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Oslo and Akershus University College of Applied Sciences
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About: Oslo and Akershus University College of Applied Sciences is a education organization based out in Oslo, Norway. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Population & Context (language use). The organization has 1420 authors who have published 3508 publications receiving 77843 citations.
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TL;DR: South Asian women are prone to low levels of PA during pregnancy and South Asian women without children and with higher education may have an elevated risk for an inactive lifestyle during pregnancy.
Abstract: This study aimed to compare objectively recorded physical activity (PA) levels and walking steps among pregnant women. Cross-sectional data from a multiethnic cohort (n = 823) of pregnant women consisting of 44% from Western countries, 24% from South Asia, 14% from Middle East, and 18% from other countries. PA and steps were recorded by the activity monitor SenseWear™ Pro3 Armband. A total of 678 women were included in the analysis. Western women walked significantly more steps and had higher moderate-to-vigorous-intensity physical activity (MVPA) levels compared with South Asian women per weekday and weekend day. Interaction terms (P = 0.008) between ethnicity (Western vs South Asian) and parity, and education, respectively, were identified: having ≥ 1 children was positively associated with steps during weekends in South Asians in contrast to Western women. Having <12 years education was associated with more MVPA time among South Asians in contrast to Western women. South Asian women are prone to low levels of PA during pregnancy and South Asian women without children and with higher education may have an elevated risk for an inactive lifestyle during pregnancy.
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TL;DR: In this article, the authors investigated the impact of heat transfer types on the temperature variation of the Trombe wall back and absorber throughout the day and found that the role of conduction transfer is more sensible than that of convection in the early and late hours.
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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors evaluated the effects of school-based educational interventions for enhancing adolescents' abilities in critically appraising health claims and reported positive short-term effects on knowledge and skills relevant to the critical appraisal of health claims.
Abstract: Background and Objective Adolescents are frequent media users who access health claims from various sources. The plethora of conflicting, pseudo-scientific, and often misleading health claims in popular media makes critical appraisal of health claims an essential ability. Schools play an important role in educating youth to critically appraise health claims. The objective of this systematic review was to evaluate the effects of school-based educational interventions for enhancing adolescents’ abilities in critically appraising health claims. Methods We searched MEDLINE, Embase, PsycINFO, AMED, Cinahl, Teachers Reference Centre, LISTA, ERIC, Sociological Abstracts, Social Services Abstracts, The Cochrane Library, Science Citation Index Expanded, Social Sciences Citation Index, and sources of grey literature. Studies that evaluated school-based educational interventions to improve adolescents’ critical appraisal ability for health claims through advancing the students’ knowledge about science were included. Eligible study designs were randomised and non-randomised controlled trials, and interrupted time series. Two authors independently selected studies, extracted data, and assessed risk of bias in included studies. Due to heterogeneity in interventions and inadequate reporting of results, we performed a descriptive synthesis of studies. We used GRADE (Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development, and Evaluation) to assess the certainty of the evidence. Results Eight studies were included: two compared different teaching modalities, while the others compared educational interventions to instruction as usual. Studies mostly reported positive short-term effects on critical appraisal-related knowledge and skills in favour of the educational interventions. However, the certainty of the evidence for all comparisons and outcomes was very low. Conclusion Educational interventions in schools may have beneficial short-term effects on knowledge and skills relevant to the critical appraisal of health claims. The small number of studies, their heterogeneity, and the predominantly high risk of bias inhibit any firm conclusions about their effects. None of the studies evaluated any long-term effects of interventions. Future intervention studies should adhere to high methodological standards, target a wider variety of school-based settings, and include a process evaluation. Systematic Review Registration PROSPERO no. CRD42015017936.
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TL;DR: The microbiological quality of the five leading brands of Norwegian bottled still waters was investigated and measures of assimilable organic carbon in the water revealed that some brands contained levels higher than those which have been associated with biological stability and restricted or no growth of heterotrophs in distribution systems.
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01 Jan 2012TL;DR: In this article, the authors give the reader an introduction to micro finance and report how the industry has moved from generally being praised to increasingly being criticized, and address the concern that micro-finance institutions chase profits and are moving away from the poor-customer segments.
Abstract: This chapter gives the reader an introduction to microfinance and reports how the industry has moved from generally being praised to increasingly being criticized. Particularly, the chapter addresses the concern that microfinance institutions chase profits and are moving away from the poor-customer segments. The authors' findings indicate that rather than being an industry with high profits, the industry struggles with high costs and low earnings. They also find that the focus on serving poor customers did not change over time. Thus, the ‘mission drift’ claim cannot be confirmed.
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Name | H-index | Papers | Citations |
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Thomas Hansen | 75 | 327 | 33818 |
Giske Ursin | 73 | 336 | 21680 |
Marianne Thoresen | 60 | 236 | 15860 |
Harald Steen | 51 | 235 | 9018 |
Ulrik Fredrik Malt | 50 | 240 | 9048 |
Petter Mowinckel | 50 | 160 | 8067 |
Yann-Gaël Guéhéneuc | 48 | 268 | 8061 |
Audun Stubhaug | 47 | 191 | 9007 |
Agneta Yngve | 47 | 219 | 22497 |
Kaare Magne Nielsen | 43 | 148 | 6819 |
Svein I. Johannessen | 42 | 125 | 7056 |
Milada Cvancarova | 42 | 111 | 4614 |
Vivi Ann Flørenes | 41 | 97 | 4751 |
Tone Rustøen | 40 | 165 | 5070 |
Kari Furu | 38 | 143 | 6472 |