40 research outputs found
Integration in Denmark seen from a political point of view
No full textDette projekt undersøger integrationsbegrebet i Danmark set fra et politisk synspunkt. For at opnå dette er den nuværende borgerlige regerings forståelse og definition af begrebet "en god integration" blevet analyseret. Projektet gennemgår også definitionen og forståelsen af begrebet "en god integration" hos partiet Enhedslisten, som er en af regeringens oppositionspartier. For at forstå begrebet integration og dets forskellige typer har projektet brugt Flemming Mikkelsen og hans diskussion om integrationens mekanismer i hans bog "Integrations paradox". Projektet har også brugt nogle teorier fra Charlotte Hamburgers bog “Etniske minoriteter og social integration” om systemintegration og social integration. Det har også brugt diskussionen om de fire grader af integrationsprocesser fra Ruth Emereks bog “Integration – eller inklusion? Den danske diskussion om integration” for at få en mere nuanceret opfattelse af integrationsprocessen og for at supplere den med en mere nuanceret forståelse og fortolkning under projektets kritiske analyse. Projektet undersøger gennem sin kritiske analyse, hvordan den nuværende regering i Danmark har karakteriseret begrebet integration ud fra sin egen konservatisme, og hvordan dens oppositionsparti Enhedslisten har idealiseret dette koncept ved at ignorere de reelle udfordringer og hindringer for integrationen i Danmark.This project examines the concept of integration in Denmark seen from a political point of view. To achieve this, the current bourgeois government’s understanding and definition of the concept of “a good integration” has been analysed. The project also reviews the definition and understanding of the concept of “a good integration” of the party Enhedslisten which is one of the government's opposition parties. To understand the concept of integration and its different types, the project has used Flemming Mikkelsen and his discussion about the integration’s mechanisms in his book “Integrationens paradoks”. The project has also used some theories from Charlotte Hamburger’s book “Etniske minoriteter og social integration” about system integration and social integration. It has also used the discussion of four degrees of the integration process from Ruth Emerek’s book “Integration – eller inklusion? Den danske diskussion om integration”, for getting a more nuanced perception of the integration process and for supplementing it with a more nuanced understanding and interpretation during the project's critical analysis. The project discovers through its critical analysis how the current government in Denmark has characterized the concept of integration by its own conservatism and how its oppositions party Enhedslisten has idealized this concept by ignoring the real challenges for and obstacles against the way of integration in Denmark. <br/
Effect of Protein Hydrolysates on Pancreatic Cancer Cells
No full textEffect of Fish Protein Hydrolysates on Pancreatic Cancer Cells Carlo G. Ossum1, Lisa Lystbæk Andersen2, Henrik Hauch Nielsen2, Else K. Hoffmann1, and Flemming Jessen2 1University of Copenhagen, Department of Biology, Denmark, 2Technical University of Denmark (DTU), National Food Institute, Denmark Corresponding author: Carlo G. Ossum ([email protected]) A large number of bioactive peptides have been identified in and isolated from various food sources. Milk seems to be a particularly rich source but also different fish species have been found to yield bioactive peptides. Bioactive peptides, usually consisting of 3 to 20 amino acids, can be released from proteins upon degradation by proteolytic enzymes, e.g. in the intestinal tract. The numerous described bioactivities include antihypertensive, anticancerous, antimicrobial, and immunomodulating effects. Here, we investigate the effect of fish protein hydrolysates obtained by enzymatic hydrolysis on cancer cell proliferation. Skin and belly flap muscle from trout were hydrolysed with the unspecific proteases Alcalase, Neutrase, or UE1 (all from Novozymes, Bagsværd, Denmark) to a hydrolysis degree of 1-15%. The hydrolysates were tested for biological activities affecting cell proliferation and ability to modulate caspase activity in pancreatic cancer cells COLO357 and BxPC-3 in vitro. A number of the hydrolysates showed caspase promoting activity; in particular products containing muscle tissue, i.e. belly flap, were able to stimulate caspase activity. Selected hydrolysis products were further fractionated by ultrafiltration into molecular sizes above and below 5 kDa and their activity and dose-dependence was tested
An analysis of Helle Helle's novels Rødby-Puttgarden and Ned til hundene
No full textThis project in Danish literature explores the significance of Danish author Helle Helle’s two novels Rødby-Puttgarden (2005) and Ned til hundene (2008). Explicitly, the project seeks to examine the relation between the two novels, and the role that life in the rural areas of Denmark has in literature. Firstly, the main purpose is to conduct an analysis that focuses on both stylistic and thematic aspects, hereunder to explore Helle Helle’s minimalistic and realistic writing style, in order to understand its connection to her portraits of life outside Denmark’s urban cities. To support the analysis, this project applies Michel Foucault’s theory of Heterotopia and Marc Augé’s theory of Non-Places as to demonstrate how the notion of Place is central to the characters portrayed in Helle’s two novels. On the basis of this, the suggestion is made that, in the case of Helle Helle’s novels, the characters are inevitably connected to place. Lastly, we will discuss Helle’s position in the tradition of writing about life in rural Denmark. In order to add a broader perspective to the results of our analysis, we will include Erling Jepsen’s novel Frygtelig lykkelig (2004), and discuss the similarities and differences in the two authors’ depiction of life in the outermost regions of Denmark
Sacrosanct Values, Controversial Artistic Expression, and Today's Global Society: A Dramatistic Analysis of the Muhammad Cartoon Controversy
No full textThe author is now Zeta Coneta-Tzipora Gillerra.This study is an exploration into how the Muhammad Cartoon Controversy unfolded at three critical thresholds of the conflict's development vis-à-vis a comprehensive examination of the scope of the phenomenon. First, this study focuses a lens on critical communications that transpired in Denmark among key figures engaged in the conflict. Second, the interviews of Flemming Rose provide insight into how the conflict was dramatized by Jyllands-Posten and Flemming Rose for international dissemination. Third, the televised broadcasts provide examples of how the controversy was dramatized for American audiences. Together, these rhetorical artifacts allow for analysis of the product of the worldviews as expressed through the cartoons, multiplied by the values and traditions of the interlocutors, and multiplied by the amplification of the conflict through televised broadcasts. The ultimate purpose of this study is to determine what lessons learned can be applied to ameliorate future international conflicts involving disparate value systems
Cooperation between counterparts in parliament from an agenda-setting perspective:legislative coalitions as a trade of criticism and policy
No full textGovernments may bargain with parties in parliament to silence them. This insight follows from the agenda-setting literature, which emphasises the power of the opposition to criticise the government. The literature on legislatures points to the fear of loss of future voter support as a motivation for majority building. However, it does not name factors that can cause such uncertainty. One such factor is opposition criticism. This article argues that majority building does not only involve an exchange of policy support; governments use legislative coalitions to dampen unwanted opposition blame. By offering the opposition noteworthy policy influence in legislative coalitions, governments avoid opposition criticism in return, in addition to having initiatives passed. In order to test this argument, a large dataset is compiled on opposition criticism in parliament and the media before and after the 325 bargained legislative agreements settled in Denmark from 1973 to 2003. It is found that such agreements are more likely amidst opposition criticism and that they dampen opposition criticis
A clinimetric analysis of the Hopkins Symptom Checklist (SCL-90-R) in general population studies (Denmark, Norway, and Italy)
No full textBackground: Although the Symptom Checklist (SCL-90-R) is one of the most widely used self-reported scales covering several psychopathological states, the scalability of the SCL-90-R has been found to be very problematic. Aims: We have performed a clinimetric analysis of the SCL-90-R, taking both its factor structure and scalability (i.e. total scale score a sufficient statistic) into account. Methods: The applicability of the SCL-90-R has been found acceptable in general population studies from Denmark, Norway and Italy. These studies were examined with principal component analysis (PCA) to identify the factor structure. The scalability of the traditional SCL-90-R subscales (i.e. somatization, hostility, and interpersonal sensitivity) as well as the affective subscales (i.e. depression and anxiety and ADHD), were tested by Mokken’s item response theory model. Results: Across the three general population studies the traditional scaled SCL-90-R factor including 83 items was identified by PCA. The Mokken analysis accepted the scalability of both the general factor and the clinical SCL-90-R subscales under examination. Conclusion: The traditional, scaled, general 83 item SCL-90-R scale is a valid measure of general psychopathology. The SCL-90-R subscales of somatization, hostility, and interpersonal sensitivity as well as the affective subscales of depression, anxiety, and ADHD were all accepted by the Mokken test for scalability, i.e. their total scores are sufficient statistics.</p
Short‐term outcomes after transanal total mesorectal excision for rectal cancer in Denmark – a prospective multicentre study
No full textAim: The aim of this study was to evaluate the short-term surgical and oncological outcomes after transanal total mesorectal excision (TaTME) for rectal cancer during the implementation phase of this procedure in Denmark. Method: This is a retrospective review of prospectively recorded data. Registration was initiated by the Scientific Council of the Danish Colorectal Cancer Group (DCCG.dk) in order to assess the quality of care during the implementation of TaTME. Pre-, intra- and postoperative data including early recurrences were recorded at the operating centres. Results: From August 2016 to April 2019, 115 TaTME procedures were registered. Patients were predominantly male (74%) with mid-rectal (88%) tumours. The level of surgical complications was comparable to previous nationwide results. Anastomotic leakage occurred in 6/109 (5.5%). One urethral injury occurred. The plane of dissection was mesorectal in 60% of cases, intramesorectal in 28% and muscularis in 12%. Nonmicroradicality was seen in 8% (R1, 6%; R2, 2%). Four local recurrences occurred after a median of 23 months of follow-up. One of these was multifocal. Conclusion: In an implementation phase where patient selection is expected, surgical and oncological results after TaTME were comparable to those of other approaches reported in the literature.</p
Tireless in His Service: Rasmus Andersen, Pastor and Author 1878-1924
No full textOf the four founders of the Danish Lutheran Church in America in 1872, the one concerning whom the most information exists is Rasmus Andersen. Yet it has been my observation that comparatively little is known about him. A reason for this is that, to my knowledge, no comprehensive biography exists, and there is almost nothing available in the English language. Most of the material that does exist is to be found in the Danes World Wide Archives ( Udvandrerarkivet ) in Aalborg, Denmark. According to Birgit Flemming Larsen, who oversees that archive, the Andersen collection is the largest at the Aalborg archive. It consists of 104 archival boxes, filled with books, letters, diaries, memoirs, ministerial records, copies of letters sent, unpublished manuscripts and much more. The Danes World Wide Archives constitutes a treasure trove for the researcher who is interested in Rasmus Andersen
Popular Struggle and Democracy in Scandinavia : 1700 to the Present
No full textThis book focuses on popular struggles in Denmark, Norway and Sweden from 1700-2015, and how popular struggle in the form of hunger riots, tax rebellions, petition drives, strikes, demonstrations, public meetings and social movements paved the way for the introduction and development of civil liberties and political rights. The author portrays social and political mass mobilization of ordinary people as vital to the construction of democracy, and an essential condition for the formation of the Scandinavian welfare states.
Popular Struggle and Democracy in Scandinavia shows the transnational connections between Denmark, Norway and Sweden and between Scandinavia and the rest of Europe, and also contains a comparison of popular struggle in Scandinavia seen in a wider European perspective.
The book will be of interest to social scientists, historians and students and researchers with an interest in popular struggles in Scandinavia
Popular Struggle and Democracy in Scandinavia : 1700 to the Present
No full textThis book focuses on popular struggles in Denmark, Norway and Sweden from 1700-2015, and how popular struggle in the form of hunger riots, tax rebellions, petition drives, strikes, demonstrations, public meetings and social movements paved the way for the introduction and development of civil liberties and political rights. The author portrays social and political mass mobilization of ordinary people as vital to the construction of democracy, and an essential condition for the formation of the Scandinavian welfare states. Popular Struggle and Democracy in Scandinavia shows the transnational connections between Denmark, Norway and Sweden and between Scandinavia and the rest of Europe, and also contains a comparison of popular struggle in Scandinavia seen in a wider European perspective. The book will be of interest to social scientists, historians and students and researchers with an interest in popular struggles in Scandinavia.</p
