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In Search of Solutions: The Rohingya Refugee Situation in Bangladesh
(Master thesis, 2022)Rohingya refugees from Myanmar have been living in Bangladesh since the 1970s. Although some successful negotiations with the Myanmar government resulted in repatriation in the 1970s and 1990s some refugees remained in ... -
INCLUDING STUDENTS WITH HEARING DIFFICULTIES IN GHANAIAN MAINSTREAM EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS
(Master thesis, 2023)Abstract The purpose of the study was to assess the success of inclusive education for children with hearing difficulties in Ghanaian mainstream education. The study was guided by the following three objectives: firstly, ... -
Incorporating Human Values in Technological Innovation: A Value Sensitive Design Approach for Smartwatches
(Master thesis, 2023)This study uses Value-Sensitive Design (VSD) to explore user values related to smart-watches. As the popularity of smartwatches increases, and to build responsible and ethi-cal solutions, it is critical to reflect on what ... -
Incorporating Human Values in Technological Innovation: A Value Sensitive Design Approach for Smartwatches
(Master thesis, 2023)This study uses Value-Sensitive Design (VSD) to explore user values related to smart-watches. As the popularity of smartwatches increases, and to build responsible and ethical solutions, it is critical to reflect on what ... -
Increased Vascularity in Cervicovaginal Mucosa with Schistosoma haematobium Infection
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2011)Schistosomiasis is a fresh water parasite infection that affects millions of people, especially in Africa. Recent knowledge about the genital manifestations of schistosomiasis; especially its possible association with human ... -
Indigenous livelihood and wellbeing : the consequence of ecosystem degradation in indigenous territories. A case study of the Guaraní of the Tarija region, Bolivia
(Master thesis, 2012)Economic development is prevailing over safeguarding environment and social capital in many developing countries today. Natural resource extraction and poor conservational measures are causing widespread ecosystem degradation. ... -
Influences of culture, geography and infrastructure on website localization decisions
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012)Purpose – the paper examines the role played by culture, geography and infrastructure on European airline’s decision to launch market-specific websites. Design/ methodology/ approach – Logistic regression analysis based ... -
Informal compliance mechanisms in the EU ‘development’ and ‘integration without membership’ association agreements: a quest for capacity and ownership?
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Association Agreements between the EU and third countries lie at the heart of the EU’s foreign policy. The Association Agreements the EU concluded with Eastern Neighbours and the Caribbean Forum and Central American countries ... -
Informal Disaster Diplomacy
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)This paper develops a baseline and definition for informal disaster diplomacy in order to fill in an identified gap in the existing research. The process adopted is a review of the concept of informality, the application ... -
Informal Disaster Governance
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Informasjonssikkerhetsledelse og klinisk arbeidsflyt i helsesektoren : en case-studie ved Sørlandet sykehus HF (SSHF)
(Master thesis, 2019)Masteroppgavenomhandlerinformasjonssikkerhet og informasjonssikkerhetsledelse(ISM)i en kontekst av helsesektoren, med problemstilling:“Konflikter mellom informasjonssikkerhetsledelseog arbeidsflyt i norsk helsesektor”.Bakgrunn ... -
Informasjonssikkerhetsstyring i norsk kommunesektor : En case studie
(Master thesis, 2021)Norske kommuner digitaliserer sine tjenester i stadig økende grad, samtidig som trusselbildet fra aktører med ondsinnede intensjoner øker. For å imøtekommedisse truslene og ivareta innbyggernes integritet finnes det ulike ... -
Information Infrastructures and the Challenge of the Installed Base
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Information Infrastructures for eHealth
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Information Infrastructures within European Health Care: Working with the Installed Base
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Information Quality in Secondary Use of EHR Data : A Case Study of Quality Management in a Norwegian Hospital
(Doctoral Dissertations at the University of Agder; no. 245, Doctoral thesis, 2019)The motivation for undertaking this study relates to my experiences from practice in a public hospital, where I have observed variations in reaching organizational goals of quality management informed by electronic health ... -
Information Security Practices in Organizations: A Literature Review on Challenges and Related Measures
(Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2018)This paper reports a systematic literature review that explores challenges related to information security practices in organizations and the ways these challenges are managed to avoid security breaches. We focused on ... -
An Information Systems Design Theory for Digital Broker Platforms
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Service platforms are becoming dominant drivers of daily business operations in a digitalized environment. Research focuses on technological and network effects of such platforms, while socio-technical opportunities remain ... -
Infrastructure and Procedure for Simulation of Cardiac Remote Monitoring: Experiences from the Telemedicine Agder Project
(Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2018)Telemedicine are remote electronic clinical consultations using technology for delivery of health care services. Telemedicine can be offered as a service to citizens living at home with an aim of reducing the number of ...