Frugtavlere kan målrette tiltrækningen af vilde bier

I 2016 gik langt flere enlige bier end sociale humlebier og honningbier i fælder opsat i æbletræer. Stort set alle de enlige bier var jordboende. Det stiller krav til redepladser, og her kan frugtavleren gøre noget for at forbedre forholdene

The "secrets" of successful expatriation : a multiple case study of expatriation management in Innovation Norway and ConocoPhillips

This thesis ai ms to disdose the "secrets" of successful expatriation in the case companies Innovation Norway and ConocoPhillips. The method applied is a multiple case study, where we have used an inductive approach with semi-structured interviews to answer our research questions: The aeademie literature eontains a series ofrecommendations for suecessful expatriation: To what extent do the aetual experienees of the largely suecessful expatriates in our two ease eompanies deviate from these ideals? Are potential deviations best understood in terms of a eultural or pragmatie perspeetive? We found that the reality in Innovation Norway and Conoco Phillips deviates from the recommendations in the expatriate literature on severaI aspects throughout the Expatriation Cyde. Our findings support that the pragmatic perspective contributes to a superior understanding of successful expatriation. We argue that the expatriates are able to man age weU in an international context, as long as the pragmatic aspects are sorted out. We found little evidence supporting the cultural perspective, and concluded that it is better used as a supportive means in the expatriation pro cess. It is important to notice that the perspectives are not mutuaUy exduding, and that both can be prominent dep ending on the context. Our study suggests that HR management should focus on pragmatic aspects in expatriation management to achieve successful expatriation. With this, we mean that HR should create a package that contains work for the expatriate, housing, schooling for the children, and activities for the spouse. An important aspect of the package is also general support and contact for the entire family throughout the expatriation pro cess

Gender Mainstreaming in the Danish Central Administration: (Mis)understandings of the Gendered Impact of Law Proposals

Gender mainstreaming is the dominant strategy of the Danish national gender equality efforts. However, gender impact assessments have neither been sufficiently integrated in the policy-making processes of the Danish ministries nor in their organisational cultures, and their impact is minor. Drawing on feminist perspectives on institutional development the article focuses on two case studies – the Ministry of Employment and the Ministry of Transport – with two different practices for doing gender equality assessments. It is important to consider the (lack of) political demand for gender equality assessments in order to understand the (negative) development in terms of their number and content; very few gender equality assessments are produced, and those that are tend to hold little or no transformative potential as they show limited recognition of the gendered consequences of the law proposals

Gender Mainstreaming in the Danish Central Administration: (Mis)understandings of the Gendered Impact of Law Proposals

Gender mainstreaming is the dominant strategy of the Danish national gender equality efforts. However, gender impact assessments have neither been sufficiently integrated in the policy-making processes of the Danish ministries nor in their organisational cultures, and their impact is minor. Drawing on feminist perspectives on institutional development the article focuses on two case studies – the Ministry of Employment and the Ministry of Transport – with two different practices for doing gender equality assessments. It is important to consider the (lack of) political demand for gender equality assessments in order to understand the (negative) development in terms of their number and content; very few gender equality assessments are produced, and those that are tend to hold little or no transformative potential as they show limited recognition of the gendered consequences of the law proposals

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Seafood intake and the development of obesity, insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes

We provide an overview of studies on seafood intake in relation to obesity, insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes. Overweight and obesity development is for most individuals the result of years of positive energy balance. Evidence from intervention trials and animal studies suggests that frequent intake of lean seafood, as compared with intake of terrestrial meats, reduces energy intake by 4–9 %, sufficient to prevent a positive energy balance and obesity. At equal energy intake, lean seafood reduces fasting and postprandial risk markers of insulin resistance, and improves insulin sensitivity in insulin-resistant adults. Energy restriction combined with intake of lean and fatty seafood seems to increase weight loss. Marine n-3 PUFA are probably of importance through n-3 PUFA-derived lipid mediators such as endocannabinoids and oxylipins, but other constituents of seafood such as the fish protein per se, trace elements or vitamins also seem to play a largely neglected role. A high intake of fatty seafood increases circulating levels of the insulin-sensitising hormone adiponectin. As compared with a high meat intake, high intake of seafood has been reported to reduce plasma levels of the hepatic acute-phase protein C-reactive protein level in some, but not all studies. More studies are needed to confirm the dietary effects on energy intake, obesity and insulin resistance. Future studies should be designed to elucidate the potential contribution of trace elements, vitamins and undesirables present in seafood, and we argue that stratification into responders and non-responders in randomised controlled trials may improve the understanding of health effects from intake of seafood.publishedVersio

Early life predictors of intelligence in young adulthood and middle age

BACKGROUND:Studies on early predictors of intelligence often focus on single or few predictors and often on childhood intelligence. This study compared the contributions of a broad selection of potential early predictors of intelligence at different adult ages. METHODS:Information on predictors was recorded prospectively in the Copenhagen Perinatal Cohort during pregnancy, at delivery, and at 1- and 3-year examinations for children born between 1959-61. Adult intelligence was assessed at three independent follow-ups using three different tests of intelligence: Børge Priens Prøve, Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale, and Intelligenz-Struktur-Test 2000R. From a total of 4697 cohort members, three non-overlapping samples were derived. RESULTS:The included predictors explained between 22.2-24.3% of the variance in adult IQ, with parental socioeconomic status and sex explaining 16.2-17.0%. Other consistent predictors were head circumference at birth, increase in head circumference head during the first three years, and 3-year milestones. Head circumference was the most important anthropometric measure compared to measures of weight and length. CONCLUSION:Besides social status and sex, the strongest and most consistent early predictors of adult intelligence were physical or behavioural characteristics that to some extent reflect brain-and cognitive development