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Showing result 11 - 15 of 29 swedish dissertations containing the words thesis on hotel.

2. 11. Architecture and Ageing : On the Interaction between Frail Older People and the Built Environment

   Author : Jonas E Andersson; Magnus Rönn; Eva Henriksen; Benyamin Scwarz; KTH; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; residential care home architecture; architecture competition; user values and planning considerations; appropriate space for ageing; homelikeness; societal building;

   Abstract : This doctoral thesis deals with the type of architecture that materializes when age-related problems become a long-term condition (LTC) and gradually restrain the individual’s ability to perform activities in daily life (ADL). Their life situation necessitates a support from relatives or municipal eldercare staff in order for them to continue to participate in everyday living. READ MORE

4. 12. Energy use and environmental impact from hotels on Adriatic Coast in Croatia : current status and future possibilities for HVAC systems

   Author : Vlasta Zanki Alujevic; Per Lundqvist; Dagnia Blumberga; KTH; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; HVAC systems; hotels; energy performance; energy efficiency; environmental savings; energy audit; system approach; sustainable energy systems; Environmental engineering; Miljöteknik;

   Abstract : This thesis analyses a specific type of energy usage system, “energy usage in hotels”, and how this system behaves. In order to evaluate the current state of energy use in hotels, an energy audit questionnaire was developed and conducted among 31,5% of hotels on the Adriatic coast. READ MORE

5. 13. Alien Places in Late Soviet Science Fiction : The "Unexpected Encounters" of Arkady and Boris Strugatsky as Novels and Films

   Author : Henriette Cederlöf; Anna Ljunggren; Yvonne Howell; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Arkady Strugatsky; Boris Strugatsky; science fiction; heterotopia; paradigm shift; Soviet culture; 1970s; Gothic; adaptation; Stalker; Roadside Picnic; Dead Mountaineer s Hotel; Arkadij Strugatskij; Boris Strugatskij; paradigmskifte; science fiction; heterotopi; Sovjetunionen; 1970-talet; adaption; slaviska språk; Slavic Languages;

   Abstract : This dissertation deals with how science fiction reflects the shift in cultural paradigms that occurred in the Soviet Union between the 1960s and the 1970s. Interest was displaced from the rational to the irrational, from a scientific-technologically oriented optimism about the future to art, religion, philosophy and metaphysics. READ MORE

6. 14. Behavioral and Biological Factors Related to HIV Transmission among Female Sex Workers in Ethiopia

   Author : Minilik Demissie Amogne; Socialmedicin och global hälsa; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; FSW; HIV; Violence; HED; condom failure; Treatment failure; Drug resistance; Experience; PrEP challenge; Ethiopia;

   Abstract : Due to legal, cultural, and social factors, female sex workers (FSWs) experience anelevated level of violence, heavy alcohol consumption, and sexual abuse. Theseindividual and societal factors create a web of vulnerabilities that facilitate thespread of HIV within this population group. READ MORE

7. 15. Challenges in Delivering Services: The Front-Line Hospitality and Tourism Employee Perspective

   Author : Christine Lundberg; Tommy D Andersson; Lena Mossberg; Bo Edvardsson; Mittuniversitetet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Front-line workers; tourism; hospitality; service encounter; critical incident techniques; work motivation and satisfaction; Business studies; Företagsekonomi; Front-line workers; tourism;

   Abstract : Significant challenges are faced by front-line hospitality and tourism employees interacting with customers on a daily basis. These challenges and the ways they are dealt with form the focus of this thesis. As they interact, a range of incidents may arise from highly satisfactory encounters to service failures. READ MORE