Background: Patients with heart failure (HF) are faced with a lot of tough decisions. Treatment of HF has made great advancements, largely due to scientific studies proving significant effects of drugs aimed at HF improvement, and increased life expectancy. Still, treatment is rigidly guideline directed, which may come at the expense of patient autonomy. Our study aims to investigate the prevalence ...

Innledning: Testikkelkreft er den hyppigst forekommende kreftformen hos menn i aldersgruppen 20-40 år. Moderne behandling har ført til svært god overlevelse. Seneffekter med nedsatt fertilitet og seksualfunksjon kan ramme mennene i etterkant av sykdom og behandling. Denne oppgaven kartlegger, samt studerer hvilke faktorer som kan påvirke, fertilitet og seksualitet hos unge testikkelkreft pasienter ...

Background: A peace deal after an armed conflict in Colombia is still at stake. Expanding rural health care is mean to maintain peace. Every rural community is different, so participatory methodologies PAR and CBPR, are proposed to involve rural community members in the process of developing health care. The aim of this thesis is to explore what other CBPR/PAR projects have been conducted to promote ...

The brain reward system is essential for regulating appetitive and consummatory behaviors in response to various incentive stimuli. Junk food, characterized by its high palatability, is particularly associated with the potential for excessive consumption. While prior studies indicate that excessive junk food intake can impact reward circuitry, the precise mechanisms underlying these effects remain ...

Palmaria palmata is gaining commercial interest in the northern hemisphere as a source of nutrients and bioactive compounds. However, the complex cell wall limits digestibility and extraction efficiency. This study investigated the use of ultrasound (US) and enzyme-assisted extraction (EAE), individually and in combination, to enhance the extraction of valuable components from P. palmata and to ...

DC grid-forming converters are used to provide dc power distribution inside buildings. Often, such converters are based on dual-active bridge (DAB) technology to provide high-frequency isolation. Certain developing standards related to dc installations specify different isolation classes and protection zones. This is a critical requirement for power converter design, especially for building applications ...

The current source inverters (CSI) are considered more reliable than their voltage source counterparts due to the inherent current-limiting feature. This is particularly interesting for many applications, such as battery energy storage, where there is a possibility of very high short-circuit currents. In addition, CSI can provide an inherent voltage boost capability, allowing integration of extra-low ...

While the connection between baptism and creedal formulas has long been recognized, it was Hans Lietzmann who suggested that “the root of all creeds is the formula of belief pronounced by the baptizand, or pronounced in his hearing and assented to by him, before his baptism.” More recently, Wolfram Kinzig argued that during the first three centuries, “there was no declaratory profession of a triune ...

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<p>Bakgrunn: Under covid-19 pandemien ble det innført besøksbegrensninger på intensivavdelinger. Flere studier har kartlagt erfaringer fra pandemien, men ingen har så langt oppsummert erfaringer fra pårørendeperspektivet. <p>Hensikt: Undersøke erfaringene pårørende hadde med besøksrestriksjoner på intensivavdelinger under covid-19 pandemien. <p>Metode: En litteraturstudie med systematisk tilnærming. ...