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Contact Resistance and Temperature Rise of Cable Connections in Cable Distribution Cabinets
(Conference lecture, 2020)Initiated by a number of fire accidents in the low voltage switchgear in cable distribution cabinets, investigations have been performed to identify the cause of these fires. The results indicate that the cable connection ... -
Container freight rate forecasting with improved accuracy by integrating soft facts from practitioners
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)This study presents a novel approach to forecast freight rates in container shipping by integrating soft facts in the form of measures originating from surveys among practitioners asked about their sentiment, confidence ... -
Context factors in general practitioner - patient encounters and their impact on assessing communication skills - an exploratory study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013)Background: Assessment of medical communication performance usually focuses on rating generically applicable, well-defined communication skills. However, in daily practice, communication is determined by (specific) context ... -
Continent-Wide Modelling of Potential Habitats and Connectivity for the Eurasian Lynx (Lynx lynx) in Europe
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx) once inhabited almost the whole of the European continent. After facing nearly complete extinction about a century ago, they now form a more or less connected metapopulation with eleven broad-scale ... -
Continued Use of E-learning Technology in Higher Education: A Managerial Perspective
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)This paper develops a managerial-influence perspective in the context of e-learning technology in higher education. Drawing on principal-agent theory and the information systems (IS) continuance model, a new research model ... -
Continuity of care as experienced by mental health service users - A qualitative study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Background: People who struggle with mental health problems can provide valuable insight into understanding and improving the coordination of mental health and welfare services. The aims of the study were to explore service ... -
Continuous and real-time detection of drinking-water pathogens with a low-cost fluorescent optofluidic sensor
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Growing access to tap water and consequent expansion of water distribution systems has created numerous challenges to maintaining water quality between the treatment node and final consumer. Despite all efforts to develop ... -
The continuum of simulator-based maritime training and education
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)The COVID-19 pandemic has brought unprecedented challenges to the maritime supply chain and called for accelerated adoption of digital technologies in various aspects of maritime operations, including the area of maritime ... -
Contrasting demographic histories revealed in two invasive populations of the dry rot fungus Serpula lacrymans
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Globalization and international trade have impacted organisms around the world leading to a considerable number of species establishing in new geographic areas. Many organisms have taken advantage of human-made environments, ... -
Contrasting Growth Response of Evergreen and Deciduous Arctic-Alpine Shrub Species to Climate Variability
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Broad-scale changes in arctic-alpine vegetation and their global effects have long been recognized and labeled one of the clearest examples of the terrestrial impacts of climate change. Arctic-alpine dwarf shrubs are a key ... -
Contrasting northern and southern European winter climate trends during the Last Interglacial
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)The Last Interglacial (LIG; 130–115 ka) is an important test bed for climate science as an instance of significantly warmer than preindustrial global temperatures. However, LIG climate patterns remain poorly resolved, ... -
Contrastive Feature Typologies of Arabic Consonant Reflexes
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Attempts to classify spoken Arabic dialects based on distinct reflexes of consonant phonemes are known to employ a mixture of parameters, which often conflate linguistic and non-linguistic facts. This article advances an ... -
Contribution of camera-trapping to the knowledge of Abrocoma boliviensis
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Rare and endemic rodent species, such as the critically endangered Bolivian chinchilla rat, Abrocoma boliviensis, are infrequently captured using traditional trapping methods. Therefore, to determine their presence and ... -
The contribution of transdiagnostic vulnerability factors in patients with chronic insomnia
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Introduction: Various transdiagnostic factors have been associated with insomnia severity. The current study aimed to predict insomnia severity based on a group of transdiagnostic factors including neuroticism, emotion ... -
Control as a core component of user involvement in reablement: A qualitative study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Background: Reablement, also known as restorative care, supports older adults in regaining or maintaining their independence in daily life through the optimization of functional ability. Users’ goals and healthcare ... -
Control of a Buoyancy-Based Pilot Underwater Lifting Body
(Journal article, 2010)This paper is about position control of a speci c small-scale pilot underwater lifting body where the lifting force stems from buoyancy adjusted with an air pocket in the lifting body. A mathematical model is developed to ... -
Control of temperature and energy consumption in buildings - a review.
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)Building sector is one of the largest energy consumers in the world and currently it utilizes 40% of the total energy in the European Union. At the beginning of the article, energy crisis related to the buildings is defined ... -
Control Relevant Model of Synchronous Generator Attached to Turbine and Grid
(Master thesis, 2021)A synchronous generator is one of the important units in the hydropower plant that plays a key role in the production of electricity. Much effort has been done for designing more accurate models of synchronous machines ... -
Control system for mass flow rate of solids in pneumatic conveying
(Master thesis, 2008-06-06)The aim of the thesis is to make a model of the mass flow rate of solids in the pneumatic conveying systems situated at the POSTEC/Tel-Tek research facility to be used for the testing of model predictive control of these ... -
Controller Design for a Magnetic Levitation Kit using OpenModelica’s Integration with the Julia Language
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)This paper presents a practical application of computer aided control systems design using a new OpenModelica API (OMJulia) which allows to conveniently operate on Modelica models from the Julia language. Julia is a rather ...