The aim of this essay is to investigate two scholastic theologians’ views on usury, to compare their arguments for the Christian usury prohibition and to see whether one can see a development in argumentation. The examined writers are St. Thomas Aquinas and Gerard of Siena and their works Summa Theologiae, De Malo, and De Emptione et Venditione; and De Usura, respectively. Before the investigation

Rating scales are the dominating tool for the quantitative assessment of mental health. They are often believed to have a higher validity than language-based responses, which are the natural way of communicating mental states. Furthermore, it is unclear how difficulties articulating emotions-alexithymia-affect the accuracy of language-based communication of emotions. We investigated whether narrat

Uppsatsen syftar till att analysera hur partier i Sveriges riksdag år 2022 debatterade kring lagförslaget om en ny utlandsspionerilag i Sverige. Relevansen av denna undersökning motiveras med bakgrund mot den globala trend som visats ske på internationell nivå angående att stater och aktörer med liknande makt begränsar yttrande- och pressfrihet. Med detta som bas och ramverk diskuteras dessutom viPress and freedom of expression in Sweden in relation to the new Foreign Espionage Act - When human rights risk becoming negotiable. The essay aims to analyze how parties in Sweden's Parliament in 2022 debated the bill for a new foreign espionage law in Sweden. The relevance of this analysis is justified against the background of the global trend that has been shown to take place at the inter

Zirconium hydride is commonly used for next-generation reactor designs due to its excellent hydrogen retention capacity at temperatures below 1000 K. These types of reactors operate at thermal neutron energies and require accurate representation of thermal scattering laws (TSLs) to optimize moderator performance and evaluate the safety indicators for reactor design. In this work, we present an ato

Abstract - Expressions of Emotions in Danish and Swedish Media During the European Refugee Crisis 2015 This master thesis is rooted in the field of history and the study delves into contemporary history of immigration in Scandinavian – specifically the so-called European refugee crisis in 2015. Focusing on emotions, the study explores how emotions related to this situation were articulated and ex

CONTEXT: Serious illness conversations help clinicians align medical decisions with patients' goals, values, and priorities and are considered an essential component of shared decision-making. Yet geriatricians at our institution have expressed reluctance about the serious illness care program.OBJECTIVES: We sought to explore geriatricians' perspectives on serious illness conversations.METHODS: We

Feeling in control of one’s environment and perceiving one’s home as meaningful have been found to be associated with health and well-being among older adults. As longitudinal studies of younger-old adults are lacking, this study aimed to investigate whether this association exists over time among older adults around retirement age. Longitudinal data from a random cohort of community-dwelling olde

Attunement, the process of understanding and responding to another's spoken and unspoken needs, is a fundamental concept of human development and the basis of meaningful relationships. To specialize the concept of attunement for palliative care, this article introduces clinical attunement. This term accounts for how palliative care clinicians must repeatedly balance patients' readiness to talk abo

BACKGROUND: In response to the Institute of Medicine (IOM) report, Dying in America, we undertook an institution wide effort to improve the experience of patients and families facing serious illness by engaging leadership and developing a program to promote the practice of generalist palliative care.MEASURES: The impact of the program was measured with process measures related to its' three parts.

What's in the Syringe? offers a succinct overview of the psychological skills of outpatient palliative care, teaching clinicians how to help patients live well and acknowledge end of life as patients meet five challenges of serious illness. It explores how to help patients develop prognostic awareness, through which they pair hopes and worries and see themselves with clarity and empathy. The book

Background: Healthcare workers in obstetric clinics may be exposed to airborne SARS-CoV-2 when treating patients with COVID-19.Method: In this study, performed during the midst of the pandemic, air samples werecollected in delivery rooms during childbirth and analysed for SARS-CoV-2 RNA content.Result: Six of 28 samples collected inside delivery rooms were positive for SARS-CoV-2, but none in ante

Mental health issues differ widely among individuals, with varied signs and symptoms. Recently, language-based assessments have shown promise in capturing this diversity, but they require a substantial sample of words per person for accuracy. This work introduces the task of Adaptive Language-Based Assessment (ALBA), which involves adaptively ordering questions while also scoring an individual’s l

My intention in this thesis is to analyze the Second Vatican Council’s understanding of divine revelation christologically. Within the frame of this analysis, I further wish to examine the hypothesis that the post-conciliar concept of revelation holds a constructive potential applicable within Swedish theological discourse. As a result of this, the following main question, enabling a christologica

In the ecumenical global discourse, sexuality is often said to be “the most divisive issue”. Despite this, there have been and still are many ongoing conversations on this matter. One significant example is the document Conversations on the Pilgrim Way: Invitation to Journey Together on Matters of Human Sexuality, which was produced by the World Council of Churches and released in 2022. This mast