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    • "Sometimes I Get So Extremely Tired":Sámi Healthcare Staff Experiences of Cultural Load in Practice. 

      Ness, Tove Synnøve Mentsen; Mehus, Grete (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2024-09-17)
      The study aim was to explore how Sámi healthcare staff experience working as an ethnic minority in the Norwegian healthcare system. This was a qualitative focus group and individual interview study inspired by interpretive description, with 14 participants. The results indicate that Sámi healthcare staff experience various degrees of cultural load in their jobs. This was shown through the two themes: ...

    • Large-Scale Item-Level Analysis of the Figural Matrices Test in the Norwegian Armed Forces: Examining Measurement Precision and Sex Bias 

      Helland-Riise, Fredrik; Norrøne, Tore Nøttestad; Andersson, Björn (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2024-08-29)
      Figural matrices tests are common in intelligence research and have been used to draw conclusions regarding secular changes in intelligence. However, their measurement properties have seldom been evaluated with large samples that include both sexes. Using data from the Norwegian Armed Forces, we study the measurement properties of a test used for selection in military recruitment. Item-level data ...

    • En kvinne i 30-årene med brystsmerter og sirkulatorisk sjokk etter fødsel 

      Vikan, Ida Marie Nyhagen; Skogøy, Kristin; Klausen, Sofie Strand; Deu, Jordi; Nielsen, Erik Waage (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2024-09-09)
      En andregangsfødende kvinne i 30-årene ble hemodynamisk ustabil og utviklet sterke brystsmerter etter fødselen. Årsaken til symptomene viste seg å være en alvorlig komplikasjon ved vaginal fødsel etter et tidligere keisersnitt, men omfanget ble ikke avklart før over en uke senere.

    • Pangenomic landscapes shape performances of a synthetic genetic circuit across Stutzerimonas species 

      Chan, Dennis Tin Chat; Bernstein, Hans Christopher (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2024-08-21)
      Engineering identical genetic circuits into different species typically results in large differences in performance due to the unique cellular environmental context of each host, a phenomenon known as the “chassis-effect” or "context-dependency". A better understanding of how genomic and physiological contexts underpin the chassis-effect will improve biodesign strategies across diverse microorganisms. ...

    • Discussing the concept of substance-induced psychosis (SIP) 

      Bramness, Jørgen Gustav; Hjorthøj, Carsten; Niemelä, Solja; Taipale, Heidi; Rognli, Eline B. (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2024-09-10)
      Substance-induced psychosis (SIP) is characterized by both substance use and a psychotic state, and it is assumed that the first causes the latter. In ICD-10 the diagnosis is categorized as and grouped together with substance use disorders, and to a large extent also treated as such in the health care system. Though criticism of the diagnostic construct of SIP dates back several decades, numerous ...

    • The effect of electro-magnetic-energy-regulation therapy on subjective sleep among elite players in Norwegian women's football 

      Moen, Frode; Pettersen, Svein Arne; Mosleth, Ellen F. (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2024-08-01)
      The current study investigated if Bio-Electro-Magnetic-Energy-Regulation (BEMER) therapy is affecting subjective sleep among a sample of 21 elite female football players in a Norwegian top series club. Subjective sleep was measured each day over a period of 273 consecutive days by using a smartphone application, PM Reporter Pro, which scheduled push messages to remind the participants to report ...

    • Using nucleolytic toxins as restriction enzymes enables new RNA applications 

      Rothweiler, Ulli; Gundesø, Sigurd; Mikalsen, Emma; steingrim, svenning; Singh, Mahavir; Combes, Francis; Pettersson, Frida Josefine; Mangold, Antonia; Piotrowski, Yvonne; Schwab, Felix; Lanes, Olav; Striberny, Bernd Ketelsen (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2024-09-13)
      Over the past five decades, DNA restriction enzymes have revolutionized biotechnology. While these enzymes are widely used in DNA research and DNA engineering, the emerging field of RNA and mRNA therapeutics requires sequence-specific RNA endoribonucleases. Here, we describe EcoToxN1, a member of the type III toxin-antitoxin family of sequence-specific RNA endoribonucleases, and its use in RNA and ...

    • Emerging powers, the G20, and reform of multilateral institutions 

      Maglia, Cristiana; Sending, Ole Jacob; Bøås, Morten; de Coning, Cedric Hattingh; Eriksen, Stein Sundstøl; Karlsrud, John; Øverland, Indra Nobl (Research report; Forskningsrapport, 2024)

    • Posisjonering av elever som presterer lavt i matematikk: En styrkebasert flerkasusstudie av heterogene smågrupper 

      Simensen, Anita Movik (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2024-11-04)
      Artikkelen rapporterer delfunn fra en multikasusstudie som undersøker matematiske læringsmuligheter i heterogene smågrupper for elever (13‑14 år) som presterer lavt i matematikk. Studien er forankret i teorien om objektivisering og i posisjoneringsteori og diskuterer hvordan medelevenes multimodale handlinger kan regulere elever som presterer lavt i matematikk sine muligheter til å delta i gruppas ...

    • Regional, rural and remote medicine attracts students with a similar approach to learning in both the Northern and Southern hemisphere 

      Mansfield, Kylie J.; Iversen, Anita; Løchen, Maja-Lisa (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2024-09-16)
      Doctors who work in areas of workforce shortage, such as regional, rural and remote areas or areas of low socioeconomic means need to be more self-motivated, adaptable and self-directed than their metropolitan counterparts. This study aimed to examine the goal orientation and learning characteristics of students recruited into two medical programmes, one from the Northern hemisphere and one ...

    • Mesosphere and Lower Thermosphere Wind Perturbations Due To the 2022 Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai Eruption as Observed by Multistatic Specular Meteor Radars 

      Chau, Jorge L.; Poblet, Facundo L.; Liu, Hanli; Liu, Alan; Gulbrandsen, Njål; Jacobi, Christoph; Rodriguez, Rodolfo R.; Scipion, Danny; Tsutsumi, Masaki (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2024-08-06)
      Utilizing multistatic specular meteor radar (MSMR) observations, this study delves into global aspects of wind perturbations in the mesosphere and lower thermosphere (MLT) from the unprecedented 2022 eruption of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai (HTHH) submarine volcano. The combination of MSMR observations from different viewing angles over South America and Europe, and the decomposition of the horizontal ...

    • Chemical bonding within AIII BVI materials under uniaxial compression 

      Stepanov, Roman S.; Radina, Aleksandra D.; Tantardini, Christian; Kvashnin, Alexander G.; Kolobov, Alexander V. (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2024-07-24)
      The work provides a comprehensive explanation of the nature of chemical bonding through quantum chemical topology for multilayers of AIIIBVI compounds, such as GaSe, InSe, and GaTe, spanning pressures from 0 GPa to 30 GPa. These compounds are subjected to pressure orthogonal to the multilayers. Quantum chemical topological indices indicate that uniaxial pressure induces changes in hybridisation, ...

    • Effects of dominance on language switching: A longitudinal study of Turkish-Dutch children with and without developmental language disorder 

      Snijders, Vera; Van Witteloostuijn, Merel; Boerma, Tessel; Timmermeister, Mona; Blom, Elma (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2024-09-13)
      Bilinguals frequently switch between languages. The present study examined cued language switching (CLS) longitudinally in bilingual Turkish–Dutch children with (n = 11) and without (n = 30) developmental language disorder (DLD) in a three-wave design with one-year intervals. We studied effects of dominance, indexed by language proficiency and exposure, on overall switching performance and the ...

    • Overview of physics results from MAST upgrade towards core-pedestal-exhaust integration 

      Harrison, J.R.; Aboutaleb, A.; Ahmed, Sajidah; Aljunid, M.; Allan, S.Y.; Anand, H.; Andrew, Y.; Appel, L.C.; Ash, A.; Ashton, J.; Bachmann, O.; Barnes, M.; Barrett, B.; Baver, D.; Beckett, D.; Bennett, J.; Berkery, J.; Bernert, M.; Boeglin, W.; Bowman, C.; Bradley, J.; Brida, D.; Browning, P.K.; Brunetti, D.; Bryant, P.; Bryant, J.; Buchanan, J.; Bulmer, N.; Carruthers, A.; Cecconello, M.; Chen, Z.P.; Clark, J.; Cowley, C.; Coy, M.; Crocker, N.; Cunningham, G.; Cziegler, I.; Da Assuncao, Assuncao; Damizia, Y.; Davies, P.; Day, I.E.; Derks, G.L.; Dixon, S.; Doyle, R.; Dreval, M.; Dunne, M.; Duval, B.P.; Eagles, T.; Edmond, J.; El-Haroun, H.; Elmore, S.D.; Enters, Y.; Faitsch, M.; Federici, F.; Fedorczak, N.; Felici, F.; Field, A.R.; Fitzgerald, M.; Fitzgerald, I.; Fitzpatrick, R.; Frassinetti, L.; Fuller, W.; Gahle, D.; Galdon-Quiroga, J.; Garzotti, L.; Gee, S.; Gheorghiu, T.; Gibson, S.; Gibson, K.J.; Giroud, C.; Greenhouse, D.; Hall-Chen, V.H.; Ham, C.J.; Harrison, R.; Henderson, S.S.; Hickling, C.; Hnat, B.; Howlett, L.; Hughes, J.; Hussain, R.; Imada, K.; Jacquet, P.; Jepson, P.; Kandan, B.; Katramados, I.; Kazakov, Y.O.; King, D.; King, R.; Kirk, A.; Knolker, M.; Kochan, M.; Kogan, L.; Kool, B.; Kotschenreuther, M.; Lees, M.; Leonard, A.W.; Liddiard, G.; Lipschultz, B.; Liu, Y.Q.; Lomanowski, B.A.; Lonigro, N.; Lore, J.; Lovell, J.; Mahajan, S.; Maiden, F.; Man-Friel, C.; Mansfield, F.; Marsden, S.; Martin, R.; Mazzi, S.; McAdams, R.; McArdle, G.; McClements, K.G.; McClenaghan, J.; McConville, D.; McKay, K.; McKnight, C.; McKnight, P.; McLean, A.; McMillan, B.F.; McShee, A.; Measures, J.; Mehay, N.; Michael, C.A.; Militello, F.; Morbey, D.; Mordijck, S.; Moulton, D.; Myatra, O.; Nelson, A.O.; Nicassio, M.; O'Mullane, M.G.; Oliver, H.J.C.; Ollus, P.; Osborne, T.; Osborne, N.; Parr, E.; Parry, B.; Patel, B.S.; Payne, D.; Paz-Soldan, C.; Phelps, A.; Piron, L.; Piron, C.; Prechel, G.; Price, M.; Pritchard, B.; Proudfoot, R.; Reimerdes, H.; Rhodes, T.; Richardson, P.; Riquezes, J.; Rivero-Rodriguez, J.F.; Roach, C.M.; Robson, M.; Ronald, K.; Rose, E.; Ryan, P.; Ryan, D.; Saarelma, S.; Sabbagh, S.; Sarwar, R.; Saunders, P.; Sauter, O.; Scannell, R.; Schuett, T.; Seath, R.; Sharma, R.; Shi, P.; Sieglin, B.; Simmonds, M.; Smith, J.; Smith, A.; Soukhanovskii, V.A.; Speirs, D.; Staebler, G.; Stephen, R.; Stevenson, P.; Stobbs, J.; Stott, M.; Stroud, C.; Tame, C.; Theiler, C.; Thomas-Davies, N.; Thornton, A.J.; Tobin, M.; Vallar, M.; Vann, R.G.L.; Velarde, L.; Verhaegh, K.; Viezzer, E.; Vincent, C.; Voss, G.; Warr, M.; Wehner, W.; Wiesen, S.; Wijkamp, T.A.; Wilkins, D.; Williams, T.; Wilson, T.; Wilson, H.R.; Wong, H.; Wood, M.; Zamkovska, V. (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2024-08-29)
      Recent results from MAST Upgrade are presented, emphasising understanding the capabilities of this new device and deepening understanding of key physics issues for the operation of ITER and the design of future fusion power plants. The impact of MHD instabilities on fast ion confinement have been studied, including the first observation of fast ion losses correlated with Compressional and Global ...

    • Bereaved parents’ and siblings’ healthcare needs, healthcare utilization, and satisfaction with healthcare services eight years after the 2011 Utøya terror attack 

      Nordström, Erik-Edwin Leonard; Kaltiala, Riittakerttu; Kristensen, Pål; Thimm, Jens (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2024-09-13)
      Understanding the healthcare needs of bereaved individuals following terrorism is crucial for organizing healthcare services. This cross-sectional study examined the terror-related healthcare needs, healthcare utilization, and satisfaction with professional healthcare among 122 traumatically bereaved parents and siblings eight years after the 2011 Utøya terrorist attack in Norway. Results showed ...

    • Kin Cognition and Communication: What Talking, Gesturing, and Drawing About Family Can Tell us About the Way We Think About This Core Social Structure 

      Devylder, Simon; Hinnel, Jennifer; van de Weier, Joost; Brink Andersen, Linea; Laporte-Devylder, Lucie; Kulukul, Heron Ken Tomaki (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2024-09-04)
      When people talk about kinship systems, they often use co-speech gestures and other representations to elaborate. This paper investigates such polysemiotic (spoken, gestured, and drawn) descriptions of kinship relations, to see if they display recurring patterns of conventionalization that capture specific social structures. We present an exploratory hypothesis-generating study of descriptions ...

    • Visual inspection versus spectrophotometry for xanthochromia detection in patients with sudden onset severe headache—A diagnostic accuracy study 

      Sjulstad, Ane Skaare; Brekke, Ole Lars; Alstadhaug, Karl Bjørnar (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2024-08-01)
      Objective - There is still disagreement about whether to routinely use spectrophotometry to detect xanthochromia in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) or whether visual inspection is adequate. We aimed to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of these methods in detecting an aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage in patients with sudden onset severe headache.<p> <p>Background - When a patient presents to the ...

    • Executive functions in older adults with generalised anxiety disorder and healthy controls: Associations with heart rate variability, brain-derived neurotrophic factor, and physical fitness. 

      Sirevåg, Kristine; Stavestrand, Silje Haukenes; Specht, Karsten; Nordhus, Inger Hilde; Hammar, Åsa Karin; Molde, Helge; Mohlman, Jan; Endal, Trygve Bruun; Halmøy, Anne; Andersson, Eva; Sjøbø, Trond; Nordahl, Hans Morten; Thayer, Julian F.; Hovland, Anders (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2024-10-17)
      Executive functions (EF) decline with age and this decline in older adults with generalised anxiety disorder (GAD) may be influenced by heart rate variability (HRV), brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), and physical fitness. Understanding these relationships is important for tailored treatments in this population. In this study, 51 adults with GAD (M age = 66.46, SD=4.08) and 51 healthy ...

    • Joint attention, the pedagogical relation and pedagogical tact in the age of digital education 

      Lewin, David; Waterman-Evans, Louis Daniel (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2024-08-04)
      This article aims to articulate the richness of the pedagogical relation and pedagogical tact in an age of the near ubiqui tous presence of digital education. Drawing on Citton, we argue that there is an ecology of attentional influence that is pedagogically decisive. Our argument proceeds as follows: first, we introduce Citton’s theoretical frame; second, we examine the general conception ...

    • Modeling individual differences in vocabulary development: A large-scale study on Japanese heritage speakers 

      Kubota, Maki; Rothman, Jason (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2024-09-29)
      This study examines when the vocabulary knowledge of Japanese heritage speakers (HSs; N=427, M<sub>age</sub>=9.96, female=213) begins to diverge from monolingual counterparts (N=136, M<sub>age</sub>=6.69, female=65) and what factors explain individual differences in HS development. Vocabulary of HSs began to diverge from 5.61 years and this difference lasted until they were young adults. We ...