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Male-biased operational sex ratios and the Viking phenomenon : an evolutionary anthropological perspective on Late Iron Age Scandinavian raiding [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Acknowledgements We would like to thank Laura Whitehouse, John Carman, Oliver Grimm, Julie Lund, Bjørnar Olsen, two anonymous reviewers, and the editor for their comments and suggestions on earlier versions of this paper.
Collard, Mark   +2 more
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Visions et spectres dans la littérature norroise : aperçus sur la culture germanique ancienne

open access: yesCahiers d’Études Germaniques, 2012
Ancient Germanic culture was kept in an exceptionally accurate way in Old Norse literature such as it has been recorded by medieval Icelandic clerics.
Daniel Lacroix
doaj   +1 more source

Thomas Gray and the Goths: philology, poetry, and the uses of the Norse past in eighteenth-century England [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
In 1761 Thomas Gray composed two loose translations of Old Norse poems: The Fatal Sisters and The Descent of Odin. This article reconstructs Gray’s complex engagement with the world of seventeenth-century Scandinavian scholarship: recovering the texts he
Williams, Kelsey Jackson
core   +1 more source

Periodontal diseases and adverse pregnancy outcomes. Present and future

open access: yesPeriodontology 2000, EarlyView., 2023
Abstract For more than two decades the possible association between periodontal diseases and adverse pregnancy outcomes has been extensively evaluated. Numerous observational, intervention, and mechanistic studies have offered valuable information on this topic.
Yiorgos A. Bobetsis   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Trends in age‐sex‐specific prevalence and incidence of antidepressant dispensation in the Nordic countries: a systematic review

open access: yesBritish Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Differences in antidepressant dispensation across the Nordic countries have been reported, but existing reviews are based on older data. We conducted a systematic review of population‐based studies reporting prevalence and/or incidence of antidepressant dispensation in the Nordic countries.
Marcel Ballin   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Radiometric Constraints on the Timing, Tempo, and Effects of Large Igneous Province Emplacement

open access: yesGeophysical Monograph Series, Page 27-82., 2021

Exploring the links between Large Igneous Provinces and dramatic environmental impact

An emerging consensus suggests that Large Igneous Provinces (LIPs) and Silicic LIPs (SLIPs) are a significant driver of dramatic global environmental and biological changes, including mass extinctions.
Jennifer Kasbohm   +2 more
wiley  

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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

open access: yesBritish 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   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Translating the Medieval Icelandic Romance-Sagas [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
This short note surveys recent work done on translating romances composed in medieval Iceland into English, focusing on translations produced at the University of Leeds.
Hall, ATP
core   +1 more source

Company Location, Business Environment and Digital Maturity as Drivers of Environmental Innovation in Business

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Environmental protection has emerged as a global priority in the contemporary context. As pivotal actors in the transition towards sustainable development, companies play a crucial role through the adoption of environmental innovations. This study investigates how organisational characteristics—specifically geographical location, business ...
Carlos de las Heras‐Rosas   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Memory, genealogy and power in íslendingabók [PDF]

open access: yesDiversitate si Identitate Culturala in Europa, 2017
The aim of this study is to reveal the manner in which memory and genealogy are employed in Íslendingabók with the purpose of legitimizing the power and promoting the prestige of chieftains (goði), bishops and kings.
Costel COROBAN
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