Claus Zachariae, N.J. Mørk, Timo Reunala, Henrik Lorentzen, Erling Falk, Sakari Karvonen, Anders Johannesson, BW Clareus, Lone Skov, Gro Mørk, S Qvitzau,
Many patients with moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis do not respond adequately to methotrexate monotherapy. This pilot study, with a small patient population, was performed to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of etanercept and methotrexate combination in patients with plaque psoriasis and inadequate response to methotrexate. Outpatients with plaque psoriasis (Psoriasis Area and Severity Index > or = 8 and/or body surface area > 10%), despite methotrexate treatment (> or = 3 months; > or = 7.5 mg/week) were ...
Tópico(s): Dermatology and Skin Diseases
2008 - Soc for Publication of Acta Dermato-Venereologica | Acta Dermato Venereologica
James D. M. Speed, Gunnar Austrheim, Anders Lorentzen Kolstad, Erling J. Solberg,
Herbivores have important impacts on ecological and ecosystem dynamics. Population density and species composition are both important determinants of these impacts. Large herbivore communities are shifting in many parts of the world driven by changes in livestock management and exploitation of wild populations. In this study, we analyse changes in large herbivore community structure over 66 years in Norway, with a focus on the contribution of wildlife and livestock. We calculate metabolic biomass ...
Tópico(s): Land Use and Ecosystem Services
2019 - Public Library of Science | PLoS ONE
Anders Lorentzen Kolstad, Gunnar Austrheim, Erling J. Solberg, Laurent De Vriendt, James D. M. Speed,
Abstract Large herbivores can shape young forest stands and determine the successional trajectory of forested ecosystems by selectively browsing palatable species at the sapling stage. Moose ( Alces alces ) is the dominant vertebrate herbivore in Fennoscandian boreal forests, and high population densities have raised concerns about potential negative effects on ecosystem functioning and properties including biological diversity and timber production. We used 31 herbivore exclosures in Norway to investigate ...
Tópico(s): Forest Management and Policy
2018 - Wiley | Ecosphere
Anders Lorentzen Kolstad, Gunnar Austrheim, Erling J. Solberg, Aurel M. A. Venete, Sarah J. Woodin, James D. M. Speed,
Large herbivores are capable of modifying entire ecosystems with a combination of direct (for example browsing/grazing, trampling, defecation) and indirect (for example affecting plant species composition that then alters soil properties) effects. With many ungulate populations increasing across the northern hemisphere it is important to develop a general theory for how these animals can be expected to impact their habitats. Here we present the results of an 8-year experimental exclusion of moose ( ...
Tópico(s): Forest ecology and management
2017 - Springer Science+Business Media | Ecosystems
Lea Lorentzen, Mari Nanna Øines, Erling Oma, Kristian K. Jensen, Lars N. Jørgensen,
Tópico(s): Surgical Sutures and Adhesives
2017 - Springer Science+Business Media | Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery
Katariina Vuorinen, Anders Lorentzen Kolstad, Laurent De Vriendt, Gunnar Austrheim, Jean‐Pierre Tremblay, Erling J. Solberg, James D. M. Speed,
Herbivory has potential to modify vegetation responses to climatic changes. However, climate and herbivory also affect each other, and rarely work in isolation from other ecological factors, such as plant-plant competition. Thus, it is challenging to predict the extent to which herbivory can counteract, amplify, or interact with climate impacts on ecosystems. Here, we investigate how moose modify climatic responses of boreal trees by using experimental exclosures on two continents and modeling complex ...
Tópico(s): Tree-ring climate responses
2020 - Wiley | Ecology
Having played a leading role in two Palestinian uprisings, the Balata refugee camp remains a bastion of oppositional political currents in the West Bank. This article explores how competing political factions have adopted a form of arbitration called sulh, or communal conciliation, to mitigate conflicts. Based on fieldwork and interviews with leading actors from Balata and the city of Nablus, it offers an up-close account of how the local administration of customary justice has evolved from past ...
Tópico(s): Middle East and Rwanda Conflicts
2021 - Taylor & Francis | Third World Thematics A TWQ Journal
Anders Lorentzen Kolstad, Gunnar Austrheim, Bente J. Graae, Erling J. Solberg, G. R. Strimbeck, James D. M. Speed,
Abstract Large vertebrate herbivores are ubiquitous and increasingly numerous in boreal forests where they are known to influence ecosystems in many ways. However, separating the direct effects of herbivores from their indirect effects on plant communities via forest structural changes and microclimate remains unexplored, limiting the predictability of herbivore impacts. We used an exploratory path analysis approach to investigate potential mechanistic pathways between herbivore removal, forest ...
Tópico(s): Fire effects on ecosystems
2019 - Wiley | Ecosphere
Dieter Nuernberg, Adrian Săftoiu, Ana Barreiros, Eike Burmester, Elena Ivan, Dirk‐André Clevert, Christoph F. Dietrich, Odd Helge Gilja, Torben Lorentzen, Giovanni Maconi, İsmail Mihmanlı, Christian Nolsøe, F. Pfeffer, Søren Rafael Rafaelsen, Zeno Spârchez, Peter Vilmann, Jo Erling Riise Waage,
Abstract This article represents part 3 of the EFSUMB Recommendations and Guidelines for Gastrointestinal Ultrasound (GIUS). It provides an overview of the examination techniques recommended by experts in the field of endorectal/endoanal ultrasound (ERUS/EAUS), as well as perineal ultrasound (PNUS). The most important indications are rectal tumors and inflammatory diseases like fistula and abscesses in patients with or without inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). PNUS sometimes is more flexible and convenient ...
Tópico(s): Colorectal Cancer Surgical Treatments
2019 - Georg Thieme Verlag | Ultrasound International Open
Anders Lorentzen Kolstad, Ingrid Bekken Snøan, Gunnar Austrheim, Ole Martin Bollandsås, Erling J. Solberg, James D. M. Speed,
Abstract Large herbivores are often classed as ecosystem engineers, and when they become scarce or overabundant, this can alter ecosystem states and influence climate forcing potentials. This realization has spurred a call to integrate large herbivores in earth system models. However, we lack a good understanding of their net effects on climate forcing, including carbon and energy exchange. A possible solution to this lies in harmonizing data across the myriad of large herbivore exclosure experiments ...
Tópico(s): Fire effects on ecosystems
2021 - Wiley | Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation
Dag Tuastad, Erling Lorentzen Sogge, Brynjar Lia,
Since the 2010s, the Middle East and Africa have witnessed a sharp proliferation of insurgent proto-states – territorial enclaves controlled by insurgent groups. Gathering six ethnographic accounts from these regions, this volume seeks to answer the following: How do rebel governments and kin-based forms of socio-political organisation shape and influence one another? When rebels establish territorial control, their emerging proto-states will be shaped by processes of negotiation with pre-existing ...
Tópico(s): Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies
2021 - Taylor & Francis | Third World Thematics A TWQ Journal
Heidi Borgeraas, Jøran Hjelmesæth, Kåre I. Birkeland, Farhat Fatima, John Olav Grimnes, Hanne L. Gulseth, Erling Halvorsen, Jens Kristoffer Hertel, Tor Olav Widerøe Hillestad, Line Kristin Johnson, Tor‐Ivar Karlsen, Ronette L. Kolotkin, Nils Petter Kvan, Morten Lindberg, Jolanta Lorentzen, Njord Nordstrand, Rune Sandbu, Kathrine Aagelen Seeberg, Birgitte Seip, Marius Svanevik, Tone Gretland Valderhaug, Dag Hofsø,
Introduction Bariatric surgery is increasingly recognised as an effective treatment option for subjects with type 2 diabetes and obesity; however, there is no conclusive evidence on the superiority of Roux-en-Y gastric bypass or sleeve gastrectomy. The Oseberg study was designed to compare the effects of gastric bypass and sleeve gastrectomy on remission of type 2 diabetes and β-cell function. Methods and analysis Single-centre, randomised, triple-blinded, two-armed superiority trial carried out ...
Tópico(s): Obesity and Health Practices
2019 - BMJ | BMJ Open
James D. M. Speed, Anna Sobocinski, Anders Lorentzen Kolstad, John D. C. Linnell, Erling J. Solberg, Jenny Mattisson, Gunnar Austrheim,
Abstract Trophic interactions regulate populations, but anthropogenic processes influence primary productivity and consumption by both herbivore and carnivore species. Trophic ecology studies often focus on natural systems such as protected areas, even though livestock globally comprise the majority of terrestrial vertebrate biomass. Here we explore spatial and temporal patterns in the distribution of biomass between plants, and large herbivores and carnivores (> 10 kg) in Norwegian rangelands, including ...
Tópico(s): Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology
2025 - Nature Portfolio | Scientific Reports