The world is currently facing a huge severe challenge in handling the issue of climate change. One of the ways to lower the green house gas emissions, which is seen as one of the main contributor to the climate crisis, is to use renewable technologies such as for example photovoltaic (PV) systems. PV-systems are also suitable for so called micro production, small scale energy production facilities, since it can be placed on practically any rooftop with the right solar conditions. In Sweden the usage of PV-systems has not yet gotten any wider spreading, even though the solar radiation conditions are very similar to countries that produce a lot of solar energy, as for example Germany. The aim of this paper is to describe non-adopter perceptions of PV-systems. The study holds a qualitative approach using deep interviews for data collection.

 This study was conducted in autumn 2008 on the Company AB, which is currently in a growth phase. The company manufactures hydraulic systems for the heavy vehicle industry and has annual sales of approximately 250 MSEK with 165 employees.The rapid growth and unchanged planning is the starting point for this report. It all began in 2005 when the company received an unusually large order. During this period, the first priority was to satisfy customers and all other focus was disregarded. This has primarily resulted in a messy production and long throughput times.

Cuttings of Lonicera xylosteum L. were treated with willow extract to study the response in rooting capacity. The extracts were prepared by mixing chopped pieces of Salix x smithiana Willd. with water in a warring blender. The investigation comprised 2 types of salix extracts based on differences and dynamics between twigs in winter dormancy and twigs with new shoots. To explore the rooting response, three tests were made.

Denna studie syftar till att undersöka om den grundläggande synen på identiteter USA:s ledande politikers besitter går att utläsa i strategiskt viktiga tal med koppling till USA:s insats i Afghanistan. Syftet är också att undersöka vad dessa synsätt haft för inverkan på konfliktrelationerna i detta fall. Den besvarar därför vilken grundläggande syn George W. Bush och Barack Obama uppvisat gällande identiteter. Den berör också vilken påverkan dessa identitetssyner haft för USA:s konfliktinställning och hur det förklarar konfliktutvecklingen.För att besvara dessa frågeställningar presenteras ett teoretiskt ramverk bestående av Carol Bacchis teori om problemformuleringens betydelse samt de essentialistiska och konstruktivistiska perspektiven.

Bakgrund: Det senaste decenniet har allt fler stormarknader och lågprisbutiker öppnat vilket har lett till att de mindre livsmedelsbutikerna blivit utsatta för större konkurrens. Parallellt med att stormarknaderna tagit marknadsandelar i dagligvarubranschen har även större fokus riktats mot ökat samarbete och informationsdelning i försörjningskedjan, så kallat Supply Chain Management (SCM). Inom dagligvarubranschen har Efficient Consumer Response (ECR) utvecklas ur samma idéer som SCM men med fokus på livsmedel och dess försörjningskedjor. I grund och botten handlar ECR om företagens gemensamma arbete för att integrera verksamheter, minska kostnader samt producera största möjliga nytta för slutkonsumenten. Med tanke på den ökade konkurrensen i dagligvaruhandeln samt det faktum att det finns ont om tidigare forskning om små och medelstora företag (SME:s) relaterat till SCM/ECR, är det intressant att undersöka hur dessa företag påverkas av samarbetet.

A new code for corporate governance was introduced for major companies in Sweden in July 2005. This act is to some degree a follower to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act that was introduced in the U.S.A. after the Enron scandal. The purpose of this thesis is to evaluate the effect on the controller in response to the introduction of this new act. Three controllers in major Swedish companies was interviewed and asked if and how they had been affected by this new act.

This study is about how older people are portrayed in TV- commercials, and what those images are saying about senior citizens as consumers. I?ve chosen two of Sweden?s most popular TV channels that are broadcasting commercials and from those two channels recorded commercials in a period of one week, three times a day (morning, afternoon and evening/night). My purpose with this study was to see when older people stared in commercials, which kind of merchandises they were marketing, in which manor they acted out their roles, and (if possible) say something about the elderly people as consumers..

Syftet med denna studie har varit att undersöka och jämföra hur den politiska krisen iUkraina återspeglats i Dagens Nyheter (Sverige) och The New York Times (USA).Frågorna som besvaras är hur rapporteringen i artiklarna under en utvald vecka iutvecklingen ser ut, utifrån teorier om gestaltning, personifiering och narrativ. Det görssamtidigt en jämförelse mellan de olika tidningarna för att skilja ut likheter eller skillnader ideras rapportering, samt för att undersöka om ländernas nationella intressen syns i texterna.Underlaget för studien är publicerat i de valda tidningarna under en specifik vecka ifebruari. Materialet består av totalt fjorton artiklar, sju ifrån varje tidning från varje dag iveckan. Med en kritisk diskursanalys enligt van Dijks modell har sedan en analys avsamtliga artiklar genomförts. Resultatet av analysen har visat att rapporteringen i bådatidningarna har beskrivit konflikten som en politisk sådan.

The society is developing fast and the development is constantly on-going, new technology results in new opportunities and new problems for both companies and consumers. The use of Internet has heavily increased around the world; this means that the companies can use Internet as a channel of communication to reach the consumers. The most recent type of marketing is web marketing. The fact that web marketing is constantly changing raise the question of how effective different types of web marketing are.The purpose of this study is to investigate four selected types of web marketing. This is achieved by comparing the response from the consumers and the cost for the different types of web marketing.

Nowdays an efficient production is critical to achieve for companies competing on the market for steel cutting tools. One of such companies is Halmstad based Tooling Support Halmstad AB that manufactures threading-taps, threading-dies and parting off tools, towards a centralized warehouse in Schiedam, Holland. The large amount of different products, approximately 2500 is a big contributor to the problem along with a new order system that creates a demand of low setup times. Previously the company was forwarded orders through quarter based prognoses which enabled planning of the production over a longer time span. Currently the newer order system ZENIT is in use and the company thereby gets their orders weekly.

AbstractElectricity consumption is a globally increasing problem caused by the high share of electricity produced in coal power plants. These contribute to high carbon emissions when only about 1/3 of the heat generate electricity and the remaining 2/3 of the heat cools off. Combined heat and power plants (CHP) have high efficiency because they use the residual heat for domestic heating. The CHP plant often use fuels from renewable resources, giving them a lower carbon footprint, but are also depending on the heat demand. If electric powered products such as drying cabinets convert to heat powered products more environmentally friendly electricity will be produced by CHP plants, which can supplant electricity, produced from coal power plants and reduce carbon emissions.

The purpose of this study is to determine if and how male or female everyday languagesdiffer. The study is based on ten interviews with five men and five women living inHalmstad, who are between the ages of 22-29. The interview results were analyzed andcompared with previous research on the subject. The result shows that there is adifference between the male and female informants use of language. Women laughing,using italics, hedges, the word så ?so? and response signals to a greater degree than men.The reason may be that men and women basically use different conversation styleswhen they communicate, that men prefer a public speech, intended to provideinformation and knowledge.

Title: Nurses´ Experience of Triage Process in the Psychiatric A & E Departmentfor AdultsAuthor: Miljatovic, MilosDepartment: School of Life Sciences, University of SkövdeCourse: Degree of Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Thesis in Nursing Care, 15 ECTSSupervisor: -Examiner: Brovall, MariaPages: 23Keywords: Triage, Nurse, Psychiatric A & E Department for Adults, Triage scaleBackground: In the beginning of 21st century some psychiatric A & E departments inSweden have introduced triage process and psychiatric triage scales. The aim was to meetthe growing numbers of patients with mental health problems attending psychiatric A & Edepartments, in order to shorten waiting and transit times.Aim: The aim of the study was to illustrate nurses´ experiences of triage process in thepsychiatric A & E department.Method: Qualitative empirical study was conducted.Results: Three categories were identified: Triage process creates confidence, Obstacles intriage assessment, Possibilities for improved patient care through triage process; and sixsubcategories: Aid and support in having an assessment tool, Sense of comradeship,Getting possibility to take answer and show the competence, Deficiencies with assessmenttool, Sense of inadequateness due to long waiting times to physician, Sense of ambiguityduring the triage process.Discussion: Safe triage process is needed to achieve quality care in the psychiatric A & Edepartment, thus it is important that nurses have adequate triage scale, and the resultssuggest that it is important for nurses to have an adequate triage scale which makes iteasier for nurses in nursing care..

The codling moth, Cydia pomonella is a common pest in apple orchards and can be found worldwide. Feeding by codling moth larvae can cause a substantial decrease in apple yield. Control methods comprise for example the use of pesticides, viruses and pheromones. As a sustainable control method, pheromones have been successfully applied to disrupt moth mating behaviour. Other behaviours like foraging, search for mating sites or host finding could be potential targets for additional odour-mediated behavioural manipulation but need further investigations of the underlying odour stimuli and behavioural plasticity. Many insects are attracted to the smell of fermenting fruit and associated microorganisms.

I den här uppsatsen undersöks två västerländska dagstidningars förstasidesbilder somtidningens anslag. Tidningarna är Dagens Nyheter, Sverige och The Times,Storbritannien och de studeras under en 3 månadersperiod. Anslagens likheter ocholikheter analyseras utifrån bildspråkligt perspektiv. Här ses tydliga skillnader iDagens Nyheters helhetsperspektiv och The Times personliga anslag som enkonsekvens av deras medvetet valda bildutsnitt. När jag närmare studerar bildernasinnehåll och funktion ses här tydliga likheter i anslagen såsom antal färgbilder och hursvartvita bilder används, antal nationella bilder som dominerar, att positiva kontranegativa budskap i bilderna är relativt lika representerade och att det finns ettgenerellt negativt budskap i internationell rapportering.