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The lower airways microbiota and antimicrobial peptides indicate dysbiosis in sarcoidosis
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022-10-19)Background: The role of the pulmonary microbiome in sarcoidosis is unknown. The objectives of this study were the following: (1) examine whether the pulmonary fungal and bacterial microbiota differed in patients with ... -
Lower antibiotic prescription rates in hospitalized COVID-19 patients than influenza patients, a prospective study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Background COVID-19 patients are extensively treated with antibiotics despite few bacterial complications. We aimed to study antibiotic use in hospitalized COVID-19 patients compared to influenza patients in two consecutive ... -
The lower bathyal and abyssal seafloor fauna of eastern Australia
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Background Our knowledge of the benthic fauna at lower bathyal to abyssal (LBA, > 2000 m) depths off Eastern Australia was very limited with only a few samples having been collected from these habitats over the last ... -
Lower bounds on the size of spheres of permutations under the Chebychev distance
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2010)Lower bounds on the number of permutations p of {1, 2, . . . , n} satisfying |pi − i| ≤ d for all i are given -
Lower Cardiac Vagal Activity Predicts Self-Reported Difficulties With Emotion Regulation in Adolescents With ADHD
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Objective: To investigate the relation between cardiac vagal activity (CVA), a measure of autonomic nervous system (ANS) flexibility, and self-reported emotion regulation (ER) difficulties in adolescents with attention-d ... -
Lower circulating neuron-specific enolase concentrations in adults and adolescents with severe mental illness
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Background: Both neurodegenerative and neurodevelopmental abnormalities have been suggested to be part of the etiopathology of severe mental illness (SMI). Neuron-specific enolase (NSE), mainly located in the neuronal ... -
Lower conversion rate with robotic assisted rectal resections compared with conventional laparoscopy; a national cohort study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Background Conversion from laparoscopic to open access colorectal surgery is associated with a poorer postoperative outcome. The aim of this study was to assess conversion rates and outcomes after standard laparoscopic ... -
Lower education and immigrant background are associated with lower participation in a diabetes education program - Insights from adult patients in the Outcomes & Multi-morbidity In Type 2 diabetes cohort (OMIT)
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Objectives Diabetes educational programmes should be offered to patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). We assessed the proportion of diabetes educational program participation among adults with T2DM, and its ... -
Lower extremity neuromuscular deficits associated with obstetric fistula
(Master thesis, 2011)SUMMARY Background: Obstetric fistula affects thousands of women every year, one of the dreadful consequences of surviving an obstructed labour. A majority of these are left untreated, abandoned by their husband and family ... -
Lower risk of smoking-related cancer in individuals with familial hypercholesterolemia compared with controls: a prospective matched cohort study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-12-17)According to guidelines, individuals with familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) shall receive lifestyle intervention and intensive lipid-lowering treatment from early in life to reduce the risk of coronary heart disease. Our ... -
Lower secondary school students’ scientific literacy and their proficiency in identifying and appraising health claims in news media: a secondary analysis using large-scale survey data
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-10-18)Objectives: Scientific literacy is assumed necessary for appraising the reliability of health claims. Using a national science achievement test, we explored whether students located at the lower quartile on the latent trait ... -
Lower Subjective Socioeconomic Status Is Associated With Increased Risk of Reporting Negative Experiences on Social Media. Findings From the “LifeOnSoMe”-Study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Objectives: To investigate the association between subjective socioeconomic status (SES) and a) frequency and daily duration of social media use, and b) self-reported negative experiences on social media platforms. Methods: ... -
Lower-Hybrid Drift Waves Driving Electron Nongyrotropic Heating and Vortical Flows in a Magnetic Reconnection Layer
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)We report measurements of lower-hybrid drift waves driving electron heating and vortical flows in an electron-scale reconnection layer under a guide field. Electrons accelerated by the electrostatic potential of the waves ... -
Lower-thermosphere–ionosphere (LTI) quantities: current status of measuring techniques and models
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)The lower-thermosphere–ionosphere (LTI) system consists of the upper atmosphere and the lower part of the ionosphere and as such comprises a complex system coupled to both the atmosphere below and space above. The atmospheric ... -
Lowering COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among immigrants in Norway: Opinions and suggestions by immigrants
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Even though COVID-19 vaccine has been proved effective, vaccine uptake and coverage has been and still is a great concern across different immigrant groups. Vaccine hesitancy remains a barrier to accept the vaccine among ... -
Lowering of tumor interstitial fluid pressure reduces tumor cell proliferation in a xenograft tumor model
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2006-02)High tumor interstitial fluid pressure (TIFP) is a characteristic of most solid tumors. TIFP may hamper adequate uptake of macromolecular therapeutics in tumor tissue. In addition, TIFP generates mechanical forces affecting ... -
LPManager, et Hjelpeverktøy for Tverrfaglige Eksamener og Yrkesfaglig Fordybning
(Master thesis, 2019)Denne oppgaven presenterer forskning rundt design og evaluering av en høykvalitets-prototype i form av en web-applikasjon med navn LPManager. Dette design science prosjektet har gått gjennom en designprosess med stort fokus ... -
LPS quantification of oral samples from the RHINESSA study population
(Master thesis, 2023-06-01)The human immune system defends the body against threats through a complex network of organs, cells, and proteins. It has two subsystems: the innate immune system provides immediate defense, while the adaptive immune system ... -
LRFN5 locus structure is associated with autism and influenced by the sex of the individual and locus conversions
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)LRFN5 is a regulator of synaptic development and the only gene in a 5.4 Mb mammalian-specific conserved topologically associating domain (TAD); the LRFN5 locus. An association between locus structural changes and developmental ... -
LTP mechanisms in the dentate gyrus in vivo: BDNF signaling, translation control, and gene function
(Doctoral thesis, 2007-03-30)