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Can depression in psychogeriatric inpatients at one year follow-up be explained by locus of control and coping strategies?
(Aging & mental health;22(3), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017-01-04)Objectives: Treatment of depression (in late life) is good. The short-term, but not long-term prognosis after treatment of depression in late life is good. To identify modifiable factors, we wanted to examine whether coping ... -
Can depth data improve the accuracy when classifying mops?
(ACIT;2022, Master thesis, 2022)Since the emergence of low cost RGB-D cameras, a new world of possibilities have opened up in the field of Computer Vision. This projects focuses on both the practical and theoretical part of how depth data can improve ... -
Can dual energy CT with fast kV-switching determine renal stone composition accurately?
(Academic Radiology;, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-03-23)Rationale and objectives To determine whether a single source CT system utilizing fast kV switching and low dose settings can characterize (diameter and chemical composition) renal stones accurately when compared infrared ... -
Can Education Reduce Violent Crime? Evidence from Mexico before and after the Drug War Onset
(Journal of Development Studies;, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-09-22)Existing theories relate higher education to lower crime rates, yet we have limited evidence on the crime-reducing effect of education in developing countries. We contribute to this literature by examining the effect of ... -
Can GANs replicate eye-gaze trajectories?
(ACIT;2022, Master thesis, 2022)Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs) have gained popularity in the field of computer vision. Recently, GANs have shown promising results in generating sequential data, such as time series data and text. This thesis ... -
Can library use enhance intercultural education?
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012-02-27)This article explores the questions to what extent educational research addresses library use in education and how the library can contribute to intercultural education. The focus is primarily on elementary education in ... -
Can master students’ experience and learning outcome, be improved?
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Most studies on the follow-up and supervision of students, are focused on Ph.D. level, despite that most students complete their education with bachelor’s or master’s degrees. In a previous study on students working with ... -
Can medical algorithms be fair? Three ethical quandaries and one dilemma
(BMJ Health & Care Informatics;, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Objective: To demonstrate what it takes to reconcile the idea of fairness in medical algorithms and machine learning (ML) with the broader discourse of fairness and health equality in health research. Method: The ... -
Can MLVA differentiate among endemic-like MRSA isolates with identical spa-type in a low-prevalence region?
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)The prevalence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in Norway is low, but an endemic-like MRSA clone with Staphylococcal protein A (spa)-type t304 has been established especially in nursing homes in the ... -
Can Motivational Operations Explain Nudging: Can Nudging Increase Hospital Visitors Hand Hygiene Compliance
(MALKS;2019, Master thesis, 2019)Healthcare-associated infections affects hundreds of millions of patients worldwide every year. Most of these infections are preventable. Hospital visitors interact with the same patients as health personnel a can be ... -
Can nursing homes patients’ appetite be increased by using brightly coloured dinner plates?
(Master thesis, 2022)The thesis uses behaviour analysis to conduct an experiment among dementia patients living in nursing homes. Malnourishment among dementia patients is common due to difficulties with eating or reduced appetite. Studies ... -
Can policies stall the fertility fall? A systematic review of the (Quasi‐) experimental literature
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)In the course of the twentieth century, social scientists and policy analysts have produced a large volume of literature on whether policies boost fertility. This paper describes the results of a systematic review of the ... -
Can research integrity prevail in the market? Lessons from commissioned research organizations
(Accountability in Research;, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-06-09)Competition and exposure to market forces can make it difficult for researchers to conduct their work with integrity. Some research organizations must acquire most of their funding through commissioned research, providing ... -
Can service users speak? Dissenting voices and subaltern speech in social work
(Qualitative Social Work;, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Service user involvement and participatory research are central concepts in social work practice and research. Inspired by Spivak’s essay “Can the Subaltern Speak,” this article draws on the poststructural and postcolonial ... -
Can the use of assistive technology and interactive therapeutic robots in nursing homes contribute to the spread of infectious disease?
(Canadian Journal of Infection Control;Volume 32, Number 4, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Background: There is an increasing use of assistive technology and interactive therapeutic robots in nursing homes. However, little is known about the possible risks for transmitting infectious diseases through the use ... -
Can we define success criteria for lumbar disc surgery? Estimates for a substantial amount of improvement in core outcome measures
(Acta Orthopaedica;84(2), Journal article; Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013)Background and purpose: A successful outcome after lumbar discectomy indicates a substantial improvement. To use the cutoffs for minimal clinically important difference (MCID) as success criteria has a large potential bias, ... -
Can we identify prominent scholars using ChatGPT?
(Scientometrics;, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)It may be tempting to learn about scholars using ChatGPT. To validate ChatGPT for this task a small experiment was conducted based on the 50 most cited researchers at the author’s university. The results show that ChatGPT ... -
Can within-subject comparisons of thermal thresholds be used for diagnostic purposes?
(Clinical Neurophysiology Practice;Volume 6, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-02-04)Objective: Quantitative thermal testing (QTT) is a psychophysical assessment method of small nerve fibers that relies on reference material to assess function. Normal limits for within-subject comparisons of thermal ... -
Cancer cachexia: Rationale for the MENAC (Multimodal - Exercise, Nutrition and Anti-inflammatory medication for Cachexia) trial
(BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care;Volume 8, Issue 3, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-02-09)Cancer cachexia is a multifactorial syndrome characterized by an on-going loss of skeletal muscle mass that cannot be fully reversed by conventional nutritional support alone. Cachexia has a high prevalence in cancer ... -
Cancer incidence, mortality, years of life lost, years lived with disability, and disability-adjusted life years for 29 Cancer Groups From 2010 to 2019: A systematic analysis for the global burden of disease study 2019
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Importance The Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study 2019 (GBD 2019) provided systematic estimates of incidence, morbidity, and mortality to inform local and international efforts toward reducing ...