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Fear of intra-oral injections among 10-16-year-olds. Assessment, prevalence and treatment
(Doctoral thesis, 2016-11-25)Background: Intra-oral injections are common procedures within dentistry, performed in order to avoid procedural pain. Nevertheless, little is known about the prevalence of high intra-oral injection fear, or treatment of ... -
The fear of mother’s milk in the era of HIV: A qualitative study among HIV positive mothers and health professionals, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
(Master thesis, 2008)Background: Breastfeeding remains normative and vital for child survival in the developing world. However, the knowledge of HIV transmission through breastfeeding has become an enormous public health dilemma, and has brought ... -
Feasibility and acceptability of introducing advance care planning on a thoracic medicine inpatient ward: an exploratory mixed method study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Background and aims: Advance care planning (ACP) is communication about wishes and preferences for end-of-life care. ACP is not routinely used in any Norwegian hospitals. We performed a pilot study (2014–2017) introducing ... -
Feasibility and Acceptability of Using a Mobile Phone App for Characterizing Auditory Verbal Hallucinations in Adolescents With Early-Onset Psychosis: Exploratory Study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-05-14)Background: Auditory verbal hallucinations (AVH) are the most frequent symptom in early-onset psychosis (EOP) and a risk factor for increased suicide attempts in adolescents. Increased knowledge of AVH characteristics can ... -
Feasibility and tolerability of measuring translaryngeal pressure during exercise
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Objectives/Hypothesis: To determine if simultaneous tracheal and supraglottic pressure measurement performed during a continuous laryngoscopy exercise (CLE) test is possible, tolerable, and feasible, and if so, whether ... -
Feasibility and utility of MRI and dynamic 18F-FDG-PET in an orthotopic organoid-based patient-derived mouse model of endometrial cancer
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Background: Pelvic magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and whole-body positron emission tomography-computed tomography (PET-CT) play an important role at primary diagnostic work-up and in detecting recurrent disease in ... -
Feasibility of a portable electronic nose for detection of oral squamous cell carcinoma in sudan
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021-05-03)Background: Oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) is increasing at an alarming rate particularly in low-income countries. This urges for research into noninvasive, user-friendly diagnostic tools that can be used in ... -
Feasibility of deep learning-based tumor segmentation for target delineation and response assessment in grade-4 glioma using multi-parametric MRI
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Background Tumor burden assessment is essential for radiation therapy (RT), treatment response evaluation, and clinical decision-making. However, manual tumor delineation remains laborious and challenging due to ... -
Feasibility of implementing a surgical patient safety checklist: prospective cross-sectional evaluation
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Background The World Health Organization’s Global Patient Safety Action Plan 2021–2030 call for attention to patient and family involvement to reduce preventable patient harm. Existing evidence indicates that patients’ ... -
Feasibility of integrating vestibular rehabilitation and cognitive behaviour therapy for people with persistent dizziness
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Purpose: To evaluate the feasibility of integrating vestibular rehabilitation and cognitive behaviour therapy (VR-CBT) for people with persistent dizziness in primary care. Design: Prospective single-group pre- and post-test ... -
Feasibility of return to sports assessment 6 months after patellar instability surgery
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Background The evidence regarding the usefulness of assessment tools to support decisions of return-to-sport after surgery for patellar instability is scarce. The purpose of this study was therefore to explore the ... -
Feasibility of simplified integral equation modeling of low-frequency marine CSEM with a resistive target
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2009)We have assessed the accuracy of a simplified integral equation (SIE) modeling approach for marine controlledsource electromagnetics (CSEM) with low applied frequencies and a resistive target. The most computationally ... -
The feasibility of the Ages and Stages Questionnaire for the assessment of child development in a community setting in Nepal
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Background: The Ages and Stages Questionnaire Third Edition (ASQ‐3) may be a feasible and cost‐effective tool to screen children's development in resource poor settings. We have assessed the feasibility of the ASQ‐3 “home ... -
The Feasibility of the Full and Modified Versions of the Alarm Distress Baby Scale (ADBB) and the Prevalence of Social Withdrawal in Infants in Nepal
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Background: Sustained social withdrawal in infancy may have organic and nonorganic causes and could hinder normal development. The Alarm Distress Baby (ADBB) scale is a widely validated screening tool of social withdrawal ... -
Feasibility of the SINEX program for patients with traumatic anterior shoulder instability
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Background An optimal treatment for traumatic anterior shoulder instability (TASI) remains to be identified. A shoulder instability neuromuscular exercise (SINEX) program has been designed for patients with TASI, but has ... -
Feasibility of using self-reported patient data in a national diabetes register
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-12-15)Background: In order to improve recruitment of patients to the Norwegian diabetes register for adults, a questionnaire was designed to collect data directly from patients. The main aim of this study was to assess the ... -
Feasibility og usability af kadenceøgning hos motionsløbere med forreste knæsmerter
(Master thesis, 2020-06-27)Titel: Kadenceøgning hos motionsløbere med forreste knæsmerter, et feasibility- og usability studie Baggrund: Der ses en høj skadesincidens blandt motionsløbere, specielt knærelaterede skader. Interventionsanbefalinger er ... -
Feasible Algorithms for Semantics — Employing Automata and Inference Systems
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Feature Selection for Identification of Transcriptome and Clinical Biomarkers for Relapse in Colon Cancer
(Master thesis, 2021-06-01)This study attempts to find good predictive biomarkers for recurrence in colon cancer between two data sources of both mRNA and miRNA expression from frozen tumor samples. In total four datasets, two data sources and two ... -
Feature-Based Jet Variability in the Upper Troposphere
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Jets in the upper troposphere constitute a cornerstone of both synoptic meteorology and climate dynamics, providing a direct link between weather and midlatitude climate variability. Conventionally, jet variability is often ...