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I hvilken grad er Gat som elektronisk verktøy for arbeidstidsplanlegging og ressursstyring en suksess for Sørlandet Sykehus Helseforetak? : en kvantitativ studie basert på RAPS-veilederen for"beste-praksis" og De Lone og McLeans InformasjonsSystem (IS) suksess modell
(Master thesis, 2014)Implementation of personnel staffing and scheduling information systems receives growing attention both nationally and internationally. Goals include improvement of the efficiency and effectiveness of scheduling activities. ... -
Global scripts and local translations: The case of cultural and creative industries (CCIs) in Norway
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)Cultural and creative industries (CCI) have, in recent years, been a prominent feature of policy initiatives across Northern Europe. This paper approaches CCI as a global, hegemonic 'script' or 'myth' that has spread across ... -
Oslostandarden for samarbeid og sammenheng mellom barnehage og skole : en kvalitativ undersøkelse av i hvilken grad barnehagelærere, styrere og lærere oppfatter at Oslostandarden fungerer etter intensjonene, og hva som kan forklare hvorfor, eventuelt hvorfor ikke, standarden fungerer etter intensjonene
(Master thesis, 2014)Oslostandarden for ”Samarbeid og sammenheng mellom barnehage og skole” er et ledd i Prosjekt Oslobarnehagen. Den skal sikre et godt samarbeid og en god sammenheng mellom barnehage og skole, samt sikre en trygg skolestart ... -
Maturing born globals : long-term, independent survival through the use of mergers and aquisitions
(Master thesis, 2014)During the past twenty years an increasing amount of research has been dedicated to the investigation of young, innovative and entrepreneurial companies that are characterized by their early internationalization. While ... -
Postmenopausal women with osteopenia and a healed wrist fracture have reduced physical function and quality of life compared to a matched, healthy control group with no fracture
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)Background: Fractures lead to reduced physical function and quality of life (QOL), but little is known about postmenopausal women with osteopenia and a healed wrist fracture. The purpose was to evaluate physical function ... -
New results on passivity analysis for uncertain neural networks with time-varying delay
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)The paper investigates the stability and passivity analysis problems for a class of uncertain neural networks with time-delay via delta operator approach. Both the parameter uncertainty and the generalized activation ... -
"Brukerens erfaring og opplevelse av gjeninnleggelse i psykiatrisk døgnavdeling" : "... de fleste mennesker har jo nok med sine egne familier, så det er ikke grunnlag for og kritisere. Men det kunne vært en person da... det kunne vært en person"
(Master thesis, 2014)There has been a shifting change that has been in process over the years. From a hospital oriented based care offer in psyciatric health care, to a more desentralised direction where the care is oritented through community-based ... -
The distribution and role of causal beliefs, inferences of responsibility, and moral emotions on willingness to help addicts among Norwegian adults
(Journal article, 2014)The purpose of this study was to explore the distribution and role of causal beliefs, inferences of responsibility, and moral emotions on deservingness of help to addicts among Norwegian adults using the social motivational ... -
Advanced stochastic control systems with engineering applications
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Organisasjonskultur på Sørlandet
(Master thesis, 2014)Organizational Culture Assessment Instrument (OCAI) er i dag det mest brukte verktøyet internasjonalt for å gi en presis identifisering og grunnlag for endring av organisasjonskultur. På tross av dette, er verktøyet lite ... -
Home energy management system : a home energy management system under different electricity pricing mechanisms
(Master thesis, 2014)Peak demand is a severe problem in the electricity grid and it was solved by supply side management in the past. But nowadays the demand side management sources have drawn attention due to the economic and environmental ... -
Research of smart car's speed control based on the internal model control
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)Based on analyzing principle about the smart car's speed control system, the system mathematical model is built. Considering the control optimization, a novel control scheme is proposed based on internal model control, and ... -
The meaning of dignity in nursing home care as seen by relatives
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)Background: As part of an ongoing Scandinavian project on the dignity of care for older people, this studyis based on 'clinical caring science' as a scientific discipline. Clinical caring science examines how groundconcepts, ... -
Sosial ulikhet i helse- folkehelseutfordring : en kvalitativ studie med fokus på psykisk helse
(Master thesis, 2014)Background: Social inequalities in health are a significant challenge in Norway. To meet these challenges, we need research that can give us better insight and understanding so that we have greater opportunity to prevent ... -
Natur versus plast : en komparativ studie av naturgressbaner versus kunstgressbaner i norsk toppfotball
(Master thesis, 2014)Hovedformålet med denne studien er å sammenlikne økonomiske forhold tilknyttet natur- og kunstgressbaner i norsk toppfotball. Datagrunnlaget er basert på seks dybdeintervjuer fra fem aktuelle arenaer. Spørsmålsstillingene ... -
Schauder bases and locally complemented subspaces of Banach spaces
(Master thesis, 2014)The thesis is about Schauder basis in infinite-dimensional Banach spaces and locally complemented subspaces. It starts with the notion of bases and it proves that it is equivalent with that of Schauder basis. It follows ... -
Can supplementation with vitamin C and E alter physiological adaptations to strength training?
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)Background: Antioxidant supplementation has recently been demonstrated to be a double-edged sword, because small to moderate doses of exogenous antioxidants are essential or beneficial, while high doses may have ... -
Analog circuit design optimization based on evolutionary algorithms
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)This paper investigates an evolutionary-based designing system for automated sizing of analog integrated circuits (ICs). Two evolutionary algorithms, genetic algorithm and PSO (Parswal particle swarm optimization) algorithm, ... -
Model approximation for two-dimensional Markovian jump systems with state-delays and imperfect mode information
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)This paper is concerned with the problem of {Mathematical expression} model approximation for a class of two-dimensional (2-D) discrete-time Markovian jump linear systems with state-delays and imperfect mode information. ... -
Effect of female genital schistosomiasis and anti-schistosomal treatment on monocytes, CD4+ T-cells and CCR5 expression in the female genital tract
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)BACKGROUND: Schistosoma haematobium is a waterborne parasite that may cause female genital schistosomiasis (FGS), characterized by genital mucosal lesions. There is clinical and epidemiological evidence for a relationship ... -
Rehabilitering av borettslag : hvordan reflekteres rehabiliteringen i omsetningsprisen for andelsleilighetene?
(Master thesis, 2014)I denne oppgaven studerer jeg hvordan rehabilitering av borettslag virker inn på omsetningsprisen for andelsleilighetene. Eretveit og Theisen (2014) kom gjennom sin undersøkelse frem til at markedet for andelsleiligheter ... -
Study on support vector machine-based fault detection in Tennessee Eastman process
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)This paper investigates the proficiency of support vector machine (SVM) using datasets generated by Tennessee Eastman process simulation for fault detection. Due to its excellent performance in generalization, the ... -
Sentrale utfordringer ved ERP postimplementering: en action casestudie i en franchisesammenheng
(Master thesis, 2014)Dette er en masteroppgave i informasjonssystemer (IS) ved Universitetet i Agder. Hensikten med oppgaven er faglig fordypning, samtidig som en skal lære å anvende teoretisk kunnskap og vitenskapelige metoder. Sønstebøtunet ... -
Active disturbance rejection station-keeping control of unstable orbits around collinear Libration points
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)An active disturbance rejection station-keeping control scheme is derived and analyzed for station-keeping missions of spacecraft along a class of unstable periodic orbits near collinear libration points of the Sun-Earth ... -
Effect of substrate improvement on optimising biogas yield from anaerobic digestion
(Master thesis, 2014)The anaerobic digestion process involves the decomposition of the organic matter to yield biogas; gas that is mainly composed of methane and carbon dioxide with traces of some other gases. This process is used for different ... -
“She offered me a place and a future” : change is an event of becoming through movement in Ethical Time and Space
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)Within mental health research, the promise of exploring the lived experience of those affected is increasingly acknowledged. This research points to the significance of social aspects. The present study is part of a series ... -
ERP og kunnskapsledelse : en studie av kunnskapsoverføring ved ERP-implementering
(Master thesis, 2014)De aller fleste organisasjoner benytter en eller flere datasystemer i sin bedrift, og flere av dem tar i bruk forretningssystemer som for eksempel Enterprise Resource Planning systemer (ERP--‐s ... -
Hvilken betydning har avstand til barnehage for boligprisene i Kristiansand?
(Master thesis, 2014)Hensikten med denne oppgaven er å undersøke hvilken betydning avstand til barnehage har for boligprisene. En bolig er et produkt med ulike egenskaper som forbrukerne etterspør. Det er sammensetningen av ulike egenskaper, ... -
Hva påvirker bruken av e-læring som læringsverktøy blant anestesisykepleiere
(Master thesis, 2014)Background: To ensure competence it is important to use good sources of knowledge and learning tools that provide good learning outcome. E-learning is considered to be the future focus to ensure a common updated competence. ... -
Using ICT training as an arena for intergenerational learning experience. A case study
(Linköping Electronic Conference Proceedings;102, Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2014)In Norway; the responsibility of citizens’ e-inclusion services relies on municipalities through the administration of se-lected electronic health information and services; these insti-tutions face the challenge of educating ... -
Design and installation of a grid-connected PV system
(Master thesis, 2014)As the worlds electrical demand is being more covered by photovoltaic (PV) systems, Germanyinstalled 3.3 GW of the worlds PV systems in 2013 compared to 0.6 MW being installed inNorway. Irradiation measurements done for ... -
Distributed ASM - Pitfalls and solutions
(Lecture Notes in Computer Science;8477, Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2014)While sequential Abstract State Machines (ASM) capture the essence of sequential computation, it is not clear that this is true of distributed ASM. This paper looks at two kinds of distributed process, one based on a global ... -
"Og da har vi jobba sammen på veien videre" : om læreres beskrivelser og fortolkninger fra deltagelse i "Ta opp uro"-samtaler
(Master thesis, 2014)Background: Previous research reports on the relationship between children`s level of achievement and well-being and ability to cooperate between teachers and parents. Kristiansand municipality has conducted training ... -
Hva kjennetegner norske kommuners retningslinjer for bruk av sosiale medier?
(Master thesis, 2014)Norske kommuner har i løpet av de siste årene i økende grad tatt i bruk sosiale medier som et verktøy for å kommunisere med innbyggere og næringsliv. Flere potensielle gevinster er knyttet til det offentliges bruk av sosiale ... -
Et redskap eller en bønnebok? : en studie av hvordan lærebøker benyttes i matematikk på ungdomstrinnet
(Master thesis, 2014)Flere forskningsrapporter konkluderer med at lærebøker får en stadig mer dominerende posisjon i norske skoler, og spørsmålet blir da hva dette kan innebære for undervisningen. Problemstillingen i denne undersøkelsen dreier ... -
Bilete av verkelegheit. : llustrasjonanes bidrag til framstilling av verkelegheit
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)This article investigates how reality is depicted through written language and visual resources in educational literature in Norway in two periods of time since World War II. The idea is, through this study, to point out ... -
The Nature of Silanol Groups on the Surfaces of Silica, Modified Silica and Some Silica Based Materials
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)Silica gel, a material that is produced from the condensation polymerisation of silicic acid, contains surface silanol groups formed during the condensation. The silanol groups on the surface are mostly of free and vicinal ... -
Det var ikke min skyld, eller? : en eksperimentell studie av sammenhengen mellom kontroll-illusjon, risikovillighet og attribusjon
(Master thesis, 2014)I denne oppgaven studerer jeg sammenhengene mellom kontroll-illusjon, risikovillighet og attribusjon. Studien gjennomføres på individnivå, og undersøker hvilke faktorer som vektlegges når suksess og fiasko skal forklares. ... -
" Pappa kom hjem" En diskursanalyse av debatten om fedrekvoten
(Master thesis, 2014)Denne masteroppgaven handler om de sentrale diskursene i debatten om fedrekvoten. I arbeidet med oppgaven har jeg fått innblikk i hvilke kollektive oppfatninger som finnes i debatten, hvordan konflikten mellom disse arter ... -
Opening the gates or coping with the flow? Governing access to higher education in Northern and Central Europe
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)Access to higher education has become a key policy issue in most European countries in since the last half of the last century. We trace the historical development of the ways in which governments in two countries within ... -
Validation of a pre-coded food diary Used among 60–80 year old men: Comparison of self-reported energy intake with objectively recorded energy expenditure
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)Objective: To validate energy intake (EI) estimated from a pre-coded food diary (PFD) against energy expenditure (EE) measured with a valid physical activity monitor (SenseWear Pro3 Armband) and to evaluate whether ... -
Personlighetstrekk og ytelse i IT-supportteam
(Master thesis, 2014)Kontekst: Personlighetstypetesting har i varierende grad blitt benyttet innen rekruttering og bemanningsbyråer. Slike tester er også innen forskning betraktet som instrumenter for å forutse individuell ytelse og teamytelse ... -
Reaksjoner på gudstjenesten : en studie fra Høvåg kirke
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Psykisk helse - en plass i skolen? Ungdom og psykisk helse – knyttet opp mot skoleprogrammet VIP – veiledning og informasjon om psykisk helse
(Master thesis, 2014)Det siste tiåret har det vært en økt satsning på å bruke skolen som arena for forebyggende og helsefremmende intervensjoner. Skoleprogrammet VIP, veiledning og informasjon om psykisk helse, er en del av den nasjonale ... -
On the relationships between trade show participation, networks and market development in the Milpro sector : a multiple case study
(Master thesis, 2014)Trade shows are recognized as constituting a substantial part of the promotional budget of most industrial firms. Despite of this, trade shows as a concept is not awarded much attention in the existing marketing literature ... -
Professional thinking in Individual Plan processes
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Internasjonale byråkratiers autonomi : en analyse med utgangspunkt i Det internasjonale atomenergibyrået
(Master thesis, 2014)Utgangspunktet for denne oppgaven er et ønske om å bidra til økt forståelse og innsikt i de internasjonale byråkratiene, og implisitt i dette ligger det en forståelse av at det er mange dimensjoner og funksjoner knyttet ... -
An ontology-based decision support system for interventions based on monitoring medical conditions on patients in hospital wards
(Master thesis, 2014)In this project we present our research and implementation of an ontology-based clinical decision support system, which is supported by Sørlandet Sykehus Kristiansand. We discuss the generic technology of designing decision ... -
Was innovation unwanted in Byzantium?
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Exploring the ideal of dialogue by taking into account both an observed interaction session and the participants’ views on the interaction
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)The focus of the article is on the ideal of using dialogue to promote contact between school and home. The aim was to explore this ideal by taking into account both an observed interaction session and how the participants ... -
Moderne mødre- om foreningen av arbeids- og familieliv
(Master thesis, 2014)Denne masteroppgaven heter ”Moderne mødre – om foreningen av arbeids- og familieliv” og handler om hvordan moderne mødre forsøker å forene et krevende arbeidsliv med familielivet, under de særlige normer og verdier som ... -
Livelihood impacts of solid waste management in informal settlements of Windhoek, Namibia.
(Master thesis, 2014)Solid waste management (SWM) is a growing global concern, especially in urban areas and even more so in urban areas of developing countries. Informal settlement areas, slums, face grave challenges of inadequate municipal ... -
"Vi må ha tid til det vi gjør" : en kvalitativ studie av fem barnehagelæreres opplevelse av tid i barnehagen
(Master thesis, 2014)Oppgavens problemområde er kvalitet i barnehagen. Problemstillingen som oppgaven søker å besvare er som følger: Hvilken betydning kan tid ha for kvaliteten i det pedagogiske arbeidet? Pedagogens betydning i forhold til ... -
Model reduction of fuzzy logic systems
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)This paper deals with the problem of l 2 - l ∞ model reduction for continuous-time nonlinear uncertain systems. The approach of the construction of a reduced-order model is presented for high-order nonlinear uncertain ... -
"Hvis et barn er sint, så har det på en måte rett til å være det" : om barnehagens relasjonsarbeid og barns selvutvikling
(Master thesis, 2014)Denne masteroppgaven er en del av «Forskningsbasert læringsmiljø i Kristiansand kommune» (FLIK) som er et kommuneomfattende forskningsprosjekt hvor alle skoler og barnehager i Kristiansand kommune deltar. Det ble her uttrykt ... -
The European External Action Service: Torn apart between several principals or acting as a smart 'double-agent'?
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)The European External Action Service (EEAS) is a hybrid and compound institutional actor in the EU’s multi-level administration with delegated authority from the member states (MS) to conduct the EU’s external action. ... -
Norsk regnskapsinformasjons verdirelevans : forskjeller og likheter mellom verdirelevansen til små og store selskaper, samt finanskrisens påvirkning
(Master thesis, 2014)I denne avhandlingen gjennomfører vi en undersøkelse med hensikt å se om det eksisterer forskjeller i verdirelevansnivået mellom henholdsvis små og store selskaper notert på Oslo Børs. I denne sammenheng ser vi nærmere på ... -
Det humanistiske menneskesynet i skolen
(Master thesis, 2014)Oppgavens tema er «Det humanistiske menneskesynet i skolen». Bakgrunnen for dette valget er den senere tids endringer i samfunnet og skolen. Det som tidligere ble betegnet som et industrisamfunn, betegnes nå som et ... -
Fotballklubbens forankring i lokalsamfunnet : en studie av IK Start og fotballklubbens relasjoner
(Master thesis, 2014)Football is in its simplest form, a game where you have to kick a leather ball into a goal. By itself, it creates no values to society. The values football creates for society is through relationships the football club ... -
Mining travel patterns from mobile ticket applications
(Master thesis, 2014)Customers’ travel patterns are highly interesting for transportation companies due tothe insight it gives over the use for their services. Logs of the customers’ location datais an important source for such companies. ... -
Nesten Helg fra live talkshow til blogg
(Master thesis, 2014)Med den teknologiske utviklingen vi gjennomgår i dag er det stadig nye muligheter for å spre informasjon og budskap. Denne oppgaven tar for seg hva som er hensiktsmessig og relevant for Abup å ta med seg i overføringen fra ... -
Classification of the lesions observed in female genital schistosomiasis
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Lavt utdannelsesnivå blant foreldre er assosiert med et uregelmessig måltidsmønster og usunne kostholdsvaner blant ungdom
(Master thesis, 2014)The aim of the present study was to (1) examine meal frequency among Norwegian boys and girls between the ages of 15 and 17, and investigate the possible relation with educational level among their father and mother; and ... -
Effects of surfactants on the performance of CeO2 humidity sensor
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)Nanosized CeO 2 powders were synthesized via hydrothermal method with different types of surfactants (polyethylene glycol (PEG), cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB), and sodium dodecylbenzenesulfonate (SDBS)). X-ray ... -
Organisasjonslæring og innovasjon i Nøsted Kjetting AS
(Master thesis, 2014)Norsk industri er stadig i nedgang. Etter oljeproduksjonens begynnelse på starten av 1970 tallet har antall arbeidsplasser i industrien sunket drastisk. Dette kommer blandt annet av et stadig økende kostnadsnivå og økt ... -
Idrettens bidrag til folkehelsen : hva er bakgrunn og formålet med Idrett Bergen sør sin samhandlingsmodell og hvordan gjennomføres den? Hva er effekten av tiltaket "Evig Aktiv" på de eldre deltakernes selvrapporterte opplevelse av helserelatert livskvalitet?
(Master thesis, 2014)Background: The coordination reform stats that to meet the future challenges in health, there needs to be made coordinated health care. There has been made a pilot model on how a volunteering organisation and the ... -
Political approaches to Byzantine liturgical texts
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From heart-rate data to training quantification: A comparison of 3 methods of training-intensity analysis
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)Purpose: We directly compared three frequently used methods of heart-rate based training intensity distribution (TID) quantification in a large sample of training sessions performed by elite endurance athletes. Methods: ... -
Education students' use of collaborative writing tools in collectively reflective essay papers
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)Google Docs and EtherPad are Web 2.0 tools providing opportunity for multiple users to work online on the same document consecutively or simultaneously. Over the last few years a number of research papers on the use of ... -
Mobbing – et forsøk på nye teoretiske perspektiv
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)This article discusses the understanding of bullying and how it first appears as a phenomenon in early childhood. Empirical research on the social life of young children indicates a capacity for empathy that is independent ... -
Nye innovative bedrifter på Agder
(Master thesis, 2014)Etablering av innovative bedrifter er viktig for økonomisk vekst og for vekst i sysselsetting. I denne oppgaven har jeg studert nye innovative bedrifter på Agder, som er etablert i perioden 2009 til 2013. Jeg ønsket å ... -
Innovative anskaffelser i offentlig sektor : en analyse av anskaffelser gjort i regi av Nasjonalt program for leverandørutvikling
(Master thesis, 2014)Formål et med denne utredningen er se nærmere på hvordan verktøyene til Nasjonalt program for leverandørutvikling påvirker offentlige innovasjonsaktiviteter. Tiltross for internasjonalt fokus rundt "Public procurement for ... -
Intentional transparency : a rhetorical case study of BP's transparency policy throughout the Deepwater Horizon crisis in comparison to how Tesco dealt with the european horsmeat scandal
(Master thesis, 2014)In this thesis, I have studied how a major event such as a crisis changes the way a company promotes transparency in their corporate communication. To gain knowledge about this aspect of their communication I did a multicase ... -
Ocean-scale connectivity and life cycle reconstruction in a deep-sea fish
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)As human exploration and harvesting moves to the high seas, ecological understanding of the deep sea has become a priority, especially in those commercially exploited species whose life cycle, habitat use, and demographic ... -
" Et sted å være, et sted å lære" en kvalitativ studie om unge mødre som deltar i Mødregruppe ved NAV, i en kommune på Sørlandet
(Master thesis, 2014)Tema for denne masteroppgaven er en Mødregruppe for unge mødre i regi av et NAV-kontor, i en kommune på Sørlandet. Mødregruppen er opprettet med bakgrunn i at kommunen har relativt mange unge mødre, hvor NAV-kontorets ... -
Euclid’s proof of the infinitude of primes: distorted, clarified, made obsolete, and confirmed in modern mathematics
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Offshore Wind Data Integration
(Doctoral dissertations at University of Agder;, Doctoral thesis; Peer reviewed, 2014)Using renewable energy to meet the future electricity consumption and to reduce environmental impact is a significant target of many countries around the world. Wind power is one of the most promising renewable energy ... -
"Jeg har så lyst til å klare det" : kurative brystkreftpasienters erfaringer med å delta i livsstilsintervensjoner parallelt med kjemoterapi
(Master thesis, 2014)Background: Annually, more than 3000 women are affected by breast cancer in Norway.Lifestyle interventions indicate to be adequate in comparison to stress reduction and mentalwellbeing. Changes in to a more healthy diet, ... -
Pedagogisk- psykologisk tjeneste (PPT) og barn og unges psykiske helse i grunnskolen : hvordan opplever og forholder PPT seg til barn og unges psykiske helse i grunnskolen?
(Master thesis, 2014)Background: This project has become as a result of my work in mental hospital for adults, where my experience is that many adults who have had traumatic experiences in early years of life have got reduced quality of life ... -
Evaluating free school fruit: results from a natural experiment in Norway with representative data
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)Objective: To assess impacts of the nationwide Norwegian School Fruit Scheme (NSFS) using nationally representative data. Design: The NSFS is organized such that primary-school children (grades 1–7) are randomly assigned ... -
Advanced control and optimization with applications to complex automotive systems
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The incidence of hip fractures in Norway -accuracy of the national Norwegian patient registry
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)Background Hip fractures incur the greatest medical costs of any fracture. Valid epidemiological data are important to monitor for time-dependent changes. In Norway, hip fractures are registered in the Norwegian Patient ... -
Distributed multitarget probabilistic coverage control algorithm for wireless sensor networks
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)This paper is concerned with the problem of multitarget coverage based on probabilistic detection model. Coverage configuration is an effective method to alleviate the energy-limitation problem of sensors. Firstly, considering ... -
De mektige politiske edderkoppene : en masteroppgave om avisers fremstillinger av spinndoktorer
(Master thesis, 2014)Denne masteroppgaven er et resultat av en interesse for språk og kommunikasjon og nysgjerrigheten på noen av de som sies å være de flinkeste til å vri på språket. Tematikken i denne oppgaven er spinndoktorer. Spinndoktorbegrepet ... -
Risk accelerators in disasters : insights from the typhoon Haiyan response on humanitarian information management and decision support
(Lecture Notes in Computer Science;8484, Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2014)Modern societies are increasingly threatened by disasters that require rapid response through ad-hoc collaboration among a variety of actors and organizations. The complexity within and across today's societal, economic ... -
Islam som norsk media fortelling : en analyse av moskedebatten på Sørlandet 2011-2014
(Master thesis, 2014)During spring 2011 a debate took place in Norwegian newspapers in the most southern region of Norway concerning the establishment of a new mosque in Kristiansand. This thesis is a case study of the Muslim Union in Agder ... -
Conceptualizing the European Multilevel Administrative Order. Capturing variation in the European administrative system
(ISL Working Papers;, Working paper, 2014)Departing from the observation that both analysts and practitioners face problems of meaningful categorization of social order in general and the European political-administrative system in particular, this paper suggests ... -
Kompetanseutvikling i NOV, strategisk eller tilfeldig?
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Natural resource funds as mechanisms for avoiding the resource curse : a comparative study of Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan and Norway
(Master thesis, 2014)Studies show that countries blessed with an abundance of natural resources such as oil tend to have less economic growth and a less fortunate development than countries with fewer natural resources. This master thesis is ... -
Differences in beliefs and home environments regarding energy balance behaviors according to parental education and ethnicity among schoolchildren in Europe: The ENERGY cross sectional study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)Background: To explore differences in personal and home environmental factors that are regarded as determinants of energy balance-related behaviors (EBRBs) according to parental education and ethnic background among 10-12 ... -
"En ny hverdag" : mødres opplevelse av hverdagen med et prematurt barn, og støtten ved en forsterket helsestasjon
(Master thesis, 2014)Purpose: The purpose of this study was to explore how a child health centre, with expertise in premature infants, can improve how mothers manage their daily life with a preterm child. Background: Premature infants has ... -
Sampling based average classifier fusion
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)Classifier fusion is used to combine multiple classification decisions and improve classification performance. While various classifier fusion algorithms have been proposed in literature, average fusion is almost always ... -
Intimitet i konserter
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Action research strategies at the “third place”
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)This article discusses action research strategies in regional development. It argues that regional settings are complex, and conceptualises this as the “third place”. This complexity implies a democratic challenge. ... -
Menn i pleieyrker : kjønnsforskjeller i jobbavgang blant pleiere i helse- og omsorgssektoren
(Master thesis, 2014)Studier på jobbavgang viser at menn i pleieyrker slutter i større grad enn sine kvinnelige kolleger i sin jobb. Vi undersøkte i denne oppgaven hva som forklarer jobbavgang hos menn i pleieyrker gjennom proxymålet intensjon ...