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Sett utenfra: Kunst og den nordkoreanske grunnskolen
(Chapter, 2022)Hvorfor trenger barn og unge kunst? Hvordan begrunnes kunstens betydning i samfunnet? Denne antologien tar utgangspunkt i forskning utført av medlemmer av den tverrfaglige forskningsgruppen Kunst og barn & unge ved Fakultet ... -
Skolemåltidet som sosial arena og sosial utjevning
(Chapter, 2023)This chapter provides novel insight into experiences from one municipality in Norway in serving a free lunchtime meal to all school students for the past 14 years, through a program that is still ongoing. The chapter also ... -
End-of-life care at home: Dignity of family caregivers
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)Background Healthcare services are increasingly being shifted to home settings for patients nearing end-of-life. Consequently, the burden on family caregivers is significant. Their vulnerable situation remains poorly ... -
Migrasjon som undergang og nyskaping. Señales que precederán al fin del mundo av Yuri Herrera.
(Chapter, 2022)Dette kapitlet tar for seg migrasjons- og identitetstematikk i Señales que precederán al fin del mundo (2009) av Yuri Herrera. Forfatterens bruk av mytisk materiale innebærer en forflytning fra et nasjonalt, ontologisk ... -
“Students Moving Together”, Tailored Exercise for Students Facing Mental Health Challenges—A Pilot Feasibility Study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)An increasing number of university students are facing mental health challenges. The primary aim of this study was to determine the feasibility of 10 weeks of supervised tailored group exercise for 60 min twice a week ... -
Bridging the urban-digital divide: Crowdfunding as an online middleground space
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)The paper attempts to provide a critique of the premise of territoriality in creative cities. A validated hypothesis in the literature on economic geography is that the density and “territoriality” of members of the so-called ... -
Assessing the individual relationships between physical test improvements and external load match parameters in male professional football players—a brief report
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)Purpose: This study aimed to explore whether a meaningful improvement in physical performance following an in-season strength training intervention can be related to external load match parameters at an individual level ... -
On Daugavet indices of thickness
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Inspired by R. Whitley's thickness index the last named author recently introduced the Daugavet index of thickness of Banach spaces. We continue the investigation of the behavior of this index and also consider two new ... -
Manikins Mediate Lifelong Learning Skills in Nursing Education: A Qualitative Exploration of How Manikins Influence Nursing Students’ Learning
(Doctoral Dissertations at the University of Agder;469, Doctoral thesis, 2024)Background: In today’s healthcare system, nurses face considerable demands, necessitating adaptability, situational awareness, decision-making, and critical thinking. The transition from student to newly qualified nurse ... -
Erfaringer med digitalisering av kurs ved frisklivsentralen - En intervjustudie
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Hensikt: Å undersøke ansattes og deltakeres erfaringer med digitalisering av kurs ved frisklivsentralen. Materiale og metode: Studien er basert på to fokusgruppeintervju med til sammen ni ansatte og syv individuelle ... -
Viscoelastic characterization and comparison of Norwegian asphalt mixtures using dynamic modulus and IDT tests
(Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2021)This paper presents the comparison of stiffnesses of two types of asphalt concrete mixes (Ab11 and Agb11) fabricated in the laboratory using two commonly used stiffness tests. (1) uniaxial compression dynamic modulus (E*) ... -
Healthy and sustainable diet and physical activity – Methodological considerations and development of a combined summary score
(Doctoral dissertations at University of Agder;no. 147, Doctoral thesis, 2016)Background: Environmental sustainability and human health are connected through diets and physical activity. A major issue for the near future is how to feed the growing world population, expected to increase from today’s ... -
The role of manikins in nursing students' learning: A systematic review and thematic metasynthesis
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Objectives To summarise and synthesise findings from qualitative primary research studies of nursing students' experiences from educational activities using manikins to gain a deeper understanding of the role these manikins ... -
A Novel Control Design for Realizing Passive Load-Holding Function on a Two-Motor-Two-Pump Motor-Controlled Hydraulic Cylinder
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)When a hydraulic cylinder connects two chambers directly to one or two hydraulic pumps driven by electric servo motors without any control valve in between, it can be called a motor-controlled hydraulic cylinder (MCC). ... -
Improving Energy Efficiency and Response Time of an Offshore Winch Drive with Digital Displacement Motors
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Offshore winch drives require high energy efficiency and control precision, making digital displacement motors an attractive solution due to their high efficiency and potential controllability. However, the response time ... -
Banal and Nostalgic: Memories of Swedishness in the Christmas Calendar
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)This article explores how Christian heritage is engaged with, strengthened, and contested in and through Swedish newspapers and in the annual Swedish Christmas calendar. Although Sweden is perceived as highly secular and ... -
Scalable and Privacy-Aware Online Learning of Nonlinear Structural Equation Models
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)An online topology estimation algorithm for nonlinear structural equation models (SEM) is proposed in this paper, addressing the nonlinearity and the non-stationarity of real-world systems. The nonlinearity is modeled using ... -
Social and moral psychology of COVID-19 across 69 countries
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)The COVID-19 pandemic has afected all domains of human life, including the economic and social fabric of societies. One of the central strategies for managing public health throughout the pandemic has been through persuasive ... -
Drivers of spatial and temporal micro- and mesozooplankton dynamics in an estuary under strong anthropogenic influences (The Eastern Scheldt, Netherlands)
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)The Eastern Scheldt estuary in the Netherlands has been anthropogenically changed by the construction of a storm surge barrier about 30 years ago, affecting abiotic conditions as well as phytoplankton and zooplankton (ZP). ... -
Human Motion Synthesis Using Trigonometric Splines
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)In this work, we present a simple framework to synthesize human motion. Our main goal is to propose a methodology tailored for inexperienced users to initiate their research in human motion simulation and human motion ...