The thesis deals with consumers behaviour in the use of online services and the cultures effect on it. It is a study of Swedes and Danes use of online job data bases. The thesis is based on a quantitative study. A questionnaire were used sent out to 80 Swedes and 80 Danes. The theory concerns areas of online consumer behaviour, decision making and services theory as well as theories within culture in relation to services and behaviour.

Smurfit Kappa Kraftliner Piteå är Europas största kraftlinerbruk. Man tillverkar kraftliner som är det släta ytskiktet i wellpapp. Massa tillverkas i massabruket och när den kommer till pappersbruket mals den innan den går till pappersmaskinerna. Syftet med malningen är att förbättra egenskaperna hos massan för att kunna tillverka ett starkt papper. Malningen är en mycket viktig och energikrävande process.

The main purpose of a Flight Data Recorder (FDR) is to facilitate the investigation of incidents. In order to interpret the data that has been recorded in the FDR the data has to be visualized in some way. This can be done with software on a computer or with hardware that is specific for the model of aircraft that the data originates from.The aim of this project is to visualize data for six parameters from the FDR of Saab 2000 in an avionics rig. The avionics rig resembles the cockpit of Saab 2000 and the displays in it are identical to the ones found in the plane. All six parameters are shown on the same display.Due to safety regulation vital systems in aircraft are doubled, with one system on the left side and one on the right.

Skador relaterade till rörelseapparaten är den vanligaste orsaken till att hästar be-handlas av en veterinär. Det ställs stora krav på veterinären som bedömer hältan för att hästen ska få en korrekt diagnos. Tidigare studier som gjorts, där överens-stämmelsen mellan veterinärers subjektiva bedömning av hältor jämförts, har visat på att samstämmigheten är otillfredsställande. Inga av dessa studier har undersökt hur samstämmiga veterinärer är vid bedömning av hältor hos häst som longeras i trav. Syftet med denna studie var att titta på överensstämmelsen mellan erfarna hästpraktiserande veterinärers subjektiva bedömning av hältor hos häst som long-eras i trav.

The calcium homeostasis in the body is normally strict regulated to be kept within very narrow limits. This regulation is due to the action of parathyroid hormone (PTH) which is synthesized in the chief cells of the parathyroid glands. In different diseases, the calcium homeostasis is disturbed and this could either be due to a dysfunction of the parathyroid gland itself, or it could have a completely different explanation. To investigate disturbed calciumhomeostasis, ionized calcium and PTH can be analyzed from a blood sample. There are a lot of different assays to measure PTH in humans.

Detta examensarbete är utfört på Smurfit Kappa Kraftliner, Piteå i syfte att undersöka hur motivation, målarbete och rutiner uppfattas av medarbetare och ledning samt om det som kommer från ledningen är det samma som kommer ut på golvet. Utöver detta innehåller studien intervjuer av ledning och medarbetare på Svalson och kirurgkli-niken, Sunderby sjukhus. Dessa nämnda verksamheter har valts ut på grund av att de belönats för sitt arbete inom dessa områden. Datan har sedan använts för att kunna se hur andra verksamheter än pappersindustrin, arbetar med dessa frågor. Studien avslutas med förbättringsförslag som är uppbyggda utifrån det resultat som framkommit i analysen.

With the fast development of Internet and the e-commerce during the last decades, retailers are now introducing online stores. This has been adopted as a common strategy within the industry and the phenomenon seems likely to increase over time. Theory based on brand extension is used in this study to explain the effects on brand attitude and the link with willingness to pay when a traditional retailer introduces an online store. We execute an experimental study in order to investigate the effects where we use the offline- and online channel as well as two brands with different strengths as independent variables. Results show that brand attitude and its link to willingness to pay transfers to the online channel.

This study represents seven adolescents? perspective on online poker gambling. The purpose of this study is to analyze and describe adolescents? thoughts and experiences of online poker gambling, thus gaining a deeper knowledge and understanding of how gambling affects youths in their living conditions and in their identity development. This was done by studying the symbolism and meaning that gambling has in these youths every day live and in their identity development.

In this day and age we carry out our purchases through different channels. We can shop our clothes and computers in a store or online. Nowadays we can even purchase our groceries through the Internet. The biggest retailer chains within groceries in Sweden have established virtual stores online and are distributing the goods in cities throughout the country. This thesis is dedicated to investigating crucial success factors when going about selling groceries online.

Collaborative music making on the Internet is not a new phenomenon, but no applications have yet caught on with the vast number of laptop and bedroom studio musicians active today. This is strange considering the inherent social and interactive nature of music, especially amongst trends like Web 2.0 where collaboration and user-generated data is key. In this paper I study the problems these applications face, and why they do not have a greater appeal to musicians. With the results I develop and evaluate my own framework, known as Crescendo Online: a multi-user sequencing and modular synthesis environment, intended to pave the way for a new type of online music creation platform..

Uppsatsen handlar om varför man spelar online spel, och vilka orsaker det är som gör att man lägger ned så mycket tid på det. Jag har intervjuat nio stycken väldigt erfarna onlinespelare runt om i Sverige. Syftet var att ta reda på varför man spelar onlinespel?.

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Smurfit Kappa Kraftliner är Europas största kraftlinerbruk och ligger beläget i centrala Piteå. Den 21 april 2005 upphandlades en ny biobränslepanna som möjliggör förbränning av eget spillmaterial såsom bark, spån, bioslam och returfiberrejekt. Returfiberrejekt är en restprodukt bestående av 50% massa och 50% plast samt metallföroreningar. Den aluminiumhalt som idag råder i returfiberrejektet uppgår till 0,225% av torrsubstans, ett värde som enligt pannleverantörerna inte får överstiga 0,05%. För att möjliggöra en förbränning av returfiberrejektet krävs det att aluminiumhalten reduceras.

In todays high-technological society where the Internet plays a central role in our day-to-day life, many e-retailers are not able to attract customers to complete a transaction on their website. In order to succeed, many e-commerce sites must improve several safety aspects regarding online payment, in order to be perceived as a reliable and secured retailer. The purpose of this paper is to investigate if increment in various combinations and aspects in online payment will in fact improve the customer's perception of the e-retailer and result in completed transactions. In order to investigate this aspect, an experiment was conducted to be able to compare eight independent groups, that each had been exposed to a different security scenario on the online payment website of either a known or unknown retailer. Our results clearly prove that perceived security of the retailer's payment website increases willingness to purchase from the retailer.

Word-of-mouth marketing (WOM) has been considered as one of the most effective marketing tools, yet the least understood. While its lucrative effects have been well proven in academic studies worldwide, little is yet known of why consumers engage in WOM, and what factors actually drive this sought-after behavior, particularly in an online context. While today's research lacks holistic views on the simultaneous effects of multiple WOM-drivers, this paper takes on a meta-analytic approach by building on the pertinent literature to construct an aggregated model, including several previously acknowledged drivers divided into two categories: (1) Brand related drivers and (2) Personal and situational drivers. The authors then empirically examine what drivers are the most influential on WOM in an online social media context. By doing so, this thesis does not only contribute to marketing managers' better understanding of online communications management, it also sheds light on the theoretical knowledge of the behavioral drivers of WOM.