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International legal framework regulating military exercises – Lawfare potentially associated with military exercises as a hybrid threat
(Journal article, 2023)This article analyses international law norms and diplomatic mechanisms concerning military exercises. As such a topic is relatively new, with the international legal system being breached by authoritarian regimes using ... -
International Monetary Fund: An organization with global goals? A theoretical thesis analyzing the link between the USA and the IMF
(Master thesis, 2023-06-02)Global financial crises and recessions are raising persistent skepticism about the activities of international financial institutions such as the IMF. Protests erupt against the IMF policies attached to loans it grants to ... -
International outsourcing and trade union (de-)centralisation
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)We study the effects of centralised versus decentralised wage setting in a unionsed duopoly where firms can outsource parts of input production to foreign subcontractors. We show that decentralised (as opposed to centralised) ... -
International Perspectives on Child-responsive Courts
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018)Child friendly justice and access to justice for children are explicit concerns for the European Union, the Committee on the Rights of the Child, the Council of Europe and the Child Rights International Network. This study ... -
International Protection of Refugees and the UN Global Compacts A Case Study of Governance and Non-State Actors in Greece
(Master thesis, 2022-06-22)The research of this thesis is guided by a curiosity to understand the soft law non-binding framework of the 2018 UN Global Compacts on Refugees and for Migration, and its significance for the international protection of ... -
International public administration on the tip of the tongue: language as a feature of representative bureaucracy in the Economic Community of West African States
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Recent scholarship shows increasing interest in gender, ethnic or national representation within regional and international organizations. In contrast, language as a criterion of representation has rarely been scrutinized. ... -
International REgistry to assess medical Practice with lOngitudinal obseRvation for Treatment of Heart Failure (REPORT-HF): Rationale for and design of a global registry
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-03-10)Aims. The clinical characteristics, initial presentation, management, and outcomes of patients hospitalized with new-onset (first diagnosis) heart failure (HF) or decompensation of chronic HF are poorly understood worldwide. ... -
An international road map to improve pain assessment in people with impaired cognition: the development of the Pain Assessment in Impaired Cognition (PAIC) meta-tool
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-12-10)Background: Pain is common in people with dementia, yet identification is challenging. A number of pain assessment tools exist, utilizing observation of pain-related behaviours, vocalizations and facial expressions. Whilst ... -
International variation in distribution of ASA class in patients undergoing total hip arthroplasty and its influence on mortality: data from an international consortium of arthroplasty registries
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Background and purpose — A challenge comparing outcomes from total hip arthroplasty between countries is variation in preoperative characteristics, particularly comorbidity. Therefore, we investigated between-country ... -
International versus national growth charts for identifying small and large-for-gestational age newborns: A population-based study in 15 European countries
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Background To inform the on-going debate about the use of universal prescriptive versus national intrauterine growth charts, we compared perinatal mortality for small and large-for-gestational-age (SGA/LGA) infants according ... -
International Water Management in the Zambezi River Basin: A Historical-Geographical Analysis
(Doctoral thesis, 2016-06-10)This study reconstructs the evolution of international water management in the Zambezi River Basin in a long-term historical and geographical perspective. The study explores water management by locating it in both a specific ... -
Internationalisation and study success: Class attendance and the delicate balance between collaborative learning and being lost in translation
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)The internationalisation of Higher Education is broadly seen as a positive development. It is a process that is said to contribute to intercultural skills acquisition, which is deemed crucial in today’s globalised society. ... -
Internet Communication: Does It Strengthen Local Voluntary Organizations?
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2013)Does communication through the Internet strengthen local voluntary organizations? This question is investigated by analyzing sustainability, vitality, and the use of the Internet by Norwegian local voluntary organizations. ... -
The internet hospital as a telehealth model in China: Systematic search and content analysis
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-07)Background: The internet hospital is an innovative organizational form and service mode under the tide of internet plus in the Chinese medical industry. It is the product of the interaction between consumer health needs ... -
Internet marketing of the herbal product ginger for use against nausea and vomiting
(Master thesis, 2010-05-16)Aim: The purpose of the study was to evaluate Internet marketing of ginger for use against nausea and vomiting during pregnancy (NVP) with particular focus on claims related to safety and efficacy in this indication. Method: ... -
Internet-based self-help for social anxiety disorder and panic disorder. Factors associated with effect and use of self-help
(Doctoral thesis, 2011-11-08)Studies have documented the effect of self-help interventions for social anxiety disorder and panic disorder, and self-help interventions have been proposed as a way to improve access to psychological interventions for ... -
Internet-based treatment of gambling problems: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Background and aims The effect of internet-based psychological treatment for gambling problems has not been previously investigated by meta-analysis. The present study is therefore a quantitative synthesis of studies on ... -
Internet-Delivered Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Social Anxiety Disorder: Predictors of Outcome
(Master thesis, 2013-11-19)This study aimed at exploring patients' pre- treatment characteristics predicting the outcome of a guided Internet-based cognitive behavioral therapy (ICBT) program for social anxiety disorder (SAD). The participants' ... -
Internet-delivered cognitive behavioural therapy with and without an initial face-to-face psychoeducation session for social anxiety disorder: a pilot randomized controlled trial
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-10-24)Background. Guided Internet-delivered cognitive behavioural therapy (ICBT) is an effective treatment of social anxiety disorder (SAD). However, the treatment is not effective for all. The amount and type of therapist contact ... -
Internet-delivered cognitive-behavioral therapy for insomnia and comorbid symptoms
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018-06)Background: Cognitive-behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBTi) is considered the standard treatment. The internet has proven to be a useful and successful tool of providing CBTi. However, few studies have ...