Meetings Of Leaders Research Articles

Russian, North Korean Leaders Meet

Russian, North Korean Leaders Meet

Современная политическая основа российско-бразильских отношений

The main purpose of the article is the analysis of the modern political basis of Russia-Brazil relations. In this context, the authors analyze the most important aspects of bilateral Russia-Brazil visits at the highest level and working visits, as well as their contribution to the strengthening of the political basis of relations between the two states. First off, these visits concern the strategic dialogue between Russia and Brazil on the fundamental foreign policy issues, such as joint struggle against new challenges and threats; coordination of efforts to maintain international security; establishing a system of international relations based on the principles of international law and the coordinating role of the United Nations. Moreover, this article aims to define the main aspects of meetings of political leaders of Russia and Brazil within international organizations and associations (the United Nations, Group of Twenty, BRICS). Thus bilateral Russia-Brazil visits at the highest and high levels, working visits, as well as meetings within international organizations and associations contribute to the strengthening and further development of the strategic partnership between the two states and intensify cooperation in all areas of inter-state interaction: politics, economy, the sphere of culture and so on. In addition, the authors note that modern Russia-Brazil political relations have multivector perspectives. The article contains summary that conforms to the purpose of the study.

Participatory Budgeting In Indonesia Private University

This study aims to explore participatory budgeting practices of a private university in Surabaya. The research method use qualitative approach. The research site is Dr. Soetomo Surabaya. Informants in this study were Rector, Vice Retor, Deans and Head of Internal Audit. The data collection is mainly with participating observation. Researchers as vice chairman of the budget committee could follow budgeting process began with budget committee meetings, leaders meetings, senate meeting until the meeting with the foundation. Data were analyzed with Miles and Huberman's (1992) qualitative analysis technique. The result indicates that Vice Rector II acts as a leader have in the context of budgeting. Rector as a leader in university level and Chairman of the Foundation acts as a leader at the foundation level. Harmony and togetherness in the budgeting process is reflected in the participation of some players in establishment of work program. This process is in a way democratic. While, the balance is reflected in the process of budgetary increase in allowances.

Azerbaijan, Georgia, Turkey: Advancing the Military Dimension of the Trilateral Partnership

Le développement et la consolidation de la coopération énergétique entre l’Azerbaïdjan, la Géorgie et la Turquie (AGT) au cours des années 1990 et 2000 ont marqué le début d’une coopération trilatérale qui, depuis lors, s’est transformée en un partenariat stratégique dans divers domaines entre les trois pays. Le partenariat trilatéral a commencé s’institutionnaliser au début des années 2010 sous la forme de réunions annuelles des dirigeants et des ministres des Affaires étrangères des pays participants. Si, au départ, la coopération était principalement axée sur la préparation militaire pour protéger l’infrastructure de transport d’énergie dans les cas d’urgence, elle s’est progressivement élargie à d’autres domaines. Le document examine les éléments clés de la raison d’être du partenariat de défense trilatéral Azerbaïdjan-Géorgie-Turquie, les obstacles existants et les opportunités qui s’offrent à l’avenir. Il propose d’autres mesures envisageables visant à tirer parti des possibilités offertes par le partenariat trilatéral.

Pediatric Integrative Medicine: Vision for the Future.

Pediatric integrative medicine (PIM) is of significant interest to patients, with 12% of the general pediatric population and up to 80% of children with chronic conditions using PIM approaches. The field of PIM has evolved over the past 25 years, approaching child health with a number of guiding principles: preventive, context-centered, relationship-based, personalized, participatory, and ecologically sustainable. This manuscript reviews important time points for the field of PIM and reports on a series of meetings of PIM leaders, aimed at assessing the state of the field and planning for its future. Efforts in the first decade of the 2000s led to increased visibility in academic and professional pediatric organizations and through international listservs, designed to link those interested in and practicing PIM, all of which continue to flourish. The PIM leadership summits in recent years resulted in specific goals to advance PIM further in the following key areas: research, clinical practice, professional education, patient and family education, and advocacy and partnerships. Additionally, goals were developed for greater expansion of PIM professional education, broader support for pediatric PIM research, and an expanded role for PIM approaches in the provision of pediatric care.

Report of the Key Opinion Leaders Meeting on Stem Cell-derived Beta Cells.

Beta cell replacement has the potential to restore euglycemia in patients with insulin-dependent diabetes. Although great progress has been made in establishing allogeneic islet transplantation from deceased donors as the standard of care for those with the most labile diabetes, it is also clear that the deceased donor organ supply cannot possibly treat all those who could benefit from restoration of a normal beta cell mass, especially if immunosuppression were not required. Against this background, the International Pancreas and Islet Transplant Association in collaboration with the Harvard Stem Cell Institute, the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF), and the Helmsley Foundation held a 2-day Key Opinion Leaders Meeting in Boston in 2016 to bring together experts in generating and transplanting beta cells derived from stem cells. The following summary highlights current technology, recent significant breakthroughs, unmet needs and roadblocks to stem cell-derived beta cell therapies, with the aim of spurring future preclinical collaborative investigations and progress toward the clinical application of stem cell-derived beta cells.

When Controlling Leaders Meet Employees with Psychological Capital: Impact On Creative Performance

In this study, we explored the relationships between controlling leadership and employee creative performance by examining the mediating and moderating roles of fear and psychological capital. Usin...

Japan’s Diplomacy towards Member Countries of Pacific Islands Forum: Significance of Pacific Islands Leaders Meeting (PALM)

As an island country in the Pacific region, it is natural for Japan to have diplomatic relationships with neighboring island countries. By the early 1970s, Japan started to provide Official Development Assistance (ODA) to two individual island countries in the Pacific region, and, in the mid-1980s, when most of the island countries had achieved independence, Japan’s diplomacy expanded to additional countries. In 1985 then Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone made an official visit to two of the island countries, and, in 1987, official policy expressing support for the Pacific island countries’ independence, regional cooperation, political stability, economic development, and people-to-people exchange was issued. In October 1997, the “Japan-SPF Summit Meeting” with participants of leaders from Japan and 14 South Pacific Forum member island countries/regions and government representatives of Australia and New Zealand was held in Tokyo. The 8th Pacific Islands Leaders meeting held in May 2018 is symbolic of Japan’s diplomacy toward the Pacific Islands Forum member countries. This article is the author’s personal observation of Japan’s diplomacy toward Pacific Islands Forum member countries and the significance of Pacific Islands Leaders Meeting.

International Instruments Influencing Religious Freedom in Kazakhstan

Like many other countries, Kazakhstan is obliged to protect human rights, including freedom of religion, according to its internal constitutional rules and its obligations under international treaties. When the state forgets its obligations, various internal and external political and legal instruments could remind it about the necessity to protect religious freedom and create a favorable environment for religious activity. This essay describes the international instruments influencing religious freedom in Kazakhstan including the reactions of international organizations, reports of international bodies, decisions of international courts or human rights organizations, and state leaders meetings.

L’apprentissage des rencontres interreligieuses

Based in Jerusalem, The Elijah Interfaith Institute, founded and presided by Rabbi Alon Goshen-Gottstein, organizes meetings of religious leaders in a spirit of dialogue and collaboration. The chosen themes include points of doctrine and burning questions for inter-religious relations. These meetings rely on the working papers of specialists of six traditions (Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism and Sikhism). Updated, these essays are now edited in a new collection. (…)

Transitions in Central Bank Leadership

We assemble a novel dataset on transitions in central bank leadership in several countries, and study how monetary policy is conducted around those events. We find that policy is tighter both at the last meetings of departing governors and first meetings of incoming leaders. This finding cannot be fully explained by endogenous transitions, the effects of the zero lower bound, surges in inflation expectations, omitted variables such as fiscal policy and uncertainty nor electoral cycles. We conclude by offering two possible, perhaps complementary, explanations for these results. One based on a simple signalling story, another based on career and reputation concerns.

MAURITANIA – MOROCCO: Leaders Meet Following Tensions

Africa Research Bulletin: Political, Social and Cultural SeriesVolume 53, Issue 12 p. 21242B-21243C Continental Alignments MAURITANIA – MOROCCO: Leaders Meet Following Tensions First published: 17 January 2017 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-825X.2017.07396.xRead the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat No abstract is available for this article. Volume53, Issue12January 2017Pages 21242B-21243C RelatedInformation

Stem Cell Derived Beta Cells: The State of the Science.

Stem Cell Derived Beta Cells: The State of the Science.

Merck & Co. Hosts Pharma Leaders Meeting

For the 13th consecutive year, the ACS Pharma Leaders Meeting brought together the pharmaceutical industry’s chemistry research leaders to discuss issues and challenges of common concern. Executive...

The Effectiveness of Community-Based Nutrition Education on the Nutrition Status of Under-five Children in Developing Countries. A Systematic Review.

This systematic review aimed at examining the best available evidence on the effectiveness of community-based nutrition education in improving the nutrition status of under five children in developing countries. A systematic search of the literature was conducted utilising the following data bases: Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL), EMBASE, Medline, and Web of Knowledge. 9 studies were identified for the critical appraisal process. The Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) critical appraisal check-list for experimental studies was utilised and two reviewers conducted the appraisal process independently. 7 studies were included for this review and data was extracted using the JBI data extraction form for experimental studies. The extracted data was heterogeneous as such narrative synthesis was conducted. The nutritional status of children in all studies improved and this was evidenced by increases in weight, height, mid upper arm circumference and reduced morbidity. Key messages about education were age at introduction of complementary foods, nutrition value on different types of feeds found locally and frequency of feeding the children. However, there were varied results regarding the effects of the intervention on the nutrition status of children. This was attributed by differences in implementers' characteristics, different intervention strategy and intensity, difference in age of the children at enrolment, pre-existing children's growth and nutritional status and follow-up periods. In addition to home visiting, conducting group meetings of care givers and community leaders, providing education twice a week and use of cooking demonstrations have shown that they produce highly significant findings. The evidence from the identified studies suggests that community- based nutrition education improves the nutrition status of under-five children in developing countries.

일본의 해양 정책 - 태평양 도서국과의 관계를 중심으로

The purpose of this study is to explore the history of the relationships between Japan and the Pacific Island Nations in the context of its ocean policy, and to survey the current situation. Particularly, this paper inquires into how Japans maritime policy, nuclear policy, and official development assistance policy have affected relationships with countries in this region. Firstly, this paper gives a brief overview of the socio-political situations of Pacific Island Nations. Secondly, the history of the ‘Southward Advance Theory’ adopted as national policy by Japan in the Meiji era is summarized. Thirdly, how Japan successfully re-entered this region despite conflicts surrounding the nuclear issue after the Second World War is explored. Lastly, this paper investigates how official development assistance and PALM (Pacific Island Leaders Meeting) helped to develop relations between Japan and the Pacific Island Nations.

Rallying United Nations organizations in the fight against noncommunicable diseases

Rallying United Nations organizations in the fight against noncommunicable diseases

Major SEG China Student Event Held

A comprehensive SEG China Student Event, including a China Student Chapter Leaders Meeting and a Challenge Bowl, was held on the campus of China University of Petroleum (Beijing), on 18–19 April 2013. This event was cohosted by SEG China and China University of Petroleum (Beijing), and was sponsored by SEG and Laurel Technology Co. Ltd.

Narrativas de unanimidade e diálogo em protocolos sinodais e hagiografias tardo-antigas

Analiso cenas de convocação nas cartas e protocolos circulados pela facção majoritária dos líderes cristãos reunidos em Éfeso em 431 d.C. atentando sobretudo à obliquidade das narrativas que contêm e aos aspectos verbais e não verbais a que se referem. Contrasto-as com as acusações e sanções mútuas, mencionadas nas cartas e panfletos dos representantes imperiais e dos líderes das facções litigantes, que corroboram ou enfraquecem a representação de consenso por meio de documentos escritos. Problematizo assim a narrativa em que são cumpridas as instruções imperiais de realização de discussões sobre assuntos de fé cristã baseadas no precedente de Nicéia, em unanimidade e diálogo e que obteve sanção imperial das decisões. Este estudo literário e histórico da função argumentativa dos protocolos sinodais tardo-antigos corrobora que, também nos exemplos em que há uma documentação mais ampla dos encontros de lideranças eclesiásticas, a representação dos eventos permanece parcial e que eles não são típicos de um fenômeno amplo. Por fim, a análise da credibilidade dos relatos das demonstrações populares e monásticas em Constantinopla, atentando aos aspectos não-verbais neles realçados, contribui ao estudo da circulação inicial de atas sinodais.

Designing a pharmacy residency program: Focus on a common accreditation challenge

One organization's stepwise approach to achieving full compliance in an area often cited for improvement in pharmacy residency accreditation surveys is described. Principle 4 of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) accreditation standard for postgraduate year 1 (PGY1) residencies lists requisite components of program design, conduct, and evaluation; many organizations seeking accreditation are evaluated as being in partial compliance with one or more elements of Principle 4. Several years ago, the Marshfield Clinic, a physician group practice in Wisconsin, launched an initiative to expand its postgraduate medical training program to include a PGY1 pharmacy residency. After a gap analysis of current practices and accreditation requirements, monthly meetings of pharmacy, faculty, and corporate leaders were conducted to address program development challenges, with ongoing input from the clinic's division of education. Strategies were developed for meeting all Principle 4 criteria. For example, with regard to component 4.2 (Program Delivery), the clinic developed a residency program handbook including standing operating procedures and a residency preceptor guide with a trainee evaluation scale, professional development resources, and guidance on providing resident feedback. After an internally conducted mock site visit to identify and resolve Principle 4 issues and other compliance issues, the clinic underwent an ASHP site visit and was subsequently accredited by the ASHP Commission on Credentialing. Marshfield Clinic used an efficient step-by-step process in the development of its PGY1 pharmacy residency program and achieved full compliance with all of the criteria outlined in Principle 4 of the ASHP accreditation standard.