Freedom of expression can be viewed as the very heart of democracy, without it the democratic system falls apart. Political communication is a form of expression and perhaps the most important form as well. The intentions and methods of political communication are not always honest and nuanced though, which may jeopardize the legitimacy of the democratic system. This is because of the demos, the voters and citizens, who represent the core of democracy as a system. The demos often act as receivers of political messages, and very rarely as senders. Consequently, the demos are vulnerable in this aspect. On the other hand, the politicians do have the possibly to angle and manipulate information in order to favour their own intentions. Political propaganda is one kind of political communication that has been present during a long period of time in basically every corner of the world. According to various scientists, political parties often use propaganda in election campaigns to maximise votes. Further on, propaganda can be described as deceitful and manipulative, which are features that do not correspond well with democracy and its ideals. Does that mean that the voters are completely helpless in relation to the political propaganda? With the focus and aim of this study, which is to illuminate the various features and techniques of propaganda, we hope to give the voters further knowledge and understanding about the rhetoric strategies within political manifestos. Because if the voters are not aware of the issue, and does not have the tools to see past the propaganda, how are they supposed to form a well-founded perception and make a choice that they are fully comfortable with? With a certain analytical instrument that contains four dimensions of propaganda, some of the political manifestos that were presented during the election campaign in Sweden 2014 have been examined closely. Further on, regarding the results and conclusions of the study, it supports the assumption that propaganda exists in different ways within the chosen manifestos. All of the dimensions that exist within the analytical instrument can be perceived as found in the material. These dimensions/techniques are simplification, exaggeration, packaging the message and disguise.

Lighted push button switches and indicators serve many purposes in cockpits, shipboard applications and military ground vehicles. The quality of lighting produced by switches is vital to operators' understanding of the information displayed. Utilizing LED technology in lighted switches has challenges that can adversely affect lighting quality. Incomplete data exists to educate consumers about potential differences in LED switch performance between different manufacturers. LED switches from four different manufacturers were tested for six attributes of lighting quality: average luminance and power consumption at full voltage, sunlight readable contrast, luminance contrast under ambient sunlight, legend uniformity, and dual-color uniformity. Three of the four manufacturers have not developed LED push button switches that meet lighting quality standards established with incandescent technology.

Syftet har varit att undersöka hur olika interiöra miljöer kan återges med ELF-metoden (Environmental Light Field Method) och om resultaten skiljt sig åt i olika miljöer. Studien har genomförts som ett experiment på Jönköpings Tekniska Högskola och insamling av data har skett i lektionssalar, entré, bibliotek och utomhus genom en kvantitativ metod. Insamlade data genom ELF-metoden består av foton, diagram och mätresultat. ELF-resultaten har jämförts med rummens uppmätta belysningsstyrkor, spektralfördelningar och utredarnas upplevelse av rummen som presenterats genom skisser. Resultatet visar att ELF-metoden fungerar som en kombination av de andra mätmetoderna. Styrkan är att resultatet ger en samlad bild av miljön med hänsyn till ytfärger, intensitet och dagsljusinsläpp men dess nackdelar är att det idag är initialt tidskrävande samt att det endast går att utvärdera befintliga miljöer. Slutsatsen är att metoden i framtiden kan komma att bli lämplig för utvärdering av belysning och dagsljus i interiöra miljöer, när metoden för insamling och hantering av data har utvecklats och effektiviserats. / The purpose has been to investigate how different interior environments can be reproduced with the ELF method (Environmental Light Field Method) and whether the results differ in different environments. The study was conducted as an experiment at Jönköping University and data collection was done in classrooms, entrances, libraries and outdoors through a quantitative method. Collected data consists of photos, diagrams and measurement results. The ELF-results have been compared with the illuminance in the rooms, the spectral power distribution and the investigators experienced the room which is presented with sketches. The results show that the ELF method works as a combination of other measurement methods. The strength is that the result gives an overall picture of the environment regarding to surface colors, intensity and daylight input, but its disadvantages are that today it is initially time-consuming and that it is only possible to evaluate existing environments. The conclusion is that the method in the future may be suitable for evaluating lighting and daylight in interior environments when the method for collecting and processing data has been developed and streamlined.