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Disability Anti-Discrimination Law: A Tool for Compliance or Path Towards Social Justice?

Drawing on vignette interviews, this article analyses the legal consciousness of disability anti-discrimination law of staff working with disability/accessibility resources in higher education in Sweden and the United States. In both countries, participants considered the law as the basis of their work, but differences were noticed regarding their views of the purpose of laws banning disability di

Utility of serum and urine leucine-rich alpha-2 glycoprotein 1 (LRG1) as predictors of appendicitis and complicated appendicitis in children

PurposeLeucine rich alpha-2 glycoprotein 1 (LRG1) has emerged as a promising biomarker for appendicitis, especially in pediatric patients. However, the currently available data are sparse, and the biomarker must be validated in more settings and compared to standard inflammatory markers. We aimed to evaluate the diagnostic and discriminative utility of serum and urine LRG1 in children with other c

Towards Circular Business Models for Sustainability : Exploring Innovation, Implementation, & Environmental Impact

Businesses play a key role in transforming production and consumption for sustainability,where circular business models (CBMs) offer one solution to reduce waste and rethink resource use.Although CBMs may be able to provide environmental and economic benefits, it is unclear how they canbe implemented effectively and contribute to sustainability goals. To understand how CBMs cancontribute to broade

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Die Teilhabe am Arbeitsmarkt spielt in modernen Gesellschaften eine zentrale Rolle. Die Sicherung des Lebensunterhalts und die soziale Sicherung sind in starkem Maße von der Positionierung auf dem Arbeitsmarkt abhängig. Auch in der Migrationsforschung wird daher die Arbeitsmarktplatzierung von Migranten als zentraler Aspekt der Integration in die Aufnahmegesellschaft betrachtet. Für die Migranten

Racial discrimination in the marriage market? : An exploration of Swedish adoption data

ObjectiveRecent studies suggest that immigrants trade youth when partnering with members of the White majority population. This study contributes to this emerging literature by examining whether this trade should be understood as differential treatment based on immigrant status or as a broader dynamic of racial preferences in the marriage market.MethodsThis study compares age gaps in unions of int

Actual Versus Potential Impact: Leveraging Life Cycle Assessment to Implement Business Models for Sustainability

Research on business models for sustainability (BMfS) has primarily focused on the conceptual aspects and sustainability potential of BMfS rather than their actual impact. There is a need to understand whether BMfS have less environmental impact on society than conventional business models and in what context and conditions they can reduce impact. This research conducted a systematic literature re

Classifiers of anterior cruciate ligament status in female and male adolescents using return-to-activity criteria

Purpose: A lack of standardization exists for functional tasks in return-to-activity (RTA) guidelines for adolescents with anterior cruciate ligament injury (ACLi). Identifying the variables that discern ACLi status among adolescents is a first step in the creation of such guidelines following surgical reconstruction. This study investigated the use of classification models to discern ACLi status

Managing transition to nursing home

Relocation to residential care facilities is a unique type of transition. For most older people it is the lastmove they make in their life when they have no other options. The transition itself involves numerouschallenges. There is a lot of knowledge about the situations before and after relocating to a nursing home,but few studies are based on the actual relocation process. This paper explores olRelocation to residential care facilities is a unique type of transition. For most older people it is the lastmove they make in their life when they have no other options. The transition itself involves numerouschallenges. There is a lot of knowledge about the situations before and after relocating to a nursing home,but few studies are based on the actual relocation process. This paper explores ol

Critical success factors for ICT integration in agri-food sector : pathways for decarbonization and sustainability

A decarbonized agri-food sector may provide consumers with nutritious, secure, and reasonably priced food with a lower carbon impact. Decarbonizing the agri-food sector is intricate and necessitates a holistic strategy. Technological advancements, like Information and Communication Technologies (ICT), might be the solution. This study analyses the critical success factors (CSFs) for ICT integratio

Navigating the landscape through Digital Human Resource Management : an initiative to achieve sustainable practices

The adoption of Digital Human Resource Management (DHRM) is increasing exponentially in the present market landscape; organizations are curious to digitalize human resource practices and enhance organizational performance. The purpose of the presented research is to assess various factors impacting DHRM adoption. The presented study is grounded in social exchange theory and dynamic capability theo

The Problems of Inflation Targeting Originate in the Monetary Theory of Knut Wicksell

The theoretical foundation of inflation targeting was laid out by the Swedish economist Knut Wicksell (1851–1926) in his groundbreaking treatise, Interest and Prices, published originally in German in 1898. Here he proposed price stability as the rule for monetary policy. Today, inflation targeting is considered the best-practice approach to monetary policy across the world. It has contributed to