• Access to assistive technology in two Southern African countries 

      Matter, Rebecca; Eide, Arne Henning (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      Background Millions of people in Southern Africa are deprived of basic human rights such as the right to education and work because of the large and growing unmet demand for assistive technologies (AT). Evidence is needed ...
    • Access to health care for persons with disabilities in rural South Africa 

      Vergunst, Richard; Swartz, Leslie; Hem, Karl-Gerhard; Eide, Arne Henning; Mannan, Hasheem; MacLachlan, Mac; Mji, Gubela; Braathen, Stine Hellum; Schneider, Margie (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)
      Background Global research suggests that persons with disabilities face barriers when accessing health care services. Yet, information regarding the nature of these barriers, especially in low-income and middle-income ...
    • Accident Frequency Evaluation to Support Dynamic RiskStudies 

      Landucci, Gabriele; Paltrinieri, Nicola (Journal article, 2016)
      The safety enhancement of Oil&Gas offshore operations asks for improvements in the currently applied tools for risk estimation and evaluation. The present contribution is addressed at the development of a method for the ...
    • Accountability as a Governance Paradox in the Norwegian Salmon Aquaculture Industry 

      Tiller, Rachel; de Kok, Jean-Luc; Vermeiren, Karolien; Thorvaldsen, Trine (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)
      The aquaculture industry in Norway currently represents 60% (US$ 5.4 billion) of Norwegian seafood exports. Of these, farmed Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar) represents over 80% (850,000 tons). These production levels are ...
    • Accountability Requirements for the Cloud 

      Jaatun, Martin Gilje; Tøndel, Inger Anne; Moe, Nils Brede; Cruzes, Daniela Soares; Bernsmed, Karin; Haugset, Børge (Chapter, 2017)
      In order to be responsible stewards of other people’s data, cloud providers must be accountable for their data handling practices. The potential long provider chains in cloud computing introduces additional accountability ...
    • Accountability Requirements in the Cloud Provider Chain 

      Jaatun, Martin Gilje; Tøndel, Inger Anne; Moe, Nils Brede; Cruzes, Daniela Soares; Bernsmed, Karin; Haugset, Børge (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      In order to be responsible stewards of other people’s data, cloud providers must be accountable for their data handling practices. The potential long provider chains in cloud computing introduce additional accountability ...
    • Accounting for component condition and preventive retirement in power system reliability analyses 

      Toftaker, Håkon; Foros, Jørn; Sperstad, Iver Bakken (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Deteriorated power system components have a higher probability of failure than new components. Still, reliability of supply analyses traditionally model all components of the same type with the same probability of failure, ...
    • Accounting for uncertainties due to high-impact low-probability events in power system development 

      Sperstad, Iver Bakken; Kjølle, Gerd Hovin; Norum, Eivind Ødegaard (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      In the long-term development of the electric power system, system operators should consider the socio-economic balance between grid investment costs and security of supply, including the risk of power supply interruptions. ...
    • Accounting for Uncertainties in Biodiversity Estimations: A New Methodology and Its Application to the Mesopelagic Sound Scattering Layer of the High Arctic 

      Herrmann, Bent; Cerbule, Kristine; Brčić, Jure; Grimaldo Vela, Eduardo Enrique; Geoffroy, Maxime; Daase, Malin; Berge, Jørgen (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Measures of biological diversity (biodiversity) are important for monitoring the state of ecosystems. Several indices and methods are used to describe biodiversity from field observations. Marine faunal biodiversity is ...
    • Accumulation and Prioritization of Architectural Debt in Three Companies Migrating to Microservices 

      Soares de Toledo, Saulo; Martini, Antonio; Nguyen, Phu Hong; Sjøberg, Dag (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Many companies migrate to microservices because they help deliver value to customers quickly and continuously. However, like any architectural style, microservices are prone to architectural technical debt (ATD), which can ...
    • Accumulation and toxicity of monoaromatic petroleum hydrocarbons in early life stages of cod and haddock 

      Sørensen, Lisbet; Hansen, Bjørn Henrik; Farkas, Julia; Donald, Carey; Robson, William; Tonkin, Andrew; Meier, Sonnich; Rowland, Steven J (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-08)
      A multitude of recent studies have documented the detrimental effects of crude oil exposure on early life stages of fish, including larvae and embryos. While polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), particularly alkyl PAHs, ...
    • Accuracy Analysis of a Dynamic State Estimator with a Hardware in the Loop Approach 

      Sanchez Acevedo, Santiago; Baltensperger, Daniel Simon; D'Arco, Salvatore (Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2023)
      State estimation is critical for the monitoring and control of power systems. The conventional approach for state estimation is based on quasi static models for the power systems and as such neglects relevant dynamic ...
    • Accuracy of electromagnetic tracking with a prototype field generator in an interventional OR setting 

      Bø, Lars Eirik; Leira, Håkon Olav; Tangen, Geir Arne; Hofstad, Erlend Fagertun; Amundsen, Tore; Langø, Thomas (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012)
      Purpose: The authors have studied the accuracy and robustness of a prototype electromagnetic window field generator (WFG) in an interventional radiology suite with a robotic C-arm. The overall purpose is the development ...
    • Accurate quantum-corrected cubic equations of state for helium, neon, hydrogen, deuterium and their mixtures 

      Aasen, Ailo; Hammer, Morten; Lasala, Silvia; Jaubert, Jean-Noël; Wilhelmsen, Øivind (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Cubic equations of state have thus far yielded poor predictions of the thermodynamic properties of quantum fluids such as hydrogen, helium and deuterium at low temperatures. Furthermore, the shape of the optimal α functions ...
    • Achieving "Good Enough" Software Security: The Role of Objectivity 

      Tøndel, Inger Anne; Cruzes, Daniela Soares; Jaatun, Martin Gilje (Chapter, 2020)
      Today's software development projects need to consider security as one of the qualities the software should possess. However, overspending on security will imply that the software will become more expensive and often also ...
    • Achieving "Good Enough" Software Security: The Role of Objectivity 

      Tøndel, Inger Anne; Cruzes, Daniela Soares; Jaatun, Martin Gilje (Chapter, 2020)
      Today's software development projects need to consider security as one of the qualities the software should possess. However, overspending on security will imply that the software will become more expensive and often also ...
    • Achieving 50% weight reduction of offshore steam bottoming cycles 

      Mazzetti, Marit Jagtoyen; Hagen, Brede; Skaugen, Geir; Lindqvist, Karl Erik Artur; Lundberg, Steinar Henning; Kristensen, Oddrun Anglevik (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Adding a bottoming cycle to the gas turbines powering offshore oil and gas production plants allows additional power to be produced from recovered excess heat. Hence, the power demand of the platform can be met by burning ...
    • Achieving Enhanced Phasor POD Performance by Introducing a Control-Input Model 

      Haugdal, Hallvar; Uhlen, Kjetil Obstfelder; Jóhannsson, Hjörtur (Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2023)
      In this paper, an enhancement to the well known Phasor Power Oscillation Damper is proposed, aiming to improve its performance. Fundamental to the functioning of this controller is the estimation of a phasor representing ...
    • Acid Activation of Natural Rocks - A Case Study with Norwegian Anorthosite and Phosphoric Acid 

      Danner, Tobias; Justnes, Harald (SINTEF; 2021:00335, Research report, 2021)
      Norway is rich in natural resources, especially different types of rocks that could potentially serve as raw material for alternative binder concepts like alkali activated binders or magnesium phosphate and magnesium hydroxy ...
    • Acid Gas Removal in Geothermal Power Plant in Iceland 

      Berstad, David Olsson; Nord, Lars O. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)