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Soprano Lucia Stãnescu, the First Romanian Canto professor in Italy, a Model of Professionalism and Spiritual Growth

Author(s): Ruxandra Mirea / Language(s): English / Issue: 1/2016

Keywords: Lucia Stănescu; Lyrical artist; Transylvania; God; Christian-orthodox; Italy; Romania; sound maintenance; human voice; lyric opera;

Lucia Stănescu shined on the stage of the Lyric theater for 32 years, both in the country and abroad. The lirico spinto soprano, revealing a strong artistic personality, became a model in what concerns the performance of the roles of Puccini, and not only. Her vivacious and flexible voice combined with her magnetic and convincing theatricality in every role she had performed. Lyrical artist Lucia Stănescu is a person of intellectual refinement, passionate about and devoted to music and its servants, mature or still students. She is, also, a model in what concerns the support of the free movement of values. Professor Lucia Stănescu’s laborious work has been accomplished through the art of molding voices shaped in the manner of a Romanian singing school, carrying the joy of living, of giving, of being.

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Marks of Music Reception through Moral Dimension

Author(s): Ruxandra Mirea / Language(s): English / Issue: 1/2016

Keywords: Music; Musical aesthetics; Ethics; Moral; Psalmody; Niccolo Paganini; Hector Berlioz; Giuseppe Verdi; Igor Stravinski;

Ethics is the science that comprises the complete rules of moral conduct. Ethics is the science, while moral is the instrument. Moral, whose etymology comes from the Latin word mores-moralis, meaning “custom,” represents a number of beliefs and attitudes reflected in principles and laws, historically and socially determined, that establishes human relationships and their social inclusion, being based on conscience. It is not law,but mass conscience what prevails in approaching the conflict between good and bad. The present study begins by presenting the psalmodic genre that belongs to the religious music and which is an initium of forms and genres, as its component, the Christian worship chant, did not receive social censure. It is a model of musical perfection through its peacefulness brought by the sacred verses.

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The Resonant Icon of the Romanians, Tatăl Nostru (Our Father) by Ciprian Porumbescu

Author(s): Ruxandra Mirea,Ciprian SAVIN / Language(s): English / Issue: 1/2016

Keywords: Tatăl Nostru (Our father); Ciprian Porumbescu; Romanian; God; music; golden section, Sacral music; creation – mathematical sense;

Ciprian Porumbescu was the Romanian composer who brought his contribution to the national cultural gallery, serving the art of sounds through his faith. In the course of his short life (1853- 1883), he brought into the hearts of Romanian people a warm creation, with a gentle touch, but full of powerful emotional force. His style is part of the Romanticism, revealing ways of expression and musical languages endowed with strong emotional feelings, the love of God, of people, of family. His work, often pictorial,creates musical images through natural and harmonious bindings, that are, also, simple,suggestive and easy to be perceived. Ciprian Porumbescu decided to dedicate his life to serving God through his music. The valuable sacral works of the composer are the expression of his everlasting love for God Almighty. The lyrics of the Prayer to God,selected by the composer, are those from the Gospel of Matthew 6- 9-13. The content of the prayer, with a two-dimensional structure, carries a genuine symbolism through its messages. The work has 40 measures, this meaning the 40 days in which our Savior Jesus Christ, spent on earth, after His Resurrection, revealing himself to all, until His ascension to Heaven on the mount Tabor.

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Social and ecological aspects of sustainable developments

Author(s): Tomasz Trojanowski / Language(s): English / Issue: 1/2016

Keywords: natural environment; social aspects; ecological aspects; sustainable development;

The rapid pace of economic development of modern societies contributes to the environmental and social risks. Excessive exploitation of natural resources of the Earth needed to ensure the production processes intensifies the negative impact of manufacturing enterprises on the environment and is the cause of social problems. The global socio-environmental threats mentioned are forcing the international community to take action to deal with the existing issue of the modern world. The answer to the threats is the sustainable development, whose ideas reflect respect for the environment and social aspects in order to provide opportunities for the development of future generations while ensuring the achievement of the objectives of economic enterprises.The essence of this paper are the social and environmental aspects of sustainable development. The paper presents the main social problems of modern humanity. It indicates, inter alia, rapid population growth of the Earth inhabitants and the consumerist attitude of societies. The remaining part of the paper presents environmental problems.The major environmental threats our planet are listed. The final part of the paper includes a summary.

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Ecotheological applicative researches

Author(s): Cristiana Oprea,Tudor Cosmin Ciocan / Language(s): English / Issue: 1/2016

Keywords: environmental issues; risk management; ecotheology; monitoring; nature conservation;

There is a real need for a rational and scientific debate between all parties involved in environmental risk management in Romania and the region of Central and Southeast Europe against the human domination of nature. The issue of industrial risks is of great significance especially in the Romanian technology park highly wear and aging,involving specialized knowledge and industry-specific risk.Thus, the development of activities to increase awareness of hazards in communities located near some areas and industrial plants that pose a high ecological risk is required.The main ecotheological objective is to develop a network platform type and a coordination group through which it aims to implement the theological program in the light of environmental concerns.It is undoubtedly difficult for Theological Organizations to practically realize by themselves such systems involving additional resources for maintenance and operation of ecological values, such as ecosystem management and sustainability. Orientation toward concerns about environmental hazards and risks, health, and safety of the population, will help the achievement of constructive theology as philosophy, in the category of those who want to reach religious-environmental results while respecting community in which it is located.There is a real need for a rational and scientific debate between all parties involved in environmental risk management in Romania and the region of Central and Southeast Europe against the human domination of nature. The issue of industrial risks is of great significance especially in the Romanian technology park highly wear and aging,involving specialized knowledge and industry-specific risk.Thus, the development of activities to increase awareness of hazards in communities located near some areas and industrial plants that pose a high ecological risk is required.The main ecotheological objective is to develop a network platform type and a coordination group through which it aims to implement the theological program in the light of environmental concerns.It is undoubtedly difficult for Theological Organizations to practically realize by themselves such systems involving additional resources for maintenance and operation of ecological values, such as ecosystem management and sustainability. Orientation toward concerns about environmental hazards and risks, health, and safety of the population, will help the achievement of constructive theology as philosophy, in the category of those who want to reach religious-environmental results while respecting community in which it is located.

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A Pilgrimage through Traditional Romania

Author(s): Nicoleta Stanca / Language(s): English / Issue: 1/2016

Keywords: travel writing; collective and individual memory; crosses; Ireland; Romania; Peter Hurley;

This paper will look at the manner in which Romania is perceived by an Irishman, Peter Hurley, living here for twenty years, traveling on foot from Săpânța to Bucharest (26 days, 650 kilometers) and recounting it all in a book, The Way of the Crosses (2013). The title of Hurley’s book may have been inspired by a hybrid Irish-Romanian experience, signaled to the author by another Irishman, Shaun Davey, who, in 2009, composed music triggered by the “lyrics” of the epitaphs on the crosses in the Merry Cemetery of Săpânța, Romania. Traveling, being inspired by Romanian landscape and culture, with the background of the Irish writer’s “sense of place”, Hurley’s account is meant to reach audiences beyond the Romanian border and enable further interaction. The project of walking the way of the crosses and the writing about it, drawing maps and showing pictures fit in the Irish author’s preoccupations with bringing to the fore authentic traditional Romania. His travel writing becomes a means through which Romanian-Irish personal and collective memory are transmitted beyond boundaries, avoiding ideological perspectives, using elements such as Dacian pottery, Romanian ceramic production today and the story of the last family of potters in Maramureș. The translation of aspects of Romanian culture involves recalling legends, rituals, beliefs, stories, historical accounts, which are resituated in a transnational context (for instance, haystack making in Maramureș and the West of Ireland, Romanian children in popular costumes playing with plastic Chinese-made toy-guns, a Romanian peasant as the Last of the Mahicans). Hybridity also results from the author’s bilingualism (e.g. praying at a troiță in Romanian and translating the prayer into English in the book or keeping the Romanian words for “traistă”, “horincă”, “zacuscă”, “șindrile”).

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The National Ideology, a Constant Philosophical Poetry in the Creativity of Giuseppe Schirò Di Maggio

Author(s): Manjola Sulaj,Polo Olieta / Language(s): English / Issue: 1/2016

Keywords: national ideology; constant philosophic poetry; concept of homeland recreation; connection with tradition; Albanian world;

The poetry of Giuseppe Schirò Di Maggio, one of the most important nowadays personalities in the field of Albanian literature, is a “window” that provides the Arbëresh world recognition from different perspectives, focusing especially on highlighting the existence and the Arbëresh identity preservation but also the risks that threaten it. In this article we aim to show that the national ideology in the poetry of Giuseppe Schirò Di Maggio is a constant philosophical poetry which becomes an Albanian conscience reviving the hope to strengthen the part of the Albanian ethnic identity to the Arbëresh people, previously isolated and now opened to the Albanian world, and emotionally part of it. In the context of the Arbëresh community to which he himself belongs, Giuseppe Schirò Di Maggio is a poet with clear targets and a leader of today’s Arbëresh world with his ideals.

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The Relation between the Hebrew People in the Old Testament and the Science of Those Times

Author(s): Adrian Vasile / Language(s): English / Issue: 1/2016

Keywords: the Hebrew people; the Old Testament; Language; History; Philosophy; Geography; Astronomy; Mathematics;

Man is God’s only creation who was given reason, will and feeling, having been created in God’s own image. Reason refers to man’s ability to know nature and to rule over it (Genesis I, 28) which occurred throughout his millenary existence through the development of science in all its aspects. Science is the fruit of the divine gift offered through genesis – man’s wisdom (Proverbs I, 7). The first step taken by man was to develop writing to help him record his actions, his nature-related discoveries or his feelings towards the world around him. Later on man has developed the other sides of science: mathematics, physics, astronomy, philosophy, etc. For the Hebrew people, science was subjected to religion and urged it to apprehend the divine work. The science of the Hebrews in the Old Testament was known to the cultures and civilizations of the old oriental peoples.

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Science and Religious impacts on the Indian Society

Author(s): Jaya Kumar Jacob Mukthipudi,Brahmaji Rao / Language(s): English / Issue: 1/2016

Keywords: culture; yoga; tradition; technology; environment; society; ecosystems; mythology; pollution; poverty; population; religion;

There are three fundamental aspects in every Indian Society, constantly quarrelling, contradicting and compromising one another every time and contributing pollution at alarming rate. They are cultural, secular and religious aspects. Understanding the Interplay of these three aspects can give us valuable information regarding the country’s spiritual forwardness and its social backwardness; ultimately relieve us from the mystery of Indian system. In every aspect, poverty is constant and pollution is dynamic. All Indians are struggling for existence in everyday life. Economy and Ecology are another two aspects, which exploiting the natural resources. Traditionally and technologically, people of India follow religious as well as scientific sentiments. Gap in between poor and rich are widening, inspiring controversy and increasing crime rate. Women are more vulnerable facing insecurity of life problem. Political system is always dominating aspect and acting as opportunistic, parasitic in nature. Knowledge and intelligence of Indians in mother land are vain; where as in foreign lands it is gainful. Brain drain is one more additional problem in recent years in India. Here Education system is in dilemma position and failed to empower the 60% youth in progressive direction, which is a largest in the world. Now India is suffering with falsehood and false prestige. The seventy years of independence and self-rule are fruitless more over throwing into debt nation with uncontrolled over population, poverty and pollution pang. Religion without superstitions and Science without side effects are impossible in Indian Society. In this paper researcher investigates the real life problems in India for further rectification. With a view to overcome this pathetic situation in India a new nationalistic and socialistic dimension of life-saver concept was identified namely Yogic Environmentalism [YE] which is an unique journey of humans through their interior, exterior and ulterior spheres to reach a green paradise on Earth. This paper focuses on the symbiotic and synergetic relationship in-between the concepts of ancient yoga and recent environment.

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The Theory of a multilayered Reality.

Author(s): Tudor Cosmin Ciocan / Language(s): English / Issue: 1/2016

Keywords: conscious; predictability; phenomenology; ontology; fabric; matter; creation; God; circumstantial;

The experiments of quantum physics indicate that an electron will change its behavior/ reality depending on whether or not the electron is being observed as if the particle is aware that it is being observed. The reality thus is presumed to be, or only to be thought of as a scenario that can be altered, changed, or imagined differently depending on the observer or the screenwriter. Our historical development made us think that the reality has as many facets as we want it to have, and none is more real than the other, as long there is a self-conscious being aware of it even if it has more accuracy or it stands on more evidence or arguments each proponent can bring into it. Therefore, a world full of unseen creatures that moves and determines a child’s life is not less authentic than one full of invisible particles making the world running and moving for a scientist. Each has its proofs, trials, ways of probation, so it is entirely entitled to be considered ‘real.’ However, what happens when concurrent theories over the same circumstance pronounce several valid testimonies? Do we have to pronounce either their validity based on the evidence brought by their proponents or should we consider only one of them? On what grounds can we make either these selections? It would be wrong to say that the reality is, in fact, the construct of a multitude of layers, each with different consistency and evidence, each real and provable, therefore each entitled to be called ‘reality’? Hence, consciousness can change reality just by being aware of it. In this context, we will also take into account the story of creation and see how it fits in this context.

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Morphological and Termal Studies of Synthesized Ethanehydroximohydrazide (1Z, 2E)- N’-[(1Z)-1-biphenyl-4-yl-2-bromoethylidene]- 2-(hydroxyimino) and Its Metal Complexes

Author(s): Nursabah Sarikavakli / Language(s): English / Issue: 1/2016

Keywords: vic-Dioxim; Ligand; Hydrazone; Hydrazoneoxime; Coordination compounds;

A new vic-dioxime derivative including the hydrazone group ligand with four N-donor set and its coordination compounds with Co(III), Ni(II), Cu(II) and Zn(II) metal centres were synthesized. For this task, these compounds were characterized by spectral analyses like FTIR, 1H, 13C NMR, HMQC, molar conductances ΛM (-1), elemental analysis, magnetic moment and thermal behavior (TG) of the compounds was determined by simultaneous thermogravimetric. All of the coordination compounds were prepared under similar conditions from the ligand and the corresponding metal salts by putting them of a strong base. On the basis of the magnetic and spectral evidences a square-planar geometry for [Ni(HL)2] and [Cu(HL)2] complexes, octahedral geometry for [(HL)2Co.2H2O] and tedrahedral geometry for [Zn(LH)CI].H2O complex were introduced.

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Germination Behaviour of Lawsonia inermis L. as Influenced by Polyethylene Glycol (PEG)

Author(s): Enneb Hanen / Language(s): English / Issue: 1/2016

Keywords: L.inermis; Water stress; Cumulative germination rate; Mean germination time; Germination stress tolerance index;

Tunisian Flora is well known for its richness and diversity of medicinal plants such as henna plant (Lawsonia inermis L.) a flowering plant belongs to the family of Lyteraceae, distributed in dry tropical and subtropical zones including North Africa. This plant pertains to continental oases where water shortage, constitute the essential limiting factor of agricultural production. The present study was carried out to evaluate the impact of water stress on the germination of the henna plant (Lawsonia inermis L.). Seeds were germinated under stress of aqueous Polyethylene Glycol (PEG) solutions blended to create water potentials of 0, -0.2, -0.4, -0.6, - 0.8 and -1 MPa. Results showed that seeds germinated in PEG solutions exhibited significantly lower cumulative germination rate (CGR) than control especially when water potential fell below -0.6 MPa. Mean germination time (MGT) was delayed by increasing PEG concentrations, while germination stress tolerance index (GSTI) was decreased with the increase in PEG concentrations. The highest percentage of GSTI in stressed condition was 84.13% for PEG (-0.2MPa) whereas, the lowest value was 8.37% for PEG (-1MPa).

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The Psychophys behind the “Banariu visual phenomenon” - A particular case of Entoptic Phenomenon

Author(s): Mihaela Rus,Gheorghe Mihail Banariu / Language(s): English / Issue: 1/2016

Keywords: Banariu; method; phenomenon; phosphene; entoptic; clinical; observations; brightness; particular; case;

To describe the psychophysics behind the Banariu visual phenomenon is a delight. Scientifically, a phenomenon is any event that is observable. In this case we will be describing an entoptic phenomenon (ent means within and optic means the eye). Before starting to experience the phenomenon, ask yourself: Does the eye lie? It is certainly undeniable that it does not, anyway, not voluntarily. Even if it may not lie, it does not mean that for a moment at least it can’t be lied to. In this case the patient suddenly experiences dizziness and a feeling of falling on his back accompanied by a brief moment of slight brightness. Because of this “brightness”, it is obvious that Banariu visual phenomenon is a particular case of Phosphene. In fact, Phosphene appears as the movement of multiple light sensations. But that Banariu visual phenomenon when expressed, at least in descriptions, gives the illusion of light growth. This will generate the sensation of falling, especially when the head is tilted back to look upward. These clinical observations have led to the working out of a method to establish when the phenomenon occurs, but it relies basically on the sincerity of the subject analyzed (Banariu method). In this method the subject studied is asked to look up quickly at a fixed point which should preferably be at the equivalent height of a second or third floor of a building. Meanwhile, a medical team should be standing behind the patient to catch him if he falls back.

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A Transdisciplinary Approach of the Conflictual Paradigm, a Semiophysical Context

Author(s): Ilie Soritau,Ioan G. Pop / Language(s): English / Issue: 1/2016

Keywords: conflictual paradigm; synergistic communication; top down and bottom up knowledge search window; ethic semiotic filter of values; deferential difference; transdisciplinarity;

The communication and the authority rank issue in resolving the conflict in Paul’s letter to Philemon are two important issues to be addressed in this application. The problem of the role of communication in general and particularly in this paper can be summarized by three points: a) communication is closely related to knowledge and understanding; b) communication’s purpose is to connect to others; c) communication can play a decisive role in influence and persuasion. Addressing this topic involves a synthesis between exegesis, as an essential part in the study of the text and communication within the larger context of science education. One can easily identify the deep relational character of the epistle, which is why it can be framed in synergistic communication with a warm language, full of sacrificial overflow, forgiving and ministering love. We can identify as the author of this short epistle not only Paul as a theologian, but especially Paul as a wise old man.

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A Page of Romanian Pilgrimage History

Author(s): Constantin Claudiu Cotan / Language(s): English / Issue: 1/2016

Keywords: pilgrimage; faithful; prayers; ways; monasteries; saints; monks;

Pilgrimage has been one of the dimensions of the Christian life ever since ancient times. The desire to go to the places related to the activity of Jesus Christ, our Saviour, or to the life of the best-known saints of Christianity has always been present in the hearts of the faithful. Mount Athos and Jerusalem have become the most desired destinations of the Orthodox faithful. It is to these places that the Romanian pilgrims went to. This study presents the best-known pilgrimages of the Romanian Orthodox pilgrims and their travel impressions which they published for everybody to known about them.

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Human Immanent Cognition in the Preсhristian Slavic Culture

Author(s): Alexandru Oprea,Cristiana Oprea,Emanuel George Oprea / Language(s): English / Issue: 1/2016

Keywords: Pre-Christian Slavic culture; religion and traditions; immanent cognition; transcendental in paganism;

Slavic Pre-Christian paganisms have a pretty good mythology, strong traditions and an extensive culture founded on solid immanent conceptions about Universe and Life. Why? This is the result of thousands of years melting process of specific geographical conditions and natural phenomena with unseen regulatory influences of something Higher. Any religion that was created has the main purpose to give to the mankind some clear answers of how our World has appeared in correlation with fundamental moral precepts. This is possible through inner self-knowledge of natural philosophy and was possible also in Pre-Christian Slavic culture in spite of the fact that many notions and necessary ideas were not so developed like in Ancient Greek Civilization. The present work is trying to open some Immanence aspects of traditional Pre- Christian Slavic culture in relation with Mankind. The discussions, argues and controversies in Philosophy around the origins of the basics ideas of World View and their influences on the People’s Life during the History until our days are well known.

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Prophetic symbols in the book of prophet Daniel

Author(s): Ioan-Gheorghe Rotaru / Language(s): English / Issue: 1/2016

Keywords: prophet Daniel; prophetic book; symbols; Old Testament;

The prophet Daniel, like many compatriots, was taken prisoner of war in Babylon after the military expedition of the year 605 BC Jerusalem, military campaign led by Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon. The prophet Daniel wrote his prophetic book, the book that bears his name, written in a symbolic language, in the manner of military strategists who conveyed the messages in a symbolically encoded.

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Some Aspects of Hesychasm and Society

Author(s): Emanuel George Oprea / Language(s): English / Issue: 1/2016

Keywords: Christianism; Orthodoxy; ascetism; prayer; monarchism; spirituality;

The Hesychasm has a unique doctrine which combines many Eastern concepts and connects to a world of the West and the East. This belief practiced a kind of prayer, which is repeated “Lord, have mercy” and it repeats so often that even resembles rather a kind of mantra which appeals to the inner world that unites the human spirit with reality for a conscious perception of their actions with full awareness and sobriety to evaluate absolutely everything. This practice of awareness is practiced in many faiths of the East. One of the closest to realization is the Buddhism. Some researchers even consider Sufism.

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How Science and Scripture Intersect: A Concrete, Chronological, Connection between the Biblical Six “Days” of Creation and the “Evolution” Timelines

Author(s): Eloise T. Choice / Language(s): English / Issue: 1/2016

Keywords: Creation; Theory of Evolution; Intelligent Design; Pre- and Post- Geologic Timelines; Astronomy; Geology; Archaeology;

A Debilitating Conflict Resolved. The account of Creation (as chronicled in the Biblical book of Genesis, King James Version 1611, in Tankah: The Holy Scriptures, in The Holy Quran, and in extra-Biblical texts) and the scientifically determined pre-geologic, geologic, and “evolution” timelines regarding the development of the universe, the Earth and life upon it, fuse. What Scriptures say happened on each of the six “days” of Creation precisely parallels that which scientists have determined to have occurred during the universe’s 13.7-billion-years of existence and Earth’s 4.7-billion-year development. The concrete connection between the two serves the religious interest as it validates the Intelligent Design belief. It serves the secular interest of helping Biblical Literalists to advance in their attainment of scientific knowledge as it provides evidence that the universe, the earth, and life upon it, were not created less than 10,000 years ago in six literal 24-hour periods.

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A Short Note on the Scientific Attitude, the Religious Attitude and the Surrational

Author(s): Bruno Marchal / Language(s): English / Issue: 1/2016

Keywords: science; theology; attitude; surrational; platonism; machine; self-reference;

We explain that the scientific attitude, with a “good understanding” of what is science, might be the most genuinely religious attitude, and that in fact, religion and science are much closer than what we are usually told. Nevertheless they cannot be identified effectively in any terrestrial applications without leading to inconsistency, but are truly, and thus non effectively, identical in the ever guessed true realm.

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