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Serum cytokine profiles and metabolic tumor burden in patients with non-small cell lung cancer undergoing palliative thoracic radiation therapy
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Purpose: Radiation therapy effectively kills cancer cells and elicits local effects in the irradiated tissue. The aim of this study was to investigate the kinetics of cytokines in the serum of patients with lung cancer ... -
Serum Tryptophan, Tryptophan Catabolites and Brain-derived Neurotrophic Factor in Subgroups of Youngsters with Autism Spectrum Disorders
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Background: There is evidence that changes in neuro-immune responses coupled with dysfunctions in serotonin metabolism underpin the pathophysiology of autism spectrum disorders (ASD). Objective: This study aimed to ... -
Service Characteristics and Geographical Variation in Compulsory Hospitalisation: An Exploratory Random Effects Within–Between Analysis of Norwegian Municipalities, 2015–2018
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Background: Compulsory hospitalisation in mental healthcare is contested. For ethical and legal reasons, it should only be used as a last resort. Geographical variation could indicate that some areas employ compulsory ... -
Service tasks of board of directors: A literature review and research agenda in an era of new governance practices
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)In their seminal review article on board of directors, Johnson, Daily, and Ellstrand (1996) distinguished between the control, service, and resource dependence tasks of the board and called for a stronger focus on board ... -
Service user involvement enhanced the research quality in a study using interpretative phenomenological analysis - the power of multiple perspectives
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Aim: To examine how service user involvement can contribute to the development of interpretative phenomenological analysis methodology and enhance research quality. Background: Interpretative phenomenological analysis is ... -
Service Users’ Challenges in Developing Helpful Relationships with Peer Support Workers
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)This study contributes to the existing literature on peer support and complexities in peer support practices by exploring and describing service users’ perspectives on challenges in developing helpful relationships with ... -
Servicekvalitet i banknæring : modererende effekt av kriterier ved valg av bank på forholdet mellom oppfattet servicekvalitet og totaltilfredshet
(Master thesis, 2010)High quality service is believed to has influence on customer overall satisfaction, and furthermore customer overall satisfaction will affect customer behavioral intentions directly. The objective of this study is to ... -
Servitization research: A review and bibliometric analysis of past achievements and future promises
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Manufacturing firms are increasingly adopting a strategy known as 'servitization' to add services to existing product-based offerings to stimulate additional revenue and growth. While the emerging research domain of ... -
Setter ungdomstrinnsatsningen spor etter seg? : En kvalitativ studie – læreres og rektors erfaringer i et nasjonalt utviklingsarbeid
(Master thesis, 2016)Masteroppgaven har hatt til formål å innhente erfaringer med hvordan en skole har drevet organisasjonsutvikling og utviklet ny praksis ved å delta i Ungdomstrinn i utvikling. Skolen har i tillegg til klasseledelse valgt ... -
Sex and age composition of spring-hunted Eurasian beaver in Norway
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2002)In Norway, Sweden and Finland most Eurasian beaver (Castor fiber) harvested are shot in April and May. As beaver cannot be sexed or effectively aged under spring hunting conditions, hunters normally shoot the first animal ... -
Sex differences and tumor blood flow from dynamic susceptibility contrast MRI are associated with treatment response after chemoradiation and long-term survival in rectal cancer
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Sex differences, tumor vascularity, and blood flow seen on multiecho dynamic contrast–based MRI scans enabled prediction of treatment response and overall survival in patients with rectal cancer. Background: MRI is the ... -
Sex discrimination via anal gland secretion in a territorial monogamous mammal
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014-07-12)Monogamy in mammals is relatively unusual, only occurring in 3-5% and to an even lesser degree in rodents. Monogamy exists in two forms, facultative which evolved due to female dispersion and obligate when male care is ... -
Sex-biased dispersal in a northern ungulate population
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2011)In most mammals dispersal is male-biased and in many polygynous ungulates female philopatry and matrilineal grouping involve small-scale genetic structure. We have through sex-related differences in microsatellite allele ... -
Sexual dimorphism in territorial scent marking by adult eurasian beavers (Castor fiber)
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2006)Mammalian scent marking is often associated with territorial defense. However, males and females may demonstrate different activity patterns and play different roles. Female mammals nurture the young during lactation, while ... -
Sexual dimorphism in the development of scent structures for the obligate monogamous Eurasian beaver (Castor fiber)
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2004)Scent marking is a common form of territorial demarcation in mammals and differential marking by the sexes may select for differences in scent gland developmental rates or size. Rates of marking reflect level of defense ... -
Shadow Schools-Tamil Educational Success in Norway
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)This paper considers Tamil educational success in Norway. Employing Bourdieu’s cultural capital as a conceptual lens, the factors that drive Norwegian-Tamil parents’ educational ambitions for their children are explored. ... -
Shadows From the Past. The situated meaning of being suicidal among depressed older people living in the community
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)Background: Most depressed older people in a suicidal state have mixed feelings, where the wish to live and the wish to die wage a battle. Aims: To explore and describe depressed older people’s experiences of being suicidal ... -
“Share Your Tools”—A Utility Study of a Norwegian Wildland-Fire Collaboration Exercise
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Based on the assumption that crisis collaboration exercises lead to better team-integration and more efficient problem solving, the aim of this study is to test whether there is a relationship between exercise participation ... -
Shared decision-making after implementation of the Chronic Care Model (CCM) - an evaluative approach
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)Background: In paternalistic models, healthcare providers’ responsibility is to decide what is best for patients. The main concern is that such models fail to respect patient autonomy and do not promote patient responsibility. ... -
Shared Decision-Making—Balancing Between Power and Responsibility as Mental HealthCare Professionals in a Therapeutic Milieu
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Abstract Background: Shared decision-making (SDM) is supposed to position patient and expert knowledge more equal, in which will have an impact on how mental healthcare professionals relate to their patients. As SDM has ...