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  1. 1. The Significance of Things : Affective User-Artefact Relations

    Author : Viktor Hiort af Ornäs; Högskolan i Skövde; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; User-centred desig; User experience; Significant things; Significant use; Significant consequences; Technology; Teknik; User Centred Product Design; Användarcentrerad produktdesign;

    Abstract : Products help people act, but also thrill, excite, and elicit fear, joy and anger. Artefacts are a natural part of people’s everyday lives, sometimes associated with values, dreams and aspirations. While traditional user-centred approaches have focused on efficiency and effectiveness of use, injury prevention etc. READ MORE

  2. 2. Registered nurses' research use : A national survey on extent, patterns, intentions and associated factors in undergraduate education and the first years of clinical practice

    Author : Henrietta Forsman; Högskolan Dalarna; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : cluster analysis; evidence-based practice; intention; logistic regression; mediation analysis; nursing students; registered nurses; research use; questionnaire; Hälsa och välfärd; Health and Welfare; cluster analysis;

    Abstract : The gap between research and practice is well-known and has been addressed globally.The application of research-based knowledge in clinical practice has the potential to improve care quality and patient safety. READ MORE

  3. 3. Computer use @ work : Psychosocial work environment and attitudes toward computers from a work content perspective

    Author : Birgitta Wanek; Institutionen för psykologi; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; work content; employees; work tasks; computer use; process operators; VDU use; computer-aided work; psychosocial work environment; computer attitudes; measurements; Occupational health; industrial medicine; Industrial psychology; Social psychology; Psychology; industripsykologi; Socialpsykologi; Psykologi; arbetsmiljömedicin; Yrkesmedicin; Arbetspsykologi;

    Abstract : This thesis aims at investigating computer use at work from a more holistic work content perspective by also studying non-computer work content, in contrast to the previous approach in occupational health research that focused almost solely on computer work content. It was argued here that non-computer work content has also become significant to the overall work situation for computer users. READ MORE

  4. 4. The Political Use of Force : Beyond National Security Considerations as a Source of American Foreign Policy

    Author : Mikael Blomdahl; Jan Hallenberg; Jonas Tallberg; Erik Noreen; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; The United States of America; the presidential use of force; foreign policy analysis; realism; domestic politics; the diversionary theory of war; decision-making.; Political science; Statsvetenskap; Political Science; statsvetenskap;

    Abstract : In addressing the question of what explains the tendency of the presidents of the United States to use military force on many occasions to solve international problems the realist perspective has been strongly dominant in political science. This study sets out to address and challenge whether what may be called realist privilege still qualifies as an understanding of this American phenomenon. READ MORE

  5. 5. Use of secondary preventive drugs after stroke

    Author : Maria Sjölander; Eva-Lotta Glader; Rune Dahlqvist; Marie Eriksson; Björn Wettermark; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; stroke; secondary prevention; drug use; equality; medication adherence; medication beliefs; medicin; Medicine; klinisk farmakologi; Clinical Pharmacology; samhällsfarmaci; Social Pharmacy;

    Abstract : Background Stroke is a serious condition that can have significant impact on an individual’s health and is a significant burden on public health and public finances. Secondary preventive drug treatment after stroke is important for decreasing the risk of recurrent strokes. READ MORE