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Workflow and concept study to design mixed reality assisted safety training in the wind energy sector
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Mixed reality Technology creates new environments and visualizations to teach, train, and facilitate work, either offline or remote online. The aim is to provide effective learning and training sources and reduce human ... -
Workforce Diversity as a Guiding Light towards SHRM: Exploring managers' views regarding workforce diversity, its impact on Recruitment and Selection Practices, and the role of Sustainable HRM within Organizations
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-NHS/2017;, Master thesis, 2017-06-12)The goal of this research is to explore the managers’ views concerning the challenges and benefits of workforce diversity within their organizations; what kind of workforce diversity practices managers implement during ... -
Working Mothers in the Dichotomy of the Stereotype of “Good Mother” and “Bad Mother” in Rogaland Area, Norway. (Women Constructing Motherhood)
(Master thesis, 2023)This thesis was based on the qualitative analysis of working mothers’ experiences regarding motherhood stereotypes in Norway. In April 2023, semi-structured in-depth interviews with five women of European and Asian descent ... -
Working with alcohol prevention in occupational health services: "Knowing how" is more important than "knowing that" - the WIRUS OHS study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-10-01)Background: Alcohol consumption is a major public health challenge; the majority of employees consume alcohol regularly and a considerable proportion of employees can be characterized as risky drinkers in need of interventions. ... -
Workplace Incivility and Turnover Intention in Organizations: A Meta-Analytic Review
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-12)Incivility has been identified as a prevalent and crucial issue in workplaces and one that may be associated with detrimental effects on employees and organizational outcomes, such as turnover intention. Many studies have ... -
Workplace mentoring: Investigating the influence of job characteristics on mentoring
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)No previous research has explored the relationship between three categories of job characteristics and mentoring provided. A cross-sectional design based on a survey questionnaire was sent to employees from 29 preschools ... -
‘World Environmental Education Congresses’ og naturfagenes rolle innen utdanning for bærekraftig utvikling.
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Artikkelen ser på naturfagenes rolle innen utdanning for bærekraftig utvikling som den avspeiles på World Environmental Education Congress (WEEC), en ledende internasjonal miljøkonferanse siden 2003. I et historisk perspektiv, ... -
The world Polleniidae (Diptera, Oestroidea): key to genera and checklist of species
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-09)A key to the world genera and a checklist of the world species for the family Polleniidae, including distributions, are provided. The following taxonomic and nomenclatural changes are proposed: Nitellia hermoniella Lehrer, ... -
Worry and its correlates onboard cruise ships
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013)The present study examined job-specific worry, as well as possible predictors of such worry, namely job-specific self-efficacy and supervisor dispositionism. 133 non-supervising crew members at different departments ... -
Would you be interested in participating in a study about hospital readmissions…? Experiences with methodological strategies and techniques for recruiting GPs to participate in qualitative research
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-11)General Practitioners (GPs) are an asset in healthcare research, considering the amount of knowledge they hold about the primary healthcare service. However, GPs have proven difficult to recruit as participants in both ... -
WPS VS Welding Error
(Master thesis, 2023)The Norwegian petroleum adventure has brought prosperity and financed the welfare state (Ministry of Petroleum and Energy, 2021; Norsk Petroleum, 2023). The technological evolution to solve the challenges in the harsh and ... -
WPSim: Webapplikasjon for Simulering av Vindpark
(Bachelor thesis, 2023)Prosjektet "Webapplikasjon for simulering av vindpark" er en internett basert, interaktiv vindpark-simulator. Prosjektet ble fullført med motivasjon til å redusere terskel for planlegging av fornybar energi, som er i dette ... -
WPSim: Webapplikasjon for Simulering av Vindpark
(Bachelor thesis, 2023)Prosjektet "Webapplikasjon for simulering av vindpark" er en internett basert, interaktiv vindpark-simulator. Prosjektet ble fullført med motivasjon til å redusere terskel for planlegging av fornybar energi, som er i dette ... -
Writing for Pleasure and the Teaching of Writing at the Primary Level: A Teacher Cognition Case Study
(Masteroppgave/UIS-HF-IKS/2020;, Master thesis, 2020-05)This research project is a collective case study exploring teacher cognition in relation to the teaching of first language (L1) writing at the primary level in England. The study places particular emphasis on writing for ... -
Writing in the time of COVID-19: The threads that bind and tear asunder
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Located against my positionality as a woman of colour from the global south, I deal with the micro and macro dynamics — particularly the intersections of these — of COVID-19. My grounded-ness on account of an invisible ... -
Writing Men on the Margins: Joseph Mitchell, Masculinity, and the Flaneur
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)This study introduces the philosophies of the flâneur—a figure associated with the acts of wandering, observing, and reporting the realities of life on the city streets—to offer a critical reconsideration of a sociological ... -
Written language skills and the notion of "Lexicon"
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2006)In mainstream theory about written language skills there is a strong relation between the notion of 'lexicon' and 'phonology'. The work of both researchers and teachers is rooted in this theoretical relation between lexicon ... -
Written reflection in an eHealth intervention for adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a qualitative study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-02)Background: Individuals with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) are responsible for the daily decisions and actions necessary to manage their disease, which makes self-management the cornerstone of diabetes care. Many patients ... -
Written reflection in an eHealth intervention for adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a qualitative study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-01)Background: Individuals with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) are responsible for the daily decisions and actions necessary to manage their disease, which makes self-management the cornerstone of diabetes care. Many patients ... -
WWOOFers in Norway – who are they?
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-06)Some travellers “want to make a difference” and develop themselves while exploring the world through programmes offered by international volunteer organisations, such as the WWOOF initiative (WorldWide Opportunities on ...