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Xenophobia, and Xenophobia’s Effect on Livelihood Opportunities: A Study Concerning South Sudanese Refugees in Kampala, Uganda.
(Master thesis, 2017)The overall objective of this study is to explore xenophobia, and how xenophobia affects South Sudanese refuges’ livelihood opportunities, in Kampala, Uganda. Uganda have over the last four years received over one million ... -
XMask Clustering: Leveraging eXplainable AI and Clustering for Medical Knowledge Discovery
(Master thesis, 2023)Deep Learning, a subset of machine learning, has shown great ability in supervised medical image classification tasks. Although there are significant advantages, DL models have low interpretability and are considered ... -
'Ya Habibi ya Muhammad': Sami Yusuf og framveksten av en global muslimsk ungdomskultur
(Kirke og Kultur;119(1), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)Populærmusikk i islam er ikke et nytt fenomen, men i løpet av de siste 10 til 15 åra har denne musikkstilen nådd ut til millioner av unge muslimer, og bidratt til utviklingen av en egen global muslimsk ungdomskultur. ... -
Yes, I Am a Thief Of Thoughts: Tradisjonsbæreren Bob Dylan
(Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2011)I sine Memoarer forteller Bob Dylan om sitt møte med John Hammond, den legendariske talentspeideren og produsenten for plateselskapet CBS. Det var Hammond som i oktober 1961 sørget for at Dylan fikk platekontrakt, slik at ... -
Yield as an essential measure of equivalence class formation, other measures, and new determinants
(The Psychological Record;70, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-03-31)“Yield,” the percentage of participants in a group who form a set of equivalence classes, has been used very broadly to identify the effect of different training protocols on class formation and expansion, identify variables ... -
The yield curve as a leading indicator: accuracy and timing of a parsimonious forecasting model
(Forecasting;volume 3, issue 2, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-05-28)Previous studies have shown that the treasury yield curve, T, forecasts upcoming recessions when it obtains a negative value. In this paper, we try to improve the yield curve model while keeping its parsimony. First, we ... -
Yngreomsorgen i møte med eldreomsorgen – hvordan påvirkes pleie- og omsorgstilbudet til de aller eldste?
(Fontene forskning: et tidsskrift fra Fellesorganisasjonen;6(1), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013)Et av de mest slående utviklingstrekk innen pleie- og omsorgssektoren de siste 20 årene har vært en omfattende endring i alderssammensetningen blant brukerne av hjemmetjenester. Relativt sett økte antallet brukere under ... -
De yngste barnas språk og kommunikasjon i barnehagen : en kritisk studie av 1- 2 åringers spor og posisjoner i barnehagens ulike gruppekontekster, ut fra et voksen-barn perspektiv
(Master thesis, 2010)Løfte fra politikerne om full barnehagedekning i løpet av 2007, gjorde at veksten av små barn i barnehagen økte. De yngste barna fra 1-2 år gikk fra å være en minoritet i barnehagen til å bli en majoritet. Dette gav nye ... -
Yoga an auxiliary tool in students’ lives: creating and re-creating balance in mindful bodies
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Universities around the world are facing an epidemic of mental distress among their students. The problem is truly a public health issue, affecting many and with serious consequences. The global burden of disease-agenda ... -
You and me and all of us: The significance of belonging in a continual community of children in long-term care in Norway
(Children and Youth Services Review;Volume 118, November 2020, 105352, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-08-13)This paper examines the significance of children’s social lives and communities with other children, particularly for one group of children growing up in a care arrangement combining residential and foster care in Norway. ... -
"…You are not particularly helpful as a helper when you are helpless” A qualitative study of Public Health Nurses and their professional competence related to suicidal adolescents
(Vård i Norden;33(1), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013)The aim of this study was to develop knowledge about the significance of the Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training workshop (equal to "Vivat – Førstehjelp ved selvmordsfare”) to Public Health Nurses’ practice with ... -
“You are Responsible for Your People”: The Role of Diaspora Leaders in the Governance of Immigrant Integration in Russia
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)The Russian authorities are becoming increasingly aware of the need to improve the integration of Russia’s many immigrants into Russian society. This article examines power relations between state and civil ... -
‘You get a completely different feeling’ – an empirical exploration of emotions and their functions in digital frontline work
(European Journal of Social Work;, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-12-19)In this study of how counsellors in the Norwegian Labour and Welfare Administration (NAV) experience digital frontline work, most informants agreed that digital interaction with clients produces a ‘different feeling’ – but ... -
“You get tired of remaining in a state of fear“- professionals’ experiences of self-care facing suicidality in psychiatric wards
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)Aim: The aim of this study is to explore mental healthcare professionals (MHCPs) experiences related to own emotions when encountering patients at risk of suicide in psychiatric wards and their family members. Methodology ... -
“You have to be street smart”: Street capital and the social organisation of risk among people who inject drugs in Norway
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)This study explores the social organisation of risk among injecting drug users in Norway. Based on qualitative interviews with 80 people who regularly injected drugs, recruited from harm reduction services in five Norwegian ... -
Young adolescents' engagement in dietary behaviour - the impact of gender, socio-economic status, self-efficacy and scientific literacy. Methodological aspects of constructing measures in nutrition literacy research using the Rasch model
(Public Health Nutrition;18(14), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015-01-30)Objective: This study validates a revised scale measuring persons’ level of the ‘engagement in dietary behaviour’ aspect of ‘critical nutrition literacy’ and describes how background factors affect this aspect of Norwegian ... -
Young adults with disabilities and their transitions to adult life and services: A sociocultural analysis of parents’ perspectives on their involvement
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)This paper explores parents’ perspectives on their involvement in their children’s transitions to adult life and services in the context of young adults with disabilities in Norway. Based on semi-structured interviews, the ... -
Young Athletes’ Perceptions of Coach-Athlete Sexual Relationships: Engaging with Competing Ethics
(Sociology of Sport Journal;Volume 36: Issue 4, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)In this paper, we use data from focus group interviews with young athletes to explore their thinking about coach-athlete sexual relationships (CASRs). Our aim is to further the understanding of the ambivalence surrounding ... -
Young Citizenship: Civic Engagement and Participation in Four Nordic Countries
(Contemporary Philosophies and Theories in Education;Volume 16, Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2020-07-30)Since the beginning of the 2000s several studies have expressed a strong concern about young people’s lack of interest in political issues and their low degree of political participation through traditional channels. ... -
Young consumers in the digital era: The selfie effect
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)This article investigates a mechanism named the selfie effect. By their frequent sharing of selfies on social media, perhaps displaying their cool new fashions or newly acquired tattoos, young people—unintentionally—help ...