Search results

Inclusive urbanisation is being promoted in development discourse, and a scholarly debate is emerging, but the conceptualisation and empirical understanding of this process should be placed in relation to urbanisation trends. In sub-Saharan Africa more than a quarter of the urban population lives in small towns. These are predicted to experience the most rapid population growth in the coming decad

This chapter focuses on how to apply salutogenesis in practice in the context of health care, especially when designing interventions. The foundation for implementation is to understand and apply the core principles of salutogenesis and health promotion, hereby building capacity and strength in all involved, i.e.: the patients, participants, health professionals and relatives. The key salutogenic

Jordbruk och jordbruksomvandling är centrala i debatten om försörjning, utveckling och hållbarhet, särskilt i det globala syd där de förs fram som vägen till fattigdomsbekämpning, livsmedelssäkerhet och ekonomisk omvandling. Trots årtionden av reformer fortsätter jordbruksutvecklingen dock att ge ojämna och motstridiga resultat. Politik för social inkludering, landsbygdsomvandling och hållbarhet bAgriculture remains central to global debates on livelihoods, development, and sustainability, particularly across the Global South where it is widely promoted as a pathway to poverty reduction, food security, and economic transformation. Yet, despite decades of reform, agricultural development continues to generate uneven and contradictory outcomes. Policies framed around inclusion, rural transfo

An op-ed discussing the Iranian people’s uprising against the Islamic Republic, the emergence of Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi as a unifying democratic alternative, and the implications for European—particularly Swedish—security and foreign policy. The article argues that continued diplomatic passivity enables repression and calls for concrete action, including the closure of Iran’s embassy.

Objective: To study factors associated with health-enhancing physical activity in people with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), stratified by physical function. Method: In 2017, a survey was sent to 1543 patients with RA in the BARFOT (Better Anti-Rheumatic Pharmacotherapy) cohort, and 69% of patients responded. The survey included questions on physical function, pain, fatigue, self-reported disease acti

The IELSG37 trial enrolled 545 patients with primary mediastinal B-cell lymphoma (PMBCL) and demonstrated that consolidation radiotherapy (RT) can be omitted in patients with complete metabolic response, defined by the Lugano classification as Deauville score (DS) 1 to 3. This report evaluates outcomes after different frontline rituximab- and doxorubicin-based immunochemotherapy regimens chosen ac

AIM: To compare adverse outcomes in neonates born by planned vaginal birth to those born by planned caesarean section.METHOD: This retrospective cohort study analysed data from southern Sweden between 1995 and 2015, using the perinatal revision South Register. Only women with singleton, term (≥ 37 + 0 weeks) and cephalic presentation were included. Planned vaginal birth included all vaginal non-in

INTRODUCTION: Since the last two decades, there has been a dramatic rise in caesarean sections (CS) throughout the world. This increase has been seen even in Europe, where rates vary significantly from 17% in Northern Europe to 56% in the South. Although, CS can be a lifesaving intervention when medically necessary, non-essential CS are associated with short- and long-term complications for both t

The global steel industry is a complex socio-technical system of strategicimportance, producing close to 10 percent of global emissions. Decarbonizing thissystem will significantly impact energy use, supply chain configurations, andinternational competitiveness, with geopolitical implications. Governments acrossthe world are therefore turning towards industrial policy to accelerate atransformation