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The Immigration Issue and the vox Populi: Letters to the Editor in six Scandinavian Newspapers 1970–2016
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Letters to the editor are argued to be a staple of the public sphere and, by providing regular citizens with a platform to voice their concerns to a large audience, a central democratic function of a liberal press. However, ... -
The Impact of community participation on academic performance in Uganda's primary education. A case study of school management committees and parent teacher associations in Kayunga district
(Master thesis, 2014-06-02)This Thesis is about the impact that communities in UPE schools perform on the performance of pupils. The communities in this case are the PTA and School management committees that are all viewed as relevant actors in pupil ... -
Impact of Covid-19 on farming systems in Europe through the lens of resilience thinking
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Context Resilience is the ability to deal with shocks and stresses, including the unknown and previously unimaginable, such as the Covid-19 crisis. Objective This paper assesses (i) how different farming systems were ... -
The Impact Of Covid-19 On Immigration: The Transformation Of Norwegian Migration Policy On Asylum Seekers
(Journal article, 2021)Until just a year ago, hardly anyone believed that the increasingly unrestrained growth in mobility could be so abruptly interrupted by a radical immobilisation of large population groups. Neither mobility studies nor other ... -
Impact of Electronic Medical Records Systems in Reporting HIV Health Data Indicators in Kenya
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Electronic Medical Records Systems (EMRs) improve the quality of patient care and reduce medical errors. Nevertheless, their role in health data indicator reporting performance is unclear. We assessed reporting completeness ... -
The Impact of Engineering Process on the Construction Cost of HVDC Offshore Wind Energy Converter Station: A system dynamics approach
(Master thesis, 2014-08-26)Aibel As, a Norwegian based service company, which has core businesses on the oil, gas and renewable energy sectors, needed improved work performance with a reduced cost of construction. For the purpose the company requested ... -
The Impact of Female Leadership in Collegial Courts on Time to Render Merits Decisions: Evidence from the Norwegian Supreme Court
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)What is the effect of gender on the deliberative process of judging? Drawing on previous research on female leaders’ inclination to foster a more inclusive and collaborative decision-making process, we argue that decision ... -
The Impact of Interface and Gameworld Design on Player Experience - The Case of Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain
(Master thesis, 2017-07-08)This thesis was carried out within the Games and Transgressive Aesthetics project, located at the department of Information Science and Media Studies, at the University of Bergen. The goals for this project is however ... -
The Impact of Paid Maternity Leave on Maternal Health
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)We examine the impact of the introduction of paid maternity leave in Norway in 1977 on maternal health in the medium and long term. Using administrative data combined with survey data on the health of women around age 40, ... -
Impact of peak oil and food based biofuel production on long-term food security. A dynamic policy model
(Master thesis, 2008-06-10)It would, for the sake of food security, be rational to start an agricultural transition to a system less dependant on fossil fuels in good time before a possible energy crisis. It therefore seems a paradox that policy ... -
The Impact of Prolonged Observation on the Role of the "Neutral Observer" in small groups
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The Impact of Terrorism on Civil Servants: Longitudinal Evidence from the 22 July 2011 Attack in Norway
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Building on a growing literature assessing the societal impact of terrorism, this article analyzes whether and how a terror attack targeting public institutions affects civil servants in their day-to-day work. This is an ... -
The Impact of tourism on socio-economic development in Busua in the Western region of Ghana
(Master thesis, 2009-05-15)This thesis investigates the socio-economic impacts that tourism industry has on the rural communities in Ghana in general and specifically in Busua in the Western Region of Ghana. -
The impact of wealth and female autonomy on fertility decisions in Nepal: an econometric analysis
(Master thesis, 2010-06-01)The last fifteen years, the fertility rate in Nepal has declined significantly. In the same period, the country has, despite political unrest and a civil war, experienced economic growth. Nepal has, contrary to its neighboring ... -
Impacts and Adaptation of Small-scale Potatoes Farmers to Climate Change in the Western Highlands of Cameroon, A case study of the impacts and adaptation of small-scale potato farmers to climate change in the Western Highlands of Cameroon
(Master thesis, 2022-08-01)Climate change is a veritable challenge to the sustainability of small-scale farmer's livelihoods in Cameroon. The impacts of climate change are increasingly becoming a serious threat to the survival of small-scale potato ... -
Impacts of forest fire on understory species diversity in canary pine ecosystems on the island of La Palma
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021-11-25)Forest fires are drivers of spatial patterns and temporal dynamics of vegetation and biodiversity. On the Canary Islands, large areas of pine forest exist, dominated by the endemic Canary Island pine, Pinus canariensis C. ... -
Impacts of future climate on local water supply and demand – A socio-hydrological case study in the Nordic region
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Study region Fårö island, part of Region Gotland, Sweden. Study focus Despite its importance for proactive planning and management, understanding of how future climate and socioeconomic trends may interact to influence ... -
The Impacts of governmental policies on the investment decision for renewable energies in the Swiss electricity market
(Master thesis, 2014-06-29)Switzerland faces two major challenges in the electricity sector. The existing nuclear power plants will be phased out and at the same time new renewable electricity sources should increase their share in production. These ... -
Impacts of the oil and gas industry on the livelihoods of men and women working in the fisheries: a study of Shama, Ghana.
(Master thesis, 2015-05-14)The discovery of oil and gas in Ghana in 2007 and subsequent production since 2010 have sparked high development and economic expectations in various sectors of the Ghanaian economy. The oil exploration and production may ...