• Narrative review of citizen science in environmental epidemiology: Setting the stage for co-created research projects in environmental epidemiology 

  Froeling, Frederique; Gignac, Florence; Hoek, Gerard; Vermeulen, Roel; Nieuwenhuijsen, Mark J.; Ficorilli, Antonella; De Marchi, Bruna; Biggeri, Annibale; Kocman, David; Robinson, Johanna; Grazuleviciene, Regina; Andrusaityte, Sandra; Righi, Valeria; Basagaña, Xavier (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)

  Several citizen science (CS) initiatives have been adopted in environmental science to monitor air and noise pollution, and water quality related to civic concerns. Nevertheless, CS projects in environmental epidemiology ...

• Results of the Electron Drift Instrument on Cluster 

  Paschmann, G; Quinn, Jack M.; Torbert, R.B.; McIllwain, C; Vaith, H; Haaland, S.; Matsui, Hiroshi; Kletzing, Craig A.; Baumjohann, W; Haerendel, G (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)

  The electron drift instrument (EDI) on Cluster pioneered a new method of measuring electric fields, using a beam of electrons to sample the drift velocity over a km-scale gyro orbit. The technique is especially well suited ...

• Is VARS more intuitive and efficient than Sobol’ indices? 

  Maeso, Arnald Puy; Lo Piano, Samuele; Saltelli, Andrea (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)

  The Variogram Analysis of Response Surfaces (VARS) has been proposed by Razavi and Gupta as a new comprehensive framework in sensitivity analysis. According to these authors, VARS provides a more intuitive notion of ...

• COVID-19 in pregnancy—characteristics and outcomes of pregnant women admitted to hospital because of SARS-CoV-2 infection in the Nordic countries 

  Engjom, Hilde Marie; Aabakke, Anna J. M.; Klungsøyr, Kari; Svanvik, Teresia; Äyräs, Outi; Jonasdottir, Eva; Thurn, Lars; Jones, Elin; Pettersson, Karin; Nyfløt, Lill Trine; Al-Zirqi, Iqbal Ahmad Abdelwahab; Vangen, Siri; Juliusson, Pétur Benedikt; Källén, Karin; Gissler, Mika; Krebs, Lone (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)

  Introduction Population-based studies about the consequences of SARS-CoV-2 infection (COVID-19) in pregnancy are few and have limited generalizability to the Nordic population and healthcare systems. Material and ...

• Iron deficiency anemia among children aged 2–5 years in southern Ethiopia: a community-based cross-sectional study 

  Orsango, Alemselam Zebdewos; Habtu, Wossene; Lejisa, Tadesse; Loha, Eskindir; Lindtjorn, Bernt; Engebretsen, Ingunn Marie Stadskleiv (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)

  Background Iron-deficiency anemia (IDA) is a common type of nutritional anemia in low-income countries, including Ethiopia. However, there is limited data on iron deficiency anemia prevalence and associated factors in ...

• Economic support, education and sexual decision making among female adolescents in Zambia: a qualitative study 

  Milimo, Joyce; Zulu, Joseph Mumba; Munsaka, Ecloss; Mweemba, Oliver; Sandøy, Ingvild Fossgard; Svanemyr, Joar (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)

  Background The importance of educating female adolescents has been recognized as critical to the development of any country. However, in low income countries like Zambia they often drop out of school due to poverty, early ...

• Diet, Physical Activity, and Disinhibition in Middle-Aged and Older Adults: A UK Biobank Study 

  Schweren, Lizanne J.S.; van Rooij, Daan; Shi, Huiqing; Larsson, Henrik; Arias-Vasquez, Alejandro; Li, Lin; Kvalvik, Liv Grimstvedt; Haavik, Jan; Buitelaar, Jan; Hartman, Catharina (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)

  Disinhibition is a prominent feature of multiple psychiatric disorders, and has been associated with poor long-term somatic outcomes. Modifiable lifestyle factors including diet and moderate-to-vigorous physical activity ...

• Forensic autopsies in Norway 1996–2017: A retrospective study of factors associated with deaths undergoing forensic autopsy 

  Ellingsen, Christian Lycke; Alfsen, G. Cecilie; Braut, Geir Sverre (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)

  Aims: Forensic autopsies are important for the investigation of deaths with a legal or public-health interest, as well as being a source for cause-of-death statistics. The aim of this study was to investigate the use of ...

• Explanatory models and help-seeking for symptoms of PTSD and depression among Syrian refugees 

  Aarethun, Vilde; Sandal, Gro Mjeldheim; Guribye, Eugene; Markova, Valeria; Bye, Hege Høivik (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)

  Objective This study investigates how Syrian refugees explain and prefer to seek help for symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and depression. Methods We conducted five semi-structured focus group interviews ...

• Study design: Pathways to Independence – A study of unaccompanied minor refugees settled in a Norwegian city municipality 

  Kvestad, Ingrid; Randal, Sølve Bjørn; Sayyad, Nawar; Lehmann, Stine; Bøe, Tormod (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)

  Aims: The aim of the ‘Pathways to Independence’ study was to gain knowledge of how to facilitate a healthy development for unaccompanied refugee minors (URMs) after settling in Norwegian municipalities. Methods: The ...

• Do parental stimulation practices modify the effect of child’s health status on early developmental risk? Findings from a hospitalized cohort 

  Rasheed, Muneera Abdul; Mughis, Waliyah; Niaz, Maira; Hasan, Babar S. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)

  The current study conducted in Pakistan aimed to test if parental stimulation practices modify the effect of general child health status on early developmental risks in hospitalized children. Development was assessed using ...

• Ask Rosa – The making of a digital genetic conversation tool, a chatbot, about hereditary breast and ovarian cancer 

  Siglen, Elen; Vetti, Hildegunn Høberg; Lunde, Aslaug Beathe Forberg; Hatlebrekke, Thomas Akselberg; Strømsvik, Nina; Hamang, Anniken; Hovland, Sigrid Tronsli; Rettberg, Jill Walker; Steen, Vidar Martin; Bjorvatn, Cathrine (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)

  Objective: We aimed at developing a pilot version of an app (Rosa) that can perform digital conversations with breast or ovarian cancer patients about genetic BRCA testing, using chatbot technology, to identify best practices ...

• Abortion and multifetal pregnancy reduction: An ethical comparison 

  Langseth Dahl, Silje; Vaksdal, Rebekka Hylland; Barra, Mathias; Gamlund, Espen; Solberg, Carl Tollef (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)

  In recent years, multifetal pregnancy reduction (MFPR) has increasingly been a subject of debate in Norway. The intensity of this debate reached a tentative maximum when the Legislation Department delivered their interpretative ...

• Reflexiones sobre la idea de comunicatividad para la clase de español como lengua extranjera en Noruega 

  Llovet Vila, Xavier (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)

  Este artículo se concibe como una reflexión acerca de la idea central de comunicatividad en la enseñanza de lenguas extranjeras en la educación reglada noruega. Más concretamente, el objetivo es examinar sucintamente los ...

• Can a Questionnaire Be Useful for Assessing Reading Skills in Adults? Experiences with the Adult Reading Questionnaire among Incarcerated and Young Adults in Norway 

  Asbjørnsen, Arve Egil; Jones, Lise Øen; Eikeland, Ole-Johan; Manger, Terje (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)

  Background: Good screening tools can be of immense value in educational counselling for adults. We report two studies where we explored the factor structure and discriminative power of the Adult Reading Questionnaire (ARQ) ...

• Insufficient melanopic equivalent daylight illuminance in nursing home dementia units across seasons and gaze directions 

  Kolberg, Eirin; Pallesen, Ståle; Hjetland, Gunnhild Johnsen; Nordhus, Inger Hilde; Thun, Eirunn; Flo-Groeneboom, Elisabeth (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)

  Adequate illumination plays an important part in providing a healthy environment for nursing home patients with dementia. With increasing awareness of non-visual responses to light, new approaches to quantifying illuminance ...

• Norwegian physiotherapy teachers’ experience from working in a partnership project in Sudan - A case study approach 

  Haugland, Mildrid Jorunn; Aanes, Mette; Jensen, Gail; Salih, Omeima (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)

  Introduction and Aims: Professionals working abroad as part of a partnership program is a central act of internationalization among higher education institutions. Little research has been carried out on this topic. The ...

• Treatment Adherence as Predictor of Outcome in Concentrated Exposure Treatment for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder 

  Tjelle, Kristian; Opstad, Håvard Berg; Solem, Stian; Launes, Gunvor; Hansen, Bjarne Kristian Aaslie; Kvale, Gerd; Hagen, Kristen (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)

  Background: The treatment of choice for obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is exposure and response prevention (EX/RP). Previous studies have demonstrated that treatment adherence predicts treatment outcome for patients ...

• Creating gender exceptionalism: The role of global indexes 

  Kirkebø, Tori Loven; Langford, Malcolm Stroud; Byrkjeflot, Haldor (Chapter, 2021)

  In this chapter, the authors examine critically the rise of global indexes and ask how they helped build and shape the idea of Nordic gender exceptionalism, as the region's members moved from being Cold War-era 'middle way ...

• Sleep medication and melatonin use among Norwegian nurses – A cross-sectional study 

  Forthun, Ingeborg; Waage, Siri; Pallesen, Ståle; Moen, Bente Elisabeth; Bjorvatn, Bjørn (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)

  Aim To estimate the prevalence of sleep medication and melatonin use among nurses and to assess if factors related to work, sleep or mental health, were associated with such use. Design A cross-sectional study. Methods A ...

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