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Richtig angestellte und aufrichtig mitgetheilte Observationes von dem seit eines halben Seculi in den meisten europäischen Ländern sehr merklich zeigenden und bekannt gewordenen Phaenomeno, unter dem Namen von Nord-Licht: Worinn dessen Historie, seine Bewegungen, Vorstellungsarten, Zeiten, Orten und Hindernisse seiner Erscheinung, als auch, was aus der dergleichen Wahrnehmungen sicher kann geschlossen werden, Nebst einer beygefügten Hypothesi, dessen Ursprung und Ursache; Zum Vergnügen aller Liebhaber der Naturwissenschaft, insonderheit aber zum Dienst der Physicorum, denen es an zulänglichen und in den nordlichsten Länden genommener Observationes bishero gemangelt hat, um den wahren Grund desselben ausfündig zu machen. Dargelegt und herausgegeben von L. BARHOW, Pastor auf Oereland, ohnweit Drontheim in Norwegen
No full textThis file is a scanning of the book: Richtig angestellte und aufrichtig mitgetheilte Observationes von dem seit eines halben Seculi sich in den meisten europäischen Ländern sehr merklich zeigenen und bekannt gewordenen Phaenomeno, unter dem Namen von Nord-Licht, Worinn dessen Historie, seine Bewegungen, Vorstellungsarten, Zeiten, Orten und Hindernisse seiner Erscheinung, als auch, was aus der dergleichen Wahrnehmungen sicher kann geschlossen werden, Nebst einer beygefügten Hypothesi, dessen Ursprung und Ursache; Zum Vergnügen aller Liebhaber der Naturwissenschaft, insonderheit aber zum Dienst der Physicorum, denen es an zulänglichen und in den nordlichsten Länden genommener Observationes bishero gemangelt hat, um den wahren Grund desselben ausfündig zu machen. Dargelegt und herausgegeben von L. BARHOW, Pastor auf Oereland, ohnweit Drontheim in Norwegen (Frankfurt & Leipzig, 1751). The scan was made by the National Library of Norway (Nasjonalbiblioteket), https://urn.nb.no/URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2018060726001
Reflections on adapting and promoting transparent and reproducible science practices for researchers engaged in secondary data analyses
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Researchers motivated to foster a culture valuing reproducibility and transparency in their working environments have, more than ever, a wealth of resources and examples to draw on. Nonetheless, each research context is unique, requiring tailored resources and approaches. Here, we reflect on this process as carried out by the PsychGen Working Group for Open and Reproducible Science, a team of researchers committed to advancing open and reproducible science at the PsychGen Centre for Genetic Epidemiology and Mental Health, based at the Norwegian Institute of Public Health, since its inception in 2023. The predominant focus of researchers in the PsychGen Centre on secondary data analysis has guided the activities of our working group, leading us to prioritise preregistration (and, in particular, adapting preregistration templates for secondary data analytic contexts), open sharing of analytic code, and open access publication. We provide a narrative overview of the process of adapting resources, building competence, and promoting a cultural shift towards adoption of these practices across an interdisciplinary research group and its wider collaborative network. Notable successes in this process include the widespread adoption, within the group, of a tailored preregistration format for confirmatory secondary data analyses, publication of a first-in-field Registered Report, and improved code sharing practices. However, challenges remain, particularly in areas of open data - given the current data sharing restrictions - and navigation of an ever-changing open access publishing landscape. We conclude by offering insights into our current working practices and plans for the future, hoping to stimulate discussion on the ways in which transparency and reproducibility can be practically promoted ‘on the ground’
The positivity trap: is a bias against null results in research literature holding back science?
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In this presentation, we will discuss the findings of one of the largest global surveys of the perceptions, experiences and behaviours regarding the sharing of null results, which was recently carried out by Springer Nature. 1
Null results (also known as negative results or inconclusive findings) are an important part of scientific literature, preventing the duplication of unnecessary research and increasing transparency and reproducibility in research.
Nevertheless, there can be a perception of obstacles to publishing null results, through bias towards sharing or publishing research that does not present a positive outcome or lack of clarity around where and how they can be published. These factors and others may play a part in the reported decline of null results being published.2
This presentation will cover the benefits to research from wider sharing of null results and the current state of null result publishing before presenting the survey’s findings including perceptions of null results across disciplines and their impact on research and career progression.
We will also look at what steps can be taken to increase this overlooked area of research dissemination by various involved stakeholders, including researchers, funders and publishers
Diamond Discovery Hub: Where Community-Owned Research Shines
No full text“Diamond Open Access (OA) refers to an equitable model of scholarly publication that charges no fees to authors or readers and in which the content-related elements of publication are owned and controlled by the scholarly communities.” (European Diamond Capacity Hub)
Our poster presents the Diamond Discovery Hub (DDH), an online platform service developed by the CRAFT-OA (Creating a Robust Accessible Federated Technology for Open Access) project that contributes to the visibility and recognition of Diamond Open Access publications and the community behind them. The DDH verifies and publicly lists European Diamond Open Access journals and enables data uptake into other indexes and aggregators. Although developed specifically for the European research community, documentation on the platform’s technical infrastructure will be available to global Diamond OA stakeholders who want to build a similar service in their regions. The DDH addresses two conference topics: It is part of a solution for "Repairing gaps in the research infrastructure," and it supports scholar "Agency," highlighting and giving visibility to community-owned and driven research.
Standardizing terminology leads to trust in the research community: When a journal is labeled as “Diamond Open Access”, it means more than being cost-free for authors and readers. To be included in the Diamond Discovery Hub, six community-determined Diamond Open Access criteria (Armengou et. Al. 2024) are considered. This standardized Diamond OA verification process and public display of Diamond OA journals will create more trust around the term “Diamond,” both within and beyond the Diamond community, ensuring that as the Diamond Open Access publishing model grows it continues to embrace the core values of the community, including autonomy, freedom, care, collegiality, collaboration, equality, diversity, inclusion, integrity, ethics, openness, and transparency.
Visibility leads to discoverability and recognition: When a journal is listed in the Diamond Discovery Hub (DDH), the technology within the DDH allows other aggregators (such as DOAJ, disciplinary indexes, and the EOSC) to import the journal data. This is an important feature that helps smaller, Institutional Publishing Services ensure the same recognition and acknowledgement (for their authors, publications, and publication channels) as commercial OA publishers, who are often more technically and organizationally adept. Because Diamond OA publications tend to be more linguistically diverse, the DDH also helps improve the availability of multilingual scientific knowledge in European languages, which is crucial for reaching decision-makers, professionals, and the general public
Bridging fictional game guides and imaginary games: The strange case of Vermis by Plastiboo
No full textThis article proposes a widened view of fictional games by considering the game guidebook Vermis I – Lost Dungeons and Forbidden Woods (2023) by Plastiboo. Through a kaleidoscope of theoretical concepts hailing from playfulness, aesthetics, design, narratology, and literary reception, the authors engage with the issues of literary play and imaginary games. This conclusion is drawn: Vermis exemplifies a fictional game existing both parallel to a secondary world and within its own secondary world created by a factual book. Its format invites a literary play activity showcasing the playful power inherent in fictional games
Reindeer archaeology in northern Norway: A research excavation report from Gollevarre and Drag
No full textThis field report presents results from research excavations at the sites of Gollevarre in Tana, Finnmark and Drag in Tysfjord, Nordland. One of the main objectives was to obtain data for a Ph.D. project utilizing sedaDNA from cultural deposits and aDNA from reindeer bones to document the transition towards reindeer pastoralism. The excavations also provided insights into two medieval to early modern period settlements associated with reindeer exploitation from contrasting environments and cultural contexts within northern Norway.
Gollevarre is a residential site occupied from the 12th to 17th century that had a primary focus on reindeer hunting utilizing nearby pitfall trapping systems. Multiple phases of settlement with overlapping turf house structures reflect intensive hunting-related seasonal use. A 2 x 1 m trench was excavated within a 16th to early 17th century refuse deposit associated with a nearby turf hut/house structure. The deposit consisted almost entirely of reindeer bone originating from disposal of household refuse and hearth maintenance. Although very few artifacts were recovered, fragments of modified reindeer bone and antler were documented throughout the deposit. A majority of the worked bone appears to reflect butchery activity that included extensive long bone splitting for marrow extraction. Zooarchaeological analysis of the reindeer assemblage revealed a skewing towards young individuals and high frequency of antler relative to contemporaneous Sámi dwelling sites in Finnmark. Non-reindeer faunal remains reveal a varied subsistence strategy including the presence of livestock (pig and sheep) and exploitation of wild game including fish, birds and mammals.
The Drag settlement mound was first investigated as part of a research project on coastal Sámi farming settlements in Tysfjord. A 1.5 m2 unit excavated in 2009 documented a settlement sequence dated from the late 12th century into the 18th century. A 1 m2 unit was excavated in close proximity to the earlier excavation in 2024 and revealed two spatially distinct use zones in a cultural deposit spanning the 16th century. Two-thirds of the unit was occupied by boulders from a structural foundation wall. Slag from blacksmithing along with boat rivets and nails indicate specialized workshop use associated with the structure. The remainder of the unit reflects residential activity including waste disposal with significant quantities of charcoal and ash as well as highly fragmented bone dominated by domesticates, c. 60% burnt. The faunal assemblage as a whole is dominated by livestock but also includes small to medium sized wild mammals, birds, fish and fragments of worked whalebone. A majority of the five identified reindeer bone fragments are burnt. The presence of reindeer throughout the cultural deposit in the 2009 unit (n=20) was one of the main reasons for additional excavation in 2024
The Holsneset boathouse site: A research excavation report
No full textThis report provides an overview of results from research excavations by the author in 2024 at the Holsneset medieval boathouse site. The primary objective was to provide a chronological framework for the construction and use of what is arguably the largest archaeological boathouse structure in northern Norway. The Holsneset excavation is also a key case study within an overarching research project that explores the role of monumental boathouses along the main sailing route through northern Norway as an expression of maritime communication and power in the late Iron Age and medieval period.
Although the excavations in 2024 were limited to two parallel 4.5 x 0.5 m trenches extending across the boathouse floor, the results provide significant insights into boathouse construction that include floor and inner wall profiles. Surface features reveal two construction phases. In the first phase, radiocarbon dated by two samples with a collective age range of cal AD 1163-1229, the estimated internal length of the structure was c. 20 m with a vertical stone facing up to 1 m high along the interior wall. The parallel wall mounds from the original structure were extended towards the shoreline to construct a modified boathouse with an internal length of 39 m. The second phase boathouse extension utilized bedrock outcrops as a foundation for wall construction coupled with shell sand fill to build up new wall mounds. No reliable radiocarbon age estimates were obtained from this phase. The location, monumental dimensions and construction methods of the Holsneset boathouse strongly suggest that it was built and extended specifically for the leidang maritime defense system.
The initial excavation trench was placed towards the front of the original boathouse. The second trench was placed at the transition between the two structures where the entrance to the original boathouse overlaps with the extended boathouse. A stacked stone feature, c. 1 m wide and 15 cm high, was constructed at the center of the floor in the trench at the entrance to the original boathouse. This structure is interpreted as a keel support assisting the movement of large vessels in and out of the boathouse. Stone alignments were placed along both sides of this central structure. Similar alignments are also present in the trench placed further back in the original boathouse along a stone lined keel trench. The alignments in both trenches would have supported the hulls of large vessels on the poorly drained surface where the boathouse was built. Due to poor preservation conditions, the artifact assemblage was limited to highly corroded boat rivet fragments. No bone was preserved, and it was also difficult to collect sufficient charcoal for radiocarbon dating.This report provides an overview of results from research excavations by the author in 2024 at the Holsneset medieval boathouse site. The primary objective was to provide a chronological framework for the construction and use of what is arguably the largest archaeological boathouse structure in northern Norway. The Holsneset excavation is also a key case study within an overarching research project that explores the role of monumental boathouses along the main sailing route through northern Norway as an expression of maritime communication and power in the late Iron Age and medieval period.
Although the excavations in 2024 were limited to two parallel 4.5 x 0.5 m trenches extending across the boathouse floor, the results provide significant insights into boathouse construction that include floor and inner wall profiles. Surface features reveal two construction phases. In the first phase, radiocarbon dated by two samples with a collective age range of cal AD 1163-1229, the estimated internal length of the structure was c. 20 m with a vertical stone facing up to 1 m high along the interior wall. The parallel wall mounds from the original structure were extended towards the shoreline to construct a modified boathouse with an internal length of 39 m. The second phase boathouse extension utilized bedrock outcrops as a foundation for wall construction coupled with shell sand fill to build up new wall mounds. No reliable radiocarbon age estimates were obtained from this phase. The location, monumental dimensions and construction methods of the Holsneset boathouse strongly suggest that it was built and extended specifically for the leidang maritime defense system.
The initial excavation trench was placed towards the front of the original boathouse. The second trench was placed at the transition between the two structures where the entrance to the original boathouse overlaps with the extended boathouse. A stacked stone feature, c. 1 m wide and 15 cm high, was constructed at the center of the floor in the trench at the entrance to the original boathouse. This structure is interpreted as a keel support assisting the movement of large vessels in and out of the boathouse. Stone alignments were placed along both sides of this central structure. Similar alignments are also present in the trench placed further back in the original boathouse along a stone lined keel trench. The alignments in both trenches would have supported the hulls of large vessels on the poorly drained surface where the boathouse was built. Due to poor preservation conditions, the artifact assemblage was limited to highly corroded boat rivet fragments. No bone was preserved, and it was also difficult to collect sufficient charcoal for radiocarbon dating
The gaze, shunning and demand of proper duodji – the control of duodji as experienced by Saami craft workers
No full textGieđahalan duoji sosiála kontrolla duojáriid vásáhussan. Duoji sosiála kontrolla lea sámi servodaga vuohki buvttadit ja doalahit duodjenorpmaid – servodaga oktasaš oainnuid duodjeárbevierus. Geahčastagaiguin kontrollerejit duojára sosiála ja kultuvrralaš dáidduid, mat dutkamušas gullet oktii duddjondáidduiguin. Olggušteapmi fas sirre duojára dahje su dujiid normatiiva duodjeáddejumi olggobeallái. Albma duoji norbma meroštallá makkár duodji galgá leat. Dákkár dáhpáhusain duojár galgá juoga ládje čilget ja legitimeret iežas kultuvrralaš máhtuid. Duojárat huksejit kontrolla ektui vuostefámu mii lea ealli sámi kultuvrra eaktu. Duoji sosiála kontrolla addá maid duojáriidda signálaid das ahte sii gullet sámeservodahkii vaikko orošedje sámi guovllu olggobealde.This article explores the ways in which Saami craft workers experience the control of duodji (Saami crafts) and what this control means to the Saami community. The term duodji refers to clothes, different kinds of utensils, jewelry, etc. and is a very old tradition among the Saami. Duodji includes a great deal of norms and rules that the Saami communities maintain and control. Craft workers learn to pay heed to this control. The research material in this article is based on three seminar speeches held in 2009 on Saami National Day.
The focus of this article is on the ways in which the Saami control the norms of duodji. One of these is geahčastat, the gaze, which the craft worker feels on their cheeks or back. Craftsmanship is a highly distinguished skill, especially among Saami women. This silent look controls (especially female) craft workers’ Saami cultural and social skills. It contributes to how well the artisan is able to fulfill both practical and communicative needs of the Saami community.
The other way of controlling duodji norms is olggušteapmi, shunning. Shunning can manifest itself in the renaming of duodji with a name that categorizes it outside the traditional duodji. Terminology in Saami relating to duodji is very rich, revolving around the materials but also the processes of the developing duodji. Shunning is rather a harsh form of control, as it has the power of making the craft worker subjected to shunning feel otherness in relation to their society. However,the control of duodji is not only a negative experience. It can be an indicator of belonging to the Saami community. As long as craft workers experience some kind of control by their fellow Saami, it reasserts their sense of belonging to the Saami community
Stábba og Sieidigeađge. To offersteder i Tromsøområdet
No full textI Tromsø finner vi sieiddit, offersteder, som har ulike historier og som avspeiler ulike samiske levemåter i regionen. To av disse er er Stábba/Stabben i Málatvuotna/Malangen og Sieidigeaðge/Seisteinen nord for «Goatte-mǫk’ke»/Gamkroken i Gállafierda/Kaldfjorden
The Diversity of Sāṃkhya Philosophies and Sāṃkhya Philosophy as Practice
No full textSāṃkhya regnes som Indias eldste filosofiske system, og det er også blitt hevdet at sāṃkhya ikke bare er et av Indias filosofiske systemer, men er Indias filosofi. At sāṃkhya kan kalles Indias filosofi er fordi sāṃkhya danner fundament for mange filosofiske og teologiske tradisjoner og også preger mange andre indiske kunnskapstradisjoner. Mangfold av tradisjoner og tolkninger preger sāṃkhya-filosofi i fortid og nåtid. I artikkelen argumenterer jeg for noe av dette mangfoldet, beskriver noen ulike sāṃkhya-filosofier i indisk historie og diskuterer sāṃkhya-filosofi som lære og som praksis.Sāṃkhya is considered India’s oldest philosophical system, and it has also been argued that Sāṃkhya is not only one of India’s philosophical systems but is India’s philosophy. That Sāṃkhya can be called India’s philosophy is because Sāṃkhya forms the foundation for many philosophical and theological traditions and also characterizes many other Indian knowledge traditions. A diversity of traditions and interpretations characterize Sāṃkhya philosophy in the past and present. In the paper, I argue for some of this diversity, describe some different Sāṃkhya philosophies in Indian history, and discuss Sāṃkhya philosophy as doctrine and as practice