BACKGROUND: Studies of aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage report an association between higher patient volumes and better outcomes. In regions with dispersed settlement, this must be balanced against the advantages with shorter prehospital transport times and timely access. The aim of this study is to report outcome for unselected aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage cases from a well-defined rural ...

<p><b>Background</b> The northern regions of the Nordic countries have common challenges of sparsely populated areas, long distances, and an arctic climate. The aim of this study was to compare the cause and rate of fatal injuries in the northernmost area of the Nordic countries over a 5-year period. <p><b>Methods</b> In this retrospective cohort, we used the Cause of Death Registries to ...

Frivillig innsats er politisk satsningsområde i eldreomsorgen. I denne artikkelen utforskes betingelser for å oppnå motivasjon hos refleksive frivillige med mål om å beholde de som en viktig ressurs i eldreomsorgen. Det legges spesielt vekt på betydningen av å kartlegge de frivilliges interesser og speile de med personer med demens sine interesser. På den måten kan det legges til rette for at det ...

Electron beam (E-beam) irradiation is an attractive and efficient method for sterilizing clinically implantable medical devices made of natural and/or synthetic materials such as poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA). As ionizing irradiation can affect the physicochemical properties of PMMA, understanding the consequences of E-beam sterilization on the intrinsic properties of PMMA is vital for clinical ...

Introduction and Aims. In the 1990s, a strong inverse relationship between life expectancy (LE) in Russia and mortality from alcohol poisoning was observed. This association is remarkable as this cause accounts for less than 2% of deaths each year. It can be explained by treating the alcohol poisoning mortality as the best available measure in Russia of the population prevalence of harmful drinking ...

The effect of berry polyphenols on glucose metabolism has been evaluated in several studies; however, the results are conflicting. A systematic review and meta-analysis was therefore conducted to evaluate the effect of berry polyphenol consumption on glucose metabolism in adults with impaired glucose tolerance or insulin resistance. PubMed/MEDLINE, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, ...

Augmented and virtual reality (XR) are potentially powerful tools for enhancing the efficiency of interactive visualization of complex data in biology and medicine. The benefits of visualization of digital objects in XR mainly arise from enhanced depth perception due to the stereoscopic nature of XR head mounted devices. With the added depth dimension, XR is in a prime position to convey complex ...

In this paper, we present HTAD: A Home Tasks Activities Dataset. The dataset contains wrist-accelerometer and audio data from people performing at-home tasks such as sweeping, brushing teeth, washing hands, or watching TV. These activities represent a subset of activities that are needed to be able to live independently. Being able to detect activities with wearable devices in real-time is important ...

Lørdag 18. mai 1805 sto et epitafium signert J. N. Brun på førstesiden av Bergens Adresse-Contoirs Efterretninger, forløperen for Bergens Tidende. Forfatteren var ingen hvem som helst. Foruten å være byens biskop, var Johan Nordahl Brun en betydningsfull politiker og forfatter – essayist, salmedikter, lyriker og dramatiker. Mange av verkene hans synges og leses fremdeles i dag. «Norges Skaal», også ...

<p><b>Purpose</b> – The paper aims to conceptualize how behavioral shifts in times of crisis drive the transformation of value co-creation. <p><b>Design/methodology/approach</b> – Referencing two empirical contexts, the paper explores how digital service platforms facilitate changes in actors’ mental models and institutional arrangements (legal, social, technological) that drive transformation ...