Kongsberg Vision Meeting Abstracts 2021

Kongsberg Vision Meeting was held at the University of South-Eastern Norway in Kongsberg, for the 13th time, on November 16–18, 2021. The meeting was organised as a three-day meeting with a clinical day, a research day and a lighting design day. Rigmor C. Baraas, Eilin Lundanes, Ann Elisabeth Ystenæs, Ellen Svarverud, Klaus Sjøhaug and Are Røysamb organised the three-day meeting. The theme this year was Speciality Contact Lenses and Architectural Lighting Design. Keynote speakers for the clinical optometry day and the research day were Eef van Der Worp, Nicola Logan, Fabrizio Zeri and Daddi Fadel. The keynote speakers for the lighting day were Sylvia Pont and Manuel Spitschan. The abstracts from invited and contributed talks on the different days are presented in the order they were given.

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SOPTI Meeting 2020: Abstracts

Scandinavian Journal of Optometry and Visual Science ◽

10.5384/sjovs.vol13i1p24-29 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 13 (1) ◽

pp. 24-29

Author(s):

Fabrizio Zeri

Keyword(s):

Clinical Practice ◽

Contact Lenses ◽

Innovative Technologies ◽

National Conference ◽

South Eastern ◽

The University ◽

Eastern Norway

The 25th National Conference of the Italian Optometric Association (SOPTI) was held in Verona on January 19–20, 2020. The theme of the conference was “Innovative technologies in Optometry and Contact Lenses”, was arranged in 3 sessions: optometry, contact lenses, and ophthalmology. Three keynote speakers were invited during the conference: Prof. Rigmor C. Baraas from the University of South-Eastern Norway in Kongsberg, Prof. Silvia Tavazzi from University of Milano Bicocca and Dr. Iwan Zanchetta, clinical practice Rothrist, Switzerland. The abstracts from accepted posters and free papers are presented here.

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SOPTI Meeting Abstracts 2021

Scandinavian Journal of Optometry and Visual Science ◽

10.5384/sjovs.v14i2.149 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 14 (2) ◽

pp. 1-3

Author(s):

Alberto Recchioni

Keyword(s):

Old Age ◽

Contact Lenses ◽

Good Practice ◽

National Conference ◽

South Eastern ◽

The University ◽

University Of Manchester ◽

Eastern Norway

After more than a year of blockade due to the Covid-19 pandemic, it was finally possible to return to the events in the presence. The 26th National Conference of the Italian Optometric Association (SOPTI) was held in Bologna on October 10–11, 2021. The theme of the conference was “Good practice in Optometry and Contact Lenses”, with the accent on two topics: the optometric management of the patient in old age and the progression of myopia. Four keynote speakers were invited during the conference: Prof. Rigmor C. Baraas from the University of South-Eastern Norway in Kongsberg, Prof. David B. Elliot from the University of Bradford, Dr. Fabrizio Zeri from the University of Milano Bicocca and the IACLE President, Prof. Phil Morgan, from the University of Manchester. The abstracts from accepted posters and free papers are presented here.

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Mainstreamed Genetic Testing of Breast Cancer Patients in Two Hospitals in South Eastern Norway

10.21203/rs.2.15182/v1 ◽

2019 ◽

Author(s):

Eli Marie Grindedal ◽

Kjersti Jørgensen ◽

Pernilla Olsson ◽

Berit Gravdehaug ◽

Hilde Lurås ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Breast Cancer ◽

Genetic Testing ◽

Brca Mutation ◽

Study Data ◽

Regional Hospital ◽

University Hospital ◽

Breast Cancer Patients ◽

South Eastern ◽

The University ◽

Eastern Norway

Abstract Background: Identification of a BRCA mutation in a breast cancer patient provides critical information both for treatment decisions and for prevention of new cancers. In South Eastern Norway, genetic testing of the BRCA genes has been mainstreamed into breast cancer care. Testing is offered directly to the patients by the surgeon or oncologist if they fulfill national criteria. The purpose of this study was to investigate to what extent BC patients who fulfill these criteria are offered testing. Methods: Three hundred and sixty one BC patients diagnosed during the first half of 2016 and 2017 at one university and one regional hospital in South Eastern Norway were included in the study. Data were collected on whether the patients fulfilled the criteria, whether they had been offered testing and if they had accepted testing. Results: For the two hospitals combined, 75% of BC patients who fulfilled the criteria were offered testing. The numbers were 63% at the regional hospital and 90% at the university hospital. Fifty two percent of the patients who were not offered testing even though they fulfilled the criteria and were younger than 50 years at time of diagnosis. As many as 95% of the patients who were offered testing, wanted to be tested. Conclusions: The majority of patients who fulfilled the criteria were offered testing. However, there were differences in rates of testing between the hospitals that affected all groups of patients. This indicates that diagnostic genetic testing is not equally available to all BC patients. We suggest that efforts should be made to raise awareness of and improve routines for genetic testing of BC patients in Norway.

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Editorial

Form Akademisk - forskningstidsskrift for design og designdidaktikk ◽

10.7577/formakademisk.3934 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 13 (3) ◽

Author(s):

Camilla Groth ◽

Kirstine Riis ◽

Marte Sørebø Gulliksen

Keyword(s):

Embodied Cognition ◽

Research Group ◽

Early Career ◽

Special Issue ◽

University Teachers ◽

South Eastern ◽

Early Career Researchers ◽

The University ◽

Eastern Norway ◽

Craft And Design

This special issue on embodied making and learning is dedicated to aspects of embodied cognition that goes on in the field of art, craft and design. The contributors to this issue were invited from the Embodied Making and Learning (EMAL) research group at the University of South-Eastern Norway, where aspects of learning in creative practices have been studied from many different angles throughout the institutions nearly 80 years existence, and amplified since the formation of the group in 2014. With its 50 members, divided into five thematic clusters related to embodied making and learning, this research group is one of the largest in the field. It involves both experienced and early career researchers, as well as experienced university teachers, from several disciplines.

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Lighting of Engineering Structures and Industrial Facilities New Aspects of the Topic

Light & Engineering ◽

10.33383/2017-071 ◽

2018 ◽

pp. 29-36

Author(s):

Nikolai I. Shepetkov ◽

George N. Cherkasov ◽

Vladimir A. Novikov

Keyword(s):

Fundamental Problem ◽

Lighting Design ◽

Aesthetic Value ◽

Engineering Structures ◽

Industrial Facilities ◽

Artificial Lighting ◽

Industrial Structures ◽

Design Solutions ◽

Architectural Lighting ◽

The Aesthetic

This paper considers the fundamental problem of artificial lighting in various types and scales of industrial facilities, focusing on exterior lighting design solutions. There is a lack of interest from investors, customers and society in highquality lighting design for industrial facilities in Russia, which in many cities are very imaginative structures, practically unused in the evening. Architectural lighting of various types of installations is illustrated with photographs. The purpose of the article is to draw attention to the aesthetic value of industrial structures, provided not only by the architectural, but also by a welldesigned lighting solution.

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HIV/AIDS Knowledge and Risk-Taking Behaviours among Youths at a University in Enugu, Nigeria

Africa Journal of Nursing and Midwifery ◽

10.25159/2520-5293/3487 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 20 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Ada C. Nwaneri ◽

Okwudili Callistus Ezike ◽

Agnes N. Anarado ◽

Ifeoma Ndubisi ◽

Jane-Lovena Onyia-Pat

Keyword(s):

Risk Taking ◽

Control Strategies ◽

Analysis Of Covariance ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Awareness Campaigns ◽

South Eastern ◽

Risky Behaviours ◽

Aids Knowledge ◽

The University ◽

Hiv Aids

A national sentinel survey of 2006 shows that Enugu State in south-eastern Nigeria is the worst hit by HIV infections. Despite numerous control strategies having been implemented, the state was still reported by another national HIV sentinel survey in 2010 as the worst hit by HIV/AIDS within the zone, and that youths are the most affected. The researchers conducted a cross-sectional descriptive survey to assess the HIV/AIDS knowledge and risk-taking behaviours of youths at a federal university in Enugu, south-eastern Nigeria. They adopted a multistage sampling method to recruit 460 unmarried, consenting students between 15 and 30 years of age, from three faculties of the university. Almost 90 per cent of the university youths had a sound knowledge of key concepts related to HIV/AIDS; despite this, a subset (7.39%) still engaged in risk-taking behaviours. The major risky behaviours identified include having premarital sex, having multiple sexual partners, the sharing of shaving or razor blades, the use of public clippers and tribal marking. Although an analysis of variance demonstrated no significant relationship (t = −0.036) between university youths’ knowledge of HIV/AIDS and their related risk-taking behaviour, risky behaviours were found to be more (13%) among respondents who had insufficient or incorrect knowledge of the disease. An analysis of covariance, however, showed that gender and socio-economic backgrounds were not determinants of the HIV/AIDS risk-taking behaviours of these youths. Therefore, factors such as attitude or culture are areas that should be focused on, and should then, along with educational awareness campaigns, help to reduce the spread and prevalence of the disease.

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Regional Analyses of Rainfall-Induced Landslide Initiation in Upper Gudbrandsdalen (South-Eastern Norway) Using TRIGRS Model

Geosciences ◽

10.3390/geosciences11010035 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 11 (1) ◽

pp. 35

Author(s):

Luca Schilirò ◽

José Cepeda ◽

Graziella Devoli ◽

Luca Piciullo

Keyword(s):

Numerical Simulations ◽

Regional Scale ◽

Shallow Landslides ◽

South Eastern ◽

Physically Based ◽

Triggering Conditions ◽

Cover Thickness ◽

Regional Analyses ◽

Factor Maps ◽

Eastern Norway

In Norway, shallow landslides are generally triggered by intense rainfall and/or snowmelt events. However, the interaction of hydrometeorological processes (e.g., precipitation and snowmelt) acting at different time scales, and the local variations of the terrain conditions (e.g., thickness of the surficial cover) are complex and often unknown. With the aim of better defining the triggering conditions of shallow landslides at a regional scale we used the physically based model TRIGRS (Transient Rainfall Infiltration and Grid-based Regional Slope stability) in an area located in upper Gudbrandsdalen valley in South-Eastern Norway. We performed numerical simulations to reconstruct two scenarios that triggered many landslides in the study area on 10 June 2011 and 22 May 2013. A large part of the work was dedicated to the parameterization of the numerical model. The initial soil-hydraulic conditions and the spatial variation of the surficial cover thickness have been evaluated applying different methods. To fully evaluate the accuracy of the model, ROC (Receiver Operating Characteristic) curves have been obtained comparing the safety factor maps with the source areas in the two periods of analysis. The results of the numerical simulations show the high susceptibility of the study area to the occurrence of shallow landslides and emphasize the importance of a proper model calibration for improving the reliability.

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