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Effects of design characteristics of information presentation on perfomance and learning in a dynamic decision environment
(Master thesis, 2012-07-09)This paper examines the effects of using good information presentation design practices on the performance and learning of people interacting with a digital and dynamic decision environment. The research presented here has ... -
Effects of structural transparency in system dynamics simulators on performance and understanding
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-10-01)Prior exploration is an instructional strategy that has improved performance and understanding in system-dynamics-based simulators, but only to a limited degree. This study investigates whether model transparency, that is, ... -
Effects of weather and hunting on wild reindeer population dynamics in Hardangervidda National Park
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Wild reindeer have a range that extends across the circumpolar region. In the last few decades, however, populations of wild reindeer have been on the decline. The reasons for these declines are poorly understood, but are ... -
Ekstremflommer i Grimsa, øvre Glommavassdraget. Rekonstruksjon av flomfrekvens gjennom holosen og sårbarhetsanalyse av dagens elv
(Master thesis, 2009-09-02)Reconstruction of magnitude and frequency of former extreme floods can improve modelling and forecasting of future flood events. In order to expand the time series of large-scale floods in Eastern Norway, a paleoflood study ... -
Electric Vehicle Paradise? Exploring the Value Chains of Green Extractivism
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Elevational treeline and forest line dynamics in Norwegian mountain areas - a review
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018-06-22)Purpose Treelines and forest lines (TFLs) have received growing interest in recent decades, due to their potential role as indicators of climate change. However, the understanding of TFL dynamics is challenged by the complex ... -
The embedding of universities in innovation ecosystems: The case of marine research at the University of Bergen
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)While historically the core missions of universities have been research and teaching, it has become increasingly recognised that universities have become significant sources of knowledge and capabilities. This third mission ... -
Emigrasjon fra periferien i Sibir. Utvikling eller avvikling? En studie av migrasjonens effekter på perifere levebrød og steder.
(Master thesis, 2017-06-21)This master thesis is about the impacts of periphery-to-centre migration on families and places left behind. I have applied livelihood system theory as a framework to investigate the effects of migration as a livelihood ... -
En kulturhistorisk landskapsanalyse fra Horgheim, Romsdalen
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En kvalitativ studie av klima basert på feltarbeid knyttet til Nigardsbreen
(Master thesis, 2009-09-02)Klima er et av de mest, om ikke det mest attraktive området innen forskning i dag. Klimaforskning er noe en vanligvis forbinder med naturvitenskap. Det signaliseres om at det er et behov for at samfunnsvitenskapene skal ... -
En rekonstruksjon av brehistorien til Hardangerjøkulen gjennom de siste 100 årene, basert på fjernanalyse og GIS
(Master thesis, 2015-05-15)Breer kan være gode indikatorer på klimaendringer, og er viktig for Norges vannkraftverk- produksjon da avrenning fra breer gir mulighet til å produsere elektrisitet. Platåbreen Hardangerjøkulen, lokalisert på hovedvannskille ... -
En rekonstruksjon av isutbredelsen i Rondane gjennom Weichsel med hovedvekt på glasialgeologi og isavsmeltingsformer
(Master thesis, 2003)The Rondane area has since the 18th century been of interest for scientists because of its glaciofluvial deposits (Gjessing, 1960), large number of periglacial phenomena (Barchs & Treter, 1976; Shakesby et al., 1987), and ... -
En studie av boligmiljøet på Melkeplassen og arbeidet med forbedringer av dette
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Enabling a just energy transition through solidarity in research
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)A just energy transition is as much about acknowledging and acting on the socio-material needs of marginalised classes and groups as about informing inclusive and deliberative policy-making towards more equitable energy ... -
Enabling Mobility: A Simulation Model of the Health Care System for Major Lower-Limb Amputees to Assess the Impact of Digital Prosthetics Services
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)The World Health Organization estimates that 5 to 15% of amputees in any given population have access to a prosthesis. This figure is likely to worsen as the amputee population is expected to double by 2050, straining the ... -
Enabling Sustainable Energy Transitions: Practices of legitimation and accountable governance
(Book; Peer reviewed, 2019)This open access book reframes sustainable energy transitions as being a matter of resolving accountability crises. It demonstrates how the empirical study of several practices of legitimation can analytically deconstruct ... -
Endangered Dracaena ombet Population in the Red Sea Hills, Sudan, Recovers After Abrupt Change
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)The endangered and endemic Nubian dragon blood tree, Dracaena ombet, has been feared extirpated from core distribution areas in the Red Sea Hills, Sudan, after reported mass death events in the 20th century. Populations ... -
Endemic alpine plant facing local extinction in context of climate and land use change in Hardanger, Norway. - Niche modeling of Artemisia norvegica Fr.
(Master thesis, 2021-11-15)Based on Hutchinson's niche theory, species need to move in space to stay within their climate niche during climate change. This thesis tests whether an upward range shift has occurred for Artemisa norvegica (Fr.) during ... -
An endogenous relationship between wages, job opportunity, and skilled labor shortage in Norway
(Master thesis, 2010-11-05)Norway's economy has gone through unprecedented growth in the past decade. The strong growth in GDP, employment, labor productivity, real wage, and labor immigration combines with increasing outflows from the labor force, ... -
Energy Crisis in Ukraine and its influence on GDP
(Master thesis, 2024-06-10)