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Irregular migrants’ structural vulnerability and survival strategies - a case study in Bergen area
(Masteroppgave/UIS-HF-IGIS/2012;, Master thesis, 2012)This study is about irregular migrants’ experiences and how they deal with exclusionary practices they face as they attempt to access the Norwegian health care system as well as the labor and housing markets. The thesis ... -
Is a faster pace of letter instruction associated with other teaching practices?
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)The past few years have seen a shift towards a faster pace of letter instruction in Norwegian firstgrade classrooms. Introducing the letters faster has the potential to alter teaching practices more generally, not only by ... -
Is capture-based aquaculture viable? The case of Atlantic cod in Norway
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Capture-based aquaculture (CBA) is an important branch of the aquaculture industry that differs from closed cycle farming in that the stocking material consists of captured wild fish or other aquatic organisms. By skipping ... -
Is consciousness a nonspatial phenomenon?.
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2011-06)Colin McGinn has argued that consciousness is a nonspatial phenomenon. McGinn’s arguments for the nonspatiality of consciousness are presented and then criticized. It is concluded that consciousness may be as spatial ... -
Is empathy a personality trait affecting motivation and work quality of subordinates facing abusive leadership?
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-NHS/2017;, Master thesis, 2017-06)This thesis will try to assert and explain the current management situation in restaurants in France. It will further guide restaurant leaders to understand the implication of a good human management to improve employees’ ... -
Is it love? A study of young people’s personal impressions and experiences of relationships in residential care in a Norwegian treatment collective.
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)The main objective of this study was to gain insight into young people’s experiences with positive emotional relationships with staff in residential care. Because positive relationships have been shown to be of great ... -
Is it love? A study of young people’s personal impressions and experiences of relationships in residential care in a Norwegian treatment collective.
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018)The main objective of this study was to gain insight into young people’s experiences with positive emotional relationships with staff in residential care. Because positive relationships have been shown to be of great ... -
Is it meaningful to distinguish between Facebook addiction and social networking sites addiction? Psychometric analysis of Facebook addiction and social networking sites addiction scales
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-01)Studies conducted on Social Networking Sites (SNSs) addiction have to a large extent focused on Facebook as a prototypical example of SNS. Nonetheless, the evolution of SNSs has spawn conceptual and methodological controversies ... -
Is Norway an information society?
(Conference object, 2010)Information Society can be loosely defined as a society integrated by complex communication networks that rapidly develop and exchange information. Information society is becoming an earthly phenomenon and the goal of every ... -
Is resilience a favourable concept in terrorism research? The multifaceted discourses of resilience in the academic literature
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)The concept of resilience is frequently found in academic documents describing the favoured solution for how to address the threat of terrorism. Despite this, few attempts have been made to critically examine what resilience ... -
Is Resilience a Good Concept in Terrorism Research? A Conceptual Adequacy Analysis of Terrorism Resilience
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-03)Resilience has been suggested as a unifying concept in terrorism research. This article investigates the conceptual adequacy of resilience applied to terrorism. The framework for criteria for conceptual adequacy was applied ... -
Is simulation-based team training performed by personnel in accordance with the INACSL Standards of Best Practice: SimulationSM?—a qualitative interview study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-09)Background Anesthesia personnel was among the first to implement simulation and team training including non-technical skills (NTS) in the field of healthcare. Within anesthesia practice, NTS are critically important in ... -
Is the energy crisis accelerating the transition to renewable energies?
(Master thesis, 2023)The thesis aims to form a compelling argument for the significant impact of the energy crisis on the financing and implementation of renewable energy sources. By exploring various policies and reports, the thesis seeks to ... -
Is the environment in kindergarten associated with the vegetables served and eaten? The BRA Study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-02)Aim: The aim of the present study was to explore the associations between the economic, political, sociocultural and physical environments in kindergartens, along with the frequency and variety of vegetables served, and ... -
Is the full electrification of oil and gas offshore fields with renewable energy feasible in order to eliminate all gas turbines from Norwegian Continental Shelf?
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-IMS/2020;, Master thesis, 2020-08-31)In 2014, 16% of Norway’s GDP came from oil and gas industry and 57% of export were oil and gas related products. (Hass, et al., 2017) At the same time, 27.6% of nationwide greenhouse gas emission in 2018 came from oil and ... -
Is the presence of foraminal stenosis associated with outcome in lumbar spinal stenosis patients treated with posterior microsurgical decompression
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023-07)Background We aim to investigate associations between preoperative radiological findings of lumbar foraminal stenosis with clinical outcomes after posterior microsurgical decompression in patients with predominantly central ... -
Is the relapse concept in studies of substance use disorders a ‘one size fits all’ concept? A systematic review of relapse operationalisations
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Issues Relapse is a theoretical construct and empirical object of inquiry. It is unclear how relapse is operationalised with regard to the various phases in substance use disorders (SUD). The aim was to investigate relapse ... -
Is the Sell-Off of Oil and Gas Companies in the Government Pension Fund Global an Effective Way of Reducing Norway’s Exposure to Oil Price?
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IØRP/2018;, Master thesis, 2018-06-14)This thesis examines the decision to pull the Norwegian Government Pension Fund Global out of oil and gas companies. The risk and returns of a portfolio with and without oil and gas companies has been studied together with ... -
Is There a Bubble in the Norwegian Housing Market?
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-HH/2016;, Master thesis, 2016-05-12)Vi ønsket å studere relevante teorier og undersøkelser for å svare på vår problemstilling om det er en boligboble i markedet, samt ta for oss forhold som er med på å påvirke prisene. Ser man på historiske bobler i boligmarkedet ... -
Is There a Trojan Horse to Aggressive Pancreatic Cancer Biology? A Review of the Trypsin-PAR2 Axis to Proliferation, Early Invasion, and Metastasis
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-02)Purpose: Pancreatic cancer is one of the most lethal of solid tumors and is associated with aggressive cancer biology. The purpose is to review the role of trypsin and effect on molecular and cellular processes potentially ...