Doctoral Dissertations
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RETUNE – A toolbox for composing based on Hardanger fiddle music from Setesdal
(Doctoral Dissertations at the University of Agder; no. 285, Doctoral thesis, 2020)Signature characteristics in music can inform our sense of a genre or repertoire or style’s particular processes and serve as tools for composing more of it. This combined scientific and artistic study of popular music ... -
Business Intelligence and Analytics in Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises
(Doctoral Dissertations at the University of Agder; no. 282, Doctoral thesis, 2020)This thesis presents a study of Business Intelligence and Analytics (BI&A) adoption in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Although the importance of BI&A is widely accepted, empirical research shows SMEs still lag ... -
Methods for automated structuring of health information for clinical decision support
(Doctoral Dissertations at the University of Agder; no. 281, Doctoral thesis, 2020)Clinical decision-making is of critical importance to healthcare because it applies to the process of making a choice between options as to a clinical course of action (Higgs, 2008). Computer-assisted clinical decision ... -
Production and application of sustainable metallurgical biochar pellets
(Doctoral Dissertations at the University of Agder; no. 284, Doctoral thesis, 2020)The effective decarbonization of our society must be boosted through the promotion of efficient alternatives to fossil fuels. This transition should take place gradually, involving a broad range of actors and technologies. ... -
Improving Energy Efficiency and Motion Control in Load-Carrying Applications using Self-Contained Cylinders
(Doctoral Dissertations at the University of Agder; no. 283, Doctoral thesis, 2020)Because of an increasing focus on environmental impact, including CO2 emissions and fluid spill pollution, inefficient hydraulic systems are being replaced by more environmentally friendly alternatives in several industries. ... -
Effects of home-based reablement : A micro-econometric approach
(Doctoral Dissertations at the University of Agder; no. 262, Doctoral thesis, 2020)The common theme of this thesis is estimating e ects of home-based reablement (HBR) by applying micro-econometrics. Estimating cost related e ects of HBR proved challenging, mainly due to speci cs of the Norwegian public ... -
Technology Affordance and Constraint Perspectives on Social Media Use in eParticipation : A Case Study in Indonesia
(Doctoral Dissertations at the University of Agder; no. 278, Doctoral thesis, 2020)This doctoral thesis explains the role of social media within eParticipation from the perspective of politicians in the Indonesian context using the Technology Affordance and Constraints Theory (TACT) as a lens. Previous ... -
Institutions and Ethnic Chinese Entrepreneurship in Indonesia
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Investigating couple relationships and change during couple and family therapy : A specific focus on domestic violence and work functioning
(Doctoral dissertations at the University of Agder; no. 266, Doctoral thesis, 2020)The aims of this thesis were to investigate couple relationships and change in those relationships during couple and family therapy, with a specific focus on domestic violence and work functioning. The first subsidiary ... -
Institutional perspective on introducing enterprise architecture : The case of the Norwegian hospital sector
(Doctoral dissertations at the University of Agder; no. 272, Doctoral thesis, 2020)The findings from this thesis point to the incongruence between the characteristics of EA and the healthcare domain as specific tensions among the EA logic and different professional logics as a source of deviation. The ... -
Synthetic Esters in Hydraulic Valves
(Doctoral Dissertation at the University of Agder; no. 277, Doctoral thesis, 2020)Each year 35-37 million tons of lubrication is consumed. Hydraulic oils constitute 10.2% of the total lubrication consumption, and a large part of that is lost to leakage, hose burst and accidents. One way of reducing the ... -
Mathematical Modelling and Analysis of Vehicle Frontal Crash using Lumped Parameters Models
(Doctoral Dissertation at the University of Agder; no. 261, Doctoral thesis, 2020)A full-scale crash test is conventionally used for vehicle crashworthiness analysis. However, this approach is expensive and time-consuming. Vehicle crash reconstructions using different numerical modelling approaches can ... -
Essays on the Performance, Subsidization and Internationalization of Social Enterprises
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Student meaning making in elementary algebra teaching : An in-depth study of classrooms in four countries
(Doctoral dissertations at the University of Agder; no. 258, Doctoral thesis, 2020)The research presented in this thesis is based on observations and analyses of classroom data from four countries. The data were collected through a collaboration of local research teams in Finland, Norway, Sweden and the ... -
Materialities matter : An exploration of supported housing for people with mental health problems
(Doctoral Dissertation at the University of Agder; no. 274, Doctoral thesis, 2020)Background: In the second half of the twentieth century, supported housing was founded as a comprehensive approach to people with mental health problems, who could receive help in the communities. These living places are ... -
The role of firm-level actors and system-level actors in processes of new regional industrial path development
(Doctoral dissertations at the University of Agder; no. 268, Doctoral thesis, 2020)This doctoral thesis departs from the understanding that regional industrial restructuring is important for handling challenges, such as globalisation, sustainability and digitalisation. Regional industrial restructuring ... -
Towards Thompson Sampling for Complex Bayesian Reasoning
(Doctoral Dissertation at the University of Agder; no. 275, Doctoral thesis, 2020)Thompson Sampling (TS) is a state-of-art algorithm for bandit problems set in a Bayesian framework. Both the theoretical foundation and the empirical efficiency of TS is wellexplored for plain bandit problems. However, the ... -
Intensive care nurses' attitudes and behavioural intentions toward obese intensive care patients
(Doctoral Dissertations at the University of Agder; no. 259, Doctoral thesis, 2020)Background: Admission of obese patients with complex health care needs to intensive care units is increasing. Caring for obese critically ill patients can be challenging for qualified intensive care nurses because of the ... -
Hybrid modeling and control of mechatronic systems using a piecewise affine dynamics approach
(Doctoral Dissertation at the University of Agder; no. 273, Doctoral thesis, 2020)This thesis investigates the topic of modeling and control of PWA systems based on two experimental cases of an electrical and hydraulic nature with varying complexity that were also built, instrumented and evaluated. A ... -
Developing well-being as one grows older : A mixed method study
(Doctoral Dissertations at the University of Agder; no. 257, Doctoral thesis, 2020)Living the good life has been a topic of interest for centuries and is often captured by the phenomenon of well-being. However, there are different opinions on what wellbeing consists of and what the good life entails. The ...
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