Politics interferes with sport, whether we like it or not, not least in foreign policy. Despite this, the history of Swedish sport's foreign policy is largely unwritten. Is there a common thread in how the sports movement has related to nations that for one reason or another are perceived as controversial or reprehensible? What criteria does the sports movement use to decide who should and should

The article analyzes how central and eastern European members of the EU relate to the main nodes of the EU’s politics of memory, such as the first and second world wars, the Holocaust as Europe’s negative founding myth, Soviet Communism being equally as criminal as the Nazi regime, expulsions as a pan-European trauma, the legacy of colonialism, Europe as a continent of immigration, and Europe’s po

This paper explores the shift in family influence on socio-economic outcomes, focusing on sibling relationships, from the sixteenth to the nineteenth centuries in the Barcelona area. Our findings reveal a diminishing role of vertical ties (parents–children) and an increasing significance of horizontal ties (between siblings). Specifically, brothers who were first in the sibling group to marry exer

Detta dokument presenterar ett antal olika metoder som kan användas för användarmedverkanThis document contains a description of different methods that can be used for user involvement in a design process.

BACKGROUND: Upper gastrointestinal bleeding (UGIB) is a common and potentially fatal medical emergency. This study aimed to investigate the frequency, causes, outcomes, and efficacy of endoscopy in the treatment of UGIB at King Fahad Central Hospital in Jazan, Saudi Arabia.METHODS: Between January 2017 and December 2023, a retrospective study was performed including all hospitalized patients with

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For a project to be delivered on-time and to an agreed cost in accordance with the specification, it is important to have an appropriate purchasing strategy. A project succeeds due to many factors, one of which is cost alongside timely delivery and quality. Formal purchasing strategies for different purchasing categories are common in the manufacturing industry, but less so in a project-based indu

This study explores the use of isothermal calorimetry to assess heat release during the initial phases of dredged sediment stabilization with the primary goal of predicting the 28 days unconfined compressive strength (UCS) and enhancing the stabilization process' quality control (QC). The study was performed on dredged sediment (DS) samples collected from Göta river, Gothenburg, Sweden. The water

Recently, the incentive structure facing doctoral students and researchers in economics has changed significantly in many European countries as a result of the adoption of the US approach to evaluating research output. This poses a threat to the development and position of the subject of economics in Europe since evaluation for promotion is characterised by an excessive focus on publishing in the

Working as a nurse offers job security but also poses risks for mental health issues. This study aims to explore factors and processes that affected health and work experiences among nurses in Sweden during the COVID-19 pandemic. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 14 nurses from high COVID-19 patient load areas (ambulance, emergency departments, ICU, infection wards, and specialized CO

Introduction: The complement and kallikrein-kinin systems (KKS) are both activated during vascular inflammation, and there are many known interactions between the two systems. This study investigated if KKS activation induced complement activation on endothelial cells, and if activation was dependent on bradykinin B1 receptor (B1R) signaling.Methods: KKS was activated in normal human serum by kaol

This paper, building on new archival research and the social table method, presents comprehensive estimates of income inequality in Mexico in 1895, 1910, 1930 and 1940. Inequality grew from 1895 to 1910, driven by economic expansion within the context of an oligarchic economy. While real income increased for the lower classes during this period, the main beneficiaries were large landowners and ent

Trots att skuldproblemen i samhället eskalerar får överskuldsättning begränsad uppmärksamhet i svenskt socialt arbete. Detta beror sannolikt på att överskuldsättning ses som en privatekonomisk angelägenhet snarare än ett socialt problem. Artikeln tar upp perspektiv kring vardagslivets finansialisering och kredit- och konsumtionssamhället och bygger på exempel från intervjuer med unga vuxna som lev

Different rights regarding poor relief – a comparison between the level of reasonable living standards for financial support for the elderly and financial assistanceIn 2003, financial support for the elderly (ÄFS) was introduced in Sweden, which shifted the responsibility for older people in need of financial support from the municipalities to the state. Prior to the reform, the target group recei

Antologin Akilleshälar i välfärd, socialpolitik och socialt arbete under redaktörskap av Hans Swärd, seniorprofessor på Socialhögskolan vid Lunds universitet, och Alexandru Panican, professor på Institutionen för beteende-, social- och rättsvetenskap vid Örebro universitet, tar sin utgångspunkt i de allvarliga problem som den svenska välfärden står inför i en tid då de teoretiska och socialpolitis