Bergen Open Research Archive: Recent submissions
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Effect of early intervention for anxiety on sleep outcomes in adolescents: a randomized trial
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)The potential effect of early intervention for anxiety on sleep outcomes was examined in a sample of adolescents with anxiety (N = 313, mean 14.0 years, SD = 0.84, 84% girls, 95.7% Norwegians). Participants were randomized ... -
Ultrasound imaging for assessing functions of the GI tract
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Objective: In the following review we outline how ultrasound can be used to measure physiological processes in the gastrointestinal tract. Approach: We have investigated the potential of ultrasound in assessing ... -
Characteristics, management and survival of ICU patients with coronavirus disease-19 in Norway, March-June 2020. A prospective observational study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Background: Norwegian hospitals have operated within capacity during the COVID-19 pandemic. We present patient and management characteristics, and outcomes for the entire cohort of adult (>18 years) COVID-19 patients ... -
Digital Image Analysis of the Proliferation Markers Ki67 and Phosphohistone H3 in Gastroenteropancreatic Neuroendocrine Neoplasms: Accuracy of Grading Compared with Routine Manual Hot Spot Evaluation of the Ki67 Index
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasms (GEP-NENs) are rare epithelial neoplasms. Grading is based on mitotic activity or the percentage of Ki67-positive cells in a hot spot. Routine methods have poor intraobserver ... -
Long-Term Survival in 1,931 Patients With Dizziness: Disease- and Symptom-Specific Mortality
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Objective: To evaluate mortality among patients referred for suspected vestibular disorder and to examine whether specific symptoms or disorders predict long-term survival among patients with dizziness or vertigo. Study ... -
Exploring the experiences of National Health Insurance Scheme subscribers and non-subscribers in accessing healthcare within the Accra Metropolitan Area
(Master thesis, 2021-10-15)Maintaining the health and wellbeing of a nation largely depends on the state of health care policies and programs that guarantees citizens access to health care. Policies and social intervention programs such as the ... -
The PO-VE Framework : Understanding the Relationships Between Player Objects and Virtual Environments in Digital Games
(Doctoral thesis, 2021-10-29)Based on a qualitative analysis of 99 different digital games, this study develops a framework for understanding the functionality and relationships between player objects and virtual environments, explored in what has ... -
Coastal submesoscale processes and their effect on phytoplankton distribution in the southeastern Bay of Biscay
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Submesoscale processes have a determinant role in the dynamics of oceans by transporting momentum, heat, mass, and particles. Furthermore, they can define niches where different phytoplankton species flourish and accumulate ... -
Dizziness and physical health are associated with pain in dizzy patients—A cross‐sectional study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Background and Purpose Associations between dizziness, health-related quality of life, and musculoskeletal pain have not been systematically explored in patients with vestibular disorders. Such knowledge may be important ... -
KRAS mutation analysis by droplet digital PCR of duodenal juice from patients with MODY8 and other pancreatic diseases
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Background Maturity-onset diabetes of the young type 8 (MODY8 or CEL-MODY) is an inherited pancreatic disease characterized by chronic inflammation of the pancreas and diabetes. It is not known whether MODY8 patients ... -
Polar lows – moist-baroclinic cyclones developing in four different vertical wind shear environments
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Polar lows are intense mesoscale cyclones that develop in polar marine air masses. Motivated by the large variety of their proposed intensification mechanisms, cloud structure, and ambient sub-synoptic environment, we use ... -
Suppression, Maintenance, and Surprise: Neuronal Correlates of Predictive Processing Specialization for Musical Rhythm
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Auditory repetition suppression and omission activation are opposite neural phenomena and manifestations of principles of predictive processing. Repetition suppression describes the temporal decrease in neural activity ... -
The Covid-19 shutdown: when studying turns digital, students want more structure
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)In March 2020, universities in Norway and many other countries shut down due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The students lost access to classrooms, libraries, study halls, and laboratories. Studying turned digital. Because it ... -
Reflexivity in Interprofessional Workplace Learning
(Journal article, 2021)Despite a vast literature oninterprofessional teamwork, it is still unclear how learning in interprofessional student teams proceed at the workplace. We aim to elucidate reflexivity conceptually in interprofessional workplace ... -
En analyse av arbeiderbevegelsens fremstilling i ulike lærebøker fra 1960-tallet og frem til 1990-tallet.
(Master thesis, 2021-10-13)History as a field of study is in an everchanging state where the ways of approaching different themes are practically endless. Historiography has contributed to this understanding of how historians are writing history ... -
Tick-transmitted co-infections among erythema migrans patients in a general practice setting in Norway: a clinical and laboratory follow-up study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Background Erythema migrans (EM) is the most common manifestation of Lyme borreliosis. Here, we examined EM patients in Norwegian general practice to find the proportion exposed to tick-transmitted microorganisms other ... -
‘We are unlikely to return to the same world, and I do not want it to destroy my future.’ Young people's worries through the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)This study aims to explore what worries youth were having during the seventh to ninth week of the COVID-19 lockdown. Our findings build on the responses to an open-ended survey question from 1314 youths. The worries covered ... -
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD): exacerbations and costs.
(Doctoral thesis, 2021-10-27)Background: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a major contributor to morbidity and mortality worldwide. Being a preventable disease in most cases, the burden on both patients and society may be reduced ... -
Probabilistic Tsunami Hazard and Risk Analysis: A Review of Research Gaps
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Tsunamis are unpredictable and infrequent but potentially large impact natural disasters. To prepare, mitigate and prevent losses from tsunamis, probabilistic hazard and risk analysis methods have been developed and have ...