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Who succeeds and who fails? Exploring the role of background variables in explaining the outcomes of L2 language tests
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)This study explores whether and to what extent the background information supplied by 10,155 immigrants who took an official language test in Norwegian affected their chances of passing one, two, or all three parts of the ... -
Who takes the medicine? Adherence to antiretroviral therapy in Southern Ethiopia
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-10-29)Background: Treatment adherence is critical for the success of antiretroviral therapy (ART) for people living with HIV. There is limited representative information on ART drug adherence and its associated factors from ... -
Who you know: the classed structure of social capital
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)This article focuses on the social structuring of social capital, understood as resources embedded in social networks. The analysis integrates key theoretical–methodological insights from two distinct approaches concerned ... -
A whole blood based resuscitation strategy in civilian medical services: Experience from a Norwegian hospital in the period 2017–2020
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Background: Civilian and military guidelines recommend early balanced transfusion to patients with life-threatening bleeding. Low titer group O whole blood was introduced as the primary blood product for resuscitation of ... -
Whole blood in prehospital damage control resuscitation : -Safety, feasibility, and logistics
(Doctoral thesis, 2023-06-14)Bakgrunn De siste tiårene har det vært et paradigmeskifte i behandlingen av blødningsjokk. Skadebegrensende resuscitering har som hensikt å understøtte hemostatisk evne hos pasienten og reversere og dempe konsekvensene ... -
Whole genome resequencing reveals diagnostic markers for investigating global migration and hybridization between minke whale species
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017-01-13)Background: In the marine environment, where there are few absolute physical barriers, contemporary contact between previously isolated species can occur across great distances, and in some cases, may be inter-oceanic. An ... -
Whole genome sequencing of clinical isolates of Giardia lamblia
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-10-29)Clinical isolates from protozoan parasites such as Giardia lamblia are at present practically impossible to culture. By using simple cyst purification methods, we show that Giardia whole genome sequencing of clinical stool ... -
Whole genome sequencing of the fish pathogen Francisella noatunensis subsp. orientalis Toba04 gives novel insights into Francisella evolution and pathogenecity
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2012-11-06)Background: Francisella is a genus of gram-negative bacterium highly virulent in fishes and human where F. tularensis is causing the serious disease tularaemia in human. Recently Francisella species have been reported to ... -
Whole-body magnetic resonance imaging in children – how and why? A systematic review
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Whole-body magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is increasingly being used for a number of indications. Our aim was to review and describe indications and scan protocols for diagnostic value of whole-body MRI for multifocal ... -
Whole-genome sequencing identifies new candidate genes for nonobstructive azoospermia
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Background: Genetic causes that lead to spermatogenetic failure in patients with nonobstructive azoospermia (NOA) have not been yet completely established. Objective: To identify low-frequency NOA-associated single ... -
Whole-Volume Tumor MRI Radiomics for Prognostic Modeling in Endometrial Cancer
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Background In endometrial cancer (EC), preoperative pelvic MRI is recommended for local staging, while final tumor stage and grade are established by surgery and pathology. MRI‐based radiomic tumor profiling may aid in ... -
Whose Expression is it Anyway? Videogames and the Freedom of Expression
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)In debates concerning videogames and the freedom of expression, two lines of argumentation have traditionally been put forward: That games express ideas and for this reason are entitled to the same protection as other ... -
Whose idea? Family policy in Germany and Norway and the role of international organizations
(Doctoral thesis, 2009-05-28)Ideer som teoretisk innfallsvinkel anvendes i økende grad i studier av velferdspolitiske reformer. En årsak er at teorier som vektlegger funksjonelle (eksempelvis indre og ytre reformpress), institusjonelle (eksempelvis ... -
Why Blood Pressure and Body Mass Should be Controlled for in Resting-State Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Studies
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Why can’t we agree on the effect of education on income inequality? A meta-analysis
(Master thesis, 2022-06-22)Does education influence income inequality? Despite being a widely examined subject within political, sociological, and economic research over the past 70 years, researchers have not reached unanimity on whether higher ... -
Why caretakers bypass Primary Health Care facilities for child care - a case from rural Tanzania
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2011-11-17)Background: Research on health care utilization in low income countries suggests that patients frequently bypass PHC facilities in favour of higher-level hospitals - despite substantial additional time and financial costs. ... -
Why did the chicken cross the Wallace Line? Archaeological evidence suggests human-mediated dispersal of Gallus to Flores first occurred at least ~2.25 ka cal. BP
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Domesticated chickens (Gallus gallus domesticus) are a dominant part of the global human diet. Although the early domestication history of this species remains disputed, Mainland Southeast Asia (MSEA) is assumed to have ... -
Why do birds lay eggs that fail to hatch?
(Master thesis, 2019-06-22)In birds, an average of 10-15% of eggs reportedly fail to hatch and remain in the nest after completed incubation. This is due to either fertilization failure or embryo death. Hatchability (the proportion of eggs hatching) ... -
Why do doctors in Norway choose general practice and remain there? A qualitative study about motivational experiences
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-05-12)Objective: To explore experiences motivating doctors to become and remain GPs. Design and contributors: Qualitative analysis of written responses from an open-ended question about motivational experiences posted on an ... -
Why do health workers in rural Tanzania prefer public sector employment?
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2012-04-05)Background: Severe shortages of qualified health workers and geographical imbalances in the workforce in many low-income countries require the national health sector management to closely monitor and address issues related ...