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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 Comparison Between Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Corridors & Placements To Understand Their Effects on Traffic Safety & Efficiency
(Master thesis, 2022)With the increasing interest and utilization of unmanned aircraft, also known as drones, current predictions and simulations of the future airspace have found that the existing approach toward drone operation is not ... -
A Compliance Function Maturity Model
(Master thesis, 2021)In the Norwegian financial market, the MiFID II directive requires firms to implement a series of systems and controls aimed at securing a robust governance framework. This includes policies and procedures to ensure ... -
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 Constructionist Approach Towards Culture Ways of Analytically studying and Understanding Culture as a Process of Meaning-Making Practices
(Master thesis, 2023)Culture is said to be one of the most perplexing concepts in human and social sciences to understand and define. In more traditional conceptualizations, culture is held as a complex whole depicting the totality of a ... -
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 deep learning approach for classification weight and calorie estimation of fish from fish images
(Master thesis, 2024)The world is developing rapidly. In this developing world where we are not facing problems like lack of food, but we are facing many problems due to the availability of abundant food. A person is eating more than the amount ... -
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 ... -
A Different Ithaca: Portrayed, Perceived, Protected? Representations and Identities of Unaccompanied Children as Constructed by Humanitarian Organisations in Greece
(Master thesis, 2024)Following the economic crisis in 2011 and since 2015, Europe, specifically Greece, has faced a significant ‘refugee crisis.’ This situation has not only altered the socio-political landscape, but also has reshaped the roles ... -
A discourse on the balance of culture and LGBTQ rights in Ghana
(Master thesis, 2024)On 24th February 2021, a newly established LGBTQ community centre in Accra, the capital city of Ghana was raided and shut down by the Ghana police. This amassed a huge concern from the general public, various media platforms, ... -
‘‘A fine balance’’ - how child welfare workers manage organizational changes within the Norwegian Welfare State
(Journal article, 2015-03-25)In 2004, the Child Welfare Reform (CWR) was introduced in Norway. One of the most important goals of the reform was to strengthen State level authority in public child welfare and establish equal child welfare services ... -
A four-dimensional time-space trend model to be applied in the reconstruction of former sea levels and ice-front recession
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 1997)The model is represented by a four-dimensional trend function giving the elevation of the sea level (Z) above the present one as a function of locality co-ordinates (x and y) and time co-ordinate (t). The function and an ... -
A gross assessment of the suitability of selected Scottish riparian habitats for beaver
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2000)In November 1998 we were shown a selection of riparian habitats in Scotland and asked to assess their suitability for beaver based on our experience in working with beaver elsewhere. Though many examples of good beaver ... -
A human-induced landscape of fear influences foraging behavior of brown bears
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Animals adapt their foraging behavior to variations in food availability and predation risk. In Sweden, brown bears (Ursus arctos) depend on a nearly continuous intake of berries, especially bilberries (Vaccinium myrtillus) ...