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- Adenfelt, Maria, 1972-, et al.
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Knowledge integration in a multinational setting : a study of a transnational business project
- 2009
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Ingår i: International Journal of Knowledge Management Studies. - : Inderscience. - 1743-8268 .- 1743-8276. ; 3:3-4, s. 295-312
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The purpose of this paper is to study how communication enables knowledge integration within transnational projects. Using longitudinal case study data to explore the theoretical arguments, interesting findings emerge. The main finding is that knowledge integration within the transnational project was hampered by ignorance – among project managers and members – of the impact and link between the use of different communication tools, subsequent communication process and knowledge integration. Other findings relate to how institutionalised behaviour persist change and subsequently partly explained why the communication process and thereto related communication tools were not adjusted to new circumstances and conditions. Finally, communication is an inherent part of knowledge integration within a transnational project and there is a need for communication to be sensitive to the complexity of the knowledge being integrated.
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- Ahlund, John, et al.
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Molecular growth determined by surface domain patterns
- 2008
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Ingår i: The Journal of Physical Chemistry C. - : American Chemical Society (ACS). - 1932-7447 .- 1932-7455. ; 112:17, s. 6887-6890
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The growth of iron phthalocyanine (FePc) on InSb(001) c(8 x 2) at submonolayer coverage has been investigated with scanning tunneling microscopy (STM). FePc adsorbs flat centered on the In rows both at 70 K and at room temperature (RT). However, the shapes of the two-dimensional molecular islands are fundamentally different; while the RT growth results in chainlike structures along the [I 10] direction, as already observed for other Pc's adsorbed on the same surface, the islands are prolonged along [110], i.e., perpendicular to the substrate rows, at 70 K. These observations are explained on the basis of a recently observed new surface phase at low temperature, resulting in structural domains on the surface. The molecular growth front follows the propagating domain boundary that freezes at low temperature.
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- Altman, Daniel, et al.
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Anal sphincter lacerations and upright delivery postures - a risk analysis from a randomized controlled trial
- 2007
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Ingår i: International Urogynecology Journal. - : Springer Science and Business Media LLC. - 0937-3462 .- 1433-3023. ; 18:2, s. 141-146
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- OBJECTIVE: To evaluate obstetric sphincter lacerations after a kneeling or sitting position at second stage of labor in a multivariate risk analysis model. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Two hundred and seventy-one primiparous women with normal pregnancies and spontaneous labor were randomized, 138 to a kneeling position and 133 to a sitting position. Medical data were retrieved from delivery charts and partograms. Risk factors were tested in a multivariate logistic regression model in a stepwise manner. RESULTS: The trial was completed by 106 subjects in the kneeling group and 112 subjects in the sitting group. There were no significant differences with regard to duration of second stage of labor or pre-trial maternal characteristics between the two groups. Obstetrical sphincter tears did not differ significantly between the two groups but an intact perineum was more common in the kneeling group (p<0.03) and episiotomy (mediolateral) was more common in the sitting group (p<0.05). Three grade IV sphincter lacerations occurred in the sitting group compared to none in the kneeling group (NS). Multivariate risk analysis indicated that prolonged duration of second stage of labor and episiotomy were associated with an increased risk of third- or fourth-degree sphincter tears (p<0.01 and p<0.05, respectively). Delivery posture, maternal age, fetal weight, use of oxytocin, and use of epidural analgesia did not increase the risk of obstetrical anal sphincter lacerations in the two upright postures. CONCLUSION: Obstetrical anal sphincter lacerations did not differ significantly between a kneeling or sitting upright delivery posture. Episiotomy was more common after a sitting delivery posture, which may be associated with an increased risk of anal sphincter lacerations. Upright delivery postures may be encouraged in healthy women with normal, full-term pregnancy.
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- Andersson, Helena, et al.
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Communication at work : The communicative situation of immigrants at Swedish workplaces
- 2005
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Ingår i: The immigrant and the workplace. - Uppsala : FUMS, Institutionen för nordiska språk vid Uppsala universitet. ; , s. 20-
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Bokkapitel (populärvet., debatt m.m.)abstract
- Genom intervjuer och fallstudier kartläggs och analyseras ett antal invandrares kommunikativa arbetsvardag med avseende på såväl muntlig som skriftlig produktion. Syftet med analyserna är att finna kommunikativa faktorer som har en positiv inverkan på invandrares integration på arbetsplatsen och med sina kolleger.
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- Andersson, Per, et al.
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Knowledge about cardiovascular risk factors among obese individuals.
- 2006
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Ingår i: European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing. - : Oxford University Press (OUP). - 1474-5151 .- 1873-1953. ; 5:4
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- BACKGROUND: Obesity is an important biological risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD).AIMS: The main aim of this study was to answer the question whether obese individuals differ from individuals with normal weight with regard to knowledge about risk factors for CVD. A further aim was to replicate previous findings that obese individuals are at higher risk of developing other biological risk factors for CVD.METHOD: Normal weights, BMI<25 kg/m(2) (n=385), and obese, BMI> or =30 kg/m(2) (n=159), individuals were identified from a screening program conducted among 50-year-old inhabitants of the County of Västmanland, Sweden. Participants answered questions regarding their gender, level of education, and items relating to knowledge about cardiovascular risk factors. Total cholesterol and blood glucose levels, height, weight and blood pressure were measured.RESULTS: Obese individuals did not differ significantly from individuals with a normal weight regarding knowledge of cardiovascular risk factors when education was controlled for. Obesity and low level of education are associated with other risk factors for CVD such as high blood pressure and high serum cholesterol.CONCLUSION: Obese individuals are at an increased risk of developing other risk factors for CVD but are just as knowledgeable about risk factors for CVD as normal weighting individuals.
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- Andersson, Per, et al.
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Lags in behavioral change : A population based comparison of cardiovascular risk behavior in Poland and Sweden.
- 2006
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Ingår i: Central European Journal of Public Health. - : National Institute of Public Health. - 1210-7778 .- 1803-1048. ; 14:2
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- One thousand and twenty Polish men and women and 1,011 Swedish men and women aged 50 and recruited through primary health care took part in a survey relating to their knowledge of health-related behaviour, attitudes to health-related behaviour and self-reported risk behaviour. The results reveal that Poles know as much about cardiovascular risk factors as Swedes, but that Swedes feel that it is more important to change their dietary habits and to influence factors in the working environment to avoid the risk of developing CVD than did Poles. Swedes also displayed less risk behaviour than Poles and more Swedes than Poles had successfully stopped smoking. These findings suggest that differences in stages of health-related behavior that have previously been observed at an individual level may sometimes also be discerned at a national level.
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- Andersson, Per
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Predicting Health Behaviour – Population-Based Studies of Knowledge and Behaviour Related to Cardiovascular Diseases
- 2006
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Doktorsavhandling (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- The overall aim was to study factors that affect behaviour related to CVD (cardiovascular diseases). Study I tested whether gender, education and so-cioeconomic status correlated to knowledge about risk factors, and Study II studied knowledge and risk behaviour from a national perspective (Sweden versus Poland). Furthermore, Study III examined whether obese people dif-fered from people of normal weight regarding knowledge about risk factors, and Study IV examined whether risk behaviour is affected by personal ex-perience of illness and family history of CVD. The studies are population-based with cross-sectional design. Data were obtained by questionnaires and by screening results of risk factors related to CVD. The studies were carried out among 50-year old men and women in Västmanland, Sweden (n=1011) and in Wroclaw, Poland (n=1043).The results show that women are more knowledgeable than men about the risk factors for CVD, and that low education is associated with insufficient knowledge about CVD (Study I). The discrepancy between knowledge and behaviour was greater among the Poles than it was among the Swedes (Study II). Obese individuals did not differ significantly from individuals with a normal weight regarding knowledge of cardiovascular risk factors when education was controlled for (Study III). Individuals with a personal experience of illness may be more inclined to change smoking behaviour than the average person (Study IV).In conclusion, knowledge about risk factors for CVD varies with education, gender and, to a certain degree, nationality. However, knowledge does not only consist of the conditions of behaviour change. The results in the thesis substantiate theories suggesting that change in risk behaviour is a process over time. Predictors of risk behaviours on the individual level as well as national level are of importance, and needs to be considered in the every day practice of health care professionals.
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- Arjmand, Doghonay, 1987-, et al.
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A note on the Taylor s decomposition on four points for a third-order differential equation
- 2007
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Ingår i: Applied Mathematics and Computation. - : Elsevier. - 0096-3003 .- 1873-5649. ; 188:2, s. 1483-1490
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Taylor's decomposition on four points is presented. three-step difference schemes generated by the Taylor's decomposition on fourpoints for the numerical solutions of an initial-value problem, a boundary-value problem, and a nonlocal boundary-value problem for a third-order ordinary differential equation are constructed. Numerical examples are given.
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- Arnardóttir, R. H., et al.
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No increase in walking distance on repeated tests in COPD patients with exercise-induced hypoxaemia
- 2007
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Ingår i: Advances in Physiotherapy. - : Informa UK Limited. - 1403-8196 .- 1651-1948. ; 9:4, s. 161-168
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The aim of the study was to investigate the effect of retesting on the 12-min walking distance (12MWD) in patients with moderate or severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), with and without exercise-induced hypoxaemia (EIH) and to evaluate whether baseline characteristics derived before walking influence on variation of repeated tests. Fifty-seven COPD patients, mean age 66 (range 47 84) years, performed three 12-min walk tests within 1 week. Before and after each test, oxygen saturation (pulse oximetry, SpO 2), heart rate, breathing frequency, peak expiratory flow, and subjective ratings of exertion and dyspnoea were measured. EIH was defined as a fall in SpO 2 below 90% at the first walk test. The 12MWD did not increase on repeated testing in the EIH group. In the non-EIH group, the 12MWD increased by 12% (p<0.001) from test 1 to test 2 and by 4% (p<0.001) from test 2 to test 3. No day-to-day variation was observed in pre-walking characteristics. At least one training test is needed in non-EIH patients with COPD, as their effort and performance on the 12-min walk test increases on retesting (learning effects). In patients with EIH, the term "training test" is not relevant, as their walking distance did not homogeneously increase on repeated testing.
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- Arvidsson, Patrik, et al.
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Factors related to self-fated participation in adolescents and adults with mild intellectual disability - A systematic literature review
- 2008
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Ingår i: JARID. - : Wiley. - 1360-2322 .- 1468-3148. ; 21, s. 277-291
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Background Self-rated participation is a clinically relevant intervention outcome for people with mild intellectual disability. The aim of this systematic review was to analyse empirical studies that explored relationships between either environmental factors or individual characteristics and aspects of participation in young adults with mild intellectual disability. Method Four databases were used, 756 abstracts examined and 24 studies were evaluated in-depth. Results Four aspects of participation were found: involvement, perceptions of self, self-determination and psychological well-being. Reported environmental factors were: social support, choice opportunity, living conditions, school, work and leisure, attitudes, physical availability and society. Reported individual characteristics were adaptive and social skills. Conclusions There is a relative lack of studies of factors influencing self-rated participation and existing studies are difficult to compare because of disparity regarding approaches, conceptual frameworks, etc. For adequate interventions, it seems important to study how profiles of participation are influenced by different patterns of environmental factors and individual characteristics. © 2007 Blackwell Publishing Ltd.
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