Browsing Bergen Open Research Archive by Document Types "Doctoral thesis"

Actitudes lingüísticas de los bogotanos hacia los dialectos del español hablado en Colombia y las variedades nacionales de esta lengua en los demás países de Hispanoamérica.

Bernal Chávez, Julio Alexander (Doctoral thesis, 2016-11-18)

The aim of this study is to describe the linguistic attitudes in people from Bogota towards the dialects of Spanish in Colombia and the national varieties of it in other countries of Latin America. This project follows the ...

Actitudes lingüísticas en el Caribe insular hispánico

Sobrino Triana, Roxana (Doctoral thesis, 2017-11-17)

The present research’s main goal is to identify the linguistic attitudes that the speakers of the Insular Hispanic Caribbean show towards their own varieties of Spanish and those of their neighbors. The countries considered ...

Activism Across Time and Place: A Study of Syrian Activists’ Trajectories in Berlin and Oslo : A Study of Syrian Activists’ Trajectories in Berlin and Oslo

Selim, Amany (Doctoral thesis, 2023-12-15)

I denne avhandlingen utforsker jeg hvordan syriske aktivistbaner tar form i tid og rom. Jeg ser på hvordan syrere som engasjerte seg i opprøret i 2011 navigerer og funderer deres aktivisterfaringer i en eksilkontekst. ...

Acute cerebral infarcts in multiple arterial territories : The Bergen NORSTROKE study

Novotny, Vojtech (Doctoral thesis, 2020-09-18)

Introduction The majority of acute cerebral infarcts results from an occlusion of one single cerebral artery followed by loss of blood supply to the respective arterial territory. However, several independent arterial ...

Acute hospital admissions - a registry-based study of general practitioners’ and out-of-hours doctors’ roles as gatekeepers in Norway

Blinkenberg, Jesper (Doctoral thesis, 2023-02-03)

For pasienter med akutte medisinske tilstander er det viktig å ha tilgang til nødvendige helsetjenester. I mange lands helsetjeneste må pasientene vurderes av en primærleger før innleggelse i sykehus, og dermed fungerer ...

Acute hospital admissions from nursing homes. Rates and characteristics; unwarranted variation and effects of interventions to reduce them

Graverholt, Birgitte (Doctoral thesis, 2014-02-28)

Background: The geriatric nursing home population is vulnerable to acute incidences in their health condition, due to longevity, multiple chronic illnesses and a low level of physical and mental function. Aims: The overall ...

Acute ischemic stroke. Factors that predict outcome

Idicula, Titto T. (Doctoral thesis, 2009-11-05)

Adaptation and health in extreme and isolated environments: From 78ºN to 75ºS

Harris, Anette (Doctoral thesis, 2011-06-07)

The main purpose of this thesis was to explore the variation in health, diurnal cortisol rhythm, and performance related to working and living in extreme and isolated environments. The thesis consists of three papers that ...

Adaptation of anemonefish to their host anemones: From Genetics to Physiology

Nguyen, Thi Hai Thanh (Doctoral thesis, 2020-02-21)

The mutualism between anemonefish and anemones can be studied in terms of permanent or temporary adaptation of fish toward their host anemones. This thesis explores this theme, and aims to test (1) Whether a mutual ...

Addressing alcohol in general practice

Lid, Torgeir Gilje (Doctoral thesis, 2016-06-14)

Alcohol use is integrated in many cultural settings, and the positive functions of alcohol as experienced by users are numerous. The Norwegian community has undergone major changes in the past two decades, with an increase ...

Addressing implementation uncertainty in postdischarge malaria chemoprevention : Determinants of adherence, cost-effectiveness, and the value of further research in Malawi and other malaria-endemic African countries

Kühl, Melf-Jakob (Doctoral thesis, 2023-11-08)

Bakgrunn: Malaria fortsetter å være en ledende årsak til dødsfall og dødelighet for barn som bor i malaria-endemiske områder i Afrika sør for Sahara. Verdens helseorganisasjon (WHO) anbefaler chemoprevention av malaria for ...

Addressing the threat of AMR in Norway: optimising antibiotic prescribing and microbiology testing in hospitals

Skodvin, Brita (Doctoral thesis, 2019-06-14)

Increasing antimicrobial resistance rates are recognised as a global public health threat and many efforts are being undertaken to curb this development. One important measure is to optimise the use of antibiotics and ...

Adjoint Modeling and Observing System Design in the Subpolar North Atlantic

Loose, Nora (Doctoral thesis, 2019-08-30)

The near-surface ocean currents of the subpolar North Atlantic transport large amounts of heat from the subtropics to higher latitudes, affecting Arctic sea ice extent, the melting of the Greenland Ice Sheet, and the climate ...

Adult Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. Beyond the Core Symptoms of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders

Brevik, Erlend Joramo (Doctoral thesis, 2018-02-06)

Background/Introduction: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a prevalent condition in both children (estimated prevalence of about 5%) and adults (estimated prevalence of about 3%). ADHD is characterized by ...

Adult life challenges in survivors of young age cancer. A Norwegian national cohort study focusing on reproduction, economic independence and violent deaths

Gunnes, Maria Winther (Doctoral thesis, 2017-06-09)

Background: Cancer in childhood, adolescence and young adulthood now carries a survival rate of above 80%. This leads to an increasing proportion of young age cancer survivors in the adult population. These survivors are ...

Advance Care Planning and the staff perspective: The development, implementation, and investigation of a complex intervention in the nursing home :

Aasmul, Irene (Doctoral thesis, 2020-05-07)

Abstract Background Nursing home patients represent a heterogeneous, complex, and clinically challenging population. A crucial concern is that most of the patients lack the capacity to provide informed consent, as approximately ...