Victoria-Mădălina Mihăescu, R. Dascălu, Andra-Ioana Nuta, Luminița-Bianca Grosu
{"title":"DEFICIENCY AND TOXICITY OF VITAMINS","authors":"Victoria-Mădălina Mihăescu, R. Dascălu, Andra-Ioana Nuta, Luminița-Bianca Grosu","doi":"10.56082/annalsarscimed.2023.1.38","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.56082/annalsarscimed.2023.1.38","url":null,"abstract":"Vitamins are substances necessary to sustain life, with many functions. Vitamins must be obtained from food, as they are either not made in the body at all or are not made in sufficient quantities for growth, vitality and wellbeing. Lack of a particular vitamin can lead to incomplete metabolism, fatigue and other important health problems. Deficiency of a vitamin causes symptoms which can be cured by that vitamin. Large doses of vitamins may slow or ever reverse diseases such as cancer, osteoporosis, nerve degeneration and heart disease.","PeriodicalId":31755,"journal":{"name":"Annals Series on engineering sciences Academy of Romanian Scientists","volume":"66 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"83156091","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The risk-benefit balance of anticoagulant treatment: case report","authors":"A. Teodorescu","doi":"10.56082/annalsarscimed.2023.1.59","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.56082/annalsarscimed.2023.1.59","url":null,"abstract":"A 76-year-old female presents at the emergency department with dyspnea and pleuritic, sharp right laterothoracic pain that started suddenly. Her medical history includes stage 2 hypertension, diabetes mellitus type 2, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease stage IV GOLD with home oxygen therapy, chronic pulmonary heart disease, diffuse interstitial lung disease with a previous episode of alveolar hemorrhage, chronic renal disease stage 2, and paroxysmal atrial fibrillation, for which she had a Watchman device implanted, taking into consideration her anticoagulation contraindication due to the previous alveolar hemorrhage episode. The biological findings reveal hypoxemia and hypocapnia, a positive D-dimer test, an inflammatory syndrome, mild hypopotassemia, acute decompensation of chronic renal disease, and a positive urine culture with Enterococcus faecium. Emergency thoracic computed tomography reveals bilateral pulmonary thromboembolism. Immediate parenteral anticoagulation and antibiotic therapy are initiated with favorable evolution. At discharge, concerning the risk-benefit balance of anticoagulation in a senior patient with multiple comorbidities, the anticoagulant therapy is changed to a novel oral anticoagulant for at least three months, with reevaluation needed after that period.","PeriodicalId":31755,"journal":{"name":"Annals Series on engineering sciences Academy of Romanian Scientists","volume":"37 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"84430339","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Mild Traumatic Brain Injury and Criminal Behavior","authors":"I. Mavroudis, I. Balmuș, A. Ciobica","doi":"10.56082/annalsarscibio.2023.1.111","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.56082/annalsarscibio.2023.1.111","url":null,"abstract":"\"Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a major public health concern, affecting millions of people worldwide each year. The causes of TBI can be diverse and may include falls, motor vehicle accidents, sports-related injuries, assault, and military combat. Evidence from recent studies suggests that TBI is a risk factor for criminal behavior, although the strength of the association and the mechanisms involved may vary depending on the age of the person at the time of injury and other factors. TBI is associated with an increased risk of criminal behavior, possibly due to cognitive impairment, emotional dysregulation, and other factors. Further research is needed to fully understand the relationship between TBI and criminal behavior, and to develop effective interventions to reduce the prevalence of criminal behavior in individuals with TBI.\"","PeriodicalId":31755,"journal":{"name":"Annals Series on engineering sciences Academy of Romanian Scientists","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"83732838","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Analysis of wave characteristics in the Black Sea Basin using satellite altimetry data and swan model simulations","authors":"Eduard Luca, G. Bandoc, M. Degeratu","doi":"10.56082/annalsarscieng.2023.1.21","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.56082/annalsarscieng.2023.1.21","url":null,"abstract":"The aim of this paper is to analyze the parameters of significant wave height, wave period and wave length in the Black Sea basin in the period 2017 – 2021. To achieve this objective, satellite altimetry measurements from the IMOS database were used and compared with the values of SWAN model simulations. The results obtained from the processing of these two data sets contribute to a more in-depth understanding of the characteristics of wind waves in the Black Sea due to the special importance from a scientific, economic, political-military and strategic point of view of this geographical space.","PeriodicalId":31755,"journal":{"name":"Annals Series on engineering sciences Academy of Romanian Scientists","volume":"7 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"90099165","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Theodor-Sebastian Topliceanu, N. Natchev, T. Koynova, D. Cogǎlniceanu
{"title":"Short-Term Effects of Larval Density on the Body Size and Behaviour in Triturus dobrogicus (Kiritzescu 1903)","authors":"Theodor-Sebastian Topliceanu, N. Natchev, T. Koynova, D. Cogǎlniceanu","doi":"10.56082/annalsarscibio.2023.1.21","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.56082/annalsarscibio.2023.1.21","url":null,"abstract":"\"The decrease in water availability is a threat to amphibian fitness and demography traits due to habitat reduction and rising individual densities of larvae in smaller water bodies. We assessed the short-term effects of increased densities on the body size, survival and behaviour (aggressivity and cannibalism) of Triturus dobrogicus (Kiritzescu 1903) larvae in experimental low, medium and high densities. Our results showed that high densities negatively affect the body size at metamorphosis and survival rate. Also, the frequency of injuries due to aggressivity and cannibalism increased at high individual densities. By extrapolating the results to natural conditions, we predict that increased densities will affect larval fitness and overall the reproductive success. The present study showed how the aquatic habitat reduction due to desiccation induces negative short-term effects in a newt population.\"","PeriodicalId":31755,"journal":{"name":"Annals Series on engineering sciences Academy of Romanian Scientists","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"90167127","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"\"Water Quality and Microbiological Contamination of Tabacarie Lake, Constanta City, Romania\"","authors":"D. Vasile, Alina Georgiana Brotea, Lucica Tofan","doi":"10.56082/annalsarscibio.2023.1.57","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.56082/annalsarscibio.2023.1.57","url":null,"abstract":"Urban lakes play a vital role in the sustainable development of urbanized areas. Tabacarie lake is an urban lake situated at the northern limit of the Constanta city, where anthropic impacts had affected the water quality and the microbial communities. The purpose of your research was to study the water quality and the bacterial contamination of Tabacarie lake, taking into account that the water bacterial abundance in the urban lakes is not well understood. So, we tried to identify possible sources of nutrients and bacteria in the lake. Our results showed that a possible source of nutrients and bacterial contamination is the water discharge from the Micro-Reservation channel (Natural Sciences Museum Complex) that communicates with Tabacarie lake.","PeriodicalId":31755,"journal":{"name":"Annals Series on engineering sciences Academy of Romanian Scientists","volume":"3 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"76930124","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Georgiana Oprea, Madalina Ghidersa, I. Balmuș, I. Luca, A. Ciobica, S. Guenné, M. Cimpeanu
{"title":"Methodological Aspects Regarding the Interactions Between Microflora and Neuropsychiatric/Metabolic Disorders","authors":"Georgiana Oprea, Madalina Ghidersa, I. Balmuș, I. Luca, A. Ciobica, S. Guenné, M. Cimpeanu","doi":"10.56082/annalsarscibio.2023.1.82","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.56082/annalsarscibio.2023.1.82","url":null,"abstract":"\"Considering that intestinal microbiota a key factor in regulating the brain- intestinal axis and is also involved in the development and proper functioning of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis, numerous studies have turned their attention to the composition of digestive microflora in most of the neuropschiatric disorders. Same goes for the metabolic deficits, which could be correlated with some microbiome dysfucntions, as well as with most of the existent neuropschiatric deficiences. In this context, considering also our group recent experience in this area of research, we are describing here some methodological aspects regarding the interactions between microflora and neuropsychiatric/metabolic disorders.\"","PeriodicalId":31755,"journal":{"name":"Annals Series on engineering sciences Academy of Romanian Scientists","volume":"24 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"72521877","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Alexandra Avram, A. Mocanu, G. Tomoaia, Cristina Lavinia Roșoiu, C. Dobrotă, D. Florea, M. Tomoaia-Cotisel
{"title":"Unveiling the Complexity of Red Blood Cells: Insights into Structure, Properties and Functions","authors":"Alexandra Avram, A. Mocanu, G. Tomoaia, Cristina Lavinia Roșoiu, C. Dobrotă, D. Florea, M. Tomoaia-Cotisel","doi":"10.56082/annalsarscibio.2023.1.129","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.56082/annalsarscibio.2023.1.129","url":null,"abstract":"\"Considering the basic function of red blood cells (RBC, erythrocytes) as carriers of oxygen and carbon dioxide throughout the bloodstream, as well as their possible secondary activities, RBCs deserve more consideration. The current work attempts to serve as a summary of RBC properties, both well-established and less well-established, with a focus on pathologies and drug interactions. This review is especially important given the recent trend of employing erythrocytes as vehicles for targeted medication delivery.\"","PeriodicalId":31755,"journal":{"name":"Annals Series on engineering sciences Academy of Romanian Scientists","volume":"32 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"81611091","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"THE GUT-BRAIN AXIS: THE CORRELATION BETWEEN STRESS AND GUT MICROBIOME","authors":"Ioana-Maria Voicu","doi":"10.56082/annalsarscimed.2023.1.20","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.56082/annalsarscimed.2023.1.20","url":null,"abstract":"Although it was thought that the gut microbiome affects gut physiology only locally, it becomes clearer that these trillions of organisms that reside in the gastrointestinal tract of a human being have a more complex function. Preclinical studies have shown that the microbiome has the ability to interact with the brain in various ways. There have been at least three different channels of communication that favour bidirectional interaction between the brain and the gut. The aim of this review is to summarize the connection between the gut microbiome and the brain, highlighting the process in which stress, in its various forms, can affect the homeostasis of the gastrointestinal tract. Modifications in the gut-brain-microbiome interactions have been analysed and determined in several rodent models of digestive and neurological disorders. The manner in which this information can apply to human beings, is yet to be discovered. Taking all things into account, it is clear that a better understanding of this means of communication could open the door for future therapies for gastrointestinal conditions.","PeriodicalId":31755,"journal":{"name":"Annals Series on engineering sciences Academy of Romanian Scientists","volume":"2 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"87014414","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Double Role of Nutrients in Immunity","authors":"Gheorghe Giurgiu, M. Cojocaru","doi":"10.56082/annalsarscibio.2023.1.118","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.56082/annalsarscibio.2023.1.118","url":null,"abstract":"\"Background Nutrients are the substances found in food which drive biological activity, and are essential for the human body. Dietary nutrients may be converted into metabolites by intestinal microbes that serve as biologically active molecules affecting regulatory functions in the host. Objectives To demonstrate role of nutrients as functional foods in the management of immunity. Materials and methods This includes the role of macronutrients, micronutrients, and the gut microbiome in mediating immunological effects. Nutritional modulation of the immune system has applications within the clinical setting, but can also have a role in healthy populations, acting to reduce or delay the onset of immune-mediated chronic diseases. Ongoing research in this field will ultimately lead to a better understanding of the role of diet and nutrients in immune function Results Probiotics may restore the composition of the gut microbiome and introduce beneficial functions to gut microbial communities, resulting in amelioration or prevention of gut inflammation and other intestinal or systemic disease phenotypes. A well- functioning immune system is critical for survival. The immune system must be constantly alert, monitoring for signs of invasion or danger. Cells of the immune system must be able to distinguish self from non-self and furthermore discriminate between non-self molecules which are harmful (e.g., those from pathogens) and innocuous non-self molecules (e.g., from food). Conclusion This presentation describes how diet and intestinal luminal conversion by gut microbes play a role in immune-mediated chronic diseases.\"","PeriodicalId":31755,"journal":{"name":"Annals Series on engineering sciences Academy of Romanian Scientists","volume":"120 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"86153741","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}