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Quorum sensing in the opportunistic pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosa regulates N2O reduction
(Master thesis, 2019)Through a process called denitrification, bacteria can respire with the use of as terminal electron acceptors instead of oxygen. An intermediate of the denitrification process, nitrous oxide (N2O), often escapes to the ... -
An R Package for Bayesian Analysis of Multi-environment and Multi-trait Multi-environment Data for Genome-based Prediction
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Evidence that genomic selection (GS) is a technology that is revolutionizing plant breeding continues to grow. However, it is very well documented that its success strongly depends on statistical models, which are used by ... -
Racial discrimination in Norway : Africans experiences while using healthcare services
(Master thesis, 2021)The thesis is a qualitative study involving fifteen Africans living in Norway. The study explored their experiences of racial discrimination when using healthcare services. In addition, participants’ subsequent use of ... -
Racism in Norway : Africans and Norwegian-Africans understanding and experiences
(Master thesis, 2019)This is a qualitative study with 16 Africans and Norwegian-Africans from Ghana, Nigeria, Uganda and Sudan. The participants were interviewed to explore their racial experiences, coping strategies, their knowledge of human ... -
Racism in Norwegian education : exploring understanding and experiences of Africans and African Norwegians
(Master thesis, 2021)Following the painful murder of George Floyd in the united states by a police officer in 2020 summer due to racism, there has been increasing concerns about the need to address racism and discrimination issues that racial ... -
Radargrammetric surface models from Radarsat-2 in Indonesia : processing and application in tropical forest monitoring
(Master thesis, 2013-03-21)Deforestation and forest degradation contribute to around one fifth of all greenhouse gas emmissions. Hence, measurement, reporting and verification of changes in forest biomass are important in order to help mitigating ... -
Radicalization and lone wolf terrorism : a case study of right-wing terrorists
(Master thesis, 2018)The lone wolf terrorism issue is a difficult problem to understand and the tactic has gained increased attention in the last decade. It is, however, a less researched field compared to other kinds of terrorism research. ... -
Radikal PropTech blant etablerte eiendomsutviklere
(Master thesis, 2019)Eiendomsbransjen er, sammen med bygg og anleggsbransjen, en av Norges viktigste næringer når det kommer til sysselsetting og verdiskapning (Leikvam og Olsson 2014). Denne bransjen har derimot hatt en negativ utvikling i ... -
Radiographic diagnosis of small intestinal obstruction in pet rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus): 63 cases
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Radiological, vascular osteochondrosis occurs in the distal tarsus, and may cause osteoarthritis
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Radiomics using MR brain scans and RENT for identifying patients receiving ADHD treatment
(Master thesis, 2021)The core purpose of this thesis was to investigate whether the methylphenidate-based (MPH) treatment of male children patients having attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) led to changes to five subcortical brain ... -
Radon exposure in a thorium rich area in Norway
(Master thesis, 2011-12-05)This work was carried out in a thorium rich region, Fen Complex (FC), located in Telemark County, Norway. The area has been well recongised as a high natural radiation area in Norway due to the presence of considerable ... -
Radon og lungekreft i Norge
(Master thesis, 2011-11-02)Sammendrag Denne masteroppgaven ”Radon og lungekreft i Norge” inneholder to deler; den første delen inneholder en introduksjon til studien med utdypende empiri og teori i en større sammenheng. Den andre delen er artikkelen ... -
Rahnella perminowiae sp. nov., Rahnella bonaserana sp. nov., Rahnella rivi sp. nov. and Rahnella ecdela sp. nov., isolated from diverse environmental sources, and emended description of the genus Rahnella
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Bacteria isolated from onion bulbs suffering from bacterial decay in the United States and Norway were previously shown to belong to the genus Rahnella based on partial housekeeping gene sequences and/or fatty acid analysis. ... -
Rahnella spp. are commonly isolated from onion (Allium cepa) bulbs and are weakly pathogenic
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Aims Bacterial decays of onion bulbs have serious economic consequences for growers, but the aetiologies of these diseases are often unclear. We aimed to determine the role of Rahnella, which we commonly isolated from bulbs ... -
Rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) intestinal epithelial cells as a model for studying gut immune function and effects of functional feed ingredients
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Rainfall variation due to climate change : an intertemporal investigation into its impact on susbsistence crop net revenue
(Master thesis, 2011-11-01)The study uses a multivariate regression model to investigate how climate change will affect crop revenue in Ethiopia. A total of 425 subsistence farmers from 17 sub-districts in Tigray region were interviewed in six survey ... -
Rainfall-runoff modelling with high temporal resolution on the arable catchment Skuterud : assessing the performance of the Distance Distribution Dynamics model
(Master thesis, 2019)Runoff from arable land is recognised as the main reason for water degradation, eutrophication and reduced water quality. The aim of the study is to model runoff on a 1h temporal resolution from an arable catchment using ... -
Raingarden hydraulic conditions and functioning under variable precipitation scenarios
(Master thesis, 2016-08-11)Stormwater can have several serious impacts on public health, infrastructure and landscape of cities. Two of the main negative impacts of urban stormwater are floods and water pollution. Raingardens are bio-retention systems ... -
Raising labour productivity to solve the paradox; labour shortage in the labour surplus economy; Malawi. (Is targeted fertilizer subsidy the solution?)
(Master thesis, 2010-11-30)Rural Malawian households are facing seasonal labour shortage problem at the peak time of their agricultural season while they are farming in a generally labour surplus economy. This problem is shared by many developing ...