De sulfidgruvor belÀgna i LÄngbantrakten som studien behandlar ligger i den vÀstra delen av Bergslagen utanför Filipstad i VÀrmlands lÀn. Opaka mineral (malm) frÄn tvÄ mindre mineraliseringar, NÀset och Getberget, har studerats med malmmikroskop och mikrosond för att beskriva mineralogin i omrÄdet. BÄda omrÄdena domineras av olika (Cu-Fe-Pb-Zn)-sulfider, i NÀset av kopparkis (CuFeS2), blyglans (PbS) och zinkblÀnde ((Zn,Fe)S) och i Getberget av blyglans, zinkblÀnde, kubanit (CuFe2S3) och magnetkis (Fe1-xS). I NÀset finns en del mindre frekventa mineral, tvÄ olika faser av Co-pentlandit (en nickelrik och en utan nickel), gedigen Sb och Bi, (Ni-Co)-sulfid, breithauptit (NiSb) och magnetkis. Kubanit Àr Àven ett viktigt mineral som speglar mineraliseringens bildning.

This paper briefly summarizes Bergslagen as a bedrock province in order to give background to the genesis and presence of REE-bearing minerals (short for Rare Earth Elements) in the region. These mineralizations mainly occur along the REE-line, a line aproximately a hundred kilometers in length between Norberg in the north and Nora in the south with a width of a few kilometers. Situated in the southwest of Bergslagen it is currently one of only a few places in Sweden where REE-bearing iron oxide mineralizations are potentially economically viable for mining. Ore microscopy has been conducted in order to characterize an ore sample from MyrbacksfÀltet, one of few sulphide rich iron oxide mineralizations within the REE-line. Additionally, an electron microscope analysis of a sample from StÄlklockan, a suspected REE-bearing mineralization also within the REE-line was confirmed by EDS (short for Energy Dispersive Spectrum) analysis.

The Blötberget deposit is situated in the north-western part of Bergslagen. The mineralization is an apatite-iron oxide ore of Kiruna type. In Bergslagen the apatite-iron oxide ores occur along a zone from GrÀngesberg through Blötberget to Idkerberget in the northeast and they represent the largest and the most important iron oxide deposit in Sweden, south of Norrbotten.Different REE hosting phosphate phases has been studied by optical microscopy and analyzed by EDS attached to an electron microscope.The key minerals other than iron oxides are apatite, monazite and xenotime. The relative concentration of the REE-bearing phases differs from the other apatite-iron oxide mineralizations in the area, for example GrÀngesberg, by a higher concentration of xenotime and lower contents of allanite..

In nature there are about 4,500 minerals identified. These can roughly be divided into two groups, opaque phases and non-opaque phases, with the exception that some opaque phases also may act as a non-opaque phase in different circumstances. The division is made on the basis of the optical properties. Opaque phases are nontransparent, which means that a different type of microscope must be used. A conventional microscope uses transmitted light while the microscope for opaque phases or the ore microscope uses reflected light.

SammanfattningSyfteSyftet med studien Àr att fÄ en förstÄelse om hur LF Bergslagen arbetar för att generera konkurrensfördelar och om det finns en koppling till rÄdande teorier om Àmnet. Slutligen vill vi komma med förslag pÄ andra metoder som resulterar till konkurrensfördelar.SlutsatsLÀnsförsÀkringar Bergslagen arbetar med en bra strategi för att kunna skapa konkurrensfördelar. Deras största styrka ligger i att de Àr ett ömsesidigt försÀkringsbolag. Det gör att de kan lÀgga stor fokus pÄ sina kunder och med mycket resurser. LÀnsförsÀkringar Bergslagen anvÀnder metoder som stÀmmer bra överens med de teorier som beskriver vad som krÀvs för att ha konkurrensfördelar.

Uppsats för avlÀggande av filosofie kandidatexamen i KulturvÄrd, landskapsvÄrdens hantverk, 15 hp, [2015].

ProblemSvÄrigheten som LÀnsförsÀkringar Bergslagen upplever Àr att identifiera, definiera och kommunicera sitt samhÀllsansvar, dÄ vi upplever att de har en viss osÀkerhet med vad begreppet innefattar. SyfteSyftet med studien Àr att beskriva hur LÀnsförsÀkringar Bergslagen arbetar med samhÀllsansvar idag. MetodVi har genomfört tvÄ kvalitativa intervjuer och flera strukturerade kortintervju för att samla in den empiriska datan.  Den data vi har samlat in har sedan stÀllts mot teori i ett försök att besvara studiens syfte samt besvara studiens huvudfrÄga och delfrÄgor. SlutsatsLÀnsförsÀkringar Bergslagen sÀger sig arbeta med CSR, men det uppkom under studiens gÄng att de inte Àr insatta i vad som innefattas i begreppet. För att försöka identifiera och definiera sitt ansvar tror vi att de som första ÄtgÀrd behöver se hur andra aktörer inom samma bransch vÀljer att arbeta med CSR. Detta för att fÄ en förstÄelse för vad som kan innefattas i begreppet, inom den verksamheten de verkar..

In 2003 the recommended phosphorus allowance for dairy cows in Sweden was lowered approximately 10 %. For a cow at a production level of 35 kg ECM it decreased from 0,40 to 0,36 % of dry matter. To investigate if the decrease has been implemented at farm level, analysis of following minerals; P, Ca, Mg, K, Na, S, Se, Cu, Mn and Zn was performed on the TMR at 20 farms in Sweden in the summer of 2004. The purpose was to describe the actual allowance of different minerals as compared to the new recommendations. One hypothesis was that the decrease in recommended allowance of phosphorus would lead to the need of new mineral feeds on the market.

Den hÀr rapporten beskriver malmbildande processer och Bergslagens malmgeologi. En beskrivning av malmmikroskopet ges tillsammans med identifikationskriterier för de mineral som pÄtrÀffats i en mikroskopisk studie som gjorts pÄ fyra stuffer frÄn Dammen nÀra Dannemora, inkluderande vanliga och pÄtrÀffade malmtexturer. TvÄ av proverna analyserades med mikrosond..

The objective of this study was to determine the mineral content in ten New Zealand monofloral honeys, in order to distinguish whether New Zealand monofloral honeys are a good source of minerals compared to honeys from other parts of the world. The ten monofloral honeys were collected from a local honey factory (Airborne Honey Ltd, Leeston), Clover, Honeydew, Kamahi, Manuka, Nodding Thistle, Rata, Rewarewa, Tawari, Thyme and Vipers Bugloss honeys were been investigated. The water content, water activity, pH, conductivity, colour and mineral content were evaluated. The water activity was averaged for all the ten New Zealand monofloral honeys and set to 0.59 aw, which indicates a high stability and long shelf life as a food stuff. A strong correlation between total mineral content, pH, conductivity and colour was obtained.

The different characteristics of many food products, such as aroma and texture, changes during storage time and become undesirable. The reason is instabilities within the product which become prominent as the product ages. These changes in characteristics are quality losses caused by changes in the product?s intrinsic and extrinsic environment. The stability in UHT-milk and beverages similar to it have been studied in the past decades and a certain focus have been on age gelation which is a common defect in these type of products.

Detta examensarbete utfördes pÄ Metso Minerals (Sala) AB i Sala mellan mars och augusti 2006 och handlar om kartlÀggning av ledtiden vid produktlinje pump. Förutom kartlÀggningen har Àven analys och förslag till förbÀttring arbetats fram. Denna rapport Àr resultatet av detta examensarbete vilket har skrivits som avslutning pÄ programmet Ergonomisk design& produktion med inriktning Industriell produktion vid LuleÄ Tekniska Universitet. Metso Minerals (Sala) AB har cirka 200 anstÀllda och Àr en del av affÀrsomrÄdet Minerals. Verksamheten i Sala tillverkar slurrypumpar samt processmaskiner och Àr en stor leverantör av pumpar till mineral och processindustrin.

Bull terrier hereditary nephritis is caused by a mutation that leads to an inadequate synthesis of collagen type IV, which is an important component in the basement membranes. The inheritance of the mutation is autosomal dominant in bull terriers and progression to renal failure takes variable time, from several months to ten years. Proteinuria is the first clinical sign of the disease and the diagnosis is confirmed by transmission electron microscopy of renal tissue where typical ultrastructural changes in the glomerular basement membrane (GBM), thickening and multilaminar splitting are found. This study was performed in order to find out the occurrence of hereditary nephritis in bull terriers in Sweden through examination of urine samples and renal tissue and comparisons with how the disease is described in the literature. Urine samples from 76 Swedish bull terriers were collected and examined for proteinuria.

In a multi-year project at Swerea Swecast AB studies on influence of dissolved gas on inclusions have been made. The knowledge about these parameters could be used to increase the quality of the final steel casting. The purpose of this thesis was to closer examine the impact of the oxygen level on inclusions.The questions asked were:? What was the amount of inclusions at different levels of oxygen?? What was the size of these inclusions at different levels of oxygen?? What does the inclusions consist of at different levels of oxygen?This was studied by measuring and sampling, sample preparation and microscopic analysis using an optical microscope and a scanning electron microscope (SEM). Measurements and sampling was performed at SmÄlands StÄlgjuteri AB in Eksjö and at Swerea Swecast AB in Jönköping.

Barnamordsplakatet (a Infanticide Proclamation) of 1778 was a circular allowing unmarried mothers to give birth at an undisclosed location without giving up the name of the father. The proclamation was supposed to ease the situation for the unwed mother in Sweden.The aim was to investigate whether women in Assembly of HĂ€llefors, far from government and close to remote forest Finnskogen, was affected by the Infanticide Proclamation, between 1771 and 1830.Case studies has been done on people who had illegitimate children, if they were convicted, what the crime was and what the punishment was. The investigation is made at a local level and compared against national analyzes on the same theme.A lot of illegitimate children were born in Grythyttan nearby and slightly less in HĂ€llefors, compared to other places of Sweden. Mothers and fathers were convicted in the district court for crimes, including, sexual intercourse between unmarried persons. More women than men were convicted.