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El ensayo tiene como objetivo exponer reflexiones teóricas, fundamentadas en la práctica profesional, en relación con las satisfacciones y retos que se presentan para el profesor universitario de hoy. Recoge experiencias de dos profesores universitarios cubanos. Incluye análisis teóricos y anécdotas en torno a retos políticos e históricos, institucionales y económicos, filosóficos y científicos, así como psicológicos y comunicacionales, que el profesor universitario de hoy enfrenta, fundamentalmente en países de la llamada periferia como Cuba. Con el objetivo de desarrollar las reflexiones, se emplearon varios referentes teóricos reconocidos en las distintas esferas del conocimiento que se abordan, a saber, las relaciones Cuba-Estados Unidos, la teoría de la dependencia, el enfoque de la complejidad, la teoría de la comunicación, las teorías sobre la verdad, los prejuicios cognitivos, entre otras. Se concluye que, en países periféricos como Cuba, dado el legado histórico conducente a marcadas desventajas económicas dentro de la dinámica mundial, el docente en general, y el profesor universitario en particular, enfrentan importantes retos adicionales específicos. La paciencia, creatividad, perseverancia y resiliencia, junto a una sólida motivación derivada de las profundas satisfacciones espirituales de la profesión, se erigen como herramientas decisivas en el enfrentamiento a esos retos. ; Le but de notre essai est d'exposer des réflexions théoriques, basées sur la pratique professionnelle et par rapport aux satisfactions et défis posés au professeur universitaire d'aujourd'hui. A partir des expériences de deux professeurs cubains, on pourra y lire des analyses théoriques et des anecdotes sur des défis politiques et historiques, institutionnels et économiques, philosophiques et scientifiques, aussi bien que psychologiques et communicationnels, affrontés par les professeurs universitaires aujourd'hui, principalement dans des pays périphériques tels que Cuba. Afin de présenter nos réflexions, plusieurs références théoriques reconnues sont employées dans les différents champs de connaissance traités, c'est-à-dire, les relations Cuba-États-Unis, la théorie de la dépendance, l'approche de la complexité, la théorie de la communication, les théories sur la vérité, les préjugés cognitifs, entre autres. Il en resort que, dans des pays périphériques comme Cuba, au vu de son héritage historique et des difficultés économiques qui en découlent au niveau de la dynamique mondiale, l'enseignant en général et le professeur universitaire en particulier, doivent affronter d'autres défis, bien spécifiques. La patience, la créativité, persévérance et résilience, ainsi qu'une forte motivation générée par ce que la professeion apporte de satisfactions spirituelles, deviennent des instruments décisifs lorsqu'il s'agit de les affronter. ; O ensaio visa expor reflexões teóricas, fundamentadas na prática profissional, em relação com as satisfações e desafios que são colocados ao professor universitário de hoje. Recolhe experiências de dois professores universitários cubanos. Inclui análises teóricas e anedotas sobre os desafios políticos e históricos, institucionais e econômicos, filosóficos e científicos, mesmo como psicológicos e comunicacionais, que defronta o professor universitário de hoje, fundamentalmente em países da nomeada periferia como Cuba. Com o objetivo de desenvolver as reflexões, foram empregues vários referentes teóricos reconhecidos nas várias esferas do conhecimento que se tratam, a saber, as relações Cuba-Estados Unidos, a teoria da dependência, o enfoque da complexidade, a teoria da comunicação, as teorias sobre a verdade, os prejuízos cognitivos, entre outras. Concluí que, em países periféricos como Cuba, conforme ao legado histórico conducente a marcadas desvantagens econômicas dentro da dinâmica mundial, o docente em geral, e o professor universitário em particular, enfrentam importantes desafios adicionais específicos. A paciência, criatividade, perseverança e resiliência, junto de uma sólida motivação derivada das profundas satisfações espirituais da profissão, são erigidas como ferramentas decisivas no enfrentamento a esses desafios. ; The objective of the essay is to offer theoretical reflections on the basis of professional practice, in relation to satisfactions and challenges posed to today's university professor. It includes experiences through which two Cuban university professors have lived. It encompasses theoretical analyses and anecdotes about challenges of different nature, i.e., political and historical, institutional and economic, philosophical and scientific, as well as psychological and communicational, with which today's university professors are faced, mostly in peripheral countries like Cuba. So as to present the reflections, various well-known theoretical references were used in the different fields discussed, that is, Cuba-United States relations, dependency theory, complexity approach, theory of communication, theories of truth, cognitive biases, among others. It is concluded that, in peripheral countries like Cuba, given the historical legacy leading to substantial economic disadvantages within the framework of world dynamics, teachers in general, and university professors in particular, are confronted with significant additional specific challenges. Patience, creativity, perseverance, and resilience, along with strong motivation derived from deep spiritual satisfaction brought about by the profession, become decisive tools to tackle those challenges.

The article deals with resonance, development, and changes in various forms of atheism in the works of Czech, especially Marxist, intellectuals in the second half of the 20th century. Attention is also paid to their influence on public opinion, especially in connection with a rise in negative attitude of a large part of the Czech public towards religion. The study is based primarily on historical and discursive analyses of the works of principal authors from the 1950s to 1989. Among the authors discussed are important figures such as Ivan Sviták, Milan Machovec, and Vítězslav Gardavský.

The seventeenth century witnessed profound reforms in the way French cities administered poor relief and charitable health care. New hospitals were built to confine the able bodied and existing hospitals sheltering the sick poor contracted new medical staff and shifted their focus towards offering more medical services. Whilst these moves have often been regarded as a coherent state led policy, recent scholarship has begun to question this assumption, and pick-up on more localised concerns, and resistance to centrally imposed policies. This book engages with these concerns, to investigate the links between charitable health care, poor relief, religion, national politics and urban social order in seventeenth-century France. In so doing it revises our understanding of the roles played in these issues by the crown and social elites, arguing that central government's social policy was conservative and largely reactive to pressure from local elites. It suggests that Louis XIV's policy regarding the reform of poor relief and the creation of General Hospitals in each town and city, as enshrined in the edict of 1662, was largely driven by the religious concerns of the kingdom's devout and the financial fears of the Parisian elites that their city hospitals were overburdened. Only after the Sun King's reign did central government begin to take a proactive role in administering poor relief and health care, utilizing urban charitable institutions to further its own political goals. By reintegrating the social aspirations of urban elites into the history of French poor relief, this book shows how the key role they played in the reform of hospitals, inspired by a mix of religious, economic and social motivations. It concludes that the state could be a reluctant participant in reform, until pressured into action by assisting elite groups pursuing their own

Archaeologists and anthropologists have long studied artifacts of refuse from the distant past as a portal into ancient civilizations, but examining what we throw away today tells a story in real time and becomes an important and useful tool for academic study. Trash is studied by behavioral scientists who use data com­piled from the exploration of dumpsters to better understand our modern society and culture. Why does the average American household send 470 pounds of uneaten food to the garbage can on an annual basis? How do different societies around the world cope with their garbage in thes

The recent US Senate hearings on social media and children safety shed light on the risks for children of cyber bullying, cyber harm, and cyber grooming. Australia has made considerable progress in keeping kids safe in cyber space but can do more to adopt best practices from other nations.

Conservative experts Lord Dunlop and Chris White speak at The Constitution Unit's first seminar of 2020.

The Conservatives' 2019 manifesto commits the new government 'to look at the broader aspects of our constitution: the relationship between the government, parliament and the courts; the functioning of the Royal Prerogative; the role of the House of Lords; and access to justice for ordinary people'. There were also specific commitments: to update the Human Rights Act; to ensure that judicial review is not abused; and to set up a Constitution, Democracy and Rights Commission.

In this seminar two Conservative experts, Lord (Andrew) Dunlop (member of the House of Lords Constitution Committee and former Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Scotland and Northern Ireland) and Chris White (former Special Adviser to Conservative Cabinet Ministers William Hague, Andrew Lansley and Patrick McLoughlin) will discuss how the new government might implement this agenda, the obstacles it might face, and how they could be overcome.

Speakers:
Lord Dunlop, Member of the House of Lords Constitution Committee
Chris White, former Special Adviser to Conservative Cabinet Ministers

Chair:
Prof Meg Russell, Director of the Constitution Unit

Researchers world over are increasingly realising that use of a theoretical framework is necessary for designing and conducting research on corporate-community relations. There are no empirical studies in India, to the best of our knowledge, which look at Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives of a corporate in local community through theoretical lens. The research questions we examine through this study are – firstly, how institutional pressure at the level of local community drives CSR practices of a company and secondly, to assess how community has perceived these CSR initiatives. To answer the same, the researchers studied CSR practices of Cairn India in Barmer region of Rajasthan as a single case within the theoretical framework provided by the institutional theory. This empirical study, based on interviews with employees and NGO partners of Cairn and perceptual study in the community, offers an on-the-ground glimpse of how the company is implementing CSR initiatives and associated challenges it is facing. The findings testify that managing local community expectations has certainly helped Cairn India to integrate community expectations into its CSR strategy. The study brings to light the fact Government and NGOs are important drivers of CSR at the local community level in developing countries like India.

In 2015, the Australia-Indonesia Centre commissioned ANZ and PwC to identify trade sectors where both nations can develop joint competitive advantage in the global market. The 'Succeeding Together' report, prepared by ANZ and PwC for the Australia-Indonesia Centre, was launched at the Indonesia Australia Business Council conference in Yogyakarta by the Australian Minister for Trade and Investment, the Hon. Andrew Robb. It highlighted that there is a $3 trillion opportunity in trade opening up in Southeast Asia, and Australia and Indonesia can be winners if they work together to secure parts of global supply chains. The report's approach complements the Australian Government's commitment to building closer trade and investment ties through trade agreements with China, Japan and Korea, and other broader trade initiatives including the ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement, the continuing Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership and the Trans Pacific Partnership.

Purpose
– The purpose of this paper is to contribute to the extant literature about the exploitation of Internet of Things (IoT) in seaports by illustrating in detail how such IT infrastructures can impact on the redesign of their business processes. Thus, the research question of the study is: how do IoT technologies redesign the business processes of seaports?


Design/methodology/approach
– The paper reports the illustrative case study of the German Port of Hamburg, one of the main European seaports, which widely adopted technologies based on IoT over the last few years.


Findings
– The results show the adoption of IoT technologies widely redesigns and improves the performance of all the main business process of the port analyzed, in particular those processes related to technology and information of the organization. The IoT-driven business process redesign (BPR) must be planned strategically by the port management and implies the involvement of all the port stakeholders and, if necessary, the hiring external professional partners.


Originality/value
– Despite some authors report generically which are the ports operational domains more affected by IoT, there is a lack of studies about the specific implications of the adoption of such technologies on the BPR of seaports. The paper fills in this gap.