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The Perfect Christian. An analysis of paradoxical aspects of charismatic christianity in the U.S.
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Performance appraisal in Uganda’s civil service: Does administrative culture matter?
(Doctoral thesis, 2010-02-19)This study explores administrative culture and examines its impact on the reform ofperformance appraisal in Uganda’s civil service, an area which has received littleattention from researchers. It reveals that Uganda’s ... -
Performance as design - Techniques for making websites more responsive
(Master thesis, 2014-06-05)Websites today have to cater to a fragmented device ecosystem. Previous web design trends utilizing fixed-width layouts, aimed at desktop computer browsing, have been replaced by new approaches embracing fluidity, accessibility ... -
Performance audit and the importance of the public debate
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-07)The purpose of this article is to explore the impact of performance audit on public policy. The article investigates performance audit reports and the debates they initiate in the public realm. The case of Norway is analysed ... -
Performance Management of Coordinating Agencies: The Importance of Administrative Capacity in the Field of Societal Security
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)This article addresses performance management of coordinating agencies in the field of societal security by examining what kind of administrative capacity their parent ministries focus on. It examines the performance ... -
Performing us and the others. Latino identification through expressive culture in a Texan theater company
(Master thesis, 2011-06-14)When represented in media, Latinos in the United States are often associated with immigration, border control, drug dealing, gangs or the rising use of Spanish in the U.S. The large and heterogeneous Latino population has ... -
Perish or prosper: Trade patterns for highly perishable seafood products
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)In recent years trade with highly perishable agricultural products like fresh fish, berries, and cut flowers has increased substantially. The perishability of these products appears to challenge conventional wisdom when ... -
Permaculture on the Iberian Peninsula: Networks and praxis
(Master thesis, 2023-12-13)This thesis explores the networks of permaculture, those that are natural, social and a mix of the two. Permaculture design is one of several alternative agricultural practices, made in response to climate change and living ... -
Permanent Impermanence in the Anthropocene: The emergence of a guest-worker society in a Patagonian Mountain village
(Journal article, 2023)At a stage of capitalism where “the environment” emerges as an existential category, conservation policies become weaved into processes of expulsion. The idea that there is not enough for everyone reconfigures social ... -
Persistent inequalities in providing security for people in South Africa - A comparative study of the capacity of three communities in Hout Bay to influence policing
(Master thesis, 2010-06-10)Despite the hopes of the people in South Africa that the new democracy would bring significant changes to the many impoverished people in the country, this has not happened. In relation to security, crime has risen to the ... -
Personaliserte innholdsunivers er fremtiden: En kritisk analyse av prototypen «TV 2’s Innholdsunivers» med hybrid personalisering
(Master thesis, 2022-05-31)Mediebransjen er i stadig endring. Teknologi og fremveksten av internett har gjort det mulig for oss å konstant ha tilgang på nyheter, underholdning og hva enn vi skulle ha behov for i øyeblikket. Samtidig som at teknologien ... -
Personaliserte nyheter er ikke så vanlig som du tror. En kvalitativ studie av i hvilken grad personalisering forekommer hos Schibsted, VG og BT
(Master thesis, 2021-06-01)Følgende studie tar for seg hvordan de tre medieorganisasjonene Schibsted, VG og BT forholder seg til personalisering av nyheter i sine nettaviser. Studien undersøker hva som er årsaken til organisasjonenes holdninger til ... -
Personality and marital surplus
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2012-10-09)This paper uses data from the German Socio-economic Panel Study to examine the effect of personality traits on the formation and dissolution of domestic partnerships. Selection into marriage is associated with distinctly ... -
The Personality Module. How Can Personality Affect Agents In a Turn-Based Strategy Game?
(Master thesis, 2008)The computer game industry has grown immensely in the last decade and artificial intelligence is an increasing part of game development. Personality in agents has been studied, but is not widely implemented in computer ... -
Personalization of tourist application using semantic technologies
(Master thesis, 2013-06-17)The main research question this thesis tried to answer was: Using semantic technologies and information collected from a user's social network profile, is it possible to generate a reliable model of that user's interests?" ... -
Personalized Advertisement Recommendations Using Implicit Feedback
(Master thesis, 2024-06-03)Online advertising is a big part of everyday life for the average internet user, and an important source of income for most mass media companies. Studies have shown that users often prefer ads that are relevant to their ... -
Personalized Content Creation using Recommendation Systems
(Master thesis, 2018-06-15)This thesis explores whether recommender systems can be used to create personalized content. To this end a prototype was created that generates music based on a user’s preferences. The prototype, named RecOrder, is therefore ... -
Personalized Recommendations of Upcoming Sport Events
(Master thesis, 2023-06-02)Recommender systems have emerged as essential tools for enhancing user engagement and content discovery in various domains, including the sports industry. In the context of sports viewing, personalized recommendations have ... -
Personifisering av Digital Dagbok gjennom bruk av Interaksjons Design
(Master thesis, 2015-05-05)År 2001 har vore eit nøkkelår innan psykisk helse, da Verdas Helseorganisasjon (WHO) identifiserte og fjerna norma «stigmatisering av psykisk sjuke menneske» i samfunnet offisielt. Etter dette har der vore stor framgang ... -
Personlig politikk? - En analyse av publikums reaksjoner på tre kjente, norske politikeres selvpresentasjon på Facebook
(Master thesis, 2020-08-21)I denne oppgaven vil jeg studere og analysere tre norske topp-politikeres selvpresentasjon på Facebook og publikums respons på dette. Jeg ønsker å finne ut av hvilke elementer av autentisitet politikerne har i sin ...