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Mot strømmen - En studie i hvorfor enkelte velger å ikke bruke Facebook
(Master thesis, 2012-11-20)Facebook has grown to be a large and very popular social networking site, Facebook is visible everywhere in daily life, and almost everyone has heard about Facebook, at least here in Norway. In this thesis, I conducted a ... -
Mother's socioeconomic status and breastfeeding in Savalugu Nanton District of Northern Ghana
(Master thesis, 2011-01-28)PURPOSE: The aim of this research is to identify socioeconomic factors associated with mother's breastfeeding infants from 0-6months old in Savalugu Nanton district of Northern Ghana. Although many previous studies have ... -
The mother, her confidants and the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV (PMTCT) services in the Kilimanjaro region, Tanzania
(Doctoral thesis, 2011-09-05)Introduction: In Tanzania, the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV (PMTCT) programme was introduced in 2000 and has thereafter been scaled up. The overall aim of this thesis from the Kilimanjaro region, was ... -
Mothers at risk of postpartum depression in Sri Lanka: A population-based study using a validated screening tool
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Background Postpartum depression is an important public health concern. The prevalence of postpartum depression is estimated to be 18% worldwide. The purpose of this study was to estimate the prevalence of mothers at risk ... -
Mothers' education but not fathers' education, household assets or land ownership is the best predictor of child health inequalities in rural Uganda
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2004-10-13)Background: Health and nutrition inequality is a result of a complex web of factors that include socio-economic inequalities. Various socio-economic indicators exist however some do not accurately predict inequalities in ... -
Mothers’ knowledge and utilization of prevention of mother to child transmission services in northern Tanzania
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2010)Background: More than 90% of children living with HIV have been infected through mother to child transmission. The aims of our present study were to: (1) assess the utilization of the prevention of mother to child transmission ... -
Motion direction is represented as a bimodal probability distribution in the human visual cortex
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Humans infer motion direction from noisy sensory signals. We hypothesize that to make these inferences more precise, the visual system computes motion direction not only from velocity but also spatial orientation signals ... -
Motivasjon for å fullføre utdanning
(Master thesis, 2017-06-30)Rapporter har vist at mye av frafallet ved barnehagelærerutdanningen skjer i løpet av første året i utdanningen. Med utgangspunkt i disse rapportene, egne erfaringer som barnehagelærerstudent og motivasjonsteori ønsket jeg ... -
Motivasjon i frivillig arbeid: En antropologisk tilnærming til å forstå hva som driver mennesker til å hjelpe andre
(Master thesis, 2023-09-29)Denne oppgaven utforsker motivasjonen blant frivillige i tilknytning til helsehjelp for irregulære migranter. Basert på et etnografisk feltarbeid på helsesenteret for papirløse i Bergen og Oslo utforsker oppgaven erfaringer ... -
Motivasjoner og reservasjoner: En studie av bruken og spredningen av klimakalkulatoren blant bønder i Nordland
(Master thesis, 2023-06-02)In 2019 the agricultural organizations in Norway signed a letter of intent with the Norwegian government, with the goal of cutting 5 million tons of CO2-equvalents from the agricultural sector by 2030, both through direct ... -
Motivating cardiac rehabilitation patients to maintain lifestyle changes
(Doctoral thesis, 2008-12-05)Background: In Western societies, the single greatest opportunity to improve health and reduce premature death lies in personal behaviour. Personal behaviour is, however, embedded in social contexts. Therefore, we may ... -
Motivation and Job Performance; Perceptions of Teachers in Kpone Katamansu District in Ghana
(Master thesis, 2016-06-01)Public service pay structure has received growing attention from scholars and governments because of its potential to motivate and enhance the performance of public servants. In Ghana, public service pay structure has ... -
Motivation and response rates in bronchoscopy studies
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-05-02)Background Bronchoscopy is frequently used to sample the lower airways in lung microbiome studies. Despite being a safe procedure, it is associated with discomfort that may result in reservations regarding participation ... -
Motivational Determinants of Students’ Academic Functioning: The Role of Autonomy-support, Autonomous Motivation, and Perceived Competence
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Inadequate academic functioning among students might be a main cause of the considerable dropout rates, and well-being and achievement problems in higher education. Few studies address the role of motivation for academic ... -
Motivational factors were more important than perceived risk or optimism for compliance to infection control measures in the early stage of the COVID-19 pandemic
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Compliance to infection control measures may be influenced both by the fear of negative consequences of a pandemic, but also by the expectation to be able to handle the pandemic’s challenges. We performed a survey on a ... -
Motivational Interviewing and Cognitive-Behaviour Therapy in the Treatment of Anxiety Disorders: A Systematic Review
(Master thesis, 2016-12-13)Cognitive-behaviour therapy (CBT) is an evidence-based approach to treating a wide range of anxiety disorders. However, several clients drop-out of treatment prematurely, lack engagement in therapy, or do not achieve optimal ... -
Motivere på gruppe- eller individnivå? - En empirisk studie av incentiver
(Master thesis, 2012-06-15)Problemstillingen i oppgaven er som følger: Vil en bonusordning som vurderer og belønner på individnivå ha en sterkere incentiveffekt enn en ordning med ren gruppebonus? Problemstillingen besvares ved å gjennomføre en ... -
Motivert for å lære -en studie av biologistudenters syn på egen læring
(Master thesis, 2014-06-01)Universitetet i Bergen ble i år 2014 i samarbeid med Universitetssenteret på Svalbard og Havforskningsinstituttet tildelt ett av tre nye sentre for fremragende utdanning med konseptet «Centre for Excellence in Biology ... -
Motives in Development Policy, whose are they really? -A study of the administration's role in Norwegian development policy
(Master thesis, 2005)Engaging in a study of the administration’s role in Norwegian development policy, this thesis explores the microfoundations of development assistance in relation to the concept of motives in development policy.In this ...