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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2012)
Background
TB is a major public health problem globally and Ethiopia is 8th among the 22 high burden countries. Early detection and effective treatment are pre-requisites for a successful TB control programme. ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2018)
Aim: There is a lack of studies on frailty prevalence and the association between frailty and mortality in a Norwegian general population. Findings regarding sex differences in the association between frailty and mortality ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2015)
Background
Previous research indicates that people with osteoarthritis (OA) are not receiving the recommended and optimal treatment. Based on international treatment recommendations for hip and knee OA and ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2010)
Background
Bovine Tuberculosis (BTB) is a widespread and endemic disease of cattle in Ethiopia. Information relating to genotypic characteristics of Mycobacterium bovis strains affecting the cattle population ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2010)
We have performed a full cross-validation of this clinical Femina data collection against the routinely collected data of the Medical Birth Registry of Norway to validate the estimates of reduced mortality in the total ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2010)
Background
Exposure to alcohol and illicit substances during pregnancy can have an impact on the child for the rest of his/her life. A Special Child Welfare Clinic (SCWC) in Norway provides care for pregnant ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2015)
Objective Child-related stress following the birth of a child with special health care needs (SHCN) can take a toll on parental health. This study examined how the risk of sick leave due to psychiatric disorders (PD) among ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2010)
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2013)
Background
Self-efficacy is needed for effectuating lifestyle changes, and it is therefore an important target related to health. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the psychometric properties of the ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2013)
Background
Many health effects of oils rich in oleic acid (18:1 n9) seem to be opposite those of arachidonic acid (20:4 n6), i.e. concerning cardiovascular risk. In recent study in rats we observed that ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2012)
Background
Exploring the experiences and views of men who had attended the birth of their children is very vital, especially in a setting where traditionally only women accord women support during labour ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2016)
Background
There is a lack of validated instruments for detection of depression in ethnic minority adolescent patients in primary care. This study aimed to compare a subgroup of the bilingual, ethnic minority ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2013)
Background
Whether activity-based financing of hospitals creates incentives to treat more patients and to reduce the length of each hospital stay is an empirical question that needs investigation. This paper ...
Pasienter med kreft i palliativ fase på sykehus - et sykepleieperspektiv Begrenset tilgang
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2011)
Hensikt: Utforske hvordan sykepleiere beskriver og vurderer pasienter med kreft i palliativ fase på sykehus.
Teoretisk forankring: Det gjøres rede for rådende litteratur og forskning om tema kreft i palliativ fase i forhold ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2013)
Background
Hyperemesis gravidarum (HG) characterized by excessive nausea and vomiting in early pregnancy, is reported to be associated with increased risks for low birthweight (LBW), preterm birth (PTB), ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2013)
Background
In dementia personhood can be understood as increasingly concealed rather than lost. The sense of being a person evolves in relationships with others. The aim of this study was to increase the ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2011)
Background
Understanding the strategies that health care providers employ in order to invite men to participate in maternal health care is very vital especially in today's dynamic cultural environment. ...
(Doctoral thesis / Doktoravhandling, 2015)
The effectiveness of biologic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (bDMARDs) in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) has been documented in randomized controlled clinical trials (RCTs). The medical costs of using ...
(Doctoral thesis / Doktoravhandling, 2015)
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2010)
The main objective of this study is to investigate the relationship between tension-type headache and obstructive sleep apnea in the general population. The method involves a cross-sectional population-based study. A random ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2010)
Background
Estimating the economic impact of influenza is complicated because the disease may have non-specific symptoms, and many patients with influenza are registered with other diagnoses. Furthermore, ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2011)
Primary chronic headaches cause more disability and necessitate high utilisation of health care. Our knowledge is based on selected populations, while information from the general population is largely lacking. An age and ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2015)
Objectives International migration is rapidly increasing worldwide. However, the health status of migrants differs across groups. Information regarding health at arrival and subsequent periodic follow-up in the host country ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2015)
Background: When a patent of an active ingredient expires, generic companies can enter the market and offer equivalent drugs to compete against the brand version. Unless the general practitioner (GP) states otherwise in ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2013)
Background
Norway is experiencing an increase in overweight/obese adults, with immigrants from developing countries carrying a heavy burden. The aim of this study is to assess the prevalence of overweight ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2012)
The 4th High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness, held in Busan, South Korea in November 2011 again promised an opportunity for a "new consensus on development cooperation" to emerge. This paper reviews the recent evolution ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2016)
Background
To investigate ethnic differences in vitamin D levels during pregnancy, assess risk factors for vitamin D deficiency and explore the effect of vitamin D supplementation in women with deficiency ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2023)
Background
Small bowel adenocarcinoma (SBA), neuroendocrine tumors (NET) and gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST) are neoplastic lesions of the small bowel while small bowel adenomas are precursors of SBA.
Aim
To ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2010)
Håndfunksjon, aktivitetsbegrensning og deltagelsesrestriksjoner hos "tommeltå"-pasienter.
Formål: Hovedformålet med denne tverrsnittsstudien var å beskrive håndfunksjonen, aktivitetsbegrensninger og deltagelsesrestriksjoner ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2011)
Background
Studies have shown that residents in nursing homes often are exposed to inappropriate medication. Particular concern has been raised about the consumption of psychoactive drugs, which are commonly ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2011)
Background
Osteoarthritis (OA) is a prevalent progressive musculoskeletal disorder, leading to pain and disability. Patient information and education are considered core elements in treatment guidelines for ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2016)
Objective: In nursing education, nurses are trained to perceive their patients as whole persons with mind, body, and spirit. This relates to the professional ideal of holism. This article focuses on how basic nursing ...
(Doctoral thesis / Doktoravhandling, 2015)
Communication between health care providers is essential for the safe delivery of care to patients. The health care service is fragmented and the tools designed to support communication between health care providers has ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2012)
Background
The optimal setting and content of primary health care rehabilitation of older people is not known. Our aim was to study independence, institutionalization, death and treatment costs 18 months ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2012)
Background
Chronic headache (headache ≥ 15 days/month for at least 3 months) affects 2–5% of the general population. Medication overuse contributes to the problem. Medication-overuse headache (MOH) can be ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2013)
Background
Ventilator treatment exposes newborns to both hyperoxemia and hyperventilation. It is not known how common hyperoxemia and hyperventilation are in neonatal intensive care units in Norway. The ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2013)
Background
In the working age group, diabetic retinopathy is a leading cause of visual impairment. Regular eye examinations and early treatment of retinopathy can prevent visual loss, so screening for ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2016)
Background
Nursing home (NH) patients have complex health problems, disabilities and needs for Advance Care Planning (ACP). The implementation of ACP in NHs is a neglected research topic, yet it may optimize ...
(Chapter / Bokkapittel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2014)
Hospital nurses' and physicians' production and exchange of accurate information between levels of care are crucial for ensuring safe and seamless care for patients in transition. We report on a study in which we explored ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2011)
Background
It is desirable that those at highest risk of cardiovascular disease should have priority for preventive measures, eg. treatment with prescription drugs to modify their risk. We wanted to investigate ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2010)
Objective is to investigate the relationship between migraine and obstructive sleep apnea in the general population. A cross-sectional population-based study. A random age and gender stratified sample of 40,000 persons ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2013)
Background
The prevalence of secondary chronic headache in our population is 0.5%. Data is sparse on these types of headache and information about utilisation of health care and medication is missing. Our ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2015)
Aims To synthesize research that investigated how residents and caregivers view spiritual care, come to understand the spiritual needs of people with dementia, and how caregivers provide care congruent with peoples’ ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2013)
Background
Ethnic minority groups have higher prevalence of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). We assessed general practitioners’ (GPs’) performance with respect to the ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2015)
Background: Impaired spatial navigation is an early sign of Alzheimer's disease (AD), but this can be difficult to assess in clinical practice. We examined how the performance on the Floor Maze Test (FMT), which combines ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2011)
Masteroppgaven består av to deler; artikkel og refleksjonsoppgave.
Hensikt: Studiens formål var å undersøke sykepleieres erfaringer med nytteverdi og hensiktsmessighet for et kartleggingsinstrument for trykksår (TS), ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2019)
Background
Lateral epicondylitis (LE) is a challenging condition for clinicians, and research has yet not proven the superiority of one specific treatment approach. However, manual therapy (elbow mobilization) ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2012)
Background
In the past decade, researchers have proposed that the pldA gene for outer membrane phospholipase A (OMPLA) is important for bacterial colonization of the human gastric ventricle. Several conserved ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2013)
Background
Studies point to the lack of psychosocial support and rehabilitation services that are adjusted to the work-aged stroke survivors’ specific needs in order to promote psychosocial well-being. The ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2010)
Studie design: Prevalensstudie, der prevalens er definert som antall tilfeller av en gitt tilstand i en definert populasjon over en viss periode.
Formål: Undersøke forekomsten av symptomer og tegn på nevropatisk smerte ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2012)
Background
There has been an increased interest in recruiting health professionals with a clinical background to management positions in health care. We know little about the factors that influence individuals’ ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2016)
Background
The wide use of healthy persons as kidney donors calls for awareness of risks associated with donation. Live kidney donation may impair quality of life (QOL) and result in fatigue. Long-term data ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2013)
Background
Despite attempts from the government to improve ante- and perinatal care, Afghanistan has once again been labeled “the worst country in which to be a mom” in Save the Children’s World’s Mothers’ ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2012)
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2012)
Background
Job satisfaction among physicians may be of importance to their individual careers and their work with patients. We lack prospective studies on whether a change in a doctor's job position influences ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2010)
Background
The long-term effect of hip fracture on health-related quality of life (HRQOL) and global quality of life (GQOL) has not been thoroughly studied in prospective case-control studies.
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2012)
Background
This study explored the association of unemployment and an increased risk of receiving disability pension, and the possibility that this risk is attributed to municipality-specific characteristics.
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2014)
Background The aim of the study was to investigate nurses’ and care workers’ experiences of spiritual needs among residents with dementia in nursing homes. Nurses claim to practice holistic nursing. Nevertheless, there is ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2010)
Background
Diabetes mellitus places a considerable burden on patients in terms of morbidity and mortality and on society in terms of costs. Costs related to diabetes are expected to increase due to increasing ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2015)
Background
In medical education, teaching methods offering intensive practice without high utilization of faculty resources are needed. We investigated whether simulated patients’ (SPs’) satisfaction with ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2013)
Background
Chronic headache is associated with disability and high utilisation of health care including complementary and alternative medicine (CAM).
Findings
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2017)
Whole genome or exome sequencing is increasingly used in the clinical contexts, and ‘incidental’ findings are generated. There is need for an adequate policy for the reporting of these findings to individuals. Such a policy ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2013)
Background
Female circumcision is a major public health problem that largely contributes to the ill-health of women and their children globally. Accordingly, the international community is committed to take ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2012)
Background
Priority setting in population health is increasingly based on explicitly formulated values. The Patients Rights Act of the Norwegian tax-based health service guaranties all citizens health care ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2013)
Background
Previous data suggested that intake of sodas and other acid beverages might be associated with increased levels of serum triglycerides, lowered HDL cholesterol, and increased formation of mono ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2013)
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2013)
Background
International research has demonstrated that rural residency is a risk factor for childhood adiposity. The main aim of this study was to investigate the urban-rural gradient in overweight and ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2012)
Background
The purpose of this article is to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of school closure during a potential influenza pandemic and to examine the trade-off between costs and health benefits for school ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2013)
Background
In the field of rehabilitation, patients are supposed to be experts on their own lives, but the patient’s own desires in this respect are often not reported. Our objectives were to describe the ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2013)
Background
The knowledge of scientific dishonesty is scarce and heterogeneous. Therefore this study investigates the experiences with and the attitudes towards various forms of scientific dishonesty among ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2013)
Background
'Non-compliant’ individuals in opioid maintenance treatment, OMT, are often met with tight control regimes to reduce the risk of 'diversion’, which may lead to harm or death among persons outside ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2015)
Tuberculosis (TB) is among the leading causes of morbidity and mortality. The causative agent, Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb), has evolved virulent factors for entry, survival, multiplication and immune evasion. Rv2031 ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2015)
Background: TB-HIV co-infection is one of the biggest public health challenges in sub-Saharan Africa. Although there is a wealth of information on TB-HIV co-infection among settled populations in Africa and elsewhere, to ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2016)
Objectives This pilot study aimed to describe the sleep of partners and other family caregivers prior to and in the first year after a hospice patient's death. The study also evaluated the feasibility of the study protocol ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2015)
Background
Patient and public involvement in diabetes research is now actively encouraged in different countries because it is believed that involving people with experience of the condition will improve ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2013)
Background
Tuberculosis is a major global public health challenge, and a majority of countries have adopted a version of the global strategy to fight Tuberculosis, Directly Observed Treatment, Short Course ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2012)
Background
The vast majority of deaths occur in older adults. Paradoxically, knowledge on long-term trends in mortality inequalities among the aged, and particularly for those aged 80 years and over, is ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2017)
Objective: To investigate longitudinal changes in cortical and subcortical volumes in patients with mild traumatic brain injury (MTBI) and to evaluate whether such changes were associated with self-reported post-concussive ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2017)
Background: Prevalence of musculoskeletal pain among adolescents is high, and pain in adolescence increases the risk of chronic pain in adulthood. Studies have shown conflicting evidence regarding associations between ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2017)
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2013)
Background
Hallingdal is a rural region in southern Norway. General practitioners (GPs) refer acutely somatically ill patients to any of three levels of care: municipal nursing homes, the regional community ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2014)
Background
Patient safety culture is how leader and staff interaction, attitudes, routines and practices protect patients from adverse events in healthcare. The Safety Attitudes Questionnaire is the most ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2015)
Regarding the recently published review ”Looking for new treatments of Infantile Colic“ by Savino et al. we want to add that positive effects of acupuncture have been demonstrated to release pain and agitation and that ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2016)
Linda Sørensen Formål: Å undersøke hvordan intensiv robottrening påvirker arm og håndfunksjon og selvstendighet i dagliglivet (ADL) hos pasienter med cervikal ryggmargsskade i subakutt fase. Teoretisk forankring: Arm og ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2014)
Background
Empathy is important in ensuring the quality of the patient-physician relationship. Several studies have concluded that empathy declines during medical training, especially during the third year. ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2015)
Mammography screening for breast cancer is widely available in many countries. Initially praised as a universal achievement to improve women's health and to reduce the burden of breast cancer, the benefits and harms of ...
(Master thesis, Group thesis / Masteroppgave, Gruppeoppgave, 2016)
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2016)
People living with HIV and without a residence permit have to deal with a serious chronic condition on one hand, and their lack of legal residence status on the other, including the ever-present risk of being deported to ...
Effect of dietary counseling of pregnant women on birth outcome. A randomized control trial in Mangochi, Malawi. Begrenset tilgang
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2017)
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2013)
Background
Bariatric surgery for children and adolescents is becoming widespread. However, the evidence is still scarce and of poor quality, and many of the patients are too young to consent. This poses a ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2012)
Background
Female circumcision (FC) has lifelong adverse social and health consequences for women, and its abolition will not only enhance the health of children and women, but also promote gender equality. ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2015)
Background
Reablement is a promising new rehabilitation model, which is being implemented in some Western countries to meet current and future needs for home-based services. There is a need for further ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2012)
Background
There is evidence to support that the number of self-reported symptoms is a strong predictor of health outcomes. In studies examining the link between symptoms and functional status, focus has ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2016)
Background: A variety of eHealth services are available and commonly used by the general public. eHealth has the potential to engage and empower people with managing their health. The prerequisite is, however, that eHealth ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2011)
Background
There is a lack of knowledge about the pattern of symptom reporting in the general population as most research focuses on specific diseases or symptoms. The number of musculoskeletal pain sites ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2012)
Background
The question of when and how to best wean infants born to mothers with HIV requires complex answers. There are clinical guidelines on best approaches but limitations persist when applying them ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2012)
Background
The decision to grant a disability pension is usually the end of a long process of medical examinations, treatment and rehabilitation attempts. This study investigates to what extent the time ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2013)
Bakgrunn: Innen flerkulturell kompetanseheving er det et økende fokus på profesjonsutøveres egne holdninger og forutsetninger for å kunne se det andre mennesket og gjenkjenne felles menneskelige prosesser. Samtidig vektlegges ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2013)
En fleksibel og gunstig oppgavedeling mellom helsepersonell i spesialisthelsetjenesten er avgjørende for best mulig pasientflyt og med det en kortest mulig ventetid på behandling. En av de vanligste formene for oppgavedeling ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2013)
Helsevesenets ansvar og oppgaver består i å ta hånd om pasienter på best mulig måte. Utviklingen på medisinske og teknologiske områder gjør at det er mulig å gjøre nye ting, og å løse oppgaver på nye måter. Som et alternativ ...