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Nature, 1921 DURING the present month a new light has been thrown upon the Aberdeen kayak (skin-canoe) referred to in NATURE of January 13, p. 648. Fresh information upon this subject is found in a diary of a tour through Scotland in 1760 by the Rev. Francis Gastrell (born 1707; M.A. Oxon.
DAVID MACRITCHIE
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, 1922 The author of the standard early twentieth-century textbook on fossil plants, A. C. Seward (1863–1941) was Professor of Botany at Cambridge, Master of Downing College and Vice-Chancellor of Cambridge University. This account of his first research trip to Greenland is an evocative portrait of the country, its immense and sublime landscape, its people ...
A. C. Seward
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Incidence and prevalence of diabetic retinopathy in the Greenlandic Inuit: A register-based study
Diabetes Epidemiology and Management, 2022 Aims: Assess the incidence and prevalence of diabetic retinopathy (DR) among all persons registered with diabetes in the electronic medical records (EMR) from 2016 to 2020 and investigate factors associated with both incident and prevalent DR.
Trine Jul Larsen +4 more
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Glacial meltwater and primary production are drivers of strong CO2 uptake in fjord and coastal waters adjacent to the Greenland Ice Sheet [PDF]
Biogeosciences, 2015 The Greenland Ice Sheet releases large amounts of freshwater, which strongly influences the physical and chemical properties of the adjacent fjord systems and continental shelves.
L. Meire +8 more
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Dyslipidemia and the preventive potential in the Greenlandic population
Atherosclerosis Plus, 2023 Background: Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) is a well-established risk factor for development of cardiovascular diseases. Based on available clinical data, we aimed to investigate the plasma lipid profile in the Greenlandic population, the ...
Johan Skov Bundgaard +5 more
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The smut fungi of Greenland [PDF]
MycoKeys, 2020 The first taxonomic treatment of the smut fungi in Greenland is provided. A total of 43 species in 11 genera are treated and illustrated by photographs of sori, microphotographs of spores in LM and SEM, and distribution maps. Two species, Anthracoidea pseudofoetidae and Urocystis tothii, are recorded as new from North America.
Cvetomir M. Denchev +4 more
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Reporting chronic kidney disease in Greenland
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, 2023 Background: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a major health burden affecting more than 10% of the global population. It is a multifactorial disease with many risk factors attributed lifestyle diseases.
Fabian Bøgild Lomstein +4 more
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Ice sheets as a significant source of highly reactive nanoparticulate iron to the oceans [PDF]
, 2014 The Greenland and Antarctic Ice Sheets cover ~\n10% of global land surface, but are rarely considered as active components of the global iron cycle. The ocean waters around both ice sheets harbour highly productive coastal ecosystems, many of which are ...
Benning, Liane G. +9 more
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International Journal of Circumpolar Health, 2021 The aim of this study was to estimate the age- and gender-specific prevalence and quality of care among patients using medication targeting obstructive lung disease in the five regions of Greenland. The study was designed as a cross-sectional study. Data
Mathilde Vesterager Lauridsen +4 more
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Social change, ecology and climate in 20th-century Greenland [PDF]
, 2000 Two great transitions, from seal hunting to cod fishing, then from cod fishing to shrimp, affected population centers of southwest Greenland during the20th century.
Hamilton, Lawrence C. +2 more
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