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Is English linguistic imperialism threatening the Norwegian language?
(Bachelor thesis, 2015)English: This bachelor thesis asks the question whether English linguistic imperialism is threatening the Norwegian language or not. The paper looks at what Robert Phillipson lists as linguistic imperialism and links it ... -
Is Green Exercise for All? A Descriptive Study of Green Exercise Habits and Promoting Factors in Adult Norwegians
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)Background: Physical activity (PA) in natural environments, known as green exercise (GE), can provide health benefits above and beyond PA in other environments, but little is known about the extent to which GE is an ... -
Is heavy browsing a threat to biodiversity in a boreal ecosystem?
(Conference object, 2010-03)Herbivore numbers have been increasing across Europe and North America in recent decades, with implications for whole ecosystems including impacts on biodiversity. Moose populations in Scandinavia are no exception, leading ... -
“Is it a slow day or a go day?”: The perceptions and applications of velocity-based training within elite strength and conditioning
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Velocity-based training (VBT) is a contemporary prescriptive, programming, and testing tool commonly utilised in strength and conditioning (S&C). Over recent years, there has been an influx of peer-reviewed literature ... -
Is it racism? The belief in cultural superiority across Europe
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-04-11)Are Europeans racist if they maintain that some cultures are superior? Theorists of cultural racism argue so and suggest that modern racism in Europe is expressed as a belief in cultural superiority. But this claim has ... -
Is mindfulness protective against PTSD? A neurocognitive study of 25 Tsunami disaster survivors
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)Background: It has been suggested that mindfulness is a protective factor that buffers individuals from experiencing severe posttraumatic stress following exposure to a trauma. We aimed to examine the association between ... -
Is pass-through of the exchange rate to restaurant and hotel prices asymmetric in the US? Role of monetary policy uncertainty
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)This study examines the exchange rate pass-through to the United States (US) restaurant and hotel prices by incorporating the effect of monetary policy uncertainty over the period 2001:M12 to 2019:M01. Using the nonlinear ... -
Is the breeding success of the White-throated Dipper Cinclus cinclus in Hedmark, Norway influenced by acid rain?
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2010)The aim of this study was to investigate if the White-throated Dipper Cinclus cinclus in Hedmark has problems related to acidification of its habitat. Thirty-three breeding attempts were found in the study area in 1998 ... -
Is the diet cyclic phase-dependent in boreal vole populations?
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)Herbivorous rodents in boreal, alpine and arctic ecosystems are renowned for their multi-annual population cycles. Researchers have hypothesised that these cycles may result from herbivore–plant interactions in various ... -
Is the sky the limit?
(Bachelor thesis, 2013)Oppgaven har en engelsk tittel, «Is the sky the limit?», noe som gjenspeiler både problemstillingen, og at jeg har basert oppgaven på funn som er gjort på en feltstasjon i Canada. Oppgaven viser til funn om hvordan ... -
Is there a relationship between PTSD and complicated obesity? A review of the literature
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Recent research strongly supports the hypothesis that posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) can be accompanied by obesity and related metabolic disturbances. The mechanisms of these associations are however still not well ... -
Is there no place like home? Natal habitat-biased dispersal in the Scandinavian wolf
(Master thesis, 2016)Natal dispersal is an important mechanism for the viability of populations, as individuals should target the habitat where fitness will be higher. Dispersal theory has suggested that influence of local conditions on ... -
Island biogeography along Norway’s west coast – an explorative citizen science approach
(Master thesis, 2022)The theory of island biogeography is among the most recognized principles in the science of ecology. It states that the further away from the mainland, and the smaller an island is, the fewer species are present. Despite ... -
Isn’t it good, Norwegian wood? Lifestyle and adventure sports participation among Norwegian youth
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014-08-19)This paper explores Norwegian youngsters’ (and, to a lesser extent, adults’) engagement with conventional and lifestyle sports via an examination of recent trends. In the process, it explores the significance or otherwise ... -
Isolation, characterization and predicted genome locations of Eurasian eagle-owl (Bubo bubo) microsatellite loci
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2013)We isolated 134 eagle-owl (Bubo bubo) microsatellite sequences. Eight of these newly isolated loci were characterized in 38 Eurasian eagle-owls in a northern European population. Sequence homology was used to assign a ... -
Isolert fra livet?
(Bachelor thesis, 2012)Hensikt med oppgaven og valg av tema: Denne oppgaven er en avsluttende oppgave i sykepleie ved Høgskolen i Hedmark. Gjennom oppgaven skal vi fordype oss i et av tre gitte temaer. Vi har da valgt temaet forebygging av smitte ... -
Issues of under-representation in quantitative DNA metabarcoding weaken the inference about diet of the tundra vole Microtus oeconomus
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)During the last decade, methods based on high-throughput sequencing such as DNA metabarcoding have opened up for a range of new questions in animal dietary studies. One of the major advantages of dietary metabarcoding ... -
It is easier to mend when you know what you are mending. A study of variables that influence students´ oral participation in an EFL classroom and how to mend low oral participation.
(Master thesis, 2017)English: This study investigates variables that increase and decrease students´ oral participation. It also investigates how to mend low participation. The research questions were 1) what increase and decrease oral ... -
It is just that people treat you like a human being: The meaning of dignity for patients with substance use disorders
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Introduction Patients who suffer from substance use disorder (SUD) might receive services from different service providers in an opioid maintenance treatment programme (OMT) and have a widespread and complex need for ... -
‘It is passable, I suppose’ - Adult Norwegian men’s notions of their own bodies
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)The aim of this paper is to contribute to a better understanding of how men aged 40-90 years with different educational and ethnic backgrounds talk about their own bodies, and how social dimensions, especially masculinity ...