As the number of connected devices around us increase through the development of Internet of Things (IoT), the need for interaction with these devices increase. This thesis aims to examine the benefits of using wearables to achieve fast at-a-glance interaction. A functional prototype, UbiCompass, was developed for a smartwatch that exploits the direction of the connected devices relative to the us

Trots att preventivmedel är lättillgängligt för kvinnor i Sverige idag, både praktisk och ekonomisk, visar nyligen framlagd forskning att abortstatistiken i Sverige ökat bland kvinnor 24-29 år. Studien lyfter fram negativa attityder gentemot hor-monella preventivmedel som en bidragande faktor. Vår studie ser till hur missupp-fattningarna kring preventivmedel kan förklaras, vilken roll kommunikatioEven though contraceptives in Sweden are made sure to be easily accessible to women both practically and economically resent research by medical institutions in Sweden shows that the abortion statistics are increasing amongst women aged 24-29. The study implicates that the statistics are related to negative attitudes to-wards hormonal contraceptives amongst these women. In our study we aim to in-v

This thesis studies how four Spanish party leaders have expressed themselves about the political deadlock that became reality after the country’s general elections in December 2015. The subjects of study are the declarations made during a week in the month of March by Manuel Rajoy, Pedro Sánchez, Albert Rivera and Pablo Iglesias, leaders of the four largest political parties. After presenting the

Course: FEKN90, Degree project for Master of Science in Business and Economics (30 ECTS) Authors: Petrea Godderidge, Nicole Johansson and Lina Larsson Supervisor: Annette Cerne Key words: Generation Y, store loyalty, private labels, grocery retailer Purpose: The purpose of this thesis is to investigate what impact private labels, in relation to other store loyalty driving factors within the

Abstrakt The Grand Ethiopian Millennium Dam (GERD) är ett pågående statligt projekt som ska fördämma Blå Nilen. Detta stora utvecklingsprojekt förväntas lösa Etiopien och regionens grava elektricitetsunderskott och lyfta nationens ekonomiska tillväxt. Då dammen konstrueras på Nilen som är världens längsta flod har den skapat kontovers mellan Etiopien, nedströmsländerna och miljöaktivister. Som

Purpose: The purpose of this research is to understand the phenomenon of the engaged gamer, that we term video gamer’s engagement beyond purchase and playing games and how it affects the strategic brand management in the video game industry. Theoretical Perspective: The study relates engagement to strategic brand management, including the creation of a brand identity within the production process

In this thesis, the mechanical properties of thin films of low density polyethylene were investigated. There were three main objectives: to perform experiments, to simulate the experiments in Abaqus and to identify material parameters for some constitutive models by optimization. The experimental part consisted of conventional uniaxial tensile tests. Another objective was to investigate whether th

Examensarbetets titel: A Walking Brand – personligt varumärkesbyggande på sociala medier. Seminariedatum: 03-06-2016. Ämne/kurs: FEKH29, Examensarbete kandidatnivå i marknadsföring, 15 högskolepoäng. Författare: Anna Johnsson, Shqipe Zekolli och Sousou Cissoko. Handledare: Veronika Taranovskaya. Fem nyckelord: personligt varumärke, sociala medier, YouTube, vlogg, kritiska faktorer. Syft

The end of the Cold War marked the end of a dual world power system and an opening up of world markets. This has resulted in a more complex risk landscape, complicating political risks that firms face abroad. The 1990s and onwards also marked an increase in global interconnectedness, increasing companies’ exposure to political risks. Political risk identification has therefore become important com

Nowadays dairy powders are common products and their market share is increasing. Dairy powders are produced for various reasons, such as to reduce the transportation cost, handle seasonal variation in milk or to valorise the by-products of the production. However, powder production and consumption can entail several problems, such as inadequate solubility or the formation of lumps during wetting.

I min musikaliska utveckling har komposition hjälpt mig att hitta motivationen till att utveckla mina musikteoretiska kunskaper. Därför har jag valt att undersöka om det kan vara så att det finns någonting i komponerandet som väcker intresset för att lära sig musikteori? Kan man stärka lärandet i musikteori genom komposition? Föreliggande studie syftar till att undersöka hur fem elever från en fIn my musical development, composition has always helped me to find the motivation to develop my music theoretical knowledge. I have therefore chosen to examine whether it could be that there is something in composing music that arouses the interest to learn music theory? Can you enhance learning music theory through musical composition? The present study aims to examine how five students from a

Nanoscience is an emerging field of technology where the bottom-up fabrication techniques are utilized instead of the traditional top-down approaches for enhancing the performance of di erent optoelectronic devices. One such material is a semicon- ductor nanowire (NW) which holds immense potential in nanophotonic applications, such as solar cells, LEDs, lasers, sensors and photodetectors. In parti

Se till att fånga organisationens värdeskapande förmågor – en kvalitetshöjare i produktutvecklingsprojekt! Vem bestämmer utformningen av nya produkter? Användaren, den konstruktör som håller i pennan eller någon annan anställd, inom exempelvis produktion eller service? På Scania Södertälje finns många funktioner med förväntningar på processleveranser, men de syns inte alltid. Nyfiken på varför? Purpose – Efficient product development is suggested as the new frontier of the manufacturing industry. This thesis investigates the value-enabling capabilities of stakeholders during product development at Scania. The purpose is to investigate their expectations of the process output and to identify factors which can have a critical effect on their fulfilment. Target areas are engine assembly and

Vi spenderar stor del av livet i urbana miljöer och majoriteten av landets befolkning påverkas dagligen av utformningen av stadens rum, vilket gör det intressant att undersöka hur stadskärnorna är utformade. Handeln i stadskärnorna förlorar idag mar knadsandelar till externa köpcentrum och e-handeln. För att förändra handelsplatser i stadskärnor till att bli mer attraktiva och konkurrenskraftiga kThis study aims to explain the structure and content of Swedish city centres. The distribution and density of commercial activities in the cities are analysed with network constrained methods (Kernel density estimation, Ripley’s K-function and centrality measures) in GIS-programs. External shopping centres and economic theories are used as a benchmark against which city centres are compared. The

Syftet med studien är att undersöka vilka faktorer som är viktiga för affärsänglar vid investeringar samt ifall dessa utifrån ett agentteoretiskt perspektiv har något samband till relationen mellan affärsängeln och entreprenören. Vidare syftar uppsatsen till att undersöka om det finns en skillnad mellan affärsänglar som prioriterar finansiella eller icke-finansiella faktorer vid investeringar ur e

Improvements in Internet technology, development of multimedia applications, protocols and improvement in user devices have led to the popularity of multimedia applications, among which video streaming applications are most popular. Streaming video services are sensitive to network conditions, thus making Quality of Experience (QoE) of end users sensitive to network conditions. QoE is affected by