Adrian Toader-Williams

Publications

• The Romanian Army Officer Lt. Alexandru Gheorghe (27 y.o.) Fights for Democracy Under the Weight of the Lingering Communist Era Tombstones

  Adrian Toader-Williams

  CNN iReport on line. 01/2012;

  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 generalize... [more] 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-743320

• The Super-committee Collapse and America’s health care Future – Impact on Providers, Households and the 2012 Elections, The Forum at Harvard School of Public Health presented in Collaboration with Reuters December 16, 2011

  ROBERT BLENDON, DAVID CUTLER, GAIL WILENSKY, JOHN ROTHER, ROS KRASNY, ROBIN HERMAN, ADRIAN TOADER-WILLIAMS

  The Forum at Harvard School of Public Health presented in Collaboration with Reuters December 16, 2011. 12/2011;

  ADRIAN TOADER-WILLIAMS Harvard Webcast intervention: Social Contracts? One of the main problems I see is that the pharmaceutical industry, as well as the entire health system, absorbs lots of profits. Healthcare is at the foundation of human rights, and all people should benefit. How do you see the ... [more] ADRIAN TOADER-WILLIAMS Harvard Webcast intervention: Social Contracts? One of the main problems I see is that the pharmaceutical industry, as well as the entire health system, absorbs lots of profits. Healthcare is at the foundation of human rights, and all people should benefit. How do you see the health care system regulated as to respect human rights? The instability found in the social contract has to do with healthcare and retirement being secured for people. If there’s instability, it can lead to “civil unrest at different levels.” I think maybe we have seen a little bit of that with the Occupy Wall Street feelings about how society is ordered. Full transcript at http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/forum/files/transcript-20111216.pdf

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• Technological and Economical Considerations for Breeding Terrestrial Snails Cornu aspersum (Helix aspersa Muller) and Helix pomatia as Alternative Animal Protein Source for Human Consumption towards Ecological Protection and Sustainable Development

  TOADER-WILLIAMS, Adrian, Otilia Buicu

  Bulletin UASVM Animal Science and Biotechnologies, 68(1-2)/2011. 01/2011; 68:298-295.

  Farming potential of the most popular edible terrestrial snails, it was investigated within the context of efficient agricultural land use of for maximum animal protein production. The stress induced by climate changes upon the snail’s development is a considering factor, therefore snails are tested... [more] Farming potential of the most popular edible terrestrial snails, it was investigated within the context of efficient agricultural land use of for maximum animal protein production. The stress induced by climate changes upon the snail’s development is a considering factor, therefore snails are tested for fitness. Sel-PlexTM is used as concentrated forage additive in both 2009 and 2010 experiments involving Cornu aspersum (Helix aspersa Muller) and Helix pomatia edible terrestrial snails. Young snails of 4-7 days were tested for crawling speed as fitness component, an expression of vitality and resistance during prolonged heat waves and drought season. Using proper white led based cold lighting sources and high definition highly sensitive video recording equipment snail’s activity has been recorded. Snails crawling on graded paper allowed for measuring their speed. Seeing thru the snail’s shell due to proper light positioning, heartbeat was counted as well during the crawling. While the heartbeat rate of the snails is relatively high on all snail batches, respectively 97-102 bpm (bits per minute) due to the high temperature, the snails fed with Sel-PlexTM 0.10% have the highest speed, namely 1.5694±0.0504 mm/s followed by the snails fed with Sel-PlexTM 0.04%, averaging 1.4403±0.0323 mm/s respectively. The paper introduces for the first time the concept of “Gain to the Proposed Norm” (GPN), presented as a development indicative, a progress indices towards meeting a predetermined goal target. The yield upon slaughter is a factor that plays a major roll as to recommend Cornu aspersum species for farming as opposed to its counterpart Helix pomatia.

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• Using the Microwaves to create ICISS as Method for Completely Extracting the Terrestrial Snail’s Flesh out of Shell (Cornu aspersum and Helix pomatia) while Inhibiting Animal’s Nervous System to Reduce Pain

  Toader-Williams, Adrian

  Bulletin UASVM Animal Science and Biotechnologies, 68(1-2)/2011. 01/2011; 68:437.

  A novel method it was conceived as to quickly inhibit snails’ nervous system in order to reduce pain and suffering and to facilitate the complete meat removal from the shell, Fig.1. The snails have been introduced into a microwave oven Vortex R, model WD800L20-8, capable to generate 800W of microwav... [more] A novel method it was conceived as to quickly inhibit snails’ nervous system in order to reduce pain and suffering and to facilitate the complete meat removal from the shell, Fig.1. The snails have been introduced into a microwave oven Vortex R, model WD800L20-8, capable to generate 800W of microwave power at 2450 MHz frequency. Using the oven set on medium by trial and error the optimum times for snails’ slaughter was found, Fig.2. The snails’ nervous system is being inhibited within the first 2-3 seconds of exposure to microwave, as they did not respond to tactile touches using sharp needles. The nervous system is being affected by the change in temperature as well by the non-thermal effects, also states in their work Orendacova et all, (2007).

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• Stop Smoking within USAMV Cluj-Napoca and All Romanian University campuses and Anywhere in the World – for a Sustainable Romania and Development – The Human and His Decisions is the Most Contaminating Aggregate (Romanian language article with English abst

  Adrian Toader-Williams

  USAMV NewsLetter Nr 21 February 2011. 01/2011;

  The article is in Romanian language and it marks the beginning of Stop Smoking campaign within the University campuses in Romania, starting with the University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine Cluj-Napoca. It encourages students and professors to stop smoking on the campus and anywhe... [more] The article is in Romanian language and it marks the beginning of Stop Smoking campaign within the University campuses in Romania, starting with the University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine Cluj-Napoca. It encourages students and professors to stop smoking on the campus and anywhere. The essential purpose of an educational institution, of a university is to prepare professionals. USAMV Cluj-Napoca being a Life Sciences University has a more accentuated obligation not to only research Life Sciences but also to protect Human Life and its Human Condition. Healthy professionals are a better, sustainable investment. Stopping smoking assures public health, reduces public expenditures and wasted natural resources. Therefore, smoking has a huge negative impact upon the Global Ecological and Economical problems given the inter-dependence of resources and of the negative outcomes of tobacco consumption. The article is also an invitation to observe 31-st of May as the „Make Every Day World No Tobacco Day” initiated recently by the World Health Organization (WHO). The article calls for initiating in Romania such campaign and the 31-st of May to be a day to celebrate the success. Lots of resistance / opposition / arguments have been met from the newspaper’s staff in order to have the article published in the USAMV Newsletter. It was called as being a campaign and the paper’s policy does not support any campaign and concentrates on informative articles. Ironically, on the cover of the same paper (issue nr. 21, February 2011) the administration published a campaign for „Mărţişor”. Several other conflicting and non-sense arguments were sent to me. To mention sadly, it is very difficult to lunch an initiative in Romania. The article in essence, using Romanian language says: Recent, Organizaţia Mondială a Sănătăţii (WHO), a declarat 31 Mai a fi ziua Mondială împotriva fumatului. Numită „FĂ FIECARE ZI ZIUA MONDIALĂ FĂRĂ TUTUN,.” USAMV Cluj-Napoca poate pre-întâmpina ziua de 31 mai dând un exemplu în rândul universităţilor din România. The electronic version as PDF (see page 15) has been hardly sent to me by papers staff and here I made it available to you for download. I invite readers to take a stand and send to the University a paper letter via regular /registered mail and express your point of view. It is a beginning of a major project and I need any possible support from allover the World and from Romania as well. It is not a domestic concern; it is not a national concern. It has a Global Impact as the borders that divide us are just symbolic. Thank you.

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• THE INFLUENCE OF HORSERADISH (ARMORACIA RUSTICANA) AND COMMON COMFREY (SYMPHYTUM OFFICINALE) UPON THE EDIBLE TERRESTRIAL SNAILS HELIX ASPERSA MULLER (CORNU ASPERSUM) DURING HEAT WAVE AND DROUGHT AS MEANS TO IMPROVE SNAIL FARMING TECHNOLOGIES

  Adrian Toader-Williams1, Roberto F Nespolo 2

  WORLD FORUM – INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS - Natural Cataclysms and Global Problems of the Modern Civilization; 01/2011

  1 University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, Cluj-Napoca (ROMANIA) 2 Instituto de Ecología y Evolución, Facultad de Ciencias,Universidad Austral de Chile, Casilla 567, Valdivia, (CHILE) Abstract Many perennial plants are often huge biomass producers capable of capturing the solar... [more] 1 University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, Cluj-Napoca (ROMANIA) 2 Instituto de Ecología y Evolución, Facultad de Ciencias,Universidad Austral de Chile, Casilla 567, Valdivia, (CHILE) Abstract Many perennial plants are often huge biomass producers capable of capturing the solar energy and producing valuable nutrients, plants that represent food source for many herbivores. Some plants have toxic properties to some animal species whereas to others they represent a priority in herbivore’s diet. We investigated the influence of Armoracia rusticana and Symphytum officinale upon the development of one of the most farmed and consumed terrestrial snails Helix aspersa Muller (Cornu aspersum), an excellent animal protein source for humans. The experiments took place in town of Băişoara, Cluj County, Romania in the June – August 2010 interval. The adult Helix aspersa Muller snail populations in the witness lots display a survival mean rate under extreme heat wave and drought conditions of just 6.50 ± 1.29 while the population in the experimental lots with Armoracia rusticana and Symphytum officinale presented higher survival mean rate of 14.00 ±0.82 and 16.75 ±1.50 respectively. As far as prolificacy, the witness enclosure batches accounted for 100 ±5.72 while the batches in experimental enclosures accounted for 248.00 ±8.29 and 140.00 ±5.10 respectively. We included the fitness component test, as an indicative of snail’s vitality and energetic condition, measuring their crawling mean speed and the mean heart bit rate of new born baby snails that have similar body weights. While the heart bit rate differences between the different batches were not significant, the mean speed presented significant differences directing us to the conclusion that plants such as Armoracia rusticana and Symphytum officinale not only represent valuable nutritive foods to Helix aspersa Muller adults and youngsters but also have protective values against stress conditions such as severe drought and prolonged heat waves. Such plants can represent an additional assurance for an efficient and ecological snail farming technology as an important source of quality animal protein for human consumption, capable to deliver a high quantity of animal protein from a given land surface, representing a venue towards sustainable agro-economical development.

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• THE INFLUENCE OF SOME PERENNIAL PLANTS AND SEL-PLEX UPON THE DEVELOPMENT, RESISTANCE TO EXTREME CLIMATE CONDITIONS AND MEAT QUALITY OF THE EDIBLE TERRESTRIAL SNAILS AS ONE OF THE MOST EFFICIENT AND ECOLOGICAL SOUND ANIMAL PROTEIN SOURCE FOR HUMAN CONSUM

  Adrian Toader-Williams1, Aurel Şara1, Mihai Radu Pop2, Maria Dana Bobiţ3, Mihai Benţea1, Matei Marcel Duda1

  WORLD FORUM – INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS - Natural Cataclysms and Global Problems of the Modern Civilization; 01/2011

  1 University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, Cluj-Napoca (ROMANIA) 2Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu, Faculty of Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, Food Industry and Environmental Protection, Sibiu, (ROMANIA) 3National Institute of Research and Development for Potato and Sugar Beet... [more] 1 University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, Cluj-Napoca (ROMANIA) 2Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu, Faculty of Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, Food Industry and Environmental Protection, Sibiu, (ROMANIA) 3National Institute of Research and Development for Potato and Sugar Beet Braşov, (ROMANIA) Abstract One of the most acute problems the humanity is confronting with in the light of Global warming is the availability of food to the ever-growing population. Quality foods respecting the food hygiene and offering the proper nutrients are becoming a scarce commodity. Considering the ecological impact that the agro-food production sector has upon the carbon footprint, we investigated the potential that farming of edible terrestrial snail Helix pomatia and Helix aspersa Muller (Cornu aspersum) can provide humanity the necessary animal protein while reducing the need for energy input. Observing the feeding behavior of snails preferred perennial plants were identified. From those plants we selected the species with the highest productivity of biomass and the most resistant to extreme conditions without the need for energy and human resources input to maintain them. Snail’s development, survival rate, prolificacy, meat quality and resistance during stress conditions such as hibernation and aestivation were measured while and after being exposed to different feeding conditions and extreme climate conditions such as high air temperature and draught. Temperatures such as 320 C – 370 C were frequent and lasting for long periods during the 91 days of the experiments that were conducted from month of June to August 2010 in the town of Crăieşti, Cluj County, Romania. Considering the fact that for Helix (sp) the edible part of the plants represents the leaves, the availability lipids and organic nitrogen expressed here as crude protein content in the leaves of seven different perennial plants have been determined. Alternative animal protein production can be integral part of a Global strategy as to implement the real value and non-monetary value concepts as basic reference to be the Global economy; a strategy that is aimed to provide non-monetary economical means for survival of human species while protecting the environment and sustaining overall life on Earth. The article presents just an aspect of an agricultural activity and it is intended to be viewed also as a brief and provoking model concept of efficient alternative means for producing food of the highest quality while using the natural resources at their potential without disrupting the ecosystems. Proper natural resources management makes the foundation of sustainable agro-economic development.

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• APPLICATION OF THE “TRIANGULAR ECO-KINEMATICS THEORY” (TEKT) (PART I) - THE PARADIGM OF ECOLOGY, PUBLIC HEALTH AND ECONOMY AS A SYNERGISTIC EFFECT UPON HUMAN RIGHTS

  Adrian Toader-Williams 1, 2)

  Herald of the International Academy of Science, Russian Section. 01/2011; ISSN 2221-7479:http://www.heraldrsias.org/online/2011/1/.

  The laws governing natural economic flow are recommended to be used as model for a sustainable anthropogenic economy. Life can't be monopolized. Biodiversity has a paramount importance to sustainable development. This article is intended to be the first in a series of applicative works based on ... [more] The laws governing natural economic flow are recommended to be used as model for a sustainable anthropogenic economy. Life can't be monopolized. Biodiversity has a paramount importance to sustainable development. This article is intended to be the first in a series of applicative works based on the Triangular Eco-Kinematics Theory «TEKT» proposed here as foundation for global cooperation mechanisms. It is an urgent call for global anthropogenic economic reforms. Planet Earth can sustain a maximum population load if it's properly managed. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights needs to be revised. A Life Equivalent Etalon [LEE] as currency reference is proposed. Full article as PDF file can be obtained / DOWNLOAD at http://www.heraldrsias.org/online/2011/1/203/ Comments are welcome.

• Comparative Study on the Adaptation and Growth Dynamics of the Helix pomatia and Helix aspersa Muller Terrestrial Snails Under Different Feeding Regimes

  Adrian Toader-Williams, Mihai Bentea

  Animal Science and Biotechnologies. 01/2010; 1(43).

  We used Helix pomatia and Helix aspersa species and measure their growth as the snails were approaching the hibernation season. Helix pomatia 2yo shown a decrease in weight while being raised in enclosed parcels of 4sqm the younger Helix pomatia 1yo as well as Helix aspersa Muller demonstrated the a... [more] We used Helix pomatia and Helix aspersa species and measure their growth as the snails were approaching the hibernation season. Helix pomatia 2yo shown a decrease in weight while being raised in enclosed parcels of 4sqm the younger Helix pomatia 1yo as well as Helix aspersa Muller demonstrated the ability to adapt relatively fast to the same conditions. We established 5 experimental lots in a Helix pomatia farm, GPS coordinates N46.606040 E23.599950. Control lot contained Taraxacum officinales, Sonchus oleraceus, Equisetum arvense and Atriplex hortensis, wild flora found within the farm. The other lots contained the same plants as the control lot plus different combinations of imported plants from other areals. The H. pomatia 2yo weight decreased in the control lot by a mean of -3.86% while H. aspersa 1yo marked an increase of +16.89% in the same lot during the same period. The lot containing lupinus polyphyllus delivered snails with weight gain of +24.66% for H. pomatia 2yo and an increase of only +1.98% for H. aspersa 1yo. As a contrast, H. pomatia 2yo gained only +7.72% while H. aspersa 1yo gained +28.89%, in the lot containing Lavanda officinalis, Foeniculum vulgare and Hyssopus officinalis among the other plants.

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• Studies on the Edible Terrestrial Snails Helix aspersa Muller Food Conversion Ratio in a Confined Microclimate System

  Adrian Toader-Williams, Aurel Şara

  Animal Science and Biotechnologies. 01/2010;

  Terrestrial edible snail breeding is an agricultural activity that finds itself at pioneering stage in Romania. One of the species used in snail farming is Helix aspersa Muller. In order to accelerate their growth, farmers feed the snails with pumpkins as well as concentrated forage consisting of mi... [more] Terrestrial edible snail breeding is an agricultural activity that finds itself at pioneering stage in Romania. One of the species used in snail farming is Helix aspersa Muller. In order to accelerate their growth, farmers feed the snails with pumpkins as well as concentrated forage consisting of mix of flours to which calcium carbonate is added in order to supplement snails need for shell’s development. In a controlled microclimate environment we measured the average growth of six weeks old Helix aspersa Muller snails placed in four different plastic enclosures. The consumption of different type of foods within 24 hours period was measured. The wheat (60%), corn flour (20%) and calcium carbonate (20%) mix had a superior food conversion ratio (FCR) of 4.80, whereas the second FCR registered 6.04 in the case of 53% pumpkin and 47% flour mix served in the same time followed by the pure fresh vegetable mix accounting for a FCR of 8.00 and by 19.02 when only the pumpkin has been administrated as meal. During the experiments the snails did not have access to soil, being known that soil is an integral part of their diet.

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• Nurturing the Human Mind as the Outmost Invaluable Intangible Commodity and Infrastructure Towards World’s Ecological Protection for a Sustainable Macro-Economy

  Adrian Toader-Williams

  Annual Proceedings of the International Academy of Science (Health & Ecology) - Conference, Moscow, Russia. 01/2010; IAS Vol 2:41.

  The Human Civilization is on the verge of collapse within itself. Humanity’s sustainable behavior is the foundation towards the World’s ecological protection and towards a realistic World’s sustainable macro-economy; nurturing Human Mind is the key to the long term success. The roll of States and Go... [more] The Human Civilization is on the verge of collapse within itself. Humanity’s sustainable behavior is the foundation towards the World’s ecological protection and towards a realistic World’s sustainable macro-economy; nurturing Human Mind is the key to the long term success. The roll of States and Governments, Schools and Universities along with Religious Organizations and Churches is highlighted as the need for partnership towards education. Human’s personal health and welfare is an integral part of our planet’s health. Anti-smoking, obesity prevention, sporting activities and parenthood training backed by financial incentive programs are recommended.

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• Variations in Heavy Metal Contents in Milk and Incorporation of Global Positioning System (GPS) for Food Safety, Soil Chemicals and Agricultural Product Traceability (Legislation Proposal)

  Adrian TOADER-WILLIAMS

  Bulletin UASVM Agriculture. 01/2009; 2(66):576.

  The health of population depends largely upon the quality, nutritional values, food’s hygiene and its safety. Among many agroproducts, edible terrestrial snails are a real ecological and silent animal protein production machines. While delivering many other nutrients such as vitamins and minerals, s... [more] The health of population depends largely upon the quality, nutritional values, food’s hygiene and its safety. Among many agroproducts, edible terrestrial snails are a real ecological and silent animal protein production machines. While delivering many other nutrients such as vitamins and minerals, snails can also deliver toxic chemicals. The origin of agro-food starts from soil. Traceability can be assured by maintaining a record of the chemical testing results associated with GPS data. EU norms for maximum lead (Pb 0.02 mg/kg) and cadmium (Cd 0.01 mg/kg) contents refer to cow’s milk whereas sheep’s milk is higher in Pb and Cd contents when the sheep are fed using pasture in the same area, same soil Pb and Cd levels. Goat’s milk appears to be virtually free (udl) of Pb and Cd even if the goats are fed from / on a highly contaminated with lead (Pb = 24.3716 mg/kg) pasture. Legislation needs to be drafted and refer specifically to the milk of different species. The source of agro-food products can be identified (Opara, 2003) and it needs to be traced all the way to the soil.

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• Investigation upon the Edible Snail’s Potential as Source of Selenium for Human Health and Nutrition Observing its Food Chemical Contaminant Risk Factor with Heavy Metals

  Adrian TOADER-WILLIAMS, Nadezhda GOLUBKINA

  Bulletin UASVM Agriculture. 01/2009; 2(66).

  Being much appreciated all over the world for their high nutritional values, escargots or terrestrial snails are farmed in many countries. Within the last few years, snail farming started to become a very popular activity in Romania too. It represents an ecological type of agricultural activity that... [more] Being much appreciated all over the world for their high nutritional values, escargots or terrestrial snails are farmed in many countries. Within the last few years, snail farming started to become a very popular activity in Romania too. It represents an ecological type of agricultural activity that can also be certified as biological, organic farming if the soil’s conditions and the technology are as such. Extensive amount of research offers details on the physiology of the edible snail species as well as regarding their biochemical content and their nutritional value. No much research reflects snail’s ability to bioaccumulate selenium. In the same time, a lot of research demonstrated the snail’s ability to accumulate contaminants such as heavy metals. Using fluorimetric analysis, we investigated selenium accumulation in meat and shell of edible terrestrial snails Helix pomatia and Eobania vermiculata Muller gathered from different regions of Moldova Republic, Ukraine and Russia. The meat selenium concentration in terrestrial snails reflects the ability of those invertebrates to accumulate high selenium contents. Based on the intake recommendations, snails can be a very good source of selenium for human consumption. Depending upon the soil mineral content and level of contamination, the snails will accumulate large quantities of heavy metals such as lead and cadmium, therefore making the snails a very high-risk food product. Therefore, it is very important a careful selection of the agricultural land designated for snail farming. Additives containing selenium may be a way to supplement snail’s diet.

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• Continuous Flux Electromagnetic Pump

  Adrian Toader

  Year: 01/1972

  Continuous Flux Electromagnetic Pump

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