This work is about getting to know tufting as a technique and to design tufted products for home furnishing. It all began in Finland, where during springtime 2004, I got in contact with the technique of tufting for the first time. A very pleasant meeting that resulted in two carpets and a longing to continue and learn more. It was then that an idea for my final project started to take form. My wish was to design tufted “floor jewelleries” and cushions. I made a base for my project during a design project in autumn 2004. During a stay in New York I got inspired partly from colours and shapes from the Bauhaus movement, partly from the architecture of the city. The geometric forms associated to Bauhaus spoke to me. In New York I got fascinated of the lines and surfaces next to each other on the front of the buildings. The small details were important to the entire impression. The amazing perspectives were also very inspiring. It was a great feeling glancing up buildings that had no end and above all looking down on the top of the buildings and on the streets from the top of Empire state building. The collected material from the design project was then put together with impressions of Swedish nature. So I got the inspiration material that had feeling that was hard, soft, warm, cold, powerful, and fragile. Those emotions have been important to ad to the tufted carpets. Wool was chosen to give the felling of warmth and linen to ad shine. The smooth materials made a nice complement to the strict geometric forms. The group of tufted products contain one big pillow for the floor, seven decorative cushions and four carpets. The pillow for the floor becomes a plain and soft piece of furniture, strict in black and white. The decorative cushion is more colourful and finds its place on a sofa or armchair. The carpets are small and easy to place as “jewelleries” next to or in front of a piece of furniture, on their own, several together, but never with furniture on top. The tufted products fit in both small and big rooms. The little scale makes it easy to change and intensify the expression in a home environment. Through my choice of material I want to give the products a long lifetime. This partly has been a part of the esthetical expression. I have also considered nearby production and ecological alternatives in my choices of materials. A timeless form and colour scale makes the products stand outside trends. That gives the products sustainability and they can be a part of the home for a very long time. The carpets are industrially tufted at Hitex and the cushions are made by me, tufted by hand at Konstnärernas Kollektivverkstad in Gothenburg. An important part of the work was to tuft myself and get a feeling for all the possibilities in that specific technique. / <p>Program: Textildesignutbildningen</p><p>Uppsatsnivå: C</p>

Japan's economy is declining since the impact of the economic ¡§foam¡¨ in the 1990s. Besides, under the double blow of Asian financial storm many enterprises go bankrupt, reforming happens frequently day by day within the territory of Japan. Japanese steel industry does not make an exception. In order to increase the occupation rate of market in the industry or for the goal of long-lasting operation, the actions of merger and alliance among the steel factories are prevailing. According to the positive attitude of the steel blast furnace factories to deal with this sitution they established their own trading department one after another. Make the demands of trading, information and finance services provided by the trading companies who live by the steel blast furnance factories go down, it force the companies to adopt the action of cooperation or merger to prevent disappearing in the industry. This study utilizes the case study approach to deduce the management model of the merged enterprises and induce with the phenomenon. According to the secondary and case interview materials collected to proceed an exploratory qualitative research. Case study aims the new established company composed of the isolated steel departments of Itochu and Marubeni with equal stakes. Probes into its tactics goal, merger motive, merger process related to the operation performance and try to establish a management model of merger. This study found that the direction and method of decision while carrying out merger originally, and the unique national and corporate culture in this case improve to reach the anticipated synergy achievement on the initial stage of merger. And provide suggestions and references to companies which intend to merge with similar culture and background.

The main topic of the presented thesis is a criminal offence of unauthorised production and other handling of narcotic and psychotropic substances and poison under the section 283 of the Criminal Code. The issues raised in this thesis could be considered as permanently topical, since the drug scene is constantly evolving together with the national and international drug policies which are changing as well. This thesis is divided into introduction, five chapters and conclusion. First chapter is focused on a brief historical overview of drug offences with main focus on an unauthorised production and other handling of illegal substances. This chapter also describes gradual development of the legislation regulating unauthorised production and other handling of illegal substances. Second chapter deals with the most significant international treaties and legislation of European Union related to the main focus of this thesis, which have substantive impact on the Czech national legislation regarding the criminal offence under section 283 of the Criminal Code. These regulations are analysed especially in the relevant parts, that are implemented into Czech legislation and that have direct impact on the current version of the criminal offence under section 283 of the Criminal Code. In the third chapter author...

Background: Malaria causes over 400,000 estimated deaths annually worldwide, with about 90% in sub-Saharan Africa. Long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) and indoor residual spraying (IRS) are two vector-control interventions proven to reduce malaria transmission, but their use together compared to separate has shown mixed results. Methodology: We used a mathematical model to examine the impact of LLINs and IRS on malaria transmission. Time-series analyses and basic reproductive numbers (R0) were developed using MATLAB. We also assessed IRS timing and performed a sensitivity analysis on R0. Results: Modelling scenarios combining LLINs with IRS were similar to those with LLINs alone. Shorter IRS impulses had greater reductions in mosquito populations. The LLIN feeding-inhibition rate was a key parameter with a negative correlation to R0. Discussion/Conclusion: We developed an understanding of the effect of vector-control strategies on malaria transmission. IRS, when paired with LLINs, showed only small improvements in reducing malaria transmission compared to LLINs alone. These results can assist vector-control programmes.

Sammanfattning Bakgrund: Patienter med långvarig smärta är i behov av en strukturerad behandling. Studier visar på otillräcklig postoperativ smärtbehandling. Syfte: Att beskriva anestesi- och intensivvårdssjuksköterskors erfarenhet av att perioperativt vårda patienter med långvarig smärta. Metod: Semistrukturerade intervjuer med 15 anestesi- och intensivvårdssjuksköterskor, vilka baserades på kliniska vinjetter. Materialet analyserades enligt kvalitativ innehållsanalys. Huvudresultat: I studiens resultat framkom fem kategorier att vara förberedd, att vården är komplex och kunskapskrävande, att ha ett professionellt samarbete, att känna sig otillräcklig och att bemöta patienten. Specialistsjuksköterskornas erfarenhet visade att en tydlig plan och tydliga läkemedelsordinationer gav specialistsjuksköterskorna möjlighet att förbereda sig. Detta tillsammans med en mer informerad och delaktig patient förbättrade den postoperativa smärtbehandlingen. Genom att ge extra tid till patienter med långvarig smärta minskade deras upplevelse av smärta, oro och ångest. Specialistsjuksköterskorna efterfrågade utbildning i smärtbehandling och en tydligare kontakt med smärtkliniken. Specialistsjuksköterskorna menade att det var viktigt att ha ett bra samarbete med läkarna för att optimera och påbörja smärtbehandlingen i tid. Specialistsjuksköterskorna erfor att patienter med långvarig smärta riskerade att underbehandlas. I de fall där smärtlindringen misslyckades beskrevs känslor av frustration och maktlöshet. Slutsats: Genomgående för alla specialistsjuksköterskors upplevelser av att vårda patienter med långvarig smärta var att det krävdes en tydlig och detaljerad plan för patientens smärtbehandling vilken skulle sträcka sig perioperativt och vidare till vårdavdelning eller hemgång. Med planering och förberedelse ökade förutsättningarna för en bättre omvårdnad av patienter med långvarig smärta.           Nyckelord: anestesisjuksköterska, erfarenhet, intensivvårdssjuksköterska, kronisk smärta, långvarig smärta, postoperativ vård / Abstract Background: Patients with persistent pain is in need of a structured treatment. Studies showed insufficient postoperative pain treatment. Aim: This study aimed to describe nurse anesthetists and critical care nurses experience in caring perioperative nursing patients with long term pain. Methods: Semistructured interviews with 15 nurse anesthetists and critical care nurses, based on clinical vignettes. Data was analysed with qualitative content analysis. Findings: The study results revealed five categories being prepared, that healthcare is complex and knowledge-intensive, to have a professional collaboration, to feel inadequate and to respond to the patient. The nurse anesthetists and the critical care nurses experiences showed that a clear plan and clear pharmaceutical prescriptions gave the nurse anesthetists and the critical care nurses the opportunity to prepare. This together with a more informed and involved patient improved postoperative pain treatment. By giving extra time to patients with persistent pain, their experience of pain, worry and anxiety diminished. The nurse anesthetists and the critical care nurses asked for training in pain treatment and a better contact with the pain clinic. The nurse anesthetists and the critical care nurses argued that it was important to have a good collaboration with the doctors to optimize and start the pain treatment on time. Specialist nurses experienced that patients with long-term pain were at risk of being undertreated. In cases where pain relief failed, feelings of frustration and powerlessness were described. Conclusion: Throughout all the nurse anesthetists and the critical care nurses experiences of caring for patients with persistent pain, it was necessary to have a clear and detailed plan for the patient's pain treatment which would extend perioperative and further to the care department or home care. With planning and preparation, the conditions for a better care of patients with persistent pain increased.         Keywords: nurse anesthetists, experience, critical care nurse, persistent pain, long lasting pain, postoperative care.

Šalies ekonomikos augimas skatina persikvalifikuoti, įgyti naujas profesijas bei teigiamai nuteikia darbdavių požiūrį į mokymąsi. Didžiausios valstybės lėšos investuojamos į žinių visuomenę, konkurencingą ekonomiką ir į geresnę gyvenimo kokybę. Tyrimo objektas Suaugusiųjų mokymosi visą gyvenimą realizacijos poreikis. Tyrimo tikslas Išanalizuoti suaugusiųjų mokymosi visą gyvenimą realizacijos poreikį Zarasų rajone. Tyrimo uždaviniai 7. Išanalizuoti LR Vyriausybės ir švietimo dokumentus, apžvelgti mokslinę, pedagoginę, psichologinę literatūrą nagrinėjamos problemos aspektu. 8. Apžvelgti socialinę – ekonominę bei darbo rinkos situaciją Zarasų rajone. 9. Išanalizuoti Zarasų rajono suaugusiųjų mokymosi visą gyvenimą poreikius. 10. Atskleisti pagrindinius suaugusiųjų mokymosi visą gyvenimą motyvacijos aspektus Zarasų rajone. 11. Išsiaiškinti esmines tęstinio mokymosi kliūtis ir jų priežastis. 12. Pateikti rekomendacijas Zarasų rajono švietimo įstaigų vadovams ir suaugusiesiems. Tyrimo tikslinės grupės • 126 respondentai - Zarasų rajono bibliotekų, biudžetinių įstaigų, kultūros centrų, mokyklų, savivaldybės įmonių, valstybinių įstaigų, sveikatos apsaugos įstaigų, privačių įmonių darbuotojai, vienas bedarbis, vienas pensininkas. • 10 švietimu besirūpinančių įstaigų vadovų ir darbuotojų – ekspertų. Tyrimo metodai • Mokslinės, pedagoginės, psichologinės medžiagos analizė; • LR švietimo įstatymų, programų, tarptautinių strategijų analizė; • Klausimynas; • Matematinė –... [toliau žr. visą tekstą] / The increase in country’s economy requires to requalify, to get new qualification and creates a positive attitude towards learning. The biggest part of the country’s funds is invested in the society of information, competing economy and better life quality. The object of research The realization of the need of adults’ life-long lasting learning The objective of the research To analyze the realization of the need of adults’ life-long lasting learning in Zarasai region The goals of the research 1. To analyze the documents of Lithuania’s Government and its education, to survey the scientific, pedagogical and psychological literature in the aspect of the dealing problem; 2. To survey the social-economic and business market situation in Zarasai region; 3. To analyze the needs of adults’ life-long lasting learning in Zarasai region; 4. To reveal the main aspects of adults’ life-long lasting learning motives in Zarasai region; 5. To ascertain the fundamental difficulties and their causes of countinuing learning; 6. To present the recommendations for the leaders/heads and adults of the education organizations in Zarasai; The purposeful groups of the research 126 respondents: the employees of Zarasai region library, budget organizations, culture houses, schools, council companies, national organizations, health security organizations, the employees of private organizations, one unemployed and one pensioner. 10 leaders- experts of educational organizations. The methods of the... [to full text]

Den här studien har undersökt vilken betydelse långvariga relationer har för samarbetsformerna mellan eventföretag och leverantörer i evenemangsprojekt. Studien utförde semistrukturerade intervjuer med eventföretag för att få en djupare förståelse. Sex framgångsrika eventföretag intervjuades, företagen hade antingen blivit nominerade eller vunnit branschtävlingen Gyllene Hjulet. För att skaffa sig en förståelse av vilken betydelse långvariga relationer har för samarbetsformerna har teorier om samarbete utgjort grunden för den teoretiska referensramen. Samarbetsformerna undersöktes med de fem samarbetsvariablerna: avsikt, symmetri av fördelar, interaktion, engagemang och förtroende. Teorier om projektlivscykeln och långvariga relationer förekommer också i den teoretiska referensramen. De fem samarbetsvariablerna undersöktes i projektlivscykelns faser; förstudie, planering och avslut för att undersöka samarbetet innan och efter genomförandefasen i evenemangsprojekt. Teorierna om långvariga relationer är i huvudsak till för att redogöra längden och fördelarna med att ha en långvarig relation. Studien kom slutligen fram till att de långvariga relationerna påverkar samarbetsformerna genom att arbetsprocessen blir effektiviserad och kvalitén på leveransen blir högre. Resultatet innebär att långvariga relationer har en positiv påverkan på samarbetsformerna och det gynnar både eventföretagen och leverantörerna. / This study has examined what significance a long-lasting relationship has for the forms of collaboration between Swedish event companies and suppliers in event projects. This study executed semi-structured interviews with event companies to accomplish a deeper understanding. Six successful event companies were interviewed, the companies had either been nominated or won the industry competition called Gyllene Hjulet. To acquire an understanding of the significance of a long-lasting relationship for the form of collaboration, theories about collaboration were included as the foundation for the theoretical frame of reference. The form of collaboration was analysed with the five collaboration variables: intention, symmetry of benefits, interaction, engagement, and trust. Theories about the project life cycle and long-lasting relationships are also included in the study’s theoretical frame of reference. The five collaboration variables are investigated through the phases in the project life cycle: initiation, planning and closure with the intention to study collaboration before and after the execution phase of the event projects. Theories about long-lasting relationships are mainly applied to define the length of the relationship, as well as what are its benefits. The study finally concluded that the long-lasting relationships affect the forms of collaboration by making the work process more efficient and the quality of the delivery higher. The result investigates that long-lasting relationships have a positive impact on the forms of collaboration, and it benefits both the event companies and the suppliers. Disclaimer this study is written in Swedish.

My thesis deals with the influence of reconstruction of the long-lasting elements on the market price of the property, specifically on the family house. For a case study, I chose reconstruction of the roof, and its load-bearing part, because the reconstruction of this long-lasting element can be found in most cases. A case study is solved in the form of valuation of house before and after reconstruction, and it is done by two methods: according to the decree,by the comparison method and market valuation and also comparative method.

Research into how one can create architecture that will last beyond the foreseeable future. Part ONE is research based, building up a manifesto based on; structural integrity, aesthetic longevity, programmatic adaptability and cultural relevance. The research is based on observing historical architecture from the past 2,000 years, both looking into how the buildings have stood the test of time physically, but also why they might remain attractive, analysing the comings and goings of beauty through time. The research is compiled and represented through suggested ideal ways of designing each of the architectural elements, such as the wall, window, door, threshold or stair. Part TWO applies the research to a case study; the extension and renovation of the Royal Palace in Stockholm, in order to turn the residence into a public building, with the extension functioning as a connection point between the city landscape and the palace beyond. The design has no specific programme other than allowing the palace complex to be used by the public, as they wish, for the future to come. A large part of the design is essentially made up of sculptural urban landscaping, colonnaded and vaulted walkways both interacting with the waterfront, and bringing the public up to the level of the palace which today stands behind tall walls. Whilst internally the new building functions as an entrance hall with necessary facilities, and creates a route into the existing palace.

Malgré les efforts national et international pour contrôler le paludisme, de nombreux pays d’Afrique Sub-saharienne restent à risque d’infection, de morbidité et de décès liés au paludisme. L’objectif de cette thèse est d’évaluer l’efficacité « théorique » et l’efficacité « réelle » des outils de la lutte anti-vectorielle (LAV) en utilisant des indicateurs parasitologiques et cliniques. Pour évaluer l’efficacité « théorique » d’une mesure de LAV (étude expérimentale), il faut effectuer un essai contrôlé randomisé à unité de randomisation collective. L’évaluation de l’efficacité « réelle » des outils de LAV est possible grâce à l’utilisation d’un essai contrôlé randomisé à condition que le groupe témoin soit couvert au minimum par les moustiquaires imprégnées d’insecticide à longue durée d’action (MILD) de référence ou les outils de LAV déjà en utilisation dans la population d’étude. Mais, elle nécessite d’énormes moyens techniques, logistiques et financiers. Les résultats de cet essai ont permis de noter que ni la couverture universelle en MILD, ni les combinaisons de MILD+Pulvérisation intra-domiciliaire (PID) ou de MILD+bâches imprégnées d’insecticides n’ont pas apporté une protection supplémentaire contre l’infection et l’accès palustre non compliqué (APNC) par rapport à la MILD en couverture sélective. L’évaluation de l’efficacité réelle des outils de LAV en post-distribution requiert un type d’étude épidémiologique plus souple dans la faisabilité. Face aux contraintes éthiques et financières de l’étude longitudinale, nous avons validé l’utilisation d’une étude cas-témoin à cet effet. Elle a été réalisée en premier chez les enfants de 0-5 ans puis appliquée à toute la population. Les résultats obtenus indiquent que l’efficacité des MILD est variable d’une région à l’autre. En zone rurale, les MILD ont conféré sur l’APNC une efficacité de 40-50 % en ouverture sélective en MILD chez les enfants de zéro à cinq ans. Une réduction de 49 % des APNC a été notée dans toute la population si les MILD (en couverture universelle) sont associées à la PID. En zone urbaine, les MILD en couverture universelle n’ont pas permis de réduire le nombre d’APNC dans toute la population. Elles ont cependant permis une réduction de 50 % des infections palustres dans un seul quartier de la zone d’étude. Les limites de cette étude cas-témoin peuvent être intrinsèques aux mesures de lutte (défaut de couverture, résistance des vecteurs aux insecticides etc.). La mesure de l’exposition peut également être soumise à des biais. Plusieurs facteurs interférant avec la réussite de la LAV ont été évoqués. Le premier facteur défavorable à l’efficacité de la MILD est son défaut d’utilisation. De même, la description de la pièce où se joue la LAV montre que l’espace disponible pour que tous les acteurs puissent jouer convenablement leur rôle (MILD, PID, Homme et vecteur) est assez restreint. Cet espace est souvent mal éclairé. De même la présence des flammes libres participe à la dégradation de l’intégrité physique des MILD. La présence de trous sur les moustiquaires indique une perte de leur efficacité car à partir d’un certain indice > 100, les individus sont fortement exposés aux piqûres de vecteurs. En plus, An. funestus, un des principaux vecteurs assurant la transmission dans les zones d’études concernées peut piquer au-delà de 6 h du matin et assure une bonne partie de la transmission à l’extérieur des habitations. Enfin, les moustiquaires peuvent également créer des dommages corporels à partir d’incendie auxquelles elles participent de part leur caractère inflammable. A l’étape actuelle de la lutte contre le paludisme, il est nécessaire de trouver de meilleurs outils pour améliorer la qualité de la prévention par la LAV. La recherche opérationnelle nous semble en outre primordiale dans la mesure où les outils de LAV utilisés à large échelle ont déjà fourni de bons résultats d’efficacité au laboratoire. / Despite national and international efforts, malaria remains a major public health in many countries. Health systems are hindered by the lack of information on the actual burden of malaria and the effectiveness of vector control tools. Vector-control measures are a component of integrated malaria control strategies. The objective of our thesis was to evaluate the efficacy and the effectiveness of malaria vector control tools using parasitological and clinical criteria.With a block randomized control trial, we investigated whether the combination of long-lasting insecticidal mosquito nets (LNs) with indoor residual spraying (IRS) or Carbamate-treated Plastic Sheeting (CTPS) conferred better protection against malaria vectors than did LNs alone. The clinical incidence density of malaria was not reduced in the children from the "Universal LN" group (incidence density rate (0.95, 95% CI 0.67–1.36, p=0.79), nor in those from the "Target LN + IRS" group (1.32, 0.90–1.93, p=0.15) or from the "Universal LN + CTPS group (1.05, 0.75–1.48, p=0.77) compared with the reference group "Target LN". The same trend was observed with the prevalence and parasite density of asymptomatic infections. The evaluation of the effectiveness of vector control tools is possible but requires enormous technical, logistic and financial resources. The evaluation of the effectiveness of malaria vector control tools after distribution requires a more flexible epidemiological study. Considering the ethical and financial constraints of the longitudinal study, we validated the use of a case-control study to this purpose. It was conducted primarily among children aged 0-5 years old and then applied to the entire population. Results were spatial dependant when taking into account age and compliance to chemoprophylaxis as confusion factors, use of other vector control tools, sex, and economic status, school level of the mother or the head of the house. In the rural area, the use of LNs provided significant level of protection (40-50%) against clinical cases among children aged 0-5 years old. This significant protection was obtained among all population only if the LNs were associated to IRS. In the urban area, the use of LN was not provided protection against clinical cases but reduce 50% of the risk of Plasmodium falciparum infection in one neighbourhood. The limits of this case-control study may be intrinsic to control measures (lake of coverage, vector resistance to insecticides etc.). The exposure of vector control tools measures may also be subject to bias. Several factors interfering with the success of malaria control were discussed. The first negative factor to the effectiveness of vector control tools was the "no use of LNs". Then follows the immediate environment where the fight against vectors took place. The description of the room where played vector control fighting shows that the space available for all the actors (LNs, IRS, humans and vectors) to play their role properly is quite limited. This space is often poorly enlightened. Similarly the presence of open flames is involved in the degradation of the physical integrity of LNs. The presence of holes on the bed-nets indicates a loss of effectiveness because from a hole index above 100, individuals are highly exposed to the bites of vectors. In addition, An. funestus, one of the main vectors of malaria transmission in the study area, bitted after 6:00 am and provides much of the transmission in outdoor. Finally, the nets can also create personal injury as fire. At the end our work, we conclude that the innovative vector control tools are required to improve malaria vector control. But, operational research seems now essential as the vector control tools used on a large scale have provided good efficacy results in the laboratory. The challenge then is to obtain comparable results in real condition of use and look for effectiveness barriers.