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Etiology of Adolescent Pregnancies In Honduras
(Master thesis, 2015-06-15)Honduras is the second country in Latin America with the highest teenage fertility rate. Despite declining over the past years, the percentage of teenagers getting pregnant is rising. -
Etiology study of diarrhea in children:A study case in casco urbano Honduras.A system dynamics approach for policy development
(Master thesis, 2011-06-08)Diarrhea has been a major contributor for infant morbidity and infant mortality in developing countries, Honduras with no exception. This paper explores a case study on the illness rate of diarrhea in children in a rural ... -
European energy poverty metrics: Scales, prospects and limits
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Energy poverty, a condition whereby people cannot secure adequate home energy services, is gaining prominence in public discourse and on political and policy agendas. As its measurement is operationalised, metrical ... -
Evaluating System Dynamics as a Tool for Teaching History
(Master thesis, 2007)History has been traditionally taught as a presentation of isolated facts, which are hardlyrelated by students. Furthermore, students are seldom encouraged to transfer what theylearn at school to interpret different ... -
Evaluating the potential for natural capital investment to reverse soil degradation: a dynamic simulation approach exploring connections between soil health and money in England
(Master thesis, 2019-08-06)Soils are a form of natural capital that support economic activity and human well-being. However, in England, national soil resources have been degrading over the last two centuries. The total annual economic cost of soil ... -
Evaluation of Policies on Green Hydrogen Role in the Global Energy System
(Master thesis, 2022-11-29)Background: In some industries, the use of hydrogen as an energy carrier is necessary to decarbonize the global energy system. Green hydrogen is currently too expensive. The problem is that our knowledge of how to invest ... -
Evaluering av lokal forvaltning i Fitjarøyane
(Master thesis, 2007)Denne masteroppgåva tek føre seg korleis lokal forvaltning av kystsona etter plan- og bygningslova har fungert i praksis i Fitjarøyane dei siste 15 åra. NOU 1986: 13 ”Ny landsplan for nasjonalparker” fremja forslaget om å ... -
Evidence of glacier-permafrost interactions associated with hydro-geomorphological processes and landforms at Snøhetta, Dovrefjell, Norway
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Glacier-permafrost interactions are investigated to understand glacial-hydrological influence along a partly glacierised valley on the NE flank of the Snøhetta massif, Dovrefjell, southern Norway. Of particular interest ... -
Exploring Deep-Sea Minerals : Systems modeling for an emerging industry and unknown futures
(Doctoral thesis, 2023-12-18)Dyphavsmineraler er et omdiskutert tema. I tilsvar til befolknings- og økonomisk vekst, i tillegg til etterspørselen fra elektrifisering, teknologisk revolusjon og geopolitisk urolighet, er verden forventet å etterspørre ... -
Exploring exploration—how to look for deep-sea minerals
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)In the spring of 2023, the subsea industry in Norway is gearing up for an opening of the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS) for deep-sea mineral exploration and extraction. Existing research indicates that the profitability ... -
Exploring policies to enhance the diffusion of conservation agriculture in Zambia through understanding dynamic behavior
(Master thesis, 2014-07-04)The state of food security depends on the ratio of food supply and demand. In Zambia, the constant arable land and the effect of climate change threaten the continuity of food supply in Zambia while at the same time ... -
Exploring the decline in fertility rates with system dynamics: The case of Thailand
(Master thesis, 2014-05-31)Since 1950, the changes in fertility behavior in the Thai population have proved to be very interesting. Between the years of 1950 to 1957, the government invoked a pro-natalist policy and created the Married organization ... -
EXPLORING THE HIGH MATERNAL MORTALITY RATE IN UGANDA A SYSTEM DYNAMICS SIMULATION APPROACH
(Master thesis, 2022-08-19)The purpose of this thesis is to investigate the maternal mortality rate in Uganda, especially that they never decrease till now yet there have been efforts initiated by government and its partners, generally maternal ... -
Exploring the role of snow metamorphism on the isotopic composition of the surface snow at EastGRIP
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Stable water isotopes from polar ice cores are invaluable high-resolution climate proxy records. Recent studies have aimed to improve our understanding of how the climate signal is stored in the stable water isotope record ... -
Exploring the use of System Dynamics in Teaching Civic Education: An Experiment with High School Students in Colombia
(Master thesis, 2008-05-30)The need of empowering citizens to become active in civic and political issues is an important element towards development in Colombia. The reality of the country in terms of inequality, armed civil conflict and a negative ... -
Extending the household sector of MacroLab to improve the explanation of trend in personal saving rate in the U.S.
(Master thesis, 2012-05-31)MacroLab (Wheat 2007 a) is a system dynamics model of the U.S. economy. It was developed to improve understanding of macroeconomics. In particular, it helps students to learn about the dynamics of an economy. This study ... -
Facing north or south: Does slope aspect impact forest stand characteristics and soil properties in a semiarid trans-Himalayan valley?
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-10)An understanding of the differences in vegetation and soil characteristics between slope aspects in high altitude semiarid environments is fundamentally important for efficient management of these semi-natural systems; ... -
Failing the formative phase: The global diffusion of nuclear power is limited by national markets
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Understanding the role of technology characteristics and the context in the diffusion of new energy technologies is important for assessing feasibility of climate mitigation. We examine the historical adoption of nuclear ...