År 2007 gick 5 791 svenska företag i konkurs. Företagskonkurser kan få svåra ekonomiska konsekvenser för företagens intressentkrets. Utöver den uppenbara ekonomiska förlusten för företagsledningen och ägarna drabbas även andra intressenter såsom bolagets kreditgivare, leverantörer, kunder, staten och naturligtvis bolagets anställda. Följderna av en företagskonkurs kan dock mildras om företagets intressenter får en möjlighet att förbereda sig. Genom att förutse ett företags konkurs ges intressenterna en chans att vidta nödvändiga åtgärder för att skydda sina intressen.

Growth models are very useful tools for forestry to predict growth and yield. With growth models and optimising tools you can manage forest stands in a way that maximize benefit and income. There are three major types of growth models. Stand models; stage structured models and single-tree models. The most advanced models give the most accurate forecasts.

In 1996 a hunting test for British gun dogs was started in Sweden, based on a similar one al-ready in place in Norway. The aim of the new test was to describe the hunting ability of the dog and to use the results as a basis for selection. However, up to now, no genetic study of these data has been done. Therefore the aim of this study was to estimate genetic parameters for the traits measured in the hunting test and to investigate whether the traits can summarized into fewer overall measures. Data from trails of British gundogs between 1996 and 2005 in Sweden were used to estimate genetic parameters and environmental effects in hunting performance. British gundogs consist of five different breeds: Pointer, English setter (ES), Gordon setter (GS), Irish red setter (Irl S) and Irish red and white setter.

The use of renewable resources is rapidly increasing in Sweden, especially the use of fuel pellets. Through pelletizing the energy content per volume unit is greatly increased and the pellets are more homogeneous with regard to moisture content, particle size and density compared to unrefined fuels like forest residues and chips. For further development of the Swedish pellet industry, the use of different assortments from lodgepole pine (Pinus contorta Dougl. var. latifolia) is of particular interest, mainly because of its high volume production.