The development of a software product in an organization involves various groups of stakeholders who may prioritize the qualities of the product differently. This paper presents an empirical study of 65 individuals in different roles and in different locations, including on shoring, outsourcing and off shoring, prioritizing 24 software quality aspects. Hierarchical cluster analysis is applied to t

Can local communities on the margins of society be charged with the responsibility of maintaining their own social order? What type of law (if any) can bring social order to these communities? Using semi-structured interviews with social workers, police officers, lawyers and other professionals familiar with the Tottenham riots, this chapter offers an inside view into what community means in a run

The new era of safety related electronic systems in vehicles puts new demands on the manufacturer to prove reliability and safety of the systems. Standards that earlier have been used by the industry to prove compliance with demands on functional safety are difficult to implement for the automotive industry. Difficulties also arise when trying to prove immunity against electromagnetic disturbances

Klimatkänslighet – ett viktigt begrepp Klimatkänsligheten definieras som den långsiktiga temperaturökning som blir resultatet av en fördubbling av mängden koldioxid i atmosfären. Även om definitionen hänvisar till en fördubbling av halten koldioxid i atmosfären, gäller den generellt även för en fördubbling av halten koldioxidekvivalenter, vilket är ett omräkningsmått som innefattar alla växthusgas

Popular Abstract in Swedish För några år sedan uppmärksammades att ungdomars sexuella vanor hade förändrats. Ett nytt begrepp gjorde sig gällande i det offentliga samtalet: analsex. Oavsett hur förändringen av ungdomars sexuella vanor förklarades betraktades analsex med få undantag som ett oacceptabelt, onormalt och onaturligt beteende. I beskrivningarna av analsex formulerades inte enbart vad somThis dissertation deals with the drawing of boundaries between normal and abnormal, between natural and unnatural. The aim is to show how the conditions for intimacy and hence also intimacy between women have changed in modern society, how sex and sexuality have been perceived, organized, and experienced in relation to historical and cultural circumstances. The study proceeds from two collections

Two alternative Human-Machine-Interface solutions for in-vehicle speed support were evaluated in field trials in Hungary and Spain. Twenty vehicles on both test sites were equipped with two kinds of systems: 1) support via an Active Accelerator Pedal and 2) warning via beep signals and flashing red light when exceeding the speed limit. The test drivers drove one month with each system. Both system

Society has a responsibility to aid its citizens in case of emergency. This calls for planning and preparations. However, societal emergency response activities are not always fully effective. This might be due to suboptimal emergency planning and preparations, with some planned response actions not working as intended. For example, it is possible that some actions show to be ‘over-planned’ with t