Blar i UiS Brage på dokumenttype "Doctoral thesis"
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Bridgeland Stability Conditions and the Hilbert Scheme of Skew Lines in Projective Space
(PhD thesis UiS;, Doctoral thesis, 2023-03)Bridgeland stability conditions are powerful tools for studying derived categories, with several applications to algebraic geometry. They were introduced by Bridgeland in 2002 [Bri07], who was motivated by Douglas’ work ... -
Bridging the clinical experience gap: –using simulation to improve ventilation performance during neonatal resuscitation in a high-resource setting
(PhD thesis UiS;, Doctoral thesis, 2023)Background: Up to 10% of newborn babies need help to establish regular breathing at birth. Those who do breathe, and who are not fortunate enough to receive prompt and effective help, will die. The burden of neonatal ... -
Bringing the City Back In: Three Scandinavian Capitals and Eurocities Membership: A Quest for Autonomy
(PhD thesis UiS;, Doctoral thesis, 2024)Cities are international actors. In the past 10-20 years researchers have started to speak of a ‘foreign policy’ for cities. This is in many ways a paradox as most cities are contained within a state. Foreign policy has ... -
Bruk av modelltekstar i sakprega skriving på mellomtrinnet : Ei undersøking av korleis modelltekstar set spor i elevtekstar og korleis elevar posisjonerer seg i ulike sakprega skrivesituasjonar.
(PhD thesis UiS;210, Doctoral thesis, 2013-12-17)Forskingsprosjektet «Bruk av modelltekstar i sakprega skriving» undersøkjer korleis elevar på 5. trinn brukar modelltekstar dei blir gitt i undervisninga. Målet med prosjektet er å finna ut om modelltekstar kan fungera ... -
Brukermedvirkning og samvalg i døgnbehandling av ungdom med psykisk lidelse
(PhD thesis UiS;, Doctoral thesis, 2022-04)Bakgrunn: Psykiske helseplager er beskrevet som en av de største utfordringene for folkehelsa og framtiden, og rammer i særskilt grad ungdom. Lovgivning og forskningslitteratur understreker behovet for at behandling ... -
The bystander in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: Preconditions for and consequences of providing cardiopulmonary resuscitation
(PhD thesis UiS;, Doctoral thesis, 2020-06)Background: Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) is a major cause for death in the Western world. To optimise survival after OHCA incidents, health care systems depend on bystanders, who are not a part of an organised ... -
Catalytic conversion of CO2 to methanol via CO2 hydrogenation : An investigation of metal oxide promoted catalysts
(PhD thesis UiS;574, Doctoral thesis, 2021-02)CO2 hydrogenation to methanol is a promising process for converting renewable energy into valuable fuels and chemicals, which can combat the emissions of greenhouse gases associated with the use of fossil resources. ... -
Certification for Quality in Hospitals. Exploring adoption, approaches and processes of ISO 9001 quality management system certification
(PhD thesis UiS;549, Doctoral thesis, 2020-10)Introduction: ISO 9001 quality management system certification programs are used internationally to ensure, regulate and drive quality improvement in healthcare. Certifications are often described interchangeably with ... -
Challenges for safety and security management of network companies due to increased use of ICT in the electric power supply sector
(PhD thesis UiS;264, Doctoral thesis, 2015-10-02)The generation, transmission, and distribution of energy are among the most vital prerequisites for the functioning of modern societies (Antonsen et al., 2010). Today, information and communication technology (ICT) is used ... -
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 ... -
Characterization of annulus well cement quality to estimate the leakage potential in cement well barriers
(PhD Theses;676, Doctoral thesis, 2022-11)Cement is nowadays the most used material that is placed inside of wells as a barrier element to ensure zonal isolation and avoid migration of fluids between the reservoir and surface. Sometimes the well integrity can be ... -
Characterization of protein complexes and photosynthetic performance of Arabidopsis thaliana mutant plants impaired in state transition, energy-dependent non-photochemical quenching, and cyclic electron flow
(PhD thesis UiS;, Doctoral thesis, 2023)For optimal photosynthesis, the photosystem complexes in the plant leaf adapt to their light environment. In a process termed “state transition”, light energy distributes between photosystem II (PSII) and photosystem I ... -
Children with and without Family Risk of Reading Difficulties: Emergent literacy, home literacy environment at onset of formal reading instruction, and literacy skills after two years of schooling
(PhD thesis UiS;, Doctoral thesis, 2018-06)Having a parent with reading difficulties, known as family risk, puts a child at high risk of impaired emergent literacy before the onset of reading instruction, and later reading difficulties at school. Another line of ... -
Clinical and neuroimaging prognostic markers in Alzheimer's Disease and Lewy Body Dementia: The role of muscle status and nutrition
(PhD thesis UiS;, Doctoral thesis, 2023)Alzheimer's Disease and Lewy body dementia are the two most common neurodegenerative dementias. They have a progressive course with devastating consequences for the people living with these diseases and their families, but ... -
Clinical observation of deteriorating frail older patients: Improving the competence of homecare professionals
(PhD thesis UiS;705, Doctoral thesis, 2023-08)Introduction: Homecare services are providing care to an increasing number of frail older patients with complex care needs. These patients are in a vulnerable state and have an increased risk of deterioration, and the ... -
CO2 mass transfer and interfacial studies for application of carbonated water injection: Axisymmetric pendant drop analysis for simultaneous calculation of CO2 diffusion coefficient and interfacial tension
(PhD thesis UiS;439, Doctoral thesis, 2019-02)Worldwide, enhanced oil recovery (EOR) projects have been on a gradual rise since early 2000, especially EOR by CO2 injection. Globally, at present, EOR by CO2 injection contributes approximately 67.5% of projects (83 of ... -
CO2 methanation on Ni-Fe based catalysts: Mechanistic and structured reactor study
(PhD thesis UiS;607, Doctoral thesis, 2021-10)The clean energy transition towards renewable energy sources has increased the need for large-scale and long-term energy storage systems. Power-to-Gas concept offers the solution to convert surplus electrical power into ... -
Complex risk management in explosive-contaminated areas: Explosive remnants of war
(PhD thesis UiS;, Doctoral thesis, 2023)The primary goal of this PhD thesis is to contribute to the improvement of risk assessment and management in explosive-contaminated areas. In particular, the research objectives of the thesis relate to providing new ... -
The complexity of lifestyle change, motivation, and health among participants in a Healthy Life Centre
(PhD thesis UiS;, Doctoral thesis, 2021-06)Background: Physical inactivity and unhealthy diet are lifestyle behaviours known to increase risk for non-communicable diseases and mental health problems, but many people struggle to overcome this lifestyle. Norway has ... -
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 ...