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Novel transcriptional signatures for sputum-independent diagnostics of tuberculosis in children
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017-07-19)Pediatric tuberculosis (TB) is challenging to diagnose, confirmed by growth of Mycobacterium tuberculosis at best in 40% of cases. The WHO has assigned high priority to the development of non-sputum diagnostic tools. We ... -
A novel, single-amplification PCR targeting mitochondrial genome highly sensitive and specific in diagnosing malaria among returned travellers in Bergen, Norway
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2013-01-22)Background: Nested PCR is a commonly used technique in diagnosis of malaria owing to its high sensitivity and specificity. However, it is time-consuming, open to considerable risk of contamination and has low cost-efficiency. ... -
A novel, single-amplification PCR targeting mitochondrial genome highly sensitive and specific in diagnosing malaria among returned travellers in Bergen, Norway
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2013-01-22)Background: Nested PCR is a commonly used technique in diagnosis of malaria owing to its high sensitivity and specificity. However, it is time-consuming, open to considerable risk of contamination and has low cost-efficiency. ... -
“Now that you are circumcised, you cannot have first sex with your wife”: post circumcision sexual behaviours and beliefs among men in Wakiso district, Uganda
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017)Introduction: Safe male circumcision is an important biomedical intervention in the comprehensive HIV prevention programmes implemented in 14 sub-Saharan African countries with high HIV prevalence. To sustain its partial ... -
NPM1-Mutated Patient-Derived AML Cells Are More Vulnerable to Rac1 Inhibition
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)The prognosis of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is poor, especially for the elderly population. Targeted therapy with small molecules may be a potential strategy to overcome chemoresistance and improve survival in AML. We ... -
NR2F1 stratifies dormant disseminated tumor cells in breast cancer patients
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018-10-16)Background: The presence of disseminated tumor cells (DTCs) in bone marrow (BM) is an independent prognostic factor in early breast cancer but does not uniformly predict outcome. Tumor cells can persist in a quiescent state ... -
NSAID use is not associated with Parkinson's disease incidence: A Norwegian Prescription Database study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021-09-07)Objective: Whether use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) reduce the risk of incident Parkinson’s disease (PD) remains unresolved. Here, we employed the Norwegian Prescription Database to examine whether NSAID ... -
Nuclear and Mitochondrial Circulating Cell-Free DNA Is Increased in Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Clinical Remission
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Background: The role of cell-free DNA (cfDNA) in the pathogenesis of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) has been recently suggested. The aim of this study was to analyze circulating cfDNA and deoxyribonuclease (DNase) activity ... -
Nuclear Receptor Coregulators Role of Protein-Protein Interactions and cAMP/PKA Signaling
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Nuclear Receptor Genes - Regulation and Evolution
(Doctoral thesis, 2016-02-26)Nuclear receptors are transcription factors that typically bind ligands in order to regulate the expression level of their target genes. Members of this family work with their co-regulators and repressors to maintain a ... -
Nucleated red blood cells explain most of the association between DNA methylation and gestational age
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Determining if specific cell type(s) are responsible for an association between DNA methylation (DNAm) and a given phenotype is important for understanding the biological mechanisms underlying the association. Our EWAS of ... -
Number of children: pre- and post-pregnancy lipids, effect of pregnancy outcome and modification by perinatal loss
(Doctoral thesis, 2020-01-07)Background: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is an important public health problem and remains the number one cause of death in women. Substantial increase in CVD mortality has been found in women with only one child, and lipid ... -
The Nurse Role in the Management of ADHD in Children and Adolescent: A Literature Review
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Objective: To review literature regarding existing and recommended roles for nurses in the management of children with ADHD. Methods: MEDLINE and CINAHL were searched from 2010 to the end of 2019 with the following ... -
Nurse-led consultations reinforced with eHealth technology: a qualitative study of the experiences of patients with gynecological cancer
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022-11-25)Background: During the last decade, the health care profession has moved toward personalized care and has focused on the diversity of survivorship needs after initial cancer treatment. Health care providers encourage ... -
Nurse-patient interaction and self-transcendence: assets for a meaningful life in nursing home residents?
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Background Due to the shift to an older population worldwide and an increased need for 24-h care, finding new and alternative approaches to increase wellbeing among nursing home (NH) residents is highly warranted. To guide ... -
The nurse`s role in palliative care: A qualitative meta-synthesis
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017)Aims and objectives: To explore how nurses, across various health systems, describe their role in providing palliative care for patients with life-threatening illnesses. Background: Despite the fact that nurses make up the ... -
Nurses as adverse drug reaction reporting advocates
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Adverse drug reactions (ADRs) is a challenge in modern healthcare, particularly given the increasing complexity of drug therapy, an ageing population, rising multimorbidity, and a high patient turnover. The core activity ... -
Nurses’ experiences of ICU diaries following implementation of national recommendations for diaries in intensive care units: A quality improvement project
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Objectives To evaluate critical care nurses’ experiences of ICU diaries following the implementation of national recommendations for the use of diaries for critically ill patients. Design A quality improvement project ... -
Nurses’ experiences of serving as a communication guide and supporting the implementation of a communication intervention in the intensive care unit
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Purpose: To explore the experience of serving as a nurse communication guide, supporting the bottom-up implementation of a multi-component communication intervention prototype in the intensive care unit. Methods: The ... -
Nursing home patients with diabetes: Prevalence, drug treatment and glycemic control
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-04-28)Aims: Determine prevalence of diabetes, and describe use of blood glucose lowering (BGL) drugs and glycemic control in Norwegian nursing homes. Methods: In this cross-sectional study we collected details of BGL drugs, ...