cometadata/datacite-titles-descriptions-related-identifiers huggingface dataset:
DOI: 10.18712/nsd-nsd2279-v10
title: Level of Living Survey EU-SILC, 2015

description: Statistics Norway has a long tradition of conducting “Level of Living”-surveys, and the surveys elucidate the living condition components like the economy, housing conditions, leisure activities, social networks, exposedness and fear of crime, health, education, care, employment and working conditions. The Survey on Income and Living Conditions (EU-SILC) is a European sampling survey concerning income, social inclusiveness and living conditions that is coordinated though the EUs statistical organ, Eurostat, and rooted in the European Statistical System (ESS). The primary purpose of EU-SILC is to produce a data foundation for the EUs indicators for welfare and social inclusiveness. The living condition survey EU-SILC will, jointly with the surveys on working conditions and data on health, care and social contact from the European Health Interview Survey (EHIS), cover all of the mentioned components of level of living surveys over a three-year period. The theme of the 2015 EU-SILC survey on living conditions was housing, exposedness and fear of crime, material shortages, and social and cultural participation.
DOI: 10.18712/nsd-nsd2279-v5
title: Level of Living EU-SILC, 2015

description: Statistics Norway has a long tradition of conducting “Level of Living”-surveys, and the surveys elucidate the living condition components like the economy, housing conditions, leisure activities, social networks, exposedness and fear of crime, health, education, care, employment and working conditions. The Survey on Income and Living Conditions (EU-SILC) is a European sampling survey concerning income, social inclusiveness and living conditions that is coordinated though the EUs statistical organ, Eurostat, and rooted in the European Statistical System (ESS). The primary purpose of EU-SILC is to produce a data foundation for the EUs indicators for welfare and social inclusiveness. The living condition survey EU-SILC will, jointly with the surveys on working conditions and data on health, care and social contact from the European Health Interview Survey (EHIS), cover all of the mentioned components of level of living surveys over a three-year period. The theme of the 2015 EU-SILC survey on living conditions was housing, exposedness and fear of crime, material shortages, and social and cultural participation.
DOI: 10.18712/nsd-nsd2279-v8
title: Level of Living EU-SILC, 2015

description: Statistics Norway has a long tradition of conducting “Level of Living”-surveys, and the surveys elucidate the living condition components like the economy, housing conditions, leisure activities, social networks, exposedness and fear of crime, health, education, care, employment and working conditions. The Survey on Income and Living Conditions (EU-SILC) is a European sampling survey concerning income, social inclusiveness and living conditions that is coordinated though the EUs statistical organ, Eurostat, and rooted in the European Statistical System (ESS). The primary purpose of EU-SILC is to produce a data foundation for the EUs indicators for welfare and social inclusiveness. The living condition survey EU-SILC will, jointly with the surveys on working conditions and data on health, care and social contact from the European Health Interview Survey (EHIS), cover all of the mentioned components of level of living surveys over a three-year period. The theme of the 2015 EU-SILC survey on living conditions was housing, exposedness and fear of crime, material shortages, and social and cultural participation.
DOI: 10.18712/nsd-nsd2279-v9
title: Level of Living Survey EU-SILC, 2015

description: Statistics Norway has a long tradition of conducting “Level of Living”-surveys, and the surveys elucidate the living condition components like the economy, housing conditions, leisure activities, social networks, exposedness and fear of crime, health, education, care, employment and working conditions. The Survey on Income and Living Conditions (EU-SILC) is a European sampling survey concerning income, social inclusiveness and living conditions that is coordinated though the EUs statistical organ, Eurostat, and rooted in the European Statistical System (ESS). The primary purpose of EU-SILC is to produce a data foundation for the EUs indicators for welfare and social inclusiveness. The living condition survey EU-SILC will, jointly with the surveys on working conditions and data on health, care and social contact from the European Health Interview Survey (EHIS), cover all of the mentioned components of level of living surveys over a three-year period. The theme of the 2015 EU-SILC survey on living conditions was housing, exposedness and fear of crime, material shortages, and social and cultural participation.
DOI: 10.18712/nsd-nsd2280-v2
title: Rental Market Survey 2015

description: The purpose of the rent statistics is to determine the rental value of the leased properties in Norway stratified on various segments of the rental market. The Rental Market Survey originates in an external assignment and in the need for better and more detailed rent statistics on the rental market (Report No. 23, 2003-2004). The Rental Market Survey was conducted for the first time in 2005, see Report 2005/32 and further established as an official statistic in 2006. The Rental Market Survey is from 2012 expanded with the publication of more detailed rental figures.
DOI: 10.18712/nsd-nsd2280-v3
title: Rental Market Survey, 2015

description: The purpose of the rent statistics is to determine the rental value of the leased properties in Norway stratified on various segments of the rental market. The Rental Market Survey originates in an external assignment and in the need for better and more detailed rent statistics on the rental market (Report No. 23, 2003-2004). The Rental Market Survey was conducted for the first time in 2005, see Report 2005/32 and further established as an official statistic in 2006. The Rental Market Survey is from 2012 expanded with the publication of more detailed rental figures.
DOI: 10.18712/nsd-nsd2281-v2
title: Inclusive Employers? Labor Strategies in Businesses Aimed at Employees with Employment Issues, 2009

description: The survey about senior policy in Norwegian businesses are conducted by Statistics Norway on behalf of The Fafo Research Foundation. The survey is part of a larger Fafo project on inclusive employers. The questions in this survey focus on businesses work on senior policy, measures aimed at elderly workers and workplace agreements (IA-agreement).
DOI: 10.18712/nsd-nsd2289-v1
title: Why Oligodendrocytes Keep Axons Alive, but Easily Die, 2015

description: Background: Mitochondria play several crucial roles in the life of oligodendrocytes. During development of the myelin sheath they are essential providers of carbon skeletons and energy for lipid synthesis. During normal brain function their consumption of pyruvate will be a key determinant of how much lactate is available for oligodendrocytes to export to power axonal function. Finally, during calcium-overload induced pathology, as occurs in ischemia, mitochondria may buffer calcium or induce apoptosis. Despite their important functions, very little is known of the properties of oligodendrocyte mitochondria, and mitochondria have never been observed in the myelin sheaths.

Methods and results: We have used targeted expression of fluorescent mitochondrial markers to characterize the location and movement of mitochondria within oligodendrocytes. We show for the first time that mitochondria are able to enter and move within the myelin sheath. Within the myelin sheath the highest number of mitochondria was in the cytoplasmic ridges along the sheath. Mitochondria moved more slowly than in neurons and, in contrast to their behavior in neurons and astrocytes, their movement was increased rather than inhibited by glutamate activating NMDA receptors. By electron microscopy we show that myelin sheath mitochondria have a low surface area of cristae, which suggests a low ATP production.

Conclusion: These data specify fundamental properties of the oxidative phosphorylation system in oligodendrocytes, the glial cells that enhance cognition by speeding action potential propagation and provide metabolic support to axons.
DOI: 10.18712/nsd-nsd2290-v1
title: Making Sense of SMOS Soil Moisture Observations over Norway and Northern Areas, 2012

description: This project concerned studies to make more sense of the European Space Agency, ESA, SMOS (Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity) soil moisture observations over Norway and Northern Areas. The SMOS satellite was launched in 2009 and is still working, providing data with relatively coarse spatial resolution (~43 km footprint), a limited instantaneous field of view (~1000 km across) and relatively infrequent revisits (1-3 days). The project used data assimilation ideas to improve the spatial and temporal information provided by SMOS to be more in line with user needs, i.e., offer higher rate, higher resolution, wider area “snap shot” information. For the data assimilation we used a variant of the Ensemble Kalman Filter (EnKF). The enhanced spatial resolution varied between 4 and 9 km (depending on model resolution) and the enhanced temporal resolution typically was 6 hours (the time step to update the analysis using SMOS data). As part of this study, the project evaluated the quality of satellite soil moisture observations and land surface model simulations over Norway, and assessed the NILU land data assimilation system in the context of studies of the hydrological cycle over land. This study addressed the challenge of using SMOS data to understand the hydrological cycle in Norway and Northern Areas, regions characterized by complex orography.
DOI: 10.18712/nsd-nsd2291-v2
title: Twelve Step Based Self-help Groups for Substance Related Disorders, 2010

description: The Twelve Step groups are the most available and widespread self-help groups for patients with alcohol or drug related disorders. In a public health perspective, self-help groups (SHGs) may be considered as a complementary form of care that could supplement professional help and provide aftercare once professional treatment has ended. There is a need to investigate if international findings and procedures concerning referrals from health services to Twelve Step Groups (TSGs) can be replicated and accommodated to a cultural setting which is unfamiliar with these groups. There is also a particular need in the Norwegian treatment system to develop alternative treatment strategies for patients undergoing detoxification to improve their chances of long-term recovery, due to deficient formal follow-up alternatives. A RCT-study was carried out. Patients who entered a detoxification treatment ward was assigned to either a standard (brief advice) or intensive referral condition (motivational sessions and contact with TSG volunteers) to TSGs. Patients were followed at 6 months to determine whether intensive referral resulted in more TSG attendance, and if this mediated less substance use and better functioning. 

If there are any questions regarding the dataset, please contact John-Kåre Vederhus.
DOI: 10.18712/nsd-nsd2291-v3
title: Twelve Step Based Self-help Groups for Substance Related Disorders, 2010

description: The Twelve Step groups are the most available and widespread self-help groups for patients with alcohol or drug related disorders. In a public health perspective, self-help groups (SHGs) may be considered as a complementary form of care that could supplement professional help and provide aftercare once professional treatment has ended. There is a need to investigate if international findings and procedures concerning referrals from health services to Twelve Step Groups (TSGs) can be replicated and accommodated to a cultural setting which is unfamiliar with these groups. There is also a particular need in the Norwegian treatment system to develop alternative treatment strategies for patients undergoing detoxification to improve their chances of long-term recovery, due to deficient formal follow-up alternatives. A RCT-study was carried out. Patients who entered a detoxification treatment ward was assigned to either a standard (brief advice) or intensive referral condition (motivational sessions and contact with TSG volunteers) to TSGs. Patients were followed at 6 months to determine whether intensive referral resulted in more TSG attendance, and if this mediated less substance use and better functioning. 

If there are any questions regarding the dataset, please contact John-Kåre Vederhus.
DOI: 10.18712/nsd-nsd2293-v2
title: Changing Landscapes of Finnmark: Participation and Support of FeFo; Use of Local Resources, Industrial Growth and Global Challenges, 2012

description: The project "Changing Landscapes of Finnmark: Participation and Support of FeFo; Use of Local Resources, Industrial Growth and Global Challenges, 2012" examines The Finnmark Act legitimacy as a landowner, administrator and commercial developer, as well as how different strategies for resource administration attend to different groups' influences and attachment to the ecosystem services.  The project was a collaboration between NORUT Alta and The Arctic University of Norway, and had two work packages. 

Data are freely available for downloading.
DOI: 10.18712/nsd-nsd2294-v1
title: Effects of Changing Climate on the Alpine Tree Line and Mountain Forest Carbon Pools Along 1500 km N-S and Elevation Gradients, 2012

description: The primary objective is to monitor and document the changes along a 1,500 km N-S gradient (58-69N) taking place in the mountain forest and alpine tree line in terms of biomass accumulation and tree line migration. Rapid changes are expected in the mountain forest and the forest alpine transition zone due to global warming. Since steep temperature productivity gradients characterize these marginal areas, two fundamental effects are expected: (1) expansion of the forest by colonization of non-forested areas and migration of the alpine tree line; (2) increased growth of existing trees which will have an impact on carbon sequestration and future carbon pools. The mountain forests and forest-alpine transition zone constitute a large proportion of Norway's land surface. This ecotone can be found along the entire mountain chain, from south to the north of the country. Little information is available about the current status and the consequences of future changes likely to take place in these areas because they are not covered by any official monitoring programs and they have also been neglected in official carbon reporting. The focus of this proposal is on development of efficient methods for detection of alpine tree line migration and biomass accumulation in the mountain forest based on LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) remote sensing. This technology is the most sensitive available to detect local and rapid change over short time periods and extensive areas at reasonable cost. The methods will be demonstrated on a 1500 km N-S gradient. The LiDAR transect encompasses hundreds of elevation gradients, and changes in tree line and biomass stores in the mountain forest will, for the first time, be provided. Such changes are relevant for reporting on climate conventions, and experience gained may provide vital input to design of future monitoring programs. Experiments will be set up to gain a basic understanding of climatic effects on biological processes regulating recruitment and growth of trees along the alpine tree line. By doing so, we will be able to provide estimates with respect to the re-measurement period needed to reliably detect changes in these climate sensitive ecosystems. For further information about ”Effects of Changing Climate on the Alpine Tree Line and Mountain Forest Carbon Pools Along 1500 km N-S and Elevation Gradients, 2012”, please contact the principal investigator.
DOI: 10.18712/nsd-nsd2295-v1
title: Payments for Ecosystem Services in Latin America in the context of REDD (PESILA-REDD), 2014

description: PESILA-REDD (2011-2014) aimed at studying the cost-effectiveness and legitimacy of payments for ecosystem services (PES) from forests as one of several instruments to reduce deforestation and forest degradation, so-called REDD+ measures.

For further information about "Payments for Ecosystem Services in Latin America in the context of REDD (PESILA-REDD), 2014", please contact the principal investigator.
DOI: 10.18712/nsd-nsd2296-v2
title: Multiple-Documents Literacy: Understanding, Assessing, and Improving Students' Learning from Conflicting Information Sources, 2010

description: The data set "Multiple-Documents Literacy: Understanding, Assessing, and Improving Students' Learning from Conflicting Information Sources, 2010" is based on a study conducted in 2010 by Ivar Bråten at the Faculty of Educational Sciences, University of Oslo. Multiple-documents literacy refers to the ability to locate, evaluate, and use diverse sources of information for the purpose of constructing and communicating an integrated, meaningful representation of a subject, issue, or situation. In Norway and many other countries, researchers, educators, and policy-makers are concerned that this crucial competency is not adequately developed through schooling. Based on existing theory and research pertaining to multiple-documents literacy, three questions were addressed. First, which learning processes and competencies are involved in the comprehension and integration of multiple documents and how are those processes and competencies interrelated? Second, how can the learning outcomes of multiple-documents literacy be reliably and validly assessed? Third, how can multiple-documents literacy be effectively promoted?
DOI: 10.18712/nsd-nsd2297-v2
title: Targeting and Measuring Family Processes That Influence Energy Balance-related Behaviours in School-based Obesity Prevention Interventions, 2015

description: There is need for more research investigating the impact and factors in the family and home environment regarding children and adolescents eating habits. Such factors may be parent-child communication, renting practices and parenting style. The objective with the survey was to develop a questionnaire for both the adolescents and the parents which can be used to identify variables. The questionnaires' reliability and validity were tested in a pilot study. The conceptual framework for the survey included psychosocial aspect like family function, cohesion, conflict, communication, job-family related stress, parenting practice and parenting style. As part of the  physical home environment it was mapped out the availability of vegetables and sugar-rich beverages. Family meals was included as an indicator of the socio-cultural home environment. Induvidual characteristics, such as intake of vegetables and sugar-rich beverages, and adolescents impulsivity were also included. The questionnaire were tested in a re-test study in which 54 adolescents and 44 of their parents participated and in a cross-sectional survey including 440 adolescents, aged 13-15 yeasr, 242 of their mothers and 155 of their fathers. The samples are relatively representative for Norwegian adolescents and their parents. The conceptual framework developed may be a useful tool in mapping out the home food environment and the family processes related to adolescents' dietary habits. The results support the use of the questionnaire as a tool with satisfactory psychometric property to assess family characteristics and adolescent's impulsivity.
DOI: 10.18712/nsd-nsd2297-v3
title: Targeting and Measuring Family Processes That Influence Energy Balance-related Behaviours in School-based Obesity Prevention Interventions, 2015

description: There is need for more research investigating the impact and factors in the family and home environment regarding children and adolescents eating habits. Such factors may be parent-child communication, renting practices and parenting style. The objective with the survey was to develop a questionnaire for both the adolescents and the parents which can be used to identify variables. The questionnaires' reliability and validity were tested in a pilot study. The conceptual framework for the survey included psychosocial aspect like family function, cohesion, conflict, communication, job-family related stress, parenting practice and parenting style. As part of the  physical home environment it was mapped out the availability of vegetables and sugar-rich beverages. Family meals was included as an indicator of the socio-cultural home environment. Induvidual characteristics, such as intake of vegetables and sugar-rich beverages, and adolescents impulsivity were also included. The questionnaire were tested in a re-test study in which 54 adolescents and 44 of their parents participated and in a cross-sectional survey including 440 adolescents, aged 13-15 yeasr, 242 of their mothers and 155 of their fathers. The samples are relatively representative for Norwegian adolescents and their parents. The conceptual framework developed may be a useful tool in mapping out the home food environment and the family processes related to adolescents' dietary habits. The results support the use of the questionnaire as a tool with satisfactory psychometric property to assess family characteristics and adolescent's impulsivity.
DOI: 10.18712/nsd-nsd2298-v1
title: Digital Survey, 2014

description: Digital Survey, 2014 is a national quantitative survey on the use of digital tools in Norwegian higher education. The survey was conducted by the University of Norway on behalf of the Ministry of Education and Research. The survey had three respondent groups; students, subject staff / teachers and managers at department / department level.
 
The survey has mapped students 'and academic staff's use of digital tools in teaching and learning, the educational institutions' work with facilitating use, as well as organizational and individual conditions that affect their use.

The data material contains closed questions about the use and facilitation of the use of digital tools in learning and teaching, but also open / free text questions and answers at the individual level. The background variables are coded in groups. This applies to both age, number of years studied or worked, as well as number of years in the position.
DOI: 10.18712/nsd-nsd2298-v2
title: Digital Survey, 2014

description: Digital Survey, 2014 is a national quantitative survey on the use of digital tools in Norwegian higher education. The survey was conducted by the University of Norway on behalf of the Ministry of Education and Research. The survey had three respondent groups; students, subject staff / teachers and managers at department / department level.
 
The survey has mapped students 'and academic staff's use of digital tools in teaching and learning, the educational institutions' work with facilitating use, as well as organizational and individual conditions that affect their use.

The data material contains closed questions about the use and facilitation of the use of digital tools in learning and teaching, but also open / free text questions and answers at the individual level. The background variables are coded in groups. This applies to both age, number of years studied or worked, as well as number of years in the position.
DOI: 10.18712/nsd-nsd2299-v1
title: Enabling Low-Emmision LNG Systems - Fundamentals for Multilevel Modelling, 2014

description: The KNP-project "Enabling Low-Emmision LNG Systems - Fundamentals for Multilevel Modelling" aimed to produce new knowlege on the liquidation of natural gas (LNG) and other lowtemperature processes. The activities were connected to three primary areas: (1) fundamental understanding of two phase flow phenomenon in LNG heat exchangers, (2) analysing LNG heat exchange and (3) evaluating and optimizing LNG processes. The objective was to develop knowledge and tools enabling the evaluation, operation and design of innovative, environmentally safe, cost-effective and energyefficient LNG systems. Such systems have a large and increasing economic and environmental significance.