This study examines young Swedes’ support for democracy. Previous research suggests that many young people in Sweden are sceptical about the democratic governance as well as with democracy itself. However, there is a lack of qualitative studies within the subject - leaving the research field consisting of limited questionnaires. For a broader understanding, the study aims to go into depth with a qualitative semi-structured interview design. By applying the theory of postmaterialism carried out by Robert Inglehart, it is possible to gain an understanding of Sweden’s youth and their value orientation which might influence the support for democracy. The interviews were conducted with eight upper secondary school students at the Rudbeck school in Sollentuna, thereafter transcribed and thematically analyzed. The results are systematically divided into several categories, revolving around democracy as a state of governance and its principles, political participation and the functioning of democracy. The study finds that there is a discrepancy in supporting democracy in principle and instrumentally, among the participants. While there is a strong support for democracy as a form of governance as well as democratic principles, there is also criticism towards the government, the efficiency of the system, its availability and political institutions. The results are discussed and understood from a post-materialistic perspective, deepen our understanding of young individuals relationship with democracy.

This thesis will focus on split ticket voting. Split ticket voting refers to an aspect of voting behavior where the individual will cast votes for different political parties for different offices. Through the development of countless theories and utilizing data, political scientists have managed to shed some light as to why an individual may engage in split-ticket voting. However, many of these studies have been too narrow in their focus, for instance, relying on a specific election without taking into account some major variables that provide the foundation for voting behavior. The purpose of this study is to provide scholars with an idea of what characteristics exist most commonly among split-ticket voters compared with straight-ticket voters. What variables work together to cause an individual to engage in split ticket voting? Specifically, this thesis will examine the contribution of variables in explaining ticket splitting. Despite studies of the causes of split-ticket voting, the field is still unclear as to what causes an individual to engage in split-ticket voting. What individual variables cause an individual to engage in ticket splitting?

<p>The Swedish Aviation Safety Authority has decided to standardise a classification system for reporting deviations found in inspections. The purpose of a classification system is that similar deviations always should be reported in the same way since this will enable better decisions regarding different risk areas. The inspectors are therefore constrained to use a standardised classification system and are not free to use their own words when reporting deviations. A hierarchal classification system with predefined phrases is in aviation referred to as taxonomy. Taxonomy is already in use when reporting accidents and incidents but not when reporting deviations found in inspections. If the taxonomy also could be implemented when reporting deviations found in inspections it would make it possible to find out what kind of accident or incident the deviation has been involved in. To make this connection possible and to enable further analyses the information has to be stored, preferably in a database. </p><p>We have examined the already existing taxonomy and its usability in inspection reporting. Were the old taxonomy has been found insufficient we have examined how to build up a new suitable taxonomy. We have also begun the extension of the taxonomy in certain domains in aviation. To be able to test the extended taxonomy we have developed a system support that consists of a database and help functions consisting of checklists and linked regulation text. The system support also contains risk assessment matrixes. </p><p>We have through this work seen that a great extension of the existing taxonomy is necessary. As the taxonomy is formed it is hard to make direct connections between accidents/incidents and deviations found in inspections without a mapping tool. However we think that a database management system should be implemented in inspections. A database management system would be a useful help for the inspectors and enable easier access to data for analyses.</p>

The Swedish Aviation Safety Authority has decided to standardise a classification system for reporting deviations found in inspections. The purpose of a classification system is that similar deviations always should be reported in the same way since this will enable better decisions regarding different risk areas. The inspectors are therefore constrained to use a standardised classification system and are not free to use their own words when reporting deviations. A hierarchal classification system with predefined phrases is in aviation referred to as taxonomy. Taxonomy is already in use when reporting accidents and incidents but not when reporting deviations found in inspections. If the taxonomy also could be implemented when reporting deviations found in inspections it would make it possible to find out what kind of accident or incident the deviation has been involved in. To make this connection possible and to enable further analyses the information has to be stored, preferably in a database. We have examined the already existing taxonomy and its usability in inspection reporting. Were the old taxonomy has been found insufficient we have examined how to build up a new suitable taxonomy. We have also begun the extension of the taxonomy in certain domains in aviation. To be able to test the extended taxonomy we have developed a system support that consists of a database and help functions consisting of checklists and linked regulation text. The system support also contains risk assessment matrixes. We have through this work seen that a great extension of the existing taxonomy is necessary. As the taxonomy is formed it is hard to make direct connections between accidents/incidents and deviations found in inspections without a mapping tool. However we think that a database management system should be implemented in inspections. A database management system would be a useful help for the inspectors and enable easier access to data for analyses.

The presented diploma thesis deals with the improvement of system support at the department Sales Planning and Reporting in Skoda Auto a.s. Its major objective is proposal, creation and implementation of the main analytical tool for sales and production planning in this department with regard to the economic efficiency of this solution. The main task of this tool is to make the process of planning in the company more effective and support management’s decision making process. The entire project is implemented in Microsoft Excel using Visual Basic.

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Idag styr och planerar de flesta organisationer i någon form, det gäller både den privata sektorn som den offentliga sektorn. Det finns olika sätt och modeller man kan använda för att styra en verksamhet t.ex. genom balanserad styrkort. Styrning startas oftast från centrala direktiv som t ex en affärs/verksamhetsplan, budget, prognos, resultatmål, avkastnings mål etc. Styrningen kan baseras på mer eller mindre komplexa styrmodeller och hanteras rent praktiskt via någon form av systemstöd men ibland endast med hjälp av Word- och Exceldokument. Gemensamt för alla styrmodeller är att de kräver en uppföljning och rapportering för att kunna göra någon nytta. Detta projekt uppstod genom en förfrågan om projektets ämne passade ihop med företagets behov av aktuell information kring hur företag och organisationer styr och planerar sin verksamhet och vilka systemstöd som används för detta ändamål. Projektet var ett uppdrag hos företaget Konsultnet Scandinavian AB. Mitt uppdrag var att hjälpa företaget med att arbeta fram en analys av de trender som finns inom verksamhetsstyrning både inom näringslivet samt offentlig sektor. I uppdraget ingick att analysera hur verksamhetsstyrning sker rent praktiskt och vilka systemstöd som används för detta ändamål. Detta projekt innefattar både ett verksamhetsperspektiv och ett systemperspektiv. Resultatet av uppdraget skall vara till hjälp för företaget i arbetet med att utveckla ett nytt systemstöd för budget, prognos och verksamhetsplanering. Metoden som använts för inhämtning utav information, är i form av både enkäter och intervjuer. Tanken med enkäterna var att i första hand få en grundläggande information om organisationernas verksamhetsstyrning och vilka systemstöd de använde sig av inom den finansiella och operativa planeringen. Efter att ha fått en grundläggande syn på de organisationer som besvarat enkäten analyserades svaren, vilket resulterade i from utav följdfrågor. Eftersom projektet var tidsbegränsat fanns inte möjligheten till att gå vidare med alla organisationer. Istället valdes ett antal organisationer bestående av både offentliga och privata för att gå vidare med följdfrågor, det vill säga intervju. Detta arbete har framtagits genom användning av en lättrörlig metod, det vill säga en metod som ger stöd till att vara anpassbar och även flexibel efter de varierande arbetsförhållandena som uppstår under projektets gång. Denna lättrörliga metod bestämdes redan vid början av arbetet. Metoden kallas för EBREM (Event-Based Requirement Elicitation Method) som inriktar sig för att identifiera eventuella risker som kan framkomma kring arbetsprocessen. Slutsatsen som jag kommit fram till inom detta arbete är att det finns en varierande syn på vad verksamhetsstyrning egentligen innebär och hur styrningen ska ske rent praktiskt. Det som har varit väldigt gemensamt hos enkätföretagen är deras uppföljning utav finansiella planer. / Today, most organizations control and plan in some way, this yields both for the private sector as well as the public sector. There are different ways and models which can be used to control an organization, for example through balanced scorecard. Control is usually launched from central directives, such as business/operational plan, budget, forecast, performance, yield goals etc. Control can be based on more or less complex control models and is handled usefully via some form of system, but sometimes just with help of Word – and Excel – documents. Common to all control models is that they require a follow up and reporting in order to do any good. This project arose by that the request about the topic of the project matched the company´s need for timely information about how companies and organizations control and plan their activities and the support systems that are used for this purpose. The project was a mission from the company, Konsultnet Scandinavian AB. My mission was to help the company to develop an analysis of the trends that are in performance management both in business and the public sector. The assignment was to analyze how performance management is practical and which support systems are used for this purpose. This project was screened both a business perspective and a system perspective. The mission will be a help to the company in the process of developing a new system for budgeting, forecasting and business management. The methodology used for collecting and analyzing information, is in the form of both surveys and interviews. The idea of the survey was to get basic overview information about other organizations performance management and the system support they use within their financial and operational planning. After getting a basic knowledge from the organizations who had answered the survey, an analysis took place which resulted in supplementary questions. Since the project work had a deadline, it was not possible to proceed with all of the organizations. Instead, a number of organizations were chosen, including both private and public organizations. This project has been developed using an agile method, which gives support to be adaptable and flexible to the varying working conditions which takes place during the project. This agile method was decided in the beginning of this work. The method is named EBREM and stands for (Event-Based Requirement Elicitation Method) which focuses to identify any risks that may emerge around this work. The conclusion which I have reached in this work is that there are a variety of views on what performance management really means and how management should be done in practice. What has been very common in survey companies is their follow-up of total financial plans.

Hyaluronan is a chemical, which can be qualified as essential for vertebrates. It is a part of the extracellular matrix in most of tissues and also a major component of some other tissues. Besides of the mechanical functions this compound is important for many biological processes such as growth of tumor cells. The objective of this thesis was development of carrier systems containing native hyaluronan and hydrophobic drugs. For purposes of this work fluorescence probes (pyrene, prodan, perylene, DPH, mereocynine 540) instead of drugs were used. By using further mentioned sophisticated methods the properties of these systems were studied. The systems were prepared by freeze-drying. The effect of freeze-drying on support of interactions was observed by fluorescence spectrometry (steady-state and time-resolved). The stability of freeze-dried systems was determined by zeta potential, which was measured by electrophoretic light scattering. Cakes obtained by freeze-drying were analyzed by several methods. First one was effluence gas chromatography connected with FT-IR spectrometry. In this method the present of tertiary butyl alcohol in product was observed. The cakes were also analyzed by scanning electron microscopy, which can provide the information about the surface and elemental constitution of the material. The results of this work can shed light on the area of developing of drugs with targeted distribution of active compound.

La confiance envers le gouvernement est une notion fréquemment évoquée dans le discours public et dans la littérature, mais il s’agit d’une notion imprécise, malgré des innovations depuis sa première spécification par David Easton en tant que support systémique. Cette revue de littérature propose de faire le point sur la question de la confiance envers les gouvernements démocratiques. Je définis d’abord la confiance envers le gouvernement comme un concept relationnel et relativement stable dans le temps. Ce mémoire se penche sur 26 facteurs qui sont liés à la confiance envers le gouvernement dans trois grandes catégories : les caractéristiques individuelles, étatiques et sociales. Je démontre que les explications culturelles de la confiance sont nettement supérieures aux explications économiques, et ce à toutes les échelles. Cependant, les jeunes démocraties présentent un profil un peu différent des démocraties plus anciennes : l’économie y joue un rôle un peu plus important. / Trust in government is a hotly debated topic in public discourse as well as the scientific literature. It is, however, an unclear notion, although a few theoretical innovations have helped refine the concept since its inception as system support by David Easton. This literature review examines current trends in study of trust in democratic governments. I define trust in government as a relational concept that is relatively stable through time. This thesis identifies 26 factors that are linked to trust in government in three categories: individual, state and social characteristics. I demonstrate that cultural explanations better explain variations in trust in government than economic approaches at all scales. However, young democracies have a different profile, in which economic approaches have a slightly bigger role.

Atrial fibrillation is one of the most common cardiac rhythm disorders characterized by ever-increasing prevalence and incidence in the Czech Republic and abroad. The incidence of atrial fibrillation is reported at 2-4 % of the population, but due to the often asymptomatic course, the real prevalence is even higher. The aim of this work is to design an algorithm for automatic detection of atrial fibrillation in the ECG record. In the practical part of this work, an algorithm for the detection of atrial fibrillation is proposed. For the detection itself, the k-nearest neighbor method, the support vector method and the multilayer neural network were used to classify ECG signals using features indicating the variability of RR intervals and the presence of the P wave in the ECG recordings. The best detection was achieved by a model using a multilayer neural network classification with two hidden layers. Results of success indicators: Sensitivity 91.23 %, Specificity 99.20 %, PPV 91.23 %, F-measure 91.23 % and Accuracy 98.53 %.