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ImageCLEF 2019: Multimedia retrieval in lifelogging, medical, nature, and security applications
(Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Chapter; Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)This paper presents an overview of the foreseen ImageCLEF 2019 lab that will be organized as part of the Conference and Labs of the Evaluation Forum - CLEF Labs 2019. ImageCLEF is an ongoing evaluation initiative (started ... -
Images of Transgressions: Visuals as Reconstructed Evidence in Digital Investigative Journalism
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)The epistemic authority of journalism has undergone significant theorization and empirical investigations in past years. This article contributes to this growing body of scholarship by analyzing how collected images and ... -
Imagining coherence. Local discourses about identities, tradition and religion in Pangani, Tanzania
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Imagining energy futures: Sociotechnical imaginaries of the future Smart Grid in Norway
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-09)A future “Smart Grid” is increasingly being embraced in energy policies as a promising energy scenario for the future, with the introduction of “smart” electricity meters being seen as the first step. In Norway, this process ... -
Immersion Journalism. How VICE Media Challenges the Norms, Methods, and Ideals of Mainstream Journalism
(Master thesis, 2015-05-15)In this thesis we will be looking at a certain phenomenon within journalism, which despite its long history, has a marginal presence in what we would call mainstream' journalism. The phenomenon of Immersion Journalism can ... -
The immigration debate in the Scandinavian press 1970-2016
(Research report, 2023)The analysis of the Scandinavian immigration discourse from 1970 to 2016 in the newspapers reveals that the arrival of new groups of immigrants led to a widespread and broad debate in the Scandinavian press. Some shared ... -
The Immigration Issue and the vox Populi: Letters to the Editor in six Scandinavian Newspapers 1970–2016
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Letters to the editor are argued to be a staple of the public sphere and, by providing regular citizens with a platform to voice their concerns to a large audience, a central democratic function of a liberal press. However, ... -
The Impact of community participation on academic performance in Uganda's primary education. A case study of school management committees and parent teacher associations in Kayunga district
(Master thesis, 2014-06-02)This Thesis is about the impact that communities in UPE schools perform on the performance of pupils. The communities in this case are the PTA and School management committees that are all viewed as relevant actors in pupil ... -
Impact of Covid-19 on farming systems in Europe through the lens of resilience thinking
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Context Resilience is the ability to deal with shocks and stresses, including the unknown and previously unimaginable, such as the Covid-19 crisis. Objective This paper assesses (i) how different farming systems were ... -
The Impact Of Covid-19 On Immigration: The Transformation Of Norwegian Migration Policy On Asylum Seekers
(Journal article, 2021)Until just a year ago, hardly anyone believed that the increasingly unrestrained growth in mobility could be so abruptly interrupted by a radical immobilisation of large population groups. Neither mobility studies nor other ... -
Impact of Electronic Medical Records Systems in Reporting HIV Health Data Indicators in Kenya
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Electronic Medical Records Systems (EMRs) improve the quality of patient care and reduce medical errors. Nevertheless, their role in health data indicator reporting performance is unclear. We assessed reporting completeness ... -
The Impact of Engineering Process on the Construction Cost of HVDC Offshore Wind Energy Converter Station: A system dynamics approach
(Master thesis, 2014-08-26)Aibel As, a Norwegian based service company, which has core businesses on the oil, gas and renewable energy sectors, needed improved work performance with a reduced cost of construction. For the purpose the company requested ... -
The Impact of Female Leadership in Collegial Courts on Time to Render Merits Decisions: Evidence from the Norwegian Supreme Court
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)What is the effect of gender on the deliberative process of judging? Drawing on previous research on female leaders’ inclination to foster a more inclusive and collaborative decision-making process, we argue that decision ... -
The Impact of Interface and Gameworld Design on Player Experience - The Case of Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain
(Master thesis, 2017-07-08)This thesis was carried out within the Games and Transgressive Aesthetics project, located at the department of Information Science and Media Studies, at the University of Bergen. The goals for this project is however ... -
The Impact of Paid Maternity Leave on Maternal Health
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)We examine the impact of the introduction of paid maternity leave in Norway in 1977 on maternal health in the medium and long term. Using administrative data combined with survey data on the health of women around age 40, ... -
Impact of peak oil and food based biofuel production on long-term food security. A dynamic policy model
(Master thesis, 2008-06-10)It would, for the sake of food security, be rational to start an agricultural transition to a system less dependant on fossil fuels in good time before a possible energy crisis. It therefore seems a paradox that policy ... -
The Impact of Prolonged Observation on the Role of the "Neutral Observer" in small groups
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The Impact of Terrorism on Civil Servants: Longitudinal Evidence from the 22 July 2011 Attack in Norway
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Building on a growing literature assessing the societal impact of terrorism, this article analyzes whether and how a terror attack targeting public institutions affects civil servants in their day-to-day work. This is an ... -
The Impact of tourism on socio-economic development in Busua in the Western region of Ghana
(Master thesis, 2009-05-15)This thesis investigates the socio-economic impacts that tourism industry has on the rural communities in Ghana in general and specifically in Busua in the Western Region of Ghana.