**Author details**

Monika Ravik1 \* and Kristoffer Ravik Andresen2

1 Faculty of Health and Social Studies, University of South-Eastern Norway, Porsgrunn, Norway

2 Self-Employed (Software Developer), Hunsrødskogen, Sandefjord, Norway

\*Address all correspondence to: monika.ravik@usn.no

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