| 1. |
- Borg, Johan, et al.
(författare)
-
Assistive devices for people affected by leprosy: underutilised facilitators of functioning?
- 2009
-
Ingår i: Leprosy Review. - 0305-7518 .- 2162-8807. ; 80:1, s. 13-21
-
Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- OBJECTIVES: People affected by leprosy and their families face social and economic problems. The focus of interventions is often on prevention of disabilities and socioeconomic rehabilitation. The objective of this study was to explore to what extent the potential of assistive devices to facilitate activities and participation of people affected by leprosy has been utilised. DESIGN: Published literature was reviewed and the findings analysed. RESULTS: Considerable attention has been given to the protecting role of assistive devices. The focus of assistive devices facilitating functioning has been on mobility aspects of self-care and domestic life. CONCLUSIONS: The findings indicate that the potential of assistive devices to facilitate activities and participation in life areas such as work and employment is still waiting to be utilised on a broad scale.
|
|
| 2. |
|
|
| 3. |
- Ericson, Maria
(författare)
-
Making and sharing the space: initiatives for story-sharing and reconciliation among women and men in South Africa and Northern Ireland
- 2006
-
Ingår i: Nederduitse Gereformeerde Teologiese Tydskrif. - : Stellenbosch. - 0378-9888. ; 47:3 & 4
-
Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- In this article I present findings from my earlier research on reconciliation in South Africa and Northern Ireland, together with some issues raised by my current research project on “reconciliation in South Africa from women’s perspectives”. Reconciliation is seen as a process whereby the diverse “moral landscapes” held in a war-torn society are addressed, with the aim of building, rebuilding or transforming relationships between those in conflict. A common strategy is to provide “safe spaces” where people from all “sides” can broaden their “moral landscapes” and find sources of common ground by listening to, and being challenged by, each other’s life stories and personal experiences of the conflict. On the basis of my case studies, I identify some important conditions for such “story-sharing”, as well as certain dilemmas. I also ask critical questions about what beliefs and practices that may silence certain stories, and how space and power are shared between women and men in church and society, in particular in post-TRC South Africa.
|
|
| 4. |
- Hultén, Peter, 1965-, et al.
(författare)
-
New printing technology and pricing
- 2009
-
Ingår i: Industrial Marketing Management. - : Elsevier BV. - 0019-8501 .- 1873-2062. ; 38:3, s. 253-262
-
Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- This case study analyzes five Swedish printing houses' pricing with respect to their investments in new printing technology. The new printing technology made it possible for the printing houses to market new products and services to meet the demand for shorter delivery times and full service solutions. Although this demand was apparent, the printing houses' opportunities to capitalize on their investments depended on the characteristics of the market segment that they served. Findings indicate that the new printing technology made it possible to change prices when the new services reduced delivery time and costs, and when there were substantial differences between the new services and available substitutes. Thus, customers accepted new pricing when the utilization of the new technology resulted in financial gains and time reductions.
|
|
| 5. |
- Jacobsson, Katarina
(författare)
-
"Vi kan inte göra hipp som happ" : Åklagares formuleringar av en objektiv ordning
- 2006
-
Ingår i: Sociologisk forskning. - Örebro : Sveriges sociologförbund. - 0038-0342 .- 2002-066X. ; 43:2, s. 31-61
-
Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The claim that politics, economics, and personal and social values are relevant in judicial decision making is not new. However, a shared view among legal practitioners tends to be that most cases are decided in an objective fashion. Drawing on material from two different studies (one on battered women and one on bribery), this paper investigates how prosecutors rely on and actively uphold an institutional discourse portraying the law and legal practice as impartial and fair. The material consists of interviews with Swedish prosecutors. The analysis demonstrates how prosecutors in talk construct ’the law’as a structure of its own, describing the legal system as independently processing its cases in a rather machine-like fashion regardless of the values, beliefs and thoughts of the individual prosecutor. To maintain this idea prosecutors stress professionalism and objectivity. This may also be achieved in a more subtle way, for example by using a vocabulary with “professional-like” enhancing words (judgment, task, obligation etc.), resisting words with the least connection to subjective opinions.
|
|
| 6. |
- Johansson, Sverker, et al.
(författare)
-
Why don't chimps talk and humans sing like canaries?
- 2006
-
Ingår i: Behavioral and Brain Sciences. - 1469-1825 .- 0140-525X. ; 29:3, s. 287-288
-
Tidskriftsartikel (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- We focus on two problems with the evolutionary scenario proposed: (1) It bypasses the question of the origins of the communicative and semiotic features that make language distinct from, say, pleasant but meaningless sounds. (2) It does little to explain the absence of language in, for example, chimpanzees: Most of the selection pressures invoked apply just as strongly to chimps. We suggest how these problems could possibly be amended.
|
|
| 7. |
- Lankinen, Åsa, et al.
(författare)
-
Pollen-tube growth rates in Collinsia heterophylla (Plantaginaceae) : one-donor crosses reveal heritability but no effect on sporophytic-offspring fitness
- 2009
-
Ingår i: Annals of Botany. - : Oxford University Press (OUP). - 0305-7364 .- 1095-8290. ; 103:6, s. 941-950
-
Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Evolutionary change in response to natural selection will occur only if a trait confers a selective advantage and there is heritable variation. Positive connections between pollen traits and fitness have been found, but few studies of heritability have been conducted, and they have yielded conflicting results. To understand better the evolutionary significance of pollen competition and its potential role in sexual selection, the heritability of pollen tube-growth rate and the relationship between this trait and sporophytic offspring fitness were investigated in Collinsia heterophylla. Because the question being asked was if female function benefited from obtaining genetically superior fathers by enhancing pollen competition, one-donor (per flower) crosses were used in order to exclude confounding effects of post-fertilization competition/allocation caused by multiple paternity. Each recipient plant was crossed with an average of five pollen donors. Pollen-tube growth rate and sporophytic traits were measured in both generations. Pollen-tube growth rate in vitro differed among donors, and the differences were correlated with in vivo growth rate averaged over two to four maternal plants. Pollen-tube growth rate showed significant narrow-sense heritability and evolvability in a father-offspring regression. However, this pollen trait did not correlate significantly with sporophytic-offspring fitness. These results suggest that pollen-tube growth rate can respond to selection via male function. The data presented here do not provide any support for the hypothesis that intense pollen competition enhances maternal plant fitness through increased paternity by higher-quality sporophytic fathers, although this advantage cannot be ruled out. These data are, however, consistent with the hypothesis that pollen competition is itself selectively advantageous, through both male and female function, by reducing the genetic load among successful gametophytic fathers (pollen), and reducing inbreeding depression associated with self-pollination in plants with mix-mating systems.
|
|
| 8. |
- Sandell, Anders, et al.
(författare)
-
Growth of ultrathin ZrO2 films on Si(100) : film-thickness-dependent band alignment
- 2007
-
Ingår i: Applied Physics Letters. - : American Institute of Physics. - 0003-6951 .- 1077-3118. ; 88:13
-
Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The band alignment of ultrathin ZrO2 films of different thickness formed on Si(100) have been monitored with synchrotron radiation photoelectron spectroscopy and x-ray absorption spectroscopy. The films were deposited sequentially by way of metal-organic chemical-vapor deposition in ultrahigh vacuum. A significant decrease in the conduction band offset is found for increasing film thickness. It is accompanied by a corresponding increase of the valence band offset. The variations originate in the formation of an interfacial layer characterized by a lower degree of Zr-O interaction than in bulk ZrO2 but with no clear evidence for partially occupied Zr 4d dangling bonds.
|
|
| 9. |
- Warenius, Linnéa, et al.
(författare)
-
Vulnerability and sexual and reproductive health among Zambian secondary school students
- 2007
-
Ingår i: Culture, Health and Sexuality. - : Routledge. - 1369-1058 .- 1464-5351. ; 9:5, s. 533-544
-
Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The present study aimed to explore secondary school students' needs in relation to sexual and reproductive health in order to inform efforts to improve the quality of health services available to young people. The study involved data collection from 716 11-22-year-old students in four secondary schools in an urban area in Zambia. Students completed a questionnaire and were invited to write down any inquiries they had regarding sexuality and reproduction. Findings revealed that boys and girls lack adequate information about human reproduction and STIs, including HIV. To avoid misconceptions and myths, they also need clear information on contraceptives and masturbation. Responses indicate that young people would welcome guidance and support related to contraception, pregnancy, abortion and STIs/HIV, but also on love and relationships. Culture, religion and gender are important factors influencing sexuality and sexual abuse. These issues need to be taken into consideration when developing youth-friendly programmes for young people
|
|
