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Pre-cementation procedures' effect on dental zirconias with different yttria content
(Dental Materials;Volume 37, Issue 9, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-07-28)Objective: Several pre-cementation procedures have been advocated to enhance adhesion between zirconia and resin-based cement. There is, however, limited documentation on how these pre-treatments affect the strength of ... -
Pre-dosing with lilotomab prior to therapy with 177Lu-lilotomab satetraxetan significantly increases the ratio of tumor to red marrow absorbed dose in non-Hodgkin lymphoma patients
(European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging;July 2018, Volume 45, Issue 7, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-02-22)Purpose: 177Lu-lilotomab satetraxetan is a novel anti-CD37 antibody radionuclide conjugate for the treatment of non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL). Four arms with different combinations of pre-dosing and pre-treatment have been ... -
Pre-stroke cognitive impairment is associated with vascular imaging pathology: a prospective observational study
(BMC Geriatrics;21, Article number: 362 (2021), Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-06-14)Background: Chronic brain pathology and pre-stroke cognitive impairment (PCI) is predictive of post-stroke dementia. The aim of the current study was to measure pre-stroke neurodegenerative and vascular disease burden found ... -
Prediction of Age Older than 18 Years in Sub-adults by MRI Segmentation of 1st and 2nd Molars
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Purpose To investigate prediction of age older than 18 years in sub-adults using tooth tissue volumes from MRI segmenta- tion of the entire 1st and 2nd molars, and to establish a model for combining information from two ... -
Prediction of CYP2D6 poor metabolizers by measurements of solanidine and metabolites—a study in 839 patients with known CYP2D6 genotype
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Purpose Poor metabolizers (PMs) of the highly polymorphic enzyme CYP2D6 are usually at high risk of adverse effects during standard recommended dosing of CYP2D6-metabolized drugs. We studied if the metabolism of solanidine, ... -
A preliminary study of the use of MinION sequencing to specifcally detect Shiga toxin‑producing Escherichia coli in culture swipes containing multiple serovars of this species
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)An important challenge relating to clinical diagnostics of the foodborne pathogen Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC), is that PCR-detection of the shiga-toxin gene (stx) in DNA from stool samples can be accompanied by a ... -
A preliminary study on the potential of Nanopore MinION and Illumina MiSeq 16S rRNA gene sequencing to characterize building-dust microbiomes
(Scientific Reports;10, Article number: 3209 (2020), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-01-30)There is a growing awareness of the importance of indoor microbiomes for human health. Given their complexity, these microbiomes can only be adequately surveyed using high throughput sequencing techniques. Oxford Nanopore's ... -
Presence of Small-Conductance Calcium-Activated Potassium (SK) Channels in the Central and Peripheral Nervous Systems and Their Role in Health and Disease
(Journal of Integrative Neuroscience (JIN);, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Potassium (K+) channels establish and maintain the resting potential of most living cells. Their activity is predominantly regulated by the membrane voltage or the K+ gradient across the cell membrane. However, many cells ... -
A Preservative-Free Approach – Effects on Dry Eye Signs and Symptoms After Cataract Surgery
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)Purpose: To compare the effect of treatment with preservative-free dexamethasone, NSAIDs and trehalose/hyaluronic acid eye drops with the preservative benzalkonium chloride containing dexamethasone and NSAIDs after cataract ... -
Prevalence of Dry Eye Disease Among Individuals Scheduled for Cataract Surgery in a Norwegian Cataract Clinic
(Clinical Ophthalmology;, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Purpose: To determine the prevalence of dry eye disease (DED) in patients scheduled for cataract surgery in a Norwegian eye clinic. Patients and Methods: 218 patients scheduled for cataract surgery were examined for DED ... -
Pro-arrhythmic effect of escitalopram and citalopram at serum concentrations commonly observed in older patients – a study based on a cohort of 19,742 patients
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Background For a decade, patients have been advised against using high citalopram- and escitalopram-doses due to risk for ventricular arrhythmia and cardiac arrest. Still, these drugs are widely used to treat depression ... -
Profesjonsrettet lærerutdanning for yrkesfag - dagens undervisning og opplevelse av relevans
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)En av de viktigste utfordringene i å forebygge høyt drop-out i skolen er "relevans i utdanningen". Mangelen på sammenheng mellom teori og praksis, kan føre til økende frafall i både yrkesfag- og profesjonsutdanninger, som ... -
Profiling of the small RNA populations in human testicular germ cell tumors shows global loss of piRNAs
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)Background Small non-coding RNAs play essential roles in gene regulation, however, the interplay between RNA groups, their expression levels and deregulations in tumorigenesis requires additional exploration. In particular, ... -
A prognostic model for failure and worsening after lumbar microdiscectomy: a multicenter study from the Norwegian Registry for Spine Surgery
(Acta Neurochirurgica;163, pages (2021), Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-07-10)Objective: To develop a prognostic model for failure and worsening 1 year after surgery for lumbar disc herniation. Methods: This multicenter cohort study included 11,081 patients operated with lumbar microdiscectomy, ... -
Prognostic Value of Nucleated RBCs for Patients With Suspected Sepsis in the Emergency Department: A Single-Center Prospective Cohort Study
(Critical Care Explorations;, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-07)Objectives: Increase of nucleated RBCs in peripheral blood has been shown to be predictive of mortality in ICU patients. The aim of this study was to explore the prognostic value of nucleated RBCs in the first blood sample ... -
Prosigna Gene Signature to Assess Expected Benefit from Chemotherapy in Breast Cancer. Assessment of manufacturer’s submission
(Book; Peer reviewed; Research report, 2019-08-16)Breast cancer can be treated with chemotherapy, hormone therapy and radiation, or a combination of these to prevent the spread of cancer cells, after surgical removal of the tumor. When assessing whether a patient should ... -
Proteobacteria, extremophiles and unassigned species dominate in a tape-like showerhead biofilm.
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)The development of showerhead biofilms exposes the user to repeated contact with potentially pathogenic microbes, yet we know relatively little about the content of these aggregates. The aim o ... -
A protocol for the development and validation of a virtual reality-based clinical test of social cognition
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Background Impairments in social cognition are common after traumatic brain injury (TBI) and may have severe negative consequences for patients and their families. Most tests of social cognition have limited ecological ... -
Psychometric properties of a short version of Lee Fatigue Scale used as a generic PROM in persons with stroke or osteoarthritis: assessment using a Rasch analysis approach
(Health and Quality of Life Outcomes;18, Article number: 168 (2020), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-06-05)Background: Fatigue is a common symptom associated with a wide range of diseases and needs to be more thoroughly studied. To minimise patient burden and to enhance response rates in research studies, patientreported outcome ... -
Quality of information in news media reports about the effects of health interventions: Systematic review and meta-analyses
(F1000Research;10:433, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-06-01)Background: Many studies have assessed the quality of news reports about the effects of health interventions, but there has been no systematic review of such studies or meta-analysis of their results. We aimed to fill this ...