O excesso de vitaminas lipossolúveis na dieta pode ser acumulado no fígado e causar hipervitaminose em animais. Os objetivos deste trabalho foram determinar a exigência nutricional em vitamina A para juvenis da tilápia do Nilo Oreochromis niloticus, avaliar o desempenho da espécie através do ganho de peso e conversão alimentar e quantificar os depósitos de retinol hepático em animais de uma população revertida sexualmente para o sexo masculino (R; 13,76 ± 1,21 g) e outra não revertida (NR; 9,83 ± 2,30 g). Os peixes foram estocados em aquários de polipropileno de 100 L, em ambiente com condições controladas de temperatura (25,0 ± 1,0 o C) e luminosidade (12h00m:12h00m), e alimentados ad libitum duas vezes ao dia, durante 75 dias, com dietas semipurificadas, suplementadas com 0; 600; 1200; 1800; 2400; 3000; 3600; 4200; 4800 e 5400 UI kg -1 de dieta de retinil palmitato (Rovimix A 500 Roche ® ), em delineamento experimental inteiramente casualizado em esquema fatorial 2x10 (n=4). Ao final do experimento todos os lotes de animais foram sacrificados para a análise de retinol hepático. Sinais severos de deficiência nutricional em vitamina A foram encontrados em animais dos tratamentos 0; 600 e 1200 UI vitamina A kg -1 de dieta; sinais moderados foram também encontrados em animais dos tratamentos entre 1800 e 3600 UI vit A kg -1 de dieta, em ambos os grupos. As interações grupo*nível não foram significativas (P<0,05) para todas as variáveis de desempenho analisadas. Níveis crescentes de inclusão da vitamina A influenciaram o peso final e ganho de peso dos peixes (P<0.05), mas não influenciaram o consumo de ração (P>0,05). Houve um efeito de grupo para todas as variáveis analisadas (P<0,0001). A análise cromatográfica somente detectou depósitos de vitamina A no fígado dos animais alimentados com a dieta contendo 5400 UI kg -1 de retinol. / Excess dietary fat-soluble vitamins can be accumulated in the liver and cause hypervitaminosis in animals. The aim of this research was to establish the vitamin A requirement for Nile tilapia Oreochromis niloticus, evaluating weight gain and food conversion ratio, and quantifying hepatic retinol deposits in a sex reversed, all male population (R; 13.76 ± 1.21 g) and a mixed sex population (NR; 9.83 ± 2.30 g ). Fish were stocked in 100-L plastic aquaria, in controlled environmental conditions of temperature (25,0 ± 1,0 ºC) and luminosity (12h00m : 12h00m), and fed ad libitum, twice a day, seven days a week, during seventy five days with semi-purified diets supplemented with 0; 600; 1,200; 1,800; 2,400; 3,000; 3,600; 4,200; 4,800 and 5,400 IU of retinol palmitate per kg of diet (Rovimix A 500 Roche ® ; 30 % vitamin A) in a totally randomized experimental design, factorial arrangement 2x10 (n=4). At the end of the experiment all groups were sacrificed and liver tissue excised for the hepatic retinol analyses. Severe signs of nutritional deficiency of vitamin A were observed in fish of treatments 0; 600 and 1,200 IU vitamin A kg -1 diet; moderate signs were also found in fish of treatments 1,800 trough 3,600 IU vitamin A kg -1 diet, both populations. Interactions group*level were not significant (P<0.05) to all analyzed performance variables. Increasing levels of dietary vitamin A influenced final weight and weight gain of the fish (P<0.05), but did not influence feed consumption (P>0.05). A group effect was observed regarding all performance variables (P<0.0001). Hepatic retinol quantification (High Performance Liquid Chromatogaphy) detected vitamin A only in fish fed 5,400 IU of retinol per kg of diet.

Automating test processes is becoming more and more up-to-date and one of the reasons is that manual tests are time-consuming and complicated. The aim of the study is to identify the manual test process in integration systems to see if there can be a value in automating them and which requirements can then form the basis of an automation. Pros and cons of both manual and automated tests are highlighted in the study in order to make a fair comparison between them. The advantages of the automation that has been highlighted have since, together with collected empirical data at the company Pulsen Integration, been used to produce a requirement list for automation. The study addresses whether it is worth automating all processes or whether some of the test activities work better as manual. By looking at Pulsen Integration's testing processes, one could see that some flexible processes are better as manual, while more general activities can be more easily automated. The study has had a qualitative approach and the chosen respondents from Pulsen Integration contributed with information to be able to produce a relevant list of requirements. We believe that the result presented can be generalized to companies in similar context.

Packaging have become an environmental problem since mishandling causes pollution, and end-of-life treatments contribute to climate change. Even so, packaging is still necessary in our market system as they protect, distribute and prolong the life of various products. Policy-makers, companies, and the scientific community, are therefore working on different ways to combat the negative impacts of packaging, creating frameworks and strategies to facilitate a sustainable development. However, there seems to be a misalignment in the process of developing packaging with sustainable characteristics, since the realization of sustainable packaging is limited. The aim of this study is therefore to explain the limitation of realized sustainable packaging, by exploring the misalignment in the realization process through a single case study. The empirical data was collected from a company with the ambition of realizing sustainable packaging. Primary data was gathered through open-ended interviews with employees, and through internal and public documents. Furthermore, secondary data regarding the context of sustainable packaging and also scientific studies about packaging, sustainability and product development were reviewed and analyzed. The process of realizing sustainable packaging is regarded as a system that is dependent on outputs from different levels: i) its surrounding environment- the context, ii) the system goal- the strategy, and iii) the internal rules- operational aspects. The study results in three propositions that explain how a misalignment of the different levels causes a limitation of realized sustainable packaging. P1) A misalignment between the sustainable packaging context, and the sustainability strategy, results in a strategy that points in the wrong direction, P2) a misalignment between the sustainability strategy and the requirement specification, might result in greenwashed packaging, and P3) qualitatively ill formulated sustainability requirements might result in a missed target. This study argues that in order to increase the capability of the realization process the levels need to be aligned. Also, that creating qualitatively well formulated requirements might be seen as a tool in the process of realizing sustainable packaging.

Utilization of waste as fuel for heat and power production is commonplace in Sweden, and the fossil emissions from the incineration of waste is primarily derived from the share of plastics in the fuel. Reducing the share of fossil material in the fuel should therefore lead to diminished local emissions. Alternatively, district heating with waste incineration have potential for implementation of CCS technology, that have the possibility to create negative emissions. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the potential of emission reduction and cost efficiency for three different measures that can be applied for waste incineration: sorting of waste, requirement specification and implementation of CCS technology. This was made with the case of Stockholm Exergi, a district heating actor in the Stockholm region with a desire to achieve emission reduction sufficient to offset additional emissions from a new waste incineration facility in development. The measures were compared by constructing distinct scenarios where the emissions and costs of the scenarios could be found in comparison to a reference case where no measures had been applied. For this, modelling of the properties of the waste streams used as fuel was necessary. The results showed that the capacity for sorting is not sufficient to achieve the desired levels of emission reduction on its own, while it is a cost-efficient measure. Requirement specification together with sorting can reduce the emissions to desired levels, but the required reduction of plastics in the fuel is significant. The additional quantities of waste required to produce energy at the same level as before limiting the shares of plastic results in an income from gate fees that mitigate the potential decrease in value of the gate fees brought on by requirement specification. Implementation of CCS technology would create significant negative emissions and yield overall net negative emissions for the studied facilities, but the cost of the technology would create a dependency of external incentives to keep it profitable.

Model-Based Systems Engineering in industry has been constantly increasing its presence within the aerospace industry. SysML is one such MBSE tool that shows complex system organization and relationships. The Horizon Simulation Framework is another MBSE tool, created by Cal Poly students, that gives users the ability to run “day-in-the-life” simulations of systems. Finding a way to link these two tools could allow systems engineers to reap the benefits of both. This thesis investigates the background and design process involved with developing the code that can convert an output file generated in SysML, into a format specifically made for the Horizon Simulation Framework. The goal was to create an interface that can allow users to model a system in SysML, and analyze the model and verify system requirements using HSF. Another goal was to expand the capabilities of the Horizon Simulation Framework by designing and develop a module that would allow users to define and analyze system-level requirements. To evaluate the effectiveness of both codes, the Aeolus example case was used. A SysML model of the system was created as the product of another thesis; SysML based CubeSat Model Design and Integration with the Horizon Simulation Framework. The Aeolus SysML model was converted and used as input in an HSF simulation. The SysML model simulation data was compared against those of the original test case. To test the requirement module, system level requirements were formulated within the Aeolus system and run in simulation, providing an analysis of the results. The results of the analysis confirmed a successful conversion of the SysML model into an equivalent HSF model and a successful analysis of system-level requirements.

Syfte: Syftet med denna studie är att undersöka varför mindre aktiebolagväljer att använda sig av revision trots att revisionsplikten för dessaär avskaffad, och hur företagsledningens kunskaper och utbildningkan påverka deras val av revision. Metod: Studien har genomförts med en kvalitativ metod och antar enabduktiv ansats. Studiens empiri har samlats in genom intervjuermed företagsledningen i små aktiebolag i Sverige. Teoretisk referensram: Studiens teoretiska referensram består av revisionsteorin,agentteorin, intressentteorin, legitimitetsteorin samt upper echelonteorin. Empiri: Studiens empiri består av åtta intervjuer med företagsledningen ismå aktiebolag i Sverige. Slutsats: Företagsledningens kunskaper och utbildning inom revision kan haen påverkan på valet av revision, genom att påverka vilkenförståelse företagsledarna har om orsaker till frivillig revision. / Purpose: The purpose of this study is to investigate why small companies inSweden choose to hire an auditor despite the fact that the auditingobligations for these companies has been abolished. The purpose isalso to study how the management’s knowledge or education inauditing can have an impact on its choice to hire an auditor. Method: This study was conducted with a qualitative method and assumesan abductive approach. This study’s empirical data has beencollected through interviews with the management in smallcompanies. Theory: This study’s theoretical framework consists of auditing theory,agency theory, stakeholder theory, legitimacy theory and the upperechelon theory.Empirical: The empirical data of this study consists of eight interviews withthe management in small companies in Sweden. Conclusions: The management's knowledge and education in auditing can havean impact on the choice of auditing by influencing the managersunderstanding of the reasons for voluntary auditing.

This master's thesis is engaged in standardization of relation between costumer and supplier from perspective of purchasing products in the automotive industry. In this thesis are specified requirements at the suppliers of plastic parts. The costumer is Robert Bosch České Budějovice (RBCB). By standardization we understand selection and description of customer’s requirements at supplier.

The thesis is written up within the master degree in field Expert engineering in transport. It follows up Problem of Object Observation in Traffic Mirror. Thesis describes the device of traffic mirror, physical principal, legislation and types of traffic mirrors in detail. There are measurements associated with this issue in practical part, which are evaluated in detail. At the conclusion there are suggested changes and recommendations associated with this issue.

The structural organization of plant organs and tissues determine the intake potential through the ease of forage particle breakdown, the nature of the particles produced as well as the rate of passage from the rumen. The cell wall content of forages influences the amount of energy required for chewing, and accounts for a considerable proportion of the total energy requirement. In the past, neutral detergent fibre (NDF) has been used as the only feed characteristic to predict the filling effects of forages, but there is substantial evidence that NDF alone is inadequate to make these predictions. Forage fragility is defined as the relative rate at which the particle size of forages are reduced during processes such as chewing or milling, and forage fragility might be related to lignin concentration and digestibility, as well as to anatomical differences among plant species. The physical characteristics of feedstuffs are not measured regularly, and these physical characteristics in relation to their nutritional properties should be taken into account for more precise feed formulation. Through the measurement of grinding energy, the possibility exists to predict forage fragility as related to the chemical composition of forages, which could lead to improved predictions of animal chewing activity and energy usage during the process of chewing. In order to investigate the possibility of developing a model for the prediction of forage fragility, twenty eight different forage samples were collected from 11 different locations. Samples included legumes, C3- and C4- grasses. Dried samples were analysed for various chemical components, as well as 24-hour in vitro NDF digestibility (ivNDFd) and rate of NDF degradation (NDFkd). Dried samples were pre-cut with a knife mill, fitted with a 2 cm screen, after which particle size distribution for each sample was determined using a Retsch Sieve shaker. Ten g duplicate samples were milled with a laboratory hammer mill and an ultra-centrifugal mill, both fitted with a 1 mm screen, for the measurement of grinding energy. During the grinding process, energy usage of the specific mill was measured using a data logger with corresponding computer software and energy transducer. Energy measurements were reported as J/g sample on dry matter (DM) basis. The 2 cm samples were milled with the knife mill again, fitted with a 1 mm screen, after which particle size distribution was determined again to analyse change in particle distribution for each forage sample. The results of this study indicated that dry matter, nitrogen, ivNDFd, NDFkd and initial particle size (IPS) can all be associated with increased forage fragility, as there was a decrease in energy usage during grinding with an increase in any of the aforementioned components. The acid detergent fibre (ADF), NDF, total phenols (TP), non-tannic phenols (NTP), as well as the % change in particle size can all be associated with decreased forage fragility, as there was an increase in energy usage during grinding with an increase in any one of these components. It would be expected that acid detergent lignin (ADL) is also associated with decreased forage fragility; however, this can only be assumed as the results for the effect of lignin on forage fragility are inconclusive in this study. Literature on energy requirement for milling operations of forages is inadequate. Grinding energy is related to the stem mechanical properties (such as maximum cutting force and stem shear strength), and physical properties (such as stem diameter, DM density and moisture content). The use of grinding energy has the potential be a practical and useful measure to predict forage fragility, however, the relative contribution of factors such as original particle size, shape, surface area, morphology and many other factors toward the fragility of forages is difficult to predict. More research is needed on the prediction of forage fragility before it can be incorporated as a meaningful input into nutritional models such as NRC, CNCPS and AMTS. / Dissertation (MScAgric)--University of Pretoria, 2014. / tm2015 / Animal and Wildlife Sciences / MScAgric / Unrestricted

The goal of the paper is to compare different approach in calculation of capital requirement of market risk for options on stock's basket and describe their impact on selected instrument. The first part of the paper describes possible approaches for the capital requirement calculation, namely Standardized approach and Internal model approach, and the theoretical base for option pricing. An instrument with the embedded option on equities was chosen to show the impact. Although the instrument is valued using Monte Carlo simulation, one chapter is devoted to Black-Scholes model as the base model for option pricing. Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org)