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A "clearcut" case? Brown bear selection of coarse woody debris and carpenter ants on clearcuts
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015-07-05)Forest management alters habitat characteristics, resulting in various effects among and within species. It is crucial to understand how habitat alteration through forest management (e.g. clearcutting) affects animal ... -
A 2018 update on computer glasses for use at work in Norway
(Chapter, 2018)On a more or less biannual basis, for thirteen years, The Norwegian Association of Optometry has performed consumer surveys in Norway. Typically, approximately 1300 randomly selected Norwegians, at the age of 15 years ... -
A Bayesian framework based on a Gaussian mixture model and radial-basis-function Fisher discriminant analysis (BayGmmKda V1.1) for spatial prediction of floods
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)In this study, a probabilistic model,named as BayGmmKda, is proposed for flood susceptibility assessment in a study area in central Vietnam. The new model is a Bayesian framework constructed by a combination of a Gaussian ... -
A capacitive touch screen sensor for detection of urinary tract infections in portable biomedical devices
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)Incidence of urinary tract infections (UTIs) is the second highest among all infections; thus, there is a high demand for bacteriuria detection. Escherichia coli are the main cause of UTIs, with microscopy methods and urine ... -
A case study of a mother's intertwining experiences with incest and postpartum depression
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2011)The association between childhood sexual abuse (CSA) and major depression disorder (MDD) gives reason to suspect that many mothers with postpartum depression (PPD) have a history of CSA. However, few studies have investigated ... -
A Clover shaped silicon piezoresistive microphone for miniaturized photoacoustic gas sensors
(Chapter, 2009)Here we present the design and modeling of a novel piezoresistive microphone designed for a photoacoustic gas sensor system. The microphone is fabricated using a novel process to enable DRIE etch through of membranes of ... -
A comparative analysis of factors that determine the competitiveness of short sea container traffic amongst Scandinavian and European ports
(Master thesis, 2016)This thesis assesess the specialized competitiveness of Norwegian container ports with respect to a collection of similar performing ports in other Scandinavia. The rationale for the study was primarily based on the premise ... -
A comparative study between electrical capacitance tomography and time-resolved X-ray tomography
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013)Modern day tomographs enable the research community to investigate the internal flow behaviour of a fluidized bed by non invasive methods that partially overcome the opaque nature of a dense bubbling bed. Each tomographic ... -
A comparative study on the performances of different propeller designs
(Master thesis, 2016)The designed propellers with extinguishing structures of hub and winglets show great potential in saving energy by providing the strong thrust with a rotating speed. The dynamic performances are relying on the combination ... -
A comparison between a two feedback control loop and a reinforcement learning algorithm for compliant low-cost series elastic actuators
(Chapter, 2020)Highly-compliant elastic actuators have become progressively prominent over the last years for a variety of robotic applications. With remarkable shock tolerance, elastic actuators are appropriate for robots operating in ... -
A comprehensive scaling up technique for pneumatic transport systems
(Doctoral theses at NTNU;2005:169, Doctoral thesis; Peer reviewed, 2005)The main objective of this investigation was to formulate a comprehensive scaling up technique for designing of pneumatic conveying systems by addressing the whole pipeline together with all accessories. Five different ... -
A controlled vocabulary for nursing and allied health in Norway
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2001)Nursing and allied health libraries at educational institutions in Norway have generally indexed their book collections with uncontrolled terms. With the reorganization of higher education in 1994, the majority of these ... -
A Critical Analysis of an Innovative Approach: A Case of Diversity in Norwegian Education
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)This article investigates an innovative approach that has as its aim to ensure that more students complete secondary education. The national program, called Competence for Diversity, puts emphasis on children with minority ... -
A Critical Discourse Analysis of the role of the lustration law on the process of democratization in Ukraine after the power shift in 2014
(Master thesis, 2018)The 2013 – 2014 Ukrainian revolution, which started as a non-violent demonstration for European integration, rapidly developed into a riot against corrupt government officials, human rights violations and power usurpation, ... -
A cross-sectional study of experienced coercion in adolescent mental health inpatients
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Background Involuntary care and coercive measures are frequently present in mental healthcare for adolescents. The purpose of this study was to examine to what extent adolescents perceive or experience coercion during ... -
A cross-sectional study on person-centred communication in the care of older people: the COMHOME study protocol
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)This paper presents an international cross-sectional study on person-centred communication with older people receiving healthcare (COMHOME). Person-centred care relies on effective communication, but few studies have ... -
A Decision support system (DSS) for municipal nurses encountering health deteroriation among older people
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)Background: This study is part of a larger project called ViSam and includes testing of a decision support system developed and adapted for older people on the basis of M (R) ETTS (Rapid Emergency Triage and Treatment ... -
A Demonstration of 'Broken' Visual Space
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012)It has long been assumed that there is a distorted mapping between real and ‘perceived’ space, based on demonstrations of systematic errors in judgements of slant, curvature, direction and separation. Here, we have applied ... -
A didactically motivated PLS prediction algorithm
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2001)The intention of this paper is to develop an easily understood PLS prediction algorithm, especially for the control community. The algorithm is based on an explicit latent variables model, and is otherwise a combination ...