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Sharing with neighbours: Insights from local practices of the sharing economy
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)This paper explores the use of sharing economy platforms at the neighbourhood level. We aim to discuss appropriations of these technologies by studying the variety of user motivations and experiences. For that purpose, we ... -
Paradoxes of power: Dialogue as a regulatory strategy in the Norwegian oil and gas industry
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)This paper explores how the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway applied dialogue as a key feature in the regulatory strategy and practice over a ten-year period from 2009 to 2019. The analysis, drawing on theories on regulation ... -
A socio-technical perspective on the scope for ports to enable energy transition
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)The paper applies the multi-level perspective (MLP) in a descriptive study of three Norwegian ports, to shed new light on the sociotechnical processes that structure their efforts to develop into zero emission energy hubs. ... -
Curved passive mixing structures: a robust design to obtain efficient mixing and mass transfer in microfluidic channels
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Analyte mixing and delivery to a functionalized sensor surface are important to realize several advantages associated with biosensors integrated with microfluidic channels. Here, we present a comparison between a herringbone ... -
GAWPS: A MRST-based module for wellbore profiling and graphical analysis of flow units
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Several graphical methods have been developed to understand the stratigraphy observed in wells and assist experts in estimating rock quality, defining limits for barriers, baffles, and speed zones, and in particular, delineating ... -
Domesticated Smartphones in Early Childhood Education and Care settings. Blurring the lines between pedagogical and administrative use
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)In Norway’s ‘Framework Plan for kindergartens’ digital tools are to be implemented for learning, play and creativity. Implicitly the concept of digital tools, or ICTs, tend to be tablets, computers, and interactive ... -
Efficient Encoding of the Weighted MAX k-CUT on a Quantum Computer Using QAOA
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)The weighted MAX k-CUT problem consists of finding a k-partition of a given weighted undirected graph G(V, E), such that the sum of the weights of the crossing edges is maximized. The problem is of particular interest as ... -
Blending new and old in sustainability transitions: Technological alignment between fossil fuels and biofuels in Norwegian coastal shipping
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Facing increasing pressure to decarbonize, innovation within the shipping sector has turned to low-and zero carbon solutions. In this paper we investigate how the development and implementation of biodiesel and liquefied ... -
Comparison of social and sociodemographic characteristics and treatment goals of persons with alcohol versus drug use disorders: Result from a national census of inpatients in specialized treatment for substance use
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Introduction: We examined differences in social and sociodemographic characteristics and treatment goals between people with primary alcohol use disorder (AUD) versus those with a primary drug use disorder receiving ... -
Micro indoor-drones (MINs) for localization of first responders
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)In this paper, we describe our approach to the localization in GNSS-denied and risky unknown environments of first responders (FRs). The INGENIOUS project is an EU funded project which is developing a new integrated toolkit ... -
Regional policies for green growth. Nordic experiences
(SINTEF Rapport;2021:00682, Research report, 2021)Regional councils find many roads to green growth The report discusses policies for green growth of a number of regional (or county) councils in Finland, Norway, and Sweden. These policies, which vary in scope, in ambition, ... -
Evaluering av pilot for strukturert tverrfaglig oppfølgingsteam i seks kommuner. Kortversjon
(SINTEF Rapport;2022:00136, Research report, 2022)Dette er en kortversjon av første offentlige statusrapport fra evalueringen av pilot for strukturert tverrfaglig oppfølgingsteam i kommunene som SINTEF og NTNU utfører på oppdrag for Helsedirektoratet. Piloten skal bidra ... -
Service Characteristics and Geographical Variation in Compulsory Hospitalisation: An Exploratory Random Effects Within–Between Analysis of Norwegian Municipalities, 2015–2018
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Background: Compulsory hospitalisation in mental healthcare is contested. For ethical and legal reasons, it should only be used as a last resort. Geographical variation could indicate that some areas employ compulsory ... -
Binary segmentation of medical images using implicit spline representations and deep learning
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)We propose a novel approach to image segmentation based on combining implicit spline representations with deep convolutional neural networks. This is done by predicting the control points of a bivariate spline function ... -
Studying Onboarding in Distributed Software Teams: A Case Study and Guidelines
(Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2020)Many companies have turned towards globally distributed software development in their quest for access to more development capacity. This paper investigates how a company onboarded distributed teams in a global project, ... -
Daily Stand-Up Meetings: Start Breaking the Rules!
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Daily stand-up meetings are commonly used for software teams to collaborate and exchange information, but conducting them in a way that benefits the whole team can be challenging. We describe factors that can affect meetings ... -
Evaluering av pilot for strukturert tverrfaglig oppfølgingsteam i seks kommuner. Status og resultater etter tre år. Hovedrapport
(SINTEF Rapport;2022:00096, Research report, 2022)Dette er første offentlige statusrapport fra evalueringen av pilot for strukturert tverrfaglig oppfølgingsteam i kommunene som SINTEF og NTNU utfører på oppdrag for Helsedirektoratet. Piloten skal bidra til å implementere ... -
Overcoming cultural barriers to being agile in distributed teams
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Context: Agile methods in offshored projects have become increasingly popular. Yet, many companies have found that the use of agile methods in coordination with companies located outside the regions of early agile adopters ... -
RiskTUN: Risk-aware Decision Support System for Tunnel Safety
(SINTEF Rapport;2021:00140, Research report, 2021)Nowadays, technology can be a key tool to improve the effectiveness of emergency management and human safety in road tunnels. The advantage of using decision support systems (DSSs) for emergency management in complex ... -
An Assessment Tool for Digital Enhancement of Operators on the Production Shop Floor
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)The Operator 4.0 represents a recent paradigm within the transformation potential heralded by Industry 4.0. Since there is a lack of practice-oriented tools, grounded in sound theory, to implement the Operator 4.0 successfully, ...
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