Our report procedure identification of instability and disturbance in an automatic manufacturing line of processing and assembling of chair sliding rails at Sapas manufacturing department in Vetlanda.To obtain a stabile ground we have mapped the material flow to receive a comprehensive view and to visualise connections.We have examined cycle times at different stations in purpose to identificate bottlenecks. The result of our examination showed that the bottleneck of the line was the brush station. This leads to that the expected bottlenecks identificated by Sapa gets a delay time and by that a longer cycle time.Interruptions has a clear negative influence at the line performance so we have also assemble data through the operators report list and compiled these in order to find out the interruptions effect on the line. The outcome during our assembled period was that the reported interruptions corresponded about 30 percent of the total available production time. This has a clear negative effect on the line productivity and efficiency as we have calculated in order to get the present status..

Studien beskriver prevalensen av Otodectes cynotis (öronskabb) i två geografiskt skilda regioner i Sverige. I studien ingår 107 tamkatter som inkom för kastration till någon av klinikerna Djurakuten i Stockholm eller Alingsås djurklinik utanför Göteborg under perioden 01-05-2012 till 18-09-2012. Katterna otoskoperades och en provtagning med öronsvabb för mikroskopering genomfördes. I studien ingick även en frågeenkät till djurägarna för att utvärdera olika faktorer som kan ha betydelse för förekomsten av öronskabb. Sammantaget observerades en prevalens av öronskabb på ca 10%.

The aim of this study was to see if there is any group of cats that are at greater risk to get sick and/or be euthanized during their stay at a cat shelter with no-kill policy. The study was conducted at Åkeshov cat rescue center in Sweden and cats that entered the center between the 1th of June 2010 and the 31th of December 2011 was used in the study. This study focused on factors regarding gender, origin, level of socialization, incubation period and the proportion of euthanized cats. In this study, the kind of illness weren?t taken into account. This study showed that the gender of the cat didn´t affect the risk for illness.

Hyperthyroidism and chronic kidney failure (CKD) are common diseases in older cats. It can be difficult to evaluate kidney function in cats suffering from both conditions simultaneously. In the daily clinic serum creatinine is the analysis of choice when evaluating kidney function and secondary glomerular filtration rate (GFR). This marker does not, however, detect kidney damage until about 75 % of the function is lost. There are several other techniques available when investigating GFR but none are readily available for the small clinic.

In order to reduce the number of casualties and injured from accidents the rescue service must become more efficient and flexible. It is noted that far more people is injured and killed in traffic accidents than from fires. During the daytime the number of accidents in about three times higher than during the night, even so today the number of fire fighters on duty is the same day and night.Two computer models for simulation of different locations of the rescue services are used to determine the best options for placement of the rescue services. A cost-benefit analysis is also used to determine if today's fire stations are efficient for the society from an economical point of view.The results of the different models are that the fire station in Lund is misplaced. The number of ladders in Malmö can be reduced.

This work is about euthanasia and how to use it on horses, dogs and cats. A description for each animal is done, about when it is time, why, which methods can be used and who is allowed to use them, how and where it shall be done. The methods we have concentrated on are: - Chemical destruction and the most common drugs for euthanatize horses, dogs and cats. - Physical disruption of the brain activity by a captive bolt, only for horses. The captive bolt only makes the horse unconscious and must always be followed by cutting off the vena jugularis. Then the horse dies because of loss of blood. No matter which method used for euthanizing, the animal must be declared to be dead by the operator before other measures. The testing criteria for death: muscle relaxation and cyanosis, cessation of reflex activity and pupillary dilatation, cessation of respiratory activity and cessation of all cardiac activity.

Several diseases increase the risk of thrombosis in dogs and cats, often with a fatal outcome. Currently there are no definite treatment guidelines for the use of thrombolytic and thromboprofylactic agents in veterinary medicine. None of these drugs are approved for dogs and cats in Sweden. Medicines aimed for humans have been used tentatively. This literature study is an investigation of what is currently known about the effects and safety of these pharmacological agents when used for dogs and cats.

The objective of this study was to study the agreement between two methods of indirect bloodpressure measurement in dogs and cats and to establish the within-method variation for the methods. The utility and practicality in the clinical setting were also evaluated for the both methods. The techniques evaluated were the oscillometric method and the Doppler ultrasonographic method. Thirtytwo dogs and 26 cats were used in the study and seven dogs and five cats out of these animals had diseases that may effect the bloodpressure. Bloodpressure was measured in both anesthetized and in conscious animals.

Vid årsskiftet 2009-2010 slogs Norrköpings brandförsvar samman med Linköpings räddningstjänst och bildade Kommunalförbundet Räddningstjänsten Östra Götaland. Sammanslagningen innebar att det nya förbundet förfogade över totalt 12 stationer i de båda kommunerna, varav 4 st. är heltidsbemannade och de andra 8 är deltidsbemannade. Rapporten avser att ge en bild över samtliga stationers täckningsförmåga (serviceområde) inom ett antal olika tidsintervall samt att ge en helhetsbild över hur väl de två kommunerna täcks in. Arbetet skall även svara på vilken station som skall fungera som andra insatsstation vid händelse av att primärstationen är upptagen vid inkommande larm eller när primärstationen behöver assistans vid större insatser.Räddningstjänstens arbete regleras av ett antal lagar och bestämmelser, bland annat lagen om skydd mot olyckor (LSO) som syftar till att i hela riket skydda människoliv, egendom samt miljö.

I dagsläget har räddningstjänsten i Luleå kommun brandstationer i Luleå centrum, Gammelstad och Råneå som ska kunna undsätta cirka 75 000 invånare på 2110 kvadratkilometer stor yta. Inom en snar framtid behöver investeringar utföras, antingen i form av en ny brandstation, eller genom en upprustning av den befintliga i Luleå centrum. Samtidigt står verksamheten inför nya utmaningar då kommunen har tagit fram ett arbetsunderlag, Vision Luleå 2050, för befolkningstillväxt och utveckling. Därför har räddningstjänsten i Luleå, på uppdrag av räddningsnämnden, påbörjat en arbetsprocess som ska utreda framtida brandstationsplacering i Luleå kommun. I denna studie belyses frågan med avseende på responstid och täckningsgrad.

Williams, E. 2003 Radiologic sign of lung oedema in the dog and cat. To determine if the descriptions of lung oedema in the literature accurately describe the presence and frequency of radiologic signs, thoracic radiographs of 55 dogs with mitral regurgitation due to endocardiosis (ME), 46 dogs with dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM), 9 dogs with hunting oedema, and 20 cats with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) were analysed. The location, type (diffuse or patchy, without or with air bronchograms) and presence of pleural oedema, bronchial wall thickening, widened pulmonary veins, and heart enlargement with subjectively and by the VHS measurement, were determined, and analysed by chi squared test with respect to disease. The dogs nearly always had diffuse oedema, whereas 35% of the cats had a patchy pattern, which agreed with the literature. The common occurrence of cranioventral and caudioventral oedema in heart failure was not described.

Blood samples from 44 clinically healthy cats were analysed for the presence of antibodies to Chlamydophila felis. As we wanted to investigate if the antibody titre of clinically healthy cats correlates to shedding of chlamydia, conjunctival and vaginal or preputial swabs respectively, were taken and analysed with rtPCR (real-time polymerase chain reaction) for the presence of chlamydia DNA. Furthermore, to investigate possible epidemiological factors connected with asymptomatic cats infected with chlamydia and to see if there were any indications that chlamydiosis can cause reproductive problems, the owners of the cats were asked questions regarding this. Sixty-one per cent (27 of 44) of the cats were seropositive. Three of these (11 %) had the highest antibody titre (1:1600).

This is a qualitative study with the aim of getting better knowledge and understanding of how people with mental illness experience having access to a public communication channel. The study builds upon qualitative interviews with four participants of a radio project called Radio Totalnormal (RTN). RTN is a community radio station where people with mental illness do radio. The study focuses on how the respondents describe the participation in the project and how it has affected their self-image. The analysis uses the concept of empowerment and four social psychological concepts: social responsivity, asocial non-responsivity, abstract sociability and concrete sociability.

SAMMANFATTNINGAmbulanssjukvårdens utveckling gällande medicinsk teknik och medicinsk kompetens har skapat möjlighet för ambulanssjuksköterskan att kunna vårda patienterna på en mycket avancerad nivå. Samtidigt har möjlighet skapats att triagera, prioritera och styra patienterna mot rätt vårdinstans till skillnad från tidigare då alla ambulansuppdrag resulterade i ett besök på en akutmottagning. Detta är en möjlighet som hanteras olika beroende på var i Sverige ambulanssjuksköterskan arbetar.Syftet med studien var att belysa vård på plats i samband med ambulansuppdrag inom ett specifikt sjukvårdsområde.Studien utgick från en kvantitativ ansats och var en journalstudie där ambulansjournaler granskades.Resultatet visar att det finns månadsfluktuationer över ett helårsperspektiv men att dessa är små och svårtolkade. Störst skillnad är det mellan november, 15,3 procent (n=489) och maj 11,6 procent (n=386). När dygnsfördelningen av eftersökta uppdrag analyserades framkom det att natten (22.00?05.00) är den tid då de flesta uppdragen relativt sett resulterar i att patienten inte transporteras vidare med ambulans.

Katten är idag ett av våra vanligaste husdjur. Kastration av både hon- och handjur har blivit ett tämligen rutinmässigt ingrepp för att både hindra fortplantning och hantera beteendeproblem, vilka oftast är naturligt förekommande beteenden, men av sina ägare identifierade som oönskade. Förväntningarna på effekten av kastration förefaller bygga på allmän uppfattning snarare än vetenskaplig kunskap och inte heller veterinärer kan alltid ge välgrundade besked i frågan. Denna litteraturöversikt avser belysa vilken kunskapsbas som finns vad gäller beteendeförändringar efter kastration av katt. Vad händer rent beteendemässigt vid kastration? Vilka eventuella beteenden slocknar och vilka uppkommer? Vilka av de vanligaste beteendeproblemen ändras inte vid kastration? Hur påverkar beteendeförändringar kattens sociala interaktion? Det finns studier där man har undersökt olika faktorer som skulle kunna påverka kastrationens effekt på beteendeförändringar.