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Press ‘run’ to improve mathematical expertice (PRIME)
(PhD Thesis;2022:55, Doctoral thesis, 2022)Press Run to Increase Mathematical Expertise (PRIME) investigates the implementation of programming in the mathematics classroom in upper secondary schools in Norway through the lens of designing mathematical programming ... -
Design and Control of Intelligent Robotic Systems for Applications in Life Sciences: Biological Sample Preparation and Strawberry Harvesting
(2019;90, Doctoral thesis, 2019)This thesis aims to contribute knowledge to support fully automation in life-science applications, which includes design, development, control and integration of robotic systems for sample preparation and strawberry ... -
Identification of efficient and affordable technologies for sustainable production of biodiesel from various bio-resources
(PhD Thesis;2019:88, Doctoral thesis, 2019)Population growth and a significant improvement in living standards in most parts of the world has resulted in an increasing energy demand. Fossil fuels are used for most of the world’s energy demands. However, fossil fuels ... -
Machine learning-based perception to identify and localize pickable strawberries for harvester robots
(Phd Thesis;2022:16, Doctoral thesis, 2022)Development of agricultural harvesting robots is one of the solutions to the problems of decreasing labor availability, and improving farm productivity and sustainability. A vision system that can provide reliable detection ... -
Efficient model selection in the Tikhonov Regularization framework and pre-processing of spectroscopic data
(PhD Thesis;2019:99, Doctoral thesis, 2019)Machine learning is a hot topic in today's society. Data sets of varying sizes show up in a number of contexts, and learning from data sets is important for answering many questions. There is a plethora of methods that can ... -
Hyperspectral imaging : algorithmic advances in variable selection and applications to wood science
(PhD Thesis;2019:77, Doctoral thesis, 2019)According to Beer’s Law there is a linear dependence between the absorbance of a material and the concentration of an absorbing species in the material. Thus, if one is interested in modeling the concentration of an absorbing ... -
Comparative analysis of heterogeneous and homogeneous neural field models
(PhD Thesis;2019:19, Doctoral thesis, 2019)The present thesis is devoted to the comparative analysis of heterogeneous and homogeneous neural field models. The motivation for this work stems from the fact that there is considerable interest in processes in neural ... -
Kostnadseffektiv håndtering av overvann og urban flom i en by i vekst og i et klima i endring
(PhD thesis;2022:24, Doctoral thesis, 2022)Utfordringer knyttet til overvann og urban flom som følge av klimaendringer og fortetting er og vil være et viktig tema i årene fremover. Tradisjonelt transporteres overvann i lukkede overvanns- og avløpssystemer som ... -
Field measurements and numerical simulations of snow transport and deposition around structures and into ventilation intakes
(PhD thesis;2014:66, Doctoral thesis, 2014)This work is concerned with field experiments and measurements, and numerical simulations of aeolian snow transport, especially the snow deposition on structures and around obstacles. The research work is interested in ... -
Laser-based survey of building objects and buildings
(PhD Thesis;2019:30, Doctoral thesis, 2019)Building information models (BIMs) for facility management is gaining interest. Different technologies for collecting the raw material to extract such model are in rapid development. The most common technologies are based ... -
Teacher education as key to adaptation to environmental degradation in Tanzania: Development of environmental education through participatory action research
(Phd Thesis;2020:35, Doctoral thesis, 2020)Summary of the Thesis Environmental education (EE) is a key component of socio-economic transformation. Thus, teacher colleges and schools emphasize environmental topics in their curricula. Yet, environmental degradation ... -
Sewer Overflow Control using Different Modeling Techniques and Internet of Things
(PhD Thesis;2019:55, Doctoral thesis, 2019)Increased urbanization and extreme rainfall events are causing more frequent instances of sewer overflow, leading to the pollution of water resources and negative environmental, health, and fiscal impacts. At the same time, ... -
Fusion of a minimalistic set of sensors for mapping and localization of autonomous agricultural robotic systems
(PhD Thesis;2020:48, Doctoral thesis, 2020)Robots have recently become ubiquitous in many aspects of daily life. For in-house applications there is vacuuming, mopping and lawn-mowing robots. Swarms of robots have been used in Amazon warehouses for several years. ... -
Biodiesel production from Jatropha curcas L. seeds from different agro-climatic zones of Ethiopia: seed processing, oil extraction and optimization of biodiesel production using heterogenous catalysts
(PhD Thesis;2020:66, Doctoral thesis, 2020)Energy is basic for development and its demand increases due to population growth, urbanization, and the improvement of living standards in most parts of the world. Nowadays, the energy sector faces dual challenges, the ... -
Methods for estimation of major forest attributes based on remotely sensed data for the support of REDD+ measurement, reporting and verification (MRV)
(PhD Thesis;2021:20, Doctoral thesis, 2021)There is limited information about the status of forest resources in Ethiopia. The available reports based on field sampling are inconsistent and lack precision due to limited sample sizes. Remotely sensed data, which cover ... -
Biofuel production potential of Jatropha curcas L: oil characterization for biodiesel production, and enhancing the biogas production potential of various residues using different pretreatment methods
(PhD Thesis;2021:21, Doctoral thesis, 2021)Increasing global fuel prices, growing energy consumption, and profound environmental concerns are the key factors that motivated the search for alternative energy sources. Biofuels such as bioethanol, biodiesel, and biogas ... -
Ambient vibration testing of civil engineering structures: development of a Python module and applications to case studies
(Phd Thesis;2021:47, Doctoral thesis, 2021)This thesis treats ambient vibration testing of civil engineering structures with a special attention given to timber structures. It presents an open-source Python module that allows to perform two very much used output-only ... -
Drivers behind variation in welfare, quality, and production performance in Atlantic salmon farming production data
(PhD Thesis;2021:46, Doctoral thesis, 2021)Atlantic salmon aquaculture is an important industry in Norway and farmed salmon is among the most economically important global aquaculture species. Despite this, the growth of the industry has stagnated in Norway and it ... -
Fremmedvann i avløpsnettet - analyser av påvirkningsfaktorer, konsekvenser og mulige tiltak
(PhD thieses;2021:36, Doctoral thesis, 2021)Fremmedvann har fått et økt fokus både i Norge og i internasjonale forskningsmiljø de siste årene. Likevel har veldig mange norske kommuner fortsatt veldig høye andeler fremmedvann i avløpsnettet. Undersøkelser av ... -
Multiscale modeling of the early visual pathway
(PhD Thesis;2018:40, Doctoral thesis, 2018)The human brain contains billions of neurons connected through synapses, making it a highly complex system that researchers have been trying to understand for centuries. One way of increasing our understanding of the brain ...