The major themes in this historical overview are: mystical death, the view of personality in Jewish mysticism, the mystical techniques being used in order to achieve mystical death, the possible negative side-effects of using these techniques, and the result of this spiritual process. The historical overview starts with merkavah- and hekhalot-mysticism, ecstatic kabbalah, the spirituality of Safed

Modern strokebehandling kräver att ett flertal olika specialiteter samverkar vilket gör kunskaper utöver det egna ämnesområdet nödvändiga. Det har hittills saknats en bok som gör att specialisten inom såväl den öppna som slutna vården dels kan hålla sig à jour med det egna området, dels fördjupa sig i angränsande kunskapsområden med dess snabba förändringar. Den första svenska boken om stroke oc

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Popular Abstract in Swedish Avhandlingen påbörjades 1997 vid den Psykiatriska Rehabiliteringsenheten (PRE) i Eslöv parallellt med att författaren arbetade som klinisk psykolog vid enheten och utförde bedömningar av patienternas intellektuella/kognitiva förmåga och personlighet. Resultaten från dessa bedömningar kom tillsammans med andras bedömningar att utgöra underlaget för den individuella vårdpThese studies were conducted at the Psychiatric Rehabilitation Unit (PRU), characterised by a supportive ego-strenghtening psychodynamic approach. The general aim of the thesis was to study how intellectual ability and perceived self-image were related to perceived ward atmosphere among patients with psychosis. The first study described how patients and staff perceived the ward atmosphere at five

Over the recent years there has been a large development of various driver support systems with the intention to improve traffic safety. For these systems to be successful in reducing fatalities and trauma it is decisive that they are used by the drivers. Hence, the driver’s acceptance of the systems is vital. How acceptance can be measured depends on how it is defined. Unfortunately, there is no

This thesis analyzed the relationship between breastfeeding, nasopharyngeal colonization and acute otitis media (AOM) in children. Nasopharyngeal cultures were collected from 400 children and milk samples from their mothers in connection with the scheduled visits to well baby clinics at 1-3, 4-7 and 8-12 months of age, and episodes of AOM and URI were documented. The nasopharyngeal flora was acqui

The European Union has initiated a number of initiatives to improve resource efficiency in Europe. The Ecodesign Directive is one of the policy instruments that could aid the transition towards a more resource efficient economy. This paper examines the potential benefits and disadvantages in applying the Directive for this purpose, and reflects on the potential to apply certain types of standards.

Rapporten svarar på vilka erfarenheter som finns i kommunal sektor avseende uppföljning av externa leverantörer inom primärvård och omsorg. Det empiriska materialet består av telefonintervjuer med 15 kommuner och 5 landsting.

We present soil organic carbon (SOC) inventories and carbon isotope compositions from over 900 samples collected in areas of minimally disturbed mature vegetation on freely drained soils (excluding peatlands) on a 1000 km transect along the Yennisey River, central Siberia. Carbon inventories over 0–30 cm depth range widely from 1.71 to 7.05 kg m-2 . While an effect of changing climate or vegetatio