• The Minamata Convention and mercury policy in China: The role of science 

  Rosendal, G. Kristin; Andresen, Steinar; Heggelund, Gørild M; Steindal, Eirik H. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)

  What role has science played in China’s decision to support and ratify the Minamata Convention, and in its domestic policies on mercury? Since 2000 there has been a strong increase in internationally produced knowledge on ...

• Littoral eutrophication indicators are more closely related to nearshore land use than to water nutrient concentrations: A critical evaluation of stressor-response relationships 

  Schneider, Susanne C; Biberdžić, Vera; Braho, Vjola; Gjoreska, Biljana Budzakoska; Cara, Magdalena; Dana, Zamira; Đurašković, Pavle; Eriksen, Tor Erik; Hjermann, Dag; Imeri, Alma; Jovanović, Katarina; Krizmanić, Jelena; Kupe, Lirika; Loshkoska, Tatjana; Kemp, Joanna Lynn; Marković, Aleksandra; Patceva, Suzana; Rakočević, Jelena; Stojanović, Katarina; Talevska, Marina; Trajanovska, Sonja; Trajanovski, Sasho; Veljanoska-Sarafiloska, Elizabeta; Vidaković, Danijela; Zdraveski, Konstantin; Živić, Ivana; Vermaat, Jan E. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)

  Biological assessment metrics and water chemistry measurements are used to quantify the link between stressors and their effects on lake ecosystems, for the Water Framework Directive. However, correlations between metrics ...

• Quantification of an Adverse Outcome Pathway Network by Bayesian Regression and Bayesian Network Modeling 

  Moe, S. Jannicke; Wolf, Raoul; Xie, Li; Landis, Wayne G.; Kotamäki, Niina; Tollefsen, Knut-Erik (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)

  The adverse outcome pathway (AOP) framework has gained international recognition as a systematic approach linking mechanistic processes to toxicity endpoints. Nevertheless, successful implementation into risk assessments ...

• Polysaccharide degradation by the Bacteroidetes: mechanisms and nomenclature 

  McKee, Lauren S.; Leanti La Rosa, Sabina; Westereng, Bjørge; Eijsink, Vincent; Pope, Phillip; Larsbrink, Johan (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)

• Effects of achromatic and chromatic lights on pupillary response, endocrinology, activity, and milk production in dairy cows 

  Lindkvist, Sofia; Ternman, Emma; Ferneborg, Sabine; Bånkestad, Daniel; Lindqvist, Johan; Ekesten, Björn; Agenäs, Sigrid (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)

• Within and between breeding-season changes in contaminant occurrence and body condition in the Antarctic breeding south polar skua 

  Midthaug, Hilde Karin; Hitchcock, Daniel James; Bustnes, Jan Ove; Polder, Anuschka; Descamps, Sebastien; Tarroux, Arnaud; Soininen, Eeva M; Borgå, Katrine (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)

  The Antarctic ecosystem represents a remote region far from point sources of pollution. Still, Antarctic marine predators, such as seabirds, are exposed to organohalogen contaminants (OHCs) which may induce adverse health ...

• Site-specific responses of fungal and bacterial abundances to experimental warming in litter and soil across arctic and alpine tundra 

  Jeanbille, Mathilde; Clemmensen, Karina E; Juhanson, Jaanis; Michelsen, Anders; Cooper, Elisabeth J.; Henry, Greg H.R.; Hofgaard, Annika; Hollister, Robert D.; Jónsdóttir, Ingibjörg Svala; Klanderud, Kari; Tolvanen, Anne; Hallin, Sara (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)

  Vegetation change of the Arctic tundra due to global warming is a well-known process, but the implication for the belowground microbial communities, key in nutrient cycling and decomposition, is poorly understood. We ...

• Phylogenomic analysis restructures the Ulvophyceae 

  Gulbrandsen, Øyvind Sætren; Andresen, Ina Jungersen; Krabberød, Anders Kristian; Bråte, Jon; Shalchian-Tabrizi, Kamran (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)

• Effects of Melatonin on Anterior Pituitary Plasticity: A Comparison Between Mammals and Teleosts 

  Ciani, Elia; Haug, Trude M; Maugars, Gersende Marie Aimee; Weltzien, Finn-Arne; Falcón, Jack; Fontaine, Romain (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)

  Melatonin is a key hormone involved in the photoperiodic signaling pathway. In both teleosts and mammals, melatonin produced in the pineal gland at night is released into the blood and cerebrospinal fluid, providing rhythmic ...

• Maternal exposure to a human based mixture of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) affect gene expression related to brain function in mice offspring hippocampus 

  Myhre, Oddvar; Zimmer, Karin Elisabeth; Hudecova, Alexandra Misci; Hansen, Kristine Eraker Aasland; Khezri, Abdolrahman; Berntsen, Hanne Friis; Berg, Vidar; Lyche, Jan Ludvig; Mandal, Siddhartha; Duale, Nur; Ropstad, Erik (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)

  Male and female mice pups were exposed to a low and high dose of a human relevant mixture of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) during pregnancy and lactation. Most compounds detected in the dams were found in offspring ...

• Effect of environmental complexity and stocking density on fear and anxiety in broiler chickens 

  Anderson, Mallory G.; Campbell, Andrew M.; Crump, Andrew; Arnott, Gareth; Newberry, Ruth C.; Jacobs, Leonie (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)

• Comparison of Circulating Markers and Mucosal Immune Parameters from Skin and Distal Intestine of Atlantic Salmon in Two Models of Acute Stress 

  Djordjevic, Brankica; Morales_Lange, Byron Maximiliano; Press, Charles McLean; Olson, Jake; Lagos, Leidy; Mercado, Luis; Øverland, Margareth (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)

  Ensuring salmon health and welfare is crucial to maximize production in recirculation aquaculture systems. Healthy and robust mucosal surfaces of the skin and intestine are essential to achieve this goal because they are ...

• A human relevant mixture of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) and perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS) differentially affect glutamate induced excitotoxic responses in chicken cerebellum granule neurons (CGNs) in vitro 

  Yadav, Ajay; Verhaegen, Steven; Verbruggen, Evelien; Kerhoas, Marie; Huiberts, Eva Henriëtte Willemijn; Hadera, Mussie Ghezu; Berntsen, Hanne Friis; Zimmer, Karin Elisabeth; Ropstad, Erik; Paulsen, Ragnhild Elisabeth (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)

  Primary cultures of cerebellar granule neurons (CGNs) derived from chicken embryos were used to explore the effects on developmental neurotoxicity by a complex defined mixture of persistent organic pollutants (POPs). Its ...

• Part II: Living Life: A Meta-Synthesis Exploring Recovery as Processual Experiences 

  Sommer, Mona; Biong, Stian; Borg, Marit; Karlsson, Bengt Eirik; Klevan, Trude Gøril; Ness, Ottar; Nesse, Linda; Hansen, Jeppe Oute; Sundet, Rolf; Kim, Hesook Suzie (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)

• Down-stream processing of baker's yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) – Effect on nutrient digestibility and immune response in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) 

  Hansen, Jon Øvrum; Lagos, Leidy; Lei, Peng; Reveco-Urzua, Felipe Eduardo; Morales-Lange, Byron; Hansen, Line Degn; Schiavone, Marion; Mydland, Liv Torunn; Arntzen, Magnus Øverlie; Mercado, Luis; Benicio, Ricardo Tavares; Øverland, Margareth (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)

• Anatomy of teleost fish immune structures and organs 

  Bjørgen, Håvard; Koppang, Erling Olaf (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)

  The function of a tissue is determined by its construction and cellular composition. The action of different genes can thus only be understood properly when seen in the context of the environment in which they are expressed ...

• Insertion of an endogenous Jaagsiekte sheep retrovirus element into the BCO2 - gene abolishes its function and leads to yellow discoloration of adipose tissue in Norwegian Spælsau (Ovis aries). 

  Kent, Matthew Peter; Moser, Michel; Boman, Inger Anne; Lindtveit, Kristine; Arnyasi, Mariann; Sundsaasen, Kristil Kindem; Våge, Dag Inge (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)

  Background: The accumulation of carotenoids in adipose tissue leading to yellow fat is, in sheep, a heritable recessive trait that can be attributed to a nonsense mutation in the beta-carotene oxygenase 2 (BCO2) gene. ...

• A cross-sectional study of associations between herd-level calf mortality rates, compliance with legislation on calf welfare, and milk feeding management in Norwegian dairy herds 

  Johnsen, Julie Føske; Holmøy, Ingrid Hunter; Mejdell, Cecilie Marie; Ellingsen-Dalskau, Kristian; Østerås, Olav; Døsen, Anne; Skjerve, Eystein; Nødtvedt, Ane C. W. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)

• Risk assessment of parasites in Norwegian drinking water: opportunities and challenges 

  Robertson, Lucy; Jore, Solveig; Lund, Vidar; Grahek-Ogden, Danica (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)

• A survey of pre-weaning calf management in Norwegian dairy herds 

  Johnsen, Julie Føske; Holmøy, Ingrid Hunter; Nødtvedt, Ane C. W.; Mejdell, Cecilie Marie (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)

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