Gendered Agency and Subjectivity in Hanna Pylväinen's "We Sinners" (2012) and North American (ex-) Laestadian Women's Life Narratives

Despite the poly-vocal and heterogeneous gendered realities that come through in "We Sinners" and (ex-) Laestadian women's life narratives, from the perspectives of secular society and mainstream feminism, the role or place of North American Laestadian women—in the “home,” “social networks,” and “believer communities”—would likely be interpreted as laden with patriarchal oppression. This study aims to complicate oversimplified interpretations of gendered agency and subjectivity in North American Laestadianism and presents several alternative--sometimes intersecting--interpretations exemplified through four female characters in "We Sinners" alongside four contemporary (ex-) Laestadian women’s life narratives

Performance and diarrhoea in piglets following weaning at seven weeks of age: Challenge with E. coli O 149 and effect of dietary factors

Four dietary factors (ad libitum versus feed restriction, control versus protein restriction at ad libitum feeding, control versus inclusion of lupine as a protein source at ad libitum feeding, and control versus extra vitamin E at ad libitum feeding) were tested in four separate experiments for the effect on diarrhoea. To introduce a diarrhoea-like condition, half of the piglets were challenged with an inoculation of an E. coli O 149 dose of 1 x 108 colony forming units on day two and three after weaning (day of weaning = day one). All piglets were susceptible since the dams were tested mono-zygotic susceptible to the attachment site of E. coli O 149 in the intestines. Each of the four experiments included 32 piglets from 4 sows. The design was 2 x 2 factorial with dietary factor and E. coli O 149 challenge as the two factors, each at two levels. The piglets were housed individually during the experiment which lasted for 10 days from weaning at 7 weeks of age. The daily recordings included feed intake, weight and faeces score (from 1 = firm and solid to 6 = yellow and watery). Faeces from days 2 to 5 were tested for E. coli strains. In addition, blood was sampled and serum was analysed for E. coli antibodies, IgG and IgM. Generally the E. coli challenge had no effect on growth and feed intake whereas faeces score and number of faeces haemolytic bacteria increased and faeces dry matter decreased. Feed restriction decreased the weight gain while faeces characteristics were unaffected. An analysis including all four experiments revealed that a feed intake of less than 200 g day one after weaning seems to be associated with a relatively high incidence of a post-weaning diarrhoea-like condition. Protein restriction decreased faeces score and increased faeces dry matter while weight gain tended to decrease. Inclusion of lupine affected neither weight gain nor faeces characteristics. Extra vitamin E did not affect weight gain while faeces dry matter decreased, and faeces score and number of faecal haemolytic bacteria increased. The dietary treatments had no effect on the immunological responses. In conclusion, the studied dietary factors could not alleviate a diarrhoea-like condition and at the same time maintain the growth rate. Furthermore, the results indicate that performance can be improved if piglets achieve a daily feed intake of at least 200 g from day one after weaning

Consumption: From Cradle to Grave

Exploration and understanding of how children are conceptualized as consumers through corporate branding in Western and Northern Europe. This research identifies the polarized debate aroung child consumerism and realizes not only brands but also families, politics and media play an important role in the developing consumption among children. This study gives a brander's perspective on the display of children in advertising and viepoint of how marketing is used in creating loyalty from early age on. But it also highlight the responsibility brands have and the focus on creating informed children on items as health, relationships, money, value and family

Experiential Learning: A Process for Teaching Youth Entrepreneurship

Youth of all ages are indicating an interest in starting a business. However, few classes on business start-up and management are available. Young people who are actively engaged in learning business management concepts also develop life skills such as decision making, communicating, and learning to learn. Studies have shown that youth who are in participatory, entrepreneurship classes develop a positive attitude toward starting a business. This article addresses how the experiential learning model provides an opportunity for youth to develop entrepreneurial skills. The entrepreneurial learning model is a learning process of doing, reflecting, and then applying

Forbruk av heroin i Norge

For første gang er det gjort beregninger av hvor stort forbruket av heroin er i Norge i løpet av et år. Det årlige forbruket anslås til om lag 1500 kilo. SIRUS-forskerne Anne Line Bretteville-Jensen og Ellen J. Amundsen har gjort beregningene på oppdrag av Toll- og avgiftsdirektoratet. For å kunne beregne det samlete forbruket av heroin må man beregne antall brukere og mengde heroin de bruker i løpet av et år. Heroinbrukerne er delt inn i tre grupper: problembrukere, sporadiske brukere og eksperimentbrukere. Ulike brukergrupper Problembrukerne står for det meste av heroinforbruket i Norge. I denne gruppen er det skilt mellom ulike inntaksmåter av stoffet: injisering og røyking. Dette antas å ha betydning for mengden heroin som brukes. Antall problembrukere er anslått på grunnlag av en metode som tar utgangspunkt i antall narkotikadødsfall, anslag for dødelighet i gruppa og andelen overdosedødsfall blant alle dødsfall. Antall sporadiske brukere og eksperimentbrukere er beregnet ut fra spørreundersøkelser. Heroinmengde Heroinmengden er beregnet ut fra undersøkelser blant heroinbrukere som gir informasjon om hvor ofte og hvor mye heroin de inntar. Det er stor variasjon i mengden heroin som brukes, både innenfor gruppen av problembrukere, men særlig mellom problembrukere, sporadiske brukere og eksperimentbrukere. Beregningene tyder på at problembrukere som injiserer har et årsforbruk på ca 160 gram, heroinrøykere ca 118 gram, mens de som både røyker og injiserer bruker ca 140 gram årlig. De sporadiske brukerne antas å ha et forbruk på 6,6 gram og eksperimentbrukerne 0,3 gram pr år. Årlig forbruk 2006 er det siste året det finnes et godt datagrunnlag for å beregne antall problembrukere. Forskerne anslår at forbruket dette året var i underkant av 1500 kilo. Dette estimatet gir også et godt bilde av forbruket i 2007 og 2008. Forbruket har gått ned fra 2000-2002 da det estimerte anslaget var i overkant av 2000 kilo. Nedgangen skyldes i all hovedsak en reduksjon i antall problembrukere i Norge i dette tidsrommet

Interactive Walkable Floor Maps (IWFs)

The poster provides information on the design of Interactive Walkable Floor Maps (IWFs) and their use in education and governance within the REGREEN project

Klimaforskelle – gør evalueringsmetoden en forskel?

Artiklen beskriver en undersøgelse af 15‑åriges viden om klimaforskelle i faget geografi. Undersøgelsen viser at selv om man tester eleverne på en mere omhyggelig måde der minder om en mundtlig eksamen, ved hovedparten af eleverne kun lidt om klimaforskelle. Det er specielt pigerne som klarer sig dårligt – faktisk signifikant dårligere end drengene. Undersøgelsen viser endvidere at det som eleverne generelt har svært ved, er at se sammenhænge, at orientere sig på en globus og omsætte denne viden til et plant kort og omvendt. Herudover er deres viden meget situeret og bundet til situationer uden for skolesammenhæng