Publikasjoner

FGFR4 Gly388Arg polymorphism may affect the clinical stage of patients with lung cancer by modulating the transcriptional profile of normal lung

The association of the fibroblast growth factor receptor 4 (FGFR4) Gly388Arg polymorphism with clinical stage and overall survival in a s...

Felicia S. Falvella; Elisa Frullanti; Antonella Galvan; Monica Spinola; Sara Noci; Loris De Cecco; Mario Nosotti; Luigi Santambrogio; Matteo Incarbone; Marco Alloisio; Elisa Calabro ...

Genome-Wide Analysis of Survival in Early-Stage Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer

Purpose: Lung cancer, of which 85% is non–small-cell (NSCLC), is the leading cause of cancer-related death in the United States. We used...

Yen-Tsung Huang; Rebecca S: Heist; Lucien R. Chirieac; Xihong Lin; Vidar Skaug; Shanbeh Zienolddiny; Aage Haugen; Michael C. Wu; Zhaoxi Wang; Li Su; Kofi Asomaning ...

Self-reported versus expert-assessed work-relatedness of pain in the neck, shoulder, and arm

Objectives The aim of this study was to compare self-reported work-relatedness of neck–shoulder and arm pain with experts’ assessments ba...

Ingrid Alethe Sivesind Mehlum; Kaj Bo Veiersted; Morten Wærsted; Ebba Wergeland; Helge Kjuus

Examination of blood haemoglobin concentration measured using the OSM2

Blood haemoglobin concentration is regularly measured automatically by instruments reporting the value in around 1 min. The OSM2 from Rad...

Jon Ingulf Medbø

Exposure to atrazine and selected non-persistent pesticides among corn farmers during a growing season

The aim was to develop quantitative estimates of farmers’ pesticide exposure to atrazine and to provide an overview of background levels ...

Berit Bakke; Anneclaire J. De Roos; Dana B Barr; Patricia Stewart; Aaron Blair; Laura Beane Freeman; Charles F. Lynch; Ruth H. Allen; Michael C .R. Alavanja; Roel Vermeulen

Personal exposure to inhalable cement dust among construction workers

Objective — A case study was carried out to assess cement dust exposure and its determinants among construction workers and for compariso...

Susan Peters; Yngvar Thomassen; Edeltraud Fechter-Rink; Hans Kromhout

A specific interleukin-1B haplotype correlates with high levels of IL1B mRNA in the lung and increased risk of non-small cell lung cancer

Epidemiological evidence suggests a relationship between chronic inflammation and lung cancer. Inflammation in the lung may be modulated ...

Nina Elisabeth Landvik; Kent Hart; Vidar Skaug; Lodve Stangeland; Aage Haugen; Shanbeh Zienolddiny

Construction of job-exposure matrices for the Nordic Occupational Cancer Study (NOCCA)

The Nordic Occupational Cancer study (NOCCA) is a cohort study based on employed populations in one or more censuses in Denmark, Finland,...

Timo Kauppinen; Pirjo Heikkilä; Nils Plato; Torill Woldbæk; Kåre Lenvik; Johnni Hansen; Vidir Kristjansson; Eero Pukkala

Shiftwork in the Norwegian petroleum industry: overcoming difficulties with family and social life – a cross sectional study

Background: Continuous shift schedules are required in the petroleum industry because of its dependency on uninterrupted production. Alt...

Cathrine Haugene Ljoså; Bjørn Lau

Educational attainment in Norwegian men: influence of parental and early individual characteristics

The life course perspective in social inequalities in health research has resulted in an increased interest in status attainment processe...

Petter Kristensen; Hans Magne Ulrik Gravseth; Tor Bjerkedal

Kjønnsforskjeller og sosiale ulikheter i sykefravær 2000-03 blant fødte i Norge, 1967-76

Bakgrunn: Hensikten med studien var å estimere kjønnsforskjeller og sosiale gradienter i sykefravær med varighet over 16 dager blant unge...

Petter Kristensen; Tor Bjerkedal

Pain induced by a single simulated office-work session: Time course and association with muscle blood flux and muscle activity

In this prospective study over twelve years, we have studied 30 young professional divers. The aim of the study was to see if changes in ...

Vegard Strøm; Stein Knardahl; Johan K Stanghelle; Cecilie Røe

Ammonia, dust and bacteria in welfare-oriented systems for laying hens

The use of litter and manure in welfare-oriented systems for laying hens may negatively affect the air quality and the work environment. ...

Sven Nimmermark; Vonne Lund; Göran Gustafsson; Wijnand Eduard

Work-induced pain, trapezius blood flux, and muscle activity in workers with chronic shoulder and neck pain

Pain, trapezius microcirculation, and electromyography (EMG) were recorded during 90 min of simulated office work with time pressure and...

Vegard Strøm; Cecilie Røe; Stein Knardahl

Eksponering, lungefunksjon og inflammasjonsmarkører hos asfaltarbeidere

Bakgrunn: Vi undersøkte om vi kunne påvise endringer i lungefunksjon og inflammasjonsmarkører hos asfaltarbeidere over en asfaltsesong på...

Britt Randem; Bente Ulvestad

Peculiarities of nervous system functional state in electric welders exposed to manganese compounds

M.V. Chashchin; Dag Ellingsen; E.V. Zibarev; Z.S. Kusraeva; R.V. Konstantinov; A. V. Kuz'min; Yngvar Thomassen

Acid-base status of arterial and femoral-venous blood during and after intense cycle exercise

Intense exercise depends on energy from both aerobic and anaerobic processes. These processes produce CO2 and lactate, respectively, and ...

Jon Ingulf Medbø; Harald Noddeland; Sigrid Hanem

Glycogen content regulates insulin- but not contraction-mediated glycogen synthase activation in the rat slow-twitch soleus muscles

Aim: The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of glycogen content on glycogen synthase (GS) activation and phosphorylation in ...

Yu-Chiang Lai; Fang-Chin Lin; Jørgen Jensen

Regulation of muscle glycogen synthase phosphorylation and kinetic properties by insulin, exercise, adrenaline and role in insulin resistance

In mammals, excess carbohydrate is stored as glycogen and glycogen synthase is the enzyme that incorporates glucose units into the glycog...

Jørgen Jensen; Yu-Chiang Lai

A method to quantify frequency and duration of sustained low-level muscle activity as a risk factor for musculoskeletal discomfort

Aim The purpose of this paper was to describe and evaluate different aspects of muscle activity patterns associated with musculoskeletal...

Tove Maria Østensvik; Kaj Bo Veiersted; Petter Dahl Nilsen

Association of psychosocial factors and bullying at individual and department levels among naval military personnel

Objective: We studied the associations between bullying at work and psychosocial factors both at the individual and at the department le...

Nils Magerøy; Bjørn Lau; Trond Riise; Bente Elisabeth Moen

The neuropsychological diagnosis of chronic solvent induced encephalopathy (CSE)-A reanalysis of neuropsychological test results in a group of CSE patients diagnosed 20 years ago, based on comparisons with matched controls

Aims The aims of the study were to analyze the type and size of deficit scores and the weight attached to symptoms in the diagnostic pro...

Rita Bast-Pettersen

Association between numbers of long periods with sustained low-level trapezius muscle activity and neck pain

The purpose of this prospective cohort study was to evaluate relationships between sustained low-level muscle activity (SULMA) in the nec...

Tove Maria Østensvik; Kaj Bo Veiersted; Petter Nilsen

Levels of toxic and essential metals in maternal and umbilical cord blood from selected areas of South Africa-results of a pilot study

This pilot study uses concentrations of metals in maternal and cord blood at delivery, in seven selected geographical areas of South Afri...

HB Rollin; Cibele Vicira Cunha Rudge; Y. Thomassen; A Mathee; jon Øyvind Odland

The placenta as a barrier for toxic and essential elements in paired maternal and cord blood samples of South African delivering women

Environmental toxicants such as metals may be detrimental to foetus and infant development and health because of their physiological imma...

Cibele Vicira Cunha Rudge; HB Rollin; Claudina Nogueira; Y. Thomassen; Marilza Rudge; jon Øyvind Odland