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Holocene Glacial–Paraglacial–Periglacial Transitions of a Sub‐Arctic Glacial Cirque, Fremri‐Grasárdalur, Northern Iceland

Permafrost and Periglacial Processes, Volume 37, Issue 1, Page 78-106, January/March 2026.
ABSTRACT The aim of this work is to study a variety of glacial, periglacial and paraglacial features found in a small cirque, Fremri‐Grasárdalur, in Tröllaskagi (Northern Iceland). We implement a multidisciplinary approach combining high‐resolution geomorphological mapping, horizontal/vertical boulder displacement (from 1994 to 2019) and surface ...
Javier Santos‐González, David Palacios, Rosa B. González‐Gutiérrez, José M. Fernández‐Fernández, Irene Schimmelpfennig, Sergio Peña‐Pérez, Luis M. Tanarro, Nuria Andrés, Adrián Melón‐Nava, Wesley R. Farnsworth, Skafti Brynjólfsson, Þorsteinn Sæmundsson, Georges Aumaitre, Karim Keddadouche   +13 more
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No one is an island: Iceland and the International Community

Nordicum-Mediterraneum, 2016
The University of Akureyri and Akureyri Academy held the Conference in collaboration with the Ministry for Foreign Affairs. The conference addressed the subject of Iceland in the International Community on a broad basis, featuring a variety of ...
Jakob Þór Kristjánsson
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Biotransformation of Carboxylic Acids to Alcohols: Characterization of Thermoanaerobacter Strain AK152 and 1-Propanol Production via Propionate Reduction

Microorganisms, 2020
Thermoanaerobacter strains have recently gained interest because of their ability to convert short chain fatty acids to alcohols using actively growing cells.
Sean Michael Scully, Johann Orlygsson
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Social justice, access and quality of healthcare in an age of austerity: users’ perspective from rural Iceland

International Journal of Circumpolar Health, 2017
Iceland is sparsely populated but social justice and equity has been emphasised within healthcare. The aim of the study is to examine healthcare services in Fjallabyggð, in rural northern Iceland, from users’ perspective and evaluate social justice ...
Sonja S. Gustafsdottir, Kristjana Fenger, Sigridur Halldorsdottir, Thoroddur Bjarnason   +3 more
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Dataset describing ethanol and 1,2-propanediol production by a stenothermal moderately thermophilic anaerobe, Clostridium strain AK1

Data in Brief, 2018
The dataset details the fermentation of D-glucose, L-rhamnose, and L-fucose and their end-product formation by the moderate thermophile Clostridium strain AK1 (DSM 18778) as related to the work described in “Propanediol from L-rhamnose using the ...
Eva Maria Ingvadottir, Sean Michael Scully, Johann Orlygsson   +2 more
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Isolation, Characterization and Biotechnological Potentials of Thraustochytrids from Icelandic Waters

Marine Drugs, 2019
The following study reports on the first thraustochytrid isolates identified from Iceland. They were collected from three different locations off the northern coast of the country (Location A, Skagaströnd; Location B, Hveravík; and Location C ...
Magnús Örn Stefánsson, Sigurður Baldursson, Kristinn P. Magnússon, Arnheiður Eyþórsdóttir, Hjörleifur Einarsson   +4 more
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Self-rated health and socio-economic status among older adults in Northern Iceland

International Journal of Circumpolar Health, 2019
Little is known about self-rated health (SRH) of older people living in more remote and Arctic areas. Iceland is a high-income country with one of the lowest rates of income inequality in the world, which may influence SRH.
Arun K. Sigurdardottir, Gísli Kort Kristófersson, Sonja Stelly Gústafsdóttir, Stefan B Sigurdsson, Solveig A. Arnadottir, Jon Arni Steingrimsson, Elín Díanna Gunnarsdóttir   +6 more
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Inngangur – frá ritstjóra sérheftis

Nordicum-Mediterraneum, 2023
Valgerður Guðmundsdóttir, Rachael Lorna Johnstone, Cristina-Silvia Cretu   +2 more
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Icelandic translation, adaptation and validation of the Parental Burnout Assessment (PBA-IS)

Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy
Background As parental burnout is increasingly recognised for its severe impact on parents and children, identifying factors that exacerbate or alleviate this condition is crucial.
Helga Sif Pétursdóttir, Eva Halapi, Björg Thordardottir   +2 more
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Putative ‘Dispersal Adaptations’ Do Not Explain the Colonisation of a Volcanic Island by Vascular Plants, but Birds Can

Ecology Letters, Volume 28, Issue 10, October 2025.
It is widely assumed that adaptations for long‐distance dispersal are identifiable from seed and fruit traits used to define ‘dispersal syndromes’. Sixty years of monitoring a new island allowed us to test whether syndromes predict which plant species have colonised.
Pawel Wasowicz, Ádám Lovas‐Kiss, Nándor Szabó, Andy J. Green   +3 more
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