Background: The aims of this study was to assess exposure to hydrogen sulphide (H2S) among waste water treatment workers (WWWs), and achi...
Austigard, Åse Dalseth; Svendsen, Kristin V Hirsch; Heldal, Kari Emilie
Background: Although both the mother's and father's alleles are present in the offspring, they may not operate at the same level. These p...
Skare, Øivind; Lie, Rolv T.; Haaland, Øystein Ariansen; Gjerdevik, Miriam; Romanowska, Julia; Gjessing, Håkon K.; Jugessur, Astanand
AIM: To examine associated factors of bullying and to determine associations between bullying and psychosocial outcomes among individuals...
Brunes, Audun; Nielsen, Morten Birkeland; Heir, Trond
More than 90% of the cases of Parkinson’s disease have unknown etiology. Gradual loss of dopaminergic neurons of substantia nigra is the ...
Stahl, Katja; Rahmani, Soulmaz; Prydz, Agnete; Skauli, Nadia; MacAulay, Nanna; Mylonakou, Maria-Niki; Torp, Reidun; Skare, Øivind; Berg, Torill; Leergaard, Trygve Brauns; Paulsen, Ragnhild Elisabeth ...
Background and aims: Matrix metalloproteinase 9 (MMP9) is an enzyme that may affect degradation of several extracellular matrix (ECM) com...
Mahmood, Aqsa; Moen, Aurora Lie; Stafne, Signe Nilssen; Robinson, Hilde Stendal; Vøllestad, Nina Køpke; Salvesen, Kjell Å; Mørkved, Siv; Gjerstad, Johannes
Austigard, Åse Dalseth; Svendsen, Kristin V Hirsch; Heldal, Kari Emilie
This paper discusses the combined use of electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD) and energy dispersive X-ray microanalysis (EDX) to ident...
Ervik, Torunn Kringlen; Benker, Nathalie; Weinbruch, Stephan; Skogstad, Asbjørn; Thomassen, Yngvar; Ellingsen, Dag; Berlinger, Balazs
Introduction: Work-related exposure to silica is a global health hazard that causes diseases such as silicosis. Some studies have also re...
Fan, Chenjing; Graff, Pål; Vihlborg, Per; Bryngelsson, Ing-Liss; Andersson, Lene
Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) are found in the food chain of both humans and animals and exert a wide spectrum of potentially adve...
Hudecova, Alexandra Misci; Hansen, Kristine Eraker Aasland; Mandal, Siddhartha; Berntsen, Hanne Friis; Khezri, Abdolrahman; Bale, Tracy; Fraser, Thomas; Zimmer, Karin Elisabeth; Ropstad, Erik
While previous research has mainly considered leadership as an antecedent to psychological distress and role stressors (i.e., role ambigu...
Nielsen, Morten Birkeland; Christensen, Jan Olav; Finne, Live Bakke; Knardahl, Stein
Objective: Missing data in longitudinal studies may constitute a source of bias. We suggest three simple missing data indicators for the ...
Wærsted, Morten; Børnick, Taran Svenssen; Twisk, Jos W.R.; Veiersted, Kaj Bo
Background: Low back‐related leg pain with nerve root involvement is conceptually regarded as a neuropathic condition. However, it is unc...
Hasvik, Eivind Olay; Haugen, Anne Julsrud; Gjerstad, Johannes; Grøvle, Lars
The role of dopaminergic system in modulation of formalin-induced orofacial nociception has been established. The present study aims to i...
Shafiei, Iman; Vatankhah, Mahsaneh; Zarepour, Leila; Ezzatpanah, Somayeh; Haghparast, Abbas
The present field study investigated the difference between practicing a nondirective relaxation technique – Acem Meditation – for stress...
Hersoug, Anne Grete; Wærsted, Morten; Lau, Bjørn
The effects of long-term chronic exposure of human lung cells to multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNT) and their impact upon cellular pro...
Phuyal, Santosh; Kasem, Mayes; Knittelfelder, Oskar; Sharma, Animesh; Fonseca, Davi de Miranda; Vebraite, Vaineta; Shaposhnikov, Sergey; Slupphaug, Geir; Skaug, Vidar; Zienolddiny, Shanbeh
Background: There is a lack of published data on the association between alcohol consumption and health and well-being in working populat...
Nielsen, Morten Birkeland; Gjerstad, Johannes; Frone, Michael
In line with recommendations from both the World Health Organization and the European Union some employers encourage workplace health pro...
Skogstad, Marit; Lunde, Lars-Kristian; Ulvestad, Bente; Aass, Hans Christian Dalsbotten; Clemm, Thomas; Mamen, Asgeir; Skare, Øivind
Objectives: Long-term exposure to systematic negative acts at work, usually labeled workplace bullying, is a prevalent problem at many wo...
Jacobsen, Daniel Pitz; Nielsen, Morten Birkeland; Einarsen, Ståle; Gjerstad, Johannes
With the emergence of nanotechnology the number of manufactured nanomaterials (MNM) in production and use is constantly increasing. Expos...
Landvik, Nina Elisabeth; Skaug, Vidar; Mohr, Benedicte; Verbeek, Jos; Zienolddiny, Shanbeh
Emotional dissonance, i.e., a discrepancy between required and felt emotions, has been established as a predictor of sickness absence in ...
Rustad Indregard, Anne Marthe; Ulleberg, Pål; Knardahl, Stein; Nielsen, Morten Birkeland
Background: Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) is a highly prevalent, recurrent, and potentially chronic disorder. Identifying risk factors ...
Visted, Endre; Vøllestad, Jon; Nielsen, Morten Birkeland; Schanche, Elisabeth
Assessment of exposure to fungi has commonly been limited to fungal spore measurements that have shown associations between fungi and dev...
Afanou, Komlavi Anani; Wijnand, Eduard; Johnsen, Helle Laier; Straumfors, Anne
Background: Evidence from observational studies of telomere length (TL) has been conflicting regarding its direction of association with ...
Kachuri, Linda; Saarela, Olli; Bojesen, Stig E.; Smith, George Davey; Liu, Geoffrey; Landi, Maria Teresa; Caporaso, Neil E.; Christiani, David C.; Johansson, Mattias; Panico, Salvatore; Overvad, Kim ...
The objective of the current study was to elucidate how work–private life conflict prospectively affects musculoskeletal pain complaints ...
Vleeshouwes, Jolien; Knardahl, Stein; Christensen, Jan Olav
Occupational exposure to diesel exhaust may cause lung cancer in humans. Mechanisms include DNA-damage and inflammatory responses. Here, ...
Rynning, Iselin; Neca, Jiri; Vrbova, Kristyna; Libalova, Helena; Rossner, Pavel; Holme, Jørn Andreas; Gutzkow, Kristine Bjerve; Afanou, Komlavi Anani; Arnoldussen, Yke Jildouw; Hruba, Eva; Skare, Øivind ...