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    Achieving Thoracic Oncology data collection in Europe: a precursor study in 35 Countries 
    Rich, Anna; Baldwin, David; Alfageme, Inmaculada; Beckett, Paul; Berghmans, Thierry; Brincat, Stephen; Burghuber, Otto; Corlateanu, Alexandru; Cufer, Tanja; Damhuis, Ronald; Danila, Edvardas; Domagala-Kulawik, Joanna; Elia, Stefano; Gaga, Mina; Goksel, Tuncay; Grigoriu, Bogdan; Hillerdal, Gunnar; Huber, Rudolf Maria; Jakobsen, Erik; Jónsson, Steinn; Jovanovic, Dragana; Kavcova, Elena; Konsoulova, Assia; Laisaar, Tanel; Makitaro, Riitta; Mehic, Bakir; Milroy, Robert; Moldvay, Judit; Morgan, Ross; Nanushi, Milda; Paesmans, Marianne; Putora, Paul Martin; Samarzija, Miroslav; Scherpereel, Arnaud; Schlesser, Marc; Sculier, Jean-Paul; Skrickova, Jana; Sotto-Mayor, Renato; Strand, Trond-Eirik; Van Schil, Paul; Blum, Torsten-Gerriet (Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2018-11-20)
    Background: A minority of European countries have participated in international comparisons with high level data on lung cancer. However, the nature and extent of data collection across the continent is simply unknown, and without accurate data ...
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    The “Sarcopenia and Physical fRailty IN older people: multi-componenT Treatment strategies” (SPRINTT) randomized controlled trial: Case finding, screening and characteristics of eligible participants 
    Marzetti, Emanuele; Cesari, Matteo; Calvani, Riccardo; Msihid, Jérôme; Tosato, Matteo; Rodriguez-Mañas, Leocadio; Lattanzio, Fabrizia; Cherubini, Antonio; Bejuit, Raphaël; Di Bari, Mauro; Maggio, Marcello; Vellas, Bruno; Dantoine, Thierry; Cruz-Jentoft, Alfonso J.; Sieber, Cornel C.; Freiberger, Ellen; Skalska, Anna; Grodzicki, Tomasz; Sinclair, Alan J.; Topinkova, Eva; Rýznarová, Ingrid; Strandberg, Timo; Schols, Annemie M.W.J.; Schols, Jos M.G.A.; Roller-Wirnsberger, Regina; Jónsson, Pálmi V.; Ramel, Alfons; Del Signore, Susanna; Pahor, Marco; Roubenoff, Ronenn; Bernabei, Roberto; Landi, Francesco (Elsevier BV, 2018-11)
    Background:The ongoing “Sarcopenia and Physical fRailty IN older people: multi-componenT Treatment stra-tegies (SPRINTT)” randomized controlled trial (RCT) is testing the efficacy of a multicomponent intervention inthe prevention of mobility disability ...
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    Running of fermion observables in non-supersymmetric SO(10) models 
    Ohlsson, Tommy; Pernow, Marcus (Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2018-11-01)
    We investigate the complete renormalization group running of fermion observables in two different realistic non-supersymmetric models based on the gauge group SO(10) with intermediate symmetry breaking for both normal and inverted neutrino mass orderings. ...
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    6-Bromoindole Derivatives from the Icelandic Marine Sponge Geodia barretti: Isolation and Anti-Inflammatory Activity 
    Di, Xiaxia; Rouger, Caroline; Hardardottir, Ingibjorg; Freysdottir, Jona; Molinski, Tadeusz; Tasdemir, Deniz; Omarsdottir, Sesselja (MDPI AG, 2018-11-08)
    An UPLC-qTOF-MS-based dereplication study led to the targeted isolation of seven bromoindole alkaloids from the sub-Arctic sponge Geodia barretti. This includes three new metabolites, namely geobarrettin A–C (1–3) and four known compounds, barettin ...
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    Cultural adaptation and harmonization of four Nordic translations of the revised Premature Infant Pain Profile (PIPP-R) 
    Olsson, Emma; Anderzén-Carlsson, Agneta; Atladóttir, Sigríður María; Axelin, Anna; Campbell-Yeo, Marsha; Eriksson, Mats; Kristjánsdóttir, Gudrún; Peltonen, Emilia; Stevens, Bonnie; Vederhus, Bente; Andersen, Randi Dovland (Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2018-11-08)
    Background: Preterm infants are especially vulnerable to pain. The intensive treatment often necessary for their survival unfortunately includes many painful interventions and procedures. Untreated pain can lead to both shortand long-term negative ...
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    Interfacing CRYSTAL/AMBER to Optimize QM/MM Lennard–Jones Parameters for Water and to Study Solvation of TiO2 Nanoparticles 
    Ougaard Dohn, Asmus; Selli, Daniele; Fazio, Gianluca; Ferraro, Lorenzo; Mortensen, Jens; Civalleri, Bartolomeo; Di Valentin, Cristiana (MDPI AG, 2018-11-13)
    Metal oxide nanoparticles (NPs) are regarded as good candidates for many technological applications, where their functional environment is often an aqueous solution. The correct description of metal oxide electronic structure is still a challenge for ...
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    Study of 300,486 individuals identifies 148 independent genetic loci influencing general cognitive function 
    Davies, Gail; Lam, Max; Harris, Sarah E.; Trampush, Joey W.; Luciano, Michelle; Hill, W. David; Hagenaars, Saskia P.; Ritchie, Stuart J.; Marioni, Riccardo E.; Fawns-Ritchie, Chloe; Liewald, David C. M.; Okely, Judith A.; Ahola-Olli, Ari V.; Barnes, Catriona L. K.; Bertram, Lars; Bis, Joshua C.; Burdick, Katherine E.; Christoforou, Andrea; DeRosse, Pamela; Djurovic, Srdjan; Espeseth, Thomas; Giakoumaki, Stella; Giddaluru, Sudheer; Gustavson, Daniel E.; Hayward, Caroline; Hofer, Edith; Ikram, M. Arfan; Karlsson, Robert; Knowles, Emma; Lahti, Jari; Leber, Markus; Li, Shuo; Mather, Karen A.; Melle, Ingrid; Morris, Derek; Oldmeadow, Christopher; Palviainen, Teemu; Payton, Antony; Pazoki, Raha; Petrovic, Katja; Reynolds, Chandra A.; Sargurupremraj, Muralidharan; Scholz, Markus; Smith, Jennifer A.; Smith, Albert Vernon; Terzikhan, Natalie; Thalamuthu, Anbupalam; Trompet, Stella; van der Lee, Sven J.; Ware, Erin B.; Windham, B. Gwen; Wright, Margaret J.; Yang, Jingyun; Yu, Jin; Ames, David; Amin, Najaf; Amouyel, Philippe; Andreassen, Ole A.; Armstrong, Nicola J.; Assareh, Amelia A.; Attia, John R.; Attix, Deborah; Avramopoulos, Dimitrios; Bennett, David A.; Böhmer, Anne C.; Boyle, Patricia A.; Brodaty, Henry; Campbell, Harry; Cannon, Tyrone D.; Cirulli, Elizabeth T.; Congdon, Eliza; Conley, Emily Drabant; Corley, Janie; Cox, Simon R.; Dale, Anders M.; Dehghan, Abbas; Dick, Danielle; Dickinson, Dwight; Eriksson, Johan G.; Evangelou, Evangelos; Faul, Jessica D.; Ford, Ian; Freimer, Nelson A.; Gao, He; Giegling, Ina; Gillespie, Nathan A.; Gordon, Scott D.; Gottesman, Rebecca F.; Griswold, Michael E.; Gudnason, Vilmundur; Harris, Tamara B.; Hartmann, Annette M.; Hatzimanolis, Alex; Heiss, Gerardo; Holliday, Elizabeth G.; Joshi, Peter K.; Kähönen, Mika; Kardia, Sharon L. R.; Karlsson, Ida; Kleineidam, Luca; Knopman, David S.; Kochan, Nicole A.; Konte, Bettina; Kwok, John B.; Le Hellard, Stephanie; Lee, Teresa; Lehtimäki, Terho; Li, Shu-Chen; Lill, Christina M.; Liu, Tian; Koini, Marisa; London, Edythe; Longstreth, Will T.; Lopez, Oscar L.; Loukola, Anu; Luck, Tobias; Lundervold, Astri J.; Lundquist, Anders; Lyytikäinen, Leo-Pekka; Martin, Nicholas G.; Montgomery, Grant W.; Murray, Alison D.; Need, Anna C.; Noordam, Raymond; Nyberg, Lars; Ollier, William; Papenberg, Goran; Pattie, Alison; Polasek, Ozren; Poldrack, Russell A.; Psaty, Bruce M.; Reppermund, Simone; Riedel-Heller, Steffi G.; Rose, Richard J.; Rotter, Jerome I.; Roussos, Panos; Rovio, Suvi P.; Saba, Yasaman; Sabb, Fred W.; Sachdev, Perminder S.; Satizabal, Claudia L.; Schmid, Matthias; Scott, Rodney J.; Scult, Matthew A.; Simino, Jeannette; Slagboom, P. Eline; Smyrnis, Nikolaos; Soumaré, Aïcha; Stefanis, Nikos C.; Stott, David J.; Straub, Richard E.; Sundet, Kjetil; Taylor, Adele M.; Taylor, Kent D.; Tzoulaki, Ioanna; Tzourio, Christophe; Uitterlinden, André; Vitart, Veronique; Voineskos, Aristotle N.; Kaprio, Jaakko; Wagner, Michael; Wagner, Holger; Weinhold, Leonie; Wen, K. Hoyan; Widen, Elisabeth; Yang, Qiong; Zhao, Wei; Adams, Hieab H. H.; Arking, Dan E.; Bilder, Robert M.; Bitsios, Panos; Boerwinkle, Eric; Chiba-Falek, Ornit; Corvin, Aiden; De Jager, Philip L.; Debette, Stéphanie; Donohoe, Gary; Elliott, Paul; Fitzpatrick, Annette L.; Gill, Michael; Glahn, David C.; Hägg, Sara; Hansell, Narelle K.; Hariri, Ahmad R.; Ikram, M. Kamran; Jukema, J. Wouter; Vuoksimaa, Eero; Keller, Matthew C.; Kremen, William S.; Launer, Lenore; Lindenberger, Ulman; Palotie, Aarno; Pedersen, Nancy L.; Pendleton, Neil; Porteous, David J.; Räikkönen, Katri; Raitakari, Olli T.; Ramirez, Alfredo; Reinvang, Ivar; Rudan, Igor (Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2018-05-29)
    General cognitive function is a prominent and relatively stable human trait that is associated with many important life outcomes. We combine cognitive and genetic data from the CHARGE and COGENT consortia, and UK Biobank (total N = 300,486; age 16–102) ...
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    Masters students’ perceptions of distance and transport options 
    Olsen, Mirjam Harkestad; Gunnþórsdóttir, Hermína (University of Aberdeen, 2018-08-11)
    This article is situated within the Arctic Regions North Norway and North/East Iceland. It presents a study on what motivates adults in Arctic regions to apply for and complete a Master’s degree in Education. Motivation is examined in relation to ...
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    PR interval genome-wide association meta-analysis identifies 50 loci associated with atrial and atrioventricular electrical activity 
    van Setten, Jessica; Brody, Jennifer A.; Jamshidi, Yalda; Swenson, Brenton R.; Butler, Anne M.; Campbell, Harry; Del Greco, Fabiola M.; Evans, Daniel S.; Gibson, Quince; Gudbjartsson, Daniel; Kerr, Kathleen F.; Krijthe, Bouwe P.; Lyytikäinen, Leo-Pekka; Müller, Christian; Müller-Nurasyid, Martina; Nolte, Ilja M.; Padmanabhan, Sandosh; Ritchie, Marylyn D.; Robino, Antonietta; Smith, Albert Vernon; Steri, Maristella; Tanaka, Toshiko; Teumer, Alexander; Trompet, Stella; Ulivi, Sheila; Verweij, Niek; Yin, Xiaoyan; Arnar, Davíð O.; Asselbergs, Folkert W.; Bader, Joel S.; Barnard, John; Bis, Josh; Blankenberg, Stefan; Boerwinkle, Eric; Bradford, Yuki; Buckley, Brendan M.; Chung, Mina K.; Crawford, Dana; den Hoed, Marcel; Denny, Josh C.; Dominiczak, Anna F.; Ehret, Georg B.; Eijgelsheim, Mark; Ellinor, Patrick T.; Felix, Stephan B.; Franco, Oscar H.; Franke, Lude; Harris, Tamara B.; Holm, Hilma; Ilaria, Gandin; Iorio, Annamaria; Kähönen, Mika; Kolcic, Ivana; Kors, Jan A.; Lakatta, Edward G.; Launer, Lenore J.; Lin, Honghuang; Lin, Henry J.; Loos, Ruth J. F.; Lubitz, Steven A.; Macfarlane, Peter W.; Magnani, Jared W.; Leach, Irene Mateo; Meitinger, Thomas; Mitchell, Braxton D.; Munzel, Thomas; Papanicolaou, George J.; Peters, Annette; Pfeufer, Arne; Pramstaller, Peter P.; Raitakari, Olli T.; Rotter, Jerome I.; Rudan, Igor; Samani, Nilesh J.; Schlessinger, David; Silva Aldana, Claudia T.; Sinner, Moritz F.; Smith, Jonathan D.; Snieder, Harold; Soliman, Elsayed Z.; Spector, Timothy D.; Stott, David J.; Strauch, Konstantin; Tarasov, Kirill V.; Þorsteinsdóttir, Unnur; Uitterlinden, Andre G.; Van Wagoner, David R.; Völker, Uwe; Völzke, Henry; Waldenberger, Melanie; Jan Westra, Harm; Wild, Philipp S.; Zeller, Tanja; Alonso, Alvaro; Avery, Christy L.; Bandinelli, Stefania; Benjamin, Emelia J.; Cucca, Francesco; Dörr, Marcus; Ferrucci, Luigi; Gasparini, Paolo; Gudnason, Vilmundur; Hayward, Caroline; Heckbert, Susan R.; Hicks, Andrew A.; Jukema, J. Wouter; Kääb, Stefan; Lehtimäki, Terho; Liu, Yongmei; Munroe, Patricia B.; Parsa, Afshin; Polasek, Ozren; Psaty, Bruce M.; Roden, Dan M.; Schnabel, Renate B.; Sinagra, Gianfranco; Stefansson, Kari; Stricker, Bruno H.; van der Harst, Pim; van Duijn, Cornelia M.; Wilson, James F.; Gharib, Sina A.; de Bakker, Paul I. W.; Isaacs, Aaron; Arking, Dan E.; Sotoodehnia, Nona (Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2018-07-25)
    Electrocardiographic PR interval measures atrio-ventricular depolarization and conduction, and abnormal PR interval is a risk factor for atrial fibrillation and heart block. Our genome-wide association study of over 92,000 European-descent individuals ...
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    Genome-wide association study of 23,500 individuals identifies 7 loci associated with brain ventricular volume 
    Vojinovic, Dina; Adams, Hieab H.; Jian, Xueqiu; Yang, Qiong; Smith, Albert Vernon; Bis, Joshua C.; Teumer, Alexander; Scholz, Markus; Armstrong, Nicola J.; Hofer, Edith; Saba, Yasaman; Luciano, Michelle; Bernard, Manon; Trompet, Stella; Yang, Jingyun; Gillespie, Nathan A.; van der Lee, Sven J.; Neumann, Alexander; Ahmad, Shahzad; Andreassen, Ole A.; Ames, David; Amin, Najaf; Arfanakis, Konstantinos; Bastin, Mark E.; Becker, Diane M.; Beiser, Alexa S.; Beyer, Frauke; Brodaty, Henry; Bryan, R. Nick; Bülow, Robin; Dale, Anders M.; De Jager, Philip L.; Deary, Ian J.; DeCarli, Charles; Fleischman, Debra A.; Gottesman, Rebecca F.; van der Grond, Jeroen; Gudnason, Vilmundur; Harris, Tamara B.; Homuth, Georg; Knopman, David S.; Kwok, John B.; Lewis, Cora E.; Li, Shuo; Loeffler, Markus; Lopez, Oscar L.; Maillard, Pauline; El Marroun, Hanan; Mather, Karen A.; Mosley, Thomas H.; Muetzel, Ryan L.; Nauck, Matthias; Nyquist, Paul A.; Panizzon, Matthew S.; Pausova, Zdenka; Psaty, Bruce M.; Rice, Ken; Rotter, Jerome I.; Royle, Natalie; Satizabal, Claudia L.; Schmidt, Reinhold; Schofield, Peter R.; Schreiner, Pamela J.; Sidney, Stephen; Stott, David J.; Thalamuthu, Anbupalam; Uitterlinden, Andre G.; Valdés Hernández, Maria C.; Vernooij, Meike W.; Wen, Wei; White, Tonya; Witte, A. Veronica; Wittfeld, Katharina; Wright, Margaret J.; Yanek, Lisa R.; Tiemeier, Henning; Kremen, William S.; Bennett, David A.; Jukema, J. Wouter; Paus, Tomas; Wardlaw, Joanna M.; Schmidt, Helena; Sachdev, Perminder S.; Villringer, Arno; Grabe, Hans Jörgen; Longstreth, W T; van Duijn, Cornelia M.; Launer, Lenore J.; Seshadri, Sudha; Ikram, M Arfan; Fornage, Myriam (Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2018-09-26)
    The volume of the lateral ventricles (LV) increases with age and their abnormal enlargement is a key feature of several neurological and psychiatric diseases. Although lateral ventricular volume is heritable, a comprehensive investigation of its genetic ...
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    MAP1B mutations cause intellectual disability and extensive white matter deficit 
    Walters, G. Bragi; Gústafsson, Ómar; Sveinbjornsson, Gardar; Eiriksdottir, Valgerdur Kristin; Ágústsdóttir, Arna B.; Jónsdóttir, Guðrún A.; Steinberg, Stacy; Gunnarsson, Árni F.; Magnússon, Magnús I.; Unnsteinsdóttir, Unnur; Lee, Amy L.; Jónasdóttir, Aðalbjörg; Sigurðsson, Ásgeir; Jónasdóttir, Áslaug; Skúladóttir, Ástrós; Jonsson, Lina; Nawaz, Muhammad S.; sulem, patrick; Frigge, Mike; Ingason, Andrés; Love, Askell; Norðdahl, Guðmundur L.; Zervas, Mark; Gudbjartsson, Daniel; Ulfarsson, Magnus; Sæmundsen, Evald E.; Stefansson, Hreinn; Stefansson, Kari (Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2018-08-27)
    Discovery of coding variants in genes that confer risk of neurodevelopmental disorders is an important step towards understanding the pathophysiology of these disorders. Wholegenome sequencing of 31,463 Icelanders uncovers a frameshift variant ...
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    Acute Kidney Injury Incidence, risk factors, renal recovery and outcome 
    Long, Thorir E (University of Iceland, School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, 2019-12)
    Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a common clinical problem both in the hospital and outpatient setting and is associated with increased morbidity and mortality. Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a risk factor for developing AKI and AKI is a risk factor for ...
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    Induced uniaxial magnetic anisotropy in polycrystalline, single crystal and superlattices of permalloy 
    Kateb, Movaffaq (University of Iceland, School of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Faculty of Physical Sciences, 2019-12-12)
    Permalloy Ni80Fe20 at. % (Py) is a well-known ferromagnet utilized in anisotropic magnetoresistance and planar Hall effect sensors as well as magnetic read heads in magnetic memories. These applications rely on the uniaxial magnetic anisotropy in ...
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    Gender, agency, and time use among doctorate holders: The case of Iceland 
    Staub, Maya; Rafnsdóttir, Gudbjörg LINDA (SAGE Publications, 2019-11-19)
    This article investigates how doctorate holders in Iceland make sense of time and utilize their own time management as an instrument in their career development and whether gender is a defining factor in this context. The project is based on 32 ...
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    A homozygous loss-of-function mutation leading to CYBC1 deficiency causes chronic granulomatous disease 
    Arnadottir, Gudny; Norðdahl, Guðmundur L.; Gudmundsdottir, Steinunn; Ágústsdóttir, Arna B.; Sigurðsson, Snævar; Jensson, Brynjar Örn; Bjarnadóttir, Kristbjörg; Theodórs, Fannar; Benonisdottir, Stefania; Ívarsdóttir, Erna V.; Oddsson, Asmundur; Kristjánsson, Ragnar P.; Sulem, Gerald; Alexandersson, Kristján F.; Júlíusdóttir, Þórhildur; Guðmundsson, Kjartan R.; Sæmundsdóttir, Jóna; Jónasdóttir, Aðalbjörg; Jónasdóttir, Áslaug; Sigurðsson, Ásgeir; Manzanillo, Paolo; Guðjónsson, Sigurjón Axel; Thorisson, Gudmundur A.; Magnússon, Ólafur Þ.; Másson, Gísli; Örvar, Kjartan B.; Holm, Hilma; Björnsson, Sigurður; Arngrimsson, Reynir; Gudbjartsson, Daniel; Thorsteinsdottir, Unnur; Jonsdottir, Ingileif; Haraldsson, Ásgeir; sulem, patrick; Stefansson, Kari (Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2018-10-25)
    Mutations in genes encoding subunits of the phagocyte NADPH oxidase complex are recognized to cause chronic granulomatous disease (CGD), a severe primary immunodeficiency. Here we describe how deficiency of CYBC1, a previously uncharacterized protein ...
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    Genome-wide associations for benign prostatic hyperplasia reveal a genetic correlation with serum levels of PSA 
    Gudmundsson, Julius; Sigurðsson, Jón K.; Stefánsdóttir, Lilja; Agnarsson, Bjarni A.; Ísaksson, Helgi J.; Stefánsson, Ólafur A.; Guðjónsson, Sigurjón Axel; Gudbjartsson, Daniel; Másson, Gísli; Frigge, Michael L.; Stacey, Simon N.; sulem, patrick; Halldorsson, Gisli; Tragante, Vinicius; Holm, Hilma; Eyjólfsson, Guðmundur I.; Sigurðardóttir, Ólöf; Olafsson, Isleifur; Jónsson, Þorvaldur; Jónsson, Eirikur; Barkardottir, Rosa Bjork; Hilmarsson, Rafn; Asselbergs, Folkert W.; Geirsson, Guðmundur; Thorsteinsdottir, Unnur; Rafnar, Thorunn; Thorleifsson, Gudmar; Stefansson, Kari (Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2018-11-08)
    Benign prostatic hyperplasia and associated lower urinary tract symptoms (BPH/LUTS) are common conditions affecting the majority of elderly males. Here we report the results of a genome-wide association study of symptomatic BPH/LUTS in 20,621 patients ...
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    Genome-wide association meta-analysis yields 20 loci associated with gallstone disease 
    Ferkingstad, Egil; Oddsson, Asmundur; Gretarsdottir, Solveig; Benonisdottir, Stefania; Thorleifsson, Gudmar; Deaton, Aimee M.; Jónsson, Stefán; Stefánsson, Ólafur A.; Norðdahl, Guðmundur L.; Zink, Florian; Arnadottir, Gudny; Gunnarsson, Bjarni; Halldorsson, Gisli; Helgadottir, Anna; Jensson, Brynjar Örn; Kristjánsson, Ragnar P.; Sveinbjornsson, Gardar; Sverrisson, Davíð A.; Másson, Gísli; Olafsson, Isleifur; Eyjólfsson, Guðmundur I.; Sigurðardóttir, Ólöf; Holm, Hilma; Jonsdottir, Ingileif; Ólafsson, Sigurður; Steingrimsdottir, Thora; Rafnar, Thorunn; Björnsson, Einar Stefán; Thorsteinsdottir, Unnur; Gudbjartsson, Daniel; sulem, patrick; Stefansson, Kari (Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2018-11-30)
    Gallstones are responsible for one of the most common diseases in the Western world and are commonly treated with cholecystectomy. We perform a meta-analysis of two genomewide association studies of gallstone disease in Iceland and the UK, totaling ...
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    Legalizing altruistic surrogacy in response to evasive travel? An Icelandic proposal 
    Kristinsson, Sigurdur (Elsevier BV, 2016-12)
    Surrogate motherhood has been prohibited by Icelandic law since 1996, but in recent years, Icelandic couples have soughttransnational surrogacy in India and the United States despite uncertainties about legal parental status as they return to Iceland ...
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    Embedding ultra-high-molecular-weight polyethylene fibers in 3D-printed Polylactic Acid (PLA) parts 
    Amza, Catalin Gheorghe; Zapciu, Aurelian; Eyþórsdóttir, Arnheiður; Björnsdottir, Auðbjörg; Borg, Jonathan (MDPI AG, 2019-11-06)
    This study aims to assess whether ultra-high-molecular-weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) fibers can be successfully embedded in a polylactic acid (PLA) matrix in a material extrusion 3D printing (ME3DP) process, despite the apparent thermal incompatibility ...
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    Biomechanical risk factors for ACL injury: Development of analysis methods specific to injury mechanism 
    Sigurðsson, Haraldur Björn (University of Iceland, School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, 2019)
    Aims: The aim of the doctoral project was to develop and assess data extraction and analysis methods specific to the anterior cruciate ligament injury mechanism. The aim of paper I was to evaluate differences in the timing of the peak knee valgus moment ...