• Exponential Growth Bias of Infectious Diseases: Protocol for a Systematic Review 

      Berg, Siv Hilde; Lungu, Daniel Adrian; Brønnick, Kolbjørn Kallesten; Harthug, Stig; Røislien, Jo (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-10)
      Background: Humans struggle to grasp the extent of exponential growth, which is essential to comprehend the spread of an infectious disease. Exponential growth bias is the tendency to linearize exponential functions when ...
    • Hepcidin and ferritin predict microbial etiology in community-acquired pneumonia 

      Oppen, Kjersti; Ueland, Thor; Siljan, William Ward; Skadberg, Øyvind; Brede, Cato; Lauritzen, Trine; Aukrust, Pål; Steinsvik, Trude; Husebye, Einar; Michelsen, Annika; Holter, Jan Cato; Heggelund, Lars (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-02)
      Background Iron is crucial for survival and growth of microbes. Consequently, limiting iron availability is a human antimicrobial defense mechanism. We explored iron and iron-related proteins as potential biomarkers in ...