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Public governance versus corporate governance: Evidence from oil drilling in forests
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Petroleum companies look for oil and gas in some of the most remote and biodiverse forested areas on the planet. To study how local environmental footprints vary across countries and companies, we combine global company-level ... -
Public health nurse education in the Nordic countries
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-12)Background Higher education should promote critical reflection and guide students towards international activities. In the Nordic countries public health nurse educational programmes are mostly based on guidelines issued ... -
Public opposition to wind power projects in Norway
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-IMS/2020;, Master thesis, 2020)The wind power debate is ongoing in Norway with many different opinions regarding the issue. This thesis will focus on three wind power projects in Norway; Vardafjell wind farm, Frøya wind farm, and Kvitfjell and Raudfjell ... -
Public perceptions of how alcohol is dealt with in Swedish and Norwegian health care
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-03)Aims: The aims of this study were to evaluate and compare popular beliefs and attitudes regarding alcohol conversations in healthcare in Sweden and Norway; and to explore which factors were associated with different levels ... -
Public Spaces and Visual Impairment
(Master thesis, 2022)80 % of the sensory impressions are perceived through the vision. Thereby, individuals with visual impairment can face difficulties to orientate without this essential sense. Therefore, public spaces must be universally ... -
Public transport in Stavanger Metropolitan
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-IMS/2020;, Master thesis, 2020-08-31)This thesis is looking into how inhabitants in the municipality of Stavanger can change their traveling habits. A change from using own vehicles to public transportation. The research question is as follows: Why are so ... -
Public transportation in Sandnes - A mobility justice perspective
(Master thesis, 2021)Urban mobility is changing. The broad agreement on the need for sustainable mobility transitions has resulted in transport- and mobility-related measures locally and nationally worldwide. New trends in mobility call for ... -
Public-private partnerships in smart cities: A critical survey and research agenda
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Urbanization is recognized as one of the megatrends of our society, leading to substantial efforts to create effective and smart cities. The scale of this effort is unsuitable for a single player, instead necessitating ... -
Pulsar timing array stochastic background from light Kaluza-Klein resonances
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023-11)We investigate the potential of the warped extradimension framework as an explanation for the recently observed stochastic gravitational background at nHz frequencies in pulsar timing arrays (PTA). Our analysis reveals ... -
Pulseless electrical activity in in-hospital cardiac arrest – A crossroad for decisions
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Background PEA is often seen during resuscitation, either as the presenting clinical state in cardiac arrest or as a secondary rhythm following transient return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC), ventricular fibrillatio ... -
Pump pressure manipulation during MPD connection
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IEP/2018;, Master thesis, 2018-06-14)Over time the remaining oil prospects are becoming harder to drill and managed pressure drilling is a tool that can be used to reach target depth in depleted reservoirs or similar narrow margin scenarios. In any narrow ... -
Pumping of gelled fluid in pipeline applications
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IØRP/2011;, Master thesis, 2011)This master`s thesis is called “Pumping of Gelled fluid in Pipeline Applications” and is carried out on request by Halliburton Pipeline & Process Services. The reason this thesis is carried out is that more information ... -
Punching shear resistance in fiber-reinforced PT-slabs
(Master thesis, 2021)Post-tensioned flat slabs with fiber-reinforced concrete can reduce cracking and deflections, provide longer spans, thinner slabs and provide a reduction in the weight of the structure due to reduced floor dead load. The ... -
Punching shear resistance in fiber-reinforced PT-slabs
(Master thesis, 2021)Post-tensioned flat slabs with fiber-reinforced concrete can reduce cracking and deflections, provide longer spans, thinner slabs and provide a reduction in the weight of the structure due to reduced floor dead load. The ... -
Pupil aggressiveness, teacher authority, and disruptive classroom behaviour
(PhD thesis UiS;315, Doctoral thesis, 2016-11-24)Background: Pupil behaviour is important for academic and social learning in school. Disruptive behaviour conflicts with learning and may cause teachers to experience stress and even burnout. Although some knowledge is ... -
Pupil-teacher ratio, disciplinary problems, classroom emotional climate, and turnover intention: Evidence from a randomized control trial
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-09)High turnover among teachers can threaten students' academic achievement. Thus, the current study investigated the associations between discipline problems, classroom emotional climate (CEC), and teachers’ turnover intention. ... -
Pupils' and teachers' reflections in the wake of the 2020, 2021 and 2022 cancellation of written exams: The benefits and drawbacks of written examination in the English subject at Norwegian upper secondary schools
(Master thesis, 2022)This study concerns how cancelation of centralized exams in the English subject in 2020 and 2021 affected teachers and pupils at Norwegian upper secondary schools. The aim of the study is to describe and reflect on how the ... -
Pupils’ use of social media and its relation to mental health from a school personnel perspective: A preliminary qualitative study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-08)The extent of mental health problems among adolescents seems to be on the rise, and this observed trend has often been linked to a coinciding increase in social media use. The goal of the current preliminary study was to ... -
Purchasing natural personal care products in the era of fake news? The moderation effect of brand trust
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-07)Natural personal care products are gaining popularity due to their benefits in terms of health and well-being. However, consumers are wary of these products and are guided by the fake news circulating about them. Since ... -
Purposeful Plainness: The Politics of George Orwell’s Prose Style
(Master thesis, 2021)This master’s thesis aims to explain how to read George Orwell as a writer and prose stylist who strived to make political writing into an art. It studies how textual effects of his prose style connect with his political ...