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Waist circumference thresholds and cardiorespiratory fitness
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017-04)Purpose This study's purpose was to examine whether established risk categories of waist circumference (WC)—normal, high risk, and very high health risk—reflected significant differences in cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) ... -
Welfare and migration: Transitions into and out of welfare benefits receipt among Polish migrant workers in Norway
(Masteroppgave/UIS-HF-IGIS/2013;, Master thesis, 2013)Aiming at filling the void of knowledge on the micro foundations of immigrants’ interactions with the host country’s welfare, this dissertation discusses the dynamic model of work-welfare transitions. It explains how ... -
What are skills? Some fundamental reflections
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2011)When the concept of ‘skill’ is used in reading and writing research or more generally in linguis-tic research, it is rarely made the subject of detailed and precise definitions or reflections. The present article is a ... -
Without a Word: Bonding with Northern Nature in Lene Ask’s "Du"
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Lene Ask’s wordless picturebook Du (2016) renders the story of a day in the life of a little girl who has recently moved with her mother and baby sibling into a wooden house in the middle of a birch forest. The forest is ... -
"YOU-ARE-ME": A case study on social theatre’s potential to create space for intercultural dialogue in the context of Bologna, Italy
(Masteroppgave/UIS-HF-IGIS/2019;, Master thesis, 2019-06-30)In a time characterized by globalized migration patterns and consequential cultural diversity, intercultural conflicts, prejudice and xenophobia are potential threats to peaceful co- existence. However, research on the ...