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.

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  • Barillé, Stéphanie (University of Iceland, School of Social Sciences, Faculty of Sociology, Anthropology and Folkloristics, 2024-04)
    Migration is an increasingly visible phenomenon and many households across the world rely on the mobility of its family members for subsistence or economic gain. While migrant families are subjected to complex changes and periods of separation, the ...
  • Bjarnadóttir, Kristín; Bjarnadóttir, Kristín; Furinghetti, Fulvia; Krüger, Jenneke; Prytz, Johan; Schubring, Gert; Smid, Harm Jan (Utrecht University - Freudenthal Institute, 2019)
    The paper describes two Icelandic arithmetic textbooks, published respectively in 1780 and 1911– 14, both written at the beginning of an era when enhancing general education was placed on the agenda for restoring the Icelandic society after natural ...
  • Árnadóttir, Guðný Anna (University of Iceland, School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, 2024-04-14)
    Introduction and aims: Although individually, Mendelian disorders are considered rare, collectively they make up a large group of individuals requiring diagnosis and treatment. Because of their individual rarity, many of these disorders are understudied ...
  • Christensen, Jakob; Zoega, Helga; Leinonen, Maarit K.; Gilhus, Nils Erik; Gissler, Mika; Igland, Jannicke; Sun, Yuelian; Tomson, Torbjörn; Alvestad, Silje; Bjørk, Marte Helene; Dreier, Julie Werenberg (2024-03)
    Background: The short- and long-term consequences of restricted fetal growth cause considerable concern, and how prenatal exposure to different antiseizure medications (ASMs) affects fetal growth remains uncertain. Methods: This was a population-based ...
  • Dreier, Julie Werenberg; Christensen, Jakob; Igland, Jannicke; Gissler, Mika; Leinonen, Maarit K.; Vegrim, Håkon Magne; Sun, Yuelian; Tomson, Torbjörn; Zoega, Helga; Bjørk, Marte Helene; Bromley, Rebecca L. (2024-02-26)
    Importance: Use of valproate and certain other antiseizure medications (ASMs) in pregnancy is associated with abnormal fetal brain development with potential long-term implications for the child. Objective: To examine whether use of valproate and other ...

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