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Business Training in Tanzania: From Research-driven Experiment to Local Implementation by Berge, Lars Ivar Oppedal, Bjorvatn, Kjetil, Juniwaty, Kartika Sari, Tungodden, Bertil

“…Field experiments documenting positive treatment effects have a strong policy message: scale up! However, such experiments are typically implemented under…”
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Fluoride, calcium and magnesium intake in children living in a high-fluoride area in Ethiopia. Intake through food by Malde, M. K., Zerihun, L., Julshamn, K., Bjorvatn, K.

“…Objective.  The aim of this study was to assess the daily dietary fluoride intake in children living in two neighbouring villages in the Wonji Shoa Sugar…”
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Sociodemographic and behavioural correlates of severe dental fluorosis by WONDWOSSEN, F., ÅSTRØM, A. N., BJORVATN, K., BÅRDSEN, A.

“…Objectives.  The aim of this study was to identify sociodemographic and behavioural factors associated with the prevalence of severe dental fluorosis in…”
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Fluoride intake in children living in a high-fluoride area in Ethiopia - intake through beverages by Malde, M. K., Zerihun, L., Julshamn, K., Bjorvatn, K.

“…Introduction. The present study was conducted in Wonji Shoa, a sugar estate in the Ethiopian Rift Valley. Drinking water in the area is provided either by the…”
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Inequality, segregation, and redistribution by Bjorvatn, K., Cappelen, A.W.

“…Mainstream economic theory predicts that countries with large inequalities in pre-tax income distribution will be more redistributive than countries which are…”
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Dental fluorosis in primary teeth: a study in rural schoolchildren in Shaanxi Province, China by RUAN, J. P., WANG, Z. L., YANG, Z. Q., BÅRDSEN, A., ÅSTRØM, A. N., BJORVATN, K.

“…Objective. The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence and severity of fluorosis in the primary dentition of 7–8‐year‐old Chinese schoolchildren in…”
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Altitude as a risk indicator of dental fluorosis in children residing in areas with 0.5 and 2.5 mg fluoride per litre in drinking water by Rwenyonyi, C, Bjorvatn, K, Birkeland, J, Haugejorden, O

“…The purpose of this study was to assess the association between altitude and dental fluorosis among Ugandan children in two fluoride (F) districts while…”
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Resource Curse and Power Balance: Evidence from Oil-Rich Countries by Bjorvatn, Kjetil, Farzanegan, Mohammad Reza, Schneider, Friedrich

“…We examine the role of political fractionalization in understanding the “resource curse”. Using panel data for 30 oil-rich countries, we find that the income…”
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Risk periods in the development of dental fluorosis by Bårdsen, A, Bjorvatn, K

“…In order to study the age-related susceptibility to dental fluorosis, 40 children who had been lifelong consumers of moderate- to high-fluoride water…”
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Radon, fluoride and 62 elements as determined by ICP-MS in 145 Norwegian hard rock groundwater samples by Reimann, C., Hall, G.E.M., Siewers, U., Bjorvatn, K., Morland, G., Skarphagen, H., Strand, T.

“…Hard rock groundwater (145) samples collected from private drinking water wells in the environs of Oslo and Bergen were analysed for their radon and fluoride…”
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Age as a determinant of severity of dental fluorosis in children residing in areas with 0.5 and 2.5 mg fluoride per liter in drinking water by Rwenyonyi, C M, Birkeland, J M, Haugejorden, O, Bjorvatn, K

“…The purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of age on the severity of dental fluorosis in children exposed to drinking water with either low or…”
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Dental caries among 10- to 14-year-old children in Ugandan rural areas with 0.5 and 2.5 mg fluoride per liter in drinking water by Rwenyonyi, C M, Birkeland, J M, Haugejorden, O, Bjorvatn, K

“…The purpose of this study was to report on dental caries among Ugandan children residing in rural areas with either a low or high fluoride concentration in the…”
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An attempt to explain why Tanzanian children drinking water containing 0.2 or 3.6 mg fluoride per liter exhibit a similar level of dental fluorosis by Awadia, A K, Birkeland, J M, Haugejorden, O, Bjorvatn, K

“…The aim of this study was to identify factors that might explain the similar level of prevalence and severity of dental fluorosis in two neighboring areas in…”
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Economic integration and the profitability of cross-border mergers and acquisitions by Bjorvatn, Kjetil

“…The 1990s was a decade of increased economic integration. The decade also witnessed a sharp increase in cross-border mergers and acquisitions. From a…”
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Caries and dental fluorosis in a 0.25 and a 2.5 ppm fluoride area in the Sudan by Ibrahim, Y E, Bjorvatn, K, Birkeland, J M

“…The purpose of this study was to assess the caries prevalence of children living in areas with either 0.25 or 2.5 ppm fluoride in the drinking water, and to…”
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Prevalence of dental fluorosis in Sudanese children from two villages with 0.25 and 2.56 ppm fluoride in the drinking water by Ibrahim, Y E, Affan, A A, Bjorvatn, K

“…Dental fluorosis is endemic in Eastern Africa and a high prevalence has been found even in low-fluoride (approximately 0.5 ppm) areas. Substantial seasonal…”
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Vegetarianism and dental fluorosis among children in a high fluoride area of northern Tanzania by Awadia, A.K., Haugejorden, O., Bjorvatn, K., Birkeland, J.M.

“…Objective. The purpose of this study was to compare the prevalence and severity of dental fluorosis among vegetarian and nonvegetarian children and adolescents…”
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Rent seeking and regime stability in rentier states by Bjorvatn, Kjetil, Naghavi, Alireza

“…Are natural resources a source of conflict or stability? Empirical studies demonstrate that rents from natural resources, and in particular oil, are an…”
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Dental variables associated with differences in severity of fluorosis within the permanent dentition by Rwenyonyi, C M, Birkeland, J M, Haugejorden, O, Bjorvatn, K

“…The aim of this study was to assess the influence of age at start, duration, and completion of enamel formation, as well as of tooth-eruption age and enamel…”
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Destructive Competition: Factionalism and Rent-Seeking in Iran by Bjorvatn, Kjetil, Selvik, Kjetil

“…The literature on the “resource curse” suggests that the quality of institutions determines a country’s ability to transform resource wealth into economic…”
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