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    • Drivers of conservation crimes in the Rungwa-Kizigo-Muhesi Game Reserves, Central Tanzania 

      Hariohay, Kwaslema Malle; Ranke, Peter Sjolte; Fyumagwa, Robert D.; Kideghesho, Jafari; Røskaft, Eivin (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      Conservation crimes are posing serious threats to wildlife species and biodiversity of the Rungwa-Kizigo-Muhesi-Game-Reserves. Devising effective strategies to reduce risks to as low as reasonably possible of these crimes, ...
    • Drivers of diet patterns in a globally distributed freshwater fish species 

      Javier, Sánchez-Hernández; Finstad, Anders Gravbrøt; Arnekleiv, Jo Vegar; Kjærstad, Gaute; Amundsen, Per-Arne (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      We analysed data of a globally distributed model organism (brown trout) in an attempt to understand relationships among biogeography, prey communities and climate on diet composition at regional spatial scales (Scandinavia), ...
    • Drivers of energy saving behaviour: The relative influence of intentional, normative, situational and habitual processes 

      van den Broek, Karlijn L; Walker, Ian; Kløckner, Christian (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)
      Campaigns aiming to induce energy saving behaviour among householders use a wide range of approaches that address many different drivers thought to underpin this behaviour. However, little research has compared the influence ...
    • Drivers of fluctuating embodied carbon emissions in international services trade 

      Huo, Jingwen; Meng, Jing; Zhang, Zengkai; Gao, Yuning; Zheng, Heran; Coffman, D'Maris; Xue, Jinjun; Li, Yuan; Guan, Dabo (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Service industries are generally considered “green” because of their marginal direct emissions; however, they account for 65% of the world gross domestic product and over 20% of total global trade in 2019. Here, we quantify ...
    • The drivers of individual climate actions in Europe 

      Reichl, Johannes; Cohen, Jed J.; Kløckner, Christian; Kollmann, Andrea; Azarova, Valeriya (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      We analyze European citizens’ willingness to take climate mitigation action with data on one-time donation choices from a survey of 15,951 people across 27 nations. Responses are explored with an interdisciplinary hybrid ...
    • Drivers of maternal accumulation of organohalogen pollutants in Arctic areas (Chukotka, Russia) and 4,4′-DDT effects on the newborns 

      Bravo, Natalia; Grimalt, Joan O.; Chashchin, Max; Chashchin, Valery; Odland, Jon Øyvind (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      Background One of the most worrying consequence of the production and use of persistent organohalogen pollutants (POPs) is the high accumulation in Arctic populations because of long-range transport. Study of the effects ...
    • Drivers of vegetative dormancy across herbaceous perennial plant species 

      Shefferson, Richard P.; Kull, Tiiu; Hutchings, Michael J.; Selosse, Marc-André; Jacquemyn, Hans; Kellett, Kimberly M.; Menges, Eric S.; Primack, Richard B.; Tuomi, Juha; Alahuhta, Kirsi; Hurskainen, Sonja; Alexander, Helen M.; Anderson, Derek S.; Brys, Rein; Brzosko, Emilia; Dostálik, Slavomir; Gregg, Katharine; Ipser, Zdenek; Jäkäläniemi, Anne; Jersáková, Jana; Kettle, W. Dean; McCormick, Melissa; Mendoza, Ana; Miller, Michael T.; Moen, Asbjørn; Øien, Dag-Inge; Püttsepp, Ülle; Roy, Mélanie; Sather, Nancy; Sletvold, Nina; Stípková, Zuzana; Tali, Kadri; Warren, Robert J. II; Whigham, Dennis F. (Journal article, 2018)
      Vegetative dormancy, that is the temporary absence of aboveground growth for ≥ 1 year, is paradoxical, because plants cannot photosynthesise or flower during dormant periods. We test ecological and evolutionary hypotheses ...
    • Drivers, trends, and uncertainty in long-term price projections for energy management in public buildings 

      Egging, Ruud (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013)
      Buildings are responsible for almost 40% of energy consumption and CO2 emissions in the EU (EC, 2010). Improving the energy efficiency of buildings is a vital step towards achieving the EU climate and energy objectives. ...
    • Drivers’ self-reported reasons of speeding: A Turkish driver sample from two cities 

      Bıçaksız, Pınar; Dogruyol, Burak; Erdost, BG; Hoe, Connie; Gupta, Shivam; Lajunen, Timo Juhani; Özkan, Türker (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      Speeding is an important risk factor of road traffic crashes, and identifying the factors associated with speeding is crucial for road safety. In the present study, face-to-face roadside interviews were conducted to ...
    • Drivetrain load effects in a 5-MW bottom-fixed wind turbine under blade-pitch fault condition and emergency shutdown 

      Rasekhi Nejad, Amir; Jiang, Zhiyu; Gao, Zhen; Moan, Torgeir (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)
      In this paper, the effect of the blade-pitch fault and emergency shutdown on drivetrain responses in a 5-MW bottom-fixed wind turbine are investigated. A 5-MW reference gearbox with 4-point support is employed and the ...
    • Drivetrains on floating offshore wind turbines: lessons learned over the last 10 years 

      R. Nejad, Amir; Torsvik, Jone (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      This paper presents lessons learned from own research studies and field experiments with drivetrains on floating wind turbines over the last ten years. Drivetrains on floating support structures are exposed to wave-induced ...
    • Driving collaborative supply risk mitigation in buyer-supplier relationships 

      Mwesiumo, Deodat Edward; Nujen, Bella B.; Buvik, Arnt (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      This study develops and tests a theory-driven conceptual model that explains variations in collaborative supply risk mitigation. It is based on data collected from manufacturing firms in Norway. The results show that ...
    • The driving forces behind the change in energy consumption in developing countries 

      Li, Shuping; Meng, Jing; Zheng, Heran; Zhang, Ning; Huo, Jingwen; Li, Yuan; Guan, Dabo (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Economic growth is principally powered by energy fuels. While the potential energy transition pathways in developed countries are clear, they have not been well explored for developing countries. Here, we study the average ...
    • Driving forces for intelligent distribution system innovation - results from a foresight process 

      Hermansen, Tonje Skoglund; Vefsnmo, Hanne; Kjølle, Gerd Hovin; Sand, Kjell (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      The future electricity grid will be a complex system-ofsystems, incorporating various intelligent devices for monitoring, control and automation. The interaction between various technological, regulatory and social factors ...
    • Driving of a GaN enhancement mode HEMT transistor with zener diode protection for high efficiency and low EMI 

      Spro, Ole Christian; Basu, Supratim; Abuishmais, Ibrahim Abed; Midtgård, Ole-Morten; Undeland, Tore Marvin (Chapter, 2017)
      The ultra-low gate charge characteristics and low gate voltage limitation of a GaN enhancement mode HEMT in combination with stray circuit elements poses many challenges of driving them in power electronic applications. ...
    • Driving organizational sustainability-oriented innovation capabilities: a complex adaptive systems perspective 

      van de wetering, Rogier; Mikalef, Patrick; Helms, Remko (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)
      Innovation capabilities are considered a crucial ingredient for organizations in order to drive sustainable organizational transformations in turbulent business environments. The impact of information technology (IT) as a ...
    • Driving Simulators in Teaching and Learning: A Qualitative Study 

      Sætren, Gunhild Birgitte; Vaag, Jonas Rennemo; Pedersen, Pål Andreas; Birkeland, Toril Fagerli; Holmquist, Thor Owe; Lindheim, Catharina; Skogstad, Martin Rasmussen (Chapter, 2021)
      Background: Different learning styles require different teaching methods, and the use of simulator as a learning tool can thus be an important contribution to driver instruction. Road traffic is a highly complex and high-risk ...
    • Driving through dense fog: a study of the effects and control of sustainable public procurement of electric cars 

      Langseth, Marius; Moe, Helene Tronstad (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Governments are large buyers of vehicles, thus contributing to pollution. To promote sustainability, policies have been shaped to replace government-owned fossil fuel cars with electric cars. Public procurement is seen as ...
    • Drone deep reinforcement learning: A review 

      Azar, Ahmad Taher; Koubaa, Anis; Ali Mohamed, Nada; Ibrahim, Habiba A.; Ibrahim, Zahra Fathy; Kazim, Muhammad; Ammar, Adel; Benjdira, Bilel; Khamis, Alaa M.; Hameed, Ibrahim A.; Casalino, Gabriella (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) are increasingly being used in many challenging and diversified applications. These applications belong to the civilian and the military fields. To name a few; infrastructure inspection, ...
    • A drone logistic model for transporting the complete analytic volume of a large‐scale university laboratory 

      Johannessen, Karl-Arne; Comtet, Hans; Fosse, Erik (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)