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Spedbarnsasymmetri, kjært barn med mange navn? Hvilke erfaringer har barnelege, barnefysioterapeuter og manuellterapeuter med begrepsbruk, diagnostisering og behandling?
(Master thesis, 2010-11-30)Background: There is confusion about how different health professions understand the concepts of infant asymmetry and torticollis. Traditionally, the condition is called torticollis and the causal explanation has been ... -
Spesialisthelsetjenesten eller primærhelsetjenesten? Hvilken oppfølging ønsker kvinner fra Nordhordland den første uken etter fødsel? - en spørreundersøkelse
(Master thesis, 2011-01-05)Bakgrunn: Liggetid på barselavdelingene er blitt kortet ned de siste år i Norge, noe som har medført innføring av poliklinisk oppfølging på sykehus av friske nyfødte og barselkvinner i løpet av den første uken etter fødsel. ... -
Sporelementer i morsmelk
(Master thesis, 2016-05-17)The level of trace elements in breast milk is of significance for a child's growth and development. Some trace elements in breast milk such as zinc, copper, lead and cadmi-um have been thoroughly investigated while others ... -
Språk – uttrykk for inntrykk
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2010)I dette essayet undersøkes Braatøys1 tanker om språk i lys av Løgstrups2 sansefilosofiske perspektiv på språket. Løgstrup arbeidet med distinksjoner, som er å sette en forskjell, dvs. å beskrive det forskjellige i det ... -
Stability Analysis for Single-Lane Traffic with a Relay Controller in a Closed Loop
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Rule-based relay controllers are common in single-lane urban traffic control systems and introduce significant nonlinearity. In this paper, we analyze the closed-loop stability for a traffic process with a relay controller ... -
The stability of the Bayley scales in early childhood and its relationship with future intellectual abilities in a low to middle income country
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Background The Bayley Scales of Infant and Toddler Development is widely used worldwide. The objective of the current study was to measure the stability of the Bayley Scales during early childhood and its relationship with ... -
Stability selection enhances feature selection and enables accurate prediction of gestational age using only five DNA methylation sites
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Background: DNA methylation (DNAm) is robustly associated with chronological age in children and adults, and gestational age (GA) in newborns. This property has enabled the development of several epigenetic clocks that can ... -
Staff distress improves by treating pain in nursing home patients with dementia: results from a cluster-randomized controlled trial
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016-12)Context. Most people with dementia develop neuropsychiatric symptoms (NPSs), which are distressing for their carers. Untreated pain may increase the prevalence and severity of NPSs and thereby staff burden. Objectives. We ... -
Staff Members’ Experience of Providing Parental Support in a National Burn Centre
(Journal article, 2019)Background: Paediatric burn injuries affect not only the child but the whole family, especially the parents. Knowledge of how parents are affected psychologically has increased, but there is an ongoing dearth of literature ... -
Stakeholder engagement in health-related decision making. The Case of Prevention of Mother-to-Child HIV Transmission in Tanzania
(Doctoral thesis, 2015-09-30)Background: In Tanzania, the policy of decentralisation and health sector reform advocate bottom-up approaches, and places substantial emphasis on community participation in decision-making processes. Through these reforms ... -
Stakeholder views on work participation for workers with depression and intersectoral collaboration in depression care: a focus group study with a salutogenic perspective
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Objective To explore how stakeholders in depression care view intersectoral collaboration and work participation for workers with depression. Design Focus group study applying reflexive thematic analysis using a ... -
Stakeholders' participation in planning and priority setting in the context of a decentralised health care system: the case of prevention of mother to child transmission of HIV programme in Tanzania
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2013-07-12)Background: In Tanzania, decentralisation processes and reforms in the health sector aimed at improving planning and accountability in the sector. As a result, districts were given authority to undertake local planning and ... -
Standard basic emergency obstetric and neonatal care training in Addis Ababa; trainees reaction and knowledge acquisition
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-09-24)Background: In 2010, the Federal Ministry of Health of Ethiopia (FMOH) has developed standard Basic Emergency Obstetric and Neonatal Care (BEmONC) in-service training curricula to respond to the high demand for competency ... -
Stathmin expression associates with vascular and immune responses in aggressive breast cancer subgroups
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Studies indicate that stathmin expression associates with PI3K activation in breast cancer, suggesting stathmin as a marker for targetable patient subgroups. Here we assessed stathmin in relation to tumour proliferation, ... -
Statistical methods to detect mother-father genetic interaction effects on risk of infertility: A genome-wide approach
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Infertility is a heterogeneous phenotype, and for many couples, the causes of fertility problems remain unknown. One understudied hypothesis is that allelic interactions between the genotypes of the two parents may influence ... -
Steady-state methadone pharmacokinetics in opioid agonist treatment: Influencing factors and clinical outcomes
(Doctoral thesis, 2022-12-14)Bakgrunn: Metadonsubstitusjon er anbefalt for behandling av opioidavhengighet. En betydelig inter-individuell variasjon i metadons daglige doser og oppnådde serumkonsentrasjoner er rapportert. Mulige underliggende årsaker ... -
Steep HIV prevalence declines among young people in selected Zambian communities : population-based observations (1995–2003)
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2006-11-10)Background: Understanding the epidemiological HIV context is critical in building effective setting-specific preventive strategies. We examined HIV prevalence patterns in selected communities of men and women aged 15–59 ... -
Stillbirth in relation to maternal country of birth and other migration related factors: a population-based study in Norway
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-01-05)Background: Migrant women’s overall increased risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes is well known. The aim of this study was to investigate possible associations between stillbirth and maternal country of birth and other ... -
Stillbirths at a hospital in Nablus, 2010: a cohort study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-09-05)Background: Stillbirths are insufficiently reported in many countries. In Nablus, reporting has recently started; little is published in Palestine on the stillbirth rate and its risk factors. Objective: To study the rate ... -
Strategies to improve research capacity across European general practice: The views of members of EGPRN and Wonca Europe
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018)Background: The effectiveness of any national healthcare system is highly correlated with the strength of primary care within that system. A strong research basis is essential for a firm and vibrant primary care system. ...