Methods for anticipating governance breakdown and violent conflict

In this paper, authors Sarah Bressan, Håvard Mokleiv Nygård, and Dominic Seefeldt present the evolution and state of the art of both quantitative forecasting and scenario-based foresight methods that can be applied to help prevent governance breakdown and violent conflict in Europe’s neighbourhood. In the quantitative section, they describe the different phases of conflict forecasting in political science and outline which methodological gaps EU-LISTCO’s quantitative sub-national prediction tool will address to forecast tipping points for violent conflict and governance breakdown. The qualitative section explains EU-LISTCO’s scenario-based foresight methodology for identifying potential tipping points. After comparing both approaches, the authors discuss opportunities for methodological advancements across the boundaries of quantitative forecasting and scenario-based foresight, as well as how they can inform the design of strategic policy options

Synliggjøring av festivaler ved hjelp av multimedieteknologi

Under Steinkjerfestivalen 2009 ble det gjennomført en omfattende medieproduksjon i samarbeid med ansatte og studenter på Høgskolen i Nord- Trøndelag, og lokale mediebedrifter. Medieproduksjonen dannet et utgangspunkt for et forskningsprosjekt hvor vi ønsket å finne svar på følgende 3-delte problemstilling: Hvilke prosjektadministrative utfordringer er sentrale for å lede en større medieproduksjon under en festival? Hvilke medieproduksjoner er sentrale for å skaffe festivalen publisitet? Hvordan kan man sikre en best mulig digital produksjonsflyt når omfanget av produksjoner og antall produksjonsmedarbeidere er stort

Synliggjøring av festivaler ved hjelp av multimedieteknologi

Under Steinkjerfestivalen 2009 ble det gjennomført en omfattende medieproduksjon i samarbeid med ansatte og studenter på Høgskolen i Nord- Trøndelag, og lokale mediebedrifter. Medieproduksjonen dannet et utgangspunkt for et forskningsprosjekt hvor vi ønsket å finne svar på følgende 3-delte problemstilling: Hvilke prosjektadministrative utfordringer er sentrale for å lede en større medieproduksjon under en festival? Hvilke medieproduksjoner er sentrale for å skaffe festivalen publisitet? Hvordan kan man sikre en best mulig digital produksjonsflyt når omfanget av produksjoner og antall produksjonsmedarbeidere er stort

Effect of caffeine ingestion on competitive rifle shooting performance

Copyright: © 2019 Nygaard et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.Purpose The purpose of the present study was to test if caffeine ingestion affects rifle shooting accuracy in trained shooters. Methods Twenty trained shooters performed 4 shooting tests in a randomized, double-blinded, placebo controlled crossover design; 2 identical tests after placebo ingestion and 2 after ingestion of 300 mg caffeine. The tests consisted of 30 shots in prone position and 30 in standing position on a 10 ring electronic target, on a distance of 50 metres, without any time limit, at rest. Results Caffeine supplementation entailed a mean decrease in shooting performance by 11.8 points (95% CI: 6.7 to 17.0, effect size: 0.9). This was primarily a result of an 11.3 (95% CI: 7.2 to 15.4, effect size: 0.9) point decrease during shooting in standing position and not in prone position (0.6 point decrease, 95% CI: -2.1 to 3.2, effect size: 0.1). Conclusions We conclude that prior ingestion of 300 mg caffeine impairs rifle shooting accuracy in trained shooters when performed in standing but not in prone position.publishedVersio

Final Cut for videojournalister: Final Cut Server arbeidsflyt og videoredigering i Final Cut Pro.

Dette kompendiet er i utgangspunktet skrevet for studenter som studerer emnet videojournalistikk ved Høgskolen i Nord-Trøndelag, men de fleste temaer er såpass generelle at det også fungerer fint som en introduksjon til arbeidsflyt og redigering i Final Cu

Quantitative risk assessment tools for the EU's Eastern and Southern neighbourhoods

Understanding and anticipating violent conflict and the breakdown of governance in the European Union (EU) neighbourhood is complex. However, it is of great value for academia and EU foreign policy. How can the EU know about, prepare for, and possibly help prevent governance breakdown and violent conflict in its neighbourhood? To answer this question, we propose innovative quantitative approaches to capture violent conflict and governance breakdown through survey-based and non-survey-based data at the sub-national level. We assess different theoretical approaches to explaining violent conflict and governance breakdown with a focus on social resilience. Moreover, we discuss numerous methodological tools including random forests, Bayesian methods, and change point analysis. The paper highlights the possibility of measuring and predicting violent conflict and governance breakdown in the EU neighbourhood at the sub-national level. We underline our arguments with initial empirical analyses. Further, we point to several research gaps such as the necessity to develop data collection efforts in order to build analyses and predictions on better data

Mobil-TV og events

Dette prosjektet hadde som mål og finne svar på hvorvidt mobil-tv-tjenester kan berike et arrangement/event samt finne effektive produksjonsmetoder for aktører som ønsker å levere slike tjenester. For å finne svar på dette gjennomførte vi en testproduksjon under årets Steinkjerfestival. De svarene vi sitter igjen med er en kombinasjon av egne erfaringer/aksjonsforskning og empiriske data fra en undersøkelse vi kjørte mot brukerne av tjenesten. Vi fikk inn 69 svar fra undersøkelsen.Høgskolen i Nord-Trøndelag Adresseavise

Systemic and muscular responses to effort-matched short intervals and long intervals in elite cyclists

This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. © 2020 The Authors. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science In Sports published by John Wiley & Sons LtdThe purpose of this study was to compare the acute effects of time- and effort-matched high-intensity intervals on physiological, endocrine, and skeletal muscle molecular variables in elite cyclists. Eight elite cyclists performed short intervals (SI: 30-seconds) and long intervals (LI: 5-minutes) with work:recovery ratio 2:1, using a randomized crossover design. SI was associated with 14% ± 3% higher mean power output (SI; 421 ± 27 vs LI; 371 ± 22 W), and longer working time above 90% of maximal oxygen uptake (VO2max, 54% ± 76%) and 90% peak heart rate (HRpeak, 153% ± 148%) than LI (all P < .05), despite similar degrees of perceived exertion, blood lactate levels and muscle activation measured using EMG root mean square (EMG rms). In blood, SI was associated with more pronounced increases in testosterone and testosterone-tosex hormone-binding globulin (SHBG) ratios, as well as prolonged cortisol responses (P < .05). In skeletal muscle (m. Vastus lateralis), SI and LI led to similar changes in mRNA abundance for a range of transcripts, with the exception of NHE1 mRNA, which decreased after SI (P < .05). Overall, SI was associated with more pronounced physiological and endocrine responses than LI in elite cyclists, suggesting that such training might lead to superior adaptations in elite cyclists.publishedVersio

Biosynthesis of Macrolactam BE-14106 Involves Two Distinct PKS Systems and Amino Acid Processing Enzymes for Generation of the Aminoacyl Starter Unit

SummaryBE-14106 is a macrocyclic lactam with an acyl side chain previously identified in a marine-derived Streptomyces sp. The gene cluster for BE-14106 biosynthesis was cloned from a Streptomyces strain newly isolated from marine sediments collected in the Trondheimsfjord (Norway). Bioinformatics and experimental analyses of the genes in the cluster suggested an unusual mechanism for assembly of the molecule. Biosynthesis of the aminoacyl starter apparently involves the concerted action of a distinct polyketide synthase (PKS) system and several enzymes that activate and process an amino acid. The resulting starter unit is loaded onto a second PKS complex, which completes the synthesis of the macrolactam ring. Gene inactivation experiments, enzyme assays with heterologously expressed proteins, and feeding studies supported the proposed model for the biosynthesis and provided new insights into the assembly of macrolactams with acyl side chain