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  • Palsson, Burkni; Sigurdsson, Jakob; Sveinsson, Jóhannes Rúnar; Ulfarsson, Magnus (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2018)
    In this paper, we present a deep learning based method for blind hyperspectral unmixing in the form of a neural network autoencoder. We show that the linear mixture model implicitly puts certain architectural constraints on the network, and it effectively ...
  • Adalsteinsdottir, Berglind; Burke, Michael; Maron, Barry J; Danielsen, Ragnar; Lopez, Begoña; Díez Martínez, Domingo Francisco Javier; Jarolim, Petr; Seidman, Jonathan; Seidman, Christine E.; Ho, Carolyn Y; Gunnarsson, Gunnar Þ (BMJ, 2020-04-05)
    Objective The myosin-binding protein C (MYBPC3) c.927-2A>G founder mutation accounts for >90% of sarcomeric hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) in Iceland. This cross-sectional observational study explored the penetrance and phenotypic burden among ...
  • Jonsson, Helgi; Aspelund, Thor; Eiriksdottir, Gudny; Harris, Tamara B.; Launer, Lenore J.; Gudnason, Vilmundur (Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2019-08-23)
    Background: The debate whether "asymptomatic hyperuricemia" should be treated is still ongoing. The objective of this cross-sectional study was to analyze whether hyperuricema in the elderly is associated with joint pain. Methods and findings: Participants ...
  • Guðbjartsson, Tómas; Sigurðsson, Engilbert; Gottfreðsson, Magnús; Björnsson, Ólafur Már; Guðmundsson, Gunnar (2019-11)
    Þegar komið er yfir 2500 m hæð yfir sjávarmáli geta einkenni hæðarveiki gert vart við sig innan nokkurra daga. Áhættan ræðst einkum af hæð og hraða hækkunar og einkennin eru fjölbreytt. Háfjallaveiki er langalgengust en lífshættulegur hæðarheilabjúgur ...
  • Beck, Sigríður (Institutionen för historiska studier, Göteborgs universitet, 2011)
    Icelandic society was transformed during the 13th century. There was no kingdom in Iceland until 1262/1264, when the Norwegian kingship annexed the country. Along with the kingship a new political system, with new rules and ways to acquire power, ...
  • Gunnlaugsson, Geir; Einarsdóttir, Jónína (Informa UK Limited, 2018-10-18)
    The monitoring of relevant health indicators is important in the examination of work that aims to improve health, not only globally, as for example, through the Millennium Development Goals 2000–2015, but also at the national, regional and/or sectoral, ...
  • Gunnlaugsson, Geir; Sigurðardóttir, Þórdís; Einarsdóttir, Margrét; Einarsdóttir, Jónína (Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2018)
    Iceland came under the jurisdiction of the Norwegian King in 1262 to later become a colony of Denmark for about 500 years. Already in the second half of the 18th century, the Danish king initiated actions that aimed to improve the precarious situation ...
  • Hilmarsson, Hilmar Þór (2014)
    The 2008 global economic and financial crisis hit hard in Iceland and Latvia. Economic developments prior to the crisis, as well as response to the crisis were, however, different in these two countries, yielding different results. Both countries ...
  • Günther, Anne; Krone, Oliver; Svansson, Vilhjalmur; Pohlmann, Anne; King, Jacqueline; Hallgrimsson, Gunnar Thor; Skarphéðinsson, Kristinn Haukur; Sigurðardóttir, Heiða; Jónsson, Stefán Ragnar; Beer, Martin; Brugger, Brigitte; Harder, Timm (2022-12-01)
    Highly pathogenic avian influenza viruses (HPAIVs) of hemagglutinin type H5 and clade 2.3.4.4b have widely spread within the northern hemisphere since 2020 and threaten wild bird populations, as well as poultry production. We present phylogeographic ...
  • Bjarnason, Ingi Þorleifur (Iceland Glaciological Society and Geoscience Society of IcelandJöklarannsóknafélags Íslands og Jarðfræðafélags Íslands, 2008)
    Is Iceland a hotspot, with ridge-centered plume? In Iceland vigorous volcanism has built up a plateau 3.0 km higher than at a normal mid-ocean ridge with 3 to 4 times thicker crust than average oceanic crust. This volcanism can be associated with ...
  • Tonti-Filippini, Justin A. D.; Brown, Maxwell C. (Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2019-07-30)
    The extensive lava piles of Iceland contain a unique record of geomagnetic field variations spanning the past ~ 16 Ma. Since the 1950s, palaeomagnetic data have been obtained from over 9400 Icelandic lavas. We have compiled all palaeomagnetic data ...
  • Rögnvaldsson, Sæmundur; Love, Thorvardur Jon; Thorsteinsdottir, Sigrun; Reed, Elín Ruth; Óskarsson, Jón Þórir; Pétursdóttir, Íris; Sigurðardóttir, Guðrún Ásta; Viðarsson, Brynjar; Önundarson, Páll Torfi; Agnarsson, Bjarni A.; Þorsteinsdóttir, Ingunn; Ólafsson, Ísleifur; Þórðardóttir, Ásdís Rósa; Eyþórsson, Elías; Jónsson, Ásbjörn; Björnsson, Andri S.; Gunnarsson, Gunnar Þór; Pálsson, Runólfur; Indriðason, Ólafur Skúli; Gíslason, Gauti Kjartan; Ólafsson, Andri; Hákonardóttir, Guðlaug Katrín; Brinkhuis, Manje; Halldórsdóttir, Sara Lovísa; Ásgeirsdóttir, Tinna Laufey; Steingrímsdóttir, Hlíf; Danielsen, Ragnar; Dröfn Wessman, Inga; Kampanis, Petros; Hulcrantz, Malin; Durie, Brian G.M.; Harding, Stephen; Landgren, Ola; Kristinsson, Sigurður Yngvi (2021-05-17)
    Monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS) precedes multiple myeloma (MM). Population-based screening for MGUS could identify candidates for early treatment in MM. Here we describe the Iceland Screens, Treats, or Prevents Multiple Myeloma ...
  • Hassanian, Reza; Helgadóttir, Ásdís; Riedel, Morris (Elsevier, 2023-02-21)
    This study aimed to apply empirical data to assess wind energy production at the Búrfell site in Iceland based on the E44 turbine model. The empirical data are 5 years of recordings at the site location by the Iceland Metrological office. The wind speed ...
  • Loftsdóttir, Kristín (Wiley, 2014-08-25)
    Iceland’s increased involvement in global economic markets in the early 2000s came to a sudden halt in autumn 2008 when Iceland became at the time the worst case of the global financial crisis. The discussion focuses on anxieties in relation to the ...
  • Ramos Espla, Alfonso; Micael, Joana; Halldórsson, Halldór Pálmar; Gíslason, Sindri (Regional Euro-Asian Biological Invasions Centre Oy (REABIC), 2020-05-07)
    Non-indigenous species (NIS) represent a serious problem worldwide, where ascidians are one of the most important taxa. However, little has been done to document the non-indigenous ascidians in Iceland, and over the past decade only two species ...
  • Mandáková, Terezie; Thorbjörnsson, Hjörtur; Pisupati, Rahul; Reichardt, Ilka; Lysak, Martin A; Anamthawat-Jónsson, Kesara (Agricultural University of Iceland, 2017)
    In this paper, we report the first discovery of Arabidopsis thaliana in Iceland. In May 2015, the plants were located growing on warm geothermal soil around the hot spring Deildartunguhver in Reykholt, West Iceland. Flower buds and leaves were collected ...
  • Terada, Hiroe (University of Iceland, 2017-01)
    At preschool, children are socially active--they engage in various social interactions with their peers and teachers. Social interactions require people to understand others’ minds (e.g., perspectives, ideas, emotional states, thoughts, intentions, ...
  • Benediktsson, Artem Ingmar; Ragnarsdottir, Hanna (The Educational Research Institute, 2020-06-23)
    The aim of this paper is to present and analyze how university students experience teaching methods of Icelandic as a second language and communication with teachers during the learning process. The theoretical framework includes multicultural education ...
  • Mixa, Már Wolfgang (2016-06)
    The research project focuses on investment behavior and the Icelandic economic bubble and crash, emphasizing that investment behavior has to be seen within a historical and cultural environment. As such the project is related to financial history and ...
  • Isenmann, Vanessa Monika (University of Iceland, School of Humanities, Faculty of Icelandic and Comparative Cultural Studies, 2022)
    The dissertation addresses informal Icelandic writing practices in online communication, often referred to as computer-mediated communication (CMC). Specifically, the dissertation studies the linguistic practices of native Icelandic speakers on Facebook ...