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Fuse: Space-Efficient Token-Based Key Exchange using Elliptic Curves
(Master thesis, 2025)This thesis presents a novel implementation of a Non-Interactive Key Exchange (NIKE) protocol using features from Attribute-Based Encryption (ABE) to achieve a highly space-efficient key distribution scheme. Our Token-Based Key Exchange (TBKE) implementation enables scalable symmetric key generation through compact, capability-based tokens, making it particularly suited for resource-constrained ... -
The Pastoral in William Wordsworth and James Schuyler
(Master thesis, 2025)This master’s thesis aims to explore the representation of pastoral in the selected poems of William Wordsworth and James Schuyler who belong to two different time periods and literary movements. Through analyzing their ten poems (five each), I will find out how the representation of pastoral and the human-nature relationship were different in those two different periods and how this relationship ... -
The Use of Gender Information in Second Language Pronoun Resolution The Role of L1, Working Memory, and Distance
(Master thesis, 2025)Abstract Aims and Objectives: This thesis investigates how the existence or absence of gender distinctions in pronouns in the first language (L1) affects the processing of English 3rd person singular pronouns, and to what extent working memory (WM) and the distance between the antecedent and the pronoun affect this process. Methodology: In this study, L2 learners of English whose L1 has gender ... -
Terrorism or Repression? An Eclectic Analysis of Security Narratives, Human Rights, and Political Dissent under the Philippines’ Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020
(Master thesis, 2025)This thesis critically examines the Philippine Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020 (ATA), addressing how counterterrorism legislation can transform from a security measure into an instrument of political repression. Employing an analytical eclectic approach that integrates Realism, Liberalism informed by international human rights law, Critical Terrorism Studies (CTS), and Peace and Conflict Studies (PCS), ... -
Hinduisme på skjerm : En religionsdidaktisk analyse av digitale læringsressurser
(Master thesis, 2025)Hovedspørsmålet i denne masteroppgava er hvordan hinduisme framstilles i de digitale læringsressursene til Cappelen Damm (CDU) og Gyldendal (Horisonter). Begge disse digitale læringsressursene brukes i den norske skolen. Fokuset for denne oppgava er læringsstoffet som er basert for ungdomsskoletrinnene. Gjennom en digital dokumentanalyse vil jeg belyse framstillingene av hinduisme i de digitale ... -
Gjennom deres øyne: Et kognitiv-arkeologisk blikk på den slipte bergkunsten i Nordland
(Master thesis, 2025)Denne avhandlingen utforsker hvordan teorier og perspektiver fra kognitiv arkeologi kan bidra til økt forståelse av det som ansees som Norges eldste bergkunst. I denne oppgaven fokuserer jeg på de slipte helleristninger i Nordland som dateres til eldre steinalder (9000–7000 fvt.), og vil undersøke hvordan menneskets biologi og samhandling mellom mennesker, dyr, og det materielle, påvirket fremstillingen ... -
Growing season extension and delayed senescence: phenological responses to altered snow regimes and nutrient enrichment in High Arctic tundra species
(Master thesis, 2025)Arctic ecosystems are experiencing rapid changes in climate conditions, with a shift in snow regimes and nutrient availability, likely to impact plant phenology and productivity. This study investigates how increased snow depth and nutrient enrichment influence the timing of phenological phases and length of the growing season in tundra vegetation in Adventdalen, Svalbard. A factorial field experiment ... -
Plastic-related chemicals associated with polymers and their effects on thyroid hormones in fledglings of Northern fulmars (Fulmarus glacialis) from Svalbard
(Master thesis, 2025)Northern fulmars (Fulmarus glacialis) are pelagic seabirds prone to ingest plastics. Upon ingestion, plastic particles can have both physical and chemical impacts, although these effects are poorly understood. This study investigated the occurrence of plastic-related chemicals (PRCs) in relation to the type of plastic polymers ingested, as well as their potential endocrine disrupting effects on ... -
Drivers of fish parasite infracommunities in a high latitude system – a dive into host and parasite traits shaping parasite diversity
(Master thesis, 2025)Understanding the structuring drivers of host-parasite communities is central to predicting how these organisms will respond to environmental changes that are occurring at a rapid rate in northern latitude systems. Many factors shaping complex and ecologically important communities of fish-parasites in freshwater systems remain incompletely understood, particularly at the infracommunity level. Using ... -
Hyperspectral Imaging as a Tool for Characterization of Bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus L.)
(Master thesis, 2025)Plants growing at high latitudes are subjected to environmental conditions with significantly different light and temperature regimes compared to lower latitudes, which can influence local adaptations related to the plant’s secondary metabolite profile. Several studies have demonstrated the potential of utilizing hyperspectral imaging in plant phenotyping. This thesis provides insight into how plant ... -
Drivers of coastal ecosystem structure: Using fishing mortality, primary production and temperature to predict biomass distributions of ecosystems along the Norwegian Coast
(Master thesis, 2025)Coastal ecosystems constitute productive marine areas that provide valuable ecosystem services such as harvestable fish stocks and critical habitats for spawning. With increasing impacts of human activities and climate change on coastal ecosystems, more knowledge about what shapes their structure is needed to manage them sustainably. Ecosystem modeling in Ecopath with Ecosim (EwE) has been widely ... -
Vitamin D-binding protein and its potential role as a biomarker in psoriasis and related conditions
(Master thesis, 2025)1 Abstract1.1 Introduction Psoriasis is a common chronic inflammatory skin disease linked to other medical conditions such as psoriatic arthritis (PsA). Recently, higher levels of vitamin D-binding protein (DBP) have been reported among psoriasis patients. Moreover, DBP has been found higher among psoriasis patients reporting arthropathy. Given the current lack of a reliable biomarker for psoriasis ... -
Nytten av respiratorisk oksygenerings (ROX) indeks ved behandling av pasienter med akutt hypoksisk respirasjonssvikt
(Master thesis, 2025)1 Sammendrag 1.1 Introduksjon Akutt hypoksisk respirasjonssvikt (AHRF) er en kritisk tilstand som krever rask og effektiv behandling. Etter COVID-19-pandemien har bruken av High Flow Nasal Cannula (HFNC) som førstelinjebehandling ved AHRF økt. Dette har ført til et behov for bedre overvåkingsverktøy, fordi tradisjonell PaO2/FIO2-ratio ikke kan anvendes ved behandling med HFNC. Respiratorisk ... -
Beskrivelse og forståelse av perioden etter den umiddelbare alkoholabstinensfasen i moderne medisinsk litteratur - En scoping review
(Master thesis, 2025)Denne studien ble gjennomført for å kartlegge hvordan perioden etter den umiddelbare fysiske alkoholabstinensfasen, i denne teksten referert til som "Fenomenet", beskrives og forstås i moderne medisinsk litteratur. Da feltet er preget av stor variasjon i terminologi, ble en scoping review vurdert som mest hensiktsmessige metodiske tilnærming. Litteratursøk ble utført i MedLine for perioden 2005-2025 ... -
Plasma Adiponectin Levels and Risk of Future Venous Thromboembolism
(Master thesis, 2025)Background: Obesity is a major modifiable risk factor for venous thromboembolism (VTE). Adiponectin is a hormone-like protein primarily secreted by adipocytes and reported to have anti-thrombotic properties by regulation of key haemostatic factors in vitro. However, the association between adiponectin and VTE remains unclear. Aims: To investigate the association between plasma adiponectin levels ... -
Associations Between Self-Reported Alcohol Consumption and Macronutrient Intake in a Population-Based Health Study - The Tromsø Study: Tromsø7 (2015–2016)
(Master thesis, 2025)Alcohol, or ethanol, is a widely consumed psychoactive substance that contributes substantially to the global burden of disease. While alcohol can serve as an energy source, it provides no essential nutrients. Alcohol consumption and dietary habits are major lifestyle factors that influence health outcomes, vary across socioeconomic groups, and are of significant relevance to public health. Exploring ... -
Exploring the association between self-reported alcohol consumption and intake of micronutrients. An analysis based on data from a general population study: The seventh survey of the Tromsø Study (Tromsø7) in 2015-2016
(Master thesis, 2025)Background: Alcohol consumption may affect dietary patterns and nutrient intake, but the association between alcohol use and micronutrient could be investigated further. Understanding how alcohol consumption relates to the intake of micronutrients is important for public health, also in populations with moderate to high alcohol use. Materials and methods: This cross-sectional study used self-reported ... -
Effekt av acetylsalisylsyre som preeklampsiprofylakse
(Master thesis, 2025)Abstrakt Bakgrunn: Preeklampsi er en alvorlig svangerskapskomplikasjon som årlig er årsak til 70 000 mødredødsfall og 500 000 barnedødsfall på verdensbasis. Komplikasjonsfaren er høyest i utviklingsland med dårlig svangerskapsomsorg. Acetylsalisylsyre er brukt som en forebyggende behandling mot utvikling av preeklampsi hos kvinner med økt preeklampsirisiko. I Norge screenes kvinner for preeklampsirisiko ... -
Behandling av pasienter med blodbårne infeksjoner ved Helgelandssykehuset HF før implementering av hurtigdiagnostikk (BCID2)
(Master thesis, 2025)Bakgrunn og formål: Tidligere har reaktive blodkulturer ved Helgelandssykehuset HF måtte blitt sendt 300 km til mikrobiologisk laboratorium ved Nordlandssykehuset HF i Bodø for diagnostikk. I 2021 ble det innført et hurtigdiagnostisk verktøy (BCID2) ved Helgelandssykehuset HF som gir svar på bakterie- eller sopp-species og viktige resistensgener i positive blodkulturer innen 1 time. Formålet med ... -
Hvordan påvirker hormonterapi muskelvekst og treningseffekt hos post-menopausale kvinner?
(Master thesis, 2025)Sammendrag Bakgrunn: Etter overgangsalderen reduseres produksjonen av kjønnshormoner, særlig østrogen, noe som er assosiert med tap av muskelmasse, redusert muskelstyrke og økt risiko for sarkopeni. Dette kan ha betydelige konsekvenser for funksjonsevne, fallrisiko og livskvalitet hos eldre kvinner. Studier har derfor undersøkt hvorvidt HRT kan påvirke muskelhelse og responsen på fysisk trening i ...
