In recent years IT-solutions have had a big and fast progress in many areas and with this progress many opportunities have followed. The building industry has struggled to keep up with the progress IT has gone through, there for there are vast possibilities to use different IT-solutions in this industry today. This project focuses mainly on in what way IT-solutions can be used when building interi

At the IT department of IKEA, test specialists who are responsible for software testing are currently using a suite from Hewlett Packard called HP Application Lifecycle Management that includes an analysis tool for test result evaluation. During the implementation of this thesis work, the real world demand for a replacement of the analysis tool became apparent, as the interface of the analysis too

Internet of Things is commonly known as the next big thing in com- puter science. This thesis evaluates and shows the concept of Internet of Things using Microsoft Azure. The main goal was to exhibit the commer- cially purpose of the system to Combitech and other potential clients. The result of the implementation were a fusion of three different sensors that, combined with two microcontrollers, c

Dashboards are used in many different situations where it is necessary to be able to display information on a single screen, in a way so that the information can be monitored at a glance. This thesis explore the possibility of using a dashboard for the new graphical user interface of PinDown, an automatic debugging tool developed by Verifyter. The dashboard will be used to monitor projects from a

This thesis project has been conducted in collaboration with Automationsteknik in Hässleholm. The issue of this thesis was to investigate two vision cameras from different manufacturers and create an application that can improve part of an existing automation system. The process that was to be improved packs cupboard doors with an industrial robot arm. Mechanical aspects of the packing process wil

This bachelor thesis was executed at Mårtensson Consulting in Kristianstad. The thesis aimed at investigating how information from a PLC can be transferred to an SQL-database. The project was done with the intention of implementing it at one of Mårtensson Consulting’s clients. This influenced the choice of for instance PLC and software. The information that was to be logged came from a Clean In Pl

Most exporting firms in the world also import foreign inputs in production. Recent findings elucidate the importance of imports as a driver of firm productivity on the amount of goods exported. This study aims at investigating the correlation between imports and firm productivity, not the causality. It will add to previous research by shifting focus from import participation to import intensity an

Corruption has for long been considered a major constraint on economic growth and international trade. In protectionist countries however, it has been shown that corruption can have a trade enhancing effect. By measuring corruption’s influence on the trade levels of the countries in the Western Balkans, I have in this thesis aimed to test the extent to which corruption hinders trade, and whether c

Insurance contracts with guarantees have been issued by insurance companies for a long time. For example, in the 1970s and the 1980s, when the interest rate in the UK was as high as 15-20%, these contracts were issued with guaranteed rates of as high as 10%, thinking the interest rate levels would stay around the same. However, the interest rate decreased and, as of today, interest rate levels are

Infant mortality is a powerful indicator to measure the health and social status of a country. The purpose of this study is to identify the important factors that in uence the infant mortality of Bangladesh. Moreover, this study suggests the government and the policy makers to improve the health and social sectors for reducing the country's infant mortality signicantly. To investigate the impo

Denna uppsats syfte är att undersöka relationen mellan oljepriset och europeiska gröna energibolags aktiepriser för att således utgöra ett underlag för investerare och beslutsfattare. Metoden denna uppsats bygger på är en kvantitativ studie. Genom att skapa ett index för europeiska gröna energibolag undersöks relationen mellan deras pris och priset på Brent råolja. Detta genomförs med hjälp av oli

Sammanfattning Med rådande bostadsbrist och en ökad urbanisering i samhället, ställs stora krav på byggbranschen att anpassa verksamheten och skapa förutsättningar för att bemöta problematiken som kommer med urbaniseringen. Därför ställde vi oss frågan om bygglogistikcenter (BLC) kunde vara en del av lösningen på problemet kring stadsutveckling och byggnadsarbete på begränsad yta. Viss forskning h

Syftet med studien var att undersöka sambandet mellan arbetstillfredsställelse och kreativt arbetsklimat, vilket mättes med en svensk översättning av Minnesota Satisfaction Questionnaire (MSQ) och Creativity Climate Questionnaire (CCQ). Hypotesen var att kreativt arbetsklimat korrelerar med arbetstillfredsställelse. Intresse fanns också att undersöka om det gick att finna tendenser till skillnaderThe purpose of this study was to examine the relation between job satisfaction and creative work climate, which here measured by a Swedish translation of the Minnesota Satisfaction Questionnaire (MSQ) and Creativity Climate Questionnaire (CCQ). The hypothesis was that creative work climate correlates with job satisfaction. There was also an interest to examine if a tendency for differences between

The aim with this thesis is to examine whether there are any differences between the linguistic and cultural strategies used by translators when translating song lyrics from English to Danish and Swedish. A description of translations of song lyrics has been presented as well as three popular songs from different time periods. The songs were analysed using five criteria for translation: singabilit

Trycksår är ett problem som får stora konsekvenser i form av lidande för patienten, ökad vårdtyngd och ökade samhällskostnader. Riktlinjer för trycksårsprevention är omfattande men de följs inte tillräckligt. Syftet med föreliggande studie är att beskriva hinder för tillämpning av trycksårsförebyggande åtgärder i vårdpersonalens yrkesutövande. Författarna har gjort en litteraturstudie. En systemat

Abstract Background Axis Communications is a Lund based company which specializes in network cameras. In addition to the cameras, the company has a wide range of accessories that ensure their customers receive complete solutions. While the company has had significant successes by investing heavily in R&D, increased competition from low-cost competitors is now placing higher demands on cost-eff

Sedan 1800-talet har våra utsläpp av växthusgaser ökat dramatiskt, vilket har fått katastrofala effekter för vårt klimat. Glaciärerna smälter, havsnivåerna stiger och extrema väderhändelser som stormar, översvämningar och värmeböljor blir allt vanligare. Så mycket som 51 % av de globala utsläppen av växthusgaser uppstår vid produktion av kött, mjölk och andra animaliska produkter, vilket innebär aThe municipalities' role in sustainable development is very important and research has shown that municipalities are increasingly working to reduce the climate impact of food, e.g. by reducing meat consumption. The purpose of this study was to examine how the municipalities in the Swedish region Skåne works with decreasing consumption of meat and what problems have occurred in the process. Th

Syftet med denna studie är att genom intervjuer med sex stycken svenska fjärrvärmeföretag som nyligen bytt prismodell undersöka vilka för och nackdelar som prismodellsförändringarna har medfört, samt att undersöka om de tilltänkta incitamenten för energieffektiviseringar har gett någon effekt. Studien har utförts vid Institutionen för Energivetenskaper vid Lunds Tekniska Högskola efter en idé av S