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    „Það má eitt fjall vera ósnortið fyrir þessum andskotans túristum“: Umhverfisstjórnun, náttúrutengsl og ferðamennska 
    Reynisdóttir, Hugrún Harpa; Jóhannesson, Gunnar Thór (Félagsfræðingafélags Íslands, 2017-01-25)
    Í greininni er fjallað um atvinnu og atvinnuuppbyggingu í dreifbýli, hvernig hún horfir við íbúum á landsbyggðinni og hvaða áhrif hún hefur á stöðu kynjanna. Seinni hluta síðustu aldar einkenndust aðgerðir stjórnvalda af tilraunum til að bregðast við ...
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    Atvinna og atvinnustefna hins opinbera í dreifbýli: Reynsla kvenna og karla á sunnanverðum Vestfjörðum 
    Ásgeirsdóttir, Sigurbjörg K.; Einarsdóttir, Þorgerður J. (Félagsfræðingafélags Íslands, 2016-12-16)
    Í greininni er fjallað um atvinnu og atvinnuuppbyggingu í dreifbýli, hvernig hún horfir við íbúum á landsbyggðinni og hvaða áhrif hún hefur á stöðu kynjanna. Seinni hluta síðustu aldar einkenndust aðgerðir stjórnvalda af tilraunum til að bregðast við ...
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    „Veggurinn er alltaf til staðar“: Upplifun háskólamenntaðra innflytjenda af samskiptum og samningsstöðu gagnvart vinnuveitendum 
    Christiansen, Thora; Kristjánsdóttir, Erla S. (Félagsfræðingafélags Íslands, 2016-09-29)
    Markmið þessarar rannsóknar var að veita innsýn í og skilja hvernig háskólamenntaðir innflytjendur á íslenskum vinnumarkaði upplifa samningsstöðu sína og samskipti við vinnuveitanda sinn. Tekin voru tólf viðtöl við háskólamenntaða innflytjendur, níu ...
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    Sugar-stimulated CO2 sequestration by the green microalga Chlorella vulgaris 
    Fu, Weiqi; Guðmundsson, Steinn; Wichuk, Kristine; Palsson, Sirus; Pálsson, Bernhard Ö; Salehi-Ashtiani, Kourosh; Brynjolfsson, Sigurdur (Elsevier BV, 2019-03)
    To convert waste CO2 from flue gases of power plants into value-added products, bio-mitigation technologies show promise. In this study, we cultivated a fast-growing species of green microalgae, Chlorella vulgaris, in different sizes of photobioreactors ...
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    Growth of HfN thin films by reactive high power impulse magnetron sputtering 
    Þorsteinsson, Davíð Örn; Gudmundsson, Jon Tomas (AIP Publishing, 2018-03)
    Thin hafnium nitride films were grown on SiO2 by reactive high power impulse magnetron sputtering (HiPIMS) and reactive direct current magnetron sputtering (dcMS). The conditions during growth were kept similar and the film properties were compared as ...
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    What can be Learnt from the Icelandic National Team's Managers, in Project Management and in Shaping Group Dynamics? 
    Anna Sigríður Vilhelmsdóttir; Erna Kristjánsdóttir; Ingason, Helgi (Elsevier BV, 2016-07-14)
    Football is one of the most popular sports in the world. The football environment is demanding and challenging. In the last years there are more financial resources involved and social demand is increasing. Football is about creating the correct winning ...
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    Neuroscience of Exercise: Neuroplasticity and Its Behavioral Consequences 
    Budde, Henning; Wegner, Mirko; Soya, Hideaki; Voelcker-Rehage, Claudia; McMorris, Terry (Hindawi Limited, 2016)
    The human brain adapts to changing demands by altering its functional and structural properties (neuroplasticity) which results in learning and acquiring skills. Convergent evidence from both human and animal studies suggests that enhanced physical ...
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    Recommendations for the transition of patients with ADHD from child to adult healthcare services: a consensus statement from the UK adult ADHD network 
    Young, Susan; Asherson, Philip; Colley, Bill; Gudjonsson, Gisli; Müller, Ulrich; Paul, Moli; Pitts, Mark; Arif, Muhammad; Adamou, Marios; McCarthy, Jane; Hollis, Chris; Coghill, David (Biomed Central LTD, 2016-08-26)
    The aim of this consensus statement was to discuss transition of patients with ADHD from child to adult healthcare services, and formulate recommendations to facilitate successful transition. An expert workshop was convened in June 2012 by the UK Adult ...
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    Individualistic Vikings: Culture, Economics and Iceland 
    Vaiman, Vlad; Mixa, Már Wolfgang (Institute of Public Administration and Politics, 2015-12-17)
    Icelandic culture has generally been considered to share many similarities to the Nordic cultures. However, the financial crisis in 2008 painted a completely different picture, with the Nordic nations faring much less worse than Iceland, which saw ...
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    Assessment of Motor Competence Across the Life Span: Aspects of Reliability and Validity of a New Test Battery 
    Sigmundsson, Hermundur; Lorås, Håvard; Haga, Monika (SAGE Publications, 2016-01-25)
    The life span approach to development provides a theoretical framework to examine the general principles of development across all ages (Baltes, Lindenberger, & Staudinger, 2006; Craik & Bialystok, 2006). Previously, developmental research has typically ...
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    Non-responders in a quitline evaluation are more likely to be smokers – a drop-out and long-term follow-up study of the Swedish National Tobacco Quitline 
    Öhrvik, John; Helgason, Asgeir R.; Nohlert, Eva (E.U. European Publishing, 2016-02-03)
    Background: A previous randomized controlled trial (RCT) of the Swedish National Tobacco Quitline detected no significant differences in smoking cessation outcomes between proactive and reactive services at 12-month follow-up. However, the response ...
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    Noise Reduction in Hyperspectral Imagery: Overview and Application 
    Rasti, Behnood; Scheunders, Paul; Ghamisi, Pedram; Licciardi, Giorgio; Chanussot, Jocelyn (MDPI AG, 2018-03-20)
    Hyperspectral remote sensing is based on measuring the scattered and reflected electromagnetic signals from the Earth’s surface emitted by the Sun. The received radiance at the sensor is usually degraded by atmospheric effects and instrumental (sensor) ...
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    Arctic Shipping and Risks: Emergency Categories and Response Capacities 
    Marchenko, Nataliya; Andreassen, Natalia; Borch, Odd Jarl; Kuznetsova, Svetlana; Ingimundarson, Valur; Jakobsen, Uffe (Faculty of Navigation, 2018)
    The sea ice in the Arctic has shrunk significantly in the last decades. The transport pattern has as a result partly changed with more traffic in remote areas. This change may influence on the risk pattern. The critical factors are harsh weather, ice ...
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    Severe cholestatic hepatitis due to large vessel vasculitis: report of two cases 
    Xu, Jason; Bjornsson, Einar; Sundaram, Vinay (Oxford University Press (OUP), 2015-12-14)
    Giant cell arteritis (GCA) is a vasculitis of medium and large sized vessels that occurs most often in people >50 years of age with associated symptoms of fever, weight loss, headache and jaw claudication. Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR), which is ...
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    The European Renal Association – European Dialysis and Transplant Association (ERA-EDTA) Registry Annual Report 2015: a summary 
    Kramer, Anneke; Pippias, Maria; Noordzij, Marlies; Stel, Vianda S; Afentakis, Nikolaos; Ambühl, Patrice M; Andrusev, Anton M; Fuster, Emma Arcos; Arribas Monzón, Federico E; Åsberg, Anders; Barbullushi, Myftar; Bonthuis, Marjolein; Caskey, Fergus J; Castro de la Nuez, Pablo; Cernevskis, Harijs; des Grottes, Jean-Marin; Garneata, Liliana; Golan, Eliezer; Hemmelder, Marc H; Ioannou, Kyriakos; Jarraya, Faical; Kolesnyk, Mykola; Komissarov, Kirill; Lassalle, Mathilde; Macario, Fernando; Mahillo-Duran, Beatriz; Martín de Francisco, Angel L; Palsson, Runolfur; Pechter, Ülle; Resic, Halima; Rutkowski, Boleslaw; Santiuste de Pablos, Carmen; Seyahi, Nurhan; Simic Ogrizovic, Sanja; Slon Roblero, María F; Spustova, Viera; Stojceva-Taneva, Olivera; Traynor, Jamie; Massy, Ziad A; Jager, Kitty J (Oxford University Press (OUP), 2018-01-05)
    Background This article summarizes the European Renal Association – European Dialysis and Transplant Association (ERA-EDTA) Registry’s 2015 Annual Report. It describes the epidemiology of renal replacement therapy (RRT) for end-stage renal disease ...
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    Sensory impairments and wrist fractures: A case-control study 
    Baldursdottir, Bergthora; Petersen, Hannes; Jónsson, Pálmi V.; Mogensen, Brynjólfur; Whitney, S; Ramel, A; Kristinsdóttir, Ella K. (Acta Dermato-Venereologica, 2018)
    Objectives: To investigate vestibular function, foot sensation, postural control and functional abilities, and to evaluate whether these variables are associated with fall-related wrist fracture. Methods: A case-control study was conducted with 98 ...
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    Melt inclusion constraints on petrogenesis of the 2014–2015 Holuhraun eruption, Iceland 
    Hartley, Margaret E.; Bali, Eniko; Maclennan, John; Neave, David A.; Halldórsson, Sæmundur Ari (Springer Nature, 2018-01-12)
    The 2014–2015 Holuhraun eruption, on the Bárðarbunga volcanic system in central Iceland, was one of the best-monitored basaltic fissure eruptions that has ever occurred, and presents a unique opportunity to link petrological and geochemical data with ...
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    Incidence of cancer and overall risk of mortality in individuals treated with raltegravir-based and non-raltegravir-based combination antiretroviral therapy regimens 
    Cozzi-Lepri, A; Zangerle, R; Machala, L; Zilmer, K; Ristola, M; Pradier, C; Kirk, O; Sambatakou, H; Fätkenheuer, G; Yust, I; Schmid, P; Gottfredsson, Magnus; Khromova, I; Jilich, D; Flisiak, R; Smidt, J; Rozentale, B; Radoi, R; Losso, MH; Lundgren, JD; Mocroft, A (Wiley, 2017-10-06)
    Objectives There are currently few data on the long‐term risk of cancer and death in individuals taking raltegravir (RAL). The aim of this analysis was to evaluate whether there is evidence for an association. Methods The EuroSIDA cohort was divided ...
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    Genetic variation inCFHpredicts phenytoin-induced maculopapular exanthema in European-descent patients 
    McCormack, Mark; Gui, Hongsheng; Ingason, Andrés; Speed, Doug; Wright, Galen E.B.; Zhang, Eunice J.; Secolin, Rodrigo; Yasuda, Clarissa; Kwok, Maxwell; Wolking, Stefan; Becker, Felicitas; Rau, Sarah; Avbersek, Andreja; Heggeli, Kristin; Leu, Costin; Depondt, Chantal; Sills, Graeme J.; Marson, Anthony G.; Auce, Pauls; Brodie, Martin J.; Francis, Ben; Johnson, Michael R.; Koeleman, Bobby P.C.; Striano, Pasquale; Coppola, Antonietta; Zara, Federico; Kunz, Wolfram S.; Sander, Josemir W.; Lerche, Holger; Klein, Karl Martin; Weckhuysen, Sarah; Krenn, Martin; Gudmundsson, Lárus J.; Stefansson, Kari; Krause, Roland; Shear, Neil; Ross, Colin J.D.; Delanty, Norman; Pirmohamed, Munir; Carleton, Bruce C.; Cendes, Fernando; Lopes-Cendes, Iscia; Liao, Wei-ping; O'Brien, Terence J.; Sisodiya, Sanjay M.; Cherny, Stacey; Kwan, Patrick; Baum, Larry; Cavalleri, Gianpiero L. (Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), 2017-12-29)
    Objective To characterize, among European and Han Chinese populations, the genetic predictors of maculopapular exanthema (MPE), a cutaneous adverse drug reaction common to antiepileptic drugs. Methods We conducted a case-control genome-wide association ...
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    Craft and Technology Education Curriculums and Students’ Attitudes towards Craft and Technology in Finland, Slovenia, Estonia and Iceland 
    Autio, Ossi; Jamsek, Janez; Soobik, Mart; Þorsteinsson, Gísli; Ólafsson, Brynjar (RomaTrE-Press, 2017-09)
    The research is based on a comparative study of craft and technology education curriculums and students’ attitudes towards craft and technology in Finland, Slo-venia, Estonia and Iceland. The study was undertaken by the Helsinki University, University ...