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Biomechanical Comparison of Screw Fixation Versus a Cortical Button and Self-tensioning Suture for the Latarjet Procedure
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Background: Metal screws are traditionally used to fix the coracoid process to the glenoid. Despite stable fixation, metal screws have been associated with hardware complications. Therefore, some studies have advocated for ... -
A biomechanical study on the effect of bouncing in front squats
(Master thesis, 2020)The purpose of this study was to compare performance, and biomechanics between a dynamic front squat, and a paused front squat variation. Specifically, we investigated how removing the bounce affected the execution of the ... -
Biomechanics of supination ankle sprain : a case report of an accidental injury event in the laboratory
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2009-02-02)Ankle sprain is the most common injury in sports,5 but the mechanism of injury is not clear. Injury mechanisms can be studied through many different approaches.9 Over the years, ankle kinematics has been studied during ... -
Biomedisinsk teknologi i idrett: hvor går grensene?
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2010-06)I denne artikkelen drøfter jeg bruk av biomedisinsk teknologi i prestasjonsfremmende hensikt i konkurranseidrett. Mer presist utforsker jeg mulighetene for å skille mellom etisk akseptabel og etisk uakseptabel bruk. Jeg ... -
"Birkebeinerkultur" i næringslivet: Hvordan opplever ansatte i en høyprofilert kunnskapsbedrift "birkebeinerkulturen"?
(Master thesis, 2013)Denne studien undersøker hvordan åtte ansatte i en høyprofilert kunnskapsbedrift opplever ”birkebeinerkulturens” stadig økende popularitet i næringslivet. Den tar også opp hvilke signaler finanspressens medierte framstilling ... -
Birth complications, overweight, and physical inactivity
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2009-05)Objective. Maternal lifestyle factors are potential predictors of pregnancy complications. We examined relations between modifiable factors and delivery complications. Design. Prospective cohort. Setting. University ... -
Bivariate genome-wide association meta-analysis of pediatric musculoskeletal traits reveals pleiotropic effects at the SREBF1/TOM1L2 locus
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Bone mineral density is known to be a heritable, polygenic trait whereas genetic variants contributing to lean mass variation remain largely unknown. We estimated the shared SNP heritability and performed a bivariate GWAS ... -
Blod, slit, svette bukk og tårer: et møte med kroppsøvingsfaget i barne- og ungdomslitteraturen
(Master thesis, 2010)Hovedproblemstillingen i mitt mastergradsprosjekt er: Hvordan framstilles kroppsøvingsfaget og kroppsøvingslæreren i nyere norsk barne- og ungdomslitteratur? For å belyse dette temaet kommer jeg til å jobbe med flere ... -
Blood volume expansion does not explain the increase in peak oxygen uptake induced by 10 weeks of endurance training
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Purpose: The endurance training (ET)-induced increases in peak oxygen uptake (V˙O2peak) and cardiac output (Q˙peak) during upright cycling are reversed to pre-ET levels after removing the training-induced increase in blood ... -
Bodily movement : the fundamental dimensions
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2008-12)Bodily movement has become an interesting topic in recent philosophy, both in analytic and phenomenological versions. Philosophy from Descartes to Kant defined the human being as a mental subject in a material body. This ... -
Body composition and cardiorespiratory fitness in women with Bulimia Nervosa and Binge Eating Disorder
(Master thesis, 2017)Objectives: The aim of this thesis on bulimia nervosa (BN) and binge eating disorder (BED) is 1) to examine if the effect of physical exercise and dietary therapy (PED-t) on body composition (BC) and cardiorespiratory ... -
Body composition and mortality from middle to old age: a prospective cohort study from the UK Biobank
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Background: How the association between adiposity and the risk of death changes with age, and which is the optimal level of adiposity to reduce mortality in older ages, is still not completely understood. We aimed to ... -
Body composition and physical fitness in women with bulimia nervosa or binge-eating disorder.
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Objective:Knowledge about physical fitness in women with bulimia nervosa (BN) or binge-eatingdisorder (BED) is sparse. Previous studies have measured physical activity largely through self-report, and physical fitness ... -
Body fat measurement in adolescent girls with type 1 diabetes: a comparison of skinfold equations against dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016-04-06)Aim: Skinfold measurement is an inexpensive and widely used technique for assessing the percentage of body fat (%BF). This study assessed the accuracy of prediction equations for %BF based on skinfold measurements compared ... -
Body fat related to daily physical activity and insulin concentrations in non-diabetic children
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2008-06-28)This study explored the associations between body fat versus daily physical activity and insulin concentrations in non-diabetic young children in a cross-sectional study of 172 children (93 boys and 79 girls) aged 8–11 ... -
Body figure idealization and body appearance pressure in fitness instructors
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Purpose: The fitness centers are settings for health promotion, yet may serve as a stage for counterproductive figure idealization. Such idealization may take the form of a drive toward the thin, the muscular, or lean body ... -
Body mass index, waist to hip ratio and the prevalence ofhypertension among university lecturers in Tanzania : a case study of University of Dar Es Salaam
(Master thesis, 2009)Hypertension caused by overweight is now becoming a major public health problem in Tanzania as interventions occur mainly at the secondary and tertiary levels rather than at the primary prevention level. This study aimed ... -
Body roll amplitude and timing in backstroke swimming and their differences from front crawl at the same swimming intensities
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)The current study investigated body roll amplitude and timing of its peak in backstroke and compared them with front crawl swimming. Nineteen anatomical landmarks were digitised using 80 swimming trial videos (ten ... -
Boken som mangler, ord som går på tomgang og sykt flinke jenter: kunnskap og helse
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)Sykt flinke jenter – hvordan ble det sånn? Og blir de flinke jentene mindre «(p)syke» hvis de får mer kunnskap om psykisk helse i skolen? Første del undersøker hvordan koblingen mellom flinke jenter og psykiske problemer ... -
Bone health in elite Norwegian endurance cyclists and runners: a cross-sectional study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Background: Athletes who compete in non-weight-bearing activities such as swimming and cycling are at risk of developing low bone mineral density (BMD). Athletes in long-distance running are at risk of low BMD. Objective: ...