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Combining unsupervised, supervised and rule-based learning: the case of detecting patient allergies in electronic health records
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Background Data mining of electronic health records (EHRs) has a huge potential for improving clinical decision support and to help healthcare deliver precision medicine. Unfortunately, the rule-based and machine learning-based ... -
Commercialization of smallholder farming: determinants andwelfare outcomes : a cross-sectional study in Enderta district, Tigrai, Ethiopia
(Master thesis, 2009)Transforming the subsistence-oriented production system into a market-oriented production system as a way to increasing the smallholder farmer’s income and thus its welfare outcomes, and reducing rural poverty, has been ... -
The Commission’s informal agenda-setting in the CFSP. Agenda leadership, coalition-building, and community framing
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Communal data work : Data sharing and re-use in clinical genetics
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Communication platform for disaster response
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016) -
Community based management of surface water sources in rural south western Uganda : a study of Mbarara and Kiruhuru districts
(Master thesis, 2009)Introduction When managed appropriately, water is a precious natural resource, vital for life, development and the environment. Community based management (CBM) is the style of management the Ugandan Ministry of Water ... -
Community participation as a tool for development: local community´s participation in primary education development inMorogoro, Tanzania : a case of Kilakala and Mindu primary schools
(Master thesis, 2010)The concepts of community participation and development become crucial topic in attaining sustainable development. Development by itself it deals with human development, therefore, the participation of the people in their ... -
Community Water Management: Participation of Water User Committees in Public Groundwater Infrastructure Management in Uganda : A Case of Namayingo Town Council
(Master thesis, 2017)Water is a critical natural resource not only to life and natural ecosystem functioning, but also, for economic and social development. The global recognition of the role of water in development dates back in 1977 with the ... -
Community-Based Organisations’ Role in Refugee Integration : A Case Study in Kristiansand, Norway
(Master thesis, 2018)Refugees is one of the major concentration of the world without considering the borders or economic level of the country. Recently, Europe also has received large number of refugees. Norway has also received many refugees ... -
Comparing deep-end confinement in England & Wales and Norway
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Extreme forms of custody represent the boundary points of state power. The configuration of the most restrictive corners of prison systems, and what goes on within them, is highly instructive in exposing the objectives, ... -
Compliance and Non-Compliance with a Superordinate Directive Document
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Compliance negotiations in EU external relations: the case of the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)The article advances the research on compliance negotiations in the context of the EU’s external relations. It develops further the framework on EU compliance negotiations, introduced by Jönsson and Tallberg in 1998, and ... -
Computational Decision Support for Socio-Technical Awareness of Land-Use Planning under Complexity—A Dam Resilience Planning Case Study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Land-use planning for modern societies requires technical competence as well as social competence. We therefore propose an integrative solution enabling better land-use planning and management through better-informed ... -
Concept of Sustainable Development in Local Philosophies of Scandinavian Countries
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)This article was inspired by the cooperation between two university teams implementing a Polish-Norwegian project Green Schoolbag for the Earth Climate. The project was aimed at preparing early school pedagogy teachers and ... -
A conceptual model of feedback mechanisms in adjusted affordances – Insights from usage of a mental mobile health application
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Affordance theory provides one of the most prominent lenses through which the socio-technical aspects of a system’s use can be investigated and understood. In this context, the literature has proposed that perceived and ... -
Conceptualizing Innovation Capabilities: a Contingency Perspective
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Empirical research has confirmed that a positive relationship exists between the implementation of innovation activities and the future performance of organizations. Firms utilize resources and capabilities to develop ... -
The Conflict in Eastern Ukraine and International Support for the Decentralization Reform (2014–2022): Theory-Guided Observations
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)This article explores Western donors’ support for the decentralization reform in post-Euromaidan Ukraine prior to Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine on 24 February 2022, with a focus on the relationship between ... -
Conflict Resolution in an ISO/IEC 27001 Standard Implementation: A Contradiction Management Perspective
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)The ISO/IEC 27001 standard provides organizations with guidelines to help them evaluate, document, and improve their information security processes. In practice, however, the generality of the standard can create a conflict ... -
Confronting NGOs: A critical discourse analysis of Norwegian NGOs understanding of women´s poverty in the global south.
(Master thesis, 2022)Norwegian NGOs are organizations that are highly visible in the media in Norway regarding development and aid. With such a prominent place in the media and enormous visibility, these organizations influence the population ... -
Congolese rape victims' struggles for recognition : what can be done to challenge this reality?
(Master thesis, 2012)With up to 400 000 women being raped annually it is clear that this is a challenging and complex problem in DR Congo. Many actors treat and support rape victims, playing an essential role in a country where health facilities ...