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Consumer-Based Activity Trackers as a Tool for Physical Activity Monitoring in Epidemiological Studies During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Development and Usability Study
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-04-23)Background: Consumer-based physical activity trackers have increased in popularity. The widespread use of these devices and the long-term nature of the recorded data provides a valuable source of physical activity data for epidemiological research. The challenges include the large heterogeneity between activity tracker models in terms of available data types, the accuracy of recorded data, and how ... -
Krig og historie – Narvik 1940. Militærhistorisk rekonstruksjon og historiografisk analyse av felttoget ved Narvik, 9. april til 10. juni 1940
(Doctoral thesis; Doktorgradsavhandling, 2021-05-28)Avhandlingen er en militærhistorisk studie av felttoget ved Narvik, operasjonene og kamphandlingene som fant sted i perioden 9. april til 10. juni 1940. Militærhistorie og dens særegenheter er sentralt i avhandlingen. Studien er todelt. For det første er den en kildebasert rekonstruksjon av et utvalg av hendelser og tematikk. Denne rekonstruksjonen bygger på innsikter fra strategiske studier og ... -
Advancing Quantitative PET Imaging with Machine Learning
(Doctoral thesis; Doktorgradsavhandling, 2021-05-28)Medical imaging with positron emission tomography (PET) plays an important role in the detection, staging, and treatment response assessment in cancer, neurological and cardiovascular conditions, inflammation and infection. PET imaging is based on measuring the distribution of injected radioactive tracers, designed to follow specific biological pathways. One of the main advantages with PET is that ... -
Inpatient multimodal occupational rehabilitation reduces sickness absence among individuals with musculoskeletal and common mental health disorders: a randomized clinical trial.
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2020)Objectives - This study aimed to investigate whether inpatient multimodal occupational rehabilitation (I-MORE) reduces sickness absence (SA) more than outpatient acceptance and commitment therapy (O-ACT) among individuals with musculoskeletal and mental health disorders.<p> <p>Methods - Individuals on sick leave (2-12 months) due to musculoskeletal or common mental health disorders were randomized ... -
Patients’ preferences for management of deep occlusal, initial occlusal and root carious lesions
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2019-05-12)Introduction: Evidence-based dentistry is a threefold method of working as a dentist. The threefold method is clinical experience, evidence-based research and patients’ preferences. The purpose of this study was to investigate patient’s preferences for management of different carious lesions; initial occlusal carious lesions, deep occlusal carious lesions, and root carious lesions, and if there was ... -
Er aktive ansatte mindre sykemeldte? En longitudinell studie av sammenhengen mellom registrert fysisk aktivitet i mobilapplikasjonen SPOR og sykefravær ved Sparebank 1 Nord-Norge
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2020-05-04)Norsk sykefravær er høyt sammenlignet med andre land i Europa og hovedårsakene til fraværet er muskel og skjelettlidelser, samt lettere psykiske lidelser. Fysisk aktivitet er en faktor som kan forebygge disse lidelsene. Studiens hovedmål var å undersøke den potensielle sammenhengen mellom fysisk aktivitet og sykefravær. Studien har benyttet data for sykefravær til ansatte ved SpareBank 1 Nord-Norge ... -
Psykologisk førstehjelp som helsefremmende tiltak - En kvalitativ studie om helsesøstres erfaringer i skolehelsetjenesten
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2018-05-07)<p>Bakgrunn: Det å fremme psykisk helse har vært et politisk satsningsområde i en årrekke. Til tross for dette antyder tall fra Folkehelseinstituttet at mellom 15-20 prosent av barn og unge har psykiske vansker. Psykologisk førstehjelp (PF) er et tiltak som baserer seg på kognitiv atferdsterapi, og hevdes å kunne bidra til å fremme barn og unges psykiske helse. Tiltaket har blitt tatt i bruk av flere ... -
Stomiopererte pasienters opplevelse av tilfredshet med poliklinisk konsultasjon ved UNN Tromsø - Resultater fra en tverrsnittsundersøkelse
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2018-05-07)Et viktig mål for helsevesenet er å tilby helsetjenester av høy kvalitet. Kvaliteten kan måles på ulike måter blant annet ved å undersøke tilfredshetet til de som er brukere av tjenestene. Hensikten med studien var å undersøke pasienttilfredsheten til stomiopererte pasienter som har vært til poliklinisk oppfølging på Universitetssykehuset (UNN) i Tromsø. Videre ble det undersøkt ulike faktorer som ... -
The Effect of Media Habits on L2 English Proficiency: A study of L1 Norwegian lower secondary pupils
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2020-11-03)This thesis explores the possible significant interactions between lower secondary school pupils’ English proficiency and the extent and characteristics of English language exposure from their media habits and out-of-school activities. The English language has manifested itself in the Norwegian society, and teenagers are exposed to considerable amounts of English in their everyday lives. A ... -
Environmental impact of sediment-hosted stratiform iron deposits: an on-land vs. submarine tailing simulation. A study of the stratiform iron mineralization in Dunderland Valley.
(Mastergradsoppgave; Master thesis, 2019-05-14)This thesis studies possible environmental impacts of tailings from the stratiform iron deposits. The study was conducted on selected mineralized samples from the Dunderland Valley, Nordland, simulating on-land and submarine tailing disposal conditions. The Dunderland Valley mineralization is hosted by Neoproterozoic (Tonian, 800-730 Ma) meta-sedimentary sequence of the Caledonian Uppermost ... -
How will anonymization of simulated clinical data affect the data utility of pharmacoepidemiological studies?
(Mastergradsoppgave; Master thesis, 2019-05-14)Background: The pressure to share more data and being more transparency of clinical study reports has grown and becomes an important topic in recent years. Before clinical data and clinical results can be shared they must undergo anonymization. How anonymization of clinical data affects the utility is poorly-studied, especially in pharmacoepidemiology. Objective: The aim of the study is to describe ... -
Trophic and fitness correlates of mercury and organochlorine compound residues in egg-laying Antarctic petrels
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2020-11-24)Understanding the drivers and effects of exposure to contaminants such as mercury (Hg) and organochlorine compounds (OCs) in Antarctic wildlife is still limited. Yet, Hg and OCs have known physiological and fitness effects in animals, with consequences on their populations. Here we measured total Hg (a proxy of methyl-Hg) in blood cells and feathers, and 12 OCs (seven polychlorinated biphenyls, PCBs, ... -
Unternehmen Mittelklasse, ein unpassender Kastrat und wer am lautesten schreit: Das schwierige Verhältnis der Times zu Giovanni Battista Velluti
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2020-12-15)Nach dem Erfolg, den Giovanni Battista Velluti (1780–1861) als Armando im Giacomo Meyerbeers <i>Crociato in Egitto</i> 1824 zunächst im La Fenice in Venedig, kurz darauf, im Mai, im Teatro della Pergola in Florenz gefeiert hatte, debütierte der letzte berühmte Opernkastrat am 30. Juni 1825 im King’s Theatre der englischen Hauptstadt. Zu diesem Zeitpunkt war er wenigstens den Leser*innen der jüngst ... -
Can We Automate Diagrammatic Reasoning?
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2020-05-06)Diagrammatic reasoning (DR) problems are well known. However, solving DR problems represented in 4 × 1 Raven’s Progressive Matrix (RPM) form using computer vision and pattern recognition has not yet been tried. Emergence of deep learning techniques aided by advanced computing can be exploited to solve such DR problems. In this paper, we propose a new learning framework by combining LSTM and Convolutional ... -
Video trajectory analysis using unsupervised clustering and multi-criteria ranking
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2020-05-13)Surveillance camera usage has increased significantly for visual surveillance. Manual analysis of large video data recorded by cameras may not be feasible on a larger scale. In various applications, deep learning-guided supervised systems are used to track and identify unusual patterns. However, such systems depend on learning which may not be possible. Unsupervised methods relay on suitable features ... -
Multi-frequency SuperDARN radar observations of the modulated ionosphere by high-power radio-waves at EISCAT
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2020-04-02)This paper presents the first joint observations of multi-frequency SuperDARN (Super Dual Auroral Radar Network) radar of the heated ionosphere by high-power high-frequency (HF) ground-based radio-waves along with the stimulated electromagnetic emissions (SEE) measurements. The unique heating experiment design at EISCAT (The European Incoherent Scatter Scientific Association) including fine frequency ... -
“Symptoms associated with environmental factors” (SAEF) – Towards a paradigm shift regarding “idiopathic environmental intolerance” and related phenomena
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2020-02-05)Health conditions characterized by symptoms associated with chemical, physical and biological environmental factors unrelated to objectifiable pathophysiological mechanisms are often labelled by the general term “idiopathic environmental intolerances”. More specific, exposure-related terms are also used, e.g. “multiple chemical sensitivities”, “electromagnetic hypersensitivity” and “candidiasis ... -
Numerical simulations and stochastic modeling of intermittent fluctuations in magnetized plasmas
(Doctoral thesis; Doktorgradsavhandling, 2021-05-21)The exhaust of particles and heat in the boundary of contemporary magnetic confinement experiments remains to this day a major obstacle on the road to commercially viable fusion energy production. It is recognized, that coherent structures of hot and dense plasma, called blobs or filaments, are the dominant mechanism for cross-field particle transport. These filaments are created by plasma turbulence ... -
Endotoxin removal in septic shock with the Alteco LPS Adsorber was safe but showed no benefit compared to placebo in the double-blind randomized controlled trial - the Asset Study
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2020-08)<i>Purpose</i>: Lipopolysaccharides (LPS) are presumed to contribute to the inflammatory response in sepsis. We investigated if extracorporeal Alteco LPS Adsorber for LPS removal in early gram-negative septic shock was feasible and safe. Also, effects on endotoxin level, inflammatory response, and organ function were assessed.<br><br> <i>Methods</i>: A pilot, double-blinded, randomized, Phase ... -
Biogeography of epibenthic assemblages in the central Beaufort Sea
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2020-01-27)Benthic communities change drastically in both biomass and community structure with increasing water depth on a global scale, attributed to a combination of food supply, environmental drivers, as well as physiological and competitive capacities. In the Arctic, benthic biogeographic patterns are additionally thought to be a result of the region’s glaciation history. Here, we investigate gross epibenthic ...
