When every individual’s right to self-determination is viewed against ethical considerations and wishes to protect people from harm, professionals face challenges in their work with patients living with dementia. This study aimed to illustrate health social workers’ approach to legislation regulating self-determination and how this affects their work with patients living with dementia. To investig

Maladaptive daydreaming is a distinct syndrome in which themain symptom is excessive vivid fantasising that causesclinically significant distress and functional impairment inacademic, vocational and social domains. Unlike normaldaydreaming, maladaptive daydreaming is persistent, compulsiveand detrimental to one’s life. It involves detachmentfrom reality in favour of intense emotional engagement wi

Excessive worry is common during adolescence and across psychiatric disorders. This study investigates whether: 1) internet-delivered cognitive behavioral therapy (ICBT) focused on exposure to uncertainty is effective in reducing excessive worry; 2) improvements in worry are associated with reductions in other psychiatric symptoms; and 3) changes in intolerance of uncertainty (IU) mediates worry o

Syftet med studien är att utforska de specifika upplevelser som uppstår för queera migranter i Malmö. Studien fokuserar på hur queera migranter påverkas av samhällets normer och sociala strukturer, hur deras självupplevelse och självförståelse ser ut, samt vilka strategier som finns för att skapa trygga platser och uppnå inkludering och tillhörighet. Detta görs med hjälp av teorier kring normativi

This study explores how individuals engaged within the Swedish architectural resistance association ‘Arkitekturupproret’ experience modernist architecture. Through 12 interviews with people active within the association and a participant observation conducted during the 2025 Arkitekturupproret gala, the study investigates how architecture affects human actors through the lenses of atmosphere, mate

Den här studien ämnar att undersöka hur Lundastudenters användande av dejtingappar påverkar deras syn på romans och dejting. I dagens studentliv reflekterar dessa appar de diskurser som präglar unga människors liv. Materialet som samlats in kommer från sju semistrukturerade intervjuer med studenter i tidiga till mittersta tjugoårsåldern och har analyserats med hjälp av Erving Goffmans begreppsram This study investigates how students at Lund University perceive romance and dating in relation to their use of dating apps. In contemporary student life, these platforms reflect discourses that shape the experiences of young people. The study is based on seven semi-structured interviews with students in their early to mid-twenties and is analysed through Erving Goffman's theoretical framework

Genom intervjuer och observationer görs en djupdykning i träningen av jujutsu som självförsvar. Utöver att prata med personer med en lång historia av utövning har jag dessutom deltagit på träningstillfällena för att känna på och ta del av det hela. Med ett fenomenologiskt närmande där jag kombinerar min upplevelse med andra individers berättelser hoppas jag kunna presentera hur en trivial sak som

Denna uppsats handlar om hur unga bokläsare ser på sin och andras läsning och hur de förhåller sig till det tillskrivna värdet läsning och böcker har i samhället. Dessutom behandlas även deras relation till boken som objekt och läsritualen. Utifrån åtta djupgående intervjuer med läsare i 20-30 årsåldern och teori om symboliskt kapital, fin-och fulkultur, ritual och materialitet diskuteras detta i

Syftet med denna uppsats är att undersöka hur digitala secondhand-plattformar påverkar unga kvinnors konsumtionsbeteende i skärningspunkten mellan fast fashion och secondhand. Studien baseras på sju kvalitativa intervjuer med unga kvinnor som är studenter och befinner sig i generation Z. Det har även gjorts en netnografi på secondhand-apparna Vinted och Sellpy samt två Facebookgrupper där innehåll

Denna rapport undersöker sambandet mellan inkomstskatter och innovation i Sverige, med särskilt fokus på "århundradets skattereform" 1990/91. Rapporten innehåller även en omfattande litteraturgenomgång som identifierar centrala mekanismer genom vilka skatter påverkar innovation. Dessa mekanismer inkluderar skatteincitament för investeringar i forskning och utveckling (FoU), samt individers ansträn

This study explores the phenomenon of apologies, which has been established within western democratic societies since the late 1980s, situating public apologies as a formalised response to human rights and historical injustices. It examines how public apologies have emerged as a post-colonial mechanism, through which institutions acknowledge historical wrongdoings and engage in reconciliation effo

BACKGROUND: Numerous studies report that education and exercise interventions can shift people's willingness to undergo joint replacement surgery for osteoarthritis. We aimed to investigate whether becoming unwilling to undergo surgery following an education and exercise intervention for hip and knee osteoarthritis is associated with lower probability of receiving actual surgery.METHODS AND FINDIN

Background: Non-β-hemolytic streptococci (NBHS) cause blood stream infections (BSI) which can be complicated by infective endocarditis (IE). To stratify the risk for IE in NBHS BSI and to guide the use of echocardiography in this condition, two risk stratification systems (RSSs), the HANDOC score (HANDOC), and the Chamat-Hedemand algorithm (CH-A) have been developed.Objectives: To compare the sens

In North and East Syria—also known as Rojava—the convergence of war, politics, and environmental challenges presents a complex and pressing reality. This blog is dedicated to exploring these interlinked issues, highlighting how conflict and ecological degradation are deeply connected, and how these dynamics affect communities in varied and unequal ways.

Proteoglycans (PGs) consist of a core protein with covalently bound glycosaminoglycan (GAG) chains that are linked via a tetrasaccharide. PGs are important macromolecules that are involved in biological processes such as cell growth and differentiation. A key enzyme in the biosynthesis of PG GAG chains is β-1,4-galactosyltransferase 7 (β4GalT7) that catalyzes the transfer of galactose to a xylose

BACKGROUND: Thirty-eight years of pediatric heart transplantation (pHTx) within the Scandiatransplant organization were analyzed to describe volume trends, regional prevalence, underlying etiologies and outcomes following listing and pHTx.METHODS: Children

The concept of ‘ageing in place’, understood as enabling older adults to remain in their own homes as long as possible, has gained significant attention in policy discussions worldwide. This study aimed to explore the ideologies and strategies behind this concept through a Fairclough-inspired discourse analysis of a Norwegian white paper titled ‘Fellesskap og meistring. Bu trygt heime’ [Community

Background: Evidence on psychological outcomes of gaming disorder (GD) is still scarce. This study aimed to investigate the mediating role of sleep hygiene in the relationship between GD and psychological distress (depression and anxiety) among Iranian adolescents. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study among school students in Qazvin city, Iran. We administered GD, anxiety, and depression ques