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The role of community conversations in facilitating local HIV competence: case study from rural Zimbabwe
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2013-04-17)Background: This paper examines the potential for community conversations to strengthen positive responses to HIV in resource-poor environments. Community conversations are an intervention method through which local people ... -
The role of culture and evolution for human cognition
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-08-08)Since the emergence of our species at least, natural selection based on genetic variation has been replaced by culture as the major driving force in human evolution. It has made us what we are today, by ratcheting up ... -
The role of leadership practices in the relationship between role stressors and exposure to bullying behaviours – a longitudinal moderated mediation design
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Role conflicts and role ambiguity have been identified as important risk factors for exposure to workplace bullying, particularly when combined with inadequate leadership practices. Even though role ambiguity theoretically ... -
The role of metacognition and obsessive-compulsive symptoms in psychosis: An analogue study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017-06-29)Background Several studies have indicated that obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a common comorbidity in patients with psychotic disorders, but there is sparse knowledge about the relationship between symptoms of OCD ... -
The Role of Physical Activity in Opioid Substitution Therapy: A Systematic Review of Interventional and Observational Studies
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Background: Use of physical activity in the treatment and follow-up of people receiving opioid substitution therapy is an understudied area of research. Therefore, the objective of this systematic review was to synthesize ... -
The role of religion in the work lives and coping strategies of Ugandan nurses
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-10)Nursing in Uganda is a highly stressful, underpaid profession, leading to worrisome attrition levels; yet some nurses do manage to stay on the job and thrive. This study explored the ways in which religion influences the ... -
The Role of Social Capital in Refugees’ Trajectories into Higher Education in a Host Country: Narratives of Six Refugees in Norway
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Refugees, as group, are generally motivated to pursue higher education despite multiple challenges they face in host countries. To overcome these challenges refugees need someone to rely on to successfully navigate the ... -
Role of social cultural factors in health partnerships: The case of a health collaborative exchange between Malawi and Norway in trauma care and emergency medicine.
(Master thesis, 2021-12-02)Health partnerships are increasingly becoming a global phenomenon in many areas of care. One such an area is in the trauma care and emergency medicine. There are high risks of trauma and emergency care related permanent ... -
The role of stress in absenteeism: Cortisol responsiveness among patients on long-term sick leave.
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-05-02)Objective: This study aimed to (1) See whether increased or decreased variation relate to subjective reports of common somatic and psychological symptoms for a population on long-term sick leave; and (2) See if this pattern ... -
The Role of the Corpus Callosum and Interhemispheric Connectivity in Tourette Syndrome
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The role of the primary auditory cortex in the neural mechanism of auditory verbal hallucinations
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2013-04-24)Auditory verbal hallucinations (AVHs) are a subjective experience of “hearing voices” in the absence of corresponding physical stimulation in the environment. The most remarkable feature of AVHs is their perceptual quality, ... -
The role of tobacco promoting and restraining factors in smoking intentions among Ghanaian youth
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2012-08-15)Background: In Western countries, the relationship between smoking intentions and smoking behaviour is well established. However, youth smoking intentions and associated factors in developing countries are largely unexplored ... -
The Role of Top-Down and Bottom-Up Processing in Auditory False Perceptions: A Signal Detection Analysis
(Master thesis, 2018-06-07)There is a tendency in the literature to find people with a high hallucination proneness to have significantly lower response bias but no significant difference for sensitivity compared to people with low hallucination ... -
Rollen som skoleleder under en pandemi: En oppfølgingsstudie av norske skoleledere
(Master thesis, 2022-06-17)Covid-19-pandemien førte til radikale endringer i skole- og utdanningsinstitusjoner verden over, hvor skolene måtte finne nye måter å løse sitt samfunnsoppdrag på. Skoleledere hadde en særskilt rolle i å tilpasse skolen ... -
Room for everyone in working life? 10% of the employees – 82% of the sickness leave
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2002)Aims: The aims of this project were to study the distribution of sickness leave in a population of Norwegian power company workers, and to characterise those with most sickness leave. Method: A survey was done in 13 power ... -
Rosenzweigs billed-frustrasjonstest: en diskusjon av dens anvendbarhet belyst ved andres og egne undersøkelser
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Runway incursions in Norway 2009-2019: A case study of extended investigation reports
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)The aim of the present study is to examine case studies from extended investigations of runway incursions in Norway from 2009-2019. Runway incursions involves an incorrect presence of an aircraft, vehicle or person on the ... -
Rural Youth, Education and Agriculture: An Exploration of Youth Aspirations and Government Policy in Ethiopia
(Master thesis, 2013-05-30)There appears to be a paradox in Ethiopia. On the one hand, the country's development policy emphasises the central role of the agricultural sector and the need of cultivating a new generation of young, literate, and capable ... -
A safe and effective micro-choice based rehabilitation for patients with long COVID: results from a quasi-experimental study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)At least 65 million people suffer from long COVID. Treatment guidelines are unclear, especially pertaining to recommendations of increased activity. This longitudinal study evaluated safety, changes in functional level and ... -
Safe male circumcision in Botswana: Tension between traditional practices and biomedical marketing
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-04-11)Botswana has been running Safe Male Circumcision (SMC) since 2009 and has not yet met its target. Donors like the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Africa Comprehensive HIV/AIDS Partnership (funded by the ...