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    • Tracking of infant and young child feeding practices among 9- to 24 month-old children in Nepal: the MAL-ED Birth Cohort Study 

      Morseth, Marianne S.; Torheim, Liv Elin; Gebremariam, Mekdes Kebede; Chandyo, Ram Krishna; Ulak, Manjeswori; Shrestha, Sanjaya Kumar; Shrestha, Binob; Henjum, Sigrun (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017-10-17)
      Objective: The present study aimed to assess infant and young child feeding (IYCF) practices and the tracking of dietary diversity score (DDS), intakes of Fe- and vitamin A-rich foods and meal frequency in a peri-urban ...

    • Tracking of lung function from 10 to 35 years after being born extremely preterm or with extremely low birth weight 

      Bårdsen, Tonje; Røksund, Ola Drange; Benestad, Merete; Hufthammer, Karl Ove; Clemm, Hege Synnøve Havstad; Mikalsen, Ingvild Bruun; Øymar, Knut Asbjørn Alexander; Markestad, Trond Jacob; Halvorsen, Thomas; Vollsæter, Maria (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)
      Background Lifelong pulmonary consequences of being born extremely preterm or with extremely low birth weight remain unknown. We aimed to describe lung function trajectories from 10 to 35 years of age for individuals ...

    • Trade and Wadis System(s) in Muslim Sudan 

      Soghayroun, Intisar Soghayroun Elzein (Book; Peer reviewed, 2010)
      The Sudan belt stretches from the east to west across Africa south of the Sahara. Despite divisions and the rivalries that caused them, there seems to have long been a remarkably free flow of people and ideas along the ...

    • Traditional values of virginity and sexual behaviour in rural Ethiopian youth: results from a cross-sectional study 

      Molla, Mitike; Berhane, Yemane; Lindtjørn, Bernt (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2008-01-09)
      Background: Delaying sexual initiation has been promoted as one of the methods of decreasing risks of HIV among young people. In traditional countries, such as Ethiopia, retaining virginity until marriage is the norm. ...

    • Traffic noise in the bedroom in association with markers of obesity: a cross-sectional study and mediation analysis of the respiratory health in Northern Europe cohort 

      Veber, Triin; Pyko, Andrei; Carlsen, Hanne Krage; Holm, Mathias; Gislason, Thorarinn; Janson, Christer; Johannessen, Ane; Sommar, Johan Nilsson; Modig, Lars; Lindberg, Eva; Schlünssen, Vivi; Toompere, Karolin; Orru, Hans (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)
      Background Previous research suggests an association between road traffic noise and obesity, but current evidence is inconclusive. The aim of this study was to assess the association between nocturnal noise exposure and ...

    • Training and assessment of non-technical skills in Norwegian helicopter emergency services: a cross-sectional and longitudinal study 

      Rasmussen, Kristen; Langdalen, Henrik; Sollid, Stephen J. M.; Abrahamsen, Eirik Bjorheim; Sørskår, Leif Inge Kjærvoll; Bondevik, Gunnar Tschudi; Abrahamsen, Håkon Bjorheim (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-01-07)
      Background: Deficient non-technical skills (NTS) among providers of critical care in helicopter emergency medical services (HEMS) is a threat to patient and operational safety. Skills can be improved through simulation-based ...

    • Training of medical students in the use of emergency whole blood collection and transfusion in the framework of a civilian walking blood 

      Apelseth, Torunn Oveland; Kristoffersen, Einar Klæboe; Strandenes, Geir; Hervig, Tor Audun (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)
      Introduction: In this report, we describe a training program in emergency whole blood collection and transfusion for medical students at the University of Bergen. The overall aim of the program is to improve the availability ...

    • Trajectories of occupational physical activity and risk of later-life mild cognitive impairment and dementia: the HUNT4 70+ study 

      Zotcheva, Ekaterina; Bratsberg, Bernt Magne; Strand, Bjørn Heine; Jugessur, Astanand; Engdahl, Bo Lars; Bowen, Catherine; Selbæk, Geir; Kohler, Hans-Peter; Harris, Jennifer Ruth; Weiss, Jordan; Tom, Sarah E.; Krokstad, Steinar; Yitayew, Teferi Mekonnen; Edwin, Trine Holt; Stern, Yaakov; Håberg, Asta Kristine; Skirbekk, Vegard Fykse (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)
      Background High levels of occupational physical activity (PA) have been linked to an increased risk of dementia. We assessed the association of trajectories of occupational PA at ages 33–65 with risk of dementia and ...

    • Trajectories of physical performance in nursing home residents with dementia 

      Sverdrup, Karen; Bergh, Sverre; Selbæk, Geir; Saltyte Benth, Jurate; Røen, Irene Mari; Husebø, Bettina; Tangen, Gro Gujord (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-02-14)
      Background In nursing homes (NH) the prevalence of dementia ranges from 50 to 84% and most residents have extensive physical-performance impairments. However, from time of admission, development of physical performance in ...

    • Trajectories of psychiatric disorders in a cohort of children with cerebral palsy across four years 

      Bjørgaas, Hanne Marit; Elgen, Irene Bircow; Hysing, Mari (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      Background: Risk of psychiatric disorders has been reported for children and adolescents with cerebral palsy (CP) at different ages, however little is known regarding the long-term trajectories of these disorders. Objective: ...

    • Trajectories of response in schizophrenia-spectrum disorders: A one-year prospective cohort study of antipsychotic effectiveness 

      Drosos, Petros; Johnsen, Erik; Bartz-Johannessen, Christoffer; Larsen, Tor Ketil; Reitan, Solveig Klæbo; Rettenbacher, Maria; Kroken, Rune Andreas (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)
      Background: Antipsychotic drugs remain the mainstay of schizophrenia treatment; however, their effectiveness has been questioned, and it is not possible to predict the response to a specific antipsychotic drug in an ...

    • A trans-ancestral meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies reveals loci associated with childhood obesity 

      Bradfield, Jonathan P.; Vogelezang, Suzanne; Felix, Janine F.; Chesi, Alessandra; Helgeland, Øyvind; Horikoshi, Momoko; Karhunen, Ville; Lowry, Estelle; Cousminer, Diana L.; Ahluwalia, Tarunveer S.; Thiering, Elisabeth; Boh, Eileen Tai-Hui; Zafarmand, Mohammad H.; Vilor-Tejedor, Natalia; Wang, Carol A.; Joro, Raimo; Chen, Zhanghua; Gauderman, William J.; Pitkänen, Niina; Parra, Esteban J.; Fernandez-Rhodes, Lindsay; Alyass, Akram; Monnereau, Claire; Curtin, John A.; Have, Christian T.; McCormack, Shana E.; Hollensted, Mette; Frithioff-Bøjsøe, Christine; Valladares-Salgado, Adan; Peralta-Romero, Jesus; Teo, Yik-Ying; Standl, Marie; Leinonen, Jaakko T.; Holm, Jens-Christian; Peters, Triinu; Vioque, Jesus; Vrijheid, Martine; Simpson, Angela; Custovic, Adnan; Vaudel, Marc; Canouil, Mickaël; Lindi, Virpi; Atalay, Mustafa; Kahonen, Mika; Raitakari, Olli T.; van Schaik, Barbera D.C.; Berkowitz, Robert I.; Cole, Shelley A.; Voruganti, V. Saroja; Wang, Yujie; Highland, Heather M.; Comuzzie, Anthony G.; Butte, Nancy F.; Justice, Anne E.; Gahagan, Sheila; Blanco, Estela; Lehtimäki, Terho; Lakka, Timo A.; Hebebrand, Johannes; Bonnefond, Amélie; Grarup, Niels; Froguel, Philippe; Lyytikäinen, Leo-Pekka; Cruz, Miguel; Kobes, Sayuko; Hanson, Robert L.; Zemel, Babette S.; Hinney, Anke; Teo, Koon K.; Meyre, David; North, Kari E.; Gilliland, Frank D.; Bisgaard, Hans; Bustamante, Mariona; Bønnelykke, Klaus; Pennell, Craig E.; Rivadeneira, Fernando; Uitterlinden, André G.; Baier, Leslie J.; Vrijkotte, Tanja G.M.; Heinrich, Joachim; Sørensen, Thorkild I.A.; Saw, Seang-Mei; Pedersen, Oluf; Hansen, Torben; Eriksson, Johan; Widén, Elisabeth; McCarthy, Mark I.; Njølstad, Pål Rasmus; Power, Christine; Hyppönen, Elina; Sebert, Sylvain; Brown, Christopher D.; Järvelin, Marjo-Riitta; Timpson, Nicholas J.; Johansson, Stefan; Hakonarson, Hakon; Jaddoe, Vincent W.V. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)
      Although hundreds of genome-wide association studies-implicated loci have been reported for adult obesity-related traits, less is known about the genetics specific for early-onset obesity and with only a few studies conducted ...

    • Transcapillary fluid balance in children. Methodology and new clinical studies. To the interstitial space - and back again 

      Guthe, Hans Jørgen Timm (Doctoral thesis, 2016-04-29)
      Objective: The capillaries represent a semipermeable barrier between the blood and the interstitium, where there is a continuous exchange of fluid and solutes. Numerous factors affect the tight regulation of this movement ...

    • Transcapillary fluid flux and inflammatory response during neonatal therapeutic hypothermia: an open, longitudinal, observational study 

      Guthe, Hans Jørgen Timm; Nedrebø, Torbjørn; Damås, Jan Kristian; Wiig, Helge; Berg, Ansgar (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018-02-23)
      Background: Therapeutic hypothermia is neuroprotective in asphyxiated neonates by counteracting mechanisms contributing to brain injury. Although an initial increased permeability is part of an inflammatory reaction and ...

    • Transcriptional and epigenetic mechanisms underlying astrocyte identity 

      Pavlou, Maria Angeliki S.; Grandbarbe, Luc; Buckley, Noel J.; Niclou, Simone Pierrette; Michelucci, Alessandro (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-03)
      Astrocytes play a significant role in coordinating neural development and provide critical support for the function of the CNS. They possess important adaptation capacities that range from their transition towards reactive ...

    • Transcriptional and functional effects of lithium in bipolar disorder iPSC-derived cortical spheroids 

      Osete, Jordi Requena; Akkouh, Ibrahim Ahmed; Levglevskyi, Oleksandr; Vandenberghe, Matthieu; Reis de Assis, Denis; Ueland, Thor; Kondratskaya, Elena; Holen, Børge; Szabo, Attila; Hughes, Timothy; Smeland, Olav Bjerkehagen; Steen, Vidar Martin; Andreassen, Ole; Djurovic, Srdjan (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)
      Lithium (Li) is recommended for long-term treatment of bipolar disorder (BD). However, its mechanism of action is still poorly understood. Induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC)-derived brain organoids have emerged as a ...

    • Transcriptional Changes in Regulatory T Cells From Patients With Autoimmune Polyendocrine Syndrome Type 1 Suggest Functional Impairment of Lipid Metabolism and Gut Homing 

      Berger, Amund Holte; Bratland, Eirik; Sjøgren, Thea; Heimli, Marte; Tyssedal, Torgeir; Bruserud, Øyvind; Johansson, Stefan; Husebye, Eystein Sverre; Oftedal, Bergithe Eikeland; Wolff, Anette Susanne Bøe (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      Autoimmune polyendocrine syndrome type I (APS-1) is a monogenic model disorder of organ-specific autoimmunity caused by mutations in the Autoimmune regulator (AIRE) gene. AIRE facilitates the expression of organ-specific ...

    • Transcriptional landscapes of emerging autoimmunity: transient aberrations in the targeted tissue's extracellular milieu precede immune responses in Sjögren's syndrome 

      Delaleu, Nicolas Hervé; Nguyen, Cuong Q.; Tekle, Kidane Mebrahtu; Jonsson, Roland; Peck, Ammon B. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2013-10-31)
      Introduction: Our understanding of autoimmunity is skewed considerably towards the late stages of overt disease and chronic inflammation. Defining the targeted organ’s role during emergence of autoimmune diseases is, ...

    • Transcriptome analysis reveals disparate expression of inflammation-related miRNAs and their gene targets in iPSC-astrocytes from people with schizophrenia 

      Akkouh, Ibrahim; Hughes, Timothy; Steen, Vidar Martin; Glover, Joel; Andreassen, Ole Andreas; Djurovic, Srdjan; Szabo, Attila (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      Despite the high heritability of schizophrenia (SCZ), details of its pathophysiology and etiology are still unknown. Recent findings suggest that aberrant inflammatory regulation and microRNAs (miRNAs) are involved. Here ...

    • Transcriptome sequencing (RNAseq) enables utilization of formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded biopsies with clear cell renal cell carcinoma for exploration of disease biology and biomarker development 

      Eikrem, Øystein Solberg; Beisland, Christian; Hjelle, Karin Margrethe; Flatberg, Arnar; Scherer, Andreas; Landolt, Lea Zoe; Skogstrand, Trude; Leh, Sabine Maria; Beisvag, Vidar; Marti, Hans-Peter (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016-02-22)
      Formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded (FFPE) tissues are an underused resource for molecular analyses. This proof of concept study aimed to compare RNAseq results from FFPE biopsies with the corresponding RNAlater® (Qiagen, ...