Browsing Doctoral Dissertations by Issue Date
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Structural Control Strategies for Load Reduction of Floating Wind Turbines
(Doctoral dissertations at University of Agder;, Doctoral thesis, 2015)Offshore wind energy has attracted great worldwide attention in recent years, while strong potentials have been found in deep sea areas in many places, such as the coastal lines of the United States, north Europe, and east ... -
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 ... -
Snakk om bildebøker! En studie av barnehagebarns resepsjon
(Doktoravhandlinger ved Universitetet i Agder;103, Doctoral thesis, 2015-08-18) -
Realizing Benefits From Enterprise Systems
(Doctoral dissertations at University of Agder;, Doctoral thesis, 2016)Organizations are increasingly implementing Enterprise Systems (ES) and Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems in particular. Despite notable studies on ES and their potential, many organisations are not satisfied ... -
The Role of Finance and Microentrepreneurship in the Informal Economy
(Doktoravhandlinger ved Universitetet i Agder;132, Doctoral thesis, 2016) -
Understanding the Phenomenon of Cloud Computing Adoption within Organizations
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Thermochemical gasification of local lignocellulosic biomass via fixed-bed and fluidized-bed reactors
(Doctoral dissertations at University of Agder;, Doctoral thesis, 2016)The government in Norway aims to double the bioenergy use from 14 TWh to 28 TWh between the year 2008 and 2020. This calls for major changes in the current energy practice and an increase in the biomass based energy ... -
Offshore Wind Turbine Access Using Knuckle Boom Cranes
(Doctoral dissertations at University of Agder;, Doctoral thesis, 2016)There is a great need for renewable and sustainable energy today and there are several different sources for this energy where offshore wind is one that has a great estimated planned power production. Wind power production ... -
Fosterdiagnostikk og relasjoner : Etisk analyse av argumentasjonslinjer i den offentlige diskusjonen om fosterdiagnostikk i Norge
(Doctoral dissertations at University of Agder, Doctoral thesis, 2016) -
Veiledningsritualet : En dialektisk studie av formaliserte veiledningssamtaler i lærerutdanningens praksisperiode
(Doctoral dissertations at University of Agder;, Doctoral thesis, 2016) -
Channel Access and Reliability Performance in Cognitive Radio Networks:Modeling and Performance Analysis
(Doctoral dissertations at University of Agder;, Doctoral thesis; Peer reviewed, 2016)According to the facts and figures published by the international telecommunication union (ITU) regarding information and communication technology (ICT) industry, it is estimated that over 3.2 billion people have access ... -
Thermal durability of novel thermoelectric materials for waste heat recovery
(Doctoral dissertations at University of Agder;, Doctoral thesis, 2016)Thermoelectric Generators (TEG) are a potential technology for waste heat recovery. At their hearts, thermoelectric materials convert a heat flux into electric current. By placing TEGs on the surface of a waste heat source, ... -
Cryptographic Enforcement of Attribute-based Authentication
(Doctoral dissertations at University of Agder;, Doctoral thesis; Peer reviewed, 2016)This dissertation investigates on the cryptographic enforcement about attributebased authentication (ABA) schemes. ABA is an approach to authenticate users via attributes, which are properties of users to be authenticated, ... -
Lidelse på TV : En undersøkelse av audiovisuelle fortellergrep og narrative strukturer i NRK TV-aksjonen
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English writing instruction in Norwegian upper secondary schools - a linguistic and genre-pedagogical perspective : Thesis for the degree of Philosophiae Doctor Department of Nordic and Media studies Faculty of Humanities and Education University of Agder and Faculty of English Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań
(Doctoral dissertations at University of Agder;, Doctoral thesis, 2016) -
“They say yes; they don’t say no” : Experiences of change in dialogical approaches to mental health - a qualitative exploration
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Computation of the Load Flow at the Transformer in Distribution Grids with a Significant Number of Photovoltaic Systems using Satellite-derived Solar Irradiance Data
(Doctoral dissertations at University of Agder;, Doctoral thesis, 2016)This thesis investigates the applicability of irradiance data provided by a weather satellite for the simulation of the high-resolution electric power load flow time series at a distribution grid transformer in an area ... -
User-centred Design and Evaluation of Health Information Technology
(Doctoral dissertations at University of Agder;, Doctoral thesis, 2016)Health information technologies play an important role in exchange of information and coordination of continuity of care in health care services. This thesis explores the approach of user-centred design and evaluation in ... -
Engineering students approaching the mathematics textbook as a potential learning tool – opportunities and constraints
(;124, Doctoral thesis, 2016)It is usually assumed that the students at tertiary level work intensively and individually with the new mathematical concepts (Wood, 2001). In this context the mathematics textbook might be an important learning tool. ...