Red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) are expanding into Arctic regions, altering predator-prey dynamics and intensifying competition with native species such as the Arctic fox (Vulpes lagopus). This study examines the activity patterns of red foxes in Varanger, Norway, at the forefront of their Arctic range expansion, focusing on the effects of environmental factors (e.g., snow depth, temperature, precipitation) ...

This thesis analyses the impact of climate change, coupled with inadequate disaster management, on the rising frequency and severity of floods in Pakistan. The thesis focuses on the causes, socioeconomic impact, and government responses to floods by examining the interaction of natural and human elements. Due to the complexity of the research question, we have applied a multidisciplinary ...

The benthos of the Central Arctic Ocean (CAO) abyss is an underworld yet to be thoroughly and systematically understood. Although 50% of the Arctic is deep sea, most research has been focused on the continental shelves and the water column. This is largely because research in the CAO is challenging, especially due to the ocean being ice-covered. Yet, today, anthropogenic pressures on the CAO are ...

Warming climate impacts aquatic ectotherms by changes in individual vital rates and declines in body size, a phenomenon known as the temperature-size rule (TSR), and indirectly through altered species interactions and environmental feedbacks. The relative importance of these effects in shaping community responses to environmental change is incompletely understood. We employ a tri-trophic food ...

This article explores how top and middle managers in geographically fragmented professional service organizations made decisions about hybrid work arrangements, following COVID-19 (and the end of mandatory working from home). The article reports a single case study of a regional banking corporation in a period when leaders across the organization had to choose between consolidating change or ...

The Food-Energy-Water nexus approach to resource governance is a paradigmshifting approach that moves away from “siloed” resource management and pursues integration and holistic planning between food, energy, and water governance. The Food-Energy-Water nexus approach carries the potential to increase synergies and reduce tradeoffs between the Sustainable Development Goals. However, theoretical ...

This thesis investigates the application of machine learning (ML) and traditional financial models in portfolio optimization, focusing on the OBX index. The research aims to determine whether ML algorithms can outperform traditional models in forecasting returns, estimating volatility, and optimizing portfolio weights. The study employs advanced ML techniques such as Random Forest, Support Vector ...

I nyere tid har det skjedd en kommersialisering av fotball og klubber er i dag å anse som merkevarer. Dette medfører nye aspekter for klubbene og de må i større grad fokusere på merkevarebygging, samt trender i sine omgivelser (Breitbarth & Harris, 2008). En konsekvens av dette er blant annet at flere klubber viser større samfunnsansvar enn før. Et godt eksempel på dette er Eliteserielaget ...

Etter flere år med stor vekst og utallige nye bruksområder, kan vi være sikre på at kunstig intelligens er kommet for å bli. Ettersom det har utviklet seg nye teknologier med kunstig intelligens, synes vi det er svært spennende å undersøke mulighetene for nyere metoder for predikering av finansmarkedet. Historisk sett har prediksjon av aksjemarkedet vært en utfordrende og kompleks oppgave, og det ...

Denne masteroppgaven undersøker hvordan prisendringer på fangst- og oppdrettsfisk påvirker hvitfiskmarkedet i Tyskland på kort og lang sikt, og nærmere bestemt konsumet av fersk og frossen torskefilet. Etterspørselsanalysen aktualiseres av rapporter fra Havforskningsinstituttet og FAO, som anslår at torskeprisene nærmer seg pristaket, at prisene for alaska pollock synker, og at pangasius fremstår ...