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2. Cascading effects of earthworm invasion increase graminoid density and rodent grazing intensities
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Jonsson, Hanna, Olofsson, Johan, Blume-Werry, Gesche, Klaminder, Jonatan, Jonsson, Hanna, Olofsson, Johan, Blume-Werry, Gesche, and Klaminder, Jonatan
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Human-mediated dispersal of non-native earthworms can cause substantial changes to the functioning and composition of ecosystems previously earthworm-free. Some of these earthworm species have the potential to “geoengineer” soils and increase plant nitrogen (N) uptake. Yet the possible consequences of increased plant N concentrations on rodent grazing remains poorly understood. In this study, we present findings from a common garden experiment with two tundra communities, meadow (forb dominated) and heath (shrub dominated), half of them subjected to 4 years of earthworm presence (Lumbricus spp. and Aporrectodea spp.). Within four summers, our earthworm treatment changed plant community composition by increasing graminoid density by, on average, 94% in the heath vegetation and by 49% in the meadow. Rodent winter grazing was more intense on plants growing in soils with earthworms, an effect that coincided with higher N concentrations in plants, indicating a higher palatability. Even though earthworms reduced soil moisture, plant community productivity, as indicated by vegetation greenness (normalized difference vegetation index), was not negatively impacted. We conclude that earthworm-induced changes in plant composition and trophic interactions may fundamentally alter the functioning of tundra ecosystems.
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- 2024
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3. Menstruation… en unik upplevelse!? : En kvalitativ studie om kvinnliga elevers erfarenhet av menstruation kopplat till ämnet idrott och hälsa
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Elander, Filippa, Jonsson, Hanna, Elander, Filippa, and Jonsson, Hanna
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Aim: The purpose of this study is to examine the experiences of female high school students’menstruation in relation to the subject of physical education, as well as students' experiencesof teachers' responses to menstruation during lessons. The following research questions are:1. What are the students' views on menstruation?2. How do the students perceive the impact of menstruation on their participation in physicaleducation?3. How do the students perceive the way teachers address and adapt the teaching in relation tomenstruation? Theory and Method: A semi-structured qualitative interview method was applied, involvingseven menstruating women in high school. The study draws inspiration from hermeneutic andphenomenological analysis. Data processing is based on a thematic analysis from which threecategories emerge. The study utilizes curriculum theory. Results: The results show that the students have different views on menstruation, bothpositive and negative. These views are shaped by factors such as knowledge and normssurrounding menstruation, as well as their mental and social well-being during menstruation.Knowledge and experience of both students and teachers are found to be very importantduring menstruation, as communication and management by teachers are considered crucialfor student’s participation. The results also show that the students have a positive view onparticipation during menstruation, where the students experience reduced pain and improvedwell-being during and after physical education. Despite this, students do not participateextensively in the subject of physical education and health during menstruation. Conclusion: The study shows that the students have different views on menstruation and thatit affects them in various ways both positively and negatively, which is consistent withprevious research. The students experience that movement during menstruation is positive.However, it turns out that the students do not participate in physical education du, Syfte och frågeställningar: Denna studie syftar till att undersöka kvinnliga elevers upplevelser av menstruation kopplat till ämnet idrott och hälsa samt elevers erfarenhet av lärares bemötande vid menstruation i undervisningen. Studiens frågeställningar lyder: 1. Vad är elevernas syn på menstruation? 2. Hur upplever eleverna att menstruation påverkar deras delaktighet i ämnet idrott och hälsa? 3. Hur upplever eleverna att lärare bemöter och anpassar undervisningen i relation till menstruation? Teori och metod: En semistrukturerad kvalitativ intervjumetod tillämpades, där sju menstruerande kvinnor på gymnasiet deltog. Studien hämtar inspiration från en hermeneutisk och fenomenologisk analys. Databearbetningen utgår ifrån en tematisk analys där tre kategorier framkommer. Studien använder sig utav läroplansteorin. Resultat: Resultatet visar att eleverna har olika syn på menstruation, både positiv och negativ syn. Eleverna uttrycker att deras syn på menstruation påverkas bland annat av kunskap och normer kring menstruation samt utifrån deras psykiska- och sociala mående vid menstruation. Kunskap och erfarenhet hos både eleverna och lärare visar sig vara mycket väsentligt vid menstruation, då kommunikation och hantering av lärarna anses vara bristfällig och spela stor roll för elevernas deltagande. Resultatet visar även på att eleverna har en positiv syn på delaktighet vid menstruation på grund av minskad smärta och ökat mående under och efter idrottslektionen. Trots detta deltar inte eleverna i hög utsträckning i ämnet idrott och hälsa vid menstruation. Slutsats: Studien visar att eleverna har olika syn på menstruation och att det påverkar dem både positivt och negativt i ämnet idrott och hälsa, vilket överensstämmer med tidigare forskning. Eleverna upplever att rörelse vid menstruation är positivt, trots detta deltar inte eleverna under idrottslektionerna vid menstruation. Detta verkar bero på den norm om menstruation som förekommer i skolan, där fördomar och nedtystn
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- 2024
4. Non-Native Earthworms Alter Carbon Sequestration in Sub-Arctic Tundra Ecosystems
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Jonsson, Hanna, primary, Blume-Werry, Gesche, additional, Wackett, Adrian, additional, Olofsson, Johan, additional, Arvidsson, Emeli, additional, Sparrman, Tobias, additional, and Klaminder, Jonatan, additional
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- 2024
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5. Cascading effects of earthworm invasion increase graminoid density and rodent grazing intensities
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Jonsson, Hanna, primary, Olofsson, Johan, additional, Blume‐Werry, Gesche, additional, and Klaminder, Jonatan, additional
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- 2023
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6. Cardiovascular effects of oxytocin and carbetocin at cesarean section. A prospective double-blind randomized study using noninvasive pulse wave analysis
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Rabow, Sofus, primary, Jonsson, Hanna, additional, Bro, Emilie, additional, and Olofsson, Per, additional
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- 2023
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7. Increased tundra root biomass offset invasive earthworm effects on SOC decomposition
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Jonsson, Hanna, primary, Blume-Werry, Gesche, additional, Wackett, Adrian, additional, Arvidsson, Emeli, additional, Lundgren, Oscar, additional, and Klaminder, Jonatan, additional
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- 2023
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8. Holes in the tundra : Invasive earthworms alter soil structure and moisture in tundra soils
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Klaminder, Jonatan, Krab, Eveline J, Larsbo, M., Jonsson, Hanna, Fransson, J., Koestel, J., Klaminder, Jonatan, Krab, Eveline J, Larsbo, M., Jonsson, Hanna, Fransson, J., and Koestel, J.
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Human introductions have resulted in earthworms establishing in the Arctic, species known to cause cascading ecosystem change. However, few quantitative outdoor experiments have been performed that describe how these soil modifying earthworms are reshaping structures in tundra soils. In this study, we used three-dimensional (3-D) X-ray images of soil cores (approximately 10 cm diameter, 20 cm height, N = 48) to assess how earthworms (Aporrectodea sp. and Lumbricus sp.) affect soil structure and macropore networks in an outdoor mesocosm experiment that lasted four summers. Effects were assessed in both shrub-dominated (heath) and herb-dominated (meadow) tundra. Earthworms almost doubled the macroporosity in meadow soils and tripled macroporosity in heath. Interestingly, the fractal dimension of macropores decreased in response to earthworm burrowing in both systems, indicating that the presence of earthworms reduced the geometric complexity in comparison to other pore-generating processes active in the tundra. Observed effects on soil structure occurred along with a dramatically reduced soil moisture content, which was observed the first winter after earthworm introduction in the meadow. Our findings suggest that predictions of future changes in vegetation and soil carbon pools in the Arctic should include major impacts on soil properties that earthworms induce.
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- 2023
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9. Trivsamma och hälsosamma utomhusmiljöer i urbana gaturum : - En fallstudie av Smålandsgatan 1-12 i Kalmar
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Jonsson, Hanna and Jonsson, Hanna
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- 2023
10. Samhällets nytta av platsattraktivitet : Behovet av en ökad attraktivitet för Husum
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Jonsson, Hanna and Jonsson, Hanna
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The aim of this study was to investigate the possibilities of increasing the location attractiveness of a locality in order to achieve a positive population increase. Husum is a locality with a negative population development, this study will investigate which actions are suitable to apply in Husum with the aim of creating an attractive society. The term attractive is difficult to define, but in this study we refer to it as: Creating an understanding of people's perceptions of different places and how they perceive attractiveness. The study corresponds to a qualitative method based on a survey and interviews. The purpose of the study is based on creating an understanding about how the residents of Husum want their society to develop. Which is why the survey and interviews only include the residents of Husum. Previous research highlights the importance of creating an understanding about the reasons why a society is perceived as unattractive, in order to thus improve its image. The study’s respondents highlight the problem with empty houses and overgrown green areas, which creates a sense of the decline of society. Furthermore, previous research highlights the importance of developing existing assets in order to achieve increased location attractiveness. The respondents mention that the community’s location close to nature and the coast is one of Husum’s main assets, as well as the European Highway 4 and Botniabanan located at the center of the community. Developing more attractive residential areas near the coast and marketing Husum as a place with good commuting opportunities are two ways to put Husum on the map. Thus, more people are expected to see the attractiveness of Husum, which is further expected to lead to an increase in people moving into the community. Keywords: location attractiveness, place marketing, rebranding, shrinking population
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- 2023
11. Microcirculatory response to lower body negative pressure and the association to large vessel function
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Jonsson, Hanna, Henricson, Joakim, Saager, Rolf, Wilhelms, Daniel, Jonsson, Hanna, Henricson, Joakim, Saager, Rolf, and Wilhelms, Daniel
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Vital signs reflect circulatory function and hence hemodynamics on a macroscopic scale and are often unreliable or late indicators of hemodynamic instability. Previous studies support that alterations in the microcirculation may provide early indicators of deterioration and impending shock. Microcirculation is also restored late in the recovery process. Hence, monitoring microcirculation is important since treatments based on normalizing classical vital signs will not always restore microvascular hemodynamics and the microcirculation may remain in shock although e.g., blood pressure seems normal. The aim of this study was to investigate alterations in skin microcirculation dynamics during lower body negative pressure as a model of shock and central hypovolemia. By using spatial frequency domain imaging (SFDI) and polarized reflectance imaging, we investigated the association between micro- and macrovascular function during these conditions. Furthermore, we evaluated microvascular reactivity using the capillary refill test. A cohort of 9 subjects were subjected to a progressive lower body negative pressure (LBNP) protocol. At baseline and at LBNP = -20mmHg, -30mmHg and -40mmHg, SFDI images were acquired and analyzed for tissue hemoglobin content and oxygenation. Superficial hemoglobin content was estimated by polarized reflectance imaging. We found that microcirculatory reactivity was prolonged during LBNP, but recovered after end of the protocol. These results indicate a correlation between negative pressure and microcirculatory function and that may provide a basis for early detection of shock in emergency care settings.
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- 2023
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12. Absorption and reduced scattering coefficients in epidermis and dermis from a Swedish cohort study
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Jonsson, Hanna, Fredriksson, Ingemar, Bergstrand, Sara, Östgren, Carl Johan, Larsson, Marcus, Strömberg, Tomas, Jonsson, Hanna, Fredriksson, Ingemar, Bergstrand, Sara, Östgren, Carl Johan, Larsson, Marcus, and Strömberg, Tomas
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We present in vivo optical properties of skin tissue assessed using spatially resolved diffuse reflectance spectroscopy. Data was collected in a sub-study of the Swedish CArdioPulmonary bioImage Study (SCAPIS). Measurements were performed on 3,809 subjects, 50-65 years, on the volar side of the forearm with the PeriFlux 6000 EPOS system. The analysis consisted of an inverse Monte Carlo method where modeled spectra were non-linearly fitted to measured diffuse reflectance spectra at 0.4 and 1.2-mm source-detector fiber separations, respectively, between 475 and 850 nm. The model consisted of one epidermis layer with adaptable thickness and absorption caused by melanin, and two dermis layers. The upper dermis had a fixed thickness of 0.2 mm and the lower an infinite thickness. The absorption in the dermis layers depended on varying amounts of hemoglobin and its oxygen saturation. The reduced scattering coefficient, with three adaptable parameters, was equal in all layers in the model. Absorption coefficient in epidermis times epidermis thickness, reflecting the total amount of melanin, was 0.19 +/- 0.16 [-] at 570 nm with a significant difference between winter (0.12 +/- 0.10) and summer (0.26 +/- 0.19). Melanin absorption implies an average of 3.9% tissue fraction of melanosomes in epidermis. Absorption coefficient at the 570 nm isosbestic point was 0.19 +/- 0.11 mm(-1) in the upper dermis layer and 0.10 +/- 0.05 mm(-1) in the lower. The reduced scattering coefficient was 2.3 +/- 0.5 mm(-1) at 570 nm. Average sampling depth for all wavelengths and both separations was 0.43 +/- 0.03 mm.
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- 2023
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13. Is frailty associated with long-term survival, neurological function and patient-reported outcomes after in-hospital cardiac arrest? – A Swedish cohort study
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Jonsson, Hanna, primary, Piscator, Eva, additional, Israelsson, Johan, additional, Lilja, Gisela, additional, and Djärv, Therese, additional
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- 2022
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14. Non-native species change the tune of tundra soils: Novel access to soundscapes of the Arctic earthworm invasion
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Keen, Sara C., primary, Wackett, Adrian A., additional, Willenbring, Jane K., additional, Yoo, Kyungsoo, additional, Jonsson, Hanna, additional, Clow, Travis, additional, and Klaminder, Jonatan, additional
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- 2022
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15. B04 Is frailty associated with neurological function and health-related quality of life after in-hospital cardiac arrest? - A Swedish cohort study
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Jonsson, Hanna, primary, Piscator, Eva, additional, Israelsson, Johan, additional, Wimo, Anders, additional, Lila, Gisela, additional, and Djarv, Therese, additional
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- 2022
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16. Non-native species change the tune of tundra soils : novel access to soundscapes of the Arctic earthworm invasion
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Keen, Sara C., Wackett, Adrian A., Willenbring, Jane K., Yoo, Kyungsoo, Jonsson, Hanna, Clow, Travis, Klaminder, Jonatan, Keen, Sara C., Wackett, Adrian A., Willenbring, Jane K., Yoo, Kyungsoo, Jonsson, Hanna, Clow, Travis, and Klaminder, Jonatan
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Over the last decade, an increasing number of studies have used soundscapes to address diverse ecological questions. Sound represents one of the few sources of information capable of providing in situ insights into processes occurring within opaque soil matrices. To date, the use of soundscapes for soil macrofauna monitoring has been experimentally tested only in controlled laboratory environments. Here we assess the validity of laboratory predictions and explore the use of soil soundscape proxies for monitoring soil macrofauna (i.e., earthworm) activities in an outdoor context. In a common garden experiment in northern Sweden, we constructed outdoor mesocosm plots (N = 36) containing two different Arctic vegetation types (meadow and heath) and introduced earthworms to half of these plots. Earthworms substantially altered the ambient soil soundscape under both vegetation types, as measured by both traditional soundscape indices and frequency band power levels, although their acoustic impacts were expressed differently in heath versus meadow soils. While these findings support the as-of-yet untapped promise of using belowground soundscape analyses to monitor soil ecosystem health, direct acoustic emissions from earthworm activities appear to be an unlikely proxy for tracking worm activities at daily timescales. Instead, earthworms indirectly altered the soil soundscape by ‘re-engineering’ the soil matrix: an effect that was dependent on vegetation type. Our findings suggest that long-term (i.e., seasonal) earthworm activities in natural soil settings can likely be monitored indirectly via their impacts on soundscape measures and acoustic indices. Analyzing soil soundscapes may enable larger-scale monitoring of high-latitude soils and is directly applicable to the specific case of earthworm invasions within Arctic soils, which has recently been identified as a potential threat to the resilience of high-latitude ecosystems. Soil soundscapes could also offer a novel mea
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- 2022
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17. Is frailty associated with long-term survival, neurological function and patient-reported outcomes after in-hospital cardiac arrest? : - A Swedish cohort study
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Jonsson, Hanna, Piscator, Eva, Israelsson, Johan, Lilja, Gisela, Djaerv, Therese, Jonsson, Hanna, Piscator, Eva, Israelsson, Johan, Lilja, Gisela, and Djaerv, Therese
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Background: Frailty is associated with poor 30-days survival after in-hospital cardiac arrests (IHCA). The aim was to assess how pre-arrest frailty was associated with long-term survival, neurological function and patient-reported outcomes in elderly survivors after IHCA.Methods: Patients aged >= 65 years with IHCA at Karolinska University Hospital between 2013-2021 were studied. Frailty was assessed by the Clinical Frailty Scale (CFS) based on clinical records and categorised into non-frail (1-4) or frail (5-7). Survival was assessed in days. Neurological function was assessed by the Cerebral Performance Category scale (CPC). A telephone interview was performed six months post-IHCA and included the questionnaires EuroQoL-5 Dimensions-5 Levels and Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale.Results: Totally, 232 (28%) out of 817 eligible patients survived to 30-days. Out of 232, 65 (28%) were frail. Long-term survival was better for non-frail than frail patients (6 months (92% versus 75%, p-value < 0.01), 3 years (74% vs 22%, p-value < 0.01)). The vast majority of both non-frail and frail patients had unchanged CPC from admittance to discharge from hospital (87% and 85%, respectively, p-value 0.52). The 121 non-frail patients reported better health compared to 27 frail patients (EQ-VAS median 70 versus 50 points, p-value < 0.01) and less symptoms of depression than frail (16% and 52%, respectively, p-value < 0.01).Conclusion: Frail patients suffering IHCA survived with the same neurological function they had at admittance. Although one in five frail patients survived to three years, frailty was associated with a marked decrease in long-term survival as well as increased symptoms of depression and poorer general health.
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- 2022
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18. Soil fauna and the fate of soil organic carbon in northern forests
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Wackett, Adrian, primary, Yoo, Kyungsoo, additional, Cameron, Erin, additional, Jelinski, Nicolas, additional, Looker, Nathaniel, additional, Olid, Carolina, additional, Jonsson, Hanna, additional, Rodríguez-Martínez, Saúl, additional, Frelich, Lee, additional, and Klaminder, Jonatan, additional
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- 2022
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19. Earthworms Change the Tune of Tundra Soils: Using Soundscapes to Detect the Presence of Non-Native Species
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Keen, Sara, primary, Wackett, Adrian, additional, Willenbring, Jane, additional, Yoo, Kyungsoo, additional, Jonsson, Hanna, additional, Clow, Travis, additional, and Klaminder, Jonatan, additional
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- 2022
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20. Microcirculatory response to lower body negative pressure and the association to large vessel function
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Choi, Bernard, Zeng, Haishan, Jonsson, Hanna, Henricson, Joakim, Saager, Rolf B., and Wilhelms, Daniel
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- 2023
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21. Absorption and reduced scattering coefficients in epidermis and dermis from a Swedish cohort study
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Choi, Bernard, Zeng, Haishan, Jonsson, Hanna, Fredriksson, Ingemar, Bergstrand, Sara, Östgren, Carl Johan, Larsson, Marcus, and Strömberg, Tomas
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- 2023
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22. Nurses' experience of telephone counseling at a health care center during COVID-19 pandemic
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Jonsson, Hanna and Kaistamaa, Sanna
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telefonrådgivning ,covid-19 ,omvårdnad ,kvalitativ innehållsanalys ,Nursing ,hälsocentral ,pandemi - Abstract
I slutet av 2019 började en pandemi spridas kallad covid-19 vilket oftast gav förkylningsliknande symtom men som också kunde ge allvarlig sjukdom eller leda till döden. Tidigare forskning har visat att en pandemi kan orsaka ökad belastning på hälso- och sjukvården. Få studier har dock undersökt hur telefonrådgivningen påverkas och fungerar under en pågående pandemi. Syfte: Syftet med studien var att beskriva sjuksköterskors erfarenheter av telefonrådgivning på hälsocentral under pandemin covid-19. Metod: I denna studie användes kvalitativ ansats med induktivt tillvägagångssätt. Tio sjuksköterskor rekryterades med ändamålsenligt urval. Datainsamling gjordes med telefonintervjuer och analyserades med kvalitativ innehållsanalys. Resultat: Ett tema framkom “Att få nya erfarenheter som kräver flexibilitet i arbetet” som innehöll kategorierna “Att arbetsbördan varierat under pandemins gång”, “Att rådgivningen och informationen ändrades baserat på pandemins utveckling”, “Att möta patienters oro och frustration i telefon är utmanande”, “Att känna sig otillräcklig men behövd”, ”Att hitta andra sätt för att arbeta effektivt och säkert” samt “Att återgå till som det var tidigare”. Slutsats: Den varierande arbetsbördan gav nya utmaningar och patienters reaktioner relaterat till covid-19 satte högre krav på sjuksköterskans förmåga att lyssna. Sjuksköterskorna kände en otillräcklighet men också att arbetet var givande och viktigt.
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- 2020
23. Sjuksköterskors erfarenheter av telefonrådgivning på hälsocentral under pandemin COVID-19
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Jonsson, Hanna, Kaistamaa, Sanna, Jonsson, Hanna, and Kaistamaa, Sanna
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I slutet av 2019 började en pandemi spridas kallad covid-19 vilket oftast gav förkylningsliknande symtom men som också kunde ge allvarlig sjukdom eller leda till döden. Tidigare forskning har visat att en pandemi kan orsaka ökad belastning på hälso- och sjukvården. Få studier har dock undersökt hur telefonrådgivningen påverkas och fungerar under en pågående pandemi. Syfte: Syftet med studien var att beskriva sjuksköterskors erfarenheter av telefonrådgivning på hälsocentral under pandemin covid-19. Metod: I denna studie användes kvalitativ ansats med induktivt tillvägagångssätt. Tio sjuksköterskor rekryterades med ändamålsenligt urval. Datainsamling gjordes med telefonintervjuer och analyserades med kvalitativ innehållsanalys. Resultat: Ett tema framkom “Att få nya erfarenheter som kräver flexibilitet i arbetet” som innehöll kategorierna “Att arbetsbördan varierat under pandemins gång”, “Att rådgivningen och informationen ändrades baserat på pandemins utveckling”, “Att möta patienters oro och frustration i telefon är utmanande”, “Att känna sig otillräcklig men behövd”, ”Att hitta andra sätt för att arbeta effektivt och säkert” samt “Att återgå till som det var tidigare”. Slutsats: Den varierande arbetsbördan gav nya utmaningar och patienters reaktioner relaterat till covid-19 satte högre krav på sjuksköterskans förmåga att lyssna. Sjuksköterskorna kände en otillräcklighet men också att arbetet var givande och viktigt.
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- 2020
24. Revenue Generation in Data-driven Healthcare : An exploratory study of how big data solutions can be integrated into the Swedish healthcare system
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Jonsson, Hanna and Mazomba, Luyolo
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big data ,revenue models ,AI ,healthcare ,data-driven revenue models ,Swedish healthcare system ,Business Administration ,Företagsekonomi - Abstract
The purpose of this study is to investigate how big data solutions in the Swedish healthcare system can generate a revenue. As technology continues to evolve, the use of big data is beginning to transform processes in many different industries, making them more efficient and effective. The opportunities presented by big data have been researched to a large extent in commercial fields, however, research in the use of big data in healthcare is scarce and this is particularly true in the case of Sweden. Furthermore, there is a lack in research that explores the interface between big data, healthcare and revenue models. The interface between these three fields of research is important as innovation and the integration of big data in healthcare could be affected by the ability of companies to generate a revenue from developing such innovations or solutions. Thus, this thesis aims to fill this gap in research and contribute to the limited body of knowledge that exists on this topic. The study conducted in this thesis was done via qualitative methods, in which a literature search was done and interviews were conducted with individuals who hold managerial positions at Region Västerbotten. The purpose of conducting these interviews was to establish a better understanding of the Swedish healthcare system and how its structure has influenced the use, or lack thereof, of big data in the healthcare delivery process, as well as, how this structure enables the generation of revenue through big data solutions. The data collected was analysed using the grounded theory approach which includes the coding and thematising of the empirical data in order to identify the key areas of discussion. The findings revealed that the current state of the Swedish healthcare system does not present an environment in which big data solutions that have been developed for the system can thrive and generate a revenue. However, if action is taken to make some changes to the current state of the system, then revenue generation may be possible in the future. The findings from the data also identified key barriers that need to be overcome in order to increase the integration of big data into the healthcare system. These barriers included the (i) lack of big data knowledge and expertise, (ii) data protection regulations, (iii) national budget allocation and the (iv) lack of structured data. Through collaborative work between actors in both the public and private sectors, these barriers can be overcome and Sweden could be on its way to transforming its healthcare system with the use of big data solutions, thus, improving the quality of care provided to its citizens. Key words: big data, healthcare, Swedish healthcare system, AI, revenue models, data-driven revenue models
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- 2019
25. Safety Education for Future Mining
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Jonsson, Hanna
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Other Engineering and Technologies ,mining industry ,Annan teknik ,training methods ,utbildningsmetoder ,utbildningsmaterial ,education material ,gruvindustrin - Abstract
The work environment in mines have changed during the last decades. Compared to when birds were used to examine the air quality in coal mines, today’s mines strive for a zero-entry production. Which means that the persons who works at the mining company are stationed over ground - instead of under it. With digitalization and automation, companies like Boliden aim to increase a safer work environment. However, zero-entry mines are still in the future, and until future notice, existing risks and hazards need to be managed. This master thesis at Luleå University of Technology in collaboration with the Crusher and Ore Handling System (G55) department at Boliden Aitik. This master thesis aims to improve work conditions and contribute to a safer work environment by increasing awareness and knowledge regarding risks and routines at the G55 department. To accomplish this, I have during this master thesis developed an educational tool as a supplement to the current safety educations provided by SSG. This master thesis focus on providing workers with information with safety educations and motivates by lack of knowledge as a cause of accidents. Through visits, interviews and observations have been conducted to map current and future state at the G55 department and within Boliden as a company. In total ten interviews have been performed as well as several feedback occasions. Trough feedback, adjustments have been done which are beneficial in the iterative working process due its ability to go back and adjust. The current state mapping has been compared to theories in which a theoretical framework has been used as a foundation when– analyzing the current state and developing the material. Included topics in the literature gather are “Health and Safety” and “Understand and Develop training material”. These have been the foundation when discussing improvement areas and when taking decisions when I developed the education material. Since the education material is a supplement to already existing safety educations provided by SSG, training methods have been investigated. The resulting education material delivered to the G55 department resulted in a lecture based presentation material in the software PowerPoint, as well as a pamphlet with summarized information from the lecture material. The lecture training method was chosen due to its advantage of containing personal contact between new workers and existing staff. This makes the introduction material complement current safety education which are performed as a data-based training method and misses personal contact. Delivered material contains information that is consider important for new workers to know before starting their employment. Further recommendations when implementing this material are to translate it to English to reach non-Swedish-speaking persons entering the department as well as keep developing the material. The discussion question if additional educations are the most efficient way to manage and correct risks depending on the classifications of existing risks. But concludes that it is an easily tool for short-term control. According to me, the mapping of the organization should be used to eliminate or separate current risks and hazards for a sustainable solution long-term. Today, I believe that an education supplement is necessary. And hopefully, the G55 department will keep develop their organization, eliminate current risks and long-term achieve a zero-accident vision. Arbetsmiljön i gruvor har förändrats under de senaste årtiondena. Jämfört med när fåglar användes för att undersöka luftkvalitén i kolgruvorna, strävar dagens gruvor efter en noll-entrégruva (zero-entry). Det innebär att de personer som arbetar på gruvföretaget är stationerade över marken - istället för under den. Med digitalisering och automation hoppas företag som Boliden att skapa en säkrare arbetsmiljö. Noll-entrégruvor är dock fortfarande en bit bort och tillsvidare måste existerande risker hanteras. Det här examensarbetet är utfört vid Luleå tekniska universitet och gjort i samarbete med avdelningen Kross och infrakt (G55) i Aitikgruvan. Examensarbetet syftar till att förbättra arbetsförhållandena och bidra till en säkrare arbetsmiljö genom att öka medvetenheten och kunskapen kring risker och rutiner vid G55-avdelningen. Dessutom syftar det till att utveckla ett pedagogiskt verktyg som ett tillägg till SSG:s nuvarande säkerhetsutbildning som ska användas vid introduktion av nya arbetare på området. Examensarbetet fokuserar på att ge arbetstagare information med säkerhetsutbildning och motiverar genom bristande kunskap som orsak till olyckor. Under besök hos avdelningen har intervjuer och observationer genomförts för att kartlägga nuvarande och framtida tillstånd vid G55 och inom Boliden som företag. Totalt har tio intervjuer gjorts samt några feedbacktillfällen. Tack vare feedback, har justeringar gjorts som en del i den iterativa arbetsprocessen som tillåter att gå tillbaka och justera. Den nuvarande kartläggningen har jämförts med teorier där en teoretisk referensram har använts som grund vid analys av kartläggning och utveckling av materialet. Inkluderade ämnen i litteraturen är "Hälsa och säkerhet" och "Förstå och utveckla utbildningsmaterial". Dessa har varit grunden när jag diskuterat förbättringsområden och fattat beslut under utvecklandet av utbildningsmaterial. Eftersom utbildningsmaterialet kompletterar redan befintliga säkerhetsutbildningar från SSG har utbildningsmetoder undersökts. Det resulterande utbildningsmaterialet som levererades till G55 har resulterat i ett föreläsningsbaserat presentationsmaterial i PowerPoint, liksom en broschyr med sammanfattande information från föreläsningsmaterialet. Föreläsning som utbildningsmetoden valdes på grund av dess förmån att tillåta personlig kontakt mellan nya arbetstagare och befintlig personal. Detta gör att introduktionsmaterialet kompletterar nuvarande säkerhetsutbildning som utförs som en databaserad träningsmetod och saknar just personlig kontakt. Levererat material innehåller information som är viktig för nya medarbetare att veta innan de börjar sin anställning. Ytterligare rekommendationer vid implementering av detta material är att översätta det till engelska för att nå icke-svensktalande personer på avdelningen samt fortsätta att utveckla materialet. Avslutningsvis, diskuteras huruvida ytterligare utbildningar är det effektivaste sättet att hantera och korrigera risker. Slutsatsen är att det är ett verktyg för kortsiktig kontroll. På lång sikt, borde kartläggningen, enligt mig, användas för att eliminera eller skilja nuvarande risker och faror för at få hållbar lösning. Idag tror jag att ett utbildningstillägg är nödvändigt. Och förhoppningsvis kommer G55-avdelningen att fortsätta utveckla sin organisation, eliminera nuvarande risker och på lång sikt uppnå en olycksfallsvision.
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26. Hur personer med knäartros upplever det dagliga livet
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Hansson, Carina and Jonsson, Hanna
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Omvårdnad ,Knäartros ,Nursing - Published
- 2019
27. Personers upplevelser av att drabbas av en fysisk funktionsnedsättning efter en traumatisk ryggmärgsskada - En litteraturöversikt
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Jonsson, Hanna, Gissleholm, Emelie, Jonsson, Hanna, and Gissleholm, Emelie
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Kunskap och vetenskap inom hur det upplevs att drabbas av fysisk funktionsnedsättning efter en traumatisk ryggmärgsskada måste finnas för att sjuksköterskan ska kunna få en förståelse för personens upplevelse och förstå sin rolls betydelse. Detta ämne anses vara viktigt eftersom individen som drabbats av en ryggmärgsskada oftast inte kan använda de tidigare kroppsfunktioner som medför att personen ställs inför en livsavgörande händelse. I detta skede krävs det av sjuksköterskan att visa empati och möta individer i deras unika situation. Syftet med denna studie är att beskriva personers upplevelser av att drabbas av en fysisk funktionsnedsättning efter en traumatisk ryggmärgsskada. För att kunna besvara syfte användes kvalitativ manifest innehållsanalys med latent ansats i denna litteraturstudie. Analysen slutade i 2 huvudkategorierna. Huvudkategorierna var att ställas inför en livsavgörande händelse, stödet från andra och bemötandet från andra. Att drabbas av en fysisk funktionsnedsättning till följd av en traumatisk ryggmärgsskada beskrevs som en livsomvälvande händelse som påverkade personen fysiskt och psykologiskt. Resultatet resulterade i kunskap om hur personerna hanterade förändringen, stödets betydelse och hur de upplevdes bli bemötta av andra personer. För att personen ska kunna bearbeta händelsen och acceptera förändringen var hur beskedet gavs en viktig faktor. SPIKES-modellen (setting, perception, invitation, knowledge, emotion, summary) används för att ge diagnoser och prognoser inom cancervården, emellertid skulle denna modell kunna vara till hjälp för sjuksköterskan i deras arbete att vara ett stöd till personer som drabbats av en fysisk funktionsnedsättning.
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- 2019
28. Impact of environmental variables on tundra vegetation onset of flowering explained by survival modelling
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Jonsson, Hanna and Jonsson, Hanna
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Timing of phenological events are highly related to climate and is one of the first signs of ecosystem responses to the climate change. Timing of flowering phenology is an important trait influencing the distribution and fitness of plants species. Tundra ecosystems are particularly important to study these effects due to short growing seasons, poor pollinator community and a particularly pronounced expected climate change. In this study proportional hazard models are used to explain the impact of environmental variables and experimental warming tundra plant species’ onset of flowering. The results show that global radiation and precipitation are negatively linked to onset of flowering, whereas thawing degree days only showed some weak relationship to flowering. The negative impact of both radiation and precipitation are addressed to cooling the soil surface temperature and indicate further that local air temperature is not sufficient for explaining changes in onset of flowering. In concordance with earlier research higher TDD sum previous year show a negative effect on the timing following year. The effect was particularly large on the early flowering species. Responses to experimental warming were stronger among late flowering dwarf shrubs, although the effect on early flowering species may have been out competed by snow melt dates. The study further suggests that survival modelling can be successfully used in phenology research providing accurate predictions of onset of flowering. Further studies of how the model application perform beyond the study area still needs to be tested., Plant phenology is the study of the seasonal timing of reoccurring plant events such as flowering, leaf bud burst and senescence and how it is affected by environmental factors or by other organisms. Timing of flowering is highly related to climate and influences the distribution and fitness of plants species. Tundra ecosystems are particularly important to study the effect of environmental changes due to the short growing seasons, relatively poor pollinator community as well as a particularly pronounced expected climate change. In this study a non-traditional method, survival modelling, was used to explain the impact of environmental variables and experimental warming tundra plant species on the onset of flowering. The results show that global radiation and precipitation are negatively linked to onset of flowering. Whereas thawing degree days, the degree sum above 0°C and which has shown to impact flower timing in previous studies, only showed some weak positive relationship to flowering. The negative impact of both radiation and precipitation can be linked to a cooling effect of the soil surface temperature. Therefore, temperature still seems to be important which further would suggest that the temperature measurements used in this study does not capture the micro climatic effect of temperature on the onset of flowering. The response to experimental warming was found for the late flowering dwarf shrubs having an advancing effect on flowering dates. This effect was not found for early flowering species but could have been out competed by snow melt dates. In concordance with earlier research higher thawing degree days from previous growing season showed a negative effect on the timing following year. The effect was particularly large on the early flowering species and could be explained by a bud set already in autumn. The relationship between radiation and precipitation to plant phenology needs to be further assessed, both to understand the impact of these environme
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- 2019
29. 'A company is never better than its latest mistake' : A consumer perspective on crisis communication
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Jonsson, Hanna and Davidsson, Josefin
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SCCT ,consumer perspective on a crisis ,situational crisis communication theory ,crisis management ,crisis communication ,Business Administration ,Företagsekonomi - Abstract
The existing literature has discussed crisis communication as a tool to minimise reputational damage to a company in the event of a crisis. The Situational Crisis Communication Theory (SCCT) provide guidelines for managers in times of crises on how to protect their reputational assets and their corporate image in specific crisis situations with a set of communication strategies. The theory emphasise the importance of stakeholders in a crisis since they could oppose as a threat to companies´ reputation. Despite the realisation of stakeholders’ role in crisis communication, explorative studies aiming at understanding the consumer's perspective and how they prefer to be communicated are limited. The purpose of this thesis is to understand, from consumers’ perspective, how companies should communicate in a time of crisis. This was done through using the existing Situational Crisis Communication Theory (SCCT) as a basis. The purpose was accomplished by conducting focus groups were crisis scenarios and strategies based on the SCCT played a fundamental role in generating results. The findings from the research suggest that there is a cycle explaining preferred crisis communication from consumers’ perspective. The suggested cycle includes three influencers that is: responsibility, communication, and reputation. This cycle suggest how consumers prefer to be communicated, what influences them to making that choice, and how it reflects back on the corporate image. The main finding of the research was the preferred communication in specific situations. The study showed that there is a set of generally applicable strategies, which consumers prefer in all crisis situations whereas additional preferences are added based on attributed responsibility.
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- 2017
30. Allergenspecifik immunterapi - Effekter hos barn med HDM-inducerad astma med eller utan rinit
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Jonsson, Hanna
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husdammskvalster ,Medicin och hälsovetenskap ,allergenspecifk immunterapi ,Medical and Health Sciences - Abstract
Allergiska sjukdomar är kroniska tillstånd som tycks öka globalt och är vanligt förekommande i unga åldrar. Allergiska individer visar överkänslighet mot ofarliga allergiframkallande ämnen, allergener. Överkänslighetsreaktioner mot husdammskvalster -allergen (HDM) är en IgE-medierad reaktion och tycks vanligen förekomma i varma temperaturer med hög luftfuktighet. Utöver de vanliga behandlingsterapier som kan lindra de typiska allergiska symtomen: astma och rinit finns en behandling som kan modifiera immunsystemets överkänslighetsreaktioner, allergenspecifik immunterapi (ASIT). ASIT administreras subkutant eller sublingualt med upprepade doser av de specifika allergenerna som patienten visar överkänslighet mot och ökar därmed immuntolerans. Syftet med detta litteraturarbete var att undersöka ASITs effekter avseende symtomlindring, medicinering behov och lungfunktioner mätt med PEF och FEV1 hos barn med HDM-inducerad astma med eller utan rinit. Fem kliniska kontrollerande studier valdes från databasen PubMed och analyserades för att besvara arbetets syften. ASIT kontrollerades inte med placebogrupper i någon av de valda studierna, istället kontrollerades ASIT med enbart standardiserade läkemedelsbehandling av inhalerade glukokortikoider (ICS). Förbättrade symtompoäng för astma samt reducerade dygnsdoser av ICS uppnåddes med ASIT i studierna 1, 4 och 5. God astmakontroll bedömdes i studie 2 och 3 med signifikant reducerade ICS-doser hos deltagare behandlade med ASIT. I studie 1 bedömdes 13 deltagare (28,9%) med ASIT kunna avsluta behandlingen av ICS för att erhålla god astmakontroll liksom nio deltagare (20,0%) som endast fick läkemedelsbehandling. I studie 2 bedömdes 52,4 % av deltagarna som behandlades med ASIT kunna avsluta behandlingen med ICS och liksom 9,1 % av deltagarna i kontrollgruppen. Förbättrade astmasymtom uppnåddes med ASIT enligt signifikant reducerad 10 cm VAS-skala efter tre år i studie 4. Deltagarnas lungfunktioner förbättrades med ASIT i studie 1, 2, 3 och 5 avseende signifikant ökade PEF- eller FEV1-värden. Studie 4 redovisade en marginell förbättring av deltagarnas lungfunktioner med mätt FEV1 men visade ingen signifikant skillnad från start till efter tre års behandling med ASIT. Studie 4 och 5 som var de enda studierna i detta arbete som undersökte ASIT’s effekter på HDM-inducerad rinit visade signifikant reducera symtompoäng för rinit. De valda studiernas redovisade resultat stärks vid den översiktliga utvärdering då behandlingarna utgjordes på en specifik målgrupp på lika indikationer under lång tid. ASIT uppnår god symtomlindring, minskat medicineringsbehov samt förbättrade lungfunktion hos barn med mild till måttlig HDM-inducerad astma. För att öka övervägandet av ASIT som ett behandlingsalternativ till barn med HDM-inducerad astma och rinit bör fler större kontrollerade studier genomföras. Vidare undersökningar kan tänkas vara studier som jämför administreringsmetod av ASIT hos barn samt om ASIT kan motverka barns framtida överkänslighetsreaktioner. The prevalence of allergic diseases seems to increase globally and is common in childhood. Allergic individuals show hypersensitivity to harmless allergy-causing substances, allergens. Hypersensitivity to house dust mite is an IgE-mediated reaction that usually occurs in warm climates with high humidity. Common symptoms of allergy to house dust mites includes asthma and rhinitis. Treatment with allergen-specific immunotherapy can modify the immune system and thereby increase immune tolerance. ASIT (allergen-specific immunotherapy) is given in repeated doses and can be administrered subcutaneously or by sublingually drops and tablets. The purpose of this literature review was to investigate the effects of ASIT on symptomatic relief, use of medication needs and lung functions measured with PEF and FEV1 in children with HDM-induced asthma with or without rhinits. Five clinical randomized controlled studies available in full text were selected from the PubMed database and analyzed to answer the purpose of this work. All studies included children allergic to house dust mite-allergic and diagnosed with asthma. Studies 4 and 5 also included children with HDM induced rhinits. ASIT was not controlled whit placebo treatment in any of the selected studies. ASIT was controlled by standardized pharmacotherapy included inhaled glucocorticoids (ICS).Improved symptom points for asthma and reduced daily doses of ICS were achieved with ASIT in studies 1, 4 and 5 (P
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31. Sheffifield CITY OF SHRED.
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Jonsson, Hanna
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- 2021
32. Vägen ur missbruket - En evig lärprocess : Ett pedagogiskt perspektiv på att bryta ett alkoholmissbruk
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Jonsson, Hanna and Dizdarevic, Mirella
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Health ,mental disorders ,Context ,Learning ,Alcohol ,Factors - Abstract
Alcohol addiction is a big public health issue and is the reason to why this study was made. Main focus of the study was a sociocultural perspective of learning. Results show that the way to handle an addiction is a lifelong learning process. To be able to recover from an alcohol addiction the addict must face a consequence that has an impact on the addict to make them want to change their ways, and is often health related or that the addict’s social environment is affected. These consequences often contribute to an insight to the addict, that their behavior is untenable and a decision is gradually made by the addict with their social network, consisting of family and friends. To be able to maintain sober the addict is in great need of support and acceptance from their loved ones but also from society. The aim of the study was to evaluate which factors play an important role in the addict’s life when battling an addiction thru a sociocultural perspective of learning. The empirical data was collected through five interviews with people that had competence regarding addiction.
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- 2016
33. Gruppsammmansättning på företag : Hur ska multinationella företag gruppera anställda för interna kurser?
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Jonsson, Hanna and Wahrgren, Alexander
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Multinational company ,Workplace competence development ,Other Engineering and Technologies ,Group composition ,Homogeneous ,Arbetsplats kompetensutveckling ,Heterogeneous ,Multinationellt företag ,Annan teknik ,Heterogen ,Gruppsammansättning ,Homogen - Abstract
Group composition is common in education and is fairly well examined at a school level but not within competence development in a working environment. How should a group of coworkers be grouped when attending a course? This can be a complicated question, especially at a big company such as Atlas Copco which has employees from all over the world. The main object with this report is to find which aspects has to be taken into account when putting people together in groups at a multinational company and secondly give a proposal to Atlas Copco for how the groups should be constructed in the company. The data collected for this report was gathered mostly during the two focus group discussions that were held by the researchers. This material was complemented with interviews held before and after the focus groups meetings, to get a more profound picture of the company. The outcome of the interviews and discussions were then compared with relevant literature on the subject, to be able to make an analysis on the important factors. Findings from the analysis shows that language and previous knowledge are limiting factors and should therefore determine if a person is allowed to attend a certain course. The more knowledge the course participants have in the subject and how well the participants understand the spoken language, the more information exchange will occur between the teacher and course participants. Geographical cultural differences were found to have a slight importance when designing groups but not so significant that special action has to be taken. Combining or keeping separate departments apart during a course were found to be a question on whether or not the different subcultures at the company could be mixed or not. In this case the informants in the research believed it was more beneficial for the company to mix, to prevent the subcultures to grow in separate ways. The conclusion is that the most important aspect of a group constellation are the language and previous knowledge in the subject of the course. This must therefore be taken in consideration when designing a group in a multinational company, if the goal of the course is to efficiently spread information to and among the participants. If an additional aim with the course is to make the participants learn to know other departments’ way of working it should be considered to have quotas for different departments to make the group heterogeneous in this way to enable for the participants to learn from each other. Gruppsammansättningens betydelse är en omdiskuterad företeelse som är vanligt förekommande i utbildningssammanhang och är relativt väl utforskat på skolnivå men inte när det gäller kompetensutveckling inom arbetslivet. Hur ska en gruppsammansättning av arbetskamrater se ut vid ett kurstillfälle? Det kan vara en komplicerad fråga, speciellt på ett stort företag som Atlas Copco vilka har anställda över hela världen. Huvudsyftet med denna rapport är att finna vilka aspekter som behöver tas hänsyn till när folk blir sammansatta i grupper i multinationella företag och ge förslag till Atlas Copco hur grupperingen ska genomföras inom företaget. Data för denna rapport insamlades mestadels under två fokusgruppsdiskussioner som hölls av forskarna. Som komplement till detta material hölls intervjuer både före och efter fokusgruppsmötena för att få en bredare inblick i företaget. Resultatet från intervjuerna och diskussionerna jämfördes sedan med relevant litteratur för att analysera de viktiga faktorerna. Resultat av analysen visar att språkkunskaper och tidigare kunskap i ämnet behöver vara begränsande faktorer vid bestämmandet om en person tillåts närvara vid specifika kurser. Om en person inte har tillräcklig kunskap i språket kursen hålls i, sker inget lyckat informationsutbyte mellan lärare och kursdeltagare och samma gäller aspekten med tidigare kunskap. Geografiskt kulturella skillnader visades vara av ringa betydelse vid designande av grupper men inte så viktiga att det behövs vidtas speciella åtgärder. Huruvida olika avdelningar ska blandas vid kurstillfället visade sig vara en fråga ifall olika subkulturer inom företaget kan blandas. I det här fallet tyckte informanterna det var fördelaktigt för företaget att blanda subkulturer som förhinder mot att de växer ifrån varandra i olika riktningar. Slutsatsen visar att om målet för en kurs inom kompetensutveckling på ett multinationellt företag är att sprida information till och mellan deltagarna så är de viktigaste aspekterna vid formande av grupper, språk och tidigare kunskap. Om ett ytterligare mål är att deltagarna ska lära sig om olika avdelningar och hur de arbetar är det möjligt att sätta kvoter för de olika deltagande avdelningarna för att kursen ska genomföras och säkerställa en heterogenitet i detta avseende för att deltagarna ska ges bästa möjlighet att lära av varandra.
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- 2016
34. Sambors rättsliga ställning : en analys av sambors rättsliga skydd vid samboförhållandets upphörande
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Jonsson, Hanna
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Familjerätt - Published
- 2016
35. Optimering av produktionssekvensen : En simuleringsbaserad studie vid Volvokoncernens hyttfabrik i Umeå
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Jonsson, Hanna and Sjöström, Emmy
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sequencing ,heuristics ,simulation ,production sequence - Abstract
Volvo Group’s cab plant in Umeå produces cab bodies and consists of three operating areas; the Stamping and parts production, the Body in White and the Paint shop. Today the plant produces around XXX cabs/week, but the goal is to reach the invested capacity of XXX cabs/week. In order to increase the production capacity, the efficiency of both the manual and the automated processes need to be improved. Unlike the manual processes in where the capacity can be increased by enlarged workforce, the automated processes need to be optimized. Today the cabs are produced in the same order as the orders are received. The cab plant wants to investigate if the capacity of the automated segment in the Body in White unit can be increased by changing the order in the production sequence. This culminates in the following problem definition: Is there untapped potential of the Body in White that can be achieved by an optimization of the production sequence? If so, how can Volvo Group’s cab plant in Umeå utilize this knowledge in the production planning process? The objective of the project was achieved by combining discrete event simulation with a heuristic optimization approach. The results shows that long batches in the production sequence limit the throughput of the system. By spreading the unfavorable subsequences of batches evenly over the production sequence, the total throughput of the Body in White can be increased by 52 cabs/week. Volvokoncernens hyttfabrik i Umeå producerar förarhytter och är uppdelad i tre driftsområden; pressning och detaljtillverkning, hyttsammansättning och ytbehandling. Idag producerar fabriken ca XXX hytter/vecka, men möjlighet finns att nå upp till den investerade kapaciteten på XXX hytter/vecka. För att kunna öka produktionskapaciteten behöver både de manuella och de automatiserade processerna effektiviseras. Till skillnad från de manuella processerna, där kapaciteten kan ökas genom att öka antalet operatörer, behöver de automatiserade processerna optimeras. Idag produceras hytterna i samma ordning som beställningarna kommer in. Hyttfabriken vill undersöka om det finns en möjlighet att öka kapaciteten för den automatiserade processen i Body in White genom att optimera produktionssekvensen. Detta leder fram till följande problemformulering: Finns det outnyttjad potential i Body in White som kan uppnås genom att optimera produktionssekvensen? Hur kan Volvokoncernens hyttfabrik i Umeå utnyttja denna kunskap vid planering av produktionen? Målet med projektet har uppnåtts genom att kombinera diskret händelsesimulering med optimering genom heuristiker. Resultatet visar att stora batcher av samma variant i produktionen begränsar genomströmningen i processen. Genom att bland annat sprida ut de ogynnsamma delsekvenserna jämnt över produktionssekvensen kan den totala genomströmningen i Body in White ökas med 52 hytter/vecka.
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- 2016
36. No girls allowed – except hot ones : En innehållsanalys om genusrepresentationer i videospel
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Remez Axén, Harley-Daniel and Jonsson, Hanna
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Videospel ,representation ,hegemoni ,genusrepresentationer ,maskulinitet ,Samhälls ,Social Behaviour Law ,beteendevetenskap ,genus ,stereotyper ,juridik ,femininitet - Abstract
This study examines how female and male characters are portrayed in the 15 most sold video games of 2014 and 2015. This study’s purpose is to answer how the roles are divided between the female and male video game characters, how big part of the characters that are portrayed with stereotypical characteristics and which hegemony is in the analyzed games. The theories used in this study are representation, hegemony, stereotypes and gender theory. The method used is a mix of quantitative and qualitative content analysis. This study uses three flow charts. The first one examines how many male and female characters that are portrayed in the games and how many female and male characters that have the leading role. The second one examines how many of the female and male characters that are portrayed with a certain number of stereotypical characteristics. The final chart examines if there is any difference of the goals the female and male leading roles have during the games. The conclusion of the study showed that female characters are underrepresented, and that both women and men in video games have stereotypical characteristics but far from every character. The hegemony of the games is a male one where men are the leading group of society. Validerat; 20160609 (global_studentproject_submitter)
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- 2016
37. På ett boende blir man ensam i sin rullstol : En kvalitativ studie om vårdpersonalens perspektiv på äldres ensamhet på särskilda boenden
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Rosendahl, Emma and Jonsson, Hanna
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Socialt arbete ,disengagemangsteorin ,Social Work ,institutionalisering ,ensamhet ,hantera ensamhet ,vårdpersonal ,aktivitetsteorin ,äldre ,särskilt boende ,humanities - Abstract
The purpose of this study was to examine the nursing staffs interpretation of elderly peoples loneliness in nursing homes to get a deeper understanding of the processes causing loneliness and how it can be managed. Our main questions dealt with how the nursing staff experience elderlies loneliness, the impact of institutionalization in relation to loneliness and what strategies nursing staff use to counteract this loneliness. To answer these questions we interviewed 8 elderly care personnel working at two different nursing homes using qualitative semi-structured interviews including a vignette. Our interviews had questions regarding relations between elderly and the nursing staff, loneliness and strategies to manage loneliness. The purpose of the vignette was to encourage the nursing staff to reflect upon how they would act in a situation regarding an elderly person who suffered from social and physical issues. The results of the study were analysed using Goffmans essays about asylums and the social gerontology theories activity- and disengagement theory. The main results of this study were that institutionalization had a significant impact in elderly peoples life at the nursing home. The consequence of the institution was that the environment and activities could give the elderly feelings of loss of self-determination at the nursing home. The main strategies to counteract loneliness for the nursing staff were to establish emotional bonds to the elderly using non-serviceoriented conversations. Our study shows that the nursing staff had a significant role regarding the elderly’s experiences of loneliness. The nursing staffs view on loneliness could affect the institutionalization causing feelings of loneliness among the elderly at the nursing home.
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38. Anstaltens säkerhet inlindad i nallar och pepparkakor : En kvalitativ studie om hur Kriminalvården beaktar barnets bästa gällande besökskontakt
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Jansson, Malin and Jonsson, Hanna
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Socialt arbete ,Social Work - Published
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39. Reduced Vglut2/Slc17a6 Gene Expression Levels throughout the Mouse Subthalamic Nucleus Cause Cell Loss and Structural Disorganization Followed by Increased Motor Activity and Decreased Sugar Consumption
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Schweizer, Nadine, Viereckel, Thomas, Smith-Anttila, Casey J. A., Nordenankar, Karin, Arvidsson, Emma, Mahmoudi, Souha, Zampera, Andre, Jonsson, Hanna Wärner, Bergquist, Jonas, Levesque, Daniel, Konradsson-Geuken, Åsa, Andersson, Malin, Dumas, Sylvie, Wallén-Mackenzie, Åsa, Schweizer, Nadine, Viereckel, Thomas, Smith-Anttila, Casey J. A., Nordenankar, Karin, Arvidsson, Emma, Mahmoudi, Souha, Zampera, Andre, Jonsson, Hanna Wärner, Bergquist, Jonas, Levesque, Daniel, Konradsson-Geuken, Åsa, Andersson, Malin, Dumas, Sylvie, and Wallén-Mackenzie, Åsa
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The subthalamic nucleus (STN) plays a central role in motor, cognitive, and affective behavior. Deep brain stimulation (DBS) of the STN is the most common surgical intervention for advanced Parkinson's disease (PD), and STN has lately gained attention as target for DBS in neuropsychiatric disorders, including obsessive compulsive disorder, eating disorders, and addiction. Animal studies using STN-DBS, lesioning, or inactivation of STN neurons have been used extensively alongside clinical studies to unravel the structural organization, circuitry, and function of the STN. Recent studies in rodent STN models have exposed different roles for STN neurons in reward-related functions. We have previously shown that the majority of STN neurons express the vesicular glutamate transporter 2 gene (Vglut2/Slc17a6) and that reduction of Vglut2 mRNA levels within the STN of mice [conditional knockout (cKO)] causes reduced postsynaptic activity and behavioral hyperlocomotion. The cKO mice showed less interest in fatty rewards, which motivated analysis of reward-response. The current results demonstrate decreased sugar consumption and strong rearing behavior, whereas biochemical analyses show altered dopaminergic and peptidergic activity in the striatum. The behavioral alterations were in fact correlated with opposite effects in the dorsal versus the ventral striatum. Significant cell loss and disorganization of the STN structure was identified, which likely accounts for the observed alterations. Rare genetic variants of the human VGLUT2 gene exist, and this study shows that reduced Vglut2/Slc17a6 gene expression levels exclusively within the STN of mice is sufficient to cause strong modifications in both the STN and the mesostriatal dopamine system.
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- 2016
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40. Group composition at companies : How should multinational companies group employees for internal courses?
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Jonsson, Hanna, Wahrgren, Alexander, Jonsson, Hanna, and Wahrgren, Alexander
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Group composition is common in education and is fairly well examined at a school level but not within competence development in a working environment. How should a group of coworkers be grouped when attending a course? This can be a complicated question, especially at a big company such as Atlas Copco which has employees from all over the world. The main object with this report is to find which aspects has to be taken into account when putting people together in groups at a multinational company and secondly give a proposal to Atlas Copco for how the groups should be constructed in the company. The data collected for this report was gathered mostly during the two focus group discussions that were held by the researchers. This material was complemented with interviews held before and after the focus groups meetings, to get a more profound picture of the company. The outcome of the interviews and discussions were then compared with relevant literature on the subject, to be able to make an analysis on the important factors. Findings from the analysis shows that language and previous knowledge are limiting factors and should therefore determine if a person is allowed to attend a certain course. The more knowledge the course participants have in the subject and how well the participants understand the spoken language, the more information exchange will occur between the teacher and course participants. Geographical cultural differences were found to have a slight importance when designing groups but not so significant that special action has to be taken. Combining or keeping separate departments apart during a course were found to be a question on whether or not the different subcultures at the company could be mixed or not. In this case the informants in the research believed it was more beneficial for the company to mix, to prevent the subcultures to grow in separate ways. The conclusion is that the most important aspect of a group constellation are the language and pr, Gruppsammansättningens betydelse är en omdiskuterad företeelse som är vanligt förekommande i utbildningssammanhang och är relativt väl utforskat på skolnivå men inte när det gäller kompetensutveckling inom arbetslivet. Hur ska en gruppsammansättning av arbetskamrater se ut vid ett kurstillfälle? Det kan vara en komplicerad fråga, speciellt på ett stort företag som Atlas Copco vilka har anställda över hela världen. Huvudsyftet med denna rapport är att finna vilka aspekter som behöver tas hänsyn till när folk blir sammansatta i grupper i multinationella företag och ge förslag till Atlas Copco hur grupperingen ska genomföras inom företaget. Data för denna rapport insamlades mestadels under två fokusgruppsdiskussioner som hölls av forskarna. Som komplement till detta material hölls intervjuer både före och efter fokusgruppsmötena för att få en bredare inblick i företaget. Resultatet från intervjuerna och diskussionerna jämfördes sedan med relevant litteratur för att analysera de viktiga faktorerna. Resultat av analysen visar att språkkunskaper och tidigare kunskap i ämnet behöver vara begränsande faktorer vid bestämmandet om en person tillåts närvara vid specifika kurser. Om en person inte har tillräcklig kunskap i språket kursen hålls i, sker inget lyckat informationsutbyte mellan lärare och kursdeltagare och samma gäller aspekten med tidigare kunskap. Geografiskt kulturella skillnader visades vara av ringa betydelse vid designande av grupper men inte så viktiga att det behövs vidtas speciella åtgärder. Huruvida olika avdelningar ska blandas vid kurstillfället visade sig vara en fråga ifall olika subkulturer inom företaget kan blandas. I det här fallet tyckte informanterna det var fördelaktigt för företaget att blanda subkulturer som förhinder mot att de växer ifrån varandra i olika riktningar. Slutsatsen visar att om målet för en kurs inom kompetensutveckling på ett multinationellt företag är att sprida information till och mellan deltagarna så är de viktigaste aspekt
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41. Optimization of the Cab Production Sequence : A simulation-based study at Volvo Group Trucks' cab plant in Umeå
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Jonsson, Hanna, Sjöström, Emmy, Jonsson, Hanna, and Sjöström, Emmy
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Volvo Group’s cab plant in Umeå produces cab bodies and consists of three operating areas; the Stamping and parts production, the Body in White and the Paint shop. Today the plant produces around XXX cabs/week, but the goal is to reach the invested capacity of XXX cabs/week. In order to increase the production capacity, the efficiency of both the manual and the automated processes need to be improved. Unlike the manual processes in where the capacity can be increased by enlarged workforce, the automated processes need to be optimized. Today the cabs are produced in the same order as the orders are received. The cab plant wants to investigate if the capacity of the automated segment in the Body in White unit can be increased by changing the order in the production sequence. This culminates in the following problem definition: Is there untapped potential of the Body in White that can be achieved by an optimization of the production sequence? If so, how can Volvo Group’s cab plant in Umeå utilize this knowledge in the production planning process? The objective of the project was achieved by combining discrete event simulation with a heuristic optimization approach. The results shows that long batches in the production sequence limit the throughput of the system. By spreading the unfavorable subsequences of batches evenly over the production sequence, the total throughput of the Body in White can be increased by 52 cabs/week., Volvokoncernens hyttfabrik i Umeå producerar förarhytter och är uppdelad i tre driftsområden; pressning och detaljtillverkning, hyttsammansättning och ytbehandling. Idag producerar fabriken ca XXX hytter/vecka, men möjlighet finns att nå upp till den investerade kapaciteten på XXX hytter/vecka. För att kunna öka produktionskapaciteten behöver både de manuella och de automatiserade processerna effektiviseras. Till skillnad från de manuella processerna, där kapaciteten kan ökas genom att öka antalet operatörer, behöver de automatiserade processerna optimeras. Idag produceras hytterna i samma ordning som beställningarna kommer in. Hyttfabriken vill undersöka om det finns en möjlighet att öka kapaciteten för den automatiserade processen i Body in White genom att optimera produktionssekvensen. Detta leder fram till följande problemformulering: Finns det outnyttjad potential i Body in White som kan uppnås genom att optimera produktionssekvensen? Hur kan Volvokoncernens hyttfabrik i Umeå utnyttja denna kunskap vid planering av produktionen? Målet med projektet har uppnåtts genom att kombinera diskret händelsesimulering med optimering genom heuristiker. Resultatet visar att stora batcher av samma variant i produktionen begränsar genomströmningen i processen. Genom att bland annat sprida ut de ogynnsamma delsekvenserna jämnt över produktionssekvensen kan den totala genomströmningen i Body in White ökas med 52 hytter/vecka.
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- 2016
42. 'My four-Wheeler, it runs on gasoline, not on food' : A focusgroupstudy on children’s knowledge and reflections about the Green Bagin preschool activities
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Jonsson, Hanna
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The Green bag ,Barns tankar ,Sustainable development ,Gröna Påsen ,Children's thoughts ,Hållbar utveckling ,Focus groups interviews ,Preschool ,Förskola ,Fokusgruppsintervjuer - Abstract
Syftet med denna studieär att undersöka hur Gröna Påsen implementeras i förskolans verksamhet utifrån barnens tankar och reflektioner. Syftet är också att ta reda på vad barnen har för kunskap om vad som händer med den Gröna Påsenefteratt sopbilen hämtat denoch dess påverkanför en hållbar utveckling. Att undersöka om barnens erfarenheter och kunskaper kring Gröna Påsen kan kopplas samman med pedagogernas arbeteför att implementera den, är också en del av syftet med denna studie. Den metod som valts fördenna studieär fokusgruppmetoden. Fokusgruppmetoden kan beskrivas som intervjuer i grupp kring syftet som finns med undersökningen.Fokusgruppsintervjuerna genomfördes på två avdelningar på samma förskola och sammanlagt 15 barn i fyra olika fokusgrupper deltog vid fokusgruppsintervjuerna. Svaren ifrån fokusgruppsintervjuerna analyserades med hjälp av teoretiska utgångspunkter, tidigare forskning och litteratur, samt kopplades till syftetoch frågeställningarna i studien. Resultatet av studienär att barnenhar en viss kunskap kring vad Gröna Påsen är, vadsom händer med Gröna Påsen och vad man ska och inte ska slänga i Gröna Påsen. De är också delaktiga i hanteringen och användningen av Gröna Påsen till viss del. Detta kan kopplas till studiens två första frågeställningar. Hur pedagogerna på den valda förskolan jobbarmed den Gröna Påsenframkom inte i resultatet. Slutsatsen som tas kring den tredje frågeställningen i studien är att pedagogernas arbete inte kan speglas utifrån barnens kunskap och reflektioner. The purposeof this study is to investigate how the Green Bag is implemented in preschool activities based on the children’sthoughts and reflections. It also aims to find out what knowledge children have of what happens with the Green Bag after the garbage truck have picked them up and also its impact for a sustainable development. In addition to the above this study is also aimed at investigatingwhether children's experiences and knowledge of the Green Bag can be linked to the teachers' work of implementing the Green Bag in preschool. The method used in this study is the focus group method. Whichcan be described as interviews based on the goal for the study. The focus group interviews were conductedin two departments of the same preschool and atotal of 15 children in four different focus groups participated in these focus group interviews. The responses from the focus group interviews were analyzed with the help of the theoretical points, earlier research and literature. The responses were linked to the goaland the issues raised in this study. The result of this study is that the children have some knowledge about what the Green Bag is, what happens to the Green Bag and what you should and should not throw in the Green Bag. They are also partly involved in the handling and use of the Green Bag. This can be linked to the first questions raised in this study. The answer tothe question how the teachers in the chosen preschool are working with the Green Bag, was not obvious in the result. The conclusion about the third question in this study is that the teachers workcan’t be linked to children’s thoughts.
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43. 'Min fyrhjuling, den går på bensin, inte på mat' : En fokusgruppsstudie kring barns kunskap och reflektioner om den Gröna Påsen i förskolans verksamhet
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Jonsson, Hanna
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The Green bag ,Barns tankar ,Sustainable development ,Gröna Påsen ,Children's thoughts ,Hållbar utveckling ,Focus groups interviews ,Preschool ,Förskola ,Fokusgruppsintervjuer - Abstract
Syftet med denna studieär att undersöka hur Gröna Påsen implementeras i förskolans verksamhet utifrån barnens tankar och reflektioner. Syftet är också att ta reda på vad barnen har för kunskap om vad som händer med den Gröna Påsenefteratt sopbilen hämtat denoch dess påverkanför en hållbar utveckling. Att undersöka om barnens erfarenheter och kunskaper kring Gröna Påsen kan kopplas samman med pedagogernas arbeteför att implementera den, är också en del av syftet med denna studie. Den metod som valts fördenna studieär fokusgruppmetoden. Fokusgruppmetoden kan beskrivas som intervjuer i grupp kring syftet som finns med undersökningen.Fokusgruppsintervjuerna genomfördes på två avdelningar på samma förskola och sammanlagt 15 barn i fyra olika fokusgrupper deltog vid fokusgruppsintervjuerna. Svaren ifrån fokusgruppsintervjuerna analyserades med hjälp av teoretiska utgångspunkter, tidigare forskning och litteratur, samt kopplades till syftetoch frågeställningarna i studien. Resultatet av studienär att barnenhar en viss kunskap kring vad Gröna Påsen är, vadsom händer med Gröna Påsen och vad man ska och inte ska slänga i Gröna Påsen. De är också delaktiga i hanteringen och användningen av Gröna Påsen till viss del. Detta kan kopplas till studiens två första frågeställningar. Hur pedagogerna på den valda förskolan jobbarmed den Gröna Påsenframkom inte i resultatet. Slutsatsen som tas kring den tredje frågeställningen i studien är att pedagogernas arbete inte kan speglas utifrån barnens kunskap och reflektioner. The purposeof this study is to investigate how the Green Bag is implemented in preschool activities based on the children’sthoughts and reflections. It also aims to find out what knowledge children have of what happens with the Green Bag after the garbage truck have picked them up and also its impact for a sustainable development. In addition to the above this study is also aimed at investigatingwhether children's experiences and knowledge of the Green Bag can be linked to the teachers' work of implementing the Green Bag in preschool. The method used in this study is the focus group method. Whichcan be described as interviews based on the goal for the study. The focus group interviews were conductedin two departments of the same preschool and atotal of 15 children in four different focus groups participated in these focus group interviews. The responses from the focus group interviews were analyzed with the help of the theoretical points, earlier research and literature. The responses were linked to the goaland the issues raised in this study. The result of this study is that the children have some knowledge about what the Green Bag is, what happens to the Green Bag and what you should and should not throw in the Green Bag. They are also partly involved in the handling and use of the Green Bag. This can be linked to the first questions raised in this study. The answer tothe question how the teachers in the chosen preschool are working with the Green Bag, was not obvious in the result. The conclusion about the third question in this study is that the teachers workcan’t be linked to children’s thoughts.
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44. ReducedVglut2/Slc17a6Gene Expression Levels throughout the Mouse Subthalamic Nucleus Cause Cell Loss and Structural Disorganization Followed by Increased Motor Activity and Decreased Sugar Consumption
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Schweizer, Nadine, primary, Viereckel, Thomas, additional, Smith-Anttila, Casey J.A., additional, Nordenankar, Karin, additional, Arvidsson, Emma, additional, Mahmoudi, Souha, additional, Zampera, André, additional, Wärner Jonsson, Hanna, additional, Bergquist, Jonas, additional, Lévesque, Daniel, additional, Konradsson-Geuken, Åsa, additional, Andersson, Malin, additional, Dumas, Sylvie, additional, and Wallén-Mackenzie, Åsa, additional
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45. Vem är du bakom datorskärmen? : Who are you behind the screen?
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Jonsson, Hanna and Gustafsson, Sabina
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Facebook ,Instagram ,användande ,identitetsskapande ,identity construction ,presentation ,using - Abstract
Syftet i vår kandidatuppsats var att belysa gymnasieungdomars egna berättelser av sin presentation på Facebook och Instagram, och hur användandet påverkar deras identitetsskapande samt deras tankar kring användandet av dessa sociala medier. Vår studie är gjord utifrån en kvalitativ ansats där vi intervjuat nio ungdomar i tre fokusgrupper. De använda teorierna i studien består av det dramaturgiska perspektivet av Erving Goffman och modernitet och självidentitet av Anthony Giddens. Tillsammans med dessa används också aktuell forskning inom området. Resultatet visar att Facebook och Instagram är en stor del av gymnasieungdomarnas vardagliga liv och att de deltar för att de inte vill vara utanför. Forumen står för kommunikation med kontaktnätet, underhållning och vardaglig uppdatering om event och publicering av bilder på speciella händelser. Presentationen som framförallt sker genom bilder är betydelsefull för ungdomarna då de ser denna som ett ansikte utåt för de andra användarna i forumen. Den information informanterna delar med andra ska vara en spegling av deras liv, men de poängterar även att det är lätt att visa en justerad bild, eller skapa en helt annan identitet bakom datorskärmen om de så önskar. Användandet av Facebook och Instagram påverkar ungdomarnas identitetsskapande till viss del genom reflektion om sig själv utifrån andra användare.Resultatet visar även att informanterna tar ett steg från Facebook och går istället till att använda och uppskatta den sociala median Instagram i allt högre grad. Informanterna anser att Facebook har gått från att vara av privat karaktär till att bli en mer offentlig arena. Den privata rollen har Instagram istället tagit över då presentationen genom bilder är mer intressant där de kan styra vilka användare som får ta del av dem. Nyckelord: identitetsskapande, Facebook, Instagram, presentation, användande. The purpose of our thesis was to illustrate adolescences own experience of their presentation in Facebook and Instagram, and how using Facebook and Instagram effects their identity construction and their own narratives about their use of these social medias. Our study has a qualitative approach with nine adolescences in three focus groups. The thesis theoretical premises are the dramaturgical analysis of Erving Goffman and modernity and self-identity of Anthony Giddens. These are used together with the present science in the thesis. The result shows that Facebook and Instagram are a big part of adolescent’s life and they join these forums because they don’t want to be outside these communities. The forums stand for communication with their contacts, entertainment and updates about events and publishing of pictures of special happenings. The presentation that especially happens through pictures is important for the adolescents because they see the presentation as a public face for the other users in these forums. The information the informants share with other users are supposed to be a reflection of their life, but they pointed out that it’s easy to show an adjusted view, or to create a whole another identity behind the screen if they wish. The use of Facebook and Instagram effects the adolescent’s identity construction in some parts by the reflection of themselves through the other users. The result also shows that the informants are taking place in Instagram and use Facebook less today than before. The informants believe that Facebook has gone from private to a more public area. Instagram has now taken over the private character when the presentation through pictures is more interesting when they can regulate users who can see them. Keywords: identity construction, Facebook, Instagram, presentation, using.
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46. Förutsättningar för utbildning : En kvalitativ fältstudie på två skolor i Ghana
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Jonsson, Hanna
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Fältstudie Afrika Ghana Utbildning Undervisning Undervisningsspråk Instruktionsspråk Läroplan ICT Resurser - Published
- 2013
47. Intellektuellt kapital : En fallstudie om problematiken i kreditbedömningsprocessen
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Johansson, Annika and Jonsson, Hanna
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relationskapital ,information asymmetry ,credit decision ,structural capital ,Intellektuellt kapital ,informationsasymmetri ,strukturkapital ,Intellectual capital ,relational capital ,humankapital ,kreditbeslut ,human capital ,kreditbedömning ,credit valuation process - Abstract
Bakgrund och problem: Det föreligger en problematik i kreditbedömningsprocessen som berör svårigheten att bedöma ett bolags värde samt dess återbetalningsförmåga. Vanligtvis värderas organisationer utefter sina finansiella rapporter men eftersom de inte alltid inkluderar immateriella tillgångar i form av intellektuellt kapital skapas en informationsasymmetri. Informationsasymmetrin kan vara en orsak till eventuella felbedömningar av ett företags riskutsatthet och framtida utveckling och således till ett nekande av sökt kredit. Forskare lägger skulden på redovisningssystemet men vi vill lyfta frågan om problemet även kan ligga i kreditbedömningsprocessen. Syfte: Syftet med föreliggande studie är att undersöka hur banker, i rollen som finansiärer, behandlar intellektuellt kapital hos kunskapsintensiva företag vid en kreditbedömning. Avsikten är att beskriva, tolka samt reflektera kring kreditprocessen för att påvisa vilken betydelse det intellektuella kapitalet har för kreditbeslutet. Metod/Empiri: Studien har utförts som en kvalitativ undersökning baserad på intervjuer och praktikfall. De fem storbankerna Danske Bank, Handelsbanken, Nordea, SEB och Swedbank har agerat respondenter. Efter sammanställningen av empiriunderlaget jämfördes svaren mot den teoretiska referensramen. Påträffade samband och avvikelser mellan empiri och teori har i ett logiskt resonemang fått utgöra studiens analys. Slutsatser: Resultatet av studien visar att studiens respondenter i kreditbedömningsprocessen beaktar avsevärt fler faktorer, som teoretiskt benämns intellektuellt kapital, än vad de är medvetna om. Intellektuellt kapital har därmed en anmärkningsvärd inverkan på kreditbeslutet, även om det inte enskilt är avgörande för beslutet. Vidare visar studien att den främsta problematiken med intellektuellt kapital i kreditbedömningsprocessen rör värderingssvårigheten. Background and problem: There is a problem in the credit valuation process relating to the difficulty of estimating the value of a company and its repayment ability. Generally organizations are valued by their financial statements but since financial statements not always include intangible assets in forms of intellectual capital an information asymmetry is created. The information asymmetry may be a reason for an incorrect assessment of a company’s risk exposure and future development and thus to a refusal of sought credit. Researchers blame the accounting system but we wish to raise the question whether the problem also may lie in the credit valuation process. Aim: The purpose of this master thesis is to investigate how banks treat intellectual capital in knowledge-intensive firms in a credit valuation process. The aim is to describe, interpret and reflect around the credit valuation process in order to demonstrate the importance of intellectual capital for the credit decision. Method/Empirical data: The study was conducted as a qualitative study based on interviews and case studies. Five of the largest banks in Sweden - Danske Bank, Handelsbanken, Nordea, SEB and Swedbank - have acted as respondents. After compiling the empirical material the responses were compared with the theoretical framework. Located relations and differences between empiricism and theory constitute the analysis of the study. Conclusions: The results of this study show that the respondents in the credit valuation process examines significantly more factors, which in theory is defined intellectual capital, than they are aware of. Intellectual capital has thus a remarkable impact on the credit decision, although it does not individually determine the decision. The study also shows that the main problem with intellectual capital in the credit valuation process is the difficulty of valuation.
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48. Intellectual capital : A case study regarding the difficulties in the credit valuation process
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Johansson, Annika and Jonsson, Hanna
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relationskapital ,information asymmetry ,credit decision ,structural capital ,Intellektuellt kapital ,informationsasymmetri ,strukturkapital ,Intellectual capital ,relational capital ,humankapital ,kreditbeslut ,human capital ,kreditbedömning ,credit valuation process - Abstract
Bakgrund och problem: Det föreligger en problematik i kreditbedömningsprocessen som berör svårigheten att bedöma ett bolags värde samt dess återbetalningsförmåga. Vanligtvis värderas organisationer utefter sina finansiella rapporter men eftersom de inte alltid inkluderar immateriella tillgångar i form av intellektuellt kapital skapas en informationsasymmetri. Informationsasymmetrin kan vara en orsak till eventuella felbedömningar av ett företags riskutsatthet och framtida utveckling och således till ett nekande av sökt kredit. Forskare lägger skulden på redovisningssystemet men vi vill lyfta frågan om problemet även kan ligga i kreditbedömningsprocessen. Syfte: Syftet med föreliggande studie är att undersöka hur banker, i rollen som finansiärer, behandlar intellektuellt kapital hos kunskapsintensiva företag vid en kreditbedömning. Avsikten är att beskriva, tolka samt reflektera kring kreditprocessen för att påvisa vilken betydelse det intellektuella kapitalet har för kreditbeslutet. Metod/Empiri: Studien har utförts som en kvalitativ undersökning baserad på intervjuer och praktikfall. De fem storbankerna Danske Bank, Handelsbanken, Nordea, SEB och Swedbank har agerat respondenter. Efter sammanställningen av empiriunderlaget jämfördes svaren mot den teoretiska referensramen. Påträffade samband och avvikelser mellan empiri och teori har i ett logiskt resonemang fått utgöra studiens analys. Slutsatser: Resultatet av studien visar att studiens respondenter i kreditbedömningsprocessen beaktar avsevärt fler faktorer, som teoretiskt benämns intellektuellt kapital, än vad de är medvetna om. Intellektuellt kapital har därmed en anmärkningsvärd inverkan på kreditbeslutet, även om det inte enskilt är avgörande för beslutet. Vidare visar studien att den främsta problematiken med intellektuellt kapital i kreditbedömningsprocessen rör värderingssvårigheten. Background and problem: There is a problem in the credit valuation process relating to the difficulty of estimating the value of a company and its repayment ability. Generally organizations are valued by their financial statements but since financial statements not always include intangible assets in forms of intellectual capital an information asymmetry is created. The information asymmetry may be a reason for an incorrect assessment of a company’s risk exposure and future development and thus to a refusal of sought credit. Researchers blame the accounting system but we wish to raise the question whether the problem also may lie in the credit valuation process. Aim: The purpose of this master thesis is to investigate how banks treat intellectual capital in knowledge-intensive firms in a credit valuation process. The aim is to describe, interpret and reflect around the credit valuation process in order to demonstrate the importance of intellectual capital for the credit decision. Method/Empirical data: The study was conducted as a qualitative study based on interviews and case studies. Five of the largest banks in Sweden - Danske Bank, Handelsbanken, Nordea, SEB and Swedbank - have acted as respondents. After compiling the empirical material the responses were compared with the theoretical framework. Located relations and differences between empiricism and theory constitute the analysis of the study. Conclusions: The results of this study show that the respondents in the credit valuation process examines significantly more factors, which in theory is defined intellectual capital, than they are aware of. Intellectual capital has thus a remarkable impact on the credit decision, although it does not individually determine the decision. The study also shows that the main problem with intellectual capital in the credit valuation process is the difficulty of valuation.
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- 2011
49. Charterresan : ett nöje som medför ansvar
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Jonsson, Hanna and Strandberg Ramos, Camilla
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Uppsatsen ämnar undersöka om Ving, Apollo och Fritidsresor tar ett ansvar för att uppnå hållbar turism. Detta undersöks bland annat genom arrangörernas hemsidor samt att turistens perspektiv belyses i en enkätundersökning. Hållbar turism kopplas ofta samman med hållbar utveckling, Ving, Apollo och Fritidsresor definierar detta som miljö och socialt ansvar. I stora drag handlar det om att ta hänsyn till dagens behov utan att riskera framtiden för kommande generationer. Ur ett turismperspektiv innebär detta att aktörerna på resemålet måste ta hänsyn till både lokalbefolkningen och turisterna. För att en destination ska ses som hållbar måste miljömässiga, sociala samt ekonomiska faktorer finnas i åtanke. Researrangörer bistår turisterna med olika typer av arrangemang som faller under turismprodukten; transport, boende och aktiviteter. År 2008 reste två miljoner svenskar med charter vilket innebär stor påfrestning på det resmål där turister vistas. Då researrangörerna står för de aktiviteter som turisten efterfrågar har de ett ansvar gentemot resemålet att arbeta för en hållbar turism. Turisten i sin tur har ett ansvar att tänka hållbart även om denne befinner sig på semester, till exempel att välja miljöcertifierade hotell, att respektera lokalbefolkningen samt att äta på lokala restauranger. Analysen och resultatet av studien visar att det finns en okunskap bland turister om begreppet hållbar turism. I och med denna okunskap är inte turisten medveten om att han/hon ska välja hållbara alternativ. En av anledningarna till okunskapen kan vara den bristfälliga samt den svårhittade informationen hos researrangörerna kring ämnet. Researrangörerna hävdar att de arbetar för miljö och socialt ansvar, dock är det klart att den miljömässiga faktorn står i fokus. Socialt ansvar får liten plats och den ekonomiska delen nämns ytterst lite. Därmed ifrågasätts arrangörernas arbete för en hållbar turism.
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- 2010
50. 'Hur ska jag nu bli känd?' : En orientering i ett föränderligt medielandskap
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Jonsson, Hanna and Dahlberg, Sofia
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fildelning ,IPRED ,musikdistribution ,Systemvetenskap, informationssystem och informatik ,Upphovsrätt ,Information Systems - Abstract
The music distribution in Sweden and the world is rapidly changing. The music industry, however, has been reluctant to change the way they distribute music. The consequence has been that illegal music files have been available for downloading to anyone with an Internet connection. Because of the illegal downloading a new law have been implemented in an attempt to stop this behaviour. Our theory is that in implementing the IPRED-law, the sites that were hosting most of the illegal material will experience a severe decrease in traffic. Because of this, small un-established artists will have an even harder time reaching an audience and spreading their music, since less people will visit the sites where they have uploaded it. In order to investigate the issues these artists face we conducted a qualitative ethnographical investigation among artists and people working in the music industry. We also followed the debate about IPRED in the media, in order to get a good base to stand on for our investigation. Out of the data collected from the qualitative investigation we made a documentary, in addition to this report, showing the consequences un-established artists must handle in order to continue spreading their music. Taking on the artist perspective, we asked ourselves the question: “How will I now get famous?” We found that the artists believed that the law would cause more trouble then it would take care of, but that it in the long run would have no significant impact on the consumers downloading behaviour. In the end, our results showed that un-established artist would have to find new ways to make their music know to the public. Music services such as Spotify and MySpace showed to be considered the main channels for successful future distribution.
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- 2009
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