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Historical thinking and historical consciousness competencies in Lukio (Finland) and Högstadiet (Sweden) national exams
No full textCompetências de pensamento histórico e consciência histórica nos exames nacionais de Lukio (Finlândia) e Högstadiet (Suécia) O principal objetivo deste estudo é analisar a presença de competências de raciocínio e de consciência histórica nos exames de acesso à universidade suecos (Högstadiet) e finlandeses (Lukio). Para além disso, serão, também, analisados os níveis cognitivos desenvolvidos pelos enunciados das questões destes exames. Em termos de metodologia, será efetuada uma análise mista, com estudos quantitativos, estatístico-descritivos, correlacionais e qualitativos dos enunciados das questões. No total, foram analisados 66 enunciados, divididos em dois testes. Os resultados mostram que todos os enunciados estão relacionados com as competências de pensamento histórico em ambos os países, embora existam diferenças entre eles, bem como no nível cognitivo que desenvolvem.The main aim of this study is to analyse the presence of thinking skills and historical awareness in the Swedish (Gymnasieskola) and Finnish (Lukio) university entrance examinations. In addition, the cognitive levels developed by the statements of the questions in these tests will also be analysed. In terms of methodology, a mixed analysis will be carried out, both with quantitative, statistical-descriptive, correlational and qualitative studies of the question statements. A total of 66 statements, divided into two tests, were analysed. The results show that all the statements are related to historical thinking skills in both countries, although there are differences between them, as well as in the cognitive level they develop
Swedish dentists' use of pharmacological pain management in children : a survey
No full textPurpose: The aim of this cross-sectional study was to explore how Swedish General Dental Practitioners (GDPs) and Specialists in Paediatric Dentistry (SPDs) use pharmacological pain management, focusing on local anesthetics (LA) when treating children. Methods: 582 GDPs in southern Sweden and 137 SPDs nationwide received a questionnaire with 4 clinical scenarios covering filling therapy and tooth extractions in children. Each scenario had questions about how often the dentist would use LA and topical anesthetics, answered on a 5-point Likert-type scale (Always, Often, Sometimes, Seldom, Never). Results: The overall response rate was 48.0% (243 GDPs and 102 SPDs). Use of LA reported as Always or Often was more common in SPDs than GDPs for filling therapy in primary molars (98.0% vs. 90.9%, p = 0.019) as well as in permanent molars (99.0% vs. 91.7%, p = 0.006). GDPs who reported Always or Often using LA for filling therapy in primary teeth were younger (42.2 years vs. 49.1 years, p = 0.004) and had fewer years of experience as a dentist (14.2 years vs. 19.9 years, p = 0.016) compared with GDPs reporting less frequent use. Conclusion: There was an underuse of LA among GDPs when treating children. The reasons for refraining from LA are not fully understood, but possible contributing factors can be identified within work environment, insufficient undergraduate training and lack of organizational support and guidelines
The Importance of Antibiotics in Facial Fracture Treatment—A Systematic Meta-Review
No full textThis meta-review evaluated the possibility of more specified recommendations in antibiotic treatment through a narrowed focus on facial trauma. The aim was to analyze the effect of different regimens of antibiotic in treatment of skeletal trauma to the face. The knowledge mapping was based on existing systematic reviews (SRs) on trials specified in a PICO: Participants (P): Adults and children, diagnosed with fractures to the facial skeleton. Interventions (I): Antibiotic intervention. Comparator (C): Placebo, no antibiotics. Outcomes (O): Postoperative infection, pain, re-operation, other complications, healing deficiencies, (Oral) Health related Quality of Life, removal of osteosynthesis, adverse reactions. The literature search in PubMed, The Cochrane Library, and Web of Science according to PRISMA resulted in 1487 records. A COVIDENCE selection process resulted in 29 articles retrieved and read in full text revealing 10 articles eligible for evaluated according to ROBIS. Three SRs were considered to have low risk of bias and constituted the final evidence evaluation. The meta-review of these SRs did not provide sufficient support for prolonged antibiotic treatment after surgical intervention of midfacial fractures in comparison with antibiotics only the first day postoperatively. No support for antibiotic treatment for conservatively managed fractures alone was found. This review is limited by a relatively low number of included SRs. However, tendencies in outcomes suggests a restricted duration of antibiotics in treatment of facial fractures
The role of an environmental perspective among skiers in the changing landscapes of alpine skiing
No full textAlpine skiing is an outdoor sport that has been increasingly threatened by climate change. This study aims to explore alpine skiers’ intentions for skiing and working in a skiing landscape and to understand the roleof an environmental perspective in their lifestyle and professional practice.Ten alpine skiers were interviewed, and data were analysed using two conceptual frameworks: the logics of practice and ecostrategies (landscape approaches). The results show that a mix of logics motivates the skiers, notably experiencing nature, enjoying, and conquering. The skiers move between two landscape approaches: active domination and active adaptation. Namely, they adapt nature to skiing, but they also want to protect nature while they ski. When the skiers share their environmental perspective, they potentially increase awareness in other skiers, prompting them to make better choices in their use of nature and the landscape while skiing.Mistra Sport & Outdoor
Bomull : Malmö i den koloniala väven
No full textBomull, en lite risig buske vars fluffiga fröspridningsbollar revolutionerade textilindustrin under det sena 1700-talet. Det är ämnet för en utställning som öppnar på Malmö stadsarkiv. När den industriella revolutionen tar fart i Storbritannien är det bomull och bomullstextil som är motorn, och när Malmös första aktiebolag bildas 1855, Manufakturaktiebolaget, så är det för att spinna och sälja bomullstråd. Arbetet i fabrikerna var hårt och slitsamt, många kvinnor arbetade här men också män och även barn. I utställningen visas också hur bomullen kopplar samman fabrikerna i Malmö med bomullsplantagen och slaveriet i USAs sydstater, samt hur teknik och kunnande hämtades från kunniga brittiska ingenjörer.Malmös första textilentreprenörer – historien om bomullstextilindustrins uppkomst och utveckling i Malm
Educare at Twenty : Sustaining local vision in a wider world
No full textThis landmark special issue proudly marks twenty years of Educare. It unites the journal’s founding story, as told by its first editor‑in‑chief, with a twentieth‑anniversary editorial from the current editor‑in‑chief, charting a remarkable journey from a local experiment in Malmö to a recognised Nordic education journal. From fragile beginnings in a context without an established publication culture, these reflections show how a small, determined editorial team built an article‑based, peer‑reviewed platform that now makes a substantive contribution to educational research in Sweden and beyond. They spotlight bold, creative responses to challenges of identity, peer review, and financing, and the deliberate shaping of a multilingual, open‑access profile that positions Educare at the intersection of local practice and global debate. This issue is both a celebration of what has been achieved and an invitation to what comes next
Insiders, outsiders and allies : Inga Löwdin and the promotion of women’s international XC skiing, 1946–1960
No full textThis article traces the pivotal role of Swedish skier Inga Löwdin and her colleagues in institutionalising women’s XC skiing in the mid-twentieth century, in particular the strategic work within the male-dominated International Ski Federation (FIS) to advance women’s inclusion in World Championships and Olympic Games. The article highlights Löwdin’s use of ‘proximal authority’ and collective female networks to navigate gendered barriers, contrasting her role with male ‘bohemian’ outsiders who challenged norms through individual action. It also sheds light on tensions between different strategies for advancing women’s participation due to differing national socio-political contexts. Löwdin’s pragmatic approach – balancing institutional conformity with strategic resistance – enabled gradual structural change. Her work exemplifies how gendered outsider positions can be leveraged to influence sport governance, while also underscoring the limitations and compromises faced by women in leadership roles in sport. Ultimately, the article reframes notions of outsider agency through a gendered and institutional lens
"Ensamheten är något som jag vill bli av med och inte smaka längre" – högutbildade andraspråksskribenters poesianalyser
No full textHomework : the politics of participatory design in distributed contexts
No full textThis paper examines the evolving nature of participatory design as it shifts from co-located, real-time engagements to asynchronous, delegated participation—a transformation conceptualized here as homework. Through two case studies—a toolkit for activist self-organization and a workbook-based remote design process—the paper explores how participation, when structured as homework, redistributes agency, responsibility, and knowledge production across time and space. The analysis of this paper highlights how Participatory Design, when mediated through artifacts such as toolkits and workbooks, can both enable and constrain engagement, shaping power dynamics and the ethics of care in distributed collaboration. The discussion critically examines how delegation impacts environmental justice, counter-narratives, and infrastructuring, raising questions about the unseen labour of participation, the risks of reinforcing existing knowledge hierarchies, and the potential for new relationalities in asynchronous collaboration.
Highlighting Migration in Dermatology : Population Characteristics among Patients Seen in a Dermatological Out-Patient Clinic in Southern Sweden
No full textINTRODUCTION: Migration is an increasing phenomenon and associated with a physical and psychosocial burden on individuals. Little is known about migration and skin health. The objective of this study was to describe the characteristics of patients regarding migration background and dermatological morbidity among adults seen in a dermatological out-patient clinic in Malmö, Sweden. METHODS: An observational cross-sectional study was performed in 2017. Dermatological out-patients completed questionnaires and were examined by a dermatologist. Sociodemographic variables including ethnicity and migration status were assessed by self-report. Ethnicity was assessed with country of birth. General and physical health and details about skin disease were self-reported. Stress was assessed by the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) and with items assessing stressful life events and economic difficulties. Depression and anxiety were assessed with the Patient Health Questionnaire-2 (PHQ-2) and the General Anxiety Disorder Assessment-2 (GAD-2). RESULTS: 250 patients were included. 24% were foreign-born (FB) reporting 41 different countries of birth. Mean duration of living in Sweden was 24.4 years. Compared to non-foreign-born (NFB) patients, FB patients were more stressed (PSS mean 17.5 vs. 15.3, p = 0.044), had more economic difficulties (31.0% vs. 14.6%, p = 0.005) and more anxiety (39.7% vs. 24.9%, p = 0.03). There were significantly fewer patients with psoriasis in FB and more with connective tissue disease. FB rated skin disease severity significantly higher than NFB patients. CONCLUSION: This study reports the multi-ethnic population in an out-patient dermatological clinic in Malmö, Sweden and the difference in distribution of dermatological conditions among FB patients and NFB patients as well as the burden of disease, with higher levels of stress and anxiety in FB patients. These issues will be investigated further by our group in a larger multicentre study