Background: Shift work has been associated with adverse physiological and psychological effects.Objective: To estimate associations betwe...
Yousef Mohammad Mustafa Jaradat; Rita Elisabeth Bast-Pettersen; Khaldoun Nijem; Espen Bjertness; Lars Lien; Petter Kristensen; Hein Stigum
Objectives: An increased lung cancer risk associated with total dust exposure in the silicon carbide (SiC) industry has previously been r...
Merete Drevvatne Bugge; Kristina Kjærheim; Solveig Føreland; Eduard Wijnand; Helge Kjuus
Interleukin-1β (IL-1β), encoded by the IL1B gene, is a cytokine important in regulation of the inflammatory response. Elevated levels of ...
Nina Elisabeth Landvik; Kent Hart; Aage Haugen; Shanbeh Zienolddiny
Background and purpose: The psychophysiological responses to and modulation of pressure pain stimulation are relatively new areas of inv...
Christine Mohn; Olav Vassend; Stein Knardahl
Background and purpose: In animal studies, enhanced sensitivity to painful stimuli succeeding chronic stress has been reported, while ac...
Kristian Bernhard Nilsen; Sunniva Elisabeth Christiansen; Line Berge Holmen; Trond Sand
Background and purpose: A growing number of people are using computers. Shoulder and neck pain occur commonly during computer work. Peri...
Vegard Strøm; Cecilie Røe; Dagfinn Matre; Stein Knardahl
Background and purpose: ‘Central sensitization’ (CS) may play a major role in maintaining several chronic pain conditions. CS has been p...
Dagfinn Matre; Stein Knardahl
Objective: It has been hypothesized that the underlying mechanism of elevated breast cancer risk among long-term, night-working women inv...
Edyta Reszka; Beata Peplonska; Edyta Wieczorek; Wojciech Sobala; Agnieszka Bukowska; Jolanta Gromadzinska; Jenny-Anne Sigstad Lie; Helge Kjuus; Wojciech Wasowicz
Fatty acid amide hydrolase (FAAH) is an enzyme that metabolizes endocannabinoids and fatty acid amides possibly linked to activation of t...
Guro Søe Eriksen; Line Melå Jacobsen; Mahmood Aqsa; Linda Margareth Pedersen; Johannes Gjerstad
Objective: To study the possible respiratory and haematological effects of endotoxin exposure to bacterial single-cell protein (BSCP) in ...
Marit Skogstad; Liv Ingunn Bjoner Sikkeland; Reidun Øvstebø; Kari Bente Foss; Kari Emilie Heldal; Øivind Skare; Johny Kongerud; Peter Kierulf; Eduard Wijnand
Background: An increased risk of breast cancer has been observed in night shift workers. Exposure to artificial light at night and disrup...
Beata Peplonska; Agnieszka Bukowska; Wojciech Sobala; Edyta Reszka; Jolanta Gromadzinska; Wojciech Wasowicz; Jenny-Anne Sigstad Lie; Helge Kjuus; Giske Ursin
Background Bacterial single-cell protein (BSCP) constitutes of dried bacterial mass which is used as protein enrichment in animal and fis...
Liv Ingunn Bjoner Sikkeland; Eduard Wijnand; Marit Skogstad; Neil E. Alexis; Johny Kongerud
Objectives: There are no recognized analytical methods for measuring oil mist and vapours arising from drilling fluids used in offshore ...
Karen S. Galea; Alison Searl; Araceli Sánchez-Jiménez; Torill Woldbæk; Kristin E. Halgard; Syvert Thorud; Kjersti Steinsvåg; Kristi Kruger; Laura MacCalman; John W. Cherrie; Martie Van Tongeren
Genetic case-control association studies often include data on clinical covariates, such as body mass index (BMI), smoking status, or age...
Noah Zaitlen; Sara Lidström; Bogdan Pasaniuc; Marilyn Cornelis; Giulio Genovese; Samuela Pollack; Anne Barton; Heike Bickeböller; Donald W. Bowden; Steve Eyre; Barry I. Freedman ...
BAKGRUNN: Formålet med studien var å beregne assosiasjonene mellom blodtrykk, kroppsmasseindeks og røykevaner, registrert i rutinemessig...
Tor Bjerkedal; Petter Kristensen; Randi Marie Selmer
Introduction: Paediatric injury is a major global public health challenge. Epidemiological research is required for effective primary in...
Thomas Kristiansen; Marius Rehn; Hans Magne Gravseth; Hans Morten Lossius; Petter Kristensen
Objectives Synthesis of melatonin follows a circadian cycle, with high melatonin levels during the night and low levels during the da...
Beata Peplonska; Agnieszka Bukowska; Jolanta Gromadzinska; Wojciech Sobala; Edyta Reszka; Jenny-Anne Sigstad Lie; Helge Kjuus; Wojciech Wasowicz
Objectives: The aim of the study was to estimate associations between aerobic fitness among men at age 18–19 years and work absence due t...
Petter Kristensen; Karina Corbett; Ingrid Alethe Sivesind Mehlum; Tor Bjerkedal
Background: Road traffic injury is a major cause of death among youths. Aims: To estimate mortality differences in family socioeconomi...
Petter Kristensen; Thomas Kristiansen; Marius Rehn; Hans Magne Ulrik Gravseth; Tor Bjerkedal
The aim of this study is to record, objectively describe and compare working postures of Brazilian and Norwegian construction electrician...
Christiane Shinohara Moriguchi; Letícia Carnaz; Kaj Bo Veiersted; Therese Nordberg Hanvold; Liv Berit Hæg; Gert-Åke Hansson; Helenice Jane Cote Gil Coury
We identified in-frame fusion transcripts of KIF5B (the kinesin family 5B gene) and the RET oncogene, which are present in 1–2% of lung a...
Takashi Kohno; Hitoshi Ichikawa; Yasushi Totoki; Kazuki Yasuda; Masaki Hiramoto; Takao Nammo; Hiromi Sakamoto; Koji Tsuta; Koh Furuta; Yoko Shimada; Reika Iwakawa ...
Interleukin‐1β is a key pro‐inflammatory cytokine that has been associated with chronic inflammation and inflammation‐related cancer init...
Nina Elisabeth Landvik; Xavier Tekpli; Kristine Haugen Anmarkrud; Aage Haugen; Shanbeh Zienolddiny
Car users underestimate their potential satisfaction with public transport due to a focusing illusion (i.e., focusing on a too narrow ran...
Tore Pedersen; Per Kristensson; Margareta Friman
The purpose of this study was to examine the performance of the Moxus Modular Metabolic System from AEI Technologies, Inc. using the Doug...
Jon Ingulf Medbø; Asgeir Mamen; Fernando G. Beltrami
Studies relating occupational psychological and social factors to back pain have traditionally investigated a small number of exposure fa...
Jan Olav Christensen; Stein Knardahl