Introduction: Nitric oxide (NO) deficiency is associated with endothelial dysfunction, hypertension, atherosclerosis, and chronic kidney disease (CKD). Reduced NO bioavailability is hypothesized to play a vital role in kidney function impairment and CKD. We investigated the association of serum levels of endogenous inhibitors of NO, asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA) and symmetric dimethylargin ...

The current crisis of confidence in Europe has clearly had an impact on defence and security relations between Russia and the West. Against this backdrop, the relatively constructive and well-functioning working relations that currently hold among arms control units clearly stand out, calling for a critical rethinking of how confidence- and security-building measures (CSBMs) contribute to increasing ...

Interview with Per Pippin Aspaas, Norwegian historian of sciences, vocal advocate of Open Access, and senior academic librarian in Tromsø.

Som følge av funn og utgravning av en båtgrav i 2017 ble det gjort nye registreringer i område regulert for boligbygging på Hillesøy. Like sør for den første grava kom det fram nok en båtgrav. Den ble undersøkt av Universitetsmuseet sommeren 2018. Grava tilhørte en kvinne, som var i 40-50 åra da hun døde. Hun var gravlagt med tre skålspenner, perler, to kniver, kam og spinnehjul. En boks og to ...

The National Library of Norway has a substantial amount of private historical correspondences in its holdings,1 many of which are scholarly edited and published, either in printed editions or in digital form. In addition, other Norwegian cultural heritage institutions, like the Munch Museum,2 but also the university libraries of the Arctic University of Norway3 and the University of Bergen4 and the ...

Isotopic analyses of the incrementally growing baleen in Mysticeti have been used to learn about their feeding and movement patterns. Using methods previously applied to Pacific minke whales, stable δ¹⁵N and δ¹³C isotope values were measured along the baleen plates of male and female minke whales from two locations in the Northeast Atlantic. The sample sizes used in this ...

This article discusses transnational television and what strategies public service broadcaster NRK Drama has pursued to make the Norwegian crime series Monster: Brutally Far North travel. Monster was the first Norwegian-language television series bought by a major American cable network, Starz. Using the concept of production values, we argue that NRK has made a series that is able to ride the Nordic ...