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Raanes, Sara Susanne (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, Oct-2011)[+][-]
Abstract: Målet er å analysere nytten av den kunstige sfinkterprotesen ved kirurgisk behandling av urininkontinens. Den kunstige sfinkterprotesen ble introdusert på 70-tallet og har blitt annerkjent som det mest effektive og oftest brukte kirurgiske alternativet for behandling av alvorlig inkontinens. Oppgaven inkluderer totalt 31 pasienter som fikk installert urininkontinensprotese ved Universitetssykehuset i Nord-Norge i perioden 1977 til 2010. Median oppfølgingstid er 91(3-305) måneder. Pasientjournalen til samtlige er gjennomgått for komplikasjoner, total overlevelse av protesen og nytte for pasient. Et anonymisert evalueringsskjema ble utsendt til pasientene for å vurdere deres tilfredshet med protesen. 17 av 31 pasienter har hatt behov for revisjon på grunn av komplikasjoner. Total overlevelse av protesen hos disse pasientene er median 24 måneder. Prosentvis nytte av protesen for 31 pasienter er median 75% av total oppfølgingstid. Det ble registrert stor subjektiv bedring og høy grad av total fornøydhet hos de pasienter som returnerte evalueringsskjemaet. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10037/3994 File(s) in this item: 1
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Rabindranath, Ananda; Daase, Malin; Falk-Petersen, Stig; Wold, Anette; Wallace, M.I.; Berge, Jørgen; Brierley, A. S. (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2011)[+][-]
Abstract: The diel vertical migration (DVM) of Calanus (Calanus finmarchicus, Calanus glacialis and Calanus hyperboreus) and Metridia longa was investigated in August 2008 at six locations to the north and northwest of Svalbard (Rijpfjorden, Ice, Marginal Ice Zone, Shelf break, Shelf and Kongsfjorden). Despite midnight sun conditions, a diel light cycle was clearly observed at all stations. We collected data on zooplankton vertical distribution using a Multi Plankton Sampler (200-μm mesh size) and an EK60 echosounder system (38, 120 and 200 kHz). These were supplemented by environmental data collected using a standard conductivity, temperature and depth (CTD) profiler. The sea ice had recently opened in Rijpfjorden, Ice and Shelf stations, and these stations exhibited phytoplankton bloom conditions with pronounced fluorescence maxima at approximately 30 m. In contrast, Kongsfjorden was more representative of autumn conditions, with the Arctic bloom having culminated 2–3 months prior to sampling. All three Calanus species were found shallower than 50 m on average at Rijpfjorden and the Ice station, while C. glacialis and C. hyperboreus were found deeper than 200 m on average at Kongsfjorden. Shallow water DVM behaviour (<50 m) was observed at Rijpfjorden and the Shelf station, especially among the C. finmarchicus CI-CIII population, which was particularly abundant at the Shelf (>5,000 individuals/m3). A bimodal depth distribution was observed among C. finmarchicus at the Shelf break station, with CI-CIII copepodites dominating at depths shallower than 100 m and CIV-adult stages dominating at depths exceeding 600 m. Statistical analyses revealed significant differences between the day and night 200-kHz data, particularly at specified depth strata (25–50 m) where backscatter intensity was higher during the day, especially in Rijpfjorden and at the Ice station. We conclude that DVM signals exist in the Arctic during late summer/autumn, when a need to feed and an abundant food source exists, and these signals are primarily due to mesozooplankton. Description: This article is part of Anette Wold's doctoral thesis, which is available in Munin at http://hdl.handle.net/10037/4152 URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10037/4036 File(s) in this item: 1
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Rachel, Jakhelln; Leming, Tove; Tiller, Tom (Book; Bok, 2009)[+][-]
Abstract: Hvorfor diskuterer vi så sjelden hvordan emosjoner påvirker forskning og læring? Er emosjonelle utfordringer noe vi som forskere helst ikke snakker om? Har vi for lite kunnskap om temaet? Er dette et forsømt forskningsfelt? I denne boka belyses denne tematikken fra mange ulike perspektiver. Boka er skrevet av og for forskere og profesjonsutdannere innenfor skole, helse og næringsliv. Artiklene tematiserer emosjonenes rolle i møtet mellom forsker og felt, i læringsprosesser og i organisasjonsutvikling. Særlig påpekes betydningen av et økt emosjonsfokus i praksisnær forskning. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10037/3378 File(s) in this item: 1
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Radoli, Ouma Lydia (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 27-May-2011)[+][-]
Abstract: The 2007-2008 election violence in Kenya left more than 1,200 people dead and over half a million internally displaced. There were serious human rights violations, including freedom of movement, freedom of assembly and opinion. A Commission of Inquiry set to investigate the violence has attributed the conflict to unresolved historical grievances. But, the government and international agencies blame some sections of the media for inflaming the violence and ethnic hatred among Kenyans. The media is one of the most vibrant institutions in Kenya. It is vocal on matters of public interest, including political and socio-economic developments. In so far, much has been written on the role of the media in the conflict, but little, on their role in peace-building. Yet, peace-building remains a human rights concern locally and internationally. This thesis looks at how press freedom was used to either enhance conflict or build peace, as exemplified in the mentioned case. It also examines the role of the media as an agenda setter for human rights. This role provides a theoretical assumption of the responsibility of the media in preserving rights and freedoms. I argue that the media agenda to promote human rights can only be achieved within an independent media, guarded by working legislations and effective monitoring systems. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10037/3506 File(s) in this item: 1
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Rahman, Fatema (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 01-Jun-2011)[+][-]
Abstract: Natural transformation is one of the three mechanisms of horizontal gene transfer by which bacteria are able to take up free DNA from the surrounding environment. In natural ecosystems, bacteria preferentially attach to surfaces, forming matrix-enclosed communities known as biofilm. Biofilm cells differ phenotypically and physiologically from their free-floating counterparts. Objective: To estimate transformation frequency in Streptococcus gordonii biofilm and compare that to transformation in a planktonic type of growth. Methods: S. gordonii challis (ATCC 35105) was grown as biofilm in appropriate liquid media. The plasmid vector pVA838 and chromosomal DNA of S. gordonii were used as donor DNA in the transformation assay. Strain-specific synthetic Competence Stimulating Peptide (CSP) was used to induce competence in S. gordonii. The biofilm was grown in polystyrene microtiter wells. Cells in the biofilm were harvested to assess the transformation frequency. Results: The transformation frequency in biofilm bacteria was found to be approximately 6-fold higher than those of planktonic counterparts. Conclusion: This result may either indicate a potential stress-related role of CSP or the fact that CSP participates in the synthesis of bacteriocin-like protein. The finding of enhanced cells in the biofilm in the presence of CSP suggests the involvement of CSP-QS system in the process of biofilm formation. Probably the most confusing finding of this present study was the dramatic increase of the OD value in the liquid culture of S. gordonii after addition of CSP in the early growth phase. This study demonstrated that S. gordonii cells were able to acquire foreign plasmid DNA much more efficiently than their planktonic counterparts in vitro. This finding suggests that biofilm growth mode may provide optimal condition for genetic transformation. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10037/3529 File(s) in this item: 1
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Rahman, Syed Shahrier (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 28-Jun-2010)[+][-]
Abstract: In this study we have tested Bengali adult native speakers’ word order choices with respect to information structure and have compared their preferences to the Bengali native children acquirers. The study shows that Bengali word order scrambling is available in various type of sentences like declaratives, wh-questions and focus constructions. The scrambling is not at all optional in this language; in contrast it works as a diagnostic to determine the information structure of the sentence. According to the findings of this research, Bengali adults’ word order preferences for declarative sentences are not the same as wh-questions. Moreover, information structure in Bengali motivates the adults to choose different word orders for the focus constructions with respect to wh-questions. For example, large numbers of Bengali adults prefer to put the focus element after the verb while they do not prefer the same thing for wh-questions. However, preverbal base generated and preverbal scrambling focus elements are also prominent in the adult data. In fact, Bengali language allows in-situ contrastive focus (i.e. focus element is base generated) and scrambling contrastive focus (i.e. focus element is moved from its base position). Therefore, Bengali adults use both of these techniques to produce contrastive focus. Since most of the adults prefer scrambling to produce contrastive focus constructions, we can say that the contrastive focus scrambling bear strong information packaging and therefore the constituents of a sentence are rearranged in different word order. The study also revealed that in almost all cases, Bengali children pick up the technique of correlating information structure and word order scrambling quickly and regarding word order choices, they behave in the same way as the adults. However most of the children in our experiment prefer in-situ contrastive focus. Considering all limitations of our experiment we can say that Bengali children acquire the technique of in-situ focus early in compare to the other way of constructing contrastive focus. In this study, we have designed a set of experiments to test the correlation between the word order scrambling and the information structure. Since it is necessary to find out the factors behind this correlation, one experiment has been designed for the adults and the other has been designed for the children. The main objective of these experiments is to collect natural responses from the Bengali adults and the children. Even though two experiments are not entirely identical with each other, we only consider the conclusive data-values to get a relatively concrete result. The present study is concluded with an assumption that the study should be conducted in future with a larger amount of data. As a result, it will be possible to get more convincing answer. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10037/2780 File(s) in this item: 1
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Rai, Dik Bahadur (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 03-Oct-2012)[+][-]
Abstract: Abstract. The main purpose of this study is to investigate the different aspects of the Sakawa Sili indigenous festival where the Sili dance is performed. Modernization and rituals theories are deeply observed to analyze my research questions. The main leading questions are: what is the importance of Sakawa Sili festival in Rai community? How it is celebrated? How is this festival affected by modernization and globalization? How do younger generations understand this festival? And how does this festival help to revitalizing the Rai’s culture? These questions will be addressed in this study based on research collected during fieldwork. Basically this traditional indigenous festival is a celebration of praying to the Goddess of nature for good crops and protection from the natural calamities. Its meanings lie in the movements of bodies and how the dancers respond. Viewer can feel its music, sounds, shapes and directions. Every movement has its own senses while performing the dance. This study focused on how these movements are influenced by modernization and globalization. It is visible during the festival period that participants move their body in different ways like fast, slow and mixed. However, the important thing is that it is a way of motions that is found in Kirati land from more than thousands years. Several questions are raised to question the knowledge about the festival such as history, origin, importance and its rituals values. Mainly in order to answers my research questions, several tools and techniques were implemented. Through qualitative data my research questions will be observed and the impacts of modernization in the festival will be analyzed. How the impacts of modernization and globalization could positively and negatively affect the ritual will also be observed from this thesis. Important aspects like its origin, types, importance, rituals values and cultural revitalization are also analyzed in this study. The study examines the impacts of modernization and the complex relationship with globalization. Research closely observed its impacts on the Sakawa Sili festival in multiple ways. This thesis also discusses the fundamental questions about rights of indigenous people, questions of self-determination, indigenous identity and power. However, this study focuses on the impacts of modernization on the festival and examines the impacts on cultural and rituals values in Rai Kirati indigenous community in Nepal. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10037/5105 File(s) in this item: 1
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Rajan, Anupama (Doctoral thesis; Doktorgradsavhandling, 06-Feb-2013)[+][-]
Abstract: The thesis consists of four parts and its four main objectives are: (1) to establish a potential link between serpentinization beneath a young sedimented-ocean ridge and carbon release and gas hydrate formation directly above it, (2) to understand the coexistence of free gas and gas-hydrate and to image the geophysical evidence for a geologically controlled gas hydrate, fluid migration pathway and seabed expulsion system, (3) to image the active fluid flow migration path-networks from deep hydrocarbon sources and to assess the distribution of shallow gas accumulation, and (4) to determine in detail the seismic velocity structure of the regions close to the landward limit of hydrate stability zone. The methodology implemented to realize this aims was achieved by integrating 3D seismic imaging, 1D velocity modeling to 2D seismic imaging and bathymetric and oceanographic data mapping. This PhD thesis presents results from four articles that glean into the fluid flow and gas-hydrate systems of the NW-Svalbard and SW-Barents Sea margins. The important results found during this research are: (1) new evidence for carbon release from the deep-seated source rock through the sediments above diapirism and methane capture in the inferred areas of serpentinization at the Knipovich Ridge, (2) new geophysical evidence for gas migration and geologically controlled gas hydrate system offshore NW-Svalbard, where several existing glacigenic debris flow units, which are spatially confined and influence gas migration pathways and hence, the location of gas leakage zones at the seafloor and (3) first findings of the formation of “tilted” bottom-simulating reflector in the SW-Barents Sea. They have formed due to variations in fluid flux along regions of deep-seated fault complexes causing a change in heat flow. The data also provides new evidence for the connection of deep-hydrocarbon and shallow gas hydrate, where existing fault complexes apparently act as pathways for the upward migration of fluids. Description: Papers 2, and 4 of this thesis are not available in Munin:
2. Rajan, A., J. Mienert, and S. Bünz: 'Acoustic evidence for a gas migration and release system in Arctic glaciated continental margins offshore NW-Svalbard', Marine and Petroleum Geology (2012), vol.32(1):36-49. Available at http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2011.12.008
3. Anupama Rajan, Stefan Bünz, Jürgen Mienert and. Andrew J. Smith: 'Tilted bottomsimulating reflectors (TBSRs) provide evidence for active fluid flow from deep hydrocarbon sources in the SW-Barents Sea' (manuscript)
4. Anupama Rajan, Tim A. Minshull and Jürgen Mienert: 'Heterogeneous distribution of gashydrate and free gas in glaciated sediments of the NW-Svalbard continental margin inferred from changes in compressional wave velocity' (manuscript).URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10037/5149 File(s) in this item: 2
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Rakvaag, Hilde (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 05-May-2008)[+][-]
Abstract: For å verne barnet mot framtidig alvorlig skade kan myndighetene gå til omsorgsovertakelse før omsorgssviktsituasjonen har manifestert seg. Barnevernloven § 4-12 litra d) representerer i så måte en utvidelse av inngrepsmulighetene i forhold til tidligere lovgivning.De materielle vilkårene for inngrep er strenge, og spørsmålet er om de er så strenge at de i praksis fungerer som skranke for riktig hjelp til rett tid. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10037/1517 File(s) in this item: 1
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Rakvaag, Hilde (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 19-Jun-2007)[+][-]
Abstract: Makrofager kan utgjøre en betydelig del av en kreftsvulst. Det er tidligere vist at monocytter ved differensiering mot makrofager uttrykker økte mengder av enkelte cysteinproteaser. Maligne celler er vist å bruke cysteinproteaser i forbindelse med metastasering, og endogene cysteinproteasehemmere antas å kunne hemme denne prosessen. Det var derfor interessant å studere reguleringen i uttrykk og aktivitet av cystatiner ved differensiering av monocyttiske celler mot makrofager. Det ble etablert en funksjonell metode for måling av inhibitorisk aktivitet mot cysteinproteaser i laboratoriet ved hjelp av fluorometrisk måling med cysteinproteasen papain som enzym. Metoden ble brukt til å måle inhibitorisk aktivitet av cystatiner i THP-1 celler (en human monocyttliknende akutt leukemisk cellelinje), i diverse humane kreftcellelinjer, i diverse xenografter (human/mus), og i cystatin M-transfekterte HEK 293 celler (nyreepitelceller). THP-1 celler ble stimulert med PMA (40 ng/ml) i 24 timer, og dyrket i opptil 10 dager. Ved stimulering med PMA gikk cellene fra å være frittlevende monocytter til å bli adherente makrofager. Grad av inhibitorisk aktivitet ble regnet ut i inhibitoriske enheter per mg totalprotein for cellelysater og inhibitoriske enheter per ml for cellemedier. En inhibitorisk enhet ble definert som den konsentrasjonen som må til for å hemme 50 % av papainaktiviteten. Uttrykk av cystatinene C, M og F ble analysert ved hjelp av immunodeteksjon (Western blotting). Det ble sett på endring av total inhibitorisk aktivitet over tid, og en eventuell sammenheng mellom inhibitorisk aktivitet og uttrykk av cystatin C, F og M. Målingene i medieprøver fra cystatin M-transfekterte celler viste tydelig økt inhibitorisk aktivitet i de transfekterte cellene, noe som bekreftet at metoden fungerte for å måle hemming forårsaket av ekstracellulært cystatin M. Det ble observert en tidsavhengig økning i inhibitorisk aktivitet både i cellelysater og cellemedier. Uttrykk av cystatin C og M ble detektert, men ikke cystatin F. Det ble observert en sammenheng mellom den tidsavhengige økningen i ekstracellulær inhibitorisk aktivitet og uttrykk av ekstracellulært cystatin M. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10037/1187 File(s) in this item: 1
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Ramasco, Virginie (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 28-May-2008)[+][-]
Abstract: A pilot project was carried out by the Institute of Marine Research (IMR) to test the functionality of GPS phone tags (by SMRU) on harbour seals (Phoca vitulina) in the Vesterålen archipelago, Norway. Acoustic surveys were performed to investigate the abundance of fish in these waters and scat sampling was used to assess the diet composition of the seal population inhabiting the area. Five juvenile females were tracked between August 2007 and March 2008 and their diving behaviour and habitat use was studied. The dive profiles recorded from the tags were classified in the attempt to identify the dives connected with feeding behaviour. The tagged seals foraged close to the coast and at relatively shallow depths (50% of the dives between 12-32 m) showing marked individual differences in the choice of feeding grounds. Analysis of scat sampling suggested that gadoids dominated the diet (62%) followed by herring (Clupea harengus) (35%). Comparison between the abundance of fish species in the study area and in the diet composition indicated that harbour seals have no prey preference. Harbour seals appeared to prey on small size classes of gadoids. Therefore fish size, rather than species, could be a potential selection criterion in foraging. The local abundance of fish in the area is likely to allow harbour seals to feed on what is available close to the haul out sites. Targeting of small size classes might therefore be a consequence of habitat selection based on accessibility rather than size selection. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10037/1433 File(s) in this item: 1
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Ramazanova, Emilia (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 04-Sep-2012)[+][-]
Abstract: Before Soviet Union had collapsed the legal status and delimitation were more or less clear between the USSR and Iran. At present this issue has an importance for five countries: Russia, Azerbaijan, Iran, Turkmenistan and Kazakhstan. The legal status of the Sea is unclear. If it is a sea then the Law of the Sea Convention must be applied. It becomes more problematic because of the fact that only Russia has ratified the UNCLOS and the Caspian is not wider than 200 miles to establish the EEZ. In another case, if it is a lake, rules of customary law are to be applied and the Sea is to be delimited on the basis of median line. Despite that fact that some of the countries (Russia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan) have an agreement on sharing part of the Caspian Sea there are still claims from Iran and Turkmenistan, because for them division of the Sea with sector principle is not advantageous. It is important to give attention to historical background of the dispute, researching Treaties of 1921 and 1940 signed between Iran and the USSR, which have influence on the current regulation of the Caspian Sea. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10037/5116 File(s) in this item: 1
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Ramberg, Cathrine Caspersen (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 15-May-2012)[+][-]
Abstract: The worldwide dissemination of antimicrobial resistance is a growing problem causing increased morbidity, mortality, and financial costs. β-lactams are an important family of antimicrobial agents and accounts for ~46% of the total antibiotic use for systemic infections in Norway. Resistance to β-lactams can be caused by several factors where the production of enzymes, β-lactamases, is the major mechanism. Escherichia coli naturally produce small amounts of the chromosomally encoded AmpC β-lactamase. The expression blaAmpC is noninducible and regulated by a weak promoter and an attenuator. Insertion sequence (IS) elements inserted into the promoter region have been described as one reason for the hyperexpression of blaAmpC conferring resistance to β-lactams such as penicillins and cephalosporins, but not 4th generation cephalosporins and carbapenems. In this study 111 E. coli isolates with a hyperexpressed chromosomal AmpC profile were submitted to the Reference Center for Detection of Antimicrobial Resistance (K-res) from Haukeland University Hospital during 2006-2010 and a control group representing the same years from other Norwegian clinical microbiological laboratories (n=100) were included. The isolates were initially screened for an insertion of an element in the blaAmpC. A subset of isolates with an insertion was further molecularly characterized by sequencing of the region and linkage to IS911. Molecular typing was performed using multi-locus sequence typing (MLST) and pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE). Multi-resistance profiles were identified by antimicrobial susceptibility testing and further investigated by PCR and sequencing methods. The results from the study shows a regional clonal spread of ST131 E. coli blaAmpC-IS911 isolates in the Bergen region of Norway. The spread of these isolates were identified both in isolates from Hospital 1 and 2 but also from other medical institutions such as nursing homes and general practitioners. In contrast, no isolates from the control group from other Norwegian hospitals harbored the blaAmpC-IS911 linkage. In the control group only three isolates from two Norwegian counties, Vestfold and Rogaland were identified with an insertion in the blaAmpC region. However, in these isolates another IS-element, IS10 was identified. In the ST131 isolates multi-resistance was observed towards important antibiotics such as ciprofloxacin, gentamicin, tobramycin, and trimethoprim-sulphamethoxazole. Resistance to ciprofloxacin was caused by mutations in the quinolone-resistance determining region of the parC and gyrA genes. The resistance mechanism to the aminoglycosides gentamicin and tobramycin were not identified, but the isolates were negative for the aminoglycoside modifying enzyme AAC(6’)-Ib. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10037/4228 File(s) in this item: 1
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Ramchand, Gillian; Tungseth, Mai (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel, 2006)[+][-]
Abstract: In this paper, we explore some previously unanalysed interactions between verbal aktionsart and prepositional complementation in Norwegian, namely the alternations between a DP object and PP complements with på ‘on/at’ and til ‘to/at’. We argue that a simple account based on [±telic] or [±quantized] features cannot be correct. Instead, we generalize the notion of path and homomorphism, and integrate it in a syntactic theory of how complex events are built up compositionally. The path structure introduced by the PP interacts with the path structure of the VP to produce complex events based on ‘homomorphic unity’ in much the same way as has been argued for in the Verb + Nominal domain (Krifka 1992). Specifically, an extended location (a på-PP) in the complement of and activity verb (in our terms, a process subevental projection) gives rise to a non-directed path for the event; a point location ( a til-PP) in the complement of an accomplishment verb (one which in our terms will contain a result subevental projection) gives rise to the specification of an endpoint. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10037/984 File(s) in this item: 1
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Ramchand, Gillian C (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2011)[+][-]
Abstract: In this paper, I revisit the licensing and interpretation of instrumental case-marked nominals in Hindi/Urdu causative constructions to argue against the hypothesis that the se-marked phrase corresponds to a demoted agent. Rather, I will argue that a more unified analysis of se-phrases can be achieved through an event-structural analysis, in line with the standard interpretation of other adverbials in the syntax. Since the ‘intermediate agent’ interpretation is only possible with indirect causatives in Hindi/Urdu, the event structural analysis proposed here also has implications for the direct vs. indirect causation distinction in the syntax. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10037/3853 File(s) in this item: 1
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Ramchand, Gillian C (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel, 2008)[+][-]
Abstract: This paper examines the problem of selectional ‘matching’ effects in Bengali V-V complex predicates, and English denominal verbs within the context of a decompositional syntax/semantics for verbal meaning and a theory of lexical insertion under non-terminals. It argues that within the particular version of this kind of lexical insertion, as proposed by Ramchand 2008b, selection can be captured by the underassociation of category features constrained by Agree. In this way, I argue that we can achieve many of the effects of selection without any distinct lexical subcategorization frame, or sub-type of feature-checking, once we have a suitably articulated theory of lexical insertion. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10037/3190 File(s) in this item: 1
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Ramstad, Jorun Bræck (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2012)[+][-]
Abstract: In this article, I will focus on connections between media, culture and society in order to understand two prototypical Maori responses to the film. The two kinds of responses are captured in the following phrases: “The film should never have been made” and “That’s not fiction, that’s reality”. One of my objectives is to show how these particular Maori responses to this fiction-film are entangled with deep concerns about ethnic policies and marginalization in general. In other words, the film is explored as a statement about Maori – Pakeha inter-ethnic relations and ‘biculturalism’, which is the official term for the political vision of the post-colonial nation. Subsequently, my analysis suggests insights from a deeper concern about the contexts that contribute to these particular Maori formulations of media-reality configurations, in addition to lessons of a more general character. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10037/4872 File(s) in this item: 1
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Ramtvedt, Rannveig Kildal (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 18-May-2010)[+][-]
Abstract: Denne oppgaven handler om stedsutvikling gjennom næringssatsning i et distriktssamfunn. Feltarbeidet er gjort på den danske øya Bornholm, hvor det er satset mye på tiltak for økt tilflytting og bedre vilkår for næringslivet. Formålet med oppgaven har vært å avdekke hvilke faktorer som har bidratt til Bornholms næringsstruktur, med et høyt antall små og mellomstore bedrifter (SMB) innen kreativ bransje. Som datagrunnlag foreligger analyse av strategidokumenter som er utarbeidet med det formål å øke tilflyttingstallene og legge tilrette for bedriftsetablering, samt skape et brand som skal representere Bornholm i markedsføring. Videre er det gjort kvalitative intervjuer med planleggere involvert i strategiarbeidet, samt de som strategiene retter seg mot; bedriftsetablerere av SMB. Som analytisk utgangspunkt er det sett på identitetsskaping gjennom branding; hvilken betydning strategiene har for bedriftsetablering på Bornholm. Så er det sett på hvilken betydning stedet som location, locale og sense of place har for etablering og drift av SMB. Videre er det presentert ulike måter å forklare entreprenørskap; som motivert av økonomi versus sosiale verdier, og det er sett på hvilke verdier som betyr noe for bedriftsetablerere på Bornholm. Oppgaven konkluderer med at stedsbranding kan ha en effekt på entreprenørielle prosesser, så fremt det foreligger tilstrekkelige ressurser og nødvendige sosialer relasjoner. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10037/2887 File(s) in this item: 1
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Rana, Ramesh Kumar (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 31-Aug-2010)[+][-]
Abstract: Right of access of land-locked state to the sea and it is the examination of bilateral treaty between land-locked state Nepal and Port state India with the light of global convention UNLOSC. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10037/3239 File(s) in this item: 1
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Rangel, Pablo (Conference object; Konferansebidrag, 2005)[+][-]
Description: Presentation at the 6th annual Forum for Development Cooperation with Indigenous Peoples, which commenced in 2005. The Centre for Sámi Studies hosted the conference at the University of Tromsø, Norway.
Full conference report available at http://hdl.handle.net/10037/2999URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10037/3230 File(s) in this item: 1
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