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Denna studie undersöker hur olika grader av gränssnittsanpassning i smarttelefoner påverkar seniorers upplevelse med avseende på mental ansträngning, självständighet och social acceptans. Studien genomfördes med en kvalitativ metod där fem respondenter vid minst 67 års ålder utförde praktiska arbetsuppgifter på tre smarttelefoner med varierande anpassningsnivåer: en icke-anpassad, en mjukvaruanpas
Bakgrund: Svårigheter med sensorisk modulering är vanligt förekommande vid psykisk ohälsa och kan medföra olika negativa effekter i vardagen. Inom dagens psykiatri fokuseras det på personlig återhämtning inom rehabiliteringsinsatser, där man bl.a. fokuserar på att skapa ett meningsfullt liv för individen trots sin psykiska ohälsa. Den arbetsterapeutiska interventionen Sensory Awareness Program (SA
I denna studie undersöker vi upplevelser och effekter av vårt eget nyskrivna metodmaterial för körer. Tidigare forskning har visat att många körer idag ger uttryck för restriktiva könsnormer vilket gör verksamheten mindre inkluderande för de som bryter mot dessa normer, särskilt transpersoner. Vi har därför konstruerat ett metodmaterial med syfte att tillgängliggöra normkritiskt och normkreativt aIn this study, we investigate the experiences and effects of our own original pedagogical material for choirs. Previous research has shown that many choirs today still hold onto restrictive gender norms that make the activity less inclusive for people who do not fit into these norms, especially transgender people. We have therefore constructed a pedagogical material with the aim of making norm-cri
Small interfering RNAs (siRNAs) are a rapidly growing class of oligonucleotide therapeutics that modulate gene expression by inducing targeted mRNA degradation. siRNAs are potent and their effect is long-lasting, making them promising candidates for chronic neurodegenerative disease. However, siRNAs can elicit both on- and off-target toxicity, and while acute neurotoxicity has been characterized,
Upper-body adiposity is adversely associated with metabolic health whereas the opposite is observed for the lower-body. The neck is a unique upper-body fat depot in adult humans, housing thermogenic brown adipose tissue (BAT), which is increasingly recognised to influence whole-body metabolic health. Loss of BAT, concurrent with replacement by white adipose tissue (WAT), may contribute to metaboli
The ESC diagnostic criteria for infective endocarditis (IE) added spondylodiscitis as minor diagnostic criterion. Of patients with Staphylococcus aureus, streptococcal or Enterococcus faecalis bacteremia, 11 of 1807 episodes were reclassified to definite IE of which nine were not treated as IE. Spondylodiscitis as a minor criterion decreases specificity of the criteria.
Few studies have evaluated the implementation of ICBT in regular child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS). This study aimed to explore the acceptability, feasibility, and effectiveness of ICBT for children and adolescents with anxiety disorders and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) within a rural CAMHS. The study also explored outcome predictors and long-term outcomes. Eighty-three pa
Background: Insufficient physical activity is a growing public health concern and is closely linked to obesity in both adults and children. Swedish physical activity on prescription (PAP) is effective in increasing physical activity levels in adults, but knowledge about how PAP is used in paediatric healthcare is lacking. Therefore, this study aimed to explore experiences of working with PAP for c
PURPOSE: Anastomotic leakage after anterior resection for rectal cancer induces bowel dysfunction, but the influence on urinary and sexual function is largely unknown. This cross-sectional cohort study evaluated long-term effect of anastomotic leakage on urinary and sexual function in male patients. METHODS: Patients operated with anterior resection for rectal cancer in 15 Swedish hospitals 2007-2
Background: Despite recent evidence supporting the adoption of opioid-free anaesthetic and analgesic alternatives in the perioperative context, opioid-based regimens remain standard of care. There is limited knowledge about the patients’ perioperative experiences of bariatric surgery, with no study yet investigating their experiences within an opioid-free care pathway. Objective: We aimed to descr
This thesis presents an application of machine learning techniques in a search for a high-mass resonance particle decaying into top quark pairs in high energy dijet events using the ATLAS experiment at the Large Hadron Collider. Top tagging is applied to the dijet events to select the events with top signature and suppress the background, increasing the sensitivity of the search. All the data used
This thesis is a field study which was conducted for 10 weeks in the regional capital city of Casamance named Ziguinchor in Senegal. By using tools from feminist critical theory and methodology such as participatory observations and feminist in-depth interviews with women organisations in Ziguinchor, the purpose of the thesis is to understand how gender roles affect women and women organisations s
Following the UNHCR:s launch of the #IBelong Campaign to End Statelessness by 2024 in November 2014, a Global Action Plan to End Statelessness: 2014 – 2024 was adopted urging states to undertake ten actions to end statelessness, including to facilitate the naturalization of stateless migrants. While the facilitated naturalization of stateless persons would certainly reduce the occurrence of statel
Germany’s Energy Concept aims to reduce the building sector’s primary energy demand by 80% compared to 2008 levels, of which 20% are to be achieved by 2020. This requires significant investment in integrated renewables and thermal. Public funds cannot finance such transition alone. Therefore, it is crucial to not only understand current investment levels and potential investment gaps, but also to
Hög efterfrågan på kompetensutveckling speglar behovet av kunskap och livslångt lärande i företag idag. Lärosätena har en central roll i samhället som utbildare, kan de stödja yrkesverksammas livslånga lärande i diskretionärt arbete på ett hållbart sätt? Studiens syfte är att bidra med kunskap om de reella villkoren för att ägna sig åt livslångt lärande. Studiens resultat avser bidra gällande övThe high demand for professional training reflects the need for knowledge and recurrent learning in organisations today. Universities play an important role in society as a long-term provider of education and professional training. How can institutions of higher education contribute to the increasing need for knowledge and learning in society through supporting sustainable lifelong learning at wor
The objective of this study is to describe the main problem areas in the current stability design of multi-storey timber frame buildings, to identify lacks in current design principles and to recommend in which areas the future development of design principles and guidelines should be focused in order to facilitate the design work and make stabilising systems more effective.
The purpose of this essay was to examine how Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs), working with foreign aid, work to avoid the recipients from being dependent on them as organizations. The main issues were: 1. What does the activity of the NGOs look like in the developing countries? 2. In which way do the people in the recipient countries participate in the projects? 3. What do the organizations
Purpose The purpose of this essay was to investigate the welfare level of five visually handicapped children and their families. I want to illustrate the obstacles and possibilities there are for the visually handicapped children to take part of the welfare that's indicated in the Swedish Government Official Report (SoU 2001:55). I also want to give a picture of the support the society gives t
The essay is a cross section study whose aim was to examine if the Children’s sense of coherence scale (CSOC) is useful instrument for children in ages between 7- 10. The CSOC scale was compared to two other: Latter of Life and I think I am, which are due to measure similar qualities. A correlation study was made between the instruments. We have also examined if the results agree with Antonovsky´s
