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Use of alternative medicine by Norwegian cancer patients
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Factors affecting doctors' decision making
(Doctoral thesis; Doktorgradsavhandling, 1996) -
The military service : mental distress and changes in health related behaviours among Norwegian army conscripts.
(Research report; Forskningsrapport, 1994) -
Arrhythmia, electrocardiographic signs, and physical activity in relation to coronary heart risk factors and disease : the Tromsø study
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Structure, function and inhibition of the serotonin transporter studied by molecular docking, -dynamics and virtual screening
(Doctoral thesis; Doktorgradsavhandling, 2011-09-16)Den tre-dimensjonale (3D) strukturen til serotonin-transporteren er ukjent og arbeidet som beskrives i avhandlingen er basert på teoretiske 3D-modeller av transporteren. Modellene har blitt brukt til å simulere bevegelsene i transporterstrukturen som skjer når serotonin transporteres samt til å studere hvordan forbindelser som blokkerer transporten binder til transporteren. For å gjøre det sistnevnte ... -
Cardiometabolic adaptations to altered fuel supply, Ca2+ handling and exercise
(Doctoral thesis; Doktorgradsavhandling, 2011-05-06)The thesis consists of experimental studies elucidating the mechanisms that contribute to changes in cardiac efficiency by i) the increase in fatty acid supply to the heart (chronic and acute), ii) changes in cardiac calcium handling and iii) physical exercise. By measuring the heart's oxygen consumption for both mechanical and non-mechanical processes, we have shown for the first time, that oxygen-cost ... -
Health education and self care in dentistry : surveys and interventions.
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Mental health promotion in young children : parents as a key to the identification and reduction of risk for development of disruptive behavior problems.
(Doctoral thesis; Doktorgradsavhandling, 2010-12-03)The main aim of this dissertation was threefold. First, to establish norms for a psychometric inventory used to assess behavior problems. The project presents the first Norwegian standardization of an assessment tool specifically designed to measure childhood conduct problems. Norwegian norms for the Eyberg Child Behavior Inventory (ECBI; Robinson, Eyberg, & Ross, 1980) based on data obtained ... -
Diet, physical activity and venous thromboembolism
(Doctoral thesis; Doktorgradsavhandling, 2014-01-17)Summary There is substantial evidence for the influence of life-style factors on the incidence of arterial thromboembolic diseases such as myocardial infarction and stroke. However, limited knowledge exists on the relation between life-style factors and venous thromboembolism (VTE). VTE, a collective term for deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism, is a common disease with serious short- and ... -
Prenatal exposure to DDT and other selected environmental contaminants and their predictors in malaria and non-malaria areas in coastal KwaZulu Natal, South Africa
(Doctoral thesis; Doktorgradsavhandling, 2014-02-20)Prenatal exposure to environmental toxicants is of major concern, as foetal development is one of the most sensitive life stages for endogenous and exogenous insults. Permeability of the placenta allows not only for environmental contaminants, but also contaminants released from maternal body stores during pregnancy, to be transferred to the foetus. Most of the exposure assessments in pregnant women ... -
Personality characteristics, depression and the use of an Internet-based intervention among high-school students.
(Doctoral thesis; Doktorgradsavhandling, 2013-10-29)Adolescent depression represents a substantial burden, both for the youth affected and the surrounding family and has poor prognosis when onset is early. Among adolescents, early onset of depression predicts severe and persistent psychopathology in adult life and potential gains from preventing depressive disorders are considerable. This thesis investigated several aspects regarding the dissemination ... -
Human biomonitoring of perfluoroalkyl substances and cyclic volatile methylsiloxanes Concentrations in plasma, serum and whole blood from pregnant, delivering or postmenopausal women, and cord blood
(Doctoral thesis; Doktorgradsavhandling, 2013-10-25)Mennesker eksponeres for en rekke miljøgifter gjennom diett og ved bruk av produkter som er ment til å forbedre hverdagen. Kartlegging av eksponering er viktig for å kunne iverksette tiltak som reduserer denne. Vi har undersøkt mengden perfluoroalkyl forbindelser i blodet til fødende kvinner bosatt i Sør Afrika, by beliggende i arktisk del av Russland og landsbygda i Usbekistan. Konklusjonen er at ... -
Clinical Nursing Terminology as Information Infrastructure : a socio-technical approach towards process oriented systems
(Doctoral thesis; Doktorgradsavhandling, 2013-10-30)Abstract This work deals with a socio-technical approach towards the implementation and use of ICT systems in health care. I have highlighted important initiatives that support the development of process oriented EPR systems in Norway through interpretive case studies with focus on standards in nursing and the secondary use of information. In short, information infrastructure has been used as a ... -
Ensuring valid and reliable data for quality control and research from a clinical registry for spine surgery.
(Doctoral thesis; Doktorgradsavhandling, 2013-11-29)Bakgrunn Behovet for å kvalitetssikre kirurgisk behandling av rygglidelser og utvikle kliniske retningslinjer, er veldokumentert. Derfor ble Nasjonalt kvalitetsregister for ryggkirurgi opprettet. Metodene som brukes må være valide og reliable. Hensikten med avhandlingen var å evaluere målemetodene og å vise hvordan registerdata kan brukes til kvalitetssikring og forskning, slik at pasientbehandlingen ... -
Retinal vascular calibres: Risk factors and methodological aspects of retinal vascular imaging. The Tromsø Eye Study – a part of the Tromsø Study.
(Doctoral thesis; Doktorgradsavhandling, 2014-02-06)Cardiovascular disease is a major cause of death and morbidity in developed countries. The eye offers a unique window to the study of the microvasculature in vivo, which has been less investigated than the macrovasculature. We wanted to investigate the relationship between the traditional cardiovascular risk factors and retinal vascular calibres. Further, iron is a proposed cardiovascular risk factor ... -
Prediction of progression of ultrasound assessed carotid artery athersclerosis
(Doctoral thesis; Doktorgradsavhandling, 2014-03-11)Atherosclerosis is an important underlying cause of cardiovascular disease and death. According to the World Health Organization’s Global Burden of Disease Study, ischemic heart disease and stroke combined killed 12.9 million people in 2010, or one in four deaths worldwide. Ultrasound of the carotid arteries can be used to assess the burden of atherosclerosis by measurements of intima-media thickness ... -
The construction of Sami identity, health, and old age in policy documents and life stories. A discourse analysis and a narrative study.
(Doctoral thesis; Doktorgradsavhandling, 2014-01-17)During their lifetimes, the current cohort of elderly Sami in Norway witnessed tremendous social changes regarding the situation of the Sami people. The overall aim of the study was to explore how elderly Sami’s experiences of health and identity in old age are worked and expressed in the stories they tell about their lives. The thesis is based on a discourse analysis of Norwegian policy documents ... -
Selective processes for bioaccumulative up-take of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in Arctic food webs
(Doctoral thesis; Doktorgradsavhandling, 2013-11-21)The overall aim of the present study was to elucidate selective environmental up-take processes in Arctic food webs that lead to the bioaccumulation of persistent organic pollutants (POP) in food items consumed by Arctic indigenous people. In addition, this study aimed to increase the scientific understanding of the principles behind climate change related influences on transport processes of ... -
Genital Chlamydia trachomatis infections among adolescents in a high-incidence area in Norway: genotypes, prevalence, early sexual behaviour and testing patterns – a cross-sectional study The Finnmark High School Study (FHSS)
(Doctoral thesis; Doktorgradsavhandling, 2013-12-06)Chlamydia trachomatis is the most commonly reported curable sexually transmitted infection in Western high-income countries and can cause severe female reproductive tract morbidity. Despite extensive control efforts, chlamydia rates have increased in most countries since the mid-1990s. Young persons and especially adolescent girls have the highest infection rates. In general, girls are tested far ... -
Staphylococcus aureus nasal carriage – Interplay between host, microbe and the environment
(Doctoral thesis; Doktorgradsavhandling, 2013-09-20)Background: S. aureus colonizes persistently 20–30% of the adult human population (S. aureus carriers), and can also cause serious infections. The main objectives of this thesis were to investigate whether the modifiable risk factors such as serum vitamin D levels and obesity, and environmental factors such as current smoking, being a healthcare worker and residing with children were associated ...