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The AI Act and the risks posed by generative AI models
(Chapter, 2023)This position paper presents work in progress on the foundation of the not yet finalized AI Act and discusses whether the proposed AI Act has the resources to adequately identify and mitigate the risks posed by generative ... -
AI and the quest for legitimacy in the modern society How does the use of artificial intelligence in public governance impact institutional legitimacy? The case of Norway.
(Master thesis, 2024-06-03)This study examines the impact of using Artificial Intelligence (AI) in public governance on institutional legitimacy by using a multilevel mixed methods research design. Institutional legitimacy is an essential ingredient ... -
AI i Schibsted News Media
(Master thesis, 2024-06-03)Schibsted har som et av Nordens fremste mediekonsern, vært en drivkraft for teknologisk innovasjon på mediemarkedet. I 2022 lanserte OpenAI språkmodellen ChatGPT, en milepæl i utviklingen og forståelsen av kunstig intelligens ... -
AI-Driven UX for Video Object Annotation
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Aid and Entrepreneurship in Tanzania
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The AIDS Epidemic in Tanzania: A System Dynamics Approach for Policy Development
(Master thesis, 2008-08-28)Despite all the efforts made by the government and other agencies, the AIDS epidemic in Tanzania still remains a major challenge. Over the last two decades the numbers of people living with HIV/AIDS and the deaths caused ... -
The AIDS Pandemic in Uganda : Social Capital and the Role of NGOs in Alleviating the Impact of HIV/AIDS
(Doctoral thesis, 2007-05-25)AIDS has a devastating impact on individuals and society. It is defined as Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome and it is a condition caused by the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). This condition occurs when people who ... -
AJAX from the users point of view. The development and evaluation of a Rich Internet Application using asynchronous client-server communication
(Master thesis, 2008)This thesis focuses on how the use of asynchronous communication affects users of web applications, speciffically considering the expectations the users have towards the application. Our main hypothesis was: "Ajax influences ... -
Algunas cuestiones básicas de la investigación comparada sobre la pobreza
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All about the money? A cross-national study of parties’ relations with trade unions in 12 western democracies
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)This article examines political parties’ approach to trade unions and the role of private and public party finance in contemporary democracies. We suggest that both unions’ direct donations and states’ party finance regimes ... -
"All they want is to be treated well": Public health care in the rural Ecuadorian Andes
(Master thesis, 2014-06-19)Abstract In thesis I describe the meeting between biomedical health care and indigenous patients in rural Ecuadorian Andes. I show how biomedical conceptualization of health and good treatment differs from local understandings. ... -
Alle piler peker opp En vekstkurveanalyse av kvinner i de høyeste domstolene
(Master thesis, 2019-12-18)Cross-sectional time-series analysis of women’s representation in states’ legislatures has a rich tradition within social sciences. The same cannot be said about women’s representation on the highest courts. This thesis ... -
Alleviation of energy poverty through transitions to low-carbon energy infrastructure
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)With Green Deals and a competitive techno-economic basis for low-carbon energy transitions, energy infrastructural change is intensifying. This is matched by rapid growth in scholarship on sociotechnical transitions and ... -
Allies and traitors : Vice-presidents in Latin America
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Vice-presidents in Latin America have often been at the centre of political turbulence. To prevent conflicts within the executive, most Latin American countries have therefore put in place formulae to elect presidents and ... -
Allmenn- eller nisje-tv?
(Master thesis, 2013-05-15)Allmenn- eller nisje-tv? Problemstillingen er: I hvilken grad skiller NRK3 seg ut fra sine kommersielle konkurrenter FEM og MAX? Problemstillingen blir belyst gjennom en sammenlignende kvantitativ sendeflateanalyse, analyse ... -
Alpine tre- og skoggrenseendringer. Indikator på klimaforandringer eller endret arealbruk? En studie i Bergsdalen Vaksdal kommune
(Master thesis, 2006)I denne oppgaven er endringer i tre- og skoggrensene i Bergsdalen, Vaksdal kommune, kartlagt i tidsrommet 1972-1993, og kartleggingen viser at skogdekket areal har gått fra 93 ha i 1972, til 136 ha i 1993. GIS-analysen ... -
Altruisme bak hver dråpe ? -En spørreundersøkelse blant blodgivere ved Blodbanken i Oslo
(Master thesis, 2001)Denne hovedoppgaven i sosiologi belyser forhold som bidrar til at folk deltar i frivillig blodgivning. Den sentrale målsetningen i denne oppgaven er å gjøre rede for hva som motivere personer til innsats som blodgiver. I ... -
Aluminiumsstokker av "god nok kvalitet" - en systemteoretisk tilnærming til studiet av arbeidsprosesser
(Master thesis, 2011-01-04)Oppgaven er en studie av arbeidsprosesser ved et aluminiumsverk, nærmere bestemt i støperiet hvor det blir produsert aluminiumsstokker. Det teoretiske grunnlaget støtter seg til systemteorien til Niklas Luhmann. Det er ...