Sökresultat

The medical professions will lose an indispensable tool in clinical practice if even simple infections cannot be cured because antibiotics have lost effectiveness. This article presents results from an exploratory enquiry into “good doctoring” in the case of antibiotic prescribing at a time when the knowledge base in the healthcare field is shifting. Drawing on in-depth interviews about diagnosing

Quality assurance has been identified as an important part of radiation protection and safety for a considerable time period. A rational expansion and improvement of quality assurance is to integrate radiation protection and safety in a management system. The aim of this study was to explore factors influencing the implementing strategy when introducing a management system including radiation prot

Background Integrating mental health with general medical care can increase access to mental health services, but requires helping generalists acquire a range of unfamiliar knowledge and master potentially complex diagnostic and treatment processes.Method We describe a model for integrating complex specialty care with generalist/primary care, using as an illustration the integration of mental heal

The article scrutinizes planners’ stories of innovation in contemporary public transport planning in three Scandinavian contexts (Denmark, Sweden and Norway). This analysis is accomplished by adapting Judith Butler’s post-structural feminist critical theory on performativity to the planning context. This theoretical framework is used to illuminate how planning is dynamically renewed, revised and c

Within this chapter, we begin with the invaluable context of the experience of living after cancer as a young person. Then we move to describe the growing body of data indicating the consequences of cancer in patients diagnosed aged as teenagers and young adults (YAs). We identify that, while the variation in definitions used in the literature hamper firm conclusions, specific patterns of substant

Fieldnotes is an exploration of imaginary geographies. It is a series of surreal short films examining how the concept of ethnographic fieldnotes can be related to places, situations and the way ethnography is communicated. Each film in the series is also an evocation, based on video recorded at a single location at a single time. The video is then composited and soundtracked into a surreal accou

Humanitarian organizations (HOs) often base their warehouse locations on individuals' experience and knowledge rather than on decision-support tools. Many HOs run separate supply chains for emergency response and ongoing operations. Based on reviews of humanitarian network design literature combined with an in-depth case study of United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), this paper pr

In biomarker analysis, sample preparation plays a crucial step in order to extract, isolate and concentrate the analytes of interest. Among the various sample preparation techniques, solid phase extraction (SPE) is one of the most common and popular, due to the high enrichment factor, good recovery, low consumption of organic solvents and the possibility to automate (off- or on-line) the whole pro

PurposeBy drawing on a detailed case study of the work of tax consultants, the purpose of this paper is to develop a more detailed understanding of the role of ambiguity in professional work, and its relationship to the division of labour in professional service firms (PSFs).Design/methodology/approachThe paper is based on a three-year, longitudinal interpretive case study comprising 42 interviews

Acoustic fatigue can occur in structural elements of an aircraft exposed to very high sound pressures. To deal with acoustic fatigue, mainly empirical methods have been applied and often late in the design phase. Current design guidelines have several limitations. First, they do not say anything about the load intensities. The load levels can be determined either experimentally or numerically. Exp

The aim of this study is to investigate how school counselors describe control over their work situation and to conclude which factors compicate and ease the counselors to feel in control. This study is empirically based on semi-structured interviews of seven school counselors. The conclusions indicates that the counselors generally though they had control over their work although there were uncle

Syftet med denna studie är att undersöka musiklärares erfarenheter med betygssättning och bedömning. I denna kvalitativa studie intervjuas sex undervisande musiklärare, med fokus på gymnasiekursen Ensemble med Körsång. Resultatet visar på att musiklärare uppfattar en problematik när det kommer till att likvärdigt tolka de nuvarande styrdokumenten på grund av att det i Lgy 11 inte uttrycks hur kunsThe purpose of this study is to examine music teachers experiences with grading and assessment. In this qualitative study six active music teacher are interviewed and mainly focuses on the Swedish gymnasium course Ensemble with Choir. The results show that music teachers perceive problems when it comes to equally interpret the current curriculum because Lgy 11 does not express how the knowledge re

Title: Synergi, a digital reporting tool for working environment. Authors: Sebastian Larsson & Joel Ståhl Supervisor: Radhlinah Aulin, Senior lecturer at the Department of Building and Environmental Technology, Division of Construction Management, Lund University. Examinator: Anne Landin, Professor at the Department of Building and Environmental Technology, Division of Construction Management,

The purpose of this study is to explore the paradox that young women in China find it difficult to search for a husband when there is a surplus of men in the population. The research questions and hypothesis is in concern with how the One Child Policy has a salient impact on the Chinese young women. The methodology involves in-depth interviews among 10 participants and documentary analysis. By obs

Studien syftar till att visa på metoder och perspektiv som på ett tillfredställande sätt beskriver musiklärarens väg till yrket och sin praxis. Två olika metoder för insamling av data används i studien, intervjuer och självbiografier. Studiens syfte är att visa hur man kan beskriva lärares väg till yrket och dess yrkespraxis genom en rad olika begrepp t.ex. kontextualisering, socialisation, folkliTo describe the music teacher's practice - a qualitative study of three music teachers' attitudes towards the profession and descriptions of practice In the following study two methods are being used to collect data, self biography and interviews. The purpose of this study is to show how it is possible to describe a teacher's practice through different terms. I also introduce a term in

Antalet företagsförvärv har vuxit snabbt i Sverige under de två senaste årtiondena och är idag en del av viktiga strategiska och ekonomiska beslut för många företag. Ett företagsförvärv kan dessutom vara en mycket stor ekonomisk risk för den förvärvande parten. Denna uppsats undersöker processen för ett företagsförvärv från den förvärvande partens perspektiv samt ur ett rättsekonomiskt perspektiv.The amount of acquisitions has grown rapidly in Sweden during the past two decades and are today a very important strategic and financial decision for many companies. A corporate acquisition could also be a very big financial risk for the acquiring party. This thesis researches the process of corporate acquisitions from the perspective of the acquiring party with a focus on an economic analysis of

Till följd av digitaliseringen är IT-branschen en av de snabbast växande branscherna. Detta har resulterat i ett underskott att kvalificerad arbetskraft, och därmed en konkurrenskraftig arbetsmarknad där företag konkurrerar både för att rekrytera och behålla anställda. En strategi tillämpad av arbetsgivare för att få hållbar konkurrensfördel är employer branding. Syftet med den här studien var attDue to digitalization, IT is one of the fastest growing sectors. This has resulted in a shortage of qualified employees, consequently causing a competitive employment market within the sector where companies are at competition to both recruit and retain employees. One strategy adapted by employers to gain a sustainable competitive advantage is employer branding. The purpose of this study was to e

Prominent female figures engaging in the societal debate, such as journalists and activists, tend to be targeted for online hate speech and threats disproportionally. At the same time, people in Sweden depend on an online presence to function as individuals. Feminist security studies have yet to incorporate the gendered online dimensions of hate speech and threats. This paper examines how the femi