Peat litter has been used in animal houses for a long time. Because of its good ability to absorb liquid and nutrients from the manure it can create a dry surface for animals and a valuable manure product. Through changes in agricultural practises the use of peat litter has diminished and is to a great extent replaced by straw, sawdust and cutter shavings although Sweden is rich in peat-findings. The aim of this work was to summarize the presented knowledge about the used of peat litter, techniques, advantages and disadvantages and to compare with other commonly used litter materials. Articles on peat litter have been searched for in magazines, databases and books at SLU library. Visits to peat industries, interviews with peat producers and with peat researchers contributed to the material. Peat is not a uniformly material.

Forskning har visat att blivande pappor, som i denna studie Àven benÀmns som mÀn eller förstagÄngspappa, har svÄrt att kÀnslomÀssigt knyta an till graviditeten innan den blir synlig. Informationen och stödet frÄn MödrahÀlsovÄrden under graviditeten Àr frÀmst riktat till kvinnan, vilket gör att mÀn ges en kÀnsla av utanförskap. De beskriver kÀnslor som att bli Äsidosatt av barnmorskan vilket ökar kÀnslan av oro. I Sverige har alla förÀldrar rÀtt till förÀldrastöd och individuellt anpassat stöd. Hur upplever blivande förstagÄngspappor sin delaktighet och vad Àr delaktighet för dem? Syftet med studien Àr att belysa förstagÄngspappors upplevelse av delaktighet i alla tÀnkbara aspekter av graviditet.

In 1993 Sweden introduced a new Forest policy, with a larger freedom of action for the forest owners, but in the same time the forest owners are expected to take greater consideration of the forests and the environment, that is required by the law. This is necessary to be able to obtain the goals of the new policy. Therefore the demand for competence and guidance is larger than before. At the same period of time organisations where slimmed and trimmed during a economic recession and the question is how this has affected the number of employees on different levels in the organisations, the competence of the employees and their internal education and if these changes affects the possibility of implementing the forest policy. This study contains three points in time where measures were made, 1990, 1995 and 2000.

In 1996 a hunting test for British gun dogs was started in Sweden, based on a similar one al-ready in place in Norway. The aim of the new test was to describe the hunting ability of the dog and to use the results as a basis for selection. However, up to now, no genetic study of these data has been done. Therefore the aim of this study was to estimate genetic parameters for the traits measured in the hunting test and to investigate whether the traits can summarized into fewer overall measures. Data from trails of British gundogs between 1996 and 2005 in Sweden were used to estimate genetic parameters and environmental effects in hunting performance. British gundogs consist of five different breeds: Pointer, English setter (ES), Gordon setter (GS), Irish red setter (Irl S) and Irish red and white setter.

Syftet med denna uppsats Àr att belysa vilka hinder och möjligheter de före detta kriminella möter nÀr de ska Äterintegreras i samhÀllet. Vi vill dessutom fördjupa förstÄelsen för varför de vÀljer att avbryta sin brottskarriÀr. För att bygga upp en förstÄelse för problemomrÄdet har vi anvÀnt oss av fyra rapporter varav tre Àr publikationer frÄn Brottsförebyggande RÄdet och en frÄn Equal-projektet BÀttre frigivning. Vi har utöver dem anvÀnt statistik frÄn kriminalvÄrden för att belysa omrÄdets omfattning. Rapporterna beskriver de problem interner möter vid frigivning, sÄsom bostad och sysselsÀttning.

Syftet med denna uppsats Àr att belysa vilka hinder och möjligheter de före detta kriminella möter nÀr de ska Äterintegreras i samhÀllet. Vi vill dessutom fördjupa förstÄelsen för varför de vÀljer att avbryta sin brottskarriÀr. För att bygga upp en förstÄelse för problemomrÄdet har vi anvÀnt oss av fyra rapporter varav tre Àr publikationer frÄn Brottsförebyggande RÄdet och en frÄn Equal-projektet BÀttre frigivning. Vi har utöver dem anvÀnt statistik frÄn kriminalvÄrden för att belysa omrÄdets omfattning. Rapporterna beskriver de problem interner möter vid frigivning, sÄsom bostad och sysselsÀttning. De behandlar Àven vilka utslussningsmetoder som finns och i hur stor utstrÀckning de anvÀnds.

The first two weeks in a pup's life is called the neonatal period. This period is dominated by growth and development of organs and senses. The puppy is born blind and deaf and the physiological disability makes it unable to move properly. The neonatal period is characterized by a lot of sleeping. The pup receives the important milk and warmth from the bitch.

Studiens syfte var att belysa vuxenstuderandes upplevelser av att göra en lÀrstilsanalys samt beskriva dess betydelse för lÀrandet. VÄr avsikt var ocksÄ att fokusera pÄ deras Äsikter om den information de fÄtt innan analysen och det uppföljande samtalet med lÀraren. Vi ville Àven belysa de vuxenstuderandes tankar kring anvÀndbarheten av att göra lÀrstilsanalyser. Kvalitativa intervjuer genomfördes med sju vuxenstuderande pÄ omvÄrdnadsprogrammet, förlagt till en mindre ort i södra Sverige. Det framkom att de vuxenstuderandes upplevelser av att göra en lÀrstilsanalys i huvudsak var positiva, trots att flertalet inte hade förÀndrat sitt sÀtt att lÀra i nÄgon större utstrÀckning.

Mind the gap encourages you to beware of the interspaces. The project seeks to defend the gaps that occur in time and space and encourages the reader to care about the interruptions of the routine-like and planned, whilst also opening up a discussion about interaction and participation. Mind the gap is a project about the many opportunities the public space has in the contemporary city. What you have in front of you is the result of this project. As society constantly changes, new and different needs arise in the city and it is necessary that architects and planners understand and adapt to these changes. They have to be able to develop new ways of thinking and to challenge established perceptions of what the public space is and should be. This means being able to see that the public space could be different and to recognize the potentials for it to change. This project examines the underlying ideals of urbanism and investigates the potentials of the City when shaped by these ideals.

The mouse (Mus musculus) is the most commonly used mammal in biomedical research and can easily be restrained by both hand and by a device. Restraining animals causes stress that not only decreases the animal?s wellbeing, but may also influence the research results. The first aim of this study was to train mice to voluntarily stand still using positive reinforcement training. Another benefit of teaching a mouse to stand still is that you can avoid anaesthesia for some procedures.

Bakgrund: Globalt ses en ökad internationell migration dĂ€r Sverige varje Ă„r tar emottiotusentals asylsökande. De asylsökandes rĂ€ttigheter skyddas av internationelladeklarationer och konventioner om mĂ€nskliga rĂ€ttigheter, dĂ€r rĂ€tten till hĂ€lsa Ă€rcentral. ÄndĂ„ lider asylsökande av hög grad av ohĂ€lsa, mycket till följd av derasstatus som asylsökande och den utsatthet som det medför. Att dessutom vara gravidgör dem extra utsatta trots att de har rĂ€tt till mödrahĂ€lsovĂ„rd pĂ„ samma villkor somicke-asylsökande i Sverige, dĂ„ de inte har rĂ€tt till övrig sjukvĂ„rd. Barnmorskor inommödrahĂ€lsovĂ„rden arbetar för vĂ„rd pĂ„ lika villkor utifrĂ„n kompetensbeskrivningen ochden etiska koden, men utifrĂ„n lagstiftningens begrĂ€nsningar riskerar barnmorskornastĂ€llas inför professionsetiska dilemman i vĂ„rden av asylsökande gravida kvinnor.Syfte: Att förstĂ„ hur barnmorskor upplever det Ă€r att vĂ„rda asylsökande gravidakvinnor inom mödrahĂ€lsovĂ„rden i Sverige.

The objective of this work was to compare the environmentally gentle soil scarification technique Huminmix (with possibilities to do track-grinding/HMMspÄr, long-scraping/HMMlÄngflÀck and mounding/HMMhög) with conventional disc trencher, concerning seedling establishment and growth of direct seeded and planted Scots pine seedlings. Inventories were made during June and July 2005, in 34 seeded and 6 planted stands from 2000 ? 2004 (1- 5 years old) of lichen- and myrtillus/vaccinum-type in Holmen Skog ABŽs district Norsjö in VÀsterbotten. The Huminmix-technique had been used for HMMspÄr in the seeded stands and for HMMhög in the planted stands (HMMlÄngflÀck has been used from the year 2006 for direct seeding). The studied stands had been seeded with the same amount of seeds according to stand data.

A new Swedish political approach to forestry was initiated 1993, that put goals of production and environmental issues into equal importance to Swedish Forestry Law. Earlier nature conservation very often declaimed preservation the best way to conserve nature, but recently it is clear that many highly biological values are due to former land use or disturbance. Many old pastures or cultivations dominated by deciduous trees are today characterized by a dense overgrowth of Norway spruce. By actively paying attention to nature in forestry (nature restoration), it is possible to partly reconstruct habitats or disturbances that are necessary to favour the biological values. The aim with this master thesis is to study the nature restoration, (NS, Swedish abbreviation), performed in 11 forest sites in the middle of Sweden 8-14 years ago. Since NS recently have become applied, it has never yet been evaluated.

The aim with this thesis was to investigate what characterises an English Arts and Crafts garden how they could be modernised in Sweden. My research was limited to 20 weeks of full-time writing and worth 30 ECTS. Through literature studies, interviews and site visits I could analyse my findings which resulted in a concrete garden design project. The Arts and Crafts was a movement that started in England during the 1880?s and evolved as a reaction towards the industrialisation. The influence came from the writings and practices of John Ruskin (1819-1900) and William Morris (1834-1896) who advocated the importance of craftsmanship. The Arts and Crafts movement also became a ?recipe for life? and was associated with a healthy and morally pure way of living.