Due to major shifts in the marine ecosystem, many seabirds in the NE Atlantic have experienced short- and long-term breeding failures and population changes. One such seabird is the Atlantic puffin Fratercula arctica, the populations of which have declined in Norway at an annual rate of 2% over a ~30 yr period. Parallel to this decline, we found a significant decline in egg volume at 2 widely ...

Mange tiltak foreslås for å ruste norske lærere til å møte stadig større pedagogiske utfordringer. Nettbasert veiledning er ett slikt tiltak, og forventningene til de teknologibaserte løsningene har vært store. Imidlertid mangler forskning på hvordan lærere anvender, og vurderer tilbud om nettbasert faglig støtte. Artikkelen belyser funn fra en studie av læreres bruk av det nettbaserte veiledningstilbudet ...

This thesis discusses Neoliberalism, Empire and production-consumptions cycles in relation to how we value the environment and art. It goes on to discuss how they are reinforced by, or impact on contemporary arts practice and participation in the arts industry, using the Fluxus Movement as an example. Two art works are discussed from the perspective of the artist and put into the context of global ...

Markus Fjellström has presented a substantial doctoral work in scientific archaeology, comprising six articles and an 80-page synthesis. The papers were published between 2015 and 2021. For the first time on such a large and systematic scale, these papers and thesis bring together specialists in Sámi and scientific/laborative archaeology to address the early history of the Sámi. The papers are ...

The Hirnantian Glisstjärn Formation (Normalograptus persculptus graptolite Biozone) is a succession of limestones and shales onlapping the Katian Boda Limestone in the Siljan District, Sweden. It contains a conspicuous, up to several decimeter thick bed densely packed with bipolarly oriented, orthoconic cephalopod conchs that can reach lengths of more than 120 cm. Conch fragmentation, bioereosion ...

There has been demand in many countries for the establishment of small campuses in more rural locations to spread the benefits of higher education both through the provision of university courses and through the positive economic spill-overs for these communities. Evaluations of the impacts of these universities according to current models show limited effects due to their small scale and specialization. ...

The conception and layout of the medieval book has been shown to be a reflection of the human memory and mind, and that the art of making a 'text' (whether in language, image, or sound) is itself a reflection of the medieval cognitive process. However, the medieval manuscript does not just reflect the minds that produced it, for it is also the word made of/on flesh: the parchment itself is made from ...