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Falk Erhag, Hanna, et al.
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Introduction
2022
In: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Capability in Age and Ageing. - Cham : Springer. - 9783030780654
Book chapter (other academic/artistic) abstract
In 2020, for the first time in history, there were more people in the world aged 60 years and over than there were children below the age of 5 years. The population aged over 65 years is projected to increase from one billion in 2019 to more than two billion in 2050, and those aged over 80 years are projected to increase from 143 to 426 million, with the largest increase occurring in the developing world (UN World Population Prospects, 2019). This demographic trend constitutes the largest global health challenge, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO). The European Union has set it as one of the major challenges in Horizon 2020 and it has important societal implications (European Commission, 2020). The proportion of retired individuals will increase, leading to an increased ratio between those who have exited the workforce and those still active in the labour market. Thus, ageing represents a global societal and scientific challenge requiring integrated efforts, multidisciplinary translational research approaches and social innovations that build on ideas of potentials and capabilities, emphasising the value of old age.
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Roos, John Magnus
(author)
Personality and E-shopping : Insights from a Nationally Representative Study
2019
In: Digital Transformation and Global Society. - Cham : Springer. - 9783030378578 - 9783030378585 ; 1038 CCIS, s. 257-267
Book chapter (peer-reviewed) abstract
According to previous research, a high degree of Openness and Neuroticism, and a low degree of Agreeableness are personality determinants of e-shopping. This study aims to explore the relationship between the Five-factor model of personality (i.e. Openness, Conscientiousness, Extraversion, Agreeableness, and Neuroticism) and e-shopping in a Swedish context. In a nationally representative sample, a questionnaire was distributed to 3400 citizens. The response rate was 53 percentage (N = 1812). The questionnaire included measures of the Five-factor model of personality (BFI-ten) and e-shopping. Multiple regression analyses were conducted to test if the Five-factor model of personality predicted e-shopping. The dependent variable was self-reported frequencies of e-shopping during the last 12 months. The first analysis showed that Openness is predicting e-shopping. However, this effect disappeared, when age, educational attainment and income were controlled for. Our conclusion is that the Five-factor model of personality is a poor predictor of e-shopping and that e-shopping frequencies are unrelated to the personality of internet users. Methodological limitations are discussed, for instance the use of a single-item for measuring e-shopping and a short-scale for measuring personality. There are difficulties comparing our findings with previous findings, since the concepts personality and e-shopping have not been defined uniformly. The analyses revealed significant variation in definitions, measurements and methodologies. Caution should also be taken in generalizing the present results to other countries and other time periods. © 2019, Springer Nature Switzerland AG.
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Ahlsén, Elisabeth, 1951, et al.
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Språk och språklig kommunikation
2007
In: Hartelius, L., Nettelbladt, U. & Hammarberg, B. 2007. Logopedi. ; , s. 51-69, s. 51-68
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Ahuja, Satpal, et al.
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Epilogue
2011
In: Usher Syndrome: Pathogenesis, Diagnosis and Therapy. - 9781612092270 ; , s. 429-434
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Ahuja, Satpal, et al.
(author)
MicroRNAs in Retinal Pathophysiology and Therapeutics
2011
In: Usher Syndrome: Pathogenesis, Diagnosis and Therapy. - 9781612092270 ; , s. 199-211
Book chapter (peer-reviewed) abstract
Following identification of tRNA and rRNA, the non-protein coding RNAs (ncRNAs) have been demonstrated to possess catalytic ribozyme functions (Cech et al., 1981; Guerrier-Takada et al., 1983). In recognition of the latter work, T.R. Cech and S. Altman were awarded the 1989 Noble Prize in Chemistry. Fire, et al. (1998) discovered that small double stranded RNA (ds RNA) silences the gene expression. For this observation Andre Fire and C.C. Mello earned the 2006 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. Two years later, V.R. Ambros, D.C. Baucombe, and G.B. Ruvkun were honored with the Albert Lasker Basic Medical Research Award (2008) for their contributions in the field of small RNA dependent gene regulation in plants and animals. All these findings have revolutionized the fields of gene regulation, RNA biology and brought out the possibilities of its exploitation for understanding the living processes and for use as therapeutic agents.
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Ahuja, Satpal, et al.
(author)
Preface
2011
In: Usher Syndrome: Pathogenesis, Diagnosis and Therapy. - 9781612092270
Book chapter (other academic/artistic)
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Al Fakir, Ida, 1978-
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Spotlighted or Hidden in Plain Sight : Consequences of the Post-War Ban on Ethnic Registration in Sweden
2023. - 1
In: Historical Explorations of Modern Epidemiology. - Cham, Switzerland : Palgrave Macmillan. - 9783031206702 - 9783031206719 ; , s. 113-133
Book chapter (peer-reviewed) abstract
The 1945 census was the last to record ethnicity in Sweden, and in 1973, registering ethnicity became virtually illegal. Swedish population statistics and official health and social registers therefore do not contain information on the ethnic background of the people registered. Exploring socio-medical and epidemiological research in Sweden from the 1940s to the 1980s, the chapter discusses the tension between ethical and legal constraints on the one hand, and the scientific, administrative, and political need for accurate information on minority and ethnic groups on the other. Three alternative research strategies to substitute for the lack of data on ethnicity are identified: using alternative but related categories such as nationality, country of birth, or immigrant status; “reading ethnicity” from pre-existing data collections; and conducting time-consuming and costly special studies designed to enable researchers to bypass the proscription of ethnic registration. These strategies have produced new epidemiological and socio-medical understandings concerning ethnicity and health/disease. However, as certain groups and categories have been statistically more available or visible in society than others, an uneven body of knowledge has evolved. In effect, some minorities have been spotlighted while others have remained hidden in plain sight.
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