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    • The Welfare State: Three Normative Tensions 

      Kildal, Nanna (9-2003, Working paper, 2003-05)
      This working paper is based on the ideas that “social justice is the first virtue of social institutions” and that democratic governing principles should be “transparent”, that is, known and available for public consideration ...

    • Well-posedness and discretization for a class of models for mixed-dimensional problems with high-dimensional gap 

      Hodneland, Erlend; Hu, Xiaozhe; Nordbotten, Jan Martin (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      In this work, we show the underlying mathematical structure of mixed-dimensional models arising from the composition of graphs and continuous domains. Such models are becoming popular in applications, in particular, to ...

    • What about N? A methodological study of sample-size reporting in focus group studies 

      Carlsen, Benedicte; Glenton, Claire (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2011-03-11)
      Background: Focus group studies are increasingly published in health related journals, but we know little about how researchers use this method, particularly how they determine the number of focus groups to conduct. The ...

    • What causes COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy? Ignorance and the lack of bliss in the United Kingdom 

      Bullock, Josh; Lane, Justin E.; Shults, F. LeRon (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Understanding vaccine hesitancy has become increasingly important during the COVID-19 pandemic as governments around the globe have been struggling to convince portions of their populations to participate in vaccination ...

    • What do you want theory for? - A pragmatic analysis of the roles of “theory” in agent-based modelling 

      Antosz, Patrycja; Birks, Dan; Edmonds, Bruce; Heppenstall, Alison; Meyer, Ruth; Polhill, J. Gareth; O'Sullivan, David; Wijermans, Nanda (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      There has been some discussion about agent-based modelling (ABM) and theory, particularly how ABM might facilitate theory building. However, there is confusion about the different ways they could relate and some scepticism ...

    • What goes in must come out: the oceanic outgassing of anthropogenic carbon 

      Couespel, Damien; Tjiputra, Jerry (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)
      About 25% of the emitted anthropogenic CO2 is absorbed by the ocean and transported to the interior through key gateways, such as the Southern Ocean or the North Atlantic. Over the next few centuries, anthropogenic CO2 is ...

    • What is the effect of independent medical evaluation on days on sickness benefits for long-term sick listed employees in Norway? A pragmatic randomised controlled trial, the NIME-trial 

      Mæland, Silje; Holmås, Tor Helge; Øyeflaten, Irene Larsen; Husabo, Elisabeth; Werner, Erik Lønnmark; Monstad, Karin (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Background Independent medical evaluations are used to evaluate degree and reason for work disability, uncertainty around the functional status, and/or the employee’s rehabilitation potential in several jurisdictions, but ...

    • When do consultative referendums improve democracy? Evidence from local referendums in Norway 

      Folkestad, Bjarte; Klausen, Jan Erling; Saglie, Jo; Segaard, Signe Bock (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)
      Consultative referendums may provide crucial information about public opinion but have received little attention in the literature compared with their binding counterparts. In this article, we analyse 221 Norwegian local ...

    • Where and How the East Madagascar Current Retroflection Originates? 

      Ramanantsoa, Heriniaina Juliano Dani; Penven, Pierrick; Pappukutty, Raj Roshin; Renault, Lionel; Ponsoni, L; Ostrowski, Marek; Dilmahamod, A.F; Rouault, M (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      The East Madagascar Current (EMC) is one of the western boundary currents of the South Indian Ocean. As such, it plays an important role in the climate system by transporting water and heat toward the pole and recirculating ...

    • Which factors increase informal care hours and societal costs among caregivers of people with dementia? A systematic review of Resource Utilization in Dementia (RUD) 

      Angeles, Renira Corinne; Berge, Line Iden; Gedde, Marie H.; Kjerstad, Egil; Vislapuu, Maarja; Puaschitz, Nathalie; Husebø, Bettina (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Background Nearly 19 million people across OECD countries are living with dementia, and millions of family caregivers are affected by the disease. The costs of informal care are estimated to represent 40–75% of the total ...

    • Who cares about Norway's energy transition? A survey experiment about citizen associations and petroleum 

      Tvinnereim, Endre; Lægreid, Ole Martin; Fløttum, Kjersti (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Experts and academics think, write, and talk extensively about energy transition, but can the same be said about the public? A comprehensive move from fossil to renewable energy implies significant structural changes and ...

    • The Whole-of-Government Approach – Regulation, Performance, and Public-Sector Reform 

      Christensen, Tom; Lægreid, Per (6-2006, Working paper, 2006-08)
      In this paper we first discuss «whole-of-government» initiatives as a reaction to the negative effects of NPM reforms such as structural devolution, performance management, and «single-purpose organizations». Second, we ...

    • Whole-volume tumor MRI radiomics for prognostic modeling in endometrial cancer 

      Fasmer, Kristine Eldevik; Hodneland, Erlend; Dybvik, Julie Andrea; Wagner-Larsen, Kari Strøno; Trovik, Jone; Salvesen, Øyvind; Krakstad, Camilla; Haldorsen, Ingfrid S. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Background In endometrial cancer (EC), preoperative pelvic MRI is recommended for local staging, while final tumor stage and grade are established by surgery and pathology. MRI‐based radiomic tumor profiling may aid in ...

    • WHOs ICF: En nasjonal presentasjon 

      Aas, Randi W.; Hellem, Inger; Ellingsen, Kjersti Lunde (Research report, 2008)
      Dette opplæringsmaterialet er laget til bruk for de som skal presentere eller introdusere International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) som er gitt ut av Verdens helseorganisasjon (WHO 2001). ...

    • Why do doctors in Norway choose general practice and remain there? A qualitative study about motivational experiences 

      Gronseth, Inga Marthe; Malterud, Kirsti; Nilsen, Stein (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Objective: To explore experiences motivating doctors to become and remain GPs. Design and contributors: Qualitative analysis of written responses from an open-ended question about motivational experiences posted on an ...

    • Will Increased Wages Reduce Shortage of Nurses? A Panel Data Analysis of Nurses’ Labour Supply 

      Askildsen, Jan Erik; Baltagi, Badi H.; Holmås, Tor Helge (27-2002, Working paper, 2002-12)
      Shortage of nurses is a problem in several countries. It is an unsettled question whether increasing wages constitute a viable policy for extracting more labour supply from nurses. In this paper we use a unique matched ...

    • Wind and Fisheries: Desktop Study on the Coexistence Between Offshore Wind and Fisheries in Sothern North Sea II 

      Austrheim, Elisabeth; Dahlgren, Thomas Gunnar; Handberg, Øyvind N.; Hestetun, Jon Thomassen; Haugland, Lars Martin; Aslesen, Sander Rivø; Navrud, Ståle (Research report, 2022)
      The Norwegian Government has launched a major initiative to promote offshore wind power , in which bottom-fixed wind power will be developed in the Southern North Sea II (SN II) area. There is a low level of fishing ...

    • Winter weather controls net influx of atmospheric CO2 on the north-west European shelf 

      Kitidis, Vassilis; Shutler, Jamie D.; Ashton, Ian; Warren, Mark; Brown, Ian; Findlay, Helen S.; Hartman, Sue E.; Sanders, Richard; Humphreys, Matthew P.; Kivimäe, Caroline; Greenwood, Naomi; Hull, Tom; Pearce, David A.; McGrath, Triona; Stewart, Brian A.; Walsham, Pamela; McGovern, Evin; Bozec, Yann; Gac, Jean-Philippe; Van Heuven, Steven M.A.C.; Hoppema, Mario; Schuster, Ute; Johannessen, Truls; Omar, Abdirahman; Lauvset, Siv Kari; Skjelvan, Ingunn; Olsen, Are; Steinhoff, Tobias; Körtzinger, Arne; Becker, Meike; Lefevre, Nathalie; Diverrès, Denis; Gkritzalis, Thanos; Cattrijsse, André; Petersen, Wilhelm; Voynova, Yoana G; Chapron, Bertrand; Grouazel, Antoine; Land, Peter E.; Sharples, Jonathan; Nightingale, Philip D. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)
      Shelf seas play an important role in the global carbon cycle, absorbing atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) and exporting carbon (C) to the open ocean and sediments. The magnitude of these processes is poorly constrained, ...

    • Wintertime fCO2 variability in the subpolar North Atlantic since 2004 

      Fröb, Friederike; Olsen, Are; Becker, Meike; Chafik, Leon Martin; Johannessen, Truls; Reverdin, Gilles; Omar, Abdirahman (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)
      Winter data of surface ocean temperature (SST), salinity (SSS) and CO2 fugacity (fCO2) collected on the VOS M/V Nuka Arctica in the subpolar North Atlantic between 2004 and 2017 are used to establish trends, drivers, and ...

    • Working across boundaries: Collegial administration in central government – scope, variation and effects 

      Christensen, Dag Arne; Christensen, Tom; Lægreid, Per; Midtbø, Tor (Working Paper, Working paper, 2010-05)
      In this paper we address the problems of working across boundaries in central government by focusing on the case of Norway. The main research questions are: a) How common is the use of working or project groups inside the ...