This paper presents the kernelized Taylor diagram, a graphical framework for visualizing similarities between data populations. The kernelized Taylor diagram builds on the widely used Taylor diagram, which is used to visualize similarities between populations. However, the Taylor diagram has several limitations such as not capturing non-linear relationships and sensitivity to outliers. To address ...

Objective: To conduct a network meta-analysis comparing all treatments for osteoarthritis (OA) pain in the Cochrane Library.<p> <p>Design: The Cochrane Library and Epistemonikos were searched for randomized controlled trials (RCTs) about treatments for hip and knee OA. We constructed 17 broad categories, comprising drug treatments, exercise, surgery, herbs, orthotics, passive treatments, ...

Management measures to facilitate the recovery of fish stocks can lead to shifts in traditional fishing patterns and target species. In the Baltic Sea, drastic reductions in catch quota for cod (Gadus morhua) force mixed demersal trawl fisheries to avoid cod bycatch and focus on flatfish species. This study developed and tested a simple se- lection concept that aims to avoid cod bycatch in ...

Prostate cancer diagnosis and early stratification is an important aspect to avoid undertreatment of high-risk prostate cancer patients. Major Vault Protein (MVP) has been proposed as a prognostic biomarker in prostate cancer. PTEN and the immune checkpoint protein B7-H3 interact with MVP and are important in prostate cancer progression and therapy response. We evaluated the expression of MVP by ...

Background: Obesity is increasing worldwide, and especially amongst the younger population. Many obese people are trying to lose weight without long-term success. There are certain things that they struggle with, and it can vary from patient to patient, but knowing this they can better be helped by professionals. There are many questionnaires for this purpose, most of them with many questions. Aim ...

Avhandlingens tema er nedbemanning i privat sektor. Avhandlingen innebærer en rettsdogmatisk analyse av reglene for nedbemanning i arbeidsretten. Fremstillingen vil hovedsaklig behandle rettspraksis fra Høyesterett, men også andre relevante avgjørelser fra underrettsdomstolene. Videre vil avhandlingen drøfte utfordringer med dagens rettstilstand, herunder særlig arbeidsgivers adgang til å avgrense ...

<p>Shipping has been recognized as the most efficient mode of transport, carrying over 80% of international trade volume. The shipping industry is at the beginning of one of its greatest energy and technology transition driven by decarbonization drivers in terms of stringent emission regulations and commercial pressure. Digitalization can enable the transition by leveraging Machine Learning (ML) and ...

Avhandlingen søker å kartlegge skillet mellom skyldkravene "grov uaktsomhet" og "forsett" i saker om Olga-svindel etter ny finansavtalelov § 4-30.

Utilizing Industry 4.0 technologies offers SMEs a possibility to increase productivity. Utilizing new technologies requires connectivity between production equipment, which raises Cyber Security (CS) issues that need to be addressed. In this work we analyse 18 demonstrators that are representative for different technologies and applications, and are of interest to the digitization of factories and ...

An easy task, such as emptying the trash bin, is essential and necessary for the health, safety and well-being of the occupants in commercial buildings.There have been developed smart bins that can measure and report the exact amount of garbage and alert for pickup. However a drawback is that they still require people to dispose the garbage. This type of work can be seen as non valueadded work and ...