Genomic signature of parity in the breast of premenopausal women by Julia Santucci-Pereira, Anne Zeleniuch-Jacquotte, Yelena Afanasyeva, Hua Zhong, Michael Slifker, Suraj Peri, Eric A. Ross, Ricardo López de Cicco, Yubo Zhai, Theresa Nguyen, Fathima Sheriff, Irma H. Russo, Yanrong Su, Alan A. Arslan, Pal Bordas, Per Lenner, Janet Åhman, Anna Stina Landström Eriksson, Robert Johansson, Göran Hallmans, Paolo Toniolo, Jose Russo

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Contrasting territorial policy perspectives for Northern Sweden by Larsson Lars, Wiberg Ulf, Keskitalo, EC.H.

“…The 29 municipalities embraced by the two northernmost counties Norrbotten and Västerbotten are the geographical delimitation of the study. …”
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”Terhveisiä ja toivemysiikkiä meänkielelä, ruottiksi ja suomeksi”. Monikielisiä käytänteitä vähemmistökielisessä Meänraatiossa by Jaana Kolu

“…The aim of the study is to explore how multilingualism and multilingual language practices are perceived by radio journalists working in Meänraatio, the Meänkieli-language channel of the Swedish Radio Norrbotten. (Meänkieli, earlier also known as Tornedalian Finnish, is an autochthonous language of Northern Sweden and now officially acknowledged as a national minority language.) …”
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Hearths in the coastal areas of northernmost Sweden, from the period AD 800 to 1950 by Lars Liedgren, Ingela Bergman, Per H. Ramqvist, Greger Hörnberg

“…This paper presents a study of the chronological setting of hearths registered in FMIS (digital register containing records of all known ancient monuments in Sweden) in the provinces of Västerbotten and Norrbotten, Northern Sweden. A total of c. 1500 hearths are known in the area, mainly situated north of the river Skellefteälven. …”
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Towards Optimal Sustainable Energy Systems in Nordic Municipalities by Robert Fischer, Erik Elfgren, Andrea Toffolo

“…In this way, optimal alternatives are identified for the integrated electricity and heating sectors and valuable insights are offered to decision-makers in local authorities. Piteå (Norrbotten, Sweden) is used as a case study that is representative of Nordic municipalities, and results show that CO₂ emissions can be reduced by 60% without a considerable increase in total costs and that peak electricity import can be reduced by a maximum of 38%.…”
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Geochemistry of Rare Earth Elements in Bedrock and Till, Applied in the Context of Mineral Potential in Sweden by Martiya Sadeghi, Nikolaos Arvanitidis, Anna Ladenberger

“…Major REE-bearing mineral deposit types are the apatite-iron oxide mineralizations in Norrbotten (e.g., Kiruna) and Bergslagen (e.g., Grängesberg) ore regions, the various skarn deposits in Bergslagen (e.g., Riddarhyttan-Norberg belt), hydrothermal deposits (e.g., Olserum, Bastnäs) and alkaline-carbonatite intrusions such as the Norra Kärr complex and Alnö. …”
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Lithium treatment, nephrogenic diabetes insipidus and the risk of hypernatraemia: a retrospective cohort study by Michael Ott, Björn Forssén, Ursula Werneke

“…Methods: We performed a retrospective cohort study in the Swedish region of Norrbotten into the effects and potential adverse effects of lithium treatment and other mood stabilizers (LiSIE). …”
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The Impact of Local Participation on Community Support for Natural Resource Management: The Case of Mining in Northern Canada and Northern Sweden by Sverker C. Jagers, Simon Matti, Greg Poelzer, Stan Yu

“…Using 2015 data collected on people’s attitudes towards mining in northern Saskatchewan, Canada, and Norrbotten and Västerbotten counties, Sweden, this paper empirically assesses whether and how perceptions of local participation affect the legitimacy of mining development. …”
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A population-based study on health and living conditions among Sámi in Sweden: the SámiHET study by Jon Petter A Stoor, Miguel San Sebastián

“…A majority of participants were residents of Norrbotten (48%), while almost one fourth were living outside Sápmi (22%). …”
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Positive self-reported health might be an important determinant of student's experiences of high school in northern Sweden by Hanna Forsberg, Heidi Carlerby, Annika Norstrand, Anitha Risberg, Catrine Kostenius

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Finding self-worth—Experiences during a multimodal rehabilitation program when living at a residency away from home by Linda Spinord, Ann-Charlotte Kassberg, Britt-Marie Stålnacke, Gunilla Stenberg

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Gender differences in trends of acute myocardial infarction events: The Northern Sweden MONICA study 1985 – 2004 by Holmgren Lars, Lundblad Dan, Jansson Jan-Håkan, Näslund Ulf, Eliasson Mats

“…</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>Diagnosed MI events in subjects aged 25–64 years in the Counties of Norrbotten and Västerbotten were validated according to the MONICA protocol. …”
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Evolution of structures and hydrothermal alteration in a Palaeoproterozoic supracrustal belt: Constraining paired deformation–fluid flow events in an Fe and Cu–Au prospective terra... by J. B. H. Andersson, T. E. Bauer, E. P. Lynch

“…<p>An approximately 90&thinsp;km long Palaeoproterozoic supracrustal belt in the northwestern Norrbotten ore province (northernmost Sweden) was investigated to characterize its structural components, assess hydrothermal alteration–structural geology correlations, and constrain a paired deformation–fluid flow evolution for the belt. …”
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Styring av norsk og svensk miljø- og naturforvaltning by Jill Beth Otterlei, Allan Sande

“…Vi har vald å sjå på Norrbotten len i Sverige og Nordland fylke i Noreg, og nokre utvalde kommunar innanfor desse områda. …”
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Development of an electronic data collection tool for clinical studies by Dr Regina Catherine Benavente Hansson, Dr Fernando J Mota de Almeida, Associate Professor Specialist in Endodontics Annika E Björkner

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Use and exchange of knowledge in the introduction of hospital-based home rehabilitation after a stroke: barriers and facilitators in change management by Margareta Karlsson, Birgitta Nordström

“…To achieve the purpose, the study followed a project of hospital-based home rehabilitation after a stroke at a hospital in Norrbotten County, Sweden. Methods Seven individual interviews were performed to obtain information from the project members and the managers involved in the project. …”
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Does cognitive flexibility predict treatment gains in Internet-delivered psychological treatment of social anxiety disorder, depression, or tinnitus? by Philip Lindner, Per Carlbring, Erik Flodman, Amanda Hebert, Stephanie Poysti, Filip Hagkvist, Robert Johansson, Vendela Zetterqvist Westin, Thomas Berger, Gerhard Andersson

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Incidence of hyperthyroidism in patients with bipolar or schizoaffective disorder with or without lithium: 21-year follow-up from the LiSIE retrospective cohort study by Ingrid Lieber, Michael Ott, Robert Lundqvist, Mats Eliasson, Ursula Werneke

“…Methods: Between 1997 and 2017, patients in the Swedish region of Norrbotten with a diagnosis of bipolar or schizoaffective disorder were screened for all episodes of overt hyperthyroidism in form of thyrotoxicosis or thyroiditis. …”
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“It’s all about time and timing”: nursing staffs’ experiences with an agile development process, from its initial requirements to the deployment of its outcome of ICT solutions to... by Sofi Nordmark, Inger Lindberg, Karin Zingmark

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Chlamydia pecorum Associated With an Outbreak of Infectious Keratoconjunctivitis in Semi-domesticated Reindeer in Sweden by Javier Sánchez Romano, Mikael Leijon, Åsa Hagström, Tomas Jinnerot, Ulrika K. Rockström, Morten Tryland

“…Recurrent IKC outbreaks have been affecting a semi-domesticated reindeer herd in Östra Kikkejaure (Norrbotten county, Sweden) from 2014. The latest episode of these recurrent outbreaks, in winter 2016/2017, was investigated in this study. …”
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