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  • Lárusson, Hrafnkell (Háskóli Íslands, Hugvísindasvið, Sagnfræði- og heimspekideild, 2021)
    Á árunum 1874–1915 tók íslenskt samfélag margháttuðum breytingum sem birtust m.a. í efnahags- og félagslegum umskiptum sem tengdust þéttbýlismyndun og lýðræðisþróun. Íslenska sveita-samfélagið átti undir högg að sækja eftir að hafa verið allsráðandi ...
  • Cheynet, Etienne; Liu, Shengnan; Ong, Muk Chen; Bogunović Jakobsen, Jasna; Snaebjornsson, Jonas Thor; Gatin, Inno (Elsevier BV, 2020-10)
    Flow conditions in complex terrains such as fjords are highly three-dimensional and thus not properly captured by the wind flow models developed for homogenous terrains. In the present study, we explore the potential of computational fluid dynamics ...
  • Zimta, Alina-Andreea; Sigurjonsson, Olafur Eysteinn; Gulei, Diana; Tomuleasa, Ciprian (MDPI AG, 2020-08-15)
    Nowadays, advancements in the oncology sector regarding diagnosis methods allow us to specifically detect an increased number of cancer patients, some of them in incipient stages. However, one of the main issues consists of the invasive character of ...
  • Nedelciu, Claudiu (University of Iceland, School of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Faculty of Earth Sciences, 2021-02)
    Phosphorus is an essential yet irreplaceable macronutrient for agriculture and thus plays a key role in global food security. Most of the phosphate fertilizers are produced from phosphate rock, a finite mineral resource that is mined and processed at ...
  • Kristjansson, Alfgeir; Mann, Michael J.; Sigfusson, Jon; Thorisdottir, Ingibjorg; Allegrante, John P.; Sigfusdottir, Inga (SAGE Publications, 2020-02-20)
    El uso de sustancias por los adolescentes (i.e. el consumo de alcohol, tabaco, y otras drogas), persiste como un problema global, y se mantiene como un desafio para nuestras sociedades y autoridades de salud publica. Como respuesta a las altas tasas ...
  • Gunnarsdóttir, Ingunn; Davidsdottir, Brynhildur; Worrell, Ernst; Sigurgeirsdóttir, Sigurbjörg (Elsevier BV, 2021-04)
    Sustainable energy development is a complex and multi-dimensional concept that is integral to sustainable development. This paper offers an approach to selecting comprehensive and robust indicators to monitor progress towards this international policy ...
  • Jansook, Phatsawee; Prajapati, Manisha; Pruksakorn, Patamaporn; Loftsson, Thorsteinn (Elsevier, 2019-11)
    Econazole nitrate (ECN) is a weakly basic drug with very low aqueous solubility that hampers its permeation through biological membranes and results in low ECN bioavailability. Formation of drug/cyclodextrin (drug/CD) inclusion complexes is a ...
  • Gunnlaugsson, Stefan (University of Iceland, School of Social Science, Faculty of Business Administration, 2021-02-17)
    In 1990, Iceland introduced a uniform individual transferable quota system (ITQ) to manage almost all of the nation’s fisheries. The development of Iceland’s fisheries under this management system were examined in the five articles this thesis consists ...
  • Larsen, Nils Magne; Sigurdsson, Valdimar; Breivik, Jørgen; Fagerstrøm, Asle; Foxall, Gordon (Wiley, 2019-07-24)
    Efficiency has emerged as an important consumer value and thus has increased the importance of the in-store search as one facet of consumer transaction costs. This paper contributes to the development of a marketing theory of the firm by analyzing the ...
  • Óskarsdóttir, Edda; Gísladóttir, Karen Rut; Guðjónsdóttir, Hafdís (University of Lapland, 2019-03-15)
    The purpose of this chapter is to analyse the development of the inclusive education system in Iceland, as well as the response to the 2008 education act and 2011 National Curriculum. The idea of inclusion has been implicit in Icelandic law since ...
  • Auðardóttir, Auður Magndís; Kosunen, Sonja (SAGE Publications, 2020-05-29)
    This study aims to explore the social and ethnic background of pupils admitted to private schools at the compulsory level in Iceland so as to identify possible social class segregation between public and private schools. Additionally, we examine how ...
  • Auðardóttir, Auður Magndís; Magnúsdóttir, Berglind Rós (Informa UK Limited, 2020-09-21)
    The study explores how mothers in Iceland, a relatively new nation state that is perceived as being gender equal, classless and homogeneous, adapt and respond to international trends of consumer cultures. Building on studies about parental neighbourhood ...
  • Sigmundsson, Hermundur; Haga, M.; Hermundsdottir, F. (Elsevier BV, 2020-01)
    In this article, the psychometric properties of a new scale aimed at quantifying passion are explored, i.e. passion related to becoming good or achieving in some area/theme/skill. The Passion Scale was designed to be quantitative, simple to administer, ...
  • Foxall, Gordon (Wiley, 2019-07-05)
    The theory of the marketing firm locates the rationale of the modern business enterprise that lies in its responding profitably to the imperatives of marketing orientation. Economic theories of the firm generally fail to recognize these imperatives, ...
  • Fogarassy, Csaba; Finger, David C. (MDPI AG, 2020-06-22)
    Circular solutions are essential to tackle the imminent challenges of depleting resources and emerging environmental problems. The complex nature of material and energy systems and the changing economic and technological conditions depend on regional ...
  • Macheda, Francesco (Informa UK Limited, 2021-01-22)
  • Gunnarsdóttir, Ingunn; Davidsdottir, Brynhildur; Worrell, E.; Sigurgeirsdóttir, Sigurbjörg (Elsevier BV, 2021-05)
    Sustainable energy development is a complex multi-dimensional concept that can vary in meaning based on the context it is applied in and the perspective of the user. The role of energy in achieving sustainable development was recognized when the concept ...
  • Prajapati, Manisha; Eiríksson, Finnur Freyr; Loftsson, Thorsteinn (Elsevier, 2020)
    Tacrolimus is a macrolide lactone and potent immunosuppressant. It is highly lipophilic and has very limited aqueous solubility. Tacrolimus is highly susceptible to hydrolysis which results in very limited stability in aqueous solutions. Besides this, ...
  • Witham, Claire; Barsotti, Sara; Dumont, Stéphanie; Oddsson, Björn; Sigmundsson, Freysteinn (Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2020-01-07)
    A 3 day exercise simulating unrest and a large explosive eruption at Katla volcano, Iceland, was conducted in January 2016. A large volume of simulated data based on a complex, but realistic eruption scenario was compiled in advance and then transmitted ...
  • Kreiling, Agnes-Katharina; O’Gorman, Eoin J.; Pálsson, Snæbjörn; Benhaïm, David; Leblanc, Camille A.; Ólafsson, Jón S.; Kristjánsson, Bjarni K. (Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2020-09-18)
    Many life-history events in aquatic invertebrates are triggered by seasonal changes in water temperature, but other ecological factors may be important as well. To rule out the confounding effects of changing water temperature, we studied the seasonal ...