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- Elmund, Anna Mi Ra, 1967-
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Overrepresentation of Internationally Adopted Adolescents in Swedish §12-institutions
- 2007
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Doktorsavhandling (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- In order to study internationally adopted delinquents, internationally adopted controls, delinquent controls and an additional group of healthy non-adopted, non-delinquent controls, the following tests were used: WISC/WAIS, TOL, WCST, a questionnaire, I think I am, ISSI, an attachment test, KSP, and SCL-90. In the register study, data were obtained from the registers of The National Board of Health and Welfare and Statistics Sweden and multivariate analyses were performed using logistic regression models. Odds ratios (OR) for different forms of out-of-home care placements were calculated.It was found that the adopted delinquents had a significantly lower full scale IQ (WISC/WAIS) and significantly lower results on several measurements in the WISC /WAIS compared to the adopted controls. In addition, both groups of adoptees scored low in the WISC/WAIS subscale arithmetics when compared to the population mean. The adopted delinquents clearly had disruptive and infectious relations to their parents which was demonstrated in I think I am, ISSI, the attachment test and the questionnaire. The adopted controls demonstrated good relations to adoptive parents. When personality and self-perception were measured and analyzed in a two-way ANOVA, the results clearly pointed to ”delinquency” as the explaining factor to the variance of the results as opposed to ”adoption”. Finally, the regression analyses of the register data demonstrated an OR of 3.0 (after adjustments for age and sex) for placements of intercountry adoptees in residental care from age 10 and an OR of 5.1 in model 2 (after adjustments for socio-demographic background variables). More over, higher child age at adoption, origin from Latin America, single parent adoption and maternal age above 35 at birth of the child were identified as significant predictors of out-of-home care from age 10.
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- Elmund, Anna, et al.
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Relation problems in internationally adopted juvenile delinquents
- 2007
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Ingår i: Upsala Journal of Medical Sciences. - 0300-9734 .- 2000-1967. ; 112:1, s. 105-121
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Objective: Internationally adopted delinquents are overrepresented in juvenile Swedish institutions. With the purpose of investigating possible reasons for this overrepresentation, this study compared adopted delinquent adolescents and internationally adopted controls in the structure and functioning of their current relations, especially with their parents. Methods: Internationally adopted adolescents admitted to institutional care (N=20) and non-delinquent internationally adopted controls (N=21) were compared through: a questionnaire; "family relations", a subscale in I think I am; "Family climate" ( from Karolinska Scale of Personality); Individual Schedule of Social Interaction; and an Attachment Test. Results: Bad relations with adoptive parents were more prevalent in internationally adopted delinquents compared to internationally adopted controls. Furthermore, the adopted delinquents and their parents blamed each other for the problems and the adopted delinquents reported physical and emotional abuse. Conclusions: Internationally adopted delinquents reported more problems in their relationships to their parents than adopted controls did.
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- Hellsten, Sofie, et al.
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Halter av baskatjoner, fosfor och kväve i stubbar i Sverige, Finland och Danmark
- 2009
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Rapport (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- Intresset för stubbskörd har ökat kraftigt på senare år, i takt med att efterfrågan på förnyelsebar energi ökat. Idag saknas det information om näringshalter i stubbar för att utröna effekten av stubbuttag på näringsbalans och försurning. Denna studie syftar till att ta fram ett större dataunderlag för halter i stubbar i Sverige, Finland och Danmark. Lokalerna representerar olika nedfallsnivåer, olika markförhållanden samt olika beståndsdata. Studien omfattar granstubbar från Sverige, Finland och Danmark, samt tall- och björkstubbar från Sverige. Följande näringsämnen ingick i studien: kväve (N), fosfor (P), kalcium (Ca), kalium (K), magnesium (Mg) och Natrium (Na). Resultaten indikerade att näringshalten i björkstubbar är högre jämfört med gran och tall. I Sverige och Finland noterades generellt sett högre näringshalter i stubbarna i södra delen av landet jämfört med norra delen, med undantag av fosfor. Näringshalterna är betydligt högre i stubbens och rötternas bark jämfört med veden. Halterna i rötterna ökade signifikant med minskad rotdiameter. För tallstubbarna i Jädraås noterades signifikant minskande näringshalter i stubbarna med åldern upp till 65 år för kväve, kalium, magnesium och fosfor. För Jädraås, som har den största representationen av ståndortsindex, noterades ökande halter med ståndortsindex för fosfor och kalium. Studien har medfört att dataunderlaget för halter i stubbar har ökat väsentligt vilket kan bidra till att minska osäkerheterna i beräkningar av näringsbalansen i skogsmark vid stubbskörd.
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- Johnsson, Anna-Ida, et al.
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Development and evaluation of SCAR markers for a Pseudomonas brassicacearum strain used in biological control of snow mould
- 2009
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Ingår i: Biological Control. - : Elsevier BV. - 1049-9644 .- 1090-2112. ; 48, s. 181-187
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Biological control microorganisms have long been promoted as an alternative to conventional pesticides. Before registration of a microbial biocontrol product for commercial sale, it must be evaluated as regards potential spread and persistence after release. In this study, strainspecific sequence-characterized amplified region (SCAR) markers were developed to monitor the biocontrol candidate strain Pseudomonas brassicacearum MA250, which is effective against snow mould (Microdochium nivale). One SCAR marker, OPA2-73, was used in quantitative real-time PCR (Q-PCR) on samples from a climate chamber experiment in which winter wheat seeds were treated with the bacterium or a chemical control agent, or left untreated. The results showed that MA250 persisted for up to 3 weeks after sowing on the kernel residues and also colonized the roots of treated seedlings. Total MA250 cell numbers on biocontrol treated seedlings after three weeks were approximately 10(6) Cells, compared with the original inoculum of 10(6)-10(7) cells per seed. Corresponding cell numbers of MA250 on chemically treated and untreated seedlings were below the detection limit. This study shows that SCAR marker OPA2-73 is a specific and sensitive tool for monitoring the biocontrol microorganism MA250 in environmental samples. (C) 2008 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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