2022: Recent submissions

  • Effects of hybrid polymericmaterial based on polycaprolactone on the environment 
    Fortună, Maria-Emiliana; Ungureanu, Elena; Jităreanu, Carmenica-Doina; Țopa, Denis-Constantin; Harabagiu, Valeria (MDPI, 2022-07-13)
    Polymers are of great interest in areas such as agriculture, medicine and pharmacy, the food and cosmetic industries, and the chemical and construction industries. However, many polymers are nonbiodegradable and are not ...
  • Yield and bulb quality of storage onion cultivars as affected by farming system and nitrogen dose 
    Golubkina, Nadezhda; Amalfitano, Carmine; Sekara, Agnieszka; Tallarita, Alessio; Pokluda, Robert; Stoleru, Vasile; Cuciniello, Antonio; Agafonov, Alexander; Kalisz, Andrzej; Hamburdă, Silvia-Brîndușa; Caruso, Gianluca (Elsevier Ltd., 2021-11-21)
    The need of sustainable management system is connected both to environmental safeguarding and to the increasing consumers’ demand for safety and premium-quality food. A research was carried out to assess the interactions ...
  • Clonal dissemination of extended-spectrum cephalosporin-resistant enterobacterales between dogs and humans in households and animal shelters of Romania 
    Cozma, Andreea-Paula; Rîmbu, Cristina-Mihaela; Zendri, Flavia; Măciucă, Iuliana-Elena; Timofte, Dorina (MDPI, 2022-09-13)
    Faecal carriage of extended-spectrum cephalosporin-resistant (ESC-R) Enterobacterales in healthy pets is a concerning issue. This study aimed to determine the prevalence, genetic background, and potential for interspecies ...
  • Chitosan-mediated environment-friendly synthesis of gold nanoparticles with enhanced photonic reactivity 
    Cazacu, Ana; Dobromir, Marius; Chiruță, Ciprian; Ursu, Elena-Laura (MDPI, 2022-10-24)
    We developed a very simple, efficient and environment-friendly synthesis method for the manufacturing of high-performance chitosan-capped gold nanoparticles that could be used for biosensing applications. Gold nanoparticles ...
  • Chaos synchronization of two Györgyi–Field systems for the Belousov–Zhabotinsky chemical reaction 
    Oancea, Andrei-Victor; Bodale, Ilie (MDPI, 2022-10-24)
    Chemical reactions with oscillating behavior can present a chaos state in specific conditions. In this study, we analyzed the dynamic of the chaotic Belousov–Zhabotinsky (BZ) reaction using the Györgyi–Field model in ...
  • Nutritional and antinutritional compounds in leaves of quinoa 
    Stoleru, Vasile; Jacobsen, Sven-Erik; Vitănescu, Maricel; Jităreanu, Gerard; Butnariu, Monica; Munteanu, Neculai; Stan, Teodor; Teliban, Gabriel-Ciprian; Cojocaru, Alexandru; Mihalache, Gabriela (Elsevier Ltd., 2021-11-29)
    In the context of climate change, especially for the temperate continental climate, new potential crop species are emerging, originating from the tropics. One of them is quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa Willd.) with multiple ...
  • Assessment of the fertilization capacity of the aquaculture sediment for wheat grass as sustainable alternative use 
    Burducea, Marian; Lobiuc, Andrei; Dîrvariu, Lenuța; Oprea, Eugen; Olaru, Ștefan-Mihăiță; Teliban, Gabriel-Ciprian; Stoleru, Vasile; Poghirc, Vlad-Andrei; Coroi Cara, Irina-Gabriela; Filip, Manuela; Rusu, Mariana; Zheljazkov, Valtcho D.; Barbacariu, Cristian-Alin (MDPI, 2022-02-25)
    Periodic removal of sediment from aquaculture ponds is practiced to maintain their productivity and animal welfare. The recovery of sediment as a plant fertilizer could alleviate the costs of sediment removal. The objective ...
  • Phytosterol and polyphenol contents and quinoa leave yields variation in relationships to variety, density and harvesting date 
    Stoleru, Vasile; Vitănescu, Maricel; Teliban, Gabriel-Ciprian; Cojocaru, Alexandru; Vlase, Laurian; Gheldiu, Ana-Maria; Mangalagiu, Ionel I.; Amăriucăi Mantu, Dorina; Burducea, Marian; Zheljazkov, Valtcho D.; Rusu, Oana-Raluca (MDPI, 2022-10-03)
    Quinoa is an Andean grain known for its gluten-free grains, which are used as a functional food. The aim of this research was to study the possibility of introducing quinoa as a vegetable crop grown for young leaves as ...
  • Carbon-isotope ratio (δ13C) and phenolic-compounds analysis in authenticity studies of wines from Dealu Mare and Cotnari Regions (Romania) 
    Popîrdă, Andreea; Luchian, Camelia-Elena; Colibaba, Lucia-Cintia; Focea, Elena-Cornelia; Nicolas, Sebastien; Noret, Laurence; Cioroiu, Ionel-Bogdan; Gougeon, Régis; Cotea, Valeriu V. (MDPI, 2022-09-23)
    In food quality, authenticity is one of the most important issues in the context of ensuring the safety and security of consumers, but it becomes even more important when wine is involved as this produce has become one ...
  • Influence evaluation of enzyme treatments on aroma profile of white wines 
    Scutarașu, Elena-Cristina; Luchian, Camelia-Elena; Vlase, Laurian; Nagy, Katalin; Colibaba, Lucia-Cintia; Trincă, Lucia-Carmen; Cotea, Valeriu V. (MDPI, 2022-11-19)
    Improving aroma profile represents one of the principal goals in winemaking. This paper focuses to evaluate the influence of enzymes applied before alcoholic fermentation of Feteasca regala and Sauvignon blanc wines, ...
  • Increasing amino acids content of white wines with enzymes treatments 
    Scutarașu, Elena-Cristina; Luchian, Camelia-Elena; Cioroiu, Ionel-Bogdan; Trincă, Lucia-Carmen; Cotea, Valeriu V. (MDPI, 2022-06-11)
    Wine’s chemical structure is affected by many biochemical transformations during the winemaking process, which are catalysed by specific enzymes. These compounds participate in the formation of amino acids, which also ...
  • Chemical composition and antioxidant activity of Ammi visnaga L. essential oil 
    Kamal, Fatima Zahra; Stanciu, Gabriela-Dumitrița; Lefter, Radu; Cotea, Valeriu V.; Niculaua, Marius; Ababei, Daniela-Carmen; Ciobîcă, Alin-Stelian; Ech-Chahad, Abdellah (MDPI, 2022-01-10)
    The present study evaluated the chemical composition and the in vitro and in vivo antioxidant potential of Ammi visnaga L. essential oil to provide a scientific basis for the use of this plant in the traditional ...
  • Contributions to the mathematical modeling of the threshing and separation process in an axial flow combine 
    Vlăduț, Nicolae-Valentin; Biriș, Sorin-Ștefan; Cârdei, Petru; Găgeanu, Iuliana; Cujbescu, Dan; Ungureanu, Nicoleta; Popa, Lorena-Diana; Perișoară, Lucian; Matei, Gheorghe; Teliban, Gabriel-Ciprian (MDPI, 2022-09-22)
    The paper presents a mathematical model that characterizes the process of threshing and separation from the threshing machine with an axial flow of a thresher, taking into account the following input parameters: material ...
  • Morphological, physiological and quality performances of basil cultivars under different fertilization types 
    Teliban, Gabriel-Ciprian; Burducea, Marian; Mihalache, Gabriela; Zheljazkov, Valtcho D.; Dincheva, Ivayla; Badjakov, Ilian; Popa, Lorena-Diana; Bodale, Ilie; Vlăduț, Nicolae-Valentin; Cojocaru, Alexandru; Munteanu, Neculai; Stan, Teodor; Caruso, Gianluca; Stoleru, Vasile (MDPI, 2022-12-19)
    The prospect of replacing traditional chemical fertilization with organic and microorganismbased fertilization meets the current demand for more sustainable cropping systems and healthy food. In this respect, research ...