We present the first calculations of the heavy flavor diffusion coefficient using lattice QCD with light dynamical quarks corresponding to a pion mass of around 320 MeV. For temperatures 195 MeV <T< 352 MeV, the heavy quark spatial diffusion coefficient is found to be significantly smaller than previous quenched lattice QCD and recent phenomenological estimates. The result implies very fast ...

I sykehustalen for 2023 ba helseministeren Helse Nord om å sikre «bærekraften» fordi den økonomiske situasjonen er prekær. Dette brukes nå for å legitimere strukturelle endringer som vil endre helsetjenesten i nord dramatisk.

Introduction - Breast cancer is the most common cancer worldwide and the leading cause of cancer related deaths among women. The high incidence and mortality of breast cancer calls for improved prevention, diagnostics, and treatment, including identification of new prognostic and predictive biomarkers for use in precision medicine.<p> <p>Material and methods - With the aim of compiling a cohort ...

In recent years, a connection between depression and inflammation has been established, with a range of immunological changes, both cellular and humoral, presenting during depressive states (Beydoun et al., 2016; Haapakoski et al., 2015; Wium-Andersen et al., 2013). Furthermore, there seems to be a dose-response relationship between depression and inflammation, in the sense that the more severe the ...

Denne masteroppgaven tar for seg konsensus i bruk av glukokortikoider blant norske spesialister, retningslinjer og hva som finnes i litteraturen. Videre ønsker vi å sammenligne behandling av oraleslimhinne lidelser med glukokortikoider og ikke-steroidholdige alternativer. Metoden som ble brukt i denne undersøkelsen var en spørreundersøkelse sendt til spesialistene i Norge som oftest har konsultasjoner ...

Background - The atherosclerotic effect of an adverse lipid profile is assumed to accumulate throughout life, leading to increased risk of myocardial infarction (MI). Still, little is known about age at onset and duration of unfavorable lipid levels before MI.<p> <p>Methods and Results - Longitudinal data on serum lipid levels for 26 130 individuals (50.5% women, aged 20–89 years) were obtained ...

Machine Learning (ML) methods have become important for enhancing the performance of decision-support predictive models. However, class imbalance is one of the main challenges for developing ML models, because it may bias the learning process and the model generalization ability. In this paper, we consider oversampling methods for generating synthetic categorical clinical data aiming to improve the ...

<p>Childhood cancer treatment protocols have been successful due to the prompt and accurate diagnosis, availability of care, and access to high-quality medical resources. As the survival rates increase in high-income countries (HIC), the emphasis has shifted from survival to survival, emphasizing quality of life. The health complaints and adverse effects of cancer treatment are burdensome for children, ...

This paper investigates the cohesive collision of ice in an oil phase at temperatures ranging from −15.7 °C to −0.3 °C. The new information on the coefficient of restitution (COR) was obtained using three different velocity measurement methods: high-speed experimental video recording, Positron Emission Particle Tracking (PEPT), and numerical simulations. A new type of PEPT tracer was developed for ...

Positive associations between own educational attainment and own health have been extensively documented. Studies have also shown spousal educational attainment to be associated with own health. This paper investigates the extent to which spousal education contributes to the social gradient in health, net of own education; and whether parts of a seeming spousal education effect are attributable to ...