"Dunarea de Jos" University of Galati

Integrated Assessment of the Biological Condition of Alosa immaculata in Relation to Microplastics, Organic Contaminants, and Parasites

The pontic shad (Alosa immaculata Bennett, 1835), one of the most economically and ecologically important species for the Danube–Black Sea basin, is affected by a large variety of anthropic and biological pressures. In this study, we aimed to investigate the presence of microplas...

Oxidative Stress in Pediatric Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome: A Narrative Review

Pediatric obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) is a common sleep-related breathing disorder increasingly recognized as a multisystem disease rather than an isolated disorder of the upper airway. Recurrent episodes of upper airway obstruction generate intermittent hypoxia, reox...

From nutrient intake to socioeconomic factors: what shapes diet quality in pregnancy?

Abstract Background Optimising maternal diet quality is among the most promising targets for public health interventions to improve the health of current and future generations. The aim of this study was to assess the construct validity of the Canadian Pregnancy Diet Quality Inde...

ClaimArena-LLM: Auditing Adversarial Propagation of False Causal Attributions in Multi-Agent LLM Debates

Background: Multi-agent large language model (LLM) systems increasingly rely on structured interaction, debate, and final model-based evaluation, yet an unsupported causal attribution introduced by one participant may propagate through the interaction and influence subsequent dec...

Innovation sustainability nexus in the European circular and green transition

Europe’s transition toward a circular and climate-neutral economy increasingly depends on interactions between innovation effort, resource efficiency, energy systems, and environmental pressures. This study examines how national research and development intensity is associated wi...

Epidemiology and Predictors of 90-Day Mortality in Patients with Clostridioides difficile Infection: A Retrospective Single-Center Study from Galati, Romania

Background: Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) is associated with substantial morbidity and mortality, but data on 90-day mortality after hospitalization from Romania remain limited. This study characterized hospitalized patients with CDI at a regional infectious diseases h...

Sewage Sludge Land Application in Romania and Central and Eastern Europe (2000–2024): Trends, Valorisation Rates, and Circular Economy Implications

The transition towards a circular economy in the wastewater sector necessitates the sustainable management and valorisation of sewage sludge. This study provides a comprehensive longitudinal analysis of sewage sludge land application in Romania (2006–2024), contextualized within...

Wave Energy Resources in the Cape Verde Islands at the End of the 21st Century

The Cape Verde archipelago has potential for wave energy exploitation, but climate-change effects remain poorly understood. Future changes were assessed by comparing 1980–2005 and 2075–2100 using high-resolution Simulating WAves Nearshore (SWAN) simulations forced by winds from t...

Overcoming the Biomechanical Limitations of Titanium–Zirconia Dental Implants: Rationale for a Novel Ti-PEEK-Zr Tri-Layered Concept

Background: The clinical success of modern dental implants requires a balance between mechanical endurance and aesthetic integration. While titanium alloy (Ti-6Al-4V) provides a reliable load-bearing core, yttria-stabilized tetragonal zirconia (Y-TZP) is frequently preferred for...

Physics and Semantics: Space, Microvita, Conscious Experience

This article develops the philosophical implications of the Ω-cycle for the relation between physical organization, semantic meaning, and conscious experience. Successive coarse-graining generates nested spatial levels while preserving their lower-level constitution. Each level c...

Physics and Semantics: Space, Microvita, Conscious Experience

This article develops the philosophical implications of the Ω-cycle for the relation between physical organization, semantic meaning, and conscious experience. Successive coarse-graining generates nested spatial levels while preserving their lower-level constitution. Each level c...

Physics and Semantics: Space, Microvita, Conscious Experience

This article develops the philosophical implications of the Ω-cycle for the relation between physical organization, semantic meaning, and conscious experience. Successive coarse-graining generates nested spatial levels while preserving their lower-level constitution. Each level c...

Predictive Factors for Acute and Late Genitourinary and Gastrointestinal Toxicity Following Modern Radiotherapy for Prostate Cancer: A Narrative Review of Clinical, Dosimetric, Immunological, and Genetic Determinants

Background: Despite advances in prostate cancer (PC) radiotherapy, including intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT), volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT), and stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT), genitourinary (GU) and gastrointestinal (GI) toxicities remain important compl...

Mood Disorder Symptoms Among Medical Doctors in Romania: Prevalence and Associations with Suicide Risk and Quality of Life

Mood disorder symptoms represent an important but understudied mental health concern among physicians in Romania, with potential implications for quality of life and suicide risk. This cross-sectional study included 104 medical doctors. Validated self-report instruments were used...

CLEAN FERTILIZERS A STRATEGY IN GROUND WATER PROTECTION

This study reviews current scientific literature and investigates the possible benefits of using green-fertilizers, whit the aim at reducing ground water pollution. The modern era whit significant rises in global population is putting pressure on all natural resources whit geomet...

Steady-State Characteristics of Normalized 11th-Order Prime Differences and Its Gradient Correlation with the Decimal Sequence of π

Abstract Classical number theory and transcendental number theory generally hold that the high-order differences of prime sequences are unbounded and disordered without finite steady-state periodic characteristics. As a typical transcendental number, the decimal expansion of π is...

Steady-State Characteristics of Normalized 11th-Order Prime Differences and Its Gradient Correlation with the Decimal Sequence of π

Abstract Classical number theory and transcendental number theory generally hold that the high-order differences of prime sequences are unbounded and disordered without finite steady-state periodic characteristics. As a typical transcendental number, the decimal expansion of π is...

From Medical Records to AI-Ready Datasets: A Practical Guide for Clinical Researchers

Background: Medical artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), and deep learning (DL) studies frequently begin with datasets collected for routine care rather than for computational modeling. Such datasets may contain inconsistent variables, heterogeneous measurement ti...

Comparative Analysis by Machine Learning of Geriatric Frailty and Alzheimer’s Disease Classification Using Independent Datasets

Frailty syndrome and Alzheimer’s disease are prevalent conditions in the elderly that are associated with aging, decreased quality of life, and a significant healthcare burden. Evidence for a relationship between physical frailty and neurodegenerative decline is accumulating. Thi...

Phytochemistry and biological effects of aquatic plants from Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve (Iris spp. and Nymphaea spp.):an update review

Among the native flora of the Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve in Romania, there are two beautiful aquatic flowering plants, the Yellow Flag Iris ( Iris pseudacorus ) and the White Waterlily (Nymphaea alba ), which are part of the Iris and Nymphaea species, respectively. These two...