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Workplace adaptations promoting the inclusion of persons with disabilities in mainstream employment: A case-study on employers' responses in Norway
(Cogitatio Press, 2018-05-17)
This case-study conducted in Norway investigates employers’ responses to policy measures implemented throughout 2006–2015 and aimed at promoting the inclusion of persons with disabilities (PwDs) into mainstream employment ...
Presidencialismo em crise ou parlamentarismo por outros meios? Impeachments presidenciais no Brasil e na América Latina
(Universidade Federal do Ceará, 2018)
O objetivo desse artigo é contextualizar o impeachment
da presidente brasileira Dilma Rousseff na literatura mais ampla sobre interrupções de mandatos presidenciais na América Latina. Contrariando a tese linziana de ...
Street food as an ethnic border: Kebab as a symbol of home among young Swedish migrants in Oslo
(Anthropology of Food, 2018)
The background for this study is migrants’ shared problems of finding familiar or culturally important foodstuffs, as well as the tendency for foodstuffs and cuisines to become emblematic symbols for minority groups. The ...
Regional variation in health care utilization in Sweden - The importance of demand-side factors
(BMC, 2018-06-04)
Background: Differences in health care utilization across geographical areas are well documented within several countries. If the variation across areas cannot be explained by differences in medical need, it can be a sign ...
Nye bruksmønstre i et tobakksmarked i endring – kombinert bruk av sigaretter, snus og e-sigaretter blant ungdom
(De Gruyter Open, 2018)
Objectives: There is limited research on combined use of cigarettes, snus and e-cigarettes in the
Nordic countries. This study will investigate whether this pattern of use occurs among adolescents
in Norway. In addition, ...
Does Use Matter? Comparison of Environmental Impacts of Clothing Based on Fiber Type
(MDPI, 2018-07)
Several tools have been developed to compare the environmental impact of textiles. The most widely used are Higg Materials Sustainability Index (MSI) and MADE-BY Fiber Benchmark. They use data from production to evaluate ...
Nettverksorganisasjoners betydning for kunnskapstilgang og innovasjon
(Universitetsforlaget, 2018-09-04)
I denne artikkelen undersøker vi om regionale innovasjonsnettverksorganisasjoner (RINOer) bidrar til bedre kunnskapstilgang og innovasjon. Hvilke organiserte aktiviteter eller funksjoner i RINOen er i så fall relevante? ...
Program theory within policy-initiated evaluations: the Norwegian low-income family study
(Taylor & Francis, 2018-03-26)
Using as an example a project where the Norwegian Labor and Welfare Directorate developed a comprehensive model for the follow-up of low-income families, this article demonstrates the process of developing a program theory ...
Gender equality in sickness absence tolerance: Attitudes and norms of sickness absence are not different for men and women
(Public Library of Science, 2018-08-01)
Previous research offers limited understanding as to why sickness absence is higher among women than among men, but attitudes and norms have been suggested as plausible explanations of this gender gap. The purpose of the ...