The purpose of this thesis is to examine which role public libraries play or could play within bibliotherapy. The study is based on qualitative interviews with five librarians who, in one way or another have experienced bibliotherapy activities. Further, we have interviewed two treatment assistants and one counsellor, who have cooperated with the librarians, to get their view. We have used the following research questions: Which bibliotherapeutic activities, if any, are pursued in public libraries in Sweden, and how do they look upon bibliotherapy? What role do public libraries play/could play within bibliotherapy? Ever since the term bibliotherapy was coined in the beginning of the twentieth century, the definition has been under debate. We have identified four main subjects of discussion.

PÄ IKEA gÄr produktionsflödet för en produktbild i dagslÀget frÄn konstruktionsritning till fotografering via tillverkning och montering. En produkt som Àr fÀrdig för tillverkning definieras av sin mekaniska konstruktion och sina ytegenskaper. Ledtiden och kostnaden för bildproduktionen skulle kunna minskas betydligt om produkten kunde avbildas redan i detta stadium, utan att finnas tillverkad. För detta ÀndamÄl sÄg IKEA en möjlighet i att introducera ett nytt produktionsflöde dÀr avancerad datorgrafik, grafisk teknik och bildbehandling omvandlar konstruktionsritningen till produktbild. Ambitionen Àr att frÄn ritningen ta ut en 3D-modell, placera den i en omgivning, ljussÀtta och belÀgga den med material och av detta skapa en tryckbar produktbild som uppfyller företagets höga kvalitetskrav.Syftet med examensarbetet var att ta fram förslag pÄ ett konkret sÄdant flöde genom att undersöka olika programvaror som skulle kunna anvÀndas samt att identifiera problemomrÄden och komma med lösningsförslag pÄ dessa.

Bakgrund: Idrottsskador ?r vanliga i lagidrotter som handboll och innebandy. Trots att skadepreventionstr?ning ?r effektiv ?r f?ljsamheten ofta l?g. Spelbaserad tr?ning har visat positiva effekter p? motivation och engagemang i andra sammanhang, men hur idrottare uppfattar spelbaserad skadeprevention ?r inte unders?kt.

Detta examensarbete omfattar brandskydd och dimensionering för de olikakonstruktionsmaterialen limtrÀ, stÄl och betong. DÀr mÄlet Àr att utveckla ett underlagför nyutbildade ingenjörer och konsulter. Layouten pÄ arbetet ger en enkel överblicköver informationen kring de olika materialen och tar upp de viktigaste stegen manska ta hÀnsyn till vid dimensionering.Arbetet inleds med en allmÀn översikt pÄ hur brandskyddet behövs i byggnader föratt uppfylla de lagar och regler som stÀlls. För att fÄ en större förstÄelse för hur deolika konstruktionsmaterialen beter sig under pÄverkan av brand, presenteras de olikamaterialegenskaperna och hur pÄverkningen för samtliga ser ut.Huvuddelen av rapporten beskriver de grova skillnaderna mellan materialen och hurman gÄr till vÀga för att nÄ samma brandklass pÄ konstruktionen för de olikamaterialen.För att utvÀrdera litteraturstudier, har erfarna ingenjörer och konsulter intervjuats.Detta har resulterat i bredare inblick kring det informationsbehov som krÀvs för att tafram dimensionering vid brandskydd i konstruktioner..

AbstractMI stands for Motivational Interviewing, the Swedish translation of MI is Motiverande Samtal. Adolescence is a period in life when challenges are encountered and pivotal choices are being made. It is during this period adolescents form their lifestyle, which have an impact for their health for the rest of their life. MI has shown to be an effective and appropriate method for school nurses within school health care, to utilize in approaching by adolescents with risk behavior. This is because it gives adolescence to take responsibility and empowers them to make decisions regarding lifestyle-changes.

AbstractMI stands for Motivational Interviewing, the Swedish translation of MI is Motiverande Samtal. Adolescence is a period in life when challenges are encountered and pivotal choices are being made. It is during this period adolescents form their lifestyle, which have an impact for their health for the rest of their life. MI has shown to be an effective and appropriate method for school nurses within school health care, to utilize in approaching by adolescents with risk behavior. This is because it gives adolescence to take responsibility and empowers them to make decisions regarding lifestyle-changes.

Our study aimed at gaining insight of co-workers experiences of different factors that affects the verbal communication and leads to dialogue and misunderstanding between co-workers and their managers. The empirical material was gained from semi-structured interviews with co-workers at various departments within the same organization. We used a hermeneutic interpretive approach and our data was analyzed concerning different factors affecting communication. The result has been interpreted using the theories of deliberative conversations and dialogue competence. We have also used Illeris theory of learning. The result shows a number of factors that affects communication between co-workers and managers.

Mergers between companies has become more and more common in Sweden and in the rest of the world with the motive to increase the competitive strength in the current markets and has an important role within organisational development of companies. When organisations merger there is not only buildings and objects that are put together but also their individual organisational structures, people, values and cultures. This can be a difficult process and can affect many people in how they think conscious as well as unconscious, feel and react.The purpose of this thesis is to gain a deeper understanding of how employees are affected following a merger when changes in the organisational culture come up, and how these changes are expressed.This thesis is delimited to investigate only one company, Skruf Snus AB and only focus on their business and employees in the region of Stockholm. The thesis contains a qualitative investigation with semi structured interviews that has been carried out with eight employees at Skruf Snus AB. The thesis is partly based on a model of Schein which describes the different levels in organisational culture and partly on some theories about reactions to change in relation to the integration between the employees following a merger.The results of the investigation indicate that with a merger the whole organisational culture is affected and therefore also the employees.

This report is an attempt to clarify how religious and non-religious views-of-life [livsÄskÄdningar] are created through the collaboration and opposition of religious and scientific elements/ideas. This with the hope of reaching a fruitful result related to the solution of world-view related conflicts, such as the ones existing between science and religion, on an individual and societal level.This is accomplished with the help of two assertions: (1) Mankind has a need to explain its existence and surroundings. (2) Religion and science has their origins in the same seed and aim to serve the same purpose, or function. Together these two assertions lay the theoretical foundations of this report which implies that all humans have an innate need of sustaining a stable world-view.The result of this report is that a final solution to world-view related conflicts are beyond reach as our mental and physical nature limits us. However there are strategies for minimizing world-view related conflicts effect on society..

The disintegration of the Soviet Union was a vast experience, not solely for the former members and inhabitants of the Soviet Union, but also for the rest of the world. This thesis examines Estonia and Uzbekistan's different experience with transition. By examining three different aspects of transition I seek to explain Estonia and Uzbekistan's different outcome of transition. Estonia has since their independence been fully aware of the process that started with their independence. They have reformed both the political and economic system, the industry is privatized, institutions democratic and Estonia is today a member of the European Union.

Nursing care of persons having dementia diseases affecting the frontal lobes, sets special demands on the staff, but the knowledge about how to best tailor nursing care is sparse. The aim of the study was to illuminate possibilities and difficulties in nursing care of persons having dementia diseases with frontal lobe dysfunction and was carried out as a descriptive, qualitative study, based on a review of medical records and interviews with nursing staff (n=10) that was analysed with qualitative content analysis. The difficulties were related to the patients lack of inhibition and judgement, anxiety, agitation, reduced ability to care for physical needs, egocentrism, imbalance between rest and activity, and depressed mood. The possibilities were seen in relation to the nursing staffs professional encounter, characterised by being distinct and consequent, being a step ahead, being flexible and catch the moment, being calm and create a positive atmosphere, being close and trusting and being and doing together. To receive continuous feedback and support was a prerequisite for the staffs? engagement.

Chemicals in preschools - a study of endocrine disrupting chemicals and awareness among preschool teachers The purpose of this study was to investigate endocrine disrupting chemicals that have been shown in preschools and also the preschool teachers? awareness of these chemicals. There were two methods used for completing this study; a literature study and a practical study. The literature study was made by researching on the internet and in books. The practical study was performed by sending questionnaires to all preschools in Kiruna municipality to study awareness among staff.

I dagens arbetsliv har manliga chefer en o?verordnad sta?llning. Denna o?verordning bottnar dels i att ma?nnens ko?nstillho?righet utgo?r norm i en samha?llelig ko?nsmaktsordning och dels i att chefsbefattningen inneba?r en inflytelserik position. Intresseomra?det fo?r denna studie har varit att utforska manliga chefers tva?faldiga o?verordning na?r de utgo?r minoritet pa? en kvinnodominerad arbetsplats.

Nursing care of persons having dementia diseases affecting the frontal lobes, sets special demands on the staff, but the knowledge about how to best tailor nursing care is sparse. The aim of the study was to illuminate possibilities and difficulties in nursing care of persons having dementia diseases with frontal lobe dysfunction and was carried out as a descriptive, qualitative study, based on a review of medical records and interviews with nursing staff (n=10) that was analysed with qualitative content analysis. The difficulties were related to the patients lack of inhibition and judgement, anxiety, agitation, reduced ability to care for physical needs, egocentrism, imbalance between rest and activity, and depressed mood. The possibilities were seen in relation to the nursing staffs professional encounter, characterised by being distinct and consequent, being a step ahead, being flexible and catch the moment, being calm and create a positive atmosphere, being close and trusting and being and doing together. To receive continuous feedback and support was a prerequisite for the staffs? engagement.

Syftet med denna litteraturstudie Àr att belysa de psykiska aspekterna av att drabbas av hypertyreos och hur det pÄverkar individens dagliga liv. Studien vÀnder sig till sjuksköterskor som kan anvÀnda studien i sitt arbete för att underlÀtta omvÄrdnaden kring patienter med hypertyreos, vilket pÄ sÄ sÀtt ger kunskap Ät blivande kollegor. Hypertyreos Àr en sjukdom som blir alltmer vanlig i Sverige och som kan ge stora inverkningar pÄ individens dagliga liv om den inte upptÀcks och behandlas i tid. Metoden som valts Àr en litteraturstudie dÀr tio vetenskapliga artiklar blivit systematiskt och kritiskt granskade utifrÄn Polit & Hunglers kriterier för vetenskap. Resultatet visar att ett flertal psykiska symtom pÄverkar som kan ge stora inverkningar pÄ individens dagliga liv, vilket leder till reducerad generell hÀlsa och minskad vitalitet och kÀnslomÀssighet, dÀrmed upplever patienter begrÀnsningar i det dagliga livet..