Blubber in marine mammals is a multifunctional tissue, serving critical roles in thermoregulation, energy storage, endocrine regulation, and hydrodynamics. By providing insulation against cold, acting as a dense energy reserve, secreting hormones such as leptin to regulate metabolism, and streamlining the body for efficient swimming, blubber supports survival in diverse and often extreme environments. ...

Abstract Purpose. The purpose of the study was to investigate factors predicting migration pattern in moose in Finnmark. Moose has earlier been most numerous in the central and southern part of Norway, but the moose population in Finnmark increased in the 1990’s, and has now reached a more stable state. This makes a study on how the moose behaves in a relatively new habitat of particular ...

Bakgrunn: Arbeidsinnvandrere utgjør en betydelig del av den norske befolkningen og er ofte sysselsatt i bransjer med høy fysisk og psykisk belastning. Tidligere forskning har vist at helsen til innvandrere påvirkes av et komplekst samspill mellom sosiale, medisinske og strukturelle faktorer. Denne masteroppgaven undersøker hva som kjennetegner den eksisterende forskningen om helsen til arbeidsinnvandrere ...

Bakgrunn: Hofteleddsdysplasi (HD) er en vanlig vekstforstyrrelse hos barn. Det er viktig å oppdage og behandle tilstanden tidlig, for å redusere risikoen for et komplisert behandlingsforløp og sekveler. Barn med funn på klinisk undersøkelse og barn med risikofaktorer skal få tilbud om ultralydundersøkelse. Resultatet avgjør videre tiltak. Formål: I denne retrospektive studien ønsket vi å kvalitetssikre ...

Tolstojs forfatterskap er preget av en livslang søken etter sannhet og Gud. Hans litterære produksjon vitner om en unik tankekraft og enorm begavelse, men samtidig finnes et tragisk anstrøk ved hele hans liv og forfatterskap. Særlig døden var evig tilstedeværende i Tolstojs liv, og han hadde store problemer med å akseptere den skjebne felles for alle mennesker – at livet en dag tar slutt. Denne ...

The main source of mass influx to Earth is thought to come from microgram sized meteoroids. These micro-meteoroids are indirectly detectable by high powered large aperture radars through the plasma they generate while ablating. A subset of meteor head echoes is known to contain abrupt drops in radar cross section (RCS). These drops can indicate meteor fragmentation, depletion of volatile elements, ...

Solidarity remains a contentious issue within the EU’s international protection framework. This became particularly evident during 2015–2016, when over one million irregular crossings at the Union’s external borders exposed significant weaknesses within the CEAS and triggered debates among Member States over where refugee responsibility should lie. In 2024, the EU adopted the New Pact on Migration ...

In response to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, Poland became a major host country for Ukrainian refugees. While the Polish state implemented a range of support measures, access to reproductive rights was notably absent from its crisis response, creating a significant gap in protection and service provision. This thesis examines how non-governmental organisations in Poland have responded to ...

Parental gender affirmation and advocacy are central to protecting the rights and wellbeing of trans young people (TYP). However, the current academic literature provides little information about the experiences and actions of their fathers. Available academic references point largely to a distant or obstructive role, with minimal discussion and analysis of the structural factors that might be ...

This thesis critically examines the reparation practices of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACtHR) in cases of gender-based violence, through the analysis of two emblematic cases: Cotton Field v. Mexico (2009) and Manuela et al. v. El Salvador (2021). The study aims to assess the advances and limitations of the Court’s reparation model, particularly regarding its capacity to address the ...