Nordic incidental music: between modernity and modernism by Broad, L

“…The central claims made are firstly, that incidental music is an integral part of music history in this period, supporting a narrative about modernity that does not focus exclusively on "high art" concert music. Second, the Nordic countries were part of a cross-continental discourse concerning modernity that did not revolve solely around, or stem from, central European capital cities such as Vienna or Paris. …”

Public perceptions of electric vehicles and vehicle-to-grid (V2G): Insights from a Nordic focus group study by Kester, J, De Rubens, G, Sovacool, B, Noel, L

“…With these questions, the paper offers an international and in-depth assessment of public perceptions of EVs and V2G systems across five Nordic countries using original data drawn from eight focus groups. …”

Emerging Salmonella Enteritidis anaerogenic phage type 14b: outbreak in Norwegian, Swedish and Finnish travellers returning from Greece. by Guerin, P, Nygard, K, Siitonen, A, Vold, L, Kuusi, M, de Jong, B, Rottingen, J, Alvseike, O, Olsson, A, Lassen, J, Andersson, Y, Aavitsland, P

“…Enteritidis PT 14b in patients returning from Greece were reported in these three Nordic countries in 2001 (303 cases), 2002 (164 cases) and 2003 (199 cases). …”

Associations between teacher quality, instructional quality and student reading outcomes in Nordic PIRLS 2016 data by Kaisa Leino, Kari Nissinen, Marjo Sirén

“…We analyzed PIRLS 2016 data from four Nordic countries (Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden), consisting altogether of 923 teachers and 17,161 students. …”
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The interaction of peoples and cultures in the context of Muslim integration into society in Sweden: problems and prospects by S. Yu. Dianina

“…Taking these changes into account creates prerequisites for the development of a successful integration process, allows you to predict the reaction of people to different processes and events, thereby preventing a clash of sides and setting the direction of cultural and integration policy.The media in its close interaction with various components of intercultural communication play a crucial role in the processes of international and interregional integration, as an essential communication link for the whole region of the Nordic countries and contribute to solving relevant to the region the problem of finding the optimal balance between different models of ethnic politics.…”
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Underground space planning in Helsinki by Ilkka Vähäaho

“…Tampere, the third most populated city in Finland and the biggest inland city in the Nordic countries, is also a good example of a city that is taking steps to utilise underground resources. …”
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En ros är en ros är en ros by Ulla Manns

“… Gertrud Stein’s witty expression ”A rose is a rose is a rose” suits well to cast a light on how images of the Nordic area was created and functioned in Women’s and Gender Studies in the Nordic countries (Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Iceland and the Faroe Islands) during the first dynamic years, from the late 1970s until 1990. …”
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Iron – a background article for the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations 2023 by Magnus Domellöf, Agneta Sjöberg

“…Recent data on iron intakes and the prevalence of iron deficiency in the Nordic countries are presented. Average requirements and tentative recommended intakes are presented for 12 different population groups. …”
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Forces required to vertically uproot tree stumps by Lindroos, Ola, Henningsson, Marina, Athanassiadis, Dimitris, Nordfjell, Tomas

“…Stumpwood attracts renewed interest due to increased use of forest biomass for bioenergy. In Nordic countries stumps are generally uprooted with crawler excavators, which have strong cranes (ca. 400 kNm gross lift torque), but are not designed for moving in forest terrain. …”
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Dermatophytosis caused by Trichophyton mentagrophytes complex in organic pigs by Kaisa Ryytty Sylvén, Ann-Louise Bergefur, Magdalena Jacobson, Per Wallgren, Lena Eliasson Selling

“…This is the first scientific report of infection by the T. mentagrophytes complex in pigs in the Nordic countries. Case presentation Skin lesions developed in grower pigs in an organic fattening pig farm with outdoor production and following laboratory analyses, dermatophytosis caused by members of the T. mentagrophytes complex was diagnosed. …”
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What is a healthy Nordic diet? Foods and nutrients in the NORDIET study by Viola Adamsson, Anna Reumark, Tommy Cederholm, Bengt Vessby, Ulf Risérus, Gunnar Johansson

“…Background: A healthy Nordic diet (ND), a diet based on foods originating from the Nordic countries, improves blood lipid profile and insulin sensitivity and lowers blood pressure and body weight in hypercholesterolemic subjects. …”
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北极争端的症结及中国的北极战略定位 / The Sticking Point of the Arctic Dispute and China's Strategic Positioning by Shijun Li

“…China should actively carry out multilateral cooperation with the Nordic countries, mainly on economic cooperation, and expand the scope of the demilitarized zone, thus becoming able to maximize the interests of the Chinese state.…”
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Achieving benefit for patients in primary care informatics: the report of a international consensus workshop at Medinfo 2007 by Simon de Lusignan, Sheila Teasdale

“…There were presentations from USA, UK and the Netherlands, and informal updates from Australia, Argentina, and Sweden and the Nordic countries. These presentations were discussed in a workshop setting to identify common issues. …”
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Loneliness and Social Networks in Europe: ISSP Data from 13 European Countries by Željka Tonković, Dražen Cepić, Ivan Puzek

“…Age was an important factor here as respondents from younger age groups were lonelier in Nordic countries than in the other two blocs of countries, while older respondents were lonelier in Central and East European countries. …”
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Sex composition of children, parental separation, and parity progression: Is Finland a Nordic outlier? by Jan Saarela, Fjalar Finnäs

“…<b>Conclusions</b>: As compared with the other Nordic countries, Finland seems to have experienced a later development of implementing modern family roles and a more egalitarian distribution of parents' attention to sons and daughters. …”
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A Critical Perspective on Online Safety Measures by Elza Dunkels

“…The Nordic countries have enjoyed mass use of the Internet at home and in schools since the mid-1990’s. …”
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Human Campylobacteriosis Cases Traceable to Chicken Meat—Evidence for Disseminated Outbreaks in Finland by Ann-Katrin Llarena, Rauni Kivistö

“…Food-borne campylobacteriosis is thought to be commonly caused by the handling and consumption of undercooked chicken meat, but the epidemiology of this disease is complex and remains poorly characterized, especially in the Nordic countries. Here, we used state-of-the-art methods in genetic epidemiology combined with patient background and temporal association data to trace domestically acquired human <i>C. jejuni</i> infections (<i>n</i> = 50) to chicken meat, in a midsize Nordic town in Finland during a seasonal peak. …”
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Music as a resource for psychological health for music professionals: A Nordic survey by Suvi Saarikallio, Karette Stensaeth, Eva Bojner Horwitz, Ola Ekholm, Lars Ole Bonde

“…Design: An online survey (N = 504) for music professionals was conducted across four Nordic countries. Participants responded to questions on music as a resource for psychological health and assessed their general levels of health and health behaviors. …”
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Mind the gap: Examining migrant-native disparities in reading performance and subjective wellbeing among 15-year-old students in different education systems by Zi Wang

“…In addition, compared to first-generation migrants, being of second generation is positively associated with reading performance in all education models, with the strongest effect in the Nordic countries. Such positive generation effects are statistically insignificant, on the other hand, on students’ wellbeing. …”
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Psychometric properties of the Danish Strength and Difficulties Questionnaire: the SDQ assessed for more than 70,000 raters in four different cohorts. by Janni Niclasen, Thomas William Teasdale, Anne-Marie Nybo Andersen, Anne Mette Skovgaard, Hanne Elberling, Carsten Obel

“…Parent and teacher means and percentiles were found to be lower compared to British figures but similar to or only slightly lower than those found in the other Nordic countries. The percentiles for girls were generally lower than for boys, markedly so for the teacher hyperactivity ratings. …”
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