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Arbeidsretting av norskopplæringen for voksne innvandrere og flyktninger - En kvalitativ studie av ansatte og elevers opplevelse av økt arbeidsretting sin betydning for norskopplæringen
(Master thesis, 2017)Bakgrunn/Hensikt med oppgaven: For innvandrere og flyktninger er gode norskferdigheter og kjennskap til det norske samfunnet ofte en forutsetning for arbeid og utdanning. For å få til dette på best mulig måte er det igangsatt ... -
Architecting a Low-Cost System for Acoustic Monitoring in Hydroelectric Power Stations
(Master thesis, 2022)Acoustic sensors are used to monitor components in hydropower plants. Research and development of new solutions are of interest for plant maintenance, but requires processing of data sampled with a high frequency. Performing ... -
Architectural reasoning in the conceptual phase - a case study in the oil and gas industry
(Chapter, 2019)This paper evaluates the use of architectural reasoning to explore the problem space in a system development project in the oil and gas industry. The suppliers in this industry have traditionally been tailor-making their ... -
Architecture-independent power bound for vibration energy harvesters
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013)The maximum output power of energy harvesters driven by harmonic vibrations is well known for a range of specific harvester architectures. An architecture-independent bound based on the mechanical input-power also exists ... -
Arctic charr (Salvelinus alpinus) farming in southern Norway
(Doctoral dissertations at the University of South-Eastern Norway;85, Doctoral thesis, 2021-02-03)Arctic charr (Salvelinus alpinus) is a stenothermic cold-water fish with a circumpolar distribution. The species features large variations in life history, as populations are anadromous, riverine or lake dwelling. It occurs ... -
Are Beginning Calculus and Engineering Students Adequately Prepared for Higher Education? An Assessment of Students’ Basic Mathematical Knowledge
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Are students transitioning from the secondary level to university studies in mathematics and engineering adequately prepared for education at the tertiary level? In this study, we discuss the prior mathematical knowledge ... -
Are dividends a signal of future firm performance? An empirical test of the dividend signaling hypothesis among Norwegian listed firms
(Master thesis, 2014)The goal of this paper is to examine the dividend behavior, as well as to test the dividend signaling hypothesis among Norwegian firms listed on the OSE. The signaling hypothesis predicts that changes in dividend payouts ... -
Are family firms reluctant to report impairment losses? Evidence from private firms
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Purpose: This study examines the reporting of impairment losses in family and non-family private firms. The socioemotional wealth (SEW) theory suggests that the reporting practices in family firms may differ from non-family ... -
Are patients’ preferences regarding the place of treatment heard and addressed at the point of referral: an exploratory study based on observations of GP-patient consultations
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013)Background: Today, in several north-western European countries, patients are encouraged to choose, actively, a healthcare provider. However, patients often visit the provider that is recommended by their general practitioner ... -
Are the energy pathways diverted by temperature in biological sulphide oxidation?
(Master thesis, 2017)Many wastewater streams contain sulphides. Their corrosiveness, toxicity and unpleasant odor makes necessary the application of removal techniques. In the present study the temperature effect (25-35 oC) and N/S ratio (<0.35) ... -
Are trampling effects by wild tundra reindeer understudied?
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Grazing and trampling by the wide-ranging wild tundra reindeer may have major top down landscape effects by causing vegetation changes. Grazing, as the collective effect of eating, trampling, defecation, and urination, has ... -
Are trends in Olive Ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea) nesting abundance affected by El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) variability? Sixteen years of monitoring on the Pacific coast of northern Central America
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Long-term monitoring is essential for the identification of population trends, and to understand how these trends are affected by climate variability. The El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) is the strongest global interannual ... -
Arealendringer i et utvalgt kulturlandskapsområde Hjartdal og Svartdal
(Master thesis, 2022)Hjartdal Nordbygd (med Ambjørndalen) og Svartdal i Seljord kommune er to større sammenhengende områder i Telemark, som i lang tid har utmerket seg som et helhetlig kulturlandskap av nasjonal verdi. På bakgrunn av områdets ... -
Arealer for infiltrasjon av avløpsvann på Myramoen i Bø kommune
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Arena fritidsbåt : foresight
(Rapport 267, Research report, 2010-03-01)Rapporten refererer hovedtrekkene i et prosessuelt oppbygget prosjekt hvor oppspill og innspill fra deltakerne i prosessen har brakt fram fire ulike framtidsbilder av norsk fritidsbåtbransje: New Wave, Blue Motion, Small ... -
Argos 2.0
(Bachelor thesis, 2018)Fortsettelse fra tidligere bachelorprosjekt fra 2016 og løpende sommerprosjekter, hvor ideen er å kunne se sine ytre omgivelser i et armert kjøretøy via kameraer og VR-briller. Argos 2.0 sin oppgave er å forbedre og ... -
Argos 3
(Bachelor thesis, 2019)Fortsettelse av tidligere bacheloroppgaver, Argos 2016, Argos 2.0. 2018 og sommerprosjekter siden 2015. Argos har målet å kunne øke situasjonsforståelsen til soldater i pansrede kjøretøy, ved hjelp av 360 graders utsikt ... -
Argumentasjon, bevis og utforskning i matematikkundervisning en kvalitativ studie
(Master thesis, 2022)Denne masteroppgaven er en kvalitativ studie av hvordan elever jobber utforskende med bevis og argumenterer for gyldigheten av løsninger og strategier. Utforskning og problemløsning har fått en større rolle i de nye ... -
Argumenterende skriving i norskfaget. En kvalitativ innholdsanalyse av to lærebøker for ungdomstrinnet.
(Master thesis, 2021)Denne masteroppgaven ser nærmere på hvordan temaet argumenterende skriving forekommer i to norskfaglige lærebøker og tilhørende lærerveiledninger for 9. trinn. Gjennom en teoridrevet innholdsanalyse har studien som hensikt ... -
Arkeologi og historie i et gammelt ladested: Son i tverrfaglig lys
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)The article demonstrates what can be achieved through a close, cross-disciplinary cooperation between historians and archaeologists, combining written and archaeological material in an integrated study. The point is ...