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Is Bitcoin an alternative investment?
(Master thesis, 2020)Bitcoin is arguably the most prominent invention in fintech of the late 2000s. Originally designed as a digital currency for peer to peer exchange, it has grown into an investment tool due to its large gains and losses and ... -
Is carbon offsetting the right environmental policy choice for Norway?
(Master thesis, 2020)The Carbon Credit Procurement Program (CCPP) was launched, by the Norwegian government in 2007, in order to ensure that it meets its emissions commitments under the Kyoto Protocol. The CCPP is part of the most extensive ... -
Is clinical effect of autologous conditioned serum in spontaneously occurring equine articular lameness related to ACS cytokine profile?
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Background Biologic’ therapies, such as autologous conditioned serum (ACS), are gaining popularity in treating orthopaedic conditions in equine veterinary medicine. Evidence is scarce regarding ACS constituents, and large ... -
Is diminishing impatience in time-dated risky prospects explained by probability weighting?
(CLTS Working paper;03/22, Working paper, 2022)We use a field experiment and a within-subject design based on multiple Choice Lists (CLs) that integrate time and risk. Diminishing impatience with extended time horizons is studied by varying time horizons from one week ... -
Is Ethiopia’s productive safety net program enhancing dependency?
(CLTS Working paper;2017:5, Working paper, 2017)Although development intervention programs can have far-reaching impacts beyond their stated objective, there have been few careful studies of unintended outcomes of such programs. This study assesses the impact of Ethiopia’s ... -
Is Europe moving in the right direction? : a statistical analysis of right-wing populism
(Master thesis, 2020)Right-wing populism has emerged as a major political force in Europe over the last 10 to 15 years and changed the political balance in several countries. Many researchers and studies have attempted to explain this phenomenon ... -
Is Fish Farming an Illusion for Lake Malawi Riparian Communities under Environmental Changes?
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Global environmental changes have negatively affected many food systems while the demand for food has continued to rise. An urgent need exists to identify other sustainable means of producing food. This is a case in Malawi, ... -
Is Glacial Meltwater a Secondary Source of Legacy Contaminants to Arctic Coastal Food Webs?
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Climate change-driven increases in air and sea temperatures are rapidly thawing the Arctic cryosphere with potential for remobilization and accumulation of legacy persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in adjacent coastal ... -
Is Glacial Meltwater a Secondary Source of Legacy Contaminants to Arctic Coastal Food Webs?
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Climate change-driven increases in air and sea temperatures are rapidly thawing the Arctic cryosphere with potential for remobilization and accumulation of legacy persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in adjacent coastal ... -
Is Glacial Meltwater a Secondary Source of Legacy Contaminants to Arctic Coastal Food Webs?
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Is Green Exercise for All? A Descriptive Study of Green Exercise Habits and Promoting Factors in Adult Norwegians
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)Background: Physical activity (PA) in natural environments, known as green exercise (GE), can provide health benefits above and beyond PA in other environments, but little is known about the extent to which GE is an ... -
Is heart failure with mid range ejection fraction (HFmrEF) a distinct clinical entity or an overlap group?
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Is Industrialization possible through Agricultural development Lead Industrialization?
(Master thesis, 2011-11-11)Ethiopia is an economically poor country where large people in the abyss of poverty. The economy is mainly agrarian with traditional mode of production that has led to underdeveloped economy. These facts instigate the ... -
Is it easier than you think? : a case of food waste sorting behaviour in Follo, Norway
(Master thesis, 2022)The global environmental crisis demands that we ensure the reuse and recycling of materials already in existence. Recycling requires separate waste sorting by individuals. In Norway, 50 percent of food waste ends up in the ... -
Is land a human rights issue : approaching land reform in South Africa
(Noragric Working Papers;24, Working paper, 2002)This essay is submitted to The Ethics Program of the Norwegian Research Council in partial fulfilment of the PhD Course in “Human rights and conflict of norms”, offered in co-operation with The Norwegian Institute of Human ... -
Is land consolidation necessary? - A theoretical perspective on Norwegian land consolidation
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Is macroporosity controlled by complexed clay and soil organic carbon?
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Multi-scale evidence of rapid, climate-induced soil structural changes occurring at yearly to decadal timescales is mounting. As a result, it has become increasingly important to identify the properties and mechanisms ... -
Is Nigeria an Interesting Market for International Stock Investors? Empirical Evidence on Risk and Return 2010 - 2024
(Master thesis, 2024)This study investigates the attractiveness of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NGX) for international investors, particularly those whose operational currency is the U.S. dollar. The study provides empirical evidence on risk ... -
Is Norway on the pathway to a Green Economy? : evidence on decoupling between GDP and environmental pressure
(Master thesis, 2021)Since the 1970s’, the concepts of ecological limits, environmental impacts, and human pressure have been central in the debate over the relationship between economic growth and the environment. Green Growth advocates argue ... -
Is Norway on the pathway to green growth? Evidence on decoupling between GDP and environmental footprints
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)Proponents of green growth argue that technological advancements and price signals can decouple economic growth from environmental impact through resourcesubstitution and enhanced efficiency. In this research, we investigate ...