Jens Christian Nielsen

How to Stay Becoming--Living up to the Code of Conduct in a Sports Class.

ABSTRACT In this article we show how a hybridisation of elite sport and school in lower-secondary education in Denmark produces a particular kind of learning subject with dual tracks for development, and we ask what kind of actions the students apply in order to stay becoming along both tracks. We apply theoretical conceptions of ‘becoming’ inspired by Brembeck and Johansson that allow us to understand how the sports students live up to the code of conduct of the sports classes. The article is based on an ethnographic study carried out in four schools located in four regions of Denmark. We argue that the hybrid obliges students to follow a narrow developmental track with an ambitious goal of performing in both sport and school, and that the hybrid is threatened when a sports student prioritises either sport or school while he/she is still enrolled in the class.

Reproduction and opportunity: A study of dual career, aspirations and elite sports in Danish SportsClasses

In this article we analyze the patterns of retention in SportsClasses of promising young athletes in Denmark. Since 2005, SportsClasses have provided extra training for potential elite athletes in Grades 7–9 in designated Danish public schools. They were introduced after the Danish Ministry of Culture lowered the age of recruitment for athletes from 15 to 12 in response to increased competition in the world of elite sports. The SportsClasses attempt to balance collaboration between two different organizations: Danish public schools; and sports clubs. Using a survey of the student population in 2013 and a follow-up sample in 2015, we explored the respondents’ social backgrounds and experiences in order to understand their likelihood of retention during the program and their career aspirations. Focusing on socioeconomic status (SES), the role of having parents in elite sports, gender, and type of sport, we studied what key experiences and relationships lead students to abandon or sustain their interest in careers related to sports and how this differed for boys and girls. By applying Bourdieu’s concepts of habitus and types of capital, we concluded that the program produced elements of both reproduction and opportunity but that the patterns strongly favored the retention of boys compared to girls. Our findings also suggest that the overlap between school and sport may have lead students from higher SES background to focus on education rather than sports.

Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator therapy and device-related complications in young patients with inherited cardiomyopathies or channelopathies: a 17-year cohort study

Aims To quantify appropriate and inappropriate therapy and complications related to implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) treatment in young patients receiving an ICD for a hereditary cardiomyopathy or channelopathy. Methods and results This was a retrospective study including 117 consecutive patients who had received an ICD at Aarhus University Hospital, Denmark from 1 January 1999 to 31 December 2015. Patients were followed from the date of ICD implantation until migration, death, heart transplantation, or end of follow-up on 1 February 2017. Mean age at implantation was 30.5 ± 12.8 years, and the patients were followed for a mean period of 7.1 ± 4.4 years. The cumulative incidence at 1, 5, and 10 years was 17%, 29%, and 48% for appropriate ICD therapy, 6%, 13%, and 20% for inappropriate ICD therapy, and 7%, 18%, and 33% for device-related complications, respectively. Patients with an ICD implanted for secondary prevention had a higher risk of appropriate therapy compared with patients implanted for primary prevention [adjusted hazard ratio (HR) 5.18, 95% confidence interval (CI) 2.22-12.09; P < 0.01]. There was no difference in the risk of inappropriate therapy (adjusted HR 1.58, 95% CI 0.55-4.56; P = 0.40) or device-related complications (adjusted HR 1.22, 95% CI 0.56-2.68; P = 0.62) between patients with primary and secondary preventive indication. Conclusion We observed high absolute risk estimates for appropriate ICD therapy in young patients with an ICD indicated by a hereditary cardiomyopathy or channelopathy. Also risks for inappropriate ICD therapy and device-related complications were significant.

Safety and effectiveness of a 6-French MRI conditional pacemaker lead: The INGEVITYTM clinical investigation study results: NIELSEN et al .

The design of pacemaker leads has continued to evolve; ease of lead handling, improved electrical performance, and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) conditional aspects have become more important, while safety remains critical. The INGEVITY™ family leads was designed to provide MRI conditional aspects, decreased diameter, and improved performance of pacemaker leads. The INGEVITY study is an investigational device exemption trial evaluating the acute and chronic safety and effectiveness of these leads.

Fortrolige voksne i de unges liv

Fortrolige voksne i de unges liv belyser unges behov for og forventninger til fortrolige voksne. Rapporten har saerligt fokus pa den del af unges tilvaerelse, der byder pa negative udfordringer og hvor der kan vaere behov for at fa adgang til en fortrolig voksen. Rapporten stiller skarpt pa hvilke forventninger unge i udskolingen har til deres professionelle voksne, og hvilke emner og problemstillinger de netop knytter til fortroligheden med dem. Rapportens rad og analyser henvender sig til de professionelle voksne, som udskolingseleverne moder i institutionelle sammenhaenge – og de voksne enkelte elever vil mode i myndighedssammenhaenge.