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- Quttineh, Maysae, et al.
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Great interest in a Swedish nationally regulated specialist education among biomedical laboratory scientists and biomedical laboratory scientist students
- 2021
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Ingår i: International Journal of Biomedical Laboratory Science. - : International Federation of Biomedical Laboratory. - 2308-7706. ; 10:1, s. 28-35
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Biomedical laboratory scientists (BLS) work in many different disciplines but one common denominator for all the fields within the profession is the rapid development in biomedicine and the corresponding increase of advanced technology. A nationally regulated specialist training for BLS is a way for the profession to gain advanced skills and to create career opportunities. From a larger study set, the aims of this sub-study were to investigate BLS student’s and professional’s view on education, choice of workplace, career development, advanced studies and a potential nationally regulated specialist training program. Two surveys were designed using webbenkater.com. The surveys were sent to BLS student members (n=483) and professional members (n=2083) of The Swedish Institute of Biomedical Laboratory Science (IBL), the professional organization of BLS´s in Sweden. Response rate was 57% (276/483) for the student sub-survey and 44% (n=923/2083) for the professional sub-survey. Students from all semesters (1-6, n=272) were represented, with a majority from semester 2, 4 and 6. Top reasons for choosing the BLS education were; easy to get a job (65%), stimulating work tasks (59%) and a good education for further studies (39%). A majority of the students planned for further advanced academic studies (64%) and 54% percent were interested in a potential nationally regulated specialist training. Among professionals, 21% stated there were explicit career paths at their workplace. The individual interest for a potential nationally regulated specialist training was 53% and most responders (93%) stated a need for such an education in Sweden. Among IBL members, there is great interest in a nationally regulated specialized training among both future and present professionals in Sweden. In relation to a future shortage, we also show that in order to attract students to BLS training, we need to be able to offer advanced training as well.
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- Allard, Christina, et al.
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Rasbiologiskt språkbruk i statens rättsprocess mot sameby : DN Debatt 2015-06-11
- 2015
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Annan publikation (populärvet., debatt m.m.)abstract
- Statens hantering av forskningsresultat i rättsprocessen med Girjas sameby utgör ett hot mot Sverige som rättsstat och kunskapsnation. Åratal av svensk och internationell forskning underkänns och man använder ett språkbruk som skulle kunna vara hämtat från rasbiologins tid. Nu måste staten ta sitt ansvar och börja agera som en demokratisk rättsstat, skriver 59 forskare.
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- Andersson Chronholm, Jannika, 1972-, et al.
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Förstaårsstudenters och lärares förhållningssätt till laborationer i fysik
- 2014
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- Laborationer används som ett närmast självklart inslag på naturvetenskapliga utbildningar. Mål och syften med laborationer kan skifta mellan olika kurser och är inte alltid uppenbara för studenterna (Hart et al., 2000; Russell & Weaver, 2008). Ofta förväntas de lära sig hantering av utrustning, tolkning av data och rapportskrivning, samtidigt som de ska få bättre förståelse för teorin genom att seJohan Larsson undersökte 2012 hur hans studenter på tekniskt-naturvetenskapligt basår (högskoleförberedande) värderade olika undervisningsformer. Laborationer fick då sämst betyg. För att undersöka möjliga orsaker till detta tog vi initiativ till en fenomenografisk studie (Marton, 1981) av attityder till fysiklaborationer. Skriftliga enkätsvar samlades in från 38 förstaårsstudenter på kandidatprogrammet i fysik vid Uppsala universitet. Den öppna enkätfrågan inspirerades av en amerikansk studiebesvarades även av 18 anonyma lärare på Institutionen för fysik och astronomi. Både lärare och studenter har skrivit långa svar som vi kategoriserat fenomenografiskt, det vill säga vi har kartlagt förekomsten av attityder.Det finns tydliga nivåer av progression; från ett distanserat, ointresserat förhållningssätt till en nivå där man har en uppfattning om framtida behov. Studien visar inte på några större skillnader mellan lärarnas och studenternas syn. Laborationer förväntas koppla teori till praktik samt ge tillfälle att träna på instrumenthantering och vetenskapligt arbetssätt. Några nämner också att laborationer ökar deras förståelse och lärande, ger social träning och förbereder dem för ett kommande arbetsliv.Vår avsikt är att använda resultaten för att öka laborationernas upplevda värde, genom att uppmärksamma kollegor på de förekommande förhållningssätten och tillsammans förbereda oss för att bemöta dem. Frågor som vi vill diskutera är t.ex.: Vill vi att studenterna ska tycka så här?Hur speglar våra laborationsinstruktioner det vi vill att studenterna ska lära sig? Hur kommunicerar vi mål och syften med varje laboration på bästa sätt?Hart C., Mulhall, P., Berry, A., Loughran, J., & Gunstone, R. (2000). What is the purpose of this experiment? Or can students learn something from doing experiments? Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 37(7), 655-675. Marton, F. (1981). Phenomenography Describing conceptions of the world around us. Instructional Science, 10, 177-200.Russell, C. B., & Weaver, G. C. (2008). Student Perceptions of the Purpose and Function of the Laboratory in Science: A Grounded Theory Study. International Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 2(2), 1-14.
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- Andersson Chronholm, Jannika, 1972-, et al.
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Förstaårsstudenters och lärares syn på laborationer i fysik
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- BakgrundDå institutionen för fysik och astronomi under 2013 identifierat laborationerna som ett problemområde har vi gjort en fenomenografisk studie som undersökte studenters och lärares syn på laborationer. Datainsamling och analysVi har samlat in skriftliga enkätsvar från 18 lärare och 38 förstaårsstudenter på kandidatprogrammet i fysik.Den öppna enkätfrågan var : - Varför har vissa kurser laborationer?Svaren visar på många olika uppfattningar och vi har kategoriserat dessa fenomenografiskt. ResultatVi ser tydliga nivåer av progression i svaren; från ett distanserat och ointresserat förhållningssätt, till en uppfattning om lärande och framtida yrkesliv.Studien visar att lärare och studenterna har mycket lika syn på laborationer.Uppfattningar som fördes fram var att kurser har laborationer för att : l det är obligatorisktl koppla teori till praktikl öva instrumenthanteringl träna vetenskapligt arbetssättl öka förståelsen och lärandetl ge social träningl utgöra förberedelse för arbetsliv ReferenserMarton, F. (1981) Phenomenography – Describing conceptions of the world around us. Instructional Science, 10, 177-200.Russell, C. B. and Weaver, G. C. (2008) Student Perceptions of the Purpose and Function of the Laboratory in Science: A Grounded Theory Study. International Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning 2(2).
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- Antonsson, Malin, 1986, et al.
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High-level language ability in healthy individuals and its relationship with verbal working memory
- 2016
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Ingår i: Clinical Linguistics & Phonetics. - : Informa UK Limited. - 0269-9206 .- 1464-5076. ; 30:12, s. 944-958
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The aims of the study were to investigate healthy subjects' performance on a clinical test of high-level language (HLL) and how it is related to demographic characteristics and verbal working memory (VWM). One hundred healthy subjects (20-79 years old) were assessed with the Swedish BeSS test (Laakso, Brunnegard, Hartelius, & Ahlsen, 2000) and two digit span tasks. Relationships between the demographic variables, VWM and BeSS were investigated both with bivariate correlations and multiple regression analysis. The results present the norms for BeSS. The correlations and multiple regression analysis show that demographic variables had limited influence on test performance. Measures of VWM were moderately related to total BeSS score and weakly to moderately correlated with five of the seven subtests. To conclude, education has an influence on the test as a whole but measures of VWM stood out as the most robust predictor of HLL.
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- Barrefelt, Asa, et al.
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Fluorescence labeled microbubbles for multimodal imaging
- 2015
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Ingår i: Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications - BBRC. - : Elsevier BV. - 0006-291X .- 1090-2104. ; 464:3, s. 737-742
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Air-filled polyvinyl alcohol microbubbles (PVA-MBs) were recently introduced as a contrast agent for ultrasound imaging. In the present study, we explore the possibility of extending their application in multimodal imaging by labeling them with a near infrared (NIR) fluorophore, VivoTag-680. PVA-MBs were injected intravenously into FVB/N female mice and their dynamic biodistribution over 24 h was determined by 3D-fluorescence imaging co-registered with 3D-mu CT imaging, to verify the anatomic location. To further confirm the biodistribution results from in vivo imaging, organs were removed and examined histologically using bright field and fluorescence microscopy. Fluorescence imaging detected PVA-MB accumulation in the lungs within the first 30 min post-injection. Redistribution to a low extent was observed in liver and kidneys at 4 h, and to a high extent mainly in the liver and spleen at 24 h. Histology confirmed PVA-MB localization in lung capillaries and macrophages. In the liver, they were associated with Kupffer cells; in the spleen, they were located mostly within the marginal-zone. Occasional MBs were observed in the kidney glomeruli and interstitium. The potential application of PVA-MBs as a contrast agent was also studied using ultrasound (US) imaging in subcutaneous and orthotopic pancreatic cancer mouse models, to visualize blood flow within the tumor mass. In conclusion, this study showed that PVA-MBs are useful as a contrast agent for multimodal imaging. (C) 2015 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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- Bergengren, Lovisa, 1971-, et al.
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Comparison between professional sampling and self-sampling for HPV-based cervical cancer screening among postmenopausal women
- 2018
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Ingår i: International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics. - : Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Inc.. - 0020-7292 .- 1879-3479. ; 142:3, s. 359-364
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- OBJECTIVE: To investigate whether self-sampling is as reliable as professional sampling for HPV testing and genotype detection among postmenopausal women.METHODS: In the present prospective cross-sectional study, women in Örebro County, Sweden, who had high-risk HPV (hrHPV) and normal cytology results in exit screening tests conducted in between January 1, 2012, and December 31, 2014, were invited to follow-up screenings between February 24, 2015 and May 15, 2015, that included professional sampling and self-sampling. HPV genotypes were identified by a DNA-based assay that could detect 35 HPV genotypes. Findings between the different sampling methods were compared.RESULTS: Of 143 women who participated, 119 returned a self-sample. Completely concordant results were observed in 67 of these samples when both hrHPV and low-risk HPV genotypes were analyzed. Overall, 99 (83.2%) women had the same clinically relevant finding from both sampling methods. Twenty women had discordant hrHPV results (hrHPV detected in 10 self-samples vs 10 professionally collected samples; Cohen κ 0.66, 95% confidence interval 0.53-0.80). There was no significant difference between the two sampling methods for clinically significant infections (P>0.99) or extended genotyping (P=0.827).CONCLUSION: Postmenopausal women could be offered self-sampling devices to increase screening-program coverage while maintaining test quality.
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- Bergengren, Lovisa, 1971-, et al.
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HPV-based screening for cervical cancer among women 55-59 years of age
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Ingår i: PLOS ONE. - : PLOS. - 1932-6203. ; 14:6
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- AIM: Many cervical cancers occurs among women over 65 and prevalence of HPV genotypes in this age cohort is sparingly studied. One aim of this study was to study the prevalence and distribution of HPV genotypes in women 55-59 years, with normal cytology when exiting the screening program. Secondly, HPV clearance as well as the value of HPV genotyping and/or liquid based cytology as triage tests for identifying histological dysplasia among women with persistent HPV was studied.METHODS: Women that exited the screening program with normal cytology, between the years 2012-2014, in Örebro County, Sweden, were invited to this study. A total of 2946 samples were analyzed with a broad-spectrum assay to detect both hrHPV and lrHPV in order to investigate the distribution of genotypes. In the consent group, women with a positive hrHPV test were offered a follow-up test and a cone biopsy for histological confirmation, and a follow up sample 6 months post cone.RESULTS: The overall prevalence of hrHPV was 7.4% and 59% of them remained hrHPV positive in a follow-up test after 12 months. A total of 99 women had a cone biopsy done, where 19% showed histological dysplasia. HPV 53 was the most common genotype, and among women with histology confirmed LSIL or HSIL, HPV 31 was most common. A positive hrHPV result showed a PPV of 25% for LSIL+ and 12.5%for HSIL+. Using detection of HPV 16/18 genotypes as a triage test for hrHPV positive tests, indicated FNR for histological LSIL+ and HSIL+ of 94% and 87.5% respectively, whilst triage based on cervical cytology had a FNR of 69% for LSIL+ and 37.5% for HSIL+.CONCLUSION: The most common hrHPV genotypes among women 55-59 years of age were non HPV16/18 genotypes, and in this population, these genotypes represented most of the histological verified HSIL lesions. This result does not support the proposition of a HPV 16/18 triaging test after a positive hrHPV test as a marker of histological HSIL+ cervical lesions in women over 55 years of age. Similarly, cytological triage after a positive hrHPV showed no additional benefit in this population. Specific triaging tests should be validated to follow post-menopausal women with a positive hrHPV test.
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