Today's unsustainable resource use is influenced by many factors. One key factor isproduction methods and patterns. Trough change of production patterns enterprises can bepart of the solution to a more sustainable society. This case study has analyzed environmentalperformance of the printer company Edita Västra Aros Ltd (EVA), who has gained awards forits environmental work, and what driving forces they have had during this work. The survey isbased on a qualitative method and the collected data consists of documents and staffinterviews, which have been analyzed with content analysis.

The interest in the subject of this study was raised during our education when we read about thedifficulties for young people to find a place at the labour-market.The aim of this study was to find out what the view of the possibilities to find a place on the labourmarketis for young people, 16 - 18 years old, who don't follow a national program but follow theindividual program.Both quantitative and qualitative methods have been used through a survey questionnaire and agroup-interview. The results show that young people know that education is important to get a jobbut at the same time the majority says that they would leave school if they got a job-offer. Theyoung people think that they have a relatively good knowledge about the labour-market but at thesame time they can't describe what it imply. This could mean that there is a gap between school andworking life. .

To enable the enhancement of the driver's environment in a forklift, an alternative form of steering has been evaluated. An earlier concept with a combined driving and steering wheel has been exchanged to a concept with two driving wheels. A link wheel has replaced the combined driving and steering wheel. The steering is done through differentiation of the velocities of the two driving wheels. The scope of this master thesis is to create a simulation model, create a control program and to evaluate the concept of two driving wheels.

Skolan har ett demokratiuppdrag såväl som ett kunskapsuppdrag som ligger till grund för denna studies inriktning. Det politiska deltagandet har minskat bland ungdomar under 1990-talet och i en undersökning från Skolverket visade det sig att elever från praktiska och teoretiska program hade stora skillnader i kunskaper om demokrati. Vår studie syftade till att undersöka hur demokrati framställs och problematiseras i fyra samhällskunskapsläroböckers demokratiavsnitt där två används på praktiska program, Bok-och-webb (2004), Aspekt (2005), samt två som används på teoretiska program, Reflex (2004) och Zigma (2000).Läroböckerna i denna studie är exempel på brukstexter som har både en teoretisk och en praktisk funktion. Eleverna möter en textbaserad verklighet och skall utifrån den teoretiska kunskapen kunna fungera och agera praktiskt, i skolan och samhället. Till undersökningen valde vi att tillämpa en kunskapskritisk analys för att utröna vilken kunskap om demokrati läroböckerna förmedlar för att sedan relatera detta till skolans kunskaps- och demokratiuppdrag.

This thesis is based on the implementation of a bilateral rural development program in Burkina Faso. The main purpose of this study was to put the actual implementation process of a bilateral development program in view. This was done by investigating how two dominant perspectives in the implementation literature can explain what in fact happens during the realization of an aid program. A further aim of the thesis was to explore the limitations of these two dominant theories, in order to get a full understanding of the complexity of the realization of an aid program. Based on the implementation theory, this study shows that the realization of an aid program can be understood from three different angles.

Environmental subsidies are used as incitements to farmers for development of sustainable land use. In 2014, applications for funding constructed wetlands were not available. This paper examines the environmental consequences of this lack of funding in one intensively cultivated region Skåne län, southern Sweden.A review of wetland applications between year 2007-2013 show that the average rate of applications has been 31 projects per year with a wetland size of 4,48 ± 1,61ha per project (mean±95% CI). Based on interviews, the result suggests that the lack of funding in one year leads to between 102 and 140 ha of constructed wetlands that is not built. This correspond to a total loss of increased nitrogen retention capacity between 6,0 and 91,7 tons/year and a loss of increased phosphorus retention capacity between 0,17and 2,1 tons/year in the drainage basins of Skåne.Further the interviews show that continuity of environmental regulations and funding is important for the farmers? interest in environmental measures.It is concluded that the total loss of increased retention capacity is small compared to the annual transport of nitrogen and phosphorus in the drainage basins.

?Ofta att det är värt? är en språksociologisk undersökning av orden ofta, orka, värt och ovärt. Syftet var att undersöka om, och i så fall hur, orden användes på ett icke-traditionellt sätt av gymnasieungdomar i Lerum och om denna användning kan klassas som slang. En enkät delades ut till elever i årskurs tre på samtliga gymnasieprogram på Lerums Gymnasium. Hypotesen var att flickor, i högre utsträckning än pojkar, skulle använda orden på ett icke-traditionellt sätt och att elever på teoretiska program skulle använda dem mer än elever på praktiska program.

In contemporary encryption the vast amount of text subject to cracking has brought about the demand for methods distinguish files more likely to be encrypted. The encryption software Truecrypt can encrypt files that are not possible to identify with a file signature. To solve the detection problem, an algorithm sensitive to the absence of structure in the very code of files was developed. The program was written in the programming language EnScript which is built into the forensic software suite EnCase. The essential part of the algorithm therefore deployes the statistic of a chi-square test for deviance from a uniform distribution to distinguish files with contents that appear to be random.

Dynagraph AB i Göteborg är ett företag som håller på med 3D och virtual reality. Största delen av verksamheten går till 3D-modellbyggande, en mindre del går åt försäljning av 3D-programvaror. Företaget ville ta fram information om vilka funktioner som användare av 3D-visualiseringsprogram tycker är viktiga för deras verksamhet och även ta fram en metod att utvärdera olika 3D-visualiseringsprogram mot varandra. Resultatet av denna undersökning skulle vara Dynagraph till nytta i form av bakgrundsinformation vid seminarier och försäljning av programvara. Metoden för betygsättning av program kan även användas generellt av programvaruleverantörer för att väga program mot varandra.

Background: Mergers and acquisitions have evolved from initially almost exclusively having been an American phenomenon, to becoming a common occurrence throughout the world. Companies though, are not defenseless against hostile bids, but must take many factors into account when selecting defense measures. Purpose: This paper aims to enhance the understanding of acquisitions through hostile bids on the companies studied. More specifically, this study aims to create a deeper understanding in how Scania and Skandia have chosen their defense measures, or could have chosen, before and during their hostile bidding processes with specific concern for their strategic credibility. Method: This paper is based on two companies listed on the Stockholm Stock Exchange exposed to hostile takeover attempts in a similar time period.

The purpose of this bachelor degree thesis is to analyze technical issues associated with an implementation of a low sloping trash rack with narrow spacing. A hydropower plant in Umea?lven was used as a case study. The basis for the study was a model where trash racks were dimensioned for inclinations between 25 and 45 degrees. Corresponding head loss, durability and water speed through the rack were then determined for each inclination.

Syftet med detta examensarbete var att undersöka vilka faktorer det är som påverkar elevers motivation i ämnet Engelska. Examensarbetet behandlar om det finns eventuella skillnader, och i så fall vilka, beträffande motivation på teoretiskt gymnasieprogram respektive praktiskt gymnasieprogram.Metoden som använts i denna undersökning är en enkätstudie. Enkäten distribuerades till sammanlagt 183 elever varav 91 elever läser på teoretiskt program och 92 elever på praktiskt program. De elever som går på det teoretiska programmet läser på teknik programmet medan de som går praktiskt program läser på byggprogrammet och livsmedelprogrammet. Gemensamt för dessa program är att de läser Engelska 5 som motsvarar Engelska A i den gamla läroplanen Lpf 94, Engelska 5 ingår alltså i Gy11 som är den reformerade läroplanen som infördes hösten 2011.          Det finns en uppsjö av olika motivationsteorier och då denna studie behandlar psykologiska motivationsfaktorer har kognitiva, humanistiska samt behavioristiska perspektiv på motivation använts.

Skolan har ett demokratiuppdrag såväl som ett kunskapsuppdrag som ligger till grund för denna studies inriktning. Det politiska deltagandet har minskat bland ungdomar under 1990-talet och i en undersökning från Skolverket visade det sig att elever från praktiska och teoretiska program hade stora skillnader i kunskaper om demokrati. Vår studie syftade till att undersöka hur demokrati framställs och problematiseras i fyra samhällskunskapsläroböckers demokratiavsnitt där två används på praktiska program, Bok-och-webb (2004), Aspekt (2005), samt två som används på teoretiska program, Reflex (2004) och Zigma (2000).Läroböckerna i denna studie är exempel på brukstexter som har både en teoretisk och en praktisk funktion. Eleverna möter en textbaserad verklighet och skall utifrån den teoretiska kunskapen kunna fungera och agera praktiskt, i skolan och samhället. Till undersökningen valde vi att tillämpa en kunskapskritisk analys för att utröna vilken kunskap om demokrati läroböckerna förmedlar för att sedan relatera detta till skolans kunskaps- och demokratiuppdrag.

Since the late 50th century, the automobile has been normative in the Swedish society (Lundin 2008). This has led to an urban environment deeply characterized by the motor vehicle and its necessities, while other means of transportation, such as train and bicycle, have been ignored and put aside. However, over the past decades, a new trend has been seen in urban planning as a consequence of the increasing knowledge of the negative qualities caused by the car. As a result, the bicycle is seen as a conceivable transport mode.This thesis examines cycling on four issues:- Why is there a need of more cyclists? - How can the total number of cyclists as well as the number of satisfied cyclists increase? - Which factors affect the choice of transport mode? - Which factors affect the choice of route?The first two questions are discussed from a literature study that was conducted at the beginning of the thesis.

The aim is that on the basis of interviews with personnel and clients examine whichexperiences they have of the drug abuse programme and its implementation. To be able toanswer the aim following question has been formulated: (1) What do the personnel and clientthink about the drug abuse program arrangement? (2) In which extend is the programimplemented as thought? (3) How do the personnel assesses the client?s participation? (4)How does the client?s think about their own participation in the program? (5) Do the client?sthink that the program have been helpful in their personal development? A qualitativemethod was chosen and has used a semi structured interview. Total has ten interviews beenimplemented on Rällsögården, five with clients and five with personnel. The study'sinterpretation framework builds on research around drug abuse treatment and theories andmethods that lie to shallow for the drug abuse programme.