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Introduction and rationale: An overview of refugee education Europe
(Chapter; Bokkapittel, 2020)According to the UNHCR’s report Global Trends - Forced Displacement in 2018 (UNHCR, 2019) on changes in UNHCR’s population of concern related to ongoing crises, the number of refugees under UNHCR’s care is almost double that of 2012, with two thirds coming from just 5 countries. Furthermore it is stated that the total global refugee population under UNHCR’s mandate is now at the highest level ever ... -
RE approaches and strategies in Northern Europe
(Chapter; Bokkapittel, 2020)In the UNHCR data base on refugees, Northern Europe consists of eight countries, the Nordic countries: Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Norway and Iceland, and the Baltic countries: Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia with a total population of 33,121,044. At the end of year 2017, the total number of refugees, asylum-seekers and stateless persons in Northern Europe was 788,717 (UNHCR, 2019, table 1). -
Zinc binding and chelating compounds as inhibitors of bacterial metalloproteases and human matrix metalloproteases
(Doctoral thesis; Doktorgradsavhandling, 2023-10-13)Bacterial multi-drug resistance is a major health problem worldwide. Inhibition of bacterial virulence is suggested to be a promising strategy in the development of new antibacterial drugs. The present work has focused on identifying new inhibitors of the bacterial virulence factors thermolysin (TLN), pseudolysin (PLN, LasB) and aureolysin (ALN), which are all zinc metalloproteases (MPs) using enzyme ... -
Health care professionals’ caretaking of persons with dementia who use dietary supplements
(Doctoral thesis; Doktorgradsavhandling, 2023-10-12)Persons with dementia experience progressive loss of cognitive functioning and increasing need for help with activities of daily living, including help with administering their prescribed drugs (PD). This thesis describes the use of dietary supplements (DS) (including herbs) by persons with dementia and the risk related to their use, as DS may cause adverse effects. It further describes the awareness ... -
Signals of Death - Post-Diagnostic Single Gene Expression Trajectories in Breast Cancer - A Proof of Concept
(Chapter; Bokkapittel, 2020-12-08)Using the time-dependent dynamics of gene expression from immune cells in blood, we aimed to explore single gene expression trajectories as biomarkers for death after a diagnosis of breast cancer introducing a new statistical method denoted Difference in Time Development Statistics (DTDS). This shows as proof of principle that the gene expression profiles from immune cells in blood differed in the ... -
Nationwide, population-based observational study of the molecular epidemiology and temporal trend of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales in Norway, 2015 to 2021
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2023-07-06)National and regional carbapenemaseproducing Enterobacterales (CPE) surveillance is essential to understand the burden of antimicrobial resistance, elucidate outbreaks, and develop infection-control or antimicrobial-treatment recommendations. Aim: This study aimed to describe CPE and their epidemiology in Norway from 2015 to 2021. Methods: A nationwide, population-based observational study of ... -
General and local predictors of mandibular cortical bone morphology in adult females and males: the seventh survey of the Tromsø Study
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2023-09-22)Objectives To analyze factors predicting mandibular cortical width (MCW) and mandibular cortical index (MCI) in adult females and males.<p> <p>Material and methods Data on 427 females and 335 males aged 40–84 from The Tromsø study: Tromsø7 were used. T-score, age, menopausal status (for females), remaining teeth, and periodontal status were analyzed in linear and logistic regression analyses as ... -
Crisis Management in Norwegian Nursing Homes During the Covid-19 Pandemic: Pragmatism and Performativity
(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 ... -
Consequences of the pandemic for CAM therapists and their patients
(Conference object; Konferansebidrag, 2022)In March 2020, the Norwegian authorities decided to shut down the country to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 virus. The lockdown of society resulted in many healthcare workers having to close their practice or comply with a requirement of two meters distance between patients and providers, and consultations of a maximum of 15 minutes. This also applied to the CAM providers. In collaboration with ... -
Nurses’ experiences of informal coercion on adult psychiatric wards
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2020-01-03)Background: Informal coercion, that is, situations where caregivers use subtle coercive measures to impose their will on patients, is common in adult psychiatric inpatient care. It has been described as ‘a necessary evil’, confronting nurses with an ethical dilemma where they need to balance between a wish to do good, and the risk of violating patients’ dignity and autonomy.<p> <p>Aim: To describe ... -
Mortality and alcohol-related morbidity in patients with delirium tremens, alcohol withdrawal state or alcohol dependence in Norway: A register-based prospective cohort study
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2023-07-19)Background and Aims: Little is known about long-term consequences of delirium tremens (DT). This study aimed to compare all-cause and cause-specific mortality and alcohol-related morbidity between patients with: (i) DT, (ii) alcohol withdrawal state (AWS) and (iii) alcohol dependence (AD). Design: A national longitudinal health registry study with linked data from the Norwegian Patient Registry ... -
Primary intraosseous carcinoma arising in a dentigerous cyst: A case report
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2023-09-06)Dentigerous cysts are among the most common cysts of the jaw. They are attached to the crown of an unerupted tooth, most frequently third molars and maxillary canines. They are often asymptomatic and may therefore be diagnosed late. We report a case of a primary intraosseous carcinoma arising from the wall of a dentigerous cyst and describe the expression of typical genes associated with tumour ... -
CALCOCO1 is a soluble reticulophagy receptor
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2020-07-25)The endoplasmic reticulum (ER) is the largest membrane-bound organelle in eukaryotic cells and plays critical roles in diverse processes in metabolism, signaling and intracellular organization. In response to stress stimuli such as nutrient deprivation, accumulation of misfolded proteins or exposure to chemicals, the ER increases in size through upregulated synthesis of its components to counteract ... -
Capture of a novel, antibiotic resistance encoding, mobile genetic element from Escherichia coli using a new entrapment vector
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-03-01)<b><p>Aims</b> Antimicrobial resistance genes (ARGs) are often associated with mobile genetic elements (MGEs), which facilitate their movement within and between bacterial populations. Detection of mobility is therefore important to understand the dynamics of MGE dissemination and their associated genes, especially in resistant clinical isolates that often have multiple ARGs associated with MGEs. ... -
Chapter 11 - Hydrogels as intrinsic antimicrobials
(Chapter; Bokkapittel, 2019-10-25)Hydrogels are currently applied as the vehicles for drugs or active substances, rather than the active contributors to therapeutic activities. With increasing challenges related to antimicrobial resistance against many antibiotics, natural origin hydrogels have become attractive as more than just vehicles. Although many natural polymers exhibit intrinsic antimicrobial properties, these properties ... -
Cryoneurolysis for cervicogenic headache - A double blinded randomized controlled study
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2019-09-13)Background and aims - Cervicogenic headache (CEH) is a debilitating condition and analgesics have limited effect. Percutaneous cryoneurolysis is thus still in use although the clinical evidence is lacking. We present a randomized, controlled study to assess the clinical efficacy of cryoneurolysis compared with a corticosteroid combined with a local anaesthetic. <p> <p>Methods - In a university-based ... -
Pain tolerance after stroke: The Tromsø study
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel, 2023-05-11)Background: Stroke lesions might alter pain processing and modulation by affecting the widely distributed network of brain regions involved. We aimed to compare pain tolerance in stroke survivors and stroke-free persons in the general population, with and without chronic pain.<p> <p>Methods: We included all participants of the sixth and seventh wave of the population-based Tromsø Study who had ... -
Fremmer ettervern selvstendighet eller avhengighet? (Kronikk)
(Chronicle; Kronikk, 2018)Å forstå unge med barnevernsbakgrunn som en ressurssvak gruppe med særskilte behov er en grov generalisering av en svært sammensatt gruppe. -
Young football players' dietary beliefs and practices - a qualitative study
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2023-06-01)The purpose of this master's thesis is to investigate the dietary habits and beliefs among young football players and to examine whether there are differences between those participating in private sports programs in Eastern Norway and those participating in public sports programs in Finnmark. Through qualitative interviews with six young football players, the study has found that young athletes ... -
Friluftslivlærere sine erfaringer med samiske perspektiver i undervisningen. En kvalitativ studie fra Knut Hamsun videregående skole
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2023-05-15)I denne studien undersøkes lærere i friluftslivsfag ved Knut Hamsun videregående skole sine erfaringer med samiske perspektiver i undervisningen. Studien har tatt for seg hva som fremmer og hemmer det samiske perspektivet, rammebetingelsene lærerne må forholde seg til og hva lærerne helt konkret gjør for å implementere det samiske perspektivet i undervisningen. Studiens vitenskapsteoretiske posisjon ...