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Borgerlønn i norsk kontekst: Fremtidsrettet velferdsendring eller utopisk ønsketenkning?
(Master thesis, 2017-06-23)Borgerlønn (basic income) er en alternativ velferdsmodell som hviler på universelle utbetalinger uten behovsprøving. Tanken er at den skal erstatte alle direkteoverføringer mellom stat og borger, midlene som i dag brukes ... -
Boron and zinc deficiency in Nepalese soils: Small-scale variations and the influence of farming system dependent factors. A case study from Sedi Bagar, Kaski District, Nepal.
(Master thesis, 2007)There is no doubt that agriculture is the most important contributor to the global production offood. This is undeniably also the case for Nepal. In 2002, 93% of the Nepalese workforce wasdeployed in agriculture (World ... -
Bortenfor horisonten. ”Enemy Combatant” og den sikkerhetspolitiske diskurs
(Master thesis, 2007)Denne masteroppgaven handler om begrepet "enemy combatant", dens mulighetsbetingelser og betydning i den amerikanske sikkerhetspolitiske diskursen og den globale krigen mot terror. Siktemålet er å demonstrere at det er i ... -
A bottom up approach for synchronous user interaction design and workflow modelling
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016)Traditionally, both interaction design and workflow modelling have been developed in a top down approach. The user interaction design process consist of several phases of user requirement engineering involving interviews, ... -
Boundary Work: Intermedia Agenda-Setting Between Right-Wing Alternative Media and Professional Journalism
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Through a quantitative content analysis (n = 878), this study examines and compares intermedia agenda-setting between right-wing alternative media outlets and mainstream online newspapers in the Scandinavian countries of ... -
Brajisalem: Biblical Cosmology, Power Dynamics and the Brazilian Political Imagination
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Based on fieldwork with Brazilian neo-Pentecostal pilgrims to the Holy Land and ongoing survey of social media in this article I argue that Brazilian neo-Pentecostals increasingly imagine Brazil as a Promised Land and the ... -
Braluft: Forecasting air quality using incremental models and computer vision
(Master thesis, 2019-06-18)Air quality in urban areas is an issue of great concern as it affects public health and local environments. By forecasting the pollutant levels public administrations may be notified of periods with potentially bad air ... -
Brannbloggen - en fordypning i Brannbloggen til Bergens Tidende i tidsperioden 2005-2015
(Master thesis, 2015-12-01)Denne masteroppgaven tar for seg Brannbloggen til Bergens Tidende. Bloggen hadde i 2015 ti års jubileum, og det er med grunnlag i dette jeg har bygget min oppgave på. Oppgaven går historisk tilbake og ser på henholdsvis ... -
Bre- og klimahistorien under deglasiasjonen ved Nykvåg, Vesterålen
(Master thesis, 2020-06-30)In this study, the late glacial climate history in Nykvåg, Vesterålen, is reconstructed. The reconstruction is based on geomorphological mapping in combination with high-resolution analysis of lake sediments from the former ... -
Breaking silos: can cities break down institutional barriers in climate planning?
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Climate and energy transformation has become one of the core issues municipalities must address, and there is a recognition that the local scale is essential if we are to address the fundamental changes needed to face ... -
Breaking the cycle: Solidarity with care-leaver mothers
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Many child protection cases involve care-experienced mothers, which reveals a continuous cycle of mothers who lose their children to social services after having been in state care themselves as children. While the importance ... -
(Breaking) intergenerational transmission of mental health
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)We estimate health associations across generations using information on healthcare visits from administrative data for the entire Norwegian population. A parental mental health diagnosis is associated with a 9.3 percentage ... -
Breathing Life Into Biomechanical User Models
(Chapter, 2022)Forward biomechanical simulation in HCI holds great promise as a tool for evaluation, design, and engineering of user interfaces. Although reinforcement learning (RL) has been used to simulate biomechanics in interaction, ... -
Brefluktuasjoner og paleoklima ved Høgtuvbreen i Trolldalen gjennom holosen
(Master thesis, 2013-05-15)Høgtuvbreen 23 km2 stor platåbreen som ligger i Rana kommune, Nord-Norge. Isbreer kan være sensitive indikatorer på endringer i temperatur, nedbør og vind, og rekonstruksjon av fortidens glasiale aktivitet kan derfor gi ... -
Brent jord: langsiktige politiske konsekvenser av nedbrenning og tvangsevakuering i Nord-Troms og Finnmark
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Høsten 1944 iverksatte den tyske okkupasjonsmakten operasjon «Nordlicht», også kjent som «den brente jords taktikk». De materielle ødeleggelsene og de menneskelige omkostningene var enorme. Selve ødeleggelsene og operasjonen ... -
Brexit 2016. En empirisk analyse av populistiske trender, historie og kultur.
(Master thesis, 2020-08-28)Background and objectives: In June of 2016 a small majority in the United Kingdom (UK) voted to leave the European Union (EU). This is referred to as Brexit. The purpose of this thesis is to attempt to understand Brexit ... -
Bridging higher education and the world of work? Employer panels in Nordic university governance
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Universities are increasingly expected to cooperate with society and the world of work to ensure relevant higher education. One example is the introduction of mandated employer panels, where external members are brought ... -
Bringing the State back in. Corporate Social Responsibility and the paradoxes of Norwegian state capitalism in the international energy sector
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)This theme section brings the state back into anthropological studies of corporate social responsibility through the lens of Norwegian energy corporations working abroad. Th ese transnational corporations (TNCs) are expected ... -
A broad alliance of civil society organizations on climate change mitigation: political Strength or legitimizing support?
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018)One hundred and one very different organizations joined together prior to the election for the Norwegian parliament in 2013 in order to make climate change mitigation the most important issue in the election campaign. The ... -
Broken Promises or No Promises at All? -A Comparison of DAC and Non-DAC Donors’ Consideration of Corruption in Aid Allocation
(Master thesis, 2021-06-15)Foreign aid is more likely to be effective in countries with quality institutions and low levels of corruption. Therefore, the OECD Development Assistance Group (DAC) made it their official goal to be more selective in ...