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A conceptual model for ethical business decision-making under the influence of personal relationships
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2008)This paper proposes a conceptual model for ethical business decision-making. The purpose of this model is to explore the ethical implications of personal relationship in business exchanges. Firstly, this paper introduces ... -
Conceptualizing academic sustainability
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023-11)Recently, academia has become an arena of political conflict that results in the corrosion of academic life in general. Restrictions of academic freedom and lack of research autonomy, in addition to standardized success ... -
Conceptualizing AMR as a creeping disaster in terms of pace and space
(Chapter, 2023)Traditionally defined, disasters are understood as relatively limited in duration. Yet we also know that some disasters are of a creeping and indeed perpetual nature – their onsets do not seize to advance. One example is ... -
Conceptualizing the bending and breaking of rules in the heavy goods transport sector
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023-10)Heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) are a critical factor in road traffic safety for “Vision Zero-events”, defined as road accidents with fatalities and serious injuries. The bending and breaking of safety-related rules in the ... -
Concerns to Be Considered During Recycling Operations
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Recycling should in principle be the goal in all aspects of society. There are, however, limitations, as any recycling task may lead to pollution in the ground, water or air. In the most extreme case, recycling may lead ... -
Concrete fatigue of onshore wind turbine foundations
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IMBM/2020;, Master thesis, 2020-06-15)Climate challenges have led to greater focus on renewable energy sources and the development of wind turbines has become increasingly popular. There are both advantages and disadvantages with the use of wind turbines. The ... -
Condition based maintenance for well access systems
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IKM/2014;, Master thesis, 2014-06-13)Number of intervention operations in subsea wells has been increasing last years. During the intervention operations workover and completion risers are subjected to large environmental loads. Intervention operations are ... -
Condition based monitoring - Early-warning system for NOV Cyberbase™
(Bachelor thesis, 2022)This thesis project aimed to investigate viable parameters in a condition monitoring system, which could provide an indication for machine degradation, based on the severity of the measured vibration on key components. The ... -
Condition monitoring and condition based maintenance of static equipment at the Kårstø processing plant
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IKM/2009, Master thesis, 2009)This master thesis is looking into the feasibility of implementing Condition Monitoring (CM), Condition Based Maintenance (CBM) and principles from Integrated Operations (IO) on static equipment at the Kårstø Processing ... -
Condition monitoring for subsea processing plant
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IKM/2013;, Master thesis, 2013)Subsea implies unmanned work, harsh environmental conditions for the equipment operation and access difficulties in case maintenance or repair is necessary. Therefore operational conditions of subsea equipment should be ... -
Condition monitoring in Integrated Operation (IO)
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IKM/2009, Master thesis, 2009)Outsourcing and remote monitoring are major industrial trends that provide an ideal platform for operators to focus and improve their core activities while saving cost. These trends have led to technological ... -
Condition-based maintenance of wind turbine blades
(Master thesis, 2022)The blades of offshore wind farms (OWTs) are susceptible to a wide variety of diverse sources of damage. Internal impacts are caused primarily by structure deterioration, so even though outer consequences are the consequence ... -
Conditional data generation for an improved diagnosis in prostate cancer
(Master thesis, 2021)Prostate Cancer is the second most common cancer in men worldwide, the fourth most commonly occurring cancer overall and the sixth leading cause of cancer death among men worldwide. Early detection of prostate cancer is ... -
Conditional monitoring and operational management of a subsea production system
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IKM/2015;, Master thesis, 2015-06-15)There is an identified need for mid-level systems for monitoring a large number of subsea wells. To meet this demand Statoil is looking into developing a software program for such monitoring. As a step in this process, ... -
Conditional Solidarity - Attitudes Towards Support for Others During the 2020 COVID-19 Pandemic
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)The COVID-19 pandemic presents a unique opportunity to study how humans allocate scarce resources in times of hardship. We study public preferences regarding who should get access to government aid for the self-employed, ... -
Conditions for learning in simulation practice: training for team-based resuscitation in nursing education
(PhD thesis UiS;173, Doctoral thesis, 2012)Background: Research demonstrates that simulation-based learning in nursing practice is a promising educational method used under appropriate conditions. Research using simulation for performing resuscitation in ... -
Conducting rehabilitation groups for people suffering from chronic pain
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2010)The aim of this study was to offer guidelines for counsellors who work with rehabilitation groups of patients with chronic pain. The sample involved nine counsellors engaged in a multidisciplinary pain management programme. ... -
Conference destination selection in the corporate sector
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-NHS/2012;, Master thesis, 2012-06)The study has an overall focus on the selection of conference destinations for the corporate sector. The main research question is: What factors influence the conference destination selection and how do they relate? Under ... -
Configurations of sustainability-oriented textile partnerships
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023-01)Firms configure their sustainability-oriented partnerships differently depending on the sustainability issue, partnership types, and mechanisms (product, process, policy, and awareness raising) and target change at various ... -
Conflicting goals and mixed roles in risk regulation: a case study of the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2009-12)This paper discusses the challenge of a regulator being on a position of preventing organisational accidents in high-technology domains when causes are complex, often poorly understood and with an open or hidden expectation ...