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Exploring the Use of Virtual Characters (Avatars), Live Animation, and Augmented Reality to Teach Social Skills to Individuals with Autism
(Multimodal Technologies and Interaction;Volume 4, Issue 3, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-08-11)Individuals with autism and other developmental disabilities struggle to acquire and appropriately use social skills to improve the quality of their lives. These critical skills can be difficult to teach because they are ... -
Exploring the use of work-hungry agents to optimise automated testing
(ACIT;2021, Master thesis, 2021)Current automated software testing is time consuming as the tests becomes more extensive. The requirement of a dedicated software infrastructure introduces waste of resources as the server stays dormant during times of no ... -
Exploring the User Experience of an AI-based Smartphone Navigation Assistant for People with Visual Impairments
(Chapter; Conference object, 2023)Advancements in artificial intelligence (AI), computer vision, and smartphone technology have spurred the development of naviga- tion assistants aiming to improve the independent mobility experi- ence of people with visual ... -
Exploring the uses of ICT in government schools of Nepal: A Case Study of Pokhara Metropolitan City, Nepal
(Master thesis, 2021)As a developing nation, Nepal has acquired a substantial change in financial divisions during the last decade. The craving to be a middle-income nation has driven Nepal to develop a modern approach in education policies ... -
Exploring the Value of GANs for Synthetic Tabular Data Generation in Healthcare with a Focus on Data Quality, Augmentation, and Privacy
(Master thesis, 2023)Artificial Intelligence has demonstrated immense potential in healthcare-related applications, paving the way for advancements in diagnosis, treatment, and patient care. However, data protection laws and regulations present ... -
Exploring thehHyperparameter space of U-Net using genetic algorithms
(ACIT;2022, Master thesis, 2022)U-Net based architecture has become the de-facto standard approach for medical image segmentation in recent years. Many researchers have used the original U-Net as a skeleton for suggesting more advanced models such as ... -
Exploring use of coercion in the Norwegian ambulance service – a qualitative study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Background Healthcare laws allow for exceptions from the consent requirement when patients are not competent to consent or pose a danger to themselves or others. In these cases, the use of coercion may be an alternative ... -
Exploring Users’ Information Behavior in Social Networks
(Master thesis, 2010)Social networks are most commonly seen as a technology used only for entertainment purposes. However, they can also be used for serious purposes in business and education environments because they are powerful tools that ... -
Exploring value dilemmas of brain monitoring technology through speculative design scenarios
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)In the field of brain monitoring, the advancement of more user-friendly wearable and non-invasive devices is introducing new opportunities for application outside the lab and clinical use. Despite the growing importance ... -
Exploring Vulnerability Indicators: Tourist Impact on Cultural Heritage Sites in High Arctic Svalbard
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)This article reports findings from two research projects that aimed to understand the vulnerabilities of cultural heritage sites in Svalbard and investigated factors that influence tourism- induced pressures and site ... -
Exploring women’s self-reported health problems in pregnancy in the UK and Norway
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-01-04)Women usually conceptualize pregnancy as a normal physiological state. In contrast, formal maternity care provision tends to be focused on pathology and risk. The authors aim to explore the extent to which childbearing ... -
Exploring work-related characteristics as predictors of Norwegian sheep farmer's affective job satisfaction.
(Sociologia;Volume 60, Issue 3, July 2020, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-03-11)Farmers’ satisfaction with their farm job can have far‐reaching implications, as farmer and livestock wellbeing is likely to be intertwined. The aim of this study was to explore how job satisfaction of Norwegian sheep ... -
Exporting IP flows using IPFIX
(Master thesis, 2007)Todays computer networks are continuously expanding both in size and capacity to accommodate the demands of the traffic they are designed to handle. Depending on the needs of the network operator, different aspects of ... -
Exposure assessment of plastics, phthalate plasticizers and their transformation products in diverse bio-based fertilizers
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)Bio-based fertilizers (BBFs) produced from organic waste have the potential to reduce societal dependence on limited and energy-intensive mineral fertilizers. BBFs, thereby, contribute to a circular economy for ... -
Exposure to physical and sexual violence, mental health and help-seeking behaviors among Norwegian youth: A cross-sectional study using data from Ungvold, 2015.
(Master thesis, 2019)This thesis is written with consideration of adolescents’ mental health by looking at the connections with help-seeking and two types of violence, physical and sexual. The purpose was to investigate the association between ... -
Exposure to traumatic events and use of over-the-counter analgesics in adolescents: cross-sectional findings from the Young-HUNT study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Objective Frequent and increasing use of over-the- counter analgesics (OTCA) among adolescents is a public health concern. Prior research indicates that adolescents exposed to traumatic events may be at increased risk of ... -
Expressed willingness of STEM teachers to teach engineering
(Journal of Pre-College Engineering Education Research (J-PEER);, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Teaching engineering at the middle and high school levels has been a topic of discussion among scholars regarding the challenges it creates. One of the most critical challenges at the school level is identifying qualified ... -
Expressing the Needs of Digital Audio-Visual Applications in Different Communities of Practice for Long Term Preservation
(Master thesis, 2014)Digital audio-visual preservation is nerve of the research nowadays in this digital world, where use of audio-visuals in creation and storage of research data has increased rapidly. Thereby it has created many opportunities ... -
Expression Analysis in Atlantic Salmon Liver Reveals miRNAs Associated with Smoltification and Seawater Adaptation
(Biology (Basel);Volume 11 / Issue 5, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-04-30)Smoltification is a developmental process that preadapts Atlantic salmon for a life in seawater. Suboptimal smoltification and poor timing of transfer to seawater is associated with increased mortality. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) ... -
Expression and function of the miR-143/145 cluster in vitro and in vivo in human breast cancer
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are small non-coding RNAs that function as post-transcriptional regulators of gene expression and are dysregulated in cancer. Studies of miRNAs to explore their potential as diagnostic and prognostic ...