Publikasjoner

Bullying and PTSD symptoms in children and adolescents

Thormod Idsøe; Atle Dyregrov; Ella Maria Cosmovici Idsøe; Morten Birkeland Nielsen

Eksponering og helse-effekter på luftveiene og sentralnervesystemet ved håndtering av avløpsvann

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

Eksponering for allergener fra rotte og mus. Forekomst av og determinanter for luftbårne allergener i norske forsøksdyravdelinger

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

Eksponering i norske sagbruk

Denne rapporten er resultatet av eksponeringsmålinger ved 11 ulike norske sagbruk foretatt gjennom vinter- og sommersesongene i 2013 og 2...

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 ...

Biologisk monitorering av ovnstappere eksponert for mangan i manganlegeringsindustrien

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

Evaluating Measuring Techniques for Occupational Exposure during Additive Manufacturing of Metals: A Pilot Study

Summary Additive manufacturing that creates three‐dimensional objects by adding layer upon layer of material is a new technique that has ...

Pål Graff; Bengt Ståhlbom; Eva Nordenberg; Andreas Graichen; Pontus Johansson; Helen Karlsson

Respiratory and Ocular Symptoms Among Employees at Swedish Indoor Swimming Pools

Håkan Löfstedt; Jessica Westerlund; Pål Graff; Ing-Liss Bryngelsson; Göte Mölleby; Anna-Carin Olin; Kåre Eriksson; Håkan Westberg

Particle size distribution of workplace aerosols in manganese alloy smelters applying a personal sampling strategy

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

Maintenance of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) in young CFS patients is associated with the 5-HTTLPR and SNP rs25531 A > G Genotype

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

Links between genetic groups, indole alkaloid profiles and ecology within the grass-parasitic Claviceps purpurea species complex

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

Low back pain and physical activity. A 6.5 year follow-up among young adults in their transition from school to working life

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

Morphology, chemical composition and nanostructure of single carbon-rich particles studied by transmission electron microscopy: Source apportionment in workroom air of aluminium smelters

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

Occupational exposure to airborne contaminants during offshore oil drilling

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

A multisite randomized controlled trial on time to self-support among sickness absence beneficiaries. the Danish national return-to-work programme

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 ...

Mycotoxins and other fungal metabolites in grain dust from Norwegian grain elevators and compound feed mills

Employees at grain elevators and compound feed mills are exposed to large amounts of grain dust during work, frequently leading to airway...

Anne Straumfors; Silvio Uhlig; Gunnar Sundstøl Eriksen; Kari Kulvik Heldal; Eduard Wijnand; R. Krska; M. Sulyok

Divergent androgen regulation of unfolded protein response pathways drives prostate cancer

The unfolded protein response (UPR) is a homeostatic mechanism to maintain endoplasmic reticulum (ER) function. The UPR is activated by v...

Xia Sheng; Yke Jildouw Arnoldussen; Margrethe Larsdatter Storm; Martina Tesikova; Hatice Zeynep Nenseth; Sen Zhao; Ladan Fazli; Paul S. Rennie; Bjørn Åke Risberg; Haakon Wæhre; Håvard Emil Danielsen ...

Change in pain, disability and influence of fear-avoidance in a work-focused intervention on neck and back pain: a randomized controlled trial

Background: Neck and back pain are among the most common causes of prolonged disability, and development of interventions with effect on...

Gunn Hege Marchand; Kjersti Myhre; Gunnar Leivseth; Leiv Sandvik; Bjørn Lau; Erik Bautz-Holter; Cecilie Røe

Cardiovascular risk factors and hearing loss: The HUNT study

Objective: The purpose of the present paper was to examine the association between prospectively and cross-sectionally assessed cardiovas...

Bo Lars Engdahl; Lisa Aarhus; Arve Lie; Kristian Tambs

Airway inflammation among compost workers exposed to actinomycetes spores

Objectives: To study the associations between exposure to bioaerosols and work-related symptoms, lung function and biomarkers of airway ...

Kari Emilie Heldal; Lene Madsø; Eduard Wijnand

Psychosocial factors at work and occupational injuries: A prospective study of the general working population in Norway

Background: We examined the effects of psychosocial stressors at work on subsequent injuries, taking into account organizational and mec...

Håkon Andre Johannessen; Hans Magne Ulrik Gravseth; Tom Sterud

Airway inflammation and ammonia exposure among female Palestinian hairdressers: A cross-sectional study

Objectives: Little is known about the working conditions and airway inflammation in hairdressers in Palestine. We aimed to investigate if...

Maysaa Y K Sadeya Nemer; Liv Ingunn Bjoner Sikkeland; Mayes Kasem; Petter Kristensen; Khaldoun Nijem; Espen Bjertness; Øivind Skare; Berit Bakke; Johny Kongerud; Marit Skogstad

Influence of chronic back pain on kinematic reactions to unpredictable arm pulls

Background There is evidence that muscle reflexes are delayed in patients with chronic low back pain in response to perturbations. It is...

Martin Götze; Michael Ernst; Markus Koch; Reinhard Blickhan

Serum levels of the pro-inflammatory interleukins 6 (IL-6) and -8 (IL-8) in patients with lumbar radicular pain due to disc herniation: A 12-month prospective study

Earlier studies indicate that lumbar radicular pain after disc herniation may be associated with a local inflammation induced by leakage ...

Linda Margareth Pedersen; Ellina Iordanova Schistad; Line Melå Jacobsen; Cecilie Røe; Johannes Gjerstad

Work-related skin diseases in Norway may be underreported: Data from 2000 to 2013

Jose Hernan Alfonso; Eva Kristin Løvseth; Yogindra Samant; Jan Øivind Holm

Speciation of fluoride in workroom air during primary production of aluminium

Exposure to fluorides (F−) and particulate matter (PM) was assessed by personal sampling with use of Respicon® sampler in Prebake and Sød...

Nils Petter Skaugset; Dag Ellingsen; Hilde Pettersen Notø; Lars Jordbekken; Yngvar Thomassen