The NCBI Sequence Read Archive currently hosts microRNA sequencing data for over 800 different species, evidencing the existence of a broad taxonomic distribution in the field of small RNA research. Simultaneously, the number of samples per miRNA-seq study continues to increase resulting in a vast amount of data that requires accurate, fast and user-friendly analysis methods. Since the previous ...

This report presents the updated sizes, trends and spatial distributions of the breeding populations of 17 seabird species breeding in Norway and Svalbard. The analyses are based on available census and monitoring data from SEAPOP; the Norwegian monitoring and mapping program for seabirds. In addition, the report presents results from a species-specific literature review of the most important ...

The northernmost parts of Europe has a large number of sites with Stone Age house-pits, the majority of which date from c. 5000 BC onwards. Remarkably, the remains of these dwellings are many places still visible on the surface. In northern Norway, such dwellings concentrate in the coastal areas, with a more limited number found on inland sites. In order to use these in analyses of settlement duration, ...

En begrenset forskningsutgravning ble utført på Nergården, Bjarkøy av UM og TFFK i tre feltperioder (2019-21) i tillegg til en georadarundersøkelse gjennomført av NIKU i 2021. Utgravningsresultatene er sammenflettet med NIKUs resultater i tolkning av konstruksjoner og sammenhengen mellom to nausttufter (tuft 1 og 2). Tuft 1 har utvendig mål på ca. 31-33 m x 15-17 m og et gulvareale på ca. 28-29 x ...

The dinoflagellate family Warnowiaceae has often been considered to include some of the most complex cells among the protists. The number of described species is around 40, but both the species and generic concepts are in need of revision. Warnowiaceans are often fragile and readily change morphology under the light microscope, and they are usually regarded to be rare. They are particularly famous ...

The synthetic aperture focusing technique (SAFT) is used to create focused images from ultrasound scans. SAFT has traditionally been applied only for imaging in a single medium, but the recently introduced phase shift migration (PSM) algorithm has expanded the use of SAFT to multilayer structures. In this article we present a similar focusing algorithm called multi-layer omega-k (MULOK), which ...

Tardigrades are common in many terrestrial environments and habitats. Although little is known on their ecological preferences, previous studies found diversity and community composition significantly affected by various variables. This study associated tardigrade species’ records with climatic variables, forest type, and substrate categories exploring tardigrade diversity and species communities ...

I artikkelen beskrives og diskuteres to prosjekter der dramastudenter har produsert teater på bakgrunn av profesjonsstudenters praksiserfaringer, og de ferdige produktene har blitt brukt i utdanningen av nye studenter. Hvordan studenter kan bidra gjensidig til hverandres læring, på tvers av profesjonsutdanninger, fakulteter og faggrenser, er artikkelens problemstilling. Gjennom observasjon, ...

Saxifraga oppositifolia L. is a common circumpolar plant species that displays considerable morphological and genetic variation throughout its range. It is mainly diploid, but tetraploids are reported from several regions. The growth form varies from prostate to cushion-shaped, and the plant thrives in wet snow beds as well as on dry ridges. This variation has triggered the curiosity of ...