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Landslides have been a threat around the world for a long time. Good knowledge of landslides is therefore important in order to be able to prevent natural hazards from causing damage to human life or the environment. This study adds to that knowledge by mapping areas where landslides are likely t... (956 characters more)

Inngangur: Öxlin er einn óstöðugasti liður líkamans og er því algengt að fólk lendi í vandamálum tengdum óstöðugleika í öxl. The Western Ontario Shoulder Instability Index (WOSI) er þekktur fyrir að vera áreiðanlegur, réttmætur og næmur á breytingar. Íslensk þýðing á listanum my... (1,885 characters more)

Using a single target paradigm has been the dominant method to study visual attention. However, multiple target paradigm has gained more interest in recent years because it represent some real life task better then the single target one. A visual foraging task is a multiple target visual search t... (1,356 characters more)

Purpose: The aim of this study was to examine the attitudes of students in the dental department towards collaboration and cooperation in making dental prosthetics. In addition to reaserching whether students at the faculty of dentistry at the University of Iceland are satisfied or dissatisfied w... (1,796 characters more)

Introduction: The endurance of children with cerebral palsy (CP) has not been studied in Iceland before. Research from other countries has shown that the endurance of children with CP is less when compared to their peers. Low endurance levels may lead to activity limitations and participation res... (1,500 characters more)