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Psoriasis and vitamin D: Insights from a randomised clinical trial, a cross-sectional analysis of the Tromsø Study 2015-16 and a factorial Mendelian randomisation study using the UK Biobank and HUNT
(Doctoral thesis; Doktorgradsavhandling, 2025-03-14)Association between the skin disease psoriasis and lower serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25[OH]D) levels has been found in some studies. Overweight is considered a risk factor for both psoriasis and vitamin D deficiency. Topical vitamin D analogues are routine treatment for psoriasis, but effect of per oral supplementation is not established. This thesis aimed to enhance understanding of the link between ... -
New xenophyophores (Foraminifera, Monothalamea) from the eastern Clarion-Clipperton Zone (equatorial Pacific)
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel, 2024-03-06)Xenophyophores are large, agglutinated foraminifera that dominate the benthic megafauna in some parts of the deep sea. Here, we describe an assemblage of largely fragmentary specimens from the Clarion-Clipperton Zone (CCZ), an area of the eastern abyssal Pacific hosting large, commercially significant deposits of polymetallic nodules. We recognised 18 morphospecies of which eight yielded DNA sequences. ... -
Loneliness and posttraumatic stress in U.S. adolescents: A longitudinal study
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2024-06-07)Background - Loneliness and posttraumatic stress (PTS) are common in adolescence. However, there has been little longitudinal research on their association. To address this deficit, this study examined the longitudinal association between these phenomena in a sample of U.S. school students while also exploring if gender was important in this context.<p> <p>Methods - Data were analysed from 2807 ... -
Gjenværende tenner, prevalens av apikal periodontitt og rotfylte tenner i en voksen populasjon i Nord-Norge. En tverrsnittstudie
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2024-01-09)Målet med studien var å bestemme antall og fordeling av gjenværende tenner, forekomst av apikal periodontitt (AP) og rotfylte tenner i en voksen befolkning bosatt i Nord-Norge. Studien bygger på data fra 1917 voksne i alderen 20–79 år fra tverrsnittstudien Tromstannen – Oral helse i Nord-Norge. Antall tenner, rotfyllinger og AP ble vurdert utfra panoramarøntgenbilder. Vi presenterer frekvensanalyser ... -
Why do researchers decline reviewer invitations? Response to the editorial ‘The Peer Review Process: Growing Problem in Recruiting Qualified Reviewers’
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2025-02-03)In the editorial ‘The Peer Review Process: Growing Problem in Recruiting Qualified Reviewers’, Editor-in-Chief of Acta Odontologica Scandinavica, Palle Holmstrup, addresses the increasing difficulty in recruiting qualified reviewers for the publishing process. He cites statistics indicating that over the past decade, editors at his journal have had to double the average number of reviewer invitations ... -
A practical approach to uveitis screening in children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2024-04-04)Background - Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA)-associated uveitis typically presents as a silent chronic anterior uveitis and can lead to blindness. Adherence to current screening guidelines is hampered by complex protocols which rely on the knowledge of specific JIA characteristics. The Multinational Interdisciplinary Working Group for Uveitis in Childhood identified the need to simplify screening ... -
Empathy and sustainability education beyond business as usual
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2025-02-24)Although empathy is a crucial component of sustainability, the literature on relevant teaching practices within business education remains limited. Aiming to encourage critical thinking regarding stakeholders, we introduced a teaching practice structured around three activities—an innovation camp, a seminar, and a game-based workshop—in an introductory course about innovation. Data collection ... -
Cultural activity and impact of extreme weather events revealed by ambient seismic noise and perspective on quick clay failure monitoring in Oslo, Norway
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2025-02-01)The study of urban seismic noise offers various approaches to monitor cities, from source identification to structural investigations. We demonstrate its potential to monitor cultural activity and quick clay failure in Oslo, Norway using low-cost seismic sensors. We identify train passages, a rock concert, construction blasts, local earthquakes and a meteor. To retrieve seismic velocity variations ... -
How female therapists and their patients deal with being a disputable, unimaginable, or occasional Swede: Explorations of similarity of non- privilege
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2024-09-24)In this qualitative study, conducted in Sweden, the authors investigated therapists´ experiences of therapeutic dyads in which both therapist and patient identified with a non-normative ethnicity, migration experience, racial identity, or experience of racialization. Inclusion criteria were based on the concepts of "similarity of nonprivilege" (Fors, 2018) and on Mattsson´s (2005) concept of ... -
The microRNAome of Strongylus vulgaris larvae and their excretory/secretory products with identification of parasite-derived microRNAs in horse arterial tissue
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2024-11-06)The equine bloodworm, Strongylus vulgaris, is a highly pathogenic parasite causing potentially fatal vascular and intestinal damage. Parasites express and release microRNAs (miRNAs) for internal regulation and to modulate host immunity. The complete set of miRNAs expressed by S. vulgaris (the S. vulgaris miRNAome) remains unannotated and the aim of this study was to annotate the miRNAome of L4 and ... -
Importance of grain boundary processes for plasticity in the quartz-dominated crust: Implications for flow laws
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2024-06-01)When H<sub>2</sub>O is present along grain boundaries, the deformation processes responsible for plasticity in silicate mineral aggregates can deviate from what may be conventionally expected. Although a necessary component of understanding crustal deformation processes, there is no theoretical framework that incorporates grain boundary processes into polycrystalline quartz rheology. To address this ... -
Impact of oxidized low-density lipoprotein on rat liver sinusoidal endothelial cell morphology and function.
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2024-10-23)Atherogenesis is associated with elevated plasma levels of oxidized low-density lipoproteins (oxLDL). In vivo, oxLDL causes liver endothelial swelling, and disrupts liver sinusoidal endothelial cell (LSECs) fenestrations. We mapped the nanoscale kinetics of these changes in vitro in isolated rat LSECs challenged with oxLDL and monitored viability with endocytosis and cytotoxicity assays. OxLDL ... -
Influence of sea ice on ship routes and speed along the Arctic Northeast Passage
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2024-08-05)The accelerated melting of sea ice and the growing influx of ships in the Arctic pose significant challenges to navigational safety and the resilient development of the Arctic routes. This study aims to explore the influence of sea ice on ship routes and speed by analyzing the spatiotemporal correlation of Sea Ice Concentration (SIC), Sea Ice Thickness (SIT), Sea Ice Volume (SIV), and Automatic ... -
A Framework for Language Technologies in Behavioral Research and Clinical Applications: Ethical Challenges, Implications, and Solutions
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2024)Technological advances in the assessment and understanding of speech and language within the domains of automatic speech recognition, natural language processing, and machine learning present a remarkable opportunity for psychologists to learn more about human thought and communication, evaluate a variety of clinical conditions, and predict cognitive and psychological states. These innovations can ... -
Worldwide trends in the underweight and obesity from 1990 to 2022: a pooled analysis of 3,633 population-representative studies with 222 million school-aged children, adolescents, and adults
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2024-02-29)Background Underweight and obesity are associated with adverse health outcomes throughout the life course. We estimated the individual and combined prevalence of underweight or thinness and obesity, and their changes, from 1990 to 2022 for adults and school-aged children and adolescents in 200 countries and territories. Methods We used data from 3663 population-based studies with 222 million ... -
Measuring Collective Action Intention Toward Gender Equality Across Cultures
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2024-10-01)Collective action is a powerful tool for social change and is fundamental to women and girls’ empowerment on a societal level. Collective action towards gender equality could be understood as intentional and conscious civic behaviors focused on social transformation, questioning power relations, and promoting gender equality through collective efforts. Various instruments to measure collective action ... -
Dietary intakes of dioxins and polychlorobiphenyls (PCBs) and mortality: EPIC cohort study in 9 European countries
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2023-11-20)Dioxins and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) are toxic, endocrine disruptors and persistent chemicals for which the main exposure source is diet due to their bioaccumulation and biomagnification in food chains. Cohort studies in the general populations have reported inconsistent associations between these chemicals in serum/plasma and mortality. Our objective was to study the association between ... -
Beyond Punishment: Unraveling the Integrative Empowerment Model for Youth Violence Prevention
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2024-08-15)This paper methodically analyses the Integrative Empowerment Model for Youth Violence Prevention (IEMYVP), a model developed by the author. The primary objective is to evaluate the effectiveness of the IEMYVP in reducing instances of bullying within educational settings. Employing a hypothetical dataset that reflects the demographic and behavioral dynamics of a primary and secondary ... -
Does the outcome of acupuncture differ according to the location of sham needling points in acupuncture trials for migraine? A systematic review and network meta-analysis
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2024-12-20)Various acupuncture clinical trials have been conducted on migraine; however, the conclusions remain controversial especially when acupuncture was compared with sham acupuncture. Sham acupuncture is sometimes performed at the same acupuncture points used for verum acupuncture despite the evidence on acupuncture point specificity. Four databases were searched for sham acupuncture or waiting list-controlled ... -
Women's experience of the information provided along with invitation to participate in BreastScreen Norway
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2024-09-25)Objectives - To explore how women aged 50–69 invited to BreastScreen Norway perceived the information provided along with the invitation letter, as well as time spent on reading this information.<p> <p>Methods - An anonymous questionnaire was sent, as a paper-based form along with a physical invitation letter, or as a link to a digital form in a digital invitation letter, to 84,543 women invited ...