Borglund et al. (2012) argues that today it is becoming increasingly important for companies to work with CSR because stakeholders are more engaged in issues related to social responsibility and the environment. However, much research shows that it does not play a major role how companies work with CSR issues if the information does not reach the final consumer. The focus of this paper is therefore to examine how some of the major clothing companies communicate about their work with CSR issues and if consumers believe that they have the information needed to make an informed purchasing decision that support sustainable development in the garment industry. Our study has among other things found evidence that companies doesn?t reach out with information about their work with CSR.

Bakgrund: Kraven inom hälso- och sjukvården har ökat och sjuksköterskor måste ha kunskap inom många områden och samtidigt bedriva en säker vård. Arbetsmiljön är i många lägen bristfällig och har betydelse för arbetsrelaterad stress. Arbetsrelaterad stress uppstår när det upplevs att det inte finns möjlighet att lösa arbetsuppgifter på grund av otillräckliga kunskaper eller resurser. Syfte: Syftet var att belysa orsaker till arbetsrelaterad stress och hur sådan stress påverkar sjuksköterskors arbete och privatliv. Metod: Detta arbete utformades som en litteraturöversikt för att ge en övergripande bild av forskningsläget.

Introduktion: Påverkan av stress på immunförsvarsresponsen kan leda till mer kraftfullt inflammatoriskt svar som leder till parodontal vävnadsnedbrytning. Enligt hypotesen kan psykologiska faktorer, såsom stress, i kombination med förändrat munhygienbeteende ha betydelse för parodontala sjukdomstillstånd (Genco et al. 1998).Syfte: Att beskriva samband mellan stress och parodontal sjukdom.Frågeställning: Vilka samband föreligger mellan stress och parodontal sjukdom?Metod: LitteraturstudieResultat: Föreliggande litteraturstudie visar att det kan föreligga samband mellan stress och parodontal sjukdom genom förändrat munhygienbeteende och genom förhöjda nivåer av stresshormoner, såsom cortisol och dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) i saliv, gingivalvätska och blodserum.Konklusion: Det kan föreligga samband mellan stress och parodontal sjukdom genom förändrat munhygienbeteende samt genom förhöjda nivåer av stresshormoner i saliv, gingivalvätska och blodserum. Dock kan inga definitiva slutsatser fastställas med denna litteraturstudie..

The purpose of the following study is to examine whether or not differences can be found between a group of aspiring police students (N=59) and a student group (N=20). Comparisons were made between the following variables: general illhealth, subjective experienced stress, trait anxiety and the three coping strategies, which are emotion focused coping, problem focused coping and seeking social support. In addition the results were compared with former research on the general illhealth and trait anxiety of the police students with that of a group police officers with several years of experience (N=69).The result of this showed that the police students had a significantly better level of general than the studentgroup. Several positive relations between the variables were found, among others between illhealth and trait anxiety, subjective experienced stress and trait anxiety and also between different types of coping strategies and subjective experienced stress..

The aim of this study was to examine the use of critical reflection in two social fields of work, using social workers that have at least five years professional experience. We have chosen to examine two fields of work in the same organization to be able to see possible similarities and dissimilarities that occur in the same organization.In our studies at B ?level we examined the use of critical reflection, using social workers that just gotten their degree and that were out working on their first job. In our study we discovered that because of the culture in the organization it?s easier to accommodate the already existing ways of working, than to ?go your own way?.

  Aim. The aim of the study was to describe how nurses in home care experience to pursue palliative care in ordinary housing. Methods. The study had a descriptive design with qualitative approach and was carried out through semi-structured interviews with 14 nurses in home health care from two medium-sized Swedish municipalities. The material was analyzed with manifest and latent content analysis. Findings. The underlying theme that emerged in the study was: Working with palliative care in the patient´s own homes is positive but challenging. Informants describe among other things that they perceived palliative home care as meaningful and that relatives have a central role in the palliative home care since they are close to the patient around the clock. The stress that emerges from the heavy work load and the long geographic distances are described as strenuous and to affect the care in a negative way. Informants describe the home environment as challenging as it is often not adapted for care and the collaboration with the palliative team is described to be experienced as both positive and negative.

A new FPGA suitable for space applications has just reached the market. To investigate whether there are any possible flaws or limitations similar to those previously seen on FPGAs, an evaluation has to be done. This master thesis contains the evaluation of this new radhard FPGA with focus on possible design limitations and package related electrical phenomena.Areas evaluated: Ground-/VDD bounce, Cross talk, Rise time sensitivit, Power cycling, Power consumption, Place and route tool, Radiation hardnessThis report contains all steps in the evaluation. From method to measurements, comparisons, theory, results and conclusions. In the evaluation work, special effort has been made to develop designs that really stress the FPGA to find potential problems.

BakgrundI bakgrunden beskrivs de psykosomatiska symptom som stress kan orsaka och hur kroppenreagerar vid stressade situationer. Olika faktorer som stress kan bero på tas också upp i en del och även positiv och negativ stress behandlas. Relationer mellan människor i omgivningen är också en viktig faktor som vi valt ta upp i bakgrunden. Hur stress kan motverkas och vikten av rutiner, trygghet och vuxna människors ansvar kring barn är en annan viktig del som beskrivs. Sömn är ett av de mest betydelsefulla tillvägagångssätten för kroppen att återhämtasig efter stress, utan återhämtningen bryts kroppen ner.SyfteVårt syfte är att ta reda på om barn i förskoleklassen och i fritidsverksamheten är stressade och i så fall vad som gör att de blir stressade.MetodVi har genomfört en etnografiskinfluerad studie och som forskningsmetod har vi valtobservationer och intervjuer och vi har tillsammans intervjuat 8 stycken barn som går i förskoleklassen och i fritidsverksamheten.

Självledarskap innefattar strategier som syftar till att medvetandegöra och förändra individens tankar och i förlängningen beteende. Genom att förändra tankemönster kan individen förhoppningsvis öka chansen att hantera stress. Forskning visar att ökat självledarskap medför ökad self-efficacy, vilket i sin tur förbättrar förmågan att hantera stress. Studien syftar till att undersöka om det även finns samband mellan självledarskap och stress, hypotesen var att det föreligger ett negativt samband mellan de båda variablerna. Deltagarna (89 studenter, varav 56 kvinnor) besvarade en enkät bestående av självledarskap, självskattad stress och arbetsmiljö.

One of today problem at IVT industries would be assembly of insulation on water cisterns. The element of assembly insulation on the cistern gets too elevated; hence one has to climb onto the stand the cistern is assembly on. This will increase the risk of work related injuries when there is a risk of falling down. It?s also rather strenuous on shoulders due to work with your arms high above your head.

Trots att stress tidigt i livet kan leda till ohälsa i vuxenlivet finns det förhållandevis få studier av psykobiologiska aspekter av stress bland ungdomar i Sverige. Syftet med denna studie var att undersöka sambandet mellan självrapporterad stress (n=412) och salivkortisol (n=278) hos friska skolungdomar i årskurs 8 och 9 i två Stockholmsskolor. Vidare undersöktes könsskillnader och skillnader mellan årskurser i självrapporterad stress respektive salivkortisol. Data samlades in via ett självskattningsformulär som mäter generell stress samt genom salivprover tagna vid fem tillfällen under en dag. Resultaten visade på ett signifikant samband mellan självrapporterad stress och salivkortisol (r=0,29) vid en tidpunkt.

Inom universitet och högskolemiljö är stress ett vanligt förekommande fenomen. Ungdomar som börjar studera får frihet att kontrollera sin vardag och sin livsstil, vilket kan resultera i ohälsosamma levnadsvanor. Tidigare forskning har visat positiva effekter av fysisk aktivitet vad beträffar minskad upplevd stress, vilket föranledde vårt val av ämne till uppsatsen.Syftet med studien var att undersöka studenters upplevda stress i relation till fysisk aktivitet.Metoden som användes var kvantitativ. Urvalet omfattade 186 studenter, 80 män och 106 kvinnor som valdes genom ett bekvämlighetsurval. Dessa personer fick svara på frågor om upplevd stress samt om träningsvanor.

This report is an attempt to clarify how religious and non-religious views-of-life [livsåskådningar] are created through the collaboration and opposition of religious and scientific elements/ideas. This with the hope of reaching a fruitful result related to the solution of world-view related conflicts, such as the ones existing between science and religion, on an individual and societal level.This is accomplished with the help of two assertions: (1) Mankind has a need to explain its existence and surroundings. (2) Religion and science has their origins in the same seed and aim to serve the same purpose, or function. Together these two assertions lay the theoretical foundations of this report which implies that all humans have an innate need of sustaining a stable world-view.The result of this report is that a final solution to world-view related conflicts are beyond reach as our mental and physical nature limits us. However there are strategies for minimizing world-view related conflicts effect on society..

Electromyography (EMG) is a technique that measures muscle activity, whichmeans detecting the electrical signals that travel through the muscle in connectionwith muscle contraction. This project deals with how EMG can be used tocontrol a computer game.The project is centered around the game 'EMG Track Game' which has beenconstructed as part of this work. 'EMG Track Game' is controlled by twoelectrodes fastened on the player. These are attached to two selected musclesand control the motion in one direction each, one up and the other one down.The game is constructed in the purpose of being used in several elds of application.Among these are as entertainment, training equipment and a tool inresearch related to EMG and muscles.To highlight a possible application a study concerning muscle control has beenconducted. It answers the question of whether players score better with theirdominant arm in comparison with their non-dominant one.

To become old and live in an institution could mean that the habits and routines they have obtained during their lifetime and are used to may become changed. There are fixed norms and rules which the elderly more or less have to adjust to. The aim of this study was to describe how nursing staff attitudes influence on elderly care takers meal situation. The method of this study was a literature review. The result showed that norms and rules not always are adjusted to caretakers? wishes and needs.