Welders may be exposed to high amounts of manganese (Mn). In this study 63 welders and 65 referents were followed up with neurobehavioral...
Dag Ellingsen; Maxim Chashchin; Rita Bast-Pettersen; Evgenji Zibarev; Yngvar Thomassen; Valery Chashchin
Purpose: The aim was to study inflammatory biomarkers in tunnel construction workers (TCW). Methods: Surfactant protein D (SP-D), Cl...
Dag Ellingsen; Bente Ulvestad; Berit Bakke; Ingebjørg Seljeflot; Lars Barregard; Yngvar Thomassen
The purpose of this study was to study cross-shift changes of lung function in relation to pesticide use. One hundred and ninety-five mal...
Farid Kamel Mustafa Abu Sham'a; Marit Skogstad; Khaldoun Nijem; Espen Bjertness; Petter Kristensen
Fungal aerosols consist of spores and fragments with diverse array of morphologies; however, the size, shape, and origin of the constitue...
Komlavi Anani Afanou; Anne Straumfors; Asbjørn Skogstad; Ida Skaar; Linda Hjeljord; Øivind Skare; Brett James Green; Arne Tronsmo; Eduard Wijnand
OBJECTIVE: Impaired awareness of hypoglycemia (IAH) is a risk factor for severe hypoglycemia in people with insulin-treated diabetes; aut...
Sandra Elise Olsen; Marit Ragnhild Rokne Bjørgaas; Bjørn Olav Åsvold; Trond Sand; Marit Stjern; Brian Frier; Kristian Bernhard Nilsen
Background and objectives: Terrorism can heighten fears and undermine the feeling of safety. Little is known, however, about the factors ...
Alexander Frantz William Nissen; Morten Birkeland Nielsen; Øivind Solberg; Marianne Hansen; Trond Heir
Protocols for testing conditioned pain modulation (CPM) vary betweendifferent labs/clinics. In order to promote research and clin...
D. Yarnitsky; D. Bouhassira; A.M. Drewes; R.B. Filingim; M. Granot; Per Hansson; R. Landau; S. Marchand; Dagfinn Matre; Audun Stubhaug; Kristian Bernhard Nilsen ...
We analyzed for associations between a variable number of tandem repeat (VNTR) polymorphism in the Family with sequence similarity 46, me...
Godfrey Etokebe; Shanbeh Zienolddiny; Zeljko Kupanovac; Morten Enersen; Sanja Balen; Velkjo Flego; Ljiljana Bulat-Kardum; Anđelka Radojčić-Badovinac; Vidar Skaug; Per S. Bakke; Aage Haugen ...
Introduction: Physical inactivity is increasing considerably in the modern society and may lead to adverse health effects. Physical exerc...
Jose Hernan Alfonso; Marit Skogstad; Øivind Skare; Asgeir Mamen; Lars-Kristian Lunde; Elin Einarsdóttir Thornér; Reidun Øvstebø; Bente Ulvestad
Objectives: The aim of this two-wave prospective study was to determine how and when job demands are related to alcohol use among employe...
Morten Birkeland Nielsen; Live Bakke Finne; Jan Olav Christensen; Stein Knardahl
Petter Kristensen; Helge Kjuus
The main aims of this two-wave prospective study were to (1) present different theoretical mechanisms for relationships between bullying ...
Morten Birkeland Nielsen; Stein Knardahl
Prospective studies on occupational dermatoses in the general working population are sparse. This study investigated prospectively the im...
Jose Hernan Alfonso; Jacob P. Thyssen; Tore Tynes; Ingrid Sivesind Mehlum; Håkon Andre Johannessen
The interleukin-1 (IL-1) family has been implicated in cellular responses to nanoparticles including carbon nanotubes (CNTs). IL-1α and β...
Yke Jildouw Arnoldussen; Asbjørn Skogstad; Vidar Skaug; Mayes Kasem; Aage Haugen; Nathalie Benker; Stephan Weinbruch; Ron N. Apte; Shanbeh Zienolddiny
In two studies we examine whether Psychological Capital (PsyCap) is related to perceptions of safety climate and job satisfaction among m...
Kjersti Bergheim; Morten Birkeland Nielsen; Kathryn Mearns; Jarle Eid
Experiencing terrorism is associated with high levels of psychological distress among survivors. The aim of the present study was to exam...
Marianne Skogbrott Birkeland; Morten Birkeland Nielsen; Stein Knardahl; Trond Heir
Background: Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) is a common and disabling condition in adolescence with few treatment options. A central feat...
Maral Adel Fahmideh; Catharina Lavebratt; Joachim Schüz; Martin Röösli; Tore Tynes; Michael Grotzer; Christoffer Johansen; Claudia E. Kuehni; Birgitta Lannering; Michaela Prochazka; Lisbeth S. Schmidt ...
Background: Although predictors of contaminants in serum or whole blood are usually examined by chemical groups (e.g., POPs, toxic and/o...
Anna Sofia Veyhe; Dag Hofoss; Solrunn Hansen; Yngvar Thomassen; Torkjel M Sandanger; Jon Øyvind Odland; Evert Nieboer
Introduction and objective: Reduced asthma and allergy risks in farmers have been ascribed to microbial exposures. However, selection ma...
Eduard Wijnand; Vivi Schlunssen; Torben Sigsgaard; Øyvind Omland; Neil Pearce; Jeroen Douwes
Submicronic fungal fragments have been observed in in vitro aerosolization experiments. The occurrence of these particles has therefore b...
Komlavi Anani Afanou; Anne Straumfors; Asbjørn Skogstad; Ajay P. Nayak; Ida Skaar; Linda Hjeljord; Arne Tronsmo; Eduard Wijnand; Brett James Green
Background: Women have shown consistently higher levels of sickness absence from work in comparison to men, but explanations for this ge...
Petter Kristensen; Karina Corbett; Ingrid Sivesind Mehlum
Introduction: Up to 30% stage I lung cancer patients suffer recurrence within 5 years of curative surgery. We sought to improve existing...
Ana I. Robles; Eri Arai; Ewy A. Mathé; Hirokazu Okayama; Aaron J. Schetter; Derek Brown; David Petersen; Elise D. Bowman; Rintaro Noro; Judith A. Welsh; Daniel C. Edelman ...
Purpose The impact of leadership practices on employee health may be especially evident after extreme events that have physical, psychol...
Marianne Skogbrott Birkeland; Morten Birkeland Nielsen; Stein Knardahl; Trond Heir
Study Objectives: Sleep restriction (SR) has been hypothesized to sensitize the pain system. The current study determined whether experi...
Dagfinn Matre; Lu Hu; Leif Andre Viken; Ingri Berild Hjelle; Monica Wigemyr; Stein Knardahl; Trond Sand; Kristian Bernhard Nilsen
New innovations that can transform societies and improve life for people are increasingly being asked for. Unfortunately, some avenues of...
Per Kristensson; Anna Brunstrom; Tore Pedersen