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Young children's perspectives of time: New directions for co‐constructing understandings of quality in ECEC

open access: yesBritish Educational Research Journal, EarlyView., 2023
Abstract Children's relationship with time in preschools is an under‐researched area. Young children rarely know how to measure time using a clock, but their experiences of time may contribute to understanding children's well‐being and debates about quality in preschools.
Kristín Dýrfjörð   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

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
doaj   +1 more source

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
doaj   +1 more source

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
doaj   +1 more source

Iceland is an episodic source of atmospheric ice-nucleating particles relevant for mixed-phase clouds

open access: yesScience Advances, 2020
We show that Iceland contributes episodically to the regional atmospheric ice-nucleating particle population. Ice-nucleating particles (INPs) have the potential to remove much of the liquid water in climatically important mid- to high-latitude shallow ...
A. Sanchez-Marroquin   +15 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

GEOTHERMAL ENERGY DEVELOPMENT IN ICELAND

open access: yesInternational Journal of Energy Economics and Policy, 2020
The article analyzes the political and legal features of the organization of renewable energy activities in Iceland. It is designed by the relevance of using renewable energy as one of the safest for the environment, natural resources, health and life of
A. Mikhaylov
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Geology of a Neogene caldera cluster in the Borgarfjörður eystri–Loðmundarfjörður area, Eastern Iceland

open access: yesVolcanica, 2022
The Borgarfjörður eystri–Loðmundarfjörður area in Eastern Iceland hosts several volcanic centres in a relatively small area. Large volumes of silicic, as well as an unusual amount of intermediate rocks, occur in this area, alongside other volcanic and ...
Steffi Burchardt   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

From Boiling to Frozen? The Rise and Fall of International Tourism to Iceland in the Era of Overtourism

open access: yesEnvironments, 2020
Overtourism has emerged as a common concept to describe the perceived negative impacts that large numbers of tourists can have on destinations. Iceland is one of the destinations which has been most associated with the concept of overtourism.
Anna Dóra Sæþórsdóttir   +2 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Surface-groundwater exchange between a wetland, sandur, and lava field in southeastern Iceland

open access: yesHydrology Research, 2023
In May 2019, over 50 springs were identified at a sandur-lava field–wetland complex in Southeast Iceland and a subset was selected for further investigation including monitoring water levels, discharge, and water chemistry. Between May and September 2019,
Aiesha Aggarwal, Kathy L. Young
doaj   +1 more source

EU-COUNTRY AND NON-EU-COUNTRY AT THE TIME OF CRISIS: FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT

open access: yesBaltic Journal of Economic Studies, 2020
The global financial crisis affected the flows of foreign direct investment (FDI). This study focuses on two countries in the midst of the financial crisis: Iceland with IMF backup, and Ireland with ECB backup. The research focus is on the situation from
Helga Kristjánsdóttir   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

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