Läpiluotaavia katseita kuviin ja kuvallisuuteen

Kirjallisuusarvostelu

Globaalin kuluttajan ristiriidat

Kirjallisuusarvostelu

The purpose and use of passenger ships in 2058 - Future scenarios generated by the Delphi method

The purpose of the thesis is to generate scenarios of future purposes and of use of ships, suitable for STX Finland Cruise Oy to design and build, over a 50 year time span by applying the Delphi method and an open innovation approach in a future workshop. The scenarios were mapped out with help of two Delphi survey rounds and one future workshop. The number of participants in both surveys and the workshop was some twenty experts in each, representing various fields. On the basis of the first survey round, four different subject areas were selected for analysis: purposes for the use of ships; energy efficiency of cruises and ships; cost efficiency of sea transportation and vacation; and the views and expectations of the customers in the future. As a result of the future workshop, four different themes were established, which were studied further during the second Delphi round. The themes are future service and operation concepts; versatile uses of the space in ships; communication of environmental benefits of ships, future energy solutions and social interaction between passengers onboard. In addition to generating the scenarios, further aim of the thesis is to implement the Delphi method and workshop activity as foresight tools for STX Europe and to produce a chart of a future shipbuilding foresight community to can serve the open innovation processes in the maritime cluster as a whole.

Lennokkaasti lottien uskonnollisuudesta

Kirjallisuusarvostelu

Kristillisen naistyön 110 vuoden historia

Kirjallisuusarvostelu

Vanhukset mukaan kuntoutuksen suunnitteluun : lectio praecursoria

Marjo Wallinin väitöskirja Community-dwelling older people in patient rehabilitation : physiotherapists' and clients' accounts of treatments, and observed interaction during group sessions (Jyväskylän yliopisto 2009).

The oxygenation in biological wastewater treatment of pulp and paper industry

The UPM-Kymmene Oyj Pietarsaari pulp and paper Mill biological wastewater treatment plant was built in the 1980's and the plant has been in use ever since. During the past years there have been problems with deviations. The wastewater treatment plant needs update, especially the aeration basin, where the old surface aerators cannot produce enough mixing and indroduce oxygen enough to the wastewater. In this thesis how extra aeration with oxygen affects the wastewater treatment plant effluent was studied. In the literature part the main focus is in aeration devices, which can be used in biological wastewater treatment. The target is to compare different kind of aerators, which are suitable for pulp and paper wastewater treatment. Studies show, that EDI-aerators are commonly used and also most suitable. In the experimental part, the focus is on the Pietarsaari Mills wastewater treatment plant and oxygen aeration during autumn 2008. This thesis presents the results of the trial run. Studies show, that extra oxygen devices can produce lot a of mixing and the oxygenation capacity was more than what the micro-organisms needed. The effect on sludge quality could not been seen during the trial runs.

Asiakkuuden hallintaohjelmiston hankinta mikroyrityksessä

Tietotekniikan käyttö on tärkeää mikroyrityksen kasvun kannalta. Tutkielmassa pyrittiin toimintatutkimuksen keinoin löytämään kosmetiikan suoramyyntiä harjoittavan toiminimen KaunisSinä taustalla olevan osa-aikaisen yrittäjän asettamien tavoitteiden ja rajoitteiden mukaan paras ohjelmisto tukemaan asiakkuuden hallintaa. Ohjelmiston valintaa varten tutkittiin ohjelmistohankinnan menetelmiä kaupallisten valmisohjelmistojen, avoimen lähdekoodin ohjelmistojen ja räätälöityjen ohjelmistojen osalta. Yrittäjän toimintatapojen kartoituksen perusteella muodostettiin kriteerit ohjelmistojen vertailua ja valintaa varten. Vertailussa käytettiin painotetun keskiarvon menetelmää. Markkinoilla on saatavilla ominaisuuksiltaan sopivia avoimen lähdekoodin asiakkuuden hallintaohjelmistoja. Valinta on kompromissi ohjelmiston tarjoaman toiminnallisuuden sekä ominaisuuksien ja yritykselle muodostuneiden toimintatapojen välillä. Yrityksen on siis osittain mukautettava toimintatapojaan ohjelmiston mukaiseksi.