The emergence in the field of work for the young graduates of vocational school is less studied in Romania. The present study is a longitudinal one and captures the evolution of the perception of the students of a dual vocational school about career and profession from the beginning of schooling until before graduation, given that this generation of students studied more online due to the Covid-19 pandemic. In addition to the differences in perception between the two rounds of questionnaires, the study also presents the situation of professional insertion of this generation, three months after the completion of professional studies.

The occupation of the miner has undergone significant transformations in different periods of time depending on the degree of industrialization of the society, risking nowadays to disappear or become more and more rare. in romania, even though in the past many people worked in the mining sector, after the restructuring of this sector their number decreased drastically, and the communities around the mines had to face the changes due to the unemployment of the former miners. in the mining village of roșia montană, the occupation of miner has become almost non-existent, at the moment the number of people working in this sector is low compared to the past periods. this study presents an evolution of the number of employees of two state-owned mining companies and of the company that wanted to invest in the mining sector in roșia montană. at the same time, the way the mining industry will look in the future will be presented.

This study examines organizational commitment among employees of a public transport company in Romania, using the three-component model proposed by Meyer and Allen (affective, continuance and normative commitment). The research aims to assess the level and structure of organizational commitment and to analyze its relationship with turnover intention. A cross-sectional quantitative design was employed, based on a questionnaire survey administered to all eligible employees with at least one year of tenure. Data from 183 valid respondents were analyzed using descriptive statistics and spearman correlations. Results indicate a high level of overall organizational commitment, with affective and normative commitment emerging as the dominant dimensions, while continuance commitment registered lower values. Age and tenure were positively associated with all commitment dimensions. A significant negative relationship was found between organizational commitment and turnover intention, particularly for normative and affective commitment. The findings support the validity of the three-component model in the context of public transport and highlight organizational commitment as a key resource for employee retention and institutional stability.

Volunteering and the relational texture of university life are widely held to shape how students develop, yet students' own interpretations of these experiences have rarely been examined in qualitative and comparative terms, and almost never in Central and Eastern European settings. This article analyses two waves of open-ended survey responses from students of the "1 Decembrie 1918" University of Alba Iulia in Romania, gathered in 2024 (n = 41) and 2025 (n = 43). Respondents reflected on what volunteering means for their personal development and on the social dimensions of their student life, with attention to relationships with colleagues and professors and to friendship. A reflexive thematic analysis, complemented by qualitative content analysis, was used to construct meaning-based themes and to compare their salience across the two cohorts and across subgroups defined by cycle of study, year of study and faculty. Students construe volunteering chiefly as the cultivation of transferable competences, above all communication and teamwork, alongside a genuine altruistic and relational meaning; in 2025 a more disciplined and professionalising register became more prominent, together with a prospective framing among newcomers. Accounts of social life were strongly positive, with accessible professors as salient as supportive peers. The findings suggest that student organisations and volunteering operate as connective infrastructure linking participation to social integration and belonging.

THE DECLINING POPULATION TREND AND EVOLVING EXPECTATIONS OF "GENERATION Z" IN ROMANIA'S LABOR MARKET POSE CHALLENGES, NECESSITATING A NUANCED APPROACH TO INTEGRATE STUDENTS INTO WORKPLACES WHILE ADDRESSING THE IMPACTS OF GLOBAL TRENDS. THIS STUDY PRESENTS A DESCRIPTIVE ANALYSIS OF THE OPINIONS OF STUDENTS EMPLOYED (WORKING STUDENTS) AT A MULTINATIONAL COMPANY IN ALBA COUNTY WITH OVER 2500 EMPLOYEES. THE ANALYSIS INDICATES A STRONG INCLINATION AMONG STUDENTS (67.1%) TO CONTINUE WORKING WITH THEIR CURRENT COMPANY AFTER GRADUATION, WITH SALARY EXPECTATIONS PLAYING A CRUCIAL ROLE, WHILE A SMALL PERCENTAGE (5.5%) PLANS NOT TO JOIN THEIR CURRENT EMPLOYER POST-GRADUATION, AND 27.4% REMAIN UNDECIDED, EMPHASIZING THE NUANCED DYNAMICS OF STUDENTS' CAREER DECISIONS. RESPONDENTS PRIORITIZE FLEXIBLE SCHEDULING, SIGNALING A SHIFT IN CONTEMPORARY WORKERS' PREFERENCES FOR EFFICIENT TIME MANAGEMENT AND WORK-LIFE BALANCE. MEDICAL SERVICES AND MEAL VOUCHERS ARE ALSO CRUCIAL, HIGHLIGHTING THE SIGNIFICANCE OF HEALTH AND WELL-BEING IN PERCEIVED BENEFITS.

Background/Objectives: Celiac disease (CD) is a chronic immune-mediated enteropathy triggered by gluten ingestion in genetically predisposed individuals, with a highly heterogeneous clinical presentation encompassing both intestinal and extraintestinal manifestations. Despite growing clinical awareness, diagnostic delay remains a significant challenge, and the evolution of clinical and histopathological features following gluten-free diet (GFD) initiation remains incompletely characterized. This study aimed to compare the clinical, serological, and histopathological profile of adults with newly diagnosed CD and those maintained on a long-term GFD. Methods: This prospective observational study enrolled 50 adult patients with biopsy-confirmed CD: 16 at the time of diagnosis (gluten-consuming) and 34 on a GFD for at least one year. All participants underwent standardized clinical assessment, serological testing (IgA anti-tissue transglutaminase [tTG] and/or IgA anti-endomysial antibodies [EMAs]), upper digestive endoscopy with duodenal biopsies graded according to the Marsh–Oberhuber classification, and evaluation for Helicobacter pylori co-infection. Between-group comparisons were performed using the Mann–Whitney U test, Fisher’s exact test, and chi-square test, as appropriate. Results: Newly diagnosed patients exhibited a significantly longer median duration from symptom onset to diagnosis compared to the GFD group (p = 0.03). Histopathological severity was greater in the newly diagnosed group, with more advanced Marsh–Oberhuber grades (p = 0.03). Among individual symptoms, bloating was significantly more frequent in newly diagnosed patients (p = 0.02). Notably, thrombocytosis was identified significantly more often in the newly diagnosed group compared to GFD patients (p = 0.02), representing a potentially underrecognized extraintestinal marker of active CD. Overall rates of intestinal and extraintestinal manifestations and CD-specific seropositivity did not differ significantly between groups. Conclusions: The clinical and histopathological profile of adults with celiac disease differs meaningfully between the time of diagnosis and during GFD adherence. Bloating and thrombocytosis were significantly more prevalent at diagnosis, with thrombocytosis emerging as a potentially underrecognized marker of active disease. Conversely, several manifestations persisted despite dietary treatment, underscoring the heterogeneous nature of CD across its clinical course. These findings may support earlier disease recognition and more individualized follow-up strategies in routine clinical practice.