Adrian Toader-Williams |
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Ph.D. (Eng, M.Sc), Academician
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International Academy of Science
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Open for collaborations, consulting, work, think – I am “On the Job Market” to fulfill my obligations to society at large, to grow and enjoy Life as well. Please suggest, inform, propose,send me a message.
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Research experience
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Oct 2007–
Aug 2010Research: Edible Terrestrial Snails Farming
USAMV Cluj-Napoca · Animal Nutrition - Small Animals · USAMV Cluj-NapocaClujEcology, Toxicity, Economy, Human Nutrition, Protein, Calories, Sustainable Development, Public health, Food Security and Safety, Food Hygiene, Public Policy, Non Smoking, Sports Activity, Non discrimination, International Academy of Science, Geochange, Green Energy, Energy capture
Education
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Oct 2007–
Jul 2012University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine (USAMV) Cluj-Napoca
Bioeconomics, Zootechnics, Animal Nutrition, Ecology & Economy · M.Sc. and Ph.D.Romania · Cluj-Napoca -
Sep 2002–
Jun 2009University "Lucian Blaga"
Agriculture and Sustainable Development · BS, M.Sc.Romania · Sibiu -
Sep 1995–
Jul 1998Santa Monica College
AA - General SciencesUnited States of America (USA) · Santa Monica City - California -
Sep 1975
Universitatea din București
IIRUC Computer maintenanceRomania · Bucharest
Other
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LanguagesEnglish, Romanian, [ partially Italian, Spanish]
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Scientific Memberships2010 - International Academy of Sciences, (Health & Ecology, Austria) (academician - full active foreign member of the Russian Section)
2010 – Member of Initiative Team – IC Geochange, Great Britain
1998 – President - Southern California Community College Student Affairs Association, [113 community colleges total of 1.3 million students at the time] -
Journal Refereeshttp://newsletterusamv.wordpress.com/2011/03/23/stop-fumatului-la-usamv-cluj-napoca-si-in-universitatile-din-romania/
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Other InterestsFitness, hot springs, beach, Science, Nature, The Cell, Evolution,
Questions and Answers (535) View all
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Answer added in Digital Libraries64 What is the importance of creating audio-visual documentation of all of your research (including Masters, PhD thesis) and making it public?By Adrian Toader-Williams · International Academy of ScienceAdrian Toader-Williams · International Academy of Science@Ian Macdonald Your post / contribution is great. On ResearchGate we keep close, science and arts, like you said it is all "human knowledge". Can y... [more]@Ian Macdonald Your post / contribution is great. On ResearchGate we keep close, science and arts, like you said it is all "human knowledge". Can you attach here a link to your presentation please? I am sure many would like to see it as well. I do . Thanks Adrian TWFollowing
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Answer added in Digital Libraries64 What is the importance of creating audio-visual documentation of all of your research (including Masters, PhD thesis) and making it public?By Adrian Toader-Williams · International Academy of ScienceAdrian Toader-Williams · International Academy of Science@ Tip-apa, your stats are very important and I tend to agree with them. A reminder. By including audio-visual, the person involved will do all of the ... [more]@ Tip-apa, your stats are very important and I tend to agree with them. A reminder. By including audio-visual, the person involved will do all of the above, so the producers retention will be basically a fat 100%. The audience, by using the audio-visual that includes the "how-to" step by step, will be able to better reproduce, perform a task presented by the audiovisual, and more likely will to it right. @Ignation, congratulations. Sure, it all depends upon the entertainment value, information, audience interest, size of audience. The number of visualizations are relatively important. You may have 1 billion ( as a recent musical video from So Korea had, the highest ever) or just a few hundred or thousand but the value, the impact upon society, the use of the information by right people (research, physics, medicine, biology) may influence the development of the research and technology, peace, human rights, parenting quality, etc.. Thanks, Adrian TW.Following
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Answer added in Digital Libraries64 What is the importance of creating audio-visual documentation of all of your research (including Masters, PhD thesis) and making it public?By Adrian Toader-Williams · International Academy of ScienceAdrian Toader-Williams · International Academy of ScienceI wait for your comments on the YouTube. http://youtu.be/FBo5dz-rGyUI wait for your comments on the YouTube. http://youtu.be/FBo5dz-rGyUFollowing
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Answer added in Library Information Services73 Future of the library?By Mercedes Patalano · University of Belgrano (U of B)Adrian Toader-Williams · International Academy of ScienceLibraries of the future will greatly include audio-visual materials, accessible already via internet. Audio-visuals are of great benefit at all levels... [more]Libraries of the future will greatly include audio-visual materials, accessible already via internet. Audio-visuals are of great benefit at all levels; more so in education. Here I include the video (English and Romanian) of the PhD Thesis full public presentation combined (in the editing room) with the Film that was presented Life depicting the research, with the PowerPoint, and interviews / comments. I suggest that all public presentations should be recorded for educational purpose and records. I wait for your comments on the YouTube or here. http://youtu.be/FBo5dz-rGyU Regards, Adrian Toader-Williams, PhD. USA - Romania Full active member of the International Academy of Science, Russian Section Moscow, Russian FederationFollowing
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Answer added in Digital Libraries64 What is the importance of creating audio-visual documentation of all of your research (including Masters, PhD thesis) and making it public?By Adrian Toader-Williams · International Academy of ScienceAdrian Toader-Williams · International Academy of Science@ Nnenesi Kgabi . Audio-visual should not replace the print version but compliment it, an additional tool to transmit the message, the research findin... [more]@ Nnenesi Kgabi . Audio-visual should not replace the print version but compliment it, an additional tool to transmit the message, the research findings.Following
Publications (18) View all
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Dataset: Rugăciune pentru un anotimp - Adrian Toader-Williams, December 9 2012 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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ABSTRACT: Rugăciune pentru un anotimp Cluj-Napoca, 9 decembrie, 2012 Afară ninge de acoperă faţadele murdare. Zapadă-i simplă? Virgină mantie de nea? A fost cândva, acum e pură doar la culoare. E frig, îngheţ, aşa ca de mocirlă să uităm, de gunoiul împuţit, de duhoare să scăpăm. Afară ninge, acoperă faţadele murdare. Zăpada încet ne’ngroapă cu a ei candoare. Dar oare care anotimp ne-ar ajuta să dăm uitării caracterul nedemn de lauda iertării ? Duhoarea unui hoţ, o putredă făptură, a unui hoit cu tact tasat în sac de drac, o târâtură. Creată din venin ce scuipă foc şi jale, ne’ngroapă chiar de vii; întunecată vale. E om? O fi fost! Blestemată făptură, prefăcută. Nu se poate! Sigur nu-i de la natură. Încă mai există, se hrăneşte?! Dar din a cui sudoare? Hmm! Şi prin pereţi î-i simţi perfidai duhoare. Ar fi avut cândva vre-un suflet această tumoare? Poate! Dar atâta timp cât o hrănim, cu stupoare realizăm ca vrem o caracatiţă puternică, mai mare. Afară ninge de acoperă faţadele sărace. Zăpada încet mă’ngroapă iar sufletul î-mi zace. De’ar ninge alb! Acoperiţi de mult am fost, adânc ca drept gunoaie, Şi alungaţi de drept, de voie, de nevoie, cât mai departe. De’ar ninge alb! Lumină să se facă ! Un cămin. Dar tot mai cald e la noi acasă. La vechea vatră să ne’ntoarcem, la copiii noştrii, la mormintele străbunilor părăsiţi de vreme, acolo unde Dumnezeu ne-a aşezat în taină, laolaltă, cu îngerii, ca noaptea călăuză să ne fie spre dreptate. Să nu ne vindem pe nimic. De acest pământ să avem parte căci români am fost şi suntem încă; izgoniţi dar nu şi şatră. Adrian Toader-Williams -
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Dataset: The Terrestrial Snails - animal protein production machines for future - film by Adrian Toader-Williams mp4
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Thesis: RO) REZUMAT AL TEZEI DE DOCTORAT - "INFLUENŢA ALIMENTAŢIEI ASUPRA PERFORMANŢELOR DE PRODUCȚIE A MELCILOR COMESTIBILI HELIX (Sp) SUB ASPECT BIOECONOMIC" - USAMV Cluj-Napoca, România, 20 iulie, 2012.
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ABSTRACT: Această teză intenționează să confere o mai bună înțelegere a procesului bioeconomic în contextul creșterii melcilor în fermă ca activitate agricolă, activitate cunoscută și sub numele de helicicultură. Aspectul productivității este abordat din punct de vedere bioeconomic, eco-economia devenind astfel suport al unei activități de producție agricolă cu o dezvoltare durabilă. Ferma este un sistem viu iar ca amenajare și instalație de producție, în contextul bioeconomiei poate fi considerată ca fiind un instrument exosomatic. Precum oricare alte scule, unelte și utilaje, și acest instrument necesită a fi dimensionat corespunzător pentru a satisface scopul propus în mod eficient. Folosind principiile TEKT, este important ca în ferma de melci să se poată asigura hrana necesară tuturor melcilor spre o dezvoltare optimă. În contextul bioeconomic, spre exemplu, trebuie luată în calcul producția de proteină pe o anumită suprafață de teren. Considerând două specii de melci studiate în cursul acestor cercetări, H. pomatia și C. aspersum, este important de observat anumite particularități. Productivitatea acestora pe unitatea de suprafață ca resursă naturală limitată este un factor limitativ prin definiție. Din punct de vedere bioeconomic este clar că melcul din specia C. aspersum este net superior la producția de proteină pe metru pătrat, cu atât mai mult când acesta este hrânit cu Symphytum officinale. Sistemul de fermă pentru creșterea melcilor propus și descris în mare și expus grafic constă dintr-o utilizare dublă a terenului, producerea de energie electrică prin intermediul panourilor solare și creșterea melcilor sub aceste panouri, unde vegetația primește lumină indirectă și o parte a zilei lumină directă. Melcii preferă umbra. Hrănirea melcilor H. pomatia cu Rumex acetosa precum și cu Symphytum officinale conduce la obținerea unor sporuri în greutate a melcilor net superioare cu un conținut mult mai ridicat în proteină precum și grăsime față de variantele unde aceste plante sunt absente. Varianta cu S. officinale oferă cele mai înalte valori. În ceea ce privește specia C. aspersum, conținutul de proteină urmează același șablon, accentul fiind pus în situația când circa 25% mai multă proteină se obține în varianta cu S. officinale față de varianta martor. Gradul de prolificitate este cu mult superior la C. aspersum în varianta consumului de A. rusticana urmat de S. officinale. Gradul de supraviețuire este de peste 2 ori mai ridicat în ambele variante experimentale față de varianta martor. Indicele metabolismului energetic (viteza de deplasare) la puietul de C. aspersum este cu circa 30% mai ridicat în varianta unde A. rusticana este prezentă față de martor și cu aproape 20% mai ridicat în varianta unde S. officinale este prezentă. Indicele metabolismului energetic (viteza de deplasare) la puietul de C. aspersum este cu circa 29-30% mai ridicat față de martor în varianta unde Sel-PlexTM este prezent 0,10% și cu aproape 18% mai ridicat în varianta 0,04% Sel-PlexTM. Prezența seleniului (Se) în dieta melcilor îmbunătățește indicele de consum al hranei (FCR) efectul cel mai pronunțat (5,72) obsevându-se în varianta unde Sel-PlexTM este prezent în concentrație de 0,04% față de martor precum și rezistența la hibernare. În prezența suplimetului de carbonat de calciu (CaCO3) melcii au avut un spor de greutate de peste 50% mai mare față de lotul martor, circa 20% mai groasă cochilia, iar numărul de melci a căror peristom s-a întărit (bordurare) a fost aproape dublu față de varianta martor unde CaCO3 lipsea. Sistemul complex de fermă propus îmbină folosirea terenurilor agricole pentru producția de proteină animală precum și captarea energiei solare, infrastructura reprezentând și o bună protecție pentru melci atâta timp cât regulile TEKT sunt respectate . Sunt necesare a fi efectuate experimente în elucidarea efectelor alcaloizilor conținuți în frunzele de S. officinale asupra melcilor tereștri comestibili. Utilizarea în activitatea helicicolă a plantelor perene ce au o productivitate înaltă de azot în formă organică, combinată cu utilizarea terenurilor pentru captarea energiei solare, conferă în mod sinergetic oportunități de exploatare bioeconomică a terenurilor agricole.07/2012, Degree: PhD, Supervisor: Aurel Sara -
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Thesis: THE INFLUENCE OF FEED UPON THE HELIX (SP) EDIBLE SNAILS’ PRODUCTION PERFORMANCE UNDER THE BIOECONOMIC ASPECT
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ABSTRACT: This thesis intends to provide a better understanding of bioeconomic process in the context of snail farming activity known as the heliciculture. The productivity aspect is discussed in terms of bioeconomics, eco-economics this way becoming a support for agricultural production activities aiming towards sustainable development. The common denominator of all activities based on principles of classical economics, the basic anthropogenic economic model in the present, is the profit. From the bioeconomics perspective in farming is to achieve the high yields per unit area of agricultural field, while soil condition is maintained at a level of maximum production potential. The studies described in this thesis investigate the feasibility and optimization of terrestrial snail raising agricultural activity. The effective exploitation of agricultural land in an environmentally considering on the one hand and food hygiene and energy factors, human resources and economic factors on the other hand should be considered in planning edible snail farms. Based on the experimental results, a general design for snail farm with low environmental impact and maximum productivity is proposed. It is necessary to identify plants that can serve as valuable fodder plant. The farm is a living system (GRUIA, 1998) and the development and agricultural production facility in bioeconomic context can be regarded as an exosomatic instrument. Like any other instruments, tools and equipment, the farm needs to be properly sized to meet the intended purpose effectively. Using TEKT principles is important that during snails farming to be able to provide food for all snails to assure their optimal development. In the context of bioeconomics, for example, is to be taken into account protein production per a given area of land. Considering the two species studied during this research, Helix pomatia and Cornu aspersum, it is important to note certain features. Their productivity per unit area of land as a scarce natural resource is a limiting factor by definition. Then, the net snail meat production it depends on slaughter yield (Rs), an index of productivity that is different depending on the edible snails species of which we refer to. Based on average production of 1 kg (1,000 g) per square meter of live snails of both species, protein and fat production per square meter depends on the species development and necessary time to reach the proper marketing size and the efficiency at slaughter. Snail’s meat has a protein and fat content specific to the diet regiment they were exposed to (table 10.2.1.). The mean annual production of protein per square meter (Pmp) are at Helix pomatia 11.02 g/sqm in the control group CV-1(M), 12.92 g/sqm CV-2(E), 15.76 g/sqm in CV-3(E) (S. officinale). At Cornu aspersum we have 92.59 g/sqm in group BV-1(M), 106.02 g/sqm in BV-2(E) (A. rusticana) and 116.32 g /sqm in BV-3(E) (S. officinale). The average annual production of fat per square meter (Gmp) from Helix pomatia is 1.21 g / m in the control group CV-1(M), 2.36 g/sqm in CV-2(E), 2.47 g/sqm in CV-3(E) (S. officinale). In Cornu aspersum we have 17.44 g/sqm in group BV-1(M), 14.10 g/sqm in BV-2(E) (A. rusticana) and 15.68 g/sqm in BV-3(E) (S. officinale). From the bioeconomics aspect, it is clear that the Cornu aspersum snail species is superior to the production of protein and fat per square meter, especially when it is fed with Symphytum officinale. Snail farming system proposed and described briefly (Fig.10.4.3. )and in general, graphically displayed, consists of a dual use of land, producing electricity by solar panels and snail farming under these panels, where the vegetation receives indirect and direct. Snails do prefer the shady areas. Feeding the Helix pomatia snails with Rumex acetosa and with Symphytum officinale leads to considerable increases in weight. The snails contain much higher protein and fat as opposed to the lots where these plants are absent. S. officinale version offers the highest values. Regarding the Cornu aspersum snails, the protein content follows the same pattern, emphasizing the situation when about 25% more protein is obtained in S. officinale version as opposed to control version. The degree of prolificacy of Cornu aspersum snails is far superior in the lots with A. rusticana followed by the lots with S. officinale. Degree of survival is over two times higher in both experimental lots as opposed to the control lots. The index of energy metabolism (speed) of the Cornu aspersum juvenile is about 30% higher in the variant where A. rusticana is present as opposed to control lot and almost 20% higher in the lot where S. officinale is present. The index of energy metabolism (speed) to of Cornu aspersum juvenile is about 29-30% higher in the lots in which Sel-PlexTM was in proportion of 0.10% as compared to the control lots version. It was about 18% higher in version 0.04 % Sel-PlexTM as opposed to the control. The presence of selenium (Se) in the diet improves snail feed consumption index (FCR) most pronounced effect (5.72) observed in the case where Sel-PlexTM was in 0.04% concentration as compared to the control lots. Also, a diet of 0.04% Sel-PlexTM increased the resistance to hibernation. The presence of calcium carbonate (CaCO3) in the snails diet produced a weight increase of over 50% higher than the control group, about 20% thicker shell and the number of snails whose peristome strengthened was almost double as opposed to the control lot where CaCO3 was missing. The proposed farm complex combines the use of agricultural land for production of animal protein and solar energy capture infrastructure. It represents a good protection for snails as long as TEKT rules are followed. Experiments are needed to elucidate the effects of the alkaloids contained in the leaves of S. officinalis on edible terrestrial snails. The use in the snail farming activity of perennials that have a high organic nitrogen productivity, combined with use of land for solar energy capture, confer synergistic opportunities for bioeconomic exploitation of agricultural potential of land.07/2012, Degree: PhD, Supervisor: AUREL ŞARA -
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Article: The Romanian Army Officer Lt. Alexandru Gheorghe (27 y.o.) Fights for Democracy Under the Weight of the Lingering Communist Era Tombstones
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ABSTRACT: Denigrating intellectuals and eliminating people that stands out against the ruling government for a public interest cause has deep roots in the old time human behavior tendency to hold power. Personally I have hard time to accept that during our days such concepts and practices are still generalized in the civilized countries. Remainders of the old communist and dictatorial regimes isolated tendencies are possible to linger around. We can aim towards a sustainable development only by reaffirming the democracy, the social contract and the fundamental law protecting the Human Rights. If not absolutely nothing makes sense. Full Article: http://ireport.cnn.com/docs/DOC-743320CNN iReport on line. 01/2012;
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Life, bioeconomics, natural economics, anthropogenic economy and anthropocentric tendencies are observed and investigated. Bio-stability and isotopic activity influence upon life and evolution/devolution.Nutrition, sports, public health, health maintenance and prophylactic methods, low level and higher education (home and public), parenting, social contract and religion are of great interest to me. The human rights and natural rights issues make part of my future works. I believe in team work.