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Bakgrund: Eftersom användning av sociala medier har blivit vanligt har företag förändrat sättet att kommunicera från traditionell marknadsföring till influencer marketing. Det innebär att företagen använder opinion leaders, influencers eller kändisar, som frivilligt marknadsför varumärken på sociala medier. En influencer eller en så kallad opinion leader är någon som påverkar människors köpintention och köpbeslut genom sina sponsrade inlägg. Företag ger erbjudanden till influencers som betalda samarbeten för att rekommendera företagets produkter eller varumärken på sociala medier. Men sponsrade inlägg och samarbeten med influencers betraktas inte som reklam av konsumenterna. Det uppfattas som genuina rekommendationer eftersom influencer ses som expert inom ett område. De som följer influencers mest och studien kommer fokusera på är unga kvinnor. Metod: I denna studie utfördes en kvalitativ undersökning i form av semistrukturerade intervjuer. Tolv intervjuer genomfördes med unga kvinnor i åldrarna 20-29 år. Studien har genom dessa intervjuer undersökt vilken attityd unga kvinnliga konsumenter har på influencers och influencer marketing. Uppsatsen har en abduktiv ansats som utgångspunkt. Resultat: Studiens resultat indikerar att unga kvinnor har en reserverad och kluven attityd gentemot influencers. Detta berodde på tidigare erfarenheter där kvinnorna känt sig lurade samt upplever avsaknad genuinitet från influencers. Respondenternas attityder till betalda samarbeten och inlägg påverkas av mängden samarbeten, vilket påverkade om influencers uppfattades trovärdigt. Längre och mer konsistent samarbeten uppskattas mer och uppfattas mer genuint av respondenterna. Influencers som är mer relaterbara eller erbjuder rolig underhållning är två viktiga aspekter för att respondenterna valde att följa majoriteten av de influencers de följer. Ytterligare var det flertal respondenter som nämnde “inspiration” och att det var en anledning till att de använde dem plattformarna de gjorde samt följde specifika influencers. / Background: As the use of social media has become common, companies have changed the way of communicating from traditional marketing to influencer marketing. This means that companies use opinion leaders, influencers or celebrities, who voluntarily promote brands on social media. An influencer or a so-called opinion leader is someone who influences people's purchase intent and purchase decision through their sponsored posts. Companies give offers to influencers as paid collaborations to recommend the company's products or brands on social media. However, sponsored posts and collaborations with influencers are not considered advertising by consumers. It is perceived as genuine recommendations because the influencer is seen as an expert in a field. Those who follow influencers the most and the study will focus on are young women. Method: In this study, a qualitative study was carried out in the form of semi-structured interviews. Twelve interviews were conducted with young women aged 20–29. Through these interviews, the study has investigated the attitude of young female consumers towards influencers and influencer marketing. The essay has an abductive approach as a starting point. Conclusion: The study results indicate that young women have a reserved and ambivalent attitude towards influencers. This was due to previous experiences where the women felt deceived and experienced a lack of authenticity from influencers. Respondents' attitudes towards paid collaborations and posts are affected by the number of collaborations, which affected whether influencers were perceived as credible. Longer and more consistent collaborations are more appreciated and perceived more genuinely by the respondents. Influencers who are more relatable or offer fun entertainment are two important aspects why respondents chose to follow most of the influencers they follow. Furthermore, several respondents mentioned “inspiration” and that it was a reason why they used the platforms they did and followed specific influencers.

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Most mature oil reservoirs or fields tend to perform below expectations, owing to high level of associated gas production. This creates a sub-optimal performance of the oil production surface facilities; increasing oil production specific operating cost. In many scenarios oil companies flare/vent this gas. In addition to oil production constraints, associated gas flaring and venting consists an environmental disasters and economic waste. Significant steps are now being devised to utilise associated gas using different exploitation techniques. Most of the technologies requires large associated gas throughput. However, small-scale associated gas resources and non-associated natural gas reserves (commonly referred to as stranded gas or marginal field) remains largely unexploited. Thus, the objective of this thesis is to evaluate techno- economic of gas turbine engines for onsite electric power generation called gas- to-wire (GTW) using the small-scaled associated gas resources. The range of stranded flared associated gas and non-associated gas reserves considered is around 10 billion to 1 trillion standard cubic feet undergoing production decline. The gas turbine engines considered for power plant in this study are based on simple cycle or combustion turbines. Simple cycle choice of power-plant is conceived to meet certain flexibility in power plant capacity factor and availability during production decline. In addition, it represents the basic power plant module cable of being developed into other power plant types in future to meet different local energy requirements. This study developed a novel gas-to-wire techno-economic and risk analysis framework, with capability for probabilistic uncertainty analysis using Monte Carlo simulation (MCS) method. It comprises an iterative calculation of the probabilistic recoverable reserves with decline module and power plant thermodynamic performance module enabled by Turbomatch (an in-house code) and Gas Turb® software coupled with economic risk modules with @Risk® commercial software. This algorithm is a useful tool for simulating the interaction between disrupted gas production profiles induced by production decline and its effect on power plant techno-economic performance over associated gas utilization economic life. Furthermore, a divestment and make- up fuel protocol is proposed for management of gas turbine engine units to mitigate economical underperformance of power plant regime experienced due to production decline. The results show that utilization of associated gas for onsite power generation is a promising technology for converting waste to energy. Though, associated gas composition can be significant to gas turbine performance but a typical Nigerian associated gas considered is as good as a regular natural gas. The majority of capital investment risk is associated with production decline both natural and manmade. Finally, the rate of capital investment returns decreases with smaller reserves.

The sculptural environments I create immerse the viewer in a decrepit vaudevillian past. The sculptures allude to narratives within Community Theater as well as the Drag Show. Making becomes an act; manipulating materials such as synthetic hair and paint are associated with the guise of the makeup artist. Frantic rehearsal logic prevails as a dress is repurposed into a male giant's costume and window blinds are used to construct a boat's deck. This collusion asks the viewer to transgress the boundary of the stage, becoming a voyeur privileged to the world of exiled props and role reversal.

Det här projektet har varit på uppdrag av Kalmar Energi AB och har utförts på kraftvärmeanläggningen Moskogen. Projektet syftade till att undersöka om återvinning av rökgaskondensat till spädvatten var möjlig och ekonomiskt försvarbart. Denna åtgärd skulle potentiellt kunna minska anläggningens råvattenkonsumtion och det skulle leda till en ekonomisk besparing. Åtgärden skulle även bidra till att anläggningen blev mer självförsörjande och mindre känslig vid störningar på det lokala råvattennätet. Mätningar av flöden på rökgaskondensatsproduktionen, halter av föroreningar och råvattenkonsumtionen gav viktiga parametrar för kontakt med leverantör av reningssystem. Samarbete upprättades med Eurowater AB där två olika reningsanläggningar togs fram och delgavs Kalmar Energi AB. Kostnaden för de två olika förslagen och respektive råvattenbesparing gav två avskrivningstider för investeringarna. Slutsatsen som drogs av projektet var att en installation av en reningsanläggning för återvinning av rökgaskondensatet var möjlig. / This project has been commissioned by Kalmar Energi AB and has been carried out at the CHP plant Moskogen. The project aimed to investigate whether recycling of flue gas condensate was possible and economically justifiable. This measure could potentially reduce the plant´s raw water consumption and would result in economic savings. The measure would also help the plant become more self-sufficient and less sensitive to disturbances on the local raw water distribution net.  Measurements of the flow of flue gas condensate, levels of pollution and raw water consumption gave important parameters for contact with the purification supplier. We entered a collaboration with Eurowater AB where two different purification plants were presented to Kalmar Energi AB. The cost of the two different proposals and their respective raw water savings gave two different payback periods in which the initial investment would be recouped by the client. The conclusion drawn from the project is that the installation of a purification plant for recycling of flue gas condensate was possible.

This research explores to what extent the community newspaper, Fourways Review, which is distributed to a geographically demarcated area in Johannesburg’s northern suburbs, is fulfilling the community’s expectations; how community members use the newspaper and how Fourways Review’s community journalists define their roles. The research uses a qualitative approach to collect data through face-to-face, in-depth interviews with a sample of 30 community members and eight news team members; and one week of participant observation in the newsroom. Data is analysed through a constant comparative technique. The research finds Fourways Review is accepted in the community but is not as community-minded as a community newspaper should be, which affects how the community members use the publication. Community member respondents attribute the criticism to the influence of a market-driven approach to reporting. This is echoed by the news team respondents who say news production is influenced by community, advertising and inter-departmental pressures. / Communication Science / M.A. (Communication Studies)