As the distribution and abundance of ticks increase, so do the risks of tick-borne diseases. Anaplasma phagocytophilum, transmitted by Ixodes spp. ticks, is a widespread tick-borne infection causing tick-borne fever (TBF) ...

Predation is one of the main structuring forces of freshwater communities, influencing population dynamics, phenotypic variation, resource use, and life-history traits within and among prey populations. In order to counteract ...

The snow leopard (Panthera uncia) is an elusive large carnivore distributed in the mountains of Central Asia. The highly camouflaged fur and harsh environment of the cat’s habitat have made ecological studies challenging. ...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore the economic performance of Norwegian crop farms using a stochastic frontier analysis. Design/methodology/approach – The analysis was based on a translog cost function and ...

An important issue for multi-product firms to consider is economies of scope, i.e., whether there is any benefit from producing two or more products, or whether specializing in producing only one product would be less ...

Hvordan dyr responderer på menneskelig aktivitet og klimaforandringer, er nøkkelspørsmål i økologisk forskning. Utviklingen av biologgere og mulighetene til å kombinere forskjellige typer sensorer har gjort det mulig å ...

Education boosts leaders’ confidence and competence level. A survey undertaken at Hedmark University of Applied Science shows that managers that enroll in studies in Organization and Management claim that studying has been ...

English: The topic of this master’s thesis is teachers’ perspectives and perceptions of LK20. The updated English subject curriculum in Norwegian upper-secondary school, and its implications for English teachers, as they ...

Background: Cycling competitions are often of long duration and include repeated high-intensity efforts. Purpose: To investigate the effect of repeated maximal sprints during 4 hours of low-intensity cycling on gross ...