Background - Physiological adaptation in pregnancy is characterized by remodeling of endocrine, cardiovascular and renal functions leading to fluid retention, volume expansion, altered cardiac loading conditions and hyperdynamic circulation. Natriuretic peptides have been used as biomarkers of cardiovascular function, but their associations with gestational age-related changes in maternal cardiac, ...

Background - Longitudinal research is one effective way to gauge changes in a student cohort over time, however attrition in these studies is typically high, which can result in study bias. This study explored learning environment factors, approaches to studying, and academic performance as predictors of occupational therapy students’ consistent participation in data collection conducted over three ...

Denne artikkelen handler om forholdet mellom politikk og administrasjon i små politisk-administrative systemer. Den er eksplorerende og setter empirisk fokus på en kommune. Formålet er primært å identifisere noen hypoteser om typiske utfordringer i forholdet mellom politikk og administrasjon, og å få rikere kunnskap om forholdet. Artikkelen gir innblikk i litteratur om administrativ makt og kommenterer ...

Temaet for denne masteroppgaven er falske nyheter, med fokus på hvordan norske lærere forholder seg til falske nyheter. Problemstillingen oppgaven forsøker å besvare er: Hvordan forholder norske lærere seg til den utfordringen som falske nyheter utgjør? Problemstillingen er videre konkretisert inn i fire forskningsspørsmål som henholdsvis omhandler hva lærerne vet om falske nyheter, hvordan lærerne ...

Like meiofauna in general, tardigrades are often neglected in ecological and environmental surveys. Tardigrades occur in all parts of the world, from deep marine sediments to alpine environments, and are present in most ecosystems. They are therefore potentially good candidates for biomonitoring programs. However, sampling of these minute animals is both tedious and time-consuming, impeding their ...

<i>Objectives</i>: To assess the use of three commonly prescribed psychotropic medications in youth placed in residential care (RC).<br><br> <i>Methods</i>: Participants were youth aged 0–20 years placed in RC institutions at least once during 2016. Data on filled prescriptions were taken from the Norwegian Prescription Database to compare the use of antidepressants, antipsychotics, and stimulants ...

<i>Objectives</i> - We investigated prospective associations of shift work with chronic pain and C‐reactive protein (CRP), an indicator of inflammation. Furthermore, we elucidated CRP as a possible mediator and/or moderator of effects of shift work on pain.<br><br> <i>Methods</i> - Data from a 7 years follow‐up study were analyzed (<i>N</i> = 2323). Shift work and chronic pain of “neck/shoulder”, ...

Input and output measures, including the use of (Pigou) taxes, have been recommended to bridge the gap between average and marginal revenues in fisheries. Several countries have improved management, but few have followed the fiscal recommendations. On the contrary, subsidies that can expand capacity and effort have been and still are used. For decades, international organizations such as the WTO, ...

The snow crab (<i>Chionoecetes opilio</i>), SC, is a newly established species in the Barents Sea. The snow crab fishery has established itself as a new and profitable industry in Norway in the last decade. The fishery started as a year-round fishery, without any information of possible seasonal variations in the quality of the product. In 2017 a total allowable catch was established by the Norwegian ...

Methane emissions from Arctic continental margins are increasing due to the negative effect of global warming on ice sheet and permafrost stability, but dynamics and timescales of seafloor seepage still remain poorly constrained. Here, we examine sediment cores collected from an active seepage area located between 295 and 353 m water depth in the SW Barents Sea, at Leirdjupet Fault Complex. The ...