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Empathy is a known word used in many private and professional contexts. People can relate to it, but the definition is elusive. It is also elusive in science, with different definitions depending on which scientific approach is taken. Also, within the field of social work, empathy is conceptualized and understood differently. Therefore, this study aims to explore how social workers describe and ut

Type 1 diabetes (T1D) and other autoimmune diseases (AIDs) often co-occur in families. Leveraging data from 58,284 family trios in Finnish nationwide registers (FinRegistry), we identified that, of 50 parental AIDs examined, 15 were associated with an increased T1D risk in offspring. These identified epidemiological associations were further assessed in 470,000 genotyped Finns from the FinnGen stu

In this study of human carotid endarterectomy plaques (using 1128 regions of interest in a total of 10 plaques), we found that photon counting computed tomography (PCCT) can differentiate between attenuation and the spectral patterns of calcium, intra-plaque haemorrhage, thrombus, fibrosis, necrosis and lipid core. This is the first study to show the potential of PCCT in living patients using clin

This article seeks to contribute to understanding the practical “how” of a just climate transition as a systemic change with a focus on the local level. With the backdrop of the central role of municipalities in terms of governance in achieving climate transition while also fulfilling societal functions, it explores cases of eco-social innovations (ESI) of circular practices, with a specific inter

Studien undersökte samband mellan beslutsfattarstilar, stress, risk för utbrändhet, sömn och könsroller hos polisstudenter på ett av Sveriges lärosäten för polisstudenter (n = 98). Beslutsfattarstilar mättes i enlighet med formuläret General Decision Making Styles – GDMS, stress enligt Perceived Stress Questionnaire – PSQ, risk för utbrändhet enligt Performance Based Self-esteem – PBS, sömn enligt

In a democracy the people should be able to communicate with the politicians and express their opinions. Social movements, being part of the civil society, have their own ways of influencing and making their voices heard. Theories about institutionalisation state that social movements are radical in the beginning, but become more and more professional and less radical the more they grow. They have

This paper gives a short summary of the authors’ master thesis that delivers an analysis of the requirements of municipalities concerning their risk management, with the focus on toxic industrial materials. The conclusions rests upon; a literature study, a qualitative questionnaire, 10 interviews and a quantitative questionnaire, which all have been performed in the counties of Blekinge, Kalmar an

Office designs are at present mostly designed for employees rather than with them. Companies that move into open-plan offices have intentions of increasing communication and exchange of knowledge between different departments. An open-plan office is also cost beneficial for companies with respect to space and a need for supervision. The purpose of this study was to find out if there is a relation

The purpose of this study was to examine and understand the motives employees on a particular workplace have towards physical activity and inactivity. This was done using the transtheoretical model which divides people into the five different stages representing each individual's motivational readiness for change towards a more physically active lifestyle and then comparing contemplation stage