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International Journal of Circumpolar Health, 2018 Background: When people in Northern Norway get ill, they often use traditional medicine. The global aim of this study was to examine the extended family networks’ function and responsibility in cases of illness in the family, in two Northern Norwegian ...
Anette Langås-Larsen +5 more
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Effect of scavenging on predation in a food web
Ecology and Evolution, 2021 Scavenging can have important consequences for food web dynamics, for example, it may support additional consumer species and affect predation on live prey. Still, few food web models include scavenging.
Jarad P. Mellard +5 more
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Oceans governance in the Arctic [PDF]
, 2008 Global warming is bringing rapid change to the Arctic. The melting of sea ice and glaciers is increasing faster than scientists predicted even a year ago.
de La Fayette, Louise Angélique
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Under-reporting of major birth defects in Northwest Russia: a registry-based study
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, 2017 The objective was to assess the prevalence of selected major birth defects, based on data from two medical registries in Murmansk County, and compare the observed rates with those available for Norway and Arkhangelsk County, Northwest Russia. It included
Anton A. Kovalenko +5 more
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Yoik experiences and possible positive health outcomes: an explorative pilot study
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, 2017 Background: Yoik is an old vocal music tradition of Sami, the indigenous people inhabiting Northern Fennoscandia and Kola peninsula in Russia. Studies of music therapy (MT) and especially singing have documented improvements in social and overall ...
Soile Hämäläinen +4 more
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International Journal of Circumpolar Health, 2021 Sámi people report less satisfaction with healthcare services than the majority population in Norway, and report that they seldom encounter culturally adapted health services.
Janne Isaksen Engnes +3 more
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Bromine measurements in ozone depleted air over the Arctic Ocean [PDF]
, 2010 In situ measurements of ozone, photochemically active bromine compounds, and other trace gases over the Arctic Ocean in April 2008 are used to examine the chemistry and geographical extent of ozone depletion in the arctic marine boundary layer (MBL ...
Burkholder, J B +14 more
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Determination of plant silicon content with near infrared reflectance spectroscopy
Frontiers in Plant Science, 2014 Silicon (Si) is one of the most common elements in the earth bedrock, and its continental cycle is strongly biologically controlled. Yet, research on the biogeochemical cycle of Si in ecosystems is hampered by the time and cost associated with the ...
Adriaan eSmis +7 more
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The impact of Arctic sea ice on the Arctic energy budget and on the climate of the Northern mid-latitudes [PDF]
, 2012 The atmospheric general circulation model EC-EARTH-IFS has been applied to investigate the influence of both a reduced and a removed Arctic sea ice cover on the Arctic energy budget and on the climate of the Northern mid-latitudes.
McGrath, R., Semmler, T., Wang, S.
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The International Bathymetric Chart of the Arctic Ocean (IBCAO) Version 3.0 [PDF]
, 2012 [1] The International Bathymetric Chart of the Arctic Ocean (IBCAO) released its first gridded bathymetric compilation in 1999. The IBCAO bathymetric portrayals have since supported a wide range of Arctic science activities, for example, by providing ...
Accettella, Daniela +30 more
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