Vandewiele Sweden pioneers new e-commerce platform

Vandewiele Sweden is spearheading a transformation in B2B operations for the industry,with a first-of-itskind new e-commerce platform developed in Sweden.The company,a member of TMAS,the Swedish Textile Machinery Association,has taken on the task of developing the digital solution that will successfully meet the future demands for Vandewiele Group customers worldwide.

A New Northern Flank: Sweden and Finland in NATO

On June 282022 Sweden and Finland were invited to join NATO.During a symbolic ceremony at the NATO Madrid Summit,all the central actors gathered in front of the cameras,as if to replicate a“family photo”in mini format:representatives from Sweden,Finland,and Turkey,as well as Secretary General Stoltenberg.The atmosphere was mixed:tense because of the dramatic backdrop of the Summit,relief because of the speedy process that had taken the process further.It was finally happening:Sweden and Finland would join the Atlantic Pact.But how did they get there?Over a few hectic months,two countries strongly associated with neutrality had moved their policies from emphasizing continuity to altering the very foundations of their security.Not only NATO critics were taken by surprise.Many NATO supporters were astonished by the rapid pace and the turnaround of the Swedish Social Democratic party.The relatively quick turnaround in Stockholm also meant that questions about the future and the consequences of NATO membership were postponed,not least because the Swedish election campaign put a lid on debate about strategic consequences:what journey awaits in the future and what strategic consequences does a future NATO membership have?This article discusses these questions in the belief that the temporal perspectives are connected:Sweden’s historical collaboration with NATO had significance for the country’s partner relationship,and in turn this influenced how Sweden became a member and what challenges the country faces together with its allies on a new northern flank in Europe.

Geopolitical Analysis of the Entry of Finland and Sweden to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization(NATO)

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has significantly altered the pattern of alliances and geopolitical balances on the European continent to such an extent that countries like Finland and Sweden that have traditionally remained neutral are now applying to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization(NATO).These two countries fear that Russia,which is currently trying to reposition itself,could try in the near future to invade these two Nordic countries to prevent the West(European Union,United Kingdom,and United States)from increasing its military presence and its military force in the Scandinavian peninsula and in the Baltic Sea.The enlargement that the European Union(EU)has carried out since the 1990s,and that has also meant the expansion of NATO,has been viewed with great concern by the government of Vladimir Putin,who considers that the United States and the European Union did not fulfill their commitment to former Russian President Mikhail Gorbachev to respect the sphere of influence of the former Union of Soviet Socialist Republics(USSR).Within the framework of this geopolitical confrontation,Helsinki and Stockholm do not want to run the risk of being invaded by the Russian army,which is why they seek to take advantage of the principle of collective security that NATO membership would grant them.

High quality and degree of innovation are the calling card of Sweden textile industry--Interview with Ms.Therese Premler-Andersson,Secretary General of TMAS,Textile Machinery Association of Sweden

In Sweden,the market is showing steady growth and the trend is expected to continue in the coming years.Growth is not down to overall apparel sales,but also due to fluctuations in the net importation of all new textiles per person.The production of garments and home textiles in Sweden is limited,but there are a number of companies within niche markets such as technical textiles for the car industry,filter media and climate screens for greenhouses,to mentionafew.

Statistical Downscaling Based on Dynamically Downscaled Predictors: Application to Monthly Precipitation in Sweden

A prerequisite of a successful statistical downscaling is that large-scale predictors simulated by the General Circulation Model (GCM) must be realistic. It is assumed here that features smaller than the GCM resolution are important in determining the realism of the large-scale predictors. It is tested whether a three-step method can improve conventional one-step statistical downscaling. The method uses predictors that are upscaled from a dynamical downscaling instead of predictors taken directly from a GCM simulation. The method is applied to downscaling of monthly precipitation in Sweden. The statistical model used is a multiple regression model that uses indices of large-scale atmospheric circulation and 850-hPa specific humidity as predictors. Data from two GCMs (HadCM2 and ECHAM4) and two RCM experiments of the Rossby Centre model (RCA1) driven by the GCMs are used. It is found that upscaled RCA1 predictors capture the seasonal cycle better than those from the GCMs, and hence increase the reliability of the downscaled precipitation. However, there are only slight improvements in the simulation of the seasonal cycle of downscaled precipitation. Due to the cost of the method and the limited improvements in the downscaling results, the three-step method is not justified to replace the one-step method for downscaling of Swedish precipitation.

Effects of Climate Change in the Upper Ordovician of Central Sweden

Late Ordovician shelly faunas occur at several localities in the(O|¨)stersund area of J(a|¨)mtland,central Sweden,an area that today is included in the Lower Allochton of the Swedish Caledonides.The Late Ordovician faunas of J(a|¨)mtland have developed against a background of intense and rapid global climate change.The faunas are present approximately in the middle of the Kyrk(?)s Quartzite in the east and occur in the uppermost Kogsta Siltstone in the west. Changes in faunas and depositional environments provide regional evidence of these global cooling and regressive events.The faunas occur in shale and siltstone facies and are used to effect

Taking Comfort in Points:The Appeal of the Norwegian Model in Sweden

Purpose: The "Norwegian model" has become widely used for assessment and resource allocation purposes. This paper investigates why this model has becomes so widespread and influential. Approach: A theoretical background is outlined in which the reduction of "uncertainty" is highlighted as a key feature of performance measurement systems. These theories are then drawn upon when revisiting previous studies of the Norwegian model, its use, and reactions to it, in Sweden.Findings: The empirical examples, which concern more formal use on the level of universities as well as responses from individual researchers, shows how particular parts—especially the "publication indicator"—are employed in Swedish academia. The discussion posits that the attractiveness of the Norwegian model largely can be explained by its ability to reduce complexity and uncertainty, even in fields where traditional bibliometric measurement is less applicable. Research limitations: The findings presented should be regarded as examples that can be used for discussion, but one should be careful to interpret these as representative for broader sentiments and trends.Implications: The sheer popularity of the Norwegian model, leading to its application in contexts for which it was not designed, can be seen as a major challenge for the future.Originality: This paper offers a novel perspective on the Norwegian model by focusing on its general "appeal", rather than on its design, use or(mis)-use.

The Quality in Psychiatric Care-Forensic In-Patient Staff (QPC-FIPS) instrument: Psychometric properties and staff views of the quality of forensic psychiatric services in Sweden

The aim of the present study was to evaluate the psychometric properties and dimensionality of the instrument Quality in Psychiatric Care-Forensic In-Patient Staff (QPC-FIPS) and to describe the perceived quality of psychiatric care among forensic inpatient service staff. A sample of 348 forensic inpatient staff from 18 forensic wards in Sweden participated in the study. A confirmatory factor analysis revealed a seven-factor structure with item loadings > 0.50 on expected factors, indicating adequate psychometric properties. The staff’s ratings of quality of care were high, 94% being positive. The highest ratings were found for the secluded-environment dimension and the lowest for the secure-environment dimension. Several factors influenced the ratings of quality of care, for instance, staff’s time to perform their duties and staff’s age. It is concluded that the QPC-FIPS can give valuable information about staff’s perceptions of the quality of care provided at inpatient forensic psychiatric care services, which can be used to identify areas for quality improvement. Use of the QPC-FIPS is an easy and inexpensive way to evaluate quality in forensic inpatient care, preferably in conjunction with the QPC-FIP instrument developed for forensic inpatients and covering the same items and dimensions.

Cost-effectiveness of lutetium(^177Lu)oxodotreotide vs everolimus in gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumors in Norway and Sweden

BACKGROUND Gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumors(GEP-NETs)represent a relatively rare and heterogenous group of tumors.Currently available treatment options for patients with progressive GEP-NETs include lutetium(177 Lu)oxodotreotide(177 LuDotatate)and everolimus[as well as sunitinib for patients with pancreatic NETs(P-NETs)].AIM To perform a health economic analysis to determine the cost-effectiveness of 177 LuDotatate compared with everolimus in patients with unresectable or metastatic midgut-NETs or P-NETs in both Sweden and Norway.METHODS Simulations were performed using a three-state partitioned survival model and analyses were performed separately for patients with midgut-NETs and P-NETs.Clinical input data were sourced from an indirect comparison that utilized survival data from clinical trials of 177 Lu-Dotatate and everolimus.The analyses were performed from the healthcare payer perspective over a time horizon of 20 years.For Sweden,future costs and clinical outcomes were discounted at 3%per annum.For Norway,a discount rate of 4%per annum was applied.RESULTS For Sweden,improved survival outcomes and higher lifetime costs with 177 LuDotatate resulted in an incremental cost-effectiveness ratio(ICER)of SEK 391194 per quality-adjusted life year(QALY)gained for midgut NETs and SEK 16764 per QALY gained for P-NETs for 177 Lu-Dotatate compared with everolimus.For Norway,the corresponding ICERs were NOK 244444 per QALY gained and NOK 106451 per QALY gained,respectively.One-way sensitivity analyses revealed that the results were most sensitive to changes in drug acquisition costs and health state utility values.CONCLUSION In both Sweden and Norway,from a healthcare provider perspective,177 LuDotatate is likely to be considered cost-effective relative to everolimus for the treatment of patients with unresectable or metastatic,progressive midgut-NETs or P-NETs.

How similar are annual and summer temperature variability in central Sweden?

Tree-ring based temperature reconstructions have successfully inferred the past inter-annual to millennium scales summer temperature variability. A clear relationship between annual and summer temperatures can provide insights into tile variability of past annual mean tem- perature from the reconstructed summer temperature. However, how similar are summer and annual temperatures is to a large extent still unknown. This study aims at investigating the relationship between annual and summer temperatures at different timescales in central Sweden during the last millennium. The temperature variability in central Sweden can represent large parts of Scandinavia which has been a key region for dendroclimatological research. The observed annual and summer temperatures during 1901-2005 were firstly decomposed into different frequency bands using ensemble empirical mode decomposition （EEMD） method, and then the scale-dependent relationship was quantified using Pearson correlation coefficients. The relationship between the observed annual and summer temperatures determined by the instrumental data was subsequently used to evaluate 7 climate models. The model with the best performance was used to infer the relationship for the last millennium. The results show that the relationship between the observed annual and summer temperatures becomes stronger as the timescale increases, except for the 4--16 years timescales at which it does not show any relationship. The summer temperature variability at short timescales （2--4 years） shows much higher variance than the annual variability, while the annual temperature variability at long timescales （〉32 years） has a much higher variance than the summer one. During the last millennium, the simulated summer temperature also shows higher variance at the short timescales （2-4 years） and lower variance at the long timescales （〉1024 years） than those of the annual temperature. The relationship between the two temperatures is generally close at the long timescales, and weak at the short timescales. Overall the summer temperature variability cannot well reflect the annual mean temperature variability for the study region during both the 20th century and the last millennium. Furthermore, all the climate models examined overestimate the annual mean temperature variance at the 2--4 years timescales, which indicates that the overestimate could be one of reasons why the volcanic eruption induced cooling is larger in climate models than in proxy data.

A Mega-Tsunami in the Baltic Sea 1171 BC: Geological Records with Special Reference to the Lake Mälaren Area in Sweden

At about 3000 C14-year BP or 1200 cal. yrs BC, the Baltic Sea experienced a mega-tsunami with a wave-height of 10 m or more, and a run-up height of up to 16.5 m. This event had significant geological and archaeological effects. We explore the records from the Lake M?laren area in Sweden. The tsunami event is linked to seismic ground shaking and methane venting tectonics at several sites. The triggering factor is proposed to be the Kaali meteor impact in Estonia of the same age. The documentation of a mega-tsunami in the middle of the Bronze Age has wide implications both in geology and in archaeology. The archaeological key sites at Annelund and Apalle are reinterpreted in terms of tsunami wave actions remodelling stratigraphy. By extensive coring, we are able to trace the tsunami effects in both off-shore and on-shore environment. At the time of the event, sea level was at +15 m (due to isostatic uplift). The tsunami wave erosion is traced 13.5 m below sea level. The tsunami run-up over land is traced to +29.5 m to +31.5 m (occasionally even higher), implying a run-up of 14.5 - 16.5 m. In ?ngermanland, the tsunami event was absolutely dated at 1171 varve years BC. Archaeologically, the tsunami event coincides well with the transition between Periods II and III of the South Scandinavian Bronze Age. Period III has traditionally been difficult to identify in the cultural materials of the Lake M?laren region.

Changing Practices on Fatherhood in Postmodern Sweden

Sweden has transformed into a considerable gender equality and family-friendly society over the past half-century. Meanwhile, Swedish involved fathers have been not only regarded as the role model in many countries, but also been the focus of extensive research. However, the trajectory trends of shifting practices on fatherhood in postmodem Sweden and the reasons underlying the whole gender equality reforms are still not clearly illustrated and explored. Therefore, this paper tries to answer these questions by reviewing related literature from 1960 to 2017. It is found that although dual-earner and dual-carer models were proposed together as early as the mid-1960s, it was the former that proved easier to achieve. Since 1990s substantial shifts in the practices on fatherhood have occurred in Sweden. Nowadays, it becomes quite nature and common for Swedish fathers to take parental leave and share housework and childcare with their partners. The findings also highlight that in the transition towards a father-friendly state, the following causes and factors have interplayed with each other in Sweden： （a） Comprehensive and thorough grassroots feminist cultures and strategists have laid the foundations of gender equality in education, politics, economics and religion; （b） New images of fatherhood in the literature and medium programs have further shaped the values of respecting nurturing and soft fathers; （c） Father-friendly social policies have significantly constructed the dual-earner and dual-carer models; and （d） Organizational culture on balancing work and life has strongly supported the practices on involved and active fathering. Last, this paper concludes with a discussion on the importance of oral history and comparative studies on shifting fatherhood.

Basic policy & development strategy for energy industry in China——the speech on Sweden-China Trade Council in Stockholm,April 22,1992 by Huang Yicheng,the Minister of Energy,China

Energy plays a significant role in our national moderniza-tion construction.The Chinese government has alwayspaid a great attention to the Chinese energy industry and regarded itas a key issue in the national development strategy.Energy industrydevelopment has been going up rapidly over last 4 decades sincethe People’s Republic was founded.By the end of 1991,total primaryenergy production got to 1.047 billion tons of coal equivalent,whichincludes 1.09 billion tons of run-off-mine coal,139 million tons ofcrude oil,15.3 billion M^3 of natural gas.Electricity generating

Memorables in the CAFIU Delegation to Visit Poland, Serbia and Sweden

On December 12th 2012, I had the honor to join a CAFIU five-member delegation to visit Poland, Serbia and Sweden headed by Mr. Liu Kaiyang, Deputy Secretary-General of CAFIU. During the visit, the delegation not only took part in the arrangement of the International Conference "China-Europe: Role of NGOs" sponsored by CAFIU, China Foundation for Peace and Development, and Civil Association "the House of Poland" in Poland, but also had

Sweden pension system reform and the enlightenment to China

This paper analyzes and summarizes the excellent experiences and measures which are worth learning from the analysis of the reform and perfection process of Sweden pension system. Combined with the current problems in China, put forward the corresponding policy recommendations.

The Relationship between Smartphone Addiction and Interaction Anxiousness among College Students in Sweden

The development of mobile phone has brought great convenience to people＇s daily life, smart phone with various applications has improved the quality of life of people, but also change the people＇s behavior. As a major group of using smart phones, college students have also experienced situations in which the use of mobile phones has decreased the efficiency of learning and escaped from academic pressure. This is a quantitative research for college student in Halmstad that aims at exploring the relevance between smartphone addiction and interaction anxiousness. The sample of 123 college students using smartphone was collected and using incidental sampling method with the use of college students＇ smartphone addiction scale and interaction anxiousness scale as questionnaires to collect data. The analysis of descriptive statistics, Pearson correlation, independent-sample t-test, and regression et al. was used on SPSS 23. According to the results, The smartphone addiction is not common among Swedish college students. The overall status of college students＇ interaction anxiousness is close to a moderate level. Interaction anxiousness has significant differences in gender, subject and grade. There is a significant positive correlation between smartphone addiction and interaction anxiousness. Interaction anxiousness has a certain predictive effect on smartphone addiction.

A Journey to Sweden Islands

Last year,I spent my holiday on Sweden Islands.From the travel tips of Sweden,I found that in the history there were several fortresses on the sea to protect the Stockholm city.While some of the Islands became private properties,some were out of repair.

China Cultural Center in Stockholm:China-Sweden Children's Art Exhibition Presented the Color of Summer

On May 31,China Cultural Center in Stockholm and relevant institutions of China and Sweden jointly held"The Color of Summer:China-Sweden Children's Art Exhibition"online in Sweden,with more than 70 participants.There are various forms of works,includi ng ink pain ting,watercolor painti ng,pencil painting and crayon painting.The themes include space,magic world and environmental protection,showing China-Sweden children's various fantastic ideas about reality and the future.

Chen Xiao:Increasing China-Sweden Cultural Exchanges by Telling China’s Stories Well

Ms.Chen Xiao,Cultural Counselor of the Chinese Embassy in Sweden and Director of China Cultural Center(CCC)in Stockholm,knows all about China-Sweden cultural exchanges.She said that Swedish show growing interest in Chinese culture and want to learn more about China nowadays.

Liquefaction Structures from a High-Magnitude Paleoseismic Event at about 12,400 C14-Years BP in Southern Sweden

The Swedish catalogue of paleoseismic events includes 64 separate events. The seismic activity was especially high, in magnitude and frequency, in the Late Glacial with peak rates of glacial isostatic uplift. At about 12,400 C14-years BP (14,600 cal?yrs BP), there was a very strong event on the Swedish west coast. The magnitude was estimated at M > 8. It was linked to intensive liquefaction and a major tsunami event. In this paper we describe sedimentological structures of liquefaction, ground shaking and tsunami wave actions from the Hunnestad gravel pits, to the east of the city of Varberg on the Swedish West Coast. The liquefaction structures documented offer impressive and educational insight into the process of liquefaction at high-magnitude earthquakes.