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Innovations are necessary to ride the inevitable tide of change. Most of enterprises are striving to reduce their computing cost through the means of virtualization. This demand of reducing the computing cost has led to the innovation of Cloud Computing. Cloud Computing offers better computing through improved utilization and reduced administration and infrastructure costs. Cloud Computing is the
The rapid development of current information technology has brought about new aspirations in the academic world, especially in higher education organizations. Learning management systems (LMS) are software applications or Web-based technology used mainly for digital learning and studying. Even though there are many different kinds of LMS, the more advanced ones are usually highly priced and the si
When preferences from the past or future disagrees with present preferences about what to do now, it seems counterintuitive for preference utilitarianism to take these past and future diachronic preferences into account. In this thesis I discuss two different solutions to this problem. First, preference utilitarianism could solve the problem by becoming more sophisticated - by suggesting that we s
This work will involve knowledge connected to geothermal sources, what they are and how they can be used for production of energy and electricity. Focus will be on the current situation in Denmark and to end by covering a possible Danish future development in geothermal. Denmark is one of the countries most engaged in the development of district heating and currently more than half of the househo
En undersökning av hur verb med olika aspekt i polskan översätts till svenska.
Fenomenet med kommunala allmännyttiga bostadsföretag sträcker sig tillbaka till 1930-talet. Syftet med att en kommun har ägt ett bostadsföretag har hela tiden varit att detta skall vara kommunens instrument för att uppfylla det bostadsförsörjningsansvar som åläggs kommunen. Driften av bostadsföretagen har dock hela tiden drivits utifrån KL:s förbud för kommuner att driva verksamhet med vinstsyfte
Syftet med denna studie är att ta reda på de eventuella folkmusikaliska influenserna i svensk respektive grekisk populärmusik och göra en jämförelse mellan de båda. Syftet är också att finna likheter och skillnader i hur svenska respektive grekiska folkmusikstudenter resonerar kring folkmusikaliska influenser i populärmusik för att belysa ämnet ur olika perspektiv Svensk och grekisk populärmusik hTitle: Folk musical influences in Swedish and Greek popular music - a comparative study. What folk music influences Swedish and Greek folk music students can find in popular music and how they reason about them. Author: Michael Sideridis The purpose of this study is to determine the possible influences of folk music in Swedish and Greek popular music and make a comparison between the two. It also
The Family International is a Christian new religious movement founded in 1968. The movement has a history of frequent organizational changes, partly due to its theologically founded belief in continuous prophecy. The latest organizational change, the Reboot, was implemented in September 2010. This paper aims to introduce the Reboot and show how changes in social boundaries are perceived by memb
Den här studien handlar om hur ungdomar upplever musikämnet i grundskolans år 8 och 9. Mitt eget intresse både för ungdomar och att musicera tillsammans i ensemble har lett mig till detta val av ämne. Studien bygger på kvalitativ metod, närmare bestämt gruppintervjuer med ungdomar. De viktigaste resultaten är att ungdomarna känner att undervisningen i musik är annorlunda än i t.ex. matematik och sTitle: Music education in primary school. A study of how primary school students experience music lessons and ensemble playing. This study is about how young people perceive the subject of music in the elementary school years 8 and 9. My own interest for both young people and playing music in ensembles led me to this choice of topic. The study is based on qualitative method, specifically group int
Since the early 1980’s and up until today many organizations have realized the importance of paying more and more attention to the effective strategic planning of the information systems resources. There are several reasons for this that where recognized by Pyburn (1983), one was the high speed of technological progress both in regards to IT and Telecoms facilities. Another key factor, which is ve
Denna studie handlar om ett möte mellan Reggio Emilias filosofi och Rytmik. Följande frågor behandlas: Vad händer med barns lärande i mötet mellan Reggio Emilias pedagogiska filosofi och Rytmik? På vilket sätt påverkar förskolans förutsättningar lärandet? På vilket sätt utforskar barnen musik? Vad lär sig barnen? Studien, som genomförts med aktionsforskning, har gjorts på en förskola i en barngrupTitle: A meeting between the Reggio Emilia pedagogical philosophy and Eurhythmics. This study is about a meeting between the Reggio Emilia philosophy and Eurhythmics. The following questions are addressed: What happens to children's learning in the meeting between the Reggio Emilia philosophy and Eurhythmics? How do preconditions affect learning? How do children explore music? What do they lea
ABSTRACT Author: Jessica Gustafsson Title: Between two worlds – to be young, female and immigrant in Sweden today Supervisor: Norma Montesino Assesor: Christina Erneling The purpose of this study was to investigate how young immigrant woman see and describe their everyday life and find out if the life as a newly arrived immigrant is as problem filled as the previous research indicate. The study
During the last decade, crimes made in the name of honour, have appeared in the Swedish society and have become the focus of debates and research. Honour killing and compulsory marriage are deeds made in the name of honour and are also controlling and limiting the every-day life of youths´. The school, where the youth can meet people of the same age, becomes a very important place for these boys a
To live the life you want to live – A studie about how refugees perceive local welfare authorities interventions in relation to the life they want to live. The aim of this study is to analyze how refugees perceive the Swedish welfare authorities intervention in relation to the life they want to live. We used Amartya Sens Capability approach to analyze what intervention measures refugees consider
What? A Backpack concept in co-operation with Swedish outdoor manufacturer Fjällräven. The backpacks are to be used by travelers, trekkers and other active people with a need for a lager carrying capacity. How? The packs should build on the heritage of the Fjällräven brand while being modern and express innovation as well as continuity, functionality and simplicity. Multifunctional While the produ
In this thesis an empirical model for optimal production of North Sea oil is implemented for the purpose of evaluation in a contemporary context. The model was presented by Pesaran in 1990 and is one of dynamic optimization where a price-taking producer faces a maximization problem subject to constraints describing production conditions. The model along with some background research is initially p
The housing situation for homeless women - a qualitative study Our aim with this study was to examine in which way social workers and local politicians view on the housing situation for homeless women in four municipalities in the south of Sweden. We interviewed in total four social workers and four local politicians from two smaller and two medium-sized municipalities. We chose to focus on homel
Author: Mattias Olsson Title: “I think the time was right” A study of the decision making behind the needle exchange programme Supervisor: Eva-Malin Antoniusson Assessor: Mats Hilte The aim of this Bachelor thesis is to highlight the decision making process of the Scanian politicians regarding the local needle-exchange programme by using Kingdons agenda-setting theory. It is based upon interview
Föreliggande studie har undersökt en patientgrupps mående, innan respektive cirka sex månader in i behandling, vid Röda Korsets behandlingscenter för krigsskadade och torterade. Studien genomfördes med hjälp av självskattningsinstrument avseende PTSD, ångest, depression, välbefinnande, fungerande, symptom och risk. Studien syftade även till att bringa klarhet i om, och i sådana fall vilka, faktoreIn this study, the wellbeing of a collection of patients at the Red Cross Treatment Center for Victims of Torture and War (RCC) has been evaluated. The study was carried out before the start of treatment and six months in to rehabilitation. The evaluation was completed using self assessment forms which took in to account: PTSD, anxiety, depression, wellbeing, function, symptoms and risk. Assessmen
En framgångsrik rekrytering är gynnsam både för arbetsgivaren och den anställde och rekryteringsprocessen underlättas av en grundligt utförd arbetsanalys. Att göra en arbetsanalys innebär att fastställa de ramar och villkor som finns kring ett arbete, både för den anställde och för företaget. Det främsta syftet med arbetsanalys är att få fram specificerade individkrav för användning vid rekryterin
