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Royal Society Open Science, 2023 Bycatch in gillnets is a global issue and mitigation measures that balance target species catch rates, bycatch reduction and fisher support are scarce. In the North Atlantic lumpfish fisheries, bycatch includes marine mammals and seabirds, and there are ...
Søren Post +4 more
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Trends in cardiovascular disease among Inuit in Greenland from 1994 to 2021
Atherosclerosis PlusBackground and aims: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) poses significant health challenges globally. While substantial data exists for most populations, the Arctic Inuit's CVD incidence rates remain understudied.
Hjalte Erichsen Larsen +4 more
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Thyroid autoimmunity in Greenlandic Inuit
European Thyroid Journal, 2023 Objective: This study aimed to provide the first data on the occurrence of thyroid autoimmunity among Inuit in Greenland, a distinct ethnic group who is not iodine deficient. Design: This study is a population-based cross-sectional study.
Paneeraq Noahsen +6 more
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Repositioning Power Relations in Indigenous Social Work Education
Nordisk tidsskrift for pedagogikk og kritikkIn this article, we present the history of social work education in Greenland, from a professional training school in 1985 to a university BA-level education in 2008 and onwards to the present day.
Bonnie Jensen, Steven Arnfjord
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Quality of care among patients diagnosed with atrial fibrillation in Greenland
International Journal of Circumpolar HealthThis cross-sectional study sought to assess the prevalence of atrial fibrillation (AF) diagnosis in Greenland among various age groups and examine the corresponding quality of care.
Marie Tolver Nielsen +6 more
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High export of dissolved silica from the Greenland Ice Sheet
Geophysical Research Letters, 2016 Silica is an essential element for marine life and plays a key role in the biogeochemistry of the ocean. Glacial activity stimulates rock weathering, generating dissolved silica that is exported to coastal areas along with meltwater. The magnitude of the
L. Meire +9 more
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Asthma in Greenland - development and evaluation of the asthma symptom score
International Journal of Circumpolar HealthThis study describes the development of the Asthma Symptom Score (ASS) and evaluates its accuracy and internal consistency in Greenlandic and Danish, using clinical interviews based on Global Initiative for Asthma guidelines as the gold standard. A cross-
Christiane Hempel Christiansen +3 more
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Conservation Science and Practice, 2020 Indigenous people manage or have tenure rights on over a quarter of the world's land surface. While there is growing interest in “evidence‐based” natural resource management, there are few documented experiences with “evidence‐based” practice in ...
Christine Cuyler +7 more
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International Journal of Circumpolar HealthSubarachnoid haemorrhages (SAH) caused by rupture of intracranial aneurysms (IA) are a severe condition. Earlier studies found a higher incidence of SAH in Greenlandic patients compared to Danish patients, with familial aggregation also higher in ...
Joo Roerholm Svendsen +3 more
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A first constraint on basal melt-water production of the Greenland ice sheet
Nature Communications, 2021 Melting at the base of the Greenland Ice Sheet is often disregarded as a source of quantifiable mass loss. In this study, the authors find the basal mass loss is equivalent to 8% of the ice sheet’s present imbalance, and that the loss of mass from basal ...
Nanna B. Karlsson +13 more
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