Baigiamajame magistro darbe tiriama Klaipėdos miesto smulkiojo verslo būklė, jo patrauklumo konkurencingumui stiprinti galimybės ir konkurencingumo įvertinimas. Pateikiami šio verslo konkurencingumo stiprinimo būdai ir priemonės. Tyrimo tikslas – numatyti Klaipėdos miesto smulkiojo verslo konkurencingumo stiprinimo galimybes, kuriomis būtų galima pritraukti investicijas. Darbe apibūdinti investicijų į smulkųjį verslą principai ir ypatumai; ištirtas Klaipėdos miesto smulkiųjų įmonių investicinis patrauklumas ir konkurencingumo stiprinimo galimybės, numatytos priemonės Klaipėdos miesto smulkiųjų įmonių konkurenciniam pranašumui įgyti ir stiprinti; pateiktas patobulintas modelis skirtas SVV įmonėms, kuris padėtų efektyviau pritraukti investicijas didinant konkurencingumą. Darbą sudaro 6 dalys: įvadas, metodologinė dalis, tiriamasis analitinis skyrius, projektinis taikomasis skyrius, išvados ir siūlymai, literatūros sąrašas. Darbo apimtis – 80 p. teksto be priedų, 41 pav., 2 lent., 54 bibliograf. / This final Master‘s thesis investigated Klaipeda small business status, strengthen the competitiveness of its attractiveness and competitiveness of the possibility of evaluation. Shown in this business competitiveness ways and means. The purpose of research - to provide for the city of Klaipeda competitiveness of small business opportunities that could attract investment. The work described in investments in small business principles and characteristics; investigated Klaipeda small business investment attractiveness and competitiveness opportunities, the measures provided for in Klaipeda city of small businesses to gain competitive advantage and enhancement of the improved model for SMB, which contribute more effectively to attract investment for competitiveness. Structure: introduction, methodological part, analytical research department, applied design department, conclusions and suggestions, references. Thesis consist of: 80 p. text without appendixes, 41 pictures, 2 tables, 54 bibliographical entries. Appendixes included.

Darbo objektas – UAB „Ginmita“ valdymas. Darbo tikslas – pateikti sprendimus UAB „Ginmita“ valdymo gerinimui. Magistro baigiamąjį darbą sudaro trys dalys. Pirmojoje darbo dalyje pateikiamas organizacijų veiklos valdymo teoriniai aspektai: įvertinama išorės ir vidaus aplinkų įtaką valdymui organizacijose, pateikiamos valdymo esminės funkcijos ir jų klasifikavimas. Antrojoje darbo dalyje pateikiamas UAB „Ginmita“ išorės ir vidaus aplinkų vertinimas, taip pat kiekybinio tyrimo rezultatai, atskleidžiantys UAB „Ginmita“ veiklos valdymo esmines problemas. Trečiojoje darbo dalyje pateikiami sprendimai valdymui UAB „Ginmita“. Darbo metodai: literatūros analizė, kiekybinis tyrimas, anketinė apklausa, duomenų analizė. / The object of diploma paper - JSC "Ginmita" management process. The goal of this paper - to propose solutions for the improving management activities in company "Ginmita". The diploma paper consists of three parts. In the first part organization management process theoretical aspects are presented: the external and internal environments influence management process, management activities meaning and classification. In the second part internal and external environments and management activities according results of a quantitative study of the JSC "Ginmita” are analysed. The third part presents the problems and solutions for improving management of JSC "Ginmita”. Methods used in preparing this master thesis are: literature analysis, quantitative analysis, questionnaire, data analysis.

The purpose of this study is to investigate whether listening to music as an out-of-school activity, and English songs in particular, motivated a group of Swedish upper-secondary students to learn extramural English. One aspect that comes into focus is whether the students perceived that there were particular aspects of second language acquisition (SLA) that improved as a result of listening to music. The study focuses on the correlation between the needs of the listeners and the nature of their motivation for learning. This is a qualitative study based on the analysis of semi-structured interviews. The results show that all of the students perceived listening to music as an aid in their extramural English acquisition. A majority of the students had the intrinsic motivation for learning as they exhibited curiosity, emotions and internal needs as the primary factors that empowered them to expand their extramural English. The minority of the interviewees showed signs of extrinsic motivation to learn the vocabulary of the lyrics of the songs they listened to. The learning they experienced was linked to the expectancy in improving their academic performances. They may, however, have had a combination of the extrinsic and intrinsic forms of motivation where the former had a dominant position. In both cases the respondents showed awareness of the correlation between their extramural English acquisition and listening to vocal music. It is suggested that vocabulary acquisition was the primary aspect of language learning that benefited from listening to songs, followed by listening skills. The possibility to make their own choice to listen to music is linked to deep language learning, vocabulary learning in context and mastering listening skills.

Traditionally the approach to nature conservation in South Africa was a colonialist one, which centred on the notion that the exclusion of rural people from protected areas would result in the best possible protection of fauna and flora and their habitats. This protectionist approach resulted in the creation of ad hoc wildlife sanctuaries, mostly national parks and game reserves which excluded local communities. The notion of a more inclusive approach to communities surrounding conservation areas is a hallmark of modern conservationist thinking and has gained much favour in recent times. The involvement of communities in biodiversity conservation initiatives is especially important when considered within the context of effective environmental governance (EG). This coupled with South Africa's anthropocentric approach to environmental governance serves to lay the theoretical foundation for the proper involvement of communities in the conservation of biodiversity. Central to the notion of sustainability, is the preservation of the integrity of ecosystems, while simultaneously acknowledging the integral part that humans play in these ecosystems. This notion of sustainability, coupled with the much–favoured bottom–up approach to conservation, highlights the importance of community involvement in the formation of biodiversity conservation areas. In order to ensure effective community involvement in biodiversity conservation initiatives, it is imperative that a coherent policy and legal framework exists so as to properly facilitate community involvement in biodiversity conservation initiatives and in so doing to properly implement such projects. It is against this background that this study seeks to explore and analyse the relevant and applicable regional, sub–regional and national legal frameworks applicable to community involvement with regard to biodiversity conservation. / Thesis (LL.M. (Environmental Law))--North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2011.

Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) are an important part of many companies’ strategic plans, yet they often fail to meet expectations. Part of this failure may be due to a lack of understanding of the risks present during the important period after the initial agreement to merge has been struck and the failure to apply a practical framework for managing these risks. The literature outlines many of the risks managers face and explains risk resolution techniques that can be used to mitigate these risks. Risk management techniques or frameworks have been developed for use in projects involving mergers and acquisitions (M&A), construction, strategic alliances, software requirements development, distributed software projects, and post-merger implementation of information systems. However, to our knowledge, no integrated framework has been developed to manage risks during the post-selection phase of mergers and acquisitions. In this dissertation we identify risks present and the risk resolutions available at this stage of the M&A process via a review of the literature and interviews with experienced managers of mergers and acquisitions. We then develop a practical framework for managing post-selection phase risks in M&A. We analyzed published case studies to evaluate the framework and confirm issues raised in the literature review. Hence, this research contributes to the M&A and risk management literature by identifying and classifying the risks in the post-selection phase of the M&A process, identifying and developing a classification of risk resolution actions linked to those risks, and providing a practical framework that can be used to more comprehensively identify risks and potential risk management strategies.

The main goal of this study is to verify how teachers describe the differences between two school subjects Swedish as a first language and Swedish as a second language. Moreover, this investigation focuses on how the two curriculums differentiate from each other. The method that was chosen to carry out this qualitative  investigation was semi-structured interviews whith two teachers, who are presently teaching these two subjects. The results of this study conclude that there are no significant differences in the two curriculums. One of the most important difference that has been found was howewer that it is very important to continue improving the language, for example, conversation about different topics in the classroom, teaching the students in small groups and enhancing their vocabulary.  The findings and results of this study are in accordance with earlier research. Moreover, this study concludes, however, that the differences between the two curriculums of the two subjects named above are based on the methods that help students to improve their language development. / Hur lärare beskriver skillnaderna mellan de två skolämnena svenska och svenska som andraspråk och vad som skiljer kursplanerna i de bägge ämnena är frågor som fokuseras i denna undersökning. Studien är en kvalitativ studie och metoden som tillämpats i studien är semistrukturerade intervjuer av två legitimerade och erfarna lärare i båda ämnena. Resultatet av studien visar på uppfattningen att det råder få betydelsefulla skillnader mellan de båda läroplanerna för de två skolämnena. Den viktigaste skillnaden är dock uppfattningen att det är viktigt att arbeta språkutvecklande, till exempel genom samtal, undervisning i liten grupp och med fokus på att elever får utveckla sitt ordförråd. Studiens resultat står i korrelation med tidigare studiers resultat och forskning. Slutsatsen av denna studie är alltså att skillnaden mellan de två kursplanerna svenska och svenska som andraspråk ligger i vikten av att arbeta språkutvecklande/tillämpa språkutvecklande arbetssätt.

Traditionally the approach to nature conservation in South Africa was a colonialist one, which centred on the notion that the exclusion of rural people from protected areas would result in the best possible protection of fauna and flora and their habitats. This protectionist approach resulted in the creation of ad hoc wildlife sanctuaries, mostly national parks and game reserves which excluded local communities. The notion of a more inclusive approach to communities surrounding conservation areas is a hallmark of modern conservationist thinking and has gained much favour in recent times. The involvement of communities in biodiversity conservation initiatives is especially important when considered within the context of effective environmental governance (EG). This coupled with South Africa's anthropocentric approach to environmental governance serves to lay the theoretical foundation for the proper involvement of communities in the conservation of biodiversity. Central to the notion of sustainability, is the preservation of the integrity of ecosystems, while simultaneously acknowledging the integral part that humans play in these ecosystems. This notion of sustainability, coupled with the much–favoured bottom–up approach to conservation, highlights the importance of community involvement in the formation of biodiversity conservation areas. In order to ensure effective community involvement in biodiversity conservation initiatives, it is imperative that a coherent policy and legal framework exists so as to properly facilitate community involvement in biodiversity conservation initiatives and in so doing to properly implement such projects. It is against this background that this study seeks to explore and analyse the relevant and applicable regional, sub–regional and national legal frameworks applicable to community involvement with regard to biodiversity conservation. / Thesis (LL.M. (Environmental Law))--North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2011.

Darbo tikslas. Išaiškinti ligoninės gydytojų ir slaugytojų požiūrį į pacientų saugos gerinimo galimybes. Uždaviniai. Ištirti gydytojų ir slaugytojų nuomonę apie sveikatos priežiūros profesionalų tobulinimo ir pacientų mokymo svarbą ir tematiką saugiai sveikatos priežiūrai užtikrinti; išaiškinti gydytojų ir slaugytojų nuomonę apie tinkamiausią nepageidaujamų įvykių registravimo sistemų pobūdį; palyginti gydytojų ir slaugytojų nuomones apie profesinio tobulinimosi ir pacientų mokymo svarbą bei tinkamiausią nepageidaujamų įvykių registravimo sistemų pobūdį. Tyrimo metodika. Gydytojų ir slaugytojų požiūrio į pacientų saugos gerinimo galimybes tyrimas atliktas „N“ ligoninėje, taikant anoniminės anketinės apklausos metodą. Tyrime dalyvavo 182 medicinos darbuotojai - 45,6 proc. gydytojų ir 54,4 proc. slaugytojų (atsako dažnis 88,3 proc.). Statistinė duomenų analizė atlikta SPSS 21 for Windows. Statistinių hipotezių tikrinimui naudotas chi kvadrato kriterijus. Rezultatai. 64,8 proc. apklaustųjų mano, jog medicinos darbuotojams tobulintis, norint pagerinti pacientų saugą, yra svarbu. Jų nuomone, profesionalus svarbiausia yra mokyti apie NĮ, jų prevenciją, komandinį SP profesionalų darbą bei SP profesionalų - pacientų bendravimą. Statistiškai reikšmingai didesnė dalis gydytojų negu slaugytojų mano, kad SP profesionalus yra labai svarbu mokyti apie NĮ, jų prevenciją bei SP profesionalų - pacientų bendravimą. 70,9 proc. apklaustųjų teigia, kad pacientus mokyti jų saugos klausimais yra... [toliau žr. visą tekstą] / Aim of the study. To find out the opinion of physicians and nurses about the possibilities to improve patient safety. Objectives. To explore the opinion of physicians and nurses about the importance and subjects of health care professionals and patients education to ensure the safety of health care; to clarify the opinion of physicians and nurses about the most appropriate type of adverse event reporting system; to compare the opinions of physicians and nurses about the importance of health care professionals and patients education and the most appropriate type of adverse event reporting system. Methods. The study of the opinion of physicians and nurses about the possibilities to improve patient safety was conducted in "N" hospital, using an anonymous questionnaire survey method. There were 182 medical staff participating in the survey – 45.6 percent of them were physicians and 54.4 percent - nurses (response rate – 88.3 percent). Statistical data analysis was performed by using SSPS 21 program for Windows. Chi-square test was used to test the statistical hypothesis. Results. 64.8 percent of respondents believe that it is important for medical staff to participate in training courses in order to improve patient safety. They state that the key subjects of medical staff training courses are adverse events, prevention, teamwork in health care and health care professionals-patients communication. A statistically significantly greater proportion of physicians than nurses believe... [to full text]

Tyrimo tikslas – pagerinti vištienos kokybę, naudojant funkcionaliuosius ingridientus. Tyrimo metu buvo naudojami 324 šviežios vištienos sparneliai iš įmonės „X“ firminės parduotuvės. Vištienos sparneliai buvo suskirstytos į šešias tiriamąsias grupes: 1 grupė – vištienos sparneliai apdoroti natūraliu marinatu su čiobreliu su 2 proc. cinamaldehidu ir 1 proc. linaloliu, 2 grupė – vištienos sparneliai apdoroti natūraliu marinatu su rozmarinu su 2 proc. cinamaldehidu ir 1 proc. linaloliu, 3 grupė – vištienos sparneliai apdoroti natūraliu marinatu su baziliku su 2 proc. cinamaldehidu ir 1 proc. linaloliu, 4 grupė – vištienos sparneliai apdoroti natūraliu marinatu su mairūnu su 2 proc. cinamaldehidu ir 1 proc. linaloliu, 5 grupė – vištienos sparneliai apdoroti biologiškai aktyviomis medžiagomis praturtintu komerciniu marinatu ir 6 grupė - vištienos sparneliai apdoroti komerciniu marinatu. Tyrimo metu buvo tiriami fizikiniai, cheminiai ir mikrobiologiniai rodikliai 0 val., 4 val., 24 val., 72 val., 120 val. ir 168 val. po apdorojimo tiriamaisiais tirpalais periodu. Tais pačiais intervalais buvo atliekami tyrimai ir kontrolėje. Kiekvieno mėginio tyrimai buvo pakartojami du kartus ir iš jų vedamas vidurkis. Atlikus tyrimą nustatyta, kad sparnelių apdorojimas natūraliu marinatu su čiobreliu turėjo didžiausią poveikį pH ir biogeninių aminų bendro kiekio mažėjimui, lyginant su komerciniu marinatu, kai p<0,05... [toliau žr. visą tekstą] / The aim - to improve the quality of the poultry using funkcional ingredients. The study used 324 fresh chicken wings from company "X " branded stores. Chicken wings were divided into six treatment groups: group 1 - chicken wings treated by immersion in natural marinade with thyme and 2% cinnamaldehyd and 1%linalool, group 2 - chicken wings treated by immersion in natural marinade with rosemary and 2% cinnamaldehyd and 1%linalool, group 3 - chicken wings treated by immersion in natural marinade with basil and 2% cinnamaldehyd and 1%linalool, group 4 - chicken wings treated by immersion in natural marinade with marjoram and 2% cinnamaldehyd and 1%linalool, group 5 - chicken wings treated biologically active substances enriched commercial marinades and group 6 - chicken wings treated in commercial marinade. The study has examined the physical, chemical and microbiological characteristics of 0 hours, 4 hours, 24, 72 hours, 120 hours and 168 hours. after treatment investigational period. In the same sequence was carried out control samples. Each sample tests were repeated two times and counted their average. Studyes showed that wings treatment with natural marinade thyme had the greatest effect on the pH and the total amount of biogenic amines decrease of commercial marinades, when p < 0.05. Natural marinade with thyme had the greatest impact on the acceptability of the wings and the best quality, the significant improvement in physico-chemical and microbiological... [to full text]

Thesis--Columbia University. / Photocopy (positive) made by University Microfilms. Includes bibliographical references.