Outsourcing is today a common phenomenon among businesses in most industries. The term outsourcing means transferring the responsibility of performing a certain Function to an external supplier. There are usually certain methods to investigate the effects and the outcome of a Function that is performed by the company itself. When this Function is performed by an external party, the complexity of the Function will increase.This leads us to our purpose: Based on different theories clarify how a company ensures a desired effect out of marketing when this Function is outsourced to a certain retail- and advertising agency.In this essay we have defined us to study one of Sweden´s leading mobile operators who have outsourced their sales management to a retail- and advertising agency. To get an additional point of view, we have included one of the mobile operator´s intermediates, which is a selling agent whose sales Function is led by the retail- and advertising agency..

This thesis is a case study of the search Function on the University of Uppsala?s web site. The search Function in this study was chosen since it exists on a large and complex web site and there were apparent lacks in the old version of the search Function. The thesis highlights some of the problems that can appear in the development of a search Function on a local site. One interesting find is that one of the most difficult issues is organizational and not technical.

This thesis is a case study of the search Function on the University of Uppsala?s web site. The search Function in this study was chosen since it exists on a large and complex web site and there were apparent lacks in the old version of the search Function. The thesis highlights some of the problems that can appear in the development of a search Function on a local site. One interesting find is that one of the most difficult issues is organizational and not technical.

The aim of this Master thesis is to study the public libraries' Function as a place for people to meet. Four major questions are taken up: + Do the public libraries have the Function of a meeting place? + How important do the librarians and the visitors find the libraries possible Function as a meeting place? Do they think that this Function is important? + What differs the public libraries from other places in society when it comes to the Function of a meeting place? + What differences are there between a larger and a smaller library when it comes to the Function of a meeting place ? The basis of this study are interviews with employees at a province library in Jönköping and at a smaller library in Sjöbo in Borås municipality. Our study deals with the history of public libraries, its Functions as a meeting place, its architecture, culture, and statistics concerning numbers of visitors and loans of books. The conclusions that are drawn are that the public libraries have qualifications to Function as a meeting place even if that isn't always the case.

This thesis is a case study of the search Function on the University of Uppsala?s web site. The search Function in this study was chosen since it exists on a large and complex web site and there were apparent lacks in the old version of the search Function. The thesis highlights some of the problems that can appear in the development of a search Function on a local site. One interesting find is that one of the most difficult issues is organizational and not technical.

The purpose of this paper has been to study how users experiences and behaviors are influenced by a "like" Function, when publication of images in social media with the photo app Instagram as the selected base. In this study respondents has been part of a study regarding their experiences and behavior related to "like" Function in Instagram. The results of the question form have then been analyzed to find patterns in their behavior and to exemplify/reinforce different type of user-behavior found in related scientific articles.The study has shown that the behavior of Instagram users is affected by the "like" Function, when they believes that the Function is a status marker that raises the interest for certain users by the number of likes. Through my results, I have been able to amplify and illustrate several theories of Goffman, Buckingham and Gripsrud which are presented in the report..

The waveform of a radar signal affects the resolution in velocity and distance. The ambiguity Function is used as an aid for analysing narrow band radar signals simultaneously in time and frequency. An analysing tool for wide band radar signals is missing.This thesis describes a generalised ambiguity Function to be utilised for study of wide band signals. Waveforms are further synthesised with help of the developed analysing tool. The aim is to start with a certain ambiguity Function and find a waveform that reproduces the same ambiguity Function.Mathematical formulas are presented and implemented in Matlab to produce the wide band ambiguity Function.

Introduction: HR departments have been developed to take care of the organizations most important resource: the human being. HR as a Function has however faced criticism claiming that the Function does not entail any value to organizations. The rest of the organization often have a hard time understanding what HR?s daily work means and thereof not having a clear image of the Function?s purpose or the Function?s role in the organization Aim: The purpose of this study is to describe the relationship between the organization's view of the HR department (image) and the HR department's image of themselves (identity) in order to create a greater understanding of how the HR Function successfully can be a well-Functioning resource in an organization's overall business. Methodology: The study was conducted in the form of a case study. We have approached the issues by taking different perspective into account, which includes HR, managers and employees.

Objective: The aim of the study is to describe pupils' understanding of the mathematical concept of Function. How do pupils define the concept of Function? What images of the concept of Function evoke when they solve tasks, which involve identifying and constructing Functions?Theory: A student's thinking about a mathematical concept depends on more than just the formal definition of the concept; therefore Tall and Vinner introduce the term concept image to describe the role cognitive structures play when students learn about concepts. The cognitive structure includes all mental images, associated properties and processes that an individual associates with a given concept. According to Sfard, an individual's understanding of mathematical concepts may have different character: an operational conception, where a concept is conceived as a process and a structural conception, where the given concept is conceived as an object, that is, as a whole.Method: 16 pupils at the Science Program at two different upper secondary schools inSweden answered a questionnaire on the mathematical concept of Function.

Background: The project controller is a Function witch evolved due to the strong gaining ground of project operation. Why the area of the project controller is interesting to study is explained by the fact that increasing knowledge of this Function is important in order to make project operation work well. The fact that opinions in this field disagree, further increases the interest of the field. In order to study the Function of the project controller three companies have been singled out. They are IFS, Intentia and Saab Bofors Dynamics.

The purpose of this master thesis is to investigate if the mobile library has a similar role as the public library. To study this further we intend to examine the value and Function of the mobile library. Answers are sought to the following questions: Can the mobile library be seen as a public library in a smaller scale? How do the users experience the value and Function of the mobile library? What does the library staff think of the value and Function of the mobile library for the users? What would the consequences be if the service of the mobile libraries would not exist? The method used was qualitative interviews. The groups of respondents are mobile library users and library staff.

We have by Statistics Sweden (SCB) been given the task of using different dynamic regression models in order to forecast service price index for sea transport. The aim is to see whether these models provide better forecasts than those previously used. This essay aim to identify, estimate and evaluate the selected prediction models. Through our data material we were given access to 28 sightings of sea transport index during the period of 2004 q1 to 2010 q4. We have chosen to evaluate three different transfer Function models, one ARIMA model and one naive forecasting model. The input variables we decided to test in our transfer Function models were the price of petroleum products, the port activity in Swedish ports and the lending rate of Swedish Central bank. The results of our study suggest that transfer Function models generally provide better models than the ARIMA model and the naive forecast model.

Background: Previously research shows that people treated conservatively can have reduced foot Function after Achilles tendon rupture. However, there are few qualitative studies in the subject, so this essay is written to provide a deeper understanding of how these people feel about their foot Function one to two years after the injury.Purpose: Investigate how people perceive their foot Function after conservative treatment one to two year after Achilles tendon rupture and if they have an avoidance behavior in their everyday lives.Method: Four people who suffered from Achilles tendon rupture participated in this qualitative study. The study was conducted with semi-structured interviews, which in turn were processed using qualitative content analysis.Results: The perceived foot Function is today varied in terms of mobility, strength and pain according to the participants. They feel difference in their everyday life in comparison with before the injury. It appears that participants have avoidance behavior when it comes to the situation of injury.

Platelet transfusions can be necessary during treatment of patients with thrombocytopenia or impaired platelet Function. Platelet Function in platelet concentrates (PC) deteriorate with storage time. Studying swirling is often used to control the quality of PC?s before transfusion but the method has some disadvantages. Therefore other methods can be useful, for example impedance aggregometry (IA, Multiplate® Analyzer) to measure platelet Function.     In this study the change in platelet Function over time was examined in buffy coat and apheresis platelets with IA where aggregation had been induced with adenosine diphosphate (ADP) and collagen.

AimThe aim of the present study was to study possible evidence for shock wave therapy on pain and Function in patients with plantar fasciitis.Questions1. Does shock wave therapy reduce pain in patients with plantar fasciitis?2. Does shock wave therapy improve Function in patients with plantar fasciitis?MethodA systematic review of the literature was performed in the databases PubMed, EMBASE, Cochrane and Cinahl.