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    • Localized mesosphere-stratosphere-troposphere radar echoes from the E region at 69 degrees N: Properties and physical mechanisms 

      Rapp, Markus; Leitert, Lasse; Latteck, Ralph; Zecha, Marius; Hoffmann, Peter; Höffner, Josef; Hoppe, Ulf-Peter; La Hoz, Cesar; Thrane, Eivind (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2011-02-25)
      We present the first observations, to our knowledge, of a new class of high‐latitude mesosphere‐stratosphere‐troposphere radar echoes from the E region as observed with the Arctic Lidar Observatory for Middle Atmosphere Research wind radar during the period 2004–2008. These echoes occur primarily during the summer months and in the altitude range from 93 to 114 km, with a pronounced peak of maximum ...
    • The Drabo corymbosae-Papaveretea dahliani − a new vegetation class of the High Arctic polar deserts. 

      Daniëls, Fred J. A.; Elvebakk, Arve; Matveyeva, Nadezhda V.; Mucina, Ladislav (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2016-02-22)
      A new class and a new order (Drabo corymbosae-Papaveretea dahliani and Saxifrago oppositifoliae-Papaveretalia dahliani) have been described, and the Papaverion dahliani validated. This is vegetation of zonal habitats in lowlands of the High Arctic subzone A (or Arctic herb, cushion forb or polar desert subzone) and of ecologically equivalent sites at high altitudes on the mountain plateaus of the ...
    • A focused fragment library targeting the antibiotic resistance enzyme - Oxacillinase-48: Synthesis, structural evaluation and inhibitor design 

      Ahkter, Sundus; Lund, Bjarte Aarmo; Ismael, Aya; Langer, Manuel; Isaksson, Johan; Christopeit, Tony; Leiros, Hanna-Kirsti S.; Bayer, Annette (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2018-02-10)
      β-Lactam antibiotics are of utmost importance when treating bacterial infections in the medical community. However, currently their utility is threatened by the emergence and spread of β-lactam resistance. The most prevalent resistance mechanism to β-lactam antibiotics is expression of β-lactamase enzymes. One way to overcome resistance caused by β-lactamases, is the development of β-lactamase ...
    • Agreement and Complementarity of Sea Ice Drift Products 

      Johansson, Malin; Berg, Anders (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2016-01-08)
      Changes in Arctic sea ice have raised questions about changes in sea ice drift patterns. Reduced sea ice coverage may open up the Arctic to further exploration of maritime activities, particularly during the summer months. Given such changes, it is important to investigate differences between available sea ice drift products. Products based on synthetic aperture radar (SAR), radar scatterometer, and ...
    • Understanding and predicting size selection in diamond-mesh cod ends for Danish seining: a study based on sea trials and computer simulations 

      Herrmann, Bent; Krag, Ludvig Ahm; Feekings, Jordan; Noack, Thomas (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2016-06-28)
      Danish seining is an important fishing method used to harvest demersal species. Knowledge about the size selectivity of different demersal species with this type of fishing gear is therefore of importance for managing the exploitation of marine resources. However, there are only limited data on size selection in cod ends in this fishery. Sea trials were therefore carried out to collect size selectivity ...
    • Critical infrastructure resilience: A Nordic model in the making? 

      Pursiainen, Christer Henrik (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2018-08-19)
      In recent years, there has been a shift in emphasis from critical infrastructure protection to that of resilience. This development reflects the acknowledgment that complete protection can never be guaranteed, and that achieving the desired level of protection is not cost-effective as a rule in relation to the actual threats. This article reviews the responses of four of the five Nordic countries ...
    • Michael på Stonewall Inn, Greenwich Village 

      Sørly, Rita (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel, 2017-09-01)
    • Inhibition of chemerin/CMKLR1 axis in neuroblastoma cells reduces clonogenicity and cell viability in vitro and impairs tumor growth in vivo 

      Tümmler, Conny; Snapkov, Igor; Wickström, Malin; Moens, Ugo; Ljungblad, Linda; Elfman, Maria; Winberg, Jan-Olof; Kogner, Per; Johnsen, John Inge; Sveinbjørnsson, Baldur (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2017-07-27)
      Pro-inflammatory cells, cytokines, and chemokines are essential in promoting a tumor supporting microenvironment. Chemerin is a chemotactic protein and a natural ligand for the receptors CMKLR1, GPR1, and CCRL2. The chemerin/CMKLR1 axis is involved in immunity and inflammation, and it has also been implicated in obesity and cancer.<p> In neuroblastoma, a childhood tumor of the peripheral nervous ...
    • Formation of a large submarine crack during the final stage of retrogressive mass wasting on the continental slope offshore northern Norway 

      Laberg, Jan Sverre; Baeten, Nicole Jeanne; Lågstad, Petter Arthur; Forwick, Matthias; Vorren, Tore Ola (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2013-08-30)
      High-resolution swath-bathymetry data integrated with sub-bottom profiles and single-channel seismics reveal an 18 km long, up to 1000 m wide and 10-15 m deep crack located approx. 4 km upslope from a slide scar on the continental slope off northern Norway. This crack is formed by subsidence of the sea-floor sediments to a depth of 120 m due to downslope movement of a ~80 km2 large sediment slab ...
    • Estimation of atmospheric temperature and humidity profiles from MODIS data and radiosond data using artificial neural network 

      Akbari, Vahid; Amini, Jalal; Saradjian, Mohammad Reza; Motagh, Mahdi (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2008)
      The aim of this study is to test the quality of the neural network for retrieving the temperature and humidity by comparison with the radiosond values and a linear regression method. Remote sensed images give useful information about the atmosphere. In this article, MODIS data is used to retrieve temperature and humidity profiles of the atmosphere. Two methods of linear regression and artificial ...
    • Brukermedvirkning i demensomsorgen. En oppsummering av kunnskap. 

      Sørly, Rita (Research report; Forskningsrapport, 2017)
      This publication is based on a review of the research literature and the grey literature on the topic user involvement in dementia care in, or relevant to, Norwegian conditions. No distinction between user involvement in dementia care involving home services and dementia care in nursing homes has been made. Users are defined as adults who receive dementia care services, or people who are affected ...
    • Risk assessment of marking and tracing methods with regards to the welfare of farmed salmonids. Opinion of the Panel on Animal Health and Welfare of the Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food Safety 

      Mortensen, Stein; Kristiansen, Tore S; Mejdell, Cecilie Marie; Uglem, Ingebrigt; Agdestein, Angelika; Basic, Dean; Bergh, Øivind; Brun, Edgar; Bøe, Knut Egil; Das Neves, Carlos G; Godfroid, Jacques; Gudding, Roar; Hoel, Kristian; Rimstad, Espen; Hjeltnes, Brit (Research report; Forskningsrapport, 2016-12-15)
    • Akuttmedisinske utfordringer blant turnusleger på utrykning i Finnmark 

      Hunnålvatn, Kaja Hansen (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2016-05-30)
      En vet at leger i vakt i kommunal helsetjeneste i svært varierende grad deltar på utrykning med ambulansen på akutte turer, men en vet ikke hvorfor. Dette er noe jeg ønsket å utforske nærmere i min 5. årsoppgave ved Universitetet i Tromsø. Gjennom fokusgruppeintervju med samme gruppe turnusleger før- og etter distriktsturnus i Finnmark har jeg prøvd å tilnærme meg problemstillingen hovedsakelig ...
    • Det strafferettslige ansvar for uttak av viltlevende dyr. En analyse av naturmangfoldloven § 75 jfr. § 15 første ledd første setning, viltloven § 56 jfr. § 9 første ledd og straffeloven § 240 annet ledd bokstav a 

      Bustnesli, Ane-Kristin Arnes (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2017-05-29)
      I avhandlingen foretas det analyse av en del av regelverket som straffesanksjonerer uttak av viltlevende dyr. Et hovedmål med analysen er å kartlegge i hvilke tilfeller uttak av viltlevende dyr medfører straffeansvar etter avhandlingens angjeldende bestemmelser. Et annet siktemål med avhandlingen, er å undersøke om regelverket er tilpasset de tvingende krav som det strafferettslige legalitetsprinsippet ...
    • Nevroprognostikk ved ECMO-behandling 

      Karlsen, Sidsel Christine Fredheim; Pedersen, Ellinor Phillips (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2015-05-29)
      Formål Oppgavens hovedmål er å vurdere prognostiske faktorer for nevrologisk sekvele hos pasienter behandlet med ekstrakorporeal sirkulasjon (ECMO) for kritisk sykdom. Analysen er basert på en gjennomgang av tilnærmet samtlige ECMO-behandlinger ved UNN i perioden 1988-2015. Oppgaven er også en del av sykehusets arbeid for å optimalisere kvaliteten på behandlingen. En formalisert ECMO-protokoll ...
    • Benresorpsjonshemmende medikamenter og oral helse. En undersøkelse om kunnskap blant tannleger og fastleger i Troms fylke i 2012 

      Valio, Evie Charlotte Alseth; Sellin, Line (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2013-05-28)
      Introduksjon: målet med denne studien var å kartlegge kunnskapen om benresorpsjonshemmende medikamenters effekt på oral helse blant tannleger og fastleger i Troms fylke. Metoder: spørreskjemaer ble sendt til 144 tannleger og 146 fastleger, for å kartlegge deres kunnskapsnivå. Resultater: 69 tannleger og 28 fastleger deltok i undersøkelsen. Tannlegene viste seg å ha god kunnskap om benresorpsjonshemmende ...
    • Interaction of CPZEN-45, a novel anti-tubercular drug candidate, with immune cells in vitro 

      Al-Shamkawy, Awfa (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2016-05-26)
      Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease that represents a serious global threat, with estimations suggesting that one third of the world’s population is infected. Treating TB today requires long treatment duration and medicines must be administered orally in large doses, which leads to non-compliant patients. CPZEN-45 is a novel anti-TB drug candidate in pre-clinical development, in which pulmonary ...
    • Muslingen som er dyktig i matematikk. Om albueskjellet Patella vulgata 

      Thorvaldsen, Steinar (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel, 2012-09)
      Dyr som har skelettet udenpå (exoskelet) i form af kitin eller kalkskaller, må bygge en skal som passer til det voksne individ eller udskifte skallen i takt med væksten. Der er også en tredje mulighed. Skallen kan have en facon som kan udvides løbende ved at dyret bygger materiale på kanten af skallen. Sneglen som forfatteren beskriver, udvider sit hus på denne måde. Den løser også andre problemer. ...
    • «Lettere gjort enn sagt». En kvalitativ studie om hvordan det er å leve med stemmevansken spastisk dysfoni - en stemmevanske som tydelig påkaller oppmerksomhet fra omgivelsene. 

      Gagnat, Britt-Lene (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2016-05-25)
      “Lettere gjort en sagt” handler om hvordan det er å leve med stemmesykdommen spastisk dysfoni som er en tydelig hørbar sykdom. Oppgaven tar også for seg hvordan behandlingen for denne sykdommen påvirker livskvaliteten for disse pasientene. Jeg valgte å jobbe utifra problemstillingen: “Hvordan er det å leve med en sjelden stemmevanske som tydelig påkaller oppmerksomhet for omgivelsene, og hvilken ...