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Early childhood head circumference: Reference ranges for Ethiopian population
(Master thesis, 2014-05-25)Background: Hydrocephalus is a condition of increased volume of cerebrospinal fluid commonly associated with impaired brain function. It is more common in developing countries and mostly frequently in children. One can ... -
Early Christianity in East Africa and Red Sea/Indian Ocean Commerce
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-11-18)The ancient East African kingdom of Aksum gradually adopted Christianity from the early- to mid-fourth-century reign of Ezana onwards. The well-known narrative of the late Roman church-historian Rufinus relates a top-down ... -
Early constipation predicts faster dementia onset in Parkinson's disease
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Constipation is a common but not a universal feature in early PD, suggesting that gut involvement is heterogeneous and may be part of a distinct PD subtype with prognostic implications. We analysed data from the Parkinson’s ... -
Early detection and intervention in psychosis: A long-term perspective.
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Early detection of anthropogenic climate change signals in the ocean interior
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Robust detection of anthropogenic climate change is crucial to: (i) improve our understanding of Earth system responses to external forcing, (ii) reduce uncertainty in future climate projections, and (iii) develop efficient ... -
Early detection of medical deterioration of patients with diabetes by using machine learning
(Master thesis, 2020-06-27)Diabetes is a growing healthcare problem in the world, which affects over 400 million adults. In collaboration with Haukeland University Hospital, we look at medical records from real patients diagnosed with diabetes. The ... -
Early developmental, temperamental and educational problems in ‘substance use disorder’ patients with and without ADHD. Does ADHD make a difference?
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-03-28)Introduction. The prevalence of ADHD among patients with substance use disorder (SUD) is substantial. This study addressed the following research questions: Are early developmental, temperamental and educational problems ... -
Early diagnosis is associated with improved clinical outcomes in benign esophageal perforation: an individual patient data meta‑analysis
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Background Time of diagnosis (TOD) of benign esophageal perforation is regarded as an important risk factor for clinical outcome, although convincing evidence is lacking. The aim of this study is to assess whether time ... -
Early Diagnosis of Pancreatic Cancer: Clinical Premonitions, Timely Precursor Detection and Increased Curative-Intent Surgery
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Background: The overall poor prognosis in pancreatic cancer is related to late clinical detection. Early diagnosis remains a considerable challenge in pancreatic cancer. Unfortunately, the onset of clinical symptoms in ... -
Early diagnosis of sepsis in emergency departments, time to treatment, and association with mortality: An observational study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-01-22)Background: Early recognition of sepsis is critical for timely initiation of treatment. The first objective of this study was to assess the timeliness of diagnostic procedures for recognizing sepsis in emergency departments. ... -
Early Dutch presence in North America. The West India Company`s relationship with its Dutch patroonship
(Master thesis, 2017-10-07)Denne oppgaven tar oss tilbake til sekstenhundre tallet og til den nederlandske kolonien i Nord-Amerika. Nærmere bestemt vil oppgaven ta for seg det Nederlandske vest-indiske Handelskompaniet, samt det nederlandske ... -
Early empirical antibiotics and adverse clinical outcomes in infants born very preterm: A population-based cohort
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Objective: The objective of this study was to evaluate the association between empirical antibiotic therapy in the first postnatal week in uninfected infants born very preterm and the risk of adverse outcomes until ... -
Early evolution of radial glial cells in Bilateria
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Bilaterians usually possess a central nervous system, composed of neurons and supportive cells called glial cells. Whereas neuronal cells are highly comparable in all these animals, glial cells apparently differ, and in ... -
Early Evolutionary Selection of NAD Biosynthesis Pathway in Bacteria
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Bacteria use two alternative pathways to synthesize nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD) from nicotinamide (Nam). A short, two-step route proceeds through nicotinamide mononucleotide (NMN) formation, whereas the other ... -
Early Forms of α-Synuclein Pathology Are Associated with Neuronal Complex I Deficiency in the Substantia Nigra of Individuals with Parkinson’s Disease
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Idiopathic Parkinson’s disease (iPD) is characterized by degeneration of the dopaminergic substantia nigra pars compacta (SNc), typically in the presence of Lewy pathology (LP) and mitochondrial respiratory complex I (CI) ... -
Early Gut Fungal and Bacterial Microbiota and Childhood Growth
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Introduction: Childhood growth is a sensitive marker of health. Animal studies show increased height and weight velocity in the presence of fungal as well as antibiotic supplement in feed. Human studies on early gut ... -
Early Holocene Temperature Oscillations Exceed Amplitude of Observed and Projected Warming in Svalbard Lakes
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Arctic climate is uniquely sensitive to ongoing warming. The feedbacks that drive this amplified response remain insufficiently quantified and misrepresented in model scenarios of future warming. Comparison with paleotemperature ... -
Early human impacts and ecosystem reorganization in southern-central Africa
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021-05-05)Modern Homo sapiens engage in substantial ecosystem modification, but it is difficult to detect the origins or early consequences of these behaviors. Archaeological, geochronological, geomorphological, and paleoenvironmental ... -
Early identification of treatment non-response in first-episode psychosis
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Background Approximately one-third of patients with psychotic disorders does not respond to standard antipsychotic treatments. Consensus criteria for treatment resistance (TR) may aid the identification of non-response ... -
Early indicators of disease progression in Fabry disease that may indicate the need for disease-specific treatment initiation: Findings from the opinion-based PREDICT-FD modified Delphi consensus initiative
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Objectives The PRoposing Early Disease Indicators for Clinical Tracking in Fabry Disease (PREDICT-FD) initiative aimed to reach consensus among a panel of global experts on early indicators of disease progression that may ...