A growing interest for the climate and the environment has led to an increased interest forenvironmentally friendly and renewable energy sources, such as biogas. Planning new biogasplants requires a decision basis including facts about approximate amounts of biogas possibleto produce at the plant. The purpose of this thesis is to develop a model that calculates theapproximate biogas and digestate production from a planned or existing biogas plant.Developing the model required a literature review and studies of calculations concerningbiogas and digestate production performed by WSP Sweden AB. As a complement to themodel development, facts about substrates for biogas production were compiled through aliterature review. In addition the methane potential from selected materials was determined bybatch experiments.

This degree project is on 15 university points which correspond to 10 weeks full time studies. The work has been carried out during autumn term 2007 and spring term 2008. This degree project has been carried out with the cooperation of Etac Supply Center AB who is located in Anderstorp.It?s been Etac interest to develop a solution which helps the user of the wheelchair over obstacles. My task has been to develop a concept that solves the problem according to the requirement specification.In the rapport the reader can follow the development from an idea to a finished concept.

The aim of this thesis is to analyze how small and medium-sized management consulting firms in Sweden work with human resource management during digital transformation. By interviewing companies, this study explores their approach to attracting, recruiting, and developing competence. The results showed that management consulting firms have good access to candidates, made possible by having a strong corporate culture and attractive working conditions - Crucial parts for attracting talent. Social media and networking are frequently used for marketing and attracting interesting candidates. Digital tools and social media showed to be useful during the recruitment process, but personal contacts and networking still play a central role.

This Master of Science Thesis was a complement project to the PIEp study MENTOL, carried out at a Swedish midsize medical device company.. PIEp nationally works for a long-term increase of the innovation capability of people and organizations. The purpose of this study was to find measuring parameters of innovation that fit medium-sized technological companies and organizations, Another purpose was to evaluate an innovation investment at the company, consisting of external consultant?s education of key personnel in innovation, and a two day innovation seminar with all personnel at the company participating. The methods used during this Master of Science Thesis were: feasibility and literature studies about innovation and innovation measurements, quantitative and qualitative interviews, surveys and workshops.For an accurate measure of innovation it is crucial to a have full understanding of what innovation is, and clarity of the purpose of the measurement itself.

Allmänhetens medvetenhet kring miljörelaterade ämnen har ökat på senare år, vilket lett till att alltfler företag producerar miljövänliga produkter och positionerar sig som ansvarstagande aktörer på marknaden. Generellt sett har företagen utformade riktlinjer vad gäller arbetsmiljö och arbetsvillkor men sämre insyn i produktionens miljöpåverkan. Textilindustrin ligger bakom en stor del av världens miljöförstöring till följd av de giftiga ämnen som används i odling och produktion. Den ökade medvetenheten hos allmänhet och företag förutspås kunna leda till tillväxt på marknaden för ekologisk bomull och pressen har ökat på att hållbara produktionsmetoder ska genomsyra företagets hela verksamhet.Ämnet för uppsatsen har sin utgångspunkt i vår kandidatuppsats ?Svenska modeföretag synas i sömmarna? som visade att företag inte känner till alla leverantörer och underleverantörer i leverantörskedjan, förutom när det kommer till leverantörskedjan för ekologisk bomull.

The purpose of this article is to investigate how and from which sources librarians collect information on their profession with respect to factors that are important for their work. In order to achieve this goal, a questionnaire-based survey will be conducted at three medium-sized central-public-libraries in southern Sweden. Using this survey, I wish to answer the following four questions: To what extent do librarians acquaint themselves with changes and developments within regional and cultural policy arenas important to their work? To what extent do librarians acquaint themselves with information using conferences and library debates that are focussed on changes and developments relevant to their work? Do librarians consider that they have enough time within the limits of their work hours to follow developments within the librarian profession, for example with respect to developments within information technology, and how would they appraise the future demand for information technology-based services at the library? From which source(s) do librarians collect information relevant to their work? The theoretical basis of this paper can be compared to a radar as it scans subjects-of-interest to the organization in the field of business intelligence. This investigation uses a quantitative method, with data collected via a survey consisting of 13 questions.

Psykisk sjukdom påverkar inte bara individen som drabbas utan även dennes anhöriga. Alla i familjen berörs och vardagen blir oförutsägbar och full av utmaningar. Sjuksköterskor möter individer med psykisk sjukdom och deras anhöriga oavsett arbetsplats. Syftet med studien var att belysa hur vuxna anhöriga till personer med psykisk sjukdom upplever sin vardag. För att belysa de anhörigas situation genomfördes en litteraturstudie över tidigare utförd empirisk forskning.

Two field experiments were conducted in central Sweden in order to: 1) Determine a relationship between the number of approaching pine weevils (Hylobius sp.) and the number of attacks by pine weevils, in relation to the size of seedlings of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris). 2) Determine if application of methyljasmonate (MJ) on seedlings of Scots pine will result in higher resistance towards attacks by pine weevils and/or have any effect on the number of approaching pine weevils. The field experiments were designed with two separate parts in close vicinity on the same clear cuttings: a) pitfall traps placed in patches of scarified soil that caught approaching pine weevils at 2.5 cm from the bait, which consisted of different sized seedlings of Scots pine some of which were subjected to application of MJ and b) the same type of seedlings planted out in patches of scarified soil. The first field experiment was conducted on a 1-year old clear cutting outside Uppsala in east central Sweden and the trapping part of the experiment consisted of 8 blocks with 6 treatments: 1) control, 2) small over-wintered seedling, 3) medium sized seedling, 4) medium sized seedling treated with 0.5 ml 100 mmol MJ 4 days prior to start of experiment, 5) large seedling, 6) vial with 9.5 ml of ?-pinene. The trapping experiment lasted for 6 weeks in the early summer.

With an increased demand for biomass based energy and with development of better technique harvest biomass, new possibilities open up. With the possibility to combine traditional cleaning of road?s right of way with biomass harvesting, the work of suppressing tree vegetation could become profitable or at least decrease the road maintenance cost. However, knowledge about productivity and profitability in mechanical biomass harvesting in roads? right of ways are still limited.

Syftet med studien var att ta reda på hur lärare ser på inkludering av elever i grundskolan och vad de har för åsikter kring begreppet. Huvudfrågorna som studien grundade sig på var vad lärare ansåg om bristen på förändringar i skolan, hur de själva skulle vilja nå en skola för alla samt om de ansåg att full inkludering är någonting eftersträvansvärt.     Tidigare forskning har visat en problematik mellan styrdokument kontra verklighet, där dokumenten talar för inkludering medan verkligheten inte riktigt ser ut så. Datamaterialet insamlades med hjälp av intervjuer med sex lärare. Vid intervjuerna användes en intervjuguide och samtalen spelades in med hjälp av bandspelare.     Resultaten har visat att det finns en viss samstämmighet bland informanterna. De anser att full inkludering är ett mål att sträva emot.

The Swedish armed forces are facing a change, a change in both organization and profession. From a conscript military service system, the Swedish Armed Forces has changed to having full-time contracted soldiers. Conscript military service has a history of over a hundred years; it was introduced in 1901 and has survived two world wars and the Cold War.The Swedish armed forces have changed to have contracted soldiers. My reflection is whether the armed forces really have had time for this changes that the new professionalization has meant. Today the Swedish armed forces consists of contracted soldiers, soldiers who are employed full time and costs the armed forces a lot of money.

One of the city of Stockholm?s main objectives is to have a society completely free from fossil fuels. To achieve this, several investments regarding improvements in energy efficiency and renewable energy are currently being planned or implemented. One of these investments is a project called Hallbara Jarva which is located in the suburbs of Stockholm. The purpose of this thesis is to examine the prospects of an investment in photovoltaic cells from an energy-saving and economical point of view. The analysis is limited to three buildings within Hallbara Jarva and is intended for the property owner.  Solar energy is a type of renewable energy source and is commonly divided into solar heating and solar power.

AbstractTitle: Dragshow on the seven seasNumber of pages: 51 (56 including enclosures)Author: Therése PlastrougiTutor: Ylva EkströmCourse: Media and Communication Studies CPeriod: Fall 2007University: Division of Media and Communication, Department of Information Science, Uppsala UniversityPurpose/Aim: My main purpose with this paper is 1) to study how film as a media can subvert traditional gender constructions and 2) study the character of Elizabeth Swann in the trilogy Pirates of the Caribbean through four dimensions; Gender performance, Class, Desire and Power.Material/Method: My main material is the trilogy Pirates of the Caribbean. I have studied Elizabeth?s character based on semiotic and narratological methods.Main results: Film as a media possesses the full potential to change traditional gender roles, but the full subversion is denied due to the heterosexual matrix. Elizabeth?s character almost completes her subversive journey throughout the trilogy, but since she too is a victim of the heterosexual matrix, a full subversion is not possible.Key words: gender performance, class, desire, power, sex/gender, subversion, narratologic, semiotic, queer, feminism, pirates of the caribbean, intersectionality, parody.

The purpose of this essay is to examine what happens with library e-resources after implementing the discovery tool Summon. Summon provides a Google-like experience and uses multiple facet options when users need to narrow their discovery. Observations of change in the libraries e-resources with regards to database searches, click-throughs in linkresolvers and full text downloads are examined through looking at earlier reports and statistics from libraries in America and England. This provides a way to compare with Chalmers University of Technology?s Library.

Allmänhetens medvetenhet kring miljörelaterade ämnen har ökat på senare år, vilket lett till att alltfler företag producerar miljövänliga produkter och positionerar sig som ansvarstagande aktörer på marknaden. Generellt sett har företagen utformade riktlinjer vad gäller arbetsmiljö och arbetsvillkor men sämre insyn i produktionens miljöpåverkan. Textilindustrin ligger bakom en stor del av världens miljöförstöring till följd av de giftiga ämnen som används i odling och produktion. Den ökade medvetenheten hos allmänhet och företag förutspås kunna leda till tillväxt på marknaden för ekologisk bomull och pressen har ökat på att hållbara produktionsmetoder ska genomsyra företagets hela verksamhet.Ämnet för uppsatsen har sin utgångspunkt i vår kandidatuppsats ?Svenska modeföretag synas i sömmarna? som visade att företag inte känner till alla leverantörer och underleverantörer i leverantörskedjan, förutom när det kommer till leverantörskedjan för ekologisk bomull.