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Why Does Depression Exist? A Review With New Predictions From Evolutionary Theories
(Master thesis, 2014-04-15)Depression is highly prevalent, but its evolutionary origin is poorly understood. Evolutionary psychology generates hypotheses on the computational and functional design architectures of the human mind. Evolutionary medicine ... -
Why general artificial intelligence will not be realized
(Journal article, 2020-06)The modern project of creating human-like artificial intelligence (AI) started after World War II, when it was discovered that electronic computers are not just number-crunching machines, but can also manipulate symbols. ... -
Why has Precipitation Increased in the Last 120 Years in Norway?
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)We use a data set with daily precipitation observations from 55 homogeneity-tested stations in Norway from 1900 to 2019 available from MET-Norway. These observations show that precipitation in Norway has increased by 19% ... -
Why have consumers opposed, postponed, and rejected innovations during a pandemic? A study of mobile payment innovations
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)The highly infectious nature of the COVID-19 virus has made the use of contactless payment methods a health exigency. Yet, consumers are resisting using mobile payments (m-payments) during the pandemic, a confounding ... -
“Why is this relevant for me?”: increasing content relevance enhances student motivation and vitality
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)The notion that motivation is imperative for students’ psychological well-being and academic functioning is central to Self-Determination Theory (SDT). According to SDT, different types of motivations can co-occur to a ... -
Why let them walk when they can fly? Tilpasset opplæring og høyt begavede barn
(Master thesis, 2013-05-15)How do teachers, school leaders and politicians understand the link between adapted education and gifted children? The results of this study on adapted education and gifted children, which is a thesis in Teaching and ... -
Why metacognition Is not always helpful
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-07)In many situations, actively engaging in metacognition may improve cognitive achievement and subjective well-being. However, the potential disadvantages of metacognitive engagement are only rarely communicated in metacognition ... -
Why Only Efficiency, and Not Efficacy, Matters in Psychotherapy Practice
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021-05-07)Evidence-based practice in psychology consists of two quality parameters. One of these quality parameters is efficacy and the other is efficiency. In this article, it is argued that the only relevant parameter for determining ... -
Why physicians are lousy gatekeepers: Sicklisting decisions when patients have private information on symptoms
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)In social insurance systems that grant workers paid sick leave, physicians act as gatekeepers, supposedly granting sickness certificates to the sick and not to shirkers. Previous research has emphasized the physician's ... -
Why several truths can be true
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016)In this paper, we offer a perspective on complementarity, acknowledging that it is not possible for human perception and cognition to grasp reality with unambiguous concepts or theories. Therefore, multiple concepts and ... -
Why should we use residual thermodynamics for calculation of hydrate phase transitions?
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)The formation of natural gas hydrates during processing and transport of natural has historically been one of the motivations for research on hydrates. In recent years, there has been much focus on the use of hydrate as a ... -
Why so many published sensitivity analyses are false: A systematic review of sensitivity analysis practices
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-04)Sensitivity analysis provides information on the relative importance of model input parameters and assumptions. It is distinct from uncertainty analysis, which addresses the question ‘How uncertain is the prediction?’ ... -
Why so quiet? Exploring inhibition in digital public spaces
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Social network sites have been considered as important arenas for public debate, but as a large proportion of users do not actively participate, there is a need to further our understanding of a phenomenon as hidden, ... -
Why Some Development Works: Understanding Success
(Book, 2021-09-09)Why do some development projects succeed where others fail? This book looks at some macro and some less known micro success stories and considers what enabled them to bring change in some of the world's most deprived ... -
Why such a different choice of tools? Analysing recent local government reforms in Denmark and Norway
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Local government amalgamation reforms are politically demanding ventures because potential benefits are often diffuse and long term, while costs are concentrated and immediate. We investigate the role of national political ... -
Why teach sexuality education in school? Teacher discretion in implementing comprehensive sexuality education in rural Zambia
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-09-27)Background: Reproductive health problems such as HIV, unwanted pregnancy and unsafe abortion among adolescents are closely linked to insufficient knowledge about sexuality and reproduction and lack of access to contraceptives. ... -
Why the child cannot be happy
(Master thesis, 2017-06-13)Intetkjønnsformer av adjektiver i norsk og svensk dannes ved en regelmessig og produktiv regel der man legger et intetkjønnsmorfem /-t/ til stammen av adjektivet. Det finnes unntak i at enkelte adjektiv ikke følger denne ... -
Why the Moral Equality Account of Hypocrisy Does Not Fail After All
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)The Moral Equality Account of Hypocrisy (ME) is a prominent theory of why hypocrites lack moral standing to blame. Hypocrites make exceptions for themselves and thereby implicitly deny moral equality, which is an essential ... -
Why the Norwegian 2021 guideline for basic life support are different
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Why the saddest tragedy is Greek: A comparative study of the financial crisis and its origins in Greece, Spain and Portugal
(Master thesis, 2014-11-20)This thesis explores the financial crisis in Greece, Spain and Portugal in the period of 2007-2012, with the goal of uncovering which explanatory variables that are crucial for determining the level of severity of crisis ...