Opin vísindi: Recent submissions

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    Utilizing cocoyam (Xanthosoma sagittifolium) for food and nutrition security: A review 
    Boakye, Abena A.; Wireko-Manu, Faustina Dufie; Oduro, Ibok; Ellis, William O.; Gudjónsdóttir, María; Chronakis, Ioannis S. (Wiley, 2018-03-13)
    The critical role of indigenous crops in the socioeconomic growth of developing nations has necessitated calls for accelerated exploitation of staples. Cocoyam, Xanthosoma sagittifolium, is food for over 400 million people worldwide and is the most ...
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    Myc family of genes; structure, expression, and activation in tumor pathogenesis. 
    Ingvarsson, Sigurður (Karolinska Institutet, Department of Tumor Biology, 1989-10-27)
    The aim of this study has been tq identify the structural changes during c-myc activation · in relation to tumor pathogenesis, to characterize the Bmyc gene, and to compare the structure and expression of myc gene family members. The myc family members ...
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    Country’s preferred leader behaviour profile: Does cultural homogeneity matter? 
    Minelgaite, Inga; Littrell, Romie Frederick (Faculty of Economics, University of Split, 2018-06-30)
    In a study of employed adult business people, comparisons of preferred leader behaviour prototypes (as defined by the Leader Behaviour Description Questionnaire XII) were carried out between Iceland, a culturally homogeneous nation, and Lithuania a ...
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    Titanium Dioxide Nanotubes as Model Systems for Electrosorption Studies 
    Li, Xian; Pustulka, Samantha; Pedu, Scott; Close, Thomas; Xue, Yuan; Richter, Christiaan; Taboada-Serrano, Patricia (MDPI AG, 2018-06-05)
    Highly ordered titanium dioxide nanotubes (TiO2 NTs) were fabricated through anodization and tested for their applicability as model electrodes in electrosorption studies. The crystalline structure of the TiO2 NTs was changed without modifying the ...
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    Potential Health Risk of Endocrine Disruptors in Construction Sector and Plastics Industry: A New Paradigm in Occupational Health 
    Fucic, Aleksandra; Galea, Karen; Duca, Radu; El Yamani, Mounia; Frery, Nadine; Godderis, Lode; Halldorsson, Thorhallur; Iavicoli, Ivo; Ndaw, Sophie; Ribeiro, Edna; Viegas, Susana; Moshammer, Hanns (MDPI AG, 2018-06-11)
    Endocrine disruptors (EDs) belong to large and diverse groups of agents that may cause multiple biological effects associated with, for example, hormone imbalance and infertility, chronic diseases such as diabetes, genome damage and cancer. The health ...
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    Congenital aortic stenosis due to unicuspid unicommissural aortic valve: a case report 
    Ingason, Arnar; Sigfússon, Gunnlaugur; Torfason, Bjarni (Springer Nature, 2018-06-07)
    Background Unicuspid unicommissural aortic valve is an extremely rare congenital anomaly that usually presents in adulthood but can rarely present in infancy. We report a 17-year-old patient with congenital aortic stenosis secondary to unicuspid ...
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    Future directions for monitoring and human health research for the Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme 
    Adlard, B.; Donaldson, S. G.; Odland, J.O.; Weihe, P.; Berner, J.; Carlsen, A.; Bonefeld-Jorgensen, E. C.; Dudarev, A. A.; Gibson, J.C.; Krümmel, E.M.; Ólafsdóttir, Kristín; Abass, K.; Rautio, A.; Bergdahl, I.A.; Mulvad, G. (Informa UK Limited, 2018-01)
    For the last two and a half decades, a network of human health experts under the Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Program (AMAP) has produced several human health assessment reports. These reports have provided a base of scientific knowledge regarding ...
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    Authigenic magnetite formation from goethite and hematite and chemical remanent magnetization acquisition 
    Till, Jessica L; Nowaczyk, N (Oxford University Press (OUP), 2018-03-08)
    The iron oxyhydroxide goethite is unstable at elevated temperatures and can transform to magnetite under reducing conditions. In this study, various heating experiments were conducted to simulate Fe-mineral transformations during pyrogenic or burial ...
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    Fermi-LAT Observations of LIGO/Virgo Event GW170817 
    Ajello, Marco; Allafort, A.; Axelsson, M.; Baldini, Luca; Barbiellini, Guido; Baring, M. G.; Bastieri, D.; Bellazzini, Ronaldo; Berenji, B.; Bissaldi, Elisabetta; Blandford, Roger D.; Bloom, Elliott D.; Bonino, R.; Bottacini, E.; Brandt, T. J.; Bregeon, J.; Bruel, P.; Buehler, R.; Burnett, T. H.; Buson, S.; Cameron, R. A.; Caputo, R.; Caraveo, P. A.; Casandjian, J. M.; Cavazzuti, E.; Chekhtman, A.; Cheung, C. C.; Chiang, J.; Chiaro, G.; Ciprini, S.; Cohen-Tanugi, J.; Cominsky, L. R.; Costantin, D.; Cuoco, A.; Cutini, S.; D’Ammando, F.; Palma, F. de; Lalla, N. Di; Mauro, M. Di; Venere, L. Di; Dubois, R.; Dumora, D.; Favuzzi, C.; Ferrara, E. C.; Franckowiak, A.; Fukazawa, Y.; Funk, S.; Fusco, P.; Gargano, F.; Gasparrini, D.; Giglietto, N.; Gill, R.; Giordano, F.; Giroletti, M.; Glanzman, T.; Granot, J.; Green, D.; Grenier, I. A.; Grondin, M.-H.; Guillemot, L.; Guiriec, S.; Harding, A. K.; Hays, E.; Horan, D.; Imazato, F.; Jóhannesson, Guðlaugur; Kamae, T.; Kensei, S.; Kocevski, D.; Kuss, M.; Mura, G. La; Larsson, S.; Latronico, L.; Li, J.; Longo, F.; Loparco, F.; Lovellette, M. N.; Lubrano, P.; Magill, J. D.; Maldera, S.; Manfreda, A.; Mazziotta, M. N.; Michelson, P. F.; Mizuno, T.; Moiseev, A. A.; Monzani, M. E.; Moretti, E.; Morselli, A.; Moskalenko, I. V.; Negro, M.; Nuss, E.; Ojha, R.; Omodei, N.; Orlando, E.; Ormes, J. F.; Palatiello, M.; Paliya, V. S.; Paneque, D.; Persic, M.; Pesce-Rollins, M.; Petrosian, V.; Piron, F.; Porter, T. A.; Principe, G.; Racusin, J. L.; Rainò, S.; Rando, R.; Razzano, M.; Razzaque, S.; Reimer, A.; Reimer, O.; Ritz, S.; Rochester, L. S.; Ryde, F.; Parkinson, P. M. Saz; Sgrò, C.; Siskind, E. J.; Spada, F.; Spandre, G.; Spinelli, P.; Suson, D. J.; Tajima, H.; Takahashi, M.; Tak, D.; Thayer, J. G.; Thayer, J. B.; Torres, D. F.; Torresi, E.; Tosti, G.; Troja, E.; Valverde, J.; Venters, T. M.; Vianello, G.; Wood, K.; Yang, C.; Zaharijas, G. (American Astronomical Society, 2018-07-06)
    We present the Fermi Large Area Telescope (LAT) observations of the binary neutron star merger event GW170817 and the associated short gamma-ray burst (SGRB) GRB 170817A detected by the Fermi Gamma-ray Burst Monitor. The LAT was entering the South ...
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    ETHOS – an effective theory of structure formation: predictions for the high-redshift Universe – abundance of galaxies and reionization 
    Lovell, Mark; Zavala Franco, Jesus; Vogelsberger, Mark; Shen, Xuejian; Cyr-Racine, Francis-Yan; Pfrommer, Christoph; Sigurdson, Kris; Boylan-Kolchin, Michael; Pillepich, Annalisa (Oxford University Press (OUP), 2018-03-28)
    We contrast predictions for the high-redshift galaxy population and reionization history between cold dark matter (CDM) and an alternative self-interacting dark matter model based on the recently developed ETHOS framework that alleviates the small-scale ...
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    Temperature dependency of resonance fluorescence from InAs/GaAs quantum dots: Dephasing mechanisms 
    Zajac, Joanna M.; Sigurður Ingi Erlingsson (American Physical Society (APS), 2016-07-20)
    We report a study on temperature-dependent resonant fluorescence from InAs/GaAs quantum dots. We combined spectral and temporal measurements in order to identify sources of dephasing. In the spectral domain, we observed temperature-dependent broadening ...
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    Death talk: gender differences in talking about one’s own impending death 
    Skulason, Bragi; Hauksdóttir, Arna; Ahcic, Kozma; Helgason, Asgeir R. (BMC, 2014-03-11)
    Background: According to common practice based on a generally agreed interpretation of Icelandic law on the rights of patients, health care professionals cannot discuss prognosis and treatment with a patient’s family without that patient’s consent. ...
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    Shell morphology and color of the subtidal whelk Buccinum undatum exhibit fine-scaled spatial patterns 
    Magnúsdóttir, Hildur; Palsson, Snaebjorn; Westfall, Kristen M.; Jónsson, Zophonías Oddur; Örnólfsdóttir, Erla Björk (Wiley, 2018-04-10)
    Geographical patterns in morphology can be the result of divergence among populations due to neutral or selective changes and/or phenotypic plasticity in response to different environments. Marine gastropods are ideal subjects on which to explore these ...
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    The national alcohol helpline in Sweden: an evaluation of its first year 
    Nederfeldt, Lena; Ahacic, Kozma; Helgason, Asgeir R. (Biomed Central LTD, 2014-07-11)
    Background: Telephone helplines are easily available and can offer anonymity. Alcohol helplines may be a potential gateway to a more advanced support protocol, and they may function as a primary support option for some. However, although telephone ...
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    Body silhouettes as a tool to reflect obesity in the past 
    Lønnebotn, Marianne; Svanes, Cecilie; Igland, Jannicke; Franklin, Karl A.; Accordini, Simone; Benediktsdóttir, Bryndís; Bentouhami, Hayat; Blanco, José A. G.; Bono, Roberto; Corsico, Angelo; Demoly, Pascal; Dharmage, Shyamali; Dorado Arenas, Sandra; Garcia, Judith; Heinrich, Joachim; Holm, Mathias; Janson, Christer; Jarvis, Debbie; Leynaert, Bénédicte; Martinez-Moratalla, Jesús; Nowak, Dennis; Pin, Isabelle; Raherison-Semjen, Chantal; Sánchez-Ramos, José Luis; Schlünssen, Vivi; Skulstad, Svein Magne; Dratva, Julia; Gómez Real, Francisco (Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2018-04-25)
    Life course data on obesity may enrich the quality of epidemiologic studies analysing health consequences of obesity. However, achieving such data may require substantial resources. We investigated the use of body silhouettes in adults as a tool to ...
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    Will the Directive 2014/17/EU on mortgage credit protect consumers in the next economic and/or financial crisis? 
    Mendez Pinedo, M. Elvira (Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Law Department, 2018-06)
    The Directive 2014/17/EU on mortgage credit agreements for real estate properties (Mortgage Credit Directive or MCD) reflects the classic tension in the European Union (EU) between the goal of attaining a European single mortgage credit market and the ...
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    Macromolecular characterization of the lichen Peltigera membranacea using nucleic acid sequencing & Identification of a new lichen species Peltigera islandica 
    Basil, Sheeba Santhini (University of Iceland, School of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences, 2018)
    Lichens are a classic example of mutualism, where both partners benefit from each other. The mycobiont serves the photobiont by providing shelter, nutrients, and moisture from the environment and receives carbohydrates and sometimes fixed nitrogen from ...
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    The beliefs about pros and cons of drinking and intention to change among hazardous and moderate alcohol users: a population-based cross-sectional study 
    Ansker, F. G.; Helgason, Asgeir R.; Ahacic, Kozma (Oxford University Press (OUP), 2014-02-24)
    Background: Fundamental to supporting hazardous alcohol users are the rationales for reducing alcohol intake highlighted by the users themselves. This study analyses the relative importance of beliefs about pros and cons of drinking in relation to ...
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    Er hægt að verðmeta tannlæknapraxís 
    Karl Guðlaugsson; Jensson, Pall (Tannlæknafélag Íslands, 2015)
    Í meistararitgerð í meistaranámi í verkefnastjórnun, MPM, við Háskólann í Reykjavík, var lögð fram rannsóknarspurningin „Er hægt að verðmeta tannlæknapraxís“. Verðmati á tannlækna-praxís er skipt í hlutlæga þætti og huglæga þætti. Helstu hlutlægu þættirnir ...
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    Effectiveness of proactive and reactive services at the Swedish National Tobacco Quitline in a randomized trial 
    Nohlert, Eva; Öhrvik, John; Helgason, Asgeir R. (Biomed Central LTD, 2014-06-03)
    Abstract Background: The Swedish National Tobacco Quitline (SNTQ), which has both a proactive and a reactive service, has successfully provided tobacco cessation support since 1998. As there is a demand for an increase in national cessation support, ...