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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Digital Medievalist, 2013 With relatively few scholars and a large number of texts whose manuscript transmission has yet to be mapped, Icelandic literature would benefit from efficient ways of establishing stemmas, to facilitate the study of literature, linguistics, scribal ...
Alaric Hall, Katelin Parsons
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Studying Small States: The role of security and strategy as concepts
Nordicum-Mediterraneum, 2022 This paper examines small-state studies. It analyses the binary oppositions in small-state theory, power relation, the inherent vulnerability in small-state studies and how security and strategy influence foreign relations of a small state.
Jakob Þór Kristjánsson
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The Eldgjá eruption: timing, long-range impacts and influence on the Christianisation of Iceland
Climatic Change, 2018 The Eldgjá lava flood is considered Iceland’s largest volcanic eruption of the Common Era. While it is well established that it occurred after the Settlement of Iceland (circa 874 CE), the date of this great event has remained uncertain.
C. Oppenheimer +8 more
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AASLD practice guidance on drug, herbal, and dietary supplement–induced liver injury
, 2022 Hepatology, EarlyView.
Robert J. Fontana +6 more
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Political Regimes and Climate Change: Learning from Past Civilisations
Global EnvironmentAs 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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Prescriptions of antibiotics in out-of-hours primary care setting in Reykjavik capital area
Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care, 2020 Objective To describe antibiotic prescriptions in out-of-hour (OOH) service in primary care setting in Iceland and to study the indications for prescriptions.
Holmfridur Asta Palsdottir +2 more
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Nature Communications, 2017 Lynch syndrome, caused by germline mutations in the mismatch repair genes, is associated with increased cancer risk. Here using a large whole-genome sequencing data bank, cancer registry and colorectal tumour bank we determine the prevalence of Lynch ...
S. Haraldsdottir +26 more
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Metal Detecting and Archaeology in the Nordic region. Introduction
Internet ArchaeologyThe papers presented in this issue provide legacy to the workshops from which they originated, but more importantly present a state of the field for current successes, opportunities, and remaining challenges in engaging with metal detecting and its ...
Eljas Oksanen +4 more
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Factors related to Icelandic student teachers’ prospective commitment to the teaching profession
Education in the North, 2021 Research indicates that prospective commitment to a vocation is important to sustaining good professional practices. The purpose of the study was to explore, among Icelandic student teachers, how student teacher experiences in field-based practice and ...
Eyvind Elstad +4 more
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