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Trimethyllysine predicts all-cause and cardiovascular mortality in community-dwelling adults and patients with coronary heart disease
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Aims Trimethyllysine (TML) is involved in carnitine synthesis, serves as a precursor of trimethylamine N-oxide (TMAO) and is associated with cardiovascular events in patients with established coronary heart disease (CHD). ... -
Trochanteric stabilizing plate in the treatment of trochanteric fractures: a scoping review
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Background and purpose — The trochanteric stabilizing plate (TSP) may be used as an adjunct to a sliding hip screw (SHS) in the treatment of trochanteric fractures to increase construct stability. We performed a scoping ... -
Truncating and zinc-finger variants in GLI2 are associated with hypopituitarism
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Variants in transcription factor GLI2 have been associated with hypopituitarism and structural brain abnormalities, occasionally including holoprosencephaly (HPE). Substantial phenotypic variability and nonpenetrance have ... -
Trunk Control and Lesion Locations According to Alberta Stroke Program Early CT Score in Acute Stroke: A Cross-Sectional Study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-02-14)Background: Stroke is a leading cause of disability in elderly people. Lesion location and size, and trunk control early after stroke have been found predictive of functional outcome. Trunk control is an important aspect ... -
Trunk control in stroke. Aspects of measurement, relation to brain lesion, and change after rehabilitation
(Doctoral thesis, 2014-09-19)Stroke is a leading cause of disability worldwide and affects mostly elderly people. Neurorehabilitation is important for reducing the long-term consequences of stroke, aiming to achieve an optimal functional recovery for ... -
The Trunk Impairment Scale - modified to ordinal scales in the Norwegian version
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2012-08)Purpose: To translate the Trunk Impairment Scale (TIS), a measure of trunk control in patients with stroke, into Norwegian (TIS-NV), and to explore its construct validity, internal consistency, intertester and test-retest ... -
Trust-building interventions to home-dwelling persons with dementia who resist care
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Background: Providing care for a home-dwelling person with dementia who resists care is an ethical and practical complex and challenging task. Faced with a growing number of persons with dementia, the healthcare professional’s ... -
Trustingly bewildered. How first-year medical students make sense of their learning experience in a traditional, preclinical curriculum
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018)Background: Traditional preclinical curricula based on memorization of scientific facts constitute learning environments which may negatively influence both factual understanding and professional identity development in ... -
The Truth behind the Zeros: A New Approach to Principal Component Analysis of the Neuropsychiatric Inventory
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Psychiatric syndromes in dementia are often derived from the Neuropsychiatric Inventory (NPI) using principal component analysis (PCA). The validity of this statistical approach can be questioned, since the excessive ... -
Tryggere når det trengs
(Master thesis, 2020-08-29)Avdelingsledere har ansvar for at medarbeidere innehar nødvendig kunnskap for å utføre oppgavene som er tiltenkt stillingene deres. Dette er pålagt gjennom lover og forskrifter. Studien fokuserer på leders ansvar for ... -
Tryptophan and kynurenine pathway metabolites in neuropsychiatric disorders
(Doctoral thesis, 2024-05-21)Bakgrunn: Kynureninar er ei gruppe metabolittar av den kosthaldsavhengige aminosyra tryptofan (Trp) som er involverte i ei rekkje biologiske mekanismar, mellom anna inflammasjon og reguleringa av nevrotransmitteren glutamat. ... -
Tryptophan catabolites as metabolic markers of vitamin B-6 status evaluated in cohorts of healthy adults and cardiovascular patients
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Background Vitamin B-6 status is routinely measured as pyridoxal 5′-phosphate (PLP) in plasma. Low concentrations of PLP are associated with rheumatic, cardiovascular, and neoplastic diseases. We have previously shown ... -
The tuberculin skin test in school going adolescents in South India: associations of socio-demographic and clinical characteristics with TST positivity and non-response
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-11-18)Background. India has generally used 1 TU purified protein derivative (PPD) as opposed to 2 TU PPD globally, limiting comparisons. It is important to assess latent TB infection in adolescents given that they may be a target ... -
The tuberculin skin test in school going adolescents in South India: associations of socio-demographic and clinical characteristics with TST positivity and non-response
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-11-18)Background: India has generally used 1 TU purified protein derivative (PPD) as opposed to 2 TU PPD globally, limiting comparisons. It is important to assess latent TB infection in adolescents given that they may be a target ... -
Tuberculosis Control in Arsi in Ethiopia: Programme Performance and Disease Burden
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Tuberculosis control in Sidama in Ethiopia. Programme performance and spatial epidemiology
(Doctoral thesis, 2016-09-05)The Sustainable Development Goals are to end the TB epidemic by reducing the incidence of TB by 90 % and by reducing mortality by 95% by 2035 from what was in 2015. Globally, access to TB diagnostic and treatment facilities ... -
Tuberculosis recurrence in smear-positive patients cured under DOTS in southern Ethiopia: retrospective cohort study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2009-09-18)Background: Decentralization of DOTS has increased the number of cured smear-positive tuberculosis (TB) patients. However, the rate of recurrence has increased mainly due to HIV infection. Recurrence rate could be taken ... -
Tuberculosis-Associated Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis: A Review of Current Literature
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) is a condition of immune dysregulation and hyperinflammation, leading to organ failure and death. Malignancy, autoimmune conditions, and infections, including Mycobacterium tuberculosis ... -
Tumor budding score predicts lymph node status in oral tongue squamous cell carcinoma and should be included in the pathology report
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Background The majority of oral cavity cancers arise in the oral tongue. The aim of this study was to evaluate the prognostic value of tumor budding in oral tongue squamous cell carcinoma, both as a separate variable and ... -
Tumor HPV status, level of regulatory T cells and macrophage infiltration predict up to 20-year non-disease-specific survival in oropharynx squamous cell carcinoma patients
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Oropharynx squamous cell carcinoma (OPSCC) is of special interest because human papilloma virus (HPV) and/or smoking cause this disease. Influxes of inflammatory cells into such tumors are known to vary with prognoses. ...