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Modern Icelandic basic linguistic terminology: A survey from a historico-puristic perspective [PDF]

, 2018
The present article deals with the development of basic linguistic terminology in Icelandic. Such terminology pertains to five categories (general, graphematics, phonetics, morphology and lexicon) and has been collected from 19 different sources from ...
Tarsi, Matteo
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Psychiatric Comorbidity, Tic Severity and Quality of Life in Adults with Tourette's Syndrome

Movement Disorders Clinical Practice, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Psychiatric comorbidities are common in adults with Tourette's Syndrome (TS), and appear to influence both tic severity and quality of life (QOL). Objective To assess the association between psychiatric comorbidities, tic severity and QOL in TS.
Andreas Hartmann, Christelle Nilles, Yulia Worbe, Davide Martino, Naoual Serari, Catherine Deans, Isabella Davenport, Julian Fletcher, Emmanuel Roze, Tamara Pringsheim   +9 more
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High-Grading in a Quota-Regulated Fishery, with Empirical Evidence from the Icelandic Cod Fishery

Fishers in quota-regulated fisheries find it to their advantage to discard less valuable fish at sea to increase the value of their catch. A theoretical model describing the high-grading behavior of fishers is presented, and an empirical model is derived
Rickertsen, Kyrre, Kristofersson, Dadi
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Revisiting the Association Between Calcium Channel Blockers and Parkinson's Disease in the E3N Cohort

Movement Disorders, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Previous studies on calcium channel blockers (CCBs) and Parkinson's disease (PD) risk reached conflicting conclusions. Objectives We examined the relationship between CCBs and PD in the E3N cohort of French women followed for 15 years (2004–2018), while taking into account the potential for reverse causation.
Emilie Moutard, Agnès Fournier, Émeline Courtois, Fanny Artaud, Pascale Tubert‐Bitter, Emmanuel Roze, Ismaïl Ahmed, Anne C.M. Thiébaut, Alexis Elbaz, Thi Thu Ha Nguyen   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Nomenclatural revision of Pinguicula (Lentibulariaceae) in the Baltic and Nordic countries including their oversea territories and Iceland

Nordic Journal of Botany, EarlyView.
Names in the genus Pinguicula established for taxa from the Baltic and Nordic countries, including their oversea territories and Iceland, were analyzed to provide nomenclatural and taxonomic clarity. Of the 33 names retrieved from the literature and online databases, one is illegitimate, two are invalid and 16 were found to require typification.
Yoannis Domínguez
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Population-based service mammography screening: the Icelandic experience

, 2013
Kristjan Sigurdsson,1,3 Elínborg Jóna Ólafsdóttir,21The Icelandic Cancer Detection Clinic, 2The Icelandic Cancer Registry, Icelandic Cancer Society, 3Faculty of Medicine, University of Iceland, Reykjavik, IcelandObjective ...
Sigurdsson K, Ólafsdóttir EJ   +1 more
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From the brink of extinction to regulation: northern Europe's white‐tailed eagles now face density dependence and climate constraints after rapid population growth

Oikos, EarlyView.
Population growth reflects the combined influence of regulation and density‐independent factors operating through demographic processes. Under exceptional circumstances (e.g. populations recovering from near‐extinction), growth may initially be weakly regulated but typically slows as negative density dependence (NDD) sets in.
Bård‐Jørgen Bårdsen, Elisabeth Hansen, Jan Ove Bustnes   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Compositional trends of Icelandic basalts: Implications for short–length scale lithological heterogeneity in mantle plumes

Lithological variations in the mantle source regions under mid-ocean ridges and ocean islands have been proposed to play a key role in controlling melt generation and basalt composition.
Maclennan, John, Shorttle, Oliver
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Demystifying Non‐Western Administrative Traditions: An Empirical Comparison of Administrative Systems in Asia, Eastern Europe, and Latin America

Public Administration and Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article analyzes public administration systems in 29 non‐Western countries. Country‐level data is presented for 10 core aspects of administrative systems: managerialism versus legalism, politicization, personnel system, civil society participation, accountability, service orientation, public expenditure share, decentralization, legal ...
Marlene Jugl
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Borrowed time: Icelandic artists look forward

Borrowed Time: Icelandic Artists Look Forward presents the work of contemporary Icelandic artists currently engaged in the global dialogue on sustainability and the issues - environmental, economic, cultural, and social - that surround it.
Snaebjornsdottir, Bryndis, Wilson, Mark
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