297 research outputs found
The Queering of Photography
No full textÅsa Johannesson’s exhibition The Queering of Photography consists of photographs and prose poems. With a visual language that fluctuates between formal and experimental expressions, Johannesson examines how the term 'queer' can be used as a critical yet playful approach to photographic representation. These works were created between 2015 and 2023 in London and Rome in collaboration with friends and acquaintances who identify as LGBTQ+. Some of the photographs depict Roman statues transformed into strange monochrome creatures and some The title The Queering of Photography refers to performances of pose and gaze that occur in front of the camera but also to the performances that operate within photographic materiality and technology. The work Turn shows a twisted human neck and sometimes half a face in a soft pastel Polaroid palette. In the installation Skin photography is presented in three-dimensional forms in an attempt to express a queering of photographic conventions such as flatness and rectangularity. A monologue written from a photographer's perspective compliments these photographs with reflections on how 'queer' can express itself in photographic production.<br/
Nonbinary Difference:Dionysus, Arianna, and the Fictive Arts of Museum Photography
No full textThis collaborative essay explores a pair of museum photographs depicting the same marble sculpture: a Roman copy of a Greek fourth-century BCE bust of Dionysus, housed at the Capitoline Museums in Rome. The first photograph is an anonymous twentieth-century reproduction – with Arianna printed underneath, crossed out with ballpoint – found by Åsa Johannesson in the Eugenie Strong Collection at the British School at Rome archive. The second is a photograph of the bust made by Johannesson in 2017, taken in response to the archival image. As nonbinary trans people doing artistic research through practice, we explore the assemblage of associations and resonances generated by these images to articulate relations among photography, labeling, gender, museums, and archives. We aim to display complexity and connectivity, rather than to draw firm conclusions. Following Karen Barad, we refer to our approach as a material-discursive method. The interconnections in museum collections – links formed between things by classification and labeling, by grouping and arrangement, by histories and myths – are simultaneously semiotic and material. Mislabeling has material consequences and leaves traces; myths, too, may have tangible effects. These links cannot be reduced to the zero-sum fields of true/false or object/label; instead, they suggest a fictive, contingent mode. With this essay, we are not aiming to discover forgotten truths, nor to place or displace entities within established or novel forms of categorization. Instead, we sketch one method of exploring networks of association in museums to demonstrate the complex and paradoxical operations of what we label nonbinary difference: a generative potential that foregrounds instabilities, rather than a given identity to be represented
Marknadsföring av kurser inom fria bildningen : Utvecklande av en hemsida för sykurser i Pedersöre MI
Full text linkFöreliggande examensarbete omfattar utarbetande av en hemsida som marknadsföringskanal för sykurser i Pedersöre MI. Syftet var att denna kanal skulle ge flera kursdeltagare samt behålla de tidigare kursdeltagarna. Som uppdragsgivare fungerade Åsa Nyberg-Sundqvist, rektor på Pedersöre MI.
Som teoridelar i arbetet gjordes definition och beskrivning av marknadsföring och traditionella och digitala marknadsföringskanaler, samt av skillnaderna mellan dessa. Fria bildningen och medborgarinstitutens verksamhet generellt, samt skapande av en hemsida, beskrevs som teoridelar i detta arbete. Skapande av en hemsida beskrevs som bakgrund till det praktiska arbetet, utvecklandet av en hemsida.
Som metod användes intervju med intervjuguide för beskrivning av marknadsföring med betoning på marknadsföringskanaler inom Pedersöre MI 2002 – 2021. Som bakgrund och forskningsmetoder till teoridelarna samt utvecklande av hemsidan låg litteraturstudier, nätstudier via webbsökning samt egen fortbildning i digital kompetens för undervisning inom fria bildningen.
Vid utvecklandet av hemsidan testades och jämfördes två olika digitala verktyg för att erhålla den optimala hemsidans utseende och användning för sykurser i Pedersöre MI. Det praktiska skapandet av hemsidan beskrevs och resultatet diskuterades samt förslag gavs för uppdragsgivaren om hemsidan som en digital marknadsföringskanal för sykurser i Pedersöre MI.This thesis includes developing a website as a digital marketing channel for the sewing courses in Pedersöre Adult Education Centre. The aim was to get more participants to the sewing courses and encourage the current participants to continue participating. Åsa Nyberg–Sundqvist, principal of Pedersöre Adult Education Centre, was acting as the supervisor.
A description of marketing and traditional and digital marketing channels and the distinction between those were included in the theoretical part. A description of the liberal adult education and Adult Education Centre in general as well as developing of website were presented as theoretical parts in this thesis. The marketing of Pedersöre Adult Education Centre during 2002-2021 was described by two interviews. The theory on creating websites worked as a background to the practical part and the development of the website for the commissioner.
As research method on the marketing of Pedersöre Adult Education Centre an interview with interview guide were made. As background and research methods for the developing of the website were used different literature studies, web searches and the author´s continuing education in digital competences for teaching in liberal adult education. During the developing of the website two different digital website programs and tools were tested and compared, to get the most optimized look and use for sewing courses in Pedersöre Adult Education Centre.
The thesis resulted in a website for sewing courses in Pedersöre Adult Education Centre. The process of developing the website and the result were discussed and suggestions for future marketing were given to the commissioner
Identification of arachidonic acid metabolites formed through the 15-lipoxygenase-1 pathway
No full textThe polyunsaturated fatty acid arachidonic acid is the precursor of many biologically active lipid mediators. This thesis is focused on the arachidonic acid metabolites formed through the 15-lipoxygenase-1 (15-LO-1) pathway.The formation and the biological effects of mediators formed through cyclooxygenases and 5-lipoxygenase pathways are well characterized. The 15-LO-1 is less studied but several lines of evidence suggest a role for 15-LO-1 in asthma and other inflammatory diseases. In this thesis, eosinophils, mast cells, airway epithelial cells and the Hodgkin L1236 cell line were found to express 15-LO-1. In mast cells and airway epithelial cells, IL-4 stimulation increased the expression of 15-LO-1. Stimulation of eosinophils with pro-inflammatory agents and osmotic activation of mast cells by mannitol resulted in activation of the 15-LO-1 pathway. Bacterial infection as well as mechanical injury of the epithelial cells in the respiratory tract are well-known triggers of asthma attacks. These stimuli also increased the formation of 15-HETE in primary airway epithelial cells. Increased amounts of 15-LO-1 were found in bronchial biopsies from asthmatic patients compared to healthy volunteers. 15-LO-1 was also positively stained in Hodgkin lymphoma biopsies localized in the Hodgkin-Reed Sternberg cells, indicating a therapeutic or diagnostic relevance for 15-LO-1 in Hodgkin lymphoma.Analysis with LC-MS/MS identified the novel metabolite 14,15-LTC4. This metabolite was given the name eoxin C4 (EXC4) since eosinophils were a rich source of this metabolite. In addition, mast cells, airway epithelial cells, nasal polyps and L1236 cells could also produce EXC4. This metabolite was converted to EXD4 and EXE4 in eosinophils and L1236 cells. The cysteinyl-eoxins were shown to be 100 times more potent than histamine and almost as potent as cysteinyl-leukotrienes to increase the transendothelial permeability. Increased permeability and vascular leakage is a hallmark of inflammation, which is an important feature of asthma. Both LTC4 synthase and certain soluble glutathione S-transferases were found to catalyze the conjugation of glutathione with EXA4 leading to the formation of EXC4. The animal ortholog of 15-LO-1, the 12/15-LO, was also found to generate EXC4, indicating that studies on animals can be predictive of the function of 15-LO-1 in human.Besides the cysteinyl-eoxins, the Hodgkin L1236 cell line also converted arachidonic acid into the 14,15-hepoxilin (Hx) A3 11(S) and 14,15-HxB3 13(R) as well as 14,15-HxA3-C and 14,15-HxA3-D. The 14,15-HxA3 11(S) and 14,15-HxB3 13(R) were also identified in eosinophils, dendritic cells and nasal polyps. The Hodgkin lymphoma tumor only consists of a minority of malignant cells and the main part is inflammatory cells, such as eosinophils and mast cells. A potential role of 15-LO-1 could be to facilitate the inflammatory features of this disease.In essence, this thesis demonstrates that the 15-LO-1 pathway can convert arachidonic acid to many different metabolites with potential pro-inflammatory effects.List of scientific papersI. Magdalena Gulliksson, Åsa Brunnström, Malin Johannesson, Linda Backman, Gunnar Nilsson, Ilkka Harvima, Barbro Dahlén, Maria Kumlin and Hans-Erik Claesson. Expression of 15-lipoxygenase type-1 in human mast cells. Biochim Biophys Acta. 2007, 1771, 1156-61. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbalip.2007.06.001 II. Stina Feltenmark, Narinder Gautam, Åsa Brunnström, William J. Griffiths, Linda Backman, Charlotte Edenius, Lennart Lindbom, Magnus Björkholm and Hans-Erik Claesson. Eoxins are novel proinflammatory arachidonic acid metabolites produced via the 15-lipoxygenase-1 pathway in human eosinophils and mast cells. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2008, 105, 680-5. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.0710127105 III. Hans-Erik Claesson, William J. Griffiths, Åsa Brunnström, Frida Schain, Erik Andersson, Stina Feltenmark, Hélène A. Johnson, Anna Porwit, Jan Sjöberg and Magnus Björkholm. Hodgkin Reed-Sternberg cells express 15-lipoxygenase-1 and are putative producers of eoxins in vivo: Novel insights into the inflammatory features of classical Hodgkin lymphoma. FEBS J. 2008, 275, 4222-34. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1742-4658.2008.06570.x IV. Åsa Brunnström, Mats Hamberg, William J. Griffiths, Bengt Mannervik and Hans-Erik Claesson. Biosynthesis of 14,15-hepoxilins in human L1236 Hodgkin lymphoma cells and eosinophils. Lipids. 2011, 46, 69-79. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11745-010-3485-1 V. Åsa Brunnström, Linda Backman, Ylva Tryselius and Hans-Erik Claesson. Biosynthesis of eoxin C4 by porcine leukocytes. Prostaglandins Leukot Essent Fatty Acids. 2012, 87, 159-63. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.plefa.2012.07.003 VI. Åsa Brunnström, Ylva Tryselius, Stina Feltenmark, Erik Andersson, Hélène Leksell, Anna James, Christian Giske, Bengt Mannervik, Barbro Dahlén and Hans-Erik Claesson. On the biosynthesis of 15-HETE and eoxin C4 by human airway epithelial cells. [Manuscript]</p
Barns bokval vid fri läsning i lågstadiet - boklåda eller bibliotek
No full textMitt syfte med arbetet var att undersöka vad som påverkar hur barn väljer böcker för fri läsning i skolan. Dessutom ville jag undersöka om det är skillnad i barnens val när böckerna väljs ur en boklåda som är komponerad av en bibliotekarie jämfört med när de väljer direkt ur hyllan på skolbiblioteket. Jag intervjuade 21 barn i årskurs 1 och 22 elever i årskurs 2. Intervjun var kort och innehöll en öppen fråga. Mitt resultat visade att eleverna i stor utsträckning valde samma böcker som sina kamrater, men ändå upplevde att de gjorde det av eget intresse. Studien visade också att boklådorna bidrog till mer variation i läsningen, då eleverna gärna går till samma bekanta hylla i biblioteket när de ska låna.
Två radiologiska metoder för diagnostik av pankreascancer, multidetektor datortomografi och magnetisk resonans : En litteraturstudie
No full textSammanfattning Inledning: Den årliga incidensen för pankreascancer är 9 per 100 000 invånare. En tidig diagnos ger förbättrad 5-årsöverlevnad men botar fortfarande få patienter. De senaste åren har den dåliga prognosen förbättras tack vare utvecklingen inom bilddiagnostiken. Författaren i denna litteraturstudie har valt att jämföra multidetektor datortomografi (MDCT) och magnetisk resonans (MR) med kontrastmedel för diagnostik av pankreastumör vid misstänkt pankreascancer. Syfte: Syftet med denna litteraturstudie är att undersöka vilken radiologisk undersökningsmetod som är att föredra vid diagnostisering av pankreascancer, MDCT eller MR. Frågeställning: Är det MDCT eller MR som är bäst vid diagnostisering av pankreascancer? Metod: En litteraturstudie baserad på 12 antal artiklar som är funna i databasen PubMed. Resultat: MDCT och MR har likvärdig diagnostisk säkerhet att upptäcka pankreastumör samt påvisa kärlinväxt och förutse operabilitet. Båda metoderna har en jämförbar hög noggrannhet för karakterisering av förändringens aggressivitet. Slutsats: Såväl MDCT och MR är likvärdiga två mycket bra radiologiska metoder för att diagnostisera pankreascancer. MDCT har fortfarande en större tillgänglighet är MR men dess nackdel är man utsätter patienterna för joniserande strålning. MR är därför en metod att föredra och med stor sannolikhet kommer dess tillgänglighet att öka kraftigt i framtiden
Crime with Loss of Context : How the Translation Changed the Implied Reader of Åsa Larsson’s The Savage Altar: Innocence Will Be Sacrificed
No full textThe implied reader of a novel is the person that the author writes for. In the case of Åsa Larsson’s Swedish detective novel Solstorm, the implied reader is familiar with Swedish politics, history, and geography but also with biblical references and Swedish customs. When the novel is translated into English, The Savage Altar: Innocence will be Sacrificed, there is a new implied reader, the translator’s implied reader. When culture-specific material is either omitted or misunderstood, or a cultural filter changes the material to suit the new target audience, the context of the novel is also changed. The result is a loss of context
Barns bokval vid fri läsning i lågstadiet - boklåda eller bibliotek
No full textMitt syfte med arbetet var att undersöka vad som påverkar hur barn väljer böcker för fri läsning i skolan. Dessutom ville jag undersöka om det är skillnad i barnens val när böckerna väljs ur en boklåda som är komponerad av en bibliotekarie jämfört med när de väljer direkt ur hyllan på skolbiblioteket. Jag intervjuade 21 barn i årskurs 1 och 22 elever i årskurs 2. Intervjun var kort och innehöll en öppen fråga. Mitt resultat visade att eleverna i stor utsträckning valde samma böcker som sina kamrater, men ändå upplevde att de gjorde det av eget intresse. Studien visade också att boklådorna bidrog till mer variation i läsningen, då eleverna gärna går till samma bekanta hylla i biblioteket när de ska låna.
To learn across Internal Organizational Boarders and Responsibilites – challenges and facilitators
No full textTo Learn across Internal Organizational Boarders and Responsibilities – challenges and facilitators. Author Doctor Klockmo, Carolina, Mittuniversitetet, Sundsvall, Sverige. Co-author(s)PhD. Tjulin, Åsa, Mittuniversitetet, Sundsvall, Sverige (Presenting Author).BackgroundThis study explores enabling and challenging factors for a co-creating process across units in social services within a Swedish municipality. In this context, co-creating process is defined as everyone's perspective has a value, belief in a common energies towards a common goal, and co-creation of a new working method through "learning by doing". The development process under study aims at promoting more sustainable inclusion of vulnerable individuals in working life.MethodsThe study design was qualitative longitudinal. Data was gathered through triangulation using social media platform, documents and interviews during nine months.ResultsThe enabling factors: (1) agile leadership (2) close, continuous and situational support, visibility and transparency (3) arenas for social interaction, primarily through dialogue. The challenging factors: (1) to get caught in old ways of working and the struggle to find new paths (2) to get stuck - to cross organisational boundaries and professional roles for reflexive learning and common ground (3) timing - the same pace of development for each work unit.ConclusionTo cross and merge organizational boundaries is challenging due to new expectations from the organization, new role functions of professionals, finding common and new paths and interventions for labor market inclusion across work units for vulnerable individuals. The conclusion so far point at factors as trust, compliance, sensitivity and time for reflection and dialogue is vital for development progress and learning, where the involvement of personnel is important. The process must also be built on a solid plan from the start.Close</p
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