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Validity of diagnoses, treatment dates, and rating scales in the Swedish national quality register for electroconvulsive therapy
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Background The Swedish national quality register for electroconvulsive therapy (Q-ECT) contains data on patients receiving treatment with electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) in Sweden. Aim This study determined the validity ... -
Validity of energy social research during and after COVID-19: challenges, considerations, and responses
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Measures to control the spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) are having unprecedented impacts on people’s lives around the world. In this paper, we argue that those conducting social research in the energy domain ... -
Validity of self-reported myocardial infarction and stroke in regions with Sami and Norwegian populations: The SAMINOR 1 Survey and the CVDNOR project
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016)Objective: Updated knowledge on the validity of selfreported myocardial infarction (SMI) and self-reported stroke (SRS) is needed in Norway. Our objective was to compare questionnaire data and hospital discharge data from ... -
The validity of the Gait Variability Index for individuals with mild to moderate Parkinson's disease
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017-05)Increased step-to-step variability is a feature of gait in individuals with Parkinson’s disease (PD) and is associated with increased disease severity and reductions in balance and mobility. The Gait Variability Index (GVI) ... -
Validity of the total SOFA score in patients ≥ 80 years old acutely admitted to intensive care units: a post-hoc analysis of the VIP2 prospective, international cohort study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Background Little is known about the performance of the Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA) score in older critically ill adults. We aimed to evaluate the prognostic impact of physiological disturbances in the ... -
Validity, Reliability, and Cross-Cultural Comparability of a Problematic Overstudying Scale across European, North American, and Asian countries
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Problematic overstudying has been conceptualized as a potential addictive disorder and an early form of work addiction. Previous studies have shown that it is a different phenomenon from healthy learning engagement and is ... -
The valine-3-HIB pathway in obesity, insulin resistance and fatty liver
(Doctoral thesis, 2022-06-10)The prevalence of obesity has increased greatly during the last decades, along with obesity-associated conditions and diseases including insulin resistance, type 2 diabetes (T2D), non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). ... -
Valkampen – ei journalistisk høgtid. Korleis dekka journalistar stortingsvalet i 2017, og kva meiner dei sjølve om denne dekkinga i etterkant?
(Master thesis, 2019-01-12)Journalistar har ei viktig samfunnsrolle, men denne rolla er under press. Det er viktigare enn nokon gang at journalistar oppfyller sin samfunnskontrakt, der dei sørger for å oppretthalda funksjonen som den fjerde statsmakt ... -
Valorisation of waste streams from recirculating aquaculture systems by photoautotrophic microalgae
(Master thesis, 2022-09-11)The low water consumption in Recirculating Aquaculture Systems (RAS) can result in relatively high concentrations of polluting nutrients in effluent waste streams (WSs) compared to traditional Flow-through systems (FTS). ... -
Valorization of side streams in the food supply chain: A case study of the adoption of misshapen produce in the Netherlands
(Master thesis, 2017-08-23)In a context of increasing food insecurity, this thesis introduces a case study that evaluates adoption of misshapen produce by consumers as act to counteract food wastage. Apart from some separate events that report ... -
Valuable Subversions: Gendered Generativity and Sorcerous Production in Central Mozambique
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016-11-25)How is one to analyze the existence of a subterranean dwarfish couple (zwidoma) occupying the space underneath cooking places and whose central purpose is to reinforce a market woman’s sales—but simultaneously feeding off ... -
Valuation of Guaranteed Investment Contracts
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The value of cerebrospinal fluid α‐synuclein and the tau/α‐synuclein ratio for diagnosis of neurodegenerative disorders with Lewy pathology
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-07-10)Background and purpose: Parkinson's disease (PD), dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) and Alzheimer's disease (AD) are three of the most common neurodegenerative disorders. Up to 20% of these patients have the wrong diagnosis, ... -
Value of different data types for estimation of permeability
(Master thesis, 2011-06-01)The interrelation between sensitivity, non-linearity and scale, associated with the inverse problem of identifying permeability from measurements of fluid flow, is considered. The gouverning equations for fluid flow in a ... -
The value of diversity in cognitive science
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)A recent article (Núñez et al., 2019) claims that cognitive science, while starting off as a multidisciplinary enterprise, has “failed to transition to a mature inter‐disciplinary coherent field.” Two indicators reported ... -
The value of histological examination in the diagnosis of tuberculous lymphadenitis in the era of rapid molecular diagnosis
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Extrapulmonary tuberculosis often poses a diagnostic challenge. This study aimed to assess the value of histological examination in diagnosing tuberculous lymphadenitis (LNTB) when performed simultaneously with rapid ... -
The value of size. Bioeconomic consequences of size-dependent pricing and fishing-induced evolution
(Doctoral thesis, 2011-09-02)The influence of fishing on the dynamics of fish stocks is a core element in fisheries management. One of the most notable characteristics in this context is the sizestructure of a fish stock, composed by the individual ... -
The value of spot urinary creatinine as a marker of muscle wasting in patients with new-onset or worsening heart failure
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Background Muscle wasting and unintentional weight loss (cachexia) have been associated with worse outcomes in heart failure (HF), but timely identification of these adverse phenomena is difficult. Spot urinary creatinine ... -
The value of the Voice Handicap Index-questionnaire and acoustic analyses to the laryngological examination.
(Doctoral thesis, 2020-09-23)Voice-related diseases may influence on individual’s daily life. Quantifying the extent of laryngeal pathology, voice symptoms and evaluating treatment responses for patients are challenging. The European Laryngological ... -
The value proposition of food delivery apps from the perspective of theory of consumption value
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Purpose The theory of consumption values (TCV) has successfully explained much consumer choice behavior, but few studies have investigated the values that drive food-delivery application (FDA) use. This study aims to ...