Fakultet for naturvitenskap og teknologi: Recent submissions
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Sikkerhetsstyring på musikkfestival
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2020-07-13)Hver gang vi samler mennesker innebærer dette et element av risiko. Det er ikke mangel på ulykker der store menneskeansamlinger er involvert eller grunnen til dødsfall og skader. Internasjonalt og i Norge ser vi en betraktelig årlig økning i musikkfestivalers popularitet. Det som særpreger en musikkfestival er at den ofte er midlertidig, og tilbyr en opplevelse utenom det vanlige. Den økende trenden, ... -
Sikkerhetsstyring i turistnæringen: En studie av hvordan interne regler og prosedyrer påvirker sikkerhetsstyring
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2020-07-13)Med en stadig økning av aktivitetsturisme i Nord-Norge, har dette ført til en økning av ulykker med turister. Aktivitetsturisme handler om å kunne tilby turister en spennende opplevelse, men på en sikker måte. Derfor vil denne studien undersøke hvordan turistnæringen bruker sikkerhetsstyring for å balansere risiko og sikkerhet. Oppgaven vil se på hvordan turistnæringen identifiserer risiko, utforminger ... -
Stability of Vessels in an Ice-free Arctic
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2020-09)One consequence of the declining ice cover in the Arctic is increased areas of open seas. These new open sea areas lead to some challenging aspects related to ship stability. Longer fetch lengths, associated with build-up of larger waves followed by increased conditions for sea spray icing on vessels is one aspect. Open seas in combination with cold atmospheric temperatures is a prerequisite for ... -
Auroral Image Classification With Deep Neural Networks
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2020-10-05)Results from a study of automatic aurora classification using machine learning techniques are presented. The aurora is the manifestation of physical phenomena in the ionosphere‐magnetosphere environment. Automatic classification of <i>millions</i> of auroral images from the Arctic and Antarctic is therefore an attractive tool for developing auroral statistics and for supporting scientists to study ... -
Computational Studies of Selected Mutants of Shrimp Alkaline Phosphatase
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2020-06-01)Drug discovery and refinement for use in the industry is an important and lucrative field within chemistry. In this regard, computational chemistry has shown to be a valuable tool in assisting drug discovery. A set of intriguing proteins used in drug discovery are cold-adapted enzymes. These enzymes have a lower activation point which makes them of interest in industrial use. In this study, the ... -
The last two millennia: climate, ocean circulation and paleoproductivity inferred from planktic foraminifera, south-western Svalbard margin
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2020-10-20)We reconstruct climate and changes in water-mass properties in relation to variations in palaeoproductivity at the south-western Svalbard margin throughout the last 2000 years. Environmental conditions in subsurface (ca. 250–75 m) and near-surface to surface water (75–0 m) were studied on the basis of the distribution patterns and fluxes of planktic foraminiferal faunas. Stable isotopes in three ... -
Total Synthesis of Phorbazole B
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2020-10-21)Phorbazoles are polychlorinated heterocyclic secondary metabolites isolated from a marine sponge and several of these natural products have shown inhibitory activity against cancer cells. In this work, a synthesis of the trichlorinated phorbazole B using late stage electrophilic chlorination was developed. The synthesis relied on the use of an oxazole precursor, which was protected with an iodine ... -
Experimental protocol for sea level projections from ISMIP6 stand-alone ice sheet models
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2020-07-23)Projection of the contribution of ice sheets to sea level change as part of the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project Phase 6 (CMIP6) takes the form of simulations from coupled ice sheet–climate models and stand-alone ice sheet models, overseen by the Ice Sheet Model Intercomparison Project for CMIP6 (ISMIP6). This paper describes the experimental setup for process-based sea level change projections ... -
A Step Towards Deep Learning-based CADs for Cancer Analysis in Medical Imaging
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2019-06-01)In 2018, cancer was the second leading cause of death worldwide. Early detection can reduce mortality. Screening programs intended for early detection increases the workload for clinicians. To improve efficiency CAD systems would be highly beneficial. We have developed CAD systems using deep learning, for automatic tissue segmentation and prediction of diagnosis in lung and breast cancer. The ... -
The role of oxides in the shallow vesiculation of ascending magmas
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2020-10-01)Despite their generally low volume fraction, Fesingle bondTi oxides have the potential to greatly influence the eruptive style because they lower the supersaturation pressure for heterogeneous bubble nucleation. Once nucleated, bubbles respond fast to pressure changes, fostering rapid expansion and explosive behavior. Yet, oxide microlite quantifications are often absent from data of explosive ... -
Machine Learning for Hydropower Scheduling: State of the Art and Future Research Directions
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2020-10-02)This paper investigates and discusses the current and future role of machine learning (ML) within the hydropower sector. An overview of the main applications of ML in the field of hydropower operations is presented to show the most common topics that have been addressed in the scientific literature in the last years. The objective is to provide recommendations for novel research directions that can ... -
Diggi: A Distributed Serverless Runtime for Developing Trusted Cloud Services
(Doctoral thesis; Doktorgradsavhandling, 2020-10-30)Cloud computing offers the convenience of outsourcing storage and processing power to a public shared environment. Physical infrastructure is managed by the cloud provider, allowing hosted services to be deployed without any upfront investment. Cloud infrastructure may additionally manage deployment, migration, scalability, and fault tolerance, transparently from the hosted service. Serverless ... -
Method development towards synthesis of carbapenemase inhibitors
(Doctoral thesis; Doktorgradsavhandling, 2020-10-26)Carbapenemases are enzymes able to hydrolyze the last resort b-lactam antibiotics (carbapenems), which are used for the treatment of infections caused by resistant bacteria. Carbapenemases are structurally and mechanistically classified into serine-b-lactamases (SBLs) and metallo-b-lactamases (MBLs). In order to combat the hydrolytic activity of these enzymes, combination therapy of b-lactam with ... -
A low-cost set CRDT based on causal lengths
(Chapter; Bokkapittel, 2020-04)CRDTs, or Conflict-free Replicated Data Types, are data abstractions that guarantee convergence for replicated data. Set is one of the most fundamental and widely used data types. Existing general-purpose set CRDTs associate every element in the set with causal contexts as meta data. Manipulation of causal contexts can be complicated and costly. We present a new set CRDT, CLSet (causal-length set), ... -
Power models, energy models and libraries for energy-efficient concurrent data structures and algorithms
(Research report; Forskningsrapport, 2016)This deliverable reports the results of the power models, energy models and librariesfor energy-efficient concurrent data structures and algorithms as available by projectmonth 30 of Work Package 2 (WP2). It reports i) the latest results of Task 2.2-2.4 onproviding programming abstractions and libraries for developing energy-efficient datastructures and algorithms and ii) the improved results of ... -
White-box methodologies, programming abstractions and libraries
(Research report; Forskningsrapport, 2015)This deliverable reports the results of white-box methodologies and early results ofthe first prototype of libraries and programming abstractions as available by projectmonth 18 by Work Package 2 (WP2). It reports i) the latest results of Task 2.2on white-box methodologies, programming abstractions and libraries for developingenergy-efficient data structures and algorithms ... -
Report on the final prototype of programming abstractions for energy-efficient inter-process communication
(Research report; Forskningsrapport, 2016)Work package 2 (WP2) aims to develop libraries for energy-efficient inter-processcommunication and data sharing on the EXCESS platforms. The Deliverable D2.4reports on the final prototype of programming abstractions for energy-efficient inter-process communication. Section 1 is the updated overview of the prototype of pro-gramming abstraction and devised power/energy models. The Section 2-6 contain ... -
Impact of tides and sea-level on deep-sea Arctic methane emissions
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2020-10-09)Sub-sea Arctic methane and gas hydrate reservoirs are expected to be severely impacted by ocean temperature increase and sea-level rise. Our understanding of the gas emission phenomenon in the Arctic is however partial, especially in deep environments where the access is difficult and hydro-acoustic surveys are sporadic. Here, we report on the first continuous pore-pressure and temperature measurements ... -
Vibrionaceae core, shell and cloud genes are non-randomly distributed on Chr 1: An hypothesis that links the genomic location of genes with their intracellular placement
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2020-10-06)<i>Background</i> - The genome of <i>Vibrionaceae</i> bacteria, which consists of two circular chromosomes, is replicated in a highly ordered fashion. In fast-growing bacteria, multifork replication results in higher gene copy numbers and increased expression of genes located close to the origin of replication of Chr 1 (<i>ori1</i>). This is believed to be a growth optimization strategy to satisfy ... -
Condition Monitoring System for Internal Blowout Prevention (IBOP) in Top Drive Assembly System using Discrete Event Systems and Deep Learning Approaches
(Conference object; Konferansebidrag, 2020-07-19)<p>Offshore oil drilling is a complex process that requires careful coordination of hardware and control systems. Fault monitoring systems play an important role in such systems for safe and profitable operations. Thus, predictive maintenance and monitoring operating conditions of drilling systems are critical to the overall production cycle. In this paper, we are addressing the topic of condition ...