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The impact of introducing ambulance and delivery fees in a rural hospital in Tanzania
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-01)Background Access to health care facilities is a key requirement to enhance safety for mothers and newborns during labour and delivery. Haydom Lutheran Hospital (HLH) is a regional hospital in rural Tanzania with a catchment ... -
Impact of KRAS and BRAF mutations on treatment efficacy and survival in high-grade gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasms
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)High-grade gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasms (HG GEP-NEN) typically disseminate early. Treatment of metastatic disease has limited benefit and prognosis is generally discouraging. Data on the clinical impact ... -
The impact of long-short speculators on volatility of energy commodity futures prices.
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-ISØP/2020;, Master thesis, 2020-06)This paper studies the effect of long-short speculators in four energy commodity futures, all traded on the New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX) over the period January 2010 to February 2020. Using the Total Open Interest ... -
Impact of macroeconomic news, regulation and hacking exchange markets on the volatility of bitcoin
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)We study whether news and sentiment about bitcoin regulation, the hacking of bitcoin exchanges and scheduled macroeconomic news announcements affect the volatility of bitcoin, measured as realized variance and its jump ... -
Impact of Mud Contamination on Performance of Granite-Based Geopolymers
(PhD Theses UiS;782, Doctoral thesis, 2024)Ensuring zonal isolation and long-term integrity are fundamental in primary cementing in the well construction phase. Successful cementing can be compromised by various factors, including contamination with drilling fluid. ... -
Impact of multi-professional, scenario-based training on postpartum hemorrhage in Tanzania: A quasi-experimental, pre- vs. post-intervention study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017-09)Background Tanzania has a relatively high maternal mortality ratio of 410 per 100,000 live births. Severe postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) is a major cause of maternal deaths, but in most cases, it is preventable. However, ... -
Impact of new petrophysical model to the western flank of Gyda field - understanding of reservoir quality
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IPT/2012;, Master thesis, 2012)A new petrophysical model on the Gyda field has been developed during 2011 and 2012 by Ian Reid of Petro CTS. This thesis studied the performance of this on three well, and compared it to the old interpretation of the ... -
The Impact of Norwegian Government Funding Policies Through the Lens of an Entrepreneur
(PhD thesis UiS;, Doctoral thesis, 2021-09)Norway, like many other industrialized countries, has a long tradition of implementing funding policies to shape and develop national innovation systems. These policies are often targeted at industries in which there is a ... -
Impact of Oil Price Changes on Wage Formation in Norway between 1970 and 2016. A time series analysis of macroeconomic effects.
(Master thesis, 2017-06)In this paper, I would like to shed light on the issue as to how the impact of fall in oil demand does affect the Norwegian wage formation in years 1970 to 2016, using a dataset to determine long-term relationships between ... -
The impact of parasitic sea lice on harvest quantities and sizes of farmed salmon
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023-07)Sea lice infections are recognized as a primary challenge for both salmon farming and adjacent stocks of wild salmon and sea trout, triggering strict regulations at farm sites and in larger coastal production areas. In ... -
The Impact of Patient Infection Rate on Emergency Department Patient Flow: Hybrid Simulation Study in a Norwegian Case
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023-06)The COVID-19 pandemic put emergency departments all over the world under severe and unprecedented distress. Previous methods of evaluating patient flow impact, such as in-situ simulation, tabletop studies, etc., in a rapidly ... -
The impact of performance-based policy in offender rehabilitation: limitations for liaison and diversion organizations and their front-line workers.
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)In recent years, the English government has been using competitive elements in the process of allocating public funds through policy. Front-line workers struggle with the limitations imposed by such a model. A qualitative ... -
The impact of referral letter quality on timely access to specialised mental health care: a quantitative study of the reliability of patient triage
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Background Patients referred to specialised mental health care are usually triaged based on referral information provided by general practitioners. However, knowledge about this system’s ability to ensure timely access ... -
The impact of religion on changes in end-of-life practices in European intensive care units: a comparative analysis over 16 years
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Purpose Religious beliefs affect end-of-life practices in intensive care units (ICUs). Changes over time in end-of-life practices were not investigated regarding religions. Methods Twenty-two European ICUs (3 regions: ... -
Impact of Resource Rent Tax on Norwegian Salmon Farming Companies
(Master thesis, 2023)This thesis investigates the impact of the resource rent tax announcement and its implementation in Norway. The dataset consists of daily returns for eight salmon farming companies. Half of these companies are affected by ... -
Impact of Resource Rent Tax on Norwegian Salmon Farming Companies
(Master thesis, 2023)This thesis investigates the impact of the resource rent tax announcement and its implementation in Norway. The dataset consists of daily returns for eight salmon farming companies. Half of these companies are affected by ... -
Impact of rest intervals on maximal power output in different sports during repeated maximal effort contractions at varied loads in the Keiser leg press machine
(Master thesis, 2023)Bakgrunn/hensikt: Studien har undersøkt betydningen av korte og lange pauser i Keisers 10-repetisjons kraft-hastighetstest ved tre ulike belastningsnivåer, samt test-retest reliabiliteten. Tidligere Keiser-studier har ikke ... -
Impact of risk attitude on optimal IOR initiation time: A case study solved in a sequential decision-making framework powered by machine learning-based non-linear regression
(Master thesis, 2023)The least-squares Monte Carlo algorithm (LSM) is an efficient approximate dynamic programming algorithm for solving sequential decision-making problems, leveraging regression. Previous studies have showcased the LSM workflow ... -
Impact of risk perception on security airport employees : in a change management and a societal safety management perspective
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-IMKS/2009, Master thesis, 2009)This research study examined factors influencing threat and risk perception of airport security employees in Norway. The results based on a qualitative approach (in depth interview and observation) showed that both external ... -
The impact of salt tectonics on the Mesozoic sedimentation and petroleum systems of the Norwegian Barents Sea
(PhD thesis UiS;540, Doctoral thesis, 2020-09)In the Norwegian Barents Sea, Mesozoic and Cenozoic mobilization of Pennsylvanian-lower Permian layered evaporite sequences (LES) resulted in areas with salt tectonics (e.g. Nordkapp, Tromsø and Tiddlybanken basins), which ...