Browsing Doctoral Dissertations by Title
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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 ... -
Tracking Maximum Produced Water Treatment Efficiency Using a Variable Speed Coalescing Centrifugal Pump : Doctoral Dissertation for the Degree Philosophiae Doctor (PhD) at the Faculty of Engineering and Science, Specialisation in Mechatronics
(Doctoral dissertations at University of Agder;, Doctoral thesis, 2019)Produced water is the most significant by-product of petroleum production. Even though naturally occurring, the produced water poses substantial environmental impacts if not managed correctly, and it is often associated ... -
Uncertainty analysis of 100-year flood maps under climate change scenarios
(Doctoral Dissertations at the University of Agder; no. 392, Doctoral thesis, 2022)Floods are natural disastrous hazards that throughout history have had and still have major adverse impacts on people’s life, economy, and the environment. One of the useful tools for flood management are flood maps, which ... -
Undergraduate students’ performance in mathematics : Individual and combined effects of approaches to learning, self-efficacy, and prior mathematics knowledge
(Doctoral Dissertations at the University of Agder; no. 312, Doctoral thesis, 2021)This dissertation concerns an exploration of factors that affect the learning outcomes of students in higher education mathematics. It is framed within a quantitative research paradigm in which the existence of personal ... -
Understanding the Phenomenon of Cloud Computing Adoption within Organizations
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“An unexploited potential” LifeLab Food and Health: Assessment and Development of Teaching and Learning Practices in the Norwegian School Subject Food and Health
(Doctoral Dissertations at the University of Agder; no. 315, Doctoral thesis, 2021)Adhering to a healthy diet is key to a healthy life. Furthermore, investing in child and adolescent health has been highlighted as particularly important since it benefits the individual both now and long-term, as well as ... -
Ungdom i migrantmenigheter. En studie av forhandlinger om religion, etnisitet og kjønn.
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Ungdoms inngang til og møte med barnevernet
(Doctoral Dissertations at the University of Agder; no. 342, Doctoral thesis, 2021)The topic of this dissertation is reports of concern to the Norwegian Child Welfare Service (CWS). Reports of concern is the most common way children and families get in contact with the CWS. Whether a report of concern ... -
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 ... -
Using Digital Hydraulics in Secondary Control of Motor Drive
(Doctoral Dissertations at the University of Agder; no. 265, Doctoral thesis, 2020-04-08)Due to the increased focus on pollution and global warming, there is a demand for energy efficient systems. This also applies to the offshore oil and gas industry. Normally used hydraulic systems tend to suffer from low ... -
Veiledningsritualet : En dialektisk studie av formaliserte veiledningssamtaler i lærerutdanningens praksisperiode
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Virtual world affordances for people with lifelong disability
(Doctoral dissertations at the University of Agder; no. 76, Doctoral thesis, 2014)"The findings from this thesis show that virtual worlds offer valuable affordances for people with lifelong disability and identify six affordances offered: communication, mobility, personalization, social inclusion, ... -
Vondt, valdsamt, vedvarande. Teoretiske perspektiv på traume og traumelitteratur, og litterære analysar av Herbjørg Wassmos Huset med den blinde glassveranda, Per Pettersons I kjølvannet og Brit Bildøens Sju dagar i august
(Doctoral Dissertations at the University of Agder; no. 397, Doctoral thesis, 2023)Painful, violent, insidious. Theoretical perspectives on trauma and trauma literature, and literary analyses of Herbjørg Wassmo’s House with the blind glass windows, Per Petterson’s In the wake and Brit Bildøen’s Seven ... -
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 ...