Det gåratt patentera gener och delsekvenser av gener i Sverige. Reglerna som rör patentering av gener finns i EG:s bioteknikdirektiv, i den svenska patentlagen och i patentkungörelsen. Ett patent på en gen innebär att patenthavaren får en ensamrätt till att kommersiellt använda genen, eller delsekvensen av genen, den produkt den kodar för, eller förfarandet för att få fram och tillverka produkten. Det finns begränsningar för vilka gener, delsekvenser av gener och genetiska förfarande som får patenteras. Uppsatsen behandlar vidare frågan om skillnader mellan klassiska patent och patent på gener, och delsekvenser av gener.

The purpose of this thesis is to identify the factors that drive efficiency and effectiveness in technical development projects performed at A?F?s department of product development. In addition to identifying and analyzing these factors, the thesis also analyzes what needs to be taken in to account in order to implement a measurement system that is able to both monitor and control the identified factors.The thesis has been performed in a qualitative manner. It is based on interviews with people from several different technological companies, within different lines of business, all of which are customers to A?F?s department of product development.The results show that there are seven critical factors for project efficiency and effectiveness.

The aim of this essay is to give the reader an idea of how the European agricultural policies have developed, in regard of sustainable development, since Sweden became a member in the union 1995. The main aspect that?s been investigated is the issues regarding sustainable development and how the issues regarding the ecological farming methods have been dealt with. My research questions are:- How has the European environment- and agricultural politics changed since Swedenjoined the union in 1995?- What consequences have the changes had for ecological farming?The answers to the stated questions are that there have been several treaties in the field of environmental development of the agricultural policy, starting with the Maastricht treaty and ends up with the European Action Plan for Organic Food and Farming.

En aktieindexobligation är en strukturerad produkt vilken är uppbyggd av två finansiella instrument, en obligation och en option. Obligationen garanterar det nominella beloppet i de fall aktieindexobligationen behålls löptiden ut. Optionen ger i sin tur möjlighet till avkastning med hävstångseffekt. Genom att aktieindexobligationens nominella belopp är garanterat har produkten en begränsad förlustrisk. En aktieindexobligation är dock inte riskfri.

This report describes the results of the project "Concept development of jet engine inspection plugs" carried out in the spring of 2008. The work was done at the department of product definition at the company Volvo Aero in Trollhättan. The objective of the work was to develop concepts for a "Volvo-unique" inspection plug. The work is part of Volvo Aero's focus on proprietary (self-developed) technologies. Inspection plugs can be found on virtually all aircraft engines and gas turbines.

A relatively new sector in the world is the one concerning social enterprises and their development. Social enterprises are enterprises that are working with social objectives, their goal is not to make as much money as possible. This essay is looking at the development in social enterprises in two countries; Great Britain and Sweden and how the employee numbers in the enterprises have changed over time. The result shows a large increase in the number of employees in the enterprises in Sweden, however the enterprises in Great Britain does show a declining number of employees. This essay also tries to examine whether a couple of external factors, taken from a series of already existing theories, are affecting the possibility of development in these enterprises.

Titel: Från politisk arena till lokal marknadsplats: En studie av den borgerligalandsortspressens lokala innehåll 1927-2007Författare: Diana JacobssonKurs: Påbyggnadskursen, Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskapHandledare: Monika Djerf-PierreTermin: Vårterminen 2008Syfte: Studien avser att besvara frågan vad som fokuseras i landsortspressens lokalarapportering och hur utvecklingen rörande det lokala innehållet har sett ut under perioden1927-2007Metod: Etnografisk, kvalitativ textanalysMaterial: De lokala morgontidningarna Barometern, Borås Tidning, Jönköpings-Posten, Nya Wermlands-Tidningen, Sundsvalls Tidning, utgåvan den första onsdagen i februari vart tionde år 1927-2007, nio nummer av varje titelHuvudresultat: De lokala nyheterna i den borgerliga landsortspressen har utvecklats ? frånatt under den första halvan av 1900-talet bestå av korta notiser som befinner sig i skuggan avartiklar som behandlar internationella och nationella händelser ? till att tydligt domineratidningarnas innehåll. Varje tidnings texter är på ett märkbart sätt en produkt av sin tid.Utifrån hur innehållet har förändrats under den undersökta perioden menar jag att tidningarnahar gått från att vara ett partipolitiskt organ med ?global? blick och världshändelser i fokus ?till att bli en produkt med en uppsjö av oförargliga lokala nyheter som verkar i marknadens tjänst..

The aim of this master thesis is to investigate the design of the reference service and its development that Internet has caused in college/university libraries when it comes to the service provided to the user. I want to examine the quality of this development from the view of the librarians, and also investigate their attitude and how they deal with this development.The following questions were asked:? How has Internet changed the reference service at college/university libraries?? How do the librarians look upon the possible change of quality in the reference service when the Internet is involved?? What attitude do the librarians hold toward this development where Internet is used in the reference service and how do they deal with it?The method used was qualitative interviews. A total of six librarians from Blekinge tekniska högskola, Halmstad högskola, Lunds universitet and Växjö universitet have been interviewed.The theories and models used were ?media richness?, a quality framework including ?quality aspects of a service?, and social psychology and its ?reasons for a positive/negative attitude on an organisations change?.The result shows that Internet has brought more sources of information and additional ways to contact the library.

The aim of this paper is to examine how The Swedish Library Classification System, also known as the ?SAB-system?, has classified popular music. The investigation is limited to the classification category of ?Yx Jazz, Rock and Popular Music? within the SAB-system. The development of this category is studied.

Denna rapport behandlar det examensarbete som har utförts hos företaget i4sense AB. Projektet syftade till att ta fram en prototyp på en ny typ av portabel 72? multitouchlösning som bygger på bakprojektionsteknik. Denna produkt är främst avsedd för bruk vid mässor och event. Prototypen ska vara estetiskt tilltalande, kostnadseffektiv, enkel att montera och lätt att frakta.

The aim of this study is to investigate methods of collection development, the users? influence on selection and quality aspects, focusing on non-fiction literature in Swedish public libraries. To find out opinions of collection development, I use the method comparative literature study. Antonio Gramsci?s concept hegemony forms the theoretical background, and hegemony as concept is related to a library context by using Maj Klasson?s text on the librarians? different positions of authorities.

3D blir ett allt vanligare inslag i vår vardag. Tv-reklam, Internet och tidningar innehåller ofta virtuellt skapade miljöer och karaktärer. På grund av ämnets popularitet finns ett intresse att undersöka hur en 3D-utveckling ser ut. Systemutvecklare kan ha nytta av 3D-animation på många sätt. Till exempel så kan det användas för att visualisera komplicerade systemprocesser för användare.

The economic development and industrialization that has taken place in many parts of the world during the past century has brought about a huge increase in economic welfare. During this process, it has repeatedly been debated whether the gains from economic development are shared by everyone or just a few. In the field of economics, vast research has been conducted on this particular subject ever since the 1950?s. The most famous contribution might be said to be Simon Kuznets article, Growth and Income Inequality from 1955 and the ?inverted U?-hypothesis that was formulated on the basis of that article.

The economic development and industrialization that has taken place in many parts of the world during the past century has brought about a huge increase in economic welfare. During this process, it has repeatedly been debated whether the gains from economic development are shared by everyone or just a few. In the field of economics, vast research has been conducted on this particular subject ever since the 1950?s. The most famous contribution might be said to be Simon Kuznets article, Growth and Income Inequality from 1955 and the ?inverted U?-hypothesis that was formulated on the basis of that article.

The purpose of this thesis is to identify the factors that drive efficiency and effectiveness in technical development projects performed at A?F?s department of product development. In addition to identifying and analyzing these factors, the thesis also analyzes what needs to be taken in to account in order to implement a measurement system that is able to both monitor and control the identified factors.The thesis has been performed in a qualitative manner. It is based on interviews with people from several different technological companies, within different lines of business, all of which are customers to A?F?s department of product development.The results show that there are seven critical factors for project efficiency and effectiveness.