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Exploration of usability of PLSR for implementation in the RENT feature selection method
(Master thesis, 2022)RENT (Repeated Elastic Net Technique) is a feature selection technique developed for binary classification and regression tasks. But most real life cases are multi-class. RENT is not currently capable of handling multi-class ... -
An exploratory study of Muslim consumers’ halal meat purchasing intentions in Norway
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Although Norway is the largest sheep meat producer in Scandinavia and Norwegian Muslims are expected to double in population in the next decade, the overall local per capita red meat consumption is still low. Meanwhile, ... -
An exploratory study of the behavior of horses performing weed control in vineyards : Caract-Equivigne project
(Master thesis, 2022)In this master's thesis, we have elaborated an ethogram of draught horses plowing down ridges in the vineyard by observing videos of these horsing working, and by providing the most precise definitions and illustrations ... -
Explore "values-based leadership" from perspectives of scholars and practitioners : a systematic literature review in google scholar and amazon
(Master thesis, 2016-02-19)With many severe collapses in business world due to lack of moral values, such as cases of Enron, Tyco International, Adelphia, Peregrine Systems, WorldCom… the “values-based leadership” (VBL) has become one of the most ... -
Explore the effect of data augmentation of spectroscopic data for deep learning models
(Master thesis, 2022)This study aimed to explore the effect of data augmentation techniques to improve the performance of deep learning models on data sets that contain more features than samples. The data set used as an example for this case ... -
Exploring acetylated galactoglucomannan as a source of prebiotics
(Doctoral thesis, 2018)The wood and paper industry in Norway and worldwide suffers from low demand and low prices. Developing consolidated biorefinery solutions to generate higher value products from woody biomass could be a viable alternative ... -
Exploring and mapping CSA farms as learning arenas in Rogaland, Norway
(Master thesis, 2023)Community Supported Agriculture (CSA, or andelslandbruk in Norwegian) is a growing phenomenon in Norway and is increasingly recognized as an opportunity to reconnect consumers with the sources of their food, establish ... -
Exploring challenges and opportunities of an agricultural territory using Life Cycle Assessment
(Master thesis, 2019)Biomass of agricultural origin (BAO) has many uses and results from human activities in a specific context. Its management should consider the associated environmental impacts. Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) is a standardized ... -
Exploring challenges of visitor- generated waste in Lofotodden National Park
(Master thesis, 2022)Norway has many scenic and pristine national parks which are desired destinations for foreign and domestic tourists. More visits are encouraged into the parks as they bring local value creation, prompting management to ... -
Exploring credit systems and power at the village level: Northern Afghanistan
(Master thesis, 2010-11-15)In the absence of a strong state in Afghanistan it is very challenging to provide rural households with better food security and access to sustainable, well-established and regulated financial institutions. This paper ... -
Exploring current practices and the potentials of Nanopore sequencing in metagenomics
(Master thesis, 2020)For billions of years, microorganisms were the sole inhabitants of planet Earth. As major drivers behind many essential geochemical cycles such as the carbon cycle, microbial communities are integral to the continued support ... -
Exploring different aspects of a metgenomic study using third-generation sequencing
(Master thesis, 2020)The microbial communities found in the gastrointestinal tract of mammals, such as within the rumen of herbivores or in the gut of humans exert significant influence on their host via their vast array of metabolic functions. ... -
Exploring dog ownership in the lives of people with substance use disorder: a qualitative study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Background: Recovery from substance use is commonly seen as a process of integrating social relationships and creating a sense of meaning in one’s life. Dog owners describe a close relationship with their dog that impacts ... -
Exploring dry-film ftir spectroscopy to characterize milk composition and subclinical ketosis throughout a cow’s lactation
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Exploring Dry-Film FTIR Spectroscopy to Characterize Milk Composition and Subclinical Ketosis throughout a Cow’s Lactation
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)The use of technologies for measurements of health parameters of individual cows may ensure early detection of diseases and maximization of individual cow and herd potential. In the present study, dry-film Fourier transform ... -
Exploring epigenetic resistance to infectious salmon anaemia in Atlantic salmon by genome-wide bisulfite sequencing in heart tissue
(Master thesis, 2021)The viral disease infectious salmon anaemia (ISA) is an ever-present threat to salmon farmers globally. Since its appearance it has been responsible for crises in the industry and has changed the way in which salmon are ... -
Exploring evapotranspiration as part of H2O-project: Model calibration and data evaluation
(Master thesis, 2023)The atmosphere’s mass is about 5.1480 × 1018 kg where water vapor amounts to about 0.25 %. This tiny fraction of water vapor is a key greenhouse gas, and is essential in the hydrological, meteorological and biological ... -
Exploring farmers' perspectives on Community Supported Agroforestry: The role of CSA structures in promoting agroforestry implementation
(Master thesis, 2023)This study explored the potential of Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) structures in promoting agroforestry practices in Flanders. While government subsidies, extension services, and research trials have been extensively ... -
Exploring future energy solutions in Ghana with FPV/PHS hybrid system through techno-economic analysis
(Master thesis, 2021)Ghana accommodates abundant solar resources and has a goal of installing 425 MW of new utility scaled photovoltaics by 2030. Would conventional ground-based photovoltaics (PV) or the growing floating PV (FPV) technology ... -
Exploring gendered dimensions of ownership, access and use of land-based resources in post crisis Swat, Pakistan
(PhD Thesis;2016:27, Doctoral thesis, 2017-07-05)Gendered dimensions of ownership, access and use of land-based resources in rural economies in Pakistan are still negotiable and under-researched. Not only is land ownership highly gendered, but also it is underpinned by ...