• Diversity of parasitic cuckoos and their hosts in China 

      Yang, Canchao; Liang, Wei; Antonov, Anton Tinchov; Cai, Yan; Stokke, Bård Gunnar; Fossøy, Frode; Moksnes, Arne; Røskaft, Eivin (Journal article, 2012)
      In this exposé we provide the first review of host use by brood parasitic cuckoos in a multiple-cuckoo system in China, based on our own long-term field data and a compilation of observations obtained from the literature. ...
    • Diversity of vaginal microbiota increases by the time of labor onset 

      Avershina, Ekaterina; Slangsvold, Silje; Simpson, Melanie Rae; Storrø, Ola; Johnsen, Roar; Øien, Torbjørn; Rudi, Knut (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)
      Vaginal microbiota is an important early source of bacterial colonization for newborns. However, only a few small studies have investigated the composition of vaginal microbiota during labor. In this work, we analyzed ...
    • Diversity on the Norwegian Stage: Whose Story is it Anyway? 

      Bruun, Ellen Foyn (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)
      The article proposes that non-hierarchical participatory models in the lineage of communitybased arts practice might offer interesting strategies for mainstream, professional Norwegian theatre today. The article argues ...
    • Diversity, habitat endemicity and trophic ecology of the fauna of Loki’s Castle vent field on the Arctic Mid-Ocean Ridge 

      Eilertsen, Mari Heggernes; Kongsrud, Jon Anders; Tandberg, Anne Helene S.; Alvestad, Tom; Budaeva, Nataliya; Martell, Luis; Ramalho, Sofia P.; Falkenhaug, Tone; Huys, Rony; Oug, Eivind; Bakken, Torkild; Høisæter, Tore; Rauch, Cessa; Carvalho, Francisca Maria Correia de; Savchenko, Alexandra; Ulvatn, Tone; Kongshavn, Katrine; Berntsen, Cassandra Mari; Olsen, Bernt Rydland; Pedersen, Rolf B. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)
      Loki’s Castle Vent Field (LCVF, 2300 m) was discovered in 2008 and represents the first black-smoker vent field discovered on the Arctic Mid-Ocean Ridge (AMOR). However, a comprehensive faunal inventory of the LCVF has not ...
    • Diversity, Loss, and Gain of Malaria Parasites in a Globally Invasive Bird 

      Marzal, Alfonso; Ricklefs, Robert E.; Valkiunas, Gediminas; Albayrak, Tamer; Arriero, Elena; Bonneaud, Camille; Czirjak, Gabor A.; Ewen, John; Hellgren, Olof; Horakova, Dita; Iezhova, Tatjana A.; Jensen, Henrik; Krizanauskiene, Asta; Lima, Marcos R.; de Lope, Florentino; Magnussen, Eydfinn; Martin, Lynn B.; Møller, Anders P.; Palinauskas, Vaidas; Pap, Peter L.; Perez-Tris, Javier; Sehgal, Ravinder N. M.; Soler, Manuel; Szöllösi, Eszter; Westerdahl, Helena; Zetindjiev, Pavel; Bensch, Staffan (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2011)
      Invasive species can displace natives, and thus identifying the traits that make aliens successful is crucial for predicting and preventing biodiversity loss. Pathogens may play an important role in the invasive process, ...
    • Dividalen - uberørt natur eller eldgammelt kulturlandskap? 

      Sjøgren, Per Johan E; Storm, Dikka; Kirchhefer, Andreas; Sommerseth, Ingrid; Karlsen, Stein Rune; Elvebakk, Arve (Chapter, 2015)
    • A divided and prioritized experience replay approach for streaming regression 

      Arnø, Mikkel Leite; Godhavn, John-Morten; Aamo, Ole Morten (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      In the streaming learning setting, an agent is presented with a data stream on which to learn from in an online fashion. A common problem is catastrophic forgetting of old knowledge due to updates to the model. Mitigating ...
    • Dividing wall columns for natural gas liquefaction plants 

      Halvorsen, Ivar Johan; Dejanovic, Igor; Olujic, Zarko; Skogestad, Sigurd (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      In order to meet current carbon dioxide emissions reduction challenges, natural gas processing and refining industries have to find the ways to minimize energy requirements of distillation operations. Building on foundations ...
    • Diving-wave time-lapse delay for CO2 thin layer detection 

      Martinez Guzman, Ricardo Jose; Vinje, Vetle; Stovas, Alexei; Mispel, Joachim; Ringrose, Philip Stefan; Duffaut, Kenneth; Landrø, Martin (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)
      We have derived an analytical approximate expression to estimate the delay in diving seismic waves due to thin layers of CO2. The expression is valid for high frequencies and can be used to estimate the delay in diving ...
    • Divorce and adolescent academic achievement: Heterogeneity in the associations by parental education 

      Nilsen, Sondre Aasen; Breivik, Kyrre; Wold, Bente; Askeland, Kristin Gärtner; Sivertsen, Børge; Hysing, Mari; Bøe, Tormod (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Background The link between parental divorce and adolescents’ academic achievement may depend on parental educational levels. However, findings have been inconsistent regarding whether the negative associations between ...
    • Divulging a Pleiotropic Role of Succinate Receptor SUCNR1 in Renal Cell Carcinoma Microenvironment 

      Najm, Rania; Hachim, Mahmood Yaseen; Kandasamy, Richard Kumaran (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      The succinate receptor, SUCNR1, has been attributed to tumor progression, metastasis, and immune response modulation upon its activation via the oncometabolite succinate. Nonetheless, little is known about the prognostic ...
    • DIY absolute tele-colorimeter using a camera-projector system 

      Guarnera, Giuseppe Claudio; Bianco, Simone; Schettini, Raimondo (Chapter, 2018)
      Image-based reflectance measurement setups lower costs and increase the speed of reflectance acquisition. Unfortunately, consumer camera sensors are designed to produce aesthetically pleasing images, rather than faithfully ...
    • DIY gerontechnology: circumventing mismatched technologies and bureaucratic procedure by creating care technologies of one's own 

      M. Bergschöld, Jenny; Neven, Louis; Peine, Alexander (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)
      This study analyses ‘Do‐It‐Yourself’ (DIY) gerontechnologies and shows that they can be viable and valuable alternatives to ‘ready‐made’ gerontechnologies. Using the concept of innosumption, we analyze the work of care ...
    • DNA and scale reading to identify repeat spawning in Atlantic salmon: Unique insights into patterns of iteroparity 

      Kaland, Håvard; Harvey, Alison C.; Skaala, Øystein; Wennevik, Vidar; Besnier, Francois; Andersen-Fjeldheim, Per Tommy; Knutar, Sofie; Andersen-Fjeldheim, Kaja Christine; Glover, Kevin Alan (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)
      Iteroparity represents an important but often overlooked component of life history in anadromous Atlantic salmon. Here, we combined individual DNA profiling and scale reading to identify repeat spawners among ~8000 adult ...
    • DNA aptamer functionalized hydrogels for interferometric fiber-optic based continuous monitoring of potassium ions 

      Zurzul, Natasa; Stokke, Bjørn Torger (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      In the present paper, we describe a potassium sensor based on DNA-aptamer functionalized hydrogel, that is capable of continuous label-free potassium ion (K+) monitoring with potential for in situ application. A hydrogel ...
    • DNA barcode data reveal biogeographic trends in Arctic non-biting midges 

      Ekrem, Torbjørn; Stur, Elisabeth; Orton, Matthew J.; Adamowicz, Sarah J. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      Chironomid flies (non-biting midges) are among the most abundant and diverse animals in Arctic regions, but detailed analyses of species distributions and biogeographical patterns are hampered by challenging taxonomy and ...
    • DNA barcode reference libraries for the monitoring of aquatic biota in Europe: Gap-analysis and recommendations for future work 

      Weigand, Hannah; Beermann, Arne J.; Čiampor, Fedor; Costa, Filipe O.; Csabai, Zoltán; Duarte, Sofia; Geiger, Matthias F.; Grabowski, Michał; Rimet, Frédéric; Rulik, Björn; Strand, Malin; Szucsich, Nicholaus; Weigand, Alexander M.; Willassen, Endre; Wyler, Sofia A.; Bouchez, Agnès; Borja, Ángel; Čiamporová-Zaťovičová, Zuzana; Ferreira, Sónia; Dijkstra, Klaas-Douwe B.; Eisendle, Ursula; Freyhof, Jörg; Gadawski, Piotr; Graf, Wolfram; Haegerbaeumer, Arne; van der Hoorn, Berry B.; Japoshvili, Bella; Keresztes, Lujza; Keskin, Emre; Leese, Florian; Macher, Jan N.; Mamos, Tomasz; Paz, Guy; Pešić, Vladimir; Pfannkuchen, Daniela Maric; Pfannkuchen, Martin Andreas; Price, Benjamin W.; Rinkevich, Buki; Teixeira, Marcos A.L.; Várbíró, Gábor; Ekrem, Torbjørn (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      Effective identification of species using short DNA fragments (DNA barcoding and DNA metabarcoding) requires reliable sequence reference libraries of known taxa. Both taxonomically comprehensive coverage and content quality ...
    • DNA barcodes and morphology reveal unrecognized species in Chironomidae (Diptera) 

      Lin, Xiaolong; Stur, Elisabeth; Ekrem, Torbjørn (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)
      For over a decade, DNA barcoding has proven an effective modern tool in taxonomy, evolutionary biology and biodiversity research. Many new species have been discovered and described with DNA barcodes as part of their ...
    • DNA barcodes provide insights into the diversity and biogeography of the non-biting midge Polypedilum (Diptera, Chironomidae) in South America 

      da Silva, Fabio Laurindo; Pinho, Luiz Carlos; Stur, Elisabeth; Nihei, Silvio Shigueo; Ekrem, Torbjørn (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      South America, particularly within its tropical belt, is renowned for its unparalleled high levels of species richness, surpassing other major biomes. Certain neotropical areas harbor fragmented knowledge of insect diversity ...
    • DNA barcodes successfully delimit morphospecies in a superdiverse insect genus 

      Song, Chao; Lin, Xiaolong; Wang, Qian; Wang, Xin-hua (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      Polypedilum Kieffer (Diptera: Chironomidae), with 520 currently known species worldwide, can be extremely difficult to identify species level based on the morphology. We used 3,670 cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (COI) ...