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Occupational balance is a complex phenomenon with a number of different definitions. In this study, which purpose was to investigate how working occupational therapists describe and experience occupational balance, eight occupational therapists participated. The study had a qualitative approach including focus group interviews as a method. As the method of analysis qualitative content analysis wit
Street children living in eastern Africa is a group of people who face more health problems than the general population. The purpose of this study was to examine the views of a group of eastern Ugandan health workers on the health of street children and how health care for street children should be carried out. The study was designed with snowball sampling using semi-structured interviews. The met
Bloggar som uttryckskanal har under de senaste åren blivit allt mer populära. Vad som vidare blivit tydligt är den bristande forskning om såväl bloggen som kommunikationskanal samt personligt varumärkesbyggande. I denna uppsats har vi studerat hur personligt varumärkesbyggande kommer till uttryck i personliga bloggar. Vi har genomfört kvalitativa intervjuer med såväl personliga bloggare som områdeBlogs as channel for expression has in recent years become increasingly popular. What is also becoming clear is the lack of research on both the blog as a communication channel, and personal branding. In this paper we have studied how personal branding is reflected in personal blogs. We conducted qualitative interviews with both personal bloggers and area skilled authors and consultants in order t
Lifestyle modifications could be crucial in preventing and managing type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and cardiovascular diseases (CVD), including diet and postprandial glycaemic control. Previous studies on the effects of polar lipids (PLs) on postprandial metabolic responses at Lund University have shown conflicting results. To reconcile these findings and contribute to the existing literature, th
Tonkilometermetoden används för beräkning av andelstal för enskilda vägar som är gemensamhetsanläggningar. Den trafikmängd som olika fastighetstyper genererar återspeglas i vissa framtagna schablonvärden. Eftersom det saknas framtagna schablonvärden för specialfastigheter såsom vindkraftverk och vattenkraftverk har jag genom detta examensarbete undersökt möjligheten att ta fram schablonvärden för
To accurately determine the efficiency and range of an electric vehicle, one must be able to estimate the rolling resistance of the car. This is currently done using standardized methods developed under laboratory settings, where transient aspects and effects of varying temperatures are excluded. Given the strong correlation between tyre temperatures and the rolling resistance, determining this te
In May 2011 Tetra Pak launched the first carton bottle for aseptic milk, the Tetra Evero Aseptic (TEA). This Master Thesis aims to give proposals on how the future development of the mechanism working as a dolly when the inductor is making the longitudinal sealing (LS) on the package in the A6 filling machine, should be continued. The current LS mechanism is not fulfilling the requirements in func
The purpose of this paper was to examine how five persons who identify themselves as porn addicts view their addiction in terms of how the addiction have come about, what affective experiences they associate with the addiction, how it affects their relations to others, what makes them continue using pornography, what forms the addiction takes and how they live with their addiction today. Based on
The purpose of this essay was to examine what attitude employers have towards hiring outnordic immigrants. In order to achieve this purpose, seven employers in various branches were interviewed, regarding their way of reasoning on the matter of engaging manpower with a foreign origin. These are all situated in Helsingborg, a fairly big city in Sweden. A qualitative method was used with semi struct
This work presents a rule-based character-recognition system for the Korean script, Hangeul. An input raster image representing one Korean character (Hangeul syllable) is thinned down to a skeleton, and the individual lines extracted. The lines, along with information on how they are interconnected, are translated into a set of hierarchical graphs, which can be easily traversed and compared with a
As globalization advances, so does international trading. This Bachelor’s thesis’ purpose is to analyze in what way corporations conform to human rights by using suppliers in a globalized environment and what impact globalization has on corporation’s actions in accordance with human rights. By qualitatively analyzing documents and by conducting an argumentation analysis, the methodological foundat
Introduction Systemic inflammation is postulated to mediate heat stroke and heat-related organ injury, yet acute inflammatory responses among heat-stressed workers remains poorly understood. We aimed to describe neutrophil mobilisation and potential release of DNA during heat stress in multiple hot occupational settings and a controlled experimental setting. Methods Neutrophil:lymphocyte ratio (NL
Objectives: Panax ginseng (P. ginseng, C.A. Meyer) is suggested to improve blood glucose regulation, but evidence remains inconsistent. We examined whether consuming P. ginseng as a preload before a carbohydrate-rich meal modulates postprandial glucose and insulin responses. Methods: In a randomized, double-blind, crossover trial, 22 healthy middle-aged adults consumed P. ginseng tablets containin
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Achieving adequate concentrations of beta-lactam antibiotics in patients with severe infections is challenging, and therefore therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) would be optimal for guiding beta-lactam dosing, but is often limited by availability. UV/VIS spectrophotometry can quantify drug levels in saline, and if those levels truly reflect plasma concentrations, it could
BACKGROUND/AIM: Determining the causation of an injury in living individuals is a key task for forensic pathologists. However, little is known about sex-based differences in injury characteristics. The study aims to examine sex-based differences in single stab injuries to the trunk among assault survivors, to potentially identify injury patterns that could aid forensic assessment and help in the m
BACKGROUND: Early HIV diagnosis allows timely interventions to control HIV transmission. We have determined the proportion of recent infections among people living with HIV (PLHIV) enrolling to care in Ethiopia and identified factors associated with recent infection. METHODS: Participants (aged ≥ 15 years) newly enrolled in HIV care were recruited from urban clinics in central Ethiopia (2022-2024)
STUDY QUESTIONAmong women pregnant after IVF/ICSI, do obstetric outcomes differ for women diagnosed with endometriosis and/or adenomyosis according to definitions by International Deep Endometriosis (IDEA) and the revised Morphological Uterus Sonographic Assessment (MUSA) groups, compared to women without the disease?SUMMARY ANSWERWomen with endometriosis and/or adenomyosis have a higher risk of p
Process-based biosphere models, which formulate biophysical ecosystem processes, provide a mechanistic framework for understanding terrestrial carbon dynamics. In contrast, data-driven approaches, e.g., upscaling eddy covariance (EC) fluxes using satellite observations and machine learning, offer empirical estimates. These complementary methods often diverge significantly, particularly in estimati
As mass timber construction gains momentum worldwide, cross-laminated timber (CLT) has emerged as an important material in the built environment. However, the combustible nature of wood presents challenges and fire safety concerns, and a key interest with respect to CLT is the adhesive bond line. CLT is commonly used in ceiling configuration, and current fire stability evaluations rely predominant
