University of Oradea

Sunflower Sector Performance in Romania, Hungary, and Bulgaria During 2005–2024: A Comparative Assessment of Production, Climate, Markets, and Trade

Assessing the performance of a sunflower sector requires more than simply tracking production volumes. How the sector performs over time also depends on yield stability, climate exposure, market adjustment, and the way trade is structured. This study provides an integrated overvi...

Morphology, Thermal Behaviour, Abrasion Mass Loss, and UV-Induced Coffee-Stain Discolouration of TiO2-Coated Polyester Fabrics Treated at Different Coating Temperatures

The coating temperature during TiO2 treatment can influence particle deposition, abrasion behaviour, and stain discolouration of polyester fabrics. However, the relationship between coating temperature and the resulting structural and functional properties requires further evalua...

Weight-Independent Cardioprotective Effects of Physical Activity in Patients with Myocardial Infarction

Background: Physical activity is a key modifiable determinant of cardiovascular risk, yet whether its protective association with coronary artery disease (CAD) severity in patients with myocardial infarction (MI) is mediated by body mass index (BMI) remains uncertain. Methods: Th...

BDNF Val66Met (rs6265) in Ankylosing Spondylitis: A Descriptive Genotype–Phenotype Study in a Romanian Cohort

Background: Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is a chronic inflammatory disease with musculoskeletal and extra-articular manifestations and associated cardiometabolic comorbidity. Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) is involved in pain processing, neuroplasticity, inflammatory sig...

A Method for Estimating Gaseous Emissions in Multistory Car Parks, Based on Scenarios and Particularities: MB-UPT Case Study

The need to build multistory parking in congested areas of cities presents new challenges regarding the estimation of the impact of these investments on the environment and neighboring buildings. The authors synthesize the data available in the official EU documentation and in th...

Diagnostic Yield and Incremental Value of 16S rRNA Gene PCR and Sequencing on Excised Heart-Valve Tissue in Infective Endocarditis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Background/Objectives: Broad-range bacterial 16S rRNA gene PCR followed by sequencing may improve the etiological diagnosis of infective endocarditis (IE), particularly when conventional cultures are negative. This systematic review and meta-analysis evaluated the overall molecul...

Institutional Capacity and Documented COVID-19 Response Among Romanian Public Health Directorates: A Reproducible Cross-Sectional Comparative Analysis

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic exposed substantial differences in the capacity of local public health authorities to adapt, coordinate, communicate, engage communities, and sustain essential public health functions. Methods: We conducted a secondary, institution-level cross-se...

Stepped Evidence Coverage for Plant-Derived Adjuncts in Vulvovaginal Candidiasis: An Evidence Map and a Proposed Mucosal Antifungal Selectivity Window

In vulvovaginal candidiasis, agents given almost exclusively by the vaginal route yield minimum inhibitory concentrations that cannot be translated into validated susceptibility categories. We asked whether this deficit is interpretive or empirical, and whether it is measurable....

Interprofessional Collaboration and Exploratory Implementation Support for Community Pharmacy Influenza Vaccination in Northwestern Romania: A Cross-Sectional Survey of Pharmacists and Family Physicians

Background: Romania introduced pharmacist-administered influenza vaccination in community pharmacies in 2022, but implementation depends on professional support, workflow capacity, and interprofessional coordination. Because the present questionnaire did not measure the full orga...

Salivary Inflammatory Mediators and a Tongue-Coating Dysbiosis Index as Mechanistic Correlates of Adjunctive Halitosis Therapy: A Randomized Pragmatic Trial

Background: Intra-oral halitosis is sustained by tongue-coating biofilm, but ecological and host inflammatory responses to adjunctive therapy remain unclear. Methods: In a 4-week randomized pragmatic trial (117 adults; 39 per arm; ClinicalTrials.gov NCT05876321), we compared stan...

Current Diabetes Self-Management and the Number of Documented Complications in Adults with Type 2 Diabetes: A Cross-Sectional Study

Background and Objectives: Current self-management behavior may not reflect the long-term exposures that led to established complications in people with type 2 diabetes (T2D). To assess whether Diabetes Self-Management Questionnaire (DSMQ) scores were associated with the number o...

The Role of Artificial Intelligence in Optimizing Diagnosis in Prostate Cancer—A Narrative Review

Artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly being investigated in prostate cancer (PCa) diagnosis and characterization, offering novel approaches to improve detection and risk stratification. This narrative review summarizes current evidence regarding the application of AI acros...

Biochemical Markers in Pleural Fluid for the Diagnosis of Tuberculous Pleural Effusion: A Retrospective Study

Background/Objectives: The rapid diagnosis of tuberculous pleural effusion (TPE) presents significant challenges for clinicians due to its paucibacillary nature. Routine biochemical markers may complement microbiological and molecular tests, especially in resource-limited setting...

Allium ursinum L. as a Source of Natural Antioxidants: Phytochemical Diversity, Biological Effects, and Functional Food Applications

Allium ursinum L. (wild garlic) is a promising source of bioactive compounds for functional foods, nutraceuticals, and clean-label products. This review integrates current evidence on its phytochemical composition, biological activities, and food applications. The species contain...

Processing of Natural and Regenerated Cellulosic Fiber Blended Yarns: Defining a Novel Yarn Quality Index (YQI) and Fiber Interaction Framework

The growing demand for sustainable textile materials has increased interest in the utilization of natural and regenerated cellulosic fibers in blended yarn structures. In this study, ring-spun yarns produced from Tencel, Modal, Viscose, Bamboo, Cotton, and their binary blends wer...

Seeing Angiogenesis: Multiparametric Ultrasound as a Non-Invasive Window into the Vascularization Status of Cervical Lymph Nodes in Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Cervical lymph node status is the single most important prognostic determinant in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC), yet conventional gray-scale ultrasound relies on morphological criteria that only indirectly reflect the underlying biological process driving nodal pr...

What Is Stressful About Medical Liability? A Retrospective Jurisprudential Analysis of Moral Damages and Discussions on Its Impact on Healthcare Professionals’ Well-Being

Background/Objectives: Medical liability litigation in Romania has risen steadily over the past decade, yet the quantification of moral (non-pecuniary) damages remains entirely at the discretion of each judge, with no standardized reference. This raises concerns about consistency...

Parity Symmetry and Univalence of Complex Lucas, Faber and Gegenbauer Polynomial Operators for Intensity-Domain Image Enhancement

In this study, three global tone mapping operators are built from classical polynomial families to enhance low contrast documentation images, their behaviour fixed in advance by symmetry rather than chosen by taste. Lucas, Faber and Gegenbauer polynomials are generated by a recur...

Hidden Gut Dysbiosis in Apparently Healthy Adults

(1) Background: Intestinal dysbiosis has been implicated in numerous gastrointestinal, metabolic, and immune-mediated disorders; however, data regarding its prevalence in asymptomatic adults remain limited. This study evaluated the prevalence and integrated profile of microbiolog...

Biological reconstruction in the growing child after tumour resection: long-term outcomes of vascularized fibular epiphyseal transfer

Abstract Purpose Paediatric limb-salvage surgery after tumour resection is challenging because reconstruction must account for small skeletal dimensions, immature bone, and residual growth. This study aimed to evaluate the long-term clinical, radiological, functional, and oncolog...