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Arctic Ocean glacial history
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014)While there are numerous hypotheses concerning glacial–interglacial environmental and climatic regime shifts in the Arctic Ocean, a holistic view on the Northern Hemisphere's late Quaternary ice-sheet extent and their ... -
Are diversification and structural change good policy? An empirical analysis of Norwegian agriculture
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)We investigated whether diversification and/or structural change would improve Norwegian agriculture. Using a flexible technology approach to account for different technologies, we assessed economies of scope and scale of ... -
Are farmer assessed temperament, milking speed, and leakage genetically the same traits in automatic milking systems and traditional milking systems?
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Are fungal epizootics a sign of successful biological control of cereal aphids?
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Pandora neoaphidis is a common entomopathogenic fungus on Sitobion avenae, which is an important aphid pest on cereals in Europe. Pandora neoaphidis is known to cause epizootics (i.e. an unusually high prevalence of infected ... -
Are land-poor youth accessing rented land? : evidence from northern Ethiopia
(CLTS Working paper;7/19, Working paper, 2019)Continued strong population growth in already densely populated rural areas in parts of Sub-Saharan Africa makes it harder for youth to choose agriculture as their main source of income. We investigate whether near landless ... -
Are land-poor youth accessing rented land? Evidence from northern Ethiopia
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Continued population growth in densely populated parts of Sub-Saharan Africa makes it harder for youth to choose agriculture as main source of income. We investigate whether near landless youth can access rented land as a ... -
Are molecular tools clarifying or confusing our understanding of the public health threat from zoonotic enteric protozoa in wildlife?
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Are monthly electricity price area differentials (EPADs) efficient hedging instruments against the basis risk in the Nordic energy market?
(Master thesis, 2016-08-31)The price of commodities and financial products varies over time, but in the electricity market there are also substantial variations over space. This spatial price variation becomes visible whenever there are congestion ... -
Are Pakistan's rice markets integrated domestically and with the international markets?
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Are REDD+ countries gaming with their reference levels?
(Master thesis, 2022)The reference level is key element of the REDD+ mechanism and serves as a benchmark of which future emission reduction efforts are measured against, with the possibility of fiscal rewards if the mitigation efforts prove ... -
Are school meals a viable and sustainable tool to improve the healthiness and sustainability of children´s diet and food consumption? A cross-national comparative perspective
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)There is little agreement among governments, institutions, scientists and food activists as to how to best tackle the challenging issues of health and sustainability in the food sector. This essay discusses the potential ... -
Are the MSCI ESG leaders ahead? : an empirical matched paired study of the MSCI ESG leaders Indexes
(Master thesis, 2021)This thesis investigates the comparative financial performance of 62 indexes within the MSCI universe, between the years 2010 and 2019, the subperiod 2016 to 2019 and analyses the investment approach employing the Carhart ... -
Are the Western-dominated mass media involved in ethnic conflicts in the Middle East? : a case study of the BBC's role in ethnic tensions in Iran
(Master thesis, 2022)At 17:00 on January 14, 2009, the Persian television of BBC World Service began broadcasting its programs in Persian. BBC Persian Radio has been broadcasting since 1940, and the radio's website has been publishing news and ... -
Are Transnational NGOs changing norms in the vocational ‘education and training’ of refugees, asylum seekers and internally displaced people in the Middle East?
(Master thesis, 2022)In the field of International Relations (hereafter referred to as IR), the role of Transnational Non Governmental Organisations (hereafter TNGOs) has changed; as the field of IR has traditionally been dominated by state-centric ... -
Are wives less selfish than their husbands? Evidence from Hawk-Dove game field experiments
(CLTS Working paper;2014:3, Working paper, 2014)Lab-in-the-field Hawk-Dove game experiments were played by spouses in a rural sample of households in Southern Ethiopia where women/wives traditionally have a weak position. Randomized treatments included a 3x3 design with ... -
Area use and movement patterns of wild and escaped farmed Atlantic salmon before and during spawning in a large Norwegian river
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Area use of Arctic charr (Salvelinus alpinus) and brown trout (Salmo trutta) in an Arctic fjord system - a two year acoustic telemetry study
(Master thesis, 2016-04-04)The Arctic charr Salvelinus alpinus (L.) and the brown trout Salmo trutta L. are fish species with complex and comparable life strategies. However, there are also differences between the two species. The migratory behavior ... -
Area uses and general habitat preferences of ospreys
(Master thesis, 2021)The area uses and general habitat preferences of ten ospreys from south-eastern Norway were studied in their home ranges, wintering areas, and during their migrations. The ospreys were tracked using GPS transmitters and ... -
Arealbrukseffeker i livsløpsvurderinger : kvantifisering av effekt på biodiversitet ved bygging av Eiriksdal vannkraftverk
(Master thesis, 2012-08-21)Kapittel to innledes med en presentasjon av studieområdet for Eiriksdal kraftverk. Informasjonen er hentet fra Konsesjonssøknaden, Fagrapport for biologisk mangfold og tilgjengelig kartdata. Kapittel tre går nærmere inn ... -
Arealbytte etter jordskifteloven § 3-4 i bolig- og næringsområder
(Master thesis, 2021)Jordskiftesaker gjennomføres for å løse utjenligheter ved eiendommer. Gjennom problemløsning og utforming av jordskifteløsninger skjer det effekter. Disse er effektene av jordskifte. Effekter av jordskifte er viktige for ...