The data-driven nature of deep learning (DL) models for semantic segmentation requires a large number of pixel-level annotations. However, large-scale and fully labeled medical datasets are often unavailable for practical tasks. Recently, partially supervised methods have been proposed to utilize images with incomplete labels in the medical domain. To bridge the methodological gaps in ...

Spatial variation in plant chemical defence towards herbivores can help us understand variation in herbivore top–down control of shrubs in the Arctic and possibly also shrub responses to global warming. Less defended, non-resinous shrubs could be more influenced by herbivores than more defended, resinous shrubs. However, sparse field measurements limit our current understanding of how much of the ...

To assess whether anthropometric measures (body mass index [BMI], waist-hip ratio [WHR], and estimated fat mass [EFM]) are independently associated with major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE), and to assess their added prognostic value compared with serum total-cholesterol. The study population comprised 109,509 individuals (53% men) from the MORGAM-Project, aged 19–97 years, without established ...

The main aim of the article is to fill the gap concerning the recognition of constructs of programme management supporting open innovations. Current knowledge on this subject is mainly limited to identifying success factors of open innovation and programme management. In the current literature, there are few publications indicating the use of the programme as a tool supporting innovation. In ...

Insomnia is a frequent and heightened pathology in the general population of developed countries, and its condition generally leads to health discomfort and performance drop in daily and work-related tasks. As current pharmacological treatments for insomnia do not always seem sufficient to mitigate impairment, contemporary cognitive approaches might shed light on developing complementary therapies ...

The establishment of the Norwegian Historical Data Centre, the 1801 project at the University of Bergen and the data transcriptions and scanned versions of the sources in the National Archives made Norwegian microdata much more available. A more detailed description of the digital techniques applied to the wealth of censuses, church records and other types of nominative data from the 18th century onwards, ...

In most studies on gender processing, native speakers of the same language are treated as a homogeneous group. The current study investigates to what extent an ongoing change in the gender system of Norwegian (a development from three to two genders, involving the loss of feminine) may be refected in processing. We carried out a gender decision task in which speakers were presented with 32 nouns ...

<p>BACKGROUND: The clinical signs of neonatal sepsis are nonspecific and therefore antibiotic treatment is often initiated in clinically suspected cases. This approach causes concern in regard to possible overuse of antibiotics in newborns. Metabolomics is an emerging field of focus for neonatologists due to its potential phenotypical insight into cellular and metabolic processes, contributing to ...

Seaweed farming is considered to have a high potential in Norway, but some uncertainties about its profitability remain. This thesis investigates the economic feasibility of small-scale seaweed farming in Norway through economic modelling and sensitivity analysis. In total, 768 farming scenarios are constructed in this study to test the profitability of different techniques and methods for seaweed ...

Managing an unstable fishery is a difficult task. After Barents Sea capelin reached its peak harvest volumes, it shortly after collapsed in 1986, negatively impacting the ecosystem. After its recovery due to increased management efforts, the capelin fishery has seen fluctuating quota volumes and extended periods of closed fishing activity. However, this unstable quota has caused some challenges for ...