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Misperceptions of energy taxes: an experimental study
(Master thesis, 2010-06-05)Economists generally agree that in theory, fuel taxes are the most cost effective policies to address efficiency losses and combat environmental pollution (see eg. Baumol (1988); Dasgupta (1979); Izzo (2007); Mankiw (2006 ... -
Misperceptions of Global Climate Change: Information Policies
(1/2004, Working paper, 2004)Global climate change is an atmospheric commons problem where the basic actors arethe states. In democratic nations national policy initiatives depend on the opinion of theelectorate. Unless there is a proper popular ... -
Mission command: A self-determination theory perspective
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)It is well documented that leadership behavior influences employees’ motivation. In particular are autonomy-supportive leadership styles associated with desirable outcomes through basic psychological needs satisfaction and ... -
Mission impossible? En studie av Utenriksdepartementets håndtering av Tsunami-katastrofen
(Master thesis, 2007)2. juledag forårsaket et jordskjelv i det indiske hav en massiv flodbølge. Flodbølgen traff kysten av Sør Asia og Øst Afrika, i alt mistet mellom 220. 000 - 300.000 mennesker livet, og rundt 1,5 millioner mennesker ble ... -
Missions, Families and the Life Course of Anna Sofie Jakobsen Cheng (1860-1911)
(Master thesis, 2015-05-15)This master project aims at mapping and reviewing sources to Anna Jakobsen Cheng life course. Another part of this project aims at trying to understand how relations, connections and interactions with others influenced ... -
Mistaken charity? The individual in a social context in Edith Wharton's Summer
(Master thesis, 2010-05-16)This thesis explores the individual in society through the lens of ideology, naturalism and literary imagery in "Summer". -
Mistenkte og forsvarers rett til innsyn på etterforskningsstadiet
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”Mit sprog er en hybrid: norske ord og sætninger i en halvdansk indpakning” - sproglig tilpasning til norsk blandt danskere i Norge som sociolingvistisk eksempel på brug af korrespondanceanalyse
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2012)In my presentation of my study of the linguistic accommodation to Norwegian among Danes in Norway I have shown a sociolinguistic example of the use of multible correspondence analysis. This geometric method is very suitable ... -
Mites (Oribatida and Mesostigmata) and vegetation as complementary bioindicators in peatlands
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Vegetation is widely used in the assessment of the quality of peatlands, while the invertebrate fauna of peatlands is relatively poorly studied. We compared the bioindicator values of vegetation with two arthropod groups ... -
Mitigating climate biases in the midlatitude North Atlantic by increasing model resolution: SST gradients and their relation to blocking and the jet
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Starting to resolve the oceanic mesoscale in climate models is a step change in model fidelity. This study examines how certain obstinate biases in the midlatitude North Atlantic respond to increasing resolution (from 1° ... -
Mitigating Information security risks during the Transition to Integrated Operations: Models & Data
(Doctoral thesis, 2010-07-01)This research studies the change of information security risks during the transition toIntegrated Operations (an operation extensively utilize advanced information communicationtechnology to connect offshore facilities and ... -
Mitigation of Identity Theft in Online Banking
(Master thesis, 2019-06-26)Identity theft in online banking can cause significant economic and psychological damage to the victims. Traditionally, there has been a strong focus on detecting and hindering fraud, but not nearly as much focus on any ... -
Mitigation of offshore wind power intermittency by interconnection of production sites
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)This study uses a unique set of hourly wind speed data observed over a period of 16 years to quantify the potential of collective offshore wind power production. We address the well-known intermittency problem of wind power ... -
Mitigation of oxygen decline in fjords by freshwater injection
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)The exchange of water masses between deep fjords and the open ocean is commonly constrained by a topographical barrier called the sill. While fjord water above the sill depth communicates relatively freely with the open ... -
A mitochondria-targeted fatty acid analogue influences hepatic glucose metabolism and reduces the plasma insulin/glucose ratio in male Wistar rats
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-09-24)A fatty acid analogue, 2-(tridec-12-yn-1-ylthio)acetic acid (1-triple TTA), was previously shown to have hypolipidemic effects in rats by targeting mitochondrial activity predominantly in liver. This study aimed to determine ... -
Mitochondrial aquaporin-8-mediated hydrogen peroxide transport is essential for teleost spermatozoon motility
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-01-14)Reactive oxygen species (ROS), particularly hydrogen peroxide (H2O2), cause oxidative cell damage and inhibit sperm function. In most oviparous fishes that spawn in seawater (SW), spermatozoa may be exposed to harmful ROS ... -
Mitochondrial biomarkers and biomarkers of mitochondrial disease
(Doctoral thesis, 2021-11-26)Background: Biomarkers are objective and reproducible tools that are essential for making the diagnosis and following disease development in clinical practice. Mitochondria are multifunctional organelles and the major site ... -
Mitochondrial DNA depletion in sporadic inclusion body myositis
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Sporadic inclusion body myositis (sIBM) is a late onset disorder of unkown aetiology. Mitochondrial changes such as cytochrome oxidase deficient fibres are a well recognised feature and mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) deletions ... -
Mitochondrial DNA Instability Is Common in HIV-Exposed Uninfected Newborns
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Worldwide, one million HIV-exposed uninfected (HEU) children are born yearly, and chronic health impairments have been reported in these children. Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) instability and altered mtDNA content have been ...