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Brand extension similarity can backfire when you look for something specific
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Purpose The purpose of this paper is to show that high similarity between a parent brand and an extension category can have a detrimental effect on how a brand extension is perceived to perform on specific attributes. This ... -
Brannalarmen har gått i barnevernet! Casestudie om risikostyring innenfor brannforebygging i institusjonsbarnevernet
(Master thesis, 2023)Temaet for denne kvalitative studien har vært «Brannalarmen har gått i barnevernet» et casestudie om risikostyring innenfor brannforebygging i institusjonsbarnevernet. Bakgrunnen for studien er at det er en pågående krise, ... -
Brannkonstabler og deres møte med utfordrende hendelser: En kvalitativ studie med brannkonstablers erfaringer fra utfordrende hendelser og deres mestring av hendelsene.
(Master thesis, 2018)Bakgrunn: Det finnes lite kunnskap om hvordan brannkonstabler erfarer møter med utfordrende hendelser og hvordan de opplever fenomenet mestring i møte med utfordrende hendelser. Slik kunnskap kan bidra til at brannkonstabler, ... -
Brannvesenet og helseoppdrag.
(Master thesis, 2020)Statistikken viser at Brannvesenet løser flere helseoppdrag nå enn før og denne utviklingen bekymrer Direktoratet for samfunnssikkerhet og beredskap (DSB). DSB ser behovet for å endre opplæring og grunnkompetansen til ... -
Bransjers påvirkningskraft på bedrifters innovasjon aktiviteter
(Master thesis, 2022)På grunn av det stadig mer konkurransepregede markedet dagens samfunn opplever, må bedrifter investere store mengder ressurser i innovasjonsaktiviteter (Pring-Mill, 2019; Damanpour & Wischenvsky, 2006). Det er imidlertid ... -
Brawling in Berne : mediated transnational moral panics in the 1954 Football World Cup
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2008)This article explores the use of national and racial stereotypes in the moral panic surrounding a case of athlete violence at the 1954 football World Cup, focusing on the differences in mediation of this event across three ... -
Bred verdiskaping som strategi for bærekraftig stedsutvikling
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)This article is based on the evaluation of two national programs in Norway on values creation based on natural and cultural resources from 2006 to 2014, and it has been used by Oppland county council program on Values ... -
Brekkeparken som læringsarena
(Master thesis, 2023)Temaet for oppgaven er Brekkeparken som læringsarena, grunnen til at jeg valgte det var fordi Brekkeparken har jeg alltid tenkt tilbake på som en engasjerende og spennende arena for læring. Jeg har selv vært på besøk i ... -
The Bridge Building Model: connecting evidence-based practice, evidence-based research, public involvement and needs led research
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)This paper describes a model developed by an interdisciplinary team of research and public engagement specialists, with backgrounds in health and social care research, higher education, evidence-based practice, leadership, ... -
Bridging the Gap Between Bio-inspired Steering and Locomotion: a Braitenberg Snake Robot
(Chapter, 2018)Braitenberg vehicles are simple models of animal motion towards, or away from, a stimulus (light, sound, chemicals, etc). They have been widely used in robotics to implement target reaching and avoidance behaviors based ... -
Brief intervention, physical exercise and cognitive behavioural group therapy for patients with chronic low back pain (The CINS trial)
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Background and Objective: Cognitive‐behavioural treatments (CBT) and physical group exercise (PE) have both shown promising effects in reducing disability and increasing work participation among chronic low back pain (CLBP) ... -
Broadband Vibration-Based Energy Harvesting for Wireless Sensor Applications Using Frequency Upconversion
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Silicon-based kinetic energy converters employing variable capacitors, also known as electrostatic vibration energy harvesters, hold promise as power sources for Internet of Things devices. However, for most wireless ... -
Broadcasting revenues and sporting success in European football: Evidence from the Big Five leagues
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)This paper examines the association between broadcasting revenues and sporting success in Europe’s Big Five football leagues (England, Italy, Spain, Germany, and France), and in particular how the distribution and allocation ... -
Broadening of the field of corporate boards and legitimate capitals: An investigation into the use of gender quotas in corporate boards in Norway
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Drawing on 31 interviews, we explore the life trajectories of some of the women with most directorships in Norway after the introduction of the quota, with specific attention to their capitals. Adopting a Bourdieusian ... -
broken / unbroken. Mening, verdi og uttrykkspotensiale i møter med det ødelagte
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Brood‐stock management and early hatchery rearing of Arctic charr (Salvelinus alpinus (Linnaeus))
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Arctic charr (Salvelinus alpinus (Linnaeus)) is a stenothermic cold‐water fish, which has been cultured in Northern Europe and North America since the 1980s. The industry has remained relatively small with an annual ... -
Brown bears possess anal sacs and secretions may code for sex
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2010-09-14)Olfactory communication occurs in carnivores and many scent-mark with anal gland secretions (AGS), which contain a variety of information including sex-related cues. Currently, there is disagreement about whether bear ... -
Brown trout Personality: Boldness, Explorative and Risk taking behaviours
(Master thesis, 2016-09-19)Animal personalities are well defined as expression of individual behavioural syndromes that are stable over time and context. Personalities are interesting and equally important to study the individual differences that ... -
Bruk av arbeidstidsavtalen som et pedagogisk styrings- og utviklingsverktøy : tidsbruk og prioritering av arbeidsoppgaver i ungdomsskolen
(Master thesis, 2011)Denne oppgaven omhandler lærernes arbeidstidsordning og bruk av lokale arbeidstidsavtaler på ungdomstrinnet. Studiens resultater baserer seg på halvstrukturerte intervjuer med mellomledere, kontaktlærere og faglærere ved ... -
Bruk av biometriske mål for kjønnsbestemmelse av fjæreplytt, Calidris maritima, på høsttrekkplassen Sørkappøya, Svalbard, Norge
(Master thesis, 2013)Fjæreplytt, Calidris maritima, er den vanligst forekommende vaderen på Svalbard. Generelt vet man forholdsvis lite om arktiske vadefugler, også fjæreplytt, og denne masteroppgaven tar for seg fangst og ringmerking av ...