"Ion Ionescu de la Brad" Iasi University of Life Sciences

Mushroom β-Glucan as a Novel Prebiotic: Enhancing Recovery of the Post-Antibiotic Gut Microbiota over 60 Days

Antibiotic-induced dysbiosis can cause persistent alterations in gut microbial composition and fermentative metabolism, yet the long-term role of mushroom β-glucan-based prebiotics in supporting post-antibiotic microbiota modulation remains poorly defined. To address this gap, th...

Consumers’ Attitudes Towards Functional Foods in the North-West Region of Romania (Transylvania)

Consumers have become more interested in leading better and higher quality lives, and have become more aware of the health effects nutrition has on their body, stimulating the development of functional foods (FF), recognized for their ability to provide physiological benefits tha...

From Resilience Diagnosis to Investment Prioritization: An Integrated Composite-Indicator Framework for Place-Based Agricultural Policy Across Romania’s NUTS-2 Regions

The agricultural sector is increasingly exposed to a complex set of climatic, economic, and institutional pressures, indicating that resilience assessment alone is insufficient; investments must also be strategically directed toward strengthening resilience. In response, this stu...