Backcountry skiers, travelling in avalanche terrain, account for a large proportion of avalanche fatalities worldwide. Despite this, the exact count of the number of recreationists exposed to avalanches (also known as the background information), is poorly documented in most countries. Without detailed background information on temporal and spatial backcountry usage, making well-reasoned decisions ...

This thesis is a feminist contribution to a circumpolar art history in becoming. By examining contemporary artistic practices anchored in the Arctic and the circumpolar North three entangled issues are identified: climate change and environmental destruction, gendered spaces and colonial legacies. A common characteristic to the artistic practices studied are the use of the camera and photography, ...

Background In January 2017, the Norwegian government mandated the establishment of an inpatient unit for“medication-free treatment” for patients with severe mental illness at the University Hospital of North Norway in Tromsø. This study aims to explore the employees’ experiences with this unit.<p> <p>Method Focus group interviews were conducted October 2021 – February 2022. For analysis, the ...

Climate change is rapidly modifying biodiversity across the Arctic, driving a shift from Arctic to more boreal ecosystem characteristics. This phenomenon, known as borealization, is mainly described for certain functional groups along sub-Arctic inflow shelves (Barents and Chukchi Seas). In this review, we evaluate the spatial extent of such alterations across the Arctic, as well as their effects ...

1. While it is likely that ecological context is important, the factors that facilitate and maintain variable levels of intraspecific diversity in Salmonidae fishes across environments remain unclear.<p> <p>2. Using a meta-analysis of sympatric ecotype assemblages from two salmonid genera—Salvelinus and Coregonus—we evaluated the importance of ecological factors determining the number of sympatric ...

A rapid and widespread institutionalization of climate security is underway, led by powerful states and international organizations. Recognition of the climate crisis by security actors as a serious threat to humanity is long overdue, but it is imperative that this institutionalization is critically scrutinized. This commentary highlights specific dangers that accompany the institutional mainstreaming ...

The appointment scheduling of ships has been considered as an essential avenue for managing ship arrival pattern and mitigating waterway traffic congestion. This paper studies the ship appointment scheduling problem for lockage operations of waterway transport, and a new mathematical model is formulated to minimize the average waiting time of ships around the dam, in which the non-punctual arrival ...

The purpose of this paper is to explore an innovative primary control strategy for a voltage source inverter (VSI). This strategy involves integrating an Artificial Neural Network (ANN) into the proportional resonant (PR) regulator within the inner loop of the primary control system. The primary objective is to regulate the output voltage and minimize deviations under various operating conditions, ...

Drawing on social contagion theory, nudge theory and norm activation theory, this study investigates how residents' pro-environmental behaviour may influence tourists' behaviour, thus, collaboratively achieving a tourist destination's sustainability. Findings from a field experiment and three scenario experiments confirm that tourists have a stronger intention to behave pro-environmentally in those ...

The Single-Machine Scheduling Problem (SMSP) serves as the cornerstone of scheduling theory. Almost all developments in production planning and control were initially introduced and tested within single-machine production settings. Exploring the literature on SMSPs illuminates the entire development trajectory of scheduling theory. This study employs the Main Path Analysis (MPA) for a systematic ...