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Verbal abilities in children of mothers with epilepsy: Association to maternal folate status
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018-08)Objective: To examine the effect of maternal folic acid supplementation and maternal plasma folate and antiepileptic drug (AED) concentrations on language delay in AED-exposed children of mothers with epilepsy. Methods: ... -
Verdibasert radiologi - Kvalitetsforbedring ved henvisning til bildediagnostikk innen muskel- og skjelettlidelser
(Master thesis, 2024-02-01)Bruken av bildediagnostikk øker, samtidig sees en høy andel lav-verdi undersøkelser. Gjennom kvalitetsforbedringsprosjektet «VeRaVest» ønsker man å forbedre fastlegers henvisningspraksis ved muskel – og skjelettlidelser. ... -
Verified Parental Cardiovascular Events for Young and Middle-Aged Ischaemic Stroke Patients and Controls
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Introduction: Nonmodifiable cardiovascular risk factors, like age and sex, are easily quantifiable. Due to immense technical progress in diagnostics and medical data storage, the aim of this study was to quantify, verify, ... -
Vessel size as a marker of survival in estrogen receptor positive breast cancer
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Purpose: Angiogenesis is crucial for tumor growth and is one of the hallmarks of cancer. In this study, we analyzed microvessel density, vessel median size, and perivascular a-SMA expression as prognostic biomarkers in ... -
Vestibular symptoms and relations with postural balance, inner ear function, and long term survival
(Doctoral thesis, 2022-11-18)Bakgrunn: Svimmelhet og balanseproblemer er vanlige symptomer som i befolkningsstudier har vært assosiert med økt dødelighet, men det er ikke kjent om det er sykdommer i balanseapparatet som forårsaker denne økte dødeligheten. ... -
Vestibular Symptoms, Balance and Vestibular Function in Patients with Vestibular Schwannoma
(Doctoral thesis, 2024-01-12)Bakgrunn: Vestibularisschwannom (VS) er en godartet svulst på den 8.hjernenerve som ofte fører til hørselstap, øresus, ustøhet og vertigo. Behandling avhenger av svulstens størrelse og om svulsten vokser, og inkluderer ... -
Vestibular Tests Related to Tumor Volume in 137 Patients With Small to Medium-Sized Vestibular Schwannoma
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Objective: The video head impulse test (vHIT) and cervical and ocular vestibular evoked myogenic potentials (cVEMP and oVEMP) are new methods for measuring peripheral vestibular function. The objectives of this study were ... -
”Vi berre gjer det”. Beskrivingar av skjult pleiepraksis i sjukeheim
(Doctoral thesis, 2013-12-06)Nursing home practice is often described as complex, even though it might be regarded as consisting of common, everyday activities. Research indicates that nursing staff consider assisting nursing home patients to be ... -
«Vi lærer oss til å ikke bli såra»: Erfaringer med rasisme hos unge norske med synlig minoritetsbakgrunn.
(Master thesis, 2023-05-31)Innledning: Forskning og media dokumenterer at rasisme er vanlig også i en norsk kontekst. Relativt sett forekommer grove uttrykk for rasisme i relativt begrenset grad. Det pekes derimot på hvordan subtile og tildekkete ... -
Viable Mycobacterium tuberculosis in sputum after pulmonary tuberculosis cure
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Background: Pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) with detectable Mycobacterium tuberculosis in the sputum is a major source of transmission. In resource limited TB endemic settings, cure is declared through sputum smear examination ... -
Video display terminal use and dry eye: preventive measures and future perspectives
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Background: Dry eye disease (DED) is a common cause of ocular pain and discomfort. Dry eye disease (DED) stems from a loss-of-tear film homeostasis and is frequently seen in video display terminal (VDT) users. Video display ... -
Videreutdanning i Ultralyd for radiografer. I hvilken grad er læringsmålene nådd? En kontrollert prospektiv sammenlignende studie 6 mnd etter endt utdanning.
(Master thesis, 2011)Bakgrunn: Det er to år siden vi i Norge for første gang uteksaminerte radiografer med videreutdanning i ultralyd (RVU). Dette er en videreutdanning som gir 60 studiepoeng ved Høgskolen i Gjøvik (HiG). Oppstarten av ... -
Viewing the image? Ultrasound examination during abortion preparations, ethical challenges
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)During preparation for early abortion in Norway, an ultrasound examination is usually performed to determine gestation and viability. This article aims to provide a deeper understanding of women’s and health care personnel’s ... -
Viewing the proteome: How to visualize proteomics data?
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-04)Proteomics has become one of the main approaches for analyzing and understanding biological systems. Yet similar to other high-throughput analysis methods, the presentation of the large amounts of obtained data in easily ... -
Viewpoint of a WHO Advisory Group Tasked to Consider Establishing a Closely-monitored Challenge Model of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Healthy Volunteers
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)WHO convened an Advisory Group (AG) to consider the feasibility, potential value, and limitations of establishing a closely-monitored challenge model of experimental severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) ... -
Views of young people with psychosis on using virtual reality assisted therapy. A qualitative study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Aim Service disengagement is a challenge in young individuals struggling with psychosis. Combining cognitive behavioural therapy for psychosis (CBTp) with virtual reality (VR) has proven acceptable and potentially effective ... -
Vil hyaluronsyre (HA) kombinert med plateberiket plasma (PRP), sammenliknet med plateberiket plasma (PRP) alene, gi bedre effekt på smerte og funksjon i behandling av pasienter med kneleddsartrose? -En systematisk oversikt og metaanalyse
(Master thesis, 2022-12-13)Sammendrag Tittel: «Vil hyaluronsyre (HA) kombinert med plateberiket plasma (PRP), sammenliknet med plateberiket plasma (PRP) alene, gi bedre effekt på smerte og funksjon i behandling av pasienter med kneleddsartrose: En ... -
Vinorelbine and gemcitabine vs vinorelbine and carboplatin as first-line treatment of advanced NSCLC. A phase III randomised controlled trial by the Norwegian Lung Cancer Study Group
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012)Background: Platinum-based doublet chemotherapy is the standard first-line treatment for advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), but earlier studies have suggested that non-platinum combinations are equally effective ... -
ViPAR: a software platform for the Virtual Pooling and Analysis of Research Data
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-10-08)Background: Research studies exploring the determinants of disease require sufficient statistical power to detect meaningful effects. Sample size is often increased through centralized pooling of disparately located datasets, ... -
Viral diarrhoea in children under two years of age in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Clinical and molecular epidemiology
(Doctoral thesis, 2014-12-08)Introduction: Diarrhoeal disease is one of the leading causes of illness and death in children below five years, especially in developing countries. It is estimated to cause 0.7 million deaths among children younger than ...