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Unexplained chronic liver disease in Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018-02-13)Background: Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is assumed to be the major cause of chronic liver disease (CLD) in sub-Saharan Africa. The contribution of other aetiological causes of CLD is less well documented and hence ... -
Unexplained, self-reported food hypersensitivity. Explorative studies on mechanisms of abdominal symptom generation
(Doctoral thesis, 2010-10-08)Background: Self-reported food hypersensitivity remains unexplained in most cases. Abdominal symptoms, typically consistent with the irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), are common in patients with such unexplained, self-reported ... -
Unfulfilled expectations to services offered at primary health care facilities: Experiences of caretakers of underfive children in rural Tanzania
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2012-06-14)Background: There is growing evidence that patients frequently bypass primary health care (PHC) facilities in favour of higher level hospitals regardless of substantial additional time and costs. Among the reasons given ... -
Unge menneskers bruk av anabole androgene steroider: En praxeologisk studie fundert i Bourdieus teori- og begrepsgrunnlag.
(Master thesis, 2019-09-12)I denne masteroppgaven søker man å forstå hvorfor noen unge mennesker velger å bruke veksthormonet anabole androgene steroider i forbindelse med trening. Forskningsspørsmålet sikter seg mot å forklare treningsfeltet som ... -
Uniformspraktikker som distinksjonsmarkører. Sykepleieruniformer i praktikken (Haukeland universitetssykehus) og teorien (Høgskolen i Bergen) slik de har materialisert seg gjennom lærebøker og forskrifter. En praxeologisk studie med Bourdieus teori og begreper som verktøy.
(Master thesis, 2016-05-20)Sykepleieruniformer har en sterk symbolsk funksjon og sykepleiere har historisk sett vært lett gjenkjennelige med sine klassiske uniformer i form av blå kjole, hvitt forkle og hodeplagg. Slik er det ikke lengre. Dagens ... -
Unique osteogenic profile of bone marrow stem cells stimulated in perfusion bioreactor is Rho-ROCK-mediated contractility dependent
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)The fate determination of bone marrow mesenchymal stem/stromal cells (BMSC) is tightly regulated by mechanical cues, including fluid shear stress. Knowledge of mechanobiology in 2D culture has allowed researchers in bone ... -
Universal antiretroviral therapy for the elimination of mother-to-child transmission of HIV in Northern Uganda : Studies on determinants, adherence, breastfeeding and viral load
(Doctoral thesis, 2021-06-24)Background: Uganda’s decrease in mother-to-child transmission of HIV (MTCT) has stagnated, making it almost impossible to achieve the target of zero new HIV infections. Objectives: The aim of this study has been to ... -
Universal health coverage of HIV, TB and malaria interventions in Ethiopia: economic burden, health benefits and financial risk protection
(Doctoral thesis, 2021-04-07)Introduction: Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), Tuberculosis (TB) and malaria remain a major threat to the Ethiopian population. In the past decades, substantial gains have been achieved in reducing morbidity and mortality ... -
The unmet need for treatment of children with musculoskeletal impairment in Malawi
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Background: More than a billion people globally are living with disability and the prevalence is likely to increase rapidly in the coming years in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). The vast majority of those living ... -
Unmet Surgical Need in Malawi
(Doctoral thesis, 2021-10-04)Introduction Globally, and especially in sub-Saharan Africa, including Malawi, surgical conditions receive a low level of priority in national health systems. The burden of surgical diseases is not well documented and the ... -
Unperturbed cytotoxic lymphocyte phenotype and function in myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome patients
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017-06-26)Myalgic encephalomyelitis or chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) is a debilitating disorder linked to diverse intracellular infections as well as physiological stress. Cytotoxic lymphocytes combat intracellular infections. ... -
Unravelling the prospective associations between mixed anxiety-depression and insomnia during the course of cognitive behavioral therapy
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Objective Previous studies have suggested that there is a reciprocal relationship between anxiety/depression and insomnia. However, little is known about the prospective relationships between these constructs across the ... -
Unsubstantiated belief in the diagnostic accuracy of the triad of abusive head trauma may lead to incorrect diagnoses of alleged abuse cases
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Unsupervised clustering of missense variants in HNF1A using multidimensional functional data aids clinical interpretation
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-10-01)Exome sequencing in diabetes presents a diagnostic challenge because depending on frequency, functional impact, and genomic and environmental contexts, HNF1A variants can cause maturity-onset diabetes of the young (MODY), ... -
Unveiling sex bias and adverse neonatal outcomes in ultrasound estimation of gestational age: A population-based cohort study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Background Gestational age estimation by second-trimester ultrasound biometry introduces systematic errors due to sex differences in early foetal growth, consequently increasing the risk of adverse neonatal outcomes. ... -
Unveiling the Complexities: Patients’ and Healthcare Providers’ Perspectives on Understanding and Managing Ovarian Cancer
(Doctoral thesis, 2024-06-28)Bakgrunn: Eggstokkreft er en alvorlig og kompleks sykdom, som fremdeles har en dårlig prognose til tross for betydelige medisinske fremskritt, inkludert innen presisjonsonkologi. Pasienter med eggstokkreft gjennomgår et ... -
Update on primary sclerosing cholangitis
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2013-09)Primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) remains one of the most challenging conditions of clinical hepatology. There has been a steady growth in research to overcome this fact and the present review aims at summarizing the ... -
An Update on Vitamin D and Disease Activity in Multiple Sclerosis
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Vitamin D and its main active metabolite 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D serve a crucial role in maintenance of a healthy calcium metabolism, yet have additional roles in immune and central nervous system cell homeostasis. Serum ... -
Updated total IgE reference intervals in Norwegian adults
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Background It is important and expected of laboratories to provide updated reference intervals to the clinician. As no recent publications report adult total IgE reference intervals on a Scandinavian population, the aim ... -
Upgrades from Previous Cardiac Implantable Electronic Devices Compared to De Novo Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Implantations: Results from CRT Survey-II in the Turkish Population
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Objective: Cardiac resynchronization therapy is the guideline-directed treatment option in selected heart failure with reduced left ventricular ejection fraction patients. Data regarding the contemporary clinical practice ...