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Short-time effects of water sprinkling on the two-spotted spider mite predator Phytoseiulus persimilis in strawberry
(Master thesis, 2018)Combining two tools for an integrated pest management (IPM) was the reason for investigating the potential use of predatory mites (Phytoseiulus persimilis) in addition to water sprinklers in order to reduce spider mite ... -
Should Greece stay or leave the eurozone? : The case of the financial crisis in Greece
(Master thesis, 2013-07-23)Finanskrisen som brøt ut i USA i 2007 har hatt stroe konsekvenser for økonomien i Europa. Mange av medlemslandene i EU har merket nedgangstidene i form av store mengder statsgjeld og høy arbeidsledighet. Noen medlemsland ... -
Should I stay or should I go? : geolocators reveal different winter home ranges and -activity patterns in sympatrically breeding razorbills (Alca torda)
(Master thesis, 2019)Annual migration between breeding- and wintering grounds is a common behavior that is found in a range of taxa, including many seabird-species such as alcids. Within-population-differences in migration strategies, including ... -
Should I stay or should I go? : postwar rural-urban resettlement among Acholi youth in Northern Uganda
(Master thesis, 2016-08-11)This research is an empirical study of postwar rural-urban migration among Acholi youth in Northern Uganda. In this thesis I look at the connection between rural land access among Acholi youth and their urban-rural social ... -
Should Norway intervene? : a discourse analytical approach to Norway's "policy" on military interventions 1999-2011
(Master thesis, 2013-09-23)Since 1999 Norway has participated in three military interventions and refused to participate in a fourth. This thesis explores how Norway’s participation in military intervention has been made possible and whether there ... -
Should the government pension fund global invest more in emerging markets? : an analysis of potential diversification effects and oil price sensitivity
(Master thesis, 2018)This thesis examines the diversification effects from investing in 19 emerging markets for the period January 1998 to September 2017. How investments in these markets correspond to changes in oil prices are also investigated. ... -
Shouldnt' we cry over spilt milk? : food waste behaviours, attitudes and solutions among households with children in Norway
(Master thesis, 2021)The main objective of this thesis is to document research conducted at The Norwegian University of Life Sciences, on the behaviours, attitudes, and solutions regarding food waste deriving from households with children in ... -
Sick and grumpy: Changes in social behaviour after a controlled immune stimulation in group-housed gilts.
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Poor health is associated with an increased risk of tail biting outbreaks in pigs. We propose that this is because illness changes social dynamics either by changing the behaviour of the sick pig towards its penmates, the ... -
Siderproduksjon av norske epler
(Master thesis, 2016-08-10)Siderproduksjon var lenge typisk for England, men er også blitt innført i andre europeiske land, som Frankrike og Spania, med stor suksess. I Norge har siderproduksjon lenge vært begrenset til Hardanger-området. Det finnes ... -
Significance of bacteriocin associated ABC transporter genes in oral streptococci biofilm
(Master thesis, 2023)Biofilms are aggregated communities of microorganisms, that are involved with up to 80% of all human infections including oral diseases, chronic tissue infections, chronic inflammatory diseases, and acute infections. The ... -
Significant build-up of soil organic carbon under climate-smart conservation farming in Sub-Saharan Acrisols
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Conservation farming (CF) involving minimumtillage, mulching and crop rotation may offer climate change adaptation and mitigation benefits. However, reported effects of CF, as applied by smallholders, on storage of soil ... -
Significant changes in circulating microRNA by dietary supplementation of selenium and coenzyme Q10 in healthy elderly males. A subgroup analysis of a prospective randomized double-blind placebo-controlled trial among elderly Swedish citizens.
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Background Selenium and coenzyme Q10 is essential for important cellular functions. A low selenium intake is reported from many European countries, and the endogenous coenzyme Q10 production is decreasing in the body with ... -
Significant increase in negative impacts on vegetation and soils at informal campsites in a Norwegian national park in the period 1988–2020
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Signs of adaptation to trace metal contamination in a common urban bird
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Silika i fiberarmert betong
(Master thesis, 2012-08-31)Denne oppgaven tar for seg silikas innvirkning på fiberbetong med tanke på fiberens heftkapasitet, betongens tøyelighet, trykk- og strekkfasthet. Oppgaven er inndelt i to deler: 1. En litteraturstudie tar for seg plast- ... -
Silver nanomaterials in aquatic systems : linking uptake and effects in biota to exposure characterization
(PhD Thesis;2019:10, Doctoral thesis, 2019)The potential environmental impacts of engineered nanomaterials (ENMs) have received increased attention over the last decades. While the benefits of the development and use of ENMs are numerous (e.g., improved medical ... -
Silver spoon effects are constrained under extreme adult environmental conditions
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Early-life environmental conditions may generate cohort differences in individual fitness, subsequently affecting population growth rates. Three, nonmutually exclusive hypotheses predict the nature of these fitness ... -
Similarity-based analysis of allele frequency distribution among multiple populations identifies adaptive genomic structural variants
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Similarity-based analysis of allele frequency distribution among multiple populations identifies adaptive genomic structural variants
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A simple stochastic model to describe the evolutionover time of core genome SNP GC content inprokaryotes
(Journal article, 2019)