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  • Kristjansson, Alfgeir; Þórisdóttir, Ingibjörg E.; Steingrimsdottir, Thora; Allegrante, John; Lilly, Christa L.; Sigfúsdóttir, Inga Dóra (Oxford University Press (OUP), 2017-05-28)
    Research on the impact of maternal smoking during pregnancy (MSDP) on scholastic achievement in the offspring has shown conflicting findings. The objective of this study was to assess the impact of MSDP on scholastic achievement in a birth cohort of ...
  • Pálsson, Páll Ragnar (Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre, 2013)
    This is a study of melodies in The Poetry Book of Father Ólafur from Sandar (Kvæðabók sr. Ólafs á Söndum), a manuscript of poetry and songs from the early 17th century Iceland. The source investigated in this study is a copy of the manuscript made ...
  • Morino, Costanza; Conway, Susan J.; Saemundsson, Thorsteinn; Helgason, Jón Kristinn; Hillier, John; Butcher, Frances E.G.; Balme, Matthew R.; Jordan, Colm; Argles, Tom (Elsevier BV, 2019-06-15)
    Molards have been defined in the past as conical mounds of debris that can form part of a landslide's deposits. We present the first conclusive evidence that molards in permafrost terrains are cones of loose debris that result from thawing of frozen ...
  • Riddell, Scott John (University of Iceland, School of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Faculty of Earth Sciences, 2023-06-15)
    Focussing upon the monastic sites of Þingeyraklaustur and Helgafellsklaustur, palynological data are utilised to explore the role of Icelandic monasticism with regard to vegetation change and land use in the Medieval period. Consideration is also given ...
  • Sollerhed, Ann Christin; Olesen, Line Grønholt; Froberg, Karsten; Soini, Anne; Sääkslahti, Arja; Kristjánsdóttir, Gudrún; Vilhjálmsson, Rúnar; Fjørtoft, Ingunn; Larsen, Robert; Ekberg, Jan Eric (2021-12-15)
    The purpose of this study was to examine the values of movement and physical activity (MoPA) using government policy documents (e.g., laws and curricula) on early childhood education and care (ECEC) from Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden. ...
  • Bjarnadóttir, Kristín (2016-07-27)
    The New Math was implemented in Iceland with the intention to facilitate understanding in the midst of increased demands for education for all. The article contains an analysis and comparison of typical papers in a selective entrance examination into ...
  • Guðmundsson, Birgir; Meckl, Markus Hermann; Ólafs, Helga; Heijstra, Thamar M. (Háskóli Íslands, 2014)
  • Jóhannesdóttir, Kolfinna (University of Iceland, School of Education, 2023-10)
    This thesis explores the policy on increased school autonomy over curriculum development in upper secondary schools in Iceland which was introduced in 2008. The main arguments for the establishment of the policy were the need for more diverse study due ...
  • 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 ...
  • Jónsson, Sigfús (University of Malta, Faculty of Arts, Department of History, 2024)
    This is a comparative study of the two small island states of Iceland and Malta in 1960-2000. It focuses on the role of the two governments as they enacted public policies, intervened in the functioning of their economies and foreign trade, invested ...
  • Tilea, Monica; Ólafsdóttir, Sigríður; Duță, Oana-Adriana (University of Craiova, Department of Communication, Journalism and Education Science, Center for Scientific Research in Communication Sciences, Media and Public Opinion, 2020)
    In a global context marked by the need to uphold democracy and human rights, education for democratic citizenship (EDC) has increasingly emerged as a prerequisite for shaping active and responsible citizens for the decades to come. The importance ...
  • Arnardóttir, Nanna Ýr; Jónsdóttir, Sigríður Sía; Petersen, Hannes (2022-08-26)
    Introduction The working environment abroad a ship is unique, with constant stimuli such as rolling of the vessel, noise, and vibration. Fishing industry is important for Icelandic economy, still the effect of seasickness-related symptoms on seamen´s ...
  • Shen, Yang; Solomon, Sean C.; Bjarnason, Ingi Þorleifur; Wolfe, Cecily J. (Springer Nature, 1998-09)
    Iceland, one of the most thoroughly investigated hotspots1,2,3, is generally accepted to be the manifestation of an upwelling mantle plume4. Yet whether the plume originates from the lower mantle or from a convective instability at a thermal boundary ...
  • Shen, Yang; Solomon, Sean C.; Bjarnason, Ingi Þorleifur; Nolet, Guust; Morgan, W.Jason; Allen, Richard M.; Vogfjörð, Kristín; Jakobsdóttir, Steinunn; Stefánsson, Ragnar; Julian, B.R.; Foulger, G.R. (Elsevier BV, 2002-04)
    Shear waves converted from compressional waves at mantle discontinuities near 410- and 660-km depth recorded by two broadband seismic experiments in Iceland reveal that the center of an area of anomalously thin mantle transition zone lies at least 100 ...
  • Valsson, Trausti (Háskólaútgáfan, 2002)
  • Minelgaite, Inga; Edvardsson, Ingi Runar; Littrell, Romie F. (SAGE Publications, 2017-04)
    This article contributes to cross-cultural management literature, by providing empirical data from two underresearched countries, to serve in the future as benchmark cultural shift research. Furthermore, it illustrates not only the insufficiency of ...
  • Óskarsdóttir, Gerður G. (Háskólaútgáfan, 2014)
    Efnisyfirlit: Þakkir -- 1. Inngangur -- 2. Framkvæmd rannsóknar -- 3. Viðhorf nemenda, foreldra og starfsmanna skóla -- 4. Skólabyggingar og námsumhverfi -- 5. Stjórnun og skipulag -- 6. Kennsluhættir -- 7. Nám, þátttaka og samskipti nemenda -- 8. ...
  • Bjarnason, Ingi Þorleifur; Menke, William; Flóvenz, Ólafur G.; Caress, David (American Geophysical Union (AGU), 1993-04-10)
    The 170 km South Iceland Seismic Tomography (SIST) profile extends from the west and across the Mid‐Atlantic Ridge spreading center in the Western Volcanic Zone and continues obliquely through the transform zone (the South Iceland Seismic Zone) to the ...
  • Jégousse, Clara; Vannier, Pauline; Groben, René; Glöckner, Frank Oliver; Marteinsson, Viggó Þór (2021-04-02)
    Marine microorganisms contribute to the health of the global ocean by supporting the marine food web and regulating biogeochemical cycles. Assessing marine microbial diversity is a crucial step towards understanding the global ocean. The waters surrounding ...
  • Karlsson, Vífill (University of Iceland, Faculty of Economics, 2012)
    Iceland s population of approximately fifty thousand inhabitants did not change appreciably from the end of the settlement period in the late twelfth century until the mid-nineteenth century because of the climate and limited technology in agriculture ...