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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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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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, 2023 The concept of an ‘Arctic Pedagogy’ is enticing. Arctic branding sells: for example, UiT is not just the ‘University of Tromsø’ but also the ‘The Arctic University of Norway’. Moreover, research in Scotland as part of the ‘New Northern Pedagogies Project’ is now investigating “how the principles of Arctic Pedagogy can support teacher education ...
Waterman-Evans, Louis +1 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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Plant MethodsBackground Understanding the environmental impacts on root growth and root health is essential for effective agricultural and environmental management.
Corine Faehn +4 more
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Intertester reliability of shoulder complaints diagnoses in primary health care
Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care, 2016 Objective: Shoulder complaints are frequently encountered in general practice, but precise diagnosing is challenging. This study investigated agreement of shoulder complaints diagnoses between clinicians in a primary health care setting.
Benny Storheil +4 more
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Transitions of social-ecological subsistence systems in the Arctic [PDF]
, 2017 Transitions of social-ecological systems (SES) expose governance systems to new challenges. This is particularly so in the Arctic where resource systems are increasingly subjected to global warming, industrial development and globalization which ...
Clark, Douglas A. +3 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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Quaternary Science Reviews, 2014 AbstractResearch campaigns over the last decade have yielded a growing stream of data that highlight the dynamic nature of Arctic cryosphere and climate change over a range of time scales. As a consequence, rather than seeing the Arctic as a near static environment in which large scale changes occur slowly, we now view the Arctic as a system that is ...
Martin Jakobsson +4 more
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