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The effect of training intensity, age and diet on aerobic capacity and metabolic risk factors: testing procedures and training interventions
(Doctoral dissertations at the University College of Southeast Norway;13, Doctoral thesis, 2017-04-21)BACKGROUND: Low cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) with accompanying metabolic risk factors such as overweight/obesity, reduced blood glucose control, elevated blood pressure, and dyslipidemia, is one of the most important ... -
The effects of harvest on the sociospatial and genetic structure of a solitary-living large carnivore, the brown bear Ursus arctos
(Doctoral dissertations at the University College of Southeast Norway;28, Doctoral thesis, 2017-10-20)Understanding the effects of harvest is integral for sustainable wildlife management and conservation. And yet, the focus of managers has predominantly been on the direct mortality of harvest, often ignoring the indirect ... -
The importance of snow for mountain vegetation in the Hardangervidda area (Southern Norway): plant distribution, plant phenology, plant diversity, and effects of global climate change
(Doctoral dissertations at TUC;2013:4, Doctoral thesis; Peer reviewed, 2013-06-21)Snø er en av de viktigste faktorene for fjellvegetasjon. I fjellet forårsaker den varierende topografien og dens interaksjon med klimatiske faktorer en ujevn fordeling av snøen. Fordeling av snø og snøsmeltingsmønsteret ... -
Tick-borne encephalitis virus: an emerging virus in Scandinavia
(Doctoral dissertations at the University of South-Eastern Norway;190, Doctoral thesis, 2024-05-14)Tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV) causes Tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) which is an infection of the central nervous system that can lead to encephalitis. TBE cases are increasing in Scandinavia over the last few decades ...