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Occupational issues of adults with ADHD
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2013-02-17)Background: ADHD is a common neurodevelopmental disorder that persists into adulthood. Its symptoms cause impairments in a number of social domains, one of which is employment. We wish to produce a consensus statement on ... -
Occupational noise exposure and hearing loss: A study on knowledge, attitude and practice among Tanzanian iron and steel workers
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)We assessed Knowledge Attitude and Practice (KAP) regarding occupational noise exposure, Noise-induced hearing loss, audiometry and use of hearing protection devices among iron and steel factory workers exposed to high ... -
Occurrence and severity of myasthenic crisis in an unselected Turkish cohort of patients with myasthenia gravis
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Myasthenia gravis (MG) is a disorder of the neuromuscular junction that can deteriorate into myasthenic crisis, involving weakness of bulbar and respiratory muscles. In this study, we describe the clinical manifestations ... -
Ocrelizumab and ofatumumab, but not rituximab, trigger complement induction in vitro
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)The clinical and adverse effects of the therapeutic monoclonal antibodies (mAb) ocrelizumab, ofatumumab and rituximab in multiple sclerosis (MS) are presently subject to extensive study. While the two former are approved ... -
Octogenarian patients’ sleep and delirium experiences in hospital and four years after aortic valve replacement: a qualitative interview study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Objectives Sleep disturbances and delirium are frequently observed complications after surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) and transcutaneous aortic valve implantation (TAVI), especially in octogenarian patients. ... -
Odor-related chronic somatic symptoms are associated with self-reported asthma and hay fever; the Hordaland Health Study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015)The aetiology behind odor-related chronic somatic symptoms (O-RCSS) is unknown, although both immunological and psychiatric causes have been suggested. The aim of this study was to investigate the occurrence of self-reported ... -
Odour as a determinant of persistent symptoms after a chemical explosion, a longitudinal study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017)Foul-smelling environmental pollution was a major concern following a chemical workplace explosion. Malodorous pollution has previously been associated with aggravated physical and psychological health, and in persons ... -
Oedema on STIR modified the effect of amoxicillin as treatment for chronic low back pain with Modic changes—subgroup analysis of a randomized trial
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Objective To evaluate potential MRI-defined effect modifiers of amoxicillin treatment in patients with chronic low back pain and type 1 or 2 Modic changes (MCs) at the level of a previous lumbar disc herniation (index ... -
Offshore field experiments with in-situ burning of oil: Emissions and burn efficiency
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)In situ burning (ISB) is an oil spill response technique including ignition and burning to remove oil on the water surface. The technique rapidly and effectively removes large portions of the oil. However, the combustion ... -
Oil Spill Field Trial at Sea: Measurements of Benzene Exposure
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017-06-08)Objectives: Characterize personal exposure to airborne hydrocarbons, particularly carcinogenic benzene, during spill of two different fresh crude oils at sea. Methods: The study included 22 participants taking part in an ... -
Oil spill into seawater. Evaporation and human exposure to benzene
(Doctoral thesis, 2019-03-20)Background: The Norwegian oil spill preparedness focuses on developing response methods that limits the health risk of personnel performing response operations during oil spills at sea. Two types of crude oil, condensates ... -
Olanzapine-Induced Hyperphagia and Weight Gain Associate with Orexigenic Hypothalamic Neuropeptide Signaling without Concomitant AMPK Phosphorylation
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2011-06-13)The success of antipsychotic drug treatment in patients with schizophrenia is limited by the propensity of these drugs to induce hyperphagia, weight gain and other metabolic disturbances, particularly evident for olanzapine ... -
Olaparib monotherapy as primary treatment in unselected triple negative breast cancer
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Background The antitumor efficacy of PARP inhibitors (PARPi) for breast cancer patients harboring germline BRCA1/2 (gBRCA1/2) mutations is well established. While PARPi monotherapy was ineffective in patients with metastatic ... -
Older children are at increased risk of Plasmodium vivax in south-central Ethiopia: a cohort study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Background Better understanding of the distribution of Plasmodium vivax and its risk factors could be used to prevent and control malaria infection. Therefore, the aim of this study was to characterize the distribution ... -
Older patients’ perspectives on illness and healthcare during the early phase of the COVID-19 pandemic
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Background Equal access to healthcare is a core principle in Norway’s public healthcare system. The COVID-19 pandemic challenged healthcare systems in the early phase – in particular, related to testing and hospital ... -
Olfactory dysfunction in chronic stroke patients
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-10-12)Background The aim of the study was to investigate odor identification performance in patients one year after hospital admittance due to stroke. Predictors for olfactory dysfunction were investigated as well as self-reported ... -
OLS Client and OLS Dialog: Open source tools to annotate public omics datasets
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017)The availability of user‐friendly software to annotate biological datasets and experimental details is becoming essential in data management practices, both in local storage systems and in public databases. The Ontology ... -
Omlegging av livskurs. En grunnleggende prosess i et godt liv med multippel sklerose.
(Doctoral thesis, 2008-04-18)Hensikten med studien har vært å framskaffe kunnskap ved hjelp av Grounded Theory metodologi (GT) om hvordan en kan leve et så godt liv som mulig med multippel sklerose (MS). Hvilke prosesser opplever personer med MS som ... -
Omsorg som glasur over ein medisinsk logikk i statlege føringar for norsk sjukepleieutdanning
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Systematiske dokumentanalysar av fagpolitiske forslag (1921–1929) og statlege føringar (1950–2019) for norsk tre-årig sjukepleieutdanning viser at omsorgsomgrepet har hatt ein marginal plass i slike dokument. Omgrepet ...