• Distance Education in Early Childhood Education During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Teachers’ and Parents’ Perspectives and Experiences in Greece 

      Pliogou, Vasiliki; Zaragas, Harilaos; Tromara, Sophia; Koliopoulou, Athina; Papatzikis, Efthymios (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)
      The unprecedented crisis of the COVID-19 inflicted all spheres of social life and especially education, to which Early Childhood Education (ECE) belongs. ECE had to adapt to an entirely new and unknown situation, including ...
    • Distance Estimation Methods for Smartphone-Based Navigation Support Systems 

      Kuriakose, Bineeth; Shrestha, Raju; Sandnes, Frode Eika (Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems;295, Conference object, 2021-08-03)
      Distance estimation is a key element of a navigation system. Various methods and instruments are used in distance estimation procedures. The methods and instruments used usually depend on the contexts of the application ...
    • Distinct microRNA and protein profiles of extracellular vesicles secreted from myotubes from morbidly obese donors with type 2 diabetes in response to electrical pulse stimulation 

      Aas, Vigdis; Øvstebø, Reidun; Brusletto, Berit; Aspelin, Trude; Siebke, Anne-Marie; Qureshi, Saba; Eid, Desima Shitandi Otundo; Olstad, Ole Kristoffer; Nyman, Tuula Anneli; Foss Haug, Kari Bente (Frontiers in Physiology;, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Lifestyle disorders like obesity, type 2 diabetes (T2D), and cardiovascular diseases can be prevented and treated by regular physical activity. During exercise, skeletal muscles release signaling factors that communicate ...
    • Distinctions between self-report and performance-based measures of physical function in older patients prior to chemotherapy 

      Torstveit, Ann Helen; Løyland, Borghild; Grov, Ellen Karine; Guren, Marianne; Paul, Steven M.; Ritchie, Christine; Vistad, Ingvild; Miaskowski, Christine; Utne, Inger (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Background The maintenance of physical function (PF) is an extremely important outcome for elderly people. Objective The aims of this study were to identify differences in the subjective and objective measures of ...
    • Distinguishing between Sources of Natural Dissolved Organic Matter (DOM) Based on Its Characteristics 

      Vogt, Rolf David; Porcal, Petr; Hejzlar, Josef; Paule‐Mercado, Ma. Cristina; Haaland, Ståle Leif; Gundersen, Cathrine Brecke; Orderud, Geir Inge; Eikebrokk, Bjørnar (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Increasing levels of dissolved organic matter (DOM) in watercourses in the northern hemisphere are mainly due to reduced acid rain, climate change, and changes in agricultural practices. However, their impacts vary in time ...
    • Distinguishing Types of Sexual Assault Among Young People: A Latent Class Analysis Approach 

      Frøyland, Lars Roar; Stefansen, Kari; Andersen, Patrick Lie (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Scientific evidence on the incident-specific characteristics of sexual assault during youth is limited. Using latent class analysis, this article contributes to this research agenda by (1) developing a typology of sexual ...
    • Distraktorer i tester for emergente relasjoner 

      Vie, Aleksander; Arntzen, Erik (Norsk Tidsskrift for Atferdsanalyse (NTA);Årgang 48, Nummer 2 (Vinter 2021), Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Formålet med dette eksperimentet var å gjøre en systematisk replikasjon av Eksperiment 4 i studien til Arntzen (2006) ved å undersøke om respondering i henhold til stimulusekvivalens forekom i en delayed matching-to-sample ...
    • Distributed learning automata-based scheme for classification using novel pursuit scheme 

      Goodwin, Morten; Yazidi, Anis (Applied intelligenc;volume 50, issue 7, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-03-02)
      Learning Automata (LA) is a popular decision making mechanism to “determine the optimal action out of a set of allowable actions” (Agache and Oommen, IEEE Trans Syst Man Cybern-Part B Cybern 2002(6): 738–749, 2002). The ...
    • Distribution of capital and school-related stress at elite high schools 

      Pedersen, Willy; Eriksen, Ingunn Marie (Journal of Youth Studies;, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-09-24)
      We investigate school-related stress at two very different elite schools in Norway, using a mixed-methods approach. Schola Osloensis (SO) has a high-grade average and students come from backgrounds with large amounts of ...
    • DivergentNets: Medical Image Segmentation by Network Ensemble 

      Thambawita, Vajira L B; Hicks, Steven; Halvorsen, Pål; Riegler, Michael (CEUR Workshop Proceedings;Vol-2886 - Proceedings of the 3rd International Workshop and Challenge on Computer Vision in Endoscopy (EndoCV 2021), Conference object, 2021)
      Detection of colon polyps has become a trending topic in the intersecting fields of machine learning and gastrointestinal endoscopy. The focus has mainly been on per-frame classification. More recently, polyp segmentation ...
    • Diversity clauses in job advertisements: Organisational reproduction of inequality? 

      Alm Andreassen, Tone (Scandinavian Journal of Management;Volume 37, Issue 4, December 2021, 101180, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      This article contributes to the research on inequality in organisations by analysing job advertisements that include a diversity clause stating that minority or disadvantaged jobseekers are welcome. The diversity clause ...
    • Diversity in Norwegian mathematics examinations, 1962–2020 

      Smestad, Bjørn; Fossum, Aina (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014)
      Increasingly, mathematics educators see the importance of representation of diversity in pedagogical texts. The number of identity markers often considered has increased over the previous half century, and now includes, ...
    • Diversity, friction, and harmonisation: an ethnographic study of interprofessional teamwork dynamics 

      Skyberg, Henriette Lund (BMC Health Services Research;22, Article number: 227 (2022), Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-02-19)
      Background: Although diversity, friction, and harmonisation in interprofessional teamwork are aspects frequently conceptualised, no empirical study discusses them in combination. Focusing on risk and function with respect ...
    • DNN-MLVEM: A Data-Driven Macromodel for RC Shear Walls Based on Deep Neural Networks 

      Solorzano, German; Plevris, Vagelis (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      This study proposes the DNN-MVLEM, a novel macromodel for the non-linear analysis of RC shear walls based on deep neural networks (DNN); while most RC shear wall macromodeling techniques follow a deterministic approach to ...
    • Do Audit Teams Affect Audit Production and Quality? Evidence from Audit Teams’ Industry Knowledge 

      Cahan, Steven F.; Che, Limei; Knechel, W. Robert; Svanstrøm, Tobias (Contemporary Accounting Research;Volume 39, Issue 4, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-07-24)
      We examine how the extent and distribution of industry knowledge within an audit team affect audit outcomes. While prior research examining the role of auditors’ industry knowledge focuses mainly on audit firms, audit ...
    • Do characteristics of family members influence older persons’ transition to long-term healthcare services? 

      Syse, Astri; Artamonova, Alyona; Thomas, Michael J.; Veenstra, Marijke (BMC Health Services Research;22, Article number: 362 (2022), Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-03-18)
      Background: Future demographic and economic changes warrant a better understanding of older persons’ need for health-related long-term care services (LTC). LTC uptake among older people is likely to be influenced by the ...
    • Do ESG Endeavors Assist Firms in Achieving Superior Financial Performance? A Case of 100 Best Corporate Citizens 

      Qureshi, Muhammad Azeem; Akbar, Minhas; Akbar, Ahsan; Poulova, Petra (Sage Open;volume 11, issue 2, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-06-11)
      Increasing interest in sustainability performance (environmental, social, and governance pillar performance [ESGP]) and corporate financial performance (CFP) is noteworthy. However, we do not find any all-inclusive study ...
    • Do Food Quality Schemes and Net Price Premiums Go Together? 

      Monier-Dilhan, Sylvette; Poméon, T; Böhm, Michael; Brečić, Ruzica; Csillag, Peter; Donati, Michele; Ferrer-Perez, Hugo; Gauvrit, Lisa; Gil, Jose M.; Hoang, Viet; Lilavanichakul, Apichaya; Majewski, Edward; Malak-Rawlikowska, Agata; Mattas, Konstadinos; Napasintuwong, Orachos; Nguyen, An; Nikolaou, Kallirroi; Papadopoulos, I; Pascucci, S; Peerlings, Jack; Ristic, Bojan; Steinnes, Kamilla Knutsen; Stojanovic, Z; Tomic Maksan, Marina; Török, Áron; Veneziani, Mario; Vittersø, Gunnar; Bellassen, Valentin (Journal of Agricultural & Food Industrial Organization;Volume 19, Issue 2, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-12-03)
      This article addresses the issue of the profitability of Food Quality Scheme (FQS) products as compared to reference products, which are defined as analogous products without quality label. We approach this question by ...
    • Do health professionals’ attitudes towards alcohol use matter for alcohol prevention efforts? Results from the WIRUS-OHS study 

      Bonsaksen, Tore; Thørrisen, Mikkel Magnus; Hashemi, Neda; de Porras, David Gimeno Ruiz; Aas, Randi Wågø (BMC Health Services Research;22, Article number: 1004 (2022), Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-08-06)
      Background: Use of alcohol is a major public health issue, representing the 7th largest burden of disease in the world. Workplaces offer a unique arena for health initiatives addressing alcohol use, where occupational ...
    • Do Increased Tax Base and Reductions in the Underground Economy Compensate for Lost Tax Revenue Following a Tax Reduction Policy? Evidence from Italy 1982 to 2006 

      Orsi, Renzo; Seip, Knut Lehre (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      We here examine the frequent claim that an increase in the tax base and a decrease in tax evasion will compensate for a loss in tax revenues caused by a lower tax level. Using a unique data set for the estimated underground ...