Affective Economies in the Tug of War between Idealism and Anti-idealisms. Reviewers’ reactions to Anne Charlotte Leffler’s Sanna kvinnor (True Women)

The aim of the article is to demonstrate and discuss a method for analyzing reviews, emphasizing the emotional reactions and personal attempts by reviewers to position themselves. Paying attention to such structures is especially important during periods of intense aesthetic and ideological struggles in the field of theatre. The documents used in the study are three reviews of the opening night (15 October 1883) of Sanna kvinnor (True Women), by the Swedish playwright Anne Charlotte Leffler. The reviews constitute an interesting case, as both the play and the performance broke with dramaturgical conventions and strongly criticized the gender-ideology of the era, at a time when the advocates of idealism exercised hegemony and were challenged by various anti-idealist opponents

Multisensory Stimulation in Stroke Rehabilitation

The brain has a large capacity for automatic simultaneous processing and integration of sensory information. Combining information from different sensory modalities facilitates our ability to detect, discriminate, and recognize sensory stimuli, and learning is often optimal in a multisensory environment. Currently used multisensory stimulation methods in stroke rehabilitation include motor imagery, action observation, training with a mirror or in a virtual environment, and various kinds of music therapy. Non-invasive brain stimulation has showed promising preliminary results in aphasia and neglect. Patient heterogeneity and the interaction of age, gender, genes, and environment are discussed. Randomized controlled longitudinal trials starting earlier post-stroke are needed. The advance in brain network science and neuroimaging enabling longitudinal studies of structural and functional networks are likely to have an important impact on patient selection for specific interventions in future stroke rehabilitation. It is proposed that we should pay more attention to age, gender, and laterality in clinical studies

Atomic Layer Deposited Catalysts for Fuel Cell Applications

The micro direct methanol fuel cell (µDMFC) has been proposed as a candidate to power portable applications. The device can operate at room temperature on inexpensive, energy-dense methanol fuel, and it can be easily "recharged" by fuel refilling. Microfabrication techniques could be one route for the realization of such tiny devices. It is a mature technology, suitable for mass production, where versatile structuring is available at the micro and nano regime. Carbon black supported catalysts synthesized by wet chemistry methods are not readily applicable for standard microfabrication techniques. Atomic layer deposition (ALD), on the other hand, is a highly suitable and still relatively unexplored approach for the synthesis of noble metal catalysts. It is a vapor phase growth method, primarily used to deposit thin lms. ALD is based on self-limiting chemical reactions of alternately injected precursors on the sample surface. Its unique growth characteristic enables conformal and uniform lms of controlled thickness and composition. In certain conditions ALD commences by island growth, resulting in discrete nanoparticle formation, which is generally preferred for catalytic applications. Pt-Ru is the best catalyst toward the methanol oxidation reaction (MOR). In the work described in this PhD dissertation, two series of Pt-Ru ALD catalysts supported on nitrogen-doped multi-walled carbon nanotubes (N-CNTs) have been evaluated toward the CO oxidation and MOR at room temperature in a three-electrode electrochemical cell. The first series was comprised of Pt-Ru ALD catalysts of various Ru compositions, between 0 and 100 at.%. For the compositions investigated, the best catalyst had a Ru composition of 29 at.%. In the second series Ru-decorated Pt catalysts of various Ru loadings, i.e., various Ru ALD cycles (1, 2, 5, 10 and 20), were investigated. The Pt nanoparticles decorated with 2 Ru ALD cycles exhibited highest catalytic activity, which also outperformed the best catalyst of the first series. In addition, a Si-based fuel cell design with ALD catalysts is presented, and its anode was evaluated toward the MOR

USING CLOVER/GRASS SILAGE AS A PROTEIN FEED FOR DAIRY BULL CALVES

Calves need high concentrations of protein with high protein quality in their feed ration for proper growth. Soya bean meal is widely used in the world as a protein feed of good nutritional quality but the ethics around the cultivation of the beans are often questioned. Home grown or locally produced feeds, such as nitrogen fixating forage and grain legumes as well as rapeseed products, are shown to give less contribution to environmental problems than imported feeds. The objective of the study was to compare dry matter intake, live weight gain, feed efficiency and profitability in calves fed two levels of forages with high inclusion of red clover together with two different amounts of rapeseed cake vs. soya bean meal. Soya bean meal gave the highest live weight gain and the best profitability. However, a greater amount of rapeseed together with clover/grass silage also gave a good live weight gain and profitability, close to the results for soya bean meal

Proteinfoder till mjölkkor

Mjölkkor har stort behov av tillförsel av protein av god kvalitet, framförallt under de första månaderna efter kalvningen när de producerar som mest mjölk. Jämfört med importerat sojamjöl har de närproducerade alternativen en sämre proteinkvalitet, vilket betyder att en stor andel av proteinet bryts ner i vommen och utnyttjandet av proteinet blir sämre än om det är stabilt i vommen och bryts ner i tarmen. En stor del av kvävet i vommen förloras via urinen och bidrar därmed till ökade kväveförluster till miljön. Vid god nedbrytbarhet hos proteinet i vommen behövs samtidig utfodring av smältbara kolhydrater som frigör energi för syntes av mikrobprotein. Mikrobproteinet kan passera vidare till tunntarmen där det omvandlas till aminosyror som tas upp i blodet. Bra grovfoder och stor konsumtion ger mycket mikrobprotein

Teaching Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) Live Online to Individuals Suffering from Mental Fatigue - A Qualitative Evaluation

An increasing number of studies report enhanced well-being for people with chronic diseases after attending an eight-week Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) program. The intention with this study was to qualitatively evaluate MBSR delivered live on the Internet for participants suffering from mental fatigue after an acquired brain injury (stroke or traumatic brain injury). The MBSR curriculum was strictly followed and was offered to participants in two groups live on the Internet (n=20) and one face-to-face group (n=12). Open questions were used to evaluate how participants managed to follow the program. Both the face-to-face and the live Internet MBSR groups reported very similar experiences after the program, such as increased awareness of the connection between body and mind, having more energy, experiencing greater clam, having more positive thoughts, and more hope and confidence for the future. Difficult experiences were connected to fatigability. It was primarily the weekly sessions that were strenuous. A sense of belonging to a group and sharing experiences with others was achieved in the live Internet groups as well as in the face-to-face group. In conclusion, the MBSR program can be delivered live online with positive effects for participants who suffer from mental fatigue after an acquired brain injury. However, for mentally fatigued participants, a slight adaption of the MBSR program is suggested