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Improving the Energy Performance Certificate recommendations accuracy for residential building through simple measurements of key inputs
(IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering;Volume 609, Issue 3, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)The Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) allows building users to be informed and aware of the quality of the buildings in terms of energy needs. Additionally, the EPC includes a future for existing buildings, which is the ... -
Improving the Energy Performance Certificate recommendations' accuracy for residential building through simple measurements of key inputs
(IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering;Volume 609, Issue 3, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)The Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) allows building users to be informed and aware of the quality of the buildings in terms of energy needs. Additionally, the EPC includes a future for existing buildings, which is the ... -
Improving the presentation of library data using FRBR and Linked data
(Code4Lib Journal;(16), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012-02-03)When a library end-user searches the online catalogue for works by a particular author, he will typically get a long list that contains different translations and editions of all the books by that author, sorted by title ... -
Improving the process of teaching and learning through learning groups
(MAYP;2016, Master thesis, 2016)The purpose of this study was to find means of Working with students of Kyambogo University to improve the teaching and learning process through learning groups. The researcher seeks to tackle the problem of unemployment ... -
Improving the robustness to input errors on touch-based self-service kiosks and transportation apps
(Lecture Notes in Computer Science;10896; Computers Helping People with Special Needs, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-06-26)Text input is cumbersome on public self-service kiosks and apps. Applications often provide prefix-based text suggestions to speed up input, but the input must be correct. However, application specific lists are usually ... -
Improving the Usability of Interactive Systems by Incorporating Design Thinking into the Engineering Process: Raising Computer Science Students’ Awareness of Quality versus Quantity in Ideation
(Conference object, 2019-10-21)Traditional engineering methods are considered unsuitable for the development of usable and engaging interactive systems such as online experimentation and simulation software. For systems involving users, user-centric ... -
Improving the ventilation in passive house swimming pool: A case study of Åfjord swimming pool
(MAEN;2019, Master thesis, 2019)The importance of satisfactory air quality and thermal comfort are continuous scientific research regarding energy efficiency and health in swimming pool. Thisstudy aims to improve the ventilation efficiency in passive ... -
Improving vehicle localization with two low-cost GPS receivers
(Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems;Volume 393, Conference object, 2021)A primary concern of intelligent traffic management systems (ITMS) is to collect necessary traffic data. Vehicle position is one of the most important data types to manage traffic effectively. Most current approaches to ... -
Improving Vehicle Localization with Two Low-Cost GPS Receivers
(Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems;393, Conference object, 2021-01-01)A primary concern of Intelligent Traffic Management Systems (ITMSs) is to collect the required traffic data. Vehicle position is one of the most important data types to manage traffic effectively. In this regard, Global ... -
Impulsivitet og diskontering: En litteraturgjennomgang og en pilotstudie av et testverktøy
(MALKS;2019, Master thesis, 2019)Temporal diskontering er den subjektive devalueringen av en forsterker utsatt i tid. Grupper som gamblere, matavhengige, kriminelle og rusavhengige har vist seg å ha høyere diskonteringsrater enn andre. På bakgrunn av dette ... -
Impulsivity in Parkinson’s disease patients treated with subthalamic nucleus deep brain stimulation—An exploratory study
(PLOS ONE;16(3): e0248568, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-03-12)Background: Deep brain stimulation of the subthalamic nucleus (STN-DBS) is a recognized treatment in Parkinson’s disease (PD). Knowledge is still limited regarding the possible impact of STN-DBS on personality traits and ... -
'...in favour of secularism, correctly understood.'
(Australian e-Journal of Theology;21(3), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014-12)The question of religion in the public sphere is an important issue in many Western countries today that is characterised by disintegration of Christian hegemony (secularization), and by the emergence of religious diversity. ... -
In line with climate justice, or spatiotemporal fix? An analysis of Norway’s Carbon Capture and Storage project “Longship”
(Master thesis, 2022)This thesis aims to identify the Solberg government's narratives surrounding Longship and connect this portrayal to two theoretical frameworks to consider Norway's responsibility: climate justice and spatiotemporal fix. ... -
In search of the changeable: An analysis of visual representations of nursing in Norwegian and Danish professional nursing journals, 1965–2016
(Nursing Inquiry;2020; 00: e12340, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-01-03)In this study, we demonstrate how perceptions of nursing are constructed in close connection with the development of the Nordic welfare states. Drawing on Gillian Rose's framework for analysing the social and political ... -
In search of the disappeared: The information practices of families of disappeared persons in Colombia
(OsloMet Avhandling;2023 nr 35, Doctoral thesis, 2023)Enforced disappearance is the elimination or concealment of bodies and information about the whereabouts of a person that has been illegally detained by a powerful actor. Most of the perpetrators of enforced disappearance ... -
In the Footsteps of an Observer – Looking at Edvard Munch in Åsgårdstrand
(Nordic Journal of Art and Research (A & R);Volume 10, Nr 2 (2021), Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-05-10)This article presents an arts based approach to some of the motifs that Edvard Munch painted during his many stays in the Norwegian town of Åsgårdstrand. The author examines the relationship between Munch’s and her own ... -
'In the Next Moment I Answer, it is Not Possible.' Professionals’ Experiences from Transition Planning for Young People.
(Scandinavian Journal of Disability Research;Volume 23 - Issue 1, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-12-10)In this article, we explore dilemmas professionals experience in the planning for the transition to adulthood for young people with disabilities. Five group interviews with a total of 16 professionals working in the ... -
In the shadow of Anglobalization national tests in English in Norway and the making of a new English underclass
(Journal of Multicultural Discourses;10(3), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015-06-30)This study argues that the recent ‘English revolution’ in Norway conflates with the growing standardization of education in the European Union (EU; e.g. the 1999 Bologna Treaty). This proliferation of English at the ... -
In Their Own Best Interest. Is There a Paternalistic Case for Welfare Conditionality?
(Journal of Social Policy;Volume 51, Issue 1, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-02-05)This paper examines paternalism as a justification for welfare reforms making benefits conditional on participation in activation programs. We clarify different types of what we denote ‘throffer paternalism’ – a paternalism ... -
In Transit: Representations of Migration on the Balkan Route. Discourse Analysis of Croatian and Serbian Public Broadcasters (RTS and HRT Online)
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)This article investigates the representation of migration and migrants in Croatian and Serbian public broadcasters’ online portals during the “migrant crisis” in 2015/2016. The study shows that there are similarities in ...