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IT infrastruktur for tilstandsbasert vedlikehold
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Lean i norske kommuner : en studie om spredning av lean som styringsverktøy, og endringer i organisasjonen som en følge av implementeringen
(Master thesis, 2012)Denne studien har hatt som formål å studere anvendelsen av styringsverktøyet og effektiviseringsfilosofien Lean i norske kommuner. Studien er delt i to deler hvor den ene delen ser på endringen i spredningen av styringsverktøyet ... -
The impact of management,technology and finance on export performance : analyzing the garment industry in Bangladesh
(Master thesis, 2012)Drawing on resources-base view theory and approaching from quantitative field work, this study examines the three factors influencing the export performances of Bangladeshi Readymade Garments industries: Financial resources, ... -
THE ORIGINS OF COMMON ACTION CAPACITIES IN EU FOREIGN POLICY. Observations on the recruitment to the European External Action Service (EEAS)
(ISL Working Papers;2012:9, Working paper, 2012)The Treaty of Lisbon introduced significant institutional changes for European Union’s (EU’s) external relations administration, notably the establishment of the European External Action Service (EEAS). Beside staff ... -
En empirisk studie av boligprisene i Norge 1980-2010
(Master thesis, 2012)Denne masteroppgaven tar for seg boligprisene i Norge i perioden 1980 - 2010, og har som mål å finne ut om boligprisene kan forklares ut fra renter, antall fullførte boliger, arbeidsledighet og reallønn. Oppgaven presenterer ... -
Professional mathematics teacher identity: analysis of reflective narratives from discourses and activities
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012)This article focuses on the methodological use of reflective narratives from discourses and activities of an experienced primary teacher as evidence of her professional identity. The teacher’s reflective narratives emerge ... -
Satire's corrective function: Jon Steward and post-modern, generative satire
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Translation and testing of the Risk Assessment Pressure Ulcer Sore scale used among residents in Norwegian nursing homes
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012)Objective. The purpose of this study was to translate and test the psychometric properties of the Norwegian-language version of the Risk Assessment Pressure Sore scale. Background. Risk assessment scales for pressure ulcer ... -
Cooperative Communications inWireless Local Area Networks: MAC Protocol Design and Multi-layer Solutions
(Doctoral dissertations at the University of Agder;48, Doctoral thesis; Peer reviewed, 2012)This dissertation addresses cooperative communications and proposes multi-layer solu- tions for wireless local area networks, focusing on cooperative MAC design. The coop- erative MAC design starts from CSMA/CA based ... -
ERP og skreddersøm : en casestudie av hvordan bedrifter håndterer manglende samsvar mellom organisasjonen og ERP-systemet.
(Master thesis, 2012)Denne masteroppgaven fokuserer på skreddersøm av enterprise-resource-planning(ERP)-systemer. ERP-systemer er standardiserte programvarepakker som kan la organisasjoner styre hele eller deler av forretningen i samme database, ... -
Adolescent boys with asthma : a pilot study on embodied gendered habits
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012)Purpose: Asthma is a common chronic disease with gender differences in terms of severity and quality of life. This study aimed to understand the gendered practices of male asthmatic adolescents in terms of living with and ... -
"A second chance" : en kvalitativ studie av mødre som har blitt fulgt opp av Forsterket helsestasjon
(Master thesis, 2012)Bakgrunn: Rusmisbruk og svangerskap og barn har fått økt oppmerksomhet. Forskning viser at foreldre med ruserfaring er mer sårbare når det gjelder evnen til å være emosjonelt tilgjengelige og skape trygge og forutsigbare ... -
Elevers matematikksamtaler : Læring i og mellom praksiser
(Doctoral dissertations at University of Agder;57, Doctoral thesis; Peer reviewed, 2012)The aim of this study “Students´mathematical conversations – Learning in and beween practices” is to examine students’ mathematical conversations and the students learning in and between practices. I study what characterizes ... -
Computer-supported cooperative work in tele home care : architecture design, implementation and evaluation
(Master thesis, 2012)With the development of healthcare service and computer networks, the healthcare providers are focusing on how to implant new technologies into health sections. These instant messaging techniques can lead healthcare service ... -
Traditional and professional birth attendants influence on womens decisions of birth place and type of birth assistance : a qualitative study in Tanga District, Tanzania
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012)Almost half of all Tanzanian women deliver at home, alone, assisted by family members or traditional birth attendants. The aim of this article was to expand existing knowledge on how pregnant and laboring women's preferences ... -
Estimators of long range dependence : a survey of finite samples and robustness
(Master thesis, 2012)In traditional financial theory the returns of prices are assumed to be independent of each other, they are said to have short memory. However, it has been shown that returns in many cases are correlated and these instance ... -
Arvo Part's Fratres and his tintinnabuli technique
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The effectiveness of microcredit programmes on alleviating poverty and empowering women in Cairo, Egypt
(Master thesis, 2012)The ability of microfinance and microcredit programmes to alleviate poverty and fuel development is often debated and questioned. This study aims to contribute to this literature by investigating the impact of microcredit ... -
SOA-prosjekter i praksis : erfaringer fra en casestudie i Skatteetaten
(Master thesis, 2012)Denne masteroppgaven bygger på en studie i Skatteetaten. Fokus i studien har vært å følge systemutviklingsprosjekter ved innføringen av felleskomponenter i en tjenesteorientert arkitektur (Service-oriented architecture, ... -
Introducing Internet-based services in the mountain areas of Nepal: An asset pentagon perspective
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012)Information and communication technology for development (ICT4D) projects can only be considered successful if they lead to some kind of individual, social, or economic development. The beneªts of introducing ICT4D ... -
Frå gata til scenen : identitetsdanning i Bente Clods Englekraft-trilogi
(Master thesis, 2012)Formålet med masteroppgåva har vore å rette merksemda mot identitetsproblematikken i Bente Clods bøker Englekraft (2000), I vilden sky (2001) og Himmelfald (2002). Hovudfokuset i oppgåva er identitetsutviklinga til ... -
Kvalitet for læring eller kvalitet for styring? : en beskrivelse av kvalitetsvurderingsarbeidet i videregående skole sett gjennom læreres og lederes øyne
(Master thesis, 2012)Nyere forskning viser at mye av det som velmenende politikere og ledere gjør i skoleutviklingens ånd, aldri når inn til utdanningens kjerne, det når ikke engang fram til klasserommet og enda mindre inn i klasserommet. ... -
Waste heat recovery from a marine waste incinerator using a thermoelectric generator
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012)A marine waste incinerator has been evaluated for waste heat harvesting using thermoelectric generators (TEG). The application has been evaluated using mathematical modeling to optimize the heat exchanger and some vital ... -
Chief executive officer characteristics and microfinance institutions performance : a global survey
(Master thesis, 2012)This study examines the relationship between formal business education, business experience as CEO characteristics and MFIs performance. It uses a global dataset of 403 rated MFIs located in 74 countries for the period ... -
The effect of capital structure on microfinance institutions performance
(Master thesis, 2012)This study attempts to identify the effect of capital structure on overall financial performance of micro finance institutions (MFIs). The study used cross sectional data that contained information from 403 MFIs in 73 ... -
Endringsledelse ved implementering av Enterprise Resource Planning systemer: en casestudie av praksis i ulike bedrifter
(Master thesis, 2012)Ved innføring av ERP-systemer er endringsledelse ansett som en av de viktigste kritiske suksessfaktorene, men har likevel blitt tildelt for lite ressurser og oppmerksomhet. Selv om det er tekniske utfordringer ved en ... -
Kvintoler som grunnleggende underdeling
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A Stochastic Search on the Line-Based Solution to Discretized Estimation
(Lecture Notes in Computer Science;7345, Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2012)Recently, Oommen and Rueda [11] presented a strategy by which the parameters of a binomial/multinomial distribution can be estimated when the underlying distribution is nonstationary. The method has been referred to as the ... -
Autorisasjonsordningen for finansielle rådgivere- veien til autorisasjon : hvordan tilrettelegger ulike finansorganisasjoner for AFR?, hvordan påvirker læring og motivasjon veien til autorisasjon?
(Master thesis, 2012)Hovedformålet med denne masteroppgaven er å undersøke hvordan ulike finansorganisasjoner tilrettelegger for og gjennomfører Autorisasjonsordningen for Finansielle Rådgivere, heretter kalt AFR. Vi har også valgt å se på ... -
Fuzzy investment portfolio selection models based on interval analysis approach
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012)This paper employs fuzzy set theory to solve the unintuitive problem of the Markowitz mean-variance (MV) portfolio model and extend it to a fuzzy investment portfolio selection model. Our model establishes intervals for ... -
Idioms : categorization, lexical representation and the question of compositionality
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Combining static source code analysis and threat assessment modeling for testing open source software security
(Master thesis, 2012)Organizations that implement open source software in their system before they verify the software for security vulnerabilities are more vulnerable to attacks. Therefore, it is important to discover and fix vulnerabilities ... -
På leting etter et ansikt : om selvbiografiske perspektiver på å ha en mor eller far med alkoholproblemer
(Master thesis, 2012)Bakgrunn: Tidligere forskning illustrerer at mange barn lever med foreldre som har alkoholproblemer, og at dette innebærer en betydelig belastning som kan lede til problemer livet ut. I selvbiografier skrevet av barn til ... -
Utilising local knowledge for climate change adaptation : a case study of the lake Chilwa Basin climate change adaptation programme (LCBCCAP), Malawi
(Master thesis, 2012)It has been argued that local knowledge should be incorporated into climate change adaptation programmes in order to produce appropriate adaptation strategies. How local knowledge can and should be utilised is the topic ... -
GPS-based collision avoidance for moving vehicles : algorithm, implementation and testing
(Master thesis, 2012)The high incidence of traffic accidents propels our concerns on collision avoidance for mobile vehicles, particularly for marine vehicles. In this project, on the one hand, we investigate an up-to-date algorithm for ... -
Parents controlled home internet cafe : prototype of OpenWrt based parental control system and web user interface design in home use router
(Master thesis, 2012)In this report, we will present our design, implementation and testing of a router based parental control system named as ’Home Internet cafe’. The prototype is based on the OpenWrt firmware. We research the state of the ... -
Hold min hånd, men slipp den i tide : studenter og hjelpeapparatets erfaringer, om utfordringer psykiske lidelser medfører i studiehverdagen
(Master thesis, 2012)I en rapport fra NIFU STEP, i 2010, kommer det frem at det i løpet av de siste 10 årene, har vært et økt fokus på at personer i underrepresenterte grupper, skal kunne ta høyere utdanning, på lik linje med alle andre i vårt ... -
Do powerful CEOs determine microfinance performance?
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012)Recently, microfinance has been coming under public and media attacks. The microcredit crisis following from microfinance-induced suicides in 2010 in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh indicates that weak corporate governance ... -
Predikering av aksjemarkedet med rentedifferansen mellom lange- og korte renter
(Master thesis, 2012)Oppgaven tar utgangspunkt i en artikkel skrevet av Svein Svalestad (2011) i Econas tidsskrift, hvor han brukte rentedifferansen mellom lange- og korte renter i markedet som en ledende indikator til å predikere realøkonomisk ... -
Kaos før ankomst? : foreldres opplevelse av utfordringer i forhold til adoptivbarn med diagnosen reactive attachment disorder (RAD)
(Master thesis, 2012)Målet med denne undersøkelsen er å belyse utfordringer knyttet opp mot tap av tilknytning i tidlige barneår hos adoptivbarn, og konsekvensene av dette tapet i de nye familiene de nå lever i. Gjennom forskning og empirisk ... -
On the pattern recognition and classification of stochastically episodic events
(Lecture Notes in Computer Science; 7190;, Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2012)Researchers in the field of Pattern Recognition (PR) have traditionally presumed the availability of a representative set of data drawn from the classes of interest, say ω 1 and ω 2 in a 2-class problem. These samples are ... -
A novel evaluation model for hybrid power system based on vague set and Dempster-Shafer evidence theory
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012)Because clean energy and traditional energy have different advantages and disadvantages, it is of great significance to evaluate comprehensive benefits for hybrid power systems. Based on thorough analysis of important ... -
Wing feather moult and age determination of Snowy Owls Bubo scandiacus.
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Medium access in cognitive radio networks: From single hop to multiple hops
(Doctoral dissertations at the University of Agder;50, Doctoral thesis; Peer reviewed, 2012)If channel assembling is enabled, this technique can be utilized for potential performance improvement in CRNs. Two use cases are envisaged for channel assembling. In the first use case, the system can accommodate parallel ... -
Sørlandsk identitet : en diskursanalyse av identitetsformidling på Sørlandet
(Master thesis, 2012)Formålet med denne oppgaven er å belyse hvordan identiteten på Sørlandet skapes og opprettholdes og hvordan enkelte aktører fungerer som identitetsformidlere av den sørlandske identiteten. Studien er todelt der den første ... -
Small and medium-size firms: government support, local strenght and export performance : experiences from Bangladeshi manufacturing firms
(Master thesis, 2012)This study focuses on the role of Government and the Firm in accelerating Firm’s export performance in Bangladesh. The role of government has been discussed on the basis of both Government Export Assistance and Government ... -
Jeg vil, jeg vil, men får jeg slippe til? : en studie av frafall i videregående opplæring med fokus på avbruddsprosessen til ungdom som opplevde avbrudd i fagopplæringen etter videregående trinn 2
(Master thesis, 2012)Frafall i videregående opplæring har vært stort i mange år, særlig innen yrkesfaglige utdanningsprogram. Samtidig medfører frafall betydelige, negative konsekvenser både for enkeltpersoner og samfunnet forøvrig. Avbrudd ... -
Observer-Based Stabilization of Stochastic Systems with Limited Communication
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012)This paper studies the problem of observer-based stabilization of stochastic nonlinear systems with limited communication. A communication channel exists between the output of the plant and the input of the dynamic ... -
Energy Efficiency in Hybrid Mobile and Wireless Networks
(Doctoral dissertations at the University of Agder;49, Doctoral thesis; Peer reviewed, 2012)Wireless Internet access is almost pervasive nowadays, and many types of wireless networks can be used to access the Internet. However, along with this growth, there is an even greater concern about the energy consumption ... -
Baustein West und Bauplan Ost. Zur politischen Transformation jugendkultureller Stile in der DDR
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012)Within different political systems, youth cultures use similar symbols and styles which are charged with distinct and specific meaning. In the German Democratic Republic, the socialist part of Germany, youth cultures ... -
Evaluation of standards in tele-home care solutions
(Master thesis, 2012)The number of elderly in the society is predicted to rise rapidly in the close future and reach a number of 33% of the available work force in 2050. The Norwegian government has presented a strategy for increased use of ... -
Sling exercise therapy (SET) for children with impaired motor coordination : achieving distal control through proximal stability - a pilot study
(Master thesis, 2012)Purpose: This study examined the effect of an eight week Sling Exercise Therapy (SET) training programme in children and the response to their gross and fine motor coordination skills. Methods: The study was a non-controlled ... -
Isolation and characterization of nuclear microsatellite loci in the northern shrimp, Pandalus borealis
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012)We developed and characterized 20 microsatellite primer loci for the northern shrimp Pandalus borealis. All 20 loci were polymorphic with number of alleles ranging from 3 to 36 and with observed heterozygosity between 0.04 ... -
Numerical and experimental study of friction loss in hydrostatic motor
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012)This paper presents a numerical and experimental study of the losses in a hydrostatic motor principle. The motor is designed so that the structural deflections and lubricating regimes between moving surfaces and, subsequently, ... -
Social capital and the networked public sphere: Implications for political social media sites
(Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2012)This paper presents a theoretical lens for research on social media use in eParticipation, along with an example case study. The idea of the public sphere and how it can be applied to eParticipation research is presented. ... -
Talegjenkjenning : hvilke erfaringer har leger med bruk av talegjenkjenning?
(Master thesis, 2012)Innføring av talegjenkjenning i helsevesenet har medført store endringer i legens arbeidsoppgaver, knyttet til utarbeidelse og godkjenning av notater i den elektroniske pasientjournalen. Erfaringer med bruk av talegjenkjenning ... -
The European Union’s development policy: a balancing act between ‘a more comprehensive approach’ and creeping securitisation
(ISL Working Papers;2012:11, Working paper, 2012)‘Security’ has become prominent in official EU development discourse in recent years, and references to security concerns are routinely included in policy statements and documents. Our objective in this paper is to determine ... -
Incurred loss : bidrar incurred loss til økte svigninger i bankenes regnskaper?
(Master thesis, 2012)Etter år med finansiell uro og usikkerhet i finansmarkedene har det blitt rettet kritikk mot eksisterende regnskapsregler i IFRS fordi tap har blitt gjenkjent for sent. Denne oppgaven ser nærmere på IAS 39-59, kjent som ... -
NAV, styring i tråd med tidens krav
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Voices and perspectives in Norwegian pupils' work on religions and world views: a diachronic study applying sociocultural learning theory
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012)This article researches work by four pupils in a diachronic collection of Norwegian primary school workbooks. Given signs of a variety of voices and perspectives in chosen representations of central tenets and/or practices ... -
Urban poor living with risk : exploring the dimensions of urban poverty: a case study on risk management capacities among the urban poor in Colombo, Sri Lanka
(Master thesis, 2012)The complex nature of urban poverty cannot be grasped by numbers and graphs. Urban poor survival strategies are subject to a number of challenges, derived from internal and external risks. Domestic illness or global economic ... -
Implementering av Enterprise Systems : en case studie av interessenter, motsetninger og suksess
(Master thesis, 2012)De aller fleste bedrifter benytter en eller annen form for datasystem i sitt virke, og flere tar i bruk forretningskritiske informasjonssystem system som Enterprise Systems (ES). Hva som bidrar til suksess ved implementering ... -
Short-term forecasting of electricity consumption using Gaussian processes
(Master thesis, 2012)Forecasting of electricity consumption is considered as one of the most signi cant aspect of e ective management of power systems. On a long term basis, it allows decision makers of a power supplying company to decide ... -
The introduction of algebra : comparative studies of textbooks in Finland, Norway, Sweden and USA
(Master thesis, 2012)This master thesis is a comparative analysis of textbooks from four different countries, Finland, Norway, Sweden and USA (California), concerning the introduction of algebra. The topic for this research was inspired and ... -
Materialflyt i en engineer-to-order bedrift
(Master thesis, 2012)ETO-strategi er rammen for denne oppgaven. ETO er en produksjonsstrategi som lager skreddersydde produkt, og produksjonen er bestemt av antall ordre og kompleksitet på disse. Designet på produktene kommer fra kunde, og ... -
Implementing a health care reform through inter-municipal cooperation : Adaption and implementing the Norwegian cooperation-reform in three inter-municipal health regions
(ISL Working Papers;2012:5, Working paper, 2012)In this explorative article we will try to identify some issues and questions about how the Norwegian municipalities are preparing to implement the Cooperation reform and the new health care legislation. Our main focus is ... -
Det er jo bare et spill"? : en studie om dataspill og selvopplevelse
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Visuell retorikk hos ideelle hjelpeorganisasjoner på internet
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En fenomenologisk inngang til profesjonsetikken : Tillit i praksis - forutsetning eller fortjeneste?
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012)Tema for artikkelen er tilliten i pasient-behandler-relasjonen. Det tas utgangspunkt i profesjonsetikk og profesjonsmoral, og hva dette innebærer, før profesjonsmoralen belyses via et grunnleggende fenomen som tillit. Et ... -
The Rise of a European Public Administration. European capacity building by stealth
(ISL Working Papers;, Working paper, 2012)This paper reports the European integration of the inherent state prerogative to formulate and implement public policy. It is suggested that the European integration of core state powers necessitates the supply of independent ... -
Negotiating the European External Action Service (EEAS): Analysing the External Effects of Internal (Dis)Agreement
(ISL Working Papers;no 3, 2012, Working paper, 2012)Analyses of the rising capacity for coordination within the Secretariats-General of the European Commission and Council have concentrated on their effects within these respective institutions. This article, in contrast, ... -
A three-dimensional study of the onset of convection in a horizontal, rectangular porous channel heated from below
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012)The onset of convection is studied in a rectangular channel filled with a fluid saturated porous medium, bounded above and below by impermeable isothermal walls at unequal temperatures and laterally by partially conducting ... -
Compliance and Non-Compliance with a Superordinate Directive Document
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Knowledge transfer in mergers and acquisitions : a case analysis of CISCO
(Master thesis, 2012)Knowledge transfer in mergers and acquisitions can be a challenge, but vital and essential for organizations when used in a beneficiary way. The main focus of this thesis is to look at what factors facilitate transfer of ... -
Organizational identity in a world-leading cluster : an empirical study of how communication might contribute in creating a converging identity in NCE Node
(Master thesis, 2012)This empirical study explores how organizational identity in a world-leading cluster is constructed from three identity types; projected desired and perceived identity. It has focused on important factors that are fundamental ... -
An adaptive approach to learning the preferences of users in a social network using weak estimators
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012)Since a social network by definition is so diverse, the problem of estimating the preferences of its users is becoming increasingly essential for personalized applications, which range from service recommender systems to ... -
Consistency of probability decision rules and its inference in probability decision table
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012)In most synthesis evaluation systems and decision-making systems, data are represented by objects and attributes of objectswith a degree of belief. Formally, these data can be abstracted by the form objects; attributes; ... -
Activity forecasting for the Android smartphones using Gaussian processes
(Master thesis, 2012)Smartphones have become amazingly popular the last few years, most likely due to the operating system revolution that has taken place, in particular when it comes to the introduction of sophisticated applications. The ... -
An analysis of foreign direct investments: inflows and determinants : a study of the nordic and baltic countries
(Master thesis, 2012)It is more important to analyze foreign direct investments (FDI) than ever before, due to its growth effects and importance to the country‘s economy. During the last century it could be noticed huge changes in world’s ... -
Individets resurser i sentrum -å kunne se våre livserfaringer som potensielle kilder til nye motstandsresurser : en kvalitativ studie av Aron Antonovskys salutogenetiske modell - SOC (Sence og coherence / opplevelsen av sammenheng)
(Master thesis, 2012)Mennesker med overvekt og fedmeproblematikk opplever liten forståelse i samfunnet. En pågående evalueringsstudie av et behandlingsopplegg for sykelig overvektige ved Evjeklinikken rehabiliteringssenter, viser til at flere ... -
“Fuelling” cognitive judgments: Worry as a mediator between risk perceptions and intentions to quit smoking
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012)The aim of the present study was to assess the importance of cognitive and affective risk perceptions along with measures of self-prediction of future smoking status and confidence in one’s ability to quit on intentions ... -
Effekt av en klynge-randomisert kontrollert intervensjon på fysisk aktvitetsnivå blant ungdom i Sør-Norge
(Master thesis, 2012)Introduction: Physical activity every day plays an important role in growth, maturation and in keeping in good health throughout your adolescent and adult life. However, only 50 % of Norwegian 15-year-olds achieve the ... -
Mediated action in teachers’ discussions about mathematics tasks
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012)This paper presents analyses of teachers’ discussions within mathematics teaching developmental research projects, taking mediation as the central construct. The relations in the so-called ‘didactic triangle’ form the basic ... -
Mapping properties for the Bargmann transform on modulation spaces
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012)We investigate mapping properties for the Bargmann transform and prove that this transform is isometric and bijective from modulation spaces to convenient Banach spaces of analytic functions. We also present some consequences. ... -
Embodied spirituality
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012)The main findings on embodied spirituality within the Toronto Blessing are presented in this article. The aim of this study is to interpret ecstatic religious experiences from a psychological point of view. The theoretical ... -
Differences in axial segment reorientation during standing turns predict multiple falls in older adults
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012)Background: The assessment of standing turning performance is proposed to predict fall risk in older adults. This study investigated differences in segmental coordination during a 360° standing turn task between older ... -
Video feedback in higher education - a contribution to improving the quality of written feedback
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012)The purpose of this article is to promote the significance of feedback regarding students’ working with written texts in higher education and to point out how technology can develop the quality and form of teachers’ feedback. ... -
Life situation and identity among single older home-living people: A phenomenological-hermeneutic study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012)Being able to continue living in their own home as long as possible is the general preference for many older people, and this is also in line with the public policy in the Nordic countries. The aim of this study was to ... -
Onset of convection in a porous rectangular channel with external heat transfer to upper and lower fluid environments
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012)The conditions for the onset of convection in a horizontal rectangular channel filled with a fluid saturated porous medium are studied. The vertical sidewalls are assumed to be impermeable and adiabatic. The horizontal ... -
Hvordan påvirker avstand til sentrum boligprisene i Kristiansand i forhold til Trondheim? : en studie av boligprisvariasjon mellom norske byer
(Master thesis, 2012)Formålet med denne oppgaven var å se på hvordan avstand til sentrum påvirker boligprisene i Kristiansand og Trondheim. I tillegg ønsket jeg å finne ut om boligprisene i Kristiansand var høye slik som det er blitt påstått. ... -
Frafall i den videregående opplæringen : hva forklarer frafall i yrkesfagopplæringen på Agder?
(Master thesis, 2012)Alle landets fylkeskommuner og videregående skoler har elever som ikke fullfører og består i varierende grad. På Agder er gjennomføringen i den videregående skolen på vel 70 %, for skoleåret vi har tatt for oss 2010/2011. ... -
Influences of culture, geography and infrastructure on website localization decisions
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012)Purpose – the paper examines the role played by culture, geography and infrastructure on European airline’s decision to launch market-specific websites. Design/ methodology/ approach – Logistic regression analysis based ... -
An exact solution for the level-crossing rate and the average duration of fades of the envelope of sum-of-cisoids processes
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012)Sum-of-cisoids (SOC) processes provide a physically and numerically appealing framework for the modelling and simulation of a wide class of mobile radio channels. This paper is concerned with the problem of finding a general ... -
Tools to identify nutritional risk for older people in the home
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012)Community nurses are in an ideal position to identify older home-dwelling people at nutritional risk and thereby to prevent undernutrition. The aim of this paper is to present some nutritional screening instruments for ... -
Overgangen fra 7-er til 11-er fotball : fra lek til alvor?
(Master thesis, 2012)Det debatteres jevnlig om vi er gode nok på spillerutvikling i Norge, og mye kan trolig bli bedre. Denne studien tar for seg den tilsynelatende uproblematiske overgangen fra 7-er til 11-er fotball, men som viser seg å ... -
Utenforjournalistikken- den Andre midt i blant oss : en studie av annengjøring i Fædrelandsvennens omtale av den såkalte barnevernsbanden
(Master thesis, 2012)I denne oppgaven har jeg studert annengjøring og hvordan dette skapes i Fædrelandsvennens omtale av den såkalte barnevernsbanden. En slik annengjøring av grupper eller enkeltpersoner i vårt eget nærsamfunn har jeg kalt for ... -
The use of microfinance services among economically active disabled people: Evidence from Uganda
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012)This study investigates the use of microfinance services among economically active disabled people in Uganda. The findings suggest that disabled people make more use of microfinance services than previously assumed. A total ... -
Real time business intelligence and decision-making : how does a real time business intelligence system enable better and timelier decision-making? An exploratory case study.
(Master thesis, 2012)Today’s businesses need support when making decisions. Business intelligence (BI) helps businesses to make decisions based on good pre--‐analysis and documented data, and enables information to ...