Catecholamines are stress hormones that are produced and released by a rare tumor called pheochromocytoma. This tumor can cause hypertension which if undiagnosed and untreated leads to death. Since good therapy is available, it is important to find the tumor in time. The most common way to diagnose the tumor is measurement of the biochemical markers; catecholamines and their metabolites, methylated catecholamines.After observation that almost all normetanephrine results for women were higher than the upper reference limit and therefore pathological, the accuracy of the present reference intervals was questioned. Therefore new reference intervals for both urinary catecholamines and methylated catecholamines were developed by analysis of 46 samples using HPLC.

In this report listed buildings, according to the Swedish Heritage Conservation Act, have been studied with a focus on cases where economical compensation has been given to the owner of the building and cases where the listing of the building has been appealed by the owner. In order for a building to become listed it needs to be particularly valuable from a cultural and historical standpoint. The listed buildings are protected through a list of regulations that determines which parts of the building can or cannot be changed, what methods and materials should be used for changes and repairs, and how the building should be maintained. These regulations should as far as possible be formulated in agreement with the owner, but a building can become listed against the owners will. To decrease the damage this causes the owner he can in some cases have the right to economical compensation. There is also a possibility for the owner to appeal the listing of the building.

Syfte: Med utg?ngspunkt i svensk nyhetsdebatt om barn och avancerad hudv?rd, syftar f?religgande uppsats till att synligg?ra och analysera hur barn (0?18 ?r) konstrueras diskursivt samt att unders?ka vem som tilldelas talutrymme i dessa diskussioner. Teori: Utifr?n ett diskursteoretiskt ramverk inspirerat av Foucault, bygger analysen p? utg?ngspunkten om spr?k som centralt och b?rare av diskursiva f?rest?llningar om hur n?got eller n?gon antas eller b?r vara. Det kombineras med barndomssociologiska teorier om barnsyn och att den r?dande synen p? barn ?r kontextuellt, kulturellt och historiskt betingad. Metod: Det empiriska materialet, best?ende av 19 nyhetsartiklar fr?n de svenska tidningarna Dagens Nyheter, Aftonbladet, Expressen, Svenska Dagbladet, G?teborgs-Posten, Svenska Dagbladet Junior och Kamratposten, har analyserats genom en kritisk inneh?llsanalys med en diskursanalytisk ansats inspirerad av Foucault f?r att synligg?ra diskursiva konstruktioner, diskurser samt de positioner och handlande som barn tillskrivs. Resultat: Av resultatet framg?r att barn konstrueras p? tre olika s?tt och att de olika konstruktionerna (o)m?jligg?r olika typer av handlande. Barn konstrueras genom spr?kliga mark?rer i artiklarna som konsumenter, som s?rbara och som kompetenta.

The objective of this study was to contribute with suggestions of nature preservation managements of selected forest objects of high nature values managed by the Swedish state-owned forest company Sveaskog. Many forests with high natural potential are relatively rare today due to modern forestry, where wood production is the main purpose. Sveaskog?s policy is to consider and to priority nature conservation on valuable objects. This assessment includes objects that in the future may develop into nature reserves.

Skolverket (2009:5) har i sin alarmerande rapport kommit fram till att resultaten i svensk skola dalar kraftigt. Ma?nga elever na?r inte godka?nda ma?l na?r de la?mnar grundskolan. Anledningen till varfo?r det ser ut sa? a?r sja?lvklart ma?ngfacetterad, men jag funderar pa? om en anledning kan vara att elever idag kanske fa?tt en annan insta?llning till skolga?ng och utbildning.

Syfte: Syftet med denna uppsats är att undersöka finansiella institutioners syn på hävstångsinstrument och utifrån detta utreda om instrumenten är ett bra investeringsalternativ för småsparare.Metod: Uppsatsen har en kvalitativ inriktning då tre intervjuer har genomförts för att besvara syftet. De finansiella institutionerna som intervjuades är Handelsbanken, CMC Markets och SIP Nordic fondkommission. Vidare har studien en deduktiv infallsvinkel där teorier används som grund för det empiriska materialet. Utifrån intervjuer och tidigare studier har en slutsats sedan utformats för att besvara syftet. Resultat & Slutsats: Uppsatsens resultat talar för att hävstångsinstrumenten är ett bra alternativ för småsparare som är intresserade, risktoleranta och aktivt söker kunskap.

The aim of this study was to describe preferences of geographic direction of ten, oak-living epiphytic lichen species and how they responded to sun exposure, nearby bushes and trees, bark fissure depth and circumference. The frequency of every species was recorded in arcs of ten degrees around the tree at a height of 130 to 180 cm above the ground. An estimation of the amount of every species in every arc was also recorded. To analyse how the distribution of the lichen species responded to the different factors their concentration for every tree was plotted against the four factors. The distribution of Cliostomum corrugatum had a positive response to high sun exposure and a negative response to a thick layer of bushes and trees.

The main purpose of this essay is to investigate the legal position for employers concerning protection against what employees can express about one?s employer in social media.It may regard dissatisfaction concerning employment, tort or so-called whistleblowing. The spread through social media may be comprehensive and thus cause more damage to the employer.Employees within the public sector as well as in the private are protected by the liberty of speech, which is constitutional, even the protection of sources or the right to criticize can offer some protection. This gives the employees the possibility to widely express themselves in private social media as long as it can?t be classified as a violation, which per se is very rare.However, certain differences between the both sectors will be pointed out.There are still no constitutional rights regarding social media, but a grey area has emerged concerning the legal position.

Hur upplever vi former och fa?rger na?r de flyttas fra?n ett papper till ljusprojektioner? Det ha?r a?r en av fra?gorna jag ville fa? svar pa? na?r jag bo?rjade med detta projekt. Allting utmynnade sig i en studie jag valt att kalla fo?r, Ljusprojektioner och ra?nder. Det a?r ett experimenterande arbete da?r former, mo?nster och den upplevda erfarenheten av dem har underso?kts ur ett fenomenologiskt perspektiv.

Syftet med detta arbete har varit att underso?ka hur musiker inom den afroamerikanska musiktraditionen ser pa? sitt musikaliska la?rande. Deltagarna har haft olika musikaliska bakgrunder sa? som la?tskrivare, frilansmusiker och instrumentalla?rare. Underso?kningen tar sin teoretiska utga?ngspunkt ur ett kulturpsykologsikt perspektiv da?r synen pa? la?rande ses som en process som utvecklas mellan individer i en lokalt ra?dande kultur.

Utg?ngspunkten f?r den h?r uppsatsen ?r det s? kallade implementeringsproblemet, som inneb?r ett glapp mellan beslut och genomf?rande och har betydelse f?r fr?gor om makt, ansvarsutkr?vande, resultat och effektivitet. Uppsatsen j?mf?r implementering av tv? olika arbetsmetoder i en hierarkisk organisation, Polismyndigheten. Ett m?l med ombildningen till en Polismyndighet 2015 var f?rb?ttrade resultat och ?kad kvalitet i verksamheten. Statskontorets utv?rdering av reformen 2018 visade dock p? sv?righeter i styrningen, exempelvis vad g?ller att f? genomslag f?r olika arbetsmetoder.

Actinomycosis is a rare, deep-seated infection of the jaw of cattle that include the progressive enlargement of bone structures. It is caused by Actinomyces bovis, a gram-positive rod found as a normal commensal of the alimentary canal in otherwise healthy animals. This paper shortly describes Actinomyces bovis and its ability to cause "lumpy jaw" or actinomycosis in cattle. It will describe its pathogenesis, diagnosis, treatment and some clinical presentations. The incidence of symptomatic actinomycosis infection is quite low in Sweden today.

AbstractOne of the most common business models for agriculture is according to Lantbrukarnas Riksförbund (2010) that two or more agricultural companies merge and form a company together. To create strong owners and to be competitive there is a recognized need to create relationships between small firms according to Mazzarol , Mamouni Limnios and Reboud (2013). Oerleman and Assouline (2004) argues that it is possible to achieve success in agriculture by following certain strategic priorities.This paper examines why farmers choose to venture into collaboration and whether cooperation are linked to the strategies of the company. The paper also discusses the pros and cons of partnerships in agriculture. A qualitative comparative research design has been used to answer to the topics and we have interviewed respondents from four different agriculture companies, which have been active in some form of cooperation or collaboration.

Studiens syfte var att unders?ka hur pedagoger i f?rskolan uppfattar att de arbetar med fenomenet delaktighet f?r barn med diagnosen autism i verksamheten. Unders?kningen byggdes p? tv? fr?gest?llningar: 1. Hur uppfattar f?rskolepedagoger att barnen med diagnosen autism ?r delaktiga i verksamheten? 2.

In school, pupils learn to critically relate to sources of various texts. In the course of time they also learn how to make references and cite properly. Yet, alarming reports show increasing cheating and plagiarism in colleges and universities. Plagiarism prevention services are used today in Swedish high schools. We are questioning how this relates to the sociocultural perspective and curriculum view of imitation as a natural part of the learning process, communication and language.Material from depth interviews, with four teachers in the school subject Swedish about their theoretical and practical approach to students' writing process and writing development are used to deal with the issues of this thesis.