Munin: Recent submissions
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Warming and CO2 enhance arctic heterotrophic microbial activity
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2019-03-20)Ocean acidification and warming are two main consequences of climate change that can directly affect biological and ecosystem processes in marine habitats. The Arctic Ocean is the region of the world experiencing climate change at the steepest rate compared with other latitudes. Since marine planktonic microorganisms play a key role in the biogeochemical cycles in the ocean it is crucial to ... -
Populasjonssykluser hos hare – drevet av rovdyr og spesielt gaupe
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2019-06-27)Snøskohare – og gaupesyklusene i det boreale Nord-Amerika er et av de best kjente eksempler på populasjonssykluser. Sammenlignet med andre sykliske arter har denne syklusen en relativ konstant periode på 9–10 år. Haretettheten varierer typisk 20–30 ganger mellom topp- og bunnår. Mye økologisk forskning har ved hjelp av forskjellige metoder forsøkt å avdekke årsakene til snøskoharesyklusene, også med ... -
Urespa (“Growing Together”): the remaking of Ainu-Wajin relations in Japan through an innovative social venture
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2020-01-09)Urespa, meaning “to grow together” in the Ainu language, is a social venture founded at Sapporo University in 2010. The Urespa club brings Indigenous Ainu and Wajin (i.e. non-Ainu) students together in a curriculum-based environment to co-learn the Ainu language and Ainu cultural practices. The initiative’s aim is to restory the conventional narrative of Otherness in Japan by creating a transformative ... -
Gehørtrening og læring
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2019-12-12)I artikkelen presenteres en undersøkelse blant en mindre gruppe lærerstudenter av utbyttet av en utbredt gehørmetode innenfor musikkundervisning. Studenter i lærerutdanningen har i en årrekke fått undervisning i trinnsang for å lettere kunne lese noter og forstå melodiske mønstre. Denne undersøkelsen avdekker hvor effektiv gehørmetoden som brukes er, og hvor mye øving som skal til for å få fremgang. ... -
I begynnelsen. Noen betraktninger om språk, landskap og poetologi
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2020-01-20)Artikkelen undersøker muligheten for å la Nord-Norge og Sápmi være utgangspunktet for poetologiske refleksjoner. Med utgangspunkt i kongrastenmellom skaperkraften i Guds ord og menneskespråket knytter den an til den sere Wittgesteins forestilling om hvordan vi blir språklige. Gjennom en modifisering av visse tolkninger av Wittgenstein argumenterer artikkelen for et nært, men komplekst forhold mellom ... -
The effects gotu kola (Centella asiatica) powder on growth performance, skin mucus, and serum immunity of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) fingerlings
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2019-10-24)The present study was conducted to assess the possible effects of gotu kola (<i>Centella asiatica</i>) powder (GKP) on skin mucus and serum immune response, as well as growth performance of Nile tilapia, <i>Oreochromis niloticus</i>. Three hundred twenty Nile tilapia fingerlings (average weight of 17.84 ± 0.08 g) were divided into four treatments and fed four levels of gotu kola powder (GKP) as ... -
Hypoxia Inducible Factor 1α Inhibits the Expression of Immunosuppressive Tryptophan-2,3-Dioxygenase in Glioblastoma
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2019-12-04)Abnormal circulation in solid tumors results in hypoxia, which modulates both tumor intrinsic malignant properties as well as anti-tumor immune responses. Given the importance of hypoxia in glioblastoma (GBM) biology and particularly in shaping anti-tumor immunity, we analyzed which immunomodulatory genes are differentially regulated in response to hypoxia in GBM cells. Gene expression analyses ... -
A Multi-Pathogen Screening of Captive Reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) in Germany Based on Serological and Molecular Assays
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2019-12-20)Captive reindeer in German zoos and wildlife parks live outside their natural geographic range and are exposed to a variety of viral, bacterial and protozoan pathogens, some host-specific and some which they are not exposed to in their native habitat. Reindeer blood samples and ticks collected in 2013 from 123 reindeer at 16 different zoological facilities were available from a previous study. The ... -
Masterveiledning – en utfordring for grunnskolelærerutdanningen
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2019-06-11)Denne artikkelen tar opp veiledning som utfordring i den nye 5-årige masterutdanningen for grunnskolelærere. Studiens datamateriale er i hovedsak fra møter i et profesjonelt læringsfellesskap hvor lærerutdannerne diskuterte erfaringer fra egen veiledningspraksis. I studien trekker vi veksler på internasjonal lærerutdanningsforskning og profesjonsteori. Masterveiledningen var utfordrende for ... -
Partially spatially coherent digital holographic microscopy and machine learning for quantitative analysis of human spermatozoa under oxidative stress condition
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2019-03-05)Semen quality assessed by sperm count and sperm cell characteristics such as morphology and motility, is considered to be the main determinant of men’s reproductive health. Therefore, sperm cell selection is vital in assisted reproductive technology (ART) used for the treatment of infertility. Conventional bright field optical microscopy is widely utilized for the imaging and selection of sperm cells ... -
Isaac Olsen - The First Missionary Among the Sami People in Finnmark
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2019-11-04)This article deals with Isaac Olsen, a Norwegian who was an itinerant catechist and teacher among the Sami people in Finnmark, Northern Norway. The author claims that Isaac Olsen, as a forerunner to the Sami missionary Thomas von Westen, in fact was the first missionary among the Sami people in Finnmark. Isaac Olsen came to Finnmark just after 1700, learned the Sami language and started his work ... -
When spring ephemerals fail to meet pollinators: Mechanism of phenological mismatch and its impact on plant reproduction
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2019-06-12)The flowering phenology of early-blooming plants is largely determined by snowmelt timing in high-latitude and high-altitude ecosystems. When the synchrony of flowering and pollinator emergence is disturbed by climate change, seed production may be restricted due to insufficient pollination success. We revealed the mechanism of phenological mismatch between a spring ephemeral (<i>Corydalis ambigua</i>) ... -
Drone-Mounted Ultrawideband Radar for Retrieval of Snowpack Properties
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2019-02-13)Extracting snowpack parameters from snow cover on sea ice or land is a time-consuming and potentially high-risk task. Moreover, deriving such parameters by manually digging a snow pit evidently yields low area coverage. We, therefore, propose a practical solution to this problem by mounting an ultrawideband radar system onto an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) to obtain information such as snowpack ... -
The Ethical Consequences of Criminalising Solidarity in the EU
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2019-12-19)The aftermath of the European refugee crisis can be said to have sparked a crisis of solidarity. Despite abundant demonstrations of solidarity with refugees and asylum seekers, what many saw as an exercise of their duty to help was made illegal. The critical term that emerged to refer to this conjuncture was “criminalization of solidarity”. In order to include this term in the academic debate, this ... -
Adding marrow adiposity and cortical porosity to femoral neck areal bone mineral density improves the discrimination of women with nonvertebral fractures from controls
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2019-03-18)Advancing age is accompanied by a reduction in bone formation and remodeling imbalance, which produces microstructural deterioration. This may be partly caused by a diversion of mesenchymal cells towards adipocytes rather than osteoblast lineage cells. We hypothesized that microstructural deterioration would be associated with an increased marrow adiposity, and each of these traits would be independently ... -
Improving observational blends research: regression modeling in the study of experimentally-elicited blends
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2019-12-16)In this paper, we discuss the results of a blend production experiment and how it relates to previous research that was nearly exclusively based on observational data. Specifically, we study three different findings from published research, namely that (i) the shorter source word contributes more of itself to the blend than the longer source word, (ii) source word2 determines blend stress (more than ... -
Kunnskapsoppsummering og klassifisering av tiltaket De Utrolige Årene Universalprogrammet (1. utg.)
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2019-12-17)<i>BAKGRUNN</i> - Denne artikkelen er en kunnskapsoppsummering av effektene på De Utrolige Årenes universalprogram Oppmerksomme og utviklingsstøttende foreldre (DUÅ Universal) i Norden. DUÅ Universal er et universalforebyggende program som gis til foreldre, for å forebygge atferdsvansker og styrke sosial og emosjonell kompetanse hos barn i alderen 2 til 6 år. Regionalt kunnskapssenter for barn og ... -
Kyrkja på Tromsøya - ei brekkstong for kong Hans' Sverige-politikk?
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel, 2019)Forholdet mellom konge og kyrkje – mellom kongemakt og kyrkjemakt – står sentralt i europeisk historie mellomalderen igjennom, og i nord får me eit innhaldsrikt døme på ulike sider ved dette forholdet gjennom striden om kallsretten til Tromsø-kyrkja på 1480-talet. Erkebiskop står mot konge, norske interesser står mot danske, og partane må til slutt trekkje inn paven i Roma for å få ei avgjerd. På ... -
Henning Laugerud: Reformasjon uten folk: Det katolske Norge i før- og etterreformatorisk tid
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2019-10-14)Henning Laugerud si reformasjonshistorie om det katolske Noreg før og etter reformasjonen er eit imponerande og innhaldsrikt verk – nybrotsarbeid frå forskaren, gjennomillustrert frå kunsthistorikaren og lesverdig frå formidlaren. Det er den første boka med eit grunnleggjande kulturhistorisk blikk på dei omveltande endringane i Noreg gjennom reformasjonen. Laugerud tek på seg å forstå og formidle ... -
Maternal Photoperiodic Programming: Melatonin and Seasonal Synchronization Before Birth
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2020-01-10)This mini-review considers the phenomenon of maternal photoperiodic programming (MPP). In order to match neonatal development to environmental conditions at the time of birth, mammals use melatonin produced by the maternal pineal gland as a transplacental signal representing ambient photoperiod. Melatonin acts via receptors in the fetal pituitary gland, exerting actions on the developing medio-basal ...