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Folic Acid and Risk of Preterm Birth, Preeclampsia, and Fetal Growth Restriction Among Women With Epilepsy A Prospective Cohort Study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Background and Objectives Women with epilepsy treated with antiseizure medication (ASM) have increased risk of pregnancy complications including preterm birth, fetal growth restriction, and preeclampsia. We aimed to ... -
Follow-up score, change score or percentage change score for determining clinical important outcome following surgery? An observational study from the Norwegian registry for Spine surgery evaluating patient reported outcome measures in lumbar spinal stenosis and lumbar degenerative spondylolisthesis
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-01-18)Background: Assessment of outcomes for spinal surgeries is challenging, and an ideal measurement that reflects all aspects of importance for the patients does not exist. Oswestry Disability Index (ODI), EuroQol (EQ-5D) and ... -
Follow-up strategies for patients with splenic trauma managed non-operatively: the 2022 World Society of Emergency Surgery consensus document
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Background In 2017, the World Society of Emergency Surgery published its guidelines for the management of adult and pediatric patients with splenic trauma. Several issues regarding the follow-up of patients with splenic ... -
Food intake and weight changes in Norwegian hip fracture patients
(Master thesis, 2015-05-15)Background: Norway has the highest rates of hip fractures worldwide. Hip fracture patients represent a vulnerable group with high mortality and morbidity after one year, and as the elderly population is increasing a ... -
Formulation and characterisation of drug-loaded antibubbles for image-guided and ultrasound-triggered drug delivery
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)The aim of this study was to develop high load-capacity antibubbles that can be visualized using diagnostic ultrasound and the encapsulated drug can be released and delivered using clinically translatable ultrasound. The ... -
Forskningsveiledning - en av de essensielle faktorene på «veien til doktorgrad»
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2013)The journey to finish a PhD thesis is a long race, and several factors may play important roles in this process. A good working relationship between the supervisor and the candidate is an essential component for achieving ... -
Fourteen sequence variants that associate with multiple sclerosis discovered by meta-analysis informed by genetic correlations
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017)A meta-analysis of publicly available summary statistics on multiple sclerosis combined with three Nordic multiple sclerosis cohorts (21,079 cases, 371,198 controls) revealed seven sequence variants associating with multiple ... -
FOXC2 expression and epithelial–mesenchymal phenotypes are associated with castration resistance, metastasis and survival in prostate cancer
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Epithelial–mesenchymal transition (EMT) is important for tumour cell invasion and metastasis and is a feature of aggressive carcinomas. EMT is characterised by reduced E‐cadherin and increased N‐cadherin expression ... -
Fracture-related infection: Prevalence and application of the new consensus definition in a cohort of 1004 surgically treated ankle fractures
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Background Surgical treatment of ankle fractures comes with a substantial risk of complications, including infection. An unambiguously definition of fracture-related infections (FRI) has been missing. Recently, FRI has ... -
Fractures diagnosed in primary care – a five-year retrospective observational study from a Norwegian rural municipality with a ski resort
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-11-13)Objective: The aim of this study was to characterize fractures recorded at a Norwegian primary care centre near a ski resort. Design: A retrospective five-year observational study in the period 2010–2014. Setting: A primary ... -
Frailty’s influence on 30-day mortality in old critically ill ICU patients: a bayesian analysis evaluating the clinical frailty scale
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Introduction Frailty is widely acknowledged as influencing health outcomes among critically ill old patients. Yet, the traditional understanding of its impact has predominantly been through frequentist statistics. We ... -
The frequency and impact of admission hyperglycemia on short term outcome of acute stroke patients admitted to Tikur Anbessa Specialized hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-12-27)Background: Admission hyperglycemia (HG) has been associated with worse outcomes among acute stroke patients. A better understanding and awareness of the potentially adverse influence of hyperglycemia on the clinical outcome ... -
Frequent refresher training on newborn resuscitation and potential impact on perinatal outcome over time in a rural Tanzanian hospital: An observational study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Objectives: Globally, perinatal mortality remains high, especially in sub-Saharan countries, mainly because of inadequate obstetric and newborn care. Helping Babies Breathe (HBB) resuscitation training as part of a continuous ... -
From archival tissues to systems biology: Using transcriptomics to investigate the progression of kidney disease
(Doctoral thesis, 2023-03-13)Innledning: Både nyrecellekarsinom og Fabrys sykdom påvirker nyrene på en progressiv måte. Gjennom bruk av RNA-sekvenserings teknologi kan man predikere og øke forståelsen av de ulike mekanismene som driver denne ... -
From hearing to seeing: medical dispatchers' experience with use of video streaming in medical emergency calls - a qualitative study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Objectives: Video streaming has recently been introduced as an additional tool for communication between medical dispatchers and caller. Research implies that video streaming may be a useful tool for the dispatchers, but ... -
FTO, Type 2 Diabetes, and Weight Gain Throughout Adult Life: A Meta-Analysis of 41,504 Subjects From the Scandinavian HUNT, MDC, and MPP Studies
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2011-05)OBJECTIVE—FTO is the most important polygene identified for obesity. We aimed to investigate whether a variant in FTO affects type 2 diabetes risk entirely through its effect on BMI and how FTO influences BMI across adult ... -
FuelBox Sunn Idrett- prosessevaluering av et dialogverktøy for ungdom om mat, kropp og trening
(Master thesis, 2022-05-13)Bakgrunn: Dialogverktøyet FuelBox Sunn Idrett er et potensielt tiltak for idrettsungdom for å igangsette samtaler og fremme refleksjon rundt vanskelige temaer som mat, kropp og trening. Spiseforstyrrelser er et alvorlig ... -
Functional and animal studies of short-chain 3-hydroxyacyl-CoA dehydrogenase (SCHAD), a fatty acid beta-oxidation enzyme involved in congenital hyperinsulinism of infancy
(Doctoral thesis, 2021-02-16)Short-chain 3-hydroxyacyl-CoA dehydrogenase (SCHAD) is a mitochondrial enzyme involved in fatty acid β-oxidation and the regulation of β-cell insulin secretion. Its role in insulin secretion became apparent in 2001 when ... -
Functional and Prognostic Role of MicroRNAs in Cancer Associated Fibroblasts and Stroma in Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma
(Doctoral thesis, 2023-11-23)Nyere studier har vist at forandringer i bindevevscellene som omgir kreftsvulsten er viktige for utviklingen av munnhulekreft. Kreft stroma kan regulere fenotypen av kreftcellene, og på den måten kan påvirke klinisk forløpet ... -
Functional characterization of all-trans retinoic acid-induced differentiation factor (ATRAID)
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)All-trans retinoic acid-induced differentiation (ATRAID) factor was first identified in HL60 cells. Several mRNA isoforms exist, but the respective proteins have not been fully characterized. In transfected cells expressing ...