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What Challenges Are Library Leaders Facing?
(Chapter, 2012)In a recent research survey, approximately 250 Norwegian library leaders working at different levels in the libraries were asked about what they perceive as challenges in the new global world and how to collaborate and ... -
What circumstances lead to non-disclosure of cancer-related information in China? A qualitative study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017-03)Background: Withholding information from cancer patients is a common practice in many Asian countries, including China, Japan, and Singapore, as well as in some Western countries, such as Spain, Greece, and Italy. Much ... -
What determines subjective health status in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: importance of symptoms in subjective health status of COPD patients
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2008-12-18)Background: Subjective health status is the result of an interaction between physiological and psychosocial factors in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). However, there is little understanding of ... -
What Do Immigrants From Various Cultures Think Is the Best Way to Cope With Depression? Introducing the Cross-Cultural Coping Inventory
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)The aim of this study is to introduce a domain-specific instrument, the Cross-Cultural Depression Coping Inventory (CCD-CI), to assess ways in which people from different cultures prefer to cope with depression. Part 1 of ... -
What do workers know and practise? : Occupational noise exposure and noise-induced hearing loss among Tanzanian iron and steel workers
(Doctoral thesis, 2019-10-21)Background: Employees work to earn a living. Noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) due to occupational noise is an underrated public health problem that has been increasing during the past two decades, mostly in low-income ... -
What Early Sapiens Cognition Can Teach Us: Untangling Cultural Influences on Human Cognition Across Time
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Evidence of cultural influences on cognition is accumulating, but untangling these cultural influences from one another or from non-cultural influences has remained a challenging task. As between-group differences are ... -
What Ethics for Bioart?
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016-04)Living artworks created with biotechnology raise a range of ethical questions, some of which are unprecedented, others well known from other contexts. These questions are often discussed within the framework of bioethics, ... -
What Facilitates Return to Work? Patients Experiences 3 Years After Occupational Rehabilitation
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2011-03-26)Objective We have limited knowledge about the specific elements in an occupational rehabilitation programme that facilitate the process leading to return to work (RTW) as perceived by the patients. The aim of the study was ... -
What happens when the doctor denies a patient’s request? A qualitative interview study among general practitioners in Norway
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017)Objective: To explore general practitioners (GPs’) experiences from consultations when a patient’s request is denied, and outcomes of such incidents. Design and participants: We conducted a qualitative study with semi-structured ... -
What hat are you wearing? On the multiple roles of fishery scientists in the ICES community
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)Trends towards a more participatory agenda in policy-relevant science imply that the roles and work tasks of scientists become more multifaceted. In Europe, the increased use of multiannual plans creates a need for fishery ... -
What if the baby doesn't survive? Health-care decision making for ill newborns in Ethiopia
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017-12)Despite efforts to improve access to and quality of care for newborns, the first month after birth remains the most dangerous period of life. Given high neonatal mortality in low-income countries, saving newborn lives is ... -
What influences State Friendly voting in the Norwegian Supreme Court?. An Analysis of dissenting Supreme Court Decisions from 1991 to 2012
(Master thesis, 2013-11-19)Abstract The aim of this thesis is investigate if the Norwegian Supreme Court exhibits a state friendly nature when they vote in dissenting civilian cases where one of the litigants is the state in the time period 1991-2012. ... -
What is a world capital of culture? The case of Paris
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What Is Causal Cognition?
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)While gaining an understanding of cause-effect relations is the key goal of causal cognition, its components are less clearly delineated. Standard approaches in the field focus on how individuals detect, learn, and reason ... -
What is in a Home? Issues of Home and Materiality in Archaeology
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What Is Known About Vertex Cover Kernelization?
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018)We are pleased to dedicate this survey on kernelization of the Vertex Cover problem, to Professor Juraj Hromkovič on the occasion of his 60th birthday. The Vertex Cover problem is often referred to as the Drosophila of ... -
What is natural? The importance of a long-term perspective in biodiversity conservation and management
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2006)Ecosystems change in response to factors such as climate variability, invasions, and wildfires. Most records used to assess such change are based on short-term ecological data or satellite imagery spanning only a few ... -
What is the appropriate coordinate system for magnetometer data when analyzing ionospheric currents?
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-10)In this paper we investigate which coordinate representation is most appropriate when analyzing ground magnetometer data in terms of ionospheric currents, in particular the westward electrojet. The AL and the recently ... -
What is the Avatar? Fiction and Embodiment in Avatar-Based Singleplayer Computer Games
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What Is the Best Predictor of Mortality in Perforated Peptic Ulcer Disease? A Population-Based, Multivariable Regression Analysis Including Three Clinical Scoring Systems
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-03-08)Background Mortality rates in perforated peptic ulcer (PPU) have remained unchanged. The aim of this study was to compare known clinical factors and three scoring systems (American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA), Boey ...