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After the Tsunami : crisis communication in Finland and Sweden
- 2009
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Samlingsverk (redaktörskap) (övrigt vetenskapligt)abstract
- The tsunami disaster in Southeast Asia during Christmas 2004 caused many deaths among vacationers from Finland and Sweden. It could be described as one of the worst catastrophes experienced during the post-war period in these countries. This book examines how this dramatic and unexpected event affected public communication patterns and practices in countries like Finland and Sweden. The communicative relations between government actors, the media and citizens always significantly affect the development of crucial democratic values such as trust, accountability and legitimacy.The book covers different topics related to this issue, such as strategic political communication, media coverage, newsroom practices, public opinion and the use of new media in Finland and Sweden after the tsunami disaster.Ullamaija Kivikuru, Lars Nord IntroductionLars Nord, Jesper Strömbäck When a Natural Disaster Becomes a Political Crisis. A Study of the 2004 Tsunami and Swedish Political CommunicationJesper Falkheimer Rhetorical Defence Strategies after The Tsunami Flood DisasterJohanna Jääsaari Restoring Consensus after the Blame Game. The Reception of Finnish Tsunami Crisis Management CoverageMervi Pantti Wave of Compassion. Nationalist Sentiments and Cosmopolitan. Sensibilities in the Finnish Press Coverage of the Tsunami DisasterLynn Letukas, Anna Olofsson, John Barnshaw Solidarity Triumphs Catastrophe? An Empirical and Theoretical Analysis of Post-Tsunami Media in Two Western NationsMaria Hellman, Kristina Riegert Transnational News and Crisis Reporting. The Indian Ocean Tsunami on CNN and Swedish TV4Ullamaija Kivikuru Popular Magazine and Responsive News Journalism. Is There Space for Both?Salli Hakala, Hannele Seeck Crisis and Web-enabled Agency in Practice. The Cases of Sukellus.fi and Thairy.netUlf Wallin, Marina Ghersetti, Tomas A. Odén Independence – Then Adaption. How Swedish Journalists Covered the Tsunami Catastrophe
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- Alem, Yonas, et al.
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The Persistence of Subjective Poverty in Urban Ethiopia
- 2012
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Rapport (övrigt vetenskapligt)abstract
- Using panel data spanning 15 years, this paper investigates the persistence and correlates of subjective and consumption poverty in urban Ethiopia. Despite the decline in consumption poverty in recent years, which has been linked to rapid economic growth, subjective poverty has remained largely unchanged. Dynamic probit regression results show that households with a history of past poverty continue to perceive themselves as poor even if their material consumption improves. Our results also suggest that the relative economic position of households is a strong determinant of subjective poverty, and having at least some type of employment reduces the likelihood that households will perceive themselves as poor, even if they remain in objective poverty. Receiving remittances from abroad, on the other hand, does not reduce perceived poverty, even if it raises material consumption. We argue that any analysis to measure the impact of growth on welfare should encompass subjective measures as well.
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- Aminoff, Ulla Britt, et al.
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The nurse--a resource in hypertension care.
- 2001
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Ingår i: Journal of advanced nursing. - 0309-2402. ; 35:4, s. 582-9
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Aim of the study. To explore the content and structure of communication between patient and nurse at follow-up appointments concerning hypertension. Background. Hypertension is a chronic condition and calls for co-operation between health care providers and patients over a long period of time. One important purpose of the follow-up consultations is to transfer knowledge between patients and health care providers in order to empower patients. This is an important determinant of the quality of care. Design/methods. The study was based on 20 audio-recordings of actual follow-up appointments and was approved by ethics committees. The consultations took place at four different health care units for hypertensive patients. Findings. The average length of consultations was 18 minutes. In the consultations, patients initiated an average of eight new topics and nurses an average of 20. All nurses talked with patients about life style. Compared with previous studies of follow-ups with physicians, consultations with nurses addressed lifestyle factors and adherence to treatment to a higher degree. It was also observed that patients were more actively involved in interaction with nurses compared with the follow-ups with physicians. Conclusions. Active patient participation in care is a critical factor in improving adherence to treatment. It would be of value to develop and assess a more patient-centred. organization of hypertension care and thereby more individualized hypertension treatment. Nurses may have a pivot role in such care.
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- Anderbrant, Olle, et al.
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Release of sex pheromone and its precursors in the pine sawfly Diprion pini (Hym., Diprionidae)
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Ingår i: Chemoecology. - 0937-7409. ; 15:3, s. 147-151
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The first identification of a sex pheromone of a pine sawfly (Hymenoptera, Diprionidae) dates back almost thirty years. Since then, female-produced pheromones of over twenty diprionid species have been investigated by solvent extraction followed by separation and identification. However, no study has shown what the females actually release. Collection of airborne compounds using absorbtion on charcoal filter as well as solid phase microextraction (SPME) followed by analysis employing gas chromatography combined with mass spectrometry (GC-MS), revealed an unusual system in Diprion pini, in which the pheromone precursor alcohol, 3,7-dimethyl-2-tridecanol, is released together with acetic, propionic, butyric and isobutyric acids. The corresponding acetate, propionate and butyrate esters of 3,7-dimethyl-2-tridecanol were also found in the samples. All esters were electrophysiologically active, and the propionate and isobutyrate were attractive in trapping experiments. Based on these and earlier reported results, it seems that at least in part of its range, the pheromone response of D. pini is not very specific with regard to the functional group, as long as this is an ester.
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- Andersson, C., et al.
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Formal microlending and adverse (or non-existent) selection a case study of shrimp farmers in Bangladesh
- 2011
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Ingår i: Applied Economics. - Taylor & Francis Group. - 0003-6846. ; 43:28, s. 4203-4213
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Microcredit schemes have become a popular means of improving smallholders' access to credit and making long term investment possible. However, it remains to be explored whether the current microcredit schemes are more successful than earlier formal small scale lending in identifying successful borrowers. We studied shrimp farming in a rural region in Bangladesh where formal microlending is well established, but where more expensive informal microlending coexists with the formal schemes. Farmers - both those who exclusively use formal loans and those who also use informal loans - remain credit-constrained; both types overutilize labour in order to reduce the need for working capital. However, the credit constraint is actually milder for the informal borrowers: the implicit shadow price of working capital is substantially higher in the group that only takes formal loans than in the group that also uses informal loans. These results suggest that informal lenders - with their closer ties to the individual farmers - remain more successful in identifying those smallholder farmers that are most likely to use the borrowed funds successfully. Informal lenders have an information advantage that formal microlenders lack: the latter need to find routes to access this information in order for formal microcredit schemes to succeed.
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- Archer, T., et al.
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Physical exercise ameliorates deficits induced by traumatic brain injury
- 2012
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Ingår i: Acta Neurologica Scandinavica. - 0001-6314. ; 125:5, s. 293-302
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Forskningsöversikt (övrigt vetenskapligt)abstract
- The extent and depth of traumatic brain injury (TBI) remains a major determining factor together with the type of structural insult and its location, whether mild, moderate or severe, as well as the distribution and magnitude of inflammation and loss of cerebrovascular integrity, and the eventual efficacy of intervention. The influence of exercise intervention in TBI is multiple, ranging from anti-apoptotic effects to the augmentation of neuroplasticity. Physical exercise diminishes cerebral inflammation by elevating factors and agents involved in immunomodulatory function, and buttresses glial cell, cerebrovascular, and blood-brain barrier intactness. It provides unique non-pharmacologic intervention that incorporate different physical activity regimes, whether dynamic or static, endurance or resistance. Physical training regimes ought necessarily to be adapted to the specific demands of diagnosis, type and degree of injury and prognosis for individuals who have suffered TBI. © 2012 John Wiley & Sons A/S.
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- Arvidsson, Anders, et al.
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Technology-neutral green procurement in practice : An example from Swedish waste management
- 2012
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Ingår i: Waste Management & Research. - 0734-242X. ; 30:5, s. 519-523
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Green public procurement has been criticized for its excessive reliance on detailed technology specifications, which can distort incentives in the short term and discourage innovation in the longer term. Economists therefore tend to prefer technology-neutral procurement, which rewards outcomes rather than technologies. However, technology-neutral procurement can also be problematic in practice. The present study investigated green public procurement of waste management, a rapidly growing field. In one of the most sophisticated models for technology-neutral procurement applied in Sweden in recent years, different environmental impacts were assigned weights, but no weight was given to the particular technology employed. Even here, however, potential inefficiencies were found where the scoring rule could have led to arbitrary, and presumably unwanted, outcomes. Explicitly assigning monetary surcharges to desirable and undesirable environmental effects may be a better way to reach environmental targets.
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- Augutis, M, et al.
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Psychosocial aspects of traumatic spinal cord injury with onset during adolescence: A qualitative study
- 2007
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Ingår i: JOURNAL OF SPINAL CORD MEDICINE. - 1079-0268. ; 30, s. 55-64
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVE: Spinal cord injury (SCI) occurring during adolescence poses additional challenges because of the concurrent age-specific bio-psychosocial development. Full understanding of the psychosocial dimensions of rehabilitation requires exploration of the patient perspective. The objective of this study was to focus on psychosocial factors from the patient perspective in persons who had previously sustained a SCI during early and mid-adolescence (11-15 years of age). METHODS: Twenty-four of the 28 persons who had sustained a SCI in Sweden from 1985 to 1996 participated in the study. Semistructured interviews were made an average of 10 years after injury. Narratives were analyzed qualitatively according to content analysis. RESULTS: Parents and peers were found to have formed a crucial network. Parents frequently acted as advocates in interactions with health care providers, as supporters, and as containers of sorrow, frustration, and anger. Peers acted as promoters of activity and identity development. However, health care providers were perceived as not making sufficient use of this network. CONCLUSIONS: Rehabilitation professionals might be encouraged to increase their knowledge of adolescence medicine to better meet the specific needs and demands of persons in this age group. It is further suggested that parents and peers be considered important partners in the joint rehabilitation effort.
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