University of Stavanger

Who shapes Resilience Engineering? Gendered epistemic asymmetries in a socio-technical knowledge community

Resilience engineering is concerned with modelling adaptive capacity and performance variability in complex systems. As such, it constitutes a body of research and a knowledge community whose epistemic configuration may shape theoretical development primarily in ergonomics and so...

A risk science perspective on inductive risk

Abstract The concept of inductive risk—commonly understood as the possibility of error in accepting or rejecting a scientific hypothesis—has been a topic of discussion in the philosophy of science since the 1950s. The primary focus has been on its implications for the legitimacy...

Sex differences in dementia with Lewy bodies: a systematic review

Abstract Sex differences are increasingly recognized across neurodegenerative disorders, including Dementia with Lewy Bodies (DLB). Despite ongoing refinement of diagnostic criteria, DLB remains frequently misdiagnosed—particularly among females—reflecting gaps in our understandi...

Toddlers show heightened attention to selective distributors

We investigated whether Norwegian 21-month-olds (N = 176) hold expectations about agents' dominance based on their distributive fairness (data collected during 2021–2024). Toddlers were presented with two agents who first distributed resources, one acting evenly/fairly and the ot...

Improvement work in child welfare services after regulatory supervision: a qualitative study of foster care follow-up in Norway

This study explores how Norwegian child welfare services engage in improvement efforts in response to noncompliance with legal requirements from the County Governors, following a nationwide regulatory supervision of foster-care follow‑up conducted in Norway during 2022–2023. Draw...

The Moduli of the Universal Geometry of Heterotic Moduli

Abstract We study the moduli of the universal geometry of $$d=4$$ d = 4 $$N=1$$ N = 1 heterotic vacua. Universal geometry refers to a family of heterotic vacua fibred over the moduli space. The universal geometry mimics aspects of the original heterotic vacua, in particular holom...

Fears of Child Protective Services in a Disadvantaged Migrant Group: Linking Stigma, the Interaction Order, and Structural Forces

Parents from stigmatized and disadvantaged migrant groups often fear losing their children to Child Protective Services (CPS). Based on ethnography with Norwegian Somalis, this paper examines how such fears arise. We work abductively from a specific puzzle, which is that the fear...

East and West African Refugee Parents’ Experiences With Norwegian Municipal Mental Health Services for Their Children: Navigating Cultural Differences

Introduction: The number of refugees in Norway from African countries has increased, alongside increasing mental health challenges among youths with refugee backgrounds, linked to trauma and resettlement stress. Although parents wish to support their children, they encounter cult...

Voice metrics and workload in helicopter rescue: insights from ninety-six cockpit recordings

The relationship between subjective workload and task performance is multifaceted. In aviation research, task performance is typically evaluated using multiple variables. Voice metrics can provide valuable insights regarding operational improvements and offer objective assessment...

People, Pasture and Plant Use: The Environmental Archaeology of Helgusel Shieling Site, SW-Iceland

Shielings were a vital part of the agricultural system in Iceland for a millennium. They were sites of seasonal habitation where people brought domestic animals for grazing and to spare the infields for haymaking. In this paper, the site of Helgusel shieling in Mosfellsdalur is t...

Offshore fish farming in exposed seas: A state-of-the-art review of challenges, potential solutions and numerical modelling

Global warming has accelerated the shift from nearshore to offshore aquaculture, where colder waters, improved water exchange, lower pen density, and reduced inter-pen infection risks provide more favourable conditions for sustainable fish production. However, offshore fish farmi...

Acceptance of Digital Health and Well-Being: The Development of the UTAUT2-Screener

Abstract Extending conventional health and well-being services with technology has proven to be acceptable and effective. However, implementing such technology in routine care requires contextual tailoring to ensure successful uptake. The Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of T...

Machine learning surrogate model for athlete aerodynamics with application to cycling

Abstract Aerodynamic drag dominates the resistive forces in many sports at racing speeds, and small athlete posture changes can produce practically meaningful changes in performance. Standard approaches like field testing, wind-tunnel testing and computational fluid dynamics (CFD...

Social Assistive Robots in Healthcare: Ethical Boundaries of Caritative Caring Perspective

Caring is commonly described as the ethical core of nursing and as a fundamentally human way of relating to others. As social assistive robots are increasingly introduced into healthcare, questions emerge regarding the role these technologies can play in caring practices. Drawing...