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    • External validation of the RISC, RISC-Malawi, and PERCH clinical prediction rules to identify risk of death in children hospitalized with pneumonia 

      Rees, Chris A.; Hooli, Shubhada; King, Carina; McCollum, Eric D.; Colbourn, Tim; Lufesi, Norman; Mwansambo, Charles; Lazzerini, Marzia; Madhi, Shabir A.; Cutland, Clare; Nunes, Marta; Gessner, Bradford D.; Basnet, Sudha; Kartasasmita, Cissy B.; Mathew, Joseph L.; Zaman, Syed Mohammad Akram Uz; Paranhos-Baccalà, Gláucia; Bhatnagar, Shinjini; Wadhwa, Nitya; Lodha, Rakesh; Aneja, Satinder; Santosham, Mathuram; Picot, Valentina Sanchez; Sylla, Mariam; Awasthi, Shally; Bavdekar, Ashish; Pape, Jean-William; Rouzier, Vanessa; Chou, Monidarin; Rakoto-Andrianarivelo, Mala; Wang, Jianwei; Nymadawa, Pagbajabyn; Vanhems, Philippe; Russomando, Graciela; Asghar, Rai; Banajeh, Salem; Iqbal, Imran; MacLeod, William; Maulen-Radovan, Irene; Mino, Greta; Saha, Samir; Singhi, Sunit; Thea, Donald M; Clara, Alexey W.; Campbell, Harry; Nair, Harish; Falconer, Jennifer; Williams, Linda J.; Horne, Margaret; Strand, Tor Arne; Qazi, Shamim A.; Nisar, Yasir B.; Neuman, Mark I. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      Background: Existing scores to identify children at risk of hospitalized pneumonia-related mortality lack broad external validation. Our objective was to externally validate three such risk scores. Methods: We applied the ...

    • The extostosin family: Proteins with many functions 

      Busse-Wicher, Marta; Wicher, Krzysztof B.; Kusche-Gullberg, Marion (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-04)
      Heparan sulfates are complex sulfated molecules found in abundance at cell surfaces and in the extracellular matrix. They bind to and influence the activity of a variety of molecules like growth factors, proteases and ...

    • Extra-colonic cancers in Lynch Syndrome 

      Grindedal, Eli Marie (Doctoral thesis, 2010-11-12)
      Lynch Syndrome (LS) is the most common of the hereditary colorectal cancer (CRC) syndromes. It is caused by germ-line mutations in one of the four mismatch repair (MMR) genes MLHl, MSH2, MSH6 or PMS2. Mutations in one of ...

    • Extra-intestinal complications following acute giardiasis 

      Hunskår, Gunnhild Sellevoll (Doctoral thesis, 2022-05-12)
      Background: Giardia lamblia is a common waterborne protozoan parasite worldwide. A large outbreak occurred in Bergen, Norway, in 2004. It was caused by heavy rainfall overloading the sewage system leading to contamination ...

    • The extracellular bone marrow microenvironment — a proteomic comparison of constitutive protein release by in vitro cultured osteoblasts and mesenchymal stem cells 

      Aasebø, Elise; Birkeland, Even; Selheim, Frode; Berven, Frode; Brenner, Annette; Bruserud, Øystein (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) and osteoblasts are bone marrow stromal cells that contribute to the formation of stem cell niches and support normal hematopoiesis, leukemogenesis and development of metastases from distant ...

    • Extracellular DNA concentrations in various aetiologies of acute kidney injury 

      Gaál Kovalčíková, Alexandra; Janovičová, Ľubica; Hodosy, Július; Babickova, Janka; Vavrincová-Yaghi, Diana; Vavrinec, Peter; Boor, Peter; Podracká, Ľudmila; Šebeková, Katarína; Celec, Peter; Tóthová, Ľubomíra (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)
      Extracellular DNA (ecDNA) in plasma is a non-specific biomarker of tissue damage. Urinary ecDNA, especially of mitochondrial origin, is a potential non-invasive biomarker of kidney damage. Despite prominent tissue damage, ...

    • Extracellular Vesicles Derived from Primed Mesenchymal Stromal Cells Loaded on Biphasic Calcium Phosphate Biomaterial Exhibit Enhanced Macrophage Polarization 

      Rana, Neha; Suliman, Salwa; Al-Sharabi, Niyaz Abdulbaqi Abdulmajid; Mustafa, Kamal Babikeir Elnour (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)
      Mesenchymal stromal cells (MSC) loaded on biphasic calcium phosphate biomaterial (MSC + BCP) have been used as an advanced therapy medicinal product to treat complex maxillofacial bone defects in patients. Further, MSC-derived ...

    • Extrapulmonary tuberculosis in Pakistan- A nation-wide multicenter retrospective study 

      Tahseen, Sabira; Khanzada, Faisal Masood; Baloch, Aurangzaib Quadir; Abbas, Qasim; Bhutto, Mansoor Manzoor; Alizai, Ahmad Wali; Zaman, Shah; Qasim, Zahida; Durrani, Muhammad Najeeb; Farough, M. Khalid; Ambreen, Atiqa; Safdar, Nauman; Mustafa, Tehmina (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)
      Background Pakistan is fifth among high burden countries for tuberculosis. A steady increase is seen in extrapulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB), which now accounts for 20% of all notified TB cases. There is very limited ...

    • Extrapulmonary tuberculosis in Pakistan: Challenges in diagnosis and detection of drug resistance 

      Tahseen, Sabira (Doctoral thesis, 2023-11-02)
      Bakgrunn: Pakistan er blant de fem landene med høyest forekomst av tuberkulose (TB) og legemiddelresistent TB. Ekstrapulmonær TB (EPTB) utgjør 20% av alle registrerte TB-pasienter, men det er lite informasjon om ...

    • Extrasynaptic NMDA receptors on rod pathway amacrine cells: molecular composition, activation, and signaling 

      Veruki, Margaret Lin; Zhou, Yifan; Castilho, Aurea; Morgans, Catherine W.; Hartveit, Espen (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)
      In the rod pathway of the mammalian retina, axon terminals of glutamatergic rod bipolar cells are presynaptic to AII and A17 amacrine cells in the inner plexiform layer. Recent evidence suggests that both amacrines express ...

    • Eye discomfort, headache and back pain among Mayan Guatemalan women taking part in a randomised stove intervention 

      Díaz, Esperanza; Smith-Sivertsen, Tone; Pope, Dan; Lie, Rolv Terje; Díaz, Anaité; McCracken, John; Arana, Byron; Smith, Kirk R.; Bruce, Nigel (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2007)
      Background: Indoor air pollution (IAP) from combustion of biomass fuels represents a global health problem, estimated to cause 1.6 million premature deaths annually. Aims: RESPIRE (Randomised Exposure Study of Pollution ...

    • F18-FDG-PET for recurrent differentiated thyroid cancer: a systematic meta-analysis 

      Haslerud, Torjan Magne; Brauckhoff, Katrin; Reisæter, Lars Anders Rokne; Lein, Regina Küfner; Heinecke, A.; Varhaug, Jan Erik; Biermann, Martin (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-07-09)
      Background Positron emission tomography (PET) with fluor-18-deoxy-glucose (FDG) is widely used for diagnosing recurrent or metastatic disease in patients with differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC). Purpose To assess the ...

    • Fabry disease model in Zebrafish : Studying molecular mechanisms of Fabry nephropathy in a Gb3-free environment 

      Elsaid, Hassan Osman Alhassan (Doctoral thesis, 2023-03-21)
      Bakgrunn: Fabry sykdom (FS) er en X-bundet lysosomal avleiringssykdom betinget i mutasjon i alfa-galactosidase genet (GLA). Enzymet alfa-galactosidase A (α-GAL) er ansvarlig for nedbryting av fettstoffet globotriaocylceramid ...

    • Facet arthropathy evaluation: CT or MRI? 

      Berg, Linda; Thoresen, Hanne; Neckelmann, Gesche F; Furunes, Håvard; Hellum, Christian; Espeland, Ansgar (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      Objective To assess the reliability of lumbar facet arthropathy evaluation with computed tomography (CT) or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in patients with and without lumbar disc prosthesis and to estimate the reliability ...

    • Facilitating new movement strategies: Equine assisted physiotherapy for children with cerebral palsy 

      Norrud, Brita Cecilie; Råheim, Målfrid; Sudmann, Tobba Therkildsen; Håkanson, Margareta (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      Background Equine Assisted Physiotherapy (EAPT) offers children with cerebral palsy (CP) opportunities for new movement experiences, and may influence movement qualities. Descriptions of how, and to what extent EAPT affects ...

    • Facilitators for use of oral healthcare services among people with substance use disorders: a qualitative study in Norway 

      Carlsen, Siv-Elin Leirvåg; Isaksen, Katja; Åstrøm, Anne-Kristine N; Fadnes, Lars T. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)
      Objective Opioid maintenance treatment (OMT) patients in Norway are eligible for free oral healthcare services; however, oral health morbidity remains high and the uptake of services among this patient group is low. As ...

    • Factors affecting fracture of zirconia dental crowns : Laboratory studies on retrievals and crown-shaped specimens 

      Skjold, Anneli (Doctoral thesis, 2022-09-02)
      Objektiv: De siste 20 årene har bruken av zirkonia som dentalt materiale har økt betydelig. Laboratorietester som undersøker materialstyrke, indikerer at de tilgjengelige zirkonia-materialene har tilstrekkelige mekaniske ...

    • Factors affecting quality of end-of-life hospital care - a qualitative analysis of free text comments from the i-CODE survey in Norway 

      Hansen, Marit Irene Tuen; Haugen, Dagny Faksvåg; Sigurdardottir, Katrin Rut; Kvikstad, Anne; Mayland, Catriona Rachel; Schaufel, Margrethe Aase (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)
      Background The ERANet-LAC CODE (Care Of the Dying Evaluation) international survey assessed quality of care for dying cancer patients in seven countries, by use of the i-CODE questionnaire completed by bereaved relatives. ...

    • Factors affecting the outcome of fecal microbiota transplantation for patients with irritable bowel syndrome 

      El-Salhy, Magdhy; Gilja, Odd Helge; Hatlebakk, Jan Gunnar (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)
      Background A previous study that introduced a Fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) protocol with a high efficacy applied a combination of favorable factors. Aims The present study aimed to evaluate some of these ...

    • Factors affecting voluntary HIV counselling and testing among men in Ethiopia: a cross-sectional survey 

      Leta, Tesfaye Hordofa; Sandøy, Ingvild Fossgard; Fylkesnes, Knut (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2012-06-15)
      Background: Voluntary HIV counselling and testing (VCT) is one of the key strategies in the HIV/AIDS prevention and control programmes in Ethiopia. However, utilization of this service among adults is very low. The aim of ...