Browsing Høgskolen i Østfold by Title
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Evolution and risk factors of anal incontinence during the first 6 years after first delivery: a prospective cohort study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Complicated vaginal delivery, age and bowel emptying problems increase the risk of long-term anal incontinence. -
Examining Blended Learning Adoption Towards Improving Learning Performance in Institutions of Higher Education
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)Institutions of higher education are implementing Blended Learning (BL) approaches to supplement traditional courses in enhancing students’ learning experiences. However, only fewer studies have examined BL acceptance based ... -
Examining Instructors’ Roles in Facilitating Students’ Learning Process in Pedagogical Information and Communication Technology Massive Open Online Course
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)This study examines how course instructors facilitate students’ learning in the Pedagogical Information and Communication Technology (ICTPED) Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) aiming to develop professional digital competence ... -
Examining the Adoption of Sustainable eMobility-Sharing in Smart Communities: Diffusion of Innovation Theory Perspective
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)The transport sector is undergoing disruption due to trends such as tightening environmental targets, digitalization, and servitization, contributing to low-carbon mobility and offering citizen-oriented services. As a ... -
Examining the adoption of telehealth during public health emergencies based on technology organization environment framework
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Purpose Disasters and pandemics pose challenges to health-care provision. Accordingly, the need for adopting innovative approach is required in providing care to patient. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to present ... -
Examining the Use of Intelligent Conversational Voice-Assistants for Improved Mobility Behavior of Older Adults in Smart Cities
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)Intelligent Conversational Voice-assistants (ICV) can interpret the speech of human and respond back using synthesized voices and are increasingly employed for interacting with different applications. ICV offers promising ... -
Experiences of Being Significant Others to Older Adults with Frailty Living Alone in Rural Arctic Norway: A Qualitative Study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Purpose: Our aim in this study was to explore how significant others experience being “significant” to older adults living alone with frailty in rural Arctic areas in northern Norway. The proportion of older adults in the ... -
Experiences of cardiac arrest survivors among young exercisers in Norway: A qualitative study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Aim: To explore how young exercisers experience surviving sudden cardiac arrest (SCA), focusing on interpretation of warning signs and experi-ences with the healthcare system. Methods: The study had a qualitative design, ... -
Experiences of individuals with intellectual disability who lecture in higher education
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Introduction: Prior studies have suggested that adults with intellectual disabilities who are in employment in general report a high level of well-being and life satisfaction. Less is known about which experiences and ... -
An experimental comparison of evolved neural network models for controlling simulated modular soft robots
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Voxel-based soft robots (VSRs) are a type of modular robots composed by interconnected soft and deformable blocks, i.e., voxels. Thanks to the softness of their bodies, VSRs may exhibit rich dynamic behaviors. One open ... -
An Experimental Study and Statistical Analysis on the Electrical Properties of Synthetic Ester-Based Nanofluids
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)The rise in power demand today necessitates its generation and transmission at high voltages. The efficient transmission of electric power requires transformers with an insulation system that exhibits excellent dielectric ... -
An Experimental Study and Statistical Analysis on the Electrical Properties of Synthetic Ester-Based Nanofluids
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)The rise in power demand today necessitates its generation and transmission at high voltages. The efficient transmission of electric power requires transformers with an insulation system that exhibits excellent dielectric ... -
Explaining workers’ resistance against a health and safety programme: An understanding based on hierarchical and social accountability
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)The seemingly paradoxical phenomenon of workers’ resistance to health and safety measures has been explained in various ways, for example through production or efficiency pressure, risk-taking behaviours or problematic ... -
Explanations for use of dietary- and muscle enhancing dietary supplements among university students: a national cross-sectional study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Background: Use of dietary supplements (DS) and muscle enhancing dietary supplements (MEDS) is frequent among students despite the lack of evidence of effects and health risks related to consumption. We need to increase ... -
An exploration into the concept and phenomenon of shame within the context of child sexual abuse: an existential-dialogical perspective of social work within the settings of a Norwegian incest centre
(Doktoravhandlinger ved NTNU, Doctoral thesis, 2009-11)The present study is an exploration into the concept and phenomenon of shame within the context of sexual abuse and within the settings of a Norwegian Incest Centre. The problem of interest which I have chosen in this ... -
An Exploration of the “Mimetic Aspects” of Storyline Used as a Creative and Imaginative Approach to Teaching and Learning in Teacher Education
(Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2020)Chapter 4. The aim of this study is to contribute to a comprehensive understanding of the potential mimetic aspects of The Storyline Approach (TSA)1. This study critically ex-amines how student teachers create imaginative ... -
Exploring a Performative Approach to Felting Wool: An autoethnography for two?
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-12-12)This text treats the author’s imagined research design based on her artistic research and pedagogical views. She tentatively call this arts based approach an autoethnography for two. The starting point of this approach is ...