In this study we examine how much latency is required in an RTS-game (Real-Time Strategy) before the player quits the game. In the study latency is simulated in the games Age of Mythology and Starcraft: Brood War with the program WANem, and then the testplayers are asked ?Do you want to quit because of latency??. This data is then gathered and compiled into graphs to show the results. These results show that the limit for when players want to quit differs between the two games and that there are two factors that play into this.

This study explores Environmental Storytelling techniques and whether these can beused in combination with each other to lead a player through a game scene in aspecific pattern, affect the player?s narrative and exploratory view and explorewhether Self-paced Exploration can be combined with these techniques.It is a qualitative study conducted by six gaming sessions with accompanyinginterviews in which six people get to play one of three versions of the same gamescene. The only differences between the scenes are the different guidance techniquesused. The informants' movement patterns are identified and interviews recorded byaudio, as well as screen recording. The results shows that Environmental Storytellingtechniques can very well be used to control the player's exploration patterns, bothnarratively and navigation purposes and Self-paced Exploration can be utilized to agreater efficiency in combination with these..

Warehouses are a key aspect of modern supply chains and play a vital role in the success or failure of businesses today. Figures from the USA indicate that the capital- and operating costs of warehouses represent about 22 % of a company?s logistics costs while figures from Europe indicate 25 % (Baker & Canessa, 2009). Because warehousing is such an important function within a company, the authors chose to focus on this in their thesis. The purpose of this thesis has been to examine the significance of a Warehouse Management System (WMS) and item identification with attention to logistic efficiency.

A protection helmet for young people (3-7 years) in winter environment has been developed in this thesis. The result is a concept proposal for development at STIGA Sports AB in Eskilstuna. This thesis work has been performed during 20 weeks, for a Master of Science in Product and Process development at Mälardalen University Eskilstuna Sweden in September 2009 to January 2010. The helmet is shown as a CAD model with detailed solutions to the outer shell, interior and adjustability (in sizes 50-56 cm) which are the three focused areas in the development. Also a physical model in scale 1:1 has been developed and is shown in this thesis work.To achieve the best result possible the process started with an analysis of the market and the product.

Det finns god kunskap om verksamma behandlingar för hypertoni. Trots det är följsamhet till behandling av hypertoni bristfällig och många patienter uppnår inte ett kontrollerat blodtryck. Syftet med denna litteraturstudie var att granska och sammanställa vetenskapliga artiklar om sjuksköterskans möjlighet att påverka följsamheten hos patienter med primär hypertoni gällande omvårdnadsåtgärder och läkemedelsbehandling. Utifrån syftet utformades två frågeställningar för att nå en djupare förståelse för ämnet. Metoden utgjordes av en systematisk litteraturstudie bearbetad genom Goodmans sju steg, vilka är utformade för en forskningsprocess.

The aim of this thesis is to get an idea of how service companies set their prices. The method used was a case study approach, which was conducted at three real estate companies. The study showed that when setting their prices, the main aspect is their own costs. However, we have found that several other aspects play a big role when setting prices on services in real estate business such as individual customer behaviour and market competition. We have also found that the real estate companies charge very similar prices.

Young children get affected and influenced by people?s thoughts and preconceived ideas about the difference between boys and girls. How they should behave and how they are supposed to play and interact with different toys.In the goals for what the school and teachers will achieve it says in the curriculum for preschool that teachers are supposed to counteract the traditional gender roles.To get answers to the question at issue, I collected 48 individual plans of development and I have performed four observations. I put all facts together and compared the results.The main result in this study shows that the traditional gender roles are being reflected in the children?s plans of development.

The purpose of this study was to look at how clients, in the Swedish criminal justice, experience their involvement in treatment programs. The spotlight in the study was to examine which helpful and unhelpful factors are involved in a treatment process, in the view of individual experiences. The study is based on a qualitative method, with interviews as an instrument for collection of data.The result is summarized in three fields; is it possible to show vulnerable, the therapist and the meaning of the program. The result is based on interviews with six informants; five of them have been partaking in treatment programs in prison and one in the probation office. The study shows that partaking in treatment programs in prison is combined with problems in aspect of the different roles criminals play in prison.

Rapporten beskriver det som gjorts i ett kandidatexamensarbete av två KTH studenter undervåren 2012. Innehållsmässigt behandlar rapporten företags ansvarstagande för hållbarhet inommiljön, det vill säga en del av Corporate Social Responsibility, CSR. Efter undersökningen om CSR, bestämde vi oss för att fördjupa oss inom miljöområdet. Målet var att analysera skillnaden mellan tillverkningsföretag och tjänsteföretag då det gällde miljöarbetet. Gruppen intervjuade endast Atlas Copco och TeliaSonera som fick besvara frågeställningen om just de två företagen - Hur sammanfaller/skiljer sig det egna initiativarbetet mellan tillverkningsföretag och tjänsteföretag för att minska dagens miljöpåverkan? För att kunna besvara frågeställningen började gruppen med att samla information.

ABSTRACTEssay in Political Science, Advanced Continuation Course, 61-80 credits, by Jonas Nilsson?The democratic islamist? - a study of three islamist movements and their potential role in ademocratization process?Supervisor: Jonas LindeThe purpose of this work has been to explain to what extent islamist movements can be said to bebearers of democratic values and if they have a role to play in future democratization processes. Thepurpose of this work is also to examine the democratic views of the different islamist movements andto compare them with each other in an effort to find a specific islamist definition of democracy.The essay is a qualitative analysis of the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt, Front Islamique du Salut inAlgeria and Hezbollah in Lebanon. The analytical framework is based on the political institutionsincluded in Robert A. Dahl polyarchial democracy.

The aim with this essay is to examine in which way self-realizing and solidarity can bereconciled in a multicultural society. The essay is a sociological literature study whichexamines the self- realizing process and puts it in a multicultural perspective.The issues areWhich role does self-realizing play for solidarity?How is solidarity created in a multicultural society?Can everyone be self-realized in a multicultural society?Conditions and problems for self-realizing processes are examined and are treated mainly onthe basis of Jeffrey C. Alexander and Axel Honneth theories. In the essay is established thatself-realizing and society-solidarity is mutually interdependent and that solidarity requires aform of shared value, but it doesn?t need to be based in the traditional values that commonhistory, ethnicity or culture.

The general consensus is that the gap between the Swedish variable mortgage rate and the repo rate has increased over the last years. Although the Riksbank in recent times has cut its base rate, many banks have chosen either to leave the interest rate on variable mortgages unchanged, or they did reduce it but by less points than the reduction in the repo rate. The linear relationship between the repo rate and the variable mortgage rate has changed over the last decade and the mortgage margins these days are relatively high. This can somewhat be explained by the new rules introduced in the bank sector requiring banks to increase liquidity and equity. Since mortgage loans play an important role in banks? lending business it is of interest to gain knowledge in whether a repo rate reduction latterly has generated a limited affect on the banks lending rates..

Storleken på informationsmängderna i vad som finns tillgänglig på Internet idag gör att söktjänster närmast är en nödvändighet för informationsökning. Ibland kan det upplevas att det är svårt att hitta begärd information hos söktjänster utan att få fram en mängd oönskade sidor, så att man måste hitta relevant information bland dem och filtrera bort irrelevant information. Ett problem för många söktjänster är hur de ska kunna ta hänsyn till användarnas individuella informationsbehov och därigenom skapa förutsättningar för effektivare sökprocesser. Denna magisteruppsats handlar om användarnas upplevelser av informationssökning på Internet. Syftet med uppsatsen är att undersöka den problematik som finns när man söker information med hjälp av söktjänster på webben, användarnas syn på olika söktjänster och att även få fram förbättringsförslag.

My project is an interpretation and exploration of the book The Invisible Cities by Italo Calvino. It is a play on the swedish words for cities and beaches. By adding the letters R and N the word for cities in the title transforms into the word for beaches. The project is equal parts a color investigation and an exploration of new working methods as it is an development of my approch to graphic design. My aim was to, through a visual, conceptual and playful investigation create a new interpretation of the book The Invisible Cities.

Vi ville i vårt examensarbete undersöka om och hur elever på el- och energiprogrammet söker information på internet,samt använder sig av källkritisk analys och hur bra lärarna anser att de klarar denna uppgift. Vi sökte även svar på i vilken utsträckning eleverna undervisas i källkritik och hur de upplever att de fått undervisning i källkritik, samt vilka kunskaper de undervisade lärarna anser sig ha i ämnet och hur viktig de anser att undervisning i källkritik är. I vår undersökning har vi även jämfört om elever och lärares åsikter samstämmer eller ej. Undersökningen baserades på tio elevintervjuer samt fem lärarintervjuer. Intervjuerna har analyserats kvalitativt varefter de sammanställdes. Syftet med detta examensarbete var att ta reda på om eleverna använder sig av internet i skolan och hur de granskar den information/fakta som de finner.