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E Navigation. GNSS, Resilient PNT and the perception of seafarers
(Master thesis, 2016)The focus of this research is to explore the concept of e-navigation and the testbeds projects associated with it from the perspective of safety of navigation with a more specific focus on the GNSS systems currently used ... -
E-health literacy and associated factors among chronic patients in a low-income country: a cross-sectional survey
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Background: Chronic patients persistently seek for health information on the internet for medication information seeking, nutrition, disease management, information regarding disease preventive actions and so on. Consumers ... -
Early literacy in Norwegian and Swedish preschool teacher education
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015)Since the turn of the century, politicians in the Scandinavian countries have placed great emphasis on early childhood education and care. They have been especially concerned with lifelong learning in the field of language ... -
Early Validation of Stakeholder Needs by Applying Co‐creation Sessions
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)This paper investigates the application of co-creation sessions as a method in the early phases of development projects. The target is to do an early validation of stakeholder needs prior to project start. Co-creation ... -
Early Validation of User Needs in Concept Development: A Case Study in an Innovation-Oriented Consultancy
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)An innovation consultancy applies human-centered methods to explore user needs in the early phase of concept development. This paper compares methods applied by the consultancy with theory from the body of knowledge within ... -
Eating patterns and mental health problems in early adolescence - a cross-sectional study of 12-13-year-old Norwegian schoolchildren
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013-10)OBJECTIVE: To investigate the association between eating patterns and mental health problems in young Norwegian adolescents (12–13 years of age). DESIGN: Cross-sectional study. Dietary information was reported by parents ... -
Eating patterns and overweight in 9- to 10-year-old children in Telemark County, Norway: a cross-sectional study
(Journal article, 2010-08-18)Background/Objectives: Increasing prevalence of overweight in children is a growing health problem. The aim of this study was to describe the eating patterns of 9- to 10-year-old schoolchildren, and to investigate the ... -
Echinococcus multilocularis Detection in Live Eurasian Beavers (Castor fiber) Using a Combination of Laparoscopy and Abdominal Ultrasound under Field Conditions
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015-07-15)Echinococcus multilocularis is an important pathogenic zoonotic parasite of health concern, though absent in the United Kingdom. Eurasian beavers (Castor fiber) may act as a rare intermediate host, and so unscreened wild ... -
Ecological design as a result of innovative mindset: design strategies, potentialities and solutions
(Master thesis, 2016-02-16)The present project contains two components: theoretical and practical. The central theme of this paper is design and it is mainly oriented toward the analysis of sustainable strategies within ecological design. It includes ... -
Ecological impact of beavers Castor fiber and Castor canadensis and their ability to modify ecosystems
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2005)The genus Castor comprises two species: the Eurasian beaver Castor fiber, and the North American beaver Castor canadensis. Both species suffered from overexploitation, but have seen a revival since the 1920s due to increased ... -
Ecological implications from spatial patterns in human-caused brown bear mortality
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)Humans are important agents of wildlife mortality, and understanding such mortality is paramount for effective population management and conservation. However, the spatial mechanisms behind wildlife mortality are often ... -
Ecology of Alpine Lichen Heaths: Relationships Between Vegetation, Soil Temperature, and Edaphic Factors in Southern Norway
(Doctoral dissertations at the University of South-Eastern Norway;29, Doctoral thesis, 2019-03-01)Alpine lichen heaths are found on nutrient-poor and deep soils in the mountain plateaus in southern Norway. These are generally characterized by terricolous or so-called “mat-forming” lichens dominated by those in the ... -
Economic Model Predictive Control for optimal struvite recovery
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Resource recovery from municipal wastewater has been a prime focus for a decade. Although several recovery processes already exist in the market today, the high cost of material, inherent disturbance in the influent quality, ... -
EDA-trianglets påvirkning på norske bilforhandlere : Hvordan bør den tradisjonelle bilforhandler respondere på disruptive innovasjoner?
(Master thesis, 2017)Lite har skjedd i bilbransjen siden Henry Fords dager. Selv om produktet «bil» samt produksjonsmtodene har gjennomgått en løpende utvikling har bransjestrukturen har vært sort sett den samme. Men status quo vil ikke vare ... -
Editorial: networks, dynamics, and innovation in the Tourism industry
(Others, 2018)In recent years, networks and networking between tourism actors have been of increasing scholarly interest (Baggio, Scott, & Cooper, 2010 Baggio, R., Scott, N., & Cooper, C. (2010). Network science: A review focused on ... -
Editorial: Special issue on embodied making and learning
(Others, 2020)This special issue on embodied making and learning is dedicated to aspects of embodied cognition that goes on in the field of art, craft and design. The contributors to this issue were invited from the Embodied Making and ... -
Editorial: Sports and Active Living During the Covid-19 Pandemic
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)In early January 2020 some concerning news reached the world regarding a newly detected coronavirus (soon classified as Covid-19) in Wuhan, China, which led to serious illness and great risk of death (Taylor, 2021). The ... -
Edmonton Symptom Assesment System – effektivt verktøy på en korttidsinstitusjon?
(Master thesis, 2020)Hensikten med denne studien var å finne ut om systematisk bruk av ESAS-r kartleggingsskjema ved en korttidsinstitusjon kan føre til økt registrering av pasientenes symptomer. Med pasientenes symptomer menes smerter, angst, ... -
Educating for ecclesia – educating for the nation. Theological perspectives in Nils Egede Hertzberg’s (1827–1911) understanding of schools
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)This article sheds light upon the Norwegian theologian, educator, and politician Nils Egede Hertzberg’s (1827–1911) understanding of school, and traces the theological background of this understanding. Hertzberg played an ... -
Educating future technical leaders
(Journal article, 2007)