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- Kronsell, Lisa, et al.
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Parents’ Perceptions of the Value of Children’s Participation in Pediatric Rehabilitation Services : A Phenomenographic Study
- 2021
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Ingår i: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. - Basel : MDPI. - 1661-7827 .- 1660-4601. ; 18:20
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Ensuring that children have opportunities to be involved in decision-making regarding their own care is associated with quality improvement in pediatric rehabilitation. The aim of the study was to explore parents’ perceptions of the value of children’s participation in pediatric rehabilitation services. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 17 parents of children with disabilities who visited pediatric rehabilitation services. A phenomenographic analysis method was used. Three categories developed from the analysis describing how participation generated value in terms of empowerment, self-awareness, and independence. The outcome space describes a hierarchical relationship between the categories and their influence on each other. Independence achieved through participation was a core aspect and is at the highest level in the hierarchy since it includes and depends on the outcomes from both empowerment and self-awareness. Parents’ perceptions of the value of children’s participation in pediatric rehabilitation services include the possibility for the child to use their entire capacity through values created in terms of empowerment, self-awareness, and independence, in order to live the best life possible. Children with disabilities are diverse as a group, and further research to identify barriers and facilitators of participation is needed to adjust interventions within pediatric rehabilitation services to ensure that children with disabilities can be increasingly empowered, self-aware, and independent. © 2021 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.
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- Naderi, N., et al.
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Large vessel involvement in biopsy-proven giant cell arteritis : incidence, distribution, and predictors
- 2017
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Ingår i: Scandinavian Journal of Rheumatology. - : Informa UK Limited. - 0300-9742 .- 1502-7732. ; 46:3, s. 215-221
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Objectives: Giant cell arteritis (GCA) is a systemic disease with extensive vascular involvement. The aim of this study was to investigate the cumulative incidence of large vessel involvement (LVI) in GCA, the distribution of vessels involved, and predictors for LVI. Method: Patients with biopsy-proven GCA in a defined area in southern Sweden, diagnosed between 1997 and 2010, were identified through the register of the regional Department of Clinical Pathology. A structured review of all medical records and imaging and histopathology reports was performed. Imaging studies for an age- and sex-matched reference cohort were also reviewed. Results: A total of 164 patients with GCA were investigated, of whom 24 (15%) had LVI. LVI manifestations were detected a median of 3.7 [interquartile range (IQR) 0.7–7.5] years after GCA diagnosis. Aortic involvement was found in 16 patients (10%), mainly aneurysms/ectasias of the thoracic aorta. Two patients had aortic dissections. Fourteen patients had tributary involvement. In the reference population, the cumulative incidence of LVI overall was 10.8% and aortic involvement was found in 5.4%. The presence of giant cells in the biopsy was significantly less frequent among GCA patients with LVI (23% vs. 52%; p = 0.01), and a presentation with polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) was more frequent (44% vs. 20%, p = 0.01). Conclusions: The estimated incidence of LVI, detected by imaging in a clinical setting, was higher among patients with GCA than the reference population. The aorta was the most commonly affected vascular territory. The negative association with giant cells may suggest particular mechanisms in this subset of GCA.
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- Aschemann-Witzel, Jessica, et al.
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Tipping the next customer on the shoulder? : A segmentation study and discussion of targeted marketing to further plant-rich dietary transition
- 2023
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Ingår i: Cleaner and Responsible Consumption. - : Elsevier. - 2666-7843. ; 11
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The agricultural sector is responsible for a large share of natural resource use and climate impact. A sustainable food system transition requires amongst others that a majority of consumers begins to eat more plant based. However, so far, only a niche or minority of consumers eats primarily plant based. With a conceptual background in positive tipping points in sustainability transitions and social network theory, this paper uses a segmentation analysis of representative consumer survey data in Denmark to characterize segments that differ in psychographic drivers or barriers of meat reduction. From the eight segments found, three are already part of the niche, three emerge as opposed to plant-based, but two are potential next consumers. We discuss how to trigger behaviour change towards eating more plant-rich in ways that match the segments potential motivations and barriers and contribute to literature and work on sustainable food systems transitions.
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- Kronsell, Ida, et al.
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Amelioration of permeable soil with green liquor dregs for the construction of sealing layers for mine waste storage facilities
- 2020
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Ingår i: 4<sup>th</sup> European Conference on Unsaturated Soils (E-UNSAT 2020). - : EDP Sciences.
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- Mining of sulfidic ore generates acidic waste which often leads to the generation of acid rock drainage (ARD) having an adverse impact on aquatic flora and fauna. Engineered multilayer cover is one of the commonly used methods to prevent oxygen from being transported to mine waste. The sealing layer has a key function in the cover, thanks to its high water retention capacity and a low hydraulic conductivity, which enable the layer to remain near water saturation, effectively hindering oxygen diffusion. When adequate material is not available improvement of local soil material with a sealing agent is principally the only option to produce sealing layer material. Apart from bentonite clay, Green Liquor Dregs (GLD), a waste from the pulp and paper industry, have the ability to reduce the oxygen diffusion when mixed to granular soil, improving the water retention capacity of the blend. Experience from the development of Till/GLD-blends for the construction of sealing layers is compiled to address issue related to soil amelioration using waste with focus on material variation and quality control. The presentation focuses on the opportunities and challenges for the establishment of a circular system based on reutilization of a waste, herein GLD for improvement of soil’s geotechnical property.
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