Stroke is a leading cause of death and disability worldwide. Approximately 85% of strokes are ischaemic strokes caused by blockage of a brain artery. Recanalisation therapies with thrombolysis (injection of drugs that dissolve the blood clot) and thrombectomy (mechanical removal of the blood clot) have revolutionised acute ischaemic stroke treatment during the last 25 years. Thrombolysis within ...

Objective - To explore how agenda navigation may be accomplished underway in consultations covering multiple topics, we identified and analyzed one GP’s communicative strategies.<p> <p>Design, setting, and subjects - A qualitative observational case study with linguistic microanalysis of an exemplary consultation between a female patient with diabetes and her male GP. We used speech act theory ...

Researchers have argued that temporal microdeviations from the metric grid, such as those produced by musicians in performance, are crucial to making a musical rhythm groovy and danceable. It is curious, then, that the music currently dominating the dance floor, “electronic dance music” or EDM, is typically characterized by grid-based rhythms. But is such a “mechanistic,” grid-based aesthetic ...

Background - Laparoscopic liver surgery has evolved to become a standard surgical approach in many specialized centers worldwide. In this study we present the evolution of laparoscopic liver surgery at a single high-volume referral center since its introduction in 1998.<p> <p>Methods - Patients who underwent laparoscopic liver resection (LLR) between August 1998 and December 2018 at the Oslo ...

Operational efficiency in the retail business is vital in order to be profitable in a competitive environment. This paper investigates how environmental factors, firm size and time trends are linked to inventory performance. We use location data, demographic data and 16 years of financial accounting data from small and medium-sized home improvement retailers to explain inventory performance at a ...

Real-world autonomous systems are often controlled using conventional model-based control methods. But if accurate models of a system are not available, these methods may be unsuitable. For many safety-critical systems, such as robotic systems, a model of the system and a control strategy may be learned using data. When applying learning to safety-critical systems, guaranteeing safety during learning ...

For the third time in a decade, solar energy pricing records are tumbling in the Persian Gulf. As each previous wave of new records was met with incredulity, only for these prices to become the new normal around the world within a few years, it would be unwise to once again dismiss low prices as unrepresentative outliers. In this study, we show how local conditions and global macroeconomic factors ...

Systemic inflammation markers have been linked to increased cancer risk and mortality in a number of studies. However, few studies have estimated pre-diagnostic associations of systemic inflammation markers and cancer risk. Such markers could serve as biomarkers of cancer risk and aid in earlier identification of the disease. This study estimated associations between pre-diagnostic systemic inflammation ...

Summary - Areal bone mineral density (aBMD) predicts future fracture risk. This study explores associations between use of tobacco and bone accretion in Norwegian adolescents. Our results indicate that use of snuff is negatively associated with accretion of aBMD in adolescence and may be a signal of increased future fracture risk.<p> <p>Purpose - Bone mineral accrual in childhood and adolescence ...

<p>Innledning: Bruk av tvang i psykisk helsevern er et alvorlig inngrep i pasientens autonomi og selvbestemmelse. Med formål å redusere bruk av tvang kom det 1. september 2017 en endring i Lov om psykisk helsevern. Loven medfører at en person må ha mistet sin samtykkekompetanse eller være til fare for seg selv eller andre for at vedtak på tvang skal kunne fattes. Formålet med denne studien er å ...