Fakultet for biovitenskap, fiskeri og økonomi: Recent submissions
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Main risk factors associated with small and large ruminant brucellosis
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-11-22)Brucellosis is a neglected zoonotic bacterial disease in most of the developing world that has a significant impact on public health. The prevalence of brucellosis in livestock, particularly in large and small ruminants is variable in many countries and seems to remain high, especially amongst subsistence and small-scale livestock farmers. There are different factors that may influence the prevalence ... -
Mineral prospectivity mapping: a potential technique for sustainable mineral exploration and mining activities – a case study using the copper deposits of the Tagmout basin, Morocco
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-12-22)Mineral prospectivity mapping (MPM) based on the principle of geometric mean was applied to stream sediment geochemical, fault density, and aeromagnetic data from Tagmout basin, Morocco to determine new areas for optimizing copper exploration. The application of a fuzzy operator using stream sediment data, factor analysis, and fault density map, allowed weights to be assigned to these parameters so ... -
Assessing public preferences for deep sea ecosystem conservation: a choice experiment in Norway and Scotland
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-05-18)ecent events around the world have revealed varying degrees of public support for climate change and environmental regulation. Applying a latent class logit model, this study investigates Norwegian and Scottish public’s economic support for proposed deep sea management policies for novel attributes, identifying the presence of preference heterogeneity. Marine litter and health of fish stocks were ... -
Distributed Leadership in DMOs: A Review of the Literature and Directions for Future Research
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2020-07-20)Amidst key emergent challenges for Destination Management Organisations (DMOs) and destinations triggered by changes in the funding and governance landscape for tourism on a global scale, Distributed Leadership (DL) has emerged as a promising concept to provide a collaborative framework for channelling resources and leadership to cope with such changes. Current evidence from academic literature ... -
Global Seafood Demand Growth Differences across Regions, Income Levels, and Time
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-06-01)We used an index approach to calculate demand growth for seafood in 107 countries from 1984 to 2013. We used the results to calculate aggregate demand growth by income level, regionally, and globally. While seafood production has more than doubled since the mid-1980s, we showed that global demand for seafood has been higher than the global seafood supply. Demand growth for seafood varies across time, ... -
Effect of organic fertilizer on growth of strawberry cultivar ‘Sonata’
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-04-28)Organic agriculture is acquiring increased attention in Armenia with numerous projects and initiatives prioritizing production of ecologically clean agricultural products. Application of organic fertilizers is one of the key factors supporting sustainable organic production of fruits and vegetables, which requires knowledge of fertilization regimes adapted to crop types for achieving optimum ... -
Mitochondrial Cytochrome Oxidase Subunit 1: A Promising Molecular Marker for Species Identification in Foraminifera
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2022-02-02)Traditional morphological methods for species identification are highly time consuming, especially for small organisms, such as Foraminifera, a group of shell-building microbial eukaryotes. To analyze large amounts of samples more efficiently, species identification methods have extended to molecular tools in the last few decades. Although a wide range of phyla have good markers available, for ... -
Biomaterials and Bioactive Natural Products from Marine Invertebrates: From Basic Research to Innovative Applications
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2022-03-22)Aquatic invertebrates are a major source of biomaterials and bioactive natural products that can find applications as pharmaceutics, nutraceutics, cosmetics, antibiotics, antifouling products and biomaterials. Symbiotic microorganisms are often the real producers of many secondary metabolites initially isolated from marine invertebrates; however, a certain number of them are actually synthesized by ... -
Social customer relationship management: a customer perspective
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-04-13)While the construct customer brand engagement is gaining magnitude in hospitality studies, this study establishes positive word of mouth and brand loyalty as relevant outcomes of customer brand engagement. It proposes and empirically tests a model which is underpinned by social customer relationship management theory. By means of survey questionnaires, data was obtained from 373 customers from hotels, ... -
Caught between International Law and National Constitution: The Legal Reckoning with Foreign War Criminals in Norway after 1945.
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2022-01-06)This article examines the preparation of the much-debated War Criminals Decree (WCD) of 4 May 1945 by the Norwegian exile government in London and the courts’ later use of the law as the legal foundation for the reckoning with German war criminals. More specifically, we show how two central clauses in the Norwegian Constitution of 1814 were challenged by this decree, which combined national and ... -
Exploration of seaweed consumption in Norway using the norm activation model: The moderator role of food innovativeness
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2022-02-08)Seaweed is considered to be a sustainable and healthy food source. However, for western consumers, it remains an unfamiliar source of food. Using a sample of 426 Norwegian consumers, this study aimed to explain and predict seaweed consumption using an extended version of the norm activation framework with a prospective design, including behaviour and consumer food innovativeness. Confirmatory ... -
A High-Affinity Peptide Ligand Targeting Syntenin Inhibits Glioblastoma
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-01-27)Despite the recent advances in cancer therapeutics, highly aggressive cancer forms, such as glioblastoma (GBM), still have very low survival rates. The intracellular scaffold protein syntenin, comprising two postsynaptic density protein-95/discs-large/zona occludens-1 (PDZ) domains, has emerged as a novel therapeutic target in highly malignant phenotypes including GBM. Here, we report the development ... -
A dual process of shopping well-being across shopping contexts: The role of shopping values and impulse buying
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-07-01)<p><i>Purpose:</i> Adopting the duality approach, this study aims to examine cognitive and affective associations between shopping values, impulse buying tendencies and consumer shopping well-being. In addition, the study also aims to test the moderating role of self-control and compare the proposed relationships across the offline and online shopping contexts. <p><i>Design/methodology/approach:</i> ... -
A comparative study of the effects of pelleted and extruded feed on growth, financial revenue and nutrient loading of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus L.) cage culture in a lacustrine environment
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-12-05)We compared the benefits of using extruded feed (EF), against pelleted feed (PF) to guide cage culture investments in Great Lakes. Three out of six cages in the same farm had fish that were fed EF and the other half, belonging to a different farm had fish that were fed PF. The diets were similar in crude protein, lipid and energy content. However, the fiber content in PF was 4 times higher than that ... -
Michael Polanyi on creativity
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021)We can know more than we can tell. In this paper we discuss how Polanyi applied his tacit knowledge concept to approach creativity. As a first step, Polanyi’s epistemological position is briefly discussed. Then his conceptualisation of tacit knowledge is presented, followed by a discussion of how Polanyi relates tacit knowledge to creativity in general and creativity in science in particular. We ... -
The relationship between core values, food-specific future time perspective and sustainable food consumption
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2020-12-15)This study investigates the combined effect of individuals’ concern or consideration of future consequences (CFC: future time perspective) of their food habits and two conflicting core values (self-transcendence versus self-enhancement) on sustainable food consumption among Vietnamese consumers. We tested the direct effects of CFC–future (long-term time perspective) and CFC–immediate (short-term ... -
The Contingent Nature of Warehouse Flexibility
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-04-30)<p><i>Purpose</i> In a volatile marketplace, warehouse management is fundamentally contingent of changes in its supply network environment. Flexibility is therefore a key logistics issue in distribution centre management. This study probes into the nature of warehouse flexibility in a supply network through simulation. <p><i>Design/methodology/approach</i> By using the FlexSim simulation tool the ... -
Consumers’ Value Perceptions of Seafood
(Doctoral thesis; Doktorgradsavhandling, 2022-04-08)Consumers’ perception of seafood products plays a critical role in determining their consumption behaviour. As a great quantity of seafood is produced by aquaculture, specifically farmed fish, consumers’ perception of farmed fish is crucial. In recent years, consumers in developing and emerging countries have increased their concern about seafood safety. This thesis investigates consumers’ ... -
The role of path–dependent institutions during the collapse and rebuilding of a fishery
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-12-30)This article presents a historical analysis of the Norwegian spring spawning herring fishery. Theoretically, the study is rooted in new institutional economics (NIE). The study shows that the fishery collapsed during the 1960s because of overfishing. The underlying key drivers were unregulated open access management, technological progress, and excess capacity building. The analysis further ... -
Consumer preference for fish safety inspection in Bangladesh
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2022-01-13)Consumers are entitled to eat safe food, so authorities should ensure that this right is preserved by enacting regulations and ensuring compliance through enforcement activities. Safety inspection is key to the enforcement system. Therefore, this paper presents an analysis of consumer responses to a regulatory scheme for safe seafood. The regulations consist of national and local authority enforcement ...