Volume 3 nr 1 / 2011 - Academia Oamenilor de Stiinta din Romania

3FOREWORDBased on a rich scientific tradition, the Academy ofRomanian Scientists (ARS) is the continuator and theunique heir of the Romanian Academy of Sciences (1936-1948). Then, together with the Academy of MedicalSciences and the Romanian Academy, it was included (byDecree of the Great National Assembly) into the Academyof the Romanian Popular Republic, with AcademicianTraian Savulescu as president.In 1956, Academician Traian Savulescu, togetherwith other scientists and members of the Academy, createdthe Association of the Romanian Scientists, as a partialcompensation for the disappearance of the Academy ofRomanian Scientists. In 1996, at the first NationalCongress of the Romanian Scientists (with internationalparticipation) the denomination Academy of RomanianScientists was readopted, with the same acronym and thesame statute as in 1936.By the Decree 52, from January 12, 2007, ARS wasrecognized as an institution of public interest, situatedbetween the Romanian Academy and the specializedAcademies and enjoying the status of chief accountant ofpublic funds.The Annals of the Academy of Romanian Scientistsreappeared and continued, during 2006-2007, the traditionfrom 1936, with one volume every year. Starting with2008, the Annals are published observing theinternationally recognized standards as several independentseries, for each section of ARS.Despite their great diversity, all published papersmust have something in common. They will be assessed byCopyright © Editura Academiei Oamenilor de Știință din România, 2011Watermark Protected