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A clash of modernities : Developing a new value-based framework to understand the mismatch between production and consumption

This study addresses the enduring problem of the mismatch between firms' offerings and consumers' desires. It combines the general framework of modernity theory with the concept of regimes and uses the food area as the empirical context. Our cultural analytical study of consumers' and firms' articulation of values of food and meal demonstrates that firms are largely entrenched in the modern era, c

Occupational engagement and cognitive functioning among persons with schizophrenia: en explorative study

Background: Cognitive functioning may have implications for engagement in daily occupationsamong people with schizophrenia.Objectives: This cross-sectional study explores relationships between time use assessed occupationalengagement and cognitive functioning among persons with schizophrenia.Methods: Thirty-nine participants from four mental health care services in Sweden participated.The Profile

Principles and Practices of Knowledge Creation: On the Organization of "Buzz" and "Pipelines" in Life Science Communities

This article links up with the debate in economic geography on "local buzz" and "global pipelines" as two distinct forms of interactive knowledge creation among firms and related actors and argues for a rethinking of the way social scientists should approach interactive knowledge creation. It highlights the importance of combining the insights from studies of clusters and innovation systems with a

Field comparison of inhalable aerosol samplers applied in the European rubber manufacturing industry

Several studies have been done in Europe to evaluate exposure to dust and fumes in the rubber industry. However, different aerosol sampling devices have been used which perform differently depending on the environmental conditions and particle size distribution. To compare measurements of rubber dust and fumes among countries and surveys we initiated a field comparison of personal inhalable sample

Nödvändighetens pris : Konsumtion och knapphet bland barnfamiljer

The object of this thesis has been to study the relationship between consumption and economic scarcity from a theoretical perspective. I have used families with children as an empirical example to illustrate the theoretical framework. There are two main questions: The first focuses on the structures that create specific conditions for low-income consumers. The second relates to how the households

No evidence of association of the PDCD1 gene with Type 1 diabetes

Aims To test the association between the immunoreceptor PD-1 (PDCD1) gene and Type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM). This gene has been reported to be associated with other autoimmune diseases such as systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) as well as T1DM. Methods Genotyping of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the PDCD1 gene was performed using polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length