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When the struggle against dejection becomes a part of everyday life: a qualitative study of coping strategies in older abused people
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014-07-08)Background: Abuse of older people is a serious issue and is associated with an increased risk of morbidity and mortality, and professionals will encounter elderly victims of abuse in all areas of the health care system. ... -
When three traits make a line: evolution of phenotypic plasticity and genetic assimilation through linear reaction norms in stochastic environments
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)Genetic assimilation emerges from selection on phenotypic plasticity. Yet, commonly used quantitative genetics models of linear reaction norms con- sidering intercept and slope as traits do not mimic the full process of ... -
Where impact got going
(Conference object; Peer reviewed, 2015-09-18)This paper discusses the impact package manager. The primary goal of this project is to support the development of a healthy eco-system around Modelica. For many other languages, the existence of an easy to use package ... -
Which difficulties do GPs experience in consultations with patients with unexplained symptoms: a qualitative study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Background Many general practitioners (GPs) struggle with the communication with patients with medically unexplained symptoms (MUS). This study aims to identify GPs’ difficulties in communication during MUS consultati ... -
Which is better, electrostatic or piezoelectric energy harvesting systems?
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)This paper answers the often asked, and until now inadequately answered, question of which MEMS compatible transducer type achieves the best power density in an energy harvesting system. This question is usually poorly ... -
Which Tools in Multimedia are best for Learning Outcomes? A Study Grounded in Cognitive Load Structures
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)The main objective of this study is to investigate the importance of three compositions in multimedia for learning outcomes (LOs) in relation to individual differences in short-term memory (STM) capacity. The study is based ... -
Whistleblowing in Norwegian Municipalities—Can Offers of Reward Influence Employees’ Willingness and Motivation to Report Wrongdoings?
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)This organizational study aims to explore whistleblowing in Norwegian Municipalities. The purpose is to explore whether employees perceive that their workplace has a well-functioning reporting system, to investigate what ... -
Who am I? How Newly Arrived Immigrant Students Construct Themselves Through Multimodal Texts
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)This article presents a study of how teenage immigrant students, newly arrived in Norway, constructed themselves discursively through a number of identity texts. Drawing on theories from New Literacy Studies, Critical ... -
Whose Vision 2020? The World Bank’s development and educational discourse in Rwanda
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)n this paper, I argue that the World Bank’s development strategy in Rwanda is unsuitable for long-term sustainability. By applying content analysis I consider the strategic goals as outlined in the World Bank’s Rwanda – ... -
Why are you talking like that, sir? Il-Limbi, phonology and class in contemporary Egypt
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)This article investigates the phonological patternings in the speech of il-Limbi, an immensely popular character in Egyptian comedy; and it stands therefore at a crossroads between cultural studies and linguistics. Il-Limbi ... -
Why Do Those With Long-Term Substance Use Disorders Stop Abusing Substances: A Qualitative Study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Although a significant proportion of adults recover from substance use disorders (SUDs), little is known about how they reach this turning point or why they stop using. The purpose of the study was to explore the factors ... -
Why don't all high-trust Networks achieve strong network benefits? A case-based Exploration of Cooperation in Norwegian SME networks
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)This paper explores the interactions between three focal constructs: network trust, network cooperation and network benefits. While positive interactions between these constructs are generally recognised, a deeper understanding ... -
Why Education for Sustainable Development Needs Early Childhood Education: The Case of Norway
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013-07-11)With this article, the author intends to outline a legitimising basis for implementing education for sustainable development (ESD) in early childhood education, in juridical, pedagogical and political terms. Starting from ... -
Why is educational change so difficult and how can we make it more effective?
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)One main issue in educational research and policy is educational change. Educational authorities, scholars and teachers working with educational change should ask themselves why educational change is necessary, reflect on ... -
Why our brains love arts and crafts implications of creative practices on psychophysical well-being
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)This article aims to integrate knowledge from the field of cognitive neuroscience and the arts by focusing on the implications that flow experience and the mirror neuron system integral to making processes have for our ... -
Why Right-Leaning Populism has Grown in the Most Advanced Liberal Democracies of Europe
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Immigration and new class divisions, combined with a growing anti‐elitism and political correctness, are often used as explanations for the strong gains for right‐leaning populist parties in national elections across Europe ... -
Wikis as digital learning resources in nursing education
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)This article examined how first year undergraduate nursing students experienced the use of wikis as pedagogical learning resources in a social science module. The purpose of the study was to investigate how wikis contributed ... -
Wild and Farmed Arctic Charr as a Tourism Product in an Era of Climate Change
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)The topic investigated is the social-ecological system of Arctic charr (Salvelinus alpinus) fishing and aquaculture as a tourism product in an era of climate change. Arctic charr is a resilient salmonid species that was ... -
A wild animal inside my house: An analysis of the children´s picture book Sven the Otter and the Magic Rock by Espen Villseth and Anita Sletten
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Svenn, a wild otter, has become an Instagram celebrity with over 140,000 followers around the world. Svenn has his own YouTube channel and Facebook page. Moreover, in December 2020, NRK, an influential Norwegian TV channel, ... -
Wildfire Probability Mapping: Bivariate vs. Multivariate Statistics
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Wildfires are one of the most common natural hazards worldwide. Here, we compared the capability of bivariate and multivariate models for the prediction of spatially explicit wildfire probability across a fire-prone landscape ...