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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    Female sex hormones and symptoms of obstructive sleep apnea in European women of a population-based cohort 
    Sigurðardóttir, Erla Sigríður; Gíslason, Þórarinn; Benediktsdóttir, Bryndís; Hustad, Steinar; Dadvand, Payam; Demoly, Pascal; Franklin, Karl A.; Heinrich, Joachim; Holm, Mathias; van der Plaat, Diana A.; Jõgi, Rain; Leynaert, Benedicte; Lindberg, Eva; Martinez-Moratalla, Jesus; De Aja, Leire Sainz; Pesce, Giancarlo; Pin, Isabelle; Raherison, Chantal; Pereira-Vega, Antonio; Real, Francisco Gómez; Triebner, Kai (2022-06)
    Background The prevalence of obstructive sleep apnea is higher in women after menopause. This is suggested to be a result of an altered sex hormone balance but has so far not been confirmed in a population-based study. Objective To investigate whether ...
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    New reimbursement model in Icelandic primary care in 2017 : first-year comparison of public and private primary care 
    Sigurdsson, Hedinn; Gudmundsson, Kristjan G.; Gestsdottir, Sunna (2022-06)
    Objective: To analyze and compare the effect of a new reimbursement model (based on a modified version of the Swedish free choice reform) on private and public primary care in Iceland during its first year of use. Design: Descriptive comparison based ...
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    A revised electronic version of RUCAM for the diagnosis of DILI 
    Hayashi, Paul H; Lucena, M Isabel; Fontana, Robert J; Björnsson, Einar Stefán; Aithal, Guruprasad P; Barnhart, Huiman; Gonzalez-Jimenez, Andres; Yang, Qinghong; Gu, Jiezhun; Andrade, Raul J; Hoofnagle, Jay H (2022-07)
    BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Roussel Uclaf Causality Assessment Method (RUCAM) for DILI has been hindered by subjectivity and poor reliability. We sought to improve the RUCAM using data from the Drug-Induced Liver Injury Network (DILIN) and the Spanish DILI ...
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    Five-Year Teacher Education for Compulsory School in Iceland : Retreat from Research-Based to Practice-Oriented Teacher Education? 
    Sigurðsson, Baldur; Björnsdóttir, Amalía; Jóhannsdóttir, Thurídur Jóna; Elstad, Eyvind (Springer International Publishing, 2023)
    In 2008 the teacher education in Iceland was extended from a three-year bachelor program to a five-year program, ending with a master’s degree. The intention was to give teacher education more solid research base, manifested in a 30 ECTS master’s thesis ...
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    Description of the Method for Evaluating Digital Endpoints in Alzheimer Disease Study : Protocol for an Exploratory, Cross-sectional Study 
    Curcic, Jelena; Vallejo, Vanessa; Sorinas, Jennifer; Sverdlov, Oleksandr; Praestgaard, Jens; Piksa, Mateusz; Deurinck, Mark; Erdemli, Gul; Bügler, Maximilian; Tarnanas, Ioannis; Taptiklis, Nick; Cormack, Francesca; Anker, Rebekka; Massé, Fabien; Souillard-Mandar, William; Intrator, Nathan; Molcho, Lior; Madero, Erica; Bott, Nicholas; Chambers, Mieko; Tamory, Josef; Shulz, Matias; Fernandez, Gerardo; Simpson, William; Robin, Jessica; Snædal, Jón G; Cha, Jang-Ho; Hannesdottir, Kristin (2022-08-10)
    BACKGROUND: More sensitive and less burdensome efficacy end points are urgently needed to improve the effectiveness of clinical drug development for Alzheimer disease (AD). Although conventional end points lack sensitivity, digital technologies hold ...

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