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Composing and producing progressive metal as a duo
Full text linkMaster i musikk- og ensembleledelse Nord universitet 202
Flight-intensive practices and wellbeing: current evidence and future research
Full text linkThis article draws on social practice theory and wellbeing perspectives to outline a research framework for the study of flight-intensive practices. The framework is then used to discuss, through a non-systematic review, the social science air travel literature and to propose avenues for future research. We study both the work and leisure domains, with sub-cases for travel in academia and visiting family and friends. We find insights of a complex relationship between flight-intensive practices and wellbeing. On one hand, currently flight-intensive practices are linked to human need fulfilment, particularly in the family and social domains. Leisure-related air travel often enhances subjective wellbeing, as it contributes to positive moods and life satisfaction, but may not be sustained in the long term. On the other hand, flying, particularly frequent flying, hinders wellbeing by increasing levels of stress and health-related issues, and by straining work/life balance. Overall, the study suggests that policies to reduce the demand for air travel may not significantly compromise wellbeing if accompanied by infrastructural and sociocultural changes that support specific groups to still meet their needs for relatedness, participation, or understanding through low carbon transport, videoconferencing, or reducing the total amount of travel. We identify avenues for future research, both to consolidate our understanding of the practice elements that will support a shift away from flight-intensive practices, and to understand their direct effects on wellbeing.publishedVersio
Features of Grammatical Writing Competence among Early Writers in a Norwegian School Context
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Community care for cruises
Full text linkCruise tourism played an important role in the development of the tourism industry of Magerøya, with the port of Honningsvåg the focal point for the distribution of cruise passengers towards a main attraction of the island—North Cape. However, the rapid development of tourism flows and increased attention to destinations from several large cruise providers have resulted in public and political debates, not least in relation to the uneven distribution of economic benefits. This case report is a result of a combined analysis of several sources of documentation—desk research, participant observations in the field and personal interviews dealing with the main issues in relation to cruise tourism development. The goal is to summarize some of the insights to help inform the future sustainable development of Honningsvåg as a destination.
The report shows that Honningsvåg has been left out in its development as a tourism destination due to the overemphasis on visits to the iconic North Cape, one of the most significant attractions in the territory of Northern Europe. The predominant number of cruise tourists is similar to that of land-based tourists willing to focus their attention only on this geographical point. Thus, the problems related to the challenges of the limited economic impact on the surrounding communities on the island, and increased pressures on environmental sustainability resulted in debates about the possible future of this development.
The key issues identified by this report related to the development of cruise tourism are the following: overcrowding resulting from the use of common resources and infrastructure by a few major tourism industry stakeholders; heavy reliance on foreign labour to meet the demands of growing volumes of cruise passenger traffic creating challenges related to quality-of-service delivery to heterogeneous cruise segment; a lack of clear organizational structure in relation to long-term planning and coordination in hosting cruise tourists resulting in inefficiencies and challenges in managing arrival, transportation, and activities at the destination; and an absence of coherent master plans accepted and supported by different stakeholders working together to provide sustainable futures for destination development.
Currently, this absence of a common agenda and vision for future development creates more imbalances in the development of the tourism industry, where actors are interested in short-term economic gains. Thus, achieving consensus on the strict regulations applied to cruise tourism is difficult given the few actors deriving the most economic profit from it. The responsibility for decision-making is shifting between the harbour leadership, municipal politicians, and, not surprisingly, the local destination management organization. Nevertheless, there seems to be a lack of engagement in finding common solutions and responsibilities for moving towards stricter regulation of cruise tourism. The need for close collaboration and long-term commitment to planning and managing more sustainable futures is a core of the approach for future destination development in Magerøya
How did the Norwegian Armed Forces conduct the change process with Ordning for Militært Tilsatte? : A comparative study of Ordning for Militært Tilsatte within the Army, the Navy and the Air Force
No full textMasteroppgave i beredskap og kriseledelse - Nord universitet 202
Contextualizing Gender Policy in Tech Entrepreneurship: A Cross National and Multiple-Level Analysis
Full text linkPurpose In order to address the gender divide in technology entrepreneurship, we explore how different national contexts impact policies and policy implementation. We investigate how transnational concerns (macro level) about women’s low participation in (technology) entrepreneurship are translated and implemented among actors at the meso level (technology incubators) and understood at the micro level (women tech entrepreneurs). Design/methodology/approach We adopt gender institutionalism as a theoretical lens to understand what happens in the implementation of gender equality goals in technology entrepreneurship policy. We apply Gains and Lowndes’ (2014) conceptual framework to investigate the gendered character and effects of institutional formation. Four countries represent different levels of gender equality: high (Norway & Sweden), medium (Ireland) and low (Israel). An initial policy document analysis provide the macro-level understanding (Heilbrunn et al., 2022). At the meso level, managers of technology business incubators (n=3-5) in each country were interviewed. At the micro level, 10 female technology entrepreneurs in each country were interviewed. We use an inductive research approach, combined with thematic analysis. Findings Policies differ across the four countries, ranging from women-centred approaches to gender mainstreaming. Macro-level policies are interpreted and implemented in different ways among actors at the meso level, who tend to act in line with given national policies. Actors at the micro level often understand gender equality in ways that reflect their national policies. However, women in all four countries share similar struggles with work-life balance and gendered expectations in relation to family responsibilities.publishedVersio
Tracking data highlight the importance of human-induced mortality for large migratory birds at a flyway scale
Full text linkHuman-induced direct mortality affects huge numbers of birds each year, threatening hundreds of species worldwide. Tracking technologies can be an important tool to investigate temporal and spatial patterns of bird mortality as well as their drivers. We compiled 1704 mortality records from tracking studies across the African-Eurasian flyway for 45 species, including raptors, storks, and cranes, covering the period from 2003 to 2021. Our results show a higher frequency of human-induced causes of mortality than natural causes across taxonomic groups, geographical areas, and age classes. Moreover, we found that the frequency of human-induced mortality remained stable over the study period. From the human-induced mortality events with a known cause (n = 637), three main causes were identified: electrocution (40.5 %), illegal killing (21.7 %), and poisoning (16.3 %). Additionally, combined energy infrastructure-related mortality (i.e., electrocution, power line collision, and wind-farm collision) represented 49 % of all human-induced mortality events. Using a random forest model, the main predictors of human-induced mortality were found to be taxonomic group, geographic location (latitude and longitude), and human footprint index value at the location of mortality. Despite conservation efforts, human drivers of bird mortality in the African-Eurasian flyway do not appear to have declined over the last 15 years for the studied group of species. Results suggest that stronger conservation actions to address these threats across the flyway can reduce their impacts on species. In particular, projected future development of energy infrastructure is a representative example where application of planning, operation, and mitigation measures can enhance bird conservation.publishedVersio
War in Europe, but still low tension in the High North? An analysis of Norwegian mitigation strategies
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Editorial : Exploring the health of aquatic organisms through an immune viewpoint
Full text linkThis editorial, emerging from the Frontiers of Immunology special issue of the same name, delves into the central theme of immune aspects shaping the health dynamics of aquatic organisms. It synthesizes a series of scholarly investigations within the issue, presenting a comprehensive exploration of immunological nuances in aquatic ecosystems. The curated collection showcases diverse research, from examinations of marine model organisms such as Exaiptasia pallida to insights into epigenetic adaptations in invertebrates and mutant fish screening. This scholarly synthesis attests to intellectual diversity and methodological rigor in aquatic immunology, enhancing the comprehension of the intersection between immune responses and the health of aquatic organisms.publishedVersio
