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Icelandic chapter in the Polish book: a narrative perspective on Polish migration to Iceland
Wrocławski Rocznik Historii Mówionej, 2016 The paper presents a narrative perspective on Polish migration to Iceland based on one example of a woman, called Irena. Her biography served for an anthropological analysis used in biographical approach in social sciences with the assumption that the ...
Helga Ólafs , Anna Wojtyńska
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Case-based studies: a critical pedagogy of place in international education in Iceland
Education in the North, 2013 This paper examines the pedagogy of a first-year university course, Educational settings, in the International Studies in Education Programme at the University of Iceland.
Allyson Macdonald, Auður Pálsdóttir
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Running Wild: Environmental Attitudes of Long-Distance Runners in the Icelandic Highlands
Mountain Research and Development, 2021 An increasing number of sports events are taking place in wilderness and mountain areas. The Laugavegur Ultra Marathon (LUM) is one such event. It follows the 55-km (34.2-mile) route of the Laugavegur trail in the southern Icelandic highlands.
Rannveig Ólafsdóttir +2 more
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Mafic tiers and transient mushes: evidence from Iceland
Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A, 2019 It is well established that magmatism is trans-crustal, with melt storage and processing occurring over a range of depths. Development of this conceptual model was based on observations of the products of magmatism at spreading ridges, including Iceland.
J. Maclennan
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Monitoring of Icelandic plate movement with GNSS method and GPS signal jamming effects in Iceland
Reports on Geodesy and Geoinformatics, 2023 Jamming is electromagnetic radiation or reflection that impairs the function of electronic instruments and equipment or communication tools. Intentionally disrupting or interfering with GPS signals, which are used for positioning, navigation, and timing,
Pırtı Atınç +2 more
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Ancient genomes from Iceland reveal the making of a human population
Science, 2018 Founder effects in modern populations The genomes of ancient humans can reveal patterns of early human migration (see the Perspective by Achilli et al.). Iceland has a genetically distinct population, despite relatively recent settlement (∼1100 years ago)
S. Ebenesersdóttir +29 more
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Trust in Ultima Thules: Social Capital and Renewable Energy Development in Iceland and Greenland
Арктика и Север, 2020 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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Turf Building in Iceland – Past, Present, and Future
Open Archaeology, 2023 For a millennium, turf was the primary building material in Iceland. It was used for dwellings, outhouses, boundary walls, raised roads, and other man-made structures.
Zoëga Guðný +2 more
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