Junior Scientific Researcher

Number 1, 2017

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ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE IN ROMANIA –AN ECONOMIC AND MEDICAL CHALLENGE -

Authors: Aluculesei Bogdan Cătălin

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Number of views: 347

The use of antibiotics, without regard to the importance of first obtaining a prescription, is one of the current challenges, both in health and economic terms. At the global level, resistance to different classes of antibiotics is developing at an alarming rate, and the effects over time are worrying. Romania is one of the European countries facing this problem at the macro level, with the latest statistical data exposing this alarming situation. The lack of basic knowledge of the population regarding the purchase of medication and the habit of administering treatment without the clinician’s advice make this situation difficult to improve. This article discusses the importance of adequate education in antibiotic use, proposing concrete measures to improve the current situation. This study is based on results obtained by the author in previous research on antibiotic resistance in children diagnosed with unitary tract infection in the Braşov area. Thus, the need to apply the proposed solutions is based on the reality found in hospitals.

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PERCEPTION OF CAPITAL, PROFIT AND DIVIDENDS AFFECT THE STOCK PURCHASE INTENTION IN INDONESIA PUBLIC COMPANY

Authors: Iskandar Muda

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Number of views: 338

This study aims to investigate the influence perception of Capital Gains and Dividends on Stock Purchase Intention in Indonesian companies. Variables used in this research are the capital, profit and dividends (independent variables) and Stock Purchase Intention (dependent variable) and to show their relationship, it was used multiple linear regression. This research included Manufacturing Companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange and there were taken into account a number of 38 societies Data of this research are secondary data, obtained from the financial statements of the investigated companies published in the Indonesia Stock Exchange. The results showed that simultaneous independent variables have a significant influence on the capital structure, while partially effect on the Capital Shares Purchase Intentions. It was also shown that Profit and Dividends do not affect the Stock Purchase Intention.

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COUNTRY OF ORIGIN EFFECT AND PERCEPTION OF ROMANIAN CONSUMERS

Authors: Cătălin-Ioan CLIPA; Magdalena DANILEȚ; Anca-Maria CLIPA

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Number of views: 359

In the context of globalization, international trade has become more intense. This exploratory research aims to identify the Romanian consumers' perception of the country of origin (COO). In the present research, we analysed two perspectives of the effect of the country of origin: political economy and marketing. The positive impact of campaigns to encourage the purchase of domestic products has not yet been confirmed for the decision-makers. On the other hand, in order to achieve a successful marketing strategy, it is essential to know the consumer’s perception of the COO effect. The research data was collected through a survey conducted on a sample of 250 respondents from the North-East Region of Romania. The results confirm that the effect of the home country has a moderate impact on purchases and the COO effect is more associated with certain product categories. The average COO effect on quality perception is greater than the COO's average effect on purchasing intent.

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CORRUPTION IN THE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTOR FROM ROMANIA: A COMPARATIVE STUDY

Authors: Silviu DUȚULESCU; Ileana NIȘULESCU-ASHRAFZADEH

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Number of views: 336

Corruption is becoming an increasingly acute problem lately for Romania and the authorities are trying to find solutions in this regard. Until now the anti-corruption strategy has undergone four stages, by approving as many sets of anti-corruption strategic documents (National Anti-corruption Strategies in 2001, 2005, 2008 and 2012). In this research, we started from the assumption that there is a correlation between corruption in the public sector and the corruption in the private sector, involving the corrupting power represented by the private sector and corruptible power represented by the public sector. The hypothesis was confirmed by detailed analyzes conducted in this regard using a number of variables such as the percentage of convictions in the public or private sector, the position that the culprit holds, the county he/she comes from, the institution in which they operate, type of sentence (suspended or performed) and the penalty in months. Then using the statistical functions Data Analysis, PivotTable of Excel software, the 3110 observations were processed. The centralizing tables were made by filtration and then the ventilation data by numerical and geographical coordinates. The quantitative information provided by these summary tables combined with qualitative information derived from extensive analyzes conducted during this investigation, led to the confirmation of the basic assumption that there is a correlation between corruption manifested in the public and private sector. This correlation becomes more powerful as the bureaucratic system, namely the workload in the public sector is growing. In this regard, we have concrete examples in the counties of Cluj, Timiș, Constanța, Prahova, Bucharest, respectively

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THE EDITORS OF "TRIBUNA" FROM SIBIU: UNIVERSITY CAREERS AND JOURNALISTIC CHALLENGES

Authors: RĂDUCU RUȘEȚ

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Number of views: 437

The history of Tribuna's movement has a high importance for Romanian academic knowledge. The newspaper was founded in Sibiu in 1884, and it was marked by an entire series of intellectuals from Transylvania. We note that the first generation of Tribuna was formed by Telegraful Roman editorial board, many prospective members of this newspapers being initiated into politics and journalism by Nicolae Cristea. They wanted to set a newspaper in Transylvania in order to keep a close contact with liberal circles in the Kingdom, as the man of the Tribuna members in Bucharest was Ion Bianu. With all the research that has been done so far on this subject of Tribuna movement, the contribution of liberals of the Old Kingdom to the establishment of Tribuna in Sibiu is still unknown. The leadership of the new newspaper was taken over by the writer, journalist and scholar Ioan Slavici, who at that time worked at Timpul newspaper in Bucharest. To prepare this study, we used general bibliography about the modern history of Transylvania and the Tribuna movement, studies, articles and unpublished sources, the Metropolitan Library Archive of Sibiu, Ioan Lupaş Fund. In the cases that described biographical medallions we were most likely unable to reconstruct the life of some of the Tribuna members, leaving room to other research on this topic.