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Explaining sex differences in risk of bloodstream infections using mediation analysis in the population-based HUNT study in Norway
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Previous studies indicate sex differences in incidence and severity of bloodstream infections (BSI). We examined the effect of sex on risk of BSI, BSI mortality, and BSI caused by the most common infecting bacteria. Using ... -
Explaining variation in cancer survival between 11 jurisdictions in the International Cancer Benchmarking Partnership: a primary care vignette survey
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015)Objectives The International Cancer Benchmarking Partnership (ICBP) is a collaboration between 6 countries and 12 jurisdictions with similar primary care-led health services. This study investigates primary care physician ... -
Exploration of 27 plasma immune markers: A cross-sectional comparison of 64 old psychiatric inpatients having unipolar major depression and 18 non-depressed old persons
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Background The prevalence of major depression (MD) according to population studies is the same for old (65 years and older) and younger adults. In contrast, an elevated proportion of old MD patients are hospitalized ... -
Exploration of the Implementation of Istanbul Protocol for Torture Screening in the Refugee Health Team in Trondheim. A Qualitative Study.
(Master thesis, 2020)The refugee migrant crisis has become an increasingly oppressing matter in the whole world in the past few years. Migration can affect physical, social and mental health and well-being of a person. High rates of PTSD and ... -
Exploratory application of machine learning methods on patient reported data in the development of supervised models for predicting outcomes
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Background Patient-reported outcome measurements (PROMs) are commonly used in clinical practice to support clinical decision making. However, few studies have investigated machine learning methods for predicting PROMs ... -
Exploratory study of ultraviolet B (UVB) radiation and age of onset of bipolar disorder
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Background Sunlight contains ultraviolet B (UVB) radiation that triggers the production of vitamin D by skin. Vitamin D has widespread effects on brain function in both developing and adult brains. However, many people ... -
Exploring associations between the Modular Assessment of Risk for Imminent Suicide (MARIS) questionnaire and recent suicidal ideation and behavior among patients admitted at an acute psychiatric inpatient department
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Purpose The aim of the present study was to investigate the psychometric validity of the Modular Assessment of Risk for Imminent Suicide (MARIS) questionnaire in relation to recent suicidal ideation and behavior among a ... -
Exploring autophagy and its components in relation to the of the innate immune system
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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 ...