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    • Dealing With Covid-19 in Casual Democracies 

      Steensen, Steen (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      This article reports findings from an in‐depth, autoethnographic study of local communities in Denmark and England left behind by local journalism. The study was conducted during—and is thematically framed by—the Covid‐19 ...

    • Dealing with Difference: Two classrooms, two countries 

      Seeberg, Marie Louise (NOVA Rapport 18/03, Research report, 2003)
      Rapporten er basert på et halvt års sosialantropologisk feltarbeid i en grunnskole i Oslo og et tilsvarende feltarbeid i en grunnskole i Amsterdam. Diskusjoner om et flerkulturelt samfunn må forstås på bakgrunn av hvordan ...

    • Dealing with the Past in the Transition from Care. A post-structural analysis of young people's accounts. 

      Fransson, Elisabeth; Storø, Jan (Children and youth services review;33 (12), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2011-12)
      Young people experiencing the transition from care often are weighed down by their past, both through their early experiences, but also by the way their past is made relevant in encounters with others. The aim of this ...

    • Death by suicide long after electroconvulsive therapy : is the sense of coherence test of Antonovsky a predictor of mortality from depression? 

      Berg, John Erik (Mental Illness;2 (3), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2010-02-11)
      Prediction of increased risk of suicide is difficult. We had the opportunity to follow up 20 patients receiving electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) because of severe depression. They filled in the Antonovsky sense of ...

    • Debatiendo conceptos con metodología etnográfica: el caso del 'clientelismo político' y la 'compra de votos' 

      Hagene, Turid (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)
      Resumen: la autora explora y argumenta cómo la metodología etnográfica —principalmente la observación participante— arroja datos decisivos en la construcción de conceptos. Para ilustra - ción utiliza el caso del debate ...

    • Debunking teachers resistant to teaching children to draw a companion to citizenship for the future 

      Nielsen, Liv Merete (Techne Series: Research in Sloyd Education and Craft Science A;21(2), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)
      The hegemonic position of verbal text in formal education is in this article questioned. The increasing need for competence related to complex visual communication is seen in relation to the education of youngster to ...

    • Decentralisation in conflict and post-conflict situations 

      Schou, Arild; Haug, Marit (NIBR-notat 2005:139, Notat, 2005)
      Last ned gratis This paper reviews the literature on decentralization in multiethnic states with the objective of exploring key issues in the literature, identifying research gaps and suggesting policy recommendation for ...

    • Decentralisation in Laos 

      Braathen, Einar; Pär Sköld (NIBR-notat 2006:121, Notat, 2006)
      Last ned gratis The study contains the appraisal of the decentralisation project in the Luang Prabang province, phase II. The political-social context of the reform is critically assessed. THe appraisal found the underlying ...

    • Decentralization in Nepal - what are the alternatives? 

      Haug, Marit (NIBR-notat 2008:116, Notat, 2008)
      Last ned gratis This paper describes the background to the current debate on federalism in Nepal. Political, civil society, ethnic, and community-based mobilization in Nepal has created strong pressure on the Constitutional ...

    • Decentralization in Nepal: Laws and Practices 

      Dhungel, Dwarika Nath; Haug, Marit; Sapkota, Mahendra Raj; Regmi, Pradyuman Prasad (NIBR-rapport 2011:23, Report, 2011)
      This report analyses the legal framework for local governance in Nepal and how it is practiced in six districts. It focuses specifically on transfer of resources and delivery of services, how various groups participate ...

    • Decentralization of Conservation Management in Norway and Sweden Different Translations of an International Trend 

      Hongslo, Eirin; Hovik, Sissel; Zachrisson, Anna; Aasen Lundberg, Aase Kristine (Society & Natural Resources;, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015-07-13)
      International policy trends are always transformed and translated to fit the political and administrative systems in which they are introduced. An international trend of decentralization has resulted in conservation ...

    • A Decentralized Approach for Homogenizing Load Distribution in Cloud Data Center Based on Stable Marriage Matching 

      Sangar, Disha; Haugerud, Hårek; Yazidi, Anis; Begnum, Kyrre Matthias (MEDES '19: Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Management of Digital EcoSystems;, Conference object, 2019)
      Running a sheer virtualized data center with the help of Virtual Machines (VM) is the de facto-standard in modern data centers. Live migration offers immense flexibility opportunities as it endows the system administrators ...

    • Decentralized subject indexing of television programs: the effects of using a semi-controlled indexing language 

      Søbak, Veslemøy D.B.; Pharo, Nils (Journal article; Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016-06-13)
      We have performed an exploratory case study to understand how subject indexing performed by television production staff using a semi-controlled vocabulary affects indexing quality. In the study, we used triangulation, ...

    • Decolonisation of Education: Rethinking Higher Education Curricula and Pedagogy in Ghana 

      Joyce, Yeboah (Master thesis, 2023)
      This research examines the decolonization of education in Ghana's higher education system. Using a systematic literature review approach, the study analyses the remnant colonial practices actively employed in Ghana's higher ...

    • Decolonising Methodology: Who Benefits From Indigenous Knowledge Research? 

      Keane, Moyra; Khupe, Constance; Seehawer, Maren (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)
      It is common for indigenous knowledge (IK) researchers in South Africa to conduct studies within conventional Western paradigms, especially in the field of IK-science curriculum integration. The scientific paradigm usually ...

    • Decompression alone versusdecompression with instrumental fusionthe NORDSTEN degenerativespondylolisthesis trial (NORDSTEN-DS);study protocol for a randomized controlledtrial 

      Austevoll, Ivar Magne; Hermansen, Erland; Fagerland, Morten; Rekeland, Frode; Solberg, Tore; Storheim, Kjersti; Brox, Jens Ivar; Lønne, Greger; Indrekvam, Kari; Aaen, Jørn; Grundnes, Oliver; Hellum, Christian (BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders;20:07, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-12-18)
      Background Fusion in addition to decompression has become the standard treatment for lumbar spinal stenosis with degenerative spondylolisthesis (DS). The evidence for performing fusion among these patients is conflicting ...

    • Decompression with or without Fusion in Degenerative Lumbar Spondylolisthesis 

      Austevoll, Ivar Magne; Hermansen, Erland; Fagerland, Morten Wang; Storheim, Kjersti; Brox, Jens Ivar; Solberg, Tore; Rekeland, Frode; Franssen, Eric; Weber, Clemens; Brisby, Helena; Grundnes, Oliver; Algaard, Knut; Bøker, Tordis; Banitalebi, Hasan; Indrekvam, Kari; Hellum, Christian (New England Journal of Medicine;Vol. 385, No. 6, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-08-05)
      Background: In patients with lumbar spinal stenosis and degenerative spondylolisthesis, it is uncertain whether decompression surgery alone is noninferior to decompression with instrumented fusion. Methods: We conducted ...

    • Deconstructing Digital Journalism Studies 

      Steensen, Steen; Ahva, Laura (Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2017)
      This chapter will discuss the formation and state of digital journalism studies as a field of research. Our point of departure is that journalism studies is an interdisciplinary field that draws inspiration and conceptual ...

    • Deconstructing doing well; what can we learn from care experienced young people in England, Denmark and Norway? 

      Bakketeig, Elisiv (Children and Youth Services Review;Volume 118, November 2020, 105333, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-08-08)
      This paper addresses the conceptualization of ‘outcomes’ for care experienced people through an in-depth longitudinal study of 75 young adults in Denmark, England and Norway. ‘Outcome’ studies have played a crucial role ...

    • Dedication to work: social workers in a Norwegian activation work context 

      Sadeghi, Talieh; Terum, Lars Inge (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-04-20)
      Dedication to work is about enthusiasm for the job and feelings of pride and inspiration from one’s work, which is important due to its influence on work performance. We have surveyed dedication to work among 1347 trained ...