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  • Westmeijer, George
    et al.
    Linnaeus University, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Department of Biology and Environmental Science. Umeå University, Sweden.
    van Dam, Femke
    Linnaeus University, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Department of Biology and Environmental Science.
    Kietäväinen, Riikka
    University of Helsinki, Finland.
    Gonzalez-Rosales, Carolina
    Linnaeus University, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Department of Biology and Environmental Science.
    Bertilsson, Stefan
    Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden.
    Drake, Henrik
    Linnaeus University, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Department of Biology and Environmental Science.
    Dopson, Mark
    Linnaeus University, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Department of Biology and Environmental Science.
    Candidatus Desulforudis audaxviator dominates a 975 m deep groundwater community in central Sweden2024In: Communications Biology, E-ISSN 2399-3642, Vol. 7, article id 1332Article in journal (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    The continental bedrock contains groundwater-bearing fractures that are home to microbial populations that are vital in mediating the Earth’s biogeochemical cycles. However, their diversity is poorly understood due to the difficulty of obtaining samples from this environment. Here, a groundwater-bearing fracture at 975 m depth was isolated by employing packers in order to characterize the microbial community via metagenomes combined with prokaryotic and eukaryotic marker genes (16S and 18S ribosomal RNA gene). Genome-resolved analyses revealed a community dominated by sulfate-reducing Bacillota, predominantly represented by Candidatus Desulforudis audaxviator and with Wood-Ljungdahl as the most prevalent pathway for inorganic carbon fixation. Moreover, the eukaryotic community had a considerable diversity and was comprised of mainly flatworms, chlorophytes, crustaceans, ochrophytes, and fungi. These findings support the important role of the Bacillota, with the sulfate reducer Candidatus Desulforudis audaxviator as its main representative, as primary producers in the often energy-limited groundwaters of the continental subsurface.

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  • Public defence: 2024-11-08 10:00 Newton, hus C, Växjö
    Söderberg, Andreas
    Linnaeus University, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Department of Health and Caring Sciences.
    Patientdelaktighet i rättspsykiatrisk vård: Vårdprocess och vårdvardag2024Doctoral thesis, comprehensive summary (Other academic)
    Abstract [en]

    Purpose: The overall purpose of this dissertation is to describe how patient participation can be understood in the context of high-security care in forensic psychiatry, where individuals are subjected to compulsory care.

    Design and method: The dissertation is primarily based on a phenomenological foundation, employing a reflective lifeworld approach. Three studies were conducted using interviews, and one study utilized questionnaires with descriptive and comparative statistics.

    Main result: In many ways, both patients and staff share a consensus regarding patient participation in forensic psychiatric care. From their respective perspectives, similar obstacles and challenges are described, while good care and the experience of participation are strongly linked to what occurs within the caring relationship. However, it cannot be ignored that participation is not solely about good treatment and meaningful relationships. Forensic psychiatric care is carried out under compulsion within a legal system that is difficult for patients to understand and may be perceived as unjust. Participation must therefore be understood from a broader perspective than just everyday care, as everyday care is part of a larger care process.

    Conclusions: Caregivers and patients associate patient participation in a high-security forensic psychiatric environment with significant caring relationships. A strong caring relationship seems to partially compensate for many situations characterized by non-participation. The studies suggest that staff need support in understanding the complexities of forensic psychiatry in order to better support patients throughout the care process. Therefore, a clinical implication is to help caregivers understand the forensic psychiatric system themselves so that they can explain it to patients and engage in discussions about jurisprudence related to forensic care.

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  • Springstein, Benjamin L.
    et al.
    Christian‐Albrechts University of Kiel, Germany.
    Weissenbach, Julia
    Christian‐Albrechts University of Kiel, Germany.
    Koch, Robin
    Christian‐Albrechts University of Kiel, Germany.
    Stücker, Fenna
    Christian‐Albrechts University of Kiel, Germany.
    Stucken, Karina
    Christian‐Albrechts University of Kiel, Germany.
    The role of the cytoskeletal proteins MreB and FtsZ in multicellular cyanobacteria2020In: FEBS Open Bio, E-ISSN 2211-5463, Vol. 10, no 12, p. 2510-2531Article in journal (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    Multiseriate and true-branching cyanobacteria are at the peak of prokaryotic morphological complexity. However, little is known about the mechanisms governing multiplanar cell division and morphogenesis. Here, we study the function of the prokaryotic cytoskeletal proteins, MreB and FtsZ in Fischerella muscicola PCC 7414 and Chlorogloeopsis fritschii PCC 6912. Vancomycin and HADA labeling revealed a mixed apical, septal, and lateral trichome growth mode in F. muscicola, whereas C. fritschii exhibits septal growth. In all morphotypes from both species, MreB forms either linear filaments or filamentous strings and can interact with FtsZ. Furthermore, multiplanar cell division in F. muscicola likely depends on FtsZ dosage. Our results lay the groundwork for future studies on cytoskeletal proteins in morphologically complex cyanobacteria.

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  • Boström, Johan
    Linnaeus University, Faculty of Technology, Department of Physics and Electrical Engineering. Linköping University, Sweden.
    Teknik i förskolan – att motverka traditionella könsroller: En aktionsforskningsstudie2018Licentiate thesis, monograph (Other academic)
    Abstract [en]

    This study shows that developing a gender sensitive technology education in a preschool setting is a very complex and multifaceted task. The preschool, and the preschool teachers, are expected to help the children develop their technological awareness and interest in technology without being limited by traditional perspectives on gender. However, as research has shown, teachers’ expectations of children’s behaviour and interest in leisure time activities are gendered and reflect historically developed gendered roles in relation to technology. As this study shows there is a palpable risk of the preschool teachers on one hand focusing on girls and boys as homogenous groups, where a single individual gets to represent the group as a whole; and on the other hand, missing gender structures if the mindset is that gender does not factor into their treatment of the children at all – that they, automatically in their role as techers, act gender neutral. In this study, the pedagogical conversation was important for the teachers possibility to reflect about their own preconceptions. However, the conversation did not seem to be enough, it was also important for the teachers to get to see and reflect on how they actually interacted with the children in the technological activities. Only then did the teachers actually start to question their preconceptions and began to discuss new ways of acting.

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  • Carlsson, Magnus
    et al.
    Linnaeus University, School of Business and Economics, Department of Economics and Statistics (NS).
    Finseraas, Henning
    Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway.
    Workplace Peer Effects in Turnout2024Report (Other academic)
    Abstract [en]

    The potential for peer pressure at the workplace is high since social interactions are frequent and we care about our social standing at work. Peer effects in politics at the workplace are important to understand since workplaces are becoming more sorted according to human capital, which implies that workplace peer effects can increase social inequalities in turnout. To quantify peer effects we use population-wide administrative data from Sweden that covers several general elections and allows us to measure the turnout of colleagues. To identify peer effects we use the turnout of colleagues’ family members in earlier elections as an instrumental variable, and leverage the richness of the data to assess assumptions, improve interpretation, and study heterogeneity. Our estimates suggest that workplace peer effects contribute to social inequality in turnout.

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  • Axell, Cecilia
    et al.
    Linköping University, Sweden.
    Boström, Johan
    Linnaeus University, Faculty of Technology, Department of Physics and Electrical Engineering.
    Facts for youngsters: Contextualised technology or fragmented artefacts? A study on portrayals of technology in picture books from a gender perspective2015In: PATT 29 Plurality and Complementarity of Approaches in Design and Technology Education, Marseille, France, April 2015 / [ed] M. Chatoney, Marseille: Presses Universitaires de Provence , 2015, p. 42-48Conference paper (Other academic)
    Abstract [en]

    Technology is a field with strong connections to the female/male dichotomy and children's gender stereotyping starts as early as the age of two (Berner, 2004; Nisbet, Pendergast & Reynolds, 1998; Turja, Endepohls-Ulpe & Chatoney, 2009). According to the Swedish Curriculum for the Preschool, the preschool should strive to ensure that children ”develop their ability to identify technology in everyday life, and explore how simple technology works” (Lpfö98/2010, p. 10). The preschool also has a goal to actively counteract traditional gender roles and patterns (Lpfö98/2010, p. 4). An important part of children's activities in preschool relates to picture books. A government investigation states that the preschool, through its activities (among them ”reading aloud”) is an arena where societal norms can either be preserved or challenged (SOU 2006:75). Books about cars, airplanes, boats etc. often serve as an introduction to human applications of technology. Based on these, children start to identify and categorize the technologies they encounter in everyday life. The aim of this study is consequently to investigate the technological content from a gender perspective in a selection of picture books, more specifically; how do the books content preserve or challenge preschool children's view of technology and gender? Preschools use books from libraries in their daily activities, therefore the empirical material in this study is derived from the library section ”facts for youngsters”. A thematic analysis was employed to discover the dominant themes within the books. The result of the study shows that there is a focus on how separate artefacts function but no detailed explanation on how these artefacts are connected or what kind of implications they have in a societal context. There also seems to be an emphasis on traditionally masculine coded technology. This study will serve as a basis for a comparative study between two preschools, one where gender and technology is a prioritised goal and one where it is not.

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  • Axell, Cecilia
    et al.
    Linköping University, Sweden.
    Boström, Johan
    Linnaeus University, Faculty of Technology, Department of Physics and Electrical Engineering.
    Preschoolers’ Conceptions of Technological Artefacts and Gender in Picture Books2016In: PATT-32 Proceedings Technology Education for 21st Century Skills / [ed] J. de Vries, Arien Bekker-Holtland and Gerald van Dijk, International Technology and Engineering Educators Association (ITEEA) , 2016, p. 57-64Conference paper (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    Picture books are a frequent element of daily preschool activities (Damber, Nilsson & Ohlsson, 2013; Simonsson, 2004; SOU 2006:75). They are important pedagogical tools that can help children acquire an understanding of the everyday technology they come in contact with, as well as the human application of technology (Axell, 2015; Axell & Boström, 2015). These are skills that are emphasised in the Swedish preschool curriculum. In the curriculum it is also stated that the preschool should counteract traditional gender patterns and gender roles (Skolverket, 2010). However, an investigation of a selection of picture books aimed at preschool children shows that the books content is somewhat problematic. Many of the picture books provide a focus on the function of separate artefacts without any sort of context or explanation of their implications in a societal context. There also tends to be an emphasis on traditional masculine-coded technology in the books. Building and making and working with machines is depicted as a male activity. The male stereotype is essentially connected with different kinds of vehicles like cars, airplanes, motorbikes, tractors etc. (Axell & Boström, 2015; See also Holbrok, 2008). Based on these previous findings, the aim of this pilot study was to obtain an initial concept about how children’s literature may influence preschool children’s view on technological artefacts. The study was conducted through semi-structured interviews with four five-year-olds, two girls and two boys. Through a thematic analysis (Braun & Clarke, 2006) three overarching themes were identified: The relationship between design and function, anthropomorphic animals as users of artefacts, and gender and artefacts. Some of the key findings were that the 5-year-olds did not know what “technology” is, but had good knowledge about tools. Additionally, they did not genderise any of the artefacts included in the study.

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  • Axell, Cecilia
    et al.
    Linköping University, Sweden.
    Boström, Johan
    Linnaeus University, Faculty of Technology, Department of Physics and Electrical Engineering.
    Unveiling Biases: An Exploration of ChatGPT-3.5-generated ‘Technology Stories’2023In: The 40th International Pupils’ Attitudes Towards Technology Conference Proceedings 2023 / [ed] Sarah Davies, Matt McLain, Alison Hardy, David Morrison-Love, Liverpool: Liverpool John Moores University , 2023Conference paper (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    A technology that is increasingly affecting our daily lives is artificial intelligence (AI). An example of such a technology is ChatGPT-3.5, which has received a lot of attention recently. ChatGPT-3.5 is a text generator that is developed on a large number of existing texts. Currently, there is a debate about negative consequences in education, for example, if students let the chatbot write texts for them. In this study, however, our point of departure is on how ChatGPT-3.5 and storytelling can be used as a tool in teacher education to develop students’ critical thinking in relation to technology.

    A main objective of technology as a school subject is to prepare pupils to act in a technology-intensive world, which includes critical thinking about technology and its impact on individuals, society, and nature. However, a critical aspect of technology education is that it easily becomes an unreflective doing without a meaningful context. A way to circumventing this problem is to use storytelling in technology teaching.

    This is a pre-study for a coming project aiming to let teacher students create stories using ChatGPT-3.5 and then critically analyse the technological content in the stories. In this pre-study, we gave ChatGPT-3.5 the instruction to generate ten shorter stories for children with a focus on technology. A qualitative content analysis shows that there are several dominant themes within the stories, and that the chatbot presents a view of technology that is mainly positive and without any critical reflection on its effects on individuals, nature and society. Furthermore, in the stories, high-tech male coded technology is a dominating theme. The pre-study highlights the importance of critical thinking and reflections when using AI tools in technology teacher education. It also indicates that stories generated by a chatbot can be a steppingstone to visualise technology bias and contribute to developing teacher students’ critical gaze.

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  • Törnström Andersson, Alexandra
    et al.
    Linnaeus University, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Department of Health and Caring Sciences.
    Xhinovci Emini, Ergona
    Linnaeus University, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Department of Health and Caring Sciences.
    Patienters upplevelse av att leva med migrän: En kvalitativ litteraturöversikt2024Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 180 HE creditsStudent thesis
    Abstract [sv]

    Abstrakt

    Bakgrund: Migrän klassificeras som en folksjukdom vilket miljoner människor i världen lider av. De vanligaste symtomen vid migrän är huvudvärk, illamående, kräkningar, ökad känslighet för ljud, ljus och lukter. Av de drabbade är det tre gånger fler kvinnor än män. 

    Syfte: Syftet med litteraturöversikten var att beskriva patienters upplevelser av att leva med migrän.

    Metod: Litteraturöversikt baserat på induktiv ansats där 10 vetenskapliga kvalitativa originalartiklar analyserats. Analysen utfördes med hjälp av Fribergs femstegsanalys.

    Resultat: Till resultatdelen framkom två teman: En tillvaro präglad av begränsningar och förlust och att känna sig ur funktion. Under dessa två teman finns sex subteman, dessa är: Att känna sig exkluderad och förlora sammanhang, bristande förmågor och förlust av kontroll, att känna skuld, påverkad arbetssituation, huvudvärk samt förändrad aptit, sömn och förstärkta sinnen.Slutsats: Patienter som lever med migrän upplever omfattande påverkan i vardagslivet, vilket ökar lidandet. Därför behövs en djupare förståelse över hur migrän påverkar patienterna. Detta för att personer i omgivningen samt sjuksköterskor ska kunna stötta de drabbade på ett värdigt vis.

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  • Bakhtiar, Alan
    Linnaeus University, Faculty of Arts and Humanities, Department of Cultural Sciences.
    Bilden av Napoleon: En studie i av svenska tidningars perspektiv på kejsarens arv: Bilden av Napoleon som hegemonisk maskulin figur efter sin död i svensk press2024Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesis
    Abstract [en]

    This study explores the portrayal of Napoleon Bonaparte in the Swedish newspapers in the aftermath of his death through three centuries. This BA thesis employs a hegemonic masculinity to examine the posthumous representation of Napoleon Bonaparte. “The Portrayal of Napoleon as a Hegemonic Masculine Figure in Swedish Press after His Death” will investigate how different political newspaper publishers formulated their vision of the emperor through the study's theories. Drawing on an extensive analysis of primary sources like newspapers through a qualitative and inductive method, the study will provide general and comprehensive facts about the making of Napoleon. The study's theoretical framework incorporates hegemonic masculinity to investigate how traditional gender norms influence the construction of Napoleon's image. Through an inductive approach, the research aims to uncover emerging themes, patterns, and discourses surrounding Napoleon's posthumous representation, allowing for a nuanced understanding of the complexities involved. The findings contribute to the existing literature on historical representation and gender studies, providing insights into how hegemonic masculinity influences the framing of iconic historical figures. This research not only enhances our understanding of the posthumous portrayal of Napoleon but also highlights the broader implications of gendered narratives in shaping historical discourse.

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  • Sheck Khalil, Anji
    Linnaeus University, The University Administration. Linnaeus University, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Political Science.
    Realism i Handling: En Fallstudie av Natos Strategiska Beslut och Agerande under Ukrainakriget2024Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesis
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  • Svensgård, Leona
    Linnaeus University, Faculty of Technology, Department of computer science and media technology (CM).
    The Enhancement Effect of LangChain on Long Text Summarization2024Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesis
    Abstract [en]

    This study explores the enhancement effects of LangChain on the performance of the GPT-3.5 model in long-text summarization tasks, which is one of the known challenges in the natural language processing field. The study compares two models: a standalone GPT-3.5 model (referred to as the "standalone model") and a GPT-3.5 model integrated with LangChain (referred to as the "enhanced model"). By using LangChain's context management capabilities, the research aims to address the limitations of traditional models that often struggle with context coherence in long texts. Based on a series of controlled experiments across different text segment lengths between the enhanced model and the standalone model, the experiment results show that the enhanced model has better performance than the standalone model on precision, context coherence, and overall summary quality. Although the enhancement effect varies with text segment length, these findings still suggest that LangChain is a valuable tool in improving the processing of long-text summarization tasks.

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  • Hermansson, Glen
    et al.
    Linnaeus University, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Pedagogy and Learning.
    Andersson, Viktor
    Linnaeus University, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Pedagogy and Learning.
    Elevers upplevelser av att befinna sig i problematisk skolfrånvaro: En fenomenologisk intervjustudie2024Independent thesis Advanced level (professional degree), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesis
    Abstract [sv]

    Studien undersöker, med hjälp av intervjumetod och fenomenologisk teori, hur problematisk skolfrånvaro uppstår och vidmakthålls. För att genomföra detta, grundar den sig därför på sju intervjuer med gymnasieungdomar i åldern 16–20, där de redogör för sina erfarenheter av att befinna sig i frånvaroproblematik. Studien fann att olika former av ökande komplexitet av både social och pedagogisk karaktär, agerat utlösande för frånvaron. Genom att belysa komplexiteten med hjälp av teorin, fann studien att skolan för respondenterna antagit ett irrationellt beteende som endast går att bemöta genom en, för respondenterna, rationell skolfrånvaro. Slutsatserna som dras fokuserade på betydelsen av att skolan arbetar förebyggande genom att undvika förgivettaganden, vikten av självmedvetande i pedagogisk praktik, samt att uppkommen frånvaro – och dess lösning – hänger samman med individuella kontexter. 

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  • Beg, Fardin
    et al.
    Linnaeus University, Faculty of Technology, Department of computer science and media technology (CM).
    Al Omari, Ghiath
    Linnaeus University, Faculty of Technology, Department of computer science and media technology (CM).
    Parking Sign Interpreter2024Independent thesis Basic level (university diploma), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesis
    Abstract [en]

    This thesis presents a smartphone-based application that interprets parking signs.

    Most drivers face problems from misinterpretation of these signs. Our motivation

    was to reduce the problem by designing an application for Android mobile devices

    that can interpret parking signs through the processing of images taken by the users

    and, with these, give out real-time information on the parking rules.

    This project was developed using Python, Kivy, OpenCV, and Tesseract OCR.

    A piece of test code was optimized, and the code generated was applied to run the

    applications on the Kivy/Android platform.

    Our application was tested in varied conditions; however, it is underlined that the

    interpretation of diversified parking regulations was conducted with high accuracy.

    Key findings include:

    • Accuracy: The app correctly read parking signs with high accuracy under normal

    lighting conditions.

    • Real-time Processing: It processed images in real-time, with an average processing

    time of 2 seconds per image.

    • Rule Parsing Correctly: The application parsed time, weekend, and holidaybased

    parking conditions.

    • Scalability and Flexibility: The system was easily scalable to the different

    types of parking signs and new rule changes with minimum adjustments.

    The result of our study, therefore, indicates that such an application would benefit

    most drivers in Sweden, most importantly making them capable of avoiding parking

    rule violation fines.

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  • Håkansson, Amanda
    et al.
    Linnaeus University, Faculty of Technology, Department of Building Technology.
    Simion, Gabriella
    Linnaeus University, Faculty of Technology, Department of Building Technology.
    Utformning och konstruktion av skärmtak ur underhålls- och livscykelkostnadsperspektiv2024Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesis
    Abstract [en]

    Sustainability is a central issue in the construction industry, particularty in light of the UN's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to be achieved by 2030 and include the goal of sustainable cities and communities. In previous construction projects, the sustainability perspective was often lacking, which is now crucial for achieving the 2030 goals. Sustainable construction involves careful consideration of social, environmental, and economic aspects. Life cycle costs must be taken into account to get a comprehensive picture of the total cost of a building, as costs arise even after construction. Choosing the right materials and building for long lifespans with minimal maintenance needs is essential to meet social and environmental goals within budget constraints. 

    This study focused on the construction and design of a canopy, which can be defined as a simple structure with the function of weather protection but also adds aesthetic value to a building. According to Swedish regulations, a canopy must always be attached to the main building and be relatively watertight. The area under the canopy should be usable as a communal space regardless of the weather. 

    This work was based on a canopy located in Oskarshamn, owned by Byggebo, which needs to be replaced due to rust and deterioration in the existing steel and wood structure from the 1990s. The study aimed to integrate sustainability aspects into canopies, considering functional requirements and aesthetics, with a comparison of structures made of concrete, steel, and wood. The goal was to develop a sustainable canopy with minimal maintenance needs, carry out life cycle cost calculations (LCC), simple climate calculations, and structural calculations for the different materials, as well as develop a design. Another goal was to ensure that the canopy harmonizes with the surroundings and promotes comfort and safety. The study examined the interplay between durability, climate impact, cost, and design in the development of the canopy. 

    The design of the canopy was found to complement the surroundings in Oskarshamn well, creating a safe and pleasant environment for recreation and interaction. Despite most of the structure being hidden, the material and span of the primary beam affect the aesthetic impression. The study shows that different construction options have various advantages depending on the prioritized factors of durability, climate impact, cost, and design. The concrete structure appears to be the most durable option, with a longer lifespan and longer maintenance intervals, making it economically advantageous in the long term. The wood structure is the most favorable option in terms of climate, cost, and design. It gives the lowest carbon footprint and highest cost-efficiency over the calculation period, and the best interaction with the overall enviroment design. The steel structure is the second most favorable in all categories.  

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  • Lilja, Tii
    Linnaeus University, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Department of Chemistry and Biomedical Sciences.
    Motståndskraft. En skyddsfaktor för medföljande till statligt utsänd personal?2024Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesis
    Abstract [en]

    Introduction State deployed personal generally have family members with them on a foreign post – spouses. The life event of being stationed abroad is usually a positive experience, but the new conditions can also lead to some stress. The spouses situation is relevant to study in relation to health. In comparison with employees the spouses must carry out an integration and find a sense of context on the assignment abroad.  

    Objective Investigate how resilience is affected by some known stress-related factors in spouses. Can the research strengthen the developed definition of health for spouses?

    Method This study is based on an empirical quantitative study. The different scales used as measuring tools are the; Perceived Stress Scale and Brief Resilience Scale.

    Results High resilience correlates with low level perceived stress. Correlation analysis showed that 42% of the variation of perceived stress is due to the variation of resilience. Attendees reporting 3,0 or lower in resilience were 31%. Time spent abroad shows a weak linear relationship with increased resilience and decreased perceived stress. Perceived stress tends to have a negative linear relationship with the number of spouses in a country. There was no significant difference in perceived stress or resilience depending on accompanying children. Survey results show that resilience was normal, and the group's perceived stress was low.

    Discussion The main benefit of the study has been to study a group in society that is expected to grow with NATO accession. It appears that spouses with health and high resilience is likely to strengthen the overall capacity for resilience in overseas deployments. It is likely that the risk of government employees cancelling their assignment abroad is reduced. WHO defines health as a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being. Resilience is the ability to resist degrading force.

    Conclusion The research strengthens the definition of health for spouses. Definition: The spouse stationed abroad is integrated in the new environment and have a sense of belonging to at least one (1) community. The person has a meaningful daily life and can manage it. Physical activity is part of everyday life.

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  • Qvarfordt, Maria
    Linnaeus University, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Department of Medicine and Optometry.
    Beyond technologies in the transformational process of healthcare digitalization2024Doctoral thesis, comprehensive summary (Other academic)
    Abstract [en]

    In Swedish healthcare, digitalization is gaining attention, acting as both a force and catalyst for eHealth initiatives. In the context of organizational change, adoption of eHealth solutions can improve healthcare. The influence of digitalization encompasses workplace dynamics, routines, and processes at organizational and staff levels. As healthcare organizations adopt digital technologies, understanding the impact of these technologies in workplace, organizational, and societal settings is crucial.

    This thesis addresses three research questions:

    1) What aspects, viewed from the perspectives of society, organizations, and individuals, may promote or hinder collaboration related to digitalization within healthcare and with its stakeholders?

    2) In what ways do healthcare staff experience the influence of digitalization on their workplace-related physical and mental health, and on their overall well-being?

    3) How do healthcare staff experience the influence of digitalization on their workday routines and work processes?

    The overall aim of the thesis is to examine and describe the transformative process of healthcare digitalization from societal, organizational, and individual perspectives. The four studies included explore stakeholder interactions within the domain of eHealth, as well as staff experiences of digitalization as part of organizational change. Additionally, the thesis addresses health implications of digitalization in workplace settings.

    Study I aimed to explore eHealth collaboration from a Quadruple Helix perspective by employing a Quality Café followed by individual interviews. This qualitative study emphasized the importance of diverse viewpoints in collaborations driven by digitalization and eHealth. Study II, a mixed-methods study in public healthcare, explored the association between quality management, digitalization, and employee health among managers. The results of a questionnaire and individual interviews revealed associations between employee health and both quality management values and digitalization experiences, depicted in a conceptual model. Study III focused on medical secretaries’ experiences of digitalization; the results demonstrated the need for effective organization of digital efforts and clear role definitions. This study utilized a two-phase qualitative method consisting of a Quality Café and individual interviews followed by a quantitative phase. Study IV was qualitatively conducted at a habilitation center. The interviews uncovered mixed attitudes towards digital formats, highlighting the need for tailored digital consultations.This thesis contributes to the understanding of digitalization in healthcare and sheds light on domains such as digitalization-related staff adaptation and possible influences on professional values and workplace settings. Integrating stakeholder and healthcare staff needs is emphasized for successful eHealth development in societal and workplace settings. Insights highlight collaboration and inclusiveness as crucial for creating value and quality in healthcare. The importance of knowledge and competence is underscored for promoting staff well-being and integrating eHealth with society.

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  • Hammarberg Svensson, Linnea
    et al.
    Linnaeus University, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Department of Health and Caring Sciences.
    Roth, Nishara
    Linnaeus University, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Department of Health and Caring Sciences.
    Smärtbehandling vid palliativ vård: En litteraturstudie om sjuksköterskors erfarenheter2024Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesis
    Abstract [sv]

    Bakgrund: Syftet med palliativ vård är att främja livskvalitén hos palliativa patienter genom att smärtbehandla. Sjuksköterskan utgör en nyckelroll i denna process vilket kan innebära utmaningar. Det har vissat att det finns bristande kunskap om smärtbehandling i palliativ vård vilket orsakar onödigt lidande för patienten. Att sjuksköterskor har en god kunskap om smärtbehandling kan lindra lidandet hos palliativa patienter. 

    Syfte: Syftet är att beskriva sjuksköterskors erfarenheter av smärtbehandling vid palliativ vård.

    Metod: Studien är en systematiks litteraturstudie, där sex kvalitativa och två kvantitativa vetenskapliga artiklar användes. Artiklarna inhämtades från databaserna PubMed och CINAHL. Artiklarna kvalitetsgranskades med hjälp av granskningsmall. Integrerad analys användes för att analysera artiklarna. Slutligen sammanställdes artiklarna för att besvara litteraturstudiens syfte. 

    Resultat: Resultatet delas in i huvudkategorierna: Kommunikation - En möjlighet vid smärtbehandling, Sjuksköterskors erfarenheter av icke-farmakologisk smärtbehandling med subkategorierna Anhöriga som tillgång och Komplementära terapier, Sjuksköterskors erfarenheter av farmakologisk smärtbehandling och Hinder vid smärtbehandling med subkategorierna Bristande kommunikation, Bristande kompetens och Farmakologiska hinder. 

    Slutsatser: Sjuksköterskornas erfarenheter är att kommunikation är avgörande för en bra smärtbehandling vid palliativ vård. Många hinder har identifierats som försvårar smärtbehandling av palliativa patienter. Sjuksköterskornas erfarenheter av hinder är bristande kommunikation mellan sjuksköterska, patient, anhöriga och läkare samt brister i kompetens gällande smärtbehandling vid palliativ vård. 

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  • Norman, Lina
    et al.
    Linnaeus University, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Department of Health and Caring Sciences.
    Fristedt, Emmelie
    Linnaeus University, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Department of Health and Caring Sciences.
    Sjuksköterskans erfarenheter av traumavård: En litteraturstudie2024Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesis
    Abstract [sv]

    Bakgrund: Att arbeta med vård av trauma som grundutbildad sjuksköterska sätter kunskap samt känslor på sin spets. Till följd av trauma sker 4,4 miljoner dödsfall årligen världen över där sjuksköterskan är en viktig del i det vårdande teamet kring traumapatienten. 

    Syfte: Syftet med litteraturstudien var att beskriva den grundutbildade sjuksköterskans erfarenheter av vårdande vid trauma.

    Metod: Systematisk litteraturstudie. Datainsamlingen bestod av systematisk litteratursökning i databaserna Cinahl samt PubMed. Tio vetenskapliga originalartiklar inkluderades i studien efter utförd integrerad analys enligt Kristensson (2014).

    Resultat: I resultatet framkom det tre kategorier med tillhörande underkategorier; Teamarbete med underkategorierna Kommunikation samt Känsla av sammanhang vid teamarbete. Känslomässiga utmaningar med underkategorierna Sjuksköterskans upplevda känslor vid traumavård, Stress och trötthet samt Posttraumatiskt stress syndrom, PTSD. Arbetsmiljön med underkategorierna Betydelsen av ledningen på arbetsplatsen, Arbetsbelastning samt Betydelsen av erfarenhet och kunskap. Resultatet visade att sjuksköterskors erfarenheter av vård vid trauma liknade varandra oavsett i vilket land de arbetar i. De framarbetade kategorierna speglar faktorer som påverkar sjuksköterskans upplevda känsla av sammanhang på arbetsplatsen. Faktorer som leder till de negativa erfarenheterna är hög arbetsbelastning som i sin tur leder till känslomässiga utmaningar som stress och utbrändhet. Ålder på patienten och allvarlighetsgraden av trauma är ytterligare negativa faktorer.

    Slutsats: Författarna kunde beskriva olika erfarenheter av sjuksköterskor som arbetar med traumavård. Resultatet bekräftar författarnas uppfattning om att sjuksköterskor ofta påverkas negativt vid vårdandet av trauma. För att sjuksköterskan ska kunna hantera dessa negativa faktorer behöver känsla av sammanhang uppnås på arbetsplatsen och i teamarbetet.

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  • Jayadi, Ester Lisnati
    Linnaeus University, School of Business and Economics, Department of Management (MAN).
    The digitalization of the humanitarian supply chain performance management: literature and practice2024In: Journal of Humanitarian Logistics and Supply Chain Management, ISSN 2042-6747Article in journal (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    Purpose – This study aims to review the current research in the digitalization of the humanitarian supply chain performance management (HSCPM)and complement the insights found in the literature with the support of humanitarian organization (HO) reports. As a result, this study also identifies research gaps and directions for future research.

    Design/methodology/approach – The study first used a systematic literature review using the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis to collect and review 25 peer-reviewed articles. Second, the study complemented the articles’ findings by collecting and analyzing 12 HO reports.

    Findings – The study reveals the common understanding and links between HSCPM concepts and digitalization approaches, determining that the digitalization approaches per se used in the literature are indistinct and fragmented. Furthermore, it reveals the gaps between literature and practice that cause the research to develop slowly. Some suggestions are made to aid relevant future research. Both gaps and research directions are presented in Table 5.

    Research limitations/implications – This study first contributed to methodology in reviewing the digitalization of HSCPM research from literature and practical perspectives. There is a need to expand the data collection scope, integrate various analyses, and foster collaborations with multi-disciplinary researchers and practitioners.

    Social implications – This study highlights the gaps and potential pathways for the research community to conduct future research investigations into the digitalization of HSCPM.

    Originality/value – To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this is one of the first studies to analyze the HSC’s current research into the applicationof digitalization in HSCPM from both academic and practical perspectives. It also provides a replicable methodology for future studies.

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  • Svensson, Vendela
    et al.
    Linnaeus University, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Pedagogy and Learning. Linnaeus University, Faculty of Arts and Humanities, Department of Swedish Language.
    Frölander, Rose-Marie
    Linnaeus University, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Pedagogy and Learning. Linnaeus University, Faculty of Arts and Humanities, Department of Swedish Language.
    Närmar du dig mjukt: En intersektionell analys av skönlitteratur som bas för värdegrundsarbete inom grundskolan2024Independent thesis Advanced level (professional degree), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesis
    Abstract [sv]

    Den här studien ämnar undersöka hur ett skönlitterärt verk kan användas som ett verktyg för att arbeta med värdegrund i grundskolan. Genom en kvalitativ textanalys av boken Närmar du dig mjukt av Jacqueline Woodson presenteras hur fördomar och maktstrukturer kopplade till etnicitet och klass skildras. För att utföra analysen använder vi oss av begreppet intersektionalitet, med särskilt fokus på maktaxlarna etnicitet och klass, samt Maria Nikolajevas begrepp multipelt berättande. Resultatet av studien visar att det finns goda förutsättningar för att använda boken i värdegrundsarbete med avsikt attsynliggöra samhällets maktstrukturer som kan leda till förtryck och diskriminering kopplat till etnicitet och klass.

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  • Hansson, Josefina
    Linnaeus University, Faculty of Arts and Humanities, Department of Languages.
    Modifying plants: On the translation of premodification in a book about wicked plants2024Independent thesis Advanced level (degree of Master (One Year)), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesis
    Abstract [en]

    Premodification is an area of the English language that is currently expanding in numbers and usage, which can have a future impact on translation. This study investigates how English premodifiers are translated into Swedish. The two aims of this study are to answer the questions: how frequently are premodifiers translated directly into premodifiers in the target text and how are they translated when oblique translation is chosen? These questions are posed in an effort to see which premodifying structure is most likely to generate a differing translation structure. A quantitative study identifies and categorises the premodifying types and their corresponding translation structure by discussing the translation of selected examples. The results showed that English premodifiers are translated directly into Swedish premodifiers in roughly half of the cases and that nominal premodifiers and complex premodifiers are least likely to be translated directly. It also showed that compounding of the premodifying element and the head noun is the most common translation structure and that premodifiers with two or more elements are more likely to result in compounding and postmodification compared to premodifiers with one element. The rise of premodification in English, especially nominal premodifiers, means that translators have to look beyond direct translation to render suitable translations of premodifying structures that are not possible in their target language. The study of the translation of premodifiers is limited but this study and analysis hope to at least point to a pattern worthy of further study.

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  • Aronsson, Niklas
    Vilda Växter: Nummer 1. Mars 20182018Collection (editor) (Other academic)
    Abstract [sv]

    5 små söta geranier – Lär dig skilja på 5 vanliga nävor. Från fältet – Fler arter som minskar än som ökar. Från fältet – Kolla vårtecken i Vårkollen. Kryptiskt – Svampmycel gör rymddebut. Personligt – Kerstin Ljungqvist. Nybörjartips – Upptäck blommornas värld. Samla växter – Tips från Humlans herbarium. Nannie i Norrland – Nannie Persson inventerar lappmarker. Maskrosor – Älskade, hatade, hotade. Fråga Experten – Vad avgör om det blir mycket rönnbär? Baksidan – Tibast – busken som blommar redan i mars.

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  • Johansson, Emma
    Linnaeus University, Faculty of Arts and Humanities, Department of Swedish Language.
    Skönlitteratur i undervisning: främjande av språkutveckling2024Independent thesis Advanced level (professional degree), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesis
    Abstract [sv]

    Syftet med denna studie är att undersöka hur lärare som undervisar eller har undervisat i årskurs 3 utifrån svenskämnets styrdokument använder skönlitteratur i sin undervisning för att åstadkomma språkutveckling hos eleverna. Studien utgår från det sociokulturella perspektivet och begreppen proximal utvecklingszon, scaffolding och mediering. Materialet är insamlat genom kvalitativa intervjuer med tre lärare som har lång erfarenhet av attundervisa i ämnet svenska i årskurs 3. 

    Av resultatet framgår det att lärarna genom arbete med skönlitteratur kan främja elevernas språkutveckling. Detta sker genom olika metoder som till exempel högläsning och boksamtal. Det framgår även i studien att arbete med skönlitteratur måste ske i stöd av en mer kunnig och erfaren läsare för att eleverna ska nå sin proximala utvecklingszon, samt att läslust och motivation måste finnas. 

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  • Thomasdotter, Ida
    Linnaeus University, Faculty of Arts and Humanities, Department of Cultural Sciences.
    Bibliotekens roll i krig och kris: Innehållsanalys av biblioteksplaner2024Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesis
    Abstract [en]

    The aim for this thesis is to examine if and how Swedish libraries, through their library plans, have a strategy for what to do in the event of war and/or other types of crises. The reason behind this is to highlight the subject of the study and bring awareness to the found underutilization of the Swedish libraries in a crisis. The method of this study consists of a content analysis of eighty-two library plans from different parts of Sweden. Together with Eriksson-Zetterquist’s description of the new institutional theory and Nilsson’s three societal spheres, the analysis section is formed. It focuses especially on highlighted terminology found throughout the studied library plans, putting these in a larger, societal context.

    The findings show that the studied Swedish library plans lack a strategy for handling war and crisis situations. The awareness is in some instances present but is not a prioritized subject. The thesis argues that to be forewarned is to be forearmed and that additional studies and focus could be beneficial to the future of Swedish libraries.

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  • Egger, Manuela
    Linnaeus University, Faculty of Arts and Humanities, Department of Cultural Sciences.
    The Spectrum of Synesthesia: Automated Methods for Capturing Cross-Disciplinary Discourses: A Guideline to Explore a Cross-Disciplinary Term via Digital Humanities Approaches2024Independent thesis Advanced level (degree of Master (One Year)), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesis
    Abstract [en]

    Introduction: This work aims to serve researchers who want to explore a cross-disciplinary term, exemplified by a Mapping Review via computational methods of the term ‘synesthesia’, which to date has only been reviewed in discipline-specific contexts. 

    Method: Articles from Web of Science (WoS) and Scopus were exported and preprocessed using software tools such as Tableau, MAXQDA, or Kutools. 

    Analysis: The exploration of changes in research activity over time was carried out with Voyant Tools. To categorise the data into topics and visualise them an LDA via pyLDAvis was applied. 

    Results: The Voyant analysis reveals the initial exploration of the term ‘synesthesia’ from psychology and neuroscience before being investigated in a more specific and multidisciplinary manner. The LDA via pyLDAvis displays some overlapping clusters of topics, indicating similarities in understanding across different disciplines. 

    Conclusion: This analysis demonstrates how computational methods for visualisations can be employed to explore and represent a cross-disciplinary term. In general, the proposed methods, tools, and procedures should serve as inspiration for other researchers aiming to explore specific research targets. Specifically, those interested in the cross-disciplinary term ‘synesthesia’ may gain a more holistic understanding of the term and the research activity surrounding it over time. 

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  • Hjelm, Markus
    et al.
    Region Blekinge, Sweden;Lund University, Sweden.
    Andersson, Anna
    Region Blekinge, Sweden.
    Ujkani, Venera
    Region Blekinge, Sweden.
    Andersson, Ewa Kazimiera
    Linnaeus University, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Department of Health and Caring Sciences.
    Registered nurse case managers’ work experiences with a person-centered collaborative healthcare model: an interview study2024In: BMC Health Services Research, E-ISSN 1472-6963, Vol. 24, no 1, article id 1108Article in journal (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    Background Multimorbidity is increasingly acknowledged as a significant health concern, particularly among older individuals. It is associated with a decline in quality of life and psychosocial well-being as well as an increased risk of being referred to multiple healthcare providers, including more frequent admissions to emergency departments. Person-centered care interventions tailored to individuals with multimorbidity have shown promising results in improving patient outcomes. Research is needed to explore how work practices within integrated care models are experienced from Registered Nurse Case Managers’ (RNCMs) perspective to identify areas of improvement. Therefore, the aim of this study was to describe RNCMs’ work experience with a person-centered collaborative healthcare model (PCCHCM). 

    Methods This study used an inductive design. The data were collected through individual interviews with 11 RNCMs and analyzed using qualitative content analysis.

    Results Data analysis resulted in four generic categories: ‘Being a detective, ‘Being a mediator’, ‘Being a partner’, and ‘Being a facilitator of development’ which formed the basis of the main category ‘Tailoring healthcare, and social services to safeguard the patient’s best.’ The findings showed that RNCMs strive to investigate, identify, and assess older persons' needs for coordinated care. They worked closely with patients and their relatives to engage them in informed decision-making and to implement those decisions in a personalized agreement that served as the foundation for the care and social services provided. Additionally, the RNCMs acted as facilitators of the development of the PCCHCM, improving collaboration with other healthcare professionals and enhancing the possibility of securing the best care for the patient.

    Conclusions The results of this study demonstrated that RNCMs tailor healthcare and social services to provide care in various situations, adhering to person-centered care principles and continuity of care. The findings underline the importance of implementing integrated care models that consider the unique characteristics of each care context and adapt different case managers’ roles based on the patient’s individual needs as well as on the specific needs of the local setting. More research is needed from the patients’ and their relatives’ perspectives to deepen the understanding of the PCCHCM concerning its ability to provide involvement, security, and coordination of care.

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  • Berggren, Jessica
    Linnaeus University, Faculty of Arts and Humanities, Department of Cultural Sciences.
    Shedding Light on Digital Exclusion: A Multi-Method Investigation of Accessibility, Age, and Inclusivity in the Context of the European Accessibility Act and E-books2024Independent thesis Advanced level (degree of Master (Two Years)), 20 credits / 30 HE creditsStudent thesis
    Abstract [en]

    Even in Sweden which is a country at the forefront of digital transformation in society, digital inequality is present, especially regarding digital exclusion of older people. Therefore, to investigate these issues, this thesis will explore the perspectives and interactions regarding the European Accessibility Act (EAA), demanding accessibility measures to be implemented for e-books as a service, among many others, to slowly but surely create a more digitally inclusive society for people with disabilities, and in some ways also older people. Three sectors are of interest to investigate in Sweden – MTM, Public Libraries, and the Publishing industry. The purpose of the research is to investigate perspectives and expectations of the accessibility requirements for e-books as a service in compliance with EAA for these three sectors. It also aims to address how accessible e-books as a service can help mitigate digital inequalities for elderly individuals in a fast-paced digital society and reveal insights on what can be done to prevent age discrimination and lack of digital literacy within this marginalised group.

    It conducts a qualitative multi-method approach by conducting qualitative interviews containing open-ended questions with MTM, librarians, and publishers specialising in e-books or accessibility, as well as netnography observations of interactions posted in a public Facebook group focusing on accessibility practices in libraries. Thematic analysis is used to analyse the interview transcriptions, thereafter netnography observations are interpreted, and brief researcher reflections are presented.

    The results of the study show that the sectors all face challenges in light of the enforcement of the EAA requirements on e-books as a service. Commercial versus public interests create some tensions, as do uncertainties regarding clear guidelines on how to comply with the demands of the EAA. Adapting e-books to become more accessible has the potential to create inclusive opportunities for elders, although they still face technological barriers and difficulties with digital literacy and are perhaps unsure of adopting e-book reading as a way to access literature. An important note is that although elderly individuals as a group are considered vulnerable in a digital society, it is not a homogenous group meaning that experiences of digital exclusion may be prevalent to some but not all.

    This study concludes that the research is important to create a digitally inclusive society. However, future research is needed to acquire perspectives from elders on their experiences regarding the use of accessible e-books and digital exclusion. 

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  • Andö, Isabelle
    Linnaeus University, Faculty of Arts and Humanities, Department of Film and Literature.
    Cremona: Cremona2024Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor of Fine Arts), 20 HE creditsStudent thesis
    Abstract [sv]

    En skildring av fyra konstnärssjälar – deras uppoffringar och glädjeämnen, strävanden och hinder, och hur de av en slump sammanstrålar i den italienska staden Cremona.

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  • Alm, Sebastian
    et al.
    Linnaeus University, Faculty of Technology, Department of Forestry and Wood Technology.
    Staffas, Anders
    Linnaeus University, Faculty of Technology, Department of Forestry and Wood Technology.
    Privata skogsägares attityd till älgstammens storlek baserat på val av föryngringsmetod: En enkätstudie inom Mellanskogs geografi2024Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesis
    Abstract [sv]

    Betesskador på plantor och ungskogar av tall (Pinus sylvestris L.) utgör idag ett stort problem för Sveriges privata enskilda skogsägare. En enskild skogsägare kan drabbas hårt ekonomiskt om en planterad yta utsätts för omfattande bete. Såväl förädlade plantor som naturliga föryngringar utgör ett attraktivt foder för viltet och då särskilt bland hjortdjuren. Skogsstyrelsen skattade år 2019 att betesskadorna gav en tillväxtförlust på 6,4 miljoner m3sk, som värderades till 7,2 miljarder kronor.

    Syftet med denna studie var att undersöka och beskriva privata skogsägares attityd till älgstammens storlek baserat på val av föryngringsmetod. Hypotesen var att privata skogsägare som väljer naturlig föryngring är mer positiv till en större älgstam än de skogsägare som väljer plantering.

    Empirin till studien har samlats in via en enkät där respondenterna består av den ekonomiska skogsägarföreningen Mellanskogs medlemmar.

    Slutsatsen i studien är att det inte finns något signifikant samband mellan hur den privata skogsägaren ser på älgstammens storlek och val av föryngringsmetod för tall. Trots detta pekar resultaten mot en positiv syn på älgen som djur i förhållande till naturlig föryngring av tall.

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  • Bialiayeva, Natallia
    Linnaeus University, Faculty of Arts and Humanities, Department of Cultural Sciences.
    The Anatomy of the Platforms’ Stack: An Exploratory Study of the Digital Infrastructures of the Search Platforms Operating in the Russian Federation2024Independent thesis Advanced level (degree of Master (One Year)), 40 credits / 60 HE creditsStudent thesis
    Abstract [en]

    This study delves into digital artefacts to examine the digital infrastructure of search

    platforms in the Russian Federation, with the goal of gaining a better understanding

    of the Russian-language digital segment of the Internet. The exploration of the

    platforms is conducted using different methods, guided by Bratton’s concept of the

    Stack to capture the socio-technical layers of such platforms. The observed

    differences between the digital platforms in this study point to the fragmentation of

    the Russian-language digital space. Furthermore, the analysis of the platforms’

    reporting reveals the increasing trend of the Russian state to curate online content and

    survey users. The findings of this study support previous research and initiate a

    broader debate about Internet Sovereignty, especially in the autocratic political

    systems with the limited freedom of expression and political plurality.

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  • Buch, Linnéa
    Linnaeus University, Faculty of Arts and Humanities, Department of Languages.
    Vierbeiner & »Tut mir leid, keine Zeit«-Gesellschaft: Zur Übersetzung deutscher Nominalkomposita und Ad-hoc-Komposita ins Schwedische2024Independent thesis Advanced level (degree of Master (One Year)), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesis
    Abstract [en]

    This essay throws light on the translation strategies used for a German-Swedish

    translation of compounds in a non-fiction book, which connects the concepts of

    time, efficiency and climate change. The focus lies on discrepancies in nominal

    compounding and ad hoc compounding – a productive word formation method in

    both languages, but especially so in German (Pavlov 2009: 165; Dargiewicz 2017:

    121). The study examines the different translation strategies that are used to render

    German established nominal compounds and ad hoc compounds into Swedish, and,

    more specifically, how the word class and complexity of the first constituent in the

    compound influences the strategies used. The first part of the analysis shows that

    although a slight majority of the established nominal compounds are rendered as

    compounds, many are paraphrased, often through noun phrases. The ad hoc

    compounds are paraphrased or otherwise structurally transformed to an even great

    extent – in two thirds of the cases. In the second part of the analysis, patterns are

    identified to illustrate the preferences that lead to these structural shifts in Swedish

    where German uses compounds. Overall, reasons identified are morphological

    limitations for some first constituents, language-specific norms for how new

    information is presented in a phrase, as well as a general clarification tendency in

    translations. The ad hoc compounds whose meaning has been introduced

    previously in the text, thereby establishing coherency, tend to more often be

    retained as compounds than those which appear without being previously context-

    specifically introduced.

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  • Åberg Petersson, Marie
    Linnaeus University, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Department of Health and Caring Sciences.
    När det nyfödda barnet behöver neonatalintensivvård: föräldrars erfarenheter under vårdtiden och av enfamiljecentrerad intervention2024Doctoral thesis, comprehensive summary (Other academic)
    Abstract [en]

    Background: Having an infant requiring care in a Neonatal Intensive CareUnit (NICU) is challenging for parents, often the beginning of a journeyof stress and worry for parents. Such situations could cause difficulties inproblem solving and communication within the family and result indecreased family functioning.Aim: The overall aim of the thesis was to investigate parents' experienceswhen their children have needed NICU in the newborn period, and toinvestigate parents' experiences and effects of a family-centredintervention.

    Method: Data was collected through interviews with parents of infantsrequiring NICU care (I) and six months after the intervention with FamilyHealth Conversations (IV), analysed using thematic analysis (I) andqualitative content analysis (IV). Questionnaire data was collected inconjunction with inclusion (n=147) (II, III), and five (n=113) and eight(n=92) months after inclusion (III). The questionnaire included measuresto assess mental health symptoms, bonding, family wellbeing, and familyfunctioning. Quantitative data was analysed with descriptive andinferential statistics (II, III).

    Results: The results of study I were presented as two themes: interactionswithin the family, and interactions between parents and staff. Interpersonalinteractions could both facilitate and hinder in the sense of becoming aparent and a family. In study II nearly 40% of the parents reported anxietysymptoms. Mothers reported more mental health issues than non-birthingparents. Depression was associated with bonding difficulties and familywellbeing. In the longitudinally study (III) the intervention trended towardpositive effects on mental health, family well-being, and familyfunctioning. However, the estimated effects were not statisticallysignificant. Regardless of the intervention, mental health symptomsdecreased over time, whereas family well-being and functioning remainedstable. Parents experienced the Family Health Conversations (IV) as anopportunity to co-create a comprehensive picture of what had happenedafter their child was born.

    Conclusion: The process of becoming a parent and a family could benefitfrom a systemic approach, focusing on the family as a unit, as individuals,and as parents with unique needs and experiences.

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  • Bossér, Ulrika
    et al.
    Linnaeus University, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Pedagogy and Learning.
    Wennersten, Lena
    Linnaeus University, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Department of Biology and Environmental Science.
    Kritiska aspekter för lärande i ekologi – en studie av biologiundervisning inom lärarutbildningen2024In: NorDiNa: Nordic Studies in Science Education, ISSN 1504-4556, E-ISSN 1894-1257, Vol. 20, no 2, p. 176-190Article in journal (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    Based on variation theory, we analyze how a teacher educator in biology enacts the objects of learning (a) how the need for energy and matter is met in different organisms and (b) flows of energy and cycles of matter in ecosystems. The teacher's enactment is then compared with the students' lived objects of learning, as expressed in their written interactions in relation to the teacher's reflection questions. The study concludes that the enacted and lived objects of learning do not always correspond and critical aspects for knowledge development in ecology for the current group of teacher students are identified. Based on the analysis, the study suggests some areas that require special focus in teacher education in ecology. Carbohydrate as a carrier of energy between trophic levels, as well as the conversion of carbohydrate to water and carbon dioxide during cellular respiration, are examples of areas that the study highlights.

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  • Wennerberg, Camilla
    et al.
    Linnaeus University, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Department of Health and Caring Sciences. Region Kalmar County, Sweden.
    Ekstedt, Mirjam
    Linnaeus University, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Department of Health and Caring Sciences. Karolinska Institutet, Sweden.
    Schildmeijer, Kristina
    Linnaeus University, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Department of Health and Caring Sciences.
    Hellström, Amanda
    Linnaeus University, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Department of Health and Caring Sciences.
    Effects on patient activation of eHealth support in addition to standard care in patients after radical prostatectomy: Analysis of secondary outcome from a randomized controlled trial2024In: PLOS ONE, E-ISSN 1932-6203, Vol. 19, no 9, article id e0308555Article in journal (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    Introduction

    Prostate cancer is often treated with radical prostatectomy, but surgery can leave patients with side effects. Patients who actively take part in their rehabilitation have been shown to achieve better clinical outcomes. eHealth support has the potential to increase patient activation, but has rarely been evaluated in long-term randomized controlled trials. Therefore, we evaluated the effects on patient activation of eHealth support (electronic Patient Activation in Treatment at Home, ePATH) based on motivational theory. The aim was to investigate the effects of eHealth support on patient activation at 6 and 12 months after radical prostatectomy, compared with standard care alone, and associations with baseline patient activation and depression.

    Methods

    A multicentre randomized controlled trial with two study arms was conducted. Men planned for radical prostatectomy at three county hospitals in southern Sweden were included and randomized to the intervention or control group. The effects of ePATH on the secondary outcome, patient activation, were evaluated for one year after surgery using the patient activation measure and analysed using a linear mixed model.

    Results

    The study included 170 men during 2018-2019. In the intervention group, 64% (53/83) used ePATH. The linear mixed model showed no significant differences between groups in patient activation [beta -2.32, P .39; CI -7.64-3.00]. Baseline patient activation [beta 0.65, P < .001; CI 0.40-0.91] and depression [beta -0.86, P .03; CI -1.64- -0.07] statistically impacted patient activation scores over one year.

    Conclusions

    ePATH had no impact on patient activation during long-term prostate cancer rehabilitation. However, patient activation at baseline and depression scores significantly influenced patient activation, underlining the need to assess these aspects in prostate cancer surgery rehabilitation. Trial registration ISRCTN Registry ISRCTN18055968, (07/06/2018); https://www.isrctn.com/ISRCTN18055968; International Registered Report Identifier: RR2-10.2196/11625.

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  • Roth, Jenny
    et al.
    Linnaeus University, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Department of Medicine and Optometry.
    Toprak, Baris
    Linköping University, Sweden.
    Somajo, Sofia
    Linnaeus University, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Department of Chemistry and Biomedical Sciences.
    Macedo, António Filipe
    Linnaeus University, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Department of Medicine and Optometry. University of Minho, Portugal.
    Lagali, Neil
    Linköping University, Sweden.
    Characterization of infectious bacterial keratitis in Östergötland County, Sweden: a 10-year retrospective study.2024In: Journal of ophthalmic inflammation and infection, E-ISSN 1869-5760, Vol. 14, no 1, article id 49Article in journal (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to characterize bacterial species, aetiology and antibiotic susceptibility connected to bacterial keratitis infections in Östergötland, Sweden.

    METHODS: Retrospective cross-sectional study based on electronic health records for the period 2010-2019. Records of patients diagnosed with infectious keratitis were screened for microbiology confirmed infectious bacterial keratitis. Bacterial species and their susceptibility to antibiotics were determined from microbiology test results.

    RESULTS: One-hundred and ninety patients with lab culture-confirmed infectious bacterial keratitis were included in the analysis. The most frequently found bacterial species were coagulase-negative staphylococci (39%), Staphylococcus aureus (17%) and Cutibacterium acnes (10%). Pseudomonas spp. was the most frequently found Gram-negative bacterial species (7%). Contact lens wear and severely ill/blind eye were the top two aetiologies associated with bacterial keratitis, 22% of the patients with bacterial keratitis were also diagnosed with glaucoma. Most isolates, 157 out of 173, were susceptible to fluoroquinolones, and 145 out of 155 isolates were susceptible to chloramphenicol.

    CONCLUSION: Our results revealed a positive rate of bacterial keratitis of 59% for the samples sent to the laboratory. There was a high susceptibility of the bacterial species to the recommended antibiotics. Our results indicate that it is likely that patients are receiving the correct treatment. Future studies are necessary to monitor changes in antibiotic susceptibility.

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  • Naduvilath, Thomas
    et al.
    Brien Holden Vision Institute (BHVI), Australia;University of New South Wales, Australia.
    He, Xiangui
    Shanghai Eye Disease Prevention and Treatment Centre, China;Shanghai Eye Hospital, China;Shanghai Vision Health Centre, China;Shanghai Children Myopia Institute, China.
    Saunders, Kathryn
    Ulster University, UK.
    Demir, Pelsin
    Linnaeus University, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Department of Medicine and Optometry.
    Leighton, Rebecca
    Ulster University, UK.
    McCullough, Sara
    Ulster University, UK.
    Tran, Huy
    University of New South Wales, Australia;University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Vietnam.
    Ha, Thao
    Hai Yen Eye Care, Vietnam.
    Macedo, António Filipe
    Linnaeus University, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Department of Medicine and Optometry.
    Xun, Xu
    Shanghai Eye Disease Prevention and Treatment Centre, China;Shanghai Eye Hospital, China;Shanghai Vision Health Centre, China;Shanghai Children Myopia Institute, China.
    Sankaridurg, Padmaja
    University of New South Wales, Australia.
    Tahhan, Nina
    Brien Holden Vision Institute (BHVI), Australia;University of New South Wales, Australia.
    Regional/ethnic differences in ocular axial elongation and refractive error progression in myopic and non-myopic children.2024In: Ophthalmic & physiological optics, ISSN 0275-5408, E-ISSN 1475-1313Article in journal (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    AIM: To determine the regional and ethnic differences in ocular axial elongation and refractive error progression in myopic and non-myopic children.

    METHODS: A retrospective analysis of 15 longitudinal clinical and population-based studies was conducted in the UK, Sweden, Australia (classified as European), China, and Vietnam (classified as East Asian) between 2005 and 2021. A total of 14,593 data points from 6208 participants aged 6-16 years with spherical equivalent from +6 to -6 D were analysed. Progression was annualised from longitudinal axial length and cycloplegic spherical equivalent (SE) refraction. Generalised estimating equation models including main effects and interactions were used for model building. Age and region-specific estimates for myopes and non-myopes and confidence intervals are reported.

    RESULTS: Factors affecting axial elongation and SE progression in children included being myopic, followed by age, region/ethnicity and sex. The magnitude of regional/ethnic differences was dependent on myopia and age. Axial elongation and SE progression were lower in European compared with East Asian children, but differences were reduced with increasing age and differences in axial elongation were larger in myopes than non-myopes. Age-specific regional/ethnic differences indicated that axial elongation for a 6-year-old East Asian myopic child was greater than a European child by 0.15 mm/year (0.58 vs. 0.43 mm/year) and by 0.09 mm/year (0.35 vs. 0.26 mm/year) for a 10-year-old myope. SE progression was lower in a 6-year-old European myope by 0.48 D/year and at 10 years of age by 0.34 D/year compared with an East Asian myope.

    CONCLUSIONS: There are regional/ethnic differences in age-specific refractive and axial growth patterns in both myopic and non-myopic eyes, with more marked differences in younger East Asian children who demonstrated a higher axial growth and greater negative SE shift than their non-Asian peers. Regional/ethnic differences in progression reflect environmental and ethnic variations. Age and region/ethnicity-specific estimates could contribute as a reference for future comparisons.

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  • Linder, Albin
    Linnaeus University, Faculty of Arts and Humanities, Department of Music and Art.
    Do-re-mi eller don't-re-mi: en diskursanalytisk undersökning av svenska musiklärares perspektiv på musikaliska metaspråk och förståelser för solmisation inom musikteoriämnet2024Independent thesis Advanced level (professional degree), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesis
    Abstract [en]

    The purpose of this study is to investigate the perspectives of music teachers in regards to different musical symbol systems and meta-languages that can be employed within music theory education, focusing specifically on solfége. Five music teachers with experience teaching music theory at the upper secondary school level participated independently in this study. The perspectives of the interviewed teachers were analysed through the lens of discourse analysis, with a focus on critical discourse analysis. The teachers perspectives seem to indicate that they legitimise the musical symbols and meta-languages they use mainly based on utilitarian selection criteria, and that their own knowledge of different symbol systems is of great importance to their choices. Solfége as a system generally seems to be excluded from the teaching practices of these teachers either due to a percieved lack of utilitarian value or due to an unfamiliarity with the system itself. This exclusion seems to be bolstered by associating solfége with discoursive spaces that the teachers experience as inaccessible, for example associations to classical music, anachronistic musical traditions, vocal-based musical practices and non-Swedish teaching contexts. In contrast, the alphabetical system of naming musical pitches (C-D-E-F-G etc.) seems idiomatic to the teachers didactic practices to the point where its normalcy requires no explicit elaboration or legitimisation. These mechanisms of normalisation and/or othering seem to function on both an individual and systemic level to make solfége a difficult practice to implement within Swedish music teaching contexts.

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  • Andersson, Moa
    Linnaeus University, Faculty of Arts and Humanities, Department of Music and Art.
    Accidentismen- den blommiga vägen genom Funktionalismen: En komparativ analys mellan Josef Franks inredningsfilosofi Accidentism och Funktionalismen.2024Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesis
    Abstract [sv]

    I denna uppsats undersöks Josef Franks formgivning och inredningsfilosofi från och med hans inträde och samarbete med Estrid Ericson i Svenskt Tenn år 1934. Där fick han möjlighet att utveckla sin design och skapade under denna tid några av de mest enastående möbler och textilier i Sveriges formgivningshistoria. Till följd av Stockholmsutställningen 1930 blev funktionalismen en framträdande arkitektur och inredningsfilosofi, vilket Frank fasade. Frank hade en helt annan bild av hur ett hem skulle gestaltas och designade därför möbler utifrån sin egna designfilosofi accindentism, som gick tvärt emot de rådande idealen. Syftet med uppsatsen är att undersöka hur Josef Franks designbegrepp accidentism yttrar sig i hans formgivning samt hur och på vilket sätt det skiljer sig från 1930–50 talets funktionalistiska inredningsideal i Sverige. Metoden som används är en komparativ studie där rum från Stockholmsutställningen år 1930 jämförs med en skiss av Josef Frank föreställande ett kombinerat vardagsrum och sovrum från Golden Gate utställningen i San Francisco 1939. Resultatet visar att det tydligt går att se hur accidentismens principer gestaltas i Franks inredning så som möbler, tapeter och textilier. Funktionalismen och accidentismen skiljer sig åt på flera punkter, till exempel är funktionalismens rum enfärgade, avskalade och monotona medan Franks inredning är mönsterrik, lekfull och personlig.

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  • Lönnroth, Sandra
    Linnaeus University, Faculty of Arts and Humanities, Department of Music and Art.
    I do not own this character: En studie om fanart och bildpedagogik2024Independent thesis Advanced level (professional degree), 20 credits / 30 HE creditsStudent thesis
    Abstract [en]

    Fan-based activities, including fan art, occur both at home and in the school environment. This limited study aims to investigate the motives behind students' creation of fan art, how fan art is integrated into art education, and art teachers' views on the phenomenon. Through interviews with fan art creators and an art teacher, fan art was identified as a motivational tool for students, inspired by their interests, but also as a potential risk such that students could get stuck in creating only fan art and not dare to explore other artistic expressions or techniques.

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  • Hansen, Daniel
    Linnaeus University, Faculty of Arts and Humanities, Department of Film and Literature.
    The Modern Patrick Bateman: A Contemporary View of American Psycho2024Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesis
    Abstract [en]

    This paper set out to analyse the satirical novel American Psycho from a cognitive-narratological standpoint and how the novel can be integrated into the Swedish EFL classroom. More specifically, the concepts unreliability and unreadability are central in the paper. Through this framework, the narrator Patrick Bateman can be seen to represent 1980’s yuppie culture. The main aspects of this cultural depiction are materialism, verbal and physical superficiality and a jealousy which occurs when someone else is superior. This jealousy leads to subsequent violence. In other words, through the satirical depiction of Bateman and his peers’ behaviour, a critique of yuppie culture in the 1980’s highlights these aspects. Furthermore, an argument in this paper is that the novel is highly relevant today, since many aspects of the novel can be paralleled to society in our day and age. It is suggested that morning routines, moral grandstandings and violence are evident in the novel and have become aggravated and more widespread in the last 40 years. Herein lies the pedagogical value since the students may be able to relate to and discuss these parallels. However, due to the vulgar language and hyperviolent descriptions, the thesis considers the appropriateness of the novel in the English 7 classroom as well. By using the method of close reading, the teacher can guide the learning process and choose passages of the book which they find appropriate. 

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  • Dinho, Anastazia Emil
    et al.
    Catholic Univ Hlth & Allied Sci, Tanzania;Jönköping University, Sweden.
    Mårtensson, Lena B.
    University of Skövde, Sweden;Univ Queensland, Australia.
    Georgsson, Mattias
    Jönköping University, Sweden.
    Laisser, Rose
    Catholic Univ Hlth & Allied Sci, Tanzania.
    Knutsson, Susanne
    Linnaeus University, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Department of Health and Caring Sciences. Jönköping University, Sweden.
    Tanzanian midwives' clinical practices and experiences in caring for women with antepartum hemorrhage: a critical incident technique study2024In: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, E-ISSN 1471-2393, Vol. 24, no 1, article id 613Article in journal (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    Background

    Antepartum hemorrhage (APH) is an obstetric emergency that complicates pregnancy worldwide and continues to lead to hemorrhagic conditions in parts of Tanzania. Midwifery education received by midwives consists theoretical knowledge on the subject but with no or minimal practical skills in the laboratory, which may reduce their practical capacity as graduated midwives. This study therefore aimed to explore midwives' clinical actions and experiences regarding the care of women with APH in Mwanza region.

    Method

    Qualitative, inductive approach with critical incident technique was used. Data were analysed using the critical incident technique, and a question guide consisting of eleven open-ended questions was used to collect data from 44 out of 60 midwives who graduated not less than one year. A total of 522 critical incidents, with 199 actions and 323 experiences, were identified and categorized into five main areas. Ethical approval was obtained.

    Results

    Midwives' clinical actions and experiences in caring for women with APH are affected by the knowledge and skills obtained during training at school. They have insufficient theoretical knowledge and practical skills, leading to inadequate identification of the problem and the implementation of care. A need for additional preventive care is described and structural issues, such as co-operation, referral to other instances, access to equipment and relevant treatments need to be improved.

    Conclusion

    The actions taken to provide care for women with APH were related to their ability to identify problems, implement care and carry out structural initiatives. However, the midwives' experience was influenced by an attempt to understand the seriousness of the situation and the existence of an organizational challenge. The results can provide knowledge and tools to improve midwives' education and clinical practice and in the long run, prevent complications, improves health and minimize suffering in women with APH.

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  • Vastakas, Linas
    Linnaeus University, Faculty of Arts and Humanities, Department of Cultural Sciences.
    Cultural Heritage Search with Large Language Models: Enhancing the Discoverability of Cultural Heritage Artifacts through Large Language Model-Based Search Systems2024Independent thesis Advanced level (degree of Master (Two Years)), 20 credits / 30 HE creditsStudent thesis
    Abstract [en]

    Introduction. This thesis investigates the use of large language models (LLMs) to develop cultural heritage artifact search systems that leverage not only exhibit metadata but also machine-generated interpretations of exhibit contents. The thesis will survey the current state of knowledge regarding information search as it relates to cultural heritage artifacts and explore the effectiveness of LLMs—particularly the GPT-4 model—in producing tailored search results, assessing the performance of LLM-driven systems against more traditional methods. This research hypothesizes that LLMs can enhance search result relevance and enable new item discovery.

    Method. The methodology of this research includes data collection and preparation from a cultural heritage dataset (WikiArt data), development of a retrieval- augmented generation (RAG) LLM application, quantitative and qualitative evaluations of its performance on various search tasks, and a comparison of the quantitative results with those of a metadata-based search model.

    Analysis. The thesis performs a quantitative assessment of retrieval accuracy for known works and a qualitative evaluation of the discovery of new works. The former involves comparing LLM-based search results to metadata-based searches for predefined queries with an established ground truth, while the latter explores the LLM's ability to suggest novel works based on thematic prompts. On the theoretical level, the thesis also attempts to analyze and conceptualize human and LLM cultural heritage search interactions in relation to constructivism and actor-network theory.

    Results. The research shows mixed quantitative findings for LLM efficiency in known artifact search but provides qualitative evidence for their effectiveness in discovering new artifacts.

    Conclusion. The research demonstrates that while LLMs hold great promise for enhancing cultural heritage content discovery, their lack of accuracy and predictability limit their ability to fully replace metadata-based cultural heritage search tools. It is thus recommended that research explore hybrid approaches that integrate LLMs with traditional search methods to enhance the strengths and overcome the limitations of LLM-based systems.

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  • Yu, Changxun
    et al.
    Linnaeus University, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Department of Biology and Environmental Science.
    Johnson, Anders
    Linnaeus University, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Department of Biology and Environmental Science.
    Karlsson, Andreas
    Swedish Museum of Natural History, Sweden.
    Chernikov, Roman
    Canadian Light Source, Canada.
    Sjöberg, Viktor
    Örebro University, Sweden.
    Song, Zhaoliang
    Tianjin University, China.
    Dopson, Mark
    Linnaeus University, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Department of Biology and Environmental Science.
    Åström, Mats E.
    Linnaeus University, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Department of Biology and Environmental Science.
    Uranium Repartitioning during Microbial Driven Reductive Transformation of U(VI)-Sorbed Schwertmannite and Jarosite2024In: Environmental Science and Technology, ISSN 0013-936X, E-ISSN 1520-5851, Vol. 58, no 41, p. 18324-18334Article in journal (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    This study exposes U(VI)-sorbed schwertmannite and jarosite to biotic reductive incubations under field-relevant conditions and examines the changes in aqueous and solid-phase speciation of U, Fe, and S as well as associated microbial communities over 180 days. The chemical, X-ray absorption spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction, and microscopic data demonstrated that the U(VI)-sorbed schwertmannite underwent a rapid reductive dissolution and solid-phase transformation to goethite, during which the surface-sorbed U(VI) was partly reduced and mostly repartitioned to monomeric U(VI)/U(IV) complexes by carboxyl and phosphoryl ligands on biomass or organic substances. Furthermore, the microbial data suggest that these processes were likely driven by the consecutive developments of fermentative and sulfate- and iron- reducing microbial communities. In contrast, the U(VI)-sorbed jarosite only stimulated the growth of some fermentative communities and underwent very limited reductive dissolution and thus, remaining in its initial state with no detectable mineralogical transformation and solid-phase U reduction/repartitioning. Accordingly, these two biotic incubations did not induce increased risk of U reliberation to the aqueous phase. These findings have important implications for understanding the interactions of schwertmannite/jarosite with microbial communities and colinked behavior and fate of U following the establishment of reducing conditions in various acidic and U-rich settings.

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  • Skoglund, Ann-Christin
    Linnaeus University, Faculty of Arts and Humanities, Department of Languages. Linneaus University.
    Quarry sites and quarry pits: The translation of English noun sequences into Swedish2024Independent thesis Advanced level (degree of Master (One Year)), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesis
    Abstract [en]

    This paper investigates the translation of English noun sequences into Swedish with regard to semantic relations within the sequences. A noun sequence is to be understood as a head noun premodified by another noun. The Swedish translation was carried out by the author of this paper. The semantic relations within noun sequences in the source text were analysed according to the categories offered by Biber et al. (2021), and then compared with the translation with focus on to what extent the noun sequences were rendered into solid compounds or restructured, and to what extent the semantic relations were transferred to the target text. Context proved to be of importance since some identical noun sequences were rendered differently, thus, belonging to different semantic categories. A high number of noun sequences were rendered into solid compounds, and semantic relations were also transferred to a large extent. As for restructuring, postmodification was the most common strategy, exhibiting the translation universal of explicitation.

    Some of the noun sequences constituted place names, such as nature names, settlement names and artifact names. During the translation process, the strategy of exonyms was employed, either to render a place name by translating a generic element with the premodifying noun intact, or to translate the place name fully. When the premodifier was a proper noun, only the generic element was translated, and in other cases, the place name as a whole was translated into Swedish.

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  • Karmi, Jamil
    Linnaeus University, Faculty of Arts and Humanities, Department of Swedish Language.
    Läsbarhet i svenska och svenska som andraspråk.: En komparativ analys av läromedel för årskurs 4–6, med fokus på läsbarhet utifrån läsbarhetsindex, ordvariationsindex, förekomst av grammatiska metaforer och bisatser.2024Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesis
    Abstract [sv]

    I denna studie jämförs läsbarhet i NE:s digitala läromedel för svenska och svenska som andraspråk årskurs 4–6 med hjälp av dessa mätvärden: läsbarhetsindex (LIX), meningslängd, ordvariationsindex (OVIX), förekomst av grammatiska metaforer och bisatser. Resultatet visar små skillnader mellan de två texterna när det gäller LIX som visar ett värde på 33 för svenska och 31 för svenska som andraspråk, vilket klassificeras som lättläst. Texten för svenska uppvisar en något högre genomsnittslängd på meningarna (11,39 ord) jämfört med texten för svenska som andraspråk (9,26 ord). OVIX-resultatet visar också en liten skillnad där texten för svenska har en något högre ordvariationsgrad (49,91) än texten för svenska som andraspråk (47). Texten för svenska innehåller en större andel bisatser samt 27 unika grammatiska metaforer, vilka förekommer totalt 57 gånger. I jämförelse innehåller texten för svenska som andraspråk 23 unika grammatiska metaforer, vilka förekommer totalt 69 gånger. Utifrån dessa resultat dras slutsatsen att texten för svenska som andraspråk är mer tillgänglig och har högre läsbarhet än texten för svenska.

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  • Georgalas, Orestis
    Linnaeus University, Faculty of Arts and Humanities, Department of Cultural Sciences.
    Developing Cold War Southern Africa: Mapping the Spaces of Modernity through GIS2024Independent thesis Advanced level (degree of Master (Two Years)), 20 credits / 30 HE creditsStudent thesis
    Abstract [en]

    Introduction. This project attempts to map the development projects constructed in Southern Africa during the Cold War through digital spatial methods in order to explore the social spaces or “spaces of modernity” that each actor sought to create in the region through development practice.

    Method. This project combines sociological theories of space with GIS technology in order to collect, organize, and visualize data on development projects collected through primary and secondary historical sources.

    Analysis. Analysis is conducted through ArcGIS Pro and the geospatial visualization of the mapped development projects is discussed in tandem with the extant historiography on development in Southern Africa.

    Results. The development projects created by Portugal and the Nordic states and NGOs in Southern Africa are successfully mapped and examined, while numerous development projects were mapped but remain unexamined due to lack of relevant data. The findings challenge the perspective of historians on the clash of modernities during the Cold War, the role of the state in the provision of development aid, and the periodization of the conflict in Southern Africa.

    Conclusion. The project highlights the importance of utilizing spatial methods in the history of development. Overall, the findings of this project build upon previous scholarship on the history of the Cold War and development and showcase how spatial and sequential narratives can be best combined through digital methods to explore space in history.

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  • Nemvalts, Laura
    Linnaeus University, Faculty of Arts and Humanities, Department of Cultural Sciences.
    Kus on kodukoht? Analysing the Meaning of Home and Improving OCR Quality in Estonian Exile Newspapers Published in Sweden.2024Independent thesis Advanced level (degree of Master (Two Years)), 20 credits / 30 HE creditsStudent thesis
    Abstract [en]

    Introduction. This study is inspired by the 80th anniversary of the Great Exodus of Estonians during World War II. It analyses how the term "home" and places located in Estonia are written about in Estonian exile newspapers published in Sweden. The period under study is 1944–1991. The study also investigates how to improve the OCR quality of the material as well as the main causes of poor OCR quality. For this, an experiment is conducted in which a re-OCR is performed.

    Method. The study uses digital humanities methods to study the largest Estonian exile newspapers published in Sweden, Teataja, Eesti Teataja, Välis-Eesti, Stockholms-Tidningen Eestlastele and Eesti Päevaleht. Methods include both text and spatial analysis. In addition, this thesis trains OCR models and tests their performance in the text and layout recognition platform Transkribus. The sample for the OCR experiment is newspapers from August 1991.

    Analysis. The analysis uses the ideas of geographer Yi-Fu Tuan and relevant perspectives from diaspora studies. The results of the experiment conducted in Transkribus are analysed by comparing the old and new OCR. 

    Results. This study shows that in Estonian exile newspapers, the term "home" occurs most frequently in the context of history and Estonian exile organisations. Based on a sample, Estonian place names are most often used in articles on Estonian history, news from Soviet Estonia, Estonian nature and obituaries. The OCR experimentation shows that while Transkribus OCR models improve the recognition of the characters, the text quality did not improve due to baseline and region errors.

    Conclusion. This study demonstrates that Estonian exile newspapers offer many opportunities to explore the Estonian diaspora community. However, the quality of the OCR and segmentation of the material is crucial to ensure the reliability of the research.

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  • Rosenberg Carlsson, Eva
    Linnaeus University, Faculty of Arts and Humanities, Department of Swedish Language.
    Återspeglas läroplanen i Sva-läromedel?: Digital kompetens för språkutveckling i styrdokument och Sva-läromedel för vuxna2024Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesis
    Abstract [sv]

    Syftet med uppsatsen är att undersöka läromedel för vuxenutbildningen inom ämnet svenska som andraspråk för att se om de lever upp till de krav gällande digital kunskapsutveckling som läroplanen från 2017 ställer. För att ta reda på detta analyserades tre läromedel riktade mot grundläggande nivå och gymnasienivå. Läromedlen analyserades genom närläsning som låg till grund för en kvantitativ och en kvalitativ analys där respektive läromedels innehåll undersöktes gentemot punkter som berör digital kompetens i kursplanernas centrala innehåll. Även uppgifternas språk och anpassning till mottagarna undersöktes. Analysen visade att de tre granskade läromedlen innehåller både information och uppgifter som ger möjlighet att utveckla digitala kunskaper så att de fungerar som resurs i elevernas språkutveckling.

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  • Einarsdotter Hagström, Victoria
    Linnaeus University, Faculty of Arts and Humanities, Department of Film and Literature.
    Fyra årstider2024Independent thesis Advanced level (degree of Master (Two Years)), 20 HE creditsStudent thesis
    Abstract [en]

    The short novel, "Four seasons"  is about four neighbours in an apartment building in a small Swedish town. they know eachother only superficially but when the older lady breaks her foot, they get to know each other in a new way. They take turns helping her with different things and their patterns are shaken up a bit. The plot highlights how small changes, small steps, can change a lot in people´s lives.

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