<p>In this Master Thesis the possibility of connecting standard products wirelessly to MOST, a multimedia network for vehicles, is investigated. The wireless technique analysed is Bluetooth. The report theoretically describes how MOST could be integrated with Bluetooth via a gateway. Future scenarios that are made possible by this gateway are also described. The solution describes how a connection could be established and how the synchronous audio is transferred from a Bluetooth sound source to the MOST network.</p> / <p>I detta examensarbete studeras möjligheten att ansluta standardprodukter trådlöst till MOST, ett multimedianätverk för fordon. Den trådlösa tekniken som analyseras är Bluetooth. Rapporten beskriver teoretiskt hur MOST ska integreras med Bluetooth via en gateway och tar även upp olika framtida scenarier som möjliggörs med hjälp av denna gateway. Lösningen beskriver hur en förbindelse kan upprättas och ljuddata överföras från en ljudkälla till MOST-nätet med hjälp av Bluetooth-teknik. </p>

The aim of this thesis was to suggest two alternatives of a prestressed concrete bridge structure over the river Jihlava in Ivančice and to design the chosen one. The structure was designed as a one-span frame bridge with the span range of 46,0 m. Both design and relevant drawing documentation of the slab, abutment and strip foundation was made.

The diploma thesis deals with design and assessment of the main structure of the road bridge which leads the road I/55 over the highway D1. The thesis contains three designs of the construction. One design was chosen for detail solution. The thesis includes statical analysis, drawing documentation and visualization.

The subject of this master's thesis is design of road bridge over highway D1 by the city Přerov. From the three proposed solutions has been chosen bridge with self-anchored arched structure which is good for deep notch. The concrete bridge was designed and assessed according to current Eurocodes. The thesis includes detailed structural analysis, drawings and visualization of the bridge. The analysis was performed using software Scia Engineer including time dependent analysis (TDA). Assessment of structure was made in Excel or by hand.

This thesis deals with design of III/0462 road overpass over D46 highway near Brodek u Prostějova. There are 2 preliminary variants. First variant is a right bridge, whose main beams are tied archs. Second variant is a skew bridge with truss superstructure. In case of second variant there are three subvariants differing with truss design. Design and calculation is done according to valid standarts and other regulations for designing bridges.

The subject of this Master's thesis is the design of a road bridge on the D1 in the section Lietavská Lúčka - Višňové in the Žilina Region, Žilina District, Slovak Republic. The bridge is used to cross the valley in KM 4,313 and the road in KM 4,410. Three variants of bridging were proposed, but further in the work an assessment is made on one of the variants. The total length of the superstructure is 354.00 m, the theoretical total span of the structure is 352.00 m. The bridge has 4 spans and is constructed by free cantilever method .The locations of the supports were limited by unsuitable geological conditions at the construction site (active shear area in Quaternary sediments), especially in span No. 3 (span lenght 104.00 m) and span No. 4 (span lenght 75.00 m). The monolithic part of the bridge structure will be concreted by free cantilever method with the largest length of the cantilever 52.00 m. The outermost parts of fields No. 1 and No. 4 will be cast-in-place using fixed scaffolding.

<p>The following study aims to investigating the effects of an implemented Folkbildning project in Egypt. The overall goal of the project is to reduce poverty and create development. The aim of the intervention has been to develop and strengthen the civil society in Egypt through the methodology of Scandinavian Folkbildning. The target group has been persons in leading positions within civil society organizations (CSO’s) and the aspiration of the study is to evaluate the fulfillment of the project goals in three areas; Folkbildning’s significance on a personal level, on an organizational level, on a societal level.</p><p>The procedure of the study has a qualitative approach with both written and oral (recorded) interviews as sources. These sources have later on been systematized in accordance with the evaluative method called <em>Most Significant Change</em>.</p><p>The theoretical starting point of the study is based on the development theory of Inglehart and Welzel where so called action resources constitutes the prerequisites of human development and where development is seen as a movement towards an increasing individual ability of choice. The Folkbildning project comprehends two out of three action resources.   </p>

The following study aims to investigating the effects of an implemented Folkbildning project in Egypt. The overall goal of the project is to reduce poverty and create development. The aim of the intervention has been to develop and strengthen the civil society in Egypt through the methodology of Scandinavian Folkbildning. The target group has been persons in leading positions within civil society organizations (CSO’s) and the aspiration of the study is to evaluate the fulfillment of the project goals in three areas; Folkbildning’s significance on a personal level, on an organizational level, on a societal level. The procedure of the study has a qualitative approach with both written and oral (recorded) interviews as sources. These sources have later on been systematized in accordance with the evaluative method called Most Significant Change. The theoretical starting point of the study is based on the development theory of Inglehart and Welzel where so called action resources constitutes the prerequisites of human development and where development is seen as a movement towards an increasing individual ability of choice. The Folkbildning project comprehends two out of three action resources.

Street children are the most vulnerable group in any society. It is estimated that 150 millions children lives on the street in the world. Most of these children lack all basic needs. This study is been done in Babati district, Tanzania. Focus of this study is to examine the possibilities to Education and Healthcare of street children in Babati. This is a qualitative study based on semi structured interviews with street children, authorities responsible for Education and Healthcare of these children and other actors involve in this subject. The result of this study is that the government of Tanzania has developed a guideline (focus on HIV/AIDS related problems causing orphans) to assist these children with shelter, food, education, healthcare etc. There are 656 identified street children in Babati is receiving assistance from the authority but the interviewed street children are receiving any assistance are none. NGOs in Babati working with street children follow the same guideline assisting street children. Children not falling under this guideline do not have many chances to receive any assistance from the authorities and other actors in Babati. The authorities and actors need to expand their focus on reaching all street children in Babati.

Les 3-alquil-2-metoxipirazines es troben en moltes plantes, entre les quals hi ha Vitis vinifera. Les més importants pel que fa a la seva presència i potencial influència en l'aroma del vi són la 3-isobutil-, la 3-sec-butil- i la 3-isopropil-metoxipirazina. Aquests compostos es troben entre les aromes varietals del Cabernet sauvignon, però també del Merlot noir, el Sauvignon blanc i el Cabernet franc, entre d'altres.El caràcter 'vegetal' que les 3-alquil-2-metoxipirazines aporten als vins es considera generalment un factor de baixa qualitat, ja que s'associa a la manca de maduresa del raïm al moment de la verema. El seguiment dels continguts d'aquests compostos en raïm, most i vi durant la maduració del raïm i l'elaboració del vi és d'interès per als productors, ja que podria permetre ajustar la poda, l'exposició al sol, el premsat, la maceració i fins i tot el cupatge dels vins per tal d'obtenir un producte final de la màxima qualitat.L'objectiu d'aquest treball ha estat el desenvolupament d'un mètode basat en la cromatografia de gasos amb detector de nitrògen-fòsfor per a poder quantificar les 3-alquil-2-metoxipirazines d'interès enològic en mostos i en vins, i fer-ne un seguiment dels seus nivells durant la maduració del raïm i l'elaboració del vi. Finalment, s'ha estudiat la possible influència de certes condicions de creixement i maduració del raïm: exposició a la llum solar, irrigació, poda i conducció de la vinya, i densitat de plantació.Les 3-alquil-2-metoxipirazines es troben a nivells d'ultra-traça (ng/L) en mostos i vins, dins de matrius molt complexes. Malgrat aquests continguts tan baixos, poden influir en l'aroma i la qualitat del vi perquè els seus llindars de percepció sensorial són al mateix nivell. Així doncs, la seva determinació analítica exigeix la màxima sensibilitat i selectivitat.En condicions òptimes, els límits de detecció del detector de nitrògen-fòsfor per injecció directa són de 0,1-0,2 ng/mL. Donat que els límits de detecció requerits per a l'anàlisi d'aquests compostos en raïm, most i vi són inferiors a 1 ng/L, l'aplicació de la cromatografia de gasos amb aquest detector requereix un factor de concentració de 10.000 o superior. La tècnica de la microextracció en fase sòlida de l'espai de cap (HS-SPME) resulta idònia, ja que proporciona aquest nivell de sensibilitat, així com una excel·lent neteja d'interferències. Els procediments desenvolupats, basats en aquesta tècnica, permeten la determinació de les 3-alquil-2-metoxipirazines en mostos i vins a nivells de ng/L, proporcionant uns percentatges de recuperació de 80- 94% i uns límits de detecció de 0,1-0,3 ng/L.La 3-isobutil-2-metoxipirazina és la de major interès enològic ja que s'ha trobat generalment a concentracions més altes i probablement és la que té més impacte sensorial al vi. Els continguts d'aquest compost en raïm oscil·len entre 2,6 i 42,5 ng/L, mentre que els nivells en vi final són d'entre 4,6 i 15,5 ng/L. La concentració d'aquesta pirazina disminueix amb la maduresa del raïm, sobretot als estadis inicials de maduració. En canvi, els seus continguts en mostos incrementen molt després d'un dia de maceració, probablement degut a l'extracció de les parts sòlides del raïm, i augmenten lleugerament al llarg de la fermentació alcohòlica, però no pas després del descubat.Els continguts mitjans de 3-isobutil-2-metoxipirazina trobats als vins procedents de les vinyes emparrades són significativament més alts que els de les vinyes podades en vas. La protecció de la llum del sol pot resultar en un nivell significativament més baix d'aquest compost als vins finals. Les vinyes regades poden produir raïms i vins amb un nivell significativament més elevat d'aquesta pirazina. Finalment, les vinyes amb una densitat de plantació més elevada, de 4.000 plantes per hectàrea, poden donar lloc a vins amb continguts significativament més alts de 3-isobutil-2-metoxipirazina que les vinyes de 3.000 o 2.000 plantes per hectàrea. / 3-alkyl-2-methoxypirazines are found in many plants, Vitis vinifera among them. The most important ones regarding theire presence and potential influence on the flavor of wine are: 3-isobutyl-, 3-sec-butyl, and 3-isopropyl-2-methoxypyrazine. Those compounds can be found amongh the varietal aromas of Cabernet sauvignon, but also in Merlot noir, Sauvignon blanc and Cabernet franc, among other.The 'vegetative' character that the 3-alkyl-2-methoxypirazines provide to wines is generally considered a low quality factor, since it is associated to the lack of maturity of the grapes at harvest. The possibility of monitoring the contents of those compounds in grapes, must and wines during ripening and winemaking is interesting to producers, since it could allow them to optimize the parameters of pruning, sunlight exposure, press, fermentation and even coupage of wines in order to obtain a final product with the maximum quality.The objective of this work is the development of a method based on gas chromatography with nitrogen-phosphorous detection, in order to quantify the 3-alkyl-2-methoxpyrazines with oenology interest, in musts and wines. The levels of those compounds have been monitored during grape ripening and wine making of experimental samples. Finally, the possible influence of certain ripening conditions has been studied: sunlight exposure, irrigation, vine training and plantation density. 3-alkyl-2-methoxypyrazines are found at the ultra-trace level (ng/L) in musts and wines, in a complex matrix. Despite those low levels, they can have an influence on wine quality because their sensory percepcion thresholds are at the same level. Therefore, their analysis demands the maximum selectivity and sensitivity. In optimum conditions, the detection limits of the nitrogen-phosphorous detector by direct injection are 0.1-0.2 ng/mL. Since the detection limits required for the analysis of those compounds in grapes, musts and wines are lower than 1 ng/L, the analysis by gas chromatography with this detector requires a concentration factor of 10,000 or higher. The head-space solid phase microextraction technique (HS-SPME) is suitable, since it provides this level of sensitivity and an excellent clean up. The methods developed, based on this technique, allow the quantification of the 3-alkyl-2-methoxypirazines in musts and wines at the ng/L level, providing percentages of recovery of 80- 94%, and detection limits of 0.1-0.3 ng/L.3-isobutyl-2-methoxypirazine is the most interesting pyrazine from the oenologic point of view, since it has been generally found at higher contents than the other and it is probably the one with the highest sensory impact in wine. The contents of this compound in grapes are of 2.6 - 42.5 ng/L, whereas the levels in the final wines are of 4.6 - 15.5 ng/L. The levels of this pyrazine decrease with the increasing maturity of the grape, mainly at the begining of ripening. However, these contents increase a lot after one day of maceration, probably due to the extraction of the solid parts of the grapes, and increase slightly along the alcoholic fermentation, but not after racking.The average contents of 3-isobutyl-2-methoxypyrazine found in the wines from the trellised-trained vines are significantly higher than the ones of the goblet-trained vines. Sunlight protection can result on a significantly lower level of this compound in final wines. Irrigated vines can produce grapes and wines with a significantly higher level of this pyrazine. Finally, vines with a higher plantation density, of 4,000 plants per hectarea, can produce wines with significantly higher contents of 3-isobutyl-2-methoxypirazine than vines with lower plantation densities of 3,000 or 2,000 plants per hectarea.