<p><i>Background:</i> Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a major cause of premature death in patients with psychotic disorders, where dyslipidemia occurs frequently. In the pathogenesis of these serious mental disorders, a low-grade inflammation seems to be a possible contributor. Concurrently, systemic inflammation and its interplay with dyslipidemia is a central driver in the pathogenesis of CVD. We ...

Fra og med høsten 2020 vil det være et økt fokus på undersøkende matematikkundervisning i norsk skole på grunn av fagfornyelsen. Dette kommer tydelig frem i de nye læreplanene i matematikk. Formålet med denne studien er å få økt innsikt i hvordan man kan vurdere undersøkende matematikkproblemer, og med det få innsikt i elevenes utgangspunkt i forkant av fagfornyelsen. For å oppnå dette er det utviklet ...

Foraminifera are single-celled organisms with shells that live in the marine environment and can be found abundantly as fossils in e.g. sediment cores. The assemblages of different species and their numbers serves as an important source of data for marine, geological, climate and environmental research. Steps towards automatic classification of foraminifera using deep learning (DL) models have ...

The mission Parker Solar Probe (PSP) provides a new opportunity to make in-situ measurements of dust impacts closer to the Sun than ever before, eventually going as close as ∼ 10 solar radii or ∼ 0.05 AU. PSP can measure dust impacts from monopole measurements of the spacecraft’s electric potential to one of its antennas using its FIELDS instrument. In this work impact rates data is compared ...

Denne masteroppgaven belyser relasjonene mellom hjelpeapparatet og funksjonsvarierte som har opplevd seksuelle overgrep. Hjelpeapparatet defineres som primær- og spesialisthelsetjeneste, samt ansatte i skole og andre hjelpesystemer. Både psykisk og fysisk hjelpeapparat er inkludert i oppgaven. Studiens analyse og diskusjon bidrar med relevante refleksjoner for de som i sitt yrke møter funksjonsvarierte ...

The ‘Competitive Exclusion Principle’ is a foundation stone in the understanding of interspecific competition and niche relationships between species. In spite of having the status of a biological law, the principle has limited empirical support. In this study, we document strong effects of competition from the invading fish species vendace <i>Coregonus albula</i> over a 14-year period in the ...

Determining the importance of physical and biological drivers in shaping biodiversity in diverse ecosystems remains a global challenge. Advancements have been made towards this end in large marine ecosystems with several studies suggesting environmental forcing as the primary driver. However, both empirical and theoretical studies point to additional drivers of changes in diversity involving trophic ...

<i>Background</i> - Lack of physical activity (PA) is a risk factor for death and non-communicable disease. Despite this, more than one fourth of adults worldwide do not follow PA guidelines. As part of a feasibility study to test a complex intervention for increasing PA, we included a consumer-based activity tracker (AT) as a tool to measure PA outcomes and to track heart rate during exercise ...

Polar lows are small, but extreme cyclones that develop in marine polar air mass. They feature one of the largest natural hazards in the polar regions. Their associated strong winds, high waves, substantial amounts of snow fall, low visibility and possibility for ice accumulation on ships and airplanes cause threats for coastal communities and marine operations. Hence, accurate prediction of polar ...

Flerspråklige elever med språk- og/eller kommunikasjonsvansker er en stor og uensartet gruppe, både når det gjelder norskferdigheter og hvordan språkvanskene kommer til uttrykk. Det er lite forskning tilgjengelig om denne elevgruppen, og den forskningen som finnes handler i stor grad om utredning og i mindre utstrekning om hvilke typer tiltak som vil være passende. Selv om identifisering og ...