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Digital technologies in welfare organizations frequently generate gaps, ambiguities, andmisalignments that require professional intervention. Yet prior research has tended to portrayfrontline workers mainly as resistant or adaptive actors, leaving under-examined their activecontributions to sustaining broader digital infrastructures. This article introduces the concept ofdigital compensatory work
Text: Background:Who wants to lead in eldercare today? Rising demands, staff shortages, and leadership turnover make the sector a tough place to stay. First-line managers are key players, but what keeps them motivated, and what drives them to leave? Guided by Self-Determination Theory (SDT), this study explored motivational patterns among eldercare managers and how these relate to organizational c
Background: Older adults aging with long-term spinal cord injury (SCI) are insufficiently physically active to reach health benefits. However, little is known about their perceptions of physical activity (PA) and barriers and facilitators to their PA engagement.Objectives:To explore perceptions and experiences of engagement and participation in PA among older adults aging with long-term SCI.Method
Objective: Epilepsy surgery in tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) is underutilized but associated with improved seizure control and better neurocognitive outcomes. Here we focus on utilization of repeated surgeries to improve seizure control.Methods: We performed a retrospective chart review of 62 pediatric patients with TSC, who underwent a total of 120 epilepsy surgeries at Boston Children's Hospi
A sample acquiring device for detection of biological components in a liquid sample is disclosed, comprising a measurement cavity for receiving a liquid sample and a reagent comprising an antibody linked with a magnetic particle and arranged in a dry form inside the measurement cavity. A method is further disclosed, comprising mixing the reagent with the liquid sample, introducing the liquid sampl
Fatigue is common among adolescent girls, and iron deficiency is often considered a potential contributing factor. However, the association between iron status and self-reported fatigue in this population remains insufficiently understood. In a cross-sectional study of 485 post-menarchal girls aged 15-19 years, we examined associations between iron status, menstrual health, lifestyle factors, fati
Background General adult psychiatry in Sweden faces significant challenges with rising patient volumes and limited therapeutic capacity, leading to prolonged waiting times and restricted access to care. Feedback-informed treatment (FIT) has shown promise in improving access to mental health services by enhancing treatment efficiency and patient outcomes.Aim This study aimed to evaluate whether the
Bukarest är en av de mest jordbävningshotade huvudstäderna i Europa. Dess stadskärna innehåller höga koncentrationer av gamla och sårbara byggnader, av vilka många klassificerades i seismisk klass I eller II efter den seismiska händelsen 1977 som uppstod i Vrancea-regionen (i Rumänien). Vissa av dessa byggnader kategoriseras endast som monument, medan en del av dem klassificeras som historiska. I Bucharest represents one of the most earthquake-endangered capitals in Europe. Its civic center contains high concentrations of old and vulnerable buildings, many of which were classified in seismic classes I or II after the 1977 seismic event that originated from the Vrancea region (in Romania). Some of these buildings are categorized only as monuments, with a fraction of them being classified as
For the summer of 2026 Malmö stad has a project called “Sommarkaj”, which aims to temporarily activate two piers in Nyhamnen, a neighborhood being redeveloped. The goal with this bachelor project was to suggest a contribution to project sommarkaj, within the skillset of an industrial designer. In order to get a result suited for the space, field research was done on the docks, which lead to some i
This study aims to examine the relationship between political norms expressed in the Swedish national strategy (Regeringen Skr. 2016/17:10) and social norms of individuals, regarding men’s violence against women. Furthermore, it analyzes this relationship through the dimensions of Håkan Hydén’s norm model. By applying a mixed-methodology design, consisting of a quantitative survey and a qualitativ
This study examines how hate motives are constructed through a linguistic phrasing in Swedish criminal court judgments from a sociology of law perspective. The aim is to analyze how courts as institutional actors produce and reproduce legal meaning of hate motives through juridical discourse. The study applies a qualitative discourse analytical approach with a linguistic focus and grounded in a so
This essay aims to analyze how the bill to lower the age of criminal responsibility is motivated and legitimized in the government's bill, and how children are constructed and renegotiated in relation to responsibility, control, and children's rights within contemporary criminal policy discourse. The theoretical starting point is based on Michel Foucault's theory of disciplinary power
This bachelor’s thesis examines how responsibility is constructed in relation to digital control through representations of victimized young women and girls, as well as perpetrators, in Swedish policy and legal documents. The study examines the Swedish government’s action programme aimed at combatting men´s violence against women, alongside relevant legislative proposals concerning restraining ord
Risk assessments within outreach social work cannot be understood solely as the application of predefined criteria or standardized tools. Rather, they are shaped through social interaction, professional interpretation and contextual understanding. This study examines how risk assessments are formed in social field workers’ outreach work with children and young people in the municipality of Landskr
This qualitative study aims to analyze how a smaller municipality in Sweden works on crime prevention where the recruitment of children into gang crime is in focus, due to the large increase in the recruitment of children and young people. The study is based on semistructured interviews of people who work within the municipality regarding crime prevention work. The study is also based on a content
This study examines how provocative investigative methods in cases of child sexual abuse are presented, negotiated and justified across different contexts, with particular focus on institutional texts and material produced by the non-institutional actor Dumpen. The aim is to analyze how such methods are justified, how risks are managed, and how arguments and problem representations compare across
This study aims to examine how military protective security guards (Swedish: militär skyddsvakt) describe the ways in which their discretion is shaped and operationalized in practice. Considering the current security context, the Swedish law Skyddslagen (2010:305) constitutes a central component of Sweden's protective security system. Skyddslagen provides the legalistic framework within which
The purpose of this study is to examine how social workers perceive their discretion in cases involving intimate partner violence, particularly in relation to the Social Service Act (2025:400) which places increased emphasis on preventive work. To achieve this, the study explores the factors influencing professional discretion and how organizational conditions affect the preventive work. This stud
This academic paper explores the phenomena of digital recruitment of minors for criminal purposes. The aim is to clarify which factors facilitate the recruitment of minors, and why criminal actors choose to use digital platforms for recruitment, instead of person to person recruitment. Social bond theory by Travis Hirschi, as well as Routine activity theory has been used to analyze the individual
Swedish law states that all children are entitled to attend school. Despite this, studies indicate shortcomings in the implementation of equal educational opportunities for every child. Since the Swedish police department classifies certain areas as “vulnerable”, the question arises whether students’ rights to equal educational opportunities might be affected by such classifications. Consequently,
