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Assessing slamming loads from breaking waves
(Master thesis, 2014-06-27)Recent studies show that, the load from breaking waves gives largest impact on the platform columns. If these impacts not carefully estimated and designed, they can cause a severe damage to the platform structures. The ... -
Assessing Stochastic and Intelligent Threats in the Norwegian Petroleum Industry, Current Approach(s) and Enhancement with Game Theory influenced Risk Assessment Approach (GIRA)
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IØRP/2016;, Master thesis, 2016-06-14)In the Norwegian petroleum industry quantitative risk assessments QRA’s are carried out to assess risk as well as for accounting for uncertainties given the strength of background knowledge available to the assessors. The ... -
Assessing the content validity of the Manchester–Oxford Foot Questionnaire in surgically treated ankle fracture patients: a qualitative study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Background Roughly 10% of fractures in adults are ankle fractures. These injuries are found in both sexes and present with different fracture characteristics. The treatment varies with the patients’ biology and fracture ... -
Assessing the Effect of Nonvisual Information Factors in Pandemic-Related Video Communication: Randomized Controlled Between-Subjects Experiment
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023-08)Background: Videos have been an important medium for providing health and risk communication to the public during the COVID-19 pandemic. Public health officials, health care professionals, and policy makers have used ... -
Assessing the impact of business model for predictive maintenance scenarios using multimethod simulation: a case study of centrifugal compressor.
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-ISØP/2019;, Master thesis, 2020-01)The oil and gas industry is an industry with complex and expensive equipment. Downtime from equipment failures can cost companies millions of NOK each day and pose a significant risk to employee safety. Through maintenance ... -
Assessing the impact of the securitization narrative on climate change adaptation in Nigeria
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-09)In Nigeria, the threat posed by climate change is leading policymakers and the media to frame climate change as a security threat that warrants support for adaptive actions. We draw upon securitization theory to examine ... -
Assessing the influence of additive manufacturing and digital inventories on an Oil & Gas company's inventory management strategy
(Master thesis, 2023)The oil and gas (O&G) industry is increasingly considering using additive manufactured (AM) for spare part management. As O&G companies seek to align their inventory management (IM) strategies, adopting digital inventories ... -
Assessing the model error in flame extensions under ceilings formula with FDS
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IØRP/2015;, Master thesis, 2016-04-12)Heskestad and Hamada developed a formula in 1992 to calculate the flame extension from a flame that impinged on a horizontal ceiling. The developed formula was based on seven experiments with a maximum heat release rate ... -
Assessing the Reliability of Physical Non-Newtonian Fluid Models for Saline FLOPAAM Polymer Solutions
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IEP/2020;, Master thesis, 2020-07)Experiments were conducted to investigate the impact of salt (NaCl) on rheological properties of specifically FLOPAAM 5115 VHM and FLOPAAM 3630-S polymers. These polymers were dissolved in brines of various salinity levels ... -
Assessing the Technical Specifications of Predictive Maintenance: A Case Study of Centrifugal Compressor
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-02)Dependability analyses in the design phase are common in IEC 60300 standards to assess the reliability, risk, maintainability, and maintenance supportability of specific physical assets. Reliability and risk assessment ... -
Assessing the usage of predictive modeling to anticipate the response of cancer cells to metformin treatment
(Bachelor thesis, 2021)As artificial intelligence is steadily rising, the application of machine learning to predict drug responses of cancer cells can be of great value in cancer therapy. Although the drug metformin was originally developed to ... -
Assessing the viability of Norwegian carbon capture and storage technology via a socio-technical framework
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-IMS/2019;, Master thesis, 2019-06)This thesis is concerned with Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) technology and its viability for large scale deployment in Norway. Despite the significant role attributed to CCS in many climate mitigation scenarios, there ... -
Assessing Trauma Management in Urban and Rural Populations in Norway: A National Register-Based Research Protocol
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Background: Time is considered an essential determinant in the initial care of trauma patients. In Norway, response time (ie, time from dispatch center call to ambulance arrival at scene) is a controversial national quality ... -
Assessing Urban Security - The Proportionality Assessment Tool
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-ISØP/2020;, Master thesis, 2020-06-15)Cities and crowded urban areas are increasingly becoming targets of terrorist attacks. They are attractive because they are easily accessible and provide a plethora of high value assets. Even though they have been targeted ... -
Assessing wave conditions in a Norwegian fjord
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IKM/2017;, Master thesis, 2017-07-13)The focus of this thesis is to obtain an estimate of the significant wave height together with the corresponding peak period for the proposed bridge locations at Bjørnafjord. The task was conducted by modelling and ... -
Assessing Writing Motivation: a Systematic Review of K-5 Students' Self-Reports
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)For attaining success in writing, motivation is essential. Crucially, instruction is dependent on knowing the student’s capabilities and inner drives. To date, research on writing has yet to establish a consistent framework ... -
Assessment and Communication of Leakage Risk in Underground CO2 Storage
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-ISØP/2019;, Master thesis, 2019-06-15)As commonly known, carbon dioxide is one of the climate gases that contribute to greenhouse effect on the earth, thereby causing serious climate issues. So, to prevent large release of the gas into the atmosphere, storage ... -
Assessment in child protection : A comparative study Norway - England
(PhD thesis UiS;280, Doctoral thesis, 2016-01-12)Aims: The overall aim of this thesis was to explore the phenomenon of assessment in child protection by comparing two different assessment practices, the Norwegian and the English. Additional aims have been to generate ... -
Assessment method for review of existing maintenance strategies based on reliability, availability, risk, and cost parameters
(Master thesis, 2017-06)Maintaining assets is a fundamental part of any industrial facility. Oil and gas operators are often using advanced maintenance strategies, but the strategies are usually built preoperation and not systematically updated ... -
Assessment methods and tools to evaluate postgraduate critical care nursing students' competence in clinical placement: An integrative review
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-11)Aim To provide an overview of assessment methods and tools to evaluate postgraduate critical care nursing students’ competence in clinical placement and to identify recommendations for future assessment methods. Back ...