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    • Birthweight of the subsequent singleton pregnancy following a first twin or singleton pregnancy 

      Basnet, Prativa; Skjaerven, Rolv; Harmon, Quaker E.; Wilcox, Allen J.; Klungsøyr, Kari; Sørbye, Linn Marie; Morken, Nils-Halvdan; Kvalvik, Liv Grimstvedt (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)
      Introduction Birthweight is an important pregnancy indicator strongly associated with infant, child, and later adult life health. Previous studies have found that second-born babies are, on average, heavier than first-born ...

    • Bis(Phenolate)-Functionalized N-Heterocyclic Carbene Complexes of Oxo- and Imido-Vanadium(V) 

      Suresh, Lakshmi; Finnestad, Jone; Törnroos, Karl Wilhelm; Le Roux, Erwan (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      Oxo- and imido-vanadium(V) metal complexes supported by bis(phenolate)-functionalized N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) ligands were synthesized and structurally identified. In the presence of [(Ph3P=)2N]Cl ([PPN]Cl), saturated ...

    • Bisection of Bounded Treewidth Graphs by Convolutions 

      Eiben, Eduard; Lokshtanov, Daniel; Mouawad, Amer E. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      In the Bisection problem, we are given as input an edge-weighted graph G. The task is to find a partition of V(G) into two parts A and B such that ||A| - |B|| <= 1 and the sum of the weights of the edges with one endpoint ...

    • A Bit-Vector Differential Model for the Modular Addition by a Constant 

      Azimi, Seyyed Arash; Ranea, Adrián; Salmasizadeh, Mahmoud; Mohajeri, Javad; Aref, Mohammad Reza; Rijmen, Vincent Stefaan (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)
      ARX algorithms are a class of symmetric-key algorithms constructed by Addition, Rotation, and XOR, which achieve the best software performances in low-end microcontrollers. To evaluate the resistance of an ARX cipher against ...

    • Black Lives Matter in health promotion: moving from unspoken to outspoken 

      Leitch, Stephanie; Corbin, J. Hope; Boston-Fisher, Nikita; Ayele, Christa; Delobelle, Peter; Gwanzura Ottemöller, Fungisai Puleng; Matenga, Tulani Francis L.; Mweemba, Oliver; Pederson, Ann; Wicker, Josette (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      Racism is a public health crisis. Black communities (including Africans, the African diaspora and people of African descent) experience worse health outcomes as demonstrated by almost any measure of health and wellbeing—e.g. ...

    • Blessing or Curse for Congruence? How Interest Mobilization Affects Congruence between Citizens and Elected Representatives 

      De Bruycker, Iskander; Rasmussen, Anne (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      This article examines the role of interest mobilization in strengthening or weakening congruence between elected representatives and citizens on EU policy issues. It argues that the relationship between public opinion, ...

    • Block preconditioners for mixed-dimensional discretization of flow in fractured porous media 

      Budisa, Ana; Hu, Xiaozhe (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      In this paper, we are interested in an efficient numerical method for the mixed-dimensional approach to modeling single-phase flow in fractured porous media. The model introduces fractures and their intersections as ...

    • Blockchain applications in management: A bibliometric analysis and literature review 

      Tandon, Anushree; Kaur, Puneet; Mäntymäki, Matti; Dhir, Amandeep (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      Blockchain has gained substantial recognition for its ability to induce transformation and innovation in existing business models and frameworks. Consequently, the application of this technology to the management domain ...

    • Blood eosinophils during bronchiolitis: Associations with atopy, asthma and lung function in young adults 

      Sørensen, Karen Galta; Øymar, Knut Asbjørn Alexander; Dalen, Ingvild; Halvorsen, Thomas; Mikalsen, Ingvild Bruun (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)
      Aim: To study if blood eosinophils during bronchiolitis were associated with atopy, asthma and lung function in young adults and if these associations differed between respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) bronchiolitis and ...

    • Blood Lactate AUC Is a Sensitive Test for Evaluating the Effect of Exercise Training on Functional Work Capacity in Patients with Chronic Heart Failure 

      Valborgland, Torstein; Isaksen, Kjetil; Munk, Peter Scott; Larsen, Alf Inge (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      Purpose. Exercise training is an essential treatment option for patients with chronic heart failure (CHF). However, it remains controversial, which surrogate measures of functional work capacity are most reliable. The ...

    • Blood neurofilament light concentration at admittance: a potential prognostic marker in COVID‑19 

      Aamodt, Anne Hege; Høgestøl, Einar August; Popperud, Trine Haug; Holter, Jan Cato; Dyrhol-Riise, Anne Ma; Tonby, Kristian; Stiksrud, Birgitte; Berge, Tone; Barratt-Due, Andreas; Aukrust, Pål; Heggelund, Lars; Blennow, Kaj; Zetterberg, Henrik; Harbo, Hanne Flinstad; Quist‑Paulsen, Else (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      Objective To test the hypotheses that blood biomarkers for nervous system injury, serum concentrations of neurofilament light chain protein (NfL) and glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAp) can serve as biomarkers for ...

    • Blood Pressure Treatment in Kidney Transplant Recipients—Can We Improve? 

      Onsøien, Mari Olsen; Midtvedt, Karsten; Reisæter, Anna Varberg; Aasarød, Knut; Waldum-Grevbo, Bård; Vikse, Bjørn Egil; Eriksen, Bjørn Odvar; Åsberg, Anders (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      Background. Hypertension in kidney transplant (KTx) recipients is common, affecting both patient and graft survival. Annual data from the Norwegian Renal Registry reveal that <50% of adult (>18 y) KTx recipients reach ...

    • Blood pressure, antihypertensive medication and neuropsychiatric symptoms in older people with dementia: The COSMOS study 

      de Jong-Schmit, Bianca E. M.; Poortvliet, Rosalinde K. E.; Böhringer, Stefan; Bogaerts, Jonathan M. K.; Achterberg, Wilco P.; Husebø, Bettina (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      Objectives Neuropsychiatric symptoms (NPS) are very common in older patients with dementia. There is increasing evidence that hypoperfusion of the brain plays a role in the development of NPS. The aim of this study is to ...

    • Blood-based epigenetic estimators of chronological age in human adults using DNA methylation data from the Illumina MethylationEPIC array 

      Lee, Yunsung; Løkås Haftorn, Kristine; Denault, William Robert Paul; Nustad, Haakon Egdetveit; Page, Christian; Moen, Gunn-Helen; Magnus, Maria C.; Gjessing, Håkon K.; Harris, Jennifer R.; Magnus, Per; Håberg, Siri E.; Jugessur, Astanand; Bohlin, Jon; Lyle, Robert; Lee-Ødegård, Sindre; Groop, Leif C.; Prasad, Rashmi B.; Sletner, Line; Sommer, Christine (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)
      Background Epigenetic clocks have been recognized for their precise prediction of chronological age, age-related diseases, and all-cause mortality. Existing epigenetic clocks are based on CpGs from the Illumina ...

    • Bloodlettings in Hemochromatosis Result in Increased Blood Lead (Pb) Concentrations 

      Yazdani, Mazyar; Distante, Sonia; Mørkrid, Lars; Ulvik, Rune Johan; Bolann, Bjørn Johan (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)
      Hemochromatosis is a hereditary disorder, most often associated with mutations of the HFE (High FErrum) gene. If left untreated, it can result in severe parenchymal iron accumulation. Bloodletting is the mainstay treatment. ...

    • Blue Flashes as Counterparts to Narrow Bipolar Events: The Optical Signal of Shallow In-Cloud Discharges 

      Li, Dongshuai; Luque, Alejandro; Gordillo-Vázquez, F.J.; Liu, Feifan; Lu, Gaopeng; Neubert, Torsten; Chanrion, Olivier; Zhu, Baoyou; Østgaard, Nikolai; Reglero, Víctor (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      Narrow Bipolar Events (NBEs) are powerful radio emissions from thunderstorms, which have been recently associated with blue optical flashes on cloud tops and attributed to extensive streamer electrical discharges named ...

    • Blue mussels in western Norway have vanished where in reach of crawling predators 

      Meister, Nadja; Langbehn, Tom; Varpe, Øystein; Jørgensen, Christian (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)
      Blue mussels (Mytilus spp.) are declining around the world. In western Norway, they have widely disappeared from rocky shores but still thrive on floating structures. Other refugia are cracks in rocks, exposed sites, and ...

    • Blue-blocking glasses as additive treatment for mania: Effects on actigraphy-derived sleep parameters 

      Henriksen, Tone Elise Gjøtterud; Grønli, Janne; Assmus, Jörg; Fasmer, Ole Bernt; Schøyen, Helle Kristine; Leskauskaite, Ieva; Bjørke-Bertheussen, Janette; Ytrehus, Kjersti; Lund, Anders (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)
      Improvement of sleep is a central treatment goal for patients in a manic state. Blue‐blocking (BB) glasses as adjunctive treatment hasten overall recovery from mania. This method is an evolvement from dark therapy and ...

    • Blue-enriched white light improves performance but not subjective alertness and circadian adaptation during three consecutive simulated night shifts 

      Sunde, Erlend; Pedersen, Torhild; Mrdalj, Jelena; Thun, Eirunn; Grønli, Janne; Harris, Anette; Bjorvatn, Bjørn; Waage, Siri; Skene, Debra J.; Pallesen, Ståle (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)
      Use of blue-enriched light has received increasing interest regarding its activating and performance sustaining effects. However, studies assessing effects of such light during night work are few, and novel strategies for ...

    • A Blueprint for an Inclusive, Global Deep-Sea Ocean Decade Field Program 

      Howell, Kerry L.; Hilário, Ana; Allcock, A. Louise; Bailey, David M; Baker, Maria; Clark, Malcolm R.; Colaço, Ana; Copley, Jon; Cordes, Erik; Danovaro, Roberto; Dissanayake, Awantha; Escobar, Elva; Esquete, Patricia; Gallagher, Austin J; Gates, Andrew R.; Gaudron, Sylvie M.; German, Christopher R.; Gjerde, Kristina M; Higgs, Nicholas D.; Le Bris, Nadine; Levin, Lisa A.; Manea, Elisabetta; McClain, Craig; Menot, Lenaick; Mestre, Nélia C.; Metaxas, Anna; Milligan, Rosanna J; Muthumbi, Agnes WN; Narayanaswamy, Bhavani E.; Ramalho, Sofia P.; Ramirez-Llodra, Eva; Robson, Laura M; Rogers, Alex D.; Sellanes, Javier; Sigwart, Julia D.; Sink, Kerry; Snelgrove, Paul V. R.; Stefanoudis, Paris V.; Sumida, Paulo Y.; Taylor, Michelle L.; Thurber, Andrew R.; Vieira, Rui P; Watanabe, Hiromi K.; Woodall, Lucy C.; Xavier, Joana R. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)
      The ocean plays a crucial role in the functioning of the Earth System and in the provision of vital goods and services. The United Nations (UN) declared 2021–2030 as the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development. ...