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US disparities in affluence by household structure, 1959 to 2017

open access: yesDemographic Research, 2021
Background: This study examines trends in affluence ‒ as indicated by high household income ‒ by household structure over the 1959 to 2017 period.
John Iceland
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Risky Obliviousness Within Fragmented Services: Experiences of Families With Disabled Children During the Covid‐19 Pandemic

open access: yesSocial Inclusion, 2023
Living on an island in a pandemic has its obvious advantages. However, in a globalised economy, border restrictions cannot keep the COVID‐19 virus completely at bay.
Hrafnhildur Snæfríðar- Gunnarsdóttir   +2 more
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Héðinsdalsjökull, northern Iceland: geomorphology recording the recent complex evolution of a glacier

open access: yesJournal of Maps, 2021
The objective of this work is to conduct a detailed mapping of the Héðinsdalsjökull foreland, northern Iceland (65°39′N, 18°55′W). This cirque currently shows a variety of glacial and periglacial landforms derived from a complex deglaciation. Mapping was
Manuel Rodríguez-Mena   +4 more
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Particularities of media systems in the West Nordic countries

open access: yesNordicom Review, 2021
This study compares the media systems of the West Nordic countries, namely the Faroe Islands, Greenland, and Iceland. All three countries are democratic welfare states with considerable institutional transfer from the larger Nordic countries.
Ravn-Højgaard Signe   +4 more
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Human papillomavirus genotype-specific risks for cervical intraepithelial lesions

open access: yesHuman Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics, 2021
Prevalence of different HPV genotypes is changing after HPV vaccination. The associated risks are needed for optimizing cervical cancer screening. To estimate HPV type-specific prevalence, odds ratio (OR), and positive predictive value (PPV) for cervical
Mari Nygård   +10 more
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Trust in Ultima Thules: Social Capital and Renewable Energy Development in Iceland and Greenland. Part II

open access: yesАрктика и Север, 2021
Iceland — an independent republic — and Greenland — an autonomous country within Denmark — represent two nations with similar geographical, economic, and historical backgrounds.
Aliaksei PATONIA
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Remote sensing analysis to map inter-regional spatio-temporal variations of the vegetation in Iceland during 2001–2018

open access: yesActa Geographica Slovenica, 2022
Changes in the vegetation of the Arctic and sub-Arctic regions have been used as indicators of the impact and seriousness of climate change. In this study, 342 MODIS NDVI images were used to monitor and assess the variability and long-term changes in the
Haraldur Olafsson, Iman Rousta
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Computing for Numeracy: Kiyoo Mogi and the Nature of Volcanoes

open access: yesNumeracy, 2022
Dramatic volcanic eruptions occurred in the Spring of 2021 in Iceland and St. Vincent. This column explores the use of a numerical model to understand the giant displacements of the Earth's surface that result from such volcanic activity.
Charles Connor
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Token Finds At Pre-Pottery Neolighic ‘Ain Ghazal, Jordan A Formal And Technological Analysis [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
‘Ain Ghazal is a Neolithic site located near Amman, Jordan. It was excavated between 1982 and 1998 by an American-Jordanian team directed by Gary O. Rollefson, Whitman College, Walla Walla, Wa.
Harry, Iceland
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Population assessment of future trajectories in coronary heart disease mortality. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Background: Coronary heart disease (CHD) mortality rates have been decreasing in Iceland since the 1980s, largely reflecting improvements in cardiovascular risk factors. The purpose of this study was to predict future CHD mortality in Iceland based on
A Aspelund   +36 more
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