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‘Cake is not an attack on democracy’: Moving beyond carceral Pride and building queer coalitions in post–22/7 Norway
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)The pieing of a far-right politician at the 2016 Oslo Pride parade was met with condemnation from the media and within Norway’s LGBT movement. The pie-thrower, a member of the European queer-anarchist band Cistem Failure, ... -
Calculation methods of strengthening of existing structures
(Master thesis, 2024)This thesis is a theoretical evaluation on whether the sequence of installation can be neglected when determining the capacity of structural systems, as postulated by the elasto-plastic lower bound theorem. The thesis ... -
Calculation of forces acting on a rotary steerable liner drilling system
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IPT/2009;, Master thesis, 2009)Torque and drag calculations performed on a new liner drilling design indicate that a very high grade drillpipe, up to S-135, is required in order to satisfy the requirements which both axial and torsional loading place ... -
The calm before the storm? The making of a lithium frontier in transitioning Portugal
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)A nation undergoing accelerating energy transitions with ambitious climate targets discovers lithium. In recent years, Portugal has made headlines inter alia for running on renewable electricity for over a month, setting ... -
Can a Nudge Perform a Miracle? A quasi-experimental field study on employees’ stated and revealed preferences towards plastic recycling at Haukeland university hospital
(Masteroppgave/UIS-HH/2019;, Master thesis, 2019-06-15)Plastic pollution has become a major global problem and recycling is one step to take to solve the issue. A lot of research on nudge theory have focused on consumers, but very few have investigated the effect of nudges on ... -
Can AIS data be used to predict fish processing at Grieg Seafood Stjernelaks?
(Master thesis, 2023)This study investigates the potential of using Automatic Identification System (AIS) data to predict fish processing at Grieg Seafood Stjernelaks. The re- search involved creating and analyzing two processed datasets: ... -
Can Automated Smart-Homes increase Energy Efficiency and Grid Flexibility? - A Case Study of Stavanger, Norway investigating barriers and justice implications -
(Master thesis, 2021)Artificial intelligence (AI) advocates deem it essential for the energy transition. Such a complex and penetrative set of technologies that impact everyday lives must be implemented cautiously. This thesis examines barriers ... -
Can cancer cells inform us about the tumor microenvironment?
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Characteristics of the tumor microenvironment (TME) such as the leaky intratumoral vascular network and the density and composition of the desmoplastic extracellular matrix (ECM) contain essential information that determine ... -
Can children's instructional gameplay activity be used as a predictive indicator of reading skills?
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)For children who may face reading difficulties, early intervention is a societal priority. However, early intervention requires early detection. While much research has approached the issue of identification through measuring ... -
Can Community Resettlement be Considered a Resilient Move? Insights from a Slow-Onset Disaster in the Colombian Andes
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-06)The degree to which communities can best withstand various forms of external stress, as well as what constitutes community resilience has been a matter of debate in discussions of development, resilience building, ... -
Can Google Trends predict gold returns and its implied volatility?
(Masteroppgave/UIS-HH/2019;, Master thesis, 2019-06)We investigate the impact of investor attention and economic uncertainty on gold price changes and their volatility. We use Google searches for “gold” as a measure of investor attention, considering searches originated in ... -
Can gut microbial community changes in Atlantic cod be used as biomarker of water pollution?
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IKBM/2019;, Master thesis, 2019-06-15)The gut microbiome of juvenile Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) was studied to evaluate changes related to the exposure of dispersed crude oil and find potential biomarker of exposures. Fish was exposed to dispersed crude oil ... -
Can hindrance stressors change the nature of perceived employability? An empirical study in the hotel industry
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)This empirical study aims to design and test a research model that investigates the effect of job insecurity as a moderator of the relationships between perceived employability and employee well-being (work engagement). ... -
Can large-scale cultural events lead to cultural scepticism? Tracing unintended consequences of Stavanger2008 European Capital of Culture
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2010)Large scale cultural events often have idealistic aims of affecting participants and spectators in a positive manner, by widening public’s cultural understandings and horizons. The ‘Open Port’ motto chosen for the ... -
Can methane pyrolysis based hydrogen production lead to the decarbonisation of iron and steel industry ?
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Decarbonisation of the iron and steel industry would require the use of innovative low-carbon production technologies. Use of 100% hydrogen in a shaft furnace (SF) to reduce iron ore has the potential to reduce emissions ... -
Can mutual fund managers beat the market?
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-HH/2011;, Master thesis, 2011)The purpose of this thesis is to analyze and understand whether fund managers have superior abilities when it comes to investing and managing capital in the stock market. The analysis is conducted on the basis of 55 Norwegian ... -
Can policy and financial risk predict stock markets?
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Since higher risk should be rewarded with higher expected returns, more risky time periods are expected to predict rising stock markets. This paper focuses on implied volatility as a measure of financial risk and economic ... -
Can Safety Leadership Be an Antidote in the COVID-19 Fear of Job Insecurity and the Work Engagement Relationship in the Norwegian Service Industry? A Moderated-Mediation Model
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)While there is evidence of job-related antecedents of work engagement, there is little information in the relevant literature on cross-domain effects. The purpose of this empirical study is to examine this under-researched ... -
Can school nurses improve the school environment in Norwegian primary schools? A protocol for a randomized controlled trial
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-06)This protocol describes a randomized controlled trial where additional school nurse resources are assigned to work systemically with schools to improve the school environment and reduce bullying among and absence of 5th–7th ... -
Can simulation based training for health care emergency response teams improve mortality rates, reduce number of adverse events and risk of errors? A systematic literature review.
(Masteroppgave/UIS-HV/2020;, Master thesis, 2020-06-02)Background: The objective of this master thesis was to examine the following research question: Can simulation-based training for health care emergency response teams reduce mortality rates, number of adverse events and ...