Vid utveckling av nya såväl som befintliga produkter är marknadsföringsundersökningen en viktig komponent. Genom att använda sensorisk analys och konsumenttest ökar chanserna att skapa en konkurrenskraftig produkt.Denna studie grundas på ett samarbete mellan Institutionen för kostvetenskap vid Uppsala universitet och ett svenskt livsmedelsföretag.Syftet var att undersöka huruvida en förändring i grundreceptet hos fem (A, B, C,D,E) produkter kunde uppfattas av konsumenten samt om de nya versionerna föredrogs framför de befintliga. Slutligen undersöktes om ett visst attribut förklarade konsumentens val. Två konsumenttest, ett acceptanstest och ett preferenstest utfördes där 100 deltagare testade produkt A och resterande produkter testades av 30 personer respektive (N=220).Resultatet från preferenstestet visade att en majoritet av respondenterna föredrog den nya versionen för Produkt A, B, D och E men att en signifikant skillnad (P=5%) kunde endast utlösas för Produkt A (P=0,002). Inget av acceptanstesten visade någon signifikant skillnad.Slutsatsen som dras är att byte av huvudingrediens inte uppfattas negativt av konsumenten och att den nya versionen är ett acceptabelt alternativ.

Inledning: Olika typer av kött har olika stor påverkan på klimatet. Kött från idisslare anses ha högst klimatpåverkan eftersom deras metabolism ger upphov till metangas, samtidigt som idisslare har stort värde som vårdare av det svenska landskapet med öppna marker och biologisk mångfald. Syfte: Syftet med denna studie var att med hjälp av sensorisk analys studera om köttfärssås tillagad med ekologiskt respektive konventionellt producerat nötkött samt köttfärssås med reducerad mängd kött påverkar konsumenters gillande. Syftet var också att beräkna innehåll av järn och vitamin B12 i köttfärssåserna för att jämföra med rekommenderat näringsinnehåll enligt SNR-05, Svenska näringsrekommendationer. Metod/material: En kvantitativ datainsamling har gjorts med hjälp av 25 konsumenter som deltagit i sensoriska konsumenttester av köttfärssåser, där ingredienserna dels varit anonyma, dels framgått i klartext. Resultat: Konsumenter visade större gillande för köttfärssås tillagad av konventionellt producerat nötkött vid anonyma prov och större gillande för köttfärssås tillagad av ekologiskt producerat nötkött när de informerades om innehållet.  Enstaka konsumenter visade gillande för köttfärssås med reducerad mängd kött vid anonyma prov och ett fåtal konsumenter visade gillande för köttfärssås med reducerad mängd kött när de informerades om innehållet. Innehållet av järn och vitamin B12 är tillräckligt i en köttfärssås med reducerad mängd kött enligt SNR-05, Svenska näringsrekommendationer. Slutsats: Studien visar att det kan vara möjligt att påverka konsumenters uppfattning om en matvara om konsumenten får information om matvarans ursprung..

The aim of this Master?s thesis is to examine the information needs of gay, lesbian and bisexual adolescents? when they are coming out. I also examine what kind of information they seek and where they might find this information. The purpose is also to examine what role the public or school library plays. The study is conducted through qualitative interviews with gay, lesbian and bisexual adolescents?.

The aim of this Masters thesis is, partly, to examine the information needs of lesbians: what discernable information needs they have, how they seek information and which information sources they use. The purpose is also to examine what part fiction plays regarding the information needs mentioned above and how fiction indexing could improve retrieval. The study is conducted through ten qualitative interviews with lesbians as well as through textual analysis. The theoretical framework includes queer theory and theory concerning information needs and uses. The results indicate that lesbians have evident information needs that mostly concern identity.

The aim of this thesis is to examine the flow of information in an administration of the municipality Borås Stad. To achieve the aim the following questions were asked: How accessible is information? How is information used in the organisation? How is information communicated? Totally sixteen qualitative interviews was accomplished with employees at the administration. The results of the interviews show that there is a difference in how much and what sort of information the respondents use. They all seem to prefer information to be communicated face to face if possible or over the phone.

The aim of this Masters thesis is to investigate how trained social workers experience information in their daily work. The thesis focussed on three major questions: - What type of information and information sources are mostly used by the trained social workers? - What kind of information barriers are described by the participants? - How can the patterns of information seeking and information use be understood on the basis of the trained social workers professional and social context? Semi-structured interviews were carried out with trained social workers working with child welfare enquiries. My theoretical framework consists of user and context oriented theories about classifications of information, information barriers and models of information sources. My conclusions are that trained social workers working with risk assessment in child protection services, need to use different kinds of information in their daily work, such as problem information, domain information and problem-solving information.

Uppsatsen är en litteraturstudie som syftar till att definiera begreppet dyspraxi och kartlägga de faktorer som ger upphov till dyspraktiska svårigheter. I arbetet framgår hur svårigheterna manifesteras i individens vardag samt hur man på bästa sätt kan möta och stödja individer med dyspraxi. Det som framkommit av vår studie är att dyspraxibegreppet är ett mångfacetterat begrepp med olika definitioner beroende på i vilket land man befinner sig. Det är i hjärnan och nervsystemet man kan finna de bakomliggande faktorer som ger upphov till svårigheter i främst tre specifika områden nämligen: perception, motorik och sensorisk integrering. Det har visat sig att det neuropedagogiska synsättet är ett ypperligt sätt att se på individens svårigheter men även att lyfta fram individens starka sidor och potentiella utvecklingsmöjligheter.

The purpose of this Master thesis is to examine theinformation use and information seeking behaviour amongpersons who actively work with information. For this study,interviews have been conducted with a group of six personswho work with information in information intensiveorganizations. The aim is to answer the following questions:What kind of information is connected to the respondents?work tasks? What is the purpose of their search forinformation? Which information sources do they use and whatkind of information sources do they demand? The theoreticalframework consists mainly of Wilsons information needs andinformation seeking model.The results of this study show that none of the respondentshad any strategic model for their work with information. Theinformation that the respondents were searching for is ofdifferent content and depends on the organization in which therespondent operates.

I dagsläget växer behovet av rätt information vid rätt plats, kontextbaserad information. Med hjälp av iBeacon kan man till en stor utsträckning förse det här behovet med en lösning. I uppsatsen undersöks användningsområden för iBeacon och idéer för hur man kan utveckla lösningar med hjälp av iBeacon. Ett koncept kommer att implementeras för att distribuera kontextbaserad information på mässor. Konceptet utvecklades till iOS och Android.

This thesis deals with the information-seeking behaviour of occupational therapists. Focus was on three different aspects of information-seeking behaviour. The purpose was to investigate how occupational therapists conceive of work-related information needs, their choice and use of formal and informal information sources and their use of the hospital library. Twelve interviews with occupational therapists were conducted at a rehabilitation clinic in a hospital. The theoretical frame consists of a general model of the information-seeking of professionals by Leckie, Pettigrew and Sylvain.

The aim of this masters thesis was to study how the members of a small non-profit organisation perceived the web forum, compared to the other information channels of the organisation. The organisation was defined as a virtual community. A literature review was conducted. The theory construction was based on the sensemaking theory. Interview questions were constructed based on the literature review and the sensemaking theory.

The key elements of sourdough fermentation are the presence of active lactic acid bacteria (LAB) and yeast. Sourdough fermentation originates from the ancient Egypt. One theory concerning its onset states that a portion of bread dough was set aside to be baked at a later date and started to ferment spontaneously.Sourdough may contain a wide variety of microorganisms, mainly dominated by LAB and yeast. There are over 50 species of LAB that has been identified in various sourdoughs and more than 20 species of yeast. Sourdough fermentation has been shown to have various impacts on baked cereal good, most of which are attributed to LAB.This study addresses some effects of LAB from fermented milk products in sourdough and sourdough bread.

Background The usage of Nutrition supplement in the elderly care is commonly occurring and plays an important role in the intake of nutrition for the elderly. The usage of nutrition supplement is to reduce malnutrition within elderly care. For the elderly it is crucial to keep a healthy diet and to never lose weight. The loss of weight can be very dangerous it could even be fatal for the aged and should therefore be avoided. To have a diet that is rich in energy such as enriched meals prevents the elderly from receiving a shortage of calories since the diet is rich in fat, protein and thus also rich in energy.

This thesis deals with information practices of first time parents. The term information practice covers topics ranging from the information a parent need and use, the information they actively seek for through to information attained through browsing, monitoring or simply being aware. Four problem areas have been formulated. What information do first time parents need? How do they get hold of information and how do they use it? What factors decide what sources they use? How do the first time parents validate the information they get? The following theoretical framework have been used; Marcia J Bates? model of information practice and Reijo Savolainen?s Mastery of Life theory.

The key elements of sourdough fermentation are the presence of active lactic acid bacteria (LAB) and yeast. Sourdough fermentation originates from the ancient Egypt. One theory concerning its onset states that a portion of bread dough was set aside to be baked at a later date and started to ferment spontaneously.Sourdough may contain a wide variety of microorganisms, mainly dominated by LAB and yeast. There are over 50 species of LAB that has been identified in various sourdoughs and more than 20 species of yeast. Sourdough fermentation has been shown to have various impacts on baked cereal good, most of which are attributed to LAB.This study addresses some effects of LAB from fermented milk products in sourdough and sourdough bread.