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Short-term versus long-term decision trade-offs: Evidence from a model-based observational experiment with African small-scale farmers
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Smallholder farmers in sub‐Saharan Africa recurrently face situations of complex and dynamic decision trade‐offs. Short‐term‐oriented activities such as fertilizer application help to cover immediate food needs but compromise ... -
A short-time model to study relevant indices of cardiotoxicity of doxorubicin in the rat
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2013-07)Aim: Short-time models (STM) to study the cardiotoxicity (acute or chronic) of doxorubicin in rats are of interest to assess protective interventions and pathways. STM promotes more ethical animal treatment with less stress, ... -
Shortage of General Physicians' Impact on Medical Malpractice Deaths, The Case of Quebec
(Master thesis, 2022-11-28)In 2012, A study was released showing that more than 40,000 lives were claimed because of medical malpractice in Canada; it is estimated that more than 9,000 of these deaths happened in Quebec in the same year (Charney, ... -
Shortage of qualifed science teachers in Norway. A System Dynamics approach
(Master thesis, 2007)In the following research we present a work which addresses the problem of a shortage of qualified science teachers in secondary school education in Norway. The shortage of qualified science teachers in secondary schools ... -
Shortwave absorptance in a tropical cloudy atmosphere: Reconciling calculations and observations
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2011-10-04)[1] The absorption of shortwave (SW) radiation by clouds is a topic surrounded by contradictory reports and controversy. Some studies have shown large discrepancies between observed SW absorption and absorption predicted ... -
Should policy makers trust composite indices? A commentary on the pitfalls of inappropriate indices for policy formation
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Background This paper critically discusses the use and merits of global indices, in particular, the Global Health Security Index (GHSI; Cameron et al. https://www.ghsindex.org/#l-section--map) in times of an imminent ... -
Should the Norwegian Progress Party be considered as members of the Populist Radical Right Party Family? A Qualitative Analysis of the Authoritarian, Nativist and Populist Elements in the Norwegian Progress Party
(Master thesis, 2021-07-02)This thesis started with a simple question that teased my interest, does Norway have a populist radical right party? Most European countries do, and the literature was unclear as to whether the Norwegian Progress Party ... -
Should the population limit its exposure to media coverage after a terrorist attack?
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016)This study investigates the relationship between media exposure to the terrorist attacks in Norway on July 22, 2011 and post-traumatic stress reactions (PTSR) three years after the attacks. The sample consisted of two ... -
Should we care about the existence and well-being of future generations? An inquiry into the non-identity problem
(Master thesis, 2018-06-30)I vår tidsalder, har klimaendringer stått frem som et av de største utfordringene vi står ovenfor som en samlet menneskehet. Vi har allerede sett endringene i klimaet, og forskere anslår at de fremtidige effektene av ... -
Shoulder instability surgery in Norway. The first report from a multicenter register, with 1-year follow-up
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2011-11-23)Background and purpose. In January 2008, we established the Norwegian Register for Shoulder Instability Surgery. We report on the establishment, the baseline data, and the results at 1-year follow-up. Methods. Primary and ... -
Shoulder rotational strength profiles of danish national level badminton players
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Background Increased age has been shown to be associated with weaker external rotators and stronger internal rotators of the shoulder in pitchers and tennis players. Whether this age-associated change is present in elite ... -
“Show me how to use a microscope” – The development and evaluation of certification as direct assessment of practical lab skills
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Practical lab skills are rarely directly assessed. To improve constructive alignment between the described learning outcomes of practical skills and assessment, we developed and tested a certification procedure for microscopy ... -
Showcasing the contribution of social sciences to health policy and systems research
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018-09-24)Background: This Special Issue represents a critical response to the frequent silencing of qualitative social science research approaches in mainstream public health journals, particularly in those that inform the field ... -
Shrimps of the genus Periclimenes (Crustacea, Decapoda, Palaemonidae) associated with mushroom corals (Scleractinia, Fungiidae): Linking DNA barcodes to morphology
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Most marine palaemonid shrimp species live in symbiosis with invertebrates of various phyla. These associations range from weak epibiosis to obligatory endosymbiosis and from restricted commensalism to semi-parasitism. On ... -
The Sibling Distribution for Multivariate Life Time Data
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)A flexible class of multivariate distributions for continuous lifetimes is proposed. The distribution is defined in terms of the age-at-death of m siblings. The expression for the joint density is derived using classical ... -
Siblings or distant relatives? A comparison of populist radical right parties in Europe
(Master thesis, 2009-05-19)This thesis has compared which political issues that mobilize voters for populist radical right (PRR) parties in Europe. The research question is Can populist radical right-voting be explained by the same political issues ... -
Siblings’ educational mobility and the educational stratification of families
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)This study examines same-sex siblings’ educational mobility using high-quality register data from Norway. The study explores how the educational level of younger siblings varies with the education of parents and firstborn ... -
Sick Leave and Subjective Health Complaints
(Doctoral thesis, 2007-01-06)The aims of this thesis were to identify risk factors for high levels of sick leave and investigate what – if anything – can be done to reduce sick leave. What is the role of “subjective health complaints”, coping, and ...