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  • Validation of oligoarrays for quantitative exploration of the transcriptome 
    Nygaard, Vigdis; Liu, Fang; Holden, Marit; Kuo, Winston P; Trimarchi, Jeff; Ohno-Machado, Lucila; Cepko, Connie L; Frigessi, Arnoldo; Glad, Ingrid K; van de Wiel, A M; Hovig, Eivind; Lyng, Heidi (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2008)
    Background Oligoarrays have become an accessible technique for exploring the transcriptome, but it is presently unclear how absolute transcript data from this technique compare to the data achieved with ...
  • Validation of reference genes for quantitative RT-qPCR studies of gene expression in Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua l.) during temperature stress 
    Aursnes, Ingrid A; Rishovd, Anne L; Karlsen, Hans E; Gjøen, Tor (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2011)
    Background One important physiological response to environmental stress in animals is change in gene expression. To obtain reliable data from gene expression studies using RT-qPCR it is important to evaluate ...
  • Validation of repeated self-reported n-3 PUFA intake using serum phospholipid fatty acids as a biomarker in breast cancer patients during treatment 
    Brunvoll, Sonja H; Thune, Inger; Frydenberg, Hanne; Flote, Vidar G; Bertheussen, Gro F; Schlichting, Ellen; Bjerve, Kristian S; Hjartåker, Anette (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2018)
    Background The role of n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) in breast cancer is not clear and under debate. To explore this relationship it is important to have proper validated dietary assessment methods ...
  • Validation of serrated polyps (SPs) in Swedish pathology registers 
    Bozorg, Soran R; Song, Mingyang; Emilsson, Louise; Ludvigsson, Jonas F (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2019)
    Background Little is known about the natural history of serrated polyps (SPs), partly due to the lack of large-scale epidemiologic data. In this study, we examined the validity of SP identification according to SNOMED ...
  • Validation of the Vascular quality of life questionnaire – 6 for clinical use in patients with lower limb peripheral arterial disease 
    Larsen, Anne S F; Reiersen, Anne T; Jacobsen, Morten B; Kløw, Nils-Einar; Nordanstig, Joakim; Morgan, Mark; Wesche, Jarlis (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2017)
    Background The VascuQoL-6 (VQ-6) health-related quality of life questionnaire, a short version of the disease-specific VascuQoL-25, was developed for clinical practice and use in vascular registries. The ...
  • Validation of two short questionnaires assessing physical activity in colorectal cancer patients 
    Henriksen, Hege B; Berntsen, Sveinung; Paur, Ingvild; Zucknick, Manuela; Skjetne, Anne J; Bøhn, Siv K; Henriksen, Christine; Smeland, Sigbjørn; Carlsen, Monica H; Blomhoff, Rune (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2018)
    Background In order to investigate the impact of adherence to recommendations of physical activity and sedentary time on health outcomes in clinical trials, there is a need for feasible tools such as ...
  • Validation study of HSCL-10, HSCL-6, WHO-5 and 3-key questions in 14–16 year ethnic minority adolescents 
    Sirpal, Manjit K; Haugen, Wench; Sparle, Kaj; Haavet, Ole R (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 ...
  • Validity and diagnostic performance of fluorescence optical imaging measuring synovitis in hand osteoarthritis: baseline results from the Nor-Hand cohort 
    Maugesten, Øystein; Mathiessen, Alexander; Hammer, Hilde B; Hestetun, Sigrid Valen; Kvien, Tore K; Uhlig, Till; Ohrndorf, Sarah; Haugen, Ida K (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2020)
    Objective Fluorescence optical imaging (FOI) demonstrates enhanced microcirculation in finger joints as a sign of inflammation. We wanted to assess the validity and diagnostic performance of FOI measuring synovitis in ...
  • Variation between nursing homes in drug use and in drug-related problems 
    Fog, Amura F; Mdala, Ibrahimu; Engedal, Knut; Straand, Jørund (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2020)
    Background Residents at nursing homes (NHs) are at particular risk for drug related harm. Regular medication reviews using explicit criteria for pharmacological inappropriateness and classification of drug ...
  • Variation in gene expression patterns in effusions and primary tumors from serous ovarian cancer patients 
    Schaner, Marci E; Davidson, Ben; Skrede, Martina; Reich, Reuven; Flørenes, Vivi A; Risberg, Björn; Berner, Aasmund; Goldberg*, Iris; Givant-Horwitz, Vered; Tropè, Claes G; Kristensen, Gunnar B; Nesland, Jahn M; Børresen-Dale, Anne-Lise (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2005)
    Background While numerous studies have characterized primary ovarian tumors, little information is available regarding expression patterns of metastatic sites of this cancer. To define sets of genes that ...
  • Variational based smoke removal in laparoscopic images 
    Wang, Congcong; Alaya Cheikh, Faouzi; Kaaniche, Mounir; Beghdadi, Azeddine; Elle, Ole J (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2018)
    Background In laparoscopic surgery, image quality can be severely degraded by surgical smoke, which not only introduces errors for the image processing algorithms (used in image guided surgery), but also ...
  • Variations in healthcare utilization for mental health problems prior to suicide by socioeconomic status: a Norwegian register-based population study 
    Øien-Ødegaard, Carine; Christiansen, Solveig T. G.; Hauge, Lars J.; Stene-Larsen, Kim; Bélanger, Sissel M.; Bjertness, Espen; Reneflot, Anne (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2024)
    Background Suicide poses a major public health challenge, claiming around 650 lives annually in Norway. There is limited understanding of mental healthcare utilization patterns preceding suicide, particularly ...
  • Variations in seasonal solar insolation are associated with a history of suicide attempts in bipolar I disorder 
    Bauer, Michael; Glenn, Tasha; Achtyes, Eric D.; Alda, Martin; Agaoglu, Esen; Altınbaş, Kürşat; Andreassen, Ole A.; Angelopoulos, Elias; Ardau, Raffaella; Vares, Edgar A.; Aydin, Memduha; Ayhan, Yavuz; Baethge, Christopher; Bauer, Rita; Baune, Bernhard T.; Balaban, Ceylan; Becerra-Palars, Claudia; Behere, Aniruddh P.; Behere, Prakash B.; Belete, Habte; Belete, Tilahun; Belizario, Gabriel O.; Bellivier, Frank; Belmaker, Robert H.; Benedetti, Francesco; Berk, Michael; Bersudsky, Yuly; Bicakci, Şule; Birabwa-Oketcho, Harriet; Bjella, Thomas D.; Brady, Conan; Cabrera, Jorge; Cappucciati, Marco; Castro, Angela M. P.; Chen, Wei-Ling; Cheung, Eric Y. W.; Chiesa, Silvia; Crowe, Marie; Cuomo, Alessandro; Dallaspezia, Sara; Del Zompo, Maria; Desai, Pratikkumar; Dodd, Seetal; Donix, Markus; Etain, Bruno; Fagiolini, Andrea; Fellendorf, Frederike T.; Ferensztajn-Rochowiak, Ewa; Fiedorowicz, Jess G.; Fountoulakis, Kostas N.; Frye, Mark A.; Geoffroy, Pierre A.; Gonzalez-Pinto, Ana; Gottlieb, John F.; Grof, Paul; Haarman, Bartholomeus C. M.; Harima, Hirohiko; Hasse-Sousa, Mathias; Henry, Chantal; Høffding, Lone; Houenou, Josselin; Imbesi, Massimiliano; Isometsä, Erkki T.; Ivkovic, Maja; Janno, Sven; Johnsen, Simon; Kapczinski, Flávio; Karakatsoulis, Gregory N.; Kardell, Mathias; Kessing, Lars V.; Kim, Seong J.; König, Barbara; Kot, Timur L.; Koval, Michael; Kunz, Mauricio; Lafer, Beny; Landén, Mikael; Larsen, Erik R.; Lenger, Melanie; Lewitzka, Ute; Licht, Rasmus W.; Lopez-Jaramillo, Carlos; MacKenzie, Alan; Madsen, Helle Ø.; Madsen, Simone A. K. A.; Mahadevan, Jayant; Mahardika, Agustine; Manchia, Mirko; Marsh, Wendy; Martinez-Cengotitabengoa, Monica; Martiny, Klaus; Mashima, Yuki; McLoughlin, Declan M.; Meesters, Ybe; Melle, Ingrid; Meza-Urzúa, Fátima; Ming, Mok Y.; Monteith, Scott; Moorthy, Muthukumaran; Morken, Gunnar; Mosca, Enrica; Mozzhegorov, Anton A.; Munoz, Rodrigo; Mythri, Starlin V.; Nacef, Fethi; Nadella, Ravi K.; Nakanotani, Takako; Nielsen, René E.; O‘Donovan, Claire; Omrani, Adel; Osher, Yamima; Ouali, Uta; Pantovic-Stefanovic, Maja; Pariwatcharakul, Pornjira; Petite, Joanne; Pfennig, Andrea; Ruiz, Yolanda P.; Pilhatsch, Maximilian; Pinna, Marco; Pompili, Maurizio; Porter, Richard; Quiroz, Danilo; Rabelo-da-Ponte, Francisco D.; Ramesar, Raj; Rasgon, Natalie; Ratta-apha, Woraphat; Ratzenhofer, Michaela; Redahan, Maria; Reddy, M. S.; Reif, Andreas; Reininghaus, Eva Z.; Richards, Jenny G.; Ritter, Philipp; Rybakowski, Janusz K.; Sathyaputri, Leela; Scippa, Ângela M.; Simhandl, Christian; Severus, Emanuel; Smith, Daniel; Smith, José; Stackhouse, Paul W.; Stein, Dan J.; Stilwell, Kellen; Strejilevich, Sergio; Su, Kuan-Pin; Subramaniam, Mythily; Sulaiman, Ahmad H.; Suominen, Kirsi; Tanra, Andi J.; Tatebayashi, Yoshitaka; Teh, Wen L.; Tondo, Leonardo; Torrent, Carla; Tuinstra, Daniel; Uchida, Takahito; Vaaler, Arne E.; Veeh, Julia; Vieta, Eduard; Viswanath, Biju; Yoldi-Negrete, Maria; Yalcinkaya, Oguz K.; Young, Allan H.; Zgueb, Yosra; Whybrow, Peter C. (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2021)
    Background Bipolar disorder is associated with circadian disruption and a high risk of suicidal behavior. In a previous exploratory study of patients with bipolar I disorder, we found that a history of ...
  • Variations in the cerebrospinal fluid dynamics of the American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) 
    Young, Bruce A.; Adams, James; Beary, Jonathan M.; Mardal, Kent-Andre; Schneider, Robert; Kondrashova, Tatyana (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2021)
    Background Studies of mammalian CSF dynamics have been focused on three things: paravascular flow, pressure and pulsatility, and “bulk” flow; and three (respective) potential motive forces have been ...
  • Variations in wait times for imaging services: a register-based study of self-reported wait times for specific examinations in Norway 
    Hofmann, Bjørn; Brandsaeter, Ingrid Ø.; Kjelle, Elin (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2023)
    Background While the number of medical images has increased substantially, the demand has outpaced access, resulting in long wait times in many countries. Long wait times are a key problem for patient safety ...
  • Vascular responses to radiotherapy and androgen-deprivation therapy in experimental prostate cancer 
    Røe, Kathrine; Mikalsen, Lars T; van der Kogel, Albert J; Bussink, Johan; Lyng, Heidi; Ree, Anne H; Marignol, Laure; Olsen, Dag R (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2012)
    Background Radiotherapy (RT) and androgen-deprivation therapy (ADT) are standard treatments for advanced prostate cancer (PC). Tumor vascularization is recognized as an important physiological feature likely ...
  • Vector competence of Ixodes ricinus instars for the transmission of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato in different small mammalian hosts 
    Lindsø, Lars K.; Viljugrein, Hildegunn; Mysterud, Atle (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2024)
    Background Many pathogens and parasites can infect multiple host species, and the competence of different hosts as pathogen reservoirs is key to understanding their epidemiology. Small mammals are important ...
  • Video as an alternative to in-person consultations in outpatient renal transplant recipient follow-up: a qualitative study 
    Varsi, Cecilie; Stenehjem, Aud-Eldrid; Børøsund, Elin; Solberg Nes, Lise (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2021)
    Background Renal transplant recipients have to see a nephrologist for regular follow-up for the rest of their lives. To reduce the burden for the patients, video consultation can be an alternative to ...
  • Virological efficacy and emergence of drug resistance in adults on antiretroviral treatment in rural Tanzania 
    Johannessen, Asgeir; Naman, Ezra; Kivuyo, Sokoine L; Kasubi, Mabula J; Holberg-Petersen, Mona; Matee, Mecky I; Gundersen, Svein G; Bruun, Johan N (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2009)
    Background Virological response to antiretroviral treatment (ART) in rural Africa is poorly described. We examined virological efficacy and emergence of drug resistance in adults receiving first-line ART ...
  • Virtual reality as a method of cognitive training of processing speed, working memory, and sustained attention in persons with acquired brain injury: a protocol for a randomized controlled trial 
    Johansen, T.; Matre, M.; Løvstad, M.; Lund, A.; Martinsen, A. C.; Olsen, A.; Becker, F.; Brunborg, C.; Ponsford, J.; Spikman, J.; Neumann, D.; Tornås, S. (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2024)
    Background Acquired brain injury (ABI) often leads to persisting somatic, cognitive, and social impairments. Cognitive impairments of processing speed, sustained attention, and working memory are frequently ...