Verwaltungssprache in Erpresserbriefen

Erpresserbriefe werden häufig mit elliptischen Formulierungen verbunden, welche durch ausgeschnittene, auf einem Stück Papier aufgeklebte Buchstaben realisiert werden. Betrachtet man allerdings authentische Erpresserbriefe, stellt man fest, dass viele wie ein Geschäftsbrief aussehen und verwaltungssprachliche Elemente aufweisen. Welche Formen der Verwaltungssprache sind das und warum werden diese in Schreiben illegalen Charakters verwendet? Der vorliegende Beitrag befasst sich mit diesen Fragestellungen. Anhand einer Stichprobe aus der Tatschreibensammlung des BKA werden Formen der Verwaltungssprache in Erpresserbriefen empirisch untersucht, Erklärungsansätze entwickelt und deren Relevanz für die Autorenerkennung erläutert

Sensory emphasis on pork quality related to the diet content of fermentable fibre-rich feedstuffs (chicory and lupine) with special emphasis on the effect on boar taint

Boar taint in entire male pork is caused by skatole and andros-tenone and other compounds such as indole. However, female pigs also pro-duce skatole and indole. The purpose was to minimise boar taint related to skatole by feeding entire male and female pigs with fibre-rich feedstuffs. An organic, 10% dried chicory or 25% lupine diet was applied for either 7 or 14 days before slaughter. Lupines significantly reduced skatole in backfat for both genders whilst chicory showed no significant differences in this re-spect. From a sensory perspective, chicory and lupine reduced boar taint since odour and flavour of manure related to skatole and urine associated to androstenone were minimised. The level of boar taint in the entire male pigs was mainly reduced after 14 days by both chicory and lupine while the “boar” taint in female pigs was mainly reduced by lupine

Gifted Education Exposure in Introductory Special Education Texts: Quantitative Text Content Analysis

This present study was designed to examine and compare 10 introductory special education textbooks used in mandatory introductory special education courses. The percentage of text devoted to gifted education chapters in comparison to specific learning disabilities, behavior disorders, mental retardation, autism spectrum disorders, and speech/language/communication disorders was explored for statistically significant differences. Paired samples t tests were conducted to analyze the data. A statistically significant difference was found between the coverage of gifted education and autism spectrum disorders among the 10 examined texts. No other significant statistical findings were found between various exceptionalities among the 10 examined texts. The prevalence and comparison of pedagogical features incorporated into gifted chapters of the 10 examined texts confirmed an average of 12 pedagogical features among the texts, and 40% of the features appeared in 80% of the examined texts. The prevalence and comparison of key terms incorporated into gifted chapters in the 10 examined texts confirmed an average of 14 key terms among the texts, and only six key terms appeared in five or more of the examined texts. Conclusions and recommendations for future practice and research are included

Quality in early years settings and children’s school achievement

Childcare quality is often thought to be important for influencing children’s subsequent attainment at school. The English Government regulates the quality of early education by setting minimum levels of qualifications for workers and grading settings based on a national Inspectorate (OfSTED). This paper uses administrative data on over two million children to relate performance on national teacher assessments at ages 5 and 7 to the quality characteristics of the nursery they attended before starting school. Results show that staff qualifications and childcare quality ratings have a weak association with teacher assessments at school, based on comparing children who attended different nurseries but attended the same primary school. Our results suggest that although children’s outcomes are related to the nursery they attend, which nurseries are good cannot be predicted by staff qualifications and OfSTED ratings; the measures of quality that Government has focused on