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Challenges in making school social work a reality in Brazilian schools
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-07)At the end of 2019, the presence of social workers became mandatory in Brazilian state-funded elementary schools. This brief note explores the challenges schools may have in translating the new legislation from paper to ... -
Challenges in sharing knowledge: reflections from the perspective of an expatriate nurse working in a South Sudanese hospital
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012-12)Aim: This account, based on the experience of the first author, aims to describe an example of practice from a hospital in South Sudan. The example illustrates a cross-cultural encounter and the challenges that a ... -
Challenges in Subsea Structures Design – Dropped Objects Analysis of Multiwell Template/manifold System
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IKM/2016;, Master thesis, 2016-06-15)Nowadays, the production of oil and gas has a major importance to the stability of the world’s energy supply. Almost 80 percent of the world’s energy consumption comes from fossil fuels (oil, gas, and coals), and around ... -
Challenges of a floating production unit in in the arctic
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IPT/2013;, Master thesis, 2014-01-13)The challenging conditions in the deep water Arctic (>100) demands solutions that still have to be develop in order to successfully operate. In terms of production units the FPSO seems like the most likely solution to ... -
Challenges of Aviation Security regulation in Norway post 9/11
(PhD thesis UiS;270, Doctoral thesis, 2015-11-05)The 9/11 terrorist attacks in the USA had wide-ranging consequences for security issues in Western societies. Within civil aviation, the attacks became grim evidence that the security system constructed to prevent intentional ... -
Challenges of Conversion from Document Management System to Data Management System
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IKM/2017;, Master thesis, 2017-06)Issues that emerged from the use of the document management system and the desire to change to a database management system (DBMS) by many organizations is the driving force behind the ideas from this thesis. Draga AS ... -
Challenges of disseminating clinical practice guidelines in a weak health system: the case of HIV and infant feeding recommendations in Tanzania
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014-12)Background Clinical guidelines aim to improve patient outcomes by providing recommendations on appropriate healthcare for specific clinical conditions. Scientific evidence produced over time leads to change in clinical ... -
Challenges of disseminating clinical practice guidelines in a weak health system: the case of HIV and infant feeding recommendations in Tanzania
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)Background: Clinical guidelines aim to improve patient outcomes by providing recommendations on appropriate healthcare for specific clinical conditions. Scientific evidence produced over time leads to change in ... -
Challenges of SAS (Safety Automation System) execution
(Master thesis, 2014-06-16)Extension of the production facilities life, focus on increased oil recovered, development of satellite reservoirs tied to the main facilities and innovation and advancement in the SAS technologies have led to an increased ... -
Challenges of teaching with challenging tasks: Teaching dilemmas arising from implementing a reform-oriented approach to primary mathematics
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)The research reported in this paper analyses teaching dilemmas experienced by four in-service teachers in the context of a reform-oriented teaching approach for primary mathematics called Developmental Education in Mathematics ... -
Challenges related to drilling further north in the Norwegian Arctic
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IPT/2015;, Master thesis, 2015-06-15)The world’s energy demands are increasing rapidly and the oil & gas industry is forced to search for new acreages for exploration and production. The Arctic is expected to contain a vast amount of the remaining undiscovered ... -
Challenges related to magnetics and navigation within directional drilling
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IPT/2016;, Master thesis, 2016-06-15)Magnetic distortion of magnetometer readings affects the accuracy and efficiency of the wellbore positioning operations, which in turn degrades the industrial viability of the magnetic measurements while drilling survey ... -
Challenges to the implementation of in situ simulation at HEMS bases: a qualitative study of facilitators’ expectations and strategies
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Introduction Facilitators play an essential role in simulation-based training on helicopter emergency medical services (HEMS) bases. There is scant literature about the barriers to the implementation of simulation training ... -
Challenges with Arctic and harsh environment exploration and production
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IPT/2014;, Master thesis, 2014-06-15)As the world energy needs rises combined with declining reserves in producing hydrocarbon field’s new areas for exploration is needed. A study performed by the U.S. Geological Survey in 2008 estimated that 22% of the ... -
Challenges with Gas Hydrate Formation
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Many multiphase flow lines are prone to hydrate formation unless prevention methods are put in place. Chemical management of hydrate formation is traditionally done with thermodynamic hydrate inhibitors but in the last 25 ... -
Challenging an old theory – Portable X-ray fluorescence(pXRF) analyses of greenstone adzes in Rogaland, southwestern Norway
(Chapter, 2022)The first large scale regional provenance analysis of greenstone and diabase adzes in western Norway was undertaken forty years ago. The study identified two social territories, which have been central in Norwegian archaeology ... -
Challenging the colorblind curriculum: addressing race, ethnicity, and diversity in Social Work education in Portugal
(Master thesis, 2023-07)Social Work education must prepare students for culturally relevant practice, which includes teaching about race and ethnic diversity. To address racism and discrimination effectively in social work practice, social workers ... -
Chambered warm moist air eyelid warming devices – a review
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-11)Background Eyelid warming is an important treatment for meibomian gland dysfunction (MGD). Specialized chambered devices, using warm moist air have been developed. Purpose To critically evaluate the literature on the ... -
Change in meeting culture over time as a consequence of Covid-19
(Master thesis, 2023)During the years 2019-2022 the Covid-19 pandemic affected and shifted the day-to-day of the world on a global scale. Nationwide lockdowns forced businesses to change their meeting culture internally and externally, to ... -
Change in meeting culture over time as a consequence of Covid-19
(Master thesis, 2023)During the years 2019-2022 the Covid-19 pandemic affected and shifted the day-to-day of the world on a global scale. Nationwide lockdowns forced businesses to change their meeting culture internally and externally, to ...