This is the institutional repository for peer reviewed articles published in open access and doctoral dissertations by the Agricultural University of Iceland, the Iceland Academy of the Arts, the National and University Library of Iceland, Reykjavik University, the University of Akureyri, Bifröst University, Hólar University College and the University of Iceland. Open access to research results is in accordance with article 10 from the Act on public support for research / 2003 No 3 and is compliant with requirements from international and domestic research fund programs. The purpose of the Open Science repository is to make results of research conducted at Icelandic universities accessible to the public online without hindrance or charge. Deposits to the repository are permanent and are intended to ensure future access to all published scientific material of the Icelandic research community. By collecting this material together in one collection access is made simple and easy for anyone who wishes to study the considerable scientific work conducted in Iceland.

The repository is OpenAIRE / OpenAIREplus compliant and in accordance with requirements for publication of research results from projects supported by the European research programs FP7 and H2020.

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    Acute effects of single dose transcranial direct current stimulation on muscle strength: A systematic review and meta-analysis 
    Lattari, Eduardo; Oliveira, Bruno R. R.; Monteiro Júnior, Renato Sobral; Marques Neto, Silvio Rodrigues; Oliveira, Aldair J.; Maranhão Neto, Geraldo A.; Machado, Sergio; Budde, Henning (Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2018-12-26)
    Previous studies investigating the effects of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) on muscle strength showed no consensus. Therefore, the purpose of this article was to systematically review the literature on the effects of single dose tDCS ...
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    Gender Gaps in Letter-Sound Knowledge Persist Across the First School Year 
    Sigmundsson, Hermundur; Dybfest Eriksen, Adrian; Ofteland, Greta S.; Haga, Monika (Frontiers Media SA, 2018-03-08)
    Literacy is the cornerstone of a primary school education and enables the intellectual and social development of young children. Letter-sound knowledge has been identified as critical for developing proficiency in reading. This study explored the ...
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    Project Creativity: Using Active Imagination for Project Innovation 
    Jonasson, Haukur Ingi; Ingason, Helgi (University of Technology, Sydney, 2018-06-08)
    Project management is essentially about solving problems and getting things done. The ability to imagine is a crucial ability when it comes to finding solutions and actualizing them. This paper looks at how creativity can, on an individual, team and ...
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    Galaxies through cosmic time illuminated by gamma-ray bursts and quasars 
    Elm Heintz, Kasper (University of Iceland, School of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Faculty of Physical Sciences, 2019-07)
    In the early Universe, most of the cold neutral gas that will later form into individual stars and galaxies is practically invisible to us. These neutral gas reservoirs can, however, be illuminated by bright cosmic lightsources such as gamma-ray bursts ...
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    Review of Snow Data Assimilation Methods for Hydrological, Land Surface, Meteorological and Climate Models: Results from a COST HarmoSnow Survey 
    Helmert, Jürgen; Şensoy Şorman, Aynur; Alvarado Montero, Rodolfo; De Michele, Carlo; de Rosnay, Patricia; Dumont, Marie; Finger, David; Lange, Martin; Picard, Ghislain; Potopová, Vera; Pullen, Samantha; Vikhamar-Schuler, Dagrun; Arslan, Ali (MDPI AG, 2018-12-14)
    The European Cooperation in Science and Technology (COST) Action ES1404 HarmoSnow, entitled, A European network for a harmonized monitoring of snow for the benefit of climate change scenarios, hydrology and numerical weather prediction (2014-2018) aims ...

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