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Thrombospondin-1 Is Necessary for the Development and Repair of Corneal Nerves
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2018-10-16)Thrombospondin-1-deficient (TSP-1−/−) mice are used as an animal model of Sjögren’s Syndrome because they exhibit many of the symptoms associated with the autoimmune type of dry eye found in primary Sjögren’s Syndrome. This type of dry eye is linked to the inflammation of the lacrimal gland, conjunctiva, and cornea, and is thought to involve dysfunction of the complex neuronal reflex arc that ... -
How different national strategies of implementing digital technology can affect teacher educators. A comparative study of teacher education in Norway and New Zealand
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2019-04-10)Over ten years have passed since Norwegian educational reform implemented the use of digital tools as a required basic skill in all subjects and at all levels of Norwegian schools. However, government surveys show that there is still a significant gap between the intention of educational policies and what is actually practiced in Norwegian education. This gap has often been attributed to practitioners’ ... -
Teacher educators’ perceptions of working with digital technologies
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2018-10-17)This article is part of a research project aimed to broaden the understanding of the established gap between policies regarding the use of digital technology and the actual use of digital technology in Norway. To understand this gap we have conducted a comparative study between teacher education in Norway and teacher education in New Zealand, two countries with quite different approaches to implementing ... -
Circulating delta-like Notch ligand 1 is correlated with cardiac allograft vasculopathy and suppressed in heart transplant recipients on everolimus-based immunosuppression
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel, 2018-10-12)Cardiac allograft vasculopathy (CAV) causes heart failure after heart transplantation (HTx), but its pathogenesis is incompletely understood. Notch signaling, possibly modulated by everolimus (EVR), is essential for processes involved in CAV. We hypothesized that circulating Notch ligands would be dysregulated after HTx. We studied circulating delta‐like Notch ligand 1 (DLL1) and periostin (POSTN) ... -
Role of the Complement System in the Pathogenesis of Venous Thromboembolism
(Doctoral thesis; Doktorgradsavhandling, 2019-04-02)Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a common disease with serious short- and long-term complications. VTE is a collective term for deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE) and is the third most common cardiovascular disease, causing significant morbidity and mortality. Despite preventive strategies, the incidence of VTE has been stable or increasing slightly during the last decades, affecting ... -
Expression and functional properties of selected miRNAs in human cancer tissue and cancer cell lines
(Doctoral thesis; Doktorgradsavhandling, 2019-03-01)MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are small non-coding RNAs (ncRNAs) involved in the regulation of gene expression, and they are often seen dysregulated in cancer. For this reason, it is of great scientific interest to study these ncRNAs to better understand their distribution in human tissues and their mode of function. Based on a comprehensive miRNA microarray from 108 breast cancers in the Norwegian Woman and ... -
"Søringer" på vandring i nord. En sosiokulturell-lingvistisk studie av språklig identitet og tilhørighet hos fire flyttere fra Oslo til Tromsø
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2018-11-15)Det å flytte utløser refleksjoner om språk, sted, identitet og tilhørighet, og denne masteroppgava retter søkelyset mot disse refleksjonene. Formålet med denne sosiokulturell-lingvistiske studien er nærmere bestemt å utforske hvordan en flytteprosess påvirker oppfatninger om språklig identitet og tilhørighet hos fire flyttere fra Oslo til Tromsø. Mens tidligere sosiolingvistiske studier har studert ... -
Ecophysiological Responses of Sea Ice Algae and Phytoplankton to a Changing Arctic
(Doctoral thesis; Doktorgradsavhandling, 2019-03-29)The ice-covered seas of the Arctic have two major types of primary producers; phytoplankton growing in open waters and sea ice algae growing within and on the underside of the sea ice. This thesis investigates the controlling role of light availability on Arctic pelagic and sympagic (i.e. ice-associated) algae, and how light-induced responses are modulated by NO3 and pCO2 levels. A combination of ... -
Incorporating Incidence Angle Variation into Sar Image Segmentation
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2018-11-05)We present a new approach for incorporating incidence angle derived synthetic aperture radar (SAR) brightness variation directly into SAR image analysis. This approach is unique in that the incidence angle dependency is modeled explicitly into the probability density function rather than an image-wide pre-processing `correction'. It can then be used for supervised and unsupervised image analysis, ... -
Så du det ikke? Objektsveksling av det med nominale og ikke-nominale antesedenter
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2018-10-31)Denne masteroppgaven omhandler objektsveksling av den pronominale anaforen det med nominale og ikke-nominale antesedenter. Objektsveksling i fastlandskandinaviske språk går ut på at bestemte trykksvake pronominale objekter veksler på tvers av negasjon og eventuelle adverb i en setning. Dette vil si at objektene flytter til en posisjon til venstre for negasjon/adverb. Den pronominale anaforen det kan ... -
"Det var på den tiden hun begynte å komme oftere". Erlend Loes Tatt av kvinnen adaptert til film
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2018-10-30)Sammendrag «Det var på den tiden hun begynte å komme oftere». Slik introduseres den kvinnelige hovedpersonen Marianne i Erlend Loes første roman Tatt av kvinnen (1993). Marianne nøyer seg ikke med å komme oftere, på kort tid invaderer hun livet til den navnløse hovedpersonen, som i liten grad klarer å tydeliggjøre for Marianne hvordan han opplever det. I min masteroppgave sammenligner jeg romanen ... -
The effect of temperature and precipitation on the leaching of contaminants from Ballangen tailings deposit, Norway
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Leaching and transport of contaminants from tailings deposit is a highly complex interacting system affected by a suite of environmental factors, among which temperature and precipitation rates linked to climate change are two important parameters. The climate change in the Nordic region is more drastic than other regions. In this study, a laboratory batch leaching experiment was performed on the ... -
Time trends of persistent organic pollutants in 30 year olds sampled in 1986, 1994, 2001 and 2007 in Northern Norway: Measurements, mechanistic modeling and a comparison of study designs
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2019-03-01)<p><i>Background</i>: Human biomonitoring studies have demonstrated decreasing concentrations of many persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in years after emission peaks.</p> <p><i>Objectives</i>: To describe time trends of POPs in blood using four cross-sectional samples of 30 year olds from Tromsø, Norway across 1986–2007, and to compare the measured concentrations of polychlorinated biphenyl ... -
In Home we trust. An ethnographic study of mental health and the use of traditional medicine in a North Norwegian community
(Doctoral thesis; Doktorgradsavhandling, 2019-05-24)Traditional healing practices used when faced with illness or crisis, exist in many North Norwegian communities. Northern Troms has a historical multi-ethnicity of Sami, Kven and Norwegian. The notion of culture appears ambivalent and ambiguous, particularly concerning the Sami identity, but cultural diversity is nevertheless manifested through the use of traditional healing practices such as reading. ... -
Implementation of ecosystem-based ocean management
(Doctoral thesis; Doktorgradsavhandling, 2019-03-29)Ecosystem-based management (EBM) is a holistic approach for nature management that aims at achieving the good health and sustainable use of ecosystems. It is a complex and challenging concept: understanding ecosystems and human impacts upon them is complicated, there are demanding needs for collaboration and harmonisation of approaches and policies, and many conflicting interests must be balanced. ... -
On the causes of Arctic sea ice in the warm Early Pliocene
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2019-01-30)Scattered and indirect evidence suggests that sea ice occurred as far south as the Iceland Sea during the Early Pliocene, when the global climate was warmer than present. However, conclusive evidence as well as potential mechanisms governing sea ice occurrence outside the Arctic Ocean during a time with elevated greenhouse gas concentrations are still elusive. Here we present a suite of organic ... -
Procrastination and personal finances: Exploring the roles of planning and financial self-efficacy
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2019-04-05)Procrastination is related to unhealthy personal financial behaviors, such as postponing retirement savings, last minute shopping, and not paying bills on time. The present paper explores factors that could explain why procrastinators demonstrate more financial problems compared to non-procrastinators. Study 1 (N = 675) focused on planning, as both procrastination and poor financial habits are ... -
Sexual and Reproductive Health among University Students in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The influence of gender and sexuality on sexual and reproductive health.
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2018-10-09)The project focuses on sexual and reproductive health among university students in Addis Ababa Ethiopia. The intention is to investigate how gender and sexuality influence student’s sexual and reproductive health. Moreover, the aim is to investigate how youth perceive their knowledge about sexuality and sexual and reproductive health, how they understand the responsibility of women and men in sexuality ... -
Hjelpen kom for sent. En studie av hvilke erfaringer fosterforeldre som har sagt opp en fosterhjemsavtale har med barneverntjenesten, og hvilke tanker de har om fremtidig fosterhjemsarbeid
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2018-05-15)Bakgrunn: Det er en stadig økning av antall barn som plasseres i fosterhjem. Dessverre opplever mange av disse å flytte fra det ene omsorgstiltaket til det andre. Det må legges til rette for en mer stabil hverdag for fosterbarna og fosterfamiliene. Formål og problemstilling: Målet med masteroppgaven er å bidra med kunnskap som kan bidra til at flere fosterforeldre blir stående i oppdraget, slik ... -
Beslutningstaking i barnevern. Norske saksbehandleres risikovurdering og tiltaksanbefaling
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2018-05-15)Saksbehandlere i barnevernet står gjennom sitt arbeid, overfor beslutninger som har konsekvenser for barnet, deres familier og deres nettverk. Beslutninger som foretas i en barnevernkontekst er avhengig av saksbehandlernes vurdering av risiko for barnet, og påfølgende tiltaksanbefaling skal reflektere beste alternativ for å håndtere vurdert risiko. De sakene som saksbehandlerne i barnevernet kan ...
