Lower Benefits to the Refugees in Denmark: Missing Recognition?

This article is a study of the contrast between the Danish law concerning reduced economic benefits for newly arrived refugees and immigrants (known as Start Help or as introductory benefit) and the idea of recognition as the condition for individual self-realization and justice. Our assumption is that Start Help both implies economic discrimination against newly arrived persons in Denmark (especially refugees and their families under family reunification rules) and symbolizes a lack of recognition. We have chosen to adopt the theories of recognition (and redistribution) propounded by Axel Honneth and Nancy Fraser to explore our queries about Start Help and the discriminatory impact on its recipients. Empirically the article is based on in-depth qualitative interviews with six refugees who all receive Start Help.

Equine parasite control under prescription-only conditions in Denmark - Awareness, knowledge, perception, and strategies applied.

Due to widespread development of anthelmintic resistance in equine parasites, recommendations for their control are currently undergoing marked changes with a shift of emphasis toward more coprological surveillance and reduced treatment intensity. Denmark was the first nation to introduce prescription-only restrictions of anthelmintic drugs in 1999, but other European countries have implemented similar legislations over recent years. A questionnaire survey was performed in 2008 among Danish horse owners to provide a current status of practices and perceptions with relation to parasite control. Questions aimed at describing the current use of coprological surveillance and resulting anthelmintic treatment intensities, evaluating knowledge and perceptions about the importance of various attributes of parasite control, and assessing respondents' willingness to pay for advice and parasite surveillance services from their veterinarians. A total of 1060 respondents completed the questionnaire. A large majority of respondents (71.9%) were familiar with the concept of selective therapy. Results illustrated that the respondents' self-evaluation of their knowledge about parasites and their control associated significantly with their level of interest in the topic and their type of education (P<0.0001). The large majority of respondents either dewormed their horses twice a year and/or performed two fecal egg counts per horse per year. This approach was almost equally pronounced in foals, horses aged 1-3 years old, and adult horses. The respondents rated prevention of parasitic disease and prevention of drug resistance as the most important attributes, while cost and frequent fecal testing were rated least important. Respondents' actual spending on parasite control per horse in the previous year correlated significantly with the amount they declared themselves willing to spend (P<0.0001). However, 44.4% declared themselves willing to pay more than what they were spending. Altogether, results indicate that respondents were generally familiar with equine parasites and the concept of selective therapy, although there was some confusion over the terms small and large strongyles. They used a large degree of fecal surveillance in all age groups, with a majority of respondents sampling and/or treating around twice a year. Finally, respondents appeared willing to spend money on parasite control for their horses. It is of concern that the survey suggested that foals and young horses are treated in a manner very similar to adult horses, which is against current recommendations. Thus, the survey illustrates the importance of clear communication of guidelines for equine parasite control.

The Good Society. A Comparative Study of Denmark and Switzerland

Denmark and Switzerland are small and successful countries with exceptionally content populations. However, they have very different political institutions and economic models. They have followed the general tendency in the West toward economic convergence, but both countries have managed to stay on top. They both have a strong liberal tradition, but otherwise their economic strategies are a welfare state model for Denmark and a safe haven model for Switzerland. The Danish welfare state is tax-based, while the expenditures for social welfare are insurance-based in Switzerland. The political institutions are a multiparty unicameral system in Denmark, and a permanent coalition system with many referenda and strong local government in Switzerland. Both approaches have managed to ensure smoothly working political power-sharing and economic systems that allocate resources in a fairly efficient way. To date, they have also managed to adapt the economies to changes in the external environment with a combination of stability and flexibility.

«Das Beste ist, Sie hören auf!» «Und das Zweitbeste?» Tabak-Schadenminderung

Die geläufigen Begriffe «Tabakkonsum» und «Nikotinabhängikeit» beschreiben das zugrunde liegende Problem, nämlich das Zigarettenrauchen, nur unzulänglich und bedürfen deshalb einer Klärung. Der Schaden des Zigarettenrauchens ist nicht primär ein Substanzproblem, sondern ein Problem der Konsumform. Durch eine rigide Haltung der Tabakbekämpfer und aufgrund von wenig durchdachten gesetzlichen Regelungen wird Betroffenen eine Palette von schadenmindernden Massnahmen vorenthalten. Diese zielen entsprechend primär auf die Konsumform und nicht auf die Substanz (sei es Tabak oder Nikotin). Eine zukünftige, vernünftige Tabakpolitik müsste sich pragmatisch auf wissenschaftliche Befunde abstützen und nicht so sehr auf die Utopie einer rauchfreien Welt.

In unserer Vorversammlung haben wir von Rednern äußern hören ...

Welsch (Projektbearbeiter): Die Revolution vom März 1848 hat die in der Zwischenzeit errungenen Freiheiten ermöglicht, ist selbst aber abgeschlossen; eine Revolution in Permanenz ist abzulehnen. Warnung vor der Vorstellung, nationale und politische Ziele im Kampf gegen die preußische Monarchie erreichen zu wollen. Das Ergebnis wäre nur ein innerlich gespaltenes Preußen, welches solchermaßen seine Rolle bei der nationalen Einigung nicht zu spielen imstande wäre.

Der Minister will befehlen, wie wir wählen sollen: Es ist ein Lärm in unserem Kreise, daß Einem beinahe Hören und Sehen vergeht ...

Welsch (Projektbearbeiter): Protest gegen Bestrebungen der preußischen Kreis- und Gemeindeverwaltungen, die anstehenden Wahlen im antidemokratischen Sinne zu beeinflussen

Die Freiheit is int Wasser jefallen! Ick hab ihr hören plumpen! Un wär ick nich dazu jesprung, Denn wär se wol verdrunken! Altes Volkslied mit neue Variationen: Uf de Kippe hat unse Freiheit von Anfang an jestanden ...

Welsch (Projektbearbeiter): Die erst im März errungene Freiheit wird Schritt für Schritt eingeengt und ausgehöhlt. Hintergrund: mit der Bürgerwehr zuvor nicht abgestimmter Einmarsch von Truppenteilen nach Berlin zur Unterstützung der im Juli gegründeten Konstabler-Schutzmannschaft

Blick in die Vergangenheit im Bereich Hören

Referat anlässlich der Vorstellung des Audiopädagogischen Dienstes Solothurn

Exposure assessment of extended-spectrum beta-lactamases/AmpC beta-lactamases-producing Escherichia coli in meat in Denmark

INTRODUCTION Extended-spectrum beta-lactamases (ESBL) and AmpC beta-lactamases (AmpC) are of concern for veterinary and public health because of their ability to cause treatment failure due to antimicrobial resistance in Enterobacteriaceae. The main objective was to assess the relative contribution (RC) of different types of meat to the exposure of consumers to ESBL/AmpC and their potential importance for human infections in Denmark. MATERIAL AND METHODS The prevalence of each genotype of ESBL/AmpC-producing E. coli in imported and nationally produced broiler meat, pork and beef was weighted by the meat consumption patterns. Data originated from the Danish surveillance program for antibiotic use and antibiotic resistance (DANMAP) from 2009 to 2011. DANMAP also provided data about human ESBL/AmpC cases in 2011, which were used to assess a possible genotype overlap. Uncertainty about the occurrence of ESBL/AmpC-producing E. coli in meat was assessed by inspecting beta distributions given the available data of the genotypes in each type of meat. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION Broiler meat represented the largest part (83.8%) of the estimated ESBL/AmpC-contaminated pool of meat compared to pork (12.5%) and beef (3.7%). CMY-2 was the genotype with the highest RC to human exposure (58.3%). However, this genotype is rarely found in human infections in Denmark. CONCLUSION The overlap between ESBL/AmpC genotypes in meat and human E. coli infections was limited. This suggests that meat might constitute a less important source of ESBL/AmpC exposure to humans in Denmark than previously thought - maybe because the use of cephalosporins is restricted in cattle and banned in poultry and pigs. Nonetheless, more detailed surveillance data are required to determine the contribution of meat compared to other sources, such as travelling, pets, water resources, community and hospitals in the pursuit of a full source attribution model.

Sehen und Hören

J. A. Loubetzki

Über Phalacrus corruscus als Feind der Brandpilze des Getreides und seine Entwicklung in brandigen Ähren

Von Dr. Karl Friedrichs

Das Niderländische Lied : Nun wolt ihr hören ein newes Gedicht, etc. figele fogele fare

In Fraktur