• Geographical variation in orthopedic procedures in Norway: Cross-sectional population-based study 

  Holsen, Maria; Hovind, Veronica; Bedane, Haji Kedir; Osvoll, Knut Ivar; Gjertsen, Jan-Erik; Furnes, Ove Nord; Walsh, Mary E.; Ingebrigtsen, Tor (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)

  Background: Standardized surgery rates for common orthopedic procedures vary across geographical areas in Norway. We explored whether area-level factors related to demand and supply in publicly funded healthcare are ...

• Plasma unmetabolized folic acid in pregnancy and risk of autistic traits and language impairment in antiseizure medication-exposed children of women with epilepsy 

  Husebye, Elisabeth Synnøve Nilsen; Wendel, Annabel Willemijn Karine; Gilhus, Nils Erik; Riedel, Bettina Maria Ingeborg; Bjørk, Marte-Helene (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)

  Background: Fetal exposure to unmetabolized folic acid (UMFA) during pregnancy may be associated with adverse neurodevelopment. Antiseizure medication (ASM) may interact with folate metabolism. Women with epilepsy using ...

• Exploring seismic detection and resolution thresholds of fault zones and gas seeps in the shallow subsurface using seismic modelling 

  Faleide, Thea Sveva; Braathen, Alvar; Lecomte, Isabelle Christine; Anell, Ingrid (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)

  Seismic resolution and illumination issues are sources of challenges in the detailed imaging and detection of subsurface fault architecture and fluid migration. Improved constraints on resolution can provide input into ...

• Assessment of Small Bowel Motility and SMA Blood Flow Studied with Transabdominal Ultrasound 

  Nylund, Kim; Gjengsto, Andreas Jessen; Volkmann, Hilde Løland Von; Gilja, Odd Helge (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)

  Purpose: Gastrointestinal ultrasound (GIUS) is a noninvasive imaging technique that may be used to study physiological changes in the small bowel. The aim of the study was to investigate the feasibility of measuring blood ...

• Multiomics in the central Arctic Ocean for benchmarking biodiversity change 

  Mock, Thomas; Boulton, William; Balmonte, John-Paul; Barry, Kevin; Bertilsson, Stefan; Bowman, Jeff; Buck, Moritz; Bratbak, Gunnar; Chamberlain, Emelia J.; Cunliffe, Michael; Creamean, Jessie; Ebenhöh, Oliver; Eggers, Sarah Lena; Fong, Allison A.; Gardner, Jessie; Gradinger, Rolf Rudolf; Granskog, Mats A.; Havermans, Charlotte; Hill, Thomas; Hoppe, Clara J.M.; Korte, Kerstin; Larsen, Aud; Müller, Oliver; Nicolaus, Anja; Oldenburg, Ellen; Popa, Ovidiu; Rogge, Swantje; Schäfer, Hendrik; Shoemaker, Katyanne; Snoeijs-Leijonmalm, Pauline; Torstensson, Anders; Valentin, Klaus; Vader, Anna; Barry, Kerrie; Chen, I-M A; Clum, Alicia; Copeland, Alex; Daum, Chris; Eloe-Fadrosh, Emiley; Foster, Brian; Foster, Bryce; Grigoriev, Igor V.; Huntemann, Marcel; Ivanova, Natalia; Kuo, Alan; Kyrpides, Nikos C.; Mukherjee, Supratim; Palaniappan, Krishnaveni; Reddy, T.B.K.; Salamov, Asaf; Roux, Simon; Varghese, Neha; Woyke, Tanja; Wu, Dongying; Leggett, Richard M.; Moulton, Vincent; Metfies, Katja (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022-10-17)

  Multiomics approaches need to be applied in the central Arctic Ocean to benchmark biodiversity change and to identify novel species and their genes. As part of MOSAiC, EcoOmics will therefore be essential for conservation ...

• Physician participation in quality improvement work- interest and opportunity: a cross-sectional survey 

  Deilkås, Ellen C Tveter; Rosta, Judith; Baathe, Fredrik; Søfteland, Eirik; Lexberg, Åse; Røise, Olav; Isaksson Rø, Karin Elisabet (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022-10-25)

  Background: Lack of physician involvement in quality improvement threatens the success and sustainability of quality improvement measures. It is therefore important to assess physicians´ interests and opportunities to be ...

• MRI adipose tissue segmentation and quantification in R (RAdipoSeg) 

  Haugen, Christine; Lysne, Vegard; Haldorsen, Ingfrid S.; Tjora, Erling; Gudbrandsen, Oddrun Anita; Sagen, Jørn Vegard; Dankel, Simon N; Mellgren, Gunnar (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022-10-08)

  Background: Excess adipose tissue is associated with increased cardiovascular and metabolic risk, but the volume of visceral and subcutaneous adipose tissue poses different metabolic risks. MRI with fat suppression can be ...

• Assessing the Anti-Inflammatory Effects of an Orally Dosed Enzymatically Liberated Fish Oil in a House Dust Model of Allergic Asthma 

  Currie, Crawford; Framroze, Bomi; Singh, Dave; Lea, Simon; Bjerknes, Christian; Hermansen, Erland (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022-10-14)

  Eosinophils are a major driver of inflammation in a number of human diseases, including asthma. Biologic therapies targeting IL-5 have enabled better control of severe eosinophilic asthma, but no such advances have been ...

• Hypersementose og endodontiske implikasjoner 

  Zakariyya, Gunel; Fristad, Inge (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)

  Hypersementose er forbundet med lokale og systemiske faktorer, men etiologien er ikke godt kartlagt. Vanskeligheter med å bedømme røntgenologisk tykkelse på sementlaget ved hypersementose, vil direkte kunne påvirke beslutning ...

• Explaining Backlash: Social Hierarchy and Men’s Rejection of Women’s Rights Reforms 

  Benstead, Lindsay; Muriaas, Ragnhild Louise; Wang, Vibeke (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)

  Governments promote gender-sensitive policies, yet little is known about why reform campaigns evoke backlash. Drawing on social position theory, we test whether marginalized (women’s organizations) or intrusive (Western ...

• Impact of rapid molecular testing on diagnosis, treatment and management of community-acquired pneumonia in Norway: a pragmatic randomised controlled trial (CAPNOR) 

  Serigstad, Sondre; Ritz, Christian; Faurholt-Jepsen, Daniel; Markussen, Dagfinn Lunde; Ebbesen, Marit Helen; Kommedal, Øyvind; Bjørneklett, Rune Oskar; Heggelund, Lars; Clark, Tristan W.; van Werkhoven, Cornelis H.; Knoop, Siri Tandberg; Ulvestad, Elling; Grewal, Harleen (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)

  Background: Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) causes a large burden of disease. Due to difficulties in obtaining representative respiratory samples and insensitive standard microbiological methods, the microbiological ...

• Health-related quality of life in patients with advanced melanoma treated with ipilimumab: prognostic implications and changes during treatment 

  Aamdal, Elin; Skovlund, Eva; Jacobsen, Kari Dolven; Straume, Oddbjørn; Kersten, Christian; Herlofsen, Oluf; Karlsen, Jarle; Hussain, Israr; Amundsen, Anita; Dalhaug, Astrid; Nyakas, Marta Sølvi; Hagene, Kirsten Thorin; Holmsen, Kjersti; Aamdal, Steinar; Kaasa, Stein; Guren, Tormod Kyrre; Kyte, Jon A (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)

  Background: We have previously reported that the safety and efficacy of ipilimumab in real-world patients with metastatic melanoma were comparable to clinical trials. Few studies have explored health-related quality of ...

• Dietary practices and nutritional status of young children in the former ensete monoculture dominated Sidama region, southern Ethiopia: A community based cross-sectional study 

  Kebede, Tsigereda Behailu; Mengesha, Selamawit; Lindtjorn, Bernt; Engebretsen, Ingunn Marie Stadskleiv (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022-09-14)

  Background: Child undernutrition is a challenge in Ethiopia, where morbidity and mortality among children are attributed to it. This study aimed to describe the dietary practices, household food insecurity, and nutritional ...

• Pilot-RCT Finds No Evidence for Modulation of Neuronal Networks of Auditory Hallucinations by Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation 

  Marquardt, Lynn Anne; Craven, Alexander R.; Hugdahl, Kenneth Jan; Johnsen, Erik; Kroken, Rune Andreas; Kusztrits, Isabella; Specht, Karsten; Thomassen, Anne Synnøve; Weber, Sarah; Hirnstein, Marco (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022-10-12)

  Background: Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) is used as treatment for auditory verbal hallucinations (AVH). The theory behind the treatment is that tDCS increases activity in prefrontal cognitive control ...

• Dietary selenomethionine reduce mercury tissue levels and modulate methylmercury induced proteomic and transcriptomic alterations in hippocampi of adolescent BALB/c mice 

  Mellingen, Ragnhild Marie; Myrmel, Lene Secher; Rasinger, Josef; Lie, Kai Kristoffer; Bernhard, Annette; Madsen, Lise; Nøstbakken, Ole Jakob (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022-10-13)

  Methylmercury (MeHg) is a well-known environmental contaminant, particularly harmful to the developing brain. The main human dietary exposure to MeHg occurs through seafood consumption. However, seafood also contains several ...

• Strengthening cultural competence in health professionals through partnerships: A case study of a health collaborative exchange between Malawi and Norway in trauma care and emergency medicine 

  Tanyanyiwa, Archlove Takunda; Chimhutu, Victor (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)

  North-South partnerships have been identified as one way of solving some of the challenges in health sectors globally. Norway and Malawi have one such partnership in trauma and emergence care. Lack of trauma care and ...

• Gut microbiota and fecal microbiota transplantation in patients with food allergies: A systematic review 

  Jensen, Caroline; Antonsen, Marie Fagervik; Lied, Gülen Arslan (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022-09-26)

  The prevalence of food allergies (FAs) has increased considerably in recent decades, with the only available treatment being the avoidance of the specific food items causing the allergy. FAs may have a major impact on ...

• The survival gap between young and older patients after surgical resection for colorectal cancer remains largely based on early mortality: A EURECCA comparison of four European countries. 

  Bahadoer, Renu R.; Bastiaannet, Esther; Peeters, Koen C.M.J.; van Eycken, Elizabeth; Verbeeck, Julie; Guren, Marianne; Kørner, Hartwig; Martling, Anna; Johansson, Robert; van de Velde, Cornelis J.H.; Dekker, Jan Willem T. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)

  Background: A decade ago, it was demonstrated that the difference in survival between older patients and younger patients with colorectal cancer (CRC) was mainly due to mortality in the first postoperative year. Over the ...

• Implementing a new emergency medical triage tool in one health region in Norway: some lessons learned 

  Brevik, Heidi Synnøve; Hufthammer, Karl Ove; Hernes, Merete Eide; Bjørneklett, Rune Oskar; Brattebø, Guttorm (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)

  Background: Acutely sick or injured patients depend on ambulance and emergency department personnel performing an accurate initial assessment and prioritisation (triage) to effectively identify patients in need of immediate ...

• Long-term outcomes at 24- and 36-month follow-up in the intervention arm of the randomized controlled trial of Prompt Mental Health Care 

  Smith, Otto Robert Frans; Sæther, Solbjørg Makalani Myrtveit; Haug, Ellen Merethe Melingen; Knapstad, Marit (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022-09-09)

  Background: Whether long-term symptom improvement is maintained after treatment in services such as the Norwegian Prompt Mental Health Care (PMHC) and the English Improving Access to Psychological Therapies is not yet ...

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