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The Forest Service has declared its intention of becoming a learning organization. As a means to that end, the Forest Service has borrowed and adapted the staff ride concept from the military. This paper describes the staff ride product and compares it to what scientific research tells us about the nature of learning. Focus group sessions were conducted to ascertain the strengths and weaknesses of
As the gateway to a great variety of digital activities, Google has standardised how information is accessed. This transformation of the modern search paradigm has brought about a change in our relationship to information and, as information specialists librarians can offer a valuable perspective on this subject. The question of how trust plays a part in the relationship between librarians and Goo
The purpose of this study is to investigate if there is a difference in the short-term announcement effects of equity private placements depending on the relationship of the investor with the issuing firms in terms of information asymmetry and agency conflicts. An event study is conducted to study if there are abnormal returns. The abnormal returns will be used as the dependent variable in a reg
I denna rapport utvärderas personsäkerheten vid händelse av brand i köpcentrumet Familia. Rapporten är skriven som en del i kursen Brandteknisk Riskvärdering vid brandingenjörsutbildningen vid Lunds Tekniska Högskola. Familia är ett relativt litet köpcentrum som ligger i handelsområdet Hyllinge Storcenter, mellan Åstorp och Helsingborg. Här finns sammanlagt 47 butiker, restauranger och caféer. Fö
I och med de utmaningar som mänskligheten idag står inför, med stora klimatförändringar, ökad urbanisering och en global ekonomi kan städer komma att spela en central roll i hållbarhetsarbetet. Det är av vikt att beslutsfattare i städer kan förstå, hantera och styra på ett sätt att städerna utvecklas till hållbara samhällen med hållbara processer. Frågan är hur väl beslutsfattarnas sätt att hanterWith the challenges facing humanity today, with rapid climate changes, an increased urbanization and a global economy, cities can play a central role in sustainable development. It is important that decision-makers in the cities can understand, manage and govern in a way that cities develop into sustainable communities with sustainable processes. The question is how well the decision-makers' w
Jämförande studie mellan George Sands karaktär Lélia och Balzacs Fœdora.
I started playing guitar when I was 16 years old, and I learned to play on my own. I still play the guitar but I have a long way to go before I am fully learned. When the video-game Guitar Hero hit the shelves, I and my friends were fast to pick it up. We spent hours and hours with this game, and eventually we got really skilled at this game. But it was just that. A game. What if there was a way
This report will cover and explain the various stages it took to develop and design a new cleaning machine for the company HTC. HTC is a well-known company that specializes in manufacturing machines and tools used in the process of grinding floors, but it is their Twister™ pads that will be of interest for this project. Twister™ is an abrasive pad covered in millions of microscopic diamonds that
Problemställning: Ändringar i EU:s lagstiftning har på senare tid förändrat mervärdesmatsbranschen genom att skärpa kraven för påståenden till konsumenter. Samtidigt har mervärdesprodukter växer för husdjur ökat. Att på ett korrekt sätt följa den nya lagstiftningen kräver en ny typ av kunskap inom mervärdesbranscherna, vilket blir ännu tydligare för produkter med innovative påståenden som inte är Background: Recent changes in EU legislation have changed the industry of functional foods by tightening substantiation requirements for claims made to consumers. Parallelly, functional products are growing within the pet food segment. To follow the new legislation requires a new kind of knowledge within both industries, which becomes even more apparent when developing innovative products with les
In Hälsingland, Sweden, there are approximately a thousand Hälsingegårdar; big farm houses with lavishly decorated rooms typical for the region. These farmhouses have been the subjects of much research, mainly with a focus on their economical background, or restoration aspects. There has been no archaeological research done on these farmhouses, and thus an archaeological perspective is lacking in
Denna studie ämnar att öka förståelsen för hur den alternativa mediesajten Avpixlat strategiskt kommunicerar sin bild av det svenska samhället, hur denna uppfattas av sajtens läsare och vilka implikationer det kan få för demokratin. I ett dialek- tiskt förhållningssätt undersöks kommunikationen utifrån såväl sändar- som läsarperspektiv, med hjälp av retoriska- och receptionsanalytiska metoder. StuThe aim of this study is to increase the understanding of how the alternative media site Avpixlat strategically communicates its image of Swedish society, how this image is perceived by its readers and what implications it might have for democracy. With a dialectic approach, the communication has been examined from both sender and reader perspectives, using rhetoric- and reception analyses. The em
The purpose of this report is to examine the safety of people during evacuation of the nightclub Etage in case of fire. Etage is one of the biggest night clubs in Malmö and can receive a maximum of 500 guests during opening hours. Three different fire scenarios were analyzed along with evacuation scenarios. These were simulated in the programs FDS and Simulex. In many of the scenarios the evacuat
The main purpose of this report is to evaluate the fire safety situation at Katrineholms conference center, focusing on human safety and evacuation possibilities. The building contains conference halls, offices, a nightclub, a restaurant and two cinemas. A risk analysis is made where possible scenarios are estimated and evaluated in regard to probability and consequence. Thereafter the three worst
Syftet med studien var att undersöka sambanden mellan upplevelsen av motivation, ett stödjande arbetsklimat (i termer av autonomi- och kompetensstöd från kollegor och chefer), välmående och produktivitet på callcenters. Urvalet bestod av sju callcenters i Sverige och en webbenkät besvarades av totalt 329 respondenter. Datan behandlades utifrån korrelations- och regressionsanalyser, vilka visade flThe purpose of the research was to investigate the relationships between perceived degrees of motivation, a supportive work climate (in terms of autonomy and competence support from colleagues and managers), well-being, and productivity at call centers. An online survey was distributed to seven Swedish call center companies and was answered by 329 respondents. The data was analyzed using correlati
In Sweden there was a government decision 2012 to implement a new level of care within the national psychiatric health care. The purpose with this study was to investigate the implementation ie a new means of organization in the psychiatric healthcare for children and adolescents in the city of Växjö. In this study we focus on the implementation nationwide in Sweden and specifically in our county.
Under 2012 kom 514 anmälningar in till diskrimineringsombudsmannen gällande etnisk tillhörighet. Forskning har visat att etnisk diskriminering innebär en negativ påverkan på hälsa och självbild hos individen som blir utsatt. Syftet med denna studie var att undersöka vilka faktorer som påverkar individers attityd till invandring. Analyser genomfördes för att finna samband mellan kunskapsnivå kring
The increasing feeling of systemic failure among the public gives rise to a growing number of social movements including the climate movement. The global environmental organization 350.org focuses on building, connecting, and empowering the grassroots climate movement by initiating and facilitating different campaigns, e.g. the Fossil Free (FF) Campaign. I conducted in-depth interviews of grassroo
Uganda has experienced extreme weather for example droughts and flooding for many years resulting from rainfall deficits and variability. With the increased manifestation of negative effects related to climate change and global warming, this challenge is becoming greater and greater. And with increased public awareness about disasters and disaster risks, communities are ceasing to portray droughts
I samband med att 34 småhusägare stämde småhusentreprenören Myresjöhus för fukt- och mögelproblem uppmärksammades termen utvecklingsfel, en ny typgodkänd byggmetod som senare visar sig vara problematisk. Samtidigt som det har framkommit att byggbranschen inte har någon tradition att göra utförliga tester innan en ny metod införs. Husägaren hamnar i kläm när varken garantin eller byggfelsförsäkring
Authors: Oskar Bill, Alexander Jöndell Supervisors: Carl-Henric Nilsson Associate Professor Lund University ¬ School of Economics and Management Department of Business Administration Charlotta Johansson Associate Professor Lund University ¬ Faculty of Engineering Department of Automatic Control Purpose: The purpose is to predict customer loyalty by utilising big data. This will be done by co
