Munin: Recent submissions
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Winter behaviour of riverine anadromous Arctic charr and sea trout in northern Norway
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2008-05)Based on earlier migration studies of lake-dwelling anadromous Arctic charr Salvelinus alpinus (L.) and sea trout Salmo trutta L. in northern Norway, both species are believed to solely overwinter in fresh water and spend only one to three months in the sea during summer. This is an assumption upon which all current management of the species in the area is based, although no studies have focused on ... -
Technical and scale efficiency of the intensive Tiger shrimp cultivation farms in Binh Dai district - Ben Tre - Viet nam. An application of DEA
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2009-05-15)This thesis is implemented with two main purposes: (1) reviewing the literature on efficiency and DEA methods, (2) applying DEA methods to examine efficiency of the shrimp farms in Binh Dai district, Ben Tre, Vietnam. In thesis, therefore, after related literature is reviewed, a case study of measuring the performance of shrimp farms in the study area is implemented. Interesting findings have been ... -
The relationship between switching costs, customer satisfaction and loyalty in the Norwegian mobile market
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2008-05-15)Few studies in marketing have examined the role of switching costs in regards of both customer satisfaction and loyalty. The presence of switching costs can mean that some seemingly loyal customers are actually dissatisfied but do not defect because of high switching costs. Thus, it is believed that the level of switching costs moderates the link between satisfaction and loyalty. This work seeks to ... -
Delivery is key: lessons learnt from developing splice-switching antisense therapies
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2017-03-13)The use of splice-switching antisense therapy is highly promising, with a wealth of pre-clinical data and numerous clinical trials ongoing. Nevertheless, its potential to treat a variety of disorders has yet to be realized. The main obstacle impeding the clinical translation of this approach is the relatively poor delivery of anti- sense oligonucleotides to target tissues ... -
Experience value as a function of hedonic and utilitarian dominant services
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2016-01)The purpose of this paper is to examine the relative importance of dimensions of experience value in four different hedonic- and utilitarian-dominated services. The proposed hypotheses are tested by an experimental design. Altogether, four different service experiences, taking place during a tourist weekend trip, were studied using a scenario-based approach. In total, 938 members of a nationally ... -
Seeing and Thinking Borders
(Chapter; Bokkapittel, 2015)The title of this chapter, seeing and thinking borders, can be read in three different ways. It might refer to, firstly, the obvious fact that I try to adequately see and think borders - to subject processes of bordering and their contingent results to critical scrutiny. Or, secondly, the title might indicate that the acts of seeing and thinking themselves border - that perception and cognition are ... -
Art Across Borders: Dislocating Artistic and Curatorial Practices in the Barents Euro-Arctic Region
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2015-04-27)The present article investigates the role of artworks in processes of bordering in the Barents Euro-Arctic Region. Drawing upon a neo-formalist framework, it firstly analyses works that were exhibited during the X-Border Art Biennial to identify disruptive potentials vested in the artistic pieces’ formal properties, before it, secondly, addresses potential performance effects of these works and of ... -
The All-Age Prevalence of Helicobacter pylori Infection and Potential Transmission Routes. A Population-Based Study
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2016-05-12)Background and aims: Previous research on H. pylori epidemiology has mostly focused on adult populations. We have aimed to study H. pylori prevalence in all age groups including children and adolescents and to identify potential routes of transmission. Methods: Subjects from all age groups (children 0–11 years, adolescents 12–17 years and adults ≥18 years of age), recruited from both an urban ... -
Ischemic stroke and risk of venous thromboembolism in the general population. The Tromsø study
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2017-10-21)Background: Even though clinical data support a relation between ischemic stroke and venous thromboembolism (VTE), the strength and time dependence of the association remain to be settled at the population level. We therefore aimed to investigate the association between ischemic stroke and VTE in a prospective population-based cohort. Methods and Results: Participants (n=30 002) were recruited from ... -
Transcriptomic Landscape of Treatment-Naïve Ulcerative Colitis
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2017-10-10)Background and Aims: Ulcerative colitis [UC] is a chronic inflammatory disease that effects the gastrointestinal tract and is considered one of the most prominent and common forms of inflammatory bowel disease [IBD]. This study aimed to define and describe the entire transcriptomic landscape in a well-stratified, treatment-naïve UC patient population compared ... -
Evaluation of the proliferation marker Ki-67 in a large prostatectomy cohort
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2017-11-15)The tumor proliferation index marker Ki-67 is strongly associated with tumor cell proliferation, growth and progression, and is widely used in routine clinicopathological investigation. Prostate cancer is a complex multifaceted and biologically heterogeneous disease, and overtreatment of localized, low volume indolent tumors, is evident. Here, we aimed to assess Ki-67 expression and related ... -
Correlates of circulating ovarian cancer early detection markers and their contribution to discrimination of early detection models: results from the EPIC cohort
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2017-03-20)Background: Ovarian cancer early detection markers CA125, CA15.3, HE4, and CA72.4 vary between healthy women, limiting their utility for screening. <br>Methods: We evaluated cross-sectional relationships between lifestyle and reproductive factors and these markers among controls ( n = 1910) from a nested case-control study in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition ... -
Why neither the prefixes nor our arguments are empty
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"-jos fal gáhttet gollegielat" : vitalisering av samisk språk i Noreg på 1990-talet
(Doctoral thesis; Doktorgradsavhandling, 2002)Kva vilkår styrkte og svekte arbeidet for vending av det samiske språkskiftet i Noreg i 1990-åra? Avhandlinga er delt i fem bolkar. Etter innleiingsbolken presenterer eg teori om språkskifte og om det å vende eit språkskifte. Deretter kjem ein bolk om bakgrunn og rammevilkår for å styrkje samisk språk i 1990-åra. I fjerde bolken presenterer eg empirien og analyse av empirien, og i den siste bolken ... -
The Impact of Cyberbullying and Cyber Harassment on Academic Achievement
(Peer reviewed; Chapter; Bokkapittel, 2016)Cyberbullying is commonly measured by either an inventory of manifest variables (i.e. cyber harassment) or the use of global items covering cyberbullying in general. This study aimed to compare these two approaches in terms of how they predict academic achievement. Structural equation modelling (SEM) was used to build recursive models including variables of academic achievement, traditional and cyber ... -
Ice Detection Experimentation Setup Using Infrared and Active Heating
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2016-07-24)The paper shows the possible implementation of Infrared (IR) ice detection technique. The experimental setup is implemented keeping in view of the marine icing phenomena over the ships and offshore structures. The detection mechanism is unique from the passive IR detection by introducing the active heating concept. The intervention of the active heating information inside the IR ice detection system ... -
Mer helse for hver krone? Hvorfor effektivitetsanalyser sjelden svarer på det viktigste spørsmålet
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2017-06-12)Sammendrag Som følge av «eldrebølgen» vil behovet for helsetjenester bli stadig større. Mye av belastningen faller på kommunene, som har ansvar for pleie- og omsorgstjenestene. Effektiv produksjon av tjenester vil være en forutsetning for en bærekraftig utvikling av morgendagens pleie- og omsorgstjenester. I oppgaven stilles spørsmål ved om effektivitetsanalyser evner å svare på hvem som leverer ... -
Bruk av virkelig verdi. Regskapsmessig støy eller eksempel til etterfølgelse? En analyse av regnskapspraksis under IFRS for norske børsnoterte foretak basert på normer for god regnskapskvalitet, samt hvorvidt etablert praksis kan danne en referanseramme for øvrige foretak ved innføring ny regnskapsstandard basert på IFRS for SME
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2017-08-22)Norske børsnoterte foretak har siden 2005 vært pliktige til å følge det internasjonale regnskapsspråket IFRS. I arbeidet med ny norsk regnskapsstandard basert på IFRS for SME søkes det nå en internasjonal harmonisering også for øvrige foretak. Hensikten med denne oppgaven er å se nærmere på etablert praksis blant norske børsnoterte foretak knyttet til verdsettingsmetoder, inndata og noteopplysninger ... -
Seriously, do you have an iPhone too? Survey evidence of positional goods
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2017-08-31)Independent of nationality, age, social class, the culture or the customs, the mobile phone has become, in a short period of time, as the most popular medium of communication chosen by humans. In little more than ten years it has become an essential element for the great majority of the population. The purpose of this paper is to investigate if the mobile phones as highly positional as other status ... -
Styrets plikter når anleggsmidler taper verdi. En empirisk studie av hvordan styret involverer seg i prosessen med nedskrivninger av anleggsmidler
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2017-09-01)Et dramatisk oljeprisfall startet i løpet av 2014 og fortsatte utover 2015 før det nådde et bunnpunkt 20.01.2016. Prisen på brent spot (nordsjøolje) falte fra 112kr fatet til 28,4kr i perioden juni.2014 til januar 2016. For selskaper som opererer innen petroleumssektoren har følgene vært dramatiske. Bransjen har vært preget av store nedskrivninger, restruktureringer og konkurser. Norske og internasjonale ...