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The thesis treats a partial implementation of the SCORM standard for an existing LMS (Learning Management System), and includes an overview of the standard and a presentation and analysis of the implementation. SCORM is short for Shareable Content Object Reference Model and is a standard for web based e-learning. The standard specifies, among other things, API, aggregation and data model. The impl

The aim of this study is to analyze whether the presence of weed species resistant to herbicides is related to landscape heterogeneity and environmental variables. C3 and C4 weed species, such as Chenopodium album, Conyza canadensis, Amaranthus retroflexus, Papaver rhoeas, Sorghum halepense, Echinochloa crus-galli and Lolium rigidum, are studied in two differing bioclimatic countries, Greece and G

The pattering of an optical surface with physical features like with very low reflectivity and high transmission of IR or visible light can be used e.g. for antireflective windows for solar cells and photodetectors. Here we present results on antireflective patterning of Si for back side illuminated InAsSb nanowire long wavelength IR (8-15 µm) photodetectors. Photolithography and dry etching techn

Utvecklandet av diabetes och ätstörningar sammanfaller ofta kring pubertetsåldern hos både unga kvinnor och män. Då prevalensen av både diabetes typ 1 och ätstörningar ökar kan det vara intressant att studera ett eventuellt samband. Syftet med studien var att sammanställa forskningsresultat kring ätstörningar hos unga personer med diabetes mellitus typ 1. Studien genomfördes som en litteraturstudi

Även om sjuksköterskan är medvetet om hygienens betydelse i sitt dagliga omvårdnadsarbete är följsamheten till handhygien fortfarande låg. Vårdrelaterade infektioner är fortfarande ett stort problem inom hälso-och sjukvården. Syftet med denna litteraturstudie var att belysa faktorer som påverkar sjuksköterskans följsamhet till handhygien. Metoden var en litteraturstudie som baseras på ett urval av

The world´s total expenditures regarding leisure travelling and related expenditures corresponded to approximately 3000 billions USD in 2010. This substantial value makes the travelling industry and related markets important in an economic aspect. Data posted by the WTO states that between the years of 1995-2005 the world’s amount of tourism arrivals increased by approximately 50 %, and additional

Smärta är problematiskt vad gäller personer med demens då deras kognitiva förmåga gör det svårt för dem att förmedla sina upplevelser av smärta. Detta ställer särskilda krav på sjuksköterskan och annan hälso- och sjukvårdspersonal eftersom upplevelse av smärta förmedlas på andra sätt och därför måste observeras. Syftet med denna studie var att belysa olika smärtskattningsskalor samt belysa faktore

För patienter med cancer är cancerrelaterad smärta ett vanligt problem som orsakar ett stort lidande. Syftet var att beskriva användandet av musik i förhållande till omvårdnad av vuxna patienter med cancerrelaterad smärta. Resultatet visade genom teman att musiken kunde lindra såväl fysisk som psykisk/emotionell cancerrelaterad smärta samt att användningen och graden av smärtlindring påverkas av s

The mast cell mediator histamine is involve in T2D pathogenicity Diabetes mellitus is a common metabolic disorder which is characterized by high glucose levels in blood and urine. Diabetes is one of the most expanding diseases in the world today. There are 2 major types of diabetes; type 2 diabetes (T2D) contributes with up to 90% of all diabetes subtypes. Patients with T2D compose up to 150 mill

Concepts as the entrepreneurial city and the creative class closely correlate with the ideas presented in the theory of neoliberalism and neoliberal urban planning policies. These concepts have spread widely throughout the modern world and effect the planning of almost every city today, from developed countries to developing countries. Typically seen as a stronghold for social democratic policies

Syftet med denna studie är att behandla interaktioner mellan fordon och fotgängare i högtrafikerade T-korsningar, där man med hjälp utav mikrosimuleringsprogrammen VISSIM och VISWALK mäter de olika fördröjningar som kan uppstå vid ett övergångsställe beroende på vilken typ av korsning vi har att handskas med. I detta arbetet så kommer vi att behandla T-korsningar med väjningsplikt respektive trafi

Traffic engineers around the country often use pre-programmed path plans. However, there is often an uncertainty in how much margin there is in the path plan and if they are trustworthy. The goal of this report is to determine the margin in pre-programmed path plans, using the program AutoTurn, for trucks with a length of 10 meters. This report discusses drive and rest times how both the drive and

Veldfires occur as seasonal events in South Africa. During veldfires, the relationship between the fire actors and the affected population is important to the crisis communication. In the Dr. Kenneth Kaunda District Municipality there are primarily three fire actors: the fire brigade, the Fire Protection Association (FPA) and Working on Fire (WoF). The aim of the study is to explore the communicat

Det teoretiska ramverket för studie var GLOBE-studien, Hofstedes fyra dimensioner och Sveningssons och Alvessons förhållningssätt till ledarskap. Syftet var att undersöka den personliga upplevelsen hos Svenska ledare. Fokus var på hur kulturella faktorer påverkade ledarskapet när ledarna arbetade med ett utländskt team. Sex svenska ledare som hade arbetat med utländska team i USA, Indien, TysklandThe theoretical framework of the present study was the GLOBE study, Hofstede’s four dimensions and Sveningsson’s and Alvesson’s approach to leadership. The purpose was to examine the personal experience of Swedish leaders. The focus was on the influence of cultural factors on the leadership when the leaders worked with a foreign team. Six Swedish leaders who had been working with foreign teams in

Chefens roll i organisationen är fylld av förväntningar och krav. Syftet med studien är att bidra med kunskap om hur chefen skapar en föreställning av visionen för sig själv och förankrar den i en organisation sett ur ett meningsskapande perspektiv. Vi behandlar hur chefer i Bjuvs kommun förmedlar deras visionsarbete med namn Vision Bjuv 2020. Uppsatsen avser att uppfylla syftet genom att besvara In organizations there are many expectations on the manager’s role. The study’s purpose is to contribute knowledge about how the manager creates a perception of a vision and communicate it in the organization viewed from a sensemaking perspective. The study was conducted in Bjuv municipality on how managers communicate the vision named Vision Bjuv 2020. By answering the following questions: How ma

This thesis identifies a set of power relations that complicates Western aid to African gay movements. It is a cultural analysis focusing on lesbians living in Lilongwe, the capital of Malawi, aiming to explore the tensions between discourses of power in play, from a post colonial and intersectional perspective. The use of queer theory makes similarities between traditional non-conforming sexualit

Popular science summary: Beavers are back in Denmark The beaver Castor fiber is an animal which used to be common in most places all over Europe. The beaver has also been an important resource for humans, where especially the meat, the thick fur and the castoreum, a secretion that was used by humans in perfume, medicines and food, was wanted. Therefore, hunting by humans has been the main reason

The purpose of this study is to increase the knowledge of three bass players play style. The method used consists of transcriptions of five pieces which been qualitatively analyzed. The chapter of theory brings up the history behind the bass players, Marc Johnson, Eddie Gomez and Scott Lafaro. It also contains a rhythmic chapter and a technical chapter. My conclusions are that the bass players are

This essay strives to find parent’s role both on group lessons for youths who play guitar, in which the parents too are active students, and in the children’s practice. Are there parents who are more or less involved in their child’s learning process outside the lessons? In what aspect and how have the parent been involved in its child’s learning process, outside the lessons? Have they been involv