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Do We Need a New Approach to Library and Information Science?
(BIBLIOTHEK Forschung und Praxis;Volume 42, issue 2, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-06-01)This article analyses the pressure against librarianship and library and information science stemming from digitization and the increased importance attached to libraries’ role as meeting places and arenas for the public ... -
Do welfare regimes moderate cumulative dis/advantages over the life course? Cross-National evidence from longitudinal SHARE Data
(The Journals of Gerontology Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences;, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-03-24)Objectives: This study aimed to examine the cumulative disadvantage of different forms of childhood misfortune and adultlife socioeconomic conditions (SEC) with regard to trajectories and levels of self-rated health in old ... -
Do You Feel Safe at Home? A Qualitative Study among Home-Dwelling Older Adults with Advanced Incurable Cancer
(Healthcare;Volume 10 / Issue 12, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-11-28)Many older adults with cancer prefer to live at home, and home treatment and outpatient care have been recommended for such patients. To improve their mental health, it is important to identify the challenges that are faced ... -
Do you get what you pay for? Sales incentives and implications for motivation and changes in turnover intention and work effort
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)This study investigated relations between pay-for-performance incentives designed to vary in instrumentality (annual pay-for-performance, quarterly pay-for-performance, and base pay level) and employee outcomes (self-reported ... -
“Do you see what we see?” – Perspective-taking across realities
(ISLS Annual Meeting;Proceedings of the 15th International Conference on Computer - Supported Collaborative Learning - CSCL 2022, Conference object, 2022)Immersive virtual reality (IVR) is slowly emerging as a collaborative technology in CSCL. This form of technology mediation challenges the typical distribution of available resources known from face-to-face interactions. ... -
"Do You Tweet When Your Friends Are Getting Shot?" Victims' Experience With, and Perspectives on, the Use of Social Media During a Terror Attack
(Social Media + Society;Volume: 4, issue: 1, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-01-03)On 22 July 2011, a lone wolf terrorist attacked Norway. At the island of Utøya, he killed 69 people. This article asks how the youth at the camp on the island used social media (SoMe) in the emergency situation caused by ... -
Doctor-certified sickness absence in first and second trimesters of pregnancy among native and immigrant women in Norway
(Scandinavian journal of public health;41(2), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013-01-07)Aims: The authors sought to estimate differences in doctor-certified sickness absence during pregnancy among immigrant and native women. Methods: Population-based cohort study of pregnant women attending three Child Health ... -
The doctorate in pieces: a scoping review of research on the PhD thesis by publication
(Higher Education Research and Development;, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)The thesis by publication (TBP) – a collection of standalone articles aimed at publication and accompanied by an explanatory narrative – has grown in popularity over the last two decades. Although research on the TBP is ... -
Documenting the Armenian Genocide in Norway: the role of a National Archive in the social life of a collection
(Archives and records;, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-09-08)This paper applies the methodological premise of the ‘social life of things’ to give insight into the context and movements of a collection of records found at the Norwegian National Archive, that contribute to the ... -
Does a raised mandatory retirement age influence managers' attitudes to older workers?
(Nordisk välfärdsforskning | Nordic Welfare Research;Årgang 5, nr. 2-2020, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-12-17)As a part of an international extending working life trend, Norway recently raised the mandatory retirement age (MRA) from 70 to 72 years. This article discusses possible effects on managers’ attitudes and behaviour towards ... -
Does childcare make children more stressed? : a meta-analysis of the effects of childcare on children’s cortisol levels
(Master thesis, 2012)Prior research has indicated that being in childcare causes children to be stressed. However, research on the effect of childcare on children’s stress levels, as measured by the hormone cortisol, has yielded inconsistent ... -
Does Clicker Use Improve Exam Scores? A Controlled Randomized Experiment in a Bachelor-Level Course in Software Engineering
(Journal article, 2015)This paper reports a study of clicker use within an undergraduate course in Operating Systems. It is based on a controlled, randomized experiment with a crossover design that measures learning outcomes by means of test ... -
Does coercion matter? Supporting young next-of-kin in mental health care
(Nursing Ethics;2019, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Background: Coercion can cause harm to both the patient and the patient’s family. Few studies have examined how the coercive treatment of a close relative might affect young next-of-kin. Research questions: We aimed to ... -
Does country-level eco-innovation help reduce corporate CO2 emissions? Evidence from Europe
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Climate change and CO2 emissions intertwine corporations and society in current political, social, environmental, and economic debates, specifically in Europe. The climate action plan formulated by the European Commission ... -
Does dietary fat affect inflammatory markers in overweight and obese individuals? - a review of randomized controlled trials from 2010 to 2016
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Background: Obesity, a major cause of death and disability, is increasing worldwide. Obesity is characterized by a chronic, low-grade inflammatory state which is suggested to play a critical role in the development of ... -
Does diversification affect capital structure and profitability in Pakistan?
(Asian Social Science;8(4), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012)Diversification has become a common strategy of corporate risk management along with availing other potential benefits. The intent of this study is to identify and analyze the nature of relationship that exists between ... -
Does education make a difference? : an exploration of education and gender in a South African context
(Master thesis, 2010)This thesis examines the role of education in the process of transforming gender norms in marginalized societies, based on a study in a South African township. Education is understood as a crucial tool when societies ... -
Does employees’ compensation vary with corporate profit?
(Journal article; Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-04)We find that from about 1965 to 1983 US employees’ compensation, EC, relative to corporate profit, CP, increases in the long run, and from 1984 to 2013 the compensation decreases relative to profit to about half its 1983 ... -
Does formal strategic planning matter? An analysis of strategic management and perceived usefulness in Norwegian municipalities
(International Review of Administrative Sciences;, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)This article assesses whether municipal managers perceive strategic planning as most useful when integrated in mandatory area or financial planning processes or conducted in processes with separate strategic planning ... -
Does International Student Exchange Contribute to Educating Teachers We Need in a Multicultural Society?
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)The purpose of this article is to present a study of some student teachers’ outcome of their international exchange, focusing on multiculturalism and the students’ intercultural education. The article is based on a ...