Publications

Publication • Published year 2024

Assessing occupational styrene exposure in the European and US Glass Reinforced Plastics Industry for the period between 1947 and 2020

Background: We aimed to develop a method for assessing occupational styrene exposures for application in epidemiological studies on risks...

Yvette Christopher-de Vries; Igor Burstyn; Mette Wulf Christensen; Hilde Pettersen Notø; Kurt Straif; Eero Pukkala; Vivi Schlünssen; Stephen Bertke; Martie Van Tongeren; Henrik A. Kolstad; Damien M. McElvenny ...

Publication • Published year 2024

Exposure to fibres and risk of pleural mesothelioma in the Norwegian Offshore Petroleum Workers cohort

Objectives Pleural mesothelioma is a rare respiratory cancer, mainly caused by inhalation of asbestos fibres. Other inorganic fibres are ...

Leon Alexander Mclaren Berge; Nita Kaupang Shala; Francesco Barone-Adesi; H Dean Hosgood; Sven Ove Samuelsen; Magne Bråtveit; Jorunn Kirkeleit; Debra Silverman; Melissa C. Friesen; Ronnie Babigumira; Tom Kristian Grimsrud ...

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Does country of resettlement influence the risk of labor market marginalization among refugees? A cohort study in Sweden and Norway

Objectives This study aimed to compare the risk of labor market marginalization among refugees across different host countries of reset...

Ridwanul Amin; Ellenor Mittendorfer-Rutz; Karina Undem; Ingrid Sivesind Mehlum; Rachel Louise Hasting

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Acute effects of a simulated quick return on subjective sleepiness, mood, and cognitive performance: A laboratory crossover controlled trial

Sleep loss due to short time off between shifts has been proposed as a mechanism contributing to impaired functioning in occupational set...

Øystein Holmelid; Anette Harris; Ståle Pallesen; Bjørn Bjorvatn; Øystein Vedaa; Siri Waage; Morten Birkeland Nielsen; Ingebjørg Louise Rockwell Djupedal; Erlend Sunde

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Occupational exposure limits for reproductive toxicants. A comparative analysis

We investigated the level of protection of reproductive and developmental toxicity offered through occupational exposure limits (OELs) an...

Linda Schenk; Meng-Rung Ho; Piia Taxell; Pasi Huuskonen; Mimmi Leite; Inese Martinsone; Karl-Christian Nordby; Linda Paegle; Loreta Strumylaite

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Does job control contribute to differences in physician-certified sickness absence across office concepts? A mediation analysis in a nationally representative sample

Objectives: Several studies have found higher sickness absence in shared and open workspaces than in private offices, but little is known...

Randi Hovden Borge; Håkon Andre Johannessen; Knut Inge Fostervold; Morten Birkeland Nielsen

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Measurements of dust and respirable crystalline silica during indoor demolition and renovation

Increased focus on renovating and maintaining the existing building stock is an integral part of the circular economy, however this might...

Johanne Østereng Halvorsen; Pål Graff; Elin Lovise Folven Gjengedal; Torunn Kringlen Ervik

Publication • Published year 2024

Prevalence and predictors of self-reported hearing aid use and benefit in Norway: the HUNT study

Background Knowledge on hearing aid use and benefit is important to ensure appropriate and effective treatment. We aimed to assess preva...

Bo Lars Engdahl; Lisa Aarhus

Publication • Published year 2024

Impact of individual level uncertainty of lung cancer polygenic risk score (PRS) on risk stratification

Background Although polygenic risk score (PRS) has emerged as a promising tool for predicting cancer risk from genome-wide association st...

Xinan Wang; Ziwei Zhang; Yi Dang; Tony Chen; Lorelei Mucci; Demetrios Albanes; Maria Teresa Landi; Neil E. Caporaso; Stephen Lam; Adonina Tardon; Chu Chen ...

Publication • Published year 2024

Social stress in rats promotes transcriptional mitochondrial changes of the adrenal tissue

Previous observations suggest that strong social stressors, that is, repeated social defeat, could initiate functional changes in the hyp...

Terese Elisabeth Zylla; Junbai Wang; Johannes Gjerstad