Blar i Bergen Open Research Archive på tittel
Viser treff 6094-6113 av 34139
-
Demens med Lewylegemer: søvn, kognisjon og nevropatologi
(Doctoral thesis, 2019-01-17)Background Sleep disorders are frequent in patients with dementia. Sleep disturbances can negatively influence the disease burden of dementia and accelerate the rate of cognitive decline. It is hypothesized that sleep ... -
Dementia care in Nepalese old age homes: Critical challenges as perceived by healthcare professionals
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Aim To explore and describe critical challenges in current dementia care practice as perceived by healthcare professionals (HCPs) in old age homes (OAHs) in Kathmandu, Nepal. Background In Nepal, the number of older ... -
Dementia Researchers’ Inside Views on Research Networks and Alignment With Public Research Funding: A Qualitative Study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)This study presents the dementia researchers views of research networks, and how the networks fit into their pursuit of research objectives and dementia research funding. We conducted 10 semi-structured interviews with 10 ... -
Dementia with Lewy Bodies. Identification, frequency and sleep-disturbances. A cross-sectional clinical dementia cohort study
(Doctoral thesis, 2011-02-18)Background: Dementia with Lewy Bodies (DLB) has existed as a formal consensus diagnosis since 1996 and is defined by dementia and the core features parkinsonism, visual hallucinations and cognitive fluctuations. The original ... -
The Demise of an Agency Director – A Puzzling Saga of Political Control and Professional Autonomy.
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-02-02)This article aims at addressing the relationship between expertise and politics by examining a reorganization process of Statistics Norway. The puzzle is why a minor reorganization with low political salience, in a ... -
The Demise, Dissolution and Elimination of Religions
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Abstract While it is generally acknowledged that religions can “die” or go “extinct,” little research has been dedicated to the problem of the demise of religions. This text reviews earlier research on this topic and ... -
Democracy and Civil Society: An Investigation into the activities of MISA-Zimbabwe in Promoting Media Freedom in Zimbabwe
(Master thesis, 2009-12-15)Zimbabwe, like many other African countries as well as other non-African developing nations is faced with the growing abuse of freedom of expression and media freedom. This is mainly due to the fact that developing nations ... -
The Democratic Developmental State: North-South Perspectives
(CROP International Poverty Studies ; vol. 4, Book; Peer reviewed, 2018-03)The concept of a democratic developmental state is part of the current development discourse advocated by international aid agencies, deliberated on by academics, and embraced by policymakers in many emerging economies in ... -
The Democratic Duty to Educate Oneself
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018-11-12)I argue that democratic citizens have a duty to educate themselves politically. My argument proceeds in two stages. First, I establish a case for the moral importance of individual competence for voting, but also maintain ... -
Democratic Legitimacy in South Asia and Beyond : Does Culture Matter?
(Doctoral thesis, 2022-08-12)Demokrati har fått verdensomspennende offentlig aksept som et ideelt system for styring. Forskere om demokrati utfører mye forskning, inkludert undersøkelser, for å identifisere kildene til legitimitet for demokrati. Denne ... -
Democratic Reflections : To what extent do representatives mirror their constituents, and how does it affect the challenges modern, representative democracy are facing?
(Doctoral thesis, 2022-02-18)This thesis addresses the important challenges that contemporary, representative democracies are facing, and shows how (better) representation can contribute to tackling them. In doing so, I limit the scope to one specific ... -
The Democratic Significance of Everyday News Use: Using Diaries to Understand Public Connection over Time and beyond Journalism
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)This article argues that journalism scholars should strive to understand the democratic significance of everyday news use, and that such an interest requires us to tackle some methodological and conceptual challenges. We ... -
Democratization in Swaziland. 'Beheading yet another king whilst the world watches'
(Master thesis, 2017-06-24)This thesis investigates why Swaziland remained authoritarian state in a context where all its neighbours democratized. The world was overwhelmed by the democratization wave that swept the global south and Africa. Scholars ... -
DEMOGRAFI OG BEFOLKNING I NORSKE LÆREPLANAR 1974-2020: Verdiar, vitskap eller samtidsutfordringar?
(Master thesis, 2022-06-03)This master thesis aims to analyse how population and demography have been represented in Norwegian curricula between 1974 and 2020. Furthermore, it aims to analyse how historical population, present population, and ... -
Demographic and social correlates differentiating Ghanaian women receiving optimal versus sub-optimal antenatal care; the 2008 Measure DHS+ Project.
(Master thesis, 2012-05-21)Introduction: This study explored the demographic and social correlates differentiating women receiving optimal antenatal care (ANC) from those receiving sub-optimal care in Ghana. Methods: A national sample (n=1970) was ... -
Demographic developments in Stone Age coastal western Norway by proxy of radiocarbon dates, stray finds and palynological data
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)This paper presents a multi-proxy approach to coastal Stone Age demography. It uses the district Hordaland, western Norway as a case and applies the proxies SPD (summed probability distributions) of radiocarbon dates and ... -
Demographic estimates from the Palaeolithic–Mesolithic boundary in Scandinavia: comparative benchmarks and novel insights
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Prehistoric demography has recently risen to prominence as a potentially explanatory variable for episodes of cultural change as documented in the archaeological and ethnographic record. While this has resulted in a veritable ... -
Demographic reconstruction from ancient DNA supports rapid extinction of the Great Auk
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-11-26)The great auk was once abundant and distributed across the North Atlantic. It is now extinct, having been heavily exploited for its eggs, meat, and feathers. We investigated the impact of human hunting on its demise by ... -
Demographical, personality, alcohol use, and mental health characteristics associated with different alcoholic beverage preferences among students
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-10-20)The study investigates correlates (i.e. demographics, personality, alcohol use and alcohol-related harm, alcohol expectancies, and mental health) of different alcoholic beverage preferences (i.e. beer/alcopops/cider, wine, ... -
Demographics, personality and substance-use characteristics associated with forming romantic relationships
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)The current study aimed to identify demographic, personality and substance-use characteristics associated with forming romantic relationships. Data were collected by two online surveys among students in Bergen, Norway, ...