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Cadmium concentrations in limed and partly reacidified lakes in Telemark, Norway
(HiT skrift, Research report, 2000)Cadmium (Cd) concentrations were measured in water and sediments from eight lakes in the acid stressed area of western Telemark, Norway. The lakes were either not limed (group I, n =2), limed once in 1992 (group II, n=4) ... -
Cadmium, copper, and zinc in Eurasian beaver (Castor fiber) from Bø, Telemark, Norway
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2001)Heavy metals are elements present in all forms of life. Of those analysed for in the present study, cadmium (Cd) is toxic and non-essential while copper (Cu) and zinc (Zn) are essential elements, but toxic when certain ... -
Calcination applying H2 combustion in O2 in a CO2 rich atmosphere
(Master thesis, 2021)The cement industry is one of the leading producers of anthropogenic greenhouse gases, the most important of which is CO2. Strong mitigation measures must be introduced to reduce substantial CO2 emissions from the cement ... -
Calibration and testing methodology of mobile battery systems
(Master thesis, 2024)The growing sector of high-power mobile battery systems offers flexible solutions for power delivery to diverse industrial applications at geographical locations that can vary over time. Unlike traditional stationary battery ... -
Calibration of the photon spectrometer PHOS of the ALICE experiment
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)The procedure for the energy calibration of the high granularity electromagnetic calorimeter PHOS of the ALICE experiment is presented. The methods used to perform the relative gain calibration, to evaluate the geometrical ... -
A Call for Mandatory Input Validation and Fuzz Testing
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)The on-going digitalization of our critical infrastructures is progressing fast. There is also a growing trend of serious and disrupting cyber-attacks. The digital services are often fragile, and with many weaknesses and ... -
A Call to Action: A Systematic Review of Ethical and Regulatory issues in using Process Data in Educational Assessment
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Analysis of user-generated data (for example process data from logfiles, learning analytics, and data mining) in computer-based environments has gained much attention in the last decade and is considered a promising evolving ... -
A camera trapping method for the targeted capture of Eurasian beaver (Castor fiber) tails for individual scale pattern recognition
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Camera traps are commonly used to monitor and study wild animals in their natural habitat, with minimal disturbance. Several investigations have shown that the natural markings of animals for some species can be used for ... -
Can a midwife-led continuity model improve maternal services in a low-resource setting? A non-randomised study in Palestine
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Objectives: To improve maternal health services in rural areas, the Palestinian Ministry of Health launched a midwife-led continuity model in the West Bank in 2013. Midwives were deployed weekly from governmental hospitals ... -
Can a person-centred-care intervention improve health-related quality of life in patients with head and neck cancer? A randomized, controlled study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Background The incidence of head and neck cancer is increasing slightly. Head and neck cancer but also it’s necessary and often successful treatment may affect general domains of health-related quality of life and provoke ... -
Can aerosol optical depth unlock the future of air quality monitoring and lung cancer prevention?
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)In a groundbreaking advance for sustainable energy, a recent study unveils a transformative approach to hydrogen production, signaling a major shift in renewable energy. This study integrates one-dimensional covalent organic ... -
Can bears bear climatic change?
(Master thesis, 2023)Climate change is a topic of global importance, affecting species and ecosystems worldwide. Climatic variations and changes, like anthropogenic changes, have vast effects on plant-life, wildlife, and fungi alike. Nordic ... -
Can beaver Castor fiber be selectively harvested by sex and age during spring hunting?
(Conference report, 2000)In Norway, Sweden and Finland hunting Eurasian beaver Castor fiber Linnaeus, 1758 with firearms is presently the main harvest form and most are shot in late April and early May. As beaver cannot be sexed from external ... -
Can board leadership contribute to board dynamic managerial capabilities? An empirical exploration among Norwegian firms
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)This study explores how board leadership may influence the board dynamic managerial capabilities. We draw on the dynamic capabilities perspective to examine the effect of board chairs on the dynamic managerial capabilities ... -
Can concentrations of steroid hormones in brown bear hair reveal age class?
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Although combining genetic and endocrine data from non-invasively collected hair samples has potential to improve the conservation of threatened mammals, few studies have evaluated this opportunity. In this study, we ... -
Can digital platforms support moralized markets? An analysis of affordances that matter to moralization
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)The affordances offered by digital platforms may support the formation and maintenance of moralized markets – defined as markets that are undergirded with explicit moral principles that guide the interactions between market ... -
Can pediatric radiography be practiced appropriately in a hospital without a dedicated diagnostic imaging unit? A case study.
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Introduction Due to Norway’s population density, demographic scatter and topography, performing radiological examinations in children in the same unit as in adults is quite common despite international guidelines ... -
Can small-scale northern marine protected areas work as management tools for a mobile temperate fish species? A before-after control-impact study of coastal Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua)
(Master thesis, 2016)The recruitment and spawning stock biomass of Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) along the Skagerrak coast have been extremely low the last years and overfishing seems to be one of the main factors for this decrease. Marine ... -
Can the use of assistive technology and interactive therapeutic robots in nursing homes contribute to the spread of infectious disease?
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Background: There is an increasing use of assistive technology and interactive therapeutic robots in nursing homes. However, little is known about the possible risks for transmitting infectious diseases through the use of ... -
Candidatus neoehrlichia mikurensis i Ixodes ricinus i Norge
(Master thesis, 2016-01-18)Mikroorganismer som bakterier og virus kan overføres mellom mennesker og dyr, noen av disse kan være potensielt patogene. Candidatus Neoehrlichia mikurensis er en flåttbåren patogen bakterie som første gang ble karakterisert ...