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S-N curve for riveted details in corrosive environment and its application to a bridge

Adasooriya, Mudiyan Nirosha Damayanthi; Hemmingsen, Tor; Pavlou, Dimitrios (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-01)

A formula for stress‐life curve is proposed to predict the fatigue life of riveted bridges located in corrosive environments. The corrosive environment‐dependent parameters of the S‐N curve are determined based on the ...

Safe clinical practice for patients hospitalised in a suicidal crisis: a study protocol for a qualitative case study

Berg, Siv Hilde; Rørtveit, Kristine; Walby, Fredrik A; Aase, Karina (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017-01)

Introduction: Suicide prevention in psychiatric care is arguably complex and incompletely understood as a patient safety issue. A resilient healthcare approach provides perspectives through which to understand this complexity ...

Safe clinical practice for patients hospitalised in mental health wards during a suicidal crisis: qualitative study of patient experiences

Berg, Siv Hilde; Rørtveit, Kristine; Walby, Fredrik A; Aase, Karina (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-10)

Aim: The aim of this study was to explore suicidal patients' experiences of safe clinical practice during hospitalisation in mental health wards. The study was guided by the following research question: How do suicidal ...

Safe clinical practice for patients hospitalised in mental healthcare during a suicidal crisis

Berg, Siv Hilde (PhD thesis UiS;542, Doctoral thesis, 2020-10)

Preventing suicides is a major issue for patient safety in mental health wards. Safety is assumed to be achieved for suicidal inpatients in clinical practice when procedures are well implemented, without any gaps between ...

Safe work practices in interdisciplinary surgical teamwork : model development and validation

Høyland, Sindre (PhD thesis UiS;200, Doctoral thesis, 2013-06-27)

This thesis identifies needs in health research literature on quality and safety to explore the nature of teamwork and develop models that can be applied to, and integrate findings from, such explorations. This triggers ...

Safeguarding the patient in municipal healthcare- a hermeneutic focus group study of Nordic nursing leadership

Solbakken, Rita; Bondas, Terese Elisabet; Kasén, Anne (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-05)

Aim This study illuminates the meaning and purpose of clinical presence in nursing leadership in municipal home care from the first‐line nurse manager's own perspective. Background Being a first‐line nurse manager in ...

Safer Births - Using Deep Neural Networks on Fetal Heart Rate Signals

Berntsen, Stian (Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IDE/2019;, Master thesis, 2019-06)

Infant death is a big issue, especially in Africa and parts of Asia where between 24 and 30 [21] in every thousand do not survive the ﬁrst month. In Europe this number is only 5.9 in every thousand. Reading fetal heart ...

“Safer Births Bundle of Care” Implementation and Perinatal Impact at 30 Hospitals in Tanzania—Halfway Evaluation

Ersdal, Hege Langli; Mdoe, Paschal Francis; Mduma, Estomih; Moshiro, Robert Deogratias; Guga, Godfrey; Kvaløy, Jan Terje; Bundala, Felix; Marwa, Boniphace; Kamala, Benjamin (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023-01)

Safer Births Bundle of Care (SBBC) consists of innovative clinical and training tools for improved labour care and newborn resuscitation, integrated with new strategies for continuous quality improvement. After implementation, ...

SaferBirths bundle of care protocol: a stepped-wedge cluster implementation project in 30 public health-facilities in five regions, Tanzania

Kamala, Benjamin A.; Ersdal, Hege L.; Mduma, Estomih; Moshiro, Robert; Girnary, Sakina; Østrem, Ole Terje; Linde, Jørgen; Dalen, Ingvild; Søyland, Elsa; Bishanga, Dunstan R.; Bundala, Felix Ambrose; Makuwani, Ahmad M.; Richard, Boniphace Marwa; Muzzazzi, Pius David; Kamala, Ivony; Mdoe, Paschal F. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)

Background The burden of stillbirth, neonatal and maternal deaths are unacceptably high in low- and middle-income countries, especially around the time of birth. There are scarce resources and/or support implementation ...

Safety and Emergency Response Associated with Cold Climate Marine Operations

Solberg, Knut Espen (PhD thesis UiS;, Doctoral thesis, 2020)

This dissertation is developed by GMC Maritime and the University of Stavanger and is part of the industrial PhD program at the Norwegian Research Council. The aim of the work is to identify the governing mechanisms ...

Safety and reliability improvement of valves and actuators in the offshore oil and gas industry

Sotoodeh, Karan; Gudmestad, Ove Tobias (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)

Valve failure is a major risk and a costly phenomenon in the offshore sector of the oil and gas industry. It results in severe negative consequences, such as a loss of assets, a loss of production due to plant shutdowns, ...

Safety and reliability improvements of valves and actuators for the offshore oil and gas industry through optimized design

Sotoodeh, Karan (PhD thesis UiS;573, Doctoral thesis, 2021-02)

Valves are essential components of piping systems in the oil and gas industry, especially offshore, where they are used for stopping or starting the fluid, flow regulation, and back flow prevention, as well as safety ...

Safety and Vulnerability in Arctic Oil and Gas Exploitation in Norway: How do various stakeholders interpret risks and readiness?

Chuefor, Collins Mbeka (Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-IMS/2019;, Master thesis, 2019-07)

Norway’s petroleum history is comparatively short, notwithstanding it has suddenly stamped its authority as a petroleum nation using its energy geopolitical influence to make its voice heard in Europe and beyond. Few ...

Safety climate and safety culture in health care and the petroleum industry : psychometric quality, longitudinal change, and structural models

Olsen, Espen (PhD thesis UiS, Doctoral thesis, 2009-09-28)

This thesis presents four empirical studies of safety climate and one study of a safety culture programme. Four aims were defined to guide the conducted work: 1) assess safety climate in health care and petroleum and ...

Safety culture and safety management within the Norwegian-controlled shipping industry ; State of art, interrelationships, and influencing factors

Oltedal, Helle Asgjerd (PhD thesis UiS;137, Doctoral thesis, 2011-10-21)

This research focuses attention on safety challenges within the Norwegian shipping industry. A status picture of the shipboard safety culture and the interrelationships with safety management and organizational factors ...