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    European paramedic curriculum : A call for unity in paramedic education on a European level 
    Duason, Sveinbjorn; Ericsson, Christoffer; Jónsdóttir, Hrafnhildur Lilja; Andersen, Jeanette Viggen; Andersen, Thomas Lynge (2021-05-31)
    Background: There have been major developments in healthcare services as well as changes in demographics in recent years, and this has, among other things, led to increased demand for ambulance services. In general, this has also led to calls for more ...
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    Stafurinn minn og stafurinn þinn : Þróun stafaþekkingar íslenskra barna á aldrinum 4-6 ára 
    Oddsdóttir, Rannveig; Ragnarsdóttir, Hrafnhildur (2021)
    Markmið þessarar rannsóknar voru að skoða hvernig stafaþekking íslenskra barna þróast frá 4–6 ára aldurs, hvort börn læra fyrr að þekkja tiltekna stafi en aðra, hvort stafaþekking tengist félags- og menningarlegum bakgrunni, lestrarumhverfi á heimili ...
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    Activity-dependent alteration of early myelin ensheathment in a developing sensory circuit 
    Chorghay, Zahraa; MacFarquhar, David; Li, Vanessa J.; Aufmkolk, Sarah; Schohl, Anne; Wiseman, Paul W.; Káradóttir, Ragnhildur Þóra; Ruthazer, Edward S. (2021-10-02)
    Myelination allows for the regulation of conduction velocity, affecting the precise timing of neuronal inputs important for the development and function of brain circuits. In turn, myelination may be altered by changes in experience, neuronal activity, ...
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    Validation of the adjusted multi-biomarker disease activity score as a prognostic test for radiographic progression in rheumatoid arthritis : a combined analysis of multiple studies 
    Curtis, Jeffrey R.; Weinblatt, Michael E.; Shadick, Nancy A.; Brahe, Cecilie H.; Østergaard, Mikkel; Hetland, Merete Lund; Sævarsdóttir, Sædís; Horton, Megan; Mabey, Brent; Flake, Darl D.; Ben-Shachar, Rotem; Sasso, Eric H.; Huizinga, T. W. (2021-01-04)
    BACKGROUND: The multi-biomarker disease activity (MBDA) test measures 12 serum protein biomarkers to quantify disease activity in RA patients. A newer version of the MBDA score, adjusted for age, sex, and adiposity, has been validated in two cohorts ...
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    Faglegt lærdómssamfélag og starfsánægja í leikskólum 
    Björnsdóttir, Sveinbjörg; Sigurðardóttir, Sigríður Margrét; Jóhannesdóttir, Anna Margrét (2021-07-02)
    Áhersla hefur verið lögð á það í aðalnámskrá og víðar að leikskólar starfi eftir hugmyndum um lærdómssamfélag. Markmið þessarar rannsóknar var að varpa ljósi á stöðu faglegs lærdómssamfélags innan leikskóla og tengsl þess við menntunarlega stöðu og ...
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    "This is the result of something else" : Experiences of men that abused drugs and had experienced childhood trauma 
    Georgsdottir, Margret Torshamar; Sigurðardóttir, Sigrún; Gunnthorsdottir, Hrafnhildur (2021-03)
    Drug abuse is a serious public health issue that may have irreversible consequences. Research has revealed that childhood psychological trauma can promote addictive behaviors in adulthood and that drugs are often used as a coping mechanism. Men are ...
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    Aðdragandi, tilurð og inntak íslenskrar löggjafar um lýðskóla 
    Antonsdóttir, Júlí Ósk; Þorsteinsdóttir, Ragnheiður E; Ólafsdóttir, Anna (2021)
    Um miðja nítjándu öld komu fram í Danmörku hugmyndir um annars konar nám en hefðbundið bóknám fyrir ungmenni landsins. Á grunni þeirra voru stofnaðir skólar í Danmörku sem nefndir voru lýðháskólar. Breiddust þeir hratt út á Norðurlöndum en festu ekki ...
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    Development of growth media from agricultural by-products for cultivation of PUFA-producing sicyoidochytrium minutum 
    Eiríksdóttir, Heiðrún; Stefánsson, Magnús Örn; Einarsson, Hjörleifur (2021)
    The demand for novel sources of marine oils, which contain polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs), has increased due to the realization of the importance of PUFAs, e.g., docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), in the human diet. However, the natural supply is limited. ...
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    Attitudes towards refugees and Muslim immigrants in Iceland : The perceived link to terrorism 
    Valdimarsdóttir, Margrét; Jónsdóttir, Guðbjörg Andrea (2020-12-16)
    In the past few years, millions have been forced to leave their homes seeking refuge in other countries, most displaced from Muslim majority countries. The inflow of refugees and recent terrorist attacks in Europe may have reinforced prejudice against ...
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    Living conditions and mental wellness in a changing climate and environment : Focus on community voices and perceived environmental and adaptation factors in Greenland 
    Timlin, Ulla; Ingimundarson, Jón Haukur; Jungsberg, Leneisja; Kauppila, Sofia; Larsen, Joan Nymand; Nordstrom, Tanja; Scheer, Johanna; Schweitzer, Peter; Rautio, Arja (2021-04)
    Background Climate change is a major global challenge, especially for Indigenous communities. It can have extensive impacts on peoples’ lives that may occur through the living environment, health and mental well-being, and which are requiring constant ...
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    Public health nurse education in the Nordic countries 
    Alstveit, Marit; Lahti, Sari; Jónsdóttir, Sigríður Sía; Egeland, Nina; Sørensen, Susanne Klit; Eklund, Anna Josse (2021)
    Background Higher education should promote critical reflection and guide students towards international activities. In the Nordic countries public health nurse educational programmes are mostly based on guidelines issued by national educational ...
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    Medicine treatment of glaucoma in Australia 2012-2019 : Prevalence, incidence and persistence 
    Daniels, Benjamin; Healey, Paul; Bruno, Claudia; Kaan, Iain; Zoéga, Helga (2021-12-30)
    Objective Medical therapy can halt or significantly slow the progression of glaucoma if medicines are used in accordance with the guidelines. We used dispensing claims for a 10% sample of all Australians dispensed publicly subsidised glaucoma medicines ...
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    Association of low-frequency and rare coding variants with information processing speed 
    Bressler, Jan; Davies, Gail; Smith, Albert Vernon; Saba, Yasaman; Bis, Joshua C.; Jian, Xueqiu; Hayward, Caroline; Yanek, Lisa; Smith, Jennifer A.; Mirza, Saira S.; Wang, Ruiqi; Adams, Hieab H.H.; Becker, Diane; Boerwinkle, Eric; Campbell, Archie; Cox, Simon R.; Eiríksdóttir, Guðný; Fawns-Ritchie, Chloe; Gottesman, Rebecca F.; Grove, Megan L.; Guo, Xiuqing; Hofer, Edith; Kardia, Sharon L.R.; Knol, Maria J.; Koini, Marisa; Lopez, Oscar L.; Marioni, Riccardo E.; Nyquist, Paul; Pattie, Alison; Polasek, Ozren; Porteous, David J.; Rudan, Igor; Satizabal, Claudia L.; Schmidt, Helena; Schmidt, Reinhold; Sidney, Stephen; Simino, Jeannette; Smith, Blair H.; Turner, Stephen T.; van der Lee, Sven J.; Ware, Erin B.; Whitmer, Rachel A.; Yaffe, Kristine; Yang, Qiong; Zhao, Wei; Guðnason, Vilmundur G.; Launer, Lenore J.; Fitzpatrick, Annette L.; Psaty, Bruce M.; Fornage, Myriam; Arfan Ikram, M.; van Duijn, Cornelia M.; Seshadri, Sudha; Mosley, Thomas H.; Deary, Ian J. (2021-12-04)
    Measures of information processing speed vary between individuals and decline with age. Studies of aging twins suggest heritability may be as high as 67%. The Illumina HumanExome Bead Chip genotyping array was used to examine the association of rare ...
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    RIC in COVID-19—a Clinical Trial to Investigate Whether Remote Ischemic Conditioning (RIC) Can Prevent Deterioration to Critical Care in Patients with COVID-19 
    Davidson, Sean M.; Lukhna, Kishal; Gorog, Diana A.; Salama, Alan D.; Castillo, Alejandro Rosell; Giesz, Sara; Golforoush, Pelin; Kalkhoran, Siavash Beikoghli; Lecour, Sandrine; Imamdin, Aqeela; do Carmo, Helison R.P.; Bovi, Ticiane Gonçalez; Perroud, Mauricio W.; Ntsekhe, Mpiko; Sposito, Andrei C.; Yellon, Dereks M. (2021-06-25)
    Purpose: Coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19) has, to date, been diagnosed in over 130 million persons worldwide and is caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Several variants of concern have emerged including those in the ...
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    Emu Oil and Saireito in combination reduce tumour development and clinical indicators of disease in a mouse model of colitis-associated colorectal cancer 
    Chartier, Lauren C.; Fujino, Junko; Howarth, Gordon S.; Freysdóttir, Jóna; Harðardóttir, Ingibjörg; Mashtoub, Suzanne (2021-06)
    BACKGROUND: Emu Oil (EO) previously demonstrated therapeutic potential in a mouse model of colitis-associated CRC (CA-CRC). Saireito, a traditional Japanese medicine, has not been investigated in CA-CRC. AIM: To determine whether EO and Saireito could ...
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    A descriptive study of the surge response and outcomes of ICU patients with COVID-19 during first wave in Nordic countries 
    Chew, Michelle S.; Kattainen, Salla; Haase, Nicolai; Buanes, Eirik A.; Kristinsdóttir, Linda B.; Hofsø, Kristin; Laake, Jon Henrik; Kvåle, Reidar; Hästbacka, Johanna; Reinikainen, Matti; Bendel, Stepani; Varpula, Tero; Walther, Sten; Perner, Anders; Flaatten, Hans K.; Sigurðsson, Martin Ingi (2022-01)
    Background: We sought to provide a description of surge response strategies and characteristics, clinical management and outcomes of patients with severe COVID-19 in the intensive care unit (ICU) during the first wave of the pandemic in Denmark, Finland, ...
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    Instantaneous wave-free ratio compared with fractional flow reserve in PCI : A cost-minimization analysis 
    Berntorp, Karolina; Persson, Josefine; Koul, Sasha M.; Patel, Manesh R.; Christiansen, Evald H.; Guðmundsdóttir, Ingibjörg Jóna; Yndigegn, Troels; Omerovic, Elmir; Erlinge, David; Fröbert, Ole; Götberg, Matthias; Gudmundsdottir, Ingibjörg (2021-12-01)
    Background: Coronary physiology is a routine diagnostic tool when assessing whether coronary revascularization is indicated. The iFR-SWEDEHEART trial demonstrated similar clinical outcomes when using instantaneous wave-free ratio (iFR) or fractional ...
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    Value of antibodies to GAD65 combined with islet cell cytoplasmic antibodies for predicting IDDM in a childhood population 
    Aanstoot, H. J.; Sigurdsson, Engilbert; Jaffe, M.; Shi, Y.; Christgau, S.; Grobbee, D.; Bruining, G. J.; Molenaar, J. L.; Hofman, A.; Baekkeskov, S. (1994-09)
    The value of a test for islet cell cytoplasmic antibodies together with a test for GAD65 antibodies to predict the subsequent development of diabetes over a period of 11.5 years was assessed in an open childhood population comprising 2,805 individuals. ...
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    Twelfth Annual ENBDC Workshop : Methods in Mammary Gland Biology and Breast Cancer 
    Charifou, Elsa; Traustadottir, Gunnhildur Asta; Bentires-Alj, Mohamed; Howard, Beatrice; Van Keymeulen, Alexandra (2021-08-26)
    The twelfth annual workshop of the European Network for Breast Development and Cancer focused on methods in mammary gland biology and breast cancer, was scheduled to take place on March 26–28, 2020, in Weggis, Switzerland. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, ...
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    Combined effects of external moments and muscle activations on acl loading during numerical simulations of a female model in opensim 
    Daliet, Oliver J.; Briem, Kristín; Brynjólfsson, Sigurður; Sigurðsson, Haraldur Björn (2021-12-16)
    Background: Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries have been studied using a variety of methods and tools. However, each is hindered by specific limitations with respect to its application. Aim: To assess the combined effects of external moments and ...