<p><i>Background/aims:</i> Limb-girdle muscular dystrophy R9 (LGMDR9) is a rare autosomal recessive muscle disease caused by mutations in the fukutin-related protein gene, FKRP. The prevalence is higher in northern European populations, where it is closely associated with the FKRP c.826CA allele. This work aims to study the epidemiology of LGMDR9 in Norway, natural history, and relationships with ...

Climate-induced ecotonal shifts are expected to occur in the (sub)arctic and boreal zones in the coming decades. Understanding how these ecosystems have previously responded to climate change can provide greater insight into how ecosystems may develop under existing and future pressures. Here we present a Holocene record from Lake Horntjernet, a lake on the northern edge of the boreal forest in ...

Pots are traditional fishing gear type largely employed in Mediterranean Small Scale Fisheries (SSFs). Their often higher species selectivity and catch quality compared to other gear types such as passive set nets or trawls are appealing characteristics for reducing the impact on benthic communities and diversifying fishing effort in the region. Despite this, in some SSFs, pots are still rarely used ...

Emergency departments (EDs) handle urgent medical needs for a diverse population. Medication errors and adverse drug events pose safety risks in the ED. Clinical pharmacists, experts in medication use, play a crucial role in identifying and optimizing medication therapy. The aim of this study was to investigate how clinical pharmacists introduced into the ED interdisciplinary teams distribute ...

Objectives To evaluate the acute effect of exposure to a potentiation warm-up protocol compared to a usual warm-up program. <p>Design Randomized parallel control trial. <p>Setting Synthetic grass in the club’s facilities (Portugal). Participants Seventeen female football players (age: 23.9±3.9 years), were randomly allocated to a control (n=8) and an experimental group (n=9). To allocate the ...

This dissertation is based on a naturalistic multicentre study in the context of an interdisciplinary assessment in neuropediatric clinics. The main objective was to expand knowledge about this assessment, focusing primarily on the role of screening instruments completed by caregivers and their satisfaction with the assessment. The validity and usefulness of screening tools for parental mental health ...

Tertiary lymphoid structures (TLSs) are formed in tissues targeted by chronic inflammation processes, such as infection and autoimmunity. In Sjögren’s disease, the organization of immune cells into TLS is an important part of disease progression. Here, we investigated the dynamics of tissue resident macrophages in the induction and expansion of salivary gland TLS. We induced Sjögren’s disease by ...

Aim: To explore gambling in the indigenous Sámi culture by studying thoughts, ideas and attitudes towards gambling among Sámi and people living in majority Sámi areas with knowledge of the culture. <p> <p>Methods: The topic was investigated in an inductive thematic analysis of semi-structured interviews with 14 people (n = 13 self-reported Sámi ethnicity). <p> <p>Results: The majority of the ...

Background - Studying movement patterns of individual animals over time can give insight into how they interact with the environment and optimize foraging strategies. Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) undertake long seasonal migrations between feeding areas in polar regions and breeding grounds in tropical areas. During the last decade, several individuals have had up to a 3-month stop-over ...

This paper aims to discuss the current criteria for municipal priorities in municipal healthcare services in Norway in light of major theories from political philosophy on social justice, such as John Rawlsʼs theory of justice and utilitarianism. Our first goal is to show that perspectives from political philosophy could prove useful for increasing our understanding of the current priority-setting ...