Volume 10, Issue 20, 2021

ACRYLAMIDE IN FRENCH FRIES PREPARED IN AT HOME AND FAST FOOD CONDITIONS

: Alina Cristina Adascălului, Mioara Negoiță, Adriana Laura Mihai, Gabriela-Andreea Horneț

06-12 Abstract | Full Text PDF | acrylamide, French fries, GC-MS/MS-SPE.

Adascălului, A.C., Negoiță, M., Mihai, A.L., Horneț, G.A. (2021). ACRYLAMIDE IN FRENCH FRIES PREPARED IN AT HOME AND FAST FOOD CONDITIONS. Current Trends in Natural Sciences, 10(20), 06-12. https://doi.org/10.47068/ctns.2021.v10i20.001

DETERMINATION OF HERBAGE YIELD AND QUALITY OF DIFFERENT SOYBEAN VARIETIES

: Yasin Akinci, Mahmut Kaplan

13-18 Abstract | Full Text PDF | cultivar, forage quality parameters, hay yield, protein yield, Soybean.

Akinci, Y., Kaplan, M. (2021). DETERMINATION OF HERBAGE YIELD AND QUALITY OF DIFFERENT SOYBEAN VARIETIES. Current Trends in Natural Sciences, 10(20), 13-18. https://doi.org/10.47068/ctns.2021.v10i20.002

INVERTEBRATES OF CONSERVATIVE INTEREST FROM PLATFORMA COTMEANA, A ROMANIAN NATURAL PROTECTED AREA

: Daniela Bărbuceanu, Alina Mihaela Truţă

19-31 Abstract | Full Text PDF | biology, Natura 2000, saproxylic beetles, species distribution

Bărbuceanu, D., Truță, A.M. (2021). INVERTEBRATES OF CONSERVATIVE INTEREST FROM PLATFORMA COTMEANA, A ROMANIAN NATURAL PROTECTED AREA. Current Trends in Natural Sciences, 10(20), 19-31. https://doi.org/10.47068/ctns.2021.v10i20.003

THE COMPOST, A SOURCE OF PLANT BENEFICIAL BACTERIA WITH BIOCONTROL POTENTIAL

: Oana-Alina Boiu-Sicuia, Vasilica Stan, Călina Petruța Cornea

32-38 Abstract | Full Text PDF | biocontrol, compost, plant-beneficial bacteria.

Boiu-Sicuia, O.A., Stan, V., Cornea, C.P. (2021). THE COMPOST, A SOURCE OF PLANT BENEFICIAL BACTERIA WITH BIOCONTROL POTENTIAL. Current Trends in Natural Sciences, 10(20), 32-38. https://doi.org/10.47068/ctns.2021.v10i20.004

COMPARISON OF GRAIN FEED QUALITY OF DIFFERENT BROAD BEAN GENOTYPES

: Beyza Ciftci, Yusuf Murat Kardes, Kagan Kokten, Mahmut Kaplan

39-42 Abstract | Full Text PDF | broad bean, genotype, crude protein, ADF, NDF.

Ciftci, B., Kardes, Y.M., Kokten, K., Kaplan, M. (2021). COMPARISON OF GRAIN FEED QUALITY OF DIFFERENT BROAD BEAN GENOTYPES. Current Trends in Natural Sciences, 10(20), 39-42. https://doi.org/10.47068/ctns.2021.v10i20.005

EFFECT OF MATURITY STAGES ON POTENTIAL NUTRITIVE VALUE OF VICIA CRACCA (L.) HAY

: Beyza Ciftci, Onur Okumus, Sati Uzun, Mahmut Kaplan

43-47 Abstract | Full Text PDF | Chemical composition, harvest time, mineral content, Vicia cracca.

Ciftci, B., Okumus, O., Uzun, S., Kaplan, M. (2021). EFFECT OF MATURITY STAGES ON POTENTIAL NUTRITIVE VALUE OF VICIA CRACCA (L.) HAY. Current Trends in Natural Sciences, 10(20), 43-47. https://doi.org/10.47068/ctns.2021.v10i20.006

IDENTIFICATION OF SOME ROOTSTOCKS FOR WATERMELON CULTURES FROM ROMANIA

: Mădălina Doltu, Elena Dragomir, Bogdan Iordache, Dorin Sora

48-52 Abstract | Full Text PDF | Cucurbitaceae, grafted culture, rootstock, scion, yield.

Doltu, M., Dragomir, E., Iordache, B., Sora, D. (2021). IDENTIFICATION OF SOME ROOTSTOCKS FOR WATERMELON CULTURES FROM ROMANIA. Current Trends in Natural Sciences, 10(20), 48-52. https://doi.org/10.47068/ctns.2021.v10i20.007

CHARACTERIZATION IN TERMS OF COMPOSITION AND PHYTOTOXICITY OF AQUEOUS SPORES EXTRACT

: Oana-Alexandra Drăghiceanu, Anca Nicoleta Șuțan, Codruța Mihaela Dobrescu, Nicoleta Doruța Bătut-Andrei, Liliana Cristina Soare, Carmen Mihaela Topală

53-60 Abstract | Full Text PDF | bimetallic nanoparticles, extracts, fern spores, FT-IR, Pisum sativum.

Drăghiceanu, O.A., Șuțan, A.N., Dobrescu, C.M., Bătut-Andrei, N.D., Soare, L.C., Topală, C.M. (2021). CHARACTERIZATION IN TERMS OF COMPOSITION AND PHYTOTOXICITY OF AQUEOUS SPORES EXTRACT. Current Trends in Natural Sciences, 10(20), 53-60. https://doi.org/10.47068/ctns.2021.v10i20.008

AVIFAUNISTIC DIVERSITY OF MERINE FOREST, NORTH-WEST ALGERIA

: Mayssara El Bouhissi, Abdelwahab Chedad, Salah Eddine Sadine, Walid Dahmani, Mohamed Ait Hammou

61-71 Abstract | Full Text PDF | Avifauna, North-west Algeria, phenological categories, protection categories, trophic categories.

El Bouhissi, M., Chedad, A., Sadine, S.E., Dahmani, W., Hammou, M.A. (2021). AVIFAUNISTIC DIVERSITY OF MERINE FOREST, NORTH-WEST ALGERIA. Current Trends in Natural Sciences, 10(20), 61-71. https://doi.org/10.47068/ctns.2021.v10i20.009

AIR POLLUTION METEOROLOGY. CASE STUDY: SO2 AND NO2 MONITORING IN ARGEȘ COUNTY

: Daniela Giosanu, Mădălina Cristina Marian, Daniela Constantin

72-78 Abstract | Full Text PDF | air pollution, nitrogen dioxide, sulphur dioxide, vertical temperature gradient.

Giosanu, D., Marian, M.C., Constantin, D. (2021). AIR POLLUTION METEOROLOGY. CASE STUDY: SO2 AND NO2 MONITORING IN ARGEȘ COUNTY. Current Trends in Natural Sciences, 10(20), 72-78. https://doi.org/10.47068/ctns.2021.v10i20.010

PRELIMINARY RESULTS REGARDING THE FRUIT QUALITY AND YIELD OF SOME BLUEBERRY GENOTYPES

: Oana Hera, Monica Sturzeanu, Răzvan Teodorescu

79-84 Abstract | Full Text PDF | Vaccinium corymbosum fruit characteristics, breeding.

Hera, O., Sturzeanu, M., Teodorescu, R. (2021). PRELIMINARY RESULTS REGARDING THE FRUIT QUALITY AND YIELD OF SOME BLUEBERRY GENOTYPES. Current Trends in Natural Sciences, 10(20), 79-84. https://doi.org/10.47068/ctns.2021.v10i20.011

MONITORING AND CONTROL OF THE PEST TUTA ABSOLUTA (MEYRICK) IN TOMATO CROPS UNDER HIGH PLASTIC TUNNELS

: Simona Hogea

85-92 Abstract | Full Text PDF | attack, Delta trap, pheromone, tomato, tomato leafminer

Hogea, S. (2021). MONITORING AND CONTROL OF THE PEST TUTA ABSOLUTA (MEYRICK) IN TOMATO CROPS UNDER HIGH PLASTIC TUNNELS. Current Trends in Natural Sciences, 10(20), 85-92. https://doi.org/10.47068/ctns.2021.v10i20.012

VARIATION OF SOME NEW MORPHOLOGICAL CHARACTERS IN THE FIELD PEAS (PISUM SATIVUM L.)

: Nicolaie Ionescu, Cătălin Dinuță, Diana Popescu, Oana Badea, Cristina Ghiorghe, Magdalena Podea, Mariana Nicolaie, Robert Gheorghe

93-101 Abstract | Full Text PDF | grains, Pisum sativum, pods, variability.

Ionescu, N., Dinuță, C., Popescu, D., Badea, O., Ghiorghe, C., Podea, M., Nicolaie, M., Gheorghe, R. (2021). VARIATION OF SOME NEW MORPHOLOGICAL CHARACTERS IN THE FIELD PEAS (PISUM SATIVUM L.). Current Trends in Natural Sciences, 10(20), 93-101. https://doi.org/10.47068/ctns.2021.v10i20.013

NUTRITIONAL STATUS IDENTIFICATION AND EATING HABITS OF A REPRESENTATIVE GROUP OF PREGNANT WOMEN

: Adriana Macri, Fulvia Ancuța Manolache

102-111 Abstract | Full Text PDF | food, nutrition, nutritional status, pregnancy.

Macri, A., Manolache, F.A. (2021). NUTRITIONAL STATUS IDENTIFICATION AND EATING HABITS OF A REPRESENTATIVE GROUP OF PREGNANT WOMEN. Current Trends in Natural Sciences, 10(20), 102-111. https://doi.org/10.47068/ctns.2021.v10i20.014

THE INFLUENCE OF DIFFERENT CROP ROTATIONS AND FERTILIZATION SYSTEMS ON CHERNOZEM SOIL BULK DENSITY

: Lucia Macrii, Dorin Cebanu, Dionisie Zaharco

112-117 Abstract | Full Text PDF | bulk density, chernozem, crop rotations, fertilization systems.

Macrii, L., Cebanu, D., Zaharco, D. (2021). THE INFLUENCE OF DIFFERENT CROP ROTATIONS AND FERTILIZATION SYSTEMS ON CHERNOZEM SOIL BULK DENSITY. Current Trends in Natural Sciences, 10(20), 112-117. https://doi.org/10.47068/ctns.2021.v10i20.015

DETERMINATION OF FEED QUALITY PARAMETERS OF LEAVES AND STEMS OF DIFFERENT ALFALFA GENOTYPES

: Onur Okumus, Beyza Ciftci, Sati Uzun, Mahmut Kaplan

118-121 Abstract | Full Text PDF | Alfalfa, chemical composition, crude protein, leaf to stem ratio.

Okumus, O., Ciftci, B., Uzun, S., Kaplan, M. (2021). DETERMINATION OF FEED QUALITY PARAMETERS OF LEAVES AND STEMS OF DIFFERENT ALFALFA GENOTYPES. Current Trends in Natural Sciences, 10(20), 118-121. https://doi.org/10.47068/ctns.2021.v10i20.016

LUNGS HISTOLOGICAL CHANGES IN EXPERIMENTAL INTOXICATION WITH RELDAN 40 EC AT PELOPHYLAX RIDIBUNDUS (PALLAS, 1771)

: Maria Cristina Ponepal, Monica Marilena Țânțu, Magdalena Diaconu, Alina Păunescu

122-129 Abstract | Full Text PDF | chlorpyrifos, lungs, frog

Ponepal, M.C., Țânțu, M.M., Diaconu, M., Păunescu, A. (2021). LUNGS HISTOLOGICAL CHANGES IN EXPERIMENTAL INTOXICATION WITH RELDAN 40 EC AT PELOPHYLAX RIDIBUNDUS (PALLAS, 1771). Current Trends in Natural Sciences, 10(20), 122-129. https://doi.org/10.47068/ctns.2021.v10i20.017

PHOTOSYNTHETIC INOCULANTS FOR PROMOTING SEED GERMINATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF TOMATO PLANTS

: Loredana-Mirela Sfîrloagă, Mihaela Croitoru, Aurelia Diaconu, Alina-Nicoleta Paraschiv, Ioan Ardelean

130-140 Abstract | Full Text PDF | biofertilizers, germination, the inoculum.

Sfîrloagă, L.M., Croitoru, M., Diaconu, A., Paraschiv, A.N., Ardelean, I. (2021). PHOTOSYNTHETIC INOCULANTS FOR PROMOTING SEED GERMINATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF TOMATO PLANTS. Current Trends in Natural Sciences, 10(20), 130-140. https://doi.org/10.47068/ctns.2021.v10i20.018

POMOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF SOME APRICOT VARIETIES GROWN IN THE NORTHEAST AREA OF ROMANIA

: Sorina Sîrbu, Mădălina Iuliana Gherghel, Elena Iurea, Margareta Corneanu, Simona Mihaela Chelaru

141-146 Abstract | Full Text PDF | apricot, assortment, cultivars, fruit, quality.

Sîrbu, S., Gherghel, M.I., iurea, E., Corneanu, M., Chelaru, S.M. (2021). POMOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF SOME APRICOT VARIETIES GROWN IN THE NORTHEAST AREA OF ROMANIA. Current Trends in Natural Sciences, 10(20), 141-146. https://doi.org/10.47068/ctns.2021.v10i20.019

BIODIVERSITY OF TREES AND SHRUBS OF URBAN PLANTATIONS IN ARID REGIONS

: Mohammed Souddi, M’hammed Bouallala

147-156 Abstract | Full Text PDF | arid regions, biodiversity, shrubs, trees, urban plantations.

Souddi, M., Bouallala, M. (2021). BIODIVERSITY OF TREES AND SHRUBS OF URBAN PLANTATIONS IN ARID REGIONS. Current Trends in Natural Sciences, 10(20), 147-156. https://doi.org/10.47068/ctns.2021.v10i20.020

INFLUENCE OF ROOTSTOCKS ON THE PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE FRUITS AT SOME PLUM CULTIVARS

: Bogdan Zamfirescu, Dorel Hoza, Madalina Butac, Mihai Chivu

157-164 Abstract | Full Text PDF | cultivar, fruit quality, plum, rootstocks.

Zamfirescu, B., Hoza, D., Butac, M., Chivu, M. (2021). INFLUENCE OF ROOTSTOCKS ON THE PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE FRUITS AT SOME PLUM CULTIVARS. Current Trends in Natural Sciences, 10(20), 157-164. https://doi.org/10.47068/ctns.2021.v10i20.021

THE EFFECT OF CHEMICAL TREATMENTS ON THE QUALITY AND LIFE OF VASES IN THE CUT FLOWERS OF CARNATIONS (DIANTHUS CARYOPYLLUS L.)

: Tincuța-Marta Gocan, Ileana Andreica, Daniela-Sabina Poșta, Vasile Lazăr, Sándor Rózsa, Melinda Rózsa

165-171 Abstract | Full Text PDF | carnation, chemical treatments, cut flower, quality, vases life.

Gocan, T.M., Andreica, I., Poșta, D.S., Lazăr, V., Rózsa, S., Rózsa, M. (2021). THE EFFECT OF CHEMICAL TREATMENTS ON THE QUALITY AND LIFE OF VASES IN THE CUT FLOWERS OF CARNATIONS (DIANTHUS CARYOPYLLUS L.). Current Trends in Natural Sciences, 10(20), 165-171. https://doi.org/10.47068/ctns.2021.v10i20.022

STUDIES ON THE STIMULATION OF CATALPA BIGNONIOIDES WALT. SEED GERMINATION

: Daniela-Sabina Poșta, Sándor Rózsa, Tincuța-Marta Gocan

172-178 Abstract | Full Text PDF | Catalpa, Nitragin, seed germination.

Poșta, D.S., Rózsa, S., Gocan, T.M. (2021). STUDIES ON THE STIMULATION OF CATALPA BIGNONIOIDES WALT. SEED GERMINATION. Current Trends in Natural Sciences, 10(20), 172-178. https://doi.org/10.47068/ctns.2021.v10i20.023

THE INFLUENCE OF BLANCHING PROCESS ON DEHYDRATED PLUM FRUIT QUALITY

: Sándor Rózsa, Vasile Lazăr, Orsolya Borsai, Tincuța-Marta Gocan, Ileana Andreica, Emese Egyed, Melinda Rózsa

179-185 Abstract | Full Text PDF | acidity, blanching treatment, dehydrated plums, quality, sugar

Rózsa, S., Lazăr, V., Borsai, O., Gocan, T.M., Andreica, I., Egyed, E., Rózsa, M. (2021). THE INFLUENCE OF BLANCHING PROCESS ON DEHYDRATED PLUM FRUIT QUALITY. Current Trends in Natural Sciences, 10(20), 179-185. https://doi.org/10.47068/ctns.2021.v10i20.024

DATA ON WHITE STORK NESTS (Ciconia ciconia Linnaeus, 1758) FROM SEVERAL VILLAGES IN ARGEȘ COUNTY AND OLT COUNTY

: Maria Denisa Conete

186-191 Abstract | Full Text PDF | breeding success, villeges, White Storks.

Conete, M.D. (2021). DATA ON WHITE STORK NESTS (Ciconia ciconia Linnaeus, 1758) FROM SEVERAL VILLAGES IN ARGEȘ COUNTY AND OLT COUNTY. Current Trends in Natural Sciences, 10(20), 186-191. https://doi.org/10.47068/ctns.2021.v10i20.025

LAUGHTER AND EMPATHY

: Nicoleta Răban-Motounu

192-202 Abstract | Full Text PDF | awareness, emotional distress, emotional regulation, laughter, perspective taking.

Răban-Motounu, N. (2021). LAUGHTER AND EMPATHY. Current Trends in Natural Sciences, 10(20), 192-202. https://doi.org/10.47068/ctns.2021.v10i20.026

USING METAPHORS TO REDUCE ANXIETY IN ADOLESCENTS

: Elena Carmen Bolovan, Ileana-Loredana Vitalia

203-206 Abstract | Full Text PDF | Expressive-creative methods, emotional health, personal development

Bolovan, E.C., Vitalia, I.L. (2021). USING METAPHORS TO REDUCE ANXIETY IN ADOLESCENTS. Current Trends in Natural Sciences, 10(20), 203-206. https://doi.org/10.47068/ctns.2021.v10i20.027

THE EFFECTS OF CREATIVE MEDITATION ON PSYCHOLOGICAL DISTRESS AND AWARENESS CAPACITY DURING COVID 19 PANDEMIC

: Ileana-Loredana Vitalia

207-211 Abstract | Full Text PDF | Expressive-creative methods, mindfulness, positive emotions, psychological health.

Vitalia, I.L. (2021). THE EFFECTS OF CREATIVE MEDITATION ON PSYCHOLOGICAL DISTRESS AND AWARENESS CAPACITY DURING COVID 19 PANDEMIC. Current Trends in Natural Sciences, 10(20), 207-211. https://doi.org/10.47068/ctns.2021.v10i20.028

RESEARCH ON RADON (222Rn) CONTENT IN DRINKING-WATER SAMPLES COLLECTED FROM SIBIU COUNTY

: Cecilia Ionela Tăban, Simona Oancea

212-218 Abstract | Full Text PDF | drinking-water, pulse ionization detector, radon

Tăban, C.I., Oancea, S. (2021). RESEARCH ON RADON (222Rn) CONTENT IN DRINKING-WATER SAMPLES COLLECTED FROM SIBIU COUNTY . Current Trends in Natural Sciences, 10(20), 212-218. https://doi.org/10.47068/ctns.2021.v10i20.029

Editorial board

Editor-in-chief

  • POPESCU Monica - University of Pitesti

Executive editor

  • POPESCU Gheorghe Cristian - University of Pitesti

Editorial committee (in alphabetical order)

  • DELIU Ionica - University of Pitesti
  • DOBRESCU Codruta Mihaela - University of Pitesti
  • MATROZI MARIN Adina - University of Pitesti
  • PAUNESCU Alina - University of Pitesti
  • POPESCU Aurel - University of Pitesti
  • SOARE Liliana Cristina - University of Pitesti
  • SUTAN Anca Nicoleta - University of Pitesti
  • TRUTA Alina Mihaela - University of Pitesti

Editorial board (in alphabetical order)

  • BADEA Marcela - Banat University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, Timisoara
  • BARBUCEANU Daniela - University of Pitesti
  • BRINZEA Gheorghita - University of Pitesti
  • CIUCUREL Constantin - University of Pitesti
  • CONETE Denisa - University of Pitesti
  • DOROBAT Leonard Magdalin - University of Pitesti
  • DRAGULESCU Constantin - Lucian Blaga University, Sibiu
  • FIERASCU Irina - The National Institute for Research & Development in Chemistry and Petrochemistry, ICECHIM, Bucharest, Romania
  • FIERASCU Radu Claudiu - The National Institute for Research & Development in Chemistry and Petrochemistry, ICECHIM, Bucharest, Romania
  • IANOVICI Nicoleta - West University of Timisoara
  • KAMPUSS Kaspars - Latvia University of Agriculture, Latvia
  • MAN Mihail George - University of Pitesti
  • MARIAN Madalina - University of Pitesti
  • MARINESCU Alexandru Gabriel - University of Pitesti
  • MIHAESCU Florina Cristina - University of Pitesti
  • NEBLEA Monica Angela - University of Pitesti
  • NEGRU Magdalena - University of Pitesti
  • NICOLAE Carmen Georgeta - University of Agronomic Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, Bucharest
  • PARSOVA Velta - Latvia University of Agriculture, Latvia, full member of Latvian Academy of Agricultural and Forestry Sciences
  • PONEPAL Maria Cristina - University of Pitesti
  • POPESCU Carmen Florentina - National Research and Development Institute for Biotechnology in Horticulture Stefanesti Arges
  • RABAN - MOTOUNU Nicoleta - University of Pitesti
  • RAKOSY Elena - Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj Napoca
  • RIZAOĞLU Tamer - Kahramanmaras Sütçü Imam Üniversitesi, Turkey
  • SANDA Vasile - Institute of Biology, Bucharest
  • STANCU Daniela Ileana - Arges County Museum
  • STANICA Florin - University of Agronomic Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, Bucharest
  • STEFANOV Stefan - University of Food Technology, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
  • STOICA Ileana - University of Bucharest
  • TELAT Yanik - Agri Ibrahim Cecen University, Turkey
  • TITIZER Thomas- Rheinischen Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universitat Bonn, Germany
  • TOMA Florin - University of Agronomic Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, Bucharest
  • ULEANU Florina - University of Pitesti
  • ULEWICZ Robert – Czestochowa University of Technology, Czestochowa, Poland
  • VITALIA Ileana - Loredana - University of Pitesti

Current Trends in Natural Sciences

ISSN (online) 2284-953X
ISSN (CD-ROM) 2284-9521
ISSN-L 2284-9521
Publisher University of Pitesti, EUP

Symposium Pterodology