Quorum sensing (QS) coordinates bacterial communication and cooperation essential for virulence and dominance in polymicrobial settings. QS also regulates the CRISPR-Cas system for targeted defense against parasitic genomes from phages and horizontal gene transfer. Although the QS and CRISPR-Cas systems are vital for bacterial survival, they undergo frequent selection in response to biotic and abiotic ...

Meteor radars have become widely used instruments to study atmospheric dynamics, particularly in the 70 to 110 km altitude region. These systems have been proven to provide reliable and continuous measurements of horizontal winds in the mesosphere and lower thermosphere. Recently, there have been many attempts to utilize specular and/or transverse scatter meteor measurements to estimate vertical ...

Background - Breast cancer risk remains higher in high-income compared with low-income countries. However, it is unclear to what degree metabolic factors influence breast cancer development in women 30 years after immigration from low- to a high-incidence country.<p> <p>Methods - Using Cox regression models, we studied the association between pre-diagnostic metabolic factors and breast cancer ...

The redox behaviour of bidentate (BID) ligands containing either two O donor atoms (O,O’-BID ligand), a N and an O donor atom (N,O-BID ligand) or two N donor atoms (N,N’-BID ligand), and their rhodium complexes, are presented. The experimental reduction potential of the L,L’-BID ligands (L,L’ = N and O) and the experimental oxidation potential of [Rh(L,L’-BID)(CO)(PPh₃)] complexes relate ...

We explore the implementation and development of individual placement and support (IPS) in Norway. IPS is an evidence-based practice for supporting people experiencing mental illness to obtain and maintain competitive employment. Implementation of IPS into routine practice has been challenged by different paradigms in vocational rehabilitation, health and welfare policies. Data were mainly collected ...

Epidemiological literature on the relationship between physical activity and chronic pain is scarce and inconsistent. Hence, our aim was to assess the relationship applying comprehensive methodology, including self-reported and accelerometer measures of physical activity and different severity levels of chronic pain. We used data from the Tromsø Study (2015-2016). All residents in the municipality, ...

Background: Post-COVID-19 condition is frequently comprised of persistent cognitive sequela, including deficits in attention and executive functions (EFs), which can act as a barrier for regaining pre-illness functional levels. Goal Management Training (GMT) is a cognitive rehabilitation (CR) intervention for improving attention and EFs that has received empirical support in studies of other ...

Objective: This study aimed to identify trajectories of service use during the last year before suicide death and the characteristics associated with the trajectories in patients with substance use disorders.<p> <p>Methods: This study used a national registry data linkage, which included all patients with substance use disorders who died by suicide in Norway between 2010 and 2018. In- and ...

Sami Parliaments were established in 1989 in Norway, in 1994 in Sweden and in 1997 in Finland. Representative Sami institutions are regarded as a condition for Sami self-determination. State formation in the Scandinavian context has been enacted through several historical dynamics. First, nation-building relied on the assimilation or segregation of other cultural groups, through coercive measures ...

Background: The role of laparoscopy in the treatment of intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (ICC) remains unclear. This multicenter study examined the outcomes of laparoscopic liver resection for ICC.<p> <p>Methods: Patients with ICC who had undergone laparoscopic or open liver resection between 2012 and 2019 at four European expert centers were included in the study. Laparoscopic and open approaches ...