Titel: Att möta andevärlden – En studie om trosuppfattningar bland svenska medium.I denna studie undersöks svenska professionella mediums trosuppfattningar rörande frågor omsjälen, livet efter döden, gudsbegreppet och moralens konsekvenser. Vidare undersöks vaddessa trosuppfattningar grundats i, hur väl de stämmer överens med varandra samt om depåverkats av de narrativ som visas i populärkultur med ockulta inslag. Resultatet av studienvisade att det fanns ett antal gemensamma faktorer hos informanterna. Dessa var främst tron påatt livet fortsätter efter döden, att människan har en själ och att denna själ är en del av en störrekraft som inte sällan refereras till som Gud eller Gudsenergin. Vad som skilde informanternaåt var främst religionstillhörighet, synen på reinkarnation samt tron på guider och andra väseni universum. Förhållandet till populärkultur varierade också mellan informanterna, mensamtliga var eniga om att populärkultur med ockulta inslag oftast inte stämmer överens medderas egna trosuppfattningar.

Ion chemistry has become increasingly important in the evolution of the chemical inventory of extraterrestrial environments. Isomers of ions have also come to play an important role as, in many instances, the cold environments in the interstellar medium and high layers of planet and satellite atmospheres do not supply enough energy to overcome isomerization barriers and the isomers effectively act as separate molecules.  In this licentiate thesis, several studies of the [CH3N]+ isomers are presented. Reactivity studies of the two isomers, the methanimine radical cation (H2CNH+) and aminomethylene (HCNH2+) with hydrocarbons C2H4, C2H2 and CH4, and IRPD spectroscopy of both species have been performed. Complimentary ab initio calculations aid in the determination of formation pathways of observed product channels and in the assignment of the vibrational bands seen in the IRPD spectrum. The results show that reaction pathways of the two isomers generally involve adduct formation followed by hydrogen ejection where the product or pathway is dependent on the ingoing reactant isomer. The IRPD spectrum allows identification of the different isomers via vibrational transitions. Isomer generation by electron ionization favours methanimine cation production with an abundance of 70% while with VUV photoionization it is possible to selectively produce isomers. It is concluded that isomerism must be considered when investigating the chemical environment of interstellar objects.

Addresses the issue dealing with marketing technical innovations. A practical conceptual framework which offers a systematic approach to overcoming barriers related to the marketing of technical innovations is presented. The framework is currently being field tested in several organizations and comprises three parts. The first part (integration) addresses the open system organizational structure necessary to facilitate the successful marketing of technical innovation. The second part (investigation) addresses the formulation of systematic marketing efforts and strategies targeted at the the different entities in the customer's organization. The third part (implementation) outlines a practical implementation approach.

Due to digitization, the way students work in academia has changed over the years. Students now have to consume and produce more material on the computer than ever before. But despite this, print still has a place in many students' lives as the preferred medium when it comes to reading and writing. This study aims to identify what perceived differences students feel when engaging with the print and the digital, as well as how to best support students in moving between the two. This was achieved by interviewing students about their experiences and opinions regarding the two mediums, where it was found that they make use of both mediums since they mirror each other and by doing so complement each other. The survey was then based on the questions and the answers acquired from the interview and used to quantify the results to have a larger empirical base to work with. Both in the interview and the survey several key problems and behaviors were identified, such as the need for convenience, the emotional attachments that led to students not wanting to highlight in their books and their desire to share material easily. These matters were chosen to be problems that a prototype developed based on the results could potentially solve. The prototype was found to be effective, as the participants brought up several advantages to it, so much so that they would use it themselves if they had the opportunity.

Small to medium scale enterprises (SMEs) arguably drive economic growth and job creation in developing countries, but factors that hinder their growth are generic or specific to sectors and remain a crucial area of research. This study examines factors constraining SMEs from optimally contributing to economic growth of Zambia. The study answered the following research questions; what factors act as constraints for SMEs to contribute towards economic growth; how conducive are the policy and institutional infrastructure for the SMEs to operate efficiently and to establish whether the evidence presented by these factors are specific to Zambia or apply elsewhere. For research design, the study adopted the mixed research approach. Both quantitative and qualitative research approaches were implored in order to produce the findings outlined in this report. Simple random sampling was used to draw a total of 250 SMEs to which structured questionnaires were administered. Semi-structured interviews were also conducted with three major stakeholders. The study used the statistical package of social science (SPSS) to analyse the quantitative data while qualitative data was analysed thematically- by identifying key themes and summarizing related information under each theme- for perspectives around SMEs contribution to economic growth. The study findings identify internal and external factors that constrain SMEs from contributing efficiently to economic growth and these include; 1) poor access to finance, 2) competition, 3) lack/inadequate infrastructure, and 4) lack of skills and training and these are similar across regions and other countries. On the other hand, it was stated that the high cost of production (as a result of high/multiple taxes and tariffs) prevent SMEs ability to effectively contribute to economic growth. The findings further show that institutionalised efforts created to ensure the SMEs flourish contribute effectively to economic growth. However, the correlation between targeting and segmentation of the SMEs for funding key areas of economic activities is not clear. Results show that the major factors according to the survey were the failure to access finance as attested by 160 of the 250 respondents who put this as the biggest impediment in success of their business and 65 of the respondents gave high taxes as the factor affecting them the most. The rest of the respondents gave competition and the absence of appropriate infrastructure to support business growth as a reason for poor performance and contribution to wider economic growth. Additionally, the findings show that there is no significant relationship between internal and external constraining factors and enterprise contribution to economic growth. To ensure greater SME contribution to economic growth, this study emphasises government interventions in financial services and infrastructure development, clarity in the implementation of policy and institutional provisions, encouragement of SME value-chain and market linkages as well as creation of knowledge hubs.

A thesis submitted to the Faculty of Arts in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the Masters Degree in Recreation and Tourism in the Department of Recreation and Tourism at the University of Zululand, South Africa, 2015 / The fundamental aim of the study is to establish the involvement and participation of tourism stakeholders in (Small, Medium and Micro Enterprises) with regard to tourism policy planning and execution. In other words, the study wants to discover the role played by policy and practice in the planning of small, medium and micro enterprises in the uMhlathuze Local Municipality. Many of the tourism policies and strategies in South Africa have been formulated with the intention of supporting communities by affording them job opportunities and employment in order to alleviate poverty. The findings indicate that the tourism stakeholders from the uMhlathuze Local Municipality were not fully conversant with the policy, planning and execution. Among other things, the study is also carried out to explore the level at which tourism policy mandates are implemented and the extent to which these elicit positive community responses. In addition, the study seeks to establish the degree to which local communities perceive any benefits from the increased tourism activities within the uMhlathuze Local Municipality. The findings indicate that tourism stakeholders from uMhlathuze Local Municipality were not fully conversant with the policies and strategies that were meant to enhance their participation in tourism activities. Furthemore, not all communities supported the promotion of sustainable tourism development in their area. There has been an ongoing debate among other tourism scholars. The research study involves identifying key strategies that would contribute in developing tourism policies that will address and contribute towards community beneficiation in the uMhlathuze Local Municipality. Finally, local authorities have advocated for a better interpretation and execution of the existing policies. The research study, therefore, has raised the following objectives: (a) To find out whether the local stakeholders understand the importance of the formulation of policy and planning in relation to small, micro and medium enterprises in the study area (b) To reveal whether there are adequate tourism policies addressing matters relating to small, micro and medium enterprise practices in the study area (c) To ascertain the extent to which the local communities participate in SMMEs tourism related activities. (d) To establish whether local communities perceive policies and planning as resulting in job creation and poverty alleviation. (e) To assess the degree to which the SMMEs are contributing to community beneficiation. The study has also identified related hypotheses towards finding answers to the research question. The method of collecting, data analysing and interpreting data involved computer manipulating of data utilizing the statistical package for the social sciences (SPSS).

At the beginning of the 21st century it becomes more obvious that the established free market economics systems, even nowadays perceived as universal models, collide with the ecological boundaries imposed by the Earth’s biosphere. Protection of the living environment is also the topic of this thesis. This doctoral thesis presents the research results of investments made to protect the natural environment. The work focuses on the Czech Republic-based manufacturing industry. The doctoral thesis covers the following objectives: • Czech legislation and related information of the living environment protection are processed, confronted and evaluated in the analytical part of the work. This part also features a description of used Macro-economical approaches followed by an evaluation of externality quantification. The work even describes new trends in the implementation of Environmental Managerial Systems. This part presents basic procedures to assess the manufacturers’ environment protection investments. Strong and weak aspects of specific approaches are emphasized. • The environmental investments evaluation methods for the selected manufacturing companies are identified in the practical part of the doctoral thesis based on the primary data sources supported qualified research. Suitable criteria-meeting rating methods are selected, based on the statistical evaluation of multi factorial analysis. Furthermore, the work evaluates the influence and significance of environment protecting investments on the corporate goals. The final part of the work features a critical review of the discovered facts with suggested advanced procedures for the environmental protection investments evaluation.

京都大学 / 0048 / 新制・課程博士 / 博士(理学) / 甲第20180号 / 理博第4265号 / 新制||理||1613(附属図書館) / 京都大学大学院理学研究科物理学・宇宙物理学専攻 / (主査)教授 太田 耕司, 准教授 栗田 光樹夫, 教授 長田 哲也 / 学位規則第4条第1項該当 / Doctor of Science / Kyoto University / DFAM

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