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Food and nutrition are topics constantly covered, in various forms, in the media, both in fiction and non-fiction areas. New approaches and associations have recently emerged in the media coverage of this broad issue, with topics such as healthy eating, sustainable nutrition, various dietary trends, risks associated with nutrition or, general speaking, lifestyles, treatment and attitudes towards animals intended for consumption, environmental damage, etc. currently representing themes addressed in the media as frequently as recipes, dietary recommendations, plant cultivation and animal husbandry, as well as traditional dishes and culinary habits. This paper presents the results of a comparative study on the media coverage of nutrition in Romania and Germany. The research, based on a content analysis of online thematic press articles from the two countries, covers a period of three years (2014--2016). The main research objectives pursued in the study are identifying the most relevant aspects regarding both the content and the form of media coverage of the topic of nutrition, and making comparisons in these respects. The paper particularly discusses the similarities and differences between the two countries as regards the media construction of the issue of food as a general concern. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Of all 8 ministers of France in Bucharest between 1880 and 1916, the name of Camille Blondel is the most known. It couldn't be different. The French diplomat succeeded, during his mission in Bucharest, to contribute to a rapprochement between Romania and France at the beginning of XX century. In this paper, we have been looking to surprise aspects of his activity in Romanian Old Kingdom before the outbreak of First World War and after 1914. During the period of Romania's neutrality he had intense activity until May 1916, when he was suddenly replaced. He didn't leave Romania, preferring to stay and withdraw to Iai along with the Romanian administration at the end of 1916. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Copyright of Oltenia, Studii si Comunicari Seria Stiintele Naturii is the property of Museum of Oltenia Craiova and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)

Is being born Romanian really a futility? In this paper we shall try to examine a part of the dark vision, often daunting, of Emil Cioran on the history of a "quiet, calm, fellow and sinner" people. This is a picture full of color, but biting at the same time, of a minor nation whose rhythm of life is living in the harmonies of the unforgettable ballad of resignation - Miorita... [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Twenty years since the beginning of the democratization process and four years since the accession to the European Union, the debates taking place in the Romanian public space are dominated by the rhetoric of the crisis. Based on the frame analysis, this article analyses the discourses of the main Romanian political parties, held during the 2009 European election's campaign, in order to examine the links between the images of Europe and the perceptions of the state of the Romanian democracy. The paper argues that for the Romanian political elite the European Union is a structure of economic, normative and identity opportunity. This image of Europe is shaped by their perceptions on the functioning of the Romanian democracy. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper aims at analysing several clichés and facts about Romania, filtered through the perspectives of a French and a Romanian researcher. It does so in order to reveal that the force of a cliché is sometimes greater than that of the factual reality. Being situated at the confluence of several cultural axes, Romania is not a homogenous country, but Balkan, Eastern and Central European at one and the same time. This geographical position has brought about Romania's image of a "marginal" space, exotic and unique. Being viewed as one of the last "terra incognita" in Europe, the Romanian space is a victim of stereotypes. Out of the multitude of ideas about Romania, be they preconceived or not, we chose to discuss the myth of Dracula, and some of the positive and negative valences pertaining to it, such as the notion of "traditional Romanian hospitality", "Romanians as thieves", 'Bucharest - the little Paris' and "The beauty of Romanian women". [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Although the past two centuries have witnessed at least a few significant contributions, one cannot speak of a historiographic retrospective of the Romanian philosophy of history per se. Authors such as A. D. Xenopol (1847-1920), Lucian Blaga (1895-1961), Mircea Eliade (1907-1986) and Neagu Djuvara (n. 1916) have in turns elaborated more or less systematic viewpoints upon history, marking out the field through works of great consistency. Nevertheless, their acknowledgement in this particular field of interest is still scarce, while other authors, maybe less systematic, yet highly inciting, remain insufficiently explored and deciphered. The present paper aims at pursuing two of the historians who although did not leave theoretical works of great importance, have nevertheless worked out their personal approaches and inherent premises with great insight, providing suggestions for a different way of understanding the mission of historians and historiography. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The study presents a distinct chapter in the history of Romanian-Italian diplomatic relations, focusing on the recognition of Romania's independence. The Berlin Peace Treaty (1878) recognized Romania's independence, provided that the country granted political rights to non-Christians (Art. 44) and accepted the exchange of territory between Bessarabia and Dobruja (Art. 45). In its Article 7, the Romanian Constitution only recognized the political rights of its Christian citizens. In October 1878, the Parliament ratified the territorial clauses of the Berlin Treaty and amended the fundamental law of the country. The paper presents the efforts undertaken by the Romanian diplomats, focusing on the relation with Italy. They eventually managed to gain recognition for the country's independence (December 1879), and the Romanian diplomatic agency in Roma was given the status of foreign legation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Abstract: The diatom assemblages as environmental evolution recording of the Paratethys area during Sarmatian times. This paper is a detailed study based on Sarmatian (Middle Miocene) diatom assemblages, characterized by high biologic productivity and diversity from the Zarand Basin (Romania). A total of 240 diatom taxa were identified, leading to the conclusion that successive environmental variations such as changes in palaeosalinity and palaeobathimetry had taken place during this period. Water-level increases are correlated with marine influx based on the presence of boreal or subtropical marine taxa. Each marine-dominated episode is followed by one of continental influence: an isolated system where freshwater taxa are a common occurrence. To cite this article: S. Saint Martin, C. R. Palevol 4 (2005) . [Copyright &y& Elsevier]