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Self-Determination: What can we learn from persons with profound intellectual and multiple disabilities?
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Self-determination is often equated with independence and individual choices, which limits its relevance for persons with profound intellectual and multiple disabilities (PIMD) due to their dependency. This paper challenges ... -
Sentrale kvalitetar i arbeidsinkludering av sårbar ungdom, slik ungdom sjølv og arbeidsgivarar opplever det
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Kva for kvalitetar er viktige i arbeidsretta bistand til sårbar ungdom slik dei sjølv og arbeidsgivarar opplever det? Intervju med 22 ungdommar og 12 arbeidsgivarar viser at positiv orientering, skryt, humor, empati, ... -
‘She’s Like Family’: transnational Filipino families, voluntary kin and the circulation of care
(Journal of Family Studies;, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-05-14)Increased mobility has affected transnational families’ organization and provision of care. Focusing on the experiences of Filipino nurses in Norway, this article emphasizes how support structures in the Philippines and ... -
Shift work and sickness absence at a Norwegian hospital: a longitudinal multilevel study
(Occupational and Environmental Medicine;Volume 77, Issue 8, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-04-23)Objective: Shift work is known to be related to several negative health consequences and sickness absence. Research results regarding the relationship between types of shift schedules and sickness absence and whether and ... -
Short-term Birth Sequelae of the 1918-20 Influenza Pandemic in the United States: State-Level Analysis
(American Journal of Epidemiology;, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-07-28)This paper illuminates short-term birth sequelae of the influenza pandemic of 1918–20 in the USA using monthly data on births and all-cause deaths for 19 US states in conjunction with data on maternal deaths, stillbirths, ... -
Significance of Monitoring and Control for Employees’ Felt Trust, Motivation, and Mastery
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)The aim of the current study is to investigate the importance of monitoring and employee control for employees’ felt trust, as well as felt trust as a mediating variable between monitoring and control, intrinsic motivation ... -
The silent world of young next of kin in mental healthcare
(Nursing Ethics;Volume: 26, issue: 1, 2019, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017-02-27)Background: Young next of kin to patients with mental health problems are faced with many challenges. It is important to focus on the special needs of children and adolescents as next of kin to ensure their welfare and ... -
Sketching with Knives: Architects & The Confidence Theory of Magic
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)‘Isn't gravity wonderful? That's the magic trick in a way'. The Malinowskian ‘confidence theory of magic’ (1935) points to how a person, through the ritual act, becomes empowered to believe he can master nature's obstacles, ... -
Smart-Glasses: Exposing and Elucidating the Ethical Issues
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)The objective of this study is to provide an overview over the ethical issues relevant to the assessment, implementation, and use of smart-glasses. The purpose of the overview is to facilitate deliberation, decision making, ... -
Social and demographic patterns of influenza vaccination coverage in Norway, influenza seasons 2014/15 to 2020/21
(Vaccine;, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Aims: To examine influenza vaccination coverage among risk groups (RG) and health care workers (HCW), and study social and demographic patterns of vaccination coverage over time. Methods: Vaccination coverage was estimated ... -
Social Class, Union Strategies, and Preference in Wage Outcomes in Norway
(Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies;, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-04-30)This article explores a potential socialization effect of unions on member preferences in wage out- comes and bargaining structures.This challenges notions of union wage policies simply reflecting the material self-interest ... -
Social disparities in adopting non-pharmaceutical interventions during COVID-19
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)In the absence of vaccines to fight the COVID-19 pandemic, in 2020 governments had to respond by rely on non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs). Socioeconomic inequalities likely influenced the uptake of NPIs. Using ... -
Social Life Cycle Assessment as a resource for Responsible Research and Innovation
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016-05-21)Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI) is a currently important proposal for doing science and innovation with and for society. Sustainability has for the last 30 years had a similar function in providing limits and ... -
Socioeconomic inequalities in health during the Great Recession: A scoping review of the research literature
(Scandinavian Journal of Public Health;, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-10-10)Aims: The so-called “Great Recession” in Europe triggered widespread concerns about population health, as reflected by an upsurge in empirical research on the health impacts of the economic crisis. A growing body of empirical ... -
Splotting som erfaringsbasert verktøy for medvirkning og stedsforståelse ved byromsutforming
(FormAkademisk - Forskningstidsskriftet for design og designdidaktikk;Vol.14 Nr.1, 2021, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-10-19)Når et sted skal utvikles, er kunnskap om lokalbefolkningens ønsker, innspill og behov avgjørende for både god planlegging og gjennomføring. I økende grad ser vi at kommunale myndigheter, planleggere, urbanister og arkitekter ... -
Stakeholders’ Views on Responsible Assessments of Assistive Technologies through an Ethical HTA Matrix
(Societies;Volume 9, Issue 3, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-06-28)Assessments of novel assistive technologies for use in home-based services has been documented to be performed in a variety of ways and often with a rather narrow focus on safety and effect or effectiveness. In order better ... -
Standard and non-standard working arrangements in Norway – consequences of COVID-19
(Labour and Industry;, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-09-16)This study investigates how work-related consequences of COVID 19 in Norway during the first wave varied between workers in different employment arrangements. The generalised linear model (GLM) regressions estimate the ... -
Standardisation in the Field of Nanotechnology: Some Issues of Legitimacy
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2012-12)Nanotechnology will allegedly have a revolutionary impact in a wide range of fields, but has also created novel concerns about health, safety and the environment (HSE). Nanotechnology regulation ... -
The state as God: On Bourdieu’s political theology
(Journal of Extreme Anthropology;Vol 2, No 2 (2018), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Bourdieu’s anthropology of the state can be interpreted as a form of political theology, premised on a panentheistic conception of the state, which is transcendental to social reality while simultaneously being lodged in ... -
Strengthening regional innovation through network-based innovation brokering
(Entrepreneurship & Regional Development;27(9-10), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015-10-29)The primary objective of this paper is to demonstrate how regional innovation system theory may be translated into manageable micro-level methods with the potential for strengthening the productive dynamics of a regional ...