Høgskulen på Vestlandet
HVL Open er vitenarkivet til Høgskulen på Vestlandet. Her publiseres bl. artikler, master- og bacheloroppgaver. Det publiseres bacheloroppgaver med karakter A og B, og alle beståtte masteroppgaver, forutsatt at studenten har godkjent publisering. Alle studentoppgavene er publisert med tilhørende emnekode, søk gjerne på emnekoden om du er på jakt etter oppgaver fra en bestemt studieretning.
Sub-communities within this community
-
HVL Skriftserie [116]
Collections in this community
-
Import fra CRIStin [3833]
Recent Submissions
-
Changing conceptualization of innovation in the European Union and its impact on universities: Critical junctures and evolving institutional demands
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)This article explores underlying mechanisms triggering a change in conceptualization of innovation in the European Union (EU), the impact of this change on institutional demands upon European universities and implications ... -
Employee involvement in a hospital building project
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)Employee involvement in the planning and execution of building projects vastly affects both project success and functionality in the operating stage. This study is based on interviews with employees to investigate how they ... -
The regional mission in a merged multi-campus university college: A case study from Western Norway
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)Recent years have seen an increasing institutionalisation of the regional mission of universities, coinciding with mergers of institutions from different regions to form large multi-campus universities that span across ... -
Kunstig intelligens og kreativitet
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)Denne artikkelen presenterer resultater av en studie som ser på hvilken innvirkning bruk av generativ kunstig intelligens kan ha på individuell kreativitet hos kunnskapsarbeidere i konsulentbransjen. Studien er basert på ... -
Measurement properties and normative data of a set of six physical assessments for use in primary healthcare
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)Purpose To address the high rates of sickness absence due to musculoskeletal (MSK) disorders in Western countries, this study assessed the measurement properties of six standardised physical assessments to aid in treatment ... -
Cryophilic polychaetes at the subtropical Laurentian margin of the Iapetus Ocean: Evidence for cold-water ocean circulation and upwelling
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)Through the Phanerozoic eon, the trace fossil Macaronichnus—made by sediment-burrowing polychaetes—appears to be restricted to intermediate- and high-latitude shallow-marine habitats with cold to temperate waters or coastal ... -
Læreroppfatninger om tilrettelegginger for LESLLA-elever sin lesing i matematikk og norsk i et tverrfaglig arbeid innen Helhetslesing: Forhandling og reforhandling av identitet, oppfatninger, aktørskap og handlingsrom
(Master thesis, 2024)I denne tverrfaglige masteroppgaven innen Matematikk og naturfag og Andre- og framandspråksdidaktikk undersøkes oppfatninger, læreridentitet og aktørskap hos to lærere ved en grunnskole for voksne som underviser LESLLA-elever ... -
New symmetries of the two-Higgs-doublet model
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)The Two Higgs Doublet Model invariant under the gauge group SU(2) × U(1) is known to have six additional global discrete or continuous symmetries of its scalar sector.We have discovered regions of parameter space of the ... -
Improved Prediction of Pump Performance Through the Rotation–Curvature Correction—An Experimental and Numerical Study of a Low-Specific-Speed Helico-Axial Compression Cell in Series
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)Within turbomachines, turbulence production and redistribution are affected by system rotation and streamline curvature. However, the most frequently used turbulence models do not account for these effects. In the present ... -
Cross-industry innovation for sustainable repositioning through cluster collaboration
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)Recent literature on sustainable transitions seeks to bridge macro – and micro-level dynamics; this study examines how agents at different levels interact, and what implications these lower-level dynamics have on sustainable ... -
Creating “a Little Garden of Our Own”: Constructions of Childhood and Knowledge About Gardening in Frances Burnett’s The Secret Garden (1911) and Arthur Mee’s The Children’s Encyclopaedia (1910)
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)Although there has been considerable previous scholarship on the garden and what it symbolises in Frances Hodgson Burnett’s The Secret Garden (1911), less attention has been paid to the act of gardening itself within the ... -
Alcohol misuse within different socio-ecologies in rural communities of Botswana
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)Alcohol-related research in Botswana has rarely used a socio-ecological approach. This article presents a phenomenological in-depth analysis drawn from community mapping interviews (n = 23) collected among community leaders ... -
Work-Aged Family Caregivers’ Experiences in Severe Neurological Diseases and Sustainability in Future Local Healthcare Workforce: A Qualitative Metasynthesis
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)Family caregivers play an important role as an unpaid part in the health care workforce in the communities. Without family caregivers’ contribution, sustainability in the health care workforce may be severely challenged. ... -
Embracing Reablement as an Essential Support Approach for Dementia Care in the 21st Century: A Position Paper
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)The World Health Organization (WHO) recognizes the right of individuals with dementia and their family caregivers to access interventions that enhance their participation in society. Reablement is an approach that enables ... -
Closing the gap between good intentions and realized potential of end-user involvement
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)Hospital building projects are highly complex and involve many different stakeholders. The physical lay-out of a hospital will affect the ability of healthcare personnel to perform their work and have consequences for ... -
Unpacking how wages cause changes in consumer prices by analyzing monthly data with long lags
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)Previous studies have indicated that wages cause changes in consumer prices, but not all. To address the inconsistency, we compare US monthly data between Jan 2008 and Feb 2020 with Norwegian yearly data between 1955 and ... -
Factors influencing the uptake of antenatal care in Uganda: a mixed methods systematic review
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)Background In 2016, the World Health Organization (WHO) recommended increasing antenatal care (ANC) visits from four to eight to reduce maternal morbidity and mortality. However, many low-middle income countries (LMICs), ... -
Hvordan opplever fedre det å få et barn med barneautisme?
(Master thesis, 2024)Denne masteroppgaven handler om å få innblikk i fedres opplevelser når barnet får diagnosen barneautisme. Hensikten med studien har vært å sette fokus på fedrenes erfaringer og perspektiv, og bidra til mer forskningsbasert ... -
Hvilke erfaringer har intensivsykepleier i møte med den flerkulturelle pasienten innlagt på intensivavdeling?
(Master thesis, 2024)Bakgrunn: Å gi pleie til flerkulturelle pasienter på norske intensivavdelinger er utfordrende fordi pasientenes ulike kulturelle behov, verdier og kommunikasjonspreferanser krever spesifikke tilpasninger. Manglende felles ... -
Foreldre til prematurt fødte barn sine erfaringer med overgangen fra nyfødtintensiv til AHS
(Master thesis, 2024)BAKGRUNN: Avansert hjemme sykehus har etter hvert blitt et tilbud ved de fleste store sykehus i Norge. Behandlingstilbudet fra spesialisthelsetjenesten er ment å være en erstatning for vanlig sykehusopphold i ordinær ...