Do two-year-old Arcto-Norwegian cod remain in the area where they settled?

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Estimates of effort, CPUE, and mean length for the Norwegian commercial catch of ling, blue ling and tusk

Working Document for ICES WGDEEP, Copenhagen 2010

Hvem er de som setter sprøyter alene? En kvantitativ undersøkelse blant 497 personer som bruker opioider og/eller sentralstimulerende midler

Master`s thesis in Mental Health and addiction issuesFormål: Å undersøke hvor mange deltakere som hadde brukt opioider og/eller sentralstimulerende midler med sprøyte, og hvor mange som hadde brukt sprøyter alene. Beskrive disse i form av utvalgte variabler, og undersøke predikatorer for å bruke sprøyter alene. Metode: Tverrsnittsundersøkelse blant gate- og lavterskelrekrutterte deltakere i syv norske byer i september 2017 (n=497). Statistiske forskjeller ble undersøkt ved hjelp av t-test, anova test, kjikvadrat test og fishers exact test. Multinomisk logistisk regresjonsanalyse ble brukt for å undersøke predikatorer for sprøytebruk alene. Resultater: 360 (72%) av 497 deltakere hadde brukt rusmidler med sprøyte en eller flere ganger. Sammenlignet med dem som ikke hadde brukt sprøyter, så var de yngre (42 vs.47 år t=4,5 p<0,001) og flere hadde ustabil bosituasjon (19% vs.10% X2=5,7 p=0,016). 179 (50%) av de 360 hadde brukt sprøyter alene alltid/ nesten alltid, deriblant flere menn (79%) (X2=6,8 p=0,033), flere som oppga hyppig amfetaminbruk (44%) (X2=14,04, p=0,001) og flere som oppga å være i LAR (60%) (X2=6,8 p=0,032). Menn (justert RRR=2,08 95% KI 1,07;4,07) og hyppig amfetaminbruk (justert RRR=3,94 95% KI 1,81;8,60) var predikatorer for å sette sprøyte alene alltid/nesten alltid, mens LAR ikke var det (ujustert RRR=1,41 95% KI 0,77;2,59). Konklusjon: Å sette sprøyte alene var vanlig blant deltakere i dette utvalget som hadde brukt opioider og/eller sentralstimulerende midler. Menn og personer som oppga hyppig amfetaminbruk hadde henholdsvis dobbelt så stor og over tre ganger så stor sannsynlighet for å sette sprøyter alene, sammenlignet med kvinner og de som ikke oppga hyppig amfetaminbruk

Sensemaking i forbindelse med lederskifter ved Universitetet i Agder i 2016

Masteroppgave offentlig politikk og ledelse ME502 - Universitetet i Agder 2016Fra 1. januar 2016 har det skjedd store endringer i ledelsen på alle nivåer ved Universitetet i Agder (UiA). Det har vært skifte av rektor og viserektorer, og i tillegg har det vært store utskiftninger av dekaner og instituttledere. Denne oppgaven søker å belyse sensmakingprosesser blant de vitenskapelig ansatte ved UiA. Problemstillingen har til hensikt å avdekke hvordan de tolker og opplever lederskiftene og de endringene dette innebærer. Formålet med denne oppgaven er å beskrive hva omfattende lederskifter ved en stor offentlig organisasjon som UiA oppleves av de ansatte i organisasjonen. Oppgavens teoretiske rammeverk tar i utgangspunkt i Karl E. Weicks sensmakingteorier, men omfatter også andre forskeres definisjoner og tolkninger av hva som legges i begrepet sensemaking. Empirien knyttes blant annet til de syv karakteristikkene i Weicks (1995) teoretiske rammeverk . Forskningsdesign er basert på en kvalitativ tilnærming hvor det er benyttet semistrukturert intervju. Fjorten informanter fra tre ulike fakultet er intervjuet i to omganger; første intervju i januar/februar og andre intervju i september. Det å gjennomføre intervjuene på to ulike tidspunkt med noen måneders mellomrom, har gitt et godt sammenligningsgrunnlag i forhold til å avdekke sensemakingprosesser. Funnene i studien viser at det eksisterer ulike fortolkninger av virkeligheten blant informantene, og at både individuell og kollektiv sensmaking har funnet sted. Videre fremkommer det at sensemakingen i størst grad knytter seg til tidligere erfaringer (retrospeksjon) ved at noen sammenligner tidligere hendelser og baserer sensemakingen på sammenligning, og uventede forløp (brutte forventninger) ved at noen informanter har opplevd at forventede hendelser ikke inntraff. Mer spesifisert handler retrospeksjon om erfaringer med tidligere ledelser og om kjennskap til rektor i sin tidligere rolle som dekan, mens brutte forventninger knytter seg til valgprosessen og signaler som ble gitt under valgkampen, som ikke ble som forventet etter valget var avgjort. Forklaringsfaktorer på de ulike fortolkningene kan dermed knyttes til at informantene har hatt ulike preferanser som grunnlag for sensemakingen som har ført til ulik oppfatning av virkeligheten og følgelig ulike sensemaking prosesser

Dypvannsfisk i Førdefjorden. Sannsynlighet for miljøkonsekvenser for bestander av dypvannsfisk som følge av dypvannsdeponi av gruveavgang fra rutil-utvinning i Engebøfjellet, Naustdal kommune

Nordic Mining ASA planlegger å utvinne rutil fra en forekomst i Engebøfjellet på nordsiden av Førdefjorden i Naustdal kommune i Sogn og Fjordane. Tiltaket er konsekvens-utredningspliktig etter bestemmelser i Plan- og bygningsloven, og Norsk institutt for vann-forskning (NIVA) fikk oppdraget med å koordinere KU-prossessen. Havforskningsinstituttet fikk i denne sammenheng i oppdrag å utrede sannsynligheten for miljøkonsekvenser for bestander av dypvannfisk som følge av etablering av dypvannsdeponi for gruveavgang i fjorden

Reviewing cross-field Public Private Innovation literature: Current research themes and future research themes yet to be explored

The aim of this paper is to provide a systematic overview of current and future research themes discussed in the literature of Public Private Innovation (PPI). The overview is much needed as different research areas currently investigating PPI seem unaware of each other’s findings and, as such, produce knowledge that is unconnected. Bridging these unconnected knowledge resources makes it possible for researchers to position their PPI studies more effectively, and practitioners become aware of the many cross-research contributions existing in the area of PPI. The overview is provided through a systematic review and content analysis of PPI literature, bringing together PPI knowledge from different research areas. Our findings point out that current research into PPI mainly is process-oriented, focusing on the early activities taking place in PPI projects (development activities), and especially interested in how to manage relationships between public and private players. Also, current research mainly adopts a public sector perspective when investigating PPI. Further, our findings show that suggestions for future research keep this particular orientation. Only few researchers discuss PPI from the perspective of private firms, or consider those implementation and commercialization challenges that may exist after solutions have been developed

Reviewing cross-field Public Private Innovation literature: Current research themes and future research themes yet to be explored

The aim of this paper is to provide a systematic overview of current and future research themes discussed in the literature of Public Private Innovation (PPI). The overview is much needed as different research areas currently investigating PPI seem unaware of each other’s findings and, as such, produce knowledge that is unconnected. Bridging these unconnected knowledge resources makes it possible for researchers to position their PPI studies more effectively, and practitioners become aware of the many cross-research contributions existing in the area of PPI. The overview is provided through a systematic review and content analysis of PPI literature, bringing together PPI knowledge from different research areas. Our findings point out that current research into PPI mainly is process-oriented, focusing on the early activities taking place in PPI projects (development activities), and especially interested in how to manage relationships between public and private players. Also, current research mainly adopts a public sector perspective when investigating PPI. Further, our findings show that suggestions for future research keep this particular orientation. Only few researchers discuss PPI from the perspective of private firms, or consider those implementation and commercialization challenges that may exist after solutions have been developed

IMPLEMENTASI PENGEMBANGAN KOMPETENSI GURU DALAM PEMBELAJARAN INTERAKTIF PENDIDIKAN KEWARGANEGARAAN (Studi pada SMA Negeri di Kabupaten Sumedang). Penelitian dilaksanakan pada semester II (2013-2014)

Penelitian dilatarbelakangi proses pembelajaran PKn cenderung berpusat kepada guru kurang mengembangkan hak-hak, kebutuhan, pertumbuhan dan perkembangan siswa. Proses pembelajaran yang menyenangkan, menantang, bermakna perlu didukung oleh iklim pembelajaran yang kondusip. Permasalah utama dalam penelitian ini adalah, bagaimana implementasi pengembangan kompetensi guru secara profesional dapat mengembangkan pembelajaran interaktif dalam pembelajaran PKn. Tujuan penelitian adalah untuk menganalisis bagaimana deskripsi kompetensi guru dalam pembelajaran PKn yang interaktif sebagai implementasi kompetensi guru PKn dilaksanakan di sekolah. Landasan teori utama dalam penelitian ini berbasis pada teori “interactive Learning” yang menekankan interaksi aktif belajar siswa. Penelitian menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif dengan studi deskriptif. Teknik pengumpulan data dilakukan melalui observasi, wawancara yang mendalam. Hasil penelitian menunjukan bahwa: 1) Guru PKn, telah memperlihatkan pengembangan kompetensi pedagogik, kepribadian, profesional dan sosial sesuai dengan karakter dari siswa, sekolah dan lingkungan sosial masing-masing. 2) Pembelajaran interaktif yang dikembangkan oleh guru PKn bertemakan controversial issue seperti pemilu dan integrasi bangsa, dipersiapkan dengan baik yang melibatkan siswa dalam bentuk Silabus dan Rencana Pelaksanaan Pembelajaran (RPP). Proses pembelajaran secara interaktif melalui proses “scientific aproach” yang diawali dengan proses mengamati, menanya, mengumpulkan informasi, mengasosiasi, dan mengkomunikasikan. 3) Faktor dominan dalam pengembangan kompetensi guru dalam pembelajaran interaktif PKn masih dominan peran guru, kurangnya fasilitas belajar siswa, oleh karena itu diperlukan adanya guru PKn yang mengubah pola pikir, bersikap terbuka, tanggap terhadap perubahan dan kemajuan. Kesimpulan; kompetensi guru PKn terus berkembang sejalan dengan perkembangan perilaku siswa di sekolah dan kehidupannya. Direkomendasikan bahwa, guru PKn dapat mengubah pola pikir, lebih terbuka dan lebih inovatif sehingga menjadi idola siswa dan keluarganya. and based on the fact that civic education learning processes have been teacher centered and put less emphasis on the development of learners’ rights, needs, growth, and development. An exciting, challenging, and meaningful learning process should be supported by a conducive learning atmosphere. The main question of the study was how teacher competence improvement could improve interactive learning of civic education. The study aimed at describing and analyzing teacher competences practiced in interactivelearning processes of high school civic education. It was mainly based on interactive learning theory that highlights active and interactive learning processes, and adopted a qualitative approach and descriptive method. Data were collected through observation and in- depth interview. Findings show that (1) civiceducation teachers demonstrated the improvement of their pedagogical, personal, professional, and social competences in accordance with the characteristics of individual learners, schools, and social environments; (2) interactive learning developed by the teachers on the theme of controversial issues such as general elections and national integration, were well prepared in cooperation with the students, taking form of Syllabus and Instructional Plan. Interactive learning process was run in scientific approach, initiated by observing, questioning, collecting information, associating, and communicating; and (3) the teachers’ role and lack of learning facilities are still dominant factors in the improvement of civic education teacher competences in creating interactive instructional processes. It is therefore necessary for the civic education teachers to change their mindset, be open-minded, and responsive to any changes and progress. In conclusion, the competences of civic education teachers continue to improve in line with the development of students’ behaviors at their school environment and real life. The civic education teachers are recommended to change their mindset, to be more open-minded and innovative in order to make them a role model for their students and family

CT versus FDG-PET/CT response evaluation in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer treated with irinotecan and cetuximab

We compared morphologic computed tomography (CT)-based to metabolic fluoro-deoxy-glucose (FDG) positron emission tomography (PET)/CT-based response evaluation in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer and correlated the findings with survival and KRAS status. From 2006 to 2009, patients were included in a phase II trial and treated with cetuximab and irinotecan every second week. They underwent FDG-PET/CT examination at baseline and after every fourth treatment cycle. Response evaluation was performed prospectively according to Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST 1.0) and retrospectively according to Positron Emission Tomography Response Criteria in Solid Tumors (PERCIST). Best overall responses were registered. Sixty-one patients were eligible for response evaluation. Partial response (PR) rate was 18%, stable disease (SD) rate 64%, and progressive disease (PD) rate 18%. Partial metabolic response (PMR) rate was 56%, stable metabolic disease rate 33%, and progressive metabolic disease (PMD) rate 11%. Response agreement was poor, κ-coefficient 0.19. Hazard ratio for overall survival for responders (PR/PMR) versus nonresponders (PD/PMD) was higher for CT- than for FDG-PET/CT evaluation. Within patients with KRAS mutations, none had PR but 44% had PMR. In conclusion, morphologic and metabolic response agreement was poor primarily because a large part of the patients shifted from SD with CT evaluation to PMR when evaluated with FDG-PET/CT. Furthermore, a larger fraction of the patients with KRAS mutations had a metabolic treatment response