Doctoral theses (IMT)
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Naturfag for yrkesfagelever : hva teller som kunnskap?
(PhD Thesis;2019:11, Doctoral thesis, 2019)Dette doktorgradsarbeidet søker å utvikle kunnskap og innsikt om undervisnings- og læringsprosesser knyttet til fellesfaget naturfag for yrkesfagelever i videregående skolen i Norge. Den sparsomme forskingen som finnes ... -
Hyperspectral photoluminescence imaging of silicon wafers and solar cells
(PhD Thesis;2018:59, Doctoral thesis, 2018)Hyperspectral photoluminescence imaging is a non-destructive characterization method used to study radiative defects in crystalline silicon wafers and solar cells. It provides both spatial distribution and spectral response ... -
Utvikling av veiledningsmøter i praktisk-pedagogisk utdanning : aksjonsforskning i lærerutdanneres praksis
(Doctoral thesis, 2011)Denne avhandlingen dokumenterer hvordan en lærerutdanningsgruppe forsket i sin felles praksis for å øke kompetansen til å møte lærerstudenters utdanningsbehov. Evalueringer viser til et betydelig relevansproblem i norsk ... -
High-throughput screening of filamentous fungi for single cell oil production by microplate cultivation and FTIR spectroscopy
(PhD Thesis;2018:20, Doctoral thesis, 2018)Microorganisms have been considered for nearly a century for the production of economical and useful oils, but only in the past two or three decades they have been used commercially. These single cell oils contain high ... -
Foundations for BIM-based model checking systems : transforming regulations into computable rules in BIM-based model checking systems
(PhD Thesis;2015:54, Doctoral thesis, 2019-01-08)Building Information Modelling (BIM)-based model checking is maybe the best way to utilize BIM technology and to contribute to the development of new procedures in the architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) ... -
Gjennomføring av uteundervisning i naturfag ved bruk av et didaktisk undervisningsdesign
(PhD Thesis;2018:74, Doctoral thesis, 2018)I denne avhandlingen utforskes uteundervisning i naturfag på videregående trinn. Uteundervisning kan være et nyttig innslag til naturfagundervisningen. Store deler av eksisterende forskningskunnskap om uteundervisning i ... -
Modular, mobile robots for applications in the agricultural domain
(PhD Thesis;2018:77, Doctoral thesis, 2018)The population of the world is projected to reach almost 10 billion by 2050. To be able to feed everyone, we must increase food production by at least 50%. This must be achieved by a sector already responsible for a quarter ... -
Optimisation of wastewater treatment systems with data mining and process modelling
(PhD Thesis;2018:43, Doctoral thesis, 2018)Wastewater treatment facilities serve an important purpose in public sanitation. Wastewater treatment plants (WWTP) are built at the end of sewerage systems to purify the wastewater before it enters natural water bodies. ... -
Causal factors and health risks associated with faecal contamination and Aedes aegypti infestation in household water storage in Laos and Thailand
(PhD Thesis;2017:89, Doctoral thesis, 2017)The storage of water within the household environment is commonly practiced in many countries in South-east Asia including Laos and Thailand. The practice if not properly managed, can lead to diarrhoea and dengue as a ... -
The environmental life cycle assessment of selected 1st through 3rd generation biofuels within the context of sustainable development
(PhD Thesis;2016:38, Doctoral thesis, 2016)Biofuels, at all stages of technological development, exist all around us; primarily the result of society’s ambition to mitigate climate change associated with the transport sector. Parallel to this development has been ... -
‘Science for all’ : a mission impossible? : a multimodal discourse analysis of practical work and inquiry in Norwegian upper secondary school
(PhD Thesis;2013:30, Doctoral thesis, 2013)Målet for denne avhandlingen er å undersøke hvordan den retoriske innrammingen av praktisk og utforskende arbeid realiserer naturvitenskapelig kunnskap samt læring om naturvitenskap. Avhandlingen har et allmenndannende ... -
Detecting ideas in online communities : utilizing machine learning and text mining for finding ideas in online communities
(PhD Thesis;2017:18, Doctoral thesis, 2017)Online communities serve as a gathering point for dedicated product users and consumers who discuss all imaginable topics. Scholars have argued that this discussion can lead to new ideas useful for firms. That is, if the ... -
Geodetic observations and modeling of gravity field, sea level, and ocean dynamics in the Norwegian coastal zone
(Phd Thesis;2017:24, Doctoral thesis, 2017)Geodesy can contribute to a quantitative understanding of ocean circulation variability at northern high latitudes, which is crucial to environmental and climate-related studies. Coastal ocean dynamics has gained recent ... -
Enhancement of coagulant dosing control in water and wastewater treatment processes
(PhD Thesis;2016:62, Doctoral thesis, 2016)Chemical coagulation is one of the most important treatment processes in wastewater treatment and drinking water treatment. Defining the optimal coagulant dosage is a vital operation that decides the treatment efficiency ... -
Improving the anaerobic digestion of lignocelluloses and organic wastes: effects of steam explosion, co-digestion and digestate recirculation.
(PhD Thesis;2013:37, Doctoral thesis, 2013)Biogas production is a sustainable bioenergy process very much in demand nowadays for all the benefits it entails. It does not only allow production of clean energy and thus autonomy from fossil fuels, but also the ... -
Integration of multivariate data in systems biology
(PhD Thesis;2012:20, Doctoral thesis, 2012)Owing to the rapid rate of development in the field of systems biology researchers have faced many new challenges with regard to handling the large amount of generated data sets originating from different –omics techniques, ... -
Impurities of glacier ice : accumulation, transport and albedo
(PhD Thesis;2016:70, Doctoral thesis, 2018-05-04)The Greenland ice sheet is the largest ice mass in the Northern Hemisphere and has experienced accelerating mass loss in recent decades. An increase in surface melt is the major cause for the loss of mass. Albedo is a ... -
An investigation of education for sustainable development : interpretation and implementation at a teacher education institution in South Africa
(PhD Thesis;2015:83, Doctoral thesis, 2018-05-03)It has been noted that any hope for transformation in education lies in the hands of the teacher and/or teacher educator who inevitably must take on the role as implementer of policy innovation. It is, however, not only ... -
Åpenbaringsrom : rom for deltakelse i realfagsundervisningen
(PhD Thesis;2015:39, Doctoral thesis, 2018-05-02)Dette doktorgradsarbeidet handler om hvordan man kan velge og skape alternative læringsarenaer for skolenes realfagsundervisning, og utnytte disse rommene optimalt i elevenes læringsprosess. Jeg har tatt utgangspunkt i to ... -
Investigating the effects of novel heat and high pressure processing on Listeria and Bacillus inactivation in a model food
(PhD Thesis;2015:62, Doctoral thesis, 2018-05-02)Thermal processing is a common method for controlling foodborne pathogens in various ready-to-eat (RTE) products. Traditional processes that involve static heating often result in undesirable quality changes in foods. ...
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