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How dis-services illuminate divergence between “nature’s contribution to people” and “ecosystem services” – an assessment of Empetrum nigrum [PDF]

One Ecosystem
Encroachment of a native invasive species – Empetrum nigrum (crowberry) – has impacted Arctic ecosystems and the indigenous Sámi people. To understand comprehensively the impacts of this native invader, we adopted three concepts, ecosystem services (ES),
Pham Nhat, Claire Armstrong, Maria Tuomi, Kari Anne Bråthen   +3 more
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Ecosystem drivers of an Arctic fox population at the western fringe of the Eurasian Arctic

Polar Research, 2017
The distribution of traditional breeding dens on the Varanger Peninsula (70–71°N) in northernmost Fennoscandia indicates that this area once harboured a large Arctic fox population.
Rolf A. Ims, Siw T. Killengreen, Dorothee Ehrich, Øystein Flagstad, Sandra Hamel, John-André Henden, Ingrid Jensvoll, Nigel G. Yoccoz   +7 more
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“The prayer circles in the air”: a qualitative study about traditional healer profiles and practice in Northern Norway

International Journal of Circumpolar Health, 2018
In Northern Norway, traditional healing has been preserved by passing down the knowledge through generations. Religious prayers of healing (reading) and Sami rituals (curing) are examples of methods that are used.
Anette Langås-Larsen, Anita Salamonsen, Agnete Egilsdatter Kristoffersen, Trine Stub   +3 more
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Anesthetic and analgesic management of Svalbard rock ptarmigan (Lagopus muta hyperborea) undergoing experimental stereotaxic neurosurgery

BMC Veterinary Research
Background Stereotaxic neurosurgery in animal models has become a prominent experimental technique in many areas of science and research. These approaches, however, require advanced surgical skills, meticulous anesthetic protocols, and thorough analgesic
Jana Kalinová, Daniel Appenroth, Fernando Cázarez-Márquez, Renate Thorvaldsen, David G. Hazlerigg, Ingebjørg H. Nymo   +5 more
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Bryophyte sedimentary ancient DNA as a proxy for environmental change in northern Fennoscandia

Ecological Indicators
Broad geographic distribution yet narrow habitat tolerances of bryophytes make them sensitive indicators of disturbance and climate change in northern ecosystems.
Dilli Prasad Rijal, Arve Elvebakk, Inger Greve Alsos   +2 more
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Taming the Monster Journal—A Hug to the Numerous Reviewers

Nordlit: Tidsskrift i litteratur og kultur, 2019
To you, dear reviewers: Your monstrous support was, as so often, unpaid—but valuable indeed. The energy you have put together in writing your thorough reviews substantially helped in shaping and re-shaping (and sometimes even re-re-shaping) the wonderful
Christian Beyer, Juliane C. Bockwoldt, Emil Lundedal Hammar, Holger Pötzsch   +3 more
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Sami yoik, Sami history, Sami health: a narrative review

International Journal of Circumpolar Health, 2018
Music as a possible health-promoting agent has attained increasing academic and scientific interest over the last decades. Nonetheless, possible connections between indigenous singing traditions and health beyond traditional ceremonial healing practices ...
Soile Hämäläinen, Frauke Musial, Anita Salamonsen, Ola Graff, Torjer A. Olsen   +4 more
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“I hope to get some hope”: balancing expectations, hope, and acceptance in naturally occurring consultations without a medical diagnosis

International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health & Well-Being
Background Chronic musculoskeletal pain (CMP) is a prevalent condition often lacking clear biomedical explanations, leading to frustration for both clinicians and patients.
Trine C. B. Andersen, Sarah Nettleton, Åge Wifstad, Olaug S. Lian   +3 more
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Promotion of beta cell proliferation through DYRK kinase inhibition using the marine natural product breitfussin C

Scientific Reports
Pro-inflammatory cytokines, like interleukin-1 beta and interferon gamma, are known to activate signalling pathways causing pancreatic beta cell death and dysfunction, contributing to the onset of diabetes. Targeting cytokine signalling pathways offers a
Sara Ullsten, Kine Østnes Hansen, Guillaume Axel Petit, Espen Holst Hansen, Jeanette Hammer Andersen   +4 more
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List of Contributors

Nordlit: Tidsskrift i litteratur og kultur, 2019
From A to U—these are the short biographies of MaMo’s twenty contributors; in alphabetical order.
Christian Beyer, MaMo’s editors, Emil Lundedal Hammar, Holger Pötzsch   +3 more
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