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Who knows the risk? A multilevel study of systematic variations in work-related safety knowledge in the European workforce
(Occupational and environmental medicine;, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014-11-14)Objectives Health and safety instructions are important components of occupational prevention. Albeit instruction is mandatory in most countries, research suggests that safety knowledge varies among the workforce. We ... -
Who reported having a high-strain job, low strain job, active job and passive job? The WIRUS screening study
(PLoS ONE;14(12): e0227336, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-12-17)Objective. The Job Demands and Control model classifies job types as active, passive, low-strain or high-strain, based on a combination of job demands and control. While studies have shown high-strain jobs to have adverse ... -
Who Responds Inconsistently to Mixed-Worded Scales? Differences by Achievement, Age Group, and Gender
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)We investigated two research questions: which students are more likely to respond inconsistently to mixed-worded questionnaire scales, and which country samples have larger shares of inconsistent respondents? We defined ... -
Who Teams up with the European Parliament? Examining Multilevel Party Cooperation in the European Union
(Government and Opposition;, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-11-08)As in nearly all European Union (EU) policy areas, scholars have turned to analysing the role of national parliaments, in addition to that of the European Parliament (EP), in trade politics. Yet, there is limited understanding ... -
Who wants to go to occupational therapy school? Characteristics of Norwegian occupational therapy students
(Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy;, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)Background: Research on occupational therapy students has often been concerned with quite narrow topics. However, the basic characteristics of this group are yet to be examined in more depth. Methods: This study aimed to ... -
Who you know: The classed structure of social capital
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)This article focuses on the social structuring of social capital, understood as resources embedded in social networks. The analysis integrates key theoretical–methodological insights from two distinct approaches concerned ... -
Whole blood gene expression in adolescent chronic fatigue syndrome: An exploratory cross-sectional study suggesting altered B cell differentiation and survival
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Background Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is a prevalent and disabling condition affecting adolescents. The pathophysiology is poorly understood, but immune alterations might be an important component. This study compared ... -
Whole genome sequencing and antibiotic diffusionassays, provide new insight on drug resistance in thegenus Pedobacter
(FEMS Microbiology Ecology;Volume 96, Issue 6, June 2020, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-05-09)A total of four strains of the ‘environmental superbug’ Pedobacter isolated from sludge produced at Norwegian drinking water treatment plants, were characterized by whole genome sequencing and antibiotic susceptibility ... -
Whose policy is it anyway : a study examining the factors that have influenced the formulation and reform of language-in-education policy (LiEP) in Zambia
(Master thesis, 2012)Four decades after independence, debates on the medium of instruction in Zambian schools still exist. English was adopted as a national language as well as a medium of instruction at independence in 1964. Unique to this ... -
Whose stories are told and who is made responsible? Human-interest framing in health journalism in Norway, Spain, the U.K. and the U.S.
(Journalism - Theory, Practice & Criticism;, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-08-25)Human-interest narratives are journalistic tools to captivate and engage the audience, influence public opinion and bring revenue to media organizations. This paper analyses how human-interest narratives are used in ... -
Why and how? Case-based teaching in interprofessional and interdisciplinary education
(Nordisk tidsskrift for utdanning og praksis;Vol. 15, No. 1, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-06-03)The field of interprofessional education is complex and intricate. Students from different professions, who have distinctive knowledge bases, develop a mutual understanding of how to work together in future professional ... -
Why are alternative diets such as "low carb high fat" and "Super healthy Family" so appealing to Norwegian Food consumer
(Journal article, 2015)Aspiring for health and fitness has become increasingly important for Norwegians. This is expressed in many ways. For instance there has been a significant increase in the proportion who states ... -
Why are some families with children leaving the inner city and other staying?
(Nordic Journal of Urban Studies;Volume 2, No. 1-2022, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-06-10)Around 70 percent of those born in the inner city of Oslo move away before reaching school age despite the municipal goal of keeping more of them there, for example by securing a certain share of new construction of larger ... -
‘Why can’t you just eat pork?’ Teachers’ perspectives on criticism of religion in Norwegian religious education
(Journal of Religious Education;September 2018, Volume 66, Issue 2, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-09-26)Over the last 20 years, religious education in Norway has received massive public and academic attention, due in part to clashing opinions regarding the role of such education in a generally secular society. As a result, ... -
Why care? How filial responsibility norms and relationship quality matter for subsequent provision of care to ageing parents
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)How to meet the demands of long-term care is a pressing issue in ageing societies. In most countries, care systems depend on the capability and willingness of family members to fill the gap between existing needs and formal ... -
Why care? How filial responsibility norms and relationship quality matter for subsequent provision of care to ageing parents
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)How to meet the demands of long-term care is a pressing issue in ageing societies. In most countries, care systems depend on the capability and willingness of family members to fill the gap between existing needs and ... -
Why Cotton as Linen? The Use of Wool in Beds in Norway
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016-08-22)Cotton is the “natural” Choice and the dominating material in bed linen and sleepwear in Norway as in many other European countries. Regulation of temperature and humidity are important for good sleep, but they are not ... -
Why do nurses utilize textual knowledge sources at work?
(Vård i Norden;30 (4), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2010-12)Aim. The aim of this paper is to shed light on why nurses utilize textual knowledge sources in a hospital workplace setting. The paper focuses on the following research question: Why do nurses utilize textual knowledge ... -
Why do people participate in research interviews? Participant orientations and ethical contracts in interviews with victims of interpersonal violence
(Qualitative Research;, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-12-07)Researchers are increasingly interested in why people want to participate in qualitative interview studies, particularly what they hope to gain from participating. The present paper contributes to this research agenda by ... -
Why does Norway give emergency aid?
(Student paper, others, 2017)We are two students at the first year of Development Studies at Oslo and Akershus University College of Applied Sciences. Since both of us were interested in aid, we decided to write our fieldwork report on emergency ...