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How credible is lay health information on the World Wide Web? - A study of information about the effects of interventions
(Master thesis, 2009)Background: The World Wide Web is a source to a wealth of health information that was previously unavailable to lay people. Formal studies have raised concerns about the credibility of online materials on the Web; most of ... -
How demographic patterns and social policies shape interdependence among lives in the family realm
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)Our starting point is that a social psychological approach dominates the literature on interdependent or “linked” lives (Elder, 1994). We argue that interdependence is not only social-psychological, but is ... -
How Designers Learn
(Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2017)Designers rely on their skills of problem-reframing and concept exploration to solve complex problems. However, more than before they need to learn rapidly in order to understand the complexity of the problems they work ... -
How Did Children With Disabilities Experience Education and Social Welfare During Covid-19?
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Research suggests that children with disabilities have been systemically marginalised during the Covid‐19 pandemic as con‐ tamination measures complicated some social policies. School closure, quarantine, and the increased ... -
How Do Droughts Impact Household Food Consumption and Nutritional Intake? A Study of Rural India
(World Development;Volume 122, October 2019, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-06-06)This paper investigates the impacts of droughts on food expenditure and macronutrient consumption among rural Indian households. To isolate causal effects, I exploit random year-to-year variation in a dry shock, defined ... -
How do immigrant parents of children with complex health needs manage to cope in their daily lives?
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Daily life with children who have complex health needs can be stressful for parents. Immigrant parents are vulnerable to stress because they may lack language skills and knowledge about the health care system and have ... -
How do international medical graduates and colleagues perceive and deal with difficulties in everyday collaboration? A qualitative study
(Scandinavian Journal of Public Health;Volume 45, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017-06-01)Aim: Many medical doctors work outside their countries of origin. Consequently, language barriers and cultural differences may result in miscommunication and tension in the workplace, leading to poor performance and quality ... -
How do laypeople evaluate the degree of certainty in a weather report? A case study of the use of the Web service yr.no
(Weather, Climate, and Society;6(3), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014-07)Many people depend on and use weather forecasts to plan their schedules. In so doing, ordinary people with no expertise in meteorology are frequently called upon to interpret uncertainty with respect to weather forecasts. ... -
How do oil prices and investments impact the dynamics of firm value?
(System Dynamics Review;Volume 36, Issue 1, January/March 2020, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-06-16)The purpose of this study is twofold: (i) to analyze the impact of investment policy decision on the firm value given the uncertain oil and gas prices and (ii) to propose policies that enhance firm value. The study develops ... -
How do orthoses impact ease of donning, handwriting, typewriting, and transmission of manual torque: A study of three prefabricated wrist hand orthoses
(Journal of Prosthetics and Orthotics;, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-10-20)Introduction Many upper-limb injuries have work-related causes such as continued use of computers, typing activities, mouse manipulation, and repetitive movements performed for long periods. This study evaluated the ... -
How do parents’ educational fields affect the choice of educational field?
(British Journal of Sociology;Volume 70, Issue 2 - March 2019, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-04-26)This study examines the links between parental education and students’ choice of field of study in Norwegian higher education. In our interpretation of the results, we suggest a status group perspective that integrates ... -
How do Patients with Schizophrenia Perceive Relatives’ Levels of Expressed Emotions? A Brief Patient Rated Scale
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Background: Patients’ perspective on relatives’ attitude and behaviour towards them (Expressed emotion―EE) may be an important addition to the current focus on relatives’ perspective only, as measured by Camberwell Family ... -
How do public libraries function as meeting places?
(Library & Information Science Research;32, (1), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2010-01)How are libraries used as meeting places, and by whom? Through survey data, six categories of places are identified: the library as a "square," as a place for meeting diverse people, as a public sphere, as a place for joint ... -
How do restructuring processes influence low- and unskilled immigrant and non-immigrant workers and their managers in a Norwegian hospital?
(Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies;4(4), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)It is a well-known fact that workplace restructuring has undesirable effects on the psychosocial work environment, health, and sick leave, but no attention has been given to the health effects of work environments ... -
How Do Social Workers' Make Sense Of The Encounter And Action Towards Families?
(Master thesis, 2023)Traditionally, research has focused on financial constraints as a risk factor for neglect within a family, thereby explaining the overrepresentation of low-class families in child welfare service. This thesis aims to ... -
How do Teachers and Parents Perceive Comprehensive Sexual Education for Children and Youth in Ghana? A Case Study of two Senior Secondary Schools in Brong Ahafo Region, Ghana
(Master thesis, 2021)Sex education in Africa is a very complex socio-cultural issue where it is a taboo for sexuality to be discussed between the adults and children. Ghana is not an exception in this situation. Meanwhile, the HIV and AID), ... -
How do we learn professional ethics? Professional competences, embodiment and ethics in physiotherapy education in Norway
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)This paper aims to enhance the understanding of how physiotherapy students develop professional ethical insight. The empirical data is based on participant observations and in-depth interviews with first-year students ... -
How does a manmade outdoor area in a large, urban kindergarten afford physical activity to 5-year-old children
(Children, Youth and Environments;25(2), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)Based on qualitative data gathered from observations, we investigate what opportunities for physical activity kindergarten children utilize in outdoor areas that are manmade and contain only artificial playground equipment. ... -
How Does Access to the Unsecured Debt Market Affect Investment?
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)analyze the relevance of debt composition (secured versus unsecured) for the association between col- lateral and investment. I study a negative shock to the cost and availability of unsecured debt. A decrease in the ...