The performance of piezoelectric sensors deteriorated due to the presence of defect, delamination, and corrosion that needed to be diagnosed for the effective implementation of the structural health monitoring (SHM) framework. A novel experimental approach based on Coulomb coupling is devised to visualise the interaction of ultrasonic waves with microscale defects in the Lead Zirconate Titanate ...

From 1985 to 2016, the prevalence of underweight decreased, and that of obesity and severe obesity increased, in most regions, with significant variation in the magnitude of these changes across regions. We investigated how much change in mean body mass index (BMI) explains changes in the prevalence of underweight, obesity, and severe obesity in different regions using data from 2896 population-based ...

Introduction - The ‘emergency department (ED) pharmacist’ is an integrated part of the ED interdisciplinary team in many countries, which have shown to improve medication safety and reduce costs related to hospitalisations. In Norway, few EDs are equipped with ED pharmacists, and research describing effects on patients has not been conducted. The aim of this study is to investigate the impact of ...

Intervention research is often highly controlled and does not reflect real-world situations. More pragmatic approaches, albeit less controllable and more challenging, offer the opportunity of identifying unexpected factors and connections. As the introduction of mHealth into formal diabetes care settings is relatively new and less often explored from the perspectives of patients and providers together, ...

Vilsmeier–Haack formylation of ReO and Au meso-triarylcorroles over 16–18 hours affords moderate to good yields (47–65%) of the ReO-3-formyl and Au-3,17-diformyl derivatives in a highly regioselective manner. Formylation was found to effect substantial upshifts for redox potentials (especially the reduction potentials) as well as significant to dramatic redshifts for both the Soret and Q bands.

Plant climate responses may depend on site-specific environmental context. Using fences and open-top chambers, we enhanced snow depth (creating Ambient, Medium, and Deep regimes) over an 11-year period and increased temperatures for two summers in dry heath and mesic meadow habitats on Svalbard, Norway. Comparison of plant growth form abundance and diversity responses in these two habitats showed ...

Background - The COVID-19 pandemic is characterized by both health and economic risks. A ‘safety loop’ model postulates risk-related decisions are not based on objective and measurable risks but on the subjective perception of those risks. We here illustrate a quantification of the difference between objective and subjective risks.<p> <p>Method - The objective risks (or chances) can be obtained ...

Monomineralic millimeter-sized olivine nodules are common in kimberlites worldwide. It is generally thought that such ‘dunitic nodules’ originate from the base of the cratonic lithosphere and that their formation marks the onset of deep-rooted kimberlite magmatic plumbing systems. However, thermobarometric constraints to support such a model have been lacking thus far. This study focuses on the ...

The aim of this study is to assess the climate effects on fisheries from a bottom-up approach based on fishers’ fishing experience, knowledge, and perceptions. To perform this task, a social vulnerability assessment was conducted in two different fishing areas: one in Spain and the other one in Turkey. The vulnerability was measured using the collected data and information through a structured ...

Den totale krigens karakter satte sitt klare preg på den humanitære virksomheten i Norge mellom 1940 og 1945. Men knappe ressurser og måten utnyttelsen av dem hvilte på sivilsamfunnets frivillige krefter, åpnet for at Norges Røde Kors under den tyske invasjonen og okkupasjonen av landet, kunne operere innenfor et humanitært «rom» organisasjonen selv kunne påvirke. Norges Røde Kors måtte hele veien ...