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Breast cancer patient-derived explant cultures recapitulate in vivo drug responses
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2023-02-22)Assessment of drug sensitivity in tumor tissue ex vivo may significantly contribute to functional diagnostics to guide personalized treatment of cancer. Tumor organoid- and explant-cultures have become attractive tools towards this goal, although culturing conditions for breast cancer (BC) tissue have been among the most challenging to develop. Validation of possibilities to detect concordant responses ... -
Prevalence of undernutrition among pregnant women and its differences across relevant subgroups in rural Ethiopia: a community-based cross-sectional study
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2023-03-10)Background - Maternal undernutrition is one of the commonest public health problems in many low- and middle-income countries where generally more than 20% of women are undernourished. It is more common in rural areas due to unclear factors. Therefore, the aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of undernutrition in general and in subgroups and determine risk factors among pregnant women ... -
Solar Cycle and Long-Term Trends in the Observed Peak of the Meteor Altitude Distributions by Meteor Radars
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2023-01-25)The mesosphere/lower thermosphere (MLT, 80–100 km) region is an important boundary between Earth's atmosphere below and space above and may act as a sensitive indicator for anthropogenic climate change. Existing observational and modeling studies have shown the middle atmosphere and the MLT is cooling and contracting because of increasing greenhouse gas emissions. However, trend analyses are ... -
E. Sverre og medarbeidere svarer
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Likeverdige helsetjenester til den samiske befolkningen?
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2023-02-06)6. februar, samefolkets dag, markerer det første samiske landsmøtet i Trondheim i 1917. Dagen var et vendepunkt for samisk folkerettslig og demokratisk likeverd, men når vil vi oppnå likeverd i helsetjenesten! -
Revisiting the footprints of climate change in Arctic marine food webs: An assessment of knowledge gained since 2010
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2023-01-30)In 2011, a first comprehensive assessment of the footprints of climate change on Arctic marine ecosystems (such as altered distribution ranges, abundances, growth and body conditions, behaviours and phenologies, as well as community and regime shifts) was published. Here, we re-assess the climate-driven impacts reported since then, to elucidate to which extent and how observed ecological footprints ... -
Tracking the current in the Alzheimer's brain - Systematic differences between patients and healthy controls in the electric field induced by tDCS
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2023-04-26)Background: Several studies on patients with Alzheimer’s disease (AD) have used transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) to enhance neural excitability in the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (lDLPFC). Interindividual differences in brain anatomy in AD patients pose a challenge to efficiently target the lDLPFC using scalpbased coordinates, calling for new and more precise tDCS protocols. ... -
Circulating amino acid levels and colorectal cancer risk in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition and UK Biobank cohorts
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2023-02-28)Background Amino acid metabolism is dysregulated in colorectal cancer patients; however, it is not clear whether pre-diagnostic levels of amino acids are associated with subsequent risk of colorectal cancer. We investigated circulat‑ ing levels of amino acids in relation to colorectal cancer risk in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC) and UK Biobank ... -
Selvrapportert psykisk helse, ensomhet og sosial støtte blant innbyggere i Tromsø kommune, i grupper av kjønn, alder og sosioøkonomisk status: En del av Fylkeshelseundersøkelsen i Troms og Finnmark 2019
(Mastergradsoppgave; Master thesis, 2023-08-01)Rationale for studie: Tromsø kommune har behov for et kunnskapsgrunnlag i sitt folkehelsearbeid. Det er spesielt viktig å undersøke grad av psykisk uhelse, ensomhet og sosial støtte i ulike grupper i befolkningen, da tidligere studier har vist forskjeller mellom kjønn, alders- og utdanningsgrupper. Eksisterende datakilder, som inkluderer folkehelserapporter fra Tromsøundersøkelsen og FHI’s ... -
Developing intercultural competence and critical thinking skills through young adult fiction: How Margaret Balderson’s When Jays Fly to Barbmo has the potential to cultivate intercultural competence, enhance critical thinking abilities, and foster identification among adolescents
(Mastergradsoppgave; Master thesis, 2023-06-01)This thesis aims to answer how Margaret Balderson's When Jays Fly to Barbmo has the potential to cultivate intercultural competence, enhance critical thinking abilities, and foster identification among adolescents. The process of identification within literature plays a pivotal role in shaping one’s identity, which, in turn, holds significant importance in relation to intercultural competence. ... -
Emily Brontë's Confrontation with Power Structures in Wuthering Heights: Connections between Victorian Race, Class, and Gender
(Mastergradsoppgave; Master thesis, 2023-06-01)This thesis seeks to analyze how Emily Brontë portrayed the power structures of class, race, and gender in Wuthering Heights as interconnected and cyclical. It is important to see these power structures in connection, as they may cause further oppression together for the already oppressed. I argue that Brontë mocks the Victorian societal structures and their cyclical nature, and I show this through ... -
Teaching climate change with young adult fiction: Raising awareness with Alexandra Kleeman’s Something New Under the Sun
(Mastergradsoppgave; Master thesis, 2023-05-15)This thesis focuses on Alexandra Kleeman’s novel Something New Under the Sun (2021), a work of climate fiction, and explores ways to teach it. The thesis investigates how capitalism and privatization are drivers of climate change in light of the novel, and how the issue serves as ideas for integrating climate change into the English curriculum (ENG01-04). The thesis asserts that teachers of all ... -
The Paths of a Witcher: Moral Foundations, Narrative Distance and Choice in The Witcher 3
(Mastergradsoppgave; Master thesis, 2023-05-15)This thesis explores moral questions and storytelling in The Witcher 3. By utilising Moral Foundations Theory, Narrative Distance and research on videogames and audiovisual storytelling it seeks to explain differences in moral thinking. It argues that The Witcher 3, is uniquely suited to the exploration of moral questions due to its fantastical elements, portrayal of human nature and branching ... -
Dyslexia and Minecraft Education. A qualitative study exploring Minecraft Education as a tool for working with English literature for students with dyslexia
(Mastergradsoppgave; Master thesis, 2023-05-14)The following thesis aims to explore the experiences pupils with dyslexia have when using Minecraft Education to work with English literature. The study used a qualitative approach where 10 pupils with dyslexia had to complete different tasks in Minecraft education after reading a chapter from the novel The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian. The participants’ experiences were captured using ... -
Facilitating Output and Interaction through Task-Based Language Teaching
(Mastergradsoppgave; Master thesis, 2023-05-14)There are innumerable methodologies linked with instructed LT, each of which are based on whatever theoretical SLA rationale a researcher or teacher should fancy at a given time. In line with recent trends regarding learner-focused instruction and emphasis on communication and interaction, there has been a shift away from traditional teaching approaches linked with a structural linguistic syllabus. ... -
The role of cross linguistic influence in the classroom Acquisition of English subject-verb agreement by Norwegian and Polish adolescents
(Mastergradsoppgave; Master thesis, 2023-05-14)This thesis aims to highlight how learners’ native language affects their acquisition of a second language. The study compares how L1 Norwegian and Polish learners acquire subject-verb agreement and discusses how cross-linguistic influence affects their results. Furthermore, the study isolates long-distance and local agreement conditions for each group to further discuss if structural distance affects ... -
Fear in Detective Stories: The representation of crime as threatening or nonthreatening in A Study in Scarlet and The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
(Mastergradsoppgave; Master thesis, 2023-05-11)This thesis explores the representation of crime and fear in detective stories. I will particularly look at this in Arthur Conan Doyle’s A Study in Scarlet and Robert Louis Stevenson’s The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde. Three main concepts will be used to analyze these texts: the detective novel as a genre, the presence of an unreliable police force, and the elements of a sensation novel. ... -
Correlations between modest weight loss and leptin to adiponectin ratio, insulin and leptin resensitization in a small cohort of Norwegian individuals with obesity
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2023-06-02)Background - Weight loss is important to reduce the risk of metabolic complications in obese individuals, in whom dysregulated adipokines play a central role. This study aims to investigate whether dysregulated adipokines and postprandial triglycerides (TG) improve with a modest weight loss.<p> <p>Methods - Individuals with obesity (BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2) were recruited among patients at the University ... -
LIS1-leger og medisinsk usikkerhet – en kvalitativ studie
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2023-05-29)BAKGRUNN - Hvordan norske leger håndterer medisinsk usikkerhet, er lite studert. Formålet med studien var å undersøke hvordan leger i spesialisering del 1 (LIS1-leger) opplever og håndterer usikkerhet i en klinisk hverdag.<p> <p>MATERIALE OG METODER - Ti LIS1-leger ved to sykehus ble rekruttert til intervjuer etter svarmønsteranalyse fra et kartleggende spørreskjema. Intervjuene ble analysert ... -
Midwives and public health nurses' knowledge and clinical practice in securing sufficient iodine status in relation to pregnancy. A cross-sectional study
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2023-02-25)Aim - To investigate midwives' (MWs) and public health nurses' (PHNs) clinical practice and knowledge related to nutrition, with a particular focus on iodine in northern parts of Norway. Maternal iodine status prior to and during pregnancy, and the lactating period, is crucial for brain development and growth of the foetus and infant, from conception up until the first two years of life. In Norway, ...
