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Exploring Biomarkers for Weight Loss in Cancer Cachexia: The Prognostic Value of Serum sP-selectin, Activin A and Autophagy-stimulatory Activity
(Master thesis, 2012)Cancer cachexia is an extremely devastating wasting syndrome that adversely influences treatment response, quality of life and survival rates of patients. It involves severe metabolic imbalance resulting in progressive ... -
Exploring cancer in LRRK2 mutation carriers and idiopathic Parkinson's disease
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Objectives To compare the risk of non‐skin cancer in LRRK2 mutation carriers and individuals with idiopathic Parkinson's disease (iPD), explore the age at which LRRK2 mutation carriers have cancer compared to iPD subjects, ... -
Exploring connectivity in layer III of the mouse medial entorhinal cortex using viral tracers and novel transgenic tools
(Master thesis, 2019)The entorhinal cortex is the main gateway between the hippocampal formation and the neocortex. The entorhinal cortex mainly projects to the hippocampal formation via layers II and III. While the various functions of ... -
Exploring Dietary Intake in Adults with Severe Obesity and Associations with the FTO rs9939609 Genotypes
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Background Few have studied the associations between rs9939609 genotypes in the obesity candidate locus FTO and energy and nutrient intakes and meal frequencies in adults with severe obesity. We are unaware of studies ... -
Exploring differences in protein metabolites in cerebrospinal fluid from patients with Alzheimer's disease, frontotemporal dementia or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis : a pilot study
(Master thesis, 2016)Background: FTD is the second commonest presentation of early onset dementia after AD. While the clinical features, pathophysiology and genetics of FTD are heterogeneous, AD is a more homogenous disease. Despite the ... -
Exploring difficult morning awakening in Delayed Sleep Phase Syndrome using polysomnography
(Master thesis, 2012)Objective: Difficult morning awakening is an important symptom of delayed sleep phase syndrome (DSPS), but there is little knowledge about this phenomenon. The first aim of this study was to test the hypothesis that DSPS ... -
Exploring drug cost and disease outcome in rheumatoid arthritis patients treated with biologic and targeted synthetic DMARDs in Norway in 2010–2019 – a country with a national tender system for prescription of costly drugs
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Background In Norway, an annual tender system for the prescription of biologic and targeted synthetic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (b/tsDMARDs) has been used since 2007. This study aimed to explore annual ... -
Exploring drug resistance mechanisms in Multiple Myeloma - Focusing on the role of immunoglobulin kappa light chain and protein secretion
(Master thesis, 2019)Multiple myeloma (MM) is a type of cancer arising in the bone marrow affecting the immunoglobulin (Ig) producing plasma cells. This causes an uncontrolled proliferation of a single plasma cell clone and an overproduction ... -
Exploring Executive Function and Psychosocial Function in Adult Pediatric Brain Tumor Survivors: A Case Series Study
(Master thesis, 2021)OBJEKTIV: Pediatrisk hjernesvulstoverlevere (PHSO) er vist å ha risiko for nevrokognitive senskader. Vansker med eksekutive funksjoner (EF) er indikert å negativt påvirke livskvalitet og å være påvirket av psykososiale ... -
Exploring experiences of fostering positive workenvironment in Norwegian nursing homes: A multimethod study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)Objective: The aim of the study is to explore what characterizes the work culture in Norwegian nursing homes and what promotes the positive aspects in the work culture. Methods: Research design: Multimethod research. Two ... -
Exploring genes associated with physical inactivity: genome-wide association analyses within the HUNT Study
(Master thesis, 2019)Introduksjon: Fysisk inaktivitet er selvstendig forbundet med flere kroniske sykdommer og redusert levetid. For å begrense disse negative effektene, har fysisk aktivitetsanbefalinger blitt fremmet for å øke fysisk aktivitet ... -
Exploring intensity-dependent modulations in EEG resting-state network efficiency induced by exercise
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Purpose Exhaustive cardiovascular load can affect neural processing and is associated with decreases in sensorimotor performance. The purpose of this study was to explore intensity-dependent modulations in brain network ... -
Exploring intensive care nurses’ team performance in a simulation-based emergency situation, − expert raters’ assessments versus self-assessments: an explorative study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)Background: Effective teamwork has proven to be crucial for providing safe care. The performance of emergencies in general and cardiac arrest situations in particular, has been criticized for primarily focusing on the ... -
Exploring levels of TSH and FT4 in patients with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), fibromyalgia (FM) and healthy controls did not reveal any associations between fatigue score and level of thyroid hormones
(Master thesis, 2024)Sammendrag Hensikt Kronisk utmattelsessyndrom (CFS og Fibromyalgi (FM) er assosiert med henholdsvis uttalt fatigue og smerte. Klinisk og fysiologisk er det forventet at thyriodeastatus vil ha innvirkning på fatigue og ... -
Exploring levels of TSH and FT4 in patients with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), fibromyalgia (FM) and healthy controls did not reveal any associations between fatigue score and level of thyroid hormones
(Master thesis, 2024)Hensikt Kronisk utmattelsessyndrom (CFS og Fibromyalgi (FM) er assosiert med henholdsvis uttalt fatigue og smerte. Klinisk og fysiologisk er det forventet at thyriodeastatus vil ha innvirkning på fatigue og smerte i ... -
Exploring life-space in the nursing home. An observational longitudinal study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Background Traditional performance-based measurements of mobility fail to recognize the interaction between the individual and their environment. Life-space (LS) forms a central element in the broader context of mobility ... -
Exploring lifestyle and risk in preventing type 2 diabetes-a nested qualitative study of older participants in a lifestyle intervention program (VEND-RISK)
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)Background: Lifestyle intervention may reduce the development of type 2 diabetes among high-risk individuals. The aim of this study was to explore how older adults perceived their own lifestyle and being at increased ... -
Exploring MEST: a new universal teaching strategy for school health services to promote positive mental health literacy and mental wellbeing among Norwegian adolescents
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Background Mental health among adolescents is an important public health challenge. School health services perform central public health functions in Norwegian municipalities, where school nurses are uniquely positioned ... -
Exploring nursing staffs communication in stressful and non-stressful situations
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)Aim: To explore the factors that characterise the work environment, focusing on communication among nurses in stressful and non-stressful situations. Background: Nursing is often described as a stressful occupation. ... -
Exploring patterns in psychiatric outpatients’ preferences for involvement in decision-making : a latent class analysis approach
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Background: Shared decision-making (SDM), a collaborative approach that includes and respects patients’ preferences for involvement in decision-making about their treatment, is increasingly advocated. However, in the ...