OsloMet – Oslo Metropolitan University

Feasibility and acceptability of including advance care planning in a home-based palliative-care coordination meeting: a longitudinal ethnographic study of the experiences of older patients, their relatives and healthcare professionals

Abstract Background Advance care planning provides a structured approach to conversations about values and preferences but is uncommon in clinical practice. We implemented advance care planning as routine at the initiation of an individually tailored palliative care pathway in No...

Methodological drivers, reporting completeness, and transferability in HPV vaccination economic evaluations: A scoping review

Background Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination is widely reported as cost-effective, but reported incremental cost-effectiveness ratios (ICERs) are shaped by model structure, assumptions, comparator choice, vaccine price, threshold selection, and local screening context. Previ...

Low‐level light therapy for dry eye disease and meibomian gland dysfunction: A systematic review and meta‐analysis

Abstract A healthy tear film is vital for ocular surface integrity and relies on the coordinated function of the lacrimal glands, meibomian glands and conjunctival goblet cells. Dysfunction in any of these elements can lead to dry eye disease (DED). This systematic review and met...

Self-Replicating Neural Cellular Automata: Quantifying Emergent Phenotypic and Genotypic Diversity in an Open-Ended Substrate

We study an in silico substrate in which every pixel of a two-channel cellular-automata grid carries a tiny neural network (an agent) that senses its Moore neighbourhood. A cell persists only by self-replication: a living neighbour is cloned, and its weights are mutated by a unif...

More than just smiling: how positive emotions are expressed on the face

To advance the science of positive emotional expressions, we test how 22 positive emotions are spontaneously displayed on the face, using the participant-negotiated episodic recall method. Respondents (n = 163) narrated emotional events from their lives, and we extracted facial b...

Exploring treatment burden and self-management experiences among adults receiving haemodialysis to inform person-centred digital care: a descriptive qualitative study

Person-centred care identifies the need to understand what matters to an individual, as opposed to what is the matter with them. Although digital technologies are increasingly used to support haemodialysis self-management, little is known about how the experiences of those receiv...

The Electoral Class Gap: Working‐Class Non‐Voting on the Rise in Twenty‐First Century Norway

ABSTRACT The growing working‐class disengagement from politics witnessed in Western democracies in recent decades poses a serious threat to democratic legitimacy. Crucial in meeting this challenge is scrutinising arenas that connect disadvantaged groups of the electorate to polit...

Increasing Joint Attention in Children With Autism Using Contingent Social Stimuli as Reinforcers

Joint attention is a critical skill that supports the development of early communication and language. This study examines whether joint attention responses of 5-6-year-old children with ASD can be increased using social stimuli without the use of tangible stimuli. We compared th...

Knowledge mobilization and work autonomy: from ambiguous directives to situated knowledge in public service delivery

Purpose This study aims to investigate how public service employees resolve the tension between ambiguous directives and concrete work situations. It explores knowledge mobilization as a social process through which directives are transformed into situated knowledge for legitimat...

Three-dimensional analysis of a single-step cylinder wake via stereoscopic particle image velocimetry

The present experimental study investigates the turbulent flow field past a single-step cylinder, characterized by a fixed ratio r between the large diameter D and the small diameter d equal to 2, for multiple values of the Reynolds number: R e D = 3000,5000 , and 7000. To recons...

A comprehensive characterization of DNS data

The Domain Name System (DNS) is responsible for translating human-readable names into computer-friendly identifiers and employs a reverse tree architecture to facilitate this translation. The forward DNS (fDNS) translates human-readable domain names into computer values, while th...

Interlocking plate compared with conventional pin fixation for undisplaced femoral neck fractures: a randomized controlled trial with radiostereometric analysis

Aims: In undisplaced femoral neck fractures, fixation failure remains a concern. In vitro studies suggest that interlocking plates increase torsional stability. However, whether this leads to clinically relevant improvement in fixation stability in vivo remains unclear. According...

Numerical Investigation of the Thermal Performance of a PCM-Filled Glazing Cavity in a Trombe Wall System

Trombe walls are widely used passive solar heating systems for cold winter climates, but suffer from large diurnal temperature swings and limited heat delivery after sunset. This study numerically investigates replacing the air in the double-glazing gap of a Trombe wall with a ph...

Employee control and work pace while working compressed work schedules in long-term care: a sequential mixed method study

Abstract Background In Compressed Work Schedules (CWS), employees work extended shifts in exchange for fewer workdays. While shift work is often associated with poorer psychosocial working conditions, little is known about how CWS compares with traditional shift schedules. This s...

Stabilizing the ground beneath our feet: Reflections on the shifting sands of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI)

This invited commentary presents our personal reflections upon the evolving diversity, equality/equity and inclusion (DEI) landscape since the publication of our review, Fletcher and Beauregard's (2022) 'The psychology of diversity and its implications for workplace (in)equality:...

An Explanation for Dreaming Based on Neuronal Maintenance

Nighttime dreams are an interesting phenomenon. Investigations have moved from attempts to interpret their content to seeking a biological function. In both cases, it has proven difficult to obtain convincing answers. I shall argue that dreams are the consequence of a requirement...

Classification of type 1 diabetes and type 2 diabetes based on administrative registry data: a nationwide study from Norway

Abstract Background Type 1 diabetes (T1D) and type 2 diabetes (T2D) differ in health care needs, and precise prevalence estimates by diabetes type are important for health care planning. Data and Methods Using Norwegian health registry data on diagnoses from primary and specialis...

Defining Language Profiles in Young Autistic Children Across Verbal, Speaking, and Generative Dimensions

Language trajectories in autism are highly heterogeneous and cannot be captured by unidimensional classifications. Research and clinical practice often rely on verbal/non-verbal or speaking/non-speaking labels, but these categories, when used in isolation, obscure distinct lingui...

Nut consumption and the risk of hypertension: a systematic review and dose response meta-analysis of prospective studies

Abstract Previous studies have suggested that a high intake of nuts may reduce the risk of hypertension, however, the available data have been limited. Several additional studies have recently been published on the topic. We therefore conducted a systematic review and meta-analys...

Understanding the needs and frustrations in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: a qualitative interview study

Abstract Background Scoliosis is a common term used for a group of conditions that involve abnormal curvature and rotation of the spine, thorax, and trunk. If untreated, scoliosis may lead to severe trunk deformities, which consequently limit physical function, exercise capacity,...