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The aim of this study was to compare the applicability and the correlation between three commercially available instruments capable of detection, quantification, and characterization of ultrafine airborne particulate matter in the industrial setting of a tapping area in a silicon alloy production...

Most countries have guidelines to regulate sound exposure at concerts and music festivals. These guidelines limit the allowed sound pressure levels and the concert/festival’s duration. In Norway, where there is such a guideline, it is up to the local authorities to impose the regulations. The need...

Background: To obtain more co-ordinated services, better co-operation between the services and more efficient use of resources, a pilot project for transferring some district psychiatric centres (DPCs) to large municipalities is planned by the Norwegian government. Systematic knowledge about the...

To illuminate the role of crystal growth process on final oxygen precipitates during heat treatment of Cz-Si wafer, a coupled model, including the interaction of oxygen precipitates, point defects, and dislocation loops, has been used to test the influence of grown-in defects generated during...

We used an advanced 3D model to study the effect of crystal orientation on the dislocation multiplication in single-crystal silicon under accurate control of the cooling history of temperature. The incorporation of the anisotropy effect of the crystal lattice into the model has been explained in...

Thresholds for beam damage have been assessed for La0.7Sr0.3MnO3 and SrTiO3 as a function of electron probe current and exposure time at 80 and 200 kV acceleration voltage. The materials were exposed to an intense electron probe by aberration corrected scanning transmission electron microscopy (STEM...

Flomskred er en økende trussel mot bygninger og infrastruktur når klimaet blir varmere og våtere. Laboratorieforsøk gir oss kunnskap som er nødvendig for å prosjektere skredsikringer på best mulig måte....

This paper addresses possible effects of the growing focus on global warming on households’ domestication of energy and the dynamics of energy consumption by comparing data pertaining to the domestication of energy within Norwegian households from two time periods: first, 1991–1995, when climate...

Background Good governance may result in strengthened performance of a health system. Coherent policies are essential for good health system governance. The overall aim of this research is to provide the best available scientific evidence on principles of good policy related leadership and...