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Voice shame: Self-censorship in vocal performance
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017)Voice shame is the uncomfortable feeling of being heard as ridiculous, worthless or ‘not good enough’. Voice shame arises when a subject becomes aware of an observer’s attention and believes the evaluation to be negative. ... -
Volleyballspelarar og hoppekne (jumper`s knee) - ein pilotstudie om korleis belastning påverkar prestasjon
(Master thesis, 2016-11-01)Background: In volleyball there is a high prevalence of players with jumper`s knee. It is known that players with jumper`s knee, has a greater jump performance than healthy players. It is not fully documented how this ... -
Volume blood flow-based indices of fetal brain sparing in the second half of pregnancy: A longitudinal study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Introduction Cerebroplacental ratio (CPR) and umbilicocerebral ratio (UCR) are clinically used as a measure of fetal brain sparing. These are calculated as the ratios between the pulsatility indices (PIs) of middle cerebral ... -
Volumetric parameters from [18F]FDG PET/CT predicts survival in patients with high-grade gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasms
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)A positive fluorine-18 labelled 2-deoxy-2-fluoroglucose ([18F]FDG) positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) has been associated with more aggressive disease and less differentiated neuroendocrine neoplasms ... -
Voxel dimension optimization for probabilistic tractography in rat brain using 7T scanner
(Master thesis, 2015-06-01)Brain connectivity is an increasingly important research field within neuroscience. Using MRI technology it is now possible to measure diffusion to approximate the location of anatomical tracts in the brain or correlate ... -
The vulnerable child in an obesogenic environment : Associations between sociodemographic and behavioural factors and weight-related anthropometric variables in Norwegian children
(Doctoral thesis, 2020-05-08)Background: Childhood overweight and obesity represent important challenges. As treatment is difficult, the attention given to prevention is warranted. To identify children at risk of overweight and obesity, knowledge about ... -
Vurdering av filleristing av barn i straffesaker for norske domstoler
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Dette er en flerfaglig gjennomgang av samtlige norske straffesaker funnet på Lovdata fra 2004 fram til 2015 om «filleristing». Hver sak er gjennomgått av forfatterne; to jurister og tre medisinske eksperter på hodeskader ... -
Waiting time for hip fracture surgery: hospital variation, causes, and effects on postoperative mortality. Data on 37,708 operations reported to the Norwegian Hip fracture Register from 2014 to 2018
(Journal article, 2021)Aims: This study aimed to describe preoperative waiting times for surgery in hip fracture patients in Norway, and analyze factors affecting waiting time and potential negative consequences of prolonged waiting time. Methods: ... -
Walking on a tightrope : caring for ambivalent woman considering abortions in the first trimester
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018-11)Aims and objectives: To improve the understanding and competence of health personnel when caring for ambivalent pregnant women, the aim of this study was to explore the experiences of encountering women who are unsure ... -
Walking through life with cerebral palsy: reflections on daily walking by adults with cerebral palsy
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Purpose: Walking is a major target in childhood physiotherapy for children with cerebral palsy (CP). Little information exists on the importance or value of walking when these children grow up. The aim of this study was ... -
Walking with cerebral palsy : task-specific strength training and reflections on daily walking in adults with cerebral palsy
(Doctoral thesis, 2022-06-10)Background: Adults with cerebral palsy (CP) have impaired walking, affecting their activity and participation in social life. Still, little is known about how walking is experienced as adults. Effective strength training ... -
Water sorption and solubility of polyamide denture base materials
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017)Purpose: Some patients experience adverse reactions to poly(methyl methacrylate)-based (PMMA) dentures. Polyamide (PA) as an alternative to PMMA has, however, not been well documented with regard to water sorption and water ... -
Water-soluble fish protein intake led to lower serum and liver cholesterol concentrations in obese zucker fa/fa rats
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018-05-01)Proteins from different fish species and different raw materials such as fish fillets and by-products have shown promising cardioprotective effects in rodents and humans, including effects on cholesterol metabolism. Blue ... -
Wavelet Screening identifies regions highly enriched for differentially methylated loci for orofacial clefts
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)DNA methylation is the most widely studied epigenetic mark in humans and plays an essential role in normal biological processes as well as in disease development. More focus has recently been placed on understanding ... -
Wavelet Screening: a novel approach to analyzing GWAS data
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Background Traditional methods for single-variant genome-wide association study (GWAS) incur a substantial multiple-testing burden because of the need to test for associations with a vast number of single-nucleotide ... -
The way forward for ETEC controlled human infection models (CHIMs)
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-01-29)In the absence of good animal models, Controlled Human Infection Models (CHIMs) are useful to assess efficacy of new vaccine candidates against Enterotoxic Escherichia coli (ETEC), as well as other preventive or therapeutic ... -
Ways ahead: protecting, promoting and supporting breastfeeding in the context of HIV
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2010-10-26)The HIV epidemic coupled with the assumed benefits of infant formula for the children of all HIV-infected mothers have in complex ways changed public ideas about infant feeding and represents a threat to well establish ... -
“We are like co-wives”: Traditional healers' views on collaborating with the formal Child and Adolescent Mental Health System in Uganda
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018-04-10)Background: Early identification and management of mental illness in childhood and adolescence helps to avert debilitating mental illness in adulthood but the attention given to Child and Adolescent Mental Health (CAMH) ... -
“We live as good a life as we can, in the situation we’re in” – the significance of the home as perceived by persons with dementia
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-06-06)Background: The coming years will see more persons with dementia living longer at home. However, “the home” is a complex concept with a multitude of meanings, varying among individuals and raising ethical and practical ...