Populism and fascism in Europe: case of Romania

The article focuses on the essence of populism and fascism in the context of the political regime in Romania. It analyses the real threat of fascism in the interwar period in Romania as well as a negative impact on the socio-economic sphere in the Romanian society. The article also points to the fact that the fascist party in Romania was short-lived. The dictatorship of Ion Antonesku and his followers, in fact, implemented some points of their program (eg, anti-Semitic activities), adopting mate nationalistic and conservative ideology, but it did not accept the fascist "revolutionary" ideas and totalitarian structures. Populism is a good option for election campaigns. After all, people always like a simple and understandable way without undue burden. Human logic and speculation aid such a way. Nevertheless, populism is a nourishment for authoritarian leaders.

EP.TU.838Educating the ITU Nursing Staff during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Quality Improvement Project

Aims The nursing staff always plays a crucial role in the management of patients. This pandemic had put the ITUs under an undue burden, and the nurses faced an altogether new challenge. There was extensive use of various oxygen delivery systems and fastly emerging guidelines. So, there is an increased demand for the nursing staff to stay abreast with the situation. Hence a teaching program was organized for the ITU nurses. Methods Five academic sessions were conducted as a part of the first cycle of QIP in November 2020 under the guidance of nursing tutors and ITU consultants. These topics covered the respiratory system, including Severe Acute Respiratory Illness, Non-invasive and Invasive ventilation techniques, and ARDS. Feedback forms were collected and analysed after each session, which focused on the usefulness and relevance of content, teaching style, and the overall confidence in the topics. Results Audit of the feedback forms showed globally positive feedback and improvement in understanding amongst the nursing staff. Also, the confidence of nurses in these topics increased abundantly. Many of them expressed interest in attending similar sessions in the future. Conclusions Keeping the nursing staff up-to-date with the latest management guidelines is quintessential for patient safety. More so during this pandemic, where academic activities are becoming scarce, and protocols are rapidly changing. Further sessions on relevant topics will continue to enhance learning.

A Analysis of the relationship between the working environment and employee performance in selected construction firms in Karachi city

A healthy working environment is important for the performance of workers to prevent undue burden on employees, thus impacting their job efficiency. Numerous working environment factors contributed to job satisfaction. The goal of this analysis was, therefore, to explore the correlation between working environment and the employee performance on the basis of five working environment dimensions. This study utilized the quantitative approach and collected data through questionnaires. The respondents of this study were employees of all positions, which include the manager, senior to junior executives in selected construction firms of Karachi city. By using Pearson's Correlation Analysis, the data were analyzed to measure the relationship among variables. The results indicate that the workplace environment and employee performance have a significant relationship. The support of supervisors was thus identified as the main element in maintaining a positive workplace environment.

United Kingdom Criminal Records Scheme: a case of discrimination without justification?

This paper critically examines criminal records policies in the United Kingdom and explains how they constitute an undue burden on the convicted in their path to social reintegration. It shows the limits of the European Convention of Human Rights, the European Charter of Human Rights and the International Labor Organization legal framework to accomplish the reintegration of ex-offenders into society. Finally, it proposes the reevaluation of these types of schemes, since they do not achieves their principal objective of make our societies more secure places.

Making Sense of Misdemeanors: Fine Only Offenses in Convivial Court Rooms

This paper investigates how the complexity of and everyday interactions within the criminal legal system sow confusion about the causes and consequences of low-level misdemeanor, or fine only, legal entanglements. Drawing on data from 62 interviews with people assessed legal debt and 240 hours of ethnographic observation in courtrooms, we describe inconsistencies between the design of the criminal legal system and the organization of defendants’ lives that undermine the ability of defendants to satisfactorily or summarily resolve their legal cases. We also consider how interpersonal interactions within courts undermine the power of defendants to challenge legal authority, court norms, and established criminal legal processes. These findings illustrate a mismatch between expectations about and experiences with misdemeanor charges that place undue burden on disadvantaged defendants and highlight the scale and impact of fine only misdemeanors as a central inequality generating feature of the contemporary criminal legal system.

The burden of service for faculty of color to achieve diversity and inclusion: the minority tax

The exclusion of Blacks/African-Americans, Latinx/Hispanics, and Indigenous people from science has resulted in their underrepresentation in the biomedical workforce, especially in academia. Faculty diversity at academic institutions is unacceptably low (<6%) and has remained unchanged in the past 20 years. Despite low representation, faculty of color are disproportionately tasked with service to enhance diversity and inclusion of the academy, often to the detriment of their research and academic success. This essay offers a perspective on the undue burden of service placed on underrepresented faculty to achieve institutional diversity and inclusion. I reflect on the challenges that faculty of color face trying to maintain a competitive research program while serving the needs of the academy, often in a capacity greater than that of their well-represented peers. I also discuss opportunities for faculty of color to leverage related diversity and inclusion work to boost their career progression and academic advancement.

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H1 Patents – European patents – Pharmaceuticals – Treatment of anaemia – Revocation – Infringement – Construction – Obviousness – Obvious to try – Reasonable expectation of success – Hindsight – Expert evidence – Sequential unmasking – Insufficiency – Excessive claim breadth – Uncertainty – Identification of technical contribution – Principles of general application – Plausibility – Undue burden – AgrEvo obviousness – Equivalence – File prosecution history – Process limited product claims – Indirect infringement – Means relating to an essential element of the invention – Whether suitable for putting and intended to put invention into effect – “Off-label” use – State of mind of defendants – Intentions of prescribing clinicians – Quia timet claims – Whether stay of infringement claim appropriate

Institute of constitutional complaint: foreign practice, domestic experience and prospects

The article deals with the problem of realization of the constitutional complaint in foreign countries and its peculiarities and further prospects in Ukraine. It is emphasised that the introduction of the constitutional complaint and the parallel implementation of the doctrine of amicable treatment of international law in the Constitutional Court will comprehensively promote the protection of citizens’ rights at national level and, as a result, can be an effective means of avoiding undue burden on the European Court of Human Rights. The most relevant directions for the constitutional complaint in Ukraine are identified: the intro-duction of a full constitutional complaint, but not a regulatory one which is in force today; inability to review the decision of the Court of Justice for a final judgement already enforced, etc. It is pointed out that the introduction of a normative model of constitutional complaint in Ukraine provoked a number of discussions regarding the full realization of the rights of the individual, but the situation in the state should be evaluated first and foremost. Various statistics on the constitutional complaint in Ukraine and in foreign countries are presented and analyzed. It is highlighted that given the complex political and economic situation in the coun-try and other factors, the implementation of the constitutional complaint institute should be moderate in nature and be gradual, elaborated and legally predicted by specialists. It is emphasised that the introduction of a complete model of constitutional complaint is an important direction of development of constitutional modernization in Ukraine which should move in parallel with political, social, economic reforms. With a view to the effective and transparent implementation of the constitutional complaint institute in Ukraine, the need for clarification of the provision of Article 78 on the grounds for issuing the interlocutory order, since the question remains as to what exactly should be referred to as the term “irre-versible consequences”; attention to the issue of meaningful filling of the concept of “public interest” (Part 2 of Article 77 of the Law of Ukraine “On the Constitutional Court of Ukraine”).

Problematizing Parenting: The Regulation of Parenting Practices within Reception Centres for Syrian Refugees in Ireland

This article examines the problematization and regulation of parenting practices within reception centres accommodating Syrian asylum-seeking and refugee parents who had recently arrived in the Republic of Ireland through relocation and resettlement schemes. Based on qualitative research, the article demonstrates how reception-centre staff often assumed a regulatory role over parenting in a number of different ways: by informing and warning; watching and regulating; taking on parental roles; and referring. The findings suggest that parents are subject to intrusive observations and interventions within reception centres. This happens in a context where refugee families are living in institutional-type ‘collective’ accommodation staffed by personnel who generally lack the requisite qualifications and competencies to undertake the complex roles involved. An undue burden is placed on personnel to respond to situations for which they do not have the necessary skills, resulting in negative consequences for parents and children. Ultimately, this article points to the structural causes of these issues, namely the unsuitability of institutional-type accommodation for family life.