Arctic human settlements experience formidable challenges from accelerating climate change and environmental transformations. While these towns have demonstrated adaptive resilience, the looming threat of local climate extremes raises concerns about the results of adaptation and mitigation efforts. With the further development of Arctic settlements, it is necessary to consider changes in local ...

The significance of family involvement in Early Childhood Education and Care has gained considerable attention within national reforms and regulations across various countries. This study aims to examine the early childhood education curriculum frameworks pertaining to family participation in Portugal and Norway. By analysing the national curriculum frameworks of these two countries, this study ...

Cyber-physical systems (CPS) deployed in scarce resource environments like the Arctic Tundra face extreme conditions. Nodes in such environments are forced to rely on batteries and sleep most of the time to maximize their lifetime. While being autonomous, nodes have to collaborate to make scientific observations. As a result, their deployments and updates are subject to coordination (e.g., prevent ...

Frost durability, a critical parameter for concrete, especially in harsh exposure regions, has been extensively researched, with almost four thousand papers published since the 1970s. However, a systematic mapping of this research is yet to be explored. This paper presents a novel approach based on Natural Language Processing (NLP) and machine learning to semi-automatically analyze the ...

This qualitative study explored the challenges faced by refugee children in Norway and analyzed how they coped with them. We conducted interviews with 23 children between the ages of 7 and 13. The findings showed that these children struggle with language barriers, outsiderness, bullying, and longing. They utilized both personal and interpersonal resources through active and passive methods to cope. ...

Background: Atrial fibrillation (AF), the most prevalent cardiac arrhythmia, characterized by disruption of the electrical activity in atria, leading to the cardiac rhythmic disorder. Alcohol consumption has dose-dependent relationship with cardiovascular diseases and considered as a contributing factor for incidence of AF. Epidemiological studies have consistently shown a dose-dependent relationship ...

Which entrepreneurial opportunities do public servants find appealing, and what influences their evaluation? Our investigation of 14 Norwegian municipal entrepreneurial projects indicates that public servants positively assess the attractiveness of welfare, economic, and participatory opportunities. Their evaluations are shaped by public sector logics. Our contribution is twofold: first, we connect ...

Environmental changes, such as climate warming and higher herbivory pressure, are altering the carbon balance of Arctic ecosystems; yet, how these drivers modify the carbon balance among different habitats remains uncertain. This hampers our ability to predict changes in the carbon sink strength of tundra ecosystems. We investigated how spring goose grubbing and summer warming—two key environmental-change ...

Probiotics, known for their health benefits as living microorganisms, hold significant importance across various fields, including agriculture, aquaculture, nutraceuticals, and pharmaceuticals. Optimal delivery and storage of probiotic cells are essential to maximize their effectiveness. Biopolymers, derived from living sources, plants, animals, and microbes, offer a natural solution to enhance ...

The MIKRONOR monitoring program aims to establish baseline levels of microplastics in the Norwegian environment and to identify potential sources and sinks. This third MIKRONOR report focuses mainly on results from air samples, including data on tyre wear particles (TWP), as well as river and fjord surface water samples, and their correlation to rainfall and river discharge levels. Additionally, ...