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qPCR screening for Yersinia ruckeri clonal complex 1 against a background of putatively avirulent strains in Norwegian aquaculture
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Although a number of genetically diverse Yersinia ruckeri strains are present in Norwegian aquaculture environments, most if not all outbreaks of yersiniosis in Atlantic salmon in Norway are associated with a single specific ... -
QR code: The global making of an infrastructural gateway
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)This article traces the history of machine-readable data encoding standards and argues that the QR code has become an infrastructural gateway. Through the analysis of patents, corporate documents and advertising, ethnographic ... -
QRS fragmentation is associated with increased risk of ventricular arrhythmias in high-risk patients; Data from the SMASH 1 Study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Introduction QRS fragmentation (fQRS), defined as the presence of additional spikes within the QRS complex, has been associated with myocardial conduction abnormalities and arrhythmogenicity. Objective We aimed to ... -
Qualification of New Methods for Measuring In-Situ Rheology of Non-Newtonian Fluids in Porous Media
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Pressure drop (ΔP) versus volumetric injection rate (Q) data from linear core floods have typically been used to measure in situ rheology of non-Newtonian fluids in porous media. However, linear flow is characterized by ... -
A qualitative case study of community experiences with Tungiasis in high prevalence villages of Bungoma County, Kenya: “The whole body aches and the jiggers are torturing me!”
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023-04-26)Introduction: Tungiasis is a painful skin infection caused by a flea called Tunga Penetrans/jiggers, which enters the epidermis of humans and animals. If untreated it may result in bacterial infection, sepsis, necrosis, ... -
Qualitative Comparative Analysis and robust sufficiency
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Some methodologists take the search target of Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA) to be causal INUS-conditions, others contend that QCA should instead be used to search for some form of sufficiency that is more substantive ... -
Qualitative evaluation of the implementation of “Tuning in to Kids” in Norwegian Kindergartens
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Background From January to June 2020, 22 FUS kindergartens across Norway implemented Tuning in to Kids for Kindergarten Teachers (TIK-KT) as part of a randomized control trial (RCT). Between the evaluation of an intervention ... -
A qualitative investigation of psychological need-satisfying experiences of a mobile-learning application: A Self-Determination Theory approach
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Much research on mobile learning is cross-sectional or lacks a theoretical basis for investigating the mechanisms of mobile learning and achievement. This may be a concern as well-formulated theoretical frameworks allow ... -
A qualitative study of adolescent girls’ experiences of menarche and menstruation in rural Tamil Nadu, India
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Background: In low- and middle-income countries, women and girls experience menstrual hygiene management-related health and social challenges such as urinary tract infections, social stigma, and school and workplace ... -
A qualitative study on Norwegian esports students' sleep, nutritional and physical activity habits and the link to health and performance
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Aim: This study explored Norwegian esports students’ lifestyle perspectives and habits concerning health and esports performance. Methods and results: Twenty participants between 17 and 21 years of age studying esports ... -
A qualitative study on the experiences of southern European immigrant parents navigating the Norwegian healthcare system
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021-01-21)Background Patients’ experiences with health providers and their diagnostic and treatment expectations are shaped by cultural health beliefs and previous experiences with healthcare services in home country. This study ... -
Quality Assessment in Co-developing Climate Services in Norway and the Netherlands
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Climate services, and research on climate services, have mutually developed over the past 20 years, with quality assessment a central issue for orienting both practitioners and researchers. However, quality assessment is ... -
Quality improvement dashboard for healthcare providers and targeted client communication to pregnant women to improve timely attendance and quality of antenatal care: A multi-arm cluster randomized trial (the eRegCom trial)
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Background: Digital health interventions can strengthen coverage and quality of care. Our aim was to assess the effectiveness of targeted client communication (TCC) to pregnant women via text messages, health care provider ... -
Quality indicators and early adverse in surgery for atypical meningiomas: A 16-year single centre study and systematic review of the literature
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Introduction Atypical meningiomas represent approximately 20% of all intracranial meningiomas and are characterized by distinct histopathological criteria and an increased risk of postoperative recurrence. Recently, ... -
Quality of clinical management of cardiometabolic risk factors in patients with severe mental illness in a specialist mental health care setting
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Purpose Cardiometabolic disease in patients with severe mental illness is a major cause of shortened life expectancy. There is sparse evidence of real-world clinical risk prevention practice. We investigated levels of ... -
Quality of dietary fat and risk of Alzheimer’s disease and dementia in adults aged ≥50 years: a systematic review
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Objective: To identify, critically appraise, and synthesize evidence on the effect of quality of dietary fat intake and different classes of fatty acids on the risk of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and dementia in adults aged ... -
Quality of life among cancer inpatients 80 years and older: a systematic review
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Objective The aim of this systematic review was to summarize and assess the literature on quality of life (QoL) among cancer patients 80 years and older admitted to hospitals and what QoL instruments have been ... -
Quality of life among women with symptomatic, screen-detected, and interval breast cancer, and for women without breast cancer: a retrospective cross-sectional study from Norway
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Purpose: Breast cancers detected at screening need less aggressive treatment compared to breast cancers detected due to symptoms. The evidence on the quality of life associated with screen-detected versus symptomatic breast ... -
Quality of life among young people in Norway during the COVID‑19 pandemic. A longitudinal study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)In this study, we aimed to examine health-related quality of life during the COVID-19 pandemic among a general sample of young people in Norway aged 11–19 years. More specifically, we examine: (1) Change over 2 time-points ... -
Quality of life in home-dwelling cancer patients aged 80 years and older: a systematic review
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Objective Quality of Life (QoL) in elderly cancer patients is a topic that has been little explored. This systematic review aims to identify, assess, and report the literature on QoL in home-dwelling cancer patients aged ...