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    Dynamic impurities in two-dimensional topological-insulator edge states 
    Wozny, Simon; Leijnse, Martin; Erlingsson, Sigurdur I. (2021-11-15)
    Helical edge states of two-dimensional topological insulators show a gap in the density of states (DOS) and suppressed conductance in the presence of ordered magnetic impurities. Here we will consider the dynamical effects on the DOS and transmission ...
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    Problems and Pitfalls of Identifying Remyelination in Multiple Sclerosis 
    Neumann, Bjoern; Foerster, Sarah; Zhao, Chao; Bodini, Benedetta; Reich, Daniel S.; Bergles, Dwight E.; Káradóttir, Ragnhildur Þóra; Lubetzki, Catherine; Lairson, Luke L.; Zalc, Bernard; Stankoff, Bruno; Franklin, Robin J.M. (2020-05-07)
    Regenerative medicines that promote remyelination in multiple sclerosis (MS) are making the transition from laboratory to clinical trials. While animal models provide the experimental flexibility to analyze mechanisms of remyelination, here we discuss ...
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    Editorial : New Insights into Estrogen/Estrogen Receptor Effects in the Cardiac and Skeletal Muscle 
    Lowe, Dawn A.; Kararigas, Georgios (2020-03-19)
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    H3K27ac acetylome signatures reveal the epigenomic reorganization in remodeled non-failing human hearts 
    Pei, Jiayi; Harakalova, Magdalena; Treibel, Thomas A.; Lumbers, R. Thomas; Boukens, Bastiaan J.; Efimov, Igor R.; Van Dinter, Jip T.; González, Arantxa; López, Begoña; El Azzouzi, Hamid; Van Den Dungen, Noortje; Van Dijk, Christian G.M.; Krebber, Merle M.; Den Ruijter, Hester M.; Pasterkamp, Gerard; Duncker, Dirk J.; Nieuwenhuis, Edward E.S.; De Weger, Roel; Huibers, Manon M.; Vink, Aryan; Moore, Jason H.; Moon, James C.; Verhaar, Marianne C.; Kararigas, Georgios; Mokry, Michal; Asselbergs, Folkert W.; Cheng, Caroline (2020-07-14)
    Background: H3K27ac histone acetylome changes contribute to the phenotypic response in heart diseases, particularly in end-stage heart failure. However, such epigenetic alterations have not been systematically investigated in remodeled non-failing human ...
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    Haploinsufficiency of KMT2D is sufficient to cause Kabuki syndrome and is compatible with life 
    Luperchio, Teresa Romeo; Applegate, Carolyn D.; Bodamer, Olaf; Björnsson, Hans Tómas (2020-02-01)
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    Intraocular pressure decrease does not affect blood flow rate of ophthalmic artery in ocular hypertension 
    Jóhannesson, Gauti; Qvarlander, Sara; Wåhlin, Anders; Ambarki, Khalid; Hallberg, Per; Eklund, Anders; Lindén, Christina (2020-10)
    PURPOSE. To investigate if decrease of IOP affects the volumetric blood flow rate in the ophthalmic artery (OA) in patients with previously untreated ocular hypertension. METHODS. Subjects with untreated ocular hypertension (n = 30; mean age 67 ± 8 ...
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    Corrigendum to 'Plasma concentrations of long chain N-3 fatty acids in early and mid-pregnancy and risk of early preterm birth' 
    Olsen, S. F.; Halldorsson, T. I.; Thorne-Lyman, A. L.; Strøm, M.; Gørtz, S.; Granstrøm, C.; Nielsen, P. H.; Wohlfahrt, J.; Lykke, J. A.; Langhoff-Roos, J.; Cohen, A. S.; Furtado, J. D.; Giovannucci, E. L.; Zhou, W. (2020-01-01)
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    Draft for internal testing Scientific Committee guidance on appraising and integrating evidence from epidemiological studies for use in EFSA's scientific assessments 
    More, Simon; Bambidis, Vasileos; Benford, Diane; Bragard, Claude; Hernandez-Jerez, Antonio; Bennekou, Susanne Hougaard; Koutsoumanis, Kostas; Machera, Kyriaki; Naegeli, Hanspeter; Nielsen, Soren Saxmose; Schlatter, Josef R.; Schrenk, Dieter; Silano, Vittorio; Turck, Dominique; Younes, Maged; Fletcher, Tony; Greiner, Matthias; Ntzani, Evangelia; Pearce, Neil; Vinceti, Marco; Ciccolallo, Laura; Georgiadis, Marios; Gervelmeyer, Andrea; Halldorsson, Thorhallur I. (2020-08-01)
    EFSA requested its Scientific Committee to prepare a guidance document on appraising and integrating evidence from epidemiological studies for use in EFSA's scientific assessments. The guidance document provides an introduction to epidemiological studies ...
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    Risk to human health related to the presence of perfluoroalkyl substances in food 
    EFSA Panel on Contaminants in the Food Chain (EFSA CONTAM Panel) (2020-09-01)
    The European Commission asked EFSA for a scientific evaluation on the risks to human health related to the presence of perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) in food. Based on several similar effects in animals, toxicokinetics and observed concentrations ...
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    Evaluation of existing guidelines for their adequacy for the microbial characterisation and environmental risk assessment of microorganisms obtained through synthetic biology 
    EFSA Scientific Committee (2020-10-01)
    EFSA was asked by the European Commission to consider synthetic biology developments for agri-food use in the near future and to determine if the use of this technology is expected to constitute potential risks and hazards for the environment. Moreover, ...
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    Effect of Sex on Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury–Related Biomechanics During the Cutting Maneuver in Preadolescent Athletes 
    Petrovic, Milos; Sigurðsson, Haraldur Björn; Sigurðsson, Hjálmar J.; Sveinsson, Þórarinn; Briem, Kristín (2020-07-01)
    Background: There are 2 movement patterns associated with an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury: dynamic valgus and stiff landing. Although sex-dependent differences have been identified for adults, less is known for preadolescent athletes regarding ...
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    Narcissism and social media : The role of communal narcissism 
    Kristinsdóttir, Kolbrún Harpa; Gylfason, Haukur Freyr; Sigurvinsdóttir, Rannveig S. (2021-09-26)
    Agentic narcissism and vulnerable narcissism have been widely studied in relation to social media use. However, with research on communal narcissism in its early stages, the current study examines communal narcissism in relation to social media use. ...
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    Mechanism of conditional partner selectivity in MITF/TFE family transcription factors with a conserved coiled coil stammer motif 
    Pogenberg, Vivian; Ballesteros-Álvarez, Josué; Schober, Romana; Sigvaldadóttir, Ingibjörg; Obarska-Kosinska, Agnieszka; Milewski, Morlin; Schindl, Rainer; Ögmundsdóttir, Margrét Helga; Steingrímsson, Eiríkur; Wilmanns, Matthias (2020-01-24)
    Interrupted dimeric coiled coil segments are found in a broad range of proteins and generally confer selective functional properties such as binding to specific ligands. However, there is only one documented case of a basic-helix-loop-helix leucine ...
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    Public awareness, emotional reactions and human mobility in response to the COVID-19 outbreak in China- A population-based ecological study 
    Li, Yuchen; Zeng, Yu; Liu, Guangdi; Lu, Donghao; Yang, Huazhen; Ying, Zhiye; Hu, Yao; Qiu, Jianqing; Zhang, Chao; Fall, Katja; Fang, Fang; Valdimarsdóttir, Unnur Anna; Zhang, Wei; Song, Huan (2020)
    Background: The outbreak of COVID-19 generated severe emotional reactions, and restricted mobility was a crucial measure to reduce the spread of the virus. This study describes the changes in public emotional reactions and mobility patterns in the ...
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    Childhood overweight and obesity and the risk of depression across the lifespan 
    Gibson-Smith, Deborah; Halldorsson, Thorhallur I.; Bot, Mariska; Brouwer, Ingeborg A.; Visser, Marjolein; Thorsdottir, Inga; Birgisdottir, Bryndis E.; Gudnason, Vilmundur; Eiriksdottir, Gudny; Launer, Lenore J.; Harris, Tamara B.; Gunnarsdottir, Ingibjorg (2020-01-21)
    Background: Obesity has been longitudinally associated with depression but only few studies take a life course approach. This longitudinal study investigates whether being overweight or obese at age 8 and 13 years is associated with depressive symptoms ...
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    The ERA-EDTA registry annual report 2017 : A summary 
    Kramer, Anneke; Boenink, Rianne; Noordzij, Marlies; Bosdriesz, Jizzo R.; Stel, Vianda S.; Beltrán, Palma; Ruiz, Juan C.; Seyahi, Nurhan; Farnés, Jordi Comas; Stendahl, Maria; Garneata, Liliana; Winzeler, Rebecca; Golan, Eliezer; Lopot, František; Korejwo, Grzegorz; Bonthuis, Marjolein; Lassalle, Mathilde; Slon Roblero, Maria F.; Kuzema, Viktorija; Hommel, Kristine; Stojceva-Taneva, Olivera; Asberg, Anders; Kramar, Reinhard; Hemmelder, Marc H.; de Meester, Johan; Vazelov, Evgueniy; Andrusev, Anton; de la Nuez, Pablo Castro; Helve, Jaakko; Komissarov, Kirill; Casula, Anna; Magaz, Ángela; de Pablos, Carmen Santiuste; Bubic, Ivan; Traynor, Jamie P.; Ioannou, Kyriakos; Idrizi, Alma; Pálsson, Runólfur; des Grottes, Jean Marin; Spustova, Viera; Tolaj-Avdiu, Miloreta; Jarraya, Faical; Nordio, Maurizio; Ziginskiene, Edita; Massy, Ziad A.; Jager, Kitty J.; Bubić, Ivan (2020-06-22)
    Background. This article presents a summary of the 2017 Annual Report of the European Renal Association-European Dialysis and Transplant Association (ERA-EDTA) Registry and describes the epidemiology of renal replacement therapy (RRT) for end-stage ...
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    Prescriptions of antibiotics in out-of-hours primary care setting in Reykjavik capital area 
    Palsdottir, Holmfridur Asta; Jónsson, Jón Steinar; Sigurdsson, Emil L. (2020)
    Objective: To describe antibiotic prescriptions in out-of-hour (OOH) service in primary care setting in Iceland and to study the indications for prescriptions. Design: A population based retrospective study, using electronic data from the OOH registration ...
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    Reduction of antimicrobial resistant pneumococci seven years after introduction of pneumococcal vaccine in Iceland 
    Hjálmarsdóttir, Martha Ásdís; Haraldsson, Gunnsteinn Ægir; Quirk, Sigríður Júlía; Haraldsson, Ásgeir; Erlendsdóttir, Helga; Kristinsson, Karl Gústaf (2020)
    Background Penicillin non-susceptible (PNSP) and multi-resistant pneumococci have been prevalent in Iceland since early nineties, mainly causing problems in treatment of acute otitis media. The 10-valent protein conjugated pneumococcal vaccine (PHiD-CV) ...
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    Assessing thyroid cancer risk using polygenic risk scores 
    Liyanarachchi, Sandya; Gudmundsson, Julius; Ferkingstad, Egil; He, Huiling; Jónasson, Jón Gunnlaugur; Tragante, Vinicius; Asselbergs, Folkert W.; Xu, Li; Kiemeney, Lambertus A.; Netea-Maier, Romana T.; Mayordomo, Jose I.; Plantinga, Theo S.; Hjartarson, Hannes; Hrafnkelsson, Jón; Sturgis, Erich M.; Brock, Pamela; Nabhan, Fadi; Thorleifsson, Gudmar; Ringel, Matthew D.; Stefansson, Kari; de la Chapelle, Albert (2020-03-17)
    Genome-wide association studies (GWASs) have identified at least 10 single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) associated with papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) risk. Most of these SNPs are common variants with small to moderate effect sizes. Here we assessed ...
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    Psychological distress among health professional students during the COVID-19 outbreak 
    Li, Yuchen; Wang, Yue; Jiang, Jingwen; Valdimarsdóttir, Unnur Anna; Fall, Katja; Fang, Fang; Song, Huan; Lu, Donghao; Zhang, Wei (2020)
    Background: Due to the drastic surge of COVID-19 patients, many countries are considering or already graduating health professional students early to aid professional resources. We aimed to assess outbreak-related psychological distress and symptoms ...