Semi-natural grasslands are threatened biotopes in the landscape and without conservation measures high values of nature will be lost. Meanwhile, the biological values associated with cultural values of the traditional agricultural landscape in Sweden. Studies of land use history may help to understand how today biological diversity has evolved and how it can be preserved. Färsna farm in Norrtälje has left some of the old heritage of biological diversity in the form of nature - forest and grassland, which hosts an unusual herb-rich flora. Through the study of historic maps and från1673/1767/1801/1901 1952 and orthophoto of the area has a picture of how land use has changed over time emerged.

The purpose of this study was to describe the prevalence of self-reported visual and neck/shoulder complaints among individuals with a low vision diagnosis. The study also aimed to examine whether there was an association between the degree of self-rated visual and the neck/shoulder complaints. There was a questionnaire survey that was conducted on patients that visits an eye center in a county in central Sweden. There were a total of 18 people participated in the survey, between 17-92 years old. The questionnaire contained 22 questions and was analyzed with SPSS.

Today, there are few industries left in our cities. Industrial areas thatare located in urban settings close to water or city centers are oftenreplaced by housing. In my thesis I want to explore how such industrialsite located in an urban setting can be transformed into anindustrial park where the industrial structures are saved. By approachingthis type of environment in a positive manner, I wish tohighlight the potential aesthetic and functional value in the existingindustrial structure. Through the transformation and design of anexisting industrial site I will convey the previous use and history ofthe place.The wastewater treatment plant, Kungsängsverket, is located in thedistrict of Kungsängen in the southern part of Uppsala.

The report aims to investigate how well a certain type of affordable embedded single board computer can hold up against today's more expensive computers in a computer system by doing various tests on a system with the specified requirements. The system has a Raspberry Pi as the single board computer which task is to control a camera based on coordinates obtained from a server as well as capture and stream a video signal on a network.The researches were conducted to check how much network traffic a single-chip computer sent in different video formats and how much CPU utilization was required. Studies were also made to ensure the accuracy of the camera control. The researches have been experimental, where several tests have been performed and analyzed.The results show that a sufficiently good accuracy can be obtained from the camera steering unit, in which two different servos have been investigated. When the video format MJPEG and H.264 are used, the single-chip computer is able to transmit a video signal up to 1280x720 at 15 fps.

Denna rapport är en del i ett självständigt arbete där en pedagogisk produkt utformats för Evolutionsmuseet i Uppsala och är även en del i projektet ?Kulturarvet som högskolepedagogisk resurs vid Uppsala universitet?. Produkten kommer att ingå i Evolutionsmuseets utställning Svensk fauna och behandlar skalbaggar som nedbrytare på markytan i naturen. Produkten består av ett informationsblad skrivet som en berättelse och ett tittskåp. För att undersöka behovet av samt utvärdera vår produkt har vi använt oss av semi-strukturerad intervju och deltagande observation som metod.

During the last few years the presence of high arsenic (As) concentrations in ground water has been of major concern both internationally and in Sweden. Much evidence has been reported about toxic effects caused by arsenic. The carcinogenic effects and the possibility to measure the toxic impacts at low concentrations made the World Health Organisation (WHO) to reduce the guideline value from 50 to 10 ?g l-1 in 1993. In Sweden the corresponding reduction was implemented in 2003. Several surveys in Sweden have shown that high arsenic concentrations may occur in ground water.

This article starts with a review of the literature regarding the normal reproductive physiology of the mare, normal luteolysis, different causes of prolonged luteal phase and theories behind these. The article also presents a study where it was examined if treatment with human choriongonadotropic hormone (hCG) during the luteal phase induces prolonged luteal phase in mares, thus preventing estrus. The study consisted of two parts: one intensive study of eight mares at the former Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at SLU, Uppsala, Sweden and one field study of seven mares at a stud farm 70 km north of Uppsala. The mares in the intensive study were divided in two groups: one with four mares that were injected with hCG in luteal phase when they had a follicle of minimum 30 mm and a second group with four mares that were injected with sodium chloride at the same time. These mares were examined with ultrasonography and blood samples.

Syftet med denna studie var att undersöka hur socialtjänstens lokala förebyggare i Uppsala kommun arbetar med ungdomar i åldern 12-16 år gällande droger. Studien är begränsad till fyra, av kommunen prioriterade, stadsdelar i Uppsala kommun. Förhoppningsvis kan studien bidra till ökad kunskap om, och diskussion kring, det förebyggande arbetet med ungdomar gällande droger. Metoden var kvalitativ och bestod av halvstrukturerade intervjuer. Resultaten som analyserades med hjälp av tidigare forskning visade att de lokala förebyggarn arbetar på flera nivåer, strukturell-, grupp-, och individnivå.

Som tandhygienist är det mycket intressant att studera karies-epidemiologiska undersökningar på både nationell och internationell nivå. Syftet med denna litteraturstudie är att beskriva och jämföra kariesstatus (DMFT) hos 12-åringar i Sverige och Irak, och några av de faktorer som kan påverka DMFT komponenternas roll och inverkan. För att besvara syftet användes information från litteratur och tidskrifter samt WHO:s databas om länderna. Resultatet visar att DMFT för 12-åringar i Irak var 1.7 (2003) och i Sverige 1.0 (2005). DT-komponenten, d.v.s. obehandlad karies, var hög hos irakiska barn medan FT- komponenten var hög för danska barn (inga data tillgängliga för Sverige).

This study sets out to investigate the social significance and political use of three historical places, from the theoretical starting points of landscape, objects, society and rituals. The Teutoburger Forest in North Germany has had an international effect, being a german national icon during the reformation and through two world wars, Old Uppsala is a place of great importance for the creation and reproduction of Swedish national identity during several hundred years, and Eketorp ring fort on Öland in Sweden is of more regional importance. All these places have been used for social and political reasons through history. History can be used in a constructive or a destructive way. This study stresses the importance of a critical scientific tradition..

In light of health scandals and intense debate in the media about the elderly, the authors investigates two Swedish newspaper and their depiction of elder care in Sweden. Using Faircloughs three-dimensional model and critical discourse analysis, it is investigated if there is a more prominent discourse and if so the impact of globalization on this discourse concerning swedish elderly care. A sample of a total of ten articles in the Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet and Dagens Nyheter is analyzed. The authors found that older people who are granted home help or place of accommodation rarely make their voices heard. Rarely were also relatives of residents given the opportunity to speak.

The Apollo butterfly, Parnassius apollo, is categorized as Near Threatened (NT) in IUCN Red List. Today in Sweden it is found only in strongly fragmentized populations. In the county of Stockholm, P. apollo exists exclusively in some islands of the archipelago and with one mainland population in Stora Vika. This study has the purpose of expanding the knowledge of the local conditions for the butterfly in the south parts of the county of Stockholm and thereby contributes to a sustainable land management that can preserve the Apollo butterfly.A comparative study was done between areas where the butterfly today have: a stable population (Stora Vika, Utö and Ålö), has disappeared (Muskö and Yxlö) or is strongly declining (north part of Ornö).

Att åstadkomma en önskvärd styrning mot gemensamma mål är ett ständigt pågående arbete inom samtliga organisationer. De styrmedel som studeras är informella och formella styrmedel samt organisationsstruktur. I denna uppsats studeras de ovan nämnda styrmedlen utifrån de anställdas perspektiv vid två institutioner inom Uppsala universitet. För anställda vid institutionerna finns tre arbetsuppgifter; forskning, undervisning och administrativt arbete. Enligt Ouchi påverkas valet av styrmedel bland annat av organisationens storlek, därför skiljer sig institutionerna åt i storlek, både vad gäller antalet anställda samt antal helårsstudieplatser.Vi har inte funnit några skillnader mellan institutionernas formella styrmedel.

Var står ursprungsfolk i den internationella politiken?.

Syftet med studien var att beskriva arbetet med Fysisk aktivitet på Recept, FaR®, bland fysioterapeuter och arbetsterapeuter i Uppsala kommun sex månader efter införandet. Metoden som användes var kvantitativ och genomfördes i form av en webbaserad enkätstudie. Kriteriet för att delta i studien var att ha en anställning som fysioterapeut eller arbetsterapeut inom något av Uppsala kommuns ansvars- och verksamhets-områden. Enkäten besvarades av 111 personer och analyserades i SPSS. Resultatet visade att förskrivningen av FaR® sker sporadiskt och utförs av en liten andel av personalen.