Pollution levels in local lakes in Denmark

Abstract

The Danish Society for the Conservation of Nature (DN) of Frederikssund is a local committee of a national NGO working towards protecting nature and the environment. DN Frederikssund addresses local issues regarding the protection of nature and the environment to achieve local sustainable development. It initiates local campaigns, participates in political hearings and comments on the municipality's environmental strategies and plans. In the mid-1990s, DN Frederikssund became aware of science shops through correspondence from the science shops at Roskilde University Centre (RUC). DN Frederikssund saw this as an opportunity to engage in research about the pollution levels in village ponds in Frederikssund municipality. Village ponds were polluted but DN Frederikssund lacked the scientific evidence to compel municipal authorities to take action. The organization did not have the capacity to do the research themselves so they requested help through the science shop at RUC. Specifically, they requested assistance from interested students to investigate the health of six village ponds and to make recommendations for improvement based on the results. The practice of conducting research in partnership between local science shops and NGOs is a well-established tradition throughout much of Europe. According to the Living Knowledge Network: Science Shops are … small entities that carry out scientific research in a wide range of disciplines-usually free of charge and-on behalf of citizens and local civil society. The fact that Science Shops respond to civil society's needs for expertise and knowledge is a key element that distinguish them from other knowledge transfer mechanisms. Science Shops are often, but not always, linked to universities, where students conduct the research as part of their curriculum. (n.d.

Do children with obesity have worse table manners? Associations between child table manners, weight status and weight gain

“…One such stereotype is that people with obesity are “sloppy” or without manners when eating (Puhl & Heuer, 2009). Teaching children “proper” table manners has been a focus of some healthy feeding guidelines for parents (Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, 2014) and caregivers (The Pennsylvania WIC Office, 2004; Steinhaus, 2010). Furthermore, a childhood obesity intervention (Salazar Vázquez et al, 2015), though only focused on slowed eating rate, taking smaller bites, and eating seated at a table, has used the frame of “manners” to describe their approach.…”