The Accuracy of Pre-Endoscopic Scores for Mortality Prediction in Patients with Upper GI Bleeding and No Endoscopy Performed by Sergiu Marian Cazacu, Dragoș Ovidiu Alexandru, Răzvan-Cristian Statie, Sevastița Iordache, Bogdan Silviu Ungureanu, Vlad Florin Iovănescu, Petrică Popa, Victor Mihai Sacerdoțianu, Carmen Daniela Neagoe, Mirela Marinela Florescu

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The impact of cultivation system on nutritional quality of Jerusalem artichoke tubers cultivated in semiarid marginal areas by Milica DIMA, Aurelia DIACONU, Mirela PARASCHIVU, Otilia COTUNA, Veronica SĂRĂȚEANU, Elena BONCIU, Călin SĂLCEANU, Aurel L. OLARU

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Assessment of common wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) yield and quality under organic farming in the southwest of Romania by Ioana C. DUNĂREANU, Gheorghița L. PISCANU, Dorina BONEA, Mihai BOTU

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The Reduction of After-Hours and Weekend Effects in Upper Gastro-intestinal Bleeding Mortality During the COVID-19 Pandemic Compared to the Pre-Pandemic Period by Cazacu SM, Turcu-Stiolica A, Florescu DN, Ungureanu BS, Iovanescu VF, Neagoe CD, Burtea DE, Genunche-Dumitrescu AV, Avramescu TE, Iordache S

“…Sergiu Marian Cazacu,1,* Adina Turcu-Stiolica,2,* Dan Nicolae Florescu,1,* Bogdan Silviu Ungureanu,1,* Vlad Florin Iovanescu,1,* Carmen Daniela Neagoe,3,* Daniela Elena Burtea,1,* Amelia Valentina Genunche-Dumitrescu,3,* Taina Elena Avramescu,4,* Sevastita Iordache1,* 1Gastroenterology Department, University of Medicine and Pharmacy Craiova, Clinical Emergency Hospital Craiova, Dolj County, Romania; 2Biostatistics Department, University of Medicine and Pharmacy Craiova, Dolj County, Romania; 3Internal Medicine Department, University of Medicine and Pharmacy Craiova, Clinical Emergency Hospital Craiova, Dolj County, Romania; 4Individual Sports, and Medical Disciplines Departments, University of Craiova, Dolj County, Romania*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Carmen Daniela Neagoe, Tel +40723767106, Email dananeagoe2014@gmail.com; daniela.neagoe@umfcv.roBackground: In upper gastrointestinal bleeding (UGIB), admissions after normal working hours and during weekends may be associated with increased mortality.Aim: To assess the evolution of the after-hours and weekend effects during the COVID-19 pandemic as a result of progressive improved management despite management challenges during the pandemic.Methods: We performed an observational study of patients admitted for UGIB at a tertiary academic center between March 2020 and December 2021, compared to the corresponding timeframe before the pandemic. …”
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Mortality Rate in Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding Associated with Anti-Thrombotic Therapy Before and During Covid-19 Pandemic by Popa P, Iordache S, Florescu DN, Iovanescu VF, Vieru A, Barbu V, Bezna MC, Alexandru DO, Ungureanu BS, Cazacu SM

“…Petrica Popa,1,* Sevastita Iordache,1,* Dan Nicolae Florescu,1,* Vlad Florin Iovanescu,1,* Alexandru Vieru,2 Valentin Barbu,2 Maria-Cristina Bezna,3,* Dragos Ovidiu Alexandru,4,* Bogdan Silviu Ungureanu,1,* Sergiu Marian Cazacu1,* 1Gastroenterology Department, University of Medicine and Pharmacy Craiova, Craiova, Dolj County, Romania; 2Gastroenterology Department, Clinical Emergency County Hospital Craiova, Craiova, Dolj County, Romania; 3Cardiology Department, Clinical Emergency County Hospital Craiova, Craiova, Romania; 4Department of Medical Informatics and Statistics, University of Medicine and Pharmacy Craiova, Craiova, Dolj County, Romania*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Dan Nicolae Florescu, University of Medicine and Pharmacy Craiova, Gastroenterology Department, Petru Rares Street No. 2-4, Craiova, Dolj County, 200349, Romania, Tel +40723377004, Fax +40251426688, Email nicku.dan@gmail.comIntroduction: During the last few years, a progressive higher proportion of patients have had upper gastrointestinal bleeding (UGIB) related to antithrombotic therapy. …”
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MONITORING AND EARLY-WARNING OF METEOROLOGICAL RISK SITUATIONS IN OLTENIA by BURADA CRISTINA, BRANCUS MIHAELA, BACESCU ADRIANA, COLAN MIETTA, FLOREA C-TIN, VELEA LILIANA

“…In this paper, we present a short overview of the severe meteorological events affecting the Oltenia region along with aspects regarding their monitoring, early-warning and socio-economical impact in the area of interest, with a focus on the Dolj county during the 2013-2015 period.…”
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Determination by UHPLC – UV – MS of polyphenol content of Amaranthus retroflexus by Aida P. SĂRĂCIN, Andrei BIȚĂ, Ioan A. SĂRĂCIN, Monica D. BÎCĂ, Emilia CONSTANTINESCU, Larisa-Marina-Elisabeth CHIRIGIU, Ștefania E. TĂNASIE

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A hoard of flint items from Verbicioara, Romania by Cristian E. Ştefan

“…This paper tabulates unpublished Sǎlcuta culture flint objects from a hoard found at Verbicioara, Dolj County in Romania. A series of comparisons with other Lower Danube similar discoveries is made to establish the possible significance of this discovery.…”
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Folosirea social media în administrația publică din România. Studiu pilot. by Nicolae URS

“…The research instrument – which we plan to use in a more comprehensive study – was calibrated using two County Council offcial Facebook accounts: Cluj and Dolj County Councils. The preliminary conclusi-on is that the messages are not at the moment well suited to web 2.0 communication and that the po-tential offered by social networks to create an agora where public institutions and citizens could meet and engage in open dialogue is yet to be fulflled.…”
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FROM THE ACTIVITIES OF THE FEMALE ELITE IN OLTENIA (THE END OF THE 19th CENTURY, THE FIRST HALF OF THE 20th CENTURY) by Georgeta GHIONEA

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LANDMARKS REGARDING THE EXTERNAL PUBLIC AUDIT IN ROMANIA by TRINCU-DRĂGUŞIN CRISTINA-PETRINA

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The Alignment of INTOSAI and Romanian Public External Audit Standards, Guidelines and Institutional Focus to the Data Driven Context by Mihai-Răzvan Sanda, Cristina-Petrina Trincu-Drăgușin, Costin-Daniel Avram

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The Territorial Structure of Loans in Lei, by Destination, Granted to Non-Bank Clients in Romania in 2021 by Ioana LAZARESCU, Viorica IOAN, Marinica PIRLOG

“…At the level of geographical area, we observe that Brasov County dominates in the centre in terms of the volume of loans granted, in the North-West area Cluj County stands out with a share of 48.8% of the total of that area, Timis county is the county with the highest volume of loans granted in the Western area of Romania, also in the South-West Dolj county has a significant share even if it is half the value of the loans granted compared to Timis county. …”
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RESEARCH ON THE USE OF EXTRA-EARLY CULTIVARS FOR INCREASING ECONOMIC EFFICIENCY IN WATERMELON GROWING IN THE SOUTHERN ROMANIA by Agatha POPESCU

“…The paper aimed to study the influence of two cultivars: Crisby and Karistan, with a different maturation length, upon economic efficiency in watermelon growing in an experiment running on sandy soils at SC Casa Pepenilor Verzi SRLDabuleni, Dolj County, Romania in the year 2011.The experience was organized on 1.25 ha divided into 2 plots: V1-cultivated with Crisby F1 cultivar, an extra-early type and V2-cultivated with Karistan cultivar, a tardy type. …”
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Distribution of the heavy metals in the soil and water matrix, a space-time overview from a lakes protected area by Catalin Manea, Claudiu Narcis Spinu, Mihaiela Draghici

“…The aim of this study was to evaluate the quality of environmental factors of soil and water in a protected area in Romania, namely the Preajba-Facai lake system in Dolj county. Highlighting the evolutionary aspects of the analyzed quality parameters (20 physico-chemical indicators) on a spatio-temporal scale in order to establish geochemical thresholds is the final result of a larger project. …”
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DYSFUNCTIONS IN THE APPLICATION OF THE MANAGERIAL CONTROL SYSTEMS IN ROMANIAN PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS: THE REPORTING IMPROPRIETIES, THE INFORMATION AND THE COMMUNICATION STANDARDS by CRĂCIUN Liviu, BĂLOI Ionut-Cosmin

“…The methodology used is an analytical and exploratory one and critically examines the implementation status of these three standards in more than 40 public institutions in Dolj County, Romania. Also, by analyzing the answers to the questionnaire, our study identifies differences in interpretation and implementation of these standards between certain types of organizations (given the heterogeneity of the investigated sample). …”
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Validity and Reliability of Rule Orientation Scale among Romanian Physicians—A Pilot Study by Maria Cristina Plaiasu, Dragos Ovidiu Alexandru, Bianca Hanganu, Codrut Andrei Nanu, Beatrice Gabriela Ioan

“…<i>Materials and Methods</i>: A cross-sectional study was conducted online among Romanian physicians in Dolj County. A 12-item questionnaire previously validated in the United States was used for this study. …”
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Analysis of Dynamic Behavior of ParReEx Robot Used in Upper Limb Rehabilitation by Daniela Tarnita, Ionut Daniel Geonea, Doina Pisla, Giuseppe Carbone, Bogdan Gherman, Nicoleta Tohanean, Paul Tucan, Cristian Abrudan, Danut Nicolae Tarnita

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Dynamic Analysis of a Spherical Parallel Robot Used for Brachial Monoparesis Rehabilitation by Ionut Daniel Geonea, Daniela Tarnita, Doina Pisla, Giuseppe Carbone, Alexandru Bolcu, Paul Tucan, Marius Georgescu, Danut Nicolae Tarniță

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Valorization of Spent Brewer’s Yeast Bioactive Components via an Optimized Ultrasonication Process by Livia Teodora Ciobanu, Diana Constantinescu-Aruxandei, Naomi Tritean, Carmen Lupu, Radian Nicolae Negrilă, Ileana Cornelia Farcasanu, Florin Oancea

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