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Opening Statement by the Rector of the University of Akureyri

Nordicum-Mediterraneum, 2014
The Rector of the University of Akureyri welcomes the participants in the seminar "What is Morality?" organised to honour Prof. Mikael Karlsson's 70th birthday.
Stefán B. Sigurðsson
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A note on the papers from the winter symposium of the Nordic Summer University held in Akureyri, Iceland, March, 1st-3rd 2013

Nordicum-Mediterraneum, 2013
The study group “Towards a New Ethical Imagination. Political and social values in a Cosmopolitan World Society” of the Nordic Summer University had its winter meeting at the University of Akureyri, Iceland, March 1-3, 2013.We discussed different topics ...
Jacob Dahl Rendtorff
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Obstructive sleep apnea in children: prevalence and association with overweight and obesity [PDF]

Frontiers in Sleep
IntroductionObstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is an underdiagnosed health condition and in young children, if untreated, may have negative effects on mental and physical health.
Ingibjorg Ingolfsdottir, Ingibjorg Ingolfsdottir, Laufey Hrolfsdottir, Laufey Hrolfsdottir, Groa Bjork Johannesdottir, Thorhallur Ingi Halldorsson, Solveig Magnusdottir, Erla Guðbjorg Hallgrimsdottir, Erla Guðbjorg Hallgrimsdottir, Magnus Birkisson, Hannes Petersen, Hannes Petersen   +11 more
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Applying the Guided Self-Determination Counselling Method in Primary Healthcare Among People at Risk of Developing Type 2 Diabetes: A Qualitative Study. [PDF]

Nurs Open
ABSTRACT Aim To explore how nurses experienced using the Guided Self‐Determination (GSD) counselling method in primary healthcare for the follow‐up of patients at risk of developing type 2 diabetes. Design This study had a qualitative design. Methods We used individual interviews with nurses in Norway (n = 5) and Iceland (n = 6) to collect data.
Kolltveit BH, Arnardóttir E, Oftedal BF, Sigurðardóttir ÁK.   +3 more
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COOPERATION BETWEEN AKUREYRI UNIVERSITY AND THE TOURISM INDUSTRY

Proceedings of the 51st International Academic Conference, Vienna, 2019
Iceland is a popular tourist destination and the number of tourists has increased rapidly in Iceland in recent years, although this increase has now slowed down. During the winter months, tourists mainly visit the south and the southwest part of Iceland, while other regions have fewer tourist during the winter months.
Vera Kristín Kristjánsdóttir, Hafdís Björg Hjálmarsdóttir   +1 more
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Abstracts Collection of the 5th Sustainability Conference at the University of Akureyri, Iceland

Nordicum-Mediterraneum
The sustainability conference at the University of Akureyri (Iceland) at 11. April 2025 is celebrating its 5th anniversary. For the 5th time, we explore and address environmental and sustainability issues of local, national, and global relevance.
Yvonne Höller
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Evaluation of Ulva lactuca hydrolysates as a feedstock for clostridial fermentations to produce 1,2-propanediol [PDF]

Frontiers in Microbiology
Macroalgae are an abundant and underutilized renewable feedstock that can be exploited for the production of various low- and high-value biomolecules. The study herein describes a mild acid and base process to hydrolyze the green macroalgae Ulva lactuca ...
Eva Maria Ingvadottir, Sean M. Scully, Johann Orlygsson   +2 more
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Chronic pain and quality of life among people with whiplash injury in Iceland [PDF]

International Journal of Circumpolar Health
The purpose was to examine the participants’ pain severity, pain interference, health-related quality of life (HRQoL), needs, access and use of healthcare services, and the difference between those reporting whiplash injury ( >12 months) with and without
Hafdís Skúladóttir, Gudmundur Kristjan Óskarsson, Thorbjorg Jónsdóttir, Sigfridur Inga Karlsdóttir, Eva Halapi   +4 more
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Distance Education and Academic Achievement in Business Administration: The case of the University of Akureyri

International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2008
This paper first presents the development of distance education in Icelandic universities. Its second aim is to present a detailed analysis of the distance education practice at the University of Akureyri (UNAK), Iceland. Finally, the paper aims at analysing academic achievement, as well as attitudes towards courses, among campus and distance students ...
Guðmundur Kristján Oskarsson, Ingi Runar Edvardsson   +1 more
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Abstracts of the 6th sustainability conference at the University of Akureyri, Iceland

Nordicum-Mediterraneum
The 6th sustainability conference at the University of Akureyri, co-hosted by the Environmental Council and the Stefansson Arctic Institute at the University of Akureyri, received more abstracts and registrations than ever.
Yvonne Höller et alia
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