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How do Icelandic National Authorities Implement Public Health Policies?
(Master thesis, 2023-11-20)Island er et av de nordiske velferdstatene som er kjent for sine sjenerøse velferdstjenester, inntektsomfordeling og solidaritet. Som flere vestlige land står Island overfor folkehelseutfordringer som følger den sosiale ... -
How do immigrants in Norway interpret, view, and prefer to cope with symptoms of depression? : A mixed method study
(Doctoral thesis, 2020-09-18)Background. Depression is a common mental health problem worldwide. Delays in seeking treatment, misdiagnosis, and non-specific treatments are barriers to receiving appropriate care for people with depression. People with ... -
How do international medical graduates and colleagues perceive and deal with difficulties in everyday collaboration? A qualitative study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017)Aims: Many medical doctors work outside their countries of origin. Consequently, language barriers and cultural differences may result in miscommunication and tension in the workplace, leading to poor performance and quality ... -
How do laypeople evaluate the degree of certainty in a weather report? A case study of the use of the Web service yr.no
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-07)Many people depend on and use weather forecasts to plan their schedules. In so doing, ordinary people with no expertise in meteorology are frequently called upon to interpret uncertainty with respect to weather forecasts. ... -
How do Norwegian adolescents experience the role of social media in relation to mental health and well-being: a qualitative study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Background During the last decade, social media has permeated most parts of society. Adolescents are particularly active users of social media, and their use has been suggested as a contributing factor to mental health ... -
How do Norwegian EFL learners in their first year of upper secondary school experience encounters with English literature? A case study
(Master thesis, 2015-08-31)The aim of my research is to investigate and discuss how upper secondary EFL pupils experience encounters with English literature. My research intends to find answers to the questions of how they approach English literature ... -
How do oil prices and investments impact the dynamics of firm value?
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)The purpose of this study is twofold: (i) to analyze the impact of investment policy decision on the firm value given the uncertain oil and gas prices and (ii) to propose policies that enhance firm value. The study develops ... -
How do people appraise to what extent TikTok videos are informative? Exploring the processes and factors that play a role in the evaluations of informational content on TikTok
(Master thesis, 2021-06-02)TikTok is a short-form video platform that exploded in popularity in recent years. There is plenty of content on this application that focuses on entertainment like dances and memes. However, a substantial part of it is ... -
How do physiotherapists understand and interpret the ‘Pain Attitudes and Beliefs scale’? A cognitive interview study.
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-06-10)Background: The Pain Attitudes and Beliefs Scale (PABS) for physiotherapists aims to differentiate between clinicians’ biomedical and biopsychosocial treatment orientations regarding nonspecific low back pain (LBP). ... -
How Do Police Respond to Stalking? An Examination of the Risk Management Strategies and Tactics Used in a Specialized Anti-Stalking Law Enforcement Unit
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2011-01-13)How do police respond to and manage complaints of stalking? To answer this question, we conducted a 3-phase study. First, we reviewed the literature to identify risk management tactics used to combat stalking. Second, we ... -
How Do Political Parties Capture New Democracies? Hungary and North Macedonia in Comparison
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Recent democratic backsliding in Eastern Europe challenges the optimism of two decades of scholarship on post-communist democratization. The most severe form of backsliding—state capture by ruling parties—has occurred in ... -
How do private practitioners in Pakistan manage children suspected having tuberculosis? A cross sectional study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Background In Pakistan, private providers provide a large portion of health care, including for tuberculosis (TB). All TB patients are supposed to be reported to the National Tuberculosis Program (NTP), which provides ... -
How do religion and national attitudes coeixist in contemporary Macdonia? A comparative study of two religious groups
(Master thesis, 2013-05-14)The thesis opened by telling about a discovery of the Vergina Sun, a Macedonian national symbol, in an old, Macedonian Orthodox Church building, as an example of nationality and religion together. The introduction chapter ... -
How do textbooks in International English invite students to expand their intercultural perspectives through tasks related to texts about multiculturalism?
(Master thesis, 2014-09-01)The present thesis investigates tasks in textbooks in International English taught the second year at the Upper Secondary level in Norway. The study aims to investigate how tasks may teach students about culture to better ... -
How do trade unions contribute to democratisation?
(Master thesis, 2015-11-20)The Tunisian General Labour Union was one of the members of the Tunisian National Dialogue Quartet, this year's Nobel Peace Prize laureate. The quartet was awarded the prize for its contribution to the democratic process ... -
How do we understand children's restlessness? A cooperative and reflexive exploration of children's restlessness as a bioecological phenomenon
(Doctoral thesis, 2016)This thesis is a reflexive and cooperative exploration of children’s restlessness as bioecological phenomenon. According to the ecological systems model, development can be understood as the result of interactions between ... -
How Do World of Warcraft-Players Experience and Give Meaning to Their Activity? An Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis
(Master thesis, 2011-04-15)With its 12 million players World of Warcraft (WoW) is one of the most popular computer games to date. The game s versatility makes it a unique phenomenon for scientific and even philosophic exploration. However, the ... -
How do young adults experience and understand the process of developing a first episode of psychosis? A qualitative exploration
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Background Psychosis is a condition which often starts early in life and leaves a significant mark on a young person’s life. It is usually regarded and discussed from a professional point of view. This study sheds light ... -
How do Zambian smallholder farmers allocate their budget? Evidence of dynamic decision-making based on a Cournot field experiment
(Conference lecture, 2017)Smallholder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa repeatedly face situations of complex and dynamic decision trade-offs, which include allocating money across short-term and long-term production activities. Short-term activities ... -
How does an Exogenous Shock Affect Institutional Change? The Case of Digitalization in Konkurransetilsynet and COVID-19 Pandemic
(Master thesis, 2022-06-15)Denne kvalitative casestudien utforsker korleis eit eksogent sjokk kan påverke institusjonell endring, med å analysere digitaliseringa i Konkurransetilsynet, som starta før og fortsette inn i COVID-19-pandemien. Med å bruke ...