17 research outputs found

    So nen bisschen heile Welt, ne? Fair Trade Produktion aus der Sicht von Bremer Konsumentinnen

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    Die Fair Trade Bewegung hat das Ziel, gerechte und nachhaltige internationale Handelsbedingungen zu schaffen. Erreicht werden soll dies durch den Handel von Produkten zu für ProduzentInnen vorteilhaften Bedingungen und die Beeinflussung der internationalen Politik. Mit der Methode einer Gruppenwerkstatt, in der die Gruppendiskussion durch das Erstellen von Collagen ergänzt wird, eröffnet diese Arbeit eine empirische Perspektive auf die Sicht von KonsumentInnen im Globalen Norden auf Fair Trade. Deutlich wird dabei, dass Fair Trade ein soziales Konstrukt ist, das durch bestimmte Vorstellungen geprägt wird. Dazu gehört die Orientierung, dass Fair Trade der Gegenspieler großer Konzerne auf dem Weltmarkt ist. Außerdem werden Fair Trade Produkten verschiedene positive Eigenschaften zugeschrieben, ihre Produktion wird in exotischen (Urlaubs-)Ländern verortet. Fair Trade wird außerdem in engem Zusammenhang mit anderen Belangen des nachhaltigen Konsums gesehen, wie etwa dem biologischen Anbau. Gleichzeitig ist aber bei den Teilnehmenden der Forschung das Bewusstsein eher gering ausgeprägt, dass Fair Trade neben den Handelsaktivitäten auch ein zivil-politischer Akteur ist

    Prerequisites for a high-level framework to design sustainable plants in the e-waste supply chain

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    Currently few attempts to properly structure knowledge that specifically supports a fully sustainable e-waste treatment system design have been proposed in literature. As a result, this paper sets up the prerequisites for a high-level framework to design sustainable plants in the supply chain of e-waste. The framework addresses production and environmental engineers mainly. The methodology grows out of literature studies, research project’s outcomes and interviews with a group of sector experts. Stemming from this, a list of prerequisites was presented for the case study of an automated plant for e-waste sorting in order to design it while considering the triple-bottom-line of sustainability

    A bit of an ideal world, right? : Fair Trade Production through the Eyes of Consumers in Bremen

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    Die Fair Trade Bewegung hat das Ziel, gerechte und nachhaltige internationale Handelsbedingungen zu schaffen. Erreicht werden soll dies durch den Handel von Produkten zu für ProduzentInnen vorteilhaften Bedingungen und die Beeinflussung der internationalen Politik. Mit der Methode einer Gruppenwerkstatt, in der die Gruppendiskussion durch das Erstellen von Collagen ergänzt wird, eröffnet diese Arbeit eine empirische Perspektive auf die Sicht von KonsumentInnen im Globalen Norden auf Fair Trade. Deutlich wird dabei, dass Fair Trade ein soziales Konstrukt ist, das durch bestimmte Vorstellungen geprägt wird. Dazu gehört die Orientierung, dass Fair Trade der Gegenspieler großer Konzerne auf dem Weltmarkt ist. Außerdem werden Fair Trade Produkten verschiedene positive Eigenschaften zugeschrieben, ihre Produktion wird in exotischen (Urlaubs-)Ländern verortet. Fair Trade wird außerdem in engem Zusammenhang mit anderen Belangen des nachhaltigen Konsums gesehen, wie etwa dem biologischen Anbau. Gleichzeitig ist aber bei den Teilnehmenden der Forschung das Bewusstsein eher gering ausgeprägt, dass Fair Trade neben den Handelsaktivitäten auch ein zivil-politischer Akteur ist

    Kunskap och inställning till HPV och HPV-vaccination bland ungdomar som läser omvårdnadsprogrammet på gymnasiet.

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    Bakgrund    HPV, humant papillomvirus, är den vanligast sexuellt överförbara sjukdomen i världen. HPV kan orsaka kondylom, vilket innebär könsvårtor, men det kan även ge gynekologiska cellförändringar som kan leda till livmoderhalscancer. Syfte            Syftet var att undersöka vilken kunskap och inställning gymnasieelever, som inte ingår i vaccinationsåldern, hade till HPV och HPV-vaccination samt om det fanns några könsskillnader. Metod   En kvantitativ enkätstudie genomfördes på en gymnasieskola i Uppsala, Sverige. Enkätdistribueringen skedde vid två tillfällen och 58 (98,3 %) ifyllda enkäter kunde inhämtas, varav 38 var flickor och 20 var pojkar. Resultat    Flickorna på skolan hade en generellt högre andel rätt svar på enkäten, och totalt var det 21 (55,2 %) av flickorna som var vaccinerade medan endast 1 (5 %) av pojkarna. Av samtliga elever var det 22 (37,9 %) som kunde besvara frågan rätt angående hur många typer av HPV-virus det finns, dock kunde 51 (87,9 %) besvara frågan rätt om hur man skyddar sig mot HPV-viruset. Signifikant könsskillnad hittades i kunskapsfrågan gällande om HPV kan orsaka livmoderhalscancer (p<0,045) där flickorna hade flest rätt svar på frågan. Det var fler vaccinerade flickor jämfört med pojkar (p<0,001) och signifikant fler pojkar som kunde tänka sig att vaccineras (p<0,019). Majoriteten, 68 %, av eleverna var positiva till den befintliga HPV-vaccinationen. Slutsats     Eleverna hade generellt sett en låg kunskapsnivå gällande HPV men trots det var det ändå mer än hälften av flickorna som var vaccinerade. Behov av ytterligare kunskap om HPV och HPV-vaccination till befolkningen behövs.Background HPV, human papilloma virus, is the most common sexually transmitted disease in the world. HPV can cause genital warts and gynaecological dysplasia, which can lead to cervical cancer. Objective The objective was to describe the amount of knowledge the students had regarding HPV and the HPV-vaccination. Another objective was to describe how many of the students who were vaccinated and to study the existing attitudes towards HPV and the HPV-vaccination. The last objective was to compare whether there was any gender differences. Methods  A quantitative survey study was conduced at an upper secondary school in Uppsala, Sweden. The distribution of the surveys occurred on two occasions and 58 (98,3 %) completed surveys were collected. Results The girls had a generally higher percentage of correct answers on the survey. About 55 % (n=21) of the girls were vaccinated but only 5 %(n=1) of the boys. Regarding how many types of HPV there are 22(37,9 %) of the students answered correctly, although 51 (87,9 %) knew how to protect themselves against a possible infection. Significant differences in gender were found in the question whether HPV can cause cervical cancer or not (p=0,045) and whether the students would be willing to take the vaccine or not (p=0,019). The majority of the students, 68 %, were in favour of the existing HPV vaccination. Conclusion Although the students generally had poor knowledge regarding HPV the majority of the girls had taken the vaccine. The need of further knowledge is vast

    Kunskap och inställning till HPV och HPV-vaccination bland ungdomar som läser omvårdnadsprogrammet på gymnasiet.

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    Bakgrund    HPV, humant papillomvirus, är den vanligast sexuellt överförbara sjukdomen i världen. HPV kan orsaka kondylom, vilket innebär könsvårtor, men det kan även ge gynekologiska cellförändringar som kan leda till livmoderhalscancer. Syfte            Syftet var att undersöka vilken kunskap och inställning gymnasieelever, som inte ingår i vaccinationsåldern, hade till HPV och HPV-vaccination samt om det fanns några könsskillnader. Metod   En kvantitativ enkätstudie genomfördes på en gymnasieskola i Uppsala, Sverige. Enkätdistribueringen skedde vid två tillfällen och 58 (98,3 %) ifyllda enkäter kunde inhämtas, varav 38 var flickor och 20 var pojkar. Resultat    Flickorna på skolan hade en generellt högre andel rätt svar på enkäten, och totalt var det 21 (55,2 %) av flickorna som var vaccinerade medan endast 1 (5 %) av pojkarna. Av samtliga elever var det 22 (37,9 %) som kunde besvara frågan rätt angående hur många typer av HPV-virus det finns, dock kunde 51 (87,9 %) besvara frågan rätt om hur man skyddar sig mot HPV-viruset. Signifikant könsskillnad hittades i kunskapsfrågan gällande om HPV kan orsaka livmoderhalscancer (p<0,045) där flickorna hade flest rätt svar på frågan. Det var fler vaccinerade flickor jämfört med pojkar (p<0,001) och signifikant fler pojkar som kunde tänka sig att vaccineras (p<0,019). Majoriteten, 68 %, av eleverna var positiva till den befintliga HPV-vaccinationen. Slutsats     Eleverna hade generellt sett en låg kunskapsnivå gällande HPV men trots det var det ändå mer än hälften av flickorna som var vaccinerade. Behov av ytterligare kunskap om HPV och HPV-vaccination till befolkningen behövs.Background HPV, human papilloma virus, is the most common sexually transmitted disease in the world. HPV can cause genital warts and gynaecological dysplasia, which can lead to cervical cancer. Objective The objective was to describe the amount of knowledge the students had regarding HPV and the HPV-vaccination. Another objective was to describe how many of the students who were vaccinated and to study the existing attitudes towards HPV and the HPV-vaccination. The last objective was to compare whether there was any gender differences. Methods  A quantitative survey study was conduced at an upper secondary school in Uppsala, Sweden. The distribution of the surveys occurred on two occasions and 58 (98,3 %) completed surveys were collected. Results The girls had a generally higher percentage of correct answers on the survey. About 55 % (n=21) of the girls were vaccinated but only 5 %(n=1) of the boys. Regarding how many types of HPV there are 22(37,9 %) of the students answered correctly, although 51 (87,9 %) knew how to protect themselves against a possible infection. Significant differences in gender were found in the question whether HPV can cause cervical cancer or not (p=0,045) and whether the students would be willing to take the vaccine or not (p=0,019). The majority of the students, 68 %, were in favour of the existing HPV vaccination. Conclusion Although the students generally had poor knowledge regarding HPV the majority of the girls had taken the vaccine. The need of further knowledge is vast

    Fostering sustainable electronic waste management through intelligent sorting equipment

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    Joint forces of industry and academia can pave the way to truly foster sustainability of Waste of Electric and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) management. Against this background, the WEEE ID project funded by VINNOVA (Swedish Agency for Innovation Systems) developed an intelligent, automated sorting equipment for used electronics’ segregation and grading. It prevents operators from being exposed to hazardous substances from segregation processes and enables higher recycling rates within downstream processes thanks to increased sorting efficiency and accuracy. This abstract explores how the knowledge and technology developed within the WEEE ID project may have a positive impact on WEEE (or “e-waste”) management sustainability performance

    Impact of generic substitution on levetiracetam serum concentration : A prospective study in an outpatient setting

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    BACKGROUND: Switching patients from a branded antiepileptic drug (AED) to a generic is often challenging. Several studies have shown that considerable proportions of patients report deteriorated seizure control or increased adverse effects, enforcing a switchback to the original drug. Since tolerability and seizure control usually correlate with AED serum concentrations, we examined the fluctuation of levetiracetam (LEV) serum concentrations in patients with epilepsy before and after generic substitution.METHODS: This was an 18-week, naturalistic, open, prospective, two-center study. After a baseline period of 10 weeks, 33 outpatients on stable treatment with branded LEV (Keppra(®)) either continued with this product or were switched overnight to a generic LEV preparation (1A Pharma) for an eight-week study period. Throughout the study, patients were monitored with bi-weekly LEV serum concentration measurements and seizure diaries.RESULTS: 16 out of 33 patients were switched to a generic LEV product. No switchbacks were seen. LEV dose, LEV serum concentrations, fluctuation index and concentration/dose-ratio (C/D-ratio) were not significantly different within-group (baseline vs. study period) or between-group. Large within-subject variability in serum concentrations was seen in both groups. None of the patients that were seizure-free before inclusion experienced seizures while on the generic LEV product.CONCLUSIONS: Our results show equal fluctuation of LEV serum concentrations with branded LEV and the generic LEV. Most importantly, within-subject variability was much larger than the small, non-significant differences between brands
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