• Breaking the silence on gendered harassment and assault of community health workers: an analysis of ethnographic studies 

      Closser, Svea; Sultan, Marium; Tikkanen, Roosa Sofia; Singh, Shalini; Majidulla, Arman; Maes, Kenneth; Rosenthal, Anat; Palazuelos, Daniel; Tesfaye, Yihenew; Finley, Erin; Abesha, Roza; Keeling, Ann; Justice, Judith (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Introduction: Across a variety of settings, women in tenuous financial circumstances are drawn to community health work as a way to advance themselves in the context of limited employment options. Female Community Health ...
    • Breaking the uncertainty barrier in social commerce: the relevance of seller and customer-based signals 

      Glavee-Geo, Richard; Kanani, Renger (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Even though the problem of uncertainty in online business is widely discussed, there is still limited knowledge of the mechanisms used by social commerce customers to reduce uncertainty perception. Therefore, this study ...
    • Breaking Wave Interaction with a Vertical Cylinder and the Effect of Breaker Location 

      Kamath, Arun; Alagan Chella, Mayilvahanan; Bihs, Hans; Arntsen, Øivind Asgeir (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)
      The open-source CFD model REEF3D is used to simulate plunging breaking wave forces on a vertical cylinder. The numerical results are compared with data from the experiments carried out at the Large Wave Channel, Hannover, ...
    • Breaking wave interaction with tandem cylinders under different impact scenarios 

      Bihs, Hans; Kamath, Arun; Alagan Chella, Mayilvahanan; Arntsen, Øivind Asgeir (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)
      The interaction of plunging breaking waves with a pair of cylinders placed in tandem is investigated using an open-source computational fluid dynamics (CFD) model. The model is validated using experimental data for total ...
    • Breakthrough and Episodic Cancer Pain from a Palliative Care Perspective 

      Løhre, Erik Torbjørn; Jakobsen, Gunnhild; Solheim, Tora Skeidsvoll; Klepstad, Pål; Thronæs, Morten (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Cancer pain intensity (PI) fluctuates, but the relationship between pain flares and background pain with respect to pain management is not settled. We studied how flare and background PIs corresponded with treatment results ...
    • Breakthrough cancer pain in 2020 

      Løhre, Erik T; Thronæs, Morten; Klepstad, Pål (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Purpose of review An overview on breakthrough cancer pain (BTCP), including inherent limitations of the terminology, assessment, clinical presentation, and treatment options. Recent findings The estimated prevalence ...
    • Breakup Likelihood Following Hypothetical Sexual or Emotional Infidelity: Perceived Threat, Blame, and Forgiveness 

      Grøntvedt, Trond Viggo; Kennair, Leif Edward Ottesen; Bendixen, Mons (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Infidelity represents a major threat to relationships, often resulting in dissolution of couples. The process from infidelity to potential breakup was studied in 92 couples using questionnaires concerning hypothetical ...
    • Breast Cancer Patients’ Experiences with Information and Communication in Cancer Disease Trajectories 

      Brattheim, Berit J; Sand, Kari; Gilstad, Heidi; Stalsberg, Ragna; Lundgren, Steinar; Reidunsdatter, Randi Johansen (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)
      Patients’ experiences have been used as an indicator for hospital quality for a long time. The concept of patient experiences has many facets. One aspect of particular importance for optimal treatment and patients’ quality ...
    • Breast cancer quantitative proteome and proteogenomic landscape 

      Johansson, Henrik J.; Socciarelli, Fabio; Vacanti, Nathaniel M.; Haugen, Mads Haugland; Zhu, Yafeng; Siavelis, Ioannis; Fernandez-Woodbridge, Alejandro; Aure, Miriam Ragle; Sennblad, Bengt; Vesterlund, Mattias; Branca, Rui M.; Orre, Lukas M.; Huss, Mikael; Fredlund, Erik; Beraki, Else; Garred, Øystein; Boekel, Jorrit; Sauer, Torill; Zhao, Wei; Nord, Silje; Höglander, Elen K.; Jans, Daniel C.; Brismar, Hjalmar; Haukaas, Tonje Husby; Bathen, Tone Frost; Schlichting, Ellen; Naume, Bjørn; Luders, Torben; Borgen, Elin; Kristensen, Vessela N.; Russnes, Hege Elisabeth Giercksky; Lingjærde, Ole Christian; Mills, Gordon B.; Sahlberg, Kristine Kleivi; Børresen-Dale, Anne-Lise; Lehtiö, Janne (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      In the preceding decades, molecular characterization has revolutionized breast cancer (BC) research and therapeutic approaches. Presented herein, an unbiased analysis of breast tumor proteomes, inclusive of 9995 proteins ...
    • Breast cancer risk after recent childbirth: A pooled analysis of 15 prospective studies 

      Nichols, Hazel B.; Schoemaker, Minouk J.; Cai, Jianwen; Xu, Jiawei; Wright, Lauren B.; Brook, Mark N.; Jones, Michael E.; Adami, Hans Olov; Baglietto, Laura; Bertrand, Kimberly A.; Blot, William J.; Boutron-Ruault, Marie-Christine; Dorronsoro, Miren; Dossus, Laure; Eliassen, A. Heather; Giles, Graham G.; Gram, Inger Torhild; Hankinson, Susan E.; Hoffman-Bolton, Judy; Kaaks, Rudolf; Key, Timothy J.; Kitahara, Cari M.; Larsson, Susanna C.; Linet, Martha; Merritt, Melissa A.; Milne, Roger L.; Pala, Valeria; Palmer, Julie R.; Peeters, Petra H.; Riboli, Elio; Sund, Malin; Tamimi, Rulla M.; Tjønneland, Anne; Trichopoulou, Antonia; Ursin, Giske; Vatten, Lars Johan; Visvanathan, Kala; Weiderpass, Elisabete; Wolk, Alicja; Zheng, Wei; Weinberg, Clarice R.; Swerdlow, Anthony J.; Sandler, Dale P. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      Background: Parity is widely recognized as protective for breast cancer, but breast cancer risk may be increased shortly after childbirth. Whether this risk varies with breastfeeding, family history of breast cancer, or ...
    • Breast milk microRNAs: Potential players in oral tolerance development 

      Ahlberg, Emelie; Al-Kaabawi, Ahmed; Thune, Rebecka; Simpson, Melanie Rae; Pedersen, Sindre Andre; Cione, Erika; Jenmalm, Maria Christina; Tingö, Lina (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)
    • Breastfeeding associated microbiota in human milk following supplementation with Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG, Lactobacillus acidophilus La-5 and Bifidobacterium animalis subspecies lactis Bb-12 

      Simpson, Melanie Rae; Avershina, Ekaterina; Storrø, Ola; Johnsen, Roar; Rudi, Knut; Øien, Torbjørn (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)
      Breastfeeding is one of the major factors affecting the early development of the infant gut microbiota, and weaning is associated with a shift in the gut microbiota toward a more adult composition. Through breastfeeding, ...
    • Breastfeeding in women with systemic lupus erythematosus: results from a Norwegian quality register 

      Bjerkaas Hanssen, Maylinn; Gulati, Agnete Malm; Koksvik, Hege; Wallenius, Marianne (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Background Knowledge on breastfeeding among women with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is sparse. We wanted to identify the frequency of breastfeeding in SLE, and to compare breastfeeding women with SLE to non-breastfeeding ...
    • Breathable Nanowood Biofilms as Guiding Layer for Green On‐Skin Electronics 

      Zhou, Tianle; Wang, jinwen; Huang, Ming; An, Rong; Tan, Huaping; Wei, Hao; Chen, Zheng-Dong; Wang, Xin; Liu, Xiaoheng; Wang, Feng; He, Jianying (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      Thin‐film electronics are urged to be directly laminated onto human skin for reliable, sensitive biosensing together with feedback transdermal therapy, their self‐power supply using the thermoelectric and moisture‐induced‐electric ...
    • Breathing in the Cold: Seasonal Changes in the Ventilatory Pattern in a Small Boreal Passerine Bird 

      Bech, Claus; Mariussen, Carita (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Small passerine birds in the north need to take advantage of several behavioral and physiological mechanisms to maintain energy balance during the winter characterized by low food supply, low ambient temperatures, and short ...
    • Breeding ecology of Kori Bustard Ardeotis kori strunthiunculus in the Serengeti National Park 

      Mmassy, Emmanuel Clamsen; Fyumagwa, Robert D.; Bevanger, Kjetil Modolv; Røskaft, Eivin (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      The breeding ecology of the Kori Bustard Ardeotis kori strunthiunculus was studied in the plains of the Serengeti National Park, Tanzania in 2014 and 2015. Random transects were used to search for male courtship displays, ...
    • Breeze 2.0: An interactive web-tool for visual analysis and comparison of drug response data 

      Potdar, Swapnil; Ianevski, Filipp; Ianevski, Aleksandr; Tanoli, Ziaurrehman; Wennerberg, Krister; Seashore-Ludlow, Brinton; Kallioniemi, Olli; Ostling, Paivi; Aittokallio, Tero Antero; Saarela, Jani (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Functional precision medicine (fPM) offers an exciting, simplified approach to finding the right applications for existing molecules and enhancing therapeutic potential. Integrative and robust tools ensuring high accuracy ...
    • Bridge buffeting by skew winds: A quasi-steady case study 

      Wang, Jungao; Jakobsen, Jasna Bogunovic; Øiseth, Ole Andre; Snæbjørnsson, Jonas Thor (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      The buffeting response of a 5000-m-long curved floating bridge is investigated for different mean wind directions, with emphasis on the wind load formulations and use of experimental data. Wind tunnel tests, with a section ...
    • Bridge buffeting by skew winds: A revised theory 

      Morais da Costa, Bernardo; Wang, Jungao; Jakobsen, Jasna Bogunovic; Øiseth, Ole Andre; Snæbjørnsson, Jonas Thor (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      An improved bridge buffeting theory is established with an emphasis on skew wind directions, for both turbulence- and motion-dependent forces. It provides simplifications and generalizations of previously established ...
    • Bridge damage detection using weigh-in-motion technology 

      Cantero, Daniel; Gonzalez, Arturo (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)
      This paper proposes a novel Level I damage-detection technique for short- to medium-span road bridges using weigh-in-motion (WIM) technology. The technique is based on the input provided by two WIM systems: (1) a pavement-based ...