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    An Excuse for Violence: The Viking Image, Race, and Masculinity in U.S. Popular Culture 
    Melton, Zachary J. (University of Iceland, School of Humanities, Faculty of Icelandic and Comparative Cultural Studies, 2023-01-12)
    This thesis examines the evolution of the Viking image in U.S. popular culture, from the publication of Antiquitates Americanæ, a scholarly work on the Vinland sagas, by Danish philologist Carl Christian Rafn in 1837, to the Unite the Right Rally in ...
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    Exercise Training Adds Cardiometabolic Benefits of a Paleolithic Diet in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus 
    Otten, Julia; Andersson, Jonas; Ståhl, Jens; Stomby, Andreas; Saleh, Ahmed; Waling, Maria; Ryberg, Mats; Hauksson, Jon; Svensson, Michael; Johansson, Bengt; Olsson, Tommy (Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), 2019-01-22)
    Background The accumulation of myocardial triglycerides and remodeling of the left ventricle are common features in type 2 diabetes mellitus and represent potential risk factors for the development of diastolic and systolic dysfunction. A few studies ...
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    Exogenous female sex steroids may reduce lung ageing after menopause: A 20-year follow-up study of a general population sample (ECRHS) 
    Triebner, Kai; Accordini, Simone; Calciano, Lucia; Johannessen, Ane; Benediktsdóttir, Bryndís; Bifulco, Ersilia; Demoly, Pascal; Dharmage, Shyamali C.; Franklin, Karl A.; Garcia-Aymerich, Judith; Gullón Blanco, José Antonio; Heinrich, Joachim; Holm, Mathias; Jarvis, Debbie; Jõgi, Rain; Lindberg, Eva; Martínez-Moratalla, Jesús; Muniozguren Agirre, Nerea; Pin, Isabelle; Probst-Hensch, Nicole; Raherison, Chantal; Sánchez-Ramos, José Luis; Schlünssen, Vivi; Svanes, Cecilie; Hustad, Steinar; Leynaert, Bénédicte; Gómez Real, Francisco (Elsevier BV, 2019-02)
    Objectives: Menopause involves hypoestrogenism, which is associated with numerous detrimental effects, including on respiratory health. Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) is often used to improve symptoms of menopause. The effects of HRT on lung function ...
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    Exome-chip meta-analysis identifies novel loci associated with cardiac conduction, including ADAMTS6 
    Prins, Bram P.; Mead, Timothy J.; Brody, Jennifer A.; Sveinbjornsson, Gardar; Ntalla, Ioanna; Bihlmeyer, Nathan A.; van den Berg, Marten; Bork-Jensen, Jette; Cappellani, Stefania; Van Duijvenboden, Stefan; Klena, Nikolai T.; Gabriel, George C.; Liu, Xiaoqin; Gulec, Cagri; Grarup, Niels; Haessler, Jeffrey; Hall, Leanne M.; Iorio, Annamaria; Isaacs, Aaron; Li-Gao, Ruifang; Lin, Honghuang; Liu, Ching-Ti; Lyytikäinen, Leo-Pekka; Marten, Jonathan; Mei, Hao; Müller-Nurasyid, Martina; Orini, Michele; Padmanabhan, Sandosh; Radmanesh, Farid; Ramirez, Julia; Robino, Antonietta; Schwartz, Molly; van Setten, Jessica; Smith, Albert Vernon; Verweij, Niek; Warren, Helen R.; Weiss, Stefan; Alonso, Alvaro; Arnar, Davíð O.; Bots, Michiel L.; de Boer, Rudolf A.; Dominiczak, Anna F.; Eijgelsheim, Mark; Ellinor, Patrick T.; Guo, Xiuqing; Felix, Stephan B.; Harris, Tamara B.; Hayward, Caroline; Heckbert, Susan R.; Huang, Paul L.; Jukema, J. Wouter; Kähönen, Mika; Kors, Jan A.; Lambiase, Pier D.; Launer, Lenore J.; Li, Man; Linneberg, Allan; Nelson, Christopher P.; Pedersen, Oluf; Perez, Marco; Peters, Annette; Polasek, Ozren; Psaty, Bruce M.; Raitakari, Olli T.; Rice, Kenneth M.; Rotter, Jerome I.; Sinner, Moritz F.; Soliman, Elsayed Z.; Spector, Tim D.; Strauch, Konstantin; Thorsteinsdottir, Unnur; Tinker, Andrew; Trompet, Stella; Uitterlinden, André; Vaartjes, Ilonca; van der Meer, Peter; Völker, Uwe; Völzke, Henry; Waldenberger, Melanie; Wilson, James G.; Xie, Zhijun; Asselbergs, Folkert W.; Dörr, Marcus; van Duijn, Cornelia M.; Gasparini, Paolo; Gudbjartsson, Daniel; Gudnason, Vilmundur; Hansen, Torben; Kääb, Stefan; Kanters, Jørgen K.; Kooperberg, Charles; Lehtimäki, Terho; Lin, Henry J.; Lubitz, Steven A.; Mook-Kanamori, Dennis O.; Conti, Francesco J.; Newton-Cheh, Christopher H.; Rosand, Jonathan; Rudan, Igor; Samani, Nilesh J.; Sinagra, Gianfranco; Smith, Blair H.; Holm, Hilma; Stricker, Bruno H.; Ulivi, Sheila; Sotoodehnia, Nona; Apte, Suneel S.; van der Harst, Pim; Stefansson, Kari; Munroe, Patricia B.; Arking, Dan E.; Lo, Cecilia W.; Jamshidi, Yalda (Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2018-07-17)
    Background: Genome-wide association studies conducted on QRS duration, an electrocardiographic measurement associated with heart failure and sudden cardiac death, have led to novel biological insights into cardiac function. However, the variants ...
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    The Exotic North: Gender, Nation Branding and Post-colonialism in Iceland 
    Loftsdóttir, Kristín (Informa UK Limited, 2015-10-02)
    This discussion stresses that looking at countries on the margins of European colonial rule can be useful when considering the wider dynamics of the present, reflecting the persistence of colonial discourses and how racism “endures”. Iceland’s colonial ...
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    Expansion of Agriculture in Northern Cold-Climate Regions : A Cross-Sectoral Perspective on Opportunities and Challenges 
    Unc, Adrian; Altdorff, Daniel; Abakumov, Evgeny; Adl, Sina; Baldursson, Snorri; Bechtold, Michel; Cattani, Douglas J.; Firbank, Les G.; Grand, Stéphanie; Guðjónsdóttir, María; Kallenbach, Cynthia; Kedir, Amana J.; Li, Pengfei; McKenzie, David B.; Misra, Debasmita; Nagano, Hirohiko; Neher, Deborah A.; Niemi, Jyrki; Oelbermann, Maren; Overgård Lehmann, Jesper; Parsons, David; Quideau, Sylvie; Sharkhuu, Anarmaa; Smreczak, Bożena; Sorvali, Jaana; Vallotton, Jeremiah D.; Whalen, Joann K.; Young, Erika H.; Zhang, Mingchu; Borchard, Nils (2021-07-15)
    Agriculture in the boreal and Arctic regions is perceived as marginal, low intensity and inadequate to satisfy the needs of local communities, but another perspective is that northern agriculture has untapped potential to increase the local supply of ...
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    Expedited Design Closure of Antenna Input Characteristics by Trust Region Gradient Search and Principal Component Analysis 
    Tomasson, Jon Atli; Koziel, Slawomir; Pietrenko-Dabrowska, Anna (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2020)
    Optimization-based parameter tuning has become an inherent part of contemporary antenna design process. For the sake of reliability, it is typically conducted at the level of full-wave electromagnetic (EM) simulation models. This may incur considerable ...
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    Expedited Feature-Based Quasi-Global Optimization of Multi-Band Antenna Input Characteristics With Jacobian Variability Tracking 
    Koziel, Slawomir; Pietrenko-Dabrowska, Anna (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2020)
    Design of modern antennas relies-for reliability reasons-on full-wave electromagnetic simulation tools. In addition, increasingly stringent specifications pertaining to electrical and field performance, growing complexity of antenna topologies, along ...
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    Expedited Globalized Antenna Optimization by Principal Components and Variable-Fidelity EM Simulations: Application to Microstrip Antenna Design 
    Tómasson, Jón Atli; Pietrenko-Dabrowska, Anna; Koziel, Slawomir (MDPI AG, 2020-04-20)
    Parameter optimization, also referred to as design closure, is imperative in the development of modern antennas. Theoretical considerations along with rough dimension adjustment through supervised parameter sweeping can only yield initial designs that ...
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    Expedited Yield Optimization of Narrow- and Multi-Band Antennas Using Performance-Driven Surrogates 
    Pietrenko-Dabrowska, Anna; Koziel, Slawomir; Al-Hasan, Muath (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2020)
    Uncertainty quantification is an important aspect of engineering design, also pertaining to the development and performance evaluation of antenna systems. Manufacturing tolerances as well as other types of uncertainties, related to material parameters ...
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    The experience of employment strain and activation among temporary agency workers in Canada 
    Bosmans, Kim; Lewchuk, Wayne; De Cuyper, Nele; Hardonk, Stefan C.; Van Aerden, Karen; Vanroelen, Christophe (Informa UK Limited, 2017-01)
    This article integrates the employment strain model with the social stress model in order to reveal the mechanisms that explain the relation between precarious employment and mental well-being. This model is applied to the case of temporary agency ...
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    Experiences and expectations of successful immigrant and refugee students while in upper secondary schools in Iceland 
    Rafik Hama, Susan (University of Iceland, School of Education, Faculty of Education and Diversity, 2020-11)
    The influx of refugees and immigrants into Iceland continues to affect the society socially, culturally, and politically. Like many other European countries, Iceland has become home to many refugees and immigrants, including young adults. This influx ...
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    Experiences of cancer rehabilitation among patients in rural areas in northern Iceland : Physical and psychosocial well-being, coping, quality of life, and satisfaction with care. A qualitative study 
    Björnsdóttir, Eygló Brynja; Hjörleifsdóttir, Elísabet; Sigurðardóttir, Þórhalla; Baruchello, Giorgio; Þormóðsson, Finnbogi Rútur (2021-01-01)
    Physical rehabilitation and psychosocial support are a part of cancer patients well-being and their ability to cope. Physical geography and healthcare provider barriers may have negative influences on patients’ health outcomes. To explore the perceptions ...
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    The experiences of doctorally prepared nurses and doctoral nursing students with being mentored in the Nurse-Lead programme : A focus group study 
    van Dongen, L. J.C.; Leino-Kilpi, H.; Jónsdóttir, Helga; Meyer, G.; Henriques, M. A.; Schoonhoven, L.; Suhonen, R.; Hafsteinsdóttir, Thóra B. (2023-08)
    Aim: to explore experiences of being mentored and the contribution of the mentoring to leadership and professional development of doctorally prepared nurses and doctoral nursing students participating in the Nurse-Lead programme. Background: Mentoring ...
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    Experiences of referral with an obstetric emergency : voices of women admitted at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital, South Western Uganda 
    Nabulo, Harriet; Gottfreðsdóttir, Helga; Joseph, Ngonzi; Kaye, Dan K. (2023-07-06)
    Background: Life-threatening obstetric complications usually lead to the need for referral and constitute the commonest direct causes of maternal deaths. Urgent management of referrals can potentially lower the maternal mortality rate. We explored the ...
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    Experimental challenges with Renibacterium salmoninarum in Arctic charr Salvelinus alpinus 
    Guðmundsdóttir, Sigríður; Kristmundsson, Árni; Árnason, Ívar Örn (Inter-Research Science Center, 2017-03-30)
    Arctic charr Salvelinus alpinus L. is an important species in Icelandic aquaculture and the most common wild salmonid in Iceland. A study on the course of infection with the bacterium Renibacterium salmoninarum was conducted using 3 different challenge ...
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    Experimental design and statistical analyses of fish growth studies 
    Thorarensen, Helgi; Kubiriza, Godfrey; Imsland, Albert Kjartansson (ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV, 2015-11-01)
    Every year, numerous studies are published that compare the effects of different factors on the growth of aquaculture fish. However, comparatively little attention has been given to the experimental designs of these studies - in how many rearing units ...
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    Experimental identification of two distinct skyrmion collapse mechanisms 
    Muckel, Florian; von Malottki, Stephan; Holl, Christian; Pestka, Benjamin; Pratzer, Marco; Bessarab, Pavel; Heinze, Stefan; Morgenstern, Markus (Springer Nature, 2021-01-04)
    Magnetic skyrmions are key candidates for applications in memory, logic and neuromorphic computing. An essential property is their topological protection that is caused by the swirling spin texture and described by a robust integer winding number. ...
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    Experimental observations of CO2-water-basaltic glass interaction in a large column reactor experiment at 50 °C 
    Clark, Deirdre; Galeczka, Iwona M.; Dideriksen, Knud; Voigt, Martin J.; Wolff-Boenisch, Domenik; Gíslason, Sigurður Reynir (Elsevier BV, 2019-10)
    Mineralization of water dissolved carbon dioxide injected into basaltic rocks occurs within two years in field-scale settings. Here we present the results from a CO2-water-basaltic glass laboratory experiment conducted at 50 °C and 80 bar pressure in ...
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    An experimental test of the habit-goal framework : Depressive rumination is associated with heightened habitual characteristics of negative thinking but not habit-directed behavior control 
    Hjartarson, Kristján Helgi; Snorrason, Ivar; Friðriksdóttir, Ágústa; Þórsdóttir, Brynja B.; Arnarsdóttir, Nína B.; Ólafsson, Ragnar P. (2020)
    Habitual thinking may underpin a heightened disposition to engage in rumination in response to negative mood, a widely held notion that has rarely been directly tested. The purpose of the current study was to investigate whether rumination is associated ...