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Offensive and defensive plus-minus player ratings for soccer
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Rating systems play an important part in professional sports, for example, as a source of entertainment for fans, by influencing decisions regarding tournament seedings, by acting as qualification criteria, or as decision ... -
Oilfield development and operations planning under geophysical uncertainty
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017)The oil and gas industry nowadays is challenged by dealing with nonconventional reserves and offshore environments. Decision-making associated with projects in the petroleum sector has to handle various technological issues, ... -
On complexity, ecosystems, and sustainability in local food supply : a case study on fresh seafood supply
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017)The research question considers how local foods as networked food production may be studied from an ecosystem’s perspective, being explicitly sensitive to process complexity. This implies integrating complex-process thinking ... -
On people and complexity in healthcare service supply
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018)Healthcare logistics is treated as a fundamentally emergent complex system primarily because a broad range of stakeholders are included. The patient is the primary “customer” of the service producers in the supply chain, ... -
On the Estimation of Extreme Values for Risk Assessment and Management: The ACER Method
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015)In this paper we use an Average Conditional Exceedance Rate (ACER) method to model the tail of the price change distribution of daily spot prices in the Nordic electricity market, Nord Pool Spot. We use an AR-GARCH model ... -
On the relationship between +/- ratings and event-level performance statistics
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)This work considers the challenge of identifying and properly assessing the contribution of a single player towards the performance of a team. In particular, we study the use of advanced plus-minus ratings for individual ... -
On track towards improved regional development? : impacts of the Svealand rail line on labour earnings in the Mälaren region
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)This paper studies the impacts on productivity following an investment in regional high-speed rail in the Mälaren region in Sweden. It uses wage earnings as a measure of productivity and proposes to capture agglomeration ... -
On-demand logistics : solutions, barriers, and enablers
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)The urban freight sector provides an essential service by delivering goods that are required by shops, companies, and households at a specific place and time. However, the growth of e-commerce and the dawn of on-demand ... -
Oppmerksomt nærvær : studentenes forståelse av relasjonskompetanse etter endt videreutdanning i psykisk helsearbeid, en hermeneutisk studie
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Relasjonskompetanse innen psykisk helsearbeid har betydning for menneskers håp og livsmuligheter ved kriser og psykisk uhelse. Hensikten med studien er å utdype studentenes beskrivelse og forståelse av relasjonskompetanse ... -
Optimal transit corridors for Ethiopia
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Background: Ethiopia has been landlocked since Eritrea, a former province, gained independence. Its imports and exports by sea are now sent via neighbouring coastal states, mainly Djibouti, and it needs to ensure sustainable ... -
Optimization of safety instrumented system design and maintenance frequency for oil and gas industry processes
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017)Oil and gas industry processes are associated with significant expenditures and risks. Adequacy of the decisions on safety measures made during early stages of planning the facilities and processes contributes to avoiding ... -
Optimized flocking of autonomous drones in confined environments
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018)We address a fundamental issue of collective motion of aerial robots: how to ensure that large flocks of autonomous drones seamlessly navigate in confined spaces. The numerous existing flocking models are rarely tested on ... -
Ordinal versus nominal regression models and the problem of correctly predicting draws in soccer
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017)Ordinal regression models are frequently used in academic literature to model outcomes of soccer matches, and seem to be preferred over nominal models. One reason is that, obviously, there is a natural hierarchy of outcomes, ... -
Organizational issues in embracing Agile methods : an empirical assessment
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)This study provides empirical evidence to the body of knowledge in Agile methods adoption in small, medium and large organizations in international context. This research explores the factors involved in the adoption of ... -
A painful experience of limited understanding : healthcare professionals’ experiences with palliative care of people with severe dementia in Norwegian nursing homes
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018)Background: People dying with dementia have significant healthcare needs, and palliative care, with its focus on comfort and quality of life, should be made available to these patients. The aim of this study was to explore ... -
A paired learner-based approach for concept drift detection and adaptation in software defect prediction
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)The early and accurate prediction of defects helps in testing software and therefore leads to an overall higher-quality product. Due to drift in software defect data, prediction model performances may degrade over time. ... -
Pandemic-induced constraints on rapid transformation to digital education
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Once the World Health Organization declared the COVID-19 outbreak a pandemic, many countries abruptly established a lock down requiring their populations to stay home to avoid any contact with others to stop the spread of ... -
Parents’ and nurses’ ideal collaboration in treatment-centered and home-like care of hospitalized preschool children : a qualitative study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Background: The hospitalization of children requires collaboration between parents and nurses in partnerships. This study examines parents’ and nurses’ experiences of ideal collaboration in treatment-centered and home-like ... -
Partnership or franchising to improve bus services in two major English urban regions? An institutional analysis
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Abstract This paper analyses two differing approaches to the improvement of local bus services, using the analytical lens of formal and informal institutions. Both formal and informal institutions govern the behaviour of ... -
Pårørendes erfaringer av kvalitet i helse- og omsorgstjenester til personer med demens og pårørende. En longitudinell narrativ studie.
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Bakgrunn: Det har de siste årene vært en stor satsing på å utvikle og styrke demensomsorgen i Norge. Ett av målene er at personer med demens og pårørende skal få dekket sine individuelle behov ved tjenester preget av høy ...