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    • Covid-19-related misinformation on social media: a systematic review 

      Gabarron Hortal, Elia Dolores; Oyeyemi, Sunday Oluwafemi; Wynn, Rolf (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-03-19)
      Objective - To review misinformation related to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) on social media during the first phase of the pandemic and to discuss ways of countering misinformation.<p> <p>Methods - We searched PubMed®, Scopus, Embase®, PsycInfo and Google Scholar databases on 5 May 2020 and 1 June 2020 for publications related to COVID-19 and social media which dealt with misinformation ...
    • COVID-19: seroprevalence and adherence to preventive measures in Arkhangelsk, Northwest Russia 

      Krieger, Ekaterina Anatoljevna; Sharashova, Ekaterina; Kudryavtsev, Alexander V; Samodova, Olga; Kontsevaya, Anna; Brenn, Tormod; Postoev, Vitaly (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel, 2023-03-15)
      Background - The published estimates of SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence in Russia are few. The study aimed to assess the SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence in Arkhangelsk (Northwest Russia), in a year after the start of the pandemic, to evaluate the population adherence to non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs), and to investigate characteristics associated with COVID-19 seropositive status.<p> <p>Methods - ...
    • CPR knowledge and attitude to performing bystander CPR among secondary school students in Norway 

      Kanstad, Bjørn Knævelsrud; Nilsen, S. Aa.; Fredriksen, Knut (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2011-04-13)
      Background:<br>Early bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is essential for survival from out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA). Young people are potentially important bystander CPR providers, as basic life support (BLS) training can be distributed widely as part of the school curriculum.<br> Methods:<br>Questionnaires were distributed to nine secondary schools in North Norway, and 376 ...
    • Creatine kinase is associated with glycated haemoglobin in a nondiabetic population. The Tromsø study 

      Bekkelund, Svein Ivar (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2023-02-02)
      Background<p> <p>Creatine kinase (CK) has been associated with insulin resistance and identified as a risk marker of cardiovascular disease largely by its relationship with hypertension and increased body mass index. This study determined whether CK is a predictor of glycated haemoglobin (HbA1C) in a nondiabetic general population. <p>Methods <p>Associations between CK and the outcome variable ...
    • Creatine kinase is associated with reduced inflammation in a general population: The Tromsø study 

      Bekkelund, Svein Ivar; Johnsen, Stein Harald (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2018-05-29)
      <p><i>Background</i>: Creatine kinase (CK) has been associated with reduced inflammation in obesity while inflammation is associated with obesity-related cardiovascular diseases. We investigated the relationship between CK and high sensitive C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) in a general population.</p> <p><i>Methods</i>: CK and hs-CRP were measured in the population-based Tromsø study that included ...
    • Creating chronicity 

      Kirkengen, Anna Luise (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2017-09-27)
      An authentic sickness history is the vantage point for juxtaposing a biomedical and a biographical‐ phenomenological reading. What, in a biomedical framework, appears to be a longstanding state of comorbidity of different and unrelated types of diseases is rendered transparent in a biographical reading. <br>This particular reading, evidencing the shortcomings of a biomedical framework regarding ...
    • Creating Conditions for Professional Development Through a Trauma-Informed and Restorative Practice 

      Lauridsen, Marlene Bruun; Munkejord, Mai Camilla (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2022-02-02)
      Professionals in social work and nursing meet people who, due to trauma, struggle with the self-regulation of emotions and social behavior. Caring for trauma survivors requires connection and compassion. Previous research has indicated that many professionals, some with their own trauma histories, do not feel sufficiently equipped to practice self-care or cope with challenging communication. To ...
    • Creating sustainable rural healthcare networks through new technology and learning opportunities 

      Leslie, Ian; Furu, Rigmor; Norbye, Bente; Steinerowski, Arthur (Research report; Forskningsrapport, 2008)
    • The creation of long-lived HPA-1a specific T-cell clones 

      Roalsø, Marcus T.T. (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2016-08-09)
      Neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia (NAIT) is a disease where the fetus or newborn experience pathological low levels of blood platelets. This is a potentially fatal condition. Antibodies produced by the mother, crossing the placental barrier, targeting the β3-integrins expressed on fetal platelets, drive the disease. The antibodies are initially produced by B-cells, which are dependent on T-cells ...
    • A creative destruction approach to replication: Implicit work and sex morality across cultures 

      Tierney, Warren; Hardy III, Jay; Ebersole, Charles R; Viganola, Domenico; Clemente, Elena Giulia; Gordon, Michael; Hoogeveen, Suzanne; Haaf, Julila; Dreber, Anna; Johannesson, Magnus; Pfeiffer, Thomas; Huang, Jason L.; Vaughn, Ann; DeMarree, Kenneth; Igou, Eric R.; Chapman, Hanah; Gantman, Ana; Pfuhl, Gerit; Uhlmann, Eric Luis (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2020-12-03)
      How can we maximize what is learned from a replication study? In the creative destruction approach to replication, the original hypothesis is compared not only to the null hypothesis, but also to predictions derived from multiple alternative theoretical accounts of the phenomenon. To this end, new populations and measures are included in the design in addition to the original ones, to help determine ...
    • Crisis Management in Norwegian Nursing Homes During the Covid-19 Pandemic: Pragmatism and Performativity 

      Krane, Martin Sollund; Arntzen, Cathrine; Tingvold, Laila; Moholt, Jill-Marit (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2023-09-22)
      Background: The outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic in early 2020 imposed a severe crisis on nursing homes in Norway. Despite criticism in evaluations pointing to inadequate preparedness, nursing homes managed to keep infection and mortality rates low. Enhanced knowledge of crisis management in the aftermath of a crisis is important for preparedness and future crisis management and can contribute to ...
    • CRISPR/Cas9 to Silence Long Non-Coding RNAs 

      Rosenlund, Ingrid A; Calin, George A.; Dragomir, Mihnea Paul; Knutsen, Erik (Chapter; Bokkapittel, 2021-06-24)
      Knock-out (KO) of long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) enables functional characterization of this still poorly described group of transcripts. One of the most efficient and simplest methods to achieve complete KO of a lncRNA is by employing CRISPR/Cas gene editing. As most lncRNAs are not well annotated, their individual functional regions are not defined, and the majority of the transcripts are not ...
    • CRISPR/Cas9—Advancing Orthopoxvirus Genome Editing for Vaccine and Vector Development 

      Okoli, Arinze Stanley; Okeke, malachy ifeanyi; Tryland, Morten; Moens, Ugo (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2018-01-22)
      : The clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeat (CRISPR)/associated protein 9 (Cas9) technology is revolutionizing genome editing approaches. Its high efficiency, specificity, versatility, flexibility, simplicity and low cost have made the CRISPR/Cas9 system preferable to other guided site-specific nuclease-based systems such as TALENs (Transcription Activator-like Effector ...
    • Criteria for failure and worsening after surgery for lumbar disc herniation: a multicenter observational study based on data from the Norwegian Registry for Spine Surgery 

      Werner, David Andreas Thomas; Grotle, Margreth; Gulati, Sasha; Austevoll, Ivar M.; Lønne, Greger; Nygaard, Øystein P.; Solberg, Tore K. (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2017-06-14)
      PURPOSE: In clinical decision-making, it is crucial to discuss the probability of adverse outcomes with the patient. A large proportion of the outcomes are difficult to classify as either failure or success. Consequently, cutoff values in patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) for "failure" and "worsening" are likely to be different from those of "non-success". The aim of this study was to identify ...
    • Criteria for success after surgery for cervical radiculopathy—estimates for a substantial amount of improvement in core outcome measures 

      Mjåset, Christer; Zwart, John-Anker; Goedmakers, Caroline M.W.; Smith, Timothy R.; Solberg, Tore; Grotle, Margreth (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2020-06-02)
      <i>Background context</i> - Defining clinically meaningful success criteria from patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) is crucial for clinical audits, research and decision-making.<p> <p><i>Purpose</i> - We aimed to define criteria for a successful outcome 3 and 12 months after surgery for cervical degenerative radiculopathy on recommended PROMs.<p> <p><i>Study design</i> - Prospective ...
    • Criterion validity of a 10-category scale for ranking physical activity in Norwegian women 

      Borch, Kristin Benjaminsen; Ekelund, Ulf; Brage, Søren; Lund, Eiliv (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2012)
      Accurate measurement of physical activity (PA) is critical to establish dose-response relationships with various health outcomes. We compared the self-administered PA questionnaire from the Norwegian Women and Cancer Study (NOWAC) with a criterion method in middle-aged Norwegian women. A sample of 177 randomly recruited healthy women attended two clinical visits approximately 4-6 months apart. At ...
    • Cross-Ancestry Investigation of Venous Thromboembolism Genomic Predictors 

      Thibord, Florian; Klarin, Derek; Brody, Jennifer A.; Chen, Ming-Huei; Levin, Michael G.; Chasman, Daniel I.; Goode, Ellen L.; Hveem, Kristian; Teder-Laving, Maris; Martinez-Perez, Angel; Aïssi, Dylan; Daian-Bacq, Delphine; Ito, Kaoru; Natarajan, Pradeep; Lutsey, Pamela L.; Nadkarni, Girish N.; de Vries, Paul S.; Cuellar-Partida, Gabriel; Wolford, Brooke N.; Pattee, Jack W.; Kooperberg, Charles; Brækkan, Sigrid Kufaas; Li-Gao, Ruifang; Saut, Noemie; Sept, Corriene; Germain, Marine; Judy, Renae L.; Wiggins, Kerri L.; Ko, Darae; O'Donnell, Christopher J.; Taylor, Kent D.; Giulianini, Franco; De Andrade, Mariza; Nøst, Therese Haugdahl; Boland, Anne; Empana, Jean-Philippe; Koyama, Satoshi; Gilliland, Thomas; Do, Ron; Huffman, Jennifer E.; Wang, Xin; Zhou, Wei; Manuel Soria, Jose; Carlos Souto, Juan; Pankratz, Nathan; Haessler, Jeffery; Hindberg, Kristian Dalsbø; Rosendaal, Frits R; Turman, Constance; Olaso, Robert; Kember, Rachel L.; Bartz, Traci M.; Lynch, Julie A.; Heckbert, Susan R.; Armasu, Sebastian M.; Brumpton, Ben Michael; Smadja, David M.; Jouven, Xavier; Komuro, Issei; Clapham, Katharine R.; Loos, Ruth J F; Willer, Cristen J.; Sabater-Lleal, Maria; Pankow, James S.; Reiner, Alexander P.; Morelli, Vania Maris; Ridker, Paul M.; Vlieg, Astrid van Hylckama; Deleuze, Jean-François; Kraft, Peter; Rader, Daniel J.; Psaty, Bruce M.; Skogholt, Anne Heidi; Emmerich, Joseph; Suchon, Pierre; Rich, Stephen S.; Vy, Ha My T; Tang, Weihong; Jackson, Rebecca D.; Hansen, John Bjarne; Morange, Pierre-Emmanuel; Kabrhel, Christopher; Trégouët, David-Alexandre; Damrauer, Scott M.; Johnson, Andrew D.; Smith, Nicholas L. (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel, 2022)
      <p><i>Background:</i> Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a life-threatening vascular event with environmental and genetic determinants. Recent VTE genome-wide association studies (GWAS) meta-analyses involved nearly 30 000 VTE cases and identified up to 40 genetic loci associated with VTE risk, including loci not previously suspected to play a role in hemostasis. The aim of our research was to expand ...
    • Cross-border spread of blaNDM-1- and blaOXA-48-positive Klebsiella pneumoniae: a European collaborative analysis of whole genome sequencing and epidemiological data, 2014 to 2019 

      Ludden, Catherine; Lötsch, Felix; Alm, Erik; Kumar, Narender; Johansson, Karin; Albiger, Barbara; Huang, Te-Din; Denis, Olivier; Hammerum, Anette M.; Hasman, Henrik; Jalava, Jari; Räisänen, Kati; Dortet, Laurent; Jousset, Agnès B.; Gatermann, Sören; Haller, Sebastian; Cormican, Martin; Brennan, Wendy; Grosso, Maria Del; Monaco, Monica; Schouls, Leo; Samuelsen, Ørjan; Pirš, Mateja; Cerar, Tjaša; Oteo-Iglesias, Jésus; Pérez-Vázquez, Maria; Sjöström, Karin; Edquist, Petra; Hopkins, Katie L.; Struelens, Marc J.; Palm, Daniel; Monnet, Dominique L.; Kohlenberg, Anke (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2020-05-21)
      An alert regarding an outbreak of carbapenem-resistant <i>Klebsiella pneumoniae</i> carrying <i>bla</i> <sub>NDM-1</sub> and <i>bla</i> <sub>OXA-48</sub> carbapenemase-encoding genes was sent by Germany to European Union (EU)/European Economic Area (EEA) countries in October 2019. Since only limited whole genome sequencing (WGS) data on <i>bla</i> <sub>NDM-1-</sub> and <i>bla</i> <sub>OXA-48</sub>-positive ...
    • A cross-country time and motion study to measure the impact of electronic medication management systems on the work of hospital pharmacists in Australia and England 

      Westbrook, Johanna; Li, Ling; Shah, Sonal; Lehnbom, Elin; Prgomet, Mirela; Schofield, Behnaz; Cresswell, Kathrin; Slee, Ann; Coleman, Jamie J; McCloughan, Lucy; Sheikh, Aziz (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2019-06-18)
      <i>Background</i>: Qualitative studies have provided important insights into how hospital pharmacists’ work changes when electronic medication management (EMM) systems are introduced. Quantitative studies of work practice change are rare. Despite the use of EMM systems internationally, there are no cross-country comparative studies of their impact on health professionals’ work. We aimed to quantify ...
    • Cross-cultural adaption and psychometric investigation of the German version of the Evidence Based Practice Attitude Scale (EBPAS-36D) 

      Szota, Katharina; Thielemann, Jonathan F. B.; Christiansen, Hanna; Rye, Marte; Aarons, Gregory A.; Barke, Antonia (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-06-02)
      <p>Background: The implementation of evidence-based practice (EBP) in mental health care confers many benefits to patients, and research into factors facilitating the implementation of EBP is needed. As an important factor affecting the implementation of EBP, service providers’ attitudes toward EBP emerged. The Evidence-Based Practice Attitude Scale (EBPAS-36) is an instrument with good psychometric ...