• Neopterin and kynurenic acid as predictors of stroke recurrence and mortality: a multicentre prospective cohort study on biomarkers of infammation measured three months after ischemic stroke 

  Alme, Katinka Nordheim; Ulvik, Arve; Askim, Torunn; Assmus, Jörg; Mollnes, Tom Eirik; Naik, Mala; Næss, Halvor; Saltvedt, Ingvild; Ueland, Per-Magne; Knapskog, Anne Brita (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)

  Background Chronic low-grade inflammation is associated with both ischemic stroke and sedentary behaviour. The aim of this study was to investigate the predictive abilities of biomarkers of inflammation and immune modulation ...

• Parameterized Complexity of Feature Selection for Categorical Data Clustering 

  Bandyapadhyay, Sayan; Fomin, Fedor; Golovach, Petr; Simonov, Kirill (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)

  We develop new algorithmic methods with provable guarantees for feature selection in regard to categorical data clustering. While feature selection is one of the most common approaches to reduce dimensionality in practice, ...

• Rules and regulations for a pregnant endourologist: the European perspective 

  Jones, Charles Patrick Warburton; Pietropaolo, Amelia; Spinoit, Anne-Francoise; Bergesen, Anne Kvåle; Gudbrandsdottir, Gigja; Beisland, Christian; von Ostau, Nicola; Harke, Nina N.; Ribal, Maria J.; Zerva, Maria; Bres-Niewada, Ewa; Zondervan, Patricia; McLornan, Liza; Ferretti, Stefania; Tonnhofer, Ursula; Necknig, Ulrike Hendrika; Skolarikos, Andreas; Somani, Bhaskar K. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)

  Introduction Working in surgery while pregnant is challenging. Navigating this period safely is of paramount importance. Anecdotal observation suggests that there exists great variation among European nations in regard ...

• Diverse Collections in Matroids and Graphs 

  Fomin, Fedor; Golovach, Petr; Panolan, Fahad; Philip, Geevarghese; Saurabh, Saket (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)

  We investigate the parameterized complexity of finding diverse sets of solutions to three fundamental combinatorial problems, two from the theory of matroids and the third from graph theory. The input to the Weighted Diverse ...

• Health equity impact of community-initiated kangaroo mother care: a randomized controlled trial 

  Choudhary, Tarun Shankar; Mazumder, Sarmila; Haaland, Øystein Ariansen; Taneja, Sunita; Bahl, Rajiv; Martines, Jose Carlos; Bhan, Maharaj Kishan; Johansson, Kjell Arne; Sommerfelt, Halvor; Bhandari, Nita; Norheim, Ole Frithjof (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)

  Background Kangaroo mother care (KMC) can substantially enhance overall survival of low birthweight babies. In a large randomized controlled trial, we recently showed that supporting mothers to provide community initiated ...

• Den pro-sionistiske vendingen: Norske sosialdemokrater, Holocaust og sivilisasjonen, 1942–1947 

  Gjerde, Åsmund Borgen (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)

  Det er allment akseptert i forskningen at støtte til Israel på den europeiske venstresiden i den tidlige etterkrigstiden var et resultat av bevisstheten om nazistenes folkemord mot jøder. Men hva betyr det? Denne artikkelen ...

• Deep conservation of ribosome stall sites across RNA processing genes 

  Chyzynska, Katarzyna; Labun, Kornel; Jones, Carl Matthew; Grellscheid, Sushma Nagaraja; Valen, Eivind Dale (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)

  The rate of translation can vary depending on the mRNA template. During the elongation phase the ribosome can transiently pause or permanently stall. A pause can provide the nascent protein with the time to fold or be ...

• Low-energy electron ionization mass spectrometer for efficient detection of low mass species 

  Bergin, Matthew; Ward, David J.; Lambrick, Sam; von Jeinsen, N. A.; Holst, Bodil; Ellis, John; Jardine, Andrew P.; Allison, William (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)

  The design of a high-efficiency mass spectrometer is described, aimed at residual gas detection of low mass species using low-energy electron impact, with particular applications in helium atom microscopy and atomic or ...

• Current Status of Intravesical Therapies for Bladder Pain Syndrome (BPS): A Narrative Review of Emerging Evidence 

  Jones, Patrick; Hjelle, Karin Margrethe; Mohn, Jannike; Gudbrandsdottir, Gigja; Roth, I; Chaudhry, Adeel Asghar; Bergesen, Anne Kvåle; Beisland, Christian (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)

  Bladder pain syndrome (BPS) is a complex condition, which can have debilitating sequelae for patients. Many elements of BPS remain poorly understood including pathophysiology, diagnosis and treatment. Navigating patient ...

• Conditioned Medium from Bone Marrow Mesenchymal Stem Cells Restored Oxidative Stress-Related Impaired Osteogenic Differentiation 

  Saleem, Ragda; Mohamed-Ahmed, Samih Salah Eldin Mahgoub; Elnour, Rammah; Berggreen, Ellen; Mustafa, Kamal Babikeir Elnour; Al-Sharabi, Niyaz Abdulbaqi Abdulmajid (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)

  Oxidative stress from high levels of intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) has been linked to various bone diseases. Previous studies indicate that mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) secrete bioactive factors (conditioned ...

• General practitioners not available – out-of-hospital emergency patients handled by anaesthesiologist in a large Norwegian municipality 

  Hauståker, Henrik; Østerås, Øyvind; Nystøyl, Dag Ståle; Heltne, Jon-Kenneth; Zakariassen, Erik (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)

  Background Until autumn 2018 the GPs in Bergen Municipality did not attend emergency patients outside the emergency primary care centre. The ambulance staff handled emergencies on their own or were assisted by an ...

• The Future of Sensitivity Analysis: An essential discipline for systems modeling and policy support 

  Razavi, Saman; Jakeman, Anthony; Saltelli, Andrea; Prieur, Clémentine; Iooss, Bertrand; Borgonovo, Emanuele; Plischke, Elmar; Lo Piano, Samuele; Iwanaga, Takuya; Becker, William; Tarantola, Stefano; Guillaume, Joseph H.A.; Jakeman, John; Gupta, Hoshin; Melillo, Nicola; Rabitti, Giovanni; Chabridon, Vincent; Duan, Qingyun; Sun, Xifu; Smith, Stefán; Sheikholeslami, Razi; Hosseini, Nasim; Asadzadeh, Masoud; Puy, Arnald; Kucherenko, Sergei; Maier, Holger R. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)

  Sensitivity analysis (SA) is en route to becoming an integral part of mathematical modeling. The tremendous potential benefits of SA are, however, yet to be fully realized, both for advancing mechanistic and data-driven ...

• Caries experience by socio-behavioural characteristics in HIV-1-infected and uninfected Ugandan mothers – a multilevel analysis 

  Birungi, Nancy; Fadnes, Lars T.; Engebretsen, Ingunn Marie Stadskleiv; Tumwine, James K; Lie, Stein Atle; Åstrøm, Anne-Kristine N (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)

  Objectives To assess caries experience in Ugandan mothers according to HIV status, socio-behavioural-characteristics, gingival bleeding status and to examine whether HIV status impacts the association of socio-behavioural ...

• Unique relationship between tropical rainfall and SST to the north of the Mozambique Channel in boreal winter 

  Koseki, Shunya; Bhatt, Bhuwan Chandra (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)

  In this study, we investigate a possible mechanism for the dichotomy in climatology of marine rainfall and sea surface temperature (SST) over a part of the Southwest Indian Ocean (SWIO) during boreal winter (January and ...

• Conceptualizing Abortion Lawfare 

  Gloppen, Siri (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)

  Women's sexual and reproductive rights are politicized worldwide, with the most contentious right being the right to safe, legal abortion. In Latin America, where one stands on the issue of abortion has become a central ...

• Sensitivity analysis: A discipline coming of age 

  Saltelli, Andrea; Jakeman, Anthony; Razavi, Saman; Wu, Qiongli (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)

  Sensitivity analysis (SA) as a ‘formal’ and ‘standard’ component of scientific development and policy support is relatively young. Many researchers and practitioners from a wide range of disciplines have contributed to SA ...

• Historiesyn, lesing og opplysning: Lokal historieforståing i Noreg midt på 1700-talet. 

  Melve, Leidulf (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)

  Artikkelen drøftar antikvarisk medvit, historiesyn og opplysningstankar i Noreg midt på 1700-talet. Perspektivet er lokalt, sidan kjeldematerialet er norske embetsmenn sine svar på det store dansk-norske kartleggingsprosjektet ...

• Forum: populism, identity politics, and the archaeology of Europe 

  Hofmann, Daniela; Hanscam, Emily; Furholt, Martin; Baca, Martin; Reiter, Samantha Scott; Vanzetti, Alessandro; Kotsakis, Kostas; Petersson, Håkan; Niklasson, Elisabeth; Hølleland, Herdis; Frieman, Catherine J (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)

• Can adults with cerebral palsy perform and beneft from ballistic strength training to improve walking outcomes? A mixed methods feasibility study 

  Gjesdal, Beate Eltarvåg; Mæland, Silje; Williams, Gavin; Aaslund, Mona Kristin; Rygh, Cecilie Brekke; Cumming, Kristoffer Toldnes (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)

  Background Power bursts of hips and ankle plantar flexors are prerequisites to walking propulsion. However, these power bursts are reduced during gait for persons with cerebral palsy (CP) and mainly in the ankle plantar ...

• The efcacy of systemic antibiotics as an adjunct to surgical treatment of peri-implantitis: a systematic review 

  Øen, Malene; Leknes, Knut Norvald; Lund, Bodil Kristina; Bunæs, Dagmar Fosså (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)

  Background Microbial biofilm accumulation is the main cause of peri-implantitis. The majority of surgical peri-implantitis treatment protocols suggests adjunctive use of systemic antibiotics to target specific putative ...

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