Unravelling Heavy Metal Dynamics in Soil and Honey: A Case Study from Maramureș Region, Romania.

The study examined soil and honey samples from the Maramureș region, assessing potentially toxic elements and their concentrations. The highest concentrations were found for (Cu), (Zn), (Pb), (Cr), (Ni), (Cd), (Co), and (As), while (Hg) remained below the detection limit. Samples near anthropogenic sources displayed elevated metal levels, with the Aurul settling pond and Herja mine being major contamination sources.

Prevalence of Myopia Among Medical Students From "Grigore T. Popa" University of Medicine and Pharmacy.

Introduction: There are scientific evidences that the etiology of juvenile-onset myopia involves both genetic and environmental factors. Excessive near work represents the most frequently cited environmental factor associated with the development of this disease.

Objectives: The aim of our study was to assess some epidemiological aspects of myopia in today`s medical students from “Grigore T.

RETROSPECTIVE EPIDEMIOLOGIC RESEARCH ON PREVALENCE OF INFECTIONS IN SURGICALLY TREATED ONCOLOGIC PATIENTS.

Unlabelled: The aim of this work was the retrospective study of the frequency of infections in surgically treated oncologic patients.

Material And Methods: Our research included 753 oncologic patients treated at the Second Surgical Clinic of the Regional Institute of Oncology, Iaşi, between January 2013 and December 2014, with the selection of cases which had infectious complications.

Results: The lot of patients was structured in 7 age groups and the most frequent oncologic patients had ages between 60-79 years.

Clinical epidemiological study on the incidence of Escherichia coli infections in the cancer patients admitted to Surgery Department II of the Iasi Regional Oncology Institute in 2013.

Unlabelled: The aim of study was to identify pathogens involved in hospital-acquired or community-acquired infections in patients suffering from various types of cancers.

Material And Methods: A clinical epidemiological study included a group of 355 cancer patients admitted and operated at the Surgery Department II of the Iasi Regional Oncology Institute in 2013 was performed using data from hospital statistical service and the surgery and laboratory records, then processed by epidemi ological and statistical methods.

Results: In cancer patients the pathogen most commonly involved in infections was E.

Clinical-epidemiological study on advanced non-small cell lung cancer.

Aim: To assess the clinical and epidemiological features of all three main histological types of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).

Materials And Methods: The study included 34 patients with NSCLC admitted to specialized units of the Iasi Regional Cancer Institute (IRCI) in the interval May 2012 - May 2014. Data were collected electronically based on a clinical-epidemiological survey form.

Clostridium difficile epidemic outbreak in an oncology unit.

Aims: Contributions to the knowledge of some peculiarities of C. difficile involvement in human pathology, nosocomial infections (NI) included.

Material And Methods: This clinico-epidemiological and laboratory study included 14 patients admitted to the Medical Clinic of the Iasi Regional Cancer Institute with the diagnosis of C.

Antioxidant potential of different plum cultivars during storage.

Plums, the most commonly consumed fruits from Romania, are fruits rich in bioactive compounds, such as antioxidants. This research work was carried out to investigate the antioxidant potential of twelve plum cultivars, fresh and stored during 10days at 4°C by using different methods (DPPH, ORAC and erythrocyte resistance to haemolysis). The contents of total phenolic compounds and total anthocyanins were also determined by specific spectrometric methods.

[Incidence of nosocomial infections at the Recovery Clinic of Iaşi Hospital, in 2004-2005].

Objectives: The nosocomial infections remain a major public health problem. The descriptive study has been performed on a sample of 37541 patients hospitalized in the sanitary during 2004-2005. The aim of the study was to evaluate the declared and real incidence of nosocomial infections, to evaluate the risk factors and the etiological agents involved in their occurrence.

[The epidemiological aspects and prevalence of markers in those with viral hepatitis C in some population categories in 1994-1997 in Iaşi County].

The results of the epidemiological, clinical and laboratory investigations, carried out in the 1994-1997 interval in the Iaşi district, on various populational groups, to indicate the prevalence of the antibodies anti-HVC possessors are presented. In 3611 patients with clinical-epidemiological HCV diagnosis, it was recorded a prevalence of the anti-HCV antibodies (AcHCV) presence of 22.7%.