The aim of this study was to investigate how seasonal variations affect the quality of logging residues. The study was hosted by VIDA Energy. Logging residues can be processed and transported within different systems. Today the dominant systems are chipping at landing and bulk transportation of logging residues. In these systems the handling of the logging residues are carried out in the same manner up to the landings. Moisture content at the time of chipping is the primary quality parameter. Fine fractions of logging residues are strongly dependent on moisture content in storage.

The purpose is to increase awareness of the importance of staff engagement in the work environment and how the organization works to engage employees to want to participate actively in the work environment.The questions we seek answers to in this study is the following:What affects the staff to engage in the work environment from a managementperspectiveAre there external factors that affect the organization and the individual's engagementto work with the working environment?We have create a model that is based on recent research to define our definition of engagement. The model contains four factors : Clarity, Advocacy opportunities, resources and feedback. The method we have used to answer the purpose in this study is ten qualitative interviews with persons with work environment responsibilities.The result shows that the engagement regarding work environment is important to get the employees to actively participate. To get the engagement from the employees the organizations need to provide, clarrity, advocacy opportunities, resources and give mutual feedback.

Datum: 2006-10-10Nivå/utbildning: Kandidat uppsatsFörfattare: Diana Joseph och Ander SandströmHandledare: Gösta SöderlundTitel: IAS/IFRS?Problem: Hur påverkas företag och dess intressenter av IAS/IFRSimplementeringen och hur har deras föreberedelser fungerat?Syfte: Att få en djupare inblick i hur företagsintressenterna i form av revisorerna och analytiker har förberett sig inför IAS/IFRS införandet.Metod: En kvalitativ studieResultat/slutsatser: Att respondenterna till stor utsträckning varit väl förberedda inför den nya standarderna och att de överlag är positivt inställda till en ökad jämförbarhet och harmonisering av redovisningsreglerna. Det finns dock vissa värderingsproblem av tillgångar som uppstår och där inte alla respondenter har samma åsikter om hur de kan lösas.Sökord: IAS/IFRS, Goodwill, redovisning, koncernredovisning, de nyastandarderna, impairment test, intangible assetsOmfång, sidor: 50Antal ref/källor: 26.

The horse is a homeothermic animal and to keep a constant body temperature in winter season is important. Acclimatisation is to provide means for a good thermal insulation consisting of skin, hair, and an outer air layer. The skin covers the horses body and it is composed of three main layers where the top layer of the epidermis consists of dead keratinized cells that are constantly being sheed. The dermis is composed of collagen connective tissue that give the skin its strength. The bottom layer with subcutaneous fat provides a thermal insulation and can be used as an energy reserve in cold weather.

This is a project about how you grow timothy seed and red clover seed successfully. The main part is about economic analyse to see if it is any economy by growing leyseed. There are lots of things to be aware of to get all the costs in your economic analyze. Timothy Timothy seed is planted on 4400 hectares in Sweden. It is possible to grow timothy seed in the south part of Sweden. Timothy is very sensitive for dry weather in spring and in the beginning to summer. Timothy gives acceptable harvest of seed for about three years. Red clover Red clover is also sensitive for dry weather and is suitable to grow in the south part of Sweden.

With increased need for flexibility in timber deliveries, forest roads become an important factor. The disintegration of roads during the spring season can be avoided if it is possible to rule cutting areas to stands with good carrying capacity along roads with good carrying capacity. The goal with this work was to create a method to find the stands with high carrying capacity located near roads with high carrying capacity, and select them into a collection file. The method was based on Esri ArcGIS 9 and the tables that follow within that program. The method resulted in four different themes: 1. Collections with GYL 100 that cross the bufferzon for 0, 1, 2 and 3 class roads. Result 36 collections. 2. Collections with GYL 100 and 200 that cross the bufferzon for 0, 1, 2 and 3 class roads.

In autumn in 2010 the project group came in contact with the travel company Golf Joy in Halmstad. They had been briefed on the problems of their customers had when they travel with their golf bags and contacted Halmstad University for help in solving this problem. When we heard about this idea, we became curious and contacted the company. After a successful meeting, we took the problem with us to the school and began to brainstorm to see how we could solve the problem. The goal was to produce a stylish and functional travel golf bag with the cart and bag in one and launch it in the golf season in 2012.

The Walking Dead is a popular American tv-series set in the near future, or an alternative present. Society has fallen and colapsed into a more post-apocalyptic state. Till this date the seires has reached its third season, and each episode has several million viewers around the world. In this essay the author tries to see how the tv-series reprensatation of men and women looks like. Media, such as tv-series, acts as great source of inspiration when people tries to understand the world around them.

A literature study and a field trial have been carried out in order to investigate the physiological response of potato plants to different soil moisture levels. Higher yield, quality and number of tubers can according to the literature be obtained if constant high soil moisture is kept during major parts of the growing season. A field trial was set up where drip irrigation was used as an alternative to conventional irrigation techniques to maintain high and constant soil moisture. The application of water in the drip irrigated area was monitored and adjusted on a daily basis so that the soil moisture stayed as close as possible to the recommended level. The sprinkle irrigated area was irrigated according to traditional practices with approximately 35 mm every 7th to 10th day depending on the whether.

The purpose of this study is to describe if and how a seasonal based company named SkiStar, learns through the exchange of experience and knowledge. We have analyzed gathered qualitative and empirical data to explore this subject. We conducted three semi-structured group interviews with employees from the SkiStarshop division. They described their routines and procedures in SkiStarshop. The collected data was processed and analyzed through our theoretical framework.

Titel: Hjältar och offer - Hur Dafgård och Findus hanterat hästköttskandalen Kurs: Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap 61-90Författare: Linda Eriksson och Matilda GöranssonHandledare: Mathias SylwanExaminator: Anna EdinDatum: 2013 JuniSyfte: Analysera hur Dafgård och Findus hanterat en pågående kris, hur de har bemött medierna och om det går att identifiera tydliga krisstrategier hos företagen. Metod: En kvalitativ innehållsanalys av företagens uttalande i artiklar och pressmeddeladen utifrån kriskommunikationsteorier.Resultat & slutsats: Det går att identifiera flera typer av krisstrategier som företagen använt sig av. Utifrån teorin har företagen hanterat krisen väl.Förslag till fortsatt forskning: Undersöka krisens efterspel och eventuella långvariga effekter. Nyckelord: Kriskommunikation, krishantering, hästköttskandal, Findus, Dafgård..

Den 1 januari 1998 infördes en ny lag när det gäller redovisning av pensioner i kommuner. Tidigare belastades resultatet med en kostnad när pensionspengarna utbetalades. Nu skulle kommunernas pensionsskulder som upparbetats innan detta datum endast redovisas med en not, som en ansvarsförbindelse. Detta medför att landets kommuner enligt lag ska inneha en skuld som inte ska ingå i balansräkningen.Vi har kommit fram till att kommunerna redovisar på olika sätt, vissa väljer att bryta mot lagen och lyfta fram hela pensionsskulden i balansräkningen medan merparten av de undersökta kommunerna väljer att följa lagen och på så sätt inneha en dold skuld i balansräkningen. Detta har medfört att en av kommunerna har en negativ soliditet när de räknar med den dolda pensionsskulden till pensionsskulden som redovisas i balansräkningen.

Arbetets art: Examensarbete 15 högskolepoäng i Barn Unga Samhälle Sidantal: 38 Titel: Dockor eller bilar, Barns resonemang om lek ur ett genusperspektiv Författare: Lina Nilsson och Maida Pilipovic Handledare: Lotta Bergman Datum: 2009-04-27 Syftet: Syftet är att ta reda på hur flickor och pojkar resonerar om lek. Metod: I undersökning har vi utgått ifrån en kvalitativ metod som baseras på intervjuer och observationer som stöder till intervjuerna Resultat: Vår uppfattning om vad barn har för resonemang om lek stämde bra överens med vad många filosofer och forskare tycker. Slutsatser som vi kan dra utifrån vår undersökning är att både flickor och pojkar uttrycker att lek är något som är roligt och glädjefullt. Barnen har en klar uppfattning om vad som är ?flickigt? och vad som är ?pojkigt? och normerna i barnens omgivning präglar deras resonemang på vad flickor och pojkar bör leka. Diskussion: I det stora hela fungerade vårt arbete bra och vi känner oss nöjda med resultatet. Nyckelord: Lek, Genus och Barns resonemang.

Detta arbete handlar om den utsatthet som vittnen kan känna i samband med att de blir kallade till en förhandling. Det är inte ovanligt att de som kallas aldrig har haft kontakt med rättsväsendet förut. I många fall har det gått lång tid efter att de förhördes av polisen och det datum de ska inställa sig som vittne. Vi försöker i uppsatsen beskriva den stödverksamhet som idag finns för vittnen i samband med en förhandling samt det skydd som finns enligt lagstiftningen. Vi beskriver även de ersättningsmöjligheter som finns att erhålla för vittnen.

Unwanted vegetation on the land of electric transforming stations is a problem, in the sense that it contributes to higher fire risks and also constitutes an obstacle for people performing maintenance operations at the station. Such unwanted vegetation is controlled using herbicides and mechanical measures. Since the use of herbicides implies environmental hazards, there is a need to find alternative ways of fighting the unwanted vegetation. Investigation into suitable plants for ground cover, trials in the greenhouse, trials in the field, soil analyses and compilation of experiences from similar trials are parts of this work. The paper also contains analyses of possible environmental benefits and economical gains. There is also a final discussion of some proposals regarding alternative weed controlling methods.