The main purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of the non steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) meloxicam in connection with dehorning of goat kids. Six 2-3,5 weeks old dehorned kids were given daily intramuscular injections of meloxicam (0,5 mg/kg; MG) and five age-matched dehorned kids were given isotonic NaCl (NG) for 3 days. The study was randomized and double blinded. The behavior of the kids was studied one day before dehorning, on the dehorning day and three days after. Blood samples were collected each day before the treatment and analyzed for plasma concentrations of meloxicam, hematocrit, cortisol, progesterone and glucose.

Storm water is defined as runoff from precipitation such as rain or snow. It is collected in sewage disposal systems and since it mainly originates from urban areas it can contain high levels of heavy metals, nutrients and oil etc. Polluted storm water is currently treated by different methods such as wet ponds, constructed wetlands and filter strips. This study investigates these methods, which in earlier studies have shown to give varying results regarding their treatment efficiency.This thesis has been written on commission of SWECO VIAK and was aimed at studying those parameters that may affect the treatment efficiency of nutrients and heavy metals in storm water treatment facilities (STF:s). Through literature studies the dominating treatment processes in ponds and wetlands were examined.

The aim of this study was to analyze the assessment of the primary school, from the teacher?s perspective. There has been an ongoing discussion regarding assessment and about the purposes of assessment for a long time. But there is a paucity of research on what teachers believe about. This study examined primary teachers? beliefs on major purposes of assessment.Assessment is the process of gathering and interpreting information about students? learning.

Syftet med undersökningen är att få ökad förståelse för hur barn tänker om sin framtid och varför de tänker som de gör, vilka faktorer som ligger till grund för hur barnen tänker. För att undersöka detta har vi använt oss av en kvalitativ metod där vi genom en ostrukturerad intervjuguide intervjuade åtta barn i åldrarna 9-12 år, fyra pojkar och fyra flickor. Intervjuns frågor delades in i olika teman, dessa teman användes även i presentationen av vårt empiriska material. För att kunna få förståelse för barnens tankar är det viktigt att ha förståelse för de processer (vilka processer?) som ett barn genomgår och formas utifrån.

Syftet med undersökningen är att få ökad förståelse för hur barn tänker om sin framtid och varför de tänker som de gör, vilka faktorer som ligger till grund för hur barnen tänker. För att undersöka detta har vi använt oss av en kvalitativ metod där vi genom en ostrukturerad intervjuguide intervjuade åtta barn i åldrarna 9-12 år, fyra pojkar och fyra flickor. Intervjuns frågor delades in i olika teman, dessa teman användes även i presentationen av vårt empiriska material. För att kunna få förståelse för barnens tankar är det viktigt att ha förståelse för de processer (vilka processer?) som ett barn genomgår och formas utifrån.

The aim of this study is to investigate and analyze the potential effects on a number of social workers that may arise from listening to stories of domestic violence, and how these social workers deal with the potential effects. The study is based on qualitative interviews with seven social workers that work with domestic violence. The theoretical perspective that we used was the theory of coping. The results of this study have indicated that the respondents have been affected of listening to the stories of domestic violence. Examples of different impacts that the work has had on some of the social workers is that they avoid movies and/or books with elements of violence, they are more aware of the domestic violence in the surroundings and there has also been changes in their cognitive schemas.

Several theoretical models of change exist concerning attachment, but an integrated view and knowledge of the role separate factors of change play for the individual is lacking. This phenomenon is hereby studied by semi-structured interviews of 20 persons. Change and factors of change are examined statistically with affectregulation as measure of attachment. The results show that these individuals´ changes are small and mostly towards secure attachment. Metacognition is related to greater change towards secure attachment.

Aim:The aim of this study is to examine similarities and differences in eating habits in students ages 16-19 in high school.Questions:How do eating habits differ between adolescent athletes and non-athletes?What significance does living conditions and religious background have on the eating habits of adolescents? Method: This study is of a quantitative approach using survey questions.The method used was questionnaires. Three schools participated in the study. The school provided programs with and without athletic orientation. My purpose was to give out 200 surveys but in the end the total of handed out surveys landed on 141.

This study was made as a part of a feasibility study on a polishing wetland at Rimbo wastewater plant (wwp) in Norrtälje municipality. The wwp had to decrease the nitrogen discharge to reach the limit 15 mg tot-N/l. The nitrogen in the outlet was mainly in the form of nitrate, hence the wetland mainly ought to support denitrification. The proposed area for the wetland was situated right next to the wwp and was already in the municipalitys posession. One aim of this study was to examine what spieces of plants needed to achieve highest possible denitrification.

Elephants are hindgut fermenters, which affects their diurnal rhythm. To reach their nutrient demands, elephants must eat almost constantly throughout the light part of the day. Sexual dimorphism may also affect their behavioral patterns. To understand the elephants' normal living habits and foraging behaviour, we conducted a pre-study in the Mara Triangle, the north-western part of the Maasai Mara National Reserve. Each of four to six observers randomly chose a focal animal within the group of elephants by the criteria that they were adults and visible.

Introduction: In 1998, the pension system was changed and the so called PPM system was introduced. The PPM system is partly fund-based, partly distribution-based. There are approximately 700 different investment funds to choose between, at a maximum five for each individual. For persons who are not familiar with the financial market, the choice might be difficult. The lions? part of the investors do not seem to have an active strategy.

This thesis studies how readers of the electronic book (the e-book) use and perceive the electronic medium as a carrier of fiction. In this study it is assumed that fiction is mostly read in printed format. Therefore it is interesting to ask why some readers choose to read on screen. As there are all too few studies conducted on how readers perceive and use the e-book as a medium, this study aims to enrich an undeveloped research area. The study is based upon a qualitative questionnaire.

The purpose of this study was to examine and try to understand the physical environment focusing on the fenomena of scribble and damage at a high school. More specifically its aim was to find out how the pupils themselves discribe their physical environment, the reasons why there are scribble and damage at their school and how they are treated by the adults at the school bearing in mind the scribble and damage that occur. The study took place at one high-school in the southern of Sweden and the methods used were six qualitative interviewes, a minor inquiry in six classes, fotographing the physical environment and putting up scribble boards on the pupils' toilets. The physcial environment was quite bare and monoton and the pupils often felt bored by it. There were few places where the pupils liked being at.

Inledning: M&A har blivit ett synnerligt omdebatterat område dels för att frekvensen av M&A harökat och även för att merparten av förvärven inte lyckas uppnå de anteciperade fördelarna medförvärvsprocessen. Det finns undersökningar som tyder på att 60-80 % av alla M&A misslyckasvilket gör ämnet än mer intressant att forska i.Syfte: Att öka förståelsen för M&A, undersöka de bakomliggande motiven till företagsförvärv ochvarför de så ofta misslyckas. Genom studien vill vi belysa problematiken i M&A samt få en godinblick i hur en så omfattande bransch som M&A alltjämt misslyckas.Metod: Vi har valt en kvalitativ metod med abduktiv ansats varpå vi genomfört intervjuer medpraktiskt erfarna utövare av M&A för att ta reda på varför företag misslyckas med förvärv.Sekundärdata har hämtats från vetenskapliga artiklar och litteratur. Metoden omfattar vidareuppsatsens validitet och reliabilitet. Det empiriska materialet har analyserats med hjälp av deteoretiska utgångspunkterna.Teori: Omfattas av grundläggande teoretiska utgångspunkter såsom agency, behavioral ochneoklassiskt teori tillsammans med tidigare studier i form av vetenskaplig artiklar för att ökaförståelsen för vad som kan föranleda M&A, hur förvärvsprocessen bör ske samt tänkbara orsaker tillnegativa utfall.Resultat och slutsatser: Vi har funnit att destruktiva motiv och skild motivbild mellan köpar- ochmålföretag kan påverka förvärvets utfall negativt vad gäller motiven till företagsförvärv.

Trade was assigned as a Community responsibility at the founding of the European Community in 1957. It was then recognized that Europe would achieve a greater international influence if it were to negotiate trade deals with one voice. Since then, the basic rule has been that the European Commission negotiates agreements on behalf of the EC, and presents the agreements negotiated for approval in the European Council. Today, the 25-member European Union is the largest trading power in the world, and most member states have decades of experience of coordinating their national trade interests into a common position. However, partly as a result of the complex nature of the trade decision-making processes it is sometimes problematic to identify who or what really influences EU trade policy.