Fakultet for naturvitenskap og teknologi: Recent submissions
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Software Defined Radio Based Avalanche Beacon Receiver
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2024-01-24)Annually, avalanches claim an average of 100 lives, and many more are injured. For victims buried by an avalanche, time is of the essence. If not rescued within 15 minutes, the victim only has a 10% probability of survival. Commonly, the people venturing into avalanche-prone areas equips avalanche beacons. These devices work as small radio transmitters transmitting a signal at 457 kHz once each ... -
Hvem bør ha ansvar for kjemilab?
(Preprint; Manuskript, 2024-05-14)Mange ulike studieprogram har et innføringsemne i kjemi, ofte i første studieåret. Et slikt kjemiemne inkluderer vanligvis laboratorieundervisning, som er ressurskrevende å gjennomføre for et stort antall (flere hundre) studenter. Det er vanlig at instituttet som har ansvar for emnet også har ansvar for laboratorieundervisningen. Dermed får studentene på ulike studieprogram samme labøvelser av samme ... -
Enhancing Prediction of Blast-Induced Ground Vibrations through Machine Learning
(Mastergradsoppgave; Master thesis, 2024-01-12)This Master’s thesis investigates the application of Machine Learning (ML) in predicting blast-induced ground vibrations in mining, with the aim of sur- passing the precision of the current industry-standard model that utilizes an empirical, regression-based method. The study applied a Deep Neural Network (DNN) model, selected for its capability to consider a broader range of variables than the ... -
Dia-Continua: An Information System for Type 1 Diabetes Consultation. (Interoperability, Privacy, and Information Quality on a FHIR-Based Information System for Type 1 Diabetes Consultations based on Patient-Generated Health Data)
(Doctoral thesis; Doktorgradsavhandling, 2024-05-30)Patient-generated health data (PGHD) is required to monitor chronic conditions like Type 1 Diabetes (T1D). This data includes information from medical devices like insulin pumps and continuous glucose monitors and lifestyle insights from commercial wearables devices such as smartwatches. To improve the quality of medical consultations, we need a unified information system that can integrate ... -
Localized advanced ship predictor for maritime situation awareness with ship close encounter
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2024-05-04)The marine navigation environment can become further complex when ships with different autonomy levels are introduced. To ensure navigation safety in such a mixed environment, advanced ship predictor type technologies are essential in aiding ship navigators to attain the highest levels of situation awareness (SA). Consequently, precise ship trajectory prediction, specifically within a short prediction ... -
Formation of non-evaporitic gypsum in gas hydrate-bearing sediments at Håkon Mosby mud volcano, SW Barents sea
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2024-04-29)Authigenic minerals such as carbonate and iron sulfide are known features at cold seeps worldwide and form as a result of the anaerobic oxidation of methane in the sulfate-methane transition zone (SMTZ). Recent findings of seep-related non-evaporitic gypsum raise questions regarding its distribution, formation mechanisms, and relationships with the other proxies for confident paleo-seep reconstructions. ... -
Petrochronology of the Dom Feliciano Belt foreland in southernmost Brazil reveals two distinct tectonometamorphic events in the western central Kaoko–Dom Feliciano–Gariep orogen
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2024-04-26)The Dom Feliciano Belt is the South American part of an extensive Neoproterozoic orogenic system that developed during the late Cryogenian–early Cambrian close to the margin of southwest Gondwana. The link of its evolution with the tectonic processes in its African counterpart is still not well understood. P–T estimates, Lu–Hf garnet–whole-rock ages, U–Pb monazite SIMS ages and REE garnet and monazite ... -
The Roles of Light Absorbing Particles in the Norwegian Arctic Snow
(Mastergradsoppgave; Master thesis, 2023-05-08)Light absorbing particles (LAPs) such as black carbon (BC) and dust can reduce snow albedo and have a positive radiative forcing. Previous studies investigating LAP in snow in Tromsø focused on black carbon (BC) also called elemental carbon because it has human sources, but dust should also be considered because, while largely from natural sources, it is present in higher concentrations. To quantify ... -
Kelvin-Helmholtz versus Gradient drift instability: which one "wins" in the high latitude ionosphere?
(Mastergradsoppgave; Master thesis, 2024-01-14)The high latitude ionosphere is highly irregular, which is caused by plasma patches, flow shears and electron precipitation. These causes are not well understood, but it is thought to be three sources to these irregularities: density gradients, arcs/flow channels and electron precipitation. It is speculated that there are two main mechanisms for the formation of these irregularities. These mechanisms ... -
Biodegradable plastics in Mediterranean coastal environments feature contrasting microbial succession
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2024-04-08)Plastic pollution of the ocean is a top environmental concern. Biodegradable plastics present a potential “solution” in combating the accumulation of plastic pollution, and their production is currently increasing. While these polymers will contribute to the future plastic marine debris budget, very little is known still about the behavior of biodegradable plastics in different natural environments. ... -
Guided U-Net Aided Efficient Image Data Storing with Shape Preservation
(Chapter; Bokkapittel, 2023-11-02)The proliferation of high-content microscopes ( 32 GB for a single image) and the increasing amount of image data generated daily have created a pressing need for compact storage solutions. Not only is the storage of such massive image data cumbersome, but it also requires a significant amount of storage and data bandwidth for transmission. To address this issue, we present a novel deep learning ... -
Deidentifying a Norwegian clinical corpus - An effort to create a privacy-preserving Norwegian large clinical language model
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2024)This study discusses the methods and challenges of deidentifying and pseudonymizing Norwegian clinical text for research purposes. The results of the NorDeid tool for deidentification and pseudonymization on different types of protected health information were evaluated and discussed, as well as the extension of its functionality with regular expressions to identify specific types of sensitive ... -
The Eurasian Ice Sheet: Status and Challenges
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Modelling the Eurasian Ice Sheet
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Cross-population evaluation of cervical cancer risk prediction algorithms
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2023-11-24)Background - Cervical cancer is a preventable disease, despite being one of the most common types of female cancers worldwide. Integrating existing programs for cervical cancer screening with personalized risk prediction algorithms can improve population-level cancer prevention by enabling more targeted screening and contrive preventive healthcare innovations. While algorithms developed for cervical ... -
Contamination of 8.2 ka cold climate records by the Storegga tsunami in the Nordic Seas
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2024-04-04)The 8200-year BP cooling event is reconstructed in part from sediments in the Norwegian and North Seas. Here we show that these sediments have been reworked by the Storegga tsunami – dated to the coldest decades of the 8.2 ka event. We simulate the maximum tsunami flow velocity to be 2–5 m/s on the shelf offshore western Norway and in the shallower North Sea, and up to about 1 m/s down to a water ... -
NordVulk 1974-2024
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2024)Nordisk Vulkanologisk Institut, senare känt som Nordisk Vulkanologisk Center (NordVulk) på Island fyller 50 år 2024. Tyvärr sammanfaller jubileet med att NordVulk upphör i sin nuvarande form och en lång och framgångsrik era med nordisk vulkanologisk forskning på Island tar slut. Här berättar vi lite om NordVulks historia och bifogar några korta anekdoter från livet där. -
Glacial-interglacial sedimentation control on gas seepage exemplified by Vestnesa Ridge off NW Svalbard margin
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2024-04-08)Vestnesa Ridge is built-up of thick contourites mainly deposited during the last ∼5 million years. Methane leaks from deep gas reservoirs creating pockmarks on its crest, and which have been the focus of numerous studies. Sedimentation patterns in relation to the pronounced changes in oceanography and climate of the last glacial-interglacial cycles and its possible impact of seepage of gas have ... -
New cold seep sites on the continental slope southwest to Svalbard
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2024-04-09)We discovered seafloor features such as bacterial mats and carbonate crusts typical for active methane seeps on the continental slope southwest of Svalbard. These features are associated with two main northwest-southeast trending morphological structures that are oriented parallel to the regional continental slope. Both structures occur at c. 800 m water depth, at the boundary between the Storfjorden ... -
Beyond the Oberbeck-Boussinesq and long wavelength approximation
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel, 2022-12-22)We present the first simulations of a reduced magnetized plasma model that incorporates both arbitrary wavelength polarization and non-Oberbeck–Boussinesq effects. Significant influence of these two effects on the density, electric potential and <i><b>E</i></b> × <i><b>B</i></b> vorticity and non-linear dynamics of interchange blobs are reported. Arbitrary wavelength polarization implicates so-called ...