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Naapinneq: strengthening Inuit maternal and child health through gathering Inuit from Kalaallit Nunaat and Nunavut [PDF]

International Journal of Circumpolar Health
This paper describes the initiation of the Naapinneq project and the first collaborative gathering in Iqaluit, Nunavut (Canada). While the broader project aims to revitalize culturally grounded parenting programs, this paper focuses on documenting its ...
Christine Ingemann, Nancy Mike, Ruth Montgomery-Andersen, Dina Berthelsen, Naja Riber Hougaard, Maliina Junge Jørgensen, Regine Dahl Thorleifsen Kajusen, Lisa Ivalu Lind, Kamilla Nørtoft, Aininaq Willesen, Ingelise Olesen   +10 more
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Snow cover evolution at Qasigiannguit Glacier, southwest Greenland: A comparison of time-lapse imagery and mass balance data

Frontiers in Earth Science, 2022
In a warming climate, understanding seasonal fluctuations in snowline position is key to accurately predicting the melt contribution of glaciers to sea-level rise.
Alexandra Messerli, Jennifer Arthur, Jennifer Arthur, Kirsty Langley, Penelope How, Jakob Abermann, Jakob Abermann   +6 more
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Prevalence of patients using antihypertensive medication in Greenland, and an assessment of the importance of diagnosis for the associated quality of care – a cross-sectional study

International Journal of Circumpolar Health, 2022
This study aimed to estimate the age- and sex specific prevalence of patients using antihypertensive medication in Greenland, and compared the quality of care between patients with and without a diagnosis for hypertension. The study was a cross-sectional
Maja Hykkelbjerg Nielsen, Marie Balslev Backe, Michael Lynge Pedersen   +2 more
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Increasing extreme melt in northeast Greenland linked to foehn winds and atmospheric rivers

Nature Communications, 2023
The Greenland Ice Sheet has been losing mass at an increased rate in recent decades. In northeast Greenland, increasing surface melt has accompanied speed-ups in the outlet glaciers of the Northeast Greenland Ice Stream, which contain over one meter of ...
Kyle S. Mattingly, J. Turton, J. Wille, B. Noël, X. Fettweis, Å. Rennermalm, T. Mote   +6 more
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High quality of diabetes care in Greenland since the launch of Steno Diabetes Center Greenland 2020 - geographical disparities need attention

International Journal of Circumpolar Health, 2023
The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of diagnosed diabetes in Greenland and evaluate quality of care according to sex, region and healthcare unit within regions.
Marie Balslev Backe, Marit Eika Jørgensen, Michael Lynge Pedersen   +2 more
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Prevalence and clinical features of heart failure in Greenland

International Journal of Circumpolar Health, 2023
Heart Failure (HF) constitutes a significant burden for healthcare around the world. In Greenland, risk factors like smoking, diabetes, and obesity are prevalent. Yet, the prevalence of HF remains unexplored.
Hjalte Erichsen Larsen, Uka Wilhjelm Geisler, Finn Gustafsson, Marit Eika Jørgensen, Michael Lynge Pedersen   +4 more
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Arctic cod (Boreogadus saida) in fjord and glacial habitats: a collaborative study with Uummannap Kangerlua fishers

Arctic Science, 2023
Arctic cod (Boreogadus saida) (Lepechin, 1774) is often found in front of glaciers, which is the least studied of the species’ habitats. Uummannap Kangerlua and Sullorsuaq in West Greenland provide a unique opportunity to study Arctic cod in the glacial ...
Caroline Bouchard, Patrick Farnole, Kristine Lynge-Pedersen, Parnuna Egede Dahl, Henrik Christiansen   +4 more
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Estimating the Age of West Greenland Humpback Whales Through Aspartic Acid Racemization and Eye Lens Bomb Radiocarbon Methods

Frontiers in Marine Science, 2020
To maintain a sustainable harvest of marine mammals, knowledge on key life history parameters such as age is essential. In West Greenland, humpback whale numbers were low during the 1980s due to past commercial whaling. However, the moratorium, which was
Tenna K. Boye, Tenna K. Boye, Eva Garde, Julius Nielsen, Rasmus Hedeholm, Jesper Olsen, Malene Simon, Malene Simon   +7 more
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Programme for Monitoring of the Greenland Ice Sheet (PROMICE) automatic weather station data

Earth System Science Data, 2021
. The Programme for Monitoring of the Greenland Ice Sheet (PROMICE) has been measuring climate and ice sheet properties since 2007. Currently, the PROMICE automatic weather station network includes 25 instrumented sites in Greenland.
R. Fausto, D. van As, K. Mankoff, B. Vandecrux, M. Citterio, A. Ahlstrøm, S. Andersen, W. Colgan, N. Karlsson, K. Kjeldsen, N. Korsgaard, S. Larsen, S. Nielsen, Allan Ø. Pedersen, Christopher Shields, A. Solgaard, J. Box   +16 more
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Low prevalence of diagnosed asthma in Greenland – a call for increased focus on diagnosing

International Journal of Circumpolar Health, 2023
The aim of this study was to estimate prevalence of patients with asthma in Greenland according to age, gender and residence and to investigate the associated quality of care.
Maja Hykkelbjerg Nielsen, Marie Balslev Backe, Michael Lynge Pedersen   +2 more
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