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Women - voicing resistance
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Women and Election Activism in Uganda: The Pads4Girls Social Media Campaign
(Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2020-02-15)This chapter draws on experiences from Uganda to interrogate social media’s potential to facilitate women’s participation in electoral processes. Through taking the Pads4Girls campaign in the aftermath of the Ugandan ... -
Women in labor : a comparative study of family leave policy and social citizenship rights in the United States and Norway
(Master thesis, 2012)Six large national and international reports regarding health indicators for women and children and the provision of national family leave policies came out in the period of 2011 to 2012. These reports, some of which ... -
Women in War. Challenges and Possibilities for female journalists covering wars and conflicts.
(Chapter; Peer reviewed; Chapter, 2016)The chapter takes as its starting point the notion that journalists’ safety is a precondition for free expression and free media. Based on interviews and discussions with experienced female war and confl ict journalists ... -
Women making News. Conflict and Post-Conflict in the Field.
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Women on corporate boards: Key influencers or tokens?
(Journal of Management and Governance;Online first, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2011)This paper investigates how the increasing ratio of women directors on corporate boards is associated with decision-making dynamics, specifically the perceived participation and influence of the women on the board. We test ... -
Women's education and profession midwifery in Nordic countries
(Journal of Health Sciences;Published 2019-12-31, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-11-30)Introduction: Help at birth is one of the historically oldest volunteers supports that a woman has offered to another woman. One of the reasons for high maternal and infant mortality was identified as a lack of basic medical ... -
Women's experience with receiving advice on diet and Self-Monitoring of blood glucose for gestational diabetes mellitus: a qualitative study
(Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care;Volume 39, 2021 - Issue 1, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-02-08)Objective: We aimed to explore how women with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) experience advice about diet and self-monitoring of blood glucose received in primary health care (PHC) and secondary health care (SHC) with ... -
Women's experience with using a smartphone app (the Pregnant+ app) to manage gestational diabetes mellitus in a randomized controlled trial
(Midwifery;Volume 58, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-03)Objective: The purpose of this study was to explore the experiences of women with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) with controlling their blood glucose values and receiving health and nutrition information using a ... -
Women's preference for caesarean section and the actual mode of delivery - Comparing five sites in Norway
(Sexual & Reproductive HealthCare;Volume 16, June 2018, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-04-17)Objectives: The caesarean (CS) section rate varies among hospitals in Norway, and little is known about whether this is influenced by women’s preferences. The aim of this study was to investigate the differences in women’s ... -
Women's satisfaction with midwife-led continuity of care: An observational study in Palestine
(BMJ Open;Volume 9, Issue 11, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-10-09)Objectives: A midwife-led continuity model of care had been implemented in the Palestinian governmental health system to improve maternal services in several rural areas. This study investigated if the model influenced ... -
Women, War Traumas, Mental Health and Breadwinning
(NIBR-rapport 2009:23, Report, 2009)This report is an evaluation of the Dandelion project run by the PMV centre in Mogadishu, Somalia. The focus is to evaluate if the methods and the activities in the project succeed to promote the women users capability to ... -
Women’s access to higher education in Uganda and its impact on economic growth
(Master thesis, 2020)This thesis examines the role of women’s access to higher education for achieving economic growth, based on a study from Kampala, Uganda. Higher education is understood as a tool that can be used to transform society by ... -
Women’s conceptual knowledge about breast cancer screening and overdiagnosis in Norway: a cross-sectional study
(BMJ Open;Volume 11, Issue 12, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-12-14)Objective: To investigate conceptual knowledge about mammographic screening among Norwegian women. Design: We administered a cross-sectional, web-based survey. We used multiple-choice questions and a grading rubric ... -
Women’s experiences of using a smartphone- application, the Pregnant+app, to manage Gestational Diabetes Mellitus - a qualitative study
(MAEH;2017, Master thesis, 2017)Background: Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM), defined as glucose intolerance with first onset or recognition during pregnancy, is an increasing health challenge worldwide. A smartphone application (app) may offer new ... -
Wonderground: An exploration of alternative playgrounds
(MAPD;2020, Master thesis, 2020)Conventional playgrounds offer little variation and surprise for something considered to have great social and artistic potential in the city. Are these spaces becoming more about convenience than meaningful experience, ... -
Wood smoke particles from different combustion phases induce similar pro-inflammatory effects in a co-culture of monocyte and pneumocyte cell lines
(Particle and Fibre Toxicology;9:45, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012-11-23)Background Exposure to particulate matter (PM) has been linked to several adverse cardiopulmonary effects, probably via biological mechanisms involving inflammation. The pro-inflammatory potential of PM depends on the ... -
Wool wash: Technical performance and Consumer Habits
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)This paper discusses consumers’ wool washing habits and the possibilities for improving the laundering process with the aim of reducing the total environmental impacts of clothing consumption. Wool has great potential when ... -
Woolbed
(Oppdragsrapport 2-2016, Report, 2016)Vi har undersøkt mulighetene for å gjeninnføre ull som sengetekstil. Barrierer for bruk av ull i nattøy og sengetøy blant norske og svenske forbrukere er analysert. Vi har undersøkt mulighetene for å gjeninnføre ull som ... -
WOOLUME: Mapping the market for acoustic and sound absorbing products made of wool
(Report;9-2021, Report, 2021)This report is the first deliverable from work package 2 of the WOOLUME project. The main goal of WOOLUME is to explore different ways of using wool from Polish Mountain Sheep to achieve better utilisation of resources and ...