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I dagsläget står industrier för en tredjedel av Sveriges totala utsläpp när det kommer till koldioxidutsläpp. I samband med koldioxidutsläppen från industrin tillkommer utsläpp från samtliga transporter. Ericsson har som mål att gemensamt bli CO2-neutrala inom år 2030 för att vidare ha noll koldioxidutsläpp år 2040. Målet är ett gemensamt mål för hela Ericsson, inte minst sagt för Ericsson i Borås. Organisationen i Borås fokuserar främst på NPI-verksamheten, dvs New Production Introduction. Inom NPI-verksamheten hanteras prototyper genom ett flertal tester i syfte att uppfylla kundens krav och förväntningar innan förserie av produktion. Studien kommer utifrån en nulägesanalys undersöka hur organisationen i Borås ligger till gentemot det gemensamma målet att vara CO2-neutrala samt deras tillvägagångssätt i arbetet för att nå detta mål. Det är också av intresse att följa upp hur organisationen arbetar med deras samhällsansvar, CSR, fokuserat på den ekologiska dimensionen. Den ekologiska dimensionen innefattar allmänna hållbarhetsfrågor och i vilken grad verksamheten arbetar för att ta ett socialt ansvar gällande miljöfrågor. Fallstudien baseras på både kvantitativa- och kvalitativa metoder för en bredare inblick i hur organisationen arbetar med hållbarhet samt CSR. I den kvalitativa metoden baseras fallstudien på sex stycken respondenter i form av en semistrukturerad intervju, där samtliga respondenter är medarbetare på Ericsson i Borås. Den kvalitativa studien består vidare av en enkät som Ericssons största underleverantörer fått ta del av. Den kvantitativa studien innefattar likaväl data från Ericssons interna intranät som är grunden till en livscykelanalys. Studien redogör att det gemensamma målet för Ericsson att vara CO2-neutrala inte brutits ner på organisationsnivå i Borås. Därav finns det inga tydliga riktningar på hur organisationen skall arbeta för att nå detta gemensamma mål. Däremot finns det ett positivt engagemang till att lägga större fokus på att nå det gemensamma målet framöver. Samtliga respondenter hävdar att organisationen i Borås lägger större fokus på den sociala samt ekonomiska dimensionen inom CSR, och den ekologiska dimensionen har inte prioriterats i samma utsträckning. Livscykelanalysen som framställdes resulterade i att transportmedel bör ses över samt framförhållning vad gäller materialplanering. Inom NPI-verksamheten används flygplan som ett frekvent transportmedel, som är den största boven vad gäller koldioxidutsläpp. I och med att globala leverans sker, resulterar det i ett stort miljöavtryck vad gäller koldioxidutsläpp. / At present, industry accounts for one third of Sweden's total carbon dioxide emissions. In addition to carbon dioxide emissions from industry, there are emissions from all forms of transport. Ericsson's goal is to become CO2-neutral by 2030, with a view to achieving zero CO2 emissions by 2040. This is a common goal for all of Ericsson, not least Ericsson in Borås. The organization in Borås focuses primarily on the NPI business, i.e. New Production Introduction. Within the NPI business, prototypes are handled through a number of tests in order to meet customer requirements and expectations before pre-series production. The study will investigate how the organisation in Borås is positioned towards the common goal of being CO2-neutral and their approach to achieve this goal. It is also of interest to follow up how the organisation works with their social responsibility, CSR, focusing on the ecological dimension. The ecological dimension includes general sustainability issues and the extent to which the business is working to take social responsibility for their environmental issues. The case study is based on both quantitative and qualitative methods for a broader insight into how the organization works with sustainability and CSR. In the qualitative method, the case study is based on six respondents in the form of a semistructured interview, where all respondents are employees of Ericsson in Borås. The quantitative study is based on a questionnaire that Ericsson's largest subcontractors received. The quantitative study also includes data from Ericsson's internal intranet, which is the basis for a life cycle analysis. The study reports that the common goal for Ericsson to be CO2-neutral is not broken down to organisational level in Borås. Hence, there are no clear directions on how the organisation should work to achieve this common goal. However, there is a positive commitment to put more focus on reaching the common goal in the future. All respondents claim that the organisation in Borås puts more focus on the social and economic dimension of CSR, and the ecological dimension has not been prioritised to the same extent. The life cycle analysis produced resulted in the need to review means of transport and to plan ahead in terms of materials. In NPI operations, aircraft are used as a frequent means of transport, which is the main culprit in terms of CO2 emissions. As delivery to which results in a large environmental footprint in terms of CO2 emissions.

Syftet med studien var att undersöka om det finns något samband mellan graden av extraversion och narcissism, och hur man använder Facebook. I studien deltog 114 ungdomar, varav 70 kvinnor och 44 män. För skattning av extraversion användes en del av NEO-FFI. För skattning av narcissism användes delar av NPI. Ett eget instrument konstruerades för skattning av aktivitet på Facebook. Statistisk metod var ANCOVA och korrelationstest. Signifikanta samband uppvisades mellan extraversion och hög grad av aktivitet på Facebook. Extroverta personer hade fler vänner och foton, samt använde chatt- och evenemangsfunktionen mer. Narcissistiska personer skattade den egna profilbild som mer attraktiv. / The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between the level of extraversion and narcissism, and Facebook usage. In the study 114 adolescents participated, 70 women and 44 men. One part of the NEO-FFI was used to estimate the level of extraversion. Parts of the NPI were used to estimate the level of narcissism. A new test was constructed for Facebook usage. ANCOVA and correlational tests were used. There was a significant correlation between extraversion and high level of Facebook usage. Extrovert individuals had more friends and photos, and used the functions for chat and events more frequently. Narcissistic individuals estimated their profile picture as more attractive.

By reviewing pre-existing academic literature, research, and data (both international and domestic), this report examines information from a variety of sources to contextualize the threat of COVID-19 against the negative consequences of COVID-19 non-pharmaceutical intervention (NPI) response measures. The qualitative and quantitative data in this report highlights costs associated with COVID-19 response measures relative to the threat of COVID-19 and has been collected to inform a Multiple Accounts Cost-Benefit Analysis (CBA). This report emphasizes the costs associated with NPIs as they relate to physical and mental health, as well as human rights and economic concerns. Overall, a review of available evidence did find a relationship between COVID-19 NPI response measure implementation and negative outcomes. In fact, it remains unclear if NPIs are proportionate or even effective against the risk posed by COVID-19. How NPIs might be optimized (i.e., to reduce the negative effects of their implementation) remains unclear as mild to severe NPI implementation can yield similar outcomes. Following the above analysis, this report provides recommendations to the Government of BC to ensure that COVID-19 response measures are optimized and proposes that a Multiple Accounts CBA of NPI implementation be completed. / Graduate

Submitted by Silvana Teresinha Dornelles Studzinski (sstudzinski) on 2015-07-08T17:30:21Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Flávia Nedeff Langaro.pdf: 401133 bytes, checksum: 5cd89676d688561c47c41afcc64bc524 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2015-07-08T17:30:21Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Flávia Nedeff Langaro.pdf: 401133 bytes, checksum: 5cd89676d688561c47c41afcc64bc524 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2012 / Nenhuma / Ao longo dos anos, as características narcísicas vêm aumentando, sugerindo que os jovens de hoje são mais narcisistas que os jovens adultos das gerações anteriores. Fato esse que se deve às mudanças na sociedade contemporânea e à interferência da cultura na personalidade. O narcisismo é um constructo psicanalítico e é responsável por proteger o “eu” e regular a autoestima do sujeito. Entre as várias medidas de narcisismo desenvolvidas, o Inventário de Personalidade Narcísica (NPI) tem sido o instrumento mais utilizado em estudos empíricos, avaliando o narcisismo normal, ou seja, não-defensivo e bem resolvido. Desse modo, o presente estudo buscou identificar as características narcísicas de personalidade em 350 jovens adultos universitários, quanto ao sexo, idade e tipo de curso desses jovens, bem como realizar uma análise inicial das propriedades psicométricas do instrumento NPI. Esse estudo assumiu um delineamento quantitativo, do tipo transversal. A análise dos dados foi realizada através de estatística descritiva e inferencial, seguidas do teste t de Student e Anova para identificar diferenças de médias entre grupos, bem como Análise Fatorial Exploratória e Confirmatória do NPI. Como resultado do estudo, a análise das características psicométricas iniciais do instrumento apontou uma solução fatorial de seis fatores, o que atesta a multidimensionalidade do instrumento e a necessidade de se precisar aspectos hierárquicos das dimensões. Ainda, uma análise mais discriminada aponta que, em relação ao sexo dos participantes, os homens apresentaram índices mais elevados no NPI, quando comparados às mulheres. Já, com relação à idade, não houve diferenças significativas nos escores referentes ao narcisismo. Por último, com relação às áreas de conhecimento, os estudantes universitários dos cursos de Ciências Exatas apresentaram escores de narcisismo mais elevados do que estudantes das aéreas de Ciências Humanas e da Saúde. / Over the years, narcissist characteristics have increased, suggesting that young people today are more narcissistic than the young adults of previous generations. The fact is due to changes in contemporary society and to the interference of culture on personality. Narcissism is a psychoanalytic construct and is responsible for protecting the "I" and adjusts the subject's self-esteem. Among the various measures of narcissism developed, the Narcissistic Personality Inventory (NPI) has been the instrument most used in empirical studies, evaluating normal narcissism, ie, non-defensive and well resolved. Thus, this study sought to identify the narcissistic personality characteristics in 350 young adult college students, by gender, age and type of college of these young people, as well as perform an initial analysis of the psychometric properties of the NPI. This study took a quantitative design, transversal. Data analysis was performed using descriptive and inferential statistics, followed by the Student t test and ANOVA to identify mean differences between groups, as well as Exploratory and Confirmatory Factor Analysis of the NPI. As a result of the study, analysis of 14 the initial psychometric characteristics of the instrument showed a factor solution of six factors, which underscores the multidimensionality of the instrument and the need to specify aspects of hierarchical dimensions. Still, a more discriminating analysis shows that in relation to sex of participants, men had higher rates in NPI compared to women. As to the age, there weren´t significant differences in scores related to narcissism. Finally, regarding the areas of knowledge, university students of Exact Sciences courses showed higher narcissism scores than students of Human and Health Sciences.

The presence of both narcissism and social capital in the digital social networking site Facebook is altering the dynamic of relationship development. Therefore, the central research question directing this study is as follows: What role do narcissistic personality traits play in bridging social capital on Facebook? From this, two sub-questions are raised: 1) What are the motives for users to express narcissistic traits through Facebook? 2) How is narcissistic-motivated activity influencing social capital development through Facebook? Guiding this thesis are concepts of social tie relationships (as they apply to narcissism), and digital social networks. An exploratory study of in-depth interviews was utilized to conduct such research. A key objective in this thesis is understanding motive and purpose for generating social capital in an online environment. The findings from this study suggest Facebook is a facilitator for the expression of narcissistic traits. As a result, this is influencing the disconnected and questionable value of digital social capital.

The presence of both narcissism and social capital in the digital social networking site Facebook is altering the dynamic of relationship development. Therefore, the central research question directing this study is as follows: What role do narcissistic personality traits play in bridging social capital on Facebook? From this, two sub-questions are raised: 1) What are the motives for users to express narcissistic traits through Facebook? 2) How is narcissistic-motivated activity influencing social capital development through Facebook? Guiding this thesis are concepts of social tie relationships (as they apply to narcissism), and digital social networks. An exploratory study of in-depth interviews was utilized to conduct such research. A key objective in this thesis is understanding motive and purpose for generating social capital in an online environment. The findings from this study suggest Facebook is a facilitator for the expression of narcissistic traits. As a result, this is influencing the disconnected and questionable value of digital social capital.

The presence of both narcissism and social capital in the digital social networking site Facebook is altering the dynamic of relationship development. Therefore, the central research question directing this study is as follows: What role do narcissistic personality traits play in bridging social capital on Facebook? From this, two sub-questions are raised: 1) What are the motives for users to express narcissistic traits through Facebook? 2) How is narcissistic-motivated activity influencing social capital development through Facebook? Guiding this thesis are concepts of social tie relationships (as they apply to narcissism), and digital social networks. An exploratory study of in-depth interviews was utilized to conduct such research. A key objective in this thesis is understanding motive and purpose for generating social capital in an online environment. The findings from this study suggest Facebook is a facilitator for the expression of narcissistic traits. As a result, this is influencing the disconnected and questionable value of digital social capital.

This paper presents the results of a production experiment on the intonation of sentences containing a negative polarity item (NPI) in Tokyo Japanese. The results show that NPI sentences exhibit a focus intonation: the F₀-peak of the word to which an NPI is attached is raised, while the pitch contour after the NPI-attached word is compressed until the negation. This intonation pattern is parallel to that of wh-question, in which the F₀ of the wh-phrase is raised while the post-wh-contour is compressed until the question particle.

La stimulation multisensorielle (SMS; Snoezelen) utilisée avec des personnes atteintes d’un trouble neurocognitif majeur (TNC) est une intervention non pharmacologique qui vise la stimulation sensorielle ainsi que la relaxation corporelle pour favoriser le bien-être du patient. Cette recherche comporte deux études. La première étude, de nature qualitative, examine comment les salles de stimulation multisensorielle sont utilisées avec des patients atteints d’un TNC dû à la maladie d’Alzheimer (TNC-MA) dans quelques résidences pour personnes âgées de la région d’Ottawa. Les entrevues ont été menées avec huit intervenantes provenant de neuf résidences. Quatre idées fortes ont émergé des entrevues: 1) Snoezelen est utile pour réduire plusieurs symptômes comportementaux et psychologiques (SCPD) dans le TNC-MA, 2) son utilisation présente des défis logistiques, 3) il y a une grande variabilité dans son utilisation, et 4) il s’agit d’une approche humaniste, centrée sur la personne. La deuxième étude s’adresse à l’utilité clinique de l’intervention. Un protocole à cas unique a été utilisé, avec ligne de base multiple, phase d’intervention et posttest (A1-B-A2), afin d’examiner l’effet de la SMS sur les SCPD les plus prévalents (agitation, apathie, et humeur dépressive), sur le niveau de retentissement des SCPD sur le personnel soignant, et aussi sur la fréquence d’administration de médicaments psychotropes chez des participants institutionnalisés atteints d’un TNC-MA de modéré à sévère. Sept résidents d’un centre de soins de longue durée ont participé. Les effets sur l’apathie, l’agitation, l’humeur dépressive et le retentissement ont été évalués à l’aide de l’Inventaire neuropsychiatrique, version équipe soignante (NPI-ES). La prescription des médicaments a été documentée par la chercheuse principale. Les résultats démontrent que la SMS réduit l’agitation chez les patients et atténue le retentissement sur le personnel soignant. La SMS pourrait aussi réduire l’apathie chez certains participants. Il n’y a pas d’effet notable sur les médicaments prescrits. Toutefois, les résultats modestes ne permettent pas de recommander cette forme d’intervention auprès des personnes institutionnalisées atteintes d’un TNC-MA, en l’état actuel des connaissances, considérant les investissements en ressources qu’elle implique. En bref, cette recherche contribue au développement des connaissances sur l'utilité clinique d’une forme d’intervention multisensorielle, non pharmacologique, dans les soins d’un TNC-MA.