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    • Good enough for government work? - A master's thesis on airmanship and military pilots' perception of competence. 

      Paulsen, Mattis Ekeland (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2024-06-02)
      The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between characteristics of the job as a pilot in the Royal Norwegian Air Force and how they affect the individual’s perception of competence. The characteristics in question were experience, currency, workload and complexity. The empirical data used in the study (n = 16) was collected through a questionnaire distributed to three operational ...
    • Shared Spaces, Social Places. Exploring the Role of Verkstedet in facilitating Social Interaction and Encounters 

      Ravaglia, Jasmine (Mastergradsoppgave; Master thesis, 2024-06-02)
      This thesis explores the idea of ‘third place’ and describes the encounters’ dynamics at Verkstedet, a unique public space within Solvberget Bibliotek, in the city of Stavanger, Norway. It combines various theoretical perspectives on the concept of the stranger, encounters, and contact zones. The study also looks at the concept of a 'library of things', taking into account its role as a public space ...
    • Is Basque Perfective Past a True Perfective? Evidence from a Visual World Paradigm Experiment 

      Urrutikoetxea, Nahia (Mastergradsoppgave; Master thesis, 2024-05-31)
      Aspect, which refers to the unfolding of events in time, can be found lexically and grammatically encoded in several languages. This study focuses on grammatical perfectivity, which is traditionally described with the main conditions of culmination and totality. The purpose of this study is to investigate how Basque speakers process grammatical aspect, by contrasting perfective and imperfective ...
    • Sex-specific association between coffee consumption and inflammation: the population-based Tromsø7 Study 

      Gjesvik, Emelia Emmanuella (Mastergradsoppgave; Master thesis, 2024-05-31)
      Abstract Introduction: Various studies have explored the association between coffee consumption and the risk of inflammation, yet results are inconsistent. Few studies have examined these association separately in women and men and by type of coffee consumed. We therefore aimed to further investigate this association in a heavy coffee drinking population by including four different methods of ...
    • The effectiveness of closed-loop communication training for healthcare providers on use, medical errors, and task performance: a systematic review 

      Aas, Maria Celine (Mastergradsoppgave; Master thesis, 2024-05-31)
      Background: Patient harm from unsafe healthcare resulting in medical errors is an increasing global health challenge, ranking among the top causes of mortality on a global basis. These incidents often stem from clinical process failures, with a substantial proportion directly attributed to miscommunication and communication breakdowns. Numerous healthcare providers have admitted to having caused ...
    • Malinche: imagen y representación. Estudio de su impacto en la identidad mexicana y chicana a través de un catálogo de arte. 

      Díaz Vincent, Kenia Denisse (Mastergradsoppgave; Master thesis, 2024-05-29)
      La figura de Malinche, también conocida como Malintzin Tenepal o Doña Marina, ha sido central en la historia de la Conquista de México en el siglo XVI, desempeñando roles cruciales como intérprete, traductora, diplomática, mediadora cultural y consejera de Hernán Cortés. Este estudio se enfoca en la representación y reinterpretación de Malinche en las artes visuales, especialmente en obras producidas ...
    • Destruktivt lederskap i luftfarten. En studie om sammenhengen mellom lederatferd og utbrenthet, jobbengasjement og organisasjonsforpliktelse i et flysikkerhetsperspektiv. 

      Steinsli, Stian (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2024-05-25)
      Destruktiv ledelse og teorien rundt dette fenomenet er forholdsvis lite utforsket, både generelt, men også i luftfartsbransjen. Det finnes likevel noe forskning som denne studien kan knyttes opp mot. Destruktivt lederskap er til en viss grad utbredt, og denne typen ledelse har vist seg skadelig både for organisasjon og de ansatte. Denne studien belyser mulige sammenhenger mellom destruktiv ledelse, ...
    • Authoritarianism vs. Autonomy in Dystopian Literature; A literary study of A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess and 1984 by George Orwell 

      Eide, Øyvind (Mastergradsoppgave; Master thesis, 2024-05-23)
      This thesis conducts a comparative literary analysis of Anthony Burgess's A Clockwork Orange and George Orwell's 1984, examining the themes of authoritarianism and personal autonomy. Through a detailed examination of the narrative structures, character development, and thematic elements, this study explores how these dystopian novels depict totalitarian societies that use psychological and physical ...
    • Hvordan oversette burde til russisk 

      Linjord-Berg, Hans Andreas (Mastergradsoppgave; Master thesis, 2024-05-15)
      I denne masteroppgaven har jeg sett på hvordan man oversetter det modale hjelpeverbet burde til russisk, og også litt om modalitet. For modalitet i norsk, har jeg brukt boka "Norsk Referansegrammatikk" (Faarlund et al, 1997). For å se hvordan man oversetter "burde" til russisk, så har jeg samla data fra RuN-Korpuset (UiO 2008-2010), som er et parallellkorpus hvor man kan sammenligne en tekst på to ...
    • The Hungry Tide and Heart of Darkness: A Jungian Exploration of the Universalist Dimension as a Supplement to Time-Specific Approaches 

      Islam, Rakibul (Mastergradsoppgave; Master thesis, 2024-05-15)
      Common wisdom often prescribes locating the interpretation of literary works within the parameters of the time-specific phenomenon that characterizes the setting of the works including historical context and social setting. While this dictum has great utility, it simultaneously has the potential to draw attention away from the universal insights on offer that are applicable to all times and places, ...
    • Exploring child abuse in the Harry Potter Series through the characters Harry Potter and Severus Snape 

      Guldbrandsen, Sara Økland (Mastergradsoppgave; Master thesis, 2024-05-15)
      This thesis explores how child abuse is represented in the Harry Potter saga through the characters Harry Potter and Severus Snape. A close reading analysis of scenes and the use of psychological studies that discuss the central elements of these characters’ experiences with abuse. This will help prove that they are representations of abused children. The two characters represent different aspects ...
    • Dystopian Fiction as a Pedagogical Tool: Illuminating Democratic Principles and Values through Vonnegut’s Harrison Bergeron and Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four 

      Arnesen, Ida Sagmo (Mastergradsoppgave; Master thesis, 2024-05-15)
      In this thesis, the main objective is to look at how dystopian fiction can be used to illuminate pupils on democratic principles and values. The two dystopian texts, Kurt Vonnegut Jr’s Harrison Bergeron and George Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four, will be used to exemplify why and how dystopian fiction can be used as a tool. Additionally, the thesis proposes how these two dystopian texts depict the ...
    • “No Shadow Unless There is Also Light”: Margaret Atwood’s Dystopia as a Vehicle for Anger and Hope in Feminist Resistance 

      Johansen, Maiken Bye (Mastergradsoppgave; Master thesis, 2024-05-15)
      This thesis explores the current relationship between dystopian narratives and abortion politics in the United States with a focus on Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale. Opposition to abortion seems to be fundamentally entangled in religious belief and misogyny, and opponents of abortion are shamelessly basing their arguments on emotion, misinformation, and fearmongering. Throughout this thesis, ...
    • Effects of Multilingual Engagement and Physical Activity on Episodic Memory Performance 

      Thorstensen, Brage (Mastergradsoppgave; Master thesis, 2024-05-15)
      This study investigates the effects of bilingualism and physical activity on episodic memory performance across the lifespan. Drawing on a sample of 172 bi-multilingual Norwegian L1 English L2 speakers, data were collected using the Language History Questionnaire (LHQ3.0) and the International Physical Activity Questionnaire Short Form (IPAQ-SF), along with an episodic memory task inspired by Babiloni ...
    • Kontekstualisering av arkiv om urfolk. En analyse av Nuohtti og Library and Archives Canada 

      Lamøy, Maria Eriksen (Mastergradsoppgave; Master thesis, 2024-05-15)
      Denne oppgaven handler om hvordan urfolk blir kontekstualisert på to utvalgte digitale arkivportaler. Arkivportalene som undersøkes er Nuohtti og Librarys and Archives Canada. Urfolksarkivmaterialet som befinner seg i disse to arkivportalene er henholdsvis om samer og First Nations, Métis og inuitter. Utvalgte fotografier i arkivportalene skal analyseres, der det vil bli diskutert om de viderefører ...
    • Magic and Reality in Fantasy Literature 

      Mahmadany, Nora Sami (Mastergradsoppgave; Master thesis, 2024-05-15)
      This thesis delves into the world of fantasy literature, focusing on Susanna Clark’s Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell (2004) and Erin Morgenstern’s The Night Circus (2011). Drawing from Farah Mendlesohn’s categorization of fantasy literature in her book Rhetorics of Fantasy (2008), the study explores the five different categorizations: portal quest fantasy, liminal fantasy, immersive fantasy, ...
    • Genusforekomst i Midtre Gauldal, en kommune utenfor Trondheim. Bidrag til kartlegging av endringer i det norske genussystemet. 

      Fagerbekk, Olav Lund (Mastergradsoppgave; Master thesis, 2024-05-27)
      Studien framlegger empiri rundt den landsomfattende språkendringen i tregenussystemet fra Midtre Gauldal, et mindre, ruralt sted i tilknytning til Trondheim. Fenomenene som undersøkes er kvantorer, bestemthetssuffiks og anaforiske pronomen i tale, som undersøkes ved elisiteringer av produsert språk blant 40 informanter. Studien finner særegen adjektivmorfologi for språkbrukerne i Midtre Gauldal hvor ...
    • Crosslinguistic Influence in Third Language Acquisition CLI in L3 English acquisition of Persian-Mazandarani Bilinguals 

      Asghari, Marjan (Mastergradsoppgave; Master thesis, 2024-05-14)
      Aims and Objectives: This thesis aims to find the influence of previously acquired languages, specifically Mazandarani and Persian, on the early stages of English acquisition. The primary objective is to test word order patterns in noun modifiers and Of-genitive usage across Mazandarani, Persian, and English. The study includes three groups: bilinguals of Mazandarani and Persian and native speakers ...
    • Denoting female professionals: semantic and grammatical gender agreement with hybrid nouns in Russian 

      Safiulina, Aliia (Mastergradsoppgave; Master thesis, 2024-05-14)
      This thesis investigates semantic feminine and grammatical masculine gender agreement in Russian, focusing on hybrid nouns associated with professional titles referring to females. Applying both corpus and experiment approaches, this research explores gender agreement in noun-verb (N-V) and adjective-noun constructions (A-N), as well as understudied mixed agreement adjective-noun-verb (A-N-V). ...
    • Flerspråklighet som ressurs ved en innføringsklasse på ungdomstrinnet: En kvalitativ studie av flerspråklighet-som-ressurs i et elevperspektiv 

      Pettersen, Oliver (Mastergradsoppgave; Master thesis, 2024-05-14)
      I denne masteroppgaven undersøkes elevenes opplevelse av hvordan deres flerspråklige kompetanse blir benyttet som ressurs for undervisningen i en innføringsklasse på ungdomstrinnet. Den aktuelle studien har som mål å komme tett på elevenes selvstendige erfaringer og refleksjoner knyttet til flerspråklighet som fenomen, der analysen er forankret i et elevperspektiv. Med bakgrunn i den senere tids ...