• Meningsskapende karriereveiledning: Karriereveilederes forståelser og erfaringer med Life-design veiledning i norsk kontekst 

      Dalene, Kirsten Marie (Doctoral dissertations at the University of South-Eastern Norway;119, Doctoral thesis, 2022)
      Vi lever i en tid preget av endring og uforutsigbarhet i arbeidslivet, og menneskers behov og karriererelaterte utfordringer forandres deretter. De siste årene har behovet for en «motdiskurs» innenfor karriereveiledningsfeltet ...
    • Mercury in freshwater biota in southeastern Norway, with special emphasis on potential antagonistic effects of selenium on mercury bioaccumulation 

      Økelsrud, Asle (Doctoral dissertations at the University College of Southeast Norway;23, Doctoral thesis, 2017-10-06)
      Mercury (Hg), and in particular methylated Hg (methyl-Hg, MeHg), because of its high potential for bioaccumulation and biomagnification in aquatic food webs, generate health risks to both aquatic top predators and humans ...
    • Mercury pollution in fish and invertebrates in natural and wildfire impacted lakes in Norway 

      Moreno Vicente, Clara Enedina (Doctoral dissertations at TUC;2014:8, Doctoral thesis; Peer reviewed, 2014-11-14)
      Mercury (Hg) contamination in fish has become a global issue and remains a major problem of concern in the Nordic countries, with atmospheric long-range transport of Hg being the main source to aquatic ecosystems. Most Hg ...
    • Methane production from lignocellulosic residues 

      Ghimire, Nirmal (Doctoral dissertations at the University of South-Eastern Norway;93, Doctoral thesis, 2021-05-25)
      Aims: Biochar production by intermediate pyrolysis of renewable lignocellulosic biomass to replace traditional carbon material as a reducing agent and energy source in the metallurgical industries produces carbon rich waste ...
    • Micro and Nano Technologies for Unmanned Nano Air Vehicles (NAVs) 

      Petricca, Luca (Doctoral theses at Buskerud and Vestfold University College;2, Doctoral thesis, 2014)
      Nano Air Vehicles (NAVs) consist of remotely controlled miniaturized flying objects with maximum dimensions smaller than 15 cm and less than 20 g in weight. The small size of such systems allows them to penetrate and ...
    • The microbiology and geochemistry of a landfill-contaminated aquifer 

      Abiriga, Daniel (Doctoral dissertations at the University of South-Eastern Norway;107, Doctoral thesis, 2021-10-20)
      Thousands of aquifers worldwide have been polluted by landfill leachates and many more remain threatened. However, the ecology of these perturbed aquifers remained understudied. The current study incorporates aspects of ...
    • Miniaturization of Circuit Packaging of an Accelerometer Heart Monitoring Device 

      Nguyen, Thai Anh Tuan (Doctoral dissertations at the University College of Southeast Norway;7, Doctoral thesis, 2016)
      Continuous monitoring heart activity based on implantable accelerometer devices have been demonstrated as efficient method that could provide higher sensitivity and specificity than the conventional electrocardiography ...
    • Mobile radiography services in nursing homes - utilisation, costs and organisation 

      Kjelle, Elin (Doctoral dissertations at the University of South-Eastern Norway;32, Doctoral thesis, 2019)
      Background: Due to demographic changes in the western world, with an ageing population and fewer resources for health services, there is a need for a new way of organising and delivering health services to the population. ...
    • Modeling and design of piezoelectrically actuated MEMS tunable lenses 

      Abdelmeguid, Mahmoud Ahmed Farghaly (Doctoral dissertations at the University of South-Eastern Norway;76, Doctoral thesis, 2020)
      Autofocus is a crucial feature in cameras, especially when photographing objects at different distances and having them in sharp focus without any quality loss in the captured image. Over the last decade, several research ...
    • Modeling for Automatic Control and Estimation of Influx and Loss During Drilling Operations 

      Berg, Christian (Doctoral dissertations at the University of South-Eastern Norway;61, Doctoral thesis, 2020-03-20)
      In the modern energy driven world, oil and gas will be important resources, at least in the foreseeable future. Wells with challenging pressure windows are more com-monly drilled, and in recent years the drop in oil prices ...
    • Modeling, Control and Optimization of a Hydropower Plant 

      Zhou, Wenjing (Doctoral dissertations at the University College of Southeast Norway;33, Doctoral thesis, 2017-12-19)
      Hydropower is a crucial power resource for everyday life in Norway, and a traditional industry that could be improved along with new updated technologies. The PhD work focuses on exploring new solutions, in aspect of ...
    • Modelling and simulations of bubbling fluidized bed and entrained flow biomass gasification reactors 

      Timsina, Ramesh (Doctoral dissertations at the University of South-Eastern Norway;118, Doctoral thesis, 2022-02-24)
      The world needs sustainable energy solutions to replace fossil fuels. Climate change is the defining challenge of our time. New reports from the International Energy Agency (IEA, 2021)1 have developed a roadmap for max ...
    • Modelling of ash melts in gasification of biomass 

      Furuvik, Nora Cecilie Ivarsdatter Skau (Doctoral dissertations at the University of South-Eastern Norway;120, Doctoral thesis, 2022-03-04)
      The need for advanced biofuels produced from sustainable sources is stressed, both on national and international level due to a global agreement to limit the Earth’s global warming. The major goals in the Norwegian agreement ...
    • Modelling of gas explosions 

      Vågsæther, Knut (Doctoral theses at NTNU;2010:221, Doctoral thesis; Peer reviewed, 2010-12-03)
      The content of this thesis is a study of gas explosions in complex geometries and presentation and validation of a method for simulating flame acceleration and deflagration to detonation transition. The thesis includes a ...
    • Modelling Tool for Hydropower Systems, with Analysis and Design 

      Pandey, Madhusudhan (Doctoral dissertations at the University of South-Eastern Norway;173, Doctoral thesis, 2023-10-19)
      The increased use of renewable energy sources is due to an increasing global energy need, and to counter the effects of fossil fuels on the environment. Common renewable energy sources such as solar energy and wind energy ...
    • Models and Estimators for Flow of Topside Drilling Fluid 

      Jinasena, Asanthi (Doctoral dissertations at the University of South-Eastern Norway;44, Doctoral thesis, 2019-10-08)
      The reduction of risk and non-productive time in oil drilling is a key research interest in the oil and gas industry. The early detection of kick and loss is a crucial part in safe well control operations, thus, it plays ...
    • Multilingualism in mainstream language education in Norway: Perceptions and operationalizations 

      Myklevold, Gro-Anita (Doctoral dissertations at the University of South-Eastern Norway;146, Doctoral thesis, 2022-12-09)
      The present PhD-study has examined perceptions and operationalizations of multilingualism in mainstream language classrooms in Norway. It has investigated how students and teachers at the upper secondary schoollevel, and ...
    • Multivariable process control in high temperature and high pressure environment using non-intrusive multi sensor data fusion 

      Nygaard, Olav Gerhard Haukenes (Doctoral theses at NTNU;2006:38, Doctoral thesis; Peer reviewed, 2006)
      The main objective of this thesis is to use available knowledge about a process and combine this with measurement data from the same process to extract more information about the process. The combination of knowledge and ...
    • Multivariate image regression (MIR) for quantitative predictions : prototype software implementation and selected industrial-technological pilot studies 

      Lied, Thorbjørn Tønnesen (Doctoral theses at NTNU;2000:99, Doctoral thesis; Peer reviewed, 2000)
      In large and important sectors of modern production, there is an increased demand for on-line or at-line information. Both consumers and governmental regulations require that producers can document the quality of their ...
    • Natural and human-induced impacts on the genetic structure of Eurasian reindeer 

      Kvie, Kjersti (Doctoral dissertations at the University College of Southeast Norway;11, Doctoral thesis, 2017-03-17)
      Geografisk variasjon hos arter og populasjoner er basert på genetisk variasjon, som videre er grunnleggende for naturstyrt evolusjon. Genetisk variasjon og struktur er styrt av faktorer som mutasjoner, seleksjon og genetisk ...