Norwegian University of Life Sciences

Cross-championship reaction-time discrepancies undermine the 0.100 s false-start rule (2017–2025)

Reaction time is central to sprint events and the basis of the false-start rule (0.100 s) of World Athletics. We analysed 1558 official reaction times collected during the 100 m and short hurdle events at five World Championship meetings (London 2017, Doha 2019, Eugene 2022, Buda...

Preventable in-hospital deaths due to adverse events: a retrospective case record review study

Abstract Background There is no single parameter that describes the level of patient safety in hospitals. Among options, retrospective case record review (RCRR) is an established method for analysing in-hospital deaths to determine the percentage that were preventable. The assess...

Enabling climate action: A nexus approach for delivering co-benefits across biodiversity, water, food, and health

Climate response options rarely affect biodiversity, water, food, and health in uniform ways. This comparative analysis examines why technically viable response options generate uneven cross-nexus outcomes, and how governance and justice conditions shape whether these outcomes be...

Nonlinear network inference reveals two independent axes of ecological organisation in the rumen microbiome

Background The rumen microbiome is shaped by numerous external factors such as diet and host genetics, but these drivers act through internal microbial dynamics, including cross-feeding, substrate competition, and threshold-driven community shifts that give rise to non-linear int...

Integrative holo-omic data analysis predicts interactions across the host-microbiome axis

Understanding the interplay between host organisms and their microbiomes is central to the development of sustainable food systems. However, high dimensionality and spurious associations remain major obstacles to extracting meaningful biological insight from multi-omic host-assoc...

Small modular reactors and our ecosystems – engagement, transparency & trust; summary of a workshop held at McMaster University, Canada

Purpose: Globally, governments are launching national programs, demonstration projects and industrial partnerships to bring small modular reactors (SMR) to market as lower-carbon, more flexible forms of nuclear power. Current international assessments suggest the first wave of co...

Variable Infection Outcomes in Repeated Experimental Challenges of Atlantic Salmon ( Salmo salar ) With an Infectious Salmon Anaemia Virus Isolate

Infectious salmon anaemia (ISA) affects Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) and is caused by the ISA virus (ISAV). The disease is associated with ISAV strains with deletions in the hemagglutinin-esterase protein, named HPRΔ variants. The present study was initially designed as a vaccin...

The Blastocystis-colorectal cancer hypothesis: correlation is not causation

Introduction Emotional empathy is a key component of medical professionalism, enhancing doctor–patient communication, trust, treatment adherence, and clinical outcomes. However, research suggests that emotional empathy tends to decline during medical education, with potential neg...

Beyond “White Flight”: school mobility and local school attendance among native and immigrant families in Oslo, Norway

This article investigates how school choice contributes to processes of social and ethnic segregation in the context of Oslo, Norway – a city marked by strong egalitarian welfare traditions, a comprehensive public education system, but high levels of residential and school segreg...

Comparative evaluation of rational approximation techniques for $$PI^{\lambda }D^{\mu }$$ controller implementation on programmable logic controllers

This paper presents a comparative study of rational approximation techniques for the implementation of $$PI^{\lambda }D^{\mu }$$ controllers with a focus on practical realisations. Implementation and evaluation of a broad family of methods like Oustaloup’s Recursive Approximation...

NheABC is a pH-dependent cytotoxin that targets mitochondria and contributes to the virulence of Bacillus cereus in wound infections

Members of the Bacillus cereus group are Gram-positive, spore-forming, facultative anaerobic bacteria widely distributed in the environment. Pathogenic B. cereus group strains have been linked to a range of illnesses and infections, including severe non-gastrointestinal infection...

Genomic selection in timothy (Phleum pratense L.): a comprehensive evaluation of prediction models, multi-trait strategies, and forward validation across Norwegian environments

Abstract Key message This study presents a comprehensive evaluation of genomic selection (GS) in timothy ( Phleum pratense L.), comparing nine prediction models across yield and quality traits at two Norwegian locations. Forward validation with independent full-sib (FS2) families...

Piloting Nordic connectivity: Examining perspectives on the potential of electric aviation to enhance accessibility and socio-economic development in Nordic remote rural regions

Lack of accessibility is both a defining characteristic and a key obstacle for the development of remote rural areas. In the Nordic context, challenging travel conditions have reinforced the need for new, sustainable transport solutions. This article explores the perceived potent...

Gradient analysis of relationships between soil, decomposition of human remains, and external factors in graves in four Norwegian municipalities

Based upon a dataset collected from 61 graves directly by cemetery workers, incorporated in their daily practice, two decomposition gradients of coffin and human remains were found using Principal Component Analysis (PCA). The first main gradient represented variation in decompos...

Mapping pig welfare best practices across the five domains model along the production chain, with emphasis on behaviour

Within the five domains model, behaviour is one of the four physical domains (Nutrition, Environment, Health, and Behaviour) that influence the mental state domain and overall welfare of animals. However, the relative emphasis placed on behavioural interventions across the produc...

Epigenetic ageing is accelerated in drug-resistant epilepsy and dynamically modulated during ketogenic diet therapy

Background The ketogenic diet (KD) is an established treatment for drug-resistant epilepsy. Beyond seizure reduction, many patients report improved energy, cognition, and well-being. DNA methylation (DNAm)–based epigenetic clocks provide molecular indices of biological ageing and...

Husserl must wait: The primacy of phenomenological practice

In this article, I critically examine the assumption that phenomenological practices must be understood exclusively in terms of applied philosophy. There is, I argue, a benefit starting in the practice itself when exploring its character. Here, I elaborate on several practices wi...

European Network for Optimization of Veterinary Antimicrobial Therapy (ENOVAT) guidelines for antimicrobial and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug use in bovine respiratory disease

<ns5:p> Background Bovine respiratory disease (BRD) is a major cause of morbidity, mortality, impaired welfare, production loss, and antimicrobial use in cattle. These European Network for Optimization of Veterinary Antimicrobial Therapy (ENOVAT) guidelines provide evidence-based...

Influence of the COVID-19 pandemic on strategic sustainable mobility goals, discourses, plans and strategies in Norwegian urban regions

This paper examines how uncertainty induced by the Covid-19 pandemic influenced strategic sustainable land-use and mobility goals, discourses, plans and strategies in two Norwegian urban regions, and, based on this, discusses the strengths and vulnerabilities of pre-pandemic poli...

Understanding zoonotic spillover interfaces for the design of a One Health education intervention: a qualitative baseline study from rural Thailand

Abstract Background Prevention of zoonotic spillover requires an understanding of how human, animal, and environmental interactions shape risk in everyday life. Efforts have focused largely on surveillance and response rather than on primary prevention informed by lived experienc...