In addition to the demanding task of writing a thesis, PhD students face the challenge of balancing the roles as “good scientists” and “good academics”, which in some cases might conflict (Carter, 2015). They are expected to carry out a laborious research project where they are responsible for keeping in line with the norms and values of research ethics, all while building the foundation for their ...

Excess mortality has been used to measure the impact of COVID-19 over time and across countries. But what baseline should be chosen? We propose two novel approaches: an alternative retrospective baseline derived from the lowest weekly death rates achieved in previous years and a within-year baseline based on the average of the 13 lowest weekly death rates within the same year. These baselines express ...

Fetomaternal incompatibility in human platelet antigens (HPAs) can cause maternal alloimmunization, which in turn may lead to thrombocytopenia with or without intracranial hemorrhage (ICH) in the fetus or newborn. Retrospective studies suggest that boys from alloimmunized mothers may have higher risk of ICH and lower birth weight than girls. The objective of this study was to assess how maternal ...

This article focuses on teachers’ experiences in implementing peer assessment with first semester students. It explores the relationship between teachers’ conceptions of teaching and their approach to peer assessment, where both conceptions and approaches are described as being either learning focused or content focused. Drawing upon analysis of interviews with eight teachers, the study found ...

Bioregionalism was popularised in the 1970s back to the land movement. It is distinguished from other forms of environmentalism through the spatial imaginary of a bioregion as the scale for environmental action and regenerative living. Bioregional thought has been widely critiqued by geographers for its potentially deterministic understanding of the relationship between place and culture. This ...

This organizational study aims to explore whistleblowing in Norwegian Municipalities. The purpose is to explore whether employees perceive that their workplace has a well-functioning reporting system, to investigate what kind of rewards, if any, the employees considered most desirable, and to map, if any, the relationship between all types of compensation and the willingness to notify within one’s ...

Bealls liste inneholder nå 195 tvilsomme utgivere. Men disse er et større problem for OAs omdømme enn for forskningens økonomi. Elsevier har alene en driftsmargin som er 120 ganger så stor som et noenlunde adekvat anslag for de totale utbetalingene til de såkalte ”predatory publishers” - rovforleggere. Så hvem er det egentlig som er et problem for forskningen? Om 195 forleggere som stikker av med ...

Objective: To describe the appearances of bone marrow in the appendicular skeleton on fat-suppressed T2- weighted sequences as assessed by whole-body MRI in healthy and asymptomatic children and adolescents.<p> <p>Material and methods: Following ethical approval, we assessed the bone marrow of the extremities on water-only Dixon T2-weighted images as part of a whole-body MRI in 196 healthy and ...

Background - Whole-body magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is increasingly being used in children, however, to date there are no studies addressing the reliability of the findings.<p> <p>Objective - To examine intra- and interobserver reliability of a scoring system for assessment of high signal areas within the bone marrow, as visualized on T2-weighted, fat-saturated images.<p> <p>Materials and ...