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Use of simulator training to mitigate risks in arctic shipping operations
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Over the recent years, ship traffic in the polar areas has increased. There is reason to believe that this traffic, and especially the cruise traffic, will increase further as the ice retracts towards the poles. There is ... -
Use of statistical methods and imperfection databank to determine the buckling strength for imperfect cylinders
(Master thesis, 2022)Buckling for thin metal shells are not an easy failure mode to design structures for. The large variety of geometries, material properties, and uncertainties has med standards and best practice for designing thin metal ... -
Use of submarines as field development facilities
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IKM/2016;, Master thesis, 2016-06)Today, it becomes clearer that the era of easy to extract oil is almost gone. Thus, the oil and gas industry starts to face the development of complex deposits located in deep and ultra-deep waters or in the Arctic region, ... -
Use of successive pressure build-up test data from well A-1 H in the Snadd field to obtain dynamic reservoir information
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IPT/2015;, Master thesis, 2015-07)Well A-1 H in the Snadd field was put on test production at the beginning of 2013. Since then, a series of pressure build-up tests has been conducted. These aimed to allow the evaluation of the quality of the Lysing prospect ... -
Use of Suctioning during Newborn Resuscitation and Its Effects on Heart Rate in a Low-Resource Setting, Tanzania
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023-09)Suctioning of newborns immediately after birth, as part of delivery room resuscitation, is only recommended if the airway is obstructed. The aim of this study was to describe the use of suctioning during newborn resuscitation ... -
Use of Technology to Promote Health and Wellbeing of People Who Are Homeless: A Systematic Review
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-06)Background: People who are homeless experience poorer health outcomes and challenges accessing healthcare contribute to the experienced health inequality. There has been an expansion in using technology to promote health ... -
Use of the Hospital Survey of Patient Safety Culture in Norwegian hospitals: A systematic review
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-06)This review aims to provide an overview of empirical studies using the HSOPSC in Norway and to develop recommendations for further research on patient safety culture. Oria, an online catalogue of scientific databases, was ... -
Use of the Quemada Model for Modelling Viscous Behaviour of Drilling Fluids.
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IEP/2020;, Master thesis, 2020-07-15)Drilling fluids are essential for drilling operations and serve many important functions. To maintain control of the wellbore, while ensuring sufficient cutting transportation, good understanding of the rheological properties ... -
Use of ultrasonic and acoustic sensors for characterization of liquid-particle flow and evaluation of hole cleaning efficiency
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IPT/2014;, Master thesis, 2014-06-16)The transportation of solids by suspension can cause severe damage to pipelines and infrastructures if not handled correctly. An adequate system for monitoring multiphase flow can be used to get early indications of erosion ... -
The Use of Visual Representation in English Foreign Language Textbooks Produced in Norway
(Masteroppgave/UIS-HF-IKS/2020;, Master thesis, 2020-05)This thesis is an investigation into the use of images in a selection of English as a Foreign Language (EFL) textbooks used in upper secondary school in Norway. The aim of the study was to explore the role and function of ... -
The use of “tentative language" in female and male speech in an American television-series
(Studentoppgave/UIS-HF-IKS/2022;, Bachelor thesis, 2022)SAMMENDRAG Denne oppgaven har utforsket bruken av et såkalt "forsiktig språk" blant kvinner og menn. Den har også gitt en forskning innen bruken og funksjonen av noen språklige trekk i en amerikansk tv- serie. Oppgaven ... -
Use risk-based method to develop a foundation for quantitatively assessing the contribution of maintenance activities in offshore petroleum oil and gas industry
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IKM/2009, Master thesis, 2009)As the world market becomes more benefit-oriented, increasingly companies and organizations are becoming aware of the maintenance’s contribution to value generation, as well as its contribution to risk reduction. Maintenance ... -
User involvement in adolescents’ mental healthcare: a systematic review
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-06)More than one out of ten adolescents suffer from mental illness at any given time. Still, there is limited knowledge about their involvement in mental healthcare. Adolescents have the right to be involved in decisions ... -
User involvement in adolescents’ mental healthcare: protocol for a systematic review.
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017-12)Introduction User involvement has become a growing importance in healthcare. The United Nations state that adolescents have a right to be heard, and user involvement in healthcare is a legal right in many countries. Some ... -
User participation and shared decision-making in adolescent mental healthcare: a qualitative study of healthcare professionals' perspectives
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-01)Background Most mental health problems occur in adolescence. There is increasing recognition of user participation and shared decision-making in adolescents’ mental healthcare. However, research in this field of clinical ... -
User-Controlled Personal Assistance for Children— Does the Independent Living Ideology Translate to the Lived Life of Children and Youth with Disabilities?
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023-10)In Norway, user-controlled personal assistance (UPA) is a right for children under the age of 18. Based on the independent living (IL) ideology, the intention of UPA is to provide the person with user control, independence ... -
Usikkerhet i kommunal klimatilpasning
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-IMKS/2012;, Master thesis, 2012)Studiens hensikt var å undersøke hvordan ulike kommuner håndterer risikoen som følger framskrevne klimaendringer. Metoden for studien var dokumentanalyse og intervju med informanter fra seks kommuner i Hordaland og Telemark, ... -
Usikkerhet i kostnader, knyttet opp mot store byggeprosjekter
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IØRP/2013;, Master thesis, 2013)Usikkerhet, kostnader og prosjektledelse er noen nøkkelord i dagens industri. Et interessant tema innen byggevirksomheten er overskridelser, hva disse skyldes, hvorfor disse oppstår og hva som kunne utbedres for å unngå ... -
Usikkerhet knyttet til pålitelighetsvurderinger i instrumenterte sikkerhetssystemer
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IØRP/2010;, Master thesis, 2010)Sikkerhetsinstrumenterte systemer (SIS) er uavhengige systemer som blant annet er installert for å redusere risikoen knyttet til personell, miljø og verdier i mange industrier og bransjer, inkludert landbasert- og ... -
Usikkerhet knyttet til predikering av nødvendig rømningstid ved brann
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IØRP/2014;, Master thesis, 2014-06-16)Evakueringsmodellering brukes ofte som et hjelpemiddel i funksjonsbaserte analyser for å predikere evakueringstid, dvs. hvor lang tid det tar for alle personene å evakuere en bygning. Modellene reflekterer variasjoner i ...