• Anti-Gas Hydrate Surfaces: Perspectives, Progress and Prospects 

      Wang, Feng; Ma, Rui; Xiao, Senbo; English, Niall; He, Jianying; Zhang, Zhiliang (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Mitigating gas-hydrate formation and the subsequent gas-pipeline plugging is of critical importance for ensuring both flow assurance and safety in the exploration and transportation of deep-water resources. Until now, ...
    • Anti-icing ionogel surfaces: inhibiting ice nucleation, growth and adhesion 

      Zhuo, Yizhi; Xiao, Senbo; Håkonsen, Verner; He, Jianying; Zhang, Zhiliang (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Delaying ice and frost formation is one of the key strategies to mitigate the hazards induced by ice accretion. The current surfaces for delaying ice formation rely on restricting heterogeneous ice nucleation, which fails ...
    • Anti-inflammatory and antioxidant activities of Sclerochloa dura (Poaceae) 

      Bukhari, Syed Majid; Feuerherm, Astrid Jullumstrø; Boulfrad, Fayssal; Zlatkovic, Bojan; Johansen, Berit; Simic, Nebojsa (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)
      The plant Sclerochloa dura is traditionally used in South-East Serbia to treat menstrual disorders characterized by pain and excessive bleeding. According to subjects’ statements, a reduction in bleeding and pain is ...
    • Anti-inflammatory effects of non-statin low-density lipoprotein cholesterol-lowering drugs: an unused potential? 

      Hovland, Anders; Retterstøl, Kjetil; Mollnes, Tom Eirik; Halvorsen, Bente Evy; Aukrust, Pål; Lappegård, Knut Tore (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Objectives. Inflammatory responses are closely knit with low-density lipoprotein (LDL)-cholesterol in driving atherosclerosis. Even if LDL-cholesterol is causative to atherosclerotic diseases and LDL-cholesterol lowering ...
    • An Anti-Islanding Protection for VSM Inverters in Distributed Generation 

      Amin, Mohammad; Zhong, Qing-Chang; Lyu, Zijun (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Virtual synchronous machine (VSM) technology is an attractive control method for an inverter-based distributed generation (DG) due to having the voltage, and frequency support functionality. Embedding an anti-islanding ...
    • Anti-osteoporosis drug use: too little, too much, or just right? The HUNT study, Norway 

      Hoff, Mari; Skurtveit, Svetlana; Meyer, Haakon E; Langhammer, Arnulf; Søgaard, Anne-Johanne; Syversen, Unni; Skovlund, Eva; Abrahamsen, Bo; Forsmo, Siri; Schei, Berit (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      Summary Use of anti-osteoporotic drugs (AODs) was examined in a Norwegian population 50–85 years. Among them with Fracture Risk Assessment Tool (FRAX) score for major osteoporotic fracture ≥ 20, 25% of the women and 17% ...
    • Anti-parasite treatment and blood biochemistry in raptor nestlings 

      Hanssen, Sveinn Are; Sonne, Christian; Bustnes, Jan Ove; Schnug, Lisbeth; Bourgeon, Sophie; Ballesteros, Manuel; Eulaers, Igor; Moum, Truls Borg; Johnsen, Trond Vidar; Kjelgaard-Hansen, Mads; Herzke, Dorte; Jaspers, Veerle; Covaci, Adrian; Eens, Marcel; Halley, Duncan John; Erikstad, Kjell Einar; Ims, Rolf Anker (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)
      We investigated the effects of parasite removal on various blood clinical–chemical variables (BCCVs). BCCVs are indicators of health, reflecting, e.g., homeostasis of liver, kidney function, and bone metabolism. The study ...
    • Anti-representasjonalisme og realisme 

      Knowles, Jonathan (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      Artikkelen er en kritisk diskusjon av Hubert Dreyfus og Charles Taylors bok Retrieving Realism fra 2015. Artikkelens sentrale anliggende er hvordan vi best skal forstå ideen om «anti-representasjonalistisk» filosofi, og ...
    • Anti-Representationalism, Naturalism, and Placement Metaphysics 

      Knowles, Jonathan Lewis (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      A perennial issue in contemporary philosophy is the question of how, in Wilfrid Sellars’ terms, categories of the ‘manifest image’ relate to those of the ‘scientific image’. A widespread kind of naturalism assumes that the ...
    • Anti-Saccharomyces cerevisae antibodies (ASCA) are associated with body fat mass and systemic inflammation, but not with dietary yeast consumption: a cross-sectional study 

      Kvehaugen, Anne Stine; Aasbrenn, Martin; Farup, Per Grønaas (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)
      Baker’s/brewer’s yeast, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, has been used as an alternative to antibiotic growth promoters to improve growth performance in animals. In humans, Saccharomyces cerevisiae is among the most commonly ...
    • Anti-Slug Control Experiments Using Nonlinear Observers 

      Jahanshahi, Esmaeil; Skogestad, Sigurd; Grøtli, Esten Ingar (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013)
      Abstract: To prevent slug-flow on offshore oil production units, controlling a subsea pressure is the recommended solution. However, the subsea pressure is not often available as a measurement. The top-side pressure is ...
    • Anti-type II collagen antibodies, anti-CCP, IgA RF and IgM RF are associated with joint damage, assessed eight years after onset of juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) 

      Berntson, Lillemor; Nordal, Ellen Berit; Fasth, Anders; Aalto, Kristiina; Herlin, T; Nielsen, Susan; Rygg, Marite; Zak, M; Ronnelid, J (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)
      Background: Early appearance of antibodies specific for native human type II collagen (anti-CII) characterizes an early inflammatory and destructive phenotype in adults with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The objective of ...
    • Anti-vascular effects of the cytosolic phospholipase A2 inhibitor AVX235 in a patient-derived basal-like breast cancer model 

      Kim, Eugene; Tunset, Hanna Maja; Cebulla, Jana; Vettukattil, Muhammad Riyas; Helgesen, Heidi; Feuerherm, Astrid Jullumstrø; Engebråten, Olav; Mælandsmo, Gunhild; Johansen, Berit; Moestue, Siver Andreas (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)
      Background: Group IVA cytosolic phospholipase A2 (cPLA2α) plays an important role in tumorigenesis and angiogenesis. It is overexpressed in basal-like breast cancer (BLBC), which is aggressive and usually triple-negative, ...
    • Antibacterial Activity and Cell Responses of Vancomycin-Loaded Alginate Coating on ZSM-5 Scaffold for Bone Tissue Engineering Applications 

      Aslani, Z.; Nazemi, N.; Rajabi, N.; Kharaziha, M.; Bakhsheshi-Rad, H.R.; Kasiri-Asgarani, M.; Najafinezhad, A.; Ismail, A.F.; Sharif, S.; Berto, Filippo (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Despite the significant advancement in bone tissue engineering, it is still challenging to find a desired scaffold with suitable mechanical and biological properties, efficient bone formation in the defect area, and ...
    • Antibiofilm activity of essential oils and plant extracts against Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli biofilms 

      Mohammadi Bazargani, Mitra; Rohloff, Jens (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)
      Bacterial biofilms pose health risks in clinical environments, food industry and drinking water systems. Here, we investigated in vitro antibiofilm activities of essential oils (EO) and plant extracts of peppermint (Mentha ...
    • Antibiotic Resistance Properties among Pseudomonas spp. Associated with Salmon Processing Environments 

      Thomassen, Gunn Merethe Bjørge; Reiche, Thorben; Tennfjord, Christine Eikås; Mehli, Lisbeth (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Continuous monitoring of antimicrobial resistance in bacteria along the food chain is crucial for the assessment of human health risks. Uncritical use of antibiotics in farming over years can be one of the main reasons for ...
    • Antibiotic Therapy in Integrated Oncology and Palliative Cancer Care: An Observational Study 

      Moen, Martine Kjølberg; Løhre, Erik T; Jakobsen, Gunnhild; Thronæs, Morten; Klepstad, Pål (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Simple Summary Approximately one-quarter of the patients with advanced cancer acutely admitted to the Palliative Care Unit at St. Olav’s University Hospital received intravenous antibiotics. We observed that physiological ...
    • Antibiotic treatment In patients with chronic low back pain and Modic changes (the AIM study): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial. 

      Storheim, Kjersti; Espeland, Ansgar; Grøvle, Lars; Skouen, Jan Sture; Assmus, Jörg; Anke, Audny; Froholdt, Anne; Pedersen, LM; Haugen, AJ; Fors, Terese; Schistad, Ellina Iordanova; Lutro, Olav; Marchand, Gunn Hege; Kadar, Thomas; Vetti, Nils; Randen, Solfrid; Nygaard, Øystein Petter; Brox, Jens Ivar; Grotle, Margreth; Zwart, JA (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)
      Background A previous randomised controlled trial (RCT) of patients with chronic low back pain (LBP) and vertebral bone marrow (Modic) changes (MCs) on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), reported that a 3-month, high-dose ...
    • Antibiotic use in children before, during and after hospitalisation 

      Thaulow, Christian Magnus; Blix, Hege Salvesen; Nilsen, Roy Miodini; Eriksen, Beate Horsberg; Wathne, Jannicke Slettli; Berild, Dag; Harthug, Stig (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Purpose To investigate ambulatory antibiotic use in children during 1 year before and 1 year after in-hospital antibiotic exposure compared to children from the general population that had not received antibiotics in-hospital. ...
    • Antibiotic-induced DNA damage results in a controlled loss of pH homeostasis and genome instability 

      Booth, James; Špírek, Mário; Lobie, Tekle Airgecho; Skarstad, Kirsten Jane; Krejci, Lumir; Bjørås, Magnar (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Extracellular pH has been assumed to play little if any role in how bacteria respond to antibiotics and antibiotic resistance development. Here, we show that the intracellular pH of Escherichia coli equilibrates to the ...