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- Dirndorfer Anderson, Theresa, et al.
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In form & informing: Materiality and Information Seeking
- 2008
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Ingår i: Proceedings of the American Society for Information Science and Technology. - : Wiley. - 1550-8390 .- 0044-7870. ; 45:1, s. 1-6
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)
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- Kjellberg, Sara
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Blogs as Interfaces between Several Worlds A Case Study of the Swedish Academic Blogosphere
- 2009
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Ingår i: Human IT. - 1402-1501. ; 10:3, s. 1-45
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The purpose of this article is to examine the use of blogs as tools in scholarly communication practice. The article is based on a case study of the Swedish academic blogosphere. It starts with an overview of earlier research about blogs which is followed by a presentation of earlier research on scholarly communication practice. Disciplinary differences regarding the use of ICTs are considered specifically. Sixty-seven Swedish academic blogs are investigated using content analysis, supplemented by a webometric study of the same material. The results indicate agreement across disciplines regarding the use of blogs as tools. One conclusion is that blogs do not replace a previous form of communication, but function as distinct interfaces between four arenas: the university, the research field, the general public, and private life.
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- Kjellberg, Sara
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Scholarly blogging practice as situated genre: an analytical framework based on genre theory
- 2009
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Ingår i: Information Research. - 1368-1613. ; 14:3
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Introduction. Examines how an analytical framework of situated genre analysis can be used to study how research blogs are constructed and used as tools in scholarly communication. Method. A framework was extracted from genre research theories consisting of four concepts: aim, form, content and context. The term situated genre was used to focus on social practices. The context was further elaborated by combining discourse community with the concept of epistemic cultures. Analysis. The main purpose was to outline, discuss and test the framework. Three blogs from researchers in the field of physics were selected and used to test how the framework operated. Results. The preliminary results showed that scholarly blogs could be approached as a situated genre that is part of scholarly communication practice and that this framework can be used to analyse the social and technical features of the blogs. However, the framework has some constraints that have to be addressed. The four concepts are interlaced and can benefit from the application of a number of different methods. Conclusions. The proposed framework is useful as a tool for the analysis of research blogs and for making visible their socio-technical character. Existing genres in a particular epistemic culture, or differences between different epistemic cultures, are issues that could be studied further with this framework.
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- Leeb-Lundberg, Sara, et al.
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Helping parents to tell their children about the use of donor insemination (DI) and determining their opinions about open-identity sperm donors
- 2006
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Ingår i: Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica. - : Wiley. - 0001-6349 .- 1600-0412. ; 85:1, s. 78-81
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Objective. To look at the level of compliance with Swedish law whether or not parents intend to tell their child about donor insemination. We also wanted to look at the parents' attitudes towards open-identity sperm donors and at relationships within the family. Method. All parents who were treated and gave birth to a child through donor insemination from 1997 to 2003 were included in the study. Sixteen of 20 couples (80%) were willing to take part in an interview, where the men and women were interviewed separately. The children of these couples had an average age of 2.9 years. Results. Three of the 16 couples had told their child about donor insemination and 9 couples intended to tell the child when he/she was older. Thus 12 couples (75%) had disclosed or planned to inform their child in the future. Fourteen of 16 couples had told others about the donor insemination. The majority (20 of 31 individuals) had a positive attitude towards open-identity for sperm donors and 21 of 31 would have chosen an open-identity sperm donor if they had had the choice between that and an anonymous donor. All the parents felt they had an equal relationship with their child. Conclusion. Couples who conceived a child through donor insemination are open about the donor insemination, both to other people in their surroundings and in their intention to tell the child. These families seem to be functioning well with relaxed attitudes towards the donor insemination process. © 2006 Taylor & Francis.
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- Rizell, Sara, 1963, et al.
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Functional appliance treatment outcome and need for additional orthodontic treatment with fixed appliance.
- 2006
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Ingår i: Swedish dental journal. - 0347-9994. ; 30:2, s. 61-8
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The objectives of this study were to investigate (1) the results of treatment with functional appliances in mixed dentition run by general practitioners, (2) factors associated with a final treatment result of overjet of > or = 5 mm and (3) the need of additional treatment with fixed appliances. The study was designed as a retrospective, cross sectional survey and conducted in one of the Public Dental Clinics and the Orthodontic Clinic in Lidk?ping, Sweden. 122 patients (aged 7.6 -13.2 years) with an overjet of > or = 7 mm and consecutively collected for treatment with functional appliance therapy. Patient files were analysed with regard to gender, age, initial class II severity, type of functional appliance, co-operation, overall growth, number of missed appointments and treatment time. The treatment results were studied and correlated with the above-mentioned variables. The need for additional treatment with fixed appliances was evaluated. A final overjet of < or = 5 mm was observed in 61.5% of the patients, 48.4% interrupted treatment prematurely and 33.6% received additional treatment with fixed appliances. Good co-operation and extended treatment time was found to be correlated with a final overjet of < or = 5 mm. Other factors not associated with treatment outcome were age, gender, overjet, overbite, molar relation, type of functional appliance, overall growth and number of missed appointments. Activator treatment was successful in reducing overjet to 5 mm or less in almost two thirds of the treated patients. Mainly because of poor functional appliance treatment results or relapse, one third of the patients were retreated with fixed appliance. Since good co-operation is one of the main factors for successful treatment outcome, evaluation of the motivational level of both the parents and the patient before treatment start is crucial.
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