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    • The stress response in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.): identification and functional characterization of the corticotropin-releasing factor (crf) paralogs 

      Lai, Floriana; Royan, Muhammad Rahmad; Gomes, Ana S.; Espe, Marit; Aksnes, Anders; Norberg, Birgitta; Gelebart, Virginie; Rønnestad, Ivar (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      Corticotropin-Releasing Factor (CRF) is one of the main mediators of the Hypothalamic-Pituitary–Interrenal (HPI) axis to stress response. In Atlantic salmon, a comparative understanding of the crf1 paralogs role in the ...

    • Stressful life events, psychological symptoms, and social support of children and young asylum-seekers in Iceland 

      Cardenas, Paola; Ásgeirsdóttir, Bryndís Björk; Sam, David Lackland; Doná, Giorgia (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)
      Background: Children and young asylum-seekers are often exposed to stressful life events (SLEs) and risk developing psychological symptoms. However, risk and protective factors can positively and negatively influence this ...

    • Stressors, social support and military performance in a modern war scenario 

      Moldjord, Christian; Laberg, Jon Christian; Rundmo, Torbjørn (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)
      The present study examined differences in stressors, coping strategies, and military performance in two groups deployed in the same war scenario, but with operative and psychologically different challenges.

    • Striden om Wergelands «Til en Gran». Idealisme, modernisme, realisme 

      Hagen, Erik Bjerck (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      Artikkelen diskuterer lesninger av Henrik Wergelands dikt «Til en Gran» ut fra de tre hovedlinjene i norsk litteraturforskning generelt og i mottakelsen av romantikken spesielt: idealisme, realisme og modernisme. Både ...

    • Striking the balance: Sustainability and institutional transitions in the European Environment Agency 

      Kovacic, Zora; Benini, Lorenzo (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)
      We look at how concepts of uncertainty and complexity undergo a series of balancing acts when moving between scientific research and policy. By questioning the prediction and control framework, uncertainty and complexity ...

    • Striving for a safe ground—A lifeworld approach of family members' experiences of the critical illness trajectory 

      Flinterud, Stine Irene; Moi, Asgjerd Litleré; Gjengedal, Eva; Ellingsen, Sidsel (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)
      Aims and Objectives To explore the experiences of family members after they have lived through a close one's illness trajectory starting with critical illness and intensive care treatment, throughout hospitalisation and ...

    • Stroke Mimics on the Stroke Unit – Temporal trends 2008–2017 at a large Norwegian university hospital 

      Barra, Georg Mathias Honoré; Faiz, Kashif Waqar; Dahl, Fredrik Andreas; Næss, Halvor (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      Objectives: The objective was to quantify temporal trends in stroke mimics (SM) admissions relative to cerebrovascular accidents (CVA), incidence of hospitalized SMs and characterize the SM case-mix at a general hospital's ...

    • Stroke severity quantification by critical care physicians in a mobile stroke unit 

      Hov, Maren Ranhoff; Røislien, Jo; Lindner, Thomas Werner; Zakariassen, Erik; Bache, Kristi Cecilie Grønvold; Solyga, Volker; Russell, David; Lund, Christian (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      Background Cerebral revascularization in acute stroke requires robust diagnostic tools close to symptom onset. The quantitative National Institute of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) is widely used in-hospital, whereas shorter ...

    • Stroke survival and the impact of geographic proximity to family members: A population-based cohort study 

      Choi, Hye Jung; Leblanc, Marissa Erin; Moger, Tron Anders; Valberg, Morten; Aamodt, Geir; Page, Christian Magnus; Tell, Grethe Seppola; Næss, Øyvind Erik (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)
      Introduction Familial support may be important for post-stroke survival. Objective To determine if geographical proximity between stroke survivors and their family members, i.e having a spouse/partner or distance to ...

    • Stroke unit demand in Norway – present and future estimates 

      Dahl, Fredrik Andreas; Barra, Mathias; Faiz, Kashif Waqar; Ihle-Hansen, Hege; Næss, Halvor; Rand, Kim; Rønning, Ole Morten; Simonsen, Tone Breines; Thommessen, Bente; Labberton, Angela Susan (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022-03-15)
      Background: All stroke patients should receive timely admission to a stroke unit (SU). Consequently, most patients with suspected strokes – including stroke mimics (SM) are admitted. The aim of this study was to estimate ...

    • Stromule Geometry Allows Optimal Spatial Regulation of Organelle Interactions in the Quasi-2D Cytoplasm 

      Johnston, Iain George; Schattat, Martin; Hause, Gerd; Niemeyer, Frederik; Reynvoet, Frisine; Prautsch, Jennifer; Erickson, Jennifer Lee (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)
      In plant cells, plastids form elongated extensions called stromules, the regulation and purposes of which remain unclear. Here, we quantitatively explore how different stromule structures serve to enhance the ability of a ...

    • Strong Association between Diarrhea and Concentration of Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli Strain TW10722 in Stools of Experimentally Infected Volunteers 

      Vedøy, Oda Barth; Steinsland, Hans; Sakkestad, Sunniva Todnem; Sommerfelt, Halvor; Hanevik, Kurt (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)
      Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) strains are a major cause of diarrheal illness in children and travelers in low- and middle-income countries. When volunteers are infected with ETEC strains, as part of experimental ...

    • Strong association of combined genetic deficiencies in the classical complement pathway with risk of systemic lupus erythematosus and primary Sjögren's syndrome 

      Lundtoft, Christian; Sjöwall, Christopher; Rantapää-Dahlqvist, Solbritt; Bengtsson, Anders A.; Jönsen, Andreas; Pucholt, Pascal; Wu, Yee Ling; Lundström, Emeli; Eloranta, Maija-Leena; Gunnarsson, Iva; Baecklund, Eva; Jonsson, Roland; Hammenfors, Daniel; Forsblad-d'Elia, Helena; Eriksson, Per; Mandl, Thomas; Bucher, Sara; Norheim, Katrine Brække; Johnsen, Svein Joar Auglæn; Omdal, Roald; Kvarnström, Marika; Wahren Herlenius, Marie Elisabeth; Truedsson, Lennart; Nilsson, Bo; Kozyrev, Sergey V.; Bianchi, Matteo; Lindblad-Toh, Kerstin; Yu, Chack-Yung; Nordmark, Gunnel; Sandling, Johanna K.; Svenungsson, Elisabet; Leonard, Dag; Rönnblom, Lars (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)
      Objective Complete genetic deficiency of the complement component C2 is a strong risk factor for monogenic systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), but whether heterozygous C2 deficiency adds to the risk of SLE or primary ...

    • Strong tuberculin response after BCG vaccination is associated with low multiple sclerosis risk: a population-based cohort study 

      Nakken, Ola; Holmøy, Trygve; Stigum, Hein; Myhr, Kjell-Morten; Dahl, Jesper; Heldal, Einar; Meyer, Haakon Eduard (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)
      Background: Multiple sclerosis (MS) is characterized by inflammatory lesions in the central nervous system involving pro-inflammatory T-cells. Immune dysregulation is well described in prevalent disease, but it is not known ...

    • Strongly stable C-stationary points for mathematical programs with complementarity constraints 

      Escobar, Daniel Hernandez; Rückmann, Jan-Joachim (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      In this paper we consider the class of mathematical programs with complementarity constraints (MPCC). Under an appropriate constraint qualification of Mangasarian–Fromovitz type we present a topological and an equivalent ...

    • Strongly Stable Stationary Points for a Class of Generalized Equations 

      Günzel, Harald; Hernandez Escobar, Daniel; Rückmann, Jan-Joachim (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)
      In this paper we consider a generalized equation that is mainly characterized by a cone-valued mapping. It is well known that optimality conditions for different classes of optimization problems can be formulated as such ...

    • The stroop task sex difference: Evolved inhibition or color naming? 

      Sjøberg, Espen A.; Wilner, Raquel Gloria; D'Souza, Antonia; Cole, Geoff (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)
      Previous research shows that women outperform men in the classic Stroop task, but it is not known why this difference occurs. There are currently two main hypotheses: (1) women have enhanced verbal abilities, and (2) women ...

    • Structural and biophysical characterization of transcription factor HNF-1A as a tool to study MODY3 diabetes variants 

      Kind, Laura; Raasakka, Arne; Molnes, Janne; Aukrust, Ingvild; Bjørkhaug, Lise; Njølstad, Pål Rasmus; Kursula, Petri; Arnesen, Thomas (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)
      Hepatocyte nuclear factor 1A (HNF-1A) is a transcription factor expressed in several embryonic and adult tissues, modulating the expression of numerous target genes. Pathogenic variants in the HNF1A gene are known to cause ...

    • Structural changes induced by electroconvulsive therapy are associated with clinical outcome 

      Mulders, Peter C. R.; Llera, Alberto; Beckmann, Christian F.; Vandenbulcke, Mathieu; Stek, Max L; Sienaert, Pascal; Redlich, Ronny; Petrides, Georgios; Oudega, Mardien L.; Oltedal, Leif; Ødegaard, Ketil Joachim; Narr, Katherine L; Magnusson, Peter; Kessler, Ute; Jorgensen, Anders; Espinoza, Randall; Enneking, Verena; Emsell, Louise; Dols, Annemieke; Dannlowski, Udo; Bolwig, Tom G; Bartsch, Hauke; Argyelan, Miklos; Anand, Amit; Abbott, Christopher; van Eijndhoven, Philip; Tendolkar, Indira (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)
      Background Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is the most effective treatment option for major depressive disorder, so understanding whether its clinical effect relates to structural brain changes is vital for current and ...

    • Structural imaging findings are related to clinical complications in chronic pancreatitis 

      Nordaas, Ingrid Kvåle; Tjora, Erling; Dimcevski, Georg Gjorgji; Haldorsen, Ingfrid S.; Olesen, Søren Schou; Drewes, Asbjørn Mohr; Zviniene, Kristina; Barauskas, Giedrius; Bayram, Berivan Kyed; Nørregaard, Peter; Borch, Anders; Nøjgaard, Camilla; Jensen, Annette Bøjer; Kardasheva, Svetlana S.; Okhlobystin, Alexey; Hauge, Truls; Waage, Anne; Frøkjær, Jens Brøndum; Engjom, Trond (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)
      Background/objectives: Structural pancreatic changes and complications related to chronic pancreatitis are well described, but little is known about their relationship. We aimed to explore the associations between pancreatic ...