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Improved survival of non-small cell lung cancer patients after introducing patient navigation: A retrospective cohort study with propensity score weighted historic control
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)OnkoNetwork is a patient navigation program established in the Moritz Kaposi General Hospital to improve the timeliness and completeness of cancer investigations and treatment. The H2020 SELFIE consortium selected OnkoNetwork ... -
Improving image retrieval with a thesaurus for shapes. The VORTEX prototyp.
(Master thesis, 2004)Successful retrieval of relevant images from large-scale image collections is one of the current problems in the field of data management. In this paper, I propose a system which combines techniques from Computer Vision, ... -
Improving Judgment Reliability in Social Networks via Jury Theorems
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Opinion aggregators—such as ‘like’ or ‘retweet’ counters—are ubiquitous on social media platforms and often treated as implicit quality evaluations of the entry liked or retweeted, with higher counts indicating higher ... -
Improving Potable Water Accessibility And Sustainability Through Efficient Management Of Pipe Water Supply System
(Master thesis, 2015-06-03)This paper discusses how to improve potable water accessibility and sustainability through efficient management of pipe water supply system a case study of Uganda, Kampala region. Kampala the capital city of Uganda still ... -
Improving usefulness and ease of use for a prototype tool for journalists
(Master thesis, 2018-06-21)This thesis presents the work done on making a prototype tool for journalists more useful and easier to use through continuous improvements and evaluations. The work builds on the thesis News Hunter: a semantic news ... -
Improving user experience in StateCraft
(Master thesis, 2010-06-01)User experience is an important aspect of game development, and techniques in Artificial Intelligence have been proved to increase the agent performance and have the potential to affect user experience in games. In this ... -
In peace and war: Birth control and population policies in Norway (1930-1945)
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)While Norway in the 1930s had relatively liberal policies with regard to access to contraceptives, and an increasing number of legal abortions were carried out, the regime that was installed after occupation in 1940 reined ... -
In Science We Trust, Through Ideology We Look: Explaining Climate Change Attitudes in Norway
(Master thesis, 2015-06-01)This thesis explores climate change attitudes among the Norwegian public. While previous research on public opinion on climate change to a large degree has focused on scepticism, this thesis focuses on climate change ... -
In Search of Solutions: Stakeholder Perspectives on the Norwegian GP Crisis
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In the Best Interest of the Child? Justifying Decisions on Adoption from Care in the Norwegian Supreme Court
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)By utilising theories of deliberation and rational argumentation, this article critically analyses the Norwegian Supreme Court’s best interest decisions in four judgments on adoption from care. How does the Supreme Court ... -
In the eyes of the people. An analysis of the impact of EU membership on new member states
(Master thesis, 2008)This study analyzes the impact of EU membership on new member states. The focus is on thecitizens’ perceptions of the benefits of EU membership taking the eastwards expansion in 2004as a point of departure. Considering the ... -
Inadequate risk assessments – A study on worst-case scenarios related to petroleum exploitation in the Lofoten area
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-02)Heated debates are currently taking place on whether to open the area of Lofoten and Vesterålen in Northern Norway for petroleum production. Seismic explorations in this area have indicated promising petroleum resources. ... -
Inadvertent Legitimization of Despotism: A Qualitative Case-Study of the International Approach to the War in Syria
(Master thesis, 2021-12-21) -
Income Inequality and its Effects on Satisfaction with Democracy: A multilevel Analysis of 29 European countries
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Incorporation of Ecosystem Services Valuation in System Dynamics Models: Case Study of Mekong Flooded Forest Landscape
(Master thesis, 2017-08-23)Aim of the thesis is to evaluate a monetary value of a flow of ecosystem services from forest area in rural tropical regions of Cambodia. Evaluation is used for deeper comprehension of costs and benefits of deforestation. ... -
Increase Malaysia palm oil production efficiency
(Master thesis, 2011-12-01)An explanation of palm oil system in Malaysia and the way of improvement production efficiency -
Independence and relationality in notions of adulthood across generations, gender and social class
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)The adult person is in sociological literature often referred to as a genderless and classless being. As a life course phase it is implicitly viewed as a static destination after a dynamic transition period of youth. The ... -
Indigenous life projects and extractivism. Ethnographies from South America
(Approaches to Social Inequality and Difference, Book; Peer reviewed, 2018)