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Managing the Crisis in Iceland and the Dishonesty of the International Community? [PDF]

Revista de Management Comparat International, 2014
The 2008 global crisis hit hard in Iceland. During the crisis its three largest banks all collapsed in just a few days. This article focuses on the actions of the international community when the Icelandic authorities, during a period of great need and ...
Hilmar Þór HILMARSSON
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‘The Other Parent’: A Critical Policy Analysis of Fatherhood Discourses in the Australian Government's Paid Parental Leave Scheme

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The Australian paid parental leave (PPL) government scheme aims to support working parents through financial assistance and the promotion of gender equality in caregiving responsibilities. However, the scheme's implementation has been critiqued for its gendered design, which marginalises fathers and reinforces traditional gender roles.
Lily Lewington, Bernadette Sebar, Jessica Lee   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Novel Monoclonal Antibody Detects Small Aβ Oligomers More Sensitively Than Lecanemab in Alzheimer's Disease CSF, Serum and Culture Media

Annals of Neurology, EarlyView.
Objective Aqueously diffusible oligomers of the amyloid β‐protein (oAβ) are neurotoxic and play a role in neuronal dysfunction in Alzheimer's disease (AD). Accurate quantification of oAβ in brains and biofluids could be valuable for understanding and monitoring AD.
Yi Ran Xu, Youqi Tao, Alexandra M. Lish, Shaomin Li, Beth L. Ostaszewski, Amirah K. Anderson, Tracy Young‐Pearse, Trebor L. Lawton, Hyun‐Sik Yang, Dominic M. Walsh, Ting Yang, Dennis J. Selkoe   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Ontogenetic changes and sexual dimorphism in the cranium and mandible of the Atlantic walrus (Odobenus rosmarus rosmarus L.)

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract Walruses have been an important subsistence and cultural resource for humans and have been exploited for millennia across their distribution. This exploitation has contributed to severe declines in several populations and local extirpations.
Katrien Dierickx, Oliver Kersten, Youri van den Hurk, Brenna A. Frasier, Richard Sabin, Bastiaan Star, James H. Barrett   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Through the lens of marketing authorization holders: experience in use of real‐world data and real‐world evidence in drug development and regulatory submissions in EU

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Abstract Aim The aim of this study was to assess the general and product‐specific experiences of MAHs use of RWD/RWE in medicines development and in their regulatory submissions, and to explore organizational aspects of MAHs related to RWD/RWE. Methods An electronic survey was conducted, and information collected directly from MAHs.
Sini M. Eskola, Aleksandar Gigov, Hubertus G. M. Leufkens, Andrew Bate, Marie Louise De Bruin, Helga Gardarsdottir   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

“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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Early clinical pharmacology evaluation of the novel anti‐inflammatory macrolide, glasmacinal (EP395): tolerability, pharmacokinetics and drug interactions

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Abstract Aims This work assessed the pharmacokinetics (PK), safety and tolerability of glasmacinal (EP395, an oral anti‐inflammatory macrolide with negligible antimicrobial activity in development for COPD treatment) in two healthy participant trials: ‘first‐in‐human’ (FIH) and ‘drug–drug‐interaction’ (DDI).
Dave Singh, Kate Hanrott, Olof Breuer, Johan Bylund, Björn Schultze, Virginia Norris   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Conflicting imaginaries in the energy transition? Nature and renewable energy in Iceland

Moravian Geographical Reports, 2021
An improved understanding of the geographical unevenness of the global energy transition is important. The concept of ‘sociotechnical imaginaries’ has been used extensively for understanding how desired technology futures are envisioned and ...
Benediktsson Karl
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Parental leave policies and continued childbearing in Iceland, Norway, and Sweden

Demographic Research, 2019
Background: Demographic theories maintain that family policies that support gender equality may lead to higher fertility levels in postindustrial societies. This phenomenon is often exemplified by the situation in the Nordic countries.
Ann-Zofie Duvander, Trude Lappegård, Synøve N. Andersen, Ólöf Garðarsdóttir, Gerda Neyer, Ida Viklund   +5 more
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How can welfare regime and production regime theories explain differences in schools’ ability grouping policies? A comparative study using the PISA school survey

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Research evidence is mixed on the consequences of ability grouping policies, but most research has found an overrepresentation of disadvantaged social demographics in low‐ability groups. However, researchers have neglected to explain why ability grouping policies vary between countries.
Monica Reichenberg, Girma Berhanu, Lena Fridlund   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source