A calibration method for non-overlapping cameras based on mirrored phase target

A novel calibration method for non-overlapping cameras is proposed in this paper. A LCD screen is used as a phase target to display two groups of orthogonal phase-shifted sinusoidal patterns during the calibration process. Through a mirror reflection, the phase target is captured by the cameras respectively. The relations between each camera and the phase target can be obtained according the proposed algorithm. Then the relation between the cameras can be calculated by treating the phase target as an intermediate value. The proposed method is more flexible than conventional mirror-based approach, because it do not require the common identification points and is robust to out-of-focus images. Both simulation work and experimental results show the proposed calibration method has a good result in calibrating a non-overlapping cameras system

Manliga romers upplevelser av bemötande inom den svenska hälso- och sjukvården

Background: In studies about Romani people’s health, it becomes clear that the Romani inseveral countries have a poor health and avoid seeking health care.Objective: The purpose of this study was to explore Romani men's experiences of treatmentin the Swedish health care.Method: A qualitative interview study was conducted with respondents about theirexperiences in individual interviews. Seven male Romanis were elected with a purposefulsample. A content analysis by systematic text condensation on the data obtained was made asdescribed by Granheim & Lundman (2004).Results: The summed up impressions of the responses was perceived to be good, however,many men believe that the information is inadequate. Staff at the emergency department inUppsala should listen more to patients. Less than half of men have felt discriminated againstwhen they sought treatment. More than half of respondents had experienced difficulties inhospitals when there may be a large number of visitors. Lack of understanding of the Romaniculture by health care professionals was experienced by almost all informants. A wish foropen-minded and respectful treatment was among the participants in the study.Conclusions: Culture and traditions have been shown to have a significant impact on theRomani men. It is essential that health professionals hold knowledge about the Romaniculture in order to satisfy the best response from this population

Cross-national achievement surveys and educational monitoring in Sweden

Since international student achievement surveys were introduced in the 1960s, Sweden has participated in a large number of them. These surveys initially revealed unexpectedly low achievement levels in Sweden relative to other participating countries; however, there were some more positive findings and interpretations in the 1970s and 1980s. The results from the 1990s onwards have been more discouraging for Swedish educational policy and practice. In recent years,some improvements have been seen, although there is some controversy surrounding these interpretations. In Sweden ,international achievement surveys play an important role inframing political discussions about educational outcomes, and they are used for education policy monitoring. Nevertheless, it is hard to establish causal links between particular reforms and such uses of international achievement data. Moreover, the Swedish case illustrates how selective national uptake of these international measures is embedded in and contingent on contextual and historical national circumstances and reform trajectories

Svenskfödda och utlandsfödda kvinnors amningsplanering och amningsduration

Background: In Sweden, the breastfeeding rate has decreased in recent years. Breastfeeding provides short-term and long-term health effects of the child and the woman. Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate planning and duration of breastfeeding, and examine whether there were differences between Swedish-born and foreign-born women regarding duration of breastfeeding during the child's first year. Design / Methodology: This is a survey in which 3390 women responded to a questionnaire at enrollment prenatal, 2581 women responded to a questionnaire in late pregnancy and 1257 women responded one year after pregnancy. The material was analyzed with descriptive statistics. Results: There were 1135 women who responded to both questionnaires regarding planning and duration of breastfeeding. A significant difference was found between the planned breastfeeding and duration of breastfeeding. There were 260 women who breastfed for a shorter period and 265 who breastfed for a longer period than they had planned. This issue included all women regardless of country of birth. A large proportion of women who breastfed the child at the age of 12 months wanted to continue breastfeeding until the baby was 1-1.5 years or as long as the child himself wanted. It showed no difference regarding duration of breastfeeding between Swedish-born and foreign-born women. The most common reasons why women chose not to breastfeed was that the woman or the child did not want to. The most common reasons that women choose to stop breastfeeding was that the child did not get satisfied or that the child did not want to suckle. Conclusion: Differences were observed regarding breastfeeding planning and duration of breastfeeding. Care needs to focus on providing support and education to women in order to increase motivation to breastfeeding

Cross-national achievement surveys and educational monitoring in Sweden

Since international student achievement surveys were introduced in the 1960s, Sweden has participated in a large number of them. These surveys initially revealed unexpectedly low achievement levels in Sweden relative to other participating countries; however, there were some more positive findings and interpretations in the 1970s and 1980s. The results from the 1990s onwards have been more discouraging for Swedish educational policy and practice. In recent years,some improvements have been seen, although there is some controversy surrounding these interpretations. In Sweden ,international achievement surveys play an important role inframing political discussions about educational outcomes, and they are used for education policy monitoring. Nevertheless, it is hard to establish causal links between particular reforms and such uses of international achievement data. Moreover, the Swedish case illustrates how selective national uptake of these international measures is embedded in and contingent on contextual and historical national circumstances and reform trajectories

Svenskfödda och utlandsfödda kvinnors amningsplanering och amningsduration

Background: In Sweden, the breastfeeding rate has decreased in recent years. Breastfeeding provides short-term and long-term health effects of the child and the woman. Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate planning and duration of breastfeeding, and examine whether there were differences between Swedish-born and foreign-born women regarding duration of breastfeeding during the child's first year. Design / Methodology: This is a survey in which 3390 women responded to a questionnaire at enrollment prenatal, 2581 women responded to a questionnaire in late pregnancy and 1257 women responded one year after pregnancy. The material was analyzed with descriptive statistics. Results: There were 1135 women who responded to both questionnaires regarding planning and duration of breastfeeding. A significant difference was found between the planned breastfeeding and duration of breastfeeding. There were 260 women who breastfed for a shorter period and 265 who breastfed for a longer period than they had planned. This issue included all women regardless of country of birth. A large proportion of women who breastfed the child at the age of 12 months wanted to continue breastfeeding until the baby was 1-1.5 years or as long as the child himself wanted. It showed no difference regarding duration of breastfeeding between Swedish-born and foreign-born women. The most common reasons why women chose not to breastfeed was that the woman or the child did not want to. The most common reasons that women choose to stop breastfeeding was that the child did not get satisfied or that the child did not want to suckle. Conclusion: Differences were observed regarding breastfeeding planning and duration of breastfeeding. Care needs to focus on providing support and education to women in order to increase motivation to breastfeeding

Assisterad egenvård hos patienter med diabetes på vårdavdelning : En intervjustudie

ABSTRACT  Background: The prevalence of diabetes is expected to rise all over the world, which puts an increases demand and strain on the current health care systems. Self-care is an important part of caring for patients with diabetes.  Objective: The purpose of this study was to describe nurses’ experiences and knowledge regarding assisted self-care of diabetic inpatients within medical care. Method:  This study used a qualitative approach with individual interviews. Ten nurses were involved in the interview process and an interview guide with open questions was used. Content analysis of the transcribed material was performed. Results: The nurses experienced their knowledge and understanding related to diabetic selfcare of patients to be varied. Newly diagnosed patients, patients with bad compliance and elderly patients were perceived as more difficult by the nurses involved. Participation in selfcare varied depending on patient compliance, patient ability and if the patient was invited to take part. Nurses knowledge related to diabetes and medicines varied, difficulties were due to lack of knowledge related to abnormal blood sugar levels and insulin doses, as well as being unable to communicate the appropriate information to the patient due to patient inability to comprehend the information. Another difficulty was the lack of time to keep up to date with the latest knowledge regarding diabetic medicines. Nurses wanted to give the patient the correct information and considered this crucial, as well as it being appreciated by the patients.  Conclusion: The nurses’ perception of their knowledge and experiences varied. An increased requirement of knowledge within diabetes and self-care was wanted. Nurses should feel confident when caring for patients with assisted self-care and be able to inform, support and encourage the patient to be involved in self-care. Continued training and guidance should therefore be provided to nurses working in the medical war

Svenskfödda och utlandsfödda kvinnors amningsplanering och amningsduration

Background: In Sweden, the breastfeeding rate has decreased in recent years. Breastfeeding provides short-term and long-term health effects of the child and the woman. Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate planning and duration of breastfeeding, and examine whether there were differences between Swedish-born and foreign-born women regarding duration of breastfeeding during the child's first year. Design / Methodology: This is a survey in which 3390 women responded to a questionnaire at enrollment prenatal, 2581 women responded to a questionnaire in late pregnancy and 1257 women responded one year after pregnancy. The material was analyzed with descriptive statistics. Results: There were 1135 women who responded to both questionnaires regarding planning and duration of breastfeeding. A significant difference was found between the planned breastfeeding and duration of breastfeeding. There were 260 women who breastfed for a shorter period and 265 who breastfed for a longer period than they had planned. This issue included all women regardless of country of birth. A large proportion of women who breastfed the child at the age of 12 months wanted to continue breastfeeding until the baby was 1-1.5 years or as long as the child himself wanted. It showed no difference regarding duration of breastfeeding between Swedish-born and foreign-born women. The most common reasons why women chose not to breastfeed was that the woman or the child did not want to. The most common reasons that women choose to stop breastfeeding was that the child did not get satisfied or that the child did not want to suckle. Conclusion: Differences were observed regarding breastfeeding planning and duration of breastfeeding. Care needs to focus on providing support and education to women in order to increase motivation to breastfeeding

Assisterad egenvård hos patienter med diabetes på vårdavdelning : En intervjustudie

ABSTRACT  Background: The prevalence of diabetes is expected to rise all over the world, which puts an increases demand and strain on the current health care systems. Self-care is an important part of caring for patients with diabetes.  Objective: The purpose of this study was to describe nurses’ experiences and knowledge regarding assisted self-care of diabetic inpatients within medical care. Method:  This study used a qualitative approach with individual interviews. Ten nurses were involved in the interview process and an interview guide with open questions was used. Content analysis of the transcribed material was performed. Results: The nurses experienced their knowledge and understanding related to diabetic selfcare of patients to be varied. Newly diagnosed patients, patients with bad compliance and elderly patients were perceived as more difficult by the nurses involved. Participation in selfcare varied depending on patient compliance, patient ability and if the patient was invited to take part. Nurses knowledge related to diabetes and medicines varied, difficulties were due to lack of knowledge related to abnormal blood sugar levels and insulin doses, as well as being unable to communicate the appropriate information to the patient due to patient inability to comprehend the information. Another difficulty was the lack of time to keep up to date with the latest knowledge regarding diabetic medicines. Nurses wanted to give the patient the correct information and considered this crucial, as well as it being appreciated by the patients.  Conclusion: The nurses’ perception of their knowledge and experiences varied. An increased requirement of knowledge within diabetes and self-care was wanted. Nurses should feel confident when caring for patients with assisted self-care and be able to inform, support and encourage the patient to be involved in self-care. Continued training and guidance should therefore be provided to nurses working in the medical war

Evaluation-Knowledge Nexus : Swedish Higher Education as a Case

This introductory chapter starts by outlining the aim of the book: to analyse and discuss the interplay between governing, evaluation and knowledge with an empirical focus on Swedish higher education. It then goes on to locate this aim and the intended contribution within the wider research context and in previous studies. The chapter also highlights some important national traits of the Swedish case and Swedish higher education policy development, before presenting the overall conceptual frame employed in the book and the project it builds on. Finally, an outline of the forthcoming chapters is provided.</p