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Abstract in German Die so genannte relative Einkommenshypothese (REH) konnte trotz intensiver epidemiologischer Forschung bisher nicht vollständig belegt werden. Die Literatur über den Einfluss von Einkommensungleichheit auf die individuelle Gesundheit nennt das Sozialkapital eines Individuums, höhere Gewalt- und Verbrechensraten sowie das Ausmaß öffentlicher Ausgaben für die Gesundheitsfürsorge e
This paper deals with midwives learning to do ultrasound scans in around week 17 of pregnancy and a central aspect of that learning: seeing and communicating the (ab)normal. It is an investigation into acquiring what Charles Goodwin refers to as a “professional vision” (1994) and into what that vision entails in terms of embodied skills. The focus is on “what we learn how to see” (Haraway 1991:190
Arbetsbyte för kompetensutveckling är en metod som ofta diskuteras men som verkar svår att genomföra i praktiken. Projektbidrag från Helsingborgs kommun gjorde det möjligt för Helsingborgs stadsbibliotek och Campus Helsingborgs bibliotek att pröva arbetsbyte för elva medarbetare under vintern 2008 – 2009. Detta paper bygger till stor del på de korta rapporter som projektdeltagarna skrev efter av
The paper deals with the use of visual stereotypes in virtual pedagogical agents and its potential impact in digital learning environments. An analysis of the concept of visual stereotypes is followed by a discussion of affordances and drawbacks as to their use in the context of traditional media. Next, the paper explores whether virtual pedagogical characters introduce anything novel with regard
Grade changes in polyethylene reactors, i.e., changes of operating conditions, are performed on a regular basis to adapt to market demands. In this paper, a dynamic optimization procedure is presented built upon the Modelica language extended with Optimica constructs for formulation of optimization problems. A Modelica library for the Borstar R multistage polyethylene reactors at Borealis AB, cons
