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At the level of Romanian legislation, the accountability of deliberative authorities – the Government, local councils, or county councils – is regulated within a complex framework that includes both specific legal provisions and general principles of the rule of law. The observance of these regulations highlights both positive aspects and areas where institutional efficiency often encounters obstacles. This paper aims to analyze, at the level of local public administration, the manner in which the accountability of deliberative authorities is regulated and, more importantly, how the regulation manages to cover difficult situations arising in the functioning of the institution without affecting the basic architecture of the state. The study also presents a specific case where the accountability of a local council intervenes and follows the entire process of applying the regulation with all its consequences. The conclusion, reflected in the title of the paper, states that the institution is not fully protected in extreme situations; moreover, the intervention of a form of accountability–specifically, the dissolution of the local council – results in affecting the constitutional principle of local autonomy, allowing the functioning of an administrative-territorial unit without a deliberative authority for the entire duration of a mandate. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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This article aims to reconstruct Pierre Bourdieu's contribution to the analysis of the sociologist's role in society, starting from two levels of responsibility that run through his work. The first is related to scientific quality. According to Bourdieu, sociology can contribute to making the world more bearable by shedding light on the laws that govern the functioning of the social. The scientific study of social practices presupposes the objectification of the mechanisms that govern scienti­fic production, as this practice is deeply rooted in the world and subject to power relations and meaning. This objectification helps neutralize certain social biases and enhances epistemological rigor. It contributes to the practice of a more vir­tuous science, one produced with greater autonomy and therefore capable of pro­viding more convincing results. Bourdieu believes that the awareness of social laws contributes to the extension of the freedom of social agents. Thus, sociolo­gical knowledge entails a second responsibility: it aims to expand the field of social consciousness to address the inequalities produced by objective structures and energize the capacity for change that each agent inherently possesses.

Un hombre de pensamiento agudo y humilde, que siempre escuchaba la realidad, así era B. Häring. Nunca encerrado en un sistema rígido, ha dejado que su reflexión evolucione y se mantenga al día. Este dinamismo del teólogo Redentorista es evidente para quienes estudian sus obras ordenándolas cronológicamente. Uno de los temas claves en los que se revela un pensamiento en evolución es la conciencia moral, objeto de estudio de esta contribución. El punto de partida del análisis es el Manual La ley de Cristo, donde ya está presente una visión de conciencia dinámica y "responsable". En su posterior maduración, también a la luz de las indicaciones del Concilio Vaticano II, Häring combinará el tema de la conciencia con los puntos centrales de su pensamiento: la libertad, la responsabilidad y la fidelidad creativa, proporcionándonos una interesante descripción de este lugar interior. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Book reviewed: Freedom and responsibility in Neoplatonist thought

Connectedness is a significant element of sociality that occurs not only ideally and 'leiblich', but also consists of a material dimension. This is established through the materiality of the human body and points beyond it at the same time. The material aspect of connectedness is not simply social but has a social meaning nonetheless: Materiality has an impact on society and on the quality of human coexistence with the environment. To be able to describe this aspect, we use approaches of feminist (neo-)materialisms. First, a neo-materialist perspective on subjectivity is developed, which, in addition to the immaterial aspects of the social, is also able to grasp the dependence of the development of human bodies on their environment. Connectedness as a material-discursive phenomenon adds a neo-materialist dimension to the established 'phenomenological' interpretation of the resonance concept that integrates interactions of repulsion or alienation by understanding feelings of alienation, rejection, or the silencing of the world-relationship as well as a resonant world-relationship always also as agentic cuts of the LeibKörper. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

I argue in favor of the mutual implication between action and responsibility in Hannah Arendt’s thought. To probe this point, first I expound the paradoxical relationship of responsibility and non-sovereign freedom. Second, I analyze the transition from action to being an agent —the so-called agency problem. Lastly, I link the basic properties of both concepts. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Social justice was, still is, and will always be an important factor of influence on public policies around the world. According to the philosopher John Rawls, a society is fair if it respects three principles: the first one concerns protection, respect, and guarantee of fundamental freedom for all members of the society, the second principle deals with the issue of equal opportunities for all citizens, and the third one refers to the need to preserve those inequalities which can benefit those disadvantaged The inclusion of health in the area of the law is added to literature in social epidemiology, which makes the connection between health and social justice. The aim of the paper is to raise awareness of public opinion and of the main social actors on the problems facing the field of health and social justice, and their analysis not only in terms of their impact on health, but also from the perspective of their relationship with laws, policies and practices that limit popular participation in decisionmaking and even block the establishment of a truly democratic society.

Résumé: L'urgence climatique est une réalité, qu'on le veuille ou non ! Si nous changeons de plus en plus nos modes de vie personnels pour plus d'écoresponsabilité, il faut avouer que la transformation des habitudes professionnelles en la matière est plus lente. Cette revue, sans aucune volonté culpabilisante, tente de donner quelques chiffres sur l'impact environnemental de l'endoscopie et proposer quelques pistes de réflexion et d'action pour diminuer notre pollution. La dimension éco-responsable devrait désormais faire partie de tous nos choix. Malgré tout, il s'agit d'une liste d'idées préliminaires, non évaluées pour la plupart, et qui nécessiteront une évaluation et une hiérarchisation. The climate emergency is a reality, whether we like it or not! Although we are increasingly changing our personal lifestyles to be more eco-responsible, it must be admitted that the transformation of professional habits in this respect is slower. This review, without any desire to make us feel guilty, attempts to give some figures on the environmental impact of endoscopy and to propose some avenues for reflection and action to reduce our pollution, as the eco-responsible dimension should now be part of all our choices. Nevertheless, this is a list of preliminary ideas, most of which have not been evaluated, and which will therefore need to be evaluated and prioritized. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A careful look at the international development of Sociology highlights the centrality that the study of social problems and the approach to possible solutions to them have had in the history of this discipline, not infrequently for the sake of better social integration, stability, development, social change or even modernity. Recent approaches suggest shifting this focus of attention, arguing about the deficit in sociological research and practice concerning theor etical frameworks that pay attention to the positive aspects. This text reflects on the contributions that altruism, solidarity, and collective responsibility can have to improve the quality of life in contemporary societies and face humanitarian emergencies with a certain degree of success. For instance, the so-called refugee crisis or the current COVID-19 pandemic poses significant challenges for societies. This article also explores briefly new roles of data science in connection with responsibility and altruism. The text invites us to revisit sociology, thinking about the lights more than the shadows. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Today, tourism is one of the fastest-growing sectors globally and plays a decisive role in the economic development of countries. In recent decades the Yucatan peninsula has undergone great transformations connected to an uncontrolled and unrestrained tourism development. Multinationals and financial capital more and more interfere with national organizations and policies, under the banner of increasingly globalized tourism generating cultural models and lifestyles that risk emptying these contexts of functions and typical activities, distorting traditions, culture, and local identities. The paper is the result of a study carried out in south-eastern Mexico. The study investigates the other side of tourism, in an attempt to highlight the aspects closely related to the intensification of the tourism phenomenon and a low attention to the management of resources.

The reality remains uncomfortable, the climate crisis is coming with extreme phenomena more and more devastating around the globe and more and more people and more and more parts of ecosystems are suffering from the greed of large companies and lack of constructive action and coherent decision-makers. There are various types of waste generated during operation, and to be able to implement a waste management system, it is necessary to identify and quantify the different types of waste on board. The purpose of this paper is to examine the responsibilities, management, handling and disposal of ship-generated waste and the requirements for the preparation of an on-board waste management plan. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Introduction: It's generally accepted that one of the risks associated with orthodontic treatment is apical root resorption, even though this may occur outside orthodontic treatment. In any case, it causes root shortening. Orthodontists are probably the only dental surgeons who use the inflammatory process as a therapeutic tool. They need to be aware of the risk factors for root inflammation. Along with recurrence, leukemia and periodontal problems, resorption is one of the "inconveniences" of orthodontics, which, if not inevitable, must at least be minimized., Material and Method: At present, the orthodontic literature on root resorption provides some clues as to the factors associated with the onset, severity and management of root resorption, although the complexity of this phenomenon does not allow us to arrive at a clear and unequivocal consensus. For this reason, it is important to identify potential risk factors for resorption, to take them into account before/during and after treatment, and to know what attitude to adopt in the event of resorption appearing, all in order to minimize this phenomenon, as everyone agrees that it can be a source of harm and stress for both patient and practitioner., Conclusion: There are still many grey areas in our understanding of the phenomenon, including how the elements of orthodontic treatment influence orthodontic resorption. Irreversible in nature, resorption can be sufficiently extensive to cast doubt on the benefit of successful orthodontic treatment.

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Social justice was, still is, and will always be an important factor of influence on public policies around the world. According to the philosopher John Rawls, a society is fair if it respects three principles: the first one concerns protection, respect, and guarantee of fundamental freedom for all members of the society, the second principle deals with the issue of equal opportunities for all citizens, and the third one refers to the need to preserve those inequalities which can benefit those disadvantaged. The inclusion of health in the area of the law is added to literature in social epidemiology, which makes the connection between health and social justice. The aim of the paper is to raise awareness of public opinion and of the main social actors on the problems facing the field of health and social justice, and their analysis not only in terms of their impact on health, but also from the perspective of their relationship with laws, policies and practices that limit popular participation in decisionmaking and even block the establishment of a truly democratic society. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Agamemnon’s excuses in book 19 of the Iliad have been considered very problematic for the understanding of action and its attribution to several agents in Homer. In this paper, I analyze how the king seeks to convince his audience by presenting his deeds as the result of a shared action, and then narrating a mythological story where Zeus seems to play the same part as himself. By focusing on the expression of agency, I show that the hero substitutes shared agency to responsibility for the evaluation of his action. Arguing that it is the result of the collaboration of the gods not only together but also with him, Agamemnon describes himself as an epic hero while, in the same time, assuming the part of the singer. In this text, the poet states that poetic utterance is needed for political reconciliation.

My reading follows the challenge we are confronted with, as a sort of enigma, at the beginning of the novel: "did the [UN] soldiers die? Were they killed?". Looking for an answer, it ponders those issues of life and death, as they are posed by the fictive world of Tizangara. And it understands those concepts by taking into account not only Walter Benjamin's positions, in his Critique of Violence, but also the thoughts of both Emmanuel Lévinas and Jacques Derrida. Reviewing the existing critical bibliography on Mia Couto's novel as well, it offers an alternative way of understanding the death of the UN soldiers in Tizangara by capturing, in the speech of father Muhando and that of his closest friends, the wizard Zeca Andorinho and the old Suplício, certain transposed principles of the bible that also help us to understand the tragic alegory of the disappearance of the nation at the end of the novel. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Responsibility for human action requires freedom (knowledge and will); responsibility is not possible in cases of ignorance and akrasia respectively. We can distinguish three different uses of knowing (cognition, comprehension, and act knowingly) and parallel three uses of will (volition, voluntariness and act by conviction); and each of them is excluded by a factor of ignorance or akrasia. These elements allow us to draw up a complete panorama in which the cases of acting according to the norm, against the norm, and supererogatory actions are explained. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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The article presents an overview of studies that have described the Balanced Scorecard and Dashboard. Following a review of the existing literature, case studies and management best practices, the authors analyse the implications and managerial priorities of this two strategic performance management systems. The results show that the benefits resulting from successful Balanced Scorecard and Dashboard implementation must overweigh the costs of designing, implementing, and using it. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article presents a critical but encouraging vision of systemic therapy in Latin America. Seen from the history of the first systemic investigations and its protagonists, to define what is psychotherapy from this perspective. Collect a series of impressions that enter in the therapy itself and the role of systemic psychologist, but the analysis is not reduced there: it is contextualized in different problems that affecting Latin countries. Understands that the role of psychologist as an active figure in different context, social, cultural, economic, health, among others and represents a catalyst in solving psychosocial problems, a corrective agent crisis, that is tos ay, angles detour in cybernetic terms.

Preservation of biodiversity requieres not only acting on nature, but also on human environment. This action calls for an ethics of our common membership, to rekindle the conscienceness of our responsability toward the future of the planet, by reviving the feeling of its fragility. This approach inspired by a dialog between Paul Ricœur and Hans Jonas about the conservation ethic leads us to rely on the dynamics of feelings, previously to the one of concepts and principles. On the one hand, we belong to nature, through our body. On the other hand, human beings have a specific responsability toward the ecosystem, due to our unique conscienceness. Acting to preserve biodiversity needs a pedagogical approach focused on values linked to receptiveness. By reviving the conscienceness of our fragile condition, that would help resist predation logics, by including into minds as well as into social relationships a feeling of gratitude for what we owe to nature and to society, which is currently threatened.

In today's university context, independent work exerts an important influence on the formation of values in medical students. It is appropriate to highlight that, in emergency situations such as the COVID-19 pandemic, it is evident that an adequate implementation of independent work, as an organizational form of teaching work, develops cognitive independence and reinforces the value of responsibility in university students. In this article the authors detail the way in which, in the Distance Education modality, the responsibility value can be reinforced, from the curricular point of view, with correct planning, orientation, execution and control of independent work. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article aims to present compliance as an essential part of achieving the company's social function, with positive socio-environmental consequences and reflexes in minimizing responsibilities in the scope of business law. In this objective, we make historical, conceptual and conceptual incursions around corporate responsibility, to introduce dogmatic and legal aspects, empos, to develop the fundamental theme, linking compliance to the business environment and the types of accountability, and protection against corruption, with a view to reducing social inequalities. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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