AbstractIncreasing the labor force employment and participation rates is sustained by capitalization of human opportunities existent inrural areas. This entails a flexible and inclusive labour market and a decreasing rate of exclusion for some rural groups.This paper highlights the need of facilitating the access to the labour market by achievement of professional skills needed in nonagriculturalsectors from rural areas for the vulnerable groups as well as the entrepreneurial groups. The analysi...
Autori: Carmen Olguta Brezuleanu, ,
ISSN: 1843 - 3707
http://www.ecozone.ro/reviste.php?RID=26059

AbstractThis paper examines the impact of diversity policies and women’s participation in the workplace on the environmental scores ofcompanies. Using data from 3895 firms present in the ASSET4 database during 2006–2010, we report on the impact of diversitypolicies, women’s presence, and the major market location of companies on their environmental scores. The results show thatenvironmental scores increase with the presence of diversity policies and the location of the company outside Asia. Furt...
Autori: María-del-Val Segarra-Ońa
ISSN: 1843 - 3707
http://www.ecozone.ro/reviste.php?RID=26554

Abstract Individual exposure to particulate matter (PM) fractions is mainly determined by indoor source characteristics and personal activity patterns. This paper discusses experimental results obtained through the analysis of individual exposure of women to PM10 and PM2.5. To this purpose, 15 volunteers of different ages and lifestyles living/working in Ceccano (Italy) were selected and their exposures to PM10 and PM2.5 were measured through a handheld photometer. They also filled out a tim...
Autori: Giorgio Buonanno
ISSN: 1843 - 3707
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Pain levels may interfere with a patient`s decision when it comes to choosing an appropriate intrauterine system. To our knowledge, there is no study which compares the pain levels during and in the first weeks after the insertion of the levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system (LNG-IUS), opposed to copper T380A intrauterine device (C T380A IUD), considering the structural differences between the two devices. In the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology of University Emergency Hospital...
Autori: Monica Cirstoiu
ISSN: 1843 - 3707
http://www.ecozone.ro/reviste.php?RID=27022

Recently, the studies about vitamin B12 increased due to the high number of people who can develop vitamin B12 deficiency, namely: vegetarians, pregnant women or with vitamin B12 malabsorption. One solution to correct the low nutritional intake of vitamin B12 can be using food supplements or pharmaceuticals, based on the vitamin B12 microencapsulation. In the present research, the vitamin B12 microencapsulation and the controlled release of fresh and 4 months’ storage samples of vitamin B1...
Autori: Ioana C. Carlan
ISSN: 1843 - 3707
http://www.ecozone.ro/reviste.php?RID=27559

This study aims to measure the environmental concern in Romania, to investigate its state of fact at regional and county levels and to provide a better understanding of its determinants. Using data from World Values Survey (2010-2014), there were firstly analyzed the perceptions (care for environment, perspective on environmental pollution, alternative between protecting environment vs. economic growth), then active participation (membership in an environmental organization, financing ecological...
Autori: Simona-Roxana Ulman
ISSN: 1843 - 3707
http://www.ecozone.ro/reviste.php?RID=28147