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R&D in natural resource based industries: Governments should prioritize innovation which reduces environmental hazards
(Working Paper;3/2020, Working paper, 2020-10-21)Sustainable yield from a natural resource áuctuates in response to both natural conditions and harvesting practices. On the one hand, research and development (R&D) may reduce the áuctuations through more knowledge of ... -
Radikalt medborgerskap. Bibliotek, skole og ungdom
(Master thesis, 2019)Bibliotek og skoler inngår i et demokratisk system og har et demokratisk samfunnsoppdrag. Jeg påstår at et demokratisk system har liten demokratisk verdi uten radikale medborgere. Denne oppgaven er todelt. Først en teoretisk ... -
‘Raising our Voices': The perspectives of stakeholders on the challenges present within the service provision towards disabled children in Kabarole district, Uganda, and their suggestions for improvement
(Master thesis, 2018)The service provision towards disabled children in the global south is often far from optimal. Despite the fact that when a child has a disability, the health and welfare system around the child should be strengthened ... -
The ramifications of economic sanctions on health service system : a comparative study of Sudan health service system before and after economic sanctions
(Master thesis, 2012)For thousands of years sanctions have been a tool of economic statecraft. It represents one of the major tools of international governance of the post-cold war era that are often blamed for human suffering. The severities ... -
Rammevilkår for skjønnsutøvelse i det kommunale integreringsarbeidet
(Master thesis, 2020)Hensikten med denne studien har vært å kartlegge hvilke betydninger ulike rammevilkår for skjønnsutøvelse har for det kommunale integreringsarbeidet. Muligheten for å utøve skjønns forstås som et viktig element hos ansatte ... -
Rasjonell, organisatorisk og byråkratisk En beslutningsteoretisk casestudie av norske myndigheters krisehåndtering av koronapandemien
(Master thesis, 2022)Oppgavens tema er nasjonale myndigheters håndtering av koronapandemien. Sett gjennom et analytisk rammeverk fra Graham T. Allison. Problemstillingen for oppgaven er følgende: Hvordan håndterte norske myndigheter krisen som ... -
Re-contextualising real-life learning to a university setting
(Teaching in Higher Education;, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-05-19)The topic of this paper is the relocation of a proven learning mechanism in a real-life working situation to a university setting. The aim is to discuss to what degree the types of learning generated in the original setting ... -
A re-study of Parma and Wassvik. Does Parma and Wassvik’s conclusion of “Should a well-diversified portfolio contain cryptocurrencies?” from the period 2010-2017 hold true when compared to the period 2017-2022 using similar data?
(Master thesis, 2023)This study reevaluates the conclusions of Parma and Wassvik's thesis, which examined the performance of cryptocurrencies as investments from 2010 to 2017. The objective was to determine whether cryptocurrencies remain a ... -
Readers and "misreadings" of Brand (1866)
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Reading experiences and reading efficiency among adults with dyslexia: An accessibility study
(Lecture Notes in Computer Science;12769, Conference object, 2021-07-03)Dyslexia is a common reading disorder that typically affects reading, concentration and short-term memory. Consequently, for people with dyslexia, reading fictional books might be challenging. Several studies have addressed ... -
Ready to score against Social Exclusion: An analysis on how football can offer avenues of social inclusion for street children in India
(Master thesis, 2016)This dissertation examines the role of sports, especially football in the lives of street children and their inclusion into the society and schooling system in India. Twin fold motivation of this research are social inclusion ... -
Real Option Valuation, Optimal Investment in the Pressence of Regime Switching & Mean Reverting Commodity Prices.
(Master thesis, 2022)This thesis investigates optimal investment in real options with the presence of regime switching and mean reverting commodity prices. Our aim is to provide a methodology that can address such behaviors in a commodity. ... -
Realkompetansevurdering i norske kommuner
(Nordic Journal of Vocational Education and Training;Vol. 10, No. 3, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)I denne artikkelen beskriver vi ordningen med realkompetansevurdering i Norge. Realkompetanse omfatter formell kompetanse opparbeidet i utdan-ningssystemet og uformell kompetanse utviklet gjennom erfaring. Realkompe-tansevurdering ... -
Recognition of sanitation as human right - Analysis of UN Reports submitted by Nepal, Bangladesh, and India
(Master thesis, 2016)The recognition of right to sanitation has been a significant step and an important vehicle that has helped different organizations make their plans on what needs to be done and implement actions to inequities and injustice ... -
Reconstructing investigative journalism at emerging organisations
(The Journal of Media Innovations;Vol 6 No 1 (2020): Special issue: Media Innovation and Social Change, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-03-06)While academic research has mainly focused on how legacy media organisations conduct their general news production work, fewer studies have focused on specialised practices such as investigative journalism in relation to ... -
Recontextualising the news: How antisemitic discourses are constructed in extreme far-right alternative media
(Nordicom Review;Volume 42 (2021): Issue s1, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-03-03)This study explores how an extreme far-right alternative media site uses content from professional media to convey uncivil news with an antisemitic message. Analytically, it rests on a critical discourse analysis of 231 ... -
A record-keeping approach to managing IoT-data for government agencies
(Records Management Journal;Volume 30, Issue 2, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-04-09)Purpose – Particular attention to the issue of information management will be required to meet the expected growth in IoT-devices and the data they generate. As government agencies start collecting and using such information, ... -
Redesigning academic library websites in small, medium and large scale institutions : reasons and solutions
(Master thesis, 2010)Managing change always covers a large area in research. Many changes in academic library website have also been noticed. However, there is a gap in literature about the nature of the change in academic library website. ... -
Reduced Security for Journalists an Less Reporting from the Frontline
(Chapter; Peer reviewed; Chapter, 2016)According to both UNESCO and NGOs working to protect the safety of journal- ists, the security situation for reporters and media workers in conflict zones has deteriorated greatly during the past decade. The present ... -
Reduserte åpningstider – til brukernes beste? - En kvalitativ studie av ansatte i Nav om reduserte åpningstider, økt digitalisering og kanalstrategi
(Master thesis, 2019)Denne masteroppgaver handler om erfaringer og opplevelser knyttet til redusering av åpningstider ved lokale Nav-kontor. Etter presentasjon av kanalstrategien i 2016 og innføringen av tjenestepakke på Nav-kontor i 2017 har ...