Browsing Doctoral Dissertations by Title
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Inter-municipal cooperation in health care services: coping with the wickedness? : Doctoral Dissertation for the degree of Philosophiae Doctor (PhD)
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International Franchising Governance Modes : An Emerging Market Perspective
(Doctoral Dissertations at the University of Agder; no. 316, Doctoral thesis, 2021)This dissertation analyzes the governance mode choice of Brazilian franchisors expanding their operations abroad. The purpose is to understand which aspects influence the international governance mode choice from an emerging ... -
Interpretable Architectures and Algorithms for Natural Language Processing
(Doctoral Dissertations at the University of Agder; no. 388, Doctoral thesis, 2022)This thesis has two parts: Firstly, we introduce the human level-interpretable models using Tsetlin Machine (TM) for NLP tasks. Secondly, we present an interpretable model using DNNs. The first part combines several ... -
Interprofessional simulation-based learning used to prepare perioperative nursing students for acute situations
(Doctoral Dissertations at the University of Agder; no. 402, Doctoral thesis, 2023)Background: Perioperative nursing focuses on care for patients with life-threatening crisis, illness or injury undergoing planned or acute surgery, treatment and/or examination. Performing care requires advanced knowledge ... -
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 ... -
«Jeg skaper meg en ny klode». Fiktive verdener og Ellen Einans lyrikk
(Doctoral Dissertations at the University of Agder; no. 401, Doctoral thesis, 2023)This thesis examines the fictional potential of lyric poetry and demonstrates a fiction-based analysis on writings of the Norwegian poet Ellen Einan. In addition to the theoretical discussion of fictional worlds of lyric ... -
Jordens ubevisste hukommelse. Tor Ulven som arkeolog
(Doktoravhandlinger ved Universitetet i Agder; nr. 248, Doctoral thesis, 2019) -
Kampen om gaderne : Gadepolitik og rumlige krav i 1930'ernes politiske kultur
(Doctoral Dissertations at the University of Agder; no. 320, Doctoral thesis, 2021)During the interwar period, political youth took to the streets with posters, leaflets, and loudspeaker vans, marches, symbols, and uniformed squads of activists. These modern forms of propaganda were utilised by political ... -
Laboratory-based study of viscoelastic, viscoplastic and fatigue damage of asphalt concrete
(Doctoral dissertations at University of Agder; no. 466, Doctoral thesis, 2024)Asphalt concrete is one of the most important road building materials worldwide. This material exhibits unique chemical, physical and mechanical properties. The most well-known mechanical properties are the viscoelastic, ... -
Learning and teaching functions and the transition from lower secondary to upper secondary school
(Doktoravhandlinger ved Universitet i Agder;78, Doctoral thesis; Peer reviewed, 2013) -
Learning and teaching functions and the transition from lower secondary to upper secondary school
(Doktoravhandlinger ved Universitet i Agder;78, Doctoral thesis; Peer reviewed, 2013) -
Learning Dynamic Connectivities and Signal Recovery over Graphs
(Doctoral dissertations at the University of Agder; no. 363, Doctoral thesis, 2023)The ever increasing rate of acquisition of real-world data sets including customer consumption data, social networks activities, financial data, temperature data from different regions, and brain-computer interface ... -
The learning way to production performance : An evolutionary perspective on company-specific production systems (XPS)
(Doctoral Dissertations at the University of Agder; no. 331, Doctoral thesis, 2021)Manufacturing companies (MCs) implement “best-practice” concepts such as Lean and the Toyota Production System (TPS) for enhanced production improvement. However, 30 years of research have shown that very few succeed in ... -
Learning with Mobiles. A Developing Country Perspective on Mobile Technologies use in Learning for Livelihood Support
(Doctoral Dissertations at the University of Agder; no. 344, Doctoral thesis, 2021)This doctoral thesis focuses on understanding the role of mobile technologies as tools to enhance learning for livelihood support. To date, the body of knowledge on the use of mobile technologies for development is growing, ... -
Levende håp : En praktisk-teologisk analyse av 51 presters forkynnelse ved gravferd
(Doktoravhandlinger ved Universitetet i Agder;36, Doctoral thesis; Peer reviewed, 2011) -
Lexicogrammatical meaning-making in German as a foreign language: An investigation of Norwegian upper secondary school learners’ texts
(Doctoral dissertations at University of Agder;no. 482, Doctoral thesis, 2024) -
Lidelse på TV : En undersøkelse av audiovisuelle fortellergrep og narrative strukturer i NRK TV-aksjonen
(Doctoral dissertations at University of Agder;, Doctoral thesis, 2016) -
Life situation when your partner has substance use problems : Quality of life and everyday experiences
(Doctoral dissertations at the University of Agder; no. 237, Doctoral thesis, 2019)Substance use problems (SUPs) in a family member have a highly negative impact on both the person experiencing such problems and his or her relatives. An estimated 10 – 30% of people are affected by SUPs in a close family ... -
Listening to Teachers’ Needs: Human-centred Design for Mobile Technology in Higher Education
(Doctoral dissertations at University of Agder;, Doctoral thesis, 2017)Technology is developing fast. Especially mobile and wearable technology is on the rise. Educational technology has seen considerable developments in different technological areas recently. However, the vast development ... -
Litteraturundervisning og litterære tekstpraksiser i grunnskoletilbud for voksne innvandrere
(Doctoral Dissertations at the University of Agder;no. 370, Doctoral thesis, 2022)This study investigates literature didactics issues related to literary practices and literature teaching in a specific type of second language classroom; primary and lower secondary education for adult immigrants. The ...