Validation of a New Instrument for Self-Assessment of Nurses’ Core Competencies in Palliative Care by Kari Slåtten, Ove Hatlevik, Lisbeth Fagerström

“…A total of 122 clinical nurse specialists who had completed a postbachelor program in palliative care at two university colleges in Norway answered the questionnaire. The initial analysis, with structural equation modelling, was run in Mplus 7. …”
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Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid IFN-γ+ Th17 Cells and Regulatory T Cells in Pulmonary Sarcoidosis by Anders Tøndell, Torolf Moen, Magne Børset, Øyvind Salvesen, Anne Dorthea Rø, Malcolm Sue-Chu

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Catastrophizing Has a Better Prediction for TMD Than Other Psychometric and Experimental Pain Variables by Lisa Willassen, Anders Arne Johansson, Siv Kvinnsland, Kordian Staniszewski, Trond Berge, Annika Rosén

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Correlation of Grade of Urothelial Cell Carcinomas and DNA Histogram Features Assessed by Flow Cytometry and Automated Image Cytometry by Marco G. W. Bol, Jan P. A. Baak, Bianca v. Diermen, E. A. M. Janssen, Susanne B. K. Buhr-Wildhagen, Kjell-Henning Kjellevold

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Sanctuary for vulnerable Arctic species at the Borealis Mud Volcano by Giuliana Panieri, Claudio Argentino, Alessandra Savini, Bénédicte Ferré, Fereshteh Hemmateenejad, Mari H. Eilertsen, Rune Mattingsdal, Sofia P. Ramalho, Tor Eidvin, Sarah Youngs, Beckett Casper Colson, Anna Pauline Miranda Michel, Jason Alexander Kapit, Denise Swanborn, Alex D. Rogers, Ines Barrenechea Angeles, Stéphane Polteau, Dimitri Kalenitchenko, Stefan Buenz, Adriano Mazzini

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Vitamin D Predicts All-Cause and Cardiac Mortality in Females with Suspected Acute Coronary Syndrome: A Comparison with Brain Natriuretic Peptide and High-Sensitivity C-Reactive Pr... by Patrycja A. Naesgaard, Ricardo A. León de la Fuente, Stein Tore Nilsen, Leik Woie, Torbjoern Aarsland, Harry Staines, Dennis W. T. Nilsen

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Synergistic Meta-Heuristic Adaptive Real-Time Power System Stabilizer (SMART-PSS) by Khaled Aleikish, Jonas Kristiansen Noland, Thomas Oyvang

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Empowering digital competence through peer-assisted learning and virtual reality in health professions education by Yngve Røe, Truls Sveløkken Johansen, Truls Sveløkken Johansen, Else Britt Bruset

“…This study examines the integration of peer-assisted learning (PAL) and virtual reality (VR) gaming in health professions education, focusing on an occupational therapy program in Norway. While PAL is known to enhance clinical skills and knowledge, its role in fostering digital competence has been less explored. …”
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An Updated Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of the Obstetric Consequences of Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting by R. C. Berg, J. Odgaard-Jensen, A. Fretheim, V. Underland, G. Vist

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Impact of processing conditions on the rehydration kinetics and texture profile of freeze-dried carbohydrates sources by Vitor Andre Silva Vidal, Sara Slettemark Juel, Kirill Mukhatov, Ida-Johanne Jensen, Jørgen Lerfall

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How Slight Solidification Rate Variations within Cast Plate Affect Mechanical Response: A Study on As-Cast A356 Alloy with Cu Additions by Maria Teresa Di Giovanni, Emanuela Cerri, Takeshi Saito, Shahid Akhtar, Petter Åsholt, Yanjun Li, Marisa Di Sabatino

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Classifying Dementia Using Local Binary Patterns from Different Regions in Magnetic Resonance Images by Ketil Oppedal, Trygve Eftestøl, Kjersti Engan, Mona K. Beyer, Dag Aarsland

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Longyearbyen CO2 lab project—from a vision of a CO2-neutral Svalbard to a geoscience data eldorado by Kim Senger, Peter Betlem, Alvar Braathen, Snorre Olaussen, Gunnar Sand

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Fit for purpose? Evaluating multiple-choice question quality in E-learning for emergency primary healthcare by Kate-Torunn Aas Vold, Monika Kvernenes, Une Elisabeth Stømer, Erik Zakariassen

“…This study explores the quality of multiple choice questions (MCQs) used in a mandatory cross-disciplinary Norwegian CPD e-learning course in emergency medicine primary care.Design Cross-sectional study design.Setting We extracted MCQ assessment data from the e-learning platform ‘Oppvakt’ at National Centre for Emergency Primary Health Care (NKLM).Subjects Physicians and nurses working in the Out-of-Hour service in Norway.Main outcome measures Results from the MCQ exam and information about the participants’ professional role was extracted. …”
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Surgical Treatment of Sporadic Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors: A State of the Art Review by Sven-Petter Haugvik, Knut Jørgen Labori, Bjørn Edwin, Øystein Mathisen, Ivar Prydz Gladhaug

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Effects of Scheduled Exercise on Cancer-Related Fatigue in Women with Early Breast Cancer by Anne Marie Lunde Husebø, Sindre Mikal Dyrstad, Ingvil Mjaaland, Jon Arne Søreide, Edvin Bru

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Pathophysiology of Headaches with a Prominent Vascular Component by Juan A Pareja, Linda R White, Ottar Sjaastad

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Editorial: Chrono-immunonutrition in aquaculture towards robust and resilient fish by Byron Morales-Lange, Maria del Mar Ortega-Villaizan, Sérgio D. C. Rocha, Ruth Montero, Margareth Øverland

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Zero Diffusion-Dispersion-Smoothing Limits for a Scalar Conservation Law with Discontinuous Flux Function by H. Holden, K. H. Karlsen, D. Mitrovic

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Physicians’ Perceptions of the Quality of Palliative Care and of the Importance of Collaboration in Interdisciplinary Teams in Norwegian Nursing Homes by Skomakerstuen Ødbehr L, Hov R, Sanaker H, Sandsdalen T

“…Liv Skomakerstuen Ødbehr,1,* Reidun Hov,2,* Harald Sanaker,3,* Tuva Sandsdalen1,* 1Department of Health and Nursing Sciences, Faculty of Social and Health Sciences, University of Inland Norway, Elverum, Norway; 2Centre for Development of Institutional and Home Care Services Inland (Hedmark) Norway, Hamar Municipality, Norway; 3Municipal Medical Center, Ringsaker Municipality, Brumunddal, Norway*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Liv Skomakerstuen Ødbehr, Faculty of Social and Health Sciences, University of Inland Norway, Post Box 400, Elverum, 2418, Norway, Tel +47 959 079 84, Email liv.odbehr@inn.noPurpose: The palliative phase of a patient’s life is often characterized by disease complexity, increasing the need for holistic care, support for the patient’s relatives, and the up-to-date knowledge of a multidisciplinary healthcare team. …”
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