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When elephants fight, it is the grass that suffers : a case study about the stability of a small private children’s home in Ghana
(Master thesis, 2015)The field of development today is teeming with new actors and philanthropists. Now, small private actors and individuals are contributing with services and aid to the poor living in the Global south. These services used ... -
When energy justice is contested: A systematic review of a decade of research on Sweden's conflicted energy landscape
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)The way in which we produce and consume energy has profound implications for our societies. How we configure our energy systems determines not only our chances of successfully dealing with climate change but also, how ... -
When Entrepreneur and Investor match: Do gender matter?
(Master thesis, 2023)Entreprenørskap anerkjennes som en driver for økonomisk vekst og samfunns velvære. Imidlertid har feltet tradisjonelt vært dominert av menn, og det har vært utfordrende for kvinnelige entreprenører. Denne studien fokuserer ... -
When every minute counts: From symptoms to admission for acute myocardial infarction with special emphasis on gender differences
(Doktoravhandlinger ved NTNU, 1503-8181; 2010:144, Doctoral thesis, 2010)Background Acute myocardial infarction is a major cause of death and morbidity worldwide, both in women and in men. Up to the age of 70 the incidence of acute myocardial infarction is higher in men than in women. Although ... -
When farm couples break up: gendered moralities, gossip and the fear of stigmatisation in rural communities
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)This article draws on interviews with farm women and men who have experienced a family break up to analyse their experiences of gender expectations in family farming, their fear of stigmatisation and their receipt of help ... -
WHEN FDI GOES TO DEMOCRACIES WHAT ABOUT DEMOCRACY MATTERS? An Empirical Analysis of Foreign Direct Investment Inflows to Different Varieties of Democracy 1975 – 2017.
(Master thesis, 2019)I denne oppgaven undersøker jeg empirisk hvilken demokratisk variant, målt med fem forskjellige demokratiske indekser fra Varieties of Democracy (V-Dem) Project 2018 datasett, betyr mest for utenlandske direkte investeringer ... -
When Fluorescence Is not a Particle: The Tissue Translocation of Microplastics in Daphnia magna Seems an Artifact
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Previous research reported the translocation of nano‐ and microplastics from the gastrointestinal tract to tissues in Daphnia magna, most prominently of fluorescent polystyrene beads to lipid droplets. For particles >300 ... -
When Green Procurement Meets Complexity: The Case of Sustainable Neighborhood Projects
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)In a rapidly urbanizing world, cities form the key context for a sustainable transition. The neighborhood scale is suggested as a successful scale to realize cross-sector, inter-organizational collaborations. The multifaceted ... -
‘When helpers hurt’: Women’s and midwives’ stories of obstetric violence in state health care institutions, Colombo district, Sri Lanka
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Background The paper explores how age, social position or class, and linguistic and cultural background intersect and place women in varying positions of control and vulnerability to obstetric violence in state health ... -
When Heritage Becomes Horizon: The Acquisition of Extra-Territorial Citizenship among Lebanese in Argentina
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)The sedentariness of the nation-state (emerging from its territoriality) sets it at odds with human mobility of different types and scales, but particularly so with international migration. In this article we are concerned ... -
“When I say I'm depressed, it's like anger.” An exploration of the emotional landscape of climate change concern in Norway and its psychological, social and political implications
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Climate anxiety discourse focuses predominantly on individualised and potentially mentally disturbing aspects of emotional responses to the awareness of climate change which can silence the mobilising charge of strong ... -
“When I sleep poorly, it impacts everything”: An exploratory qualitative investigation of stress and sleep in junior endurance athletes
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)On their journeys toward senior athletic status, junior endurance athletes are faced with a multitude of stressors. How athletes react to stressors plays a vital part in effective adaptation to the demanding, ever-changing ... -
When Infrared Small Target Detection Meets Tensor Ring Decomposition: A Multiscale Morphological Framework
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Detecting the small targets from a heterogeneous background in an infrared image is a challenging problem, which has received extensive attention. In this article, we propose a method in terms of tensor ring (TR) decomposition ... -
When is a Techno-Fix Legitimate? The Case of Viticultural Climate Resilience
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Climate change is an existential risk reinforced by ordinary actions in affluent societies—often silently present in comfortable and enjoyable habits. This silence is sometimes broken, presenting itself as a nagging reminder ... -
When Is a Test Score Fair for the Individual Who Is Being Tested? Effects of Different Scoring Procedures across Multiple Attempts When Testing a Motor Skill Task
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Tests or test batteries used for assessing motor skills, either in research studies or in clinical settings, apply a variety of procedures for scoring performances, including everything from one to ten attempts, of which ... -
When is Democracy an Equilibrium?: Evidence from Colombia's La Violencia
(Working Paper Series, 1503-299X; 2006:7, Research report, 2006)The conventional wisdom in political science is that for a democracy to be consolidated, all groups must have a chance to attain power. If they do not then they will subvert democracy and choose to fight for power. In this ... -
When is gray-box modeling advantageous for virtual flow metering?
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Integration of physics and machine learning in virtual flow metering applications is known as gray-box modeling. The combination is believed to enhance multiphase flow rate predictions. However, the superiority of gray-box ... -
When is normative recruitment legitimate?
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2008)Rosamond Rhodes and John Harris have both recently argued that we all have a general moral duty to participate in medical research. However, neither Rhodes’ nor Harris’ arguments in support of this obligation stand up to ... -
When is the Structural Context Effective?
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When Language Makes You Dance: the Relationship between Dance, Tonal Language, and Drum Languages among the Yoruba of South West Nigeria
(Master thesis, 2014)Among the Yoruba people of southwest Nigeria, dancers have the ability to relate not only to music and rhythm, but also to the Yoruba tonal language. This is due to the fact that instruments being played during a dance ...