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    • Virtual Actuator and Sensor Fault Tolerant Consensus for Homogeneous Linear Multi-Agent Systems 

      Rotondo, Damiano; Theilliol, Didier; Ponsart, Jean-Christophe (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      This paper presents a fault tolerant consensus protocol for homogeneous linear multi-agent systems using virtual actuators and virtual sensors. By means of the virtual actuators/sensors, the faulty system is reconfigured ...
    • Virtual Reality Assisted Non-Pharmacological Treatments in Chronic Pain Management: A Systematic Review and Quantitative Meta-Analysis 

      Grassini, Simone (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-03)
      Virtual reality (VR) is a developing technology that has recently attracted the attention of healthcare practitioners. Recently, VR systems have been used to treat pain symptoms. The present study aims to evaluate the VR ...
    • Virtual reality simulation training in stroke thrombectomy centers with limited patient volume—Simulator performance and patient outcome 

      Søvik, Olav; Tveiten, Arnstein; Øygarden, Halvor; Stokkeland, Pål Johan; Hetland, Hanne Brit; Schneider, Magnus Sundgot; Sandve, Knut Olav Lende; Altmann, Marianne; Hykkerud, Dan L; Ospel, Johanna; Goyal, Mayank; Ersdal, Hege Langli; Kurz, Martin; Hyldmo, Per Kristian (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Background Virtual reality simulation training may improve the technical skills of interventional radiologists when establishing endovascular thrombectomy at limited-volume stroke centers. The aim of this study was to ...
    • Virtual reality; a question of subjectivity and authenticity? 

      Trageton, Sigmund (Journal article, 2018)
      With the rise of the new medium like Virtual reality, it is important not only to understand the technology and marketing hype, but also to look closer on what differentiate this medium from others. Discussions around the ...
    • Virtual Sensors and Actuators 

      Rotondo, Damiano; Puig, Vicenç (Chapter, 2021)
      This chapter introduces the design of virtual sensors and actuators using the classical eigenvalue assignment approach, widely used for the design of controllers and observers in state-space. It presents a linear matrix ...
    • Virtual skeleton methodology for athlete posture modification in CFD simulations 

      Giljarhus, Knut Erik Teigen; Liland, Fredrik Fang; Oggiano, Luca (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      This study focuses on the aerodynamic influence of athlete posture in sports aerodynamics. To analyze a specific posture, wind tunnel measurements and computer simulations are commonly employed. For computer simulations, ...
    • Viscosity Models for Drilling Fluids: Herschel-Bulkley Parameters and Their Use 

      Saasen, Arild; Ytrehus, Jan David (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-10)
      An evaluation is presented of the practical usage of the Herschel-Bulkley viscosity model for drilling fluids. If data from automatic viscosity measurements exist, the parameters should be selected from relevant shear rate ...
    • Vision transformers for small histological datasets learned through knowledge distillation 

      Kanwal, Neel; Eftestøl, Trygve Christian; Khoraminia, Farbod; Zuiverloon, Tahlita C M; Engan, Kjersti (Chapter, 2023)
      Computational Pathology (CPATH) systems have the potential to automate diagnostic tasks. However, the artifacts on the digitized histological glass slides, known as Whole Slide Images (WSIs), may hamper the overall performance ...
    • The visual boundaries of journalism: Native advertising and the convergence of editorial and commercial content 

      Ferrer-Conill, Raul; Knudsen, Erik; Lauerer, Corinna; Barnoy, Aviv (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      This study investigates the visual objects that are used to either disclose or disguise the commercial nature of native advertising as news articles. We adopt a “material object” approach to explore the potential implications ...
    • A Visual Investigation of CO2 Convective Mixing in Water and Oil at the Pore Scale Using a Micromodel Apparatus at Reservoir Conditions 

      Amarasinghe, Widuramina Sameendranath; Farzaneh, Seyed; Fjelde, Ingebret; Sohrabi, M; Guo, Ying (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-01)
      CO2 convective mixing in water has been visualized in Hele-Shaw and PVT cell experiments but not at the pore scale. Furthermore, CO2 convective mixing in a three-phase system (i.e., CO2 in the presence of both water and ...
    • Visual investigation of CO2 dissolution and convection in heterogeneous porous media at reservoir temperature and pressure conditions 

      Amarasinghe, Widuramina Sameendranath; Fjelde, Ingebret; Flaata, Anna Maija Nørstebø (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      CO2 convective mixing in saline aquifers has been widely studied numerically and experimentally. Reservoir heterogeneity is significant for CO2 convective mixing and experimental studies are still limited. In this study, ...
    • Visual, Popular and Political: The Non-Profit Influencer and the Public Sphere 

      Salte, Luise (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      The influencer has become a common phenomenon in digital societies. The emphasis on exposure and popularity in social media is materialised through the growing prominence of these popular individuals with large audiences. ...
    • Visualization of generic utility of sequential patterns 

      Wiktorski, Tomasz; Królak, Aleksandra; Rosińska, Karolina; Strumillo, Pawel; Lin, Jerry Chun-Wei (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-05)
      Most of the literature on utility pattern mining (UPM) assumes that the particular patterns' utility in known in advance. Concurrently, in frequent pattern mining (FPM) it is assumed that all patterns take the same value. ...
    • Vocabulary Learning Strategies of Italian-Turkish Bilingual Students: Impact of Simultaneous and Sequential Acquisition 

      Karacan, Cemil Gökhan; Dikilitas, Kenan (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-11)
      Vocabulary learning strategy domain has been one of the areas of research in the language learning strategy field. Bilinguals use different language and vocabulary learning strategies than monolinguals (Hong-Nam & Leavell, ...
    • Volatile anesthetics for prehospital analgesia by paramedics—An overview 

      Trimmel, Helmut; Egger, Alexander; Doppler, Reinhard; Beywinkler, Christoph; Voelckel, Wolfgang G.; Kreutziger, Janett (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-10)
      Patienten mit Schmerzen können durch den nichtärztlichen Rettungsdienst mitunter nur inadäquat versorgt werden, da aufgrund rechtlicher Einschränkungen die Anwendung stark wirksamer Schmerzmittel (Opioide) bzw. ausbildungsbedingt ...
    • Volume and Visual Field Defects in Occipital Stroke: The NOR-OCCIP Study 

      Tharaldsen, Ane Roushan; Kurz, Kathinka Dæhli; Kurz, Martin; Midelfart, Anna; Sand, Kristin Modalsli; Dalen, Ingvild; Hoff, Jana Midelfart (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023-08)
      Introduction. The majority of patients with occipital infarcts display homonymous visual field defects (VFD), with negative implications on activities of daily living and quality of life. To overcome the disability, better ...
    • Vortex-induced vibration (VIV) effects of a drilling riser due to vessel motion 

      Joseph, Rohan Shabu; Wang, Jungao; Ong, Muk Chen; Jakobsen, Jasna Bogunovic (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)
      A marine riser undergoes oscillatory motion in water due to the vessel motions, known as global dynamic response. This to-and-fro motion of the riser will generate an equivalent flow that can cause Vortex-Induced Vibrations ...
    • Vulnerability and vulnerable groups from an intersectionality perspective 

      Kuran, Christian Henrik Alexander; Morsut, Claudia; Kruke, Bjørn Ivar; Krüger, Marco; Segnestam, Lisa; Orru, Kati; Nævestad, Tor-Olav; Airola, Merja; Keränen, Jaana; Gabel, Friedrich; Hansson, Sten; Torpan, Sten (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-11)
      In general, the identification and protection of vulnerable groups in the case of hazards or when a crisis unfolds is an issue that any crisis and disaster risk management should address, since people have different levels ...
    • Waist circumference thresholds and cardiorespiratory fitness 

      Dyrstad, Sindre Mikal; Edvardsen, Elisabeth; Hansen, Bjørge Hermann; Anderssen, Sigmund Alfred (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) ...
    • Walking and Worlding : Trails as Storylines in Video Games 

      Jørgensen, Finn Arne (Chapter, 2022)
      Video games have grown into a major industry, ranging across a variety of genres that appeal to many kinds of users. No longer a niche phenomenon, video games are part of mainstream popular culture. During the COVID lockdowns ...