Search for dissertations about: "Clans"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 swedish dissertations containing the word Clans.

  2. 1. Do Non Player Characters dream of electric sheep? : A thesis about Players, NPCs, Immersion and Believability

    Author : Magnus Johansson; Henricus Verhagen; Robert Ramberg; Ernest Adams; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Social norms; MMOGs; MORPGs; FPS; Clans; Guilds; Rules; NPCs; Games AI; Game Design; Game evaluation tools; Immersion; Believability; Computer and Systems Sciences; data- och systemvetenskap;

    Abstract : This is a thesis that deals with the norms and rules of players playing online games together. It is also a thesis about believability, the current capabilities of non-player characters (NPCs) and the attitudes amongst game developers towards dynamic and systemic games AI. READ MORE

  4. 2. The Ecstasy of Tragedy : An Ethnography of Hospice

    Author : Oscar Wandery; Christian Maravelias; Carl Cederström; David Knights; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Organizational culture; hospice care; health care; affect research; ecstatic rituals; cultural reproduction; Business Administration; företagsekonomi;

    Abstract : Culture is a double-edged sword in organizational research. Certain researchers consider culture the key to understanding organizations while others see it as a pseudo-scientific and faddish term. READ MORE

  5. 3. The Gene Repertoire of G protein-coupled Receptors : New Genes, Phylogeny, and Evolution

    Author : Þóra Kristín Bjarnadóttir; Helgi B. Schiöth; Robert Fredriksson; Kurt Kristiansen; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Pharmacology; Bioinformatics; Evolution; GPCR; Phylogeny; Farmakologi; Pharmacological research; Farmakologisk forskning;

    Abstract : The superfamily of G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) is one of the largest protein families of mammalian genomes and can be divided into five main families; Glutamate, Rhodopsin, Adhesion, Frizzled, and Secretin. GPCRs participate in most major physiological functions, contributing to the fact that they are important targets in drug discovery. READ MORE

  6. 4. Financing of Small and Cottage Industries in Bangladesh by Islamic Banks: An Institutional-Network Approach

    Author : Mohammed Alam; Företagsekonomiska institutionen; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Financial science; Bai-Muajjal financing mode; Small and cottage industry; Lender-borrower relationships; Institutional-Network; Bangladesh; Islamic banks; Finansiering;

    Abstract : This study is characterized by its development of an analytical framework for describing and explaining the lender-borrower financing relationships of rural-based small and cottage industries by including contextual conditions. It applies this framework to the socio- environmental conditions of Bangladesh with special emphasis on the role of Islamic banks. READ MORE

  7. 5. Structural and Functional Studies of Chagasin, a Parasite Protease Inhibitor

    Author : Anna Ljunggren; Avdelningen för klinisk kemi och farmakologi; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES;

    Abstract : The cysteine proteases are enzymes found in every kingdom of life. Clan CA is the largest of the cysteine protease clans, with members all displaying a Cys/His/Asn(Asp) catalytic triad responsible for hydrolysing the peptide bond within the substrate. READ MORE