<i>Background</i> - Population mean GFR is lower in older age, but it is unknown whether healthy aging is associated with preserved rather than lower GFR in some individuals.<br><br> <i>Methods</i> - We investigated the cross-sectional association between measured GFR, age, and health in persons aged 50–97 years in the general population through a meta-analysis of iohexol clearance measurements ...

Oppgavens tema er omsorgsovertakelse etter barnevernloven § 4-12. Formålet med oppgaven er å redegjøre nærmere for rekkevidden og innholdet i inngrepsvilkårene etter barnevernloven § 4-12. For at foreldre skal fratas omsorgen for egne barn i et vedtak om omsorgsovertakelse, må vilkårene i bvl. § 4-12 være oppfylt. Oppgaven søker å belyse hvilken vilkår som må foreligge for at vedtak om omsorgsovertakelse ...

<p>Background: Denervation of renal sympathetic nerves (RDN) is a mini-invasive endovascular procedure introduced as an antihypertensive treatment with a potentially beneficial effect on insulin resistance. In this open-label non-randomized study we investigated non-diabetic patients with true treatment-resistant hypertension defined as office systolic blood pressure (BP)>140 mmHg and (mean) daytime ...

This article analyzes Russian aspectual prefixes from the perspective of cognitive linguistics. First, a general schema is advanced that involves a trajector, a landmark, and a relation connecting the two. Second, it is argued that there are con- ditions on the trajector involving an observer and a domain of accessibility and that the trajector of the prefix is not necessarily the same as the trajector ...

Andøya on the NW coast of Norway is a key site for understanding the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM) in northern Europe. Controversy has arisen concerning the local conditions, especially about the timing and extent of local glacial cover, maximum July temperatures and whether pine and/or spruce could have grown there. We reviewed all existing data and add newly analysed ancient sedimentary DNA ...

Flipped Classroom as a pedagogical framework has gained popularity at secondary and tertiary levels of mathematics education, but there is a lack of research based on a solid theoretical foundation. This article considers the flipped mathematics classroom from the perspective of affordances and cultural–historical activity theory. The empirical background is based on semi-structured interview data ...

The aims were to perform a bioinformatic-statistical analysis of CRISPR-Cas- and R-M systems in a diverse whole genome sequenced K. pneumoniae population, and their correlations to virulence score and AMR -/ plasmid content. The strains (n=999) consisted of Norwegian fecal carrier (n=484) and clinical (NORM; ESBL and non-ESBL producing) (n=414), and national-international clinical ST307 strains ...

Fjernt og utilgjengelig er beskrivelser som ofte tillegges Arktis og nordområdene fra tid til annen. Samtidig legges det vekt på i samtidsdebatten hvilken betydning disse regionene fortsatt har og tidligere har hatt for stormaktene. Tidligere forsking har fokusert på og fremhevet nordområdene og Arktis’ strategiske betydning under andre verdenskrig og den kalde krigen. Denne oppgaven tar for seg ...

<p>Background: The aim of this study was to train and assess firefighters’ skill attainment in the use of tourniquets, and to assess their skill retention after three months. The purpose is to show whether firefighters can successfully apply a tourniquet after a short course based on the new national recommendation for civilian prehospital tourniquet use. <p>Material and methods: This was a ...

Denne oppgaven presenterer en prosessbasert studie av endringsstrategiers innvirkning på endringsprosesser. Gjennom en kvalitativ tilnærming analyserer og drøfter oppgaven virkemidlenes innvirkning på en endringsprosess i Felles enhet for nasjonale bistandsressurser (FNB) i Oslo politidistrikt. Med det formål å studere effekten av en endringsstrategi, på et gitt tidspunkt og i en konkret pågående ...