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Agent-based modeling for environmental management. Case study: virus dynamics affecting Norwegian fish farming in fjords
(Doctoral thesis, 2019-06-17)Background: Norwegian fish-farming industry is an important industry, rapidly growing, and facing significant challenges such as the spread of pathogens1, trade-off between locations, fish production and health. There is ... -
Agitation and use of restraint in nursing home residents with dementia. Prevalence, correlates and the effects of care staff training
(Doctoral thesis, 2009-01-22)Background: Dementia is one of the most prevalent syndromes in the elderly population, and over half of people with dementia live in long-term care homes. 80% of residents in nursing homes have dementia, the majority with ... -
The AIDS Pandemic in Uganda : Social Capital and the Role of NGOs in Alleviating the Impact of HIV/AIDS
(Doctoral thesis, 2007-05-25)AIDS has a devastating impact on individuals and society. It is defined as Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome and it is a condition caused by the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). This condition occurs when people who ... -
Aiming towards evidence based interpretation of cardiac biomarkers in patients presenting with chest pain : The WESTCOR study
(Doctoral thesis, 2022-08-23)Bakgrunn: Ca 10% av alle pasientar i akuttmottak blir innlagt med brystsmerter og spørsmål om akutt koronarsyndrom (AKS), men under ¼ av pasientane har AKS. Metode:WESTCOR studien er ein prospektiv observasjonsstudie som ... -
Air-Sea Interaction in Biophysical Modeling: With focus on Northeast Arctic Cod
(Doctoral thesis, 2019-02-15)The focus of this thesis is on upper ocean dynamics and the interactions between the atmosphere and the oceans in relation to early life stages of Northeast Arctic cod. The main spawning sites of Northeast Arctic cod are ... -
Aircraft and spacecraft observations of high-energy radiation associated with lightning leaders
(Doctoral thesis, 2022-10-03)Denne avhandlingen undersøker røntgen og gammastråling assosiert med lyn ledere, observert av instrumenter på fly og fra verdensrommet. Avhandlingen består av tre forskningsartikler, publisert i Journal of Geophysical ... -
The airway microbiota of stable COPD : Association with exacerbation frequency and the risks associated with bronchoscopic data collection
(Doctoral thesis, 2022-03-25)Background: Acute exacerbations of COPD are an important cause of mortality and morbidity in patients with COPD. It is incompletely understood why some COPD patients experience frequent exacerbations, while others rarely ... -
Aktørskap hjå norsklærarar i vidaregåande skule : Ein sosiokulturell intervjustudie
(Doctoral thesis, 2021-04-22)This thesis is an interview study with the aim of exploring upper secondary school teachers’ experiences with giving direction to their own practice. These experiences can be understood and explored as expressions of teacher ... -
Akuttmedisin i ein distriktskommune
(Doctoral thesis, 2016-09-30)When medical emergencies happen, efficient organization of the emergency services and high competence among the personnel, is paramount. This dissertation contributes to the knowledge base of the medical emergency preparedness ... -
Alcohol- and drug use among adolescents. School-related problems, childhood mental health problems, and psychiatric diagnoses
(Doctoral thesis, 2019-03-01)Background Adolescents with alcohol and drug-related problems (ADP) are at heightened risk for a range of difficulties, such as mental health problems and school-related problems. However, the nature of the association ... -
Algebraic Cryptanalysis of Cryptographic Schemes with Extension Field Structure
(Doctoral thesis, 2021-09-06)Post-Quantum Cryptography studies cryptographic algorithms that quantum computers cannot break. Recent advances in quantum computing have made this kind of cryptography necessary, and research in the field has surged over ... -
Algorithmic Complexity of Clustering and Low-Rank Approximation Problems
(Doctoral thesis, 2021-03-29)The two most popular unsupervised learning problems are k-Clustering and Low-Rank Approximation. Consider a set of n datapoints, in the k-Clustering problem, the objective is to partition these points into k clusters and ... -
Alkoholbruk, partilfredshet og samlivsstatus. Før, inn i, og etter svangerskapet – korrelater eller konsekvenser?
(Doctoral thesis, 2016-03-10)Women in Norway usually reduce or stop using alcohol when they realize that they are pregnant. However, information about their postpartum drinking pattern is scarce, and we also know little about how expecting fathers ... -
Allmennlegers erfaringer som portvakt. Utfordringer, håndtering og konsekvenser
(Doctoral thesis, 2018-04-12)Gatekeeping has been a natural part of the general practitioners’ (GPs’) duties for many decades. Recently, the gatekeeper’s function has been questioned, as ideals of shared decision-making and patient autonomy have been ... -
Alveolar function following extremely preterm birth
(Doctoral thesis, 2022-12-16)Bakgrunn: Ekstremt prematur (EP) fødsel skjer før normal lungeutvikling er fullført, og forstyrrer vekst og differensiering av alveolene. Mindre areal og tykkere membraner i alveolene gjør at lungenes evne til å drive ... -
Ambient noise levels, QLg wave tomography and earthquake source parameters in Norway
(Doctoral thesis, 2019-04-05)Norway is part of an intraplate environment and therefore experiences low to intermediate seismicity. This seismicity is a response to the stress eld in the lithosphere, which is mainly in uenced by ridge push from the ... -
Amplifying Ambiguities. Art on the Fringes of Biotechnology
(Doctoral thesis, 2016-05-31)This doctoral dissertation presents a study of artists’ engagements with wet biotechnologies, considering ‘bioart’ in relation to related approaches. Bioart is at present emerging as an important art form ... -
Anabolic-Androgenic Steroids and Aggression in Humans: Experimental Studies, Subgroups, and Longitudinal Risk
(Doctoral thesis, 2021-09-24)Anabolic-androgenic steroid (AAS) use is a global public health concern. However, the relationship between AAS use and its psychological side effects, specifically aggression needs further elucidation. Results from ... -
Anaesthesia of farmed fish with special empasis on atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) and atlantic habibut (Hippoglossus hippoglossus)
(Doctoral thesis, 2011-03-23)During the life cycle as farmed animals there are numerous situations where fish are subjected to handling and confinement. Netting, weighing, sorting, vaccination, transport and, at the end, slaughter are common events ...