convergence.Team Raf Van de PlasNumerical Analysi
Evidence basis for antimalarial policy change in Sierra Leone: five in vivo efficacy studies of chloroquine, sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine and amodiaquine
No full textOBJECTIVES: To provide nationally relevant information on the antimalarial efficacy of chloroquine (CQ), sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP) and amodiaquine (AQ) in Sierra Leone, with a view to updating antimalarial policy in the country. METHODS: Between October 2002 and May 2003, standard WHO methodology for in vivo efficacy assessment was used in five sites to study the therapeutic response of 6-59 months old uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria cases treated with CQ (n = 247), SP (n = 353) or AQ (n = 434). Follow-up was of 28 days, with polymerase chain reaction genotyping to distinguish late recrudescences from re-infections. RESULTS: Overall 85.3% of patients reached an analysable endpoint. CQ failure proportions were very high, ranging from 39.5% (95% CI: 25.0-55.6) in Kabala to 78.8% (65.3-88.9) in Kailahun. Early failures under CQ were frequent. SP efficacy was also disappointing, with failure from 23.2% (13.9-34.9) in Kabala to 46.1% (35.4-57.0) in Kailahun. AQ resistance was more moderate, ranging from 5.4% (1.8-12.1) in Makeni to 29.8% (20.3-40.8) in Kailahun, with almost no early failures. AQ also provided more rapid fever and parasite clearance. CONCLUSION: In a consensus meeting organized by the Ministry of Health and Sanitation, and based on these findings, artesunate (AS) + AQ and artemether-lumefantrine (Coartemtrade mark) were identified as the only options to rapidly replace CQ. The choice fell on AS + AQ because of expected high efficacy, lower cost in a blister presentation, and the absence of safety data on artemether-lumefantrine in pregnancy. Donor support is required to support this policy change. Throughout Africa, as SP resistance increases, these two regimens are probably the only options available while newer combinations are developed. Efficacy studies should focus on testing AQ and AS + AQ
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