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IT really matters. Associations of computer hassles and technical support with medically certified sickness absence due to mental health complaints
(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 ... -
Timing of acute cold exposure determines UCP1 and FGF21 expression - Possible interactions between the thermal environment, thermoregulatory responses, and peripheral clocks
(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
(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
(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
(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
(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
(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
(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
(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
(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
(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
(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
(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. ... -
Role of IL1A rs1800587, IL1B rs1143627 and IL1RN rs2234677 genotype regarding development of chronic lumbar radicular pain; A prospective one-year study
(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
(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 ... -
Musculoskeletal health and work ability in physically demanding occupations: Study protocol for a prospective field study on construction and health care workers
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014)Background Musculoskeletal disorders have a profound impact on individual health, sickness absence and early retirement, particularly in physically demanding occupations. Demographics are changing in the developed countries, ... -
Psychosocial and organizational risk factors for doctor-certified sick leave: a prospective study of female health and social workers in Norway
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014)Background: Doctor-certified sick leave differs substantially across sectors, and among health and social workers, in particular, there is an increased risk. Previous studies have shown that work environmental factors ... -
Impact of Lignosulfonate on Solution Chemistry and Phospholipid Fatty Acid Composition in Soils
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014)An incubation experiment (Exp. 1) with three soils, two from Australia and one from Norway, was carried out to investigate the fate of dissolved BorreGro (a lignosulfonate, produced by Borregaard LignoTech Company, Norway) ... -
Workplace bullying as an antecedent of mental health problems: a five-year prospective and representative study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014)Purpose: The present study investigates the proposed long-term relationship between exposure to workplace bullying and subsequent mental health in the form of anxiety and depression with a time lag of 5 years, exploring ... -
A longitudinal study on risk factors for neck and shoulder pain among young adults in the transition from technical school to working life
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014)Objectives: The study examined the course of neck and shoulder pain among a cohort of technical school students entering working life. We also aimed to identify work-related and individual risk factors for neck and shoulder ...
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