Marie Bergman: Lockad till kurs. Varför mÀnniskor vill lÀra sig kula idag. Uppsala: Musikvetenskap, 1998. C-uppsats (60 p).Sedan början av 1990-talet har antalet mÀnniskor som lÀr sig att kula via olika kurser ökat. Syftet med uppsatsen Àr att undersöka varför de vill lÀra sig konsten att kula, vad det dÀrefter betyder för dem, samt ge en bild av en av de kurser i kulning som finns i dag.

The aim of this master thesis is to study electronic publishing, and our main purpose is to examine different strategies of publishing such as: markup languages and page description formats. We examine in what context these strategies are used for publishing, when it comes to scholarly documents produced by Swedish universities and university colleges during the spring of 2002. We apply a sociological perspective as the theoretical framework for to identify the main purposes for scientists to publish their work. We also discuss properties belonging to the different formats: XML, HTML, PDF and PostScript. By doing a content based survey of the websites at BorÄs University College and at Gothenburg University, we have found that the most common form of electronic publishing, regarding scholarly documents, are lists with bibliographical information on publications and presentations of current research.

Tidig upptÀckt och intervention Àr av stor vikt nÀr det gÀller att komma till rÀtta med alkoholproblem. För att identifiera vilka som har alkoholproblem anvÀnder man sig inom vÄrden av screeninginstrument. Dessa screeninginstrument kan distribueras pÄ olika sÀtt, till exempel som enkÀt eller som intervju. Tidigare forskning har kommit fram till motstridiga resultat gÀllande vilket distributionssÀtt som ger den mest tillförlitliga informationen. Syftet med föreliggande studie Àr att undersöka om det finns skillnader i svar till följd av distributionssÀtt.

This report is about helping Q-Med AB in Uppsala to start its implementation of uncertainty of measurements analyses in their manufacturing department. Prior to this, the company relied solely on personal experience or did not take this uncertainty into consideration at all during different kind of measurements, which means that some of the processes that the company previously believed were within specified acceptance limits, will actually fail when considering these sources of uncertainties.Q-Med AB needed some sort of instruction to help the company, in a systematic way, to investigate different types of disorders that are affecting all kinds of measurements. This instruction includes a short summary about measurements and uncertainty of measurements in general and a detailed procedure about how these uncertainties are going to be handled in their daily work.The goal was to be able to use this instruction to systematically locate, eliminate (when possible) and analyze all kinds of disorders when measuring. Q-Med is using a lot of different types of instruments when measuring different types of quantities, including temperature, mass, pressure and density. This instruction will hereafter be used for every instrument, regardless of quantity and type of instrument.The instruction is tested through 4 different kinds of measurements, for mass, temperature and humidity.

The construction industry in Sweden has in the past 50 years had a low progress in efficiency. With a greater competition from construction firms from other countries, it is necessary to maintain the profit for Swedish construction firms. This is possible with a higher feedback of experience. This diploma work thesis examines how the two construction companies NCC and Skanska in Uppsala, Sweden handle experience feedback from previous projects and the extent to which the experience is spread and used in future projects. In this work, we examined directorial documents to see how employees shall work with feedback.

ABSTRACT Background: The ward round is a collaboration between nurse, doctor and patient. A good collaboration and communication is essential to their interrelation. Aim: The aim of this study was to investigate patients' comprehension in regard to integrity, information and participation during round. We also looked at differences about comprehension between men and women.  Methods: A questionnaire was answered by 34 patients in three wards at the University hospital in Uppsala. Results: The patients believed they could talk openly ?quite well? but they experienced it ?sometimes? disturbing to talk openly if other patients were in the room.

The aim of this research is to find out what environmental impact a wave power park has on the Swedish west coast by creating a consultation paper (?SamrÄdsunderlag?) for the Lysekilproject at Uppsala University. To highlight the complexity of the problem a system analytic approach was used and illustrated by a Causal Loop Diagram.The overall assessment of the Lysekilprojects wave power park at the Swedish west coast is that it will have a low impact on the environment. This is due to the relative small size of the wave power park and some technical solutions made with the environmental aspect in mind. Artificial reefs and a sanctuary for marine species are effects created by the wave power park and in the longer term the impact will give access to an untapped source of renewable energy, wave energy.

Uppsala University Library owns eight volumes of manuscripts attributed to the academy equerry Johan Leven Ekelund (c.1701?1775). In this thesis, I apply methods from the field of material culture studies in order to establish which of the volumes that formed the donation from Leven to the library mentioned in his will. By mapping certain markers such as places, names and dates I am able to identify to some extent where Leven gained his practical skills and which writers influenced him. By analysing the texts, I draw the conclusion that the manuscripts can be divided into groups aimed for different audiences.

This report is the result of a thesis work done at the Department of Engineering Sciences, Uppsala University, and includes 15 ECTS points. The work has been performed at Företag A, a company specializing in electronics whose major product has become a sophisticated tool used by authorities across northern Europe. Företag A has initiated a quality management system according to the criteria set by ISO 9001. Following demands from customers, Company A has now decided to also start working towards a certification according to SS-EN ISO 9001:2008, this work is the foundation for the thesis work. The thesis work has been limited to the production process and the aim has been to enable this process to be certified according to ISO 9001:2008. The work has been performed by analyzing the existing quality management system and the requirements for each process included, whereby the gap between the current and the target state has been mapped. Suggestions have then been made on how this gap can be filled, some of these suggestions have also been carried out during the thesis work. The conclusions drawn are that quality management does not have to be complicated, but quickly becomes so when the complexity of the processes increases.

This thesis at the Institute for Language and Folklore has as its purpose to lay a foundation for a continuinginventory work. The tasks I have performed during my time there was to create an archival description, anintroduction to the material and a process map showing the process of incoming delivery of documents. The aimwas never to finish the list of work, but to structure the material to get an insight into the material and to theproblems that existed within. The documents are of a very unique nature and require that the archivist is familiarwith and have knowledge of sign language. One of the problems I encountered was how fragmented the materialwas.

OrganisationsförÀndringar Àr nÄgot som sker dagligen inom organisationer. Vid större organisationsförÀndringar uppstÄr det ofta personalrelaterade problem som organisationsledningen mÄste ta hÀnsyn till. En av de största förÀndringarna en organisation kan genomgÄ Àr en sÄ kallad fusion, nÀr en organisation gÄr ihop med en annan. Under de senaste Ären har det blivit allt vanligare med fusioner mellan lÀrosÀten.Författarnas syfte med denna uppsats Àr att undersöka vilka personalrelaterade problem som kan uppstÄ nÀr tvÄ lÀrosÀten med olika förutsÀttningar gÄr samman genom en fusion. Detta har gjorts med hjÀlp av av en fallstudie.Resultatet av undersökningen visar att kontinuerlig information frÄn ledning till personal Àr av yttersta vikt för att i största möjliga mÄn undvika och dÀmpa personalrelaterade problem.

The aim of this paper is in part to distinguish the ideas raised in the Swedish political debate on the new discrimination law in relation to protection of groups. Is protection by law against discrimination needed for the individual or the group? If it is needed for members of groups, are these groups viewed on as static or variable. Are there any conflicts present between group interests? We link these ideas to three different theoretical perspectives: multiculturalism, feminism and intersectionality and further examine the differences and contradictions between the perspectives represented by members of parliament.

The wastewater treatment plant at GE Healthcare's facility in Uppsala deployed a three step vacuum evaporator in 2007. The purpose of this was to pre-treat wastewater containing amines. The purpose of this thesis was to optimize thisprocess by reducing the amount of concentrate without releasing more nitrogen tothe environment and to examine if density could be used as a measurement of whenthe process should be ended.To create a foundation for optimization six test cycles were conducted with samples taken from all three steps. Both concentrate and condensate were tested as well as the incoming solution. Furthermore, the thesis has been expanded with a benchmarking part examining two different evaporators.

In the middle of the 19th century came an opposite reaction against the hospitals? treatment of their patients and a more human way was requested. A link between crowded housing, bad hygien and other bad conditions had been noticed and nature was considered to be healthy. Hospitals and sanatiories moved closer to nature due to influences from England, USA and Germany, and cities began building public parks. Employment was seen as calming and healthy for the patients.

Fler och fler företag börjar utnyttja Internet för att sprida marknadsföringsmeddelanden till poteniella kunder. Viralmarknadsföring bygger pĂ„ att ett intressant meddelande skapas, ofta i form av videoklipp, som sedan skickas ut till nĂ„gra fĂ„ personer som sedan sprider det vidare. Vi har undersökt hur vanlig denna vidarebefordring Ă€r och hur kĂ€nslorsponsen frĂ„n dessa meddelanden samvarierar med intentionen att sprida vidare. Även tendensskillnader mellan könen undersöktes. I vĂ„r studie anvĂ€nde vi oss av fem verkliga kampanjer, bestĂ„nde av filmlkipp, som haft stor framgĂ„ng pĂ„ Internet.