International Relations (IR) considers states to be the central actors in the international system, and IR’s main theories have been heavily focused on great powers. While many scholars that politics is about more than government and broadens the analytical emphasis to also include non-state, sub-national, sub-regional actors – conferences have attracted limited attention. Still, global conferences ...

The technological transformation has enabled innovative changes in operational processes and services. Immersive technologies, specifically Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR) training has been used for many years with excellent results to train e.g. astronauts, pilots, paramedics, and military personnel. Emerging technologies, such as Artificial Intelligence (AI), present even greater ...

Video recordings are an important resource for capturing in-dept social interaction and collaboration in workplace studies. Video-recorded observations can be used to analyse knowledge expansion in collaborative work when practitioners use videoconferences (VCs). Interaction analysis of a problem-solving activity is carried out, pointing to sequences in the work where knowledge expand, and problems ...

<p><b> PURPOSE:</b> To assess the repeatability of corneal epithelial thickness mapping in virgin, post-laser refractive surgery (PLRS), and keratoconic eyes using a novel swept-source optical coherence tomographer (SS-OCT), and to determine the agreement of the measurements with a validated spectral-domain (SD) OCT. <p><b> METHODS:</b> Analysis of 90 virgin, 46 PLRS, and 122 keratoconic eyes ...

Research has shown that athletes are divided in their assessment of possibly sexualising behaviours from coaches towards athletes. How they arrive at their conclusions has received less attention—yet it is crucial to understand as a basis for safeguarding measures. Using video-elicitation focus group interviews with sport students, we zoomed in on different types of ‘grey area’ situations involving ...

In the present paper, we describe our ongoing work on developing a new game-inspired approach for assisting and training staff in designing for learning. Building on our experiences from the process of working with learning design through structured workshops, we are looking for alternative formats that can facilitate a more holistic and efficient approach to the process. Turning to the field of ...

Purpose: Investigate the association between anticholinergic (AC) and sedative (SED)drug burden before hospitalization and postdischarge institutionalization (PDI) incommunity-dwelling older patients acutely admitted to hospital.<p><p>Methods: A cross-sectional study using data from the Norwegian Patient Registryand the Norwegian Prescription Database. We studied acutely hospitalizedcommunity-dwelling ...

Background The Policy Evaluation Network (PEN) is a multidisciplinary Pan-European research consortium focussing on policies affecting dietary intake, physical activity and sedentary behaviour. At the start, the PEN consortium expressed the need for an overarching, system-based framework covering the complexities between the different domains of the policy process (design, implementation and outcomes) ...

Aim: The aim of this study was to gain a deeper understanding of the experience of Norwegian bachelor nursing students during clinical placement in an African country, with a focus on communication, relationship building and nurse identity.<p> <p>Design: Explorative, qualitative methods were used. Methods: The data consisted of individual written reflection notes from 8 students' clinical ...

Background Parent reported mental health can be assessed by the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ). Currently, Norwegian norms for parent-reported SDQ do not exist, whereas Swedish, Danish, and United Kingdom (UK) norms have been published. We aimed to (1) describe parent-reported SDQ among children aged 4 and 6 years in Southern Norway, (2) evaluate empirical cutoff values within the ...