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Can a midwife-led continuity model improve maternal services in a low-resource setting? A non-randomised study in Palestine
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Objectives: To improve maternal health services in rural areas, the Palestinian Ministry of Health launched a midwife-led continuity model in the West Bank in 2013. Midwives were deployed weekly from governmental hospitals ... -
Can a person-centred-care intervention improve health-related quality of life in patients with head and neck cancer? A randomized, controlled study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Background The incidence of head and neck cancer is increasing slightly. Head and neck cancer but also it’s necessary and often successful treatment may affect general domains of health-related quality of life and provoke ... -
Can aerosol optical depth unlock the future of air quality monitoring and lung cancer prevention?
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)In a groundbreaking advance for sustainable energy, a recent study unveils a transformative approach to hydrogen production, signaling a major shift in renewable energy. This study integrates one-dimensional covalent organic ... -
Can bears bear climatic change?
(Master thesis, 2023)Climate change is a topic of global importance, affecting species and ecosystems worldwide. Climatic variations and changes, like anthropogenic changes, have vast effects on plant-life, wildlife, and fungi alike. Nordic ... -
Can beaver Castor fiber be selectively harvested by sex and age during spring hunting?
(Conference report, 2000)In Norway, Sweden and Finland hunting Eurasian beaver Castor fiber Linnaeus, 1758 with firearms is presently the main harvest form and most are shot in late April and early May. As beaver cannot be sexed from external ... -
Can board leadership contribute to board dynamic managerial capabilities? An empirical exploration among Norwegian firms
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)This study explores how board leadership may influence the board dynamic managerial capabilities. We draw on the dynamic capabilities perspective to examine the effect of board chairs on the dynamic managerial capabilities ... -
Can concentrations of steroid hormones in brown bear hair reveal age class?
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Although combining genetic and endocrine data from non-invasively collected hair samples has potential to improve the conservation of threatened mammals, few studies have evaluated this opportunity. In this study, we ... -
Can pediatric radiography be practiced appropriately in a hospital without a dedicated diagnostic imaging unit? A case study.
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Introduction Due to Norway’s population density, demographic scatter and topography, performing radiological examinations in children in the same unit as in adults is quite common despite international guidelines ... -
Can small-scale northern marine protected areas work as management tools for a mobile temperate fish species? A before-after control-impact study of coastal Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua)
(Master thesis, 2016)The recruitment and spawning stock biomass of Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) along the Skagerrak coast have been extremely low the last years and overfishing seems to be one of the main factors for this decrease. Marine ... -
Can the use of assistive technology and interactive therapeutic robots in nursing homes contribute to the spread of infectious disease?
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Background: There is an increasing use of assistive technology and interactive therapeutic robots in nursing homes. However, little is known about the possible risks for transmitting infectious diseases through the use of ... -
Candidatus neoehrlichia mikurensis i Ixodes ricinus i Norge
(Master thesis, 2016-01-18)Mikroorganismer som bakterier og virus kan overføres mellom mennesker og dyr, noen av disse kan være potensielt patogene. Candidatus Neoehrlichia mikurensis er en flåttbåren patogen bakterie som første gang ble karakterisert ... -
Candidatus Neoehrlichia mikurensis in Ixodes trianguliceps. Implications for the infectious cycle
(Master thesis, 2018)Ticks and its pathogen constitute a growing burden for animal and human health in the world. Ticks are blood-feeding parasites, which make them capable of transmitting various pathogens to their hosts that can cause ... -
Cane toads beneath bird rookeries: utilization of a natural disturbance by an invasive species
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Many invasive species exploit anthropogenically disturbed habitats, but most of those taxa evolved long before humans. Presumably, then, an ability to use natural (non-anthropogenic) disturbances pre-adapted invaders to a ... -
Canines as biodetectors for conservational work: can they discriminate Rock ptarmigan from Willow ptarmigan?
(Master thesis, 2018)The main goals for conservation biology is to document the full range of biological diversity and human impact, along with developing plans, approaches and measures to prevent extinction of species. Alpine and arctic bird ... -
Canis lupus familiaris (hund) : oversikt over genetiske studier : genotyping og evaluering i forhold til adferd
(Master thesis, 2009)Denne mastergradsoppgaven tar for seg genetiske studier gjort på hund innen kreft, hjertelidelser og pelsfarge. I tillegg er 139 hunder fra rasene Samojedhund, Leonberger, Rottweiler, Flatcoated Retriever, Welsh Corgi ... -
Caoine Spaces for vocalising grief. The de-ritualisation and re-ritualisation of keening in contemporary Ireland
(Master thesis, 2014)In this master’s thesis I investigate the trajectory over time of the cultural practice of keening (the Irish funeral cry) – an improvised, sung oral poetry combined with choruses of wailing cries, performed at wakes and ... -
Capabilities of anaerobic granular sludge bed process for the treatment of particle-rich substrates
(Doctoral dissertations at the University of South-Eastern Norway;56, Doctoral thesis, 2020-01-17)High-rate anaerobic reactors have qualities that make them more attractive for anaerobic digestion of organic substrates compared to traditional reactors such as Continuous Stirred Tank Reactor (CSTR). These qualities ... -
Capacitance variation induced by microfluidic two-phase flow across insulated interdigital electrodes in lab-on-chip devices
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)Microfluidic two-phase flow detection has attracted plenty of interest in various areas of biology, medicine and chemistry. This work presents a capacitive sensor using insulated interdigital electrodes (IDEs) to detect ... -
Capacitive micromachined ultrasonic transducers
(Master thesis, 2007)Ultrasound technology is a powerful tool in medical diagnosis. While piezoelectric ultrasonic transducers are dominant on the marked at present, capacitive transducers cMUT- are being explored as a complementary technology. ... -
Capital and the nexus between the extreme-right and crime
(Master thesis, 2023)En litteraturstudie om de sosiale, kulturelle og økonomiske mekanismene bak koblingen mellom høyreekstremisme og kriminalitet En undersøkelse av potensielle faktorer og subkulturer som potensielt kan bidra til overlap ...