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QALM - a tool for automating quantitative analysis of LC-MS-MS/MS data
(Master thesis, 2010-05-31)The goal of bioinformatics is to support science and research in the field of biology through the application of information technology. Proteomics is a field within biology that deals with the study of proteins. This paper ... -
A qualitative and quantitative study of five selected periodontal-endodontic lesions
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A qualitative multiple case study with multiple perspectives on what music therapy affords for individuals with severe traumatic brain injury
(Master thesis, 2018-03-09)Traumatic brain injury is known as a complex and comprehensive injury that leaves a devastating blow to the lives of the individuals affected by the traumatic incident both on a personal level and on a global scale. The ... -
A qualitative study exploring the acculturation processes among well-adapted Somali females in Denmark
(Master thesis, 2019-06-27)Background: Research on Somalis in Europe tend to focus on poor integration and adaptation of the group into western societies. In Denmark, Somalis are highlighted as a migrant group impossible to integrate, resulting in ... -
A Qualitative Study of Collaboration between Principals, Teachers and the Parents of Children with special needs
(Master thesis, 2014-05-20)Purpose: The purpose of this study was to contribute to an optimal educational situation for children with special needs, by setting focus on facilitating and inhibiting factors in the collaboration between the home and ... -
Qualities in Aristotle's Categories
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Quality assessment of patients’ self-monitoring of blood glucose in community pharmacies
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2010)Objective: To evaluate diabetes patients’ selfmonitoring of blood glucose using a community pharmacy-based quality assurance procedure, to investigate whether the procedure improved the quality of the patient performance ... -
Quality assessment of structure and language elements of written responses given by seven Scandinavian drug information centres
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017-05)Purpose: The aim of this study was to identify structure and language elements affecting the quality of responses from Scandinavian drug information centres (DICs). Methods: Six different fictitious drug-related queries ... -
Quality of Government Sustains News Media Trust: A Cross-Country Comparative Study on The Effect of Quality of Government and Media Systems on News Media Trust in Europe
(Master thesis, 2017-07-04)The news media play important roles in consolidated democracies as a source of information, watchdog over the powerful and curators of the public sphere. In regimes undergoing democratic transition, news media can be ... -
Quality of life among patients undergoing bariatric surgery: associations with mental health- A 1 year follow-up study of bariatric surgery patients
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2011-09-26)Background: Preoperative mental health seems to have useful predictive value for Health Related Quality of Life (HRQOL) after bariatric surgery. The aim of the present study was to assess pre- and postoperative psychiatric ... -
Quality of life and its association with irritable bowel syndrome and fatigue ten years after giardiasis
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Background: Gastroenteritis has been associated with complications such as irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and chronic fatigue (CF). Little is known about the implications for quality of life (QoL) in this setting. The aims ... -
Quality of life and physician-reported developmental, cognitive, and social problems in children with benign external hydrocephalus—long-term follow-up
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-02)Introduction: Benign external hydrocephalus (BEH) is characterized by too rapidly increasing head circumference in infants, combined with typical neuroimaging findings. Psychomotor developmental delay is typically seen ... -
Quality of life and resource use in nursing homes. The effect of the COSMOS-intervention
(Master thesis, 2018-07-06)Dementia is a costly disease. Future projections show a higher share of elderly, which will increase prevalence of dementia and thus health care expenditures consumed by people with dementia. In addition, comes the costs ... -
Quality of life can both influence and be an outcome of general health perceptions after heart surgery
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2007-05-24)Background: Our aim was to investigate the existence of a reciprocal relationship between patients' assessment of quality of life and their appraisal of health. If present, this relationship will interfere with the ... -
Quality of life in anxious adolescents
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017-07-20)Purpose: To examine associations between health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and anxiety symptoms across anxiety domains (obsessions/compulsions, social anxiety, panic disorder, agoraphobia, separation anxiety, physical ... -
Quality of Life in European Patients with Addison’s Disease: Validity of the Disease-Specific Questionnaire AddiQoL
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2012-02)Context: Patients with Addison’s disease (AD) self-report impairment in specific dimensions on well-being questionnaires. An AD-specific quality-of-life questionnaire (AddiQoL) was developed to aid evaluation of patients. ... -
Quality of life in female myocardial infarction survivors: a comparative study with a randomly selected general female population cohort
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2007-10-30)Background: A substantial burden associated with MI has been reported. Thus, how survivors experience their quality of life (QOL) is now being given increasing attention. However, few studies have involved women and a ... -
Quality of life in persons with hearing loss: The importance of psychological variables and hearing loss severity
(Doctoral thesis, 2020-02-14)Hearing loss (HL) is a prevalent condition, representing health and social challenges for a substantial number or of people globally. Up to 15% of the world’s adult population is estimated to suffer from HL. As most people ... -
Quality of life, functional status and cost-effectiveness of treatment after femoral shaft fractures in Malawi. A comparison of skeletal traction and intramedullary nailing in a low resource setting.
(Doctoral thesis, 2021-03-26)Introduction: The incidence of femoral shaft fractures in Low- and Middle-Income Countries(LMICs) ranges from 15.7 to 45.5 per 100,000 people per year. A recent study in Malawi, a low-income country (LIC), estimated the ... -
Quality of municipal drinking water and the risk of osteoporotic fractures in Norway
(Doctoral thesis, 2014-06-02)Background: For mainly unknown reasons, the Norwegian population has among the highest incidence rates of osteoporotic fractures in the world. The risk of fracture has been shown to vary within Norway, with higher risks ...