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- Backman, Anders, et al.
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easyADL – Wearable Support System for Independent Life despite Dementia
- 2006
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In: ACM CHI 2006 Workshop onDesigning Technology for People with Cognitive Impairments.
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Conference paper (peer-reviewed)abstract
- This position paper outlines the easyADL project, a two-year project investigating the possibility of using wearable technology to assist people suffering the dementia disease in performing Activities of Daily Living (ADL). An introduction to the egocentric interaction modeling framework is provided and the virtual reality based development methodology is discusssed.
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- Backman, Erik, 1972-
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To acquire a taste for friluftsliv – a part of becoming a PE teacher? : Swedish Physical Education teacher educators’ thoughts about their students’ preferences for friluftsliv
- 2009
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In: Movning Bodies. - Oslo : Norges Idrettshøgskole. - 1503-6065. ; 7:1, s. 9-26
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Teacher students’ own biographies and early experiences of teaching have proven to have a major significance for their future teaching, compared to perspectives and content in teacher education. This is also the case for Physical Education (PE) teacher students, whose preferences for physical activity are often constituted by their experiences of sport. Based on the values assigned to friluftsliv (or its anglicised equivalents, “outdoor recreation” or “outdoor education”) in Swedish Physical Education Teacher Education (PETE), the disparity between the taste of Swedish PE teacher educators’ and that of their students’ for friluftsliv is analysed. The lack of teaching in friluftsliv in Swedish schools seems to be an example of that PE teaching is mainly based on PE teachers’ taste for physical practices, rather than on the PE curriculum. In this article the potential to change this condition by developing the teaching in friluftsliv at Swedish PETE is discussed.
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- Backman, Erik
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What is valued in friluftsliv within PE teacher education? : Swedish PE teacher educators' thoughts about friluftsliv analysed through the perspective of Pierre Bourdieu
- 2008
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In: Sport, Education and Society. - London : Informa UK Limited. - 1357-3322 .- 1470-1243. ; 13, s. 61-76
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- The value assigned to friluftsliv (activities similar to outdoor education) in Physical Education Teacher Education (PETE) and in the PE syllabus in Sweden does not seem to result in the implementation of friluftsliv in the practice of teaching in Swedish schools. This study investigates how the identified values of friluftsliv, expressed in interviews with 17 PE teacher educators in Sweden, reflect struggles for legitimate and privileged knowledge in PETE. The exploration of friluftsliv within PETE reveals positions that appear to be an effect of the dominating logic of sport within Swedish PETE and the limited influence of the academic field. The educational consequences of the identified values are analysed and discussed from a socio-cultural perspective.
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- Backman, Stina, 1969-
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Den sjuke mannen : populärkulturella gestaltningar av manlig ohälsa
- 2005
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Doctoral thesis (other academic/artistic)abstract
- Den här avhandlingen, som handlar om de populärkulturella bilderna av den sjuke mannen, bygger på mediala formuleringar kring manlig ohälsa och sjukdom, primärt under ett svenskt 1990-tal. Syftet med avhandlingen är att analysera populärkulturella förestiillningar om manlig sjukdom och maskulinitet, det vill säga att fånga relationen mellan manlighet och sjukdom på en medierad arena för att se vilken betydelse ohälsa tillskrivs och vilken funktion den fyller i gestaltningen av maskulinitet. Studien, som tar sin- utgångspunkt i medialt formulerade erfarenheter och föreställningar kring manlig ohälsa och sjukdom, analyserar hur maskulinitetens former upprätthålls, förhandlas och förändras i förhållande till möjligheter och konventioner inom rådande norm. Genom att studera artikulerade sjukdomsföreställningar och gestaltade maskulina ideal i veckotidningar, reklam. sjukdomsbiografier och kriminalromaner. visar studien hur ohälsa i dessa sammanhang både ifrågasätter och förstiäker en konventionell maskulinitet.Undersökningen befinner sig i skärningspunkten mellan en rad olika discipliner. Materialrnässigt rör den sig mellan massmedieforskning och litteraturstudier och metodologiskt hör den hemma i en kulturanalytisk foskningstradition. Delar av studien baseras pa visuell analys. Ämnesmassigt knyter avhandlingen an till modem maskulinitetsforskning med sidoblickar pa bland annat medicinsk sociologi och genusrelaterad medicinhistoria.
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- Bourdieu, Pierre, et al.
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Leve idrottspedagogiken : En vänbok tillägnad Lars-Magnus Engström
- 2005
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Book (other academic/artistic)abstract
- Vem ägnar sig åt idrott? Vilken betydelse har fritiden i barns och ungdomars liv? Vad innebär hälsa i skolämnet idrott och hälsa?Leve idrottspedagogiken! tillägnas Lars-Magnus Engström. Texterna i boken speglar delar av det idrottspedagogiska forskningsområdet i Sverige, vars framväxt Lars-Magnus Engström varit den främste företrädaren för. Läsaren får här ta del av exempelvis idrottskulturen, fritidskulturen och skolans ämne idrott och hälsa. Genomgående handlar texterna om villkoren för barns och ungdomars deltagane och om de olika lärprocesser som sker i anslutning till idrottsutövning.Lars-Magnus Engström har gjort betydande insatser som forskare och lärare samt som professor vid Lärarhögskolan i Stockholm och vid Gymnastik- och idrottshögskolan. I snart fyrtion år har han arbetat med studier kring påverkans- och lärprocesser i idrott. Hans forskning har främst kretsat kring människors idrottsvanor och vilka som utvecklar en fysiskt aktiv livsstil. Idrotts- och motionsutövningar ger både ett så kallat egenvärde och investeringsvärde. Med dessa begrepp bland många andra har Lars-Magnus Engström bidragit till en fördjupad vetenskaplig förståelse av idrottskulturen.De flesta författarna har eller har haft Lars-Magnus Engström som handledare och tillhör forskningsgruppen för pedagogik, idrott och fritidskultur. Redaktörer för boken är Karin Redelius och Håkan Larsson.
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- Gulliksson, Magdalena, et al.
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Expression of 15-lipoxygenase type-1 in human mast cells
- 2007
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In: Biochimica et Biophysica Acta. - : Elsevier BV. - 0006-3002 .- 1878-2434. ; 1771:9, s. 1156-65
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Mast cells play a key role in the pathophysiology of asthma. These cells exert their effector functions by releasing a variety of proinflammatory and immunoregulatory compounds. Mast cells infiltrate the bronchial epithelium and smooth muscle to a higher degree in patients with asthma compared to control subjects. 15-Lipoxygenase type-1 (15-LO-1) is a prooxidant enzyme which is expressed in asthmatic lungs leading to formation of pro- and anti-inflammatory mediators. Here we report that interleukin-4 (IL-4) induced the expression of 15-LO-1 in human cord blood derived mast cells (CBMC) as demonstrated by RT-PCR, western blot and immunocytochemistry. The major metabolite of arachidonic acid formed via the 15-LO pathway in IL-4 treated CBMC was identified as 15-ketoeicosatetraenoic acid (15-KETE, also named 15-oxo-ETE) with smaller amounts of 15-hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid (15-HETE) as identified by HPLC and mass spectrometry (MS/MS). Furthermore, immunohistochemical stainings demonstrated the expression of 15-LO-1 in mast cells in lung and skin in vivo. Osmotic activation of CBMC with mannitol resulted in activation of the 15-LO-1 pathway. In conclusion, the expression of 15-LO-1 and release of 15-LO-1 derived products by mast cells may contribute to the role of these cells in asthma and other inflammatory diseases.
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- Hökfors Wilhelmsson, Bodil, 1971-, et al.
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A predictive chemistry model for the cement process
- 2008
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In: Zement, Kalk, Gips International. - Gutersloh, Germany : Bauverlag BV. - 0949-0205. ; 61:7, s. 60-70
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Journal article (other academic/artistic)abstract
- A tool has been developed that enables prediction of the chemistry in cement production with thermodynamic phase equilibrium calculations. Reactions in gas, solid and liquid phases are calculated in the process from preheating tower, including exhaust gas cleaning, through rotary kiln, clinker cooler and ends at the output of clinker. The simulated values are compared to measured or calculated data from a full scale plant. This is a cement plant producing 2000 t clinker per day using both traditional and alternative fuels. The chemistry model shows good agreement especially on material chemistry at various places in the process and on composition of the clinker. A new way to define fuels is used and is straightforward and reliable. In the future work the model has to be improved and more elements are to be added to the thermodynamic database.
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- Nyberg, Lars, et al.
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The development of a virtual reality system to study tendency of falling among older people
- 2005
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In: International Journal on Disability and Human Development. - 1565-012X. ; 4:3, s. 239-243
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Injuries related to falls are a major threat to the health of older persons. A fall may result not only in an injury but also in a decreased sense of autonomy in the daily life. To be able to prevent such falls, a need to further understand the complex mechanisms involved in balance and walking is needed. Here we present an immersive virtual reality system, in which a person can move around while being subjected to various events, which may influence balance and walking
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