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Selvrapportert alkoholbruk hos innsatte i tre norske fengsel
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2009-11-01)
Bakgrunn: Mannlige innsatte i tre norske fengsel mottok i 2006, 2007 og 2008 skriftlig forespørsel om å delta i studien og fylle ut Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) og Drug Use Disorders Identification Test (DUDIT) for å avdekke deres selvrapporterte alkohol- og rusproblemer. AUDIT ble brukt i sin helhet og DUDIT ble delvis benyttet. AUDIT ≥8 indikerer hasardiøst alkoholbruk, AUDIT ...
The effect of formal education on implicit social evaluation of immigrants
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2009-05-04)
En negativ korrelasjon mellom nivå av formell utdannelse og fordomsfulle holdninger til innvandrere med annen etnisk opprinnelse, en utdanningseffekt, har blitt vist i en rekke rapporter. Hypotesen om at en slik korelasjon er resultat av sosial ønskelige responser og demand characteristics har tidligere blitt testet ved hjelp av forskjellige metoder for å omgå sosial ønskelighet. Denne tesen er ...
More than just vacation : exploring the relevance of interest, interests, and enjoyment for tourist experiences
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2009-05-04)
This study sought to explore the relationship between interest, interests, and enjoyment in a tourist experience in order to learn more about how interest for something in a destination can be triggered and developed. A total of 100 tourists (57.3% women) who visited Tromsø between November 2008 and March 2009 participated in a questionnaire study. The questionnaire was three-folded with measures ...
Nytte av tromboelastograf ved hjertekirurgi? : en litteraturstudie.
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2009-09-15)
Bakgrunn:
I forbindelse med hjertekirurgi er blødning et problem og det er ønskelig å kunne måle blodplatefunksjonen hos disse pasientene for å redusere komplikasjoner for pasienten og/eller redusere bruk av blodprodukter. Kan tromboelastografen (TEG) bidra til dette?
Material og metode:
Gjennomgått TEG-litteratur fra PubMed for å kunne vurdere eventuell nytteverdi av TEG-målinger i forbindelse ...
Feeling the extreme : an exploratory study of experienced emotions during extreme sport
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2009-11-17)
In the current study 13 BASE-jumpers and 18 skydivers reported their emotions immediately after a jump and after a 24 hours delay, using verbal (Likert-like scales) and visual (Feelometer) emotional report. Heart rate measures were also collected during, and 24 hours after the jump. The Feelometer is a newly developed tool enabling the participants to give a moment-to-moment report from a particular ...
Selvmordsforebyggende arbeid : fagfolks forståelse av kyndig praksis
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2009)
The Murmansk county birth registry (MCBR) : the implementation and applicability of a population-based medical birth registry in the Russian Arctic
(Doctoral thesis; Doktorgradsavhandling, 2009-09-04)
The Murmansk County Birth Registry (MCBR) was initiated on January 1. 2006. Currently (April 2009) the MCBR has registered over 26 000 births. The registry covers a geographical area known as the Kola Peninsula in Northwest Russia, which is almost entirely located above the Arctic Circle. Murmansk County is about half the size of Norway and had 857 000 inhabitants in 2008. All the 15 delivery ...
Kinship care for the safety, permanency, and well-being of children removed from the home for maltreatment
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2009-01-21)
Every year a large number of children around the world are removed from their homes because they are maltreated. Child welfare agencies are responsible for placing these children in out-of-home settings that will facilitate their safety, permanency, and well-being. However, children in out-of-home placements typically
display more educational, behavioral, and psychological problems than do their ...
Forskjeller mellom kvinner og menn på symptomene ved koronarsykdom
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2009-09-15)
Anamneseopptaket i forbindelse med undersøkelse av pasienter som mistenkes å ha koronarsykdom er viktig for seleksjon av pasienter til koronar angiografi. Koronar angiografi er en lite kostnadseffektiv og invasiv metode sammenlignet med anamnesen, og anamnesen er den viktigste metoden vi har for å sikre at flest mulig koronarsyke pasienter fanges opp samtidig som andelen koronarfriske pasienter som ...
Anticancer activity of bovine lactoferricin and a cytolytic 9-mer peptide : from milk to cancer vaccine?
(Doctoral thesis; Doktorgradsavhandling, 2009-12-09)
Cationic antimicrobial peptides (CAPs) are found in many diverse species playing a part in the innate immune system. CAPs are important as antimicrobial agents in most organisms, being able to kill a wide range of bacteria as well as fungi, enveloped viruses and protozoa. Certain CAPs also exhibit direct cytotoxic activity against many different types of human cancer cells. Bovine lactoferricin ...