Introduction: Prior studies have suggested that adults with intellectual disabilities who are in employment in general report a high level of well-being and life satisfaction. Less is known about which experiences and outcomes that are most important for the experiences of those who are employed.<p> <p>Methods: We interviewed six persons with intellectual disabilities that worked as lecturers at ...

Sexual motivation is an abstract concept referring to the mechanisms determining the responsivity to sexually relevant stimuli. This responsivity determines the likelihood of producing a sexual response and the intensity of that response. Both responsivity to stimuli and the likelihood of making a response as well as the intensity of response are characteristics of an individual. Therefore, we need ...

Importance - Cardiovascular risk factors in youth have been associated with future cardiovascular disease (CVD), but conventional observational studies are vulnerable to genetic and environmental confounding.<p> <p>Objective - To examine the role of genetic and environmental factors shared by full siblings in the association of adolescent cardiovascular risk factors with future CVD.<p> <p>Design, ...

Aim - To synthesize and interpret existing qualitative research on the existential experiences of siblings of children with complex care needs.<p> <p>Design - Noblit and Hare's interpretive meta-ethnography.<p> <p>Methods - The study has been registered in the international prospective register for systematic reviews (PROSPERO). Noblit and Hare's 7-step procedure was followed and reciprocal ...

This exploratory case study delves into the views and perspectives of 17 US library experts involved in 21st-century library diplomacy practices. Using the template analysis, four main themes of library diplomacy are identified: (1) the actors showed implicit and explicit roles in diplomatic involvement; (2) the main objective of library diplomacy was to facilitate knowledge dialogue; (3) the ...

Primærhelseteam (PHT) er en ny arbeidsform i fastlegetjenesten der lege, sykepleier og helsesekretær jobber sammen i team. Teamet skal tilby gode tjenester og arbeide systematisk med pasientsikkerhet og kvalitetsforbedring. Målgruppene for primærhelseteam er listeinnbyggere med kronisk sykdom, psykiske lidelser og rusavhengighet, skrøpelige eldre, og brukere med utviklingshemming og funksjonsnedsettelser. ...

BACKGROUND - Five modifiable risk factors are associated with cardiovascular disease and death from any cause. Studies using individual-level data to evaluate the regional and sex-specific prevalence of the risk factors and their effect on these outcomes are lacking.<p> <p>METHODS - We pooled and harmonized individual-level data from 112 cohort studies conducted in 34 countries and 8 geographic ...

ABSTRACT Background and purpose: Dialectical behaviour therapy (DBT) is a widespread evidence-based method of treating emotionally unstable personality disorder, but the method has barely been studied in a rural context. The purpose of this study is to identify rural challenges for the four treatment channels of DBT, to pinpoint implicit urban starting points in DBT, and to suggest possible adaptations ...

The geological history of Sinai is complicated and differs from the other parts of the Arabian Nubian Shield. Some rocks in Sinai have a signature from the Grenvillian crust, as evidenced in Wadi Seih area. The ultimate objective of this research is to clarify the progression of episodic island arc accretion events from the amalgamation of Rodinia to the assembly of Gondwana supercontinent.Geochemical, ...

Lakes in the High Arctic are characterized by their low water temperature, long-term ice cover, low levels of nutrients, and low biodiversity. These conditions mean that minor climatic changes may be of great importance to Arctic freshwater organisms, including fish, by influencing vital life history parameters such as individual growth rates. In this study, Arctic charr sampled from two Svalbard ...