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A Conceptual Framework for Studying Evolutionary Origins of Life-Genres
(Biosemiotics;12, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-05-04)The introduction claims that there might exist an evolutionary bridge from possible genres in nature to human cultural genres. A sub-hypothesis is that basic life-conditions, partly common for animals and humans, in the ... -
Conceptualisations of the use of records
(Tidsskriftet Arkiv;6, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)The archival community has an ambivalent attitude towards use of record. In one sense, use could be said to be the ultimate purpose of keeping records, on the other hand, it has not been theorized in archives and records ... -
Conceptualising service integration for inclusive activation: Exploring transferal and translation of models from health care
(International Journal of Social Welfare;, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-05-12)Conceptual frameworks are important for advancing systematic understanding in a field of research. Many conceptual models have been developed to study service integration, but few have addressed activation. Based on an ... -
Conceptualization and scalable execution of big data workflows using domain-specific languages and software containers
(Internet of Things;Volume 16, December 2021, 100440, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-11-26)Big Data processing, especially with the increasing proliferation of Internet of Things (IoT) technologies and convergence of IoT, edge and cloud computing technologies, involves handling massive and complex data sets on ... -
A Conceptualization of the Emotional Phase of Preservice Teachers’ Experiences as a Pedagogical Phenomenon
(Journal of Teacher Education and Educators;Volume 11, Issue 2, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Even though being a teacher, in a broad sense involve emotions, emotions as a pedagogical concern are, to a limited extent, reflected in Norwegian teacher education. This also seems to be a tendency regarding international ... -
Conceptualizing Innovation Capabilities: a Contingency Perspective
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Empirical research has confirmed that a positive relationship exists between the implementation of innovation activities and the future performance of organizations. Firms utilize resources and capabilities to develop ... -
Conceptualizing Professional Commitment-Based School Strategy. A Finnish Perspective
(Nordic Journal of Comparative and International Education (NJCIE);Vol 2 No 2-3 (2018): Special Issue: Leading and organizing the education for citizenship of the world, Journal article; Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-10-25)Core values inherent in the Finnish comprehensive education system can in many respects be interpreted to cluster and cohere around a Bildung discourse, which is paradoxically seen against the backdrop of the system’s ... -
Conceptualizing universal design for the information society through a universal human rights lens
(International Human Rights Law Review;Volume 8: Issue 1, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-06-03)Universal Design aims to ensure that everyone can equally use products, environments, programs, and services. This article examines the theoretical underpinnings and potential application of universal design by exploring ... -
Conceptualizing Well-being in Youth: The Potential of Youth Clubs
(Young - Nordic Journal of Youth Research;, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-07-12)This study identifies key mechanisms in youth clubs for fostering well-being among vulnerable youths. We develop a framework to conceptualise prerequisites of well-being in youth, namely having a safe place to be, ... -
Concern about climate change, biodiversity loss, habitat degradation and landscape change: Embedded in different packages of environmental concern?
(Journal for Nature Conservation;Volume 44, July 2018, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-06-07)Climate change and biodiversity loss are often seen as the two most serious environmental threats facing humanity. It also seems to be a common notion that concerns about these issues are embedded in the same package of ... -
Concerns in the Norwegian population during the initial lockdown due to the Covid-19 pandemic
(International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (IJERPH);Volume 18, Issue 11, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-06-06)Although concern affects one's welfare or happiness, few studies to date have focused on peoples' concerns during the initial COVID-19 lockdown. The aim of the study was to explore concerns in the Norwegian populations ... -
Concerns in the norwegian population during the initial lockdown due to the covid-19 pandemic
(International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (IJERPH);Volume 18 / Issue 11, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-06-06)Although concern affects one’s welfare or happiness, few studies to date have focused on peoples’ concerns during the initial COVID-19 lockdown. The aim of the study was to explore concerns in the Norwegian populations ... -
Concerns related to the COVID-19 in adult Norwegians during the first outbreak in 2020: A qualitative approach
(International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health;volume 18, issue 8, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-04-19)Concerns related to the first outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in the Norwegian population are studied in a cross-sectional web-survey conducted between 8 April and 20 May 2020. The qualitative thematic analysis of the ... -
Concurrent change in quadriceps strength and physical function over 5 years in The Multicenter Osteoarthritis Study.
(Arthritis care & research;, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-09-17)Objective: Quadriceps weakness, associated with functional limitations, is a target of treatment of knee osteoarthritis (OA). Limited data exist on modest strength increases and improvements in function. We evaluated ... -
Condensation and mould growth risk in nature-based insulating materials integrated in a timber-based wall system.
(MABY;2022, Master thesis, 2022)This study is written as a part of the Build-in-Wood project, in cooperation with the Norwegian Institute of Wood Technology. The goal was to evaluate the condensation and mould growth risk in flax fibre, wood fibreboard ... -
Conditional cash transfers (CCTs) and Poverty Alleviation: A comparative study between Jamaica and Tanzania
(Master thesis, 2014)Due to the increased family poverty, Jamaica and Tanzania, among other strategies, decided to introduce the Conditional Cash Transfers programs (CCTs) in reducing the magnitude of poverty for marginalized groups. Jamaica ... -
Conditional cash transfers as a risk management and poverty reduction strategy: a literature review and an assessment of barriers that hinder the full implementation of livelihood empowerment against poverty (LEAP) in Ghana
(Master thesis, 2019)Livelihood Empowerment Against Poverty (LEAP) is the largest social intervention policy in Ghana directed mainly to the poor and vulnerable. Since its first implementation in 2008, the aim of the LEAP programme is the ... -
Conditional Deep Generative Models for Generating Synthetic Electrocardiograms
(Master thesis, 2023)Using artificial intelligence (AI)-based diagnostic tools to assist healthcare professionals has increased significantly in recent years. However, AI is a heavily data-driven approach. Because of lack of data and especially ... -
Conditional Protection? Sex, Gender, and Discourse in UN Peacekeeping
(International Studies Quarterly;Volume 63, Issue 1, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-01-17)How do peacekeepers operating in Haiti, Liberia, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) discursively construct the local people, especially local women, and to what effect? I show a connection between peacekeepers’ ... -
Conditioned receptiveness: Nordic rural elite perceptions of immigrant contributions to local resilience
(0743-0167;Volume 64, November 2018, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-05-19)Drawing on case studies among rural elites in Norway, Sweden and Denmark, this study investigates how rural elites in Nordic rural communities link immigration to rural resilience as expressed in their place narratives. ...