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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, Sigurðardóttir Sigríður, Zoëga Bryndís   +2 more
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Political Regimes and Climate Change: Learning from Past Civilisations

Global Environment
As the world is threatened by new and powerful climate-driven hazards, how are states and societies likely to react? In this paper, I explore the role of regime type in determining the likelihood of state survival under extreme environmental conditions ...
Brian Grodsky
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Iceland, an Open-Air Museum for Geoheritage and Earth Science Communication Purposes

Resources, 2020
Iceland is one of the most recognizable and iconic places on Earth, offering an unparalleled chance to admire the most powerful natural phenomena related to the combination of geodynamic, tectonic and magmatic forces, such as active rifting, volcanic ...
Federico Pasquaré Mariotto, Fabio Luca Bonali, Corrado Venturini   +2 more
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“Nature in a garb such as she wears nowhere else”: Ida Pfeiffer’s Journey to Iceland

Nordicum-Mediterraneum
This article analyses the account of Ida Pfeiffer’s itinerary in Iceland, A trip to Iceland and Scandinavia in 1845, the first travelogue written by a woman visiting this remote island, that develops a unique female gaze.
Rosella Perugi
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Does depleted mantle form an intrinsic part of the Iceland plume? [PDF]

, 2003
Icelandic basalt ranges in composition from voluminous tholeiite, erupted in the rift zones, to small-volume, mildly alkaline basalt erupted off-axis.
Andrew D. Saunders, Björn S. Hardarson, Blichert-Toft, Breddam, Chauvel, Chauvel, Einarsson, Elliott, Fitton, Fitton, Furman, Gee, Hanan, Hanan, Hardarson, Hards, Hofmann, Hémond, J. Godfrey Fitton, Jakobsson, Johnson, Johnson, Kempton, Kempton, Kempton, Kerr, McDonough, Nowell, Pamela D. Kempton, Prestvik, Pálmason, Saunders, Schilling, Schilling, Skovgaard, Slater, Thirlwall, Zindler   +37 more
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Validation of a Genetic Risk Score Combined with Clinical Variables for Predicting Pulmonary Fibrosis in early Rheumatoid Arthritis

Arthritis Care &Research, Accepted Article.
Objectives Pulmonary fibrosis (PF) is a severe extra‐articular manifestation of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The study aimed to externally validate a genetic risk score (GRS) and a combined risk score for predicting the risk of RA‐associated PF in an independent cohort of early‐RA patients. Methods This study utilized an inception cohort of 1118 patients
Mikael Brink, Austin Wheeler, Bryant R. England, Solbritt Rantapää‐Dahlqvist   +3 more
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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, Anna Dóra Sæþórsdóttir, Edita Tverijonaite   +2 more
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Dual current readout for precision plating [PDF]

, 1970
Bistable amplifier prevents damage in the low range circuitry of a dual scale ammeter. It senses the current and switches automatically to the high range circuitry as the current rises above a preset ...
Iceland, W. F.
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Archeo‐Inspiration from the Cultural History of Glass: Historic Accounts, Anecdotes and Hard Facts as Challenges to Modern Material Science

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
Glass, historically valued for its purity and durability, has long inspired artists and societies. This article introduces the concept of “Archeo‐Inspiration”, drawing on cultural and historical contexts of glass to guide future material innovations.
Eva von Contzen, Julia von Ditfurth, Fabian Stroth, Bastian E. Rapp   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Carbon sequestration by afforestation and revegetation as a means of limiting net-CO2 emissions in Iceland. COST E21 Workshop. Contribution of forests and forestry to mitigate greenhouse effects. Joensuu (Finland). 28-30 Sep 2000 [PDF]

Biotechnologie, Agronomie, Société et Environnement, 2000
Iceland has lost about 95/ of its woodlands and 50/ of its vegetative cover during the 1,100 years of human settlement. Efforts to reclaim lost woodlands and herbaceous ecosystems have been continuing since the early 20th century.
Sigurdsson B.D., Snorrason A.
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