Collaborative industrial Robots (Cobots) were introduced as an advancement to traditional industrial Robots. Some advantages that were incorporated in Cobots included the ease of human interaction, safer working conditions and considerable smaller sizes. However, most Small & Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Norway are not convinced of the merits of adopting these Cobots into their operations. This ...

The purpose of this study was to see if there were significant differences in female football players' psychological factors across performance levels. We also investigated whether the same differences could predict at what level female football players compete. Method: The study involved a sample of 188 female football players across three performance levels. Data were collected by five questionnaires, ...

Denne masteroppgaven vil handle om underveisvurdering og understreke at vurdering er noe mer enn bare karakterer. I denne studien ville jeg undersøke hvordan naturfagslære gjennomfører underveisvurdering i tradisjonell klasseromsundervisning på ungdomstrinnet. For å finne svar på problemstillingen, utførte jeg en kvalitativ studie av tre naturfagslærere fra tre forskjellige ungdomsskoler. Siden ...

Abstract The spawning population of invasive Pacific pink salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha) has only continued to increase in the river systems on the Varanger peninsula in Norway, causing concerns across institutional boundaries and management communities. So far, the Norwegian research efforts on Pacific pink salmon have been centred on consequential effects in marine- and freshwater ecosystems, ...

Car tire rubber particles (CTRPs) are a major source of microplastic pollution to the environment, originating from abrasion during driving or the use of crumb rubber granulates made of discarded tires. However, large knowledge gaps remain regarding the distribution and presence of CTRPs in marine environments and interaction with marine organisms. The aims of this thesis were to investigate the ...

Venous thromboembolism (VTE), an umbrella term for deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE), is a common disease with serious complications. Meanwhile, the exact underlying mechanisms remain unclear. Von Willebrand factor (VWF) is pivotal in haemostasis, and likely causally involved in VTE. VWF is regulated by ADAMTS13 and can promote haemostasis in two distinct ways; i.e., interaction ...

The salmonids in today’s Norwegian aquaculture are exposed to many stressors, like suboptimal water quality, crowding and handling. This project focuses on red blood cell (RBCs) function in Atlantic salmon and how cellular responses are affected by stress. Since fish RBCs are nucleated and can change their gene expression, one of the main goals of this thesis is to better understand how the ...

Denne masteroppgaven i idrettsvitenskap ved Universitet i Tromsø tar utgangspunkt i fagfeltet friluftsliv og temaet sikkerhet og beslutninger i profesjonsrettet friluftsliv. Studiens problemstilling undersøker betydningen av erfaring og overskudd samt strategier for ivaretakelse av overskudd for turledere på Svalbard. Problemstillingen undersøkes gjennom kvalitative forskningsintervju av 5 erfarne ...

Chronic wounds are a major burden, causing both morbidity and mortality in patients, as well as a massive economical strain on health care systems worldwide. These wounds have a high degree of complexity and are often difficult to treat due to the many factors limiting healing, such as inflammation, biofilm formation and bacterial infections. With these typically persistent infections and a rising ...

<p>Bakgrunn:. Mars 2020 ble verden rammet av en epidemi, Covid-19 pandemien førte til at en rekke land stengte ned og eldre ble bedt om å holde seg innendørs og unngå kontakt med andre, for å beskytte seg mot alvorlig sykdom og død. <p>Hensikt: Hensikten med denne oppgaven var å granske og sammenstille tidligere forskning som har sett på hvordan isolasjon og ensomhet under Covid-19 pandemien har ...