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Wet Drilled Cuttings Bed Rheology
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)The cuttings transport efficiency of various drilling fluids has been studied in several approaches. This is an important aspect, since hole cleaning is often a bottleneck in well construction. The studies so far have ... -
Wet-granular rheology to measure cuttings-bed strength
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Drilled cuttings-bed formation is a natural process during wellbore drilling operations, although it is not desired. To optimally remove the drilled cuttings out of the wellbore it is important to break the formed beds. ... -
Wettability alteration in carbonates : the effect of water-soluble acids in crude oil and application of enzyme for wettability alteration
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IPT/2010;, Master thesis, 2010)The objective of the project is defined in two phases. The first phase is to study the effect of oil composition and carboxylic acids in the crude oil on the wetting condition and wettability alteration process using ... -
Wettability alteration in carbonates: the effect of water-soluble carboxylic acids in crude oil
(Journal article; Peer reviewed; Doctoral thesis, 2010)Acidic components in crude oil influence the wetting condition through their effect on electrostatic interactions with the mineral surfaces. In this paper, we have extracted water-soluble acids from a crude oil with a high ... -
Wettability in chalk, effect of initial water saturation on the adsorption of polar oil components
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IPT/2016;, Master thesis, 2016-06)Experimental study of wettability alteration was aimed at three laboratory designated chalk material, collected from the same reservoir block, at different initial water saturations (0%, 10%, and 40%). Crude oil sample ... -
Wettability in chalk, effect of temperature on the adsorption of the acidic components in crude oil
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IØRP/2013;, Master thesis, 2013)The initial wetting of carbonate reservoirs will affect the overall oil recovery and the potential of EOR methods linked to wettability alteration by the generation of positive capillary pressure. Polar acids in oil also ... -
Whales and whale meat dining opportunities in destination image perception.
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-NHS/2019;, Master thesis, 2019-06-11)The current study aimed to have an overlook of people’s online expressions of their attitudes and perceptions towards whaling in Norway and of their views on whale meat as a traditional culinary experience, and whether ... -
What affects the success of woke advertising?
(Masteroppgave/UIS-HH/2020;, Master thesis, 2020-08)Purpose – Woke advertising is a young concept with limited research regarding the subject. As woke advertising is becoming increasingly popular in the marketing field and has shown to be able to either greatly benefit or ... -
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 ... -
What are the career implications of "seeing eye to eye"? Examining the role of leader-member exchange (LMX) agreement on employability and career outcomes
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Are there career benefits to leaders and followers agreeing about the quality of their leader–member exchange (LMX) relationship? Is LMX disagreement always detrimental for a follower's career? Can the examination of LMX ... -
What are the characteristics of effective leaders?
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-NHS/2018;, Master thesis, 2018-06)This study proposes the characteristics of an effective leader in the perception of students in Norway. The thesis is a partial replication of the research article by Offermann, Kennedy, and Wirtz (1994), explored with a ... -
What are the consequences of outsourcing on organizational performance in municipal care services?
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-IMKS/2015;, Master thesis, 2015-06-15)Public sector in Norway experiences a rapid growth, which partly is explained by increased demand for public goods and services as a result of a higher level of welfare. Especially healthcare sector will experience such a ... -
What are the costs of currency hedging for Norwegian high yield funds, and what is the optimal hedge strategy to limit these costs?
(Master thesis, 2021)As Norwegian high yield funds invest in foreign denominated assets, a risk associated with the exchange rate fluctuations occur and adds to the underlying risk of the asset. A common approach to this added risk is to utilize ... -
What are the effects of changing the test interval of land based safety critical valves in hydrocarbon transport systems
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IØRP/2008, Master thesis, 2008)In this master thesis, the effects of changing the test interval of the land based safety critical valves have been highlighted. Compliance with the regulations given by the PSAN (Petroleum Safety Authority Norway) ... -
What are the expected impacts on stakeholders in the Norwegian commercial real estate asset and capital market following the EU Taxonomy?
(Bachelor thesis, 2023)By studying the impact of current and future environmental requirements set forth by the European Union and concretized by means of the EU Taxonomy, this report has found important milestones in 2027, 2030 and 2050 where ... -
What are the expected impacts on stakeholders in the Norwegian commercial real estate asset and capital market following the EU Taxonomy?
(Bachelor thesis, 2023)By studying the impact of current and future environmental requirements set forth by the European Union and concretized by means of the EU Taxonomy, this report has found important milestones in 2027, 2030 and 2050 where ... -
What are the expected impacts on stakeholders in the Norwegian commercial real estate asset and capital market following the EU Taxonomy?
(Bachelor thesis, 2023)By studying the impact of current and future environmental requirements set forth by the European Union and concretized by means of the EU Taxonomy, this report has found important milestones in 2027, 2030 and 2050 where ... -
What are the factors that affect the investors’ decision in startups’ evaluation process in term of three sustainable pillars: economic, environmental and social?
(Masteroppgave/UIS-HH/2019;, Master thesis, 2019-06)The contemporary investment nowadays is showing more and more favours to new business model which focuses on the direction of sustainability by maximizing the balance value among social, environmental and financial dimensions. ... -
What are the key barriers for increased automation in the seafood industry?
(Masteroppgave/UIS-HH/2018;, Master thesis, 2018-02)Abstract This thesis aims to examine and explain the key barriers to increased use of automation in the Norwegian seafood industry. Increased use of automation is empowering technologies in the seafood industry where ...