Climate change-driven sea ice decline is increasing access to Arctic oil reserves and shipping routes, raising the risk of oil spills. Harsh polar conditions of extreme cold, darkness, and unpredictable weather will exacerbate these risks. The polar cod (Boreogadus saida), a key species in the Arctic ecosystem, may be particularly affected. With its spawning window in January and February, an oil ...

Hovedformålet med denne oppgaven er å belyse for investorer i norsk aksjebasert crowdfunding hvilken avkastning de kan forvente. Hovedmotivasjonen til investorer i aksjebasert crowdfunding er finansiell avkastning, men det finnes lite data om hvilken avkastning man kan forvente. I denne studien undersøker jeg statusen til selskapene som gjennomførte emisjoner gjennom de norske crowdfunding plattformene ...

With the simultaneous growth in interest from the mycological community to discover fungal species and classify them, there is also an important need to assemble all taxonomic information onto common platforms. Fungal classification is facing a rapidly evolving landscape and organizing genera into an appropriate taxonomic hierarchy is central to better structure a unified classification scheme and ...

The escape of farmed salmon may result in unwanted interbreeding with wild salmon populations. The development of a sterile salmon can prevent the negative effect of unwanted genetic introgression as well as provide the industry with solutions to drawbacks associated with sexual maturation. A sterile fish will also improve the competitive strength of the 6 Norwegian breeding companies as the fish ...

The mesopelagic zone represents one of the few habitats that remains relatively untouched from anthropogenic activities. Among the many species inhabiting the north Atlantic mesopelagic zone, glacier lanternfish (Benthosema glaciale) is the most abundant and widely distributed. This species has been regarded as a potential target for a dedicated fishery despite the scarce knowledge of its population ...

The risk of zoonotic disease transmission from animals to humans is elevated for people in close contact with domestic and wild animals. About three-quarters of all known human infectious diseases are zoonotic, and potential health impacts of these diseases are higher where infectious disease surveillance and access to health care and public health services are limited. This is especially the case ...

Benthic macrofauna are important and widely used biological indicators of marine ecosystems as they have limited mobility and therefore integrate the effects of local environmental stressors over time. Recently, environmental DNA (eDNA) analysis has provided a potentially more resource-efficient approach for benthic biomonitoring than traditional morphology-based methods. Several studies have ...

Stadig færre er bosatt på det stedet de vokste opp. Likevel kan slike steder være viktige for folks identitet og deres integrering i ulike fellesskap. En slik tilknytning kan analyseres som en form for slekting, der individer gjennom relasjoner og praksiser vedlikeholder og knyttes til fellesskap som for eksempel det kvenske. Materielt sett tar slike prosesser ofte utgangspunkt i en allmenn forståelse ...

Microalgae are the main source of the omega-3 fatty acids eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), essential for the healthy development of most marine and terrestrial fauna including humans. Inverse correlations of algal EPA and DHA proportions (% of total fatty acids) with temperature have led to suggestions of a warming-induced decline in the global production of these biomolecules ...

As an engineering field, the goal of synthetic biology is to design, build and implement technological solutions that advance human capability. To achieve this, synthetic biologists must be open to exploring new avenues of engineering strategies and move beyond tradition. The host-chassis has historically been an overlooked design variable in the field of synthetic biology. We show in this thesis ...