Diesel combustion and solid biomass burning are the major sources of ultrafine particles (UFP) in urbanized areas. Cardiovascular and pul...
Eleonora Longhin; Maurizio Gualtieri; Lauro Capasso; Rossella Bengalli; Steen Kristen Mollerup; Jørn Andreas Holme; Johan Øvrevik; Simone Casadei; Christiano Di Benedetto; Paolo Parenti; Marina Camatini
Objectives: The objective of this study has been to test 2 spreadsheet models to compare the observed with the expected hearing loss for ...
Arve Lie; Bo Lars Engdahl; Kristian Tambs
Objectives: The aim of this study was to evaluate postural and rest tremor among workers using vibrating hand tools, taking into account...
Rita Bast-Pettersen; Bente Ulvestad; Karl Færden; Thomas Aleksander C. Clemm; Raymond Olsen; Dag Ellingsen; Karl-Christian Nordby
Abstract: Objectives In a previous study on smelter workers we, found significant relationship between exposure to dust and accelerated ...
Liv Ingunn Bjoner Sikkeland; Helle Laier Johnsen; Tonje Bøyum Riste; Neil E. Alexis; Bente Halvorsen; Vidar Søyseth; Johny Kongerud
Objective: The aim of this study was to analyse longitudinal data to assess the risk of noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) in Norwegian ra...
Arve Lie; Marit Skogstad; Torstein Seip Johnsen; Bo Lars Engdahl; Kristian Tambs
Background: Rodent models highlight the key role of μ-opioid receptor (MOR) signaling in palatable food consumption. In humans, however,...
Marie Helene Eikemo; Guro Engvig Løseth; Tom Johnstone; Johannes Gjerstad; Frode Willoch; Siri Leknes
Objectives: The aims of our study were to (i) investigate the association between rotating night shift work and blood concentrations of e...
Beata Peplonska; Agnieszka Bukowska; Jenny-Anne Sigstad Lie; Jolanta Gromadzinska; Shanbeh Zienolddiny
Background: The aim of the present study was to provide an overview of the literature addressing the role of genetic factors and biomark...
Siri Bjorland; Aurora Lie Moen; Ellina Iordanova Schistad; Johannes Gjerstad; Cecilie Røe
Die Exposition gegenüber hochmolekularen Allergenen aus natürlichen Quellen stellt einen Risikofaktor für die Entstehung von allergischem...
Monika Raulf; Jeroen T.M. Buters; Martin D. Chapman; Lorenzo Cecchi; Frédéric De Blay; Gert Doekes; Eduard Wijnand; Dick J.J. Heederik; Mohamed Fareed Jeebhay; Sabine Kespohl; Esmeralda J.M. Krop ...
Abstract: Background Cross-sectional studies of occupational noise and cardiovascular effects show an association between noise and hyp...
Marit Skogstad; Håkon Andre Johannessen; Tore Tynes; Ingrid Sivesind Mehlum; Karl-Christian Nordby; Arve Lie
Objective The association between workplace bullying and sickness absence remains unclear. This paper presents a systematic review and me...
Morten Birkeland Nielsen; Anne-Marthe Rustad Indregard; Simon Nygaard Øverland
The endoplasmic reticulum (ER) is an essential organelle that contributes to several key cellular functions, including lipogenesis, gluco...
Margrethe Larsdatter Storm; Xia Sheng; Yke Jildouw Arnoldussen; Fahri Saatcioglu
Morten Birkeland Nielsen; Helge Hoel; Dieter Zapf; Ståle Einarsen
Thormod Idsøe; Atle Dyregrov; Ella Maria Cosmovici Idsøe; Morten Birkeland Nielsen
Tidligere studier fra Stami har vist at arbeidere på renseanlegg har en risiko for å bli eksponert for biologiske faktorer og da spesielt...
Kari Emilie Heldal; Lene Madsø; Elin Einarsdóttir Thornér; Lars Ole Goffeng; Karl-Christian Nordby; Åse Dalseth Austigard; Kristin V Hirsch Svendsen
Arbeid med laboratoriedyr er en velkjent risikofaktor for flere allergiske lidelser. Typiske luftveissymptomer inkluderer allergisk beten...
Anne Straumfors; Wijnand Eduard; Knut Andresen; Ann Kristin Sjaastad
For å undersøke om dagens eksponering i norske sagbruk har uheldige effekter på luftveiene og induserer luftveisinflammasjon, ble personl...
Anne Straumfors; Wijnand Eduard; Helle Laier Johnsen; Bente Ulvestad; Raymond Olsen; Hanne Line Daae; Kristin E. Halgard; Syvert Thorud; Lene Madsø; Komlavi Anani Afanou; Grete Friisk ...
Statens arbeidsmiljøinstitutt har i samarbeid med ERAMET (Norge) undersøkt om bestemmelse av konsentrasjonen av mangan (Mn) i urinen (U-M...
Dag G. Ellingsen; Balazs Berlinger; Kari Dahl; Yngvar Thomassen
Air samples were collected by personal sampling with five stage Sioutas cascade impactors and respirable cyclones in parallel among tappe...
Balazs Berlinger; Merete Drevvatne Bugge; Bente Ulvestad; Helge Kjuus; K Kandler; Dag Ellingsen
Earlier studies have shown that genetic variability in the SLC6A4 gene encoding the serotonin transporter (5-HTT) may be important for t...
Benedicte Meyer; Chinh Bkrong Thi Thuy Nguyen; Aurora Moen; Frode Even Fagermoen; Dag Sulheim; Hilde Nilsen; Vegard Bruun Wyller; Johannes Gjerstad
The grass parasitic fungus Claviceps purpurea sensu lato produces sclerotia with toxic indole alkaloids. It constitutes several genetic g...
Mariell Negård; Silvio Uhlig; Håvard Kauserud; Tom Andersen; Klaus Høiland; Trude Vrålstad
Background: The association between leisure time physical activity and low back pain in young adults is unclear and is in the need of pr...
Lars-Kristian Lunde; Markus Koch; Therese Nordberg Hanvold; Morten Wærsted; Kaj Bo Veiersted
Sources of C-rich particles at work places in two aluminium smelters in Norway were studied by transmission electron microscopy and energ...
Stephan Weinbruch; Nathalie Benker; Konrad Kandler; Martin Ebert; Dag Ellingsen; Balazs Berlinger; Yngvar Thomassen
The aim was to study exposure to airborne contaminants in oil drillers during ordinary work. Personal samples were collected among 65 dri...
Niels Einar Kirkhus; Yngvar Thomassen; Bente Ulvestad; Torill Woldbæk; Dag Ellingsen
Background: In 2010, the Danish Government launched the Danish national return-to-work (RTW) programme to reduce sickness absence and pro...
Maj Britt D Nielsen; Jørgen Vinsløv Hansen; Birgit Aust; Torill Tverborgvik; Birthe L Thomsen; Jakob Bue Bjorner; Ole Steen Mortensen; Reiner Rugulies; Glen Winzor; Palle Ørbæk; Trine Helverskov ...