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Responses to faecal microbiota transplantation in female and male patients with irritable bowel syndrome
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021-05-14)BACKGROUND Faecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) seems to be a promising treatment for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) patients. In Western countries (United States and Europe), there is a female predominance in IBS. A ... -
Responsible Mothering in Limpopo, South Africa: Perspectives of Adolescents
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2013)Mothering is recognized as important in shaping adolescent children’s identity cross-culturally, but how people understand and practice mothering varies between social contexts. In postapartheid South Africa, the institution ... -
Responsiveness of the Berg Balance Scale in patients early after stroke
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016)The Berg Balance Scale (BBS) has previously shown good measurement properties. However, its ability to detect important change in patients early after stroke is still unknown. The purpose of the present study was to determine ... -
Responsiveness to influenza vaccination correlates with NKG2C-expression on NK cells
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-06-05)Influenza vaccination often results in a large percentage of low responders, especially in high-risk groups. As a first line of defense, natural killer (NK) cells play a crucial role in the fight against infections. However, ... -
Resting heart rate, self-reported physical activity in middle age, and long-term risk of hip fracture. A NOREPOS cohort study of 367,386 men and women
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Enhanced knowledge regarding modifiable risk factors for hip fractures are warranted. We aimed to study the associations between two indicators of physical fitness (resting heart rate and level of physical activity) in ... -
Restless legs syndrome - a study from general practice
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)BAKGRUNN Forekomsten av rastløse bein er rundt 5–10 % blant voksne i den generelle befolkningen. Få studier er gjort om forekomsten blant pasienter som oppsøker fastlege. Det er også få studier om sammenheng med andre ... -
A restrictive policy for red blood cell transfusion in older hip fracture patients: experiences from a patient register
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016-02-09)Background: Allogeneic red blood cell transfusions (ABT) are common in older hip fracture patients. Recent research supports a restrictive transfusion policy. The aim was to study variation in hemoglobin (Hb) concentration, ... -
Restrictive spirometry pattern is associated with low physical activity levels. A population based international study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Introduction: Restrictive spirometry pattern is an under-recognised disorder with a poor morbidity and mortality prognosis. We compared physical activity levels between adults with a restrictive spirometry pattern and with ... -
Retained NK cell phenotype and functionality in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-06-04)Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), and the progressive stage non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), is the predominant cause of chronic liver disease globally. As part of the complex pathogenesis, natural killer ... -
Retention Time and Fragmentation Predictors Increase Confidence in Identification of Common Variant Peptides
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Precision medicine focuses on adapting care to the individual profile of patients, for example, accounting for their unique genetic makeup. Being able to account for the effect of genetic variation on the proteome holds ... -
“Rethinking High-Grade Serous Carcinoma: Development of new tools for deep tissue profiling”
(Doctoral thesis, 2021-09-03)Background: High-grade serous ovarian cancer (HGSOC) is the most frequently occurring and most fatal epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) subtype. The reciprocal interplay of the different components encompassed within the ... -
Rethinking High-Grade Serous Ovarian Carcinoma: Comprehensive Bioprofiling for Enhanced Identification of Surgical Phenotypes and Treatment Outcomes
(Doctoral thesis, 2023-09-26)Bakgrunn: Til tross for betydelige fremskritt innenfor medisinsk og kirurgisk behandling er prognosen for høygradig serøs ovarialcarcinom (HGSOC) fremdeles dårlig. Kirurgi er sentralt for behandlingen, og fjerning av alle ... -
Rethinking rehabilitation after percutaneous coronary intervention: a protocol of a multicentre cohort study on continuity of care, health literacy, adherence and costs at all care levels (the CONCARDPCI)
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Introduction Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) aims to provide instant relief of symptoms, and improve functional capacity and prognosis in patients with coronary artery disease. Although patients may experience ... -
Retinal haemorrhage in infants investigated for suspected maltreatment is strongly correlated with intracranial pathology
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Aim To test the two prevailing hypotheses regarding the aetiology of infant retinal haemorrhage: (a) traction forces exerted by the lens and/or corpus vitreum on the retina during infant shaking or (b) retinal vessel ... -
Retirement age and disability status as pathways to later-life cognitive impairment: Evidence from the Norwegian HUNT Study linked with Norwegian population registers
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Background Research shows that retirement age is associated with later-life cognition but has not sufficiently distinguished between retirement pathways. We examined how retirement age was associated with later-life ... -
Retrospective assessment of exposure to carcinogens in Norway’s offshore petroleum industry
(Doctoral thesis, 2007-06-15)Objectives: The main research objective of the four articles comprising this dissertation was to provide retrospective exposure information for a planned study on cancer in a cohort within Norway’s offshore petroleum ... -
A retrospective cohort study comparing differences in 30-day mortality among critically ill patients aged ≥ 70 years treated in European tax-based healthcare systems (THS) versus social health insurance systems
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)In Europe, tax-based healthcare systems (THS) and social health insurance systems (SHI) coexist. We examined differences in 30-day mortality among critically ill patients aged ≥ 70 years treated in intensive care units in ... -
A retrospective comparison of inappropriate prescribing of psychotropics in three Norwegian nursing homes in 2000 and 2016 with prescribing quality indicators
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Background: Inappropriate prescribing of psychotropics is a persistent and prevalent problem in nursing homes. The present study compared inappropriate prescribing of psychotropics in nursing homes 16 years apart with ... -
Retrospective evaluation of whole exome and genome mutation calls in 746 cancer samples
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) and International Cancer Genome Consortium (ICGC) curated consensus somatic mutation calls using whole exome sequencing (WES) and whole genome sequencing (WGS), respectively. Here, as part ...