Att skriva det finlandssvenska : etnicitet i kvinnors livshistorier

I avhandlingen problematiseras etnicitet och finlandssvenskhet i ett livshistorieperspektiv. Materialet består av livshistorier som skrivits av finlandssvenska kvinnor. I avhandlingen visas hur det finlandssvenska berättas och har olika innebörder, i finlandssvenska kvinnors livshistorier. Det finlandssvenska förstås på flera sätt: bl.a. som knutet till vissa platser, som språkanvändning och –identitet och genom synsätt på klass och kön. Platsens betydelse kommer framför allt fram i berättelser om barndomshemmet och -landskapet. Ofta används ett ”vi” i talet om det finlandssvenska. En finlandssvensk miljö kan framställas som trång, trygg eller som en frihet. Det finlandssvenska kontrasteras mot andra, särskilt mot finskt, finländskt och svenskt, och som bedömningar av vad som räknas vara mera eller mindre finlandssvenskt. Det här sker genom symboliska gränsdragningar mellan ”vi” och ”dem” samt av vad som ingår i bilden av olika finlandssvenskheter.

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Att skriva det finlandssvenska

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Una nueva voz : un planteamiento a la recuperación vocal para la corrección de patologías de carácter funcional en el actor, desde las técnicas de Kristin Linklater y Barbara Houseman

Existen en el medio teatral varias técnicas de entrenamiento vocal para el actor de teatro. ¿Pueden usarse siempre las mismas técnicas indiferentemente del sujeto? ¿Es posible obtener de un ejercicio vocal siempre los mismos resultados o beneficios? Al analizar las rutinas básicas utilizadas en la preparación vocal para teatro desde las patologías funcionales de la voz, es posible afirmar que no todos los sujetos están en disposición física de cumplir con determinadas exigencias particulares. Este trabajo analiza las diferentes patologías funcionales de la voz partiendo de algunos ejercicios en los entrenamientos de Linklater y Houseman enfocados desde el manejo de patologías.

Maaherra S. Mattsson 25/4 1957

Kirje 25.4.1957

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Response to Innes and Mattsson: Neospora caninum emerges from the shadow of Toxoplasma gondii

It is tempting to extrapolate research findings regarding the intensively studied Toxoplasma gondii to Neospora caninum. This is based on morphological and ultrastructural studies, the molecular phylogeny of both parasites, their wide host ranges in nature, their ability to invade many different cell types in vitro and the occurrence of homologous proteins in both species. However, as Innes and Mattsson point out, T. gondii is the most successful parasite worldwide, whereas N. caninum has a more limited host range. Thus, some of the most challenging questions are: (i) what is T. gondii doing that N. caninum is not doing, or is doing differently, that renders the former so much more successful? And (ii) can some of these features be exploited for the development of interventional tools to limit infection and pathology caused by N. caninum?

Günther Robert / Kristin Pfeifer / Thomas Drößler (Hrsg.): Aufwachsen in Dialog und sozialer Verantwortung. Bildung – Risiken – Prävention in der frühen Kindheit. Wiesbaden: VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften 2011 [Rezension]

Rezension von: Günther Robert / Kristin Pfeifer / Thomas Drößler (Hrsg.): Aufwachsen in Dialog und sozialer Verantwortung. Bildung – Risiken – Prävention in der frühen Kindheit. Wiesbaden: VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften 2011 (313 S.; ISBN 978-3-5311-6759-6)

NGL-projekt vid Högskolan Dalarna : 2. Olga Mattsson intervjuas av Charlotte Lindgren

NGL-projekt vid Högskolan Dalarna inom språkavdelningen som handlar om webbaserade digitala prov.

Deletion of the Basement Membrane Heparan Sulfate Proteoglycan Type XVIII Collagen Causes Hypertriglyceridemia in Mice and Humans

Background: Lipoprotein lipase (Lpl) acts on triglyceride-rich lipoproteins in the peripheral circulation, liberating free fatty acids for energy metabolism or storage. This essential enzyme is synthesized in parenchymal cells of adipose tissue, heart, and skeletal muscle and migrates to the luminal side of the vascular endothelium where it acts upon circulating lipoproteins. Prior studies suggested that Lpl is immobilized by way of heparan sulfate proteoglycans on the endothelium, but genetically altering endothelial cell heparan sulfate had no effect on Lpl localization or lipolysis. The objective of this study was to determine if extracellular matrix proteoglycans affect Lpl distribution and triglyceride metabolism. Methods and Findings: We examined mutant mice defective in collagen XVIII (Col18), a heparan sulfate proteoglycan present in vascular basement membranes. Loss of Col18 reduces plasma levels of Lpl enzyme and activity, which results in mild fasting hypertriglyceridemia and diet-induced hyperchylomicronemia. Humans with Knobloch Syndrome caused by a null mutation in the vascular form of Col18 also present lower than normal plasma Lpl mass and activity and exhibit fasting hypertriglyceridemia. Conclusions: This is the first report demonstrating that Lpl presentation on the lumenal side of the endothelium depends on a basement membrane proteoglycan and demonstrates a previously unrecognized phenotype in patients lacking Col18.

Distribution of interleukin-2,-4,-10, tumour necrosis factor-alpha and transforming growth factor-beta mRNAs in oral lichen planus

In the present study. MRNA for the cytokines interleukin-2 (IL-2), IL-4, IL-10 tumour necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) and transforming growth factor beta-1 (TGF-beta-1) were investigated in oral lichen planus (OLP) lesions using in situ hybridization with S-35-labelled oligonucleotide probes on frozen tissue sections. In addition, the expression of interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma), IL-10 and IL-4 mRNAs was analysed in cultured lesional T lymphocytes from oral lichen planus by polymerase chain reaction. Cells expressing mRNA for IL-2, IL-4, IL-10, TNF-alpha and TGF-beta(1) were found in all the biopsies studied. Approximately 1-2% of the total number of infiltrating cells in the lesions were positive for each of the different cytokine mRNAs. Most biopsies contained basement membrane-oriented, mRNA-positive cells. In the cultured T-cell lines, message for IFN-gamma was detected in all the patients, IL-10 in all but one, and IL-4 in just one of the seven patients investigated. The results suggest that mRNA for both pro- and anti-inflammatory cytokines, i.e., mixed T-helper 1 (T(H)1) and T(H)2 cytokine profiles, are generated simultaneously by a limited number of cells in chronic lesions of OLP. (C) 1999 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.

Australian import managers' purchasing decision behaviour: An empirical study

Reports a pilot study of the relative importance of import decision variables as rated by Australian managers. A systematic sample qi 104 Australian managers representing different companies participated in the study. Australian importers rated product quality as the most important variable when importing products from overseas followed by long-term suppliers' dependability, product style/feature, price, and timely delivery. Australian managers who import consumer products find the domestic import duties and tariffs to be more important than did those who import industrial products. Larger volume importers regard the product brand name reputation to be more important than did those who import smaller volumes.

Functional and Evolutionary Insights from the Genomes of Three Parasitoid Nasonia Species

We report here genome sequences and comparative analyses of three closely related parasitoid wasps: Nasonia vitripennis, N. giraulti, and N. longicornis. Parasitoids are important regulators of arthropod populations, including major agricultural pests and disease vectors, and Nasonia is an emerging genetic model, particularly for evolutionary and developmental genetics. Key findings include the identification of a functional DNA methylation tool kit; hymenopteran-specific genes including diverse venoms; lateral gene transfers among Pox viruses, Wolbachia, and Nasonia; and the rapid evolution of genes involved in nuclear-mitochondrial interactions that are implicated in speciation. Newly developed genome resources advance Nasonia for genetic research, accelerate mapping and cloning of quantitative trait loci, and will ultimately provide tools and knowledge for further increasing the utility of parasitoids as pest insect-control agents.

Highlights from the III International Symposium of Thrombosis and Anticoagulation (ISTA), October 14-16, 2010, Sao Paulo, Brazil

To discuss and share knowledge around advances in the care of patients with thrombotic disorders, the Third International Symposium of Thrombosis and Anticoagulation was held in So Paulo, Brazil, from October 14-16, 2010. This scientific program was developed by clinicians for clinicians, and was promoted by four major clinical research institutes: the Brazilian Clinical Research Institute, the Duke Clinical Research Institute of the Duke University School of Medicine, the Canadian VIGOUR Centre, and the Uppsala Clinical Research Center. Comprising 3 days of academic presentations and open discussion, the symposium had as its primary goal to educate, motivate, and inspire internists, cardiologists, hematologists, and other physicians by convening national and international visionaries, thought-leaders, and dedicated clinician-scientists. This paper summarizes the symposium proceedings.

Highlights from the II international symposium of thrombosis and anticoagulation (ISTA), October 22-23, 2009, So Paulo, Brazil

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