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- Johansson, Björn, 1973-, et al.
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Empowering resilient crisis response training through purposefully designed boundary objects in a simulation-gaming exercise approach : Supporting ad-hoc team interaction
- 2021
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In: ECCE 2021. - New York, NY : Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). - 9781450387576 ; , s. 1-6
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Conference paper (peer-reviewed)abstract
- This paper reports on experiences of creating resilience-empowering simulation-gaming exercises concerning disruptions in the payment system. The aim of the exercises was to utilize gaming-simulation as a training environment where teams of practitioners can learn to develop in-depth understanding of systemic interaction (i.e., cascading effects of disruptions) and learn how to develop collaborative resilience across many different critical infrastructures. Interaction between different stakeholders in the payment system, such as business owners, banks, municipality crisis managers are considered as the foundation for building collaborative resilience. Designing the exercises in such a way that they encourage and support such interactions are therefore seen as a primary design goal. This paper describes lessons learned from the process of conducting the 17 exercises in terms of creating a well-balance simulation and an immersive experience.
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- Kajonius, Petri, 1974-, et al.
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Safeness and Treatment Mitigate the Effect of Loneliness on Satisfaction With Elderly Care
- 2016
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In: Gerontologist. - : Oxford University Press (OUP). - 0016-9013 .- 1758-5341. ; 56:5, s. 928-936
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Maximizing satisfaction among the older persons is the goal of modern individualized elderly care and how to best achieve this is of relevance for people involved in planning and providing elderly care services. Purpose of the Study: What predicts satisfaction with care among older persons can be conceived as a function of process (how care is performed) and the older person. Inspired by the long-standing person versus situation debate, the present research investigated the interplay between person-and process-related factors in predicting satisfaction with elderly care. Design and Methods: A nationwide sample was analyzed, based on a questionnaire with 95,000 individuals using elderly care services. Results: The results showed that person-related factors (i.e., anxiety, health, and loneliness) were significant predictors of satisfaction with care, although less strongly than process-related factors (i.e., treatment, safeness, and perceived staff and time availability). Among the person-related factors, loneliness was the strongest predictor of satisfaction among older persons in nursing homes. Interestingly, a path analysis revealed that safeness and treatment function as mediators in linking loneliness to satisfaction. Implications: The results based on a large national sample demonstrate that the individual aging condition to a significant degree can be countered by a well-functioning care process, resulting in higher satisfaction with care among older persons.
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- Lissner, Lauren, 1956, et al.
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Television habits in relation to overweight, diet and taste preferences in European children: the IDEFICS study
- 2012
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In: European Journal of Epidemiology. - : Springer Science and Business Media LLC. - 0393-2990 .- 1573-7284. ; 27:9, s. 705-715
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Early television exposure has been associated with various health outcomes including childhood obesity. This paper describes associations between patterns of television viewing, on one hand, and diet, taste preference and weight status, on the other, in European preschoolers and schoolchildren. The IDEFICS baseline survey was conducted at examination centers in Italy, Estonia, Cyprus, Belgium, Sweden, Germany, Hungary, and Spain. 15,144 children aged 2-9 completed the basic protocol, including anthropometry and parental questionnaires on their diets and television habits. A subsample of 1,696 schoolchildren underwent further sensory testing for fat and sweet taste preferences. Three dichotomous indicators described: children's habitual television exposure time; television viewing during meals; and having televisions in their bedrooms. Based on these variables we investigated television habits in relation to overweight (IOTF) and usual consumption of foods high in fat and sugar. A possible role of taste preference in the latter association was tested in the sensory subgroup. All television indicators were significantly associated with increased risk of overweight, with odds ratios ranging from 1.21 to 1.30, in fully adjusted models. Children's propensities to consume high-fat and high-sugar foods were positively and, in most analyses, monotonically associated with high-risk television behaviors. The associations between television and diet propensities were not explained by preference for added fat or sugar in test foods. To summarize, in addition to being more overweight, children with high-risk television behaviors may, independent of objectively measured taste preferences for fat and sugar, passively overconsume higher-fat and particularly higher-sugar diets.
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- Nilsson, Ulf-Göran, 1956-, et al.
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Competence Clusters for Virtual Information Service
- 2006
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In: Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Technology Supported Learning & Training. - Berlin : Online Educa.
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Conference paper (pop. science, debate, etc.)abstract
- In Sweden there is one consortium for virtual references for each public and research library. The research libraries’ service Librarian On Duty, which uses VRLplus, is a pedagogical service where the patron gets a personal guidance by a librarian via chat and co-browsing. Librarian On Duty is more of a general resource than a specialist one. This means that very specialised questions may not be answered directly, but instead be directed to the most suitable librarian. Depending on the patron’s requirements, the librarian on duty can transfer the question to a colleague at the same library or to another library within the consortia. Librarian on Duty is already in use by half of Sweden’s research libraries.The corresponding service for the public libraries, Ask the Library, is a virtual reference service with many years of experience, the e-mail service was started already in 1995, and now consists of 36 libraries that answer e-mail questions and 14 of these libraries also take part in a chat service. To make a whole new collaboration between and within the consortia possible, the public libraries will change systems to VRLplus, i.e. the same system that is used by the research libraries.A new model for collaborationBy organizing in two consortia, using the same software, there is a possibility for the two organizational types to develop a whole new model for collaboration. This new model implies that each organization could have its own local installation to give service to their local users in the first hand. Each organization participates in the national or international consortias where there is a collaboration to give service around the clock.The new possibilities for cooperation mean that each organization, by using the systems bridge between the consortias, can define new collaborative partners on a national or international basis and thus create whole new virtual information services. These new services may consist of university and research organizations and governmental institutions within a region, e.g. ”Ask Scandinavia”, or be built by competence. It may also be a subject-based cooperation within a European Union area, e.g. ”Ask ECDC”. Other examples may include cooperation between different competences and professions, e.g. “Ask EUROPE DIRECT”.This means increased possibilities for specialization and development, and whole new collaborative constellations between libraries and other community-based services can emerge while still maintaining the basic responsibility for the local users. This is enabled by a tool that is under constant development.The leading ideas to make this a successful service are:- Guidance suited to the needs of the questioner- Creative reference and information work- Competence development for the information professionals- Rationalisation of scarce resources- Higher quality of information services, both off and on campus
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- Nilsson, Ulf-Göran
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Systembryggan för e-referens : en lägesrapport
- 2004
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In: Tidskrift för dokumentation. - Stockholm : Svensk förening för informationsspecialister. - 0040-6872. ; 59:3, s. 71-75
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Journal article (pop. science, debate, etc.)abstract
- In Sweden there is one consortium for virtual reference for each public and research library. The research libraries’ service Librarian On Duty, which uses VRLplus, is a pedagogical service where the patron gets a personal guidance by a librarian via chat and co-browsing. Librarian On Duty is more of a general resource than a specialist resource. This means that very specialised questions may not be answered directly, but instead be directed to the most suitable librarian. Depending on the patron’s requirements, the librarian on duty can transfer the question to a colleague at the same library or to another library within the consortia. Librarian on Duty is already in use by half of Sweden’s research libraries.The corresponding service for the public libraries, Ask the Library, is a virtual reference service with many years of experience, the e-mail service was started already in 1998, now consists of 36 libraries that answer e-mail questions and 14 of those libraries also taking part in a chat service. To make a whole new collaboration between and within the consortia possible, the public libraries will change systems to VRLplus, i.e. the same system that is used by the research libraries.By organizing in two consortia, using the same software, there is a possibility for the two library types to develop a whole new model for collaboration. This new model implies that each library has its own local installation to give service to their local users in the first hand. Each library also participates in one of the national consortia where there is a collaboration to give service during evenings and weekends.The new possibilities for cooperation means that each library, by using the systems bridge between the consortia, can define new collaborative partners and thus create whole new virtual reference services. These new services may consist of public, school and research libraries within a region, ”Ask Stockholm”. It may also be a subject based cooperation within the research libraries, e.g. ”Ask The Law Librarian”. Other examples may include cooperation between children’s libraries, “Ask The Children’s Librarian”.The operators staffing the different services will always get an indication if the question is coming from the local, national or some of the other services that are connected to the operator’s library.This means increased possibilities for specialization and development, and whole new collaborative constellations between libraries can emerge, while still maintaining the basic responsibility for the local users.
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- Nygren-Landgärds, Christina, et al.
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Quality culture at Nordic universities
- 2024
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In: European Journal of Higher Education. - : Taylor & Francis Group. - 2156-8235 .- 2156-8243. ; 14:1, s. 40-59
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- This study aimed to investigate common features and ways of understanding quality culture (QC) within higher education institutions (HEIs) in Nordic countries. While the concept of QC is commonly accepted and often used, its meaning is not always clear. This paper focuses on how Nordic universities frame QC in their internal documentation. The Nordic context was chosen due to the close cooperation on quality issues that characterise HEIs within the Nordic region. The discussion section of this paper outlines QC in relation to quality assurance (QA) among HEIs within the European and Nordic regions. Sixteen universities participated in the study by sharing documents describing their QCs. The data were analysed using qualitative content analysis and discussed from different perspectives, such as regarding how the universities use the concept of QC and how QC is created. Based on the results, a model was created that provides an overview of how QC emerges and how the concept is implemented in documentation. It is hoped that the results will both contribute useful input to the ongoing collaboration on quality issues among HEIs in the Nordic region and will also be useful in enhancing QC at universities in other regions.
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- Pietilä Rosendahl, Sirpa, PhD, Associate Professor, Senior Lecturer
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Gender Differences in Life Long Influences of Twins : How Men and Women talk about These Influences
- 2015
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In: The Gerontologist. - : Oxford University Press. - 0016-9013 .- 1758-5341. ; 55:Suppl_2, s. 584-585
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- The aim was to explore how male and female older twins experience their lifelong relationship with one another. Method: Qualitative data consisting of 32 life stories of Swedish older (70+) identical and fraternal twins were analyzed with narrative analysis. Results: Both male and female older twins experienced their twin relationships as the emotionally closest as related to other sibling relationships. Female twins stressed open and frequent communication as an important aspect contributing to closeness in the twin relationship, whereas the male twins related closeness to doing activities together. Dependency was stressed as emotionally draining in the female twin relationships, meaning that both of the twin sisters had not separated emotionally from one another. In contrast, the male older twins talked about competition as an aspect that was emotionally draining. Males and females define emotional closeness differently. The relationship patterns for both female/male older twins remained stable over the life course.
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- Pietilä Rosendahl, Sirpa, PhD, Associate Professor, Senior Lecturer, et al.
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Twinship experienced by twins reared apart versus together
- 2014
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In: The Gerontologist. - : Oxford University Press. - 0016-9013 .- 1758-5341. ; 54:Suppl_2, s. 111-112
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- The aim was to explore and describe how older twins reared apart and reared together experience the twin relationship over a life course. Method: The life stories of 30 Swedish older (70+) identical and fraternal twins were analyzed with qualitative content analysis. Results: The relationship patterns among twins reared apart were related to the time of separation, family upbringing, time together after re-union and over the life course. Twins who spent their first years in the biological family and thereafter separated could continue their relationship over the life course, showing the same kind of relationship patterns as twins reared together. Twins who were separated during their first year after birth and reunited several years later showed a more complex relationship pattern, where some lacked an emotionally close relationship and others gradually developed such a relationship over the years. This finding challenges popular views on twins reared apart being emotionally close.
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