Nord University

Exploring a child's representations of the sea through drawings and narratives

Early engagement with marine sustainability in early childhood education and care (ECEC) can nurture ethical awareness, shared responsibility and a sense of ecological belonging. ECEC settings offer spaces where children explore environmental questions and begin to see themselves...

Rights-Based Recovery and Cultural Worth Orientations in Psychiatric Services

Personal recovery and rights-based approaches have become central to psychiatric services, but assumptions about individuals being entitled to support may not be culturally neutral. This column introduces worth orientations as a cultural dimension that shapes how service users in...

Case Report – Speed Dating as a Way to Create Engagement with Theory in Social Work Education

How do we create engagement with theory in social work education when students do not necessarily like learning theory and we educate in an age of Artificial Intelligence (AI)? This case report discusses the implementation of “Speed dating with theory” as an innovative pedagogica...

Understanding the Nature of Science (NOS): Insights from Pre-Service Teachers’ Engagement with Scientific Biographies

The comprehension of the nature of science (NOS) is increasingly recognised as a crucial element of science education, and many countries have incorporated NOS-related elements into their national curricula. This development underscores the need to adequately prepare teachers to...

lncOriL, a polyadenylated mitochondrial lncRNA common to zebrafish and human

Abstract Background Even though teleost fish and mammals share the same mitochondrial gene content and organization, the teleost mitochondrial transcriptome is still poorly understood. Here we characterized the mitochondrial transcriptome during zebrafish ( Danio rerio ) early de...

Deciphering the genomic signatures of climate vulnerability across 77 sheep breeds

Abstract Among domesticated species, sheep ( Ovis aries ) have achieved a wide geographic distribution due to their mobility, rusticity and ability to adapt to diverse environments and climatic conditions. Here, we characterise the genome-wide diversity of >1,000 sheep representi...

The end of the team, not the entrepreneur? Nascent entrepreneurs' identity work during new venture team disbanding

Purpose This study examined identity work of nascent entrepreneurs whose new venture teams disbanded during the initial stages of venture creation. We explored how new venture team disbanding influence nascent entrepreneurs' identity formation. Design/methodology/approach We foll...

Transcontextual learning in social work through international practice mobility – experiences of Norwegian students and the role of social work educators

Study-abroad programmes have become increasingly popular in social work education worldwide. In Norway and many other European countries, undertaking a practice placement abroad or participating in short-term practice mobility programmes has become a popular and common form of st...

“Did I look at the blackness, or did I look at the stars?” Meaning making in stories of spirituality, mental health and recovery

This qualitative narrative study explores how adults with lived experience of mental health difficulties draw on spirituality to make meaning and support recovery. Thirty participants were interviewed and asked to share their stories of spirituality, mental health and recovery. A...

Variation in general practitioners’ mental health diagnostic tendencies and subsequent patient care: a Norwegian registry study

Abstract Background General practitioners (GPs) are often the first point of contact for adults presenting with symptoms of depression or anxiety. Practices may vary due to patient and physician tendencies, influencing treatment pathways. This study aimed to quantify variation in...

Single-nucleotide resolution mapping of m6A in zebrafish early embryonic development identifies developmental stage-associated modification dynamics during the maternal-to-zygotic transition

Abstract N 6 -methyladenosine (m 6 A) is the most abundant epigenetic modification on eukaryotic mRNA and has important roles in gene expression. While m 6 A distribution and localization have been defined in zebrafish using antibody-based methods, no research has been published...

“Trust but not blind trust”: accounting controls and level-specific budget decoupling in a public-sector organization

Purpose This paper aims to examine how a beyond budgeting (BB)-inspired reconfiguration of accounting controls supports trust-based management practices in a public-sector organization operating under annual budget constraints. While BB advocates replacing traditional annual budg...

Screen Use and Children’s Language Development From Ages 5 to 7 Years

Importance Concerns about screen use and early language development are widespread, and prior research has reported mixed findings. Many studies have not distinguished baseline differences from developmental change, leaving uncertainty about whether screen use is associated with...

Use of point-of-care ultrasound by critical care nurses in intensive and critical care: A scoping review of practice, training, and outcomes

OBJECTIVES: To map the existing knowledge in literature on the use of point-of-care ultrasound by critical care nurses in intensive and critical care settings, and to describe current practices, and examine reported training programme characteristics and outcomes. METHODS: This s...

Wave Decay with Singular Damping

We consider the stabilization problem on a manifold with boundary for a wave equation with measure-valued linear damping. For a wide class of measures, containing Dirac masses on hypersurfaces as well as measures with fractal support, we establish an abstract energy decay result.