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    • Why do students leave? Student-related factors and attrition intentions 

      Nemtcan, Efim (Doctoral thesis; Doktorgradsavhandling, 2023-06-20)
      Established as a collection of scholars protecting their shared interests, higher education has become a driving force of economic development accountable to the government and society. However, changes in higher education have been accompanied by multiple challenges, including funding and quality assessment. This dissertation addresses one of these challenges facing academic institutions, academic ...

    • Why is it safe – enough? Decision-making in avalanche terrain 

      Landrø, Markus (Doctoral thesis; Doktorgradsavhandling, 2021-10-25)
      The snowy mountains of the world attract an increasing number of backcountry recreationalists, but nice skiing comes with a risk. Every year about 140 people in Europe and North America lose their life in avalanche accidents. 9 out of 10 accidents are triggered by the victim or someone in their party. Therefore, improving decision-making is important. Avalanche terrain decision-making is complex ...

    • ‘Will I get cancer again?’ An ethnography of worries, healing landscapes and sensation-to-symptom processes among people living in the aftermath of cancer in rural Norway 

      Skowronski, Magdalena (Doctoral thesis; Doktorgradsavhandling, 2019-04-29)
      <p>Today, 71% of those who are diagnosed with cancer live five years or longer after treatment. Although the level of mortality varies considerably between different cancer diagnoses, the total number of people who recover after cancer is increasing. There is a need to gain knowledge on how people who live in the aftermath of cancer treatment experience health and illness, bodily sensations, everyday ...

    • Wound healing in diabetes. An intervention study in db/db mice 

      Berdal, Margrete (Doctoral thesis; Doktorgradsavhandling, 2017-06-09)
      The prevalence of diabetes is increasing globally. Certain microvascular and macrovascular complications such as cardiovascular disease, retinopathy, nephropathy, neuropathy, and impaired wound healing are associated with the disease. Prolonged exposure to hyperglycaemia plays an important role in their development. Glucose reacts with macromolecules including proteins, lipoproteins, and nucleic ...

    • Wuthering heights: Outcomes from pancreatic surgery and trends in treatment of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma in Norway in a post-centralization era 

      Nymo, Linn Såve (Doctoral thesis; Doktorgradsavhandling, 2021-10-22)
      <p><i>Aim:</i> The main aim of this thesis was to explore the contemporary outcomes of pancreatic surgery and treatment of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma in Norway seen in light of the centralization process and the volume-outcome relationship. <p><i>Methods:</i> We analysed three complete national patient cohorts using prospectively gathered data from national medical quality registries. The ...

    • Young adults and seafood : using the voice of consumers to develop new seafood product concepts aimed at increasing consumption 

      Altintzoglou, Themistoklis (Doctoral thesis; Doktorgradsavhandling, 2010-09-24)
      Young adults do not eat seafood frequently enough because they lack knowledge about the preparation of a quick and easy meal with seafood. One of the ways to improve this situation is to offer young adults a product which is based on their needs and helps them to eat seafood more frequently. The first survey study showed a positive association between health involvement, attitudes towards seafood ...

    • Young children with problem behaviour in school settings: Evaluation of the Incredible Years Teacher Classroom Management program in a Norwegian regular school setting 

      Aasheim, Merete (Doctoral thesis; Doktorgradsavhandling, 2019-08-30)
      <i>Background</i>: Children in schools, who struggle behaviourally, socially, or emotionally, are less likely to benefit from academic instruction. In regular school settings, where a large numbers of students can be reached, teachers are important and natural implementers with the potential to influence mental health outcomes in all students. Examining the impact of the Incredible Years Teacher ...

    • Zinc binding and chelating compounds as inhibitors of bacterial metalloproteases and human matrix metalloproteases 

      Rahman, Fatema Amatur (Doctoral thesis; Doktorgradsavhandling, 2023-10-13)
      Bacterial multi-drug resistance is a major health problem worldwide. Inhibition of bacterial virulence is suggested to be a promising strategy in the development of new antibacterial drugs. The present work has focused on identifying new inhibitors of the bacterial virulence factors thermolysin (TLN), pseudolysin (PLN, LasB) and aureolysin (ALN), which are all zinc metalloproteases (MPs) using enzyme ...