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Publishing and using record-keeping structural information in a blockchain
(Records Management Journal;Volume 30, Issue 3, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-04-20)Purpose: To examine the role blockchain can play for record-keeping by exploring what information from a record-keeping system it is possible to publish to a blockchain. A credible approach is presented, followed by a ... -
The pull and push factors in the acceptability and use of contraceptives among women in the Kwabre-east district of Ghana.
(Master thesis, 2018)This study explores why some women are able to use contraceptives and why others are not able to use contraceptives in relation to pregnacies in the Kwabre East District of Ghana. The study employs the qualitative method ... -
Purchasing Power Parity in Scandinavian Countries: Multi-Period Approach
(Master thesis, 2016)This paper investigate the idea of PPP for Scandinavian countries for the period 1946-2015. The dynamic properties of PPP is examined by graphical analysis and ADF test. Johansen test is applied to asses the long-run ... -
Purchasing Power Parity in the Nordic Countries
(Master thesis, 2015)This paper tests for purchasing power parity (PPP) between four Nordic coun- tries and the Eurozone using monthly observations from 2000 to 2014. The study employes the Johansen test for cointegration. Johansen method ... -
Pursuit of Social Legitimacy - A Case Study on Rhetorical Strategies Used by the Six Largest Pharmaceutical Companies to Restore Social Legitimacy
(Master thesis, 2016)Legitimacy has become one of the most critical issues for corporations, and especially for the global pharmaceutical industry, which is facing a fading reputation and increasing industry mistrust. Over the past few years ... -
Pushvarslerne - En casestudie av VG og TV2s bruk av pushvarsling
(Bachelor thesis, 2017)Denne oppgaven tar for seg VG og TV2s strategier og bruk av pushvarsling. Gjennom intervjuer, presentasjon og analyse forsøker denne studien å avdekke hva planen for bruken av pushvarsling er, og hvordan planen samstemmer ... -
Putting a Face on it: Individual Exposure and Subjectivity in Journalism
(Book; Peer reviewed, 2017)Putting a Face on It drøfter hvordan eksponering av individer og subjektive erfaringer i dag kan prege de fleste journalistiske temaer og områder, fra politikk til sport og fra forskningsjournalistikk til reportasjer om ... -
Putting your money where your mouth is: monetizing knowledge using communication roles
(European Conference on Knowledge Management;15, Peer reviewed; Chapter, 2014)In this paper we suggest that knowledge flows constitute the antecedences of value creation by means of its communication component. We bridge accounting theory with communication theory and explain how the role of ... -
Qualification requirements in Norwegian public libraries - an analysis of job advertisements
(Information research;Vol. 26, No. 1, March, 2021, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Introduction: For some years practitioners have observed a tendency that local government authorities advertising vacant professional positions in public libraries do not specify an educational background from library and ... -
Quality information on the internet: Norwegian library students on the search
(New Library World;107 (7/8), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2007)Purpose In the autumn of 2006, two groups of students from the Faculty of Journalism, Library and Information Science at Oslo University College participated in a cooperative project with the Norwegian online reference ... -
Quality of life of people undergoing hemodialysis in Nepal and Norway
(Master thesis, 2022)Introduction Chronic kidney disease is increasing day by day in the world and it has become one of the leading reasons for mortality over the world. Currently, in the world, it is estimated that nearly 13.4% of people ... -
Quality of Linked Bibliographic Data: The Models, Vocabularies, and Links of Data Sets Published by Four National Libraries
(Journal of Library Metadata;Volume 17, Issue 2, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017-08-07)Little effort has been devoted to the systematic examination of published Linked data in the library community. This paper examines the quality of Linked bibliographic data published by the national libraries of Spain, ... -
Questioning researchers’ evaluation of communication experiences: A combined interview- and media-based study of communicating socially contestable research
(Observatorio (OBS*);Vol 15, No 4 (December 2021), Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)This case study examines researchers’ experiences with – and several media’s practices of – communicating a research project that is scientifically complex, potentially highly impactful and socially contestable: the NTNU ... -
Quick Clay Landslides & Housing Prices: The effects of quick clay landslide risk and landslides occurrences on housing prices in the event location, closely located, and remotely located municipalities
(Master thesis, 2022)In this thesis, we employ a difference-in-differences approach to estimate the price effect of quick clay landslide risk on dwellings and the price effect of quick clay landslide occurrences on both dwellings at risk and ... -
Quick library fix or basic educational skills? : information literacy in higher education
(Master thesis, 2011)This thesis is concerned with how students in higher education can benefit from an embedded information literacy (IL) course. Most information literacy courses are given, by librarians, as single, stand-alone lectures, ... -
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 ...