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Citizen Initiatives for Global Solidarity and the Ethics of Participatory Ownership
(Doctoral dissertations at University of Agder;no. 463, Doctoral thesis, 2024)A lack of trust in governments and larger NGOs has increased the appeal of folk engagement in which “ordinary citizens” address global poverty and humanitarian crises by starting their own initiatives and volunteering ... -
Physical fitness and external load in icehockey and football An exploration of the relationships between physical test performance and external training and match load in highly trained players
(Doctoral dissertations at the University of Agder; No. 461, Doctoral thesis, 2024)Player monitoring has become an indispensable part of team sports. Modern day player monitoring typically includes regular physical performance testing and utilization of wearable tacking systems. Contrasting to physical ... -
De Frie Ledetoner - En kunstnerisk kreativ undersøkelse av utvidet funksjonalisme i jazzimprovisasjon
(Doctoral dissertations at University of Agder; no.459, Doctoral thesis, 2024)This thesis describes Kimestad’s own practice as an improviser and process of internalizing a chosen set of music theoretical perspectives as improvisational skills. It contains two distinct parts – an artistic and a ... -
Performative arts-based audience research : Investigating experiences with high modernist works for solo flute
(Doctoral Dissertations at the University of Agder; no. 340, Doctoral thesis, 2021)Musical communication has been examined from multiple perspectives, ranging from semiotic analysis and cognitive approaches to social and cultural contexts. Nevertheless, an approach that combines qualitative methods with ... -
Witnessing from a Distance: Images and Trauma in Anglophone Literature about the Bosnian War
(Doctoral dissertations at University of Agder;457, Doctoral thesis, 2024)Bosniakrigen sto i sentrum for den globale medieoppmerksomheten på 1990-tallet og avfødte en mengde litterære reaksjoner. Over 20 år etter krigen er disse forskjellige litterære verkene lite utforsket og sjelden sett i ... -
Machine Learning for Signal Reconstruction from Streaming Time-series Data
(Doctoral dissertations at University of Agder; 456, Doctoral thesis, 2024)Nowadays, deploying cyber-physical networked systems generates tremendous streams of data, with data rates increasing as time goes by. This trend is especially noticeable in several fairly automated sectors, such as energy ... -
Geometry-Based Channel Models for Car-to-Car Communication Systems and Applications
(Doctoral Dissertations at the University of Agder; no. 113, Doctoral thesis, 2015)In last two decades, intelligent transportation systems (ITS) have received considerable attention due to new road traffic safety applications that significantly improve the efficiency of traffic flow and reduce the number ... -
The humanistic perspective of telemedicine care - COPD patient' and nurses' expereiences of receiving/providing telemedicine care
(Doctoral dissertations at University of Agder;no. 242, Doctoral thesis, 2019)Background: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a serious and progressive disease, entailing chronic, acute and life-threatening illness occurrences with considerable negative impacts on those living with the ... -
Speech as a writing tool : An exploratory study of speech-to-text technology in lower secondary education
(Doctoral Dissertations at the University of Agder; no. 450, Doctoral thesis, 2024)The aim of this project is to explore the potential of STT as a writing tool for lower secondary education pupils with writing difficulties. The project comprises three studies. Study 1 is a scoping review of empirical ... -
The Impact of Free Cash Flow on Performance in Microfinance Institutions and Its Moderators
(Doctoral dissertations at University of Agder;no. 454, Doctoral thesis, 2024)This dissertation contains three essays: “Free Cash Flow and Performance of Microfinance Institutions,” “Debt, Free Cash Flow and Financial Performance in Microfinance: A Global Analysis,” and “Corporate Governance and ... -
Initiating the PREPARED project : a digital dietary intervention for preconception young adults – protocol development, validation of dietary methods, and DOHaD knowledge-diet quality insights
(Doctoral dissertations at the University of Agder; no. 451, Doctoral thesis, 2024)Background The Developmental Origins of Health and Disease (DOHaD) theory suggests that environmental exposures during critical developmental periods can profoundly affect long-term health and disease risk of both the ... -
Data spaces and the (trans)formations of data innovation and governance
(Doctoral dissertations at University of Agder; no. 455, Doctoral thesis, 2024)In this thesis, I theorize data innovation and governance as simultaneous processes and account for the distinctive nature of data. Utilizing the concept of space, I show how data innovation and governance in multi-actor ... -
Cross-Cultural Competencies and Diversity in International Teams: A Comprehensive Exploration
(Doctoral dissertations at University of Agder;no. 453, Doctoral thesis, 2024)This thesis comprises three essays that investigate cross-cultural competencies in a diverse international team context. The first essay conducts a systematic review of 158 seminal CQ, GM, and CC publications. Utilising ... -
Musified Togetherness; Co-Singing in Families Living With Dementia
(Doctoral dissertations at University of Agder;no. 452, Doctoral thesis, 2023)Dette ph.d.-prosjektet har som mål å utforske muligheter for og implikasjoner av lavterskel hverdagssang for mennesker med demens og deres nærmeste. En sentral problemstilling er hvordan mennesker med demens og deres ... -
Exploring Living Nature : Modes of observation in history, teaching and learning
(Doctoral dissertations at University of Agder; no. 449, Doctoral thesis, 2024)The purpose of this study is to phenomenologically explore the practices of observing living nature in history, teaching, and learning, and to discuss potentials and constraints with teaching and learning observational ... -
Essays on Gender in Crowdfunding
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Playful citizenship: Between disturbances and productive ruptures
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On the Theory and Applications of Hierarchical Learning Automata and Object Migration Automata
(Doctoral dissertations at University of Agder; no. 444, Doctoral thesis, 2023)The paradigm of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the sub-group of Machine Learning (ML) have attracted exponential interest in our society in recent years. The domain of ML contains numerous methods, and it is desirable ... -
Bilingual Sentence Production Effects of Language Structure, Bilingual Profile, and Cognitive Load
(Doctoral dissertations at University of Agder; 447, Doctoral thesis, 2023)When producing sentences, speakers plan up to a certain point prior to the onset of speech and plan the rest of the sentence incrementally while speaking. The amount planned prior to speech onset is called the planning ... -
Intellectual disability and participation in digital technology design activities: A catalyst for social inclusion
(Doctoral dissertations at the University of Agder; 446, Doctoral thesis, 2023)Social inclusion is a central goal in welfare policies and an essential determinant of people's health and well-being. This doctoral thesis aims to investigate how participation in the design of digital technology can ...