Publications

Publication • Published year 2017

Differences in inflammation and acute phase response but similar genotoxicity in mice following pulmonary exposure to graphene oxide and reduced graphene oxide

We investigated toxicity of 2–3 layered >1 μm sized graphene oxide (GO) and reduced graphene oxide (rGO) in mice following single intratr...

Bengtson, Stefan; Knudsen, Kristina B.; Kyjovska, Zdenka O.; Berthing, Trine; Skaug, Vidar; Levin, Marcus; Koponen, Ismo K.; Shivayogimath, Abhay; Booth, Timothy J.; Alonso, Beatriz; Pesquera, Amaia ...

Publication • Published year 2017

An experimental study on the attribution of personality traits to bullies and targets in a workplace setting

Previous studies on the personality of bullies and targets have exclusively been based on self-report. Against this backdrop we conducted...

Pallesen, Ståle; Nielsen, Morten Birkeland; Magerøy, Nils; Andreassen, Cecilie Schou; Einarsen, Ståle

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A practical guidance for assessments of sedentary behavior at work: A PEROSH initiative

Sedentary behavior is defined as sitting or lying with low energy expenditure. Humans in industrialized societies spend an increasing amo...

Holtermann, Andreas; Schellewald, Vera; Mathiassen, Svend Erik; Gupta, Nidhi; Pinder, Andrew; Punakallio, Anne; Veiersted, Kaj Bo; Weber, Britta; Takala, Esa-Pekka; Draicchioh, Francesco; Enquist, Henrik ...

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Associations of objectively measured sitting and standing with low-back pain intensity. A 6-month follow-up of construction and healthcare workers

Objectives: This study aimed to determine the associations between objectively measured sitting and standing duration and intensity of lo...

Lunde, Lars-Kristian; Koch, Markus; Knardahl, Stein; Veiersted, Kaj Bo

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MicroRNA-223 demonstrated experimentally in exosome-like vesicles is associated with decreased risk of persistent pain after lumbar disc herniation

Background: Previous findings have demonstrated that lumbar radicular pain after disc herniation may be associated with up-regulation of ...

Moen, Aurora Lie; Jacobsen, Daniel; Phuyal, Santosh; Legfeldt, Anna; Haugen, Fred; Røe, Cecilie; Gjerstad, Johannes

Publication • Published year 2017

Psychosocial factors at work and sleep problems: a longitudinal study of the general working population in Norway

Purpose: A growing number of longitudinal studies report associations between adverse psychosocial factors at work and sleep problems. Ho...

Johannessen, Håkon Andre; Sterud, Tom

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Workplace Bullying as a Predictor of Disability Retirement: A Prospective Registry Study of Norwegian Employees

Objective: The aim of this study was to determine 1) whether bullying is related to all-cause disability retirement, 2) whether bullying ...

Nielsen, Morten Birkeland; Emberland, Jan Shahid; Knardahl, Stein

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Psychological predictors of change in the number of musculoskeletal pain sites among Norwegian employees: a prospective study

Background The pathogenesis of syndromes of widespread musculoskeletal pain remains an enigma. The present study sought to determine if p...

Christensen, Jan Olav; Johansen, Sissel; Knardahl, Stein

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Biological monitoring of welders' exposure to chromium, molybdenum, tungsten and vanadium

Background Welders are exposed to a number of metallic elements during work. Bioaccessability, that is important for element uptake, has ...

Ellingsen, Dag; Chashchin, Maxim; Berlinger, Balazs; Fedorov, Vladimir; Chashchin, Valery; Thomassen, Yngvar

Publication • Published year 2017

Association between VO2max, handgrip strength, and musculoskeletal pain among construction and health care workers

Background: Construction and health care workers have a high prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders, and they are assumed to have physic...

Moberg, Lene Lehmann; Lunde, Lars-Kristian; Koch, Markus; Tveter, Anne Therese; Veiersted, Kaj Bo