High-Rise Residential Timber Buildings: Emerging Architectural and Structural Design Trends by Hüseyin Emre Ilgın

“…The primary findings unveiled the following: (1) Europe, particularly Nordic countries, stood out as the region boasting the highest number of high-rise residential timber buildings, with North America and the United Kingdom following suit; (2) central cores were the prevailing choice for the core configuration, with the peripheral type following as the second most common option; (3) prismatic forms were the most commonly favored design choices; (4) widespread prevalence of employing pure timber was observed, followed by timber and concrete composite combinations; and (5) structural systems were predominantly characterized by the utilization of shear walled frame and shear wall systems. …”
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Lærerstudenten som leser – en undersøkelse av litterære erfaringer hos en gruppe norske og svenske lærerstudenter by Beret Wicklund, Ann Sylvi Larsen, Gunilla Vikbrant

“…The study is a result of cooperation between Teacher Education in the Nordic countries (Denmark, Sweden, Norway and Finland), financed by Norplus, in the project «Nabospråk i lærerutdannelsen» (Neighbor languages in Teacher Education). …”
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The Effects of Sustainable Governance to Sustainable Development by Hakan Gökhan Gündoğdu, Ahmet Aytekin

“…The gray relational analysis results, on the other hand, revealed that developed and wealthy countries ranked first, while underdeveloped countries experiencing instability, such as war and conflict, ranked last. Nordic countries outperform other countries in terms of governance and sustainability, depending on the strength of their democracy and executive capacity. …”
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Customer retention and churn prediction in the telecommunication industry: a case study on a Danish university by Sarkaft Saleh, Subrata Saha

“…Telecommunication companies need to integrate the sociohistoric milieu of the Nordic countries to tailor their retention policies to different consumer cultures.…”
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Convergence and persistent contrasts in the determinants of working-age women in Sweden and Japan living alone since the 1990s by Glenn Sandström, Mojgan Padyab, Haruko Noguchi, Rong Fu

“…Abstract The increase in one-person households (OPHs) in the developed world is often seen as the result of a trend in which individualistic values and behaviors are replacing family solidarity. Nordic countries have been identified as frontrunners in this development. …”
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Innovations in the Baltic Sea Region and Network Cooperation between Russia and the EU by Fedorov Gennady

“…Russia lags behind the Nordic countries and Germany as far as innovative development is concerned; yet our national pace here is comparable to that of Poland and the three Baltic States. …”
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Fifty years of research in the Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health by Alex Burdorf, Reiner Rugulies

“…In terms of authors’ contribution, the Journal has its roots in research from the Nordic countries, but has evolved over time as a truly international periodical with a well-recognized position in research on occupational health.…”
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The impact of low interest rates on the insurance companies' portfolio composition in EU countries by Luković Stevan, Pjanić Miloš, Čakajac Božidar, Mitrašević Mirela

“…However, in eight countries (mostly Nordic countries) insurance companies have become significantly more exposed to equity and equity mutual funds, which suggests that portfolio reshaping has taken place in these countries.…”
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Regional rural policy in northern Fenno-Scandia: Searching paths for the northern periphery in an interrating European economy by Heikki Jussila, Pentti Malinen

“…In the Nordic Countries policies concentrated on rural development have shaped the social atmosphere in order to maintain permanent population in the sparsely populated northern Fenno-Scandia. …”
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Characterization of European Management Perspective Hofstede's Cultural Dimensions Comparative Analysis by Aida CÎMPEANU, Sergiu PÎRJU, Gabriela MIRONOV

“…Dimensions considered primarily affect organizational culture which in turn significantly influence the development and performance of the organization and its members, management practices and policies.Data from Hofstede's study reinforce and support the claim that European countries can be grouped systematically cultural groups (Nordic countries, Latin, Germanic, Anglo-Saxon, Eastern Europe) that allow significant interpretation in terms of management organization, and that can speak of a typical single European culture but you can see all dimensions of cultural differences taken into account.…”
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Identifying Motivation of the Local Governments to Improve the Sustainability Transparency by Andrés NAVARRO GALERA, Araceli de los RÍOS BERJILLOS, Mercedes RUIZ LOZANO, Pilar TIRADO VALENCIA

“…To do so, we identify contributory factors to the online disclosure of environmental, social, economic and general information by local gov-ernments in Nordic countries. Linear regression analysis was used to identify factors inf uencing the online dissemination of government infor-mation on sustainability; a factor analysis, as a precursor to linear regression, led us to reduce 14 explanatory variables to four factors: f nancial risk, demography, professional qualif cations and local government resources. …”
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All white snus - designed to make children and adolescents nicotine dependent by Hans Gilljam

“…A recent spread to other Nordic countries has been reported. As all white snus is not covered by the Tobacco Product Directive this strong nicotine product could easily spread to other EU countries. …”
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Er fagbøger en del af børnelitteraturen? by Anna Karlskov Skyggebjerg

“…Very few researchers have shown an interest in non-fiction for children, and the consequence is that a great many publications for children have been overlooked. In the Nordic countries, Nina Goga’s doctoral thesis from 2008 is the only exception from this exclusive definition of children’s literature. …”
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Economic geographic characteristics in the Finnish paper industry - a case study by Esa Hämäläinen

“…The research tradition of economic geography concerning the paper industry is scanty in the Nordic countries, and not many discussions have been published. …”
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The Trolls Disappear in the Light: Swedish Experiences of Mediated Sexualised Hate Speech in the Aftermath of Behring Breivik by Maria Edstrom

“…His ideas are still being shared in social media responses to this tragedy across Nordic countries. This paper argues that this demonstrates that the harms to women and to society go well beyond the individual victims of an identifiable incident. …”
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European paramedic curriculum—a call for unity in paramedic education on a European level by Sveinbjörn Dúason, Christoffer Ericsson, Hrafnhildur Lilja Jónsdóttir, Jeanette Viggen Andersen, Thomas Lynge Andersen

“…Main body Erasmus + provided a grant for three universities and one public service provider in four Nordic countries to work on a harmonised model curriculum for a bachelor’s degree in paramedic education. …”
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ANALYSIS AND MODELING OF THE SOCIAL SECURITY INDEX IN UKRAINE, LITHUANIA, AND SCANDINAVIAN COUNTRIES by Andriy V. Stavytskyy, Oksana V. Sadovenko

“…We have studied the impact of macroeconomic indicators on the level of social security, made an analogy with the Nordic countries, and determined which model should be used for the best results in ensuring the social protection of society. …”
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Open Standards in Scientific Communication and Publishing by Vaagan Robert W.

“…The Norwegian documentation system which has already proven controversial in parts of the research community and lacks parallells in other Nordic countries like Denmark and Sweden, is expected to have considerable consequences on Norwegian publishing patterns, such as increased use of electronic journals and of open standards such as Open Access and Open Source (Vaagan 2005). …”
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Economic geographic characteristics in the Finnish paper industry - a case study by Esa Hämäläinen

“…The research tradition of economic geography concerning the paper industry is scanty in the Nordic countries, and not many discussions have been published. …”
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Municipalities’ Policy on Innovation and Market Introduction in Sustainable Energy: A Focus on Local Young Technology Firms by Marina Van Geenhuizen, Razieh Nejabat

“…Derived from study in Nordic countries and The Netherlands, two findings make a valuable contribution to literature. …”
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