Recent Submissions

  • Narrative review of occupational exposures and noncommunicable diseases 

    Peters, Susan; Undem, Karina; Solovieva, Svetlana E.; Selander, Jenny; Schlünssen, Vivi; Hengel, Karen M. Oude; Albin, Maria; Ge, Calvin B.; Kjellberg, Katarina; McElvenny, Damien M.; Gustavsson, Per; Kolstad, Henrik A.; Würtz, Anne Mette L.; Brinchmann, Bendik Christian; Broberg, Karin; Fossum, Stine; Bugge, Merete Drevvatne; Christensen, Mette Wulf; Ghosh, Manosij; Christiansen, David Høyrup; Merkus, Suzanne; Lunde, Lars-Kristian; Viikari-Juntura, Eira; Dalbøge, Annett; Falkstedt, Daniel; Willert, Morten Vejs; Huss, Anke; Würtz, Else Toft; Dumas, Orianne; Iversen, Inge Brosbøl; Leite, Mimmi; Cramer, Christine; Kirkeleit, Jorunn; Svanes, Cecilie; Tinnerberg, Håkan; Garcia-Aymerich, Judith; Vested, Anne; Wiebert, Pernilla; Nordby, Karl-Christian; Godderis, Lode; Vermeulen, Roel; Pronk, Anjoeka; Mehlum, Ingrid Sivesind (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)
    Objective Within the scope of the Exposome Project for Health and Occupational Research on applying the exposome concept to working life health, we aimed to provide a broad overview of the status of knowledge on occupational ...
  • Effekter av Arbeidstilsynets virkemiddelbruk på arbeidsmiljø og helse i hjemmetjenestene En klyngerandomisert kontrollert studie 

    Garshol, Bjørnar Finnanger; Knardahl, Stein; Emberland, Jan Shahid; Skare, Øivind; Johannessen, Håkon Andre (STAMI-rapport, Research report, 2024)
  • IT really matters. Associations of computer hassles and technical support with medically certified sickness absence due to mental health complaints 

    Christensen, Jan Olav; Knardahl, Stein; Nielsen, Morten Birkeland (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)
    Information and Communication Technology (ICT) at work can cause distress and frustration, commonly labeled ”technostress”. Nevertheless, few, if any, studies have examined the impact of ICT factors on sickness absence due ...
  • Sykefravær og helseplager i trevareindustrien. En tilleggsstudie til trestøvprosjektet 

    Hasting, Rachel Louise; Straumfors, Anne; Skaugset, Nils Petter; Nordby, Karl-Christian (STAMI-rapport, Research report, 2024)
  • Timing of acute cold exposure determines UCP1 and FGF21 expression - Possible interactions between the thermal environment, thermoregulatory responses, and peripheral clocks 

    Chau, Khac Thanh Phong; Ryan, Elin; Dalen, Knut Tomas; Haugen, Fred (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)
    Thermoregulation is synchronized across the circadian cycle to uphold thermal homeostasis. To test if time-of-day matters for the response to environmental cold exposure, mice were acclimated to thermoneutrality (27 °C) ...
  • Interlaboratory comparison of endotoxin contamination assessment of nanomaterials 

    Hannon, Gary; Heaton, Bethany J.; Plant-Hately, Alexander; David, Christopher; Liptrott, Neill J.; Egizabal, Ainhoa; Ayerdi-Izquierdo, Ana; Alvarez, Noelia; Ibarrola, Oihane; Celaya, Andres Arbona; Perez, Angel Del Pozo; Lazcanoiturburu, Nerea; Luzuriaga, Iris; Zegeye, Fikirte Debebe; Zienolddiny-Narui, Shan; Jacobs, An; Van Driessche, Alexandra; Nelissen, Inge; Abasolo, Ibane; Andrade, Fernanda; Ventosa, Nora; González-Mira, Elisabet; Carreño, Aida; Prina-Mello, Adriele (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)
    Endotoxin contamination is a significant hurdle to the translation of nanomaterials for biomedical applications. Multiple reports now describe that more than one-third of nanomaterials fail early pre-clinical assessment ...
  • Toward Standardization of a Lung New Approach Model for Toxicity Testing of Nanomaterials 

    Elje, Elisabeth; Camassa, Laura Maria Azzurra; Shaposhnikov, Sergey; Anmarkrud, Kristine Haugen; Skare, Øivind; Nilsen, Asbjørn Magne; Zienolddiny, Shanbeh; Rundén-Pran, Elise (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)
    This study represents an attempt toward the standardization of pulmonary NAMs and the development of a novel approach for toxicity testing of nanomaterials. Laboratory comparisons are challenging yet essential for identifying ...
  • Blood biomarkers for occupational hand-arm vibration exposure 

    Vihlborg, Per; Lundberg, Oscar; Pettersson-Pablo, Paul; Johansson, Niklas; Bryngelsson, Ing-Liss; Stjernbrandt, Albin; Graff, Pål (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)
    Hand-arm vibration is a common occupational exposure that causes neurological impairment, myalgia, and vibration-induced Raynaud's phenomena or vibration white fingers (VWF). The pathological mechanism is largely unknown, ...
  • The Impact of Emotional Dissonance on Turnover Intent in Child Welfare Social Work: Test of a Moderated Mediation Model 

    Nielsen, Morten Birkeland; Finne, Live Bakke; Johannessen, Håkon Andre; Christensen, Jan Olav (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)
    High employee turnover represents a substantial problem in child welfare work. To prevent turnover, knowledge about risk factors, mechanisms, and conditional factors that can explain turnover and turnover intent is highly ...
  • Socio-economic status and head and neck cancer incidence in the Nordic countries 

    Nikkilä, Rayan; Carpén, Timo; Hansen, Johnni; Heikkinen, Sanna; Lynge, Elsebeth; Martinsen, Jan Ivar; Selander, Jenny; Mehlum, Ingrid Sivesind; Torfadottir, Jóhanna Eyrún; Mäkitie, Antti; Pukkala, Eero (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)
    Background The impact of societal factors on the occurrence of head and neck cancers (HNCs) remains understudied, especially in the Nordic countries. Methods To quantify the association between socio-economic status (SES) ...
  • Socio-economic status and head and neck cancer incidence in the Nordic countries 

    Nikkilä, Rayan; Carpén, Timo; Hansen, Johnni; Heikkinen, Sanna; Lynge, Elsebeth; Martinsen, Jan Ivar; Selander, Jenny; Mehlum, Ingrid Sivesind; Torfadottir, Jóhanna Eyrún; Mäkitie, Antti; Pukkala, Eero (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)
    Background The impact of societal factors on the occurrence of head and neck cancers (HNCs) remains understudied, especially in the Nordic countries. Methods To quantify the association between socio-economic status (SES) ...
  • Hearing Loss and Annual Earnings Over a 20-Year Period: The HUNT Cohort Study 

    Jørgensen, Astrid; Engdahl, Bo Lars; Bratsberg, Bernt Magne; Mehlum, Ingrid Sivesind; Hoffman, Howard; Aarhus, Lisa (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)
    Objectives: The association between hearing loss and income has only been examined in cross-sectional studies. We aim to study annual increase in earnings over 20 years, comparing people with and without hearing loss. ...
  • Social stress in rats promotes transcriptional mitochondrial changes of the adrenal tissue 

    Zylla, Terese Elisabeth; Wang, Junbai; Gjerstad, Johannes (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)
    Previous observations suggest that strong social stressors, that is, repeated social defeat, could initiate functional changes in the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis in social mammals. Here, we examine whether ...
  • Acute effects of a simulated quick return on subjective sleepiness, mood, and cognitive performance: A laboratory crossover controlled trial 

    Holmelid, Øystein; Harris, Anette; Pallesen, Ståle; Bjorvatn, Bjørn; Vedaa, Øystein; Waage, Siri; Nielsen, Morten Birkeland; Djupedal, Ingebjørg Louise Rockwell; Sunde, Erlend (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)
    Sleep loss due to short time off between shifts has been proposed as a mechanism contributing to impaired functioning in occupational settings. This laboratory crossover trial (ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT05162105, ...
  • Frequency of breaks, amount of muscular rest, and sustained muscle activity related to neck pain in a pooled dataset 

    Koch, Markus; Forsman, Mikael; Enquist, Henrik; Olsen, Henrik Baare; Søgaard, Karen; Sjøgaard, Gisela; Østensvik, Tove Maria; Nilsen, Petter; Andersen, Lars Louis; Jacobsen, Markus Due; Brandt, Mikkel; Westgaard, Rolf; Mork, Paul Jarle; Fan, Xuelong; Wærsted, Morten; Veiersted, Kaj Bo (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)
    Neck pain remains a persistent challenge in modern society and is frequently encountered across a wide range of occupations, particularly those involving repetitive and monotonous tasks. It might be expected that patterns ...
  • The impact of violence prevention behaviour on threats and violence among child welfare social workers 

    Nielsen, Morten Birkeland; Parveen, Sana; Finne, Live Bakke (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)
    The aim of this study was to determine whether Violence PreventionBehaviour (VPB) at coworker-, supervisor-, and top-management levelsis related to risk of exposure to threats and violence among childwelfare social workers. ...
  • Kartlegging av arbeidsmiljøforhold i IA-bransjeprogram. Tredje rapport 

    Degerud, Eirik Magnus Meek; Almenningen, Kjersti Høimyr; Rosenquist, Espen; Sterud, Tom (STAMI-rapport;, Research report, 2024)
  • Faktabok om arbeidsmiljø og helse 

    Almenningen, Kjersti Høimyr; Degerud, Eirik Magnus Meek; Gravseth, Hans Magne Ulrik; Ljoså, Cathrine Haugene; Løvseth, Eva Kristin; Marti, Andrea Rørvik; Mjaaland, Beate; Moazami, Therese Nitter; Sterud, Tom; Østhus, Ståle; Østrem, Ragnhild Beate Strand; Øygardslia, Helene (STAMI-rapport;, Research report, 2024)
  • Role of IL1A rs1800587, IL1B rs1143627 and IL1RN rs2234677 genotype regarding development of chronic lumbar radicular pain; A prospective one-year study 

    Moen, Aurora Lie; Schistad, Elina Iordanova; Rygh, Lars Jørgen; Røe, Cecilie; Gjerstad, Johannes (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014)
    Previous studies indicate that lumbar radicular pain following disc herniation may be associated with release of several pro-inflammatory mediators, including interleukin-1 (IL1). In the present study, we examined how ...
  • Multi-component assessment of worker exposures in a copper refinery. Part 2. Biological exposure indices for copper, nickel and cobalt 

    Nieboer, Evert; Thomassen, Yngvar; Romanova, Natalya; Odland, JO; Nikonov, Alexander; Chaschin, Valery (Journal article, 2007)
    Urinary copper (Cu), nickel (Ni) and cobalt (Co) concentrations were determined for 127 Cu refinery workers (40 females, 87 males), with values of the 95% upper confidence interval of the geometric mean in nmol per mmol ...

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