31 research outputs found
Post-LGM climate variability in the sub-antarctic South Georgia recorded in marine sediments from Royal Bay glacial trough.
No full textForfattermøde med den norske forfatter og syvende modtager af The Hans Christian Andersen Literature Award Karl Ove Knausgård på SDU den 11. maj 2023: Introduktion
No full textIntroduction to a meeting with the Norwegian author Karl Ove KnausgårdIntroduktion til forfattermøde med den norske forfatter Karl Ove Knausgår
Vessel Operations in Exposed Aquaculture: Achieving safe and efficient operation of vessel fleets in fish farm systems experiencing challenging metocean conditions
No full textFartøysoperasjoner i eksponert havbruk
Eksponert havbruk vil kreve at servicebåter brukt i havbruksnæringa er tilpasset mer krevende sjøkondisjoner enn i skjermede lokaliteter, slik at evne til å utføre marine operasjoner på lokalitet ikke svekkes. Denne avhandlingen adresserer dette ved å analysere hvordan lokalitetsspesifikke værforhold påvirker servicebåter som utfører marine operasjoner i et nettverk av havbrukslokaliteter med varierende grad av eksponering for vær. Viktigheten av slike analyser vil øke med økende andel av eksponerte lokaliteter, og ikke minst i forhold til utvikling av havbruk til havs, både for normal drift og håndtering av kritiske situasjoner som kan true fisken i en lokalitet.
Ulike båttyper brukes til å gjøre en rekke ulike operasjoner, fra vask av not til flytting av fisk, og dårlig vær kan både gjøre arbeidet vanskeligere og øke risikoen for uhell. For at marine operasjoner i eksponert oppdrett skal både være sikre og ressurseffektive må man bedre forstå hvordan været påvirker fartøysoperasjoner.
Litteraturstudie av forskningsfronten og kunnskapsstatus viste tre relevante kunnskapshull. Først å forstå hvor godt fartøy passer til værforhold på oppdrettsanlegg, dernest hvordan man kan oppnå best mulig utnyttelse og bruk av en gruppe med fartøy for å betjene et nettverk av havbrukslokaliteter, og til sist forstå og estimere bidraget som dagens gruppe av servicebåter i havbruk har i forhold til respons og håndtering av kritiske situasjoner som truer fiskehelse for en hel lokalitet.
Utgangspunkt for behandlingen av disse problemstillingene er å gjøre en tilstrekkelig stor systemavgrensning. Det vil si å ta hensyn til at det ofte er flere båter som kan eller må sees i sammenheng, som en flåte som jobber sammen om å betjene en gruppe med havbrukslokaliteter. Arbeidet i avhandlingen har bidratt til å gi bidrag til forståelse for og løsning av de tre nevnte kunnskapshullene ved både å utvikle metoder som kan brukes for å gjøre studier og analyser, og gjennom å vise realistisk case studier. Det er utviklet metode for optimal ruteplanlegging for en flåte med servicebåter, undersøkt hvordan ulike endringer i spesifikke værforhold på en gruppe med anlegg påvirker båtenes evne til å gjøre oppdrag, samt foreslått en tilnærming for å estimere hvor god beredskap man har mot store fiskevelferdskriser.
Alle funn viser viktigheten av å se på fartøysoperasjoner på systemnivå, fordi det i de fleste situasjoner er totalen som teller, ikke nødvendigvis hva en enkelt båt gjør på en enkelt lokalitet. Metodene som presenteres i avhandlingen er gode utgangspunkt for å lære mer om hvordan man kan oppnå best mulig løsning av behov for fartøysoperasjoner under krevende, men varierende værforhold.
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Vessel operations in exposed aquaculture
Exposed aquaculture will require service vessels in the industry to be suited to more demanding sea states than for sheltered locations, so that the ability to perform marine operations at locations is not reduced. This thesis addresses this by analyzing how location specific weather conditions affect service vessels that perform marine operations in a network of aquaculture locations with varying degree of weather exposure. Such analyses will become more important as the number and share of exposed locations increases, not only with respect to open ocean aquaculture, but also for normal operation and in handling critical situations which can pose a risk for the fish at the location.
Different vessel types are used to perform various operations, from net cleaning to moving fish, and bad weather can both make the work more challenging and increase the risk of accidents. To improve both safety and efficient use of resources for marine operations in exposed aquaculture, it is necessary to have a better understanding of how weather affects vessel operations.
A literature review of the research frontier and knowledge status shows three relevant knowledge gaps. First, to understand how well a vessel is suited to weather conditions at fish farms. Second, how to achieve the best possible utilization and use of a group of vessels serving a network of aquaculture locations. Third, understanding and estimating the contribution of today’s service vessels in aquaculture towards response and handling of critical situations that threaten fish health for a location.
The basis for approaching these problems is to make sure the scope is sufficiently large with respect to system delimitations. This means considering the fact that it often is useful or necessary to study relations between several vessels, as a fleet working together to serve a group of aquaculture locations. The thesis work has contributed to improving understanding for and solutions for the three mentioned knowledge gaps, both by developing methods that can be used to perform studies and analyses, and through showcasing realistic case studies. A method is developed for optimal routing and scheduling of a fleet of service vessels, a study shows how different changes in weather conditions at a group of fish farms affect the vessels’ ability to perform operations, and a proposal is put forward on how to estimate one’s emergency response with respect to large-scale fish welfare emergencies.
All results show the importance of viewing vessel operations on a system level because it usually is the total that counts, not what a single vessel does at a single location. The methods presented in the thesis are good starting points to learn more about how to achieve the best possible solutions for covering needs for vessel operations in challenging and varying weather conditionsDigital fulltext is not availabl
«De forvridde lemmer og forvrengte sinns skog» - An analysis and interpretation of the institution as a theme in Karl Ove Knausgård´s Min kamp. Femte bok (2010) and Min kamp. Sjette bok (2011).
No full textDenne masteroppgaven er en analyse og tolkning av Karl Ove Knausgårds institusjonsskildringer i Min kamp. Femte bok (2010) og Min kamp. Sjette bok (2011). Mitt formål er å undersøke institusjonen som tema i Min kamp, men også hvordan Karl Oves møte med institusjonen påvirker relasjonen mellom ektefellene Linda og Karl Ove. Med prosjektet Min kamp var Knausgårds hensikt å skrive så nærme virkeligheten som mulig, og verket omhandler små og store hendelser fra hans liv. Prosjektet skapte stor oppmerksomhet, og resepsjonen delte seg mellom å diskutere sjangerspørsmålet på den ene siden, og det etiske og moralske på den andre siden. I denne masteroppgaven vil jeg undersøke institusjonsskildringene som en litterær tekst, men jeg vil også legge til grunn at Knausgård skriver om virkelige hendelser og personer. I Min kamp. Femte bok møter vi Karl Ove som ansatt ved to ulike psykiatriske institusjoner. Her skildrer han både sitt møte med institusjonsbygget, kollegaer og beboere/pasienter. I Min kamp. Sjette bok er Karl Ove nødt til å tre inn i en ny rolle, som pårørende, når hans kone Linda går inn i en dyp depresjon. I min analyse undersøker jeg Karl Oves møte med institusjonen, ved å benytte meg av de ulike rollebegrepene: ansatt, ektefelle og pårørende. Samtidig kommenterer jeg forfatterrollen, og skillet mellom den opplevende Karl Ove og den skrivende Knausgård. I møte med de ulike rollene bruker jeg sosiologisk teori av Jürgen Habermas og Erving Goffman. Jeg anvender også Sigmund Freuds begrep Das Unheimliche som et verktøy for å tolke stemningen i institusjonsskildringene. I analysen av sjette bind, argumenterer jeg for at mine tolkninger av Karl Ove i rollen som ansatt påvirker hvordan han går inn i rollen som pårørende. Jeg bruker også mine tolkninger i lesningen av Knausgårds Om Våren (2016) og Linda Boström Knausgårds Oktoberbarn (2019). Mitt formål er her å bidra med en ny måte å forstå Knausgårds utlevering av eget ekteskap.This master´s thesis examines the institution as a theme in Karl Ove Knausgård´s Min kamp. Femte bok (2010) and Min kamp. Sjette bok (2011). In addition, I am looking at how Knausgård´s meeting with the institution affects the relationship between the spouses, Linda and Karl Ove. In his project My struggle, Knausgård writes about small and major events from his life, from his early childhood up to the age of 42. The project created a great deal of attention, and the reception was divided between discussing the genre issue on the one hand, and the ethical and moral on the other. In this MA thesis my focus is on the written text, however I will also bear in mind that Knausgård writes about real events and people. In the fifth book, Karl Ove works as an employee at two different psychiatric institutions. In this thesis I am looking at how he describes the institution building and examine his relationship with colleagues and residents/patients. Years later, Karl Ove has to step into a new role, as his wife Linda´s next to kin. In my analysis´ from the sixth book, I am focusing on how Karl Ove deals with the changing of roles in his marriage. I examine Karl Ove´s encounter with the institution, by looking at the different roles he has to play (employee, spouse and next to kin). At the same time, I am also commenting on the role of the author, and the difference between the character, Karl Ove, and the author, Knausgård. In order to understand the different roles, I am using sociological theory by Jürgen Habermas and Erving Goffman. I am utilizing Sigmund Freud´s concept of Das Unheimliche when I interpret the mood in the descriptions. I am arguing that Karl Ove´s role as a former employee does influence how he acts as Linda´s next to kin in the sixth volume. Finally, I examine how my interpretations of the institution as a theme in My struggle, can be found in a reading of Knausgård´s Om våren (2016) and Linda Boström Knausgård´s Oktorberbarn (2019). Here my goal is to contribute with a new way of understanding Knausgård´s disclosure of his own marriage.Mastergradsoppgave i nordisk språk og litteraturNOLISP350MAHF-NORDMAHF-LÆN
Norwegian cultural policy: a civilising mission?
No full textThis dissertation aims to explore the extent to which what has been termed „the civilising mission‟ has been a central rationale behind Norwegian cultural policy.
In order to contextualise the research the German term Bildung, which refers to human growth processes, is used as a conceptual framework. Bildung can be achieved in two different, albeit related, ways: firstly, through an object approach, which takes great works of arts as its point of departure and where personal growth can be achieved through exposure to these and which endorses clear cultural hierarchies, and secondly, through a subject approach, which emphasises each individual‟s own preferences and desires and where a much greater range of cultural activities can facilitate personal growth.
In addition to an historical analysis of the ideas that have informed Norwegian cultural policies dating back to 1814, this project draws upon „green papers‟ published by the Norwegian government through its Ministry of Culture. This is supplemented by a more detailed analysis of a key cultural policy initiative of the 2000s: den kulturelle skolesekken (DKS)1, which is a major programme initiated to enable children in primary school to be exposed to art-works produced by professional artists.
The project concludes that although a subject and an object approach to Bildung have co-existed throughout the period charted here there has since the 90s been an increased focus on the object oriented approach. This appears evident both in the general cultural policy discourse but articularly through the disciplining aspect of DKS and its strong focus on, what is being referred to as, the „professional arts‟ as a vehicle for Bildung
Tectonomorphic evolution of Marie Byrd Land – Implications for Cenozoic rifting activity and onset of West Antarctic glaciation
No full textTheWest Antarctic Rift System is one of the largest continental rifts on Earth. Because theWest Antarctic Ice Sheet mostly covers it, its evolution is still poorly understood. Here we present the first low-temperature thermochronology data from eastern Marie Byrd Land, an area that stretches 1000 km along the rift system. Furthermore, we petrographically analysed glacially transported detritus deposited in the marine realm offshore Marie Byrd Land. Our data provide information about the subglacial geology, and the tectonic and morphologic history of the rift system. Dominant lithologies of coastal Marie Byrd Land are igneous rocks that intruded (presumably early Paleozoic) low-grade meta-sediments. No evidence was found for un-metamorphosed sedimentary rocks exposed beneath the ice. According to the thermochronology data, rifting occurred in two episodes. The earlier occurred between 100 and 60 Ma and led to widespread tectonic denudation and block faulting over large areas of Marie Byrd Land. The later started during the Early Oligocene and was confined to western Pine Island Bay area. This Oligocene structure may kinematically be linked to previously described rift structures reaching into Bellingshausen Sea and beneath Pine Island Glacier, which were also assumed to be of Cenozoic age. However, our data provide the first direct evidence for Cenozoic tectonic activity along the rift system outside the Ross Sea area. Furthermore, our data suggest that uplift of the Marie Byrd Land dome only started at �20 Ma; that is, nearly 10 Ma later than previously assumed. The Marie Byrd Land dome is the only extensive part of West Antarctica elevated above sea level. Since the formation of a continental ice sheet requires a significant area of emergent land, our data imply that initiation of extensive glaciation of this part of West Antarctica may only have started since the early Miocene
Funktionsentreprenad Brounderhåll [Elektronisk resurs] : en pilotstudie i Uppsala län
No full textBefore 1992 the Swedish Road Administration (SRA) carried out all bridge maintenance and minor repair for all bridges in Sweden by themselves. The bridge maintenance crew in a county consisted typically of 3-6 workers and a bridge-engineer. SRA and some contractors suggest that it could be a good idea for SRA to procure bridge maintenance in one or two counties for a long-time, e. g., seven to ten years. The bridge maintenance crew could be a model for this. The aim of the research project is to present an updated model for procurement of bridge maintenance based on functional requirements. The base for this updated model will be the findings and conclusions that could be drawn from a real project – a case study. The research project shall continuously follow-up the performed maintenance and document how the contractor is planning and performing the work. The research will specially focus on measurable verifying methods for the performed maintenance. The results from the research project will be evaluated and compared with standard maintenance methods and the results will hopefully be used to update current regulations. The hope is also that the contractor will develop new and effective maintenance methods with the larger freedom a functional contract enables. At the end the final goal is to reduce the cost for the society for bridge maintenance in the future. The basic idea behind performance contract is that the client makes measurable functional demands with regard to the finished product, instead of presenting technical solutions. As an example the client could demand a certain friction and smoothness for the road surface. These functional demands should be formulated so that they have a direct relevance for the safety and flow of traffic. It is important that these functional requirements are divided into a target level and an absolutely lowest possible level (acute level). A contractor should maintain the target level both as an average functional level during the contract period and when the contract is completed. For the acute level there should be stipulated a maximum allowable time before corrective action needs to be taken. The methods that have been used in the research project are interviews, meetings, literature studies, reports, follow-up, statistics, participating in seminars, the authors own inspections, annual reports and so on. Since the author didn’t find anything published about bridge management on performance contract, to the author’s best knowledge, the literature studies have been concentrated on nearby topics, e. g., highways on performance contract and bridge maintenance in general et cetera. The research project has so far consisted mostly of a pilot study. From the beginning the idea behind the project was: • To procure bridge maintenance for the small and mid-sized bridges, • in one or two counties, • for a longer time, e. g., seven to ten years. • The value of a maintenance contract could be in the range of about 100 MSEK for the whole time. Since this is the first project of its kind in Sweden the owner (SRA) did not dare to let this pilot project be too voluminous. What will be tested and followed by this research project is to use contracting for maintenance based on functional requirements for all 400 bridges in Uppsala County in Sweden and for a period of three years and with an option for three more years. Uppsala County is situated some 20 km to 200 km north of Stockholm. To summarise the actual contract: • A contractor should perform bridge maintenance for all 400 bridges in Uppsala County. • The contract was three years (1 Sept. 2004 – 31 Aug. 2007) with an option for three more years (1 Sept. 2007 – 31 Aug. 2010). • The bridges were deemed to be in satisfactory condition if the contractor verified that they met the functional requirements in SRA’s regulations once a year. • Repair of 25 bridges during the contract’s first three years. • If the option for three more years will be used, then there will be some additional bridge repairs. • The contractor was expected to contribute in the research project. There were six contractors that requested the tender documents, but only three of them submitted an offer to SRA, see table below. Contractor Submitted offer Vägverket Produktion 20 387 943 SEK DAB-Domiflex AB 23 728 040 SEK NCC Construction 28 620 000 SEK (Advance 2 000 000 SEK) All of the three contractors deemed to have met the standards of a contractor set by SRA. Vägverket Produktion (VP) was the lowest bidder and therefore it was contracted by SRA for this project. Interviews were carried out with all six contractors that had requested tender documents. All of them thought that a multiyear bridge maintenance contract was an interesting idea. Large companies tend to want large contracts and small companies tend to settle for smaller contracts. All of the contractors thought that it was easy to calculate the 25 bridge repairs compared to bridge maintenance on functional demands. According to the contract VP should repair 25 bridges during a three year period. VP divided these repairs in three equal parts: nine bridges 2005, eight bridges 2006 and eight bridges 2007. The functional requirements for the bridges should be verified once a year according to the contract. Both representatives for SRA and VP carried out bridge inspections during the first year and it was noted that the representatives had a different view on some of the discovered defects on the bridges. The representatives had a different view mainly on the bridges’ structural members’ slope and embankment end, edge beam and surfacing. It is important to specify how to measure and interpret the results from inspections regarding defects in functional requirements. Defects in functional requirements should be divided into acute defects and non-acute defects. Acute defects needs to be more precisely defined but could be surfacing against bridge, settling in slope and embankment end and flushing. These defects should be rectified as soon as possible. Non-acute defects could be rectified when there is enough work for the contractor to carry out but not later then October 31st every year. The research project will continue to follow-up and evaluate the first three years of the pilot study. The research project will also follow-up and evaluate if the option for extending the contract three more years will be used. According to the contract, if the option will be used, there need to be a meeting between the client and the contractor not later than 31 Aug. 2006 and a settlement need to be reached not later than 30 Sep. 2006. It is of interest to study the possibility to use, in future tender documents, the indicator Lack of Capital Value and/or the average permissible level of defects in functional requirements for the bridge stock. Further research should also be focused on how defects on different members of the bridge evolve and the cost associated to rectify them. It is of interest to know how many defects that are evolved during a normal year for the 400 bridges in the study. If one knew the number of defects one can estimate the costs to rectify these. The estimated cost can then be included as information for the potential contractor in future tender documents. So far SRA’s representatives are satisfied with the project and with the good relationship that evolved between SRA and the contractor. SRA is also satisfied with the increased focus on the bridge functional requirements. If this project will continue to show good results then SRA will consider procure bridge maintenance on similar contracts for more counties.</p
Protection of human rights of convicted persons and other persons apprehension with special reference to the judgement of the European court of human rights
No full textSrbija kao članica Saveta Evrope, ima obavezu da uskladi svoje zakonodavstvo i pravnu praksu sa praksom Evropskog suda za ljudska prava, koji je dao značajan doprinos definisanju i unapređivanju standarda postupanja prema licima lišenim slobode. S obzirom na to da se poslednjih godina odnos ove sudske instance menja kada je reč o poštovanju prava lica lišenih slobode, autor posebnu pažnju poklanja presudama donetim u slučajevima najčešćih povreda odredaba Evropske konvencije za zaštitu ljudskih prava i osnovnih sloboda (čl. 2., čl. 3., čl. 8. i čl. 10.). Problem prenaseljenosti zatvora ima epidemijske razmere širom Evrope i znači hroničan problem smeštaja u skučenim i nehigijenskim uslovima, nedostatak privatnosti, drastično smanjenje aktivnosti izvan ćelija zbog nedostatka osoblja i objekata, preopterećenost zdravstvenih službi, pojačanu napetost koja lako eskalira u nasilje. Kakve su prilike u srpskim zavodima za izvršenje krivičnih sankcija, može li kazna zatvora kao najčešće izricana krivična sankcija da odbrani društvenu zajednicu i zaštiti opšteprihvaćene društvene vrednosti? Da li porast zatvorske populacije utiče na smanjenje stope kriminaliteta u Srbiji? Ovo su samo neka od pitanja kojima se autor bavi u radu.Serbia as a member of the Council of Europe, has an obligation to
harmonize its legislation and legal practice with the law of the European Court
of Human Rights, which has made a significant contribution to defining and
improving standards of treatment of persons deprived of their liberty. Since last
year the relationship of this judicial institution changes when it comes to respecting the rights of prisoners, the author pays special attention to judgments
rendered in the case of the most common violations of the European Convention on Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (Art. 2, Art. 3 ., Art. 8 and
Art. 10.). The problem of overcrowding in prisons has epidemic proportions
in Europe and the mean chronic problem of accommodation in cramped and
unsanitary conditions, lack of privacy, a drastic reduction in activity outside of
cells due to lack of staff and facilities, overburdened health services, increased
the tension that can easily escalate into violence. What are the conditions in the
Serbian Penal sanctions, whether imprisonment as the most pronounced criminal sanctions to defend and protect the community generally accepted social
values? Does the increase in prison population impact on reducing crime rates
in Serbia? These are just some of the issues the author deals with the work
MORALITY, LAW AND POLITICS IN THE PRACTICAL PHILOSOPHY OF KANT'S LATE WORKS
No full textU povezanosti s najnovijim pokušajima obnove Kantove filozofije, kako je prikazuju njeni suvremeni istraživači i zagovornici, kao što su Herbert Schnädelbach, Hans Lenk, Konrad Cramer, Wilhelm Vossenkuhl, Volker Gerhardt, Karl-Otto Apel, Otfried Höffe i drugi čiji su radovi ove godine objavljeni pod naslovom Kant in der Diskussion der Moderne, autor ovoga rada pokušava analizom Kantove rasprave Über den Gemeinspruch: Das Mag in der Theorie richtig sein, taugt aber nicht für die Praxis pokazati da kod kasnoga Kanta nije samo naznačen i razložen program praktične filozofije od filozofije morala i prava do politike i povijesti, nego da je on u tri poglavlja navedene rasprave već razrađen u smislu moderne liberalne teorije morala, državnog prava i međunarodnoga ili "svjetsko-građanskog" prava prema temeljnom principu Kantove praktične filozofije: "Was aus Vernunftgründen für dir Theorie gilt, das gilt auch für die Praxis".In the wake of the 'Kant revival', which has spawned a plethora of works on his philosophy by its contemporary interpreters and advocates such as Herbert Schnädelbach, Hans Lenk, Konrad Cramer, Wilhelm Vossenkuhl, Volker Gerhardt, Karl-Otto Apel, Otfried Höffe and others (whose studies were published this year under the title of Kant in der Diskussion der Moderne), the author tries to prove, by means of an analysis of Kant's treatise Über den Gemeinspruch: Das Mag in der Theorie richtig sein, taugt aber nicht für die Praxis that not only did Kant in his later works draft and expound the programme of practical philosophy of morality and right, politics and history, but that in the last three chapters of this work, this philosophy evolves into a modern liberal theory of morality, state law and international or "international civil" law built around the central principle of Kant's practical philosophy: "Was aus Vernunftgründen für dir Theorie gilt, das gilt auch für die Praxis"
How "Chicagoan" are Gary Becker's Economic Models of Marriage?
No full textThis paper describes Gary Becker’s theoretical models of marriage. At the micro-level, these are all rational choice models. At the market level, Becker offers two major types of models: partial equilibrium models based on Price Theory as taught by Marshall and Friedman and optimal sorting models based on optimal assignment models. The paper examines some of the possible intellectual influences on Becker’s theory of marriage, compares Becker’s research on marriage with that of some scholars interested in intra-marriage distribution, and documents that Becker’s students at Chicago were more interested in Becker’s Friedmanian models of marriage than in his optimal assignment models.
