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Public Bureaucracies
(Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2021-01-17)Public bureaucracies have mostly been invisible in research on political communication, but more recently, there has been an increasing interest in their communicative efforts. In this chapter, we review the literature and ... -
Public libraries’ role in supporting Ukrainian refugees: A focus on Hungary and Poland
(Journal of Librarianship and Information Science;, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)The Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 led to Europe’s largest displacement of people since World War II, with significant substantial numbers of Ukrainian refugees seeking shelter in neighbouring countries. ... -
Public Library Programming and Events for Overcoming Social Divisions
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Increasing and persistent social divisions are a global challenge that threaten the stability of our societies and soundness of our democracies. Public libraries can potentially play an ameliorative role in reducing ... -
Public user innovation: exploring the support mechanisms and user roles in a public organisation
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Purpose: This article expands literature on user innovation by exploring the mechanisms that support user innovations in the context of a public organisation. Research has hitherto documented support mechanisms for user ... -
Purchase of ultra-processed foods in Norway: A repeated cross-sectional analysis of food sales in 2013 and 2019
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Objective: A dietary pattern dominated by ultra-processed foods has been associated with non-communicable diseases in several studies. A previous study from 2013 found a high share of ultra-processed foods in Norwegian ... -
Pure Random Orthogonal Search (PROS): A Plain and Elegant Parameterless Algorithm for Global Optimization
(Applied Sciences;Volume 11 / Issue 11, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-05-29)A new, fast, elegant, and simple stochastic optimization search method is proposed, which exhibits surprisingly good performance and robustness considering its simplicity. We name the algorithm pure random orthogonal search ... -
The puzzle of therapeutic emplotment: creating a shared clinical plot through interprofessional interaction in biopsychosocial pain rehabilitation
(Social Science and Medicine;Volume 277, May 2021, 113904, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-04-03)Interprofessional collaboration is increasingly encouraged and studied. However, there remains a need to broaden the understanding of professionals’ contributions through their day-to-day interactions to minimize the impact ... -
A Python-based code for modeling the thermodynamics of the vapor compression cycle applied to residential heat pumps
(Chapter, 2023)Heat pumps are an attractive heating system in residential buildings. They operate based on the vapor compression cycle used in refrigerationsystems. Design questions surrounding heat pumps can be investigated and answered ... -
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 ... -
A qualitative study of public health nurses' experiences detecting and preventing child maltreatment in primary care settings
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Aim: To explore how public health nurses in child and family health centres experi- ence detecting and preventing child maltreatment. Design: Qualitative study. Methods: Fourteen semi-structured individual interviews ... -
A Qualitative Study on How Younger Women Experience Living with an Ostomy
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)here is a growing demand that ostomy patients receive more systematic and individualised follow-up by ostomy nurses. The purpose of the study was to explore how younger women experience everyday life after an ostomy and ... -
Quality assessment of fresh meat cuts as a performance indicator of knives specifically adapted for robot-assisted operations
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Manual labour in slaughterhouses is hazardous work. Workers suffer from injuries and occupational illnesses resulting from repetitive movements with sharp knives. There is a need for a robotic tool which can perform versatile ... -
Quality of information in news media reports about the effects of health interventions: Systematic review and meta-analyses
(F1000Research;10:433, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-06-01)Background: Many studies have assessed the quality of news reports about the effects of health interventions, but there has been no systematic review of such studies or meta-analysis of their results. We aimed to fill this ... -
Quality of life and associated factors among Norwegian public health nurse students during the first months of the COVID-19 pandemic: A cross-sectional study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)The main objective of this study was to investigate the association between quality of life (QOL) and civil status, self-efficacy, loneliness, and physical and mental health among pub- lic health nurse (PHN) students during ... -
Quality of life and fear of COVID-19 in 2600 baccalaureate nursing students at five universities: a cross-sectional study
(Health and Quality of Life Outcomes;19, Article number: 198 (2021), Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-08-19)Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has caused signifcant disruptions in the implementation of programs across educational institutions. Nursing students, being both young adults and by practical training, part of the health ... -
Quality of life in Norwegian pregnant women and men with pregnant partners, and association with perception of sleep and depressive symptoms: a cross-sectional study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Background Pregnant women and men with pregnant partners experience variations in quality of life (QoL) dur‐ ing pregnancy, a period characterized by physical, psychological, and social changes. Pregnancy is associated ... -
Quality of life of older gynecologic oncology patients at the initiation of chemotherapy
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Aim To evaluate older gynecologic oncology patients' quality of life (QOL) at the initiation of chemotherapy and compare their QOL scores with a female age-matched general population (GP) sample. Design Cross-sect ... -
Quality of Monitoring Optimization in Underwater Sensor Networks through a Multiagent Diversity-Based Gradient Approach
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Due to the complex underwater environment, conventional measurement and sensing methods used for land are difficult to apply directly in the underwater environment. Especially for seabed topography, it is impossible to ... -
Quality of Monitoring Optimization in Underwater Sensor Networks through a Multiagent Diversity-Based Gradient Approach
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Due to the complex underwater environment, conventional measurement and sensing methods used for land are difficult to apply directly in the underwater environment. Especially for seabed topography, it is impossible to ... -
Quantum Dot Reflective Semiconductor Optical Amplifiers: Optical Pumping Compared with Electrical Pumping
(Nanomaterials;, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)A comprehensive study has been conducted on quantum dot reflective semiconductor optical amplifiers (QD-RSOAs) with optical pumps (OPs). Moreover, few studies have been completed on OP-based QD-RSOAs. A comparison is made ...