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Epidemiology of non-communicable diseases among professional drivers in LMICs: a systematic review and meta-analysis
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)This systematic review collected evidence on the burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) among professional drivers and reported on the most common factors that increase the risk of NCDs in this specific population in ... -
Increasing region of interest width reduces neonatal circumferential strain
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Objective There is growing interest in speckle tracking echocardiography-derived strain as a measure of left ventricular function in neonates. However, knowledge gaps remain regarding the effect of image acquisition and ... -
Quantified planar collagen distribution in healthy and degenerative mitral valve: biomechanical and clinical implications
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Degenerative mitral valve disease is a common valvular disease with two arguably distinct phenotypes: fibroelastic deficiency and Barlow’s disease. These phenotypes significantly alter the microstructures of the leaflets, ... -
Jordskjelvstasjonen i Bergen gjennom 125 år
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Seismological studies in Norway initiated in the early 19th century, and since the 1890s, Bergen has been the focal point of Norwegian seismology. Initially, earthquake information was collected through questionnaires and ... -
Saturated constructed wetlands for the remediation of cylindrospermopsin and microcystin-LR: Plants, microbes, and biodegradation pathways
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Harmful cyanobacterial blooms will be more intense and frequent in the future, contaminating surface waters with cyanotoxins and posing a threat to communities heavily reliant on surface water usage for crop irrigation. ... -
Developing a dynamic energy budget model to project potential effects of deep-sea mining plumes on the Atlantic deep-sea mussel, Bathymodiolus azoricus
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Due to the consistent lack of Environmental Risk Assessment (ERA) for deep-sea mining scenarios, the potential impacts of this industry on marine ecosystems remain largely unknown. In order to fill this gap, a Dynamic ... -
Development of a digital mental health intervention for youth with ADHD: exploring youth perspectives on wants, needs, and barriers
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Background: Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a mental health disorder affecting five to eight percent of children and youth worldwide. Inattention, impulsivity, and hyperactivity are core symptoms, which ... -
Factors associated with hospitalization and mortality in adult and pediatric extrapulmonary tuberculosis at a tertiary care hospital in Central India
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Background Comorbidities complicate the management of tuberculosis (TB) and have become an essential part of the end TB strategy to eradicate TB. However, pulmonary TB has received the most attention, and little is known ... -
Sparse Bayesian learning using TMB (Template Model Builder)
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Sparse Bayesian Learning, and more specifically the Relevance Vector Machine (RVM), can be used in supervised learning for both classification and regression problems. Such methods are particularly useful when applied to ... -
Analyzing sustainable development strategies through multi-method integration in the Green Economy Model
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Given the increasing interconnectedness of social, economic, and environmental systems, it is increasingly evident there is a need for a new generation of decision support systems to assess the sustainability of development ... -
Robotic-assisted laparoscopic pyeloplasty for the treatment of ureteropelvic junction obstruction – How should success be determined?
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Background: Ureteropelvic junction obstruction (UPJO) is characterised by stenosis of the ureteral lumen at the level of the renal pelvis and proximal ureter. At Haukeland University Hospital, robotic-assisted laparoscopic ... -
Effects of implant precoating and fat contamination on the stability of the tibial baseplate
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Background Approximately 5% of primary total knee arthroplasty patients require revision within 10 years, often due to distal component loosening. Application of a thin layer of PMMA cement as precoating on the tibial ... -
Six-year follow-up of participants in two clinical trials of rituximab or cyclophosphamide in Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Objectives In this six-year follow-up study, we used patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) to compare values at baseline, at 18 months, and at six-year follow up from the CycloME and the RituxME trials. Methods Based ... -
Germline variants in patients diagnosed with pediatric soft tissue sarcoma
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Background: While soft tissue sarcomas affect younger patients, few studies have assessed the distribution of underlying pathogenic germline variants. Patients and methods: We retrospectively identified all pediatric ... -
Decreased T-cell response against latent cytomegalovirus infection does not correlate with anti-IFN autoantibodies in patients with APECED
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Autoimmune polyendocrinopathy-candidiasis-ectodermal dystrophy (APECED) is an inborn error of immunity affecting both multiple endocrine organs and susceptibility to candidiasis, each with an autoimmune basis. Recently, ... -
Examining the merits of feature-specific similarity functions in the news domain using human judgments
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Online news article recommendations are typically of the ‘more like this’ type, gener- ated by similarity functions. Across three studies, we examined the representativeness of different similarity functions for news item ... -
Efficacy of an internet-delivered cognitive enhancement intervention for subjective residual cognitive deficits in remitted major depressive disorder: A randomized crossover trial
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Background Cognitive deficits such as difficulties with attention, memory, and executive functions are frequently reported during remission from depression and relates to adverse functioning in daily life and risk of ... -
Quantitative proteomics reveals serum proteome alterations during metastatic disease progression in breast cancer patients
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Background Tumor recurrence and metastatic progression remains the leading cause for breast cancer related mortalities. However, the proteomes of patient- matched primary breast cancer (BC) and metastatic lesions have ... -
In Search for the Better Sentence: Legal Fictions in Thirteenth Century Icelandic and Norwegian Laws
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)This article posits the existence of legal fictions (Lat. fictio legis) in the customary and royal laws of Norway and Iceland. It argues that legal fictions played a significant role in the installation of the Norwegian ... -
Early warning signals observed in motor activity preceding mood state change in bipolar disorder
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Intro Alterations in motor activity are well-established symptoms of bipolar disorder, and time series of motor activity can be considered complex dynamical systems. In such systems, early warning signals (EWS) occur in a ...
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