Contents:The evolution of today?s computer influenced society has taken giant steps towards virtual reality, game addictions and the possibility of not having to meet the people we communicate with. What is a reality today?To give a more concrete image of our question we?ve chosen the online game World of Warcraft as an example and to describe our connection to an alternative reality. We have performed different investigations, interviewed both gamers and non gamers, all this to give us the opportunity to see if the term reality has started to change in a direction that will allow us to call this alternative world a reality, or if it?s just a world wide phenomena of for example gaming addiction.

The work aims to clarify what nautical officers onboard in today's merchant can do to help reduce bunker consumption during the voyage? The question we have asked ourselves during the autumn term in 2008 much was said about the premium bunker prices, and how the future could affect our daily lives as nautical officer. We felt here that the school had relatively little knowledge of the subject and therefore felt that it would be interesting to identify how it really looks like onboard the ships today. To collect information we contacted 7 Swedish companies that operate with different types of vessels, in order to get a broad picture of the whole industry. For shipping companies we asked questions about how actively they were working on the issue and what methods they used.

Uppsatsen redovisar en utvärdering av AT läkarnas introduktion på akutmottagningen på Medicinkliniken i Jönköping. AT läkarna erbjuds en frivillig introduktion på akutmottagningens akutrum bestående av ett rollspel och en genomgång av maskiner och hjälpmedel och viktiga delar av akutmottagningen. Utvärderingen är gjord som en anonym nätbaserad enkät. Grundtanken med rollspelet och maskingenomgången är att möjliggöra för AT läkarna att få en positiv bild av arbetet på akutmottagningen och deras egna kunskaper och svaren i enkäten kan tolkas som att detta syfte med introduktionen uppfyllts. De svarande AT läkarna är genomgående positiva till rollspelet och endast två av fjorton svarande är negativa till maskingenomgången.

De flesta organisationer är beroende av kommunikation mellan olika individer både inom och utanförorganisationen för att fungera. Effektiviteten speglas ofta av kvalitén hos denna kommunikation. Detfinns många parametrar som påverkar kommunikationssituationen (fackspråk: interoperabiliteten)inom en organisation, t.ex. företagskultur, arbetsrutiner, språk, IT-system ochkommunikationsmedium. För att kunna påverka situationen krävs att man identifierar de involveradeparametrarna och sambanden emellan dem.

Vi har i detta arbete valt att studera hur målöverensstämmelsen påverkas av kostnadsfördelningen inom en organisation. På svenska universitet är kostnadsfördelning av overheadkostnader ett aktuellt ämne. Syftet med denna studie var att skapa en förståelse för hur målöverensstämmelsen påverkas av kostnadsfördelning inom universitet. Det har förekommit många diskussioner kring kostnadsfördelning, eftersom det är en icke önskvärd kostnad för avdelningar. Många gånger är denna kostnadsfördelning inte accepterad, för att förståelsen för kostnaden saknas och avdelningarna oftast inte kan vara med och påverka varken kostnaden eller sättet fördelningen sker på.

In 2002, the euro as a common currency did replace the national currencies in the EU member-states that did choose to take part in the EMU. It was then viewed as one of the greatest accomplishments ever to be made by the EU. However, during the latest years, the economic situation has deteriorated in several EMU member-states. This affected the whole euro-area and the current situation is referred upon as the euro-crisis. In 2011, at the time of the euro-crisis, the Heads of State or Government of the euro-area did reaffirm their full commitment to strengthen EMU.

The purpose of our study is to examine the case managers reasoning and descriptions of empowerment as a method in their social work from a comprehensively perspective including family members. To manage with this purpose we interviewed two case managers, two clients with mental disabilities and five family members. We have come to the conclusion that the case managers works more consist of advocacy than empowerment. Despite that we have found that the long term goal for the case mangers work is to give the clients tools for empowerment. Our results also show that the clients feel that they have gained and increased their ability to do things by themselves and to be a part of the community.

The retail banking market in Sweden is highly concentrated and oligopolistic. This has been confirmed by numerous reports from different competition authorities within the EU, for example the Swedish competition authority. A considerably high number of different sorts of competition barriers has been pointed out in these reports. The competition barriers are mainly directed to the smaller banks and the potential competition. The retail banking market in Sweden is dominated by four major banks, which together has over 80 percent of all market shares.

The purpose of this essay is to investigate what kind of motives where behind the long term decisions for the Swedish military defense in 2000 and 2004. This leads to the questions that the essay is meant to answer; 1. Were the motives behind the two decisions for the Swedish military defense of economic character or an adjustment of security and defense policy? 2. Was the parliament united in the two decisions and if they were not, why? 3.

Syfte: Vi avser att diskutera varför inte fler svenska företag idag använder IP-telefoni, och vi tänker föreslå ett antal framgångsfaktorer för tjänsteleverantörer på företagsmarknaden för IP-telefoni? Metod: Vi har genomfört nio stycken kvalitativa intervjuer med olika aktörer och kunder i branschen och vi tycker oss med hjälp av dessa ha tillräckligt med material för att besvara vårt syfte. Teoretiska perspektiv: För att förklara och tolka vår empiri har vi använt oss av tre olika slag av teori inom områdena teknologi /standard, produkterbjudande/affärsmodeller och tjänster/relationer. Empiri: Empirin är uppdelad i två avsnitt. Det första för att förklara teknologin bakom IP-telefonin och det andra för att studera marknaden med hjälp av våra intervjuobjekt.

Part 1 of 2  ? Lean philosophy ? five steps to get the workplace in order?Part one deals with the theory of what Lean and 5S are.Lean is a long-term approach that involves a quest to become the best on the market by increasing employee engagement, eliminate waste and focus on the right things.5S is a method of order in a system. Businesses around the world are using these 5S which stands for sort, straighten, shine, standardize and sustain. Part 2 of 2 ? Lean philosophy ? five steps to get the workplace in order?Part 2 deals with the practical about 5S and a short summery about the company Wibax AB where the degree thesis took place.Wibax has a a project which involves using 5S in practice and create order in the in preparation lab and in the control room.By finding a solution to this mess reduces the time that was previously spent on searching equipment. Instead of search, the workers can do the real work..

Today, companies work with issues concerning Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). A higher demand from customers and other stakeholders as well as an extended legislation are great reasons. Framework and guidelines for sustainability reporting has been developed which includes indices that companies are able to report. Though, for a long term work with sustainability a functional system and internal tool is necessary. Balanced Scorecard, BSC, is a useful tool and efforts have been made to integrate BSC and CSR with purpose to establish the work with sustainability in a more concrete and clear way.

Is there such a thing as unadulterated nature? All that surrounds us is culturally modified by man somewhere along our past. But culture is only a fictitious conception itself, created in an attempt to break the world into controllable objects.So in what do we find culture? In everything? In the objects or the stories they embrace? Who chooses what?s worth saving and how to save? Choosing what is culture is made from personal, ingrained dichotomies of what?s important and what is not. A selective eye creates a distorted truth, which could have unintentional long-term effects.This thesis will give a historical account of the archaeological discipline?s development in tending to our cultural heritage.

An analysis of a specific application of anaerobic wastewater treatment at a pulp and board mill, Stora Enso Skoghall, was carried out. A literature study was done and effluent wastewater from CTMP pulp production was analyzed. The analysis consisted of a broad constituent analysis and an anaerobic treatment trial. Results from these test where used to calculate the treatment effectiveness and resulting energy potential at the mill.The literature study and constituent analysis showed that toxicity of the water to be treated, due to wood extractives and sulphur content, was of concern. Detoxification chemicals targeting these constituents where used in the anaerobic treatment trial.

The aim of this essay is to answer the question of how ? in what ways ? Jeanette Wintersons Written on the Body and Sarah Waters? Tipping the Velvet are queer texts. My method is that of a thematic analysis, focusing on words and phenomenon related to definitions of the multi facetted term ?queer?. The analysis covers themes of lesbian focus, performativity, performance, speech-acts, and heteronormative and queer relationships.