Oilseed rape crops are an important in southern Sweden because of the high intensity of wheat growing. Pollen beetles are the most important pest in oilseed rape and causes often economic losses. Therefore it?s of great importance that we can control the population density, e g by using insecticides if necessary, to avoid mayor yield losses. In year 2000 pollen beetles were numerous in the province of Östergötland. The farmers sprayed with insecticides several times, but with low effects on the beetles. Field trials and laboratory experiments showed that pollen beetles had developed resistance against pyrethroids.

The aims of the study were to investigate the prevalence and antibiotic resistance of Campylobacter jejuni and Campylobacter coli in chicken and chicken products, and to investigate farmer awareness of antibiotic resistance development. The study was conducted in the Can Tho province in Vietnam during six weeks in October to November 2008. Ninety-six samples from raw chickens were collected from twelve market places and analysed for the presence of Campylobacter. A total of 96 cloacal swabs from 20 farms were obtained and analysed for the presence of Campylobacter. Farmers were asked to answer eight questions concerning the housing of the chickens, modes of handling sick animals as well as use and knowledge of antibiotics and resistance development to antibiotics.

Bakgrund: Många har en positiv inställning till ekologiska livsmedel men det avspeglas inte i inköpsfrekvensen av ekologiska livsmedel, utan andra inköpskriterium är viktigare för konsumenterna. Då utbudet på den ekologiska livsmedelsmarknaden ökar för varje år och för att marknaden ska kunna fortsätta växa med framgång är det viktigt för marknadens aktörer att veta vilka konsumenter som köper vad och varför när det kommer till ekologiska livsmedel.Syfte: Syftet är att undersöka i vilken utsträckning studenter köper ekologiska livsmedel. Uppsatsen ämnar även undersöka studenters inställning till och inköpsmotiv för ekologiska livsmedel.Metod: En enkätundersökning genomfördes bland studenter på Uppsala universitet. Totalt deltog 126 studenter i undersökningen.Resultat: Viktigaste inköpskriterierna för livsmedel är att det ser fräscht ut, är producerat i Sverige, har god smak och har lågt pris. Ekologiskt producerat är inte det viktigaste inköpskriteriet för något livsmedel.

Intercropping involving trees is called agroforestry and makes it possible to get higher production for every area unit. The trees can function as food, fodder, fuel, medicine; prevent mark erosion and much more. Agroforestry can also be combined with animal husbandry. The aim of this study was to document the animal production systems used by rural small-scale farmers maintaining ruminants and using agroforestry in the northern province of Rwanda. The farmers using agroforestry is expected to have higher milk yield than average due to homegrown protein. The method used during the study was semi-structural interviews with booth open and closed questions. In order to get in contact with farmers that matched the criteria; small-scaled rural farmers with ruminants and using agroforestry, the ?Vi Agroforestry Programme? (Vi-Life) in Kigali were contacted and the staff worked as supervisors, translators and contact with the farmers throughout the study. During the study nine individual farmers, two cooperatives breeding sheep and one group interview were conducted.

This essay describes how the author gradually gets a deeper understanding for his profession and the development of his professional skills, attitude and practice. The essay contains two main narratives representing examples from the author´s occupational practice, and through those narratives he tells how his practice alters and develops. These stories are also the basis for considering different aspects on how to get good models for practising a profession when you are a beginner, and how to manage ethical dilemmas. The starting point is when the author in the beginning of his career as a rural pastor is visiting a seriously ill parishioner at a province hospital. The course and the outcome of this call is surprising the young pastor, and the author tries to analyze the background to the outcome and assesses several possible explanations for the result of his call. The narrative is used to examine the attitude, the professional skills and the social and existential context for the author at that time. The patriarchal patterns in the parish are illuminated and questioned. In the second part of the essay the author investigates what will happen when pastoral cure transforms to psychotherapy, and how the author deals with phenomena in the therapeutical process such as idealization and secondary traumatization. On basis of texts written by among others Ingela Josefson, Fredrik Svenaeus, Christian Nilsson and Ulla Ekström von Essen the author seeks explanation for the development of his practical knowledge. With references to philosofers as Plato, Aristotle, H.G.

Today many buildings and it´s nearby surroundings are designed to achieve some kind of environmental goal.The issue concerning energy consumption is currently at focus and it is relevant that we start increase the share of renewable energy. Solar energy is an infinite resource and should therefore be considered when selecting an energy supplier. Uppsala University hospital is facing major restructuring when parts of the existing buildings will be refurbished and a large new building will be constructed. White Architects have developed a study concerning the new building and for some of the existing buildings on the hospital campus. Uppsala County requires tough energy measures and wants the new building to be classified as an eco-building in Whites following work. The classifications will involve high energy source requirements. This work has been conducted to see if solar power can be envisaged as a supplementary energy source for the University hospital and also to investigate the aesthetic impact of solar cells on the new building.

This Master's thesis work was done at SLU, Uppsala, Sweden in cooperation with Upplandsstiftelsen and Uppsala County Council. The studied area is pointed out as an area for EU´s LIFE project, NATURA 2000, concerning the Scarabid beetle Osmoderma eremita. The studied area lies in an agricultural landscape rich on deciduous trees, about 15 km south of Enköping in the County of Uppland. The species is dependent on large, old, hollow trees, which are exposed to sunlight, usually oak trees in this area. I studied the area in detail concerning large old trees (>70cm ø), middle-aged oak trees and young oak trees.

Detta är ett arbete som gjorts i samband med studier på Uppsala universitet, där en textanalys har gjorts med fokus på den juridikiska- och ekonomi styrning av skolan då de har till sin funktion att stödja skolverksamhetens möjligheter att förverkliga mål inom de befintliga ramarna. Skollagen är en lag som skolan ska arbeta utefter och detta trots sin generella natur. Även ekonomiska faktorer påverkar hur skolan som organisation och verksamhet ska se ut. Studien skapar en övergripande bild av finansieringen inom skolverksamheten på riks- samt kommunalnivå, med fokus på Uppsala kommun, samt hur resurserna fördelas från statlig till kommunnivå och sist lokal verksamhetsnivå. Det är den politiska ledningen i exempelvis kommuner (ex nämnder, kommunfullmäktige) som ska styra skolverksamheten genom att planera, följa upp och kontrollera.

The connection between rune stones and churches is a known phenomenon. Unfortunately, very little is known about the previous function of the church sites, and consequently very little is known about what the connection between rune stones and churches means. The purpose of this study is to examine the rune stones connected to churches in the administrative province of Jönköping, in an effort to ascertain their purpose, symbolism and function. The aim is to find out if the rune stones connected to churches were primarily or secondarily placed on the site where the church was later built, and why some rune stones were built into the churches. Further, the inscriptions and iconography of rune stones have been analysed, and also their relation to their immediate surroundings.

Malmö Högskola Lärarutbildningen Skolutveckling och ledarskap Specialpedagogisk påbyggnadsutbildning Höstterminen 2006 Wiborgh, Åsa. & Wistrand, Anna. (2006). Särskilda undervisningsgrupper i en skola för alla. (Special teaching groups in a school for all children).

Bakgrund: Avståndet mellan länder har försvunnit och världen har blivit mer homogen i och med globaliseringen. Många studier och praktiska exempel visar på att det fortfarande finns betydande skillnader i sättet att göra affärer, liksom i sättet att leda och organisera verksamhet i olika länder. Företag konfronteras därmed med många viktiga frågor i samband med ett internationaliseringsbeslut. Marknadsinformation spelar en central roll för företags utlandsetablering då kunskap om kunder, konkurrenter, intressenter samt om den institutionella och kulturella miljön ger företag starka konkurrensfördelar på marknaden. Allt fler företag inser vikten av att bevaka och analysera förändringar i omvärlden för att kunna ta väl underbyggda beslut under internationalisering.

This thesis gives suggestions as to how to design a wooden-based wave-power buoy. The thesiswas carried out at Uppsala University in collaboration with the Division of Electricity and AppliedMechanical Engineering. The product was conceived and developed taking into consideration anumber of requirements put forward by the supervisor, Magnus Rahm. The most importantdemands were that the material used should be able to withstand pressure from the sea withoutbeing damaged and that the production costs should be low.Department of Engineering Sciences, Division of Electricity at Uppsala University was visitedseveral times to discuss issues including the various ideas with the supervisor Magnus Rahm, andwith several people in the department.The work started by studying available literature in order to get background information aboutsuitable methods available for the project and to see how similar projects were carried out. Thereason for this was to get a better understanding of this particular problem and how to solve it.After consulting the supervisor, the group decided to construct four different buoys using fourdifferent materials.

This thesis gives suggestions as to how to design a wooden-based wave-power buoy. The thesiswas carried out at Uppsala University in collaboration with the Division of Electricity and AppliedMechanical Engineering. The product was conceived and developed taking into consideration anumber of requirements put forward by the supervisor, Magnus Rahm. The most importantdemands were that the material used should be able to withstand pressure from the sea withoutbeing damaged and that the production costs should be low.Department of Engineering Sciences, Division of Electricity at Uppsala University was visitedseveral times to discuss issues including the various ideas with the supervisor Magnus Rahm, andwith several people in the department.The work started by studying available literature in order to get background information aboutsuitable methods available for the project and to see how similar projects were carried out. Thereason for this was to get a better understanding of this particular problem and how to solve it.After consulting the supervisor, the group decided to construct four different buoys using fourdifferent materials.

Denna uppsats syftar till att, utifrån kunskaper om det offentliga rummet och människors användning av det, ge idéförslag till utformning av en busshållplats vid Stadshuset i centrala Uppsala. Meningen är att designen ska stimulera till fler upplevelser i människors vardag. Med upplevelser menar vi bland annat möten mellan människor samt sinnesstimulans som bidrar till återhämtning och aktivering. Eftersom människor naturligt måste uppehålla sig här, ser vi en stor potential i att busshållplatser genom attraktiv design kan erbjuda mer än att vara en väntplats mellan två destinationer. För att ta reda på vilka faktorer som påverkar människans upplevelse av omgivningen gjordes en litteraturstudie. Vi använde oss av boken Svensk Miljöpsykologi samt Jan Gehls och Jane Jacobs teorier om hur människor använder det offentliga rummet. För att förankra denna kunskap till vår busshållplats valde vi att observera människors beteenden på platsen.

The background to this work was to see if there was a connection between large woody debris (LWD) and the presence of brown trout in our Swedish forest streams. Previous researches by Degerman et al. (2004) have shown that there is a strong correlation between the amount of dead wood and the presence of brown trout. The goal was then to find a way to restore, maintain and increase the trout habitats by constructing and adding manmade wooden structures that would mimic natural deadwood and its features in flowing water. The inspiration was partially taken from a water restoration program in the Klamath River of northern California, USA.