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    • Case report: Pain in anti-DPPX encephalitis 

      Bjerknes, Tale Litlere; Steihaug, Ole Martin; Haugen, Mette; Hjelland, Ina Elen; Vedeler, Christian Alexander (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)
      Encephalitis due to antibodies targeting dipeptidyl-peptidase-like protein 6 (DPPX), a potassium channel subunit, is rare. The illness is typically characterized by a triad of weight loss, CNS hyperexcitability and cognitive ...

    • Case Report: Polyvinylpyrrolidone deposition disease from repeated injection of opioid substitution drugs: Report of a case with a fatal outcome 

      Stalund, Ida Viken; Riise, Gro Nygard; Leh, Friedemann; Bjånes, Tormod Karlsen; Riise, Lars; Svarstad, Einar; Leh, Sabine (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      Background: Intravenous injection of oral opioid substitution drugs (OSD) is widespread among injecting drug users. Several OSDs contain the polymer polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) as an excipient. Parenterally administered PVP ...

    • Case report: Seropositive myasthenia gravis complicated by limbic encephalitis positive for antibodies to AMPAR and Lgi1 

      Nes, Magne Solberg; Haugen, Mette; Haugland, Hans Kristian; Gilhus, Nils Erik; Vedeler, Christian Alexander (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023-10-12)
      Objectives: Autoantibodies to the α-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionic acid receptor (AMPAR) and leucine-rich glioma-inactivated 1 (Lgi1) are associated with autoimmune encephalitis. We described an acetylcholine ...

    • Case stories in general practice: a focus group study 

      Abildsnes, Eirik; Flottorp, Signe; Stensland, Per (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2012-08-08)
      Objectives: To explore the interactive process of sharing case stories in small-group activity in general practice. Design: Qualitative focus group study. Setting: Peer-group meetings of doctors attending specialist training ...

    • Case Studies in Constructive Mathematics 

      Parmann, Erik (Doctoral thesis, 2016-01-22)
      The common theme in this thesis is the study of constructive provability: in particular we investigate aspects of finite sets and Kan simplicial sets from a constructive perspective. There are numerous definitions of finiteness ...

    • A case study of biofilter activation and microbial nitrification in a marine recirculation aquaculture system for rearing Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.) 

      Roalkvam, Irene; Drønen, Karine; Dahle, Håkon; Wergeland, Heidrun Inger (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-09)
      Marine recirculation aquaculture system (RAS) is a prominent technology within fish farming. However, the nitrifying bacteria in the biofilter have low growth rates, which can make the biofilter activation a long and ...

    • Case study of combined marine- and land-based passive seismic surveying in front of Nordenskiöldbreen outlet glacier, Adolfbukta, Svalbard 

      Stemland, Helene; Ruud, Bent Ole; Johansen, Tor Arne (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)
      Glaciers generate seismic waves due to calving and fracturing, meaning that recording and following event classification can be used to monitor glacier dynamics. Our aim with this study is to analyse seismic data acquired ...

    • A Case Study of NGO Collaboration in the Norwegian Alcohol Policy Arena 

      Endresen, Even Michal (Master thesis, 2007-12)
      The purpose of this study was to increase the knowledge base on the processes through which health promotion partnerships function by testing a newly developed model, The Bergen Model of Collaborative Functioning. The ...

    • Case Study Research in the Social Sciences 

      Ylikoski, Petri; Zahle, Julie (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)
      In this paper, we offer an introduction to case study research in the social sciences. We begin with a discussion of the definition of case study research. Next, we point to various purposes that case study research may ...

    • Case-based teacher education preparing for diagnostic judgement 

      Helleve, Ingrid; Eide, Liv; Ulvik, Marit (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      An integrated part of teaching is to face unexpected situations. Teachers have to make immediate decisions, and these decisions may have a great impact on many people. An important question is how teacher education can ...

    • Case-control study of food intake, nausea and vomiting of pregnant women 

      Birkeland, Elisabeth Sofie (Master thesis, 2014-05-15)
      Background: Severe pregnancy induced nausea and vomiting, also known as Hyperemesis gravidarum (HG), can lead to significant reduced quality of life (QOL) and of food intake. Untreated this can potentially harm both mother ...

    • A case-control study of linear energy transfer and relative biological effectiveness related to symptomatic brainstem toxicity following pediatric proton therapy 

      Fjæra, Lars Fredrik; Indelicato, Daniel J.; Handeland, Andreas Havsgård; Ytre-Hauge, Kristian Smeland; Lassen-Ramshad, Yasmin; Muren, Ludvig Paul; Stokkevåg, Camilla Hanquist (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)
      Background and purpose A fixed relative biological effectiveness (RBE) of 1.1 (RBE1.1) is used clinically in proton therapy even though the RBE varies with properties such as dose level and linear energy transfer (LET). ...

    • Case-control vaccine effectiveness studies: Data collection, analysis and reporting results 

      Verani, Jennifer R.; Baqui, Abdullah H.; Broome, Claire V.; Cherian, Thomas; Cohen, Cheryl; Farrar, Jennifer L.; Feikin, Daniel R.; Groome, Michelle J.; Hajjeh, Rana A.; Johnson, Hope L.; Madhi, Shabir A.; Mulholland, Kim; O'Brien, Katherine L.; Parashar, Umesh D.; Patel, Manish M.; Rodrigues, Laura C.; Santosham, Mathuram; Scott, J. Anthony; Smith, Peter G.; Sommerfelt, Halvor; Tate, Jacqueline E.; Victor, J. Chris; Whitney, Cynthia G.; Zaidi, Anita K.; Zell, Elizabeth R. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017-06)
      The case-control methodology is frequently used to evaluate vaccine effectiveness post-licensure. The results of such studies provide important insight into the level of protection afforded by vaccines in a ‘real world’ ...

    • Case-control vaccine effectiveness studies: Preparation, design, and enrollment of cases and controls 

      Verani, Jennifer R.; Baqui, Abdullah H.; Broome, Claire V.; Cherian, Thomas; Cohen, Cheryl; Farrar, Jennifer L.; Feikin, Daniel R.; Groome, Michelle J.; Hajjeh, Rana A.; Johnson, Hope L.; Madhi, Shabir A.; Mulholland, Kim; O'Brien, Katherine L.; Parashar, Umesh D.; Patel, Manish M.; Rodrigues, Laura C.; Santosham, Mathuram; Scott, J. Anthony; Smith, Peter G.; Sommerfelt, Halvor; Tate, Jacqueline E.; Victor, J. Chris; Whitney, Cynthia G.; Zaidi, Anita K.; Zell, Elizabeth R. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017-06)
      Case-control studies are commonly used to evaluate effectiveness of licensed vaccines after deployment in public health programs. Such studies can provide policy-relevant data on vaccine performance under ‘real world’ ...

    • Casein Kinase 2 (CK2): A Possible Therapeutic Target in Acute Myeloid Leukemia 

      Bruserud, Øystein; Reikvam, Håkon (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)
      The protein kinase CK2 (also known as casein kinase 2) is one of the main contributors to the human phosphoproteome. It is regarded as a possible therapeutic strategy in several malignant diseases, including acute myeloid ...

    • Casual blood glucose and subsequent cardiovascular disease and all-cause mortality among 159 731 participants in Cohort of Norway (CONOR) 

      Riise, Hilde Kristin Refvik; Igland, Jannicke; Sulo, Gerhard; Graue, Marit; Haltbakk, Johannes; Tell, Grethe Seppola; Iversen, Marjolein Memelink (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      Introduction: Our aim was to assess the association between casual blood glucose level and subsequent cardiovascular disease (CVD) and mortality among community-dwelling adults without a diagnosis of diabetes. Research ...

    • Catalysts for Enhanced CO2-CH4 Exchange in Natural Gas Hydrates. An experimental feasibility study of exchange enhancement by use of chemical additives 

      Hossainpour, Reza (Master thesis, 2013-06-01)
      Gas hydrate is a solid state of gas and water at high pressure and low temperature conditions. Vast energy potential is associated with gas hydrates and extensive on-going research aims at addressing the technical viability ...

    • Catalytic oxidation and reduction of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) present as mixtures in hydrothermal media 

      Nkansah, Marian Asantewah; Christy, Alfred A.; Barth, Tanja; Francis, George William (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2012)
      The reactivity of fluorene, anthracene and fluoranthene under oxidation and reduction conditions has been investigated in this study. This project looks at catalytic and green approaches of converting PAH to less toxic ...

    • Catastrophic dynamics limit Atlantic cod recovery 

      Sguotti, Camilla; Otto, Saskia A; Frelat, Romain; Langbehn, Tom; Plambech Ryberg, M; Lindegren, Martin; Durant, Joel Marcel; Stenseth, Nils Christian; Möllmann, Christian (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-03-13)
      Collapses and regime changes are pervasive in complex systems (such as marine ecosystems) governed by multiple stressors. The demise of Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) stocks constitutes a text book example of the consequences ...

    • Catastrophizing Has a Better Prediction for TMD Than Other Psychometric and Experimental Pain Variables 

      Willassen, Lisa Celine Fjogstad; Johansson, Anders Arne; Kvinnsland, Siv Rosendorf; Staniszewski, Kordian; Berge, Trond; Rosén, Annika (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)
      Temporomandibular disorders (TMDs) are characterized by moderate to severe pain in the masticatory muscles and/or the temporomandibular joint (TMJ). The present study is a part of a multidisciplinary project, initiated by ...