Publications by authors named "E Stokke"
Current rDNA reference sequence databases are tailored towards shorter DNA markers, such as parts of the 16/18S marker or the internally transcribed spacer (ITS) region. However, due to advances in long-read DNA sequencing technologies, longer stretches of the rDNA operon are increasingly used in environmental sequencing studies to increase the phylogenetic resolution. There is, therefore, a growing need for longer rDNA reference sequences.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFRabies is an important zoonotic disease with high fatality rates in animals and humans. In the Arctic, the Arctic fox (Vulpes lagopus) is regarded as the principal reservoir, but there is considerable debate about how the disease persists at the low population densities that are typical for this species. We describe an outbreak of rabies among Arctic foxes and Svalbard reindeer (Rangifer tarandus platyrhynchus) during 2011-12 on the remote Arctic archipelago of Svalbard, an area with a very low and relatively stable Arctic fox density.
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- * Researchers measured lithium (Li) isotopes to study changes in weathering processes during the PETM, finding a notable negative excursion of ~3‰ in global seawater and local inputs.
- * The results suggest a dramatic rise in global erosion rates by 2 to 3 times, leading to a 50-60% increase in weathering, which ultimately contributed to enhanced carbon burial and climate stabilization.
The Role of Workplace on Work Participation and Sick Leave after a Terrorist Attack: A Qualitative Study.
Int J Environ Res Public Health
February 2021
Returning to work after large-scale traumatic events is desirable for employees, their organization, and society. The aim of the present study was to identify work-related factors that are perceived as important for work participation versus sick leave after a terrorist attack. We conducted in-depth interviews of 98 employees in the Norwegian governmental ministries that were the target of the 2011 Oslo bombing.
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- Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) lacks effective therapies due to unresponsiveness to endocrine and anti-HER2 treatments, leading to reliance on chemotherapy and highlighting the need for biomarkers that can predict treatment responses.
- A study utilizing metabolomics to evaluate the effects of the mTOR inhibitor everolimus on TNBC patient-derived xenografts revealed a 67% accuracy in distinguishing treated from untreated tumors, indicating reductions in glycolytic lactate and glutaminolysis.
- Although metabolic differences among xenograft models complicated predictions of treatment response, noticeable metabolic changes in responding tumors suggest potential for using metabolic information in conjunction with mutation status, like p53, to enhance understanding of TNBC treatment outcomes.