Faculty of Social Sciences: Recent submissions
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Olfactory cues of naturally occurring systemic inflammation: A pilot study of seasonal allergy
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Introduction: In an attempt to avoid contact with infectious individuals, humans likely respond to generalised rather than specific markers of disease. Humans may thus perceive a non-infectious individual as socially less ... -
How Can Experimental Endotoxemia Contribute to Our Understanding of Pain? A Narrative Review
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)The immune system and the central nervous system exchange information continuously. This communication is a prerequisite for adaptive responses to physiological and psychological stressors. While the implicate relationship ... -
Going the Extra Mile, Now or After a While: The Impact of Employee Proactivity in Retail Service Encounters on Customers’ Shopping Responses
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Employee proactivity has been discussed as a key predictor of firm success and organizational performance. However, previous proactivity research has rarely focused on customers, and the few available proactivity studies ... -
Cross-sectoral metrics as accountability tools for twin transitioning energy systems
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)As energy systems become ever more closely intertwined in order to enable electrification and real-time coordination across sectors, tracking the nature of change to ensure accountability during complex implementation ... -
Carbon Capture and Storage: the solution to climate change or to the fossil fuels’ survival? Critically framing EU ́s discourses around CCS.
(Master thesis, 2023)In response to global demands for the phase-out of fossil fuels to address the climate crisis, the fossil fuel industry and the apparatus constructed around it have endorsed various strategies. From outright denial, these ... -
Experiences of counselors participating in an innovative project to develop a training program for specialized foster parents of youth (13–18 years)
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Background: Children placed in foster care represent a vulnerable and distressed group that requires a high level of care. However, good training programs designed to address specific problems presented in specialized ... -
Managing transitions - integration of higher educational institutions in sustainability education in Norway
(Master thesis, 2023)Context. This thesis audits the development of sustainability competencies in higher educational institutions (HEIs) within sustainability education. It examines how HEIs effectively cultivate competencies aligned with ... -
Holdninger til likestilling og vold mot kvinner
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Partnervold er et globalt problem med store helsemessige, sosiale og økonomiske kostnader. Kvinner er særlig utsatt. Gjennom analyser av en spørreundersøkelse (N=1029) om holdninger til likestilling og holdninger til vold ... -
HEALTH AND ECOLOGICAL IMPLICATIONS OF CARBON EMISSIONS FROM FOSSIL FUEL VEHICLES: A CASE STUDY OF ACCRA-GHANA
(Master thesis, 2023)Air quality management is currently a topic of interest in Ghana, as there are specific targets to be met regarding air pollutant levels in the coming years. To achieve these targets, local authorities need to develop ... -
“No one saw us, and no one did anything” – young women with a history in out-of-home care narrate management of (in)visibility and intersecting identities
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Dominating narratives about young women in out-of-home care typically depict them as ‘troublemakers’, ‘victims’ or ‘damaged’. Such narratives undermine the importance of understanding how these young women manage difficult ... -
Archives
(Chapter, 2023)International organizations (IOs) have left behind an abundance of documents and other archival material. Combined with state and personal collections, these offer a rich basis for IO studies. Researchers can use archives ... -
The Effect of Public–Private Partnerships on Innovation in Infrastructure Delivery
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Public–private partnerships (PPPs) have been promoted as achieving value for money in government projects through innovation. Private investment, contract bundling, and transferring risk to the private sector are regarded ... -
Kulturell Hegemoni og sivil urettferdighet: En Dialektikk om Global og Urfolks perspektiver på kampen for rettferdighet innen neo-kolonial expansjon og kapitalistik utnytting i Fosen og utenlands
(Master thesis, 2023)ABSTRACT: This paper examines the implications of the wind energy expansion in the Fosen region on Indigenous communities, specifically the Sampi region, and the resulting human rights violations. Despite the acknowledgment ... -
Factors associated with blue-collar workers' participation in Worksite Health Promotion Programs: A scoping literature review
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)A growing number of employers implement worksite health promotion programs (WHPPs). In particular, blue-collar workers may benefit from these WHPPs. However, they are less likely than other workers to participate and little ... -
The impact of COVID-19 on the mental health and well-being of ambulance care professionals: A rapid review
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)The COVID-19 pandemic has a significant impact on the health and well-being of all healthcare professionals. However, for ambulance care professionals it is unknown on which health outcomes the impact of COVID-19 is measured, ... -
Improving the quality of the fracture liaison service through the implementation of a structured health record
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Objective According to the best practice framework for secondary fracture prevention, all patients aged ≥50 years with a fracture should be assessed for osteoporosis within the fracture liaison service (FLS). The framework ... -
Sammenhenger mellom intern mobbing og mental utmattelse innen hotell- og serveringsbransjen
(Bachelor thesis, 2023)Bakgrunn: Hotell og serveringsbransjen topper statistikker over mobbing, mistrivsel, lavtil-fredshet og gjennomtrekk i bransjen. For ansatte i bransjen som melder om slike forhold kan det være grunnlag for redusert mental ... -
Barriers to the development of carbon farming technologies in Europe: The case of Liquid Natural Clay (LNC)
(Master thesis, 2023)Human-related activities are impacting the Earth at a large scale, and the global mean surface temperature increased by 1.1oC above pre-industrial levels between 2011 and 2020. The increase in greenhouse gas emissions ... -
Hvilke holdninger har ansatte til digitale verktøy i restaurant- og hotellbransjen?
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A System Perspective on Implementation and Usage of the Da Vinci Technology at a Large Norwegian Regional Hospital
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)The aim of this research paper is to identify advantages and barriers to implementation and usage of robotic-assisted surgery (RAS), specifically the Da Vinci robot, at a larger regional hospital in Norway and from a ...