In this report we summarize the capabilities and technical characteristics of our UAV-borne UWB radar system, designed for conducting snow surveys. We developed an ultrawideband snow sounder that is capable of imaging snow stratigraphy with a 5 cm range resolution. The radar can be carried by an octocopter UAV in order to carry out airborne snowpack surveys. During a demonstration on Andøya, we ...

Denne rapporten søker å løfte fram ulike sider av «det samiske» i Nordkapp kommune i møte med nye arealinngrep, gjennom både informanters beskrivelser og gjennom bruk av statistikk. Vi presenterer data knyttet til identitetsskifte og at samer har blitt færre i området. Vi belyser også dagens situasjon gjennom å ta for oss temaer som på ulike måter viser at det i dag er en samisk tilstedeværelse ...

The convergence of society and technology in our digital era has resulted in the development of electronic heath record (EHR) that allows accurate and systematized collection of patient health information in a digital format. Implementing of EHR is not only a transition from analog to electronically stored data but also reorganization of medical staff that in many cases may lead to various experiences. ...

In this study, the potential for sea ice concentration prediction using machine‐learning methods is investigated. Three different sea ice prediction models are compared: one high‐resolution dynamical assimilative model and two statistical machine‐learning models. The properties of all three models are explored, and the quality of their forecasts is compared. The dynamical model is a state‐of‐the‐art ...

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of including 30-s sprints in one weekly low-intensity training (LIT) session during a 3-week transition period in elite cyclists. Sixteen male elite cyclists (maximal oxygen uptake, VO_2max: 72 ± 5 ml·kg⁻¹·min⁻¹) reduced their training load by ~60% for 3 weeks from the end of competitive season and performed ...

<i>Background</i> - Recurrent aphthous stomatitis (RAS) is the most common form of oral ulcerative disease, whose cause is still unknown. Researchers have found the association of many factors with the occurrence of RAS, and proposed oral bacterial infection could be a cause for this disease.<p> <p><i>Methods</i> - To investigate whether the occurrence of RAS is associated with oral bacterial ...

Shotgun-metagenomics (SMg) has a huge potential, particularly in clinical microbiology where conventional diagnostic methods have limitations such as diagnosis of prosthetic joint infection (PJI). The main objective of this project was to explore the use of SMg in clinical diagnostics of PJI directly from blood culture bottles (BCBs) inoculated with PJT specimens. First, we assessed the use of a ...

Real-time viscosity and density measurements give insight into the status of many chemical and biochemical processes and allow for automated controls. In many applications, sensors that enable the real-time measurements of fluid properties use resonant elements. Such sensors measure induced changes in the element’s resonance frequency and damping that can be related to the fluid properties. These ...

Despite the limited direct anthropogenic mercury (Hg) inputs in the circumpolar Arctic, elevated concentrations of methylmercury (MeHg) are accumulated in Arctic marine biota. However, the MeHg production and bioaccumulation pathways in these ecosystems have not been completely unraveled. We measured Hg concentrations and stable isotope ratios of Hg, carbon, and nitrogen in the feathers and blood ...