Visby is a city that at first glance is of medieval origins. The popular image of scientists today is that the city was formed in the Middle Ages. According to some of the researchers Visby was formed during the Viking Age, it is based on the basis that the area has been used for a long period. Urban development in the Nordic countries is complex and there are different opinions as to why the Nordic cities emerge. It is important to shed light on the underlying process on why cities are emerging to provide clarity as to why Visby city is emerging.

The purpose of this study was to describe how adolescents aged 12-18 years with inflammatory bowel disease experience their illness and what coping strategies they use to manage their illness and improve their wellbeing. The method used was a descriptive literature study, and the result of the study included 15 scientific articles. Our results showed that IBD affected the adolescent?s everyday life and social life with friends, family and activities. The adolescents also reported that they experienced a feeling of vulnerability, altered body image and that they saw themselves as different from healthy subjects.

The purpose of this thesis is to increase the understanding on how market leading pharmaceutical companies in Sweden limit the market share decrease when these companies patent expires. In order to respond to the purpose, two research questions have been asked: how do pharmaceutical companies deal with market strategies prior to the expiration of a patent: and how the market strategies is used when a patent has expired and as a consequence, generics entered the market. A case study was implemented based on two interviews with a brand manager and a therapy area manager within the company Pfizer AB in Sweden. The results suggest that pharmaceutical companies implement strategies in numerous ways which differs substantially from the theories, this having to do with Swedish legislation. The main aim with the execution of the strategy, before and after patent expiration is not to limit a decrease in market share hence, rather to retain the pharmaceutical companies strong brand image.

Background: Anorexia Nervosa (AN) is a complex condition with high mortality. AN has increased within the last fifty years and it?s associated with considerable suffering.Aim: To describe women?s experiences of AN.Method: This study was made as a systematic literature review. Articles were searched in Chinal, PubMed and PsycINFO. Eleven articles were used.

Föreliggande uppsats har utförts under våren 2008 och utgör examensarbete på socionompro-grammet. Vi som författat studien har läst utbildningen med fördjupning mot verksamhets-ledning. Syftet med studien är att belysa enhetschefens arbetssituation utifrån sina möjligheter att på-verka sitt arbete nuvarande och framtida arbete inom äldreomsorgen utifrån boende- och om-sorgsaspekter.I studien har vi använt en kvalitativ metodik, med en narrativ intervjumetod utifrån ett slump-mässigt urval. Den empiriska studien utgörs av det material som framkommit vid intervjuer med respondenter som tjänstgör som enhetschefer inom äldreomsorgen. Av intervjumaterialet har fem teman vaskats fram som vi ser har relevans till uppsatsens syfte och frågeställning, nämligen boende, omsorg, organisationskultur, ramar och ledarskap.

Abstrakt Högskolan i Halmstad, Sektionen HOS, Programmet för sociologi och socialt utvecklingsarbete, Höstterminen 2007Titel: I valet och kvalet, en undersökning om studenters tankar kring konsumtionFörfattare: Anna-Carin Elb och Carolina Johansson Dokument: C-uppsatsExaminator: Magnus Ring Handledare: Åke NilsénSyfte: Syftet med uppsatsen är att beskriva hur en grupp högskolestudenter upplever och förhåller sig till konsumtion. Vidare vill vi lyfta fram våra respondenters tankar om de valmöjligheter som konsumtions-samhället erbjuder samt hur deras behov och begär efter marknadens produkter tar sig uttryck och därtill även hur de använder dessa som ett medel för att framställa sig själva. Frågeställning: Huvudfrågan vi ställt inför uppsatsarbetet är, hur upplever och förhåller sig studenter till konsumtion? Har studenterna olika förhållningssätt till konsumtion?Metod: I relation till vår frågeställning har vi valt att använda oss av den kvalitativa metoden. Syftet med att använda denna metod och göra intervjuer med tio studenter på Högskolan i Halmstad var att få fram information som genom analys kan leda till att vi kan hitta mönster och göra jämförelser i vårt insamlade material.

Under de senaste ?ren har digitaliseringen framfart f?r?ndrat hur m?nniskor lever och arbetar, vilket har lett till stora f?r?ndringar inom m?nga yrken ?ver v?rlden. Redovisningsyrket, som traditionellt innefattar rutinm?ssiga uppgifter som bland annat bokf?ring, registrering, uppr?ttande av ?rsredovisningar och finansiella rapporter, har inte varit ett undantag. Denna studie syftar till att utforska hur digitaliseringen har p?verkat redovisningskonsulters yrkesroll i Sverige.

The purpose of this bachelor thesis is to examine the views of the elderly and the caregivers that appear in brochures for the elderly and the discourses that can be found within. The data that the study is based on was collected and analysed using content analysis and Faircloughs (1992) critical discourse analysis. The theoretical frameworks that have been used are social constructionism, critical discourse analysis, assortment and protest, and New Public Management. The results showed two images of older people (I) the elderly as active and autonomous and (II) the elderly as passive and in need of help. The results also showed two pictures of the caregiver (III) the caregiver and NPM, and (IV), the non-profit care provider as a complement.

It is not about the perfect tune or pretty picture.It is always, always about the story. (Is or ought to be)When we release a new album, publish a book or show a brand newcollection of clothes or furniture etc. it is (or ought to be) because we havesomething to say (tell/share). The choice of language, in which we tell our stories,is vital for how they will be perceived.This is where illustration comes in. Illustration is a tool for storytelling, for contributingto the world in the most legible way.Illustration is legibility, it is the italic, the underline, the ?quotation mark?, the exclamation mark!It is not about the pretty picture.I want to talk about this.

In this report focus is put on the combustion process at a cement plant. Combustion is the heart of the cement making process and absolutely crucial to have under full control and well optimized. The fuel is put into the process through a burner pipe and this burner pipe is modified to reach a more efficient combustion. The primary target is to enable burning of heterogeneous alternative fuels and increase the production level. Other positive effects from this type of optimization is lowered specific fuel consumption and lowered CO2 emissions. A redundant burner is chosen for the project and overall the project steps are the following: 1. Installing a Jet air nozzle ring in a way so it can move both axially and radially due to temperature changes. 2.

This essay examines the communication value of music in television advertising. It studies different forms of music and whether these forms contribute positively or negatively to how television advertising is perceived and remembered. The forms are jingle, familiar song and unfamiliar song. 100 high school students participated in the study through a questionnaire.                      The study shows that music is an important tool that complements television advertisings visual aspects. Music creates feelings, emphasizes aspects of the image and clarifies the advertised message.

Adina Schneltzer: Valkyrieritten som filmmusik. Wagners musik i fyra filmer. Uppsala: Musikvetenskap, 1998. C-uppsats (60 p).Uppsatsens syfte är att undersöka vilka funktioner Richard Wagners musik kan ha som filmmusik. En begränsning har skett till fyra filmer, där Wagners musik har använts inom diegesen, dvs handlingen, och i originalsättning eller orkesterversion.

Bakgrund: I denna uppsats presenteras läsaren till Stockholm Visitors Board varumärke som under några år använts och marknadsförts internationellt för att locka företag, besökare och investerare till Stockholms stad. Författarna har undersökt varumärket ?Stockholm - The Capital of Scandinavia? för att ta reda på vad de danska och norska turistorganisationerna anser om detta. De utländska organisationerna är VisitNorway, Wonderful Copenhagen och VisitDenmark. Samtidigt har en utredning pågått för att se om något motarbete gjorts från ovan nämnda organisationerna.Med facit i hand kan författarna konstatera att dessa organisationer är likasinnade i sitt sätt att arbeta.

With the farming methods of the past century the agricultural landscape has changed. This has led to the fact that many habitats and species have been significantly reduced. Sweden is committed to the preservation of biodiversity through various conventions and laws. In the EU's Common Agricultural Policy there are currently agro-environmental schemes, which were created as an instrument for reducing the negative impacts of agriculture on nature and environment. Within this system any farmer who perform environmental measures are financially compensated for this.

The purpose of this study was to describe how adolescents aged 12-18 years with inflammatory bowel disease experience their illness and what coping strategies they use to manage their illness and improve their wellbeing. The method used was a descriptive literature study, and the result of the study included 15 scientific articles. Our results showed that IBD affected the adolescent?s everyday life and social life with friends, family and activities. The adolescents also reported that they experienced a feeling of vulnerability, altered body image and that they saw themselves as different from healthy subjects.