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A Tale of Three Countries: Recovery after Banking Crises [PDF]

, 2011
Highlights: • Iceland, Ireland and Latvia experienced similar developments before the crisis, such as sharp increases in banks’ balance sheets and the expansion of the construction sector. However the impact of the crisis was different: Latvia was hit
Darvas, Zsolt
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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

Histological investigations on the thyroid glands of marine mammals (Phoca vitulina, Phocoena phocoena) and the possible implications of marine pollution [PDF]

, 1993
In 1988 and 1989, thousands of harbor seals (Phoca vitulina) died in the North Sea from phocine distemper infection. The morphology of thyroid glands from 40 harbor seals found dead on the North Sea coastlines of Schleswig-Holstein, Federal Republic of ...
Heidemann, Günter, Horny, H.-P., Schumacher, U., Skirnisson, K., Welsch, U., Zahler, Stefan   +5 more
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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

Independent But Alone? A Story of Discrimination and Ableism within the Icelandic Child Protection System

Scandinavian Journal of Disability Research
This contribution presents the co-authored story of a father with intellectual and developmental disabilities who recently had his daughter removed from his care after an extensive fight through the Icelandic court system.
Ágúst Fannar Leifsson, Hanna Björg Sigurjónsdóttir, James Gordon Rice   +2 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

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, Hoşbaş Ramazan Gürsel, Yücel Mehmet Ali   +2 more
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Eurosceptic attitudes are widespread in the Nordic states, but there is a high level of variation between countries [PDF]

, 2013
While the United Kingdom has been the focus for most discussions about Euroscepticism, citizens in the Nordic states have also displayed notable Eurosceptic attitudes.As part of our collaborative project exploring contemporary Euroscepticism, Benjamin ...
Leruth, Benjamin
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One Size Still Does Not Fit All: Configuration Pathways of Environmental, Social, and Governance and Board Diversities for Higher Firm Performances Across One‐ and Two‐Tier Systems

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT There is an ongoing, albeit uncertain, debate among stakeholders regarding the benefits of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) reporting, reflected in mixed empirical findings on its impact on firm performance. In addition to this reporting, diversity (gender and cultural) on boards, which is strongly promoted at the EU level, has ...
Baoying Zhu, Dominika Brozkova, Tarlan Ahmadov, Susanne Durst, Viktor Prokop   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

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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