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Despite stable population size in harbor seals anthropogenic interferences in the marine environment still represent a highly discussed matter within research. In order to quantify and evaluate assumed stressful events in the marine environment, there is a permanent search for new methods and materials for…

Mechanical, thermal and sedimentation stability of supramolecular structure of hydrocarbon gels of [B(OR)4]L × nXR solvates (X = HNR, OR and HO) is investigated as a function of chemical nature of a solvating agent, the complex-to-solvating agent molar ratio, filler concentration and temperature under the…

Objective: Both osteoporosis and coronary artery disease (CAD) are major causes of morbidity and mortality among the aged. However, the relationship between them is perplexing. Data suggest that both CAD and osteoporosis are age dependent. We analyzed the influence of cardiovascular risk factors including smoking,…

The aim of this paper is to investigate how much the reputation of the country of origin influences the buying decision. Quantitative methods, statistical analysis and econometric methods were used. SPSS was used for linear regression, factor analysis and ANOVA.The findings reveal a strong correlation…

The questions regarding the optimum organization of a company have gripped an increasing interest of academicians in the mainstream economics. A growing body of literature concerning the nature of the firm has filled a real niche both in the register of macroeconomic approaches, and in…

It is one of the most important problems for surgeons to decide which operation should be undertaken on children with benign superficial lesion, especially those with benign mini lesions. Recently, removal techniques using shave excision in order to make surgical treatment have become very popular…

Multidrug-resistant (MDR) strains of Salmonella are now encountered frequently and the rates of multidrug-resistance have increased considerably in recent years. The association of DnaK and GroEL molecular chaperones with the stress response induced by antibiotics has been mentioned for the most frequently isolated serovar, S.…

The concept of co-creation or value creation has been the subject of several research studies. While the concept of co-creation seems recent, Badot and Cova (1995) have developed it a while ago, in the early 1990s. Despite the thorough discussions about the strategic consequences of…

Starting from the basic concept of entrepreneurial ecosystem, corroborated with the new Sustainable Development Goals to be decided upon in September 2015, this paper describes the situation of the regions of the European Union, in particular Romania, and their clustering based on development indicators. The…

This paper evaluates the progress of the countries of Central Europe in their convergence efforts with the original Member States of the European Union. It examines the impact of the integration of Central European countries into the EU on their growth and catching-up process. It…