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Stillbirth in Iceland 1996-2021: Incidence and etiology. [PDF]

Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand
Over the study period, the stillbirth rate decreased due to reduction in preterm stillbirth, with fewer cases attributed to infection and placental abruption. Cord complications and placental insufficiency were the commonest causes, both increasing with gestational age. More stillbirths were attributed to placental insufficiency, reflecting the lack of
Bjarnadottir RI, Steffensen T, Smarason AK, Pettersson K, Papadogiannakis N, Einarsdottir K, Gunnarsdottir J.   +6 more
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Optimal timing for induction of labor in normotensive women: A retrospective cohort study. [PDF]

Int J Gynaecol Obstet
Abstract Objective Labor induction is offered to reduce the risk of stillbirth at late term (41+0 to 41+6) but earlier induction in normotensive singleton pregnancies is supported by weak evidence. The aim of the present study was to investigate the optimal timing for induction in normotensive women.
Gunnarsdóttir J, Swift EM, Smárason A, Einarsdóttir K.   +3 more
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That's So Last Season: Unraveling the Genomic Consequences of Fur Farming in Arctic Foxes (Vulpes lagopus). [PDF]

Mol Ecol
ABSTRACT Humans have relied on animal fur for centuries, yet fur farming only began recently during the mid‐19th Century. Little is known about this incipient domestication or the genomic processes involved. Domestication may involve founder effects, population bottlenecks and low population size, which, when combined with intense artificial selection,
Cockerill CA, Chacón-Duque JC, Bergfeldt N, von Seth J, Björklund G, Hasselgren M, Wallén J, Angerbjörn A, Fuglei E, Unnsteinsdottir ER, White P, Samelius G, Alisauskas R, Berteaux D, Flagstad Ø, Landa A, Eide NE, Olsen RA, Bunikis I, Pálsson S, Magnússon KP, Dalén L, Norén K.   +22 more
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Graduating Nursing Students' Self-Assessment of Clinical Competence and Need for Further Training: A Nordic Cross- Sectional Study. [PDF]

Nurs Open
ABSTRACT Aim The study aimed to describe and analyse Nordic nursing students' self‐assessed clinical competence and their perceived need for further training at the end of their bachelor's studies. Design A cross‐sectional survey. Data Sources From five Nordic countries, and 13 different universities, 291 survey answers were included.
Eronen L, Strandell-Laine C, Wangensteen S, Rauhala A, Andersen IA, Henriksen J, Hrönn Svavarsdóttir M, Fagerström L.   +7 more
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Impact of Balance and Dizziness Problems on Falls in Older Adults: The Longitudinal AGES-Reykjavik Study. [PDF]

Laryngoscope Investig Otolaryngol
ABSTRACT Objective To investigate the impact of balance and dizziness problems (BDP) and other risk factors on falls in a longitudinal, population‐based cohort of older adults. Methods The Age, Gene/Environment Susceptibility‐Reykjavik Study (AGES‐RS I) 2002–2006 examined 5764 adults aged 66–98. Five years later, 3316 surviving subjects were reexamined
Li CM, Hoffman HJ, Ward BK, Santina CCD, Cotch MF, Chiu MS, Losonczy KG, Themann CL, Launer LJ, Siggeirsdottir K, Jonsson PV, Gudnason V, Petersen H.   +12 more
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Framlag Mikaels M. Karlssonar til heimspeki á Íslandi og til Háskólans á Akureyri

Nordicum-Mediterraneum, 2014
Mikael M. Karlsson, Professor of philosophy at the University of Iceland, has left a deep mark in the history of philosophy in Iceland as well as the history of the University of Akureyri.
Sigurður Kristinsson
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Um laganám við Háskólann á Akureyri

Nordicum-Mediterraneum, 2023
Guðmundur Heiðar Frímansson, Mikael M. Karlsson, Rachael Lorna Johnstone   +2 more
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NEW INTERNATIONAL E-BUSINESS COURSE IN AKUREYRI UNIVERSITY; THE ORIGIN, DEVELOPMENT AND STUDENTS EXPERIENCE.

Proceedings of the 51st International Academic Conference, Vienna, 2019
Vera Kristín Kristjánsdóttir, Hafdís Björg Hjálmarsdóttir   +1 more
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Universities, Democracy and the Arctic – A changed worldview

Nordicum-Mediterraneum, 2022
Editor review of this special issue of Nordicum-Mediterraneum, which contains articles based on five lectures that were delivered at a conference held on the occasion of Mr.
Birgir Guðmundsson
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EEG-Correlates of Emotional Memory and Seasonal Symptoms

Applied Sciences, 2023
The aim of this study was to investigate a potential all-year vulnerability of people with seasonal mood fluctuations. We compared behavioral and neurophysiological responses to emotional stimuli in summer between people who report seasonal symptoms in ...
Dagný Theódórsdóttir, Yvonne Höller
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