This project investigated the current market regarding wireless net and the communication between the tools used for diagnostics/maintenance and an embedded system. Based on documentation obtained through interviews a demo system was created based on Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) communication between an embedded system and an Android device.This report intends to describe the tools and methods used in the design of the demo system and the result of an analysis of the BLE communication.Bluetooth Low Energy is an exciting protocol with wide applicability within the industrial field. This project investigated the communicational possibilities between a Smartphone and a Raspberry Pi and based on the results that emerged the conclusion can be drawn that BLE is a protocol with many beneficial applications within industrial IT..

Denna studie undersökte en ACT-baserad stresshanteringskurs för patienter med blandad stressrelaterad problematik inom primärvården (N=26). Stress, ångest, depression och livskvalitet mättes genom självskattning före och efter interventionen som genomfördes i två omgångar. För att få svar på frågor om deltagarnas upplevelser av kursen genomfördes intervjuer med ett slumpmässigt urval av deltagarna (N=7). Analys av självskattad stress, ångest, depression och livskvalitet visade en signifikant förbättring för samtliga variabler. Effektstyrkan var hög för stress och låg till måttlig för övriga variabler.

Allt fler kvinnor söker sig till rektorsyrket. Medan yrket har blivit mer kvinnodominerat har även arbetsvillkoren blivit hårdare. Långa dagar med mycket oförutsedda arbetsuppgifter gör rektorsyrket till ett tungt arbete. Studier visar att det fortfarande är kvinnan som tar hand om det mesta i hemarbetet. Tuffa arbetsvillkor och mycket ansvar i hemmet kan leda till långvarig stress.

The aims of the present study were to implement and evaluate a three-session Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) stress management intervention in a non-clinical group of university students (N = 25) and to investigate the importance of practice in an ACT-intervention. A design with pre-test and double post-test was chosen. A comparison was made between a nine-hour ACT-intervention containing practice for the participants, a two-hour lecture on ACT and stress management containing no practice for the participants and a control group. Psychological flexibility was assessed with Acceptance and Action Questionnaire-2 and mindfulness was measured with Kentucky Inventory of Mindfulness Skills. Perceived stress level was measured with Perceived Stress Scale.

Purpose/Aim: To identify which channels of communication are most effective in conveying consumer brands to students. The main areas of research are social media, brochures , employees, and face-to-face interaction as with job fairs, study visits and lectures.Material/Method: Group interviews, literature, electronic sources, Internet sources.Main results: The results of the study show that employees are seen as the most trustworthy source since they are thought of as the most honest. Social media are seen as the communication channel with the broadest range of information but with the possibility of appearing unproffesional. Brochures were considered to be the least effective communication channel as these are rarely read and when they are, often seem contrived and give an overly rigid impression of the company. Face-to-face communication was considered to be the most effective way to gain a professional connection but was as viewed upon with certain skepsis due to the companies tendencies to at times present a false projection of themselves at events such as job fairs.

Syftet med studien var att undersöka samband mellan upplevd stress och användande av och tillgänglighet till sociala medier bland gymnasister. 167 elever deltog i studien och besvarade en digitalt presenterad enkät angående sina beteendevanor kring sociala medier och upplevd stress. Resultatet visade att en stor andel av eleverna var aktiva användare av sociala nätverk under lektionspass, 73,6 %, och av mobiltelefoner på nätterna, 60,4 %. Samtidigt kände 58,6 % av eleverna oro eller ångest för skolarbetet. Statistisk analys visade att stressnivån ökade med ålder och var högre hos flickor än hos pojkar.

That we have a great need to be encouraged is coated in a variety of motivational theories. Despite our awareness of this need, studies show that Swedish employees feel a lack of encouragement in the workplace. The purpose of this report is to examine the factors that affect our ability to give others encouragement.Empirical data were collected through questionnaires from 91 people in the workplace. Correlation between the experience of giving and receiving encouragement, self-image, outlook on mankind and stress in the workplace are examined using a linear Multiple Regression Analysis. Correlation between the experience of giving and receiving encouragement is examined using Pearsons test of correlation.The results show that there is no significant correlation between the experience of giving and receiving encouragement, self-image, outlook on mankind and stress.

The aim of this study was to study how Swedish youth national football players handle stressful events in sports. A longitudinal questionnaire diary was constructed from a revised version of Nicholls and Polmans (2007) design with the intention of recording in-sport and psychosocial stress, choice of coping strategy and coping effectiveness. The participants were 59 Swedish youth national football players born 1992 observed during a four day national training camp held by the Swedish Football Association. Data were drawn from a quantifying analyzing method. The main result showed that the most common stressors reported were, physical injury or pain, experiencing teammates or opponents to perform better and feeling generally insecure during training camp.

In connection with that the last few decades have been characterized by major changes where also the rate of change has increased, changes in organizations has become a natural part of today's organizational activities. Every change involves a learning challenge and because of that every change is unique, its output is unclear. However, there is much research that highlights various factors critical to creating an effective change, among others internal communication.The purpose of this study is to investigate whether Engeström's theory can be applied to a completed organizational change and see whether an expansive learning has been promoted in connection with this. This is accomplished through interviews with six employees, all working in one of Sweden's leading property companies. Engeström's theory of expansive learning is applied in order to analyze whether learning is promoted in connection with the organizational change.The result of the study shows that Engeström's theory can be applied to a completed organizational change in order to analyze whether an expansive learning has been promoted in connection with this.

This B.Sc. Thesis examines how Swedish Large Cap companies communicate CSR in social media. We describe the current state of CSR communication in four different social media channels, Twitter, Youtube, Facebook, and blogs. This research, supported by interviews with stakeholders and a quantitative survey, analyses the potential risks and benefits from communicating CSR via social media and provides concrete advice on the development of a CSR communication strategy for social media. Although some benefits have been realized, many companies have failed to truly reap the potential benefits from an effective social media strategy for CSR.

Bakgrund: Stress påverkar hälsan negativt. Påfrestningar i arbetslivet leder till arbetsrelaterad stress. Sjuksköterskor har många faktorer i sitt arbete som leder till arbetsrelaterad stress. Detta leder inte endast till negativa konsekvenser för sjuksköterskan utan kan även påverka patienten negativt. Fysisk aktivitet har i tidigare studier visat sig kunna leda till minskad stress i det dagliga livet.

The purpose was to study what significance communication has for the psychosocial health of elderly deaf people who live in old peoples homes. I also explored how communication works between the staff.- How do the staff feel the communication works between members of the staff and between the staff and the residents?- How do the staffs think that the staffs' knowledge of the culture of the deaf community and sign language affects the psychological health of the residents?- What changes have the staff noticed in the residents since they moved to the ward?In order to accomplish study this area I have used semi-structured qualitative interviews and observations.The main conclusion of this paper was that the possibility to communicate in ones own language was fundamental for the psychosocial health of the residents. The people I interviewed expressed that communication between the residents and the staff worked well, but communication was a problem between the staff members. Knowledge of the culture of the deaf and sign language, within the staff, had a positive influence on the psychosocial health of the residents.

Bakgrund: Operationssalen är en av de miljöer med störst risk att drabbas av patientskada. Olika arbetsmiljöfaktorer beskrivs påverka hälsa hos personal och kan skapa stress som leder till utbrändhet. Stress och bristfällig kommunikation relaterar till sämre fungerande teamarbete, vilket påverkar patientsäkerheten.Syfte: Syftet var att undersöka upplevelser av teamarbete samt hur tillfredsställelse med teamarbete i operationsteam relaterar till upplevda krav och kontroll i arbetet, rollförväntningar, organisationsklimat, självskattad hälsa samt stress (utbrändhet).Metod: En kvantitativ empirisk studie gjordes där data erhölls från en enkät. I urvalet ingick 71 personer som arbetar på en operationsavdelning i södra Sverige, studiens svarsfrekvens var 76%. Kvalitativ innehållsanalys användes för att analysera rapporterade faktorer av betydelse för ett väl fungerande teamarbete.Resultat: Resultatet visade samband mellan tillfredsställelse med teamarbete och rollförväntningar, organisationsklimat samt distansering/minskat engagemang (stress).

Bakgrund: Stress är vanligt förekommande inom vården. Tidigare studier visar att sjuksköterskans arbete påverkas på många olika sätt i en stressad situation, till exempel att val av prioritering eller logiskt tänkande blir försämrat då den kognitiva förmågan försämras under stress.Med patientsäkerhet menas att patienten inte ska drabbas av någon vårdskada i form av fysisk eller psykisk skada under sjukhusvistelsen som kan öka lidandet hos patienten.    Syfte: Syftet var att belysa hur stress påverkar sjuksköterskors arbete för en patientsäker vård.Metod: Ostrukturerad kvalitativ intervjustudie med sex allmänsjuksköterskor. Innehållsanalysen var inspirerad av Graneheim och Lundmans (2004) innehållsanalys.Resultat: Fyra huvudkategorier identifierades och det var göra fel i arbetet, avbrott, svårt att prioritera det viktiga samt slarv i arbetsmoment. Sjuksköterskorna upplevde att stressen störde deras arbete och den säkra vården påverkades negativt, till exempel feladministreringar.Slutsats: Den negativa stressen påverkar sjuksköterskornas arbete för en patientsäker vård. Risken för feladministreringar och minskad patientsäkerhet ökar när sjuksköterskor arbetar i en stressad arbetsmiljö.

This thesis tries to explore how different strategies of internal communication are used in actual situations within an organization. Specifically, the purpose is to investigate how the internal communication within the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) has been carried out during their work to change their organizational structure, and, how this can be understood in terms of existing theories for strategic communication. The research questions explored are:What are the chosen strategies used to communicate the changes internally?How can these strategies be understood in terms of existing theories?What are the views of the employees on the communication and what are the relations between their views, the chosen strategies and existing theories?The theoretical ground work chosen is mainly the work by Cornelissen (2008), Dalfelt (2005), Johansson (2011) and Larsson (2008). The method chosen for the empirical part of the study is semi-structured qualitative interviews.