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Summer and polar night diets of polar cod Boreogadus saida and Atlantic cod Gadus morhua in Kongsfjorden, Svalbard, Norway
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2024-10-17)Rapid Atlantification of marine ecosystems in the Svalbard Archipelago (Norway) is posing a threat to the local polar cod (Boreogadus saida) population. In Kongsfjorden, the decreasing population of polar cod is experiencing a shift in their prey community from Arctic to Atlantic zooplankton and fish. Simultaneously, the abundance of Atlantic cod Gadus morhua is increasing. In this study, we explore ... -
Family health care needs in a paediatric population 6 months after moderate and severe physical trauma
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2024-10-29)Background: Traumatic injury is a leading cause of death and disability in children and young adults. There is a lack of evidence-based literature and guidelines on supporting families after severe child injury. This study aimed to assess the family needs and factors associated with those needs. Methods: A prospective multicenter follow-up study conducted at two Norwegian trauma centers involving ... -
The Sámi Pathfinders: Addressing the Knowledge Gap in Norwegian Mainstream Education
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2024-07-02)For at least two decades, lack of knowledge about the Sámi in Norway has been recognised as a reason for the perpetuation of stereotypes and discriminatory acts and hate speech towards them. Education about the Sámi, their lifeways, culture and rights is posited as a means of closing this gap, with the intention of influencing the majority Norwegian society’s attitudes towards the Sámi. The ... -
A new species of Lysinoe (Gastropoda: Helicoidea) from the Oligocene of Mexico
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2024-09-27)In her 1945 study on the Tertiary fossil mollusks of northeastern Mexico, Gardner listed only 2 taxa of land snails: Holospira eva Gardner, 1945 and “Helix” sp. The latter is recognized here as a new species of Lysinoe Adams & Adams, 1855 (Helicoidea, Xanthonychidae). The new species can be diagnosed from its congeners by its flattened shell profile, a lower body whorl with a faint angulation on ... -
The Relative Prevalence of Wave Packets and Coherent Structures in the Inertial and Kinetic Ranges of Turbulence as Seen by Solar Orbiter
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2024-08-16)The Solar Orbiter (SO) mission provides the opportunity to study the evolution of solar wind turbulence. We use SO observations of nine extended intervals of homogeneous turbulence to determine when turbulent magnetic field fluctuations may be characterized as: (i) wave packets and (ii) coherent structures (CSs). We perform the first systematic scale-by-scale decomposition of the magnetic field ... -
“Without IPS I Think I Would Really Fall Apart”: Individual Placement and Support as Experienced by People With Mental Illness—Phenomenological Peer Research Study
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2024-10-21)Having a job is an important component of recovery from mental illness and a source of economic, social, and health benefits. Most people experiencing severe mental illness (SMI) want to work but are excluded from employment opportunities. Employment specialists (ESs) working in individual placement and support (IPS) teams help persons struggling with SMI obtain competitive employment. This study ... -
Outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) using a continuous ambulatory delivery device (CADD) allowing treatment with multiple daily doses: a brief report of a Norwegian experience
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2024-10-14)Background: Outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) is safe, effective and increasingly available. While OPAT in Norwegian healthcare has been rare, a new continuous ambulatory delivery device (CADD) allowing multiple daily dosing treatments has been innovated making OPAT more accessible.<p> <p>Objectives: To describe the clinical outcome and safety using CADD in an OPAT setting. <p>Methods: ... -
3-D Visualization of Atlantic salmon skin through Ultrasound and Photoacoustic Microscopy
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2024-10-22)Significance Three-dimensional photoacoustic imaging (PAM) has emerged as a promising technique for non-invasive label-free visualization and characterization of biological tissues with high spatial resolution and functional contrast.<p> <p>Aim The application of PAM and ultrasound as a microscopy technique of study for Atlantic salmon skin is presented here. <p>Approach A custom ultrasound and ... -
Incidence angle dependency and seasonal evolution of L and C-band SAR backscatter over landfast sea ice
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2024-10-02)We estimate sea-ice type specific incidence angle (IA) dependencies for dual polarized (HH/HV) L and C-band synthetic aperture radar (SAR) for the winter, melt onset and advanced melt seasons for level and deformed ice, using time-series of Advanced Land Observing Satellite-2 (ALOS-2) and Sentinel-1 imagery off the north-east coast of Greenland. The IA dependencies are used to radiometrically ... -
Relative fluid stretching and rotation for sparse trajectory observations
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2024-10-03)As most mathematically justifiable Lagrangian coherent structure detection methods rely on spatial derivatives, their applicability to sparse trajectory data has been limited. For experimental fluid dynamicists and natural scientists working with Lagrangian trajectory data via passive tracers in unsteady flows (e.g. Lagrangian particle tracking or ocean buoys), obtaining material measures of ... -
Proposed categories for reporting of service organization in rehabilitation in clinical trials: a discussion paper
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2024-09-07)BACKGROUND: The lack of standardized reporting for crucial organizational factors in rehabilitation poses a significant barrier to understanding their impact on patient outcomes in clinical trials and meta-analyses. AIM: Based on the categories in the International Classification of Service Organization in Rehabilitation (ICSO-R 2.0), we aimed to develop reporting standards specifically for ... -
Artificial Intelligence-Driven Innovations in Hydrogen Safety
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2024-06-08)This review explores recent advancements in hydrogen gas (H2) safety through the lens of artificial intelligence (AI) techniques. As hydrogen gains prominence as a clean energy source, ensuring its safe handling becomes paramount. The paper critically evaluates the implementation of AI methodologies, including artificial neural networks (ANN), machine learning algorithms, computer vision (CV), and ... -
Navigating oneself through the eyes of the other – meanings of encountering ambulance clinicians while being in a suicidal process
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2024-07-02)Purpose - The suicidal process contains both observable and non-observable phases, and patients have described the process as characterized by loneliness and darkness. Ambulance clinicians encounter patients in all phases of the suicidal process but little is known on what meaning this encounter has to the patients. The aim of this study was to elucidate meanings of encountering ambulance clinicians ... -
What the textbooks don’t teach about the reality of running a digitally enabled health study: an interpretative phenomenological interview study
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2024-09-24)Background Most studies do not produce their intended outcomes on time or within budget. However, it is challenging to identify the facilitators and barriers to successful study management when the “behind the scenes action” of especially digitally enabled health research studies are akin to a black box. Therefore, it is necessary to explore first-hand experience of the facilitators and barriers ... -
Future sea ice weakening amplifies wind-driven trends in surface stress and Arctic Ocean spin-up
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2024-08-12)Arctic sea ice mediates atmosphere-ocean momentum transfer, which drives upper ocean circulation. How Arctic Ocean surface stress and velocity respond to sea ice decline and changing winds under global warming is unclear. Here we show that state-of-the-art climate models consistently predict an increase in future (2015–2100) ocean surface stress in response to increased surface wind speed, declining ... -
Associations between levels of physical activity and satisfaction with life among Norwegian adolescents: a cross-sectional study
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2024-08-01)Background: A robust association between physical activity (PA) and satisfaction with life (SWL) has been established, wherein self-efficacy has been identified as a mediator across different populations. However, there is a need to further examine the relationship between PA and SWL and whether self-efficacy act a as mediator within different levels of PA among Norwegian adolescents. Thus, the ... -
Prompt closure versus gradual weaning of external ventricular drain for hydrocephalus following aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage: a statistical analysis plan for the DRAIN randomised clinical trial
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2024-07-15)Background - Insertion of an external ventricular drain (EVD) is a first-line treatment of acute hydrocephalus caused by aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage (aSAH). Once the patient is clinically stable, the EVD is either removed or replaced by a permanent internal shunt. The optimal strategy for cessation of the EVD is unknown. Prompt closure carries a risk of acute hydrocephalus or redundant shunt ... -
How hard do avalanche practitioners tap during snow stability tests?
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2024-08-16)This study examines the impact force applied from hand taps during extended column tests (ECTs), a common method of assessing snow stability. The hand-tap loading method has inherent subjectivity and inconsistencies across US, Canadian, Swiss, and Norwegian written standards. We developed a device, the “tap-o-meter”, to measure the force-time curves during these taps and collected data from 286 ... -
"Sometimes I Get So Extremely Tired":Sámi Healthcare Staff Experiences of Cultural Load in Practice.
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2024-09-17)The study aim was to explore how Sámi healthcare staff experience working as an ethnic minority in the Norwegian healthcare system. This was a qualitative focus group and individual interview study inspired by interpretive description, with 14 participants. The results indicate that Sámi healthcare staff experience various degrees of cultural load in their jobs. This was shown through the two themes: ... -
Large-Scale Item-Level Analysis of the Figural Matrices Test in the Norwegian Armed Forces: Examining Measurement Precision and Sex Bias
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2024-08-29)Figural matrices tests are common in intelligence research and have been used to draw conclusions regarding secular changes in intelligence. However, their measurement properties have seldom been evaluated with large samples that include both sexes. Using data from the Norwegian Armed Forces, we study the measurement properties of a test used for selection in military recruitment. Item-level data ...
