Hyperspectral quantitative phase microscopy (HS-QPM) involves the acquisition of phase images across narrow spectral bands, which enables wavelength-dependent study of different biological samples. In the present work, a compact Linnik-type HS-QPM system is developed to reduce the instability and complexity associated with conventional HS-QPM techniques. The use of a single objective lens for both ...

Unsupervised representation learning has become an important ingredient of today’s deep learning systems. However, only a few methods exist that explain a learned vector embedding in the sense of providing information about which parts of an input are the most important for its representation. These methods generate the explanation for a given input after the model has been evaluated and tend to ...

Microbial Fuel Cells (MFC) have emerged as a potential wastewater treatment technology that utilizes metabolic processes of microorganisms present in the wastewater to disintegrate organic substrates and harness direct electricity. This paper reviews the potential of different wastewater types as a suitable substrate for microbial activities in MFCs. Substrate composition (carbon source, nutrient ...

Developing new diagnostic models based on the underlying biological mechanisms rather than subjective symptoms for psychiatric disorders is an emerging consensus. Recently, machine learning (ML)-based classifiers using functional connectivity (FC) for psychiatric disorders and healthy controls (HCs) are developed to identify brain markers. However, existing ML-based diagnostic models are prone to ...

The development of electricity storage solutions is crucial to support the integration of variable renewable electricity sources in electricity systems. This study experimentally characterizes a state-of-the-art full-scale electrical thermal energy storage (ETES) system in outdoor conditions. The system integrates a 600 kWh_th high-temperature latent heat storage module and a 13 kW_e ...

X-bundet hypofosfatemi er en sjelden genetisk sykdom som medfører fosfattap i nyrene, redusert mineralisering av tenner og skjelett, deformerte knokler og begrenset mobilitet. Dette har betydelige konsekvenser for helse og livskvalitet. Denne kliniske oversikten gjennomgår anbefalinger for diagnostisering, behandling og oppfølging av voksne med tilstanden.

Background About half of the patients diagnosed with colon cancer are 70 years or older. Standard treatment for stage III colon cancer is major surgical resection followed by adjuvant chemotherapy (ACT). Norwegian guidelines recommend initiation of ACT within 6 weeks after resection. Objective This study investigated socioeconomic and geographic variation in the recommended provision of ACT to ...

The Arctic’s environmental and heritage management authorities face increasing challenges regarding degradation and destruction of natural and cultural heritage, especially due to increasing impacts from tourism and climate change. Tourism is now an important industry in the Arctic, and a major cause of negative impacts on the environment and biodiversity. We assess the different impacts and stressors ...

On the final day of spring 2024, the Supreme Court of Norway ruled in the Karasjok case, affirming the Finnmark Estate’s ownership rights. The Grand Chamber’s decision, passed by a narrow 6 to 5 margin, underscored divisions surrounding national property law, international Indigenous law, legal history, and Sámi customary law, which received less attention than usual in Norwegian case law.<p> <p>This ...

Observed iceberg drift trajectories are needed to understand iceberg drift, and to validate ice- berg drift and deterioration models. Herein, drift trajectories of small and medium icebergs are derived from a sequence of optical Sentinel-2, Landsat, and Planet satellite acquisitions over eight days in July 2022 at Severny Island in the Barents Sea. In total, 246 icebergs are tracked visually in ...