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Delineating cellular and molecular mechanisms of toxicity of an extract of khat (Catha edulis Forsk.) in leukemia and normal peripheral blood cells
(Doctoral thesis, 2010-05-07)Plants have been used in treatment and prevention of diseases for thousands of years. In modern medicine there is a trend towards isolation and identification of bioactive molecules, whereas plant preparations continue to ... -
Delirium after Aortic Valve Therapy. A Prospective Cohort Study of Octogenarian Patients following Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement and Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation.
(Doctoral thesis, 2016-08-25)Introduction: Untreated and symptomatic aortic stenosis (AS) is associated with high mortality. Surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) and transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) are two treatment options for ... -
Delirium as a Predictor of Physical and Cognitive Function in Individuals Aged 80 and Older After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation or Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016-06)Objectives: To determine how development of delirium after surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) or transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) could predict activity of daily living (ADL) and instrumental ADLs (IADL) ... -
The delirium screening tool 4AT in routine clinical practice: prediction of mortality, sensitivity and specificity
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Purpose Delirium is common and associated with poor outcomes, partly due to underdetection. We investigated if the delirium screening tool 4 A’s test (4AT) score predicts 1 year mortality and explored the sensitivity and ... -
Delirium screening with 4AT in patients aged 65 years and older admitted to the Emergency Department with suspected sepsis: a prospective cohort study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Purpose We aimed to study the use of The 4 ‘A’s test (4AT), a rapid delirium screening tool, performed upon Emergency Department (ED) admission, and to characterize older patients admitted to the ED with and without sepsis ... -
Delivery of the Sox9 gene promotes chondrogenic differentiation of human umbilical cord blood-derived mesenchymal stem cells in an in vitro model
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-04)SRY-related high-mobility-group box 9 (Sox9) gene is a cartilage-specific transcription factor that plays essential roles in chondrocyte differentiation and cartilage formation. The aim of this study was to investigate the ... -
Delivery of VEGFA in bone marrow stromal cells seeded in copolymer scaffold enhances angiogenesis, but is inadequate for osteogenesis as compared with the dual delivery of VEGFA and BMP2 in a subcutaneous mouse model
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018-01-31)Background: In bone tissue engineering (BTE), extensive research into vascular endothelial growth factor A (VEGFA)-mediated angiogenesis has yielded inconsistent results. The aim of this study was to investigate the influence ... -
Delivery strategies for malaria chemoprevention with monthly dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine for the post-discharge management of severe anaemia in children aged less than 5 years old in Malawi: a protocol for a cluster randomized trial
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018-07-20)Background. Children initially hospitalized with severe anaemia in Africa are at high risk of readmission or death within 6 months after discharge. No intervention strategy specifically protects children during the ... -
The Delta III and Delta Xtend reverse shoulder arthroplasty. Risk of revision and failure mechanisms: a report on 3,650 cases from the Norwegian Arthroplasty Register 1994-2021
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Background The Delta reverse shoulder arthroplasty (RSA) is commonly used worldwide and is the most frequently used RSA in Norway. The aim of this registry-based study was to report 10- and 20-year implant survival, ... -
Deltidsstillinger på sykehjem - lederens interne vikarpool?
(Master thesis, 2011-12-14)Bakgrunn: Så mange som 70-90 % av ansatte i kommunal helsetjeneste jobber i deltidsstilling. Flere omorganiseringer de senere år har hatt som mål å effektivisere helsetjenesten og utnytte begrensede helseressurser bedre, ... -
Demens med Lewylegemer: søvn, kognisjon og nevropatologi
(Doctoral thesis, 2019-01-17)Background Sleep disorders are frequent in patients with dementia. Sleep disturbances can negatively influence the disease burden of dementia and accelerate the rate of cognitive decline. It is hypothesized that sleep ... -
Dementia care in Nepalese old age homes: Critical challenges as perceived by healthcare professionals
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Aim To explore and describe critical challenges in current dementia care practice as perceived by healthcare professionals (HCPs) in old age homes (OAHs) in Kathmandu, Nepal. Background In Nepal, the number of older ... -
Dementia Researchers’ Inside Views on Research Networks and Alignment With Public Research Funding: A Qualitative Study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)This study presents the dementia researchers views of research networks, and how the networks fit into their pursuit of research objectives and dementia research funding. We conducted 10 semi-structured interviews with 10 ... -
Dementia with Lewy Bodies. Identification, frequency and sleep-disturbances. A cross-sectional clinical dementia cohort study
(Doctoral thesis, 2011-02-18)Background: Dementia with Lewy Bodies (DLB) has existed as a formal consensus diagnosis since 1996 and is defined by dementia and the core features parkinsonism, visual hallucinations and cognitive fluctuations. The original ... -
Demultiplexing Stress Responses and Compensatory Mechanisms in the Pancreatic Islet
(Doctoral thesis, 2024-06-21)Et nøkkelelement i utviklingen av diabetes er den manglende evnen hos de insulinproduserende β-cellene til å møte et stigende behov for insulin, skapt av dysfunksjonelle eller døde β-celler. Det er mange faktorer som ... -
Den diagnostiske verdien av fire nevrodynamiske tester i undersøkelsen av cervikal radikulopati – En litteraturstudie
(Master thesis, 2022-11-18)Sammendrag Tema Nakkesmerter er utbredt i befolkningen med en ettårsprevalens mellom 30-50%. I Norge ser man at nakkesmerter er blant de vanligste årsakene til langtidssykemeldinger og uføretrygd. Herunder er cervikal ... -
Den informerte pasienten, genomisk medisin og selvtester: en utforsking av fastlegers erfaringer og refleksjoner
(Master thesis, 2016-12-15)Health-related information is readily accessible on the internet and patients are becoming increasingly well-informed before seeing their primary care physician. Firstly, we wanted to study the primary physicians’ experiences ... -
Den nære opplevelsen av partnerens hjertestans. - Gjennom hypotermibehandlign og tilbake til livet
(Master thesis, 2010-05-14)Purpose: The purpose was to examine partners' experiences of initiating cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and being present during intensive hypothermia treatment following cardiac arrest. Method: The study was designed ... -
Dendritic cell populations in patients with self-reported food hypersensitivity
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2011-05)Self-reported hypersensitivity to food is a common condition and many of these patients have indications of intestinal immune activation. Dendritic cells (DCs) are recognized as the most potent antigen-presenting cells ...