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    • Wind power - An assault on local landscapes or an opportunity for modernization? 

      Rygg, Bente Johnsen (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012)
      Abstract Wind power development has produced controversies in many places. Some people see wind power as a sustainable source of energy, others see it as destroying nature and landscapes. ...

    • Wind power success in Brazil. 

      Persson, Andreas Nesse (Master thesis, 2015-05-05)
      This study seeks the explanation behind the Brazilian wind power success. Since the beginning the industry have turned out to bea success by becoming the cheapest source of electricity. This study discusses three different ...

    • ‘Winter children’ : an ethnographically inspired study of children being-and-becoming well-versed in snow and ice 

      Sanderud, Jostein Rønning; Gurholt, Kirsti Pedersen; Moe, Vegard Fusche (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)
      For many children living in Northern and mountainous regions of the world, playing in snow is enticing and connotes childhood for many adults. Even so, researchers have paid little attention to children’s play in/with snow ...

    • Women and their (lack of) place in the canon: A study of canon formation and gender representation in 27 textbooks made for three curriculums 

      Røldal, Anna-Julie (Master thesis, 2023)
      This study examines whether there is a de facto canon in the text selection of 27 EFL textbooks for grades 8-10. The study also investigates gender representations and examines the extent to which both male and female ...

    • Women with heart failure and their experiences of sexuality and intimacy: A qualitative content analysis 

      Markhus, Lene Søyland; Mårtensson, Jan; Keilegavlen, Håvard; Fålun, Nina Britt (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Aim and Objective: This study aimed to explore how women with heart failure experience intimacy and sexual activity. Background: Knowledge about women diagnosed with heart failure and their sexual activity is scarce. ...

    • Women's experiences when unsure about whether or not to have an abortion in the first trimester 

      Kjelsvik, Marianne; Sekse, Ragnhild Johanne Tveit; Moi, Asgjerd Litleré; Aasen, Elin Margrethe; Chesla, Catherine A.; Gjengedal, Eva (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      Abortion during the first trimester is legal in most Western countries. However, deciding to terminate a pregnancy is a challenging process, and some women arrive at the abortion clinic still not absolutely certain. We ...

    • Women’s engagement in flood hazard adaptation in Nepal 

      Paneru, Supa (Master thesis, 2022)
      This study presents an in-depth analysis of women’s engagement in flood hazard adaptations in Arnuwa village, one of the frequently flood-affected areas of the lower Karnali river basin in Nepal. In specific, it examines ...

    • Women’s negative childbirth experiences and socioeconomic factors: Results from the Babies Born Better survey 

      Vedeler, Carina; Eri, Tine Schauer; Nilsen, Roy Miodini; Blix, Ellen; Downe, Soo; van der Wel, Kjetil A.; Nilsen, Anne Britt Vika (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Objective To investigate the association between women's socioeconomic status and overall childbirth experience and to explore how women reporting an overall negative birth experience describe their experiences of intrapartum ...

    • Wonkatarsis - ein analyse av Willy Wonka som filmatisk karakter 

      Sjøstrøm Tveita, Ørjan (Master thesis, 2018)
      Den enigmatiske og velkjende Roald Dahl-karakteren Willy Wonka har gleda lesarar og publikum i fleire tiår. Karakteren vart først introdusert i Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Dahl, 1964), og har sidan vore mogleg å sjå ...

    • Word embeddings for recommending semantically similar support tickets 

      Dyrhovden, Francis Soliman; Norvang, Espen; Sund, Morten (Bachelor thesis, 2021)

    • Work and mental complaints: are response outcome expectancies more important than work conditions and number of subjective health complaints? 

      Johnsen, Tone Langjordet; Indahl, Aage; Eriksen, Hege Randi; Ihlebæk, Camilla; Tveito, Torill Helene (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)
      Purpose Investigate the relative effect of response outcome expectancies, work conditions, and number of subjective health complaints (SHC) on anxiety and depression in Norwegian employees. Learned response outcome ...

    • Work engagement and its relationship with personality traits among teachers at the secondary level in Norway 

      Hoti, Ervin (Master thesis, 2019)
      The current master’s thesis examines the relationship between work engagement and personality among teachers at the secondary level in Norway. It is posited that basic personality characteristics can help us understand why ...

    • Work incapacity among family caregivers: a record linkage study 

      Mikkola, Tuija M.; Mänty, Minna; Kautiainen, Hannu; von Bonsdorff, Mikaela B.; Haanpää, Maija; Koponen, Hannu; Kröger, Teppo Kalevi; Eriksson, Johan G. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Background Family caregiving-related physical and mental health problems may lead to work incapacity in employed caregivers. The aim of this study was to quantify sickness absences and disability pensions (SADP) among ...

    • The work of having a chronic condition: development and psychometric evaluation of the distribution of co-care activities (DoCCA) scale 

      von Thiele Schwarz, Ulrica; Roczniewska, Marta; Pukk Härenstam, Karin; Karlgren, Klas; Hasson, Henna; Menczel, Sivan; Wannheden, Carolina (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Background Chronic care involves multiple activities that can be performed by individuals and healthcare staff as well as by other actors and artifacts, such as eHealth services. Thus, chronic care management can be viewed ...

    • Working Towards a Common Transatlantic Approach for Evaluation of Exercise-Induced Laryngeal Obstruction 

      Røksund, Ola Drange; Olin, James Tod; Halvorsen, Thomas (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      Key points: • The history is the key to a correct exercise-induced laryngeal obstruction (EILO) diagnosis, with inspiratory symptoms presenting during ongoing exercise and resolving within a few minutes after exercise ...

    • World Peace Game som undervisingsmetode i samfunnskunnskap 

      Solheim, Håkon (Master thesis, 2017-05-15)
      Denne oppgåva er eit casestudie i samfunnsfag, der World Peace Game (WPG) blir vurdert som undervisingmetode. 60 elevar i 10.klasse frå ein norsk skule gjennomførde dette dramapedagogiske rollespelet, der politisk ...

    • Worldwide trends in blood pressure from 1975 to 2015: a pooled analysis of 1479 population-based measurement studies with 19·1 million participants 

      Zhou, Bin; Bentham, James; Di Cesare, Mariachiara; Bixby, Honor; Danaei, Goodarz; Cowan, Melanie J.; Paciorek, Christopher J.; Singh, Gitanjali M; Hajifathalian, Kaveh; Bennett, James E.; Taddei, Cristina; Bilano, Ver; Carrillo-Larco, Rodrigo M.; Djalalinia, Shirin; Khatibzadeh, Shahab; Lugero, Charles; Peykari, Niloofar; Zhang, Wan Zhu; Lu, Yuan; Stevens, Gretchen A.; Riley, Leanne M.; Bovet, Pascal; Elliott, Paul; Gu, Dongfeng; Ikeda, Nayu; Jackson, Rod T; Joffres, Michel; Kengne, André Pascal; Laatikainen, Tiina; Lam, Tai Hing; Laxmaiah, Avula; Liu, Jing; Miranda, J. Jaime; Mondo, Charles K; Neuhauser, Hannelore K; Sundström, Johan; Smeeth, Liam; Sorić, Maroje; Woodward, Mark; Ezzati, Majid; Abarca-Gómez, Leandra; Abdeen, Ziad A.; Abdul Rahim, Hanan; Abu-Rmeileh, Niveen M.; Acosta-Cazares, Benjamin; Adams, Robert; Aekplakorn, Wichai; Afsana, Kaosar; Aguilar-Salinas, Carlos A.; Agyemang, Charles; Ahmadvand, Alireza; Ahrens, Wolfgang; Al Raddadi, Rajaa; Al Woyatan, Rihab; Ali, Mohamed M; Alkerwi, Ala'a; Aly, Eman; Amuzu, Antoinette; Amouyel, Philippe; Andersen, Lars Bo; Anderssen, Sigmund Alfred; Ängquist, Lars; Anjana, Ranjit Mohan; Ansong, Daniel; Aounallah-Skhiri, Hajer; Araújo, Joana; Ariansen, Inger Kristine; Aris, Tahir; Arlappa, Nimmathota; Aryal, Krishna; Arveiler, Dominique; Assah, Felix K.; Assunção, Maria Cecília; Avdicová, Mária; Azevedo, Ana; Azizi, Fereidoun; Babu, Bontha V; Bahijri, Suhad; Balakrishna, Nagalla; Bandosz, Piotr; Banegas, Jose R; Barbagallo, Carlo M.; Barcelo, Alberto; Barkat, Amina; Barros, Aluisio J.D.; Barros, Mauro V; Bata, Iqbal; Batieha, Anwar M.; Baur, Louise A.; Beaglehole, Robert; Ben Romdhane, Habiba; Benet, Mikhail; Benson, Lowell S.; Bernabe-Ortiz, Antonio; Bernotiene, Gailute; Bettiol, Heloisa; Bhagyalaxmi, Aroor; Bharadwaj, Sumit; Bhargava, Santosh K.; Bi, Yufang; Bikbov, Mukharram; Bjerregaard, Peter; Bjertness, Espen; Ekelund, Ulf; Graff-Iversen, Sidsel; Janszky, Imre; Kolle, Elin; Krokstad, Steinar; Laugsand, Lars Erik; Mathiesen, Ellisiv B.; Sen, Abhijit; Steene-Johannessen, Jostein; Vatten, Lars Johan; Wilsgaard, Tom (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016)

    • Worldwide trends in body-mass index, underweight, overweight, and obesity from 1975 to 2016: a pooled analysis of 2416 population-based measurement studies in 128·9 million children, adolescents, and adults 

      Bentham, James; Di Cesare, Mariachiara; Bilano, Ver; Bixby, Honor; Zhou, Bin; Stevens, Gretchen A.; Riley, Leanne M.; Taddei, Cristina; Hajifathalian, Kaveh; Lu, Yuan; Savin, Stefan; Cowan, Melanie J.; Paciorek, Christopher J.; Chirita-Emandi, Adela; Hayes, Alison J; Katz, Joanne; Kelishadi, Roya; Kengne, André Pascal; Khang, Young-Ho; Laxmaiah, Avula; Li, Yanping; Ma, Jun; Miranda, J. Jaime; Mostafa, Aya; Neovius, Martin; Padez, Cristina; Rampal, Lekhraj; Zhu, Aubrianna; Bennett, James E.; Danaei, Goodarz; Bhutta, Zulfiqar A.; Ezzati, Majid; Abarca-Gómez, Leandra; Abdeen, Ziad A.; Hamid, Zargar Abdul; Abu-Rmeileh, Niveen M.; Acosta-Cazares, Benjamin; Acuin, Cecilia; Adams, Robert J.; Aekplakorn, Wichai; Afsana, Kaosar; Aguilar-Salinas, Carlos A.; Agyemang, Charles; Ahmadvand, Alireza; Ahrens, Wolfgang; Ajlouni, Kamel; Akhtaeva, Nazgul; Al-Hazzaa, Hazzaa M.; Al-Othman, Amani Rashed; Al-Raddadi, Rajaa; AlBuhairan, Fadia S.; AlDhukair, Shahla; Ali, Mohamed M; Ali, Osman; Alkerwi, Ala'a; Alvarez-Pedrerol, Mar; Aly, Eman; Amarapurkar, Deepak N.; Amouyel, Philippe; Amuzu, Antoinette; Andersen, Lars Bo; Anderssen, Sigmund Alfred; Andrade, Dolores S; Ängquist, Lars; Anjana, Ranjit Mohan; Aounallah-Skhiri, Hajer; Araújo, Joana; Ariansen, Inger Kristine; Aris, Tahir; Arlappa, Nimmathota; Arveiler, Dominique; Aryal, Krishna; Aspelund, Thor; Assah, Felix K.; Assunção, Maria Cecília; Aung, May Soe; Avdicová, Mária; Azevedo, Ana; Azizi, Fereidoun; Babu, Bontha V; Bahijri, Suhad; Baker, Jennifer L.; Balakrishna, Nagalla; Bamoshmoosh, Mohamed; Banach, Maciej; Bandosz, Piotr; Banegas, Jose R; Barbagallo, Carlo M.; Barcelo, Alberto; Barkat, Amina; Barros, Aluisio J.D.; Barros, Mauro V.G.; Bata, Iqbal; Biehl, Anna Månsson; Bjertness, Espen; Bjertness, Marius Bergsmark; Ekelund, Ulf; Graff-Iversen, Sidsel; Janszky, Imre; Kolle, Elin; Krokstad, Steinar; Laugsand, Lars Erik; Mathiesen, Ellisiv B.; Meisfjord, Jørgen Rajan; Meyer, Haakon E; Sen, Abhijit; Steene-Johannessen, Jostein; Vatten, Lars Johan; Wilsgaard, Tom (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)
      Background Underweight, overweight, and obesity in childhood and adolescence are associated with adverse health consequences throughout the life-course. Our aim was to estimate worldwide trends in mean body-mass index ...

    • Would you be interested in participating in a study about hospital readmissions…? Experiences with methodological strategies and techniques for recruiting GPs to participate in qualitative research 

      Glette, Malin Knutsen; Kringeland, Tone Åslaug; Røise, Olav; Wiig, Siri (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      General Practitioners (GPs) are an asset in healthcare research, considering the amount of knowledge they hold about the primary healthcare service. However, GPs have proven difficult to recruit as participants in both ...

    • WOW, her vil vi leike! 

      Sørland, Inger-Margrethe E. (Bachelor thesis, 2020)