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  • Guo, Yanjun; Stefansson, Kari (Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2020-07-06)
    Blood pressure (BP) was inconsistently associated with migraine and the mechanisms of BP-lowering medications in migraine prophylaxis are unknown. Leveraging large-scale summary statistics for migraine (Ncases/Ncontrols = 59,674/316,078) and BP ...
  • Emmanuele, R. P. A.; Sich, M.; Kyriienko, O.; Shahnazaryan, V.; Withers, F.; Catanzaro, A.; Walker, P. M.; Benimetskiy, F. A.; Skolnick, M. S.; Tartakovskii, A. I.; Shelykh, Ivan; Krizhanovskiǐ, Dmitry N. (Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2020-07-17)
    Highly nonlinear optical materials with strong effective photon-photon interactions are required for ultrafast and quantum optical signal processing circuitry. Here we report strong Kerr-like nonlinearities by employing efficient optical transitions ...
  • Eibl, Eva; Bean, Christopher J.; Einarsson, Bergur; Pálsson, Finnur; Vogfjörd, Kristín S. (Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2020-07-21)
    Glacier runoff and melt from volcanic and geothermal activity accumulates in glacier dammed lakes in glaciated areas around the world. These lakes eventually drain, creating hazardous subglacial floods that are usually only confirmed after they exit ...
  • Dabaieh, Marwa; Heinonen, Jukka; El-Mahdy, Deena; Hassan, Dalya M. (Elsevier BV, 2020-12-01)
    This study presents a comparison of the life cycle carbon emission (LCCO2) and embodied energy calculation between two kinds of bricks, sun-dried and fired clay, as means of evaluating the energy and climate impact of each brick type and the economics ...
  • Kristjánsdóttir, Þórdís; Ron, Emanuel Y.C.; Molins-Delgado, Daniel; Fridjonsson, Olafur; Turner, Charlotta; Björnsdóttir, Snædís; Guðmundsson, Steinn; van Niel, Ed W.J.; Karlsson, Eva Nordberg; Hreggvidsson, Gudmundur Oli (Elsevier BV, 2020-12)
    Rhodothermus marinus has the potential to be well suited for biorefineries, as an aerobic thermophile that produces thermostable enzymes and is able to utilize polysaccharides from different 2nd and 3rd generation biomass. The bacterium produces valuable ...
  • Zhou, Wei; Brumpton, Ben; Kabil, Omer; Gudmundsson, Julius; Thorleifsson, Gudmar; Weinstock, Josh; Zawistowski, Matthew; Nielsen, Jonas B.; Chaker, Layal; Medici, Marco; Teumer, Alexander; Naitza, Silvia; Sanna, Serena; Schultheiss, Ulla T.; Cappola, Anne; Karjalainen, Juha; Kurki, Mitja; Oneka, Morgan; Taylor, Peter; Fritsche, Lars G.; Graham, Sarah E.; Wolford, Brooke N.; Overton, William; Rasheed, Humaira; Haug, Eirin B.; Gabrielsen, Maiken E.; Skogholt, Anne Heidi; Surakka, Ida; Davey Smith, George; Pandit, Anita; Roychowdhury, Tanmoy; Hornsby, Whitney E.; Jonasson, Jon G.; Senter, Leigha; Liyanarachchi, Sandya; Ringel, Matthew D.; Xu, Li; Kiemeney, Lambertus A.; He, Huiling; Netea-Maier, Romana T.; Mayordomo, Jose I.; Plantinga, Theo S.; Hrafnkelsson, Jon; Hjartarson, Hannes; Sturgis, Erich M.; Palotie, Aarno; Daly, Mark; Citterio, Cintia E.; Arvan, Peter; Brummett, Chad M.; Boehnke, Michael; de la Chapelle, Albert; Stefansson, Kari; Hveem, Kristian; Willer, Cristen J.; Åsvold, Bjørn Olav (Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2020-08-07)
    Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) is critical for normal development and metabolism. To better understand the genetic contribution to TSH levels, we conduct a GWAS meta-analysis at 22.4 million genetic markers in up to 119,715 individuals and identify ...
  • Welling, Johannes; Árnason, Þorvarður; Olafsdottir, Rannveig (MDPI AG, 2020-07-01)
    Since the end of the 20th century, glaciers are shrinking at an accelerated pace worldwide. This fuels the concern that increased glacier recession will lead to changes in the accessibility, safety, and amenity of many popular glacier tourist ...
  • Magnússon, Magnús S. (Elsevier BV, 2020-12-01)
    This project started in the 1970′s inspired by biological behavior research (Morris, 1967; Tinbergen, 1965) including that of N. Tinbergen, K. Lorenz and K. von Frisch, for which they shared a Nobel Prize in 1973 in Medicine or Physiology, the first ...
  • Lu, Donghao; Song, Jie; Lu, Yi; Fall, Katja; Chen, Xu; Fang, Fang; Landén, Mikael; Hultman, Christina M.; Czene, Kamila; Sullivan, Patrick; Tamimi, Rulla M.; Valdimarsdottir, Unnur (Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2020-09-15)
    An association between schizophrenia and subsequent breast cancer has been suggested; however the risk of schizophrenia following a breast cancer is unknown. Moreover, the driving forces of the link are largely unclear. Here, we report the phenotypic ...
  • Kalaniemi, Salla; Ottelin, Juudit; Heinonen, Jukka; Junnila, Seppo (Elsevier BV, 2020-12)
    Human economic activities and following carbon emissions have been recognized to be a real threat to the environment. The current levels of consumption-based carbon footprints in all developed economies grossly exceed the sustainable level. Scientists ...
  • Hrolfsdottir, Laufey; Halldorsson, Thorhallur; Birgisdottir, Bryndis Eva; Hreiðarsdóttir, Ingibjörg Th.; Hardardottir, Hildur; Gunnarsdottir, Ingibjorg (Wiley, 2018-07-23)
    Excessive gestational weight gain (GWG) is a risk factor for several adverse pregnancy outcomes, including macrosomia. Diet is one of the few modifiable risk factors identified. However, most dietary assessment methods are impractical for use in maternal ...
  • Morino, Costanza; Conway, Susan J.; Balme, Matthew R.; Hillier, John; Jordan, Colm; Saemundsson, Thorsteinn; Argles, Tom (Wiley, 2018-09-20)
    Debris flows are fast-moving gravity flows of poorly sorted rock and soil, mixed and saturated with water. Debris-flow initiation has been studied using empirical and experimental modelling, but the geomorphic changes, indicative of different triggering ...
  • Värendh, Maria; Andersson, Morgan; Björnsdóttir, Erla; Arnardottir, Erna Sif; Gislason, Thorarinn; Pack, Allan; Hrubos-Strøm, Harald; Johannisson, Arne; Júlíusson, Sigurður (Wiley, 2018-09-28)
    We hypothesized that positive airway pressure treatment would induce nasal obstruction and decrease nasal cavity due to mucosal swelling. We further hypothesized that subjective and objective nasal obstruction at baseline would negatively affect positive ...
  • Cook, David; Malinauskaite, Laura; Davidsdottir, Brynhildur; Ögmundardóttir, Helga (Elsevier BV, 2020-10)
    There is currently limited knowledge concerning the economic value of commercial whale watching from the perspective of the consumer's trip experience. This study outlines the results of an in-person contingent valuation survey, which asked whale ...
  • Malinauskaite, Laura; Cook, David; Davidsdottir, Brynhildur; Ögmundardóttir, Helga (Elsevier BV, 2021-02)
    The study examines the socio-cultural values of multiple ecosystem services (ES) sourced from whales in Skjálfandi Bay, North Iceland, with many beneficiaries living in and visiting the town of Húsavík. The study begins to address the research gap in ...
  • Ingason, Arnar; Mechmet, Fatich; Atacho, Diahann; Steingrimsson, Eirikur; Petersen, Petur Henry (Elsevier BV, 2019-01)
    Although mast cell distribution has been described in both human and canine hearts, cardiac mast cells in mice have yet to be categorically localized. We therefore sought to describe mast cell distribution within the mouse heart and characterize their ...
  • Veselaj, Sabit; Torfason, Magnus (World Scientific Pub Co Pte Lt, 2019-01)
    Involving customers in the development of new products and services helps firms understand customer needs, increasing the likelihood of meeting those needs and expectations. Although a large body of literature addresses the implications of customer ...
  • Beck, Samantha V.; Räsänen, Katja; Ahi, Ehsan P.; Kristjánsson, Bjarni K.; Skúlason, Skúli; Jónsson, Zophonías Oddur; Leblanc, Camille (Wiley, 2018-11-26)
    Gene expression during development shapes the phenotypes of individuals. Although embryonic gene expression can have lasting effects on developmental trajectories, few studies consider the role of maternal effects, such as egg size, on gene expression. ...
  • Aspelund, Thor; Grübler, Martin R.; Smith, Albert Vernon; Gudmundsson, Elias Freyr; Keppel, Martin; Cotch, Mary Frances; Harris, Tamara B.; Jorde, Rolf; Grimnes, Guri; Joakimsen, Ragnar; Schirmer, Henrik; Wilsgaard, Tom; Mathiesen, Ellisiv B.; Njølstad, Inger; Løchen, Maja-Lisa; März, Winfried; Kleber, Marcus E.; Tomaschitz, Andreas; Grove-Laugesen, Diana; Rejnmark, Lars; Swart, Karin M. A.; Brouwer, Ingeborg A.; Lips, Paul; Van Schoor, Natasja M.; Sempos, Christopher T.; Durazo-Arvizu, Ramón A.; Škrabáková, Zuzana; Dowling, Kirsten G.; Cashman, Kevin D.; Kiely, Mairead; Pilz, Stefan; Gudnason, Vilmundur; Eiriksdottir, Gudny (MDPI AG, 2019-01-02)
    The aim of this study was to determine if increased mortality associated with low levels of serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) reflects a causal relationship by using a Mendelian randomisation (MR) approach with genetic variants in the vitamin D ...
  • Vesteinsdottir, Edda; Myrdal, Gunnar; Sverrisson, Kristinn Orn; Skarphedinsdottir, Sigurbjorg J.; Gudlaugsson, Olafur; Karason, Sigurbergur (Elsevier BV, 2019-01-01)
    Tuberculosis is a rare cause of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) and mortality rates are high in tuberculosis patients that need treatment with mechanical ventilation. Experience of the use of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) in ...