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Motor skill development in Italian pre-school children induced by structured activities in a specific playground

Pre-school

Tortella P, Sigmundsson H.
GSID: 3w8eP2FwdxMJ
P Tortella, M Haga, H Loras, H Sigmundsson… - PloS one, 2016 - journals.plos.org

This study examined the effects and specificity of structured and unstructured activities played at the playground Primo Sport 0246 in Northern Italy on motor skill competence in five years old children. The playground was specifically designed to promote gross...

Segmented lateral dyke growth in a rifting event at Bárðarbunga volcanic system, Iceland.

Nature

Sigmundsson F, Hooper A, Hreinsdóttir S, Vogfjörd KS, Ófeigsson BG, Heimisson ER, Dumont S, Parks M, Spaans K, Gudmundsson GB, Drouin V, Árnadóttir T, Jónsdóttir K, Gudmundsson MT, Högnadóttir T, Fridriksdóttir HM, Hensch M, Einarsson P, Magnússon E, Samsonov S, Brandsdóttir B, White RS, Ágústsdóttir T, Greenfield T, Green RG, Hjartardóttir ÁR, Pedersen R, Bennett RA, Geirsson H, La Femina PC, Björnsson H, Pálsson F, Sturkell E, Bean CJ, Möllhoff M, Braiden AK, Eibl EP.
PMID: 25517098
Nature. 2015 Jan 08;517(7533):191-5. doi: 10.1038/nature14111. Epub 2014 Dec 15.

Crust at many divergent plate boundaries forms primarily by the injection of vertical sheet-like dykes, some tens of kilometres long. Previous models of rifting events indicate either lateral dyke growth away from a feeding source, with propagation rates decreasing...

Gradual caldera collapse at Bárdarbunga volcano, Iceland, regulated by lateral magma outflow.

Science (New York, N.Y.)

Gudmundsson MT, Jónsdóttir K, Hooper A, Holohan EP, Halldórsson SA, Ófeigsson BG, Cesca S, Vogfjörd KS, Sigmundsson F, Högnadóttir T, Einarsson P, Sigmarsson O, Jarosch AH, Jónasson K, Magnússon E, Hreinsdóttir S, Bagnardi M, Parks MM, Hjörleifsdóttir V, Pálsson F, Walter TR, Schöpfer MP, Heimann S, Reynolds HI, Dumont S, Bali E, Gudfinnsson GH, Dahm T, Roberts MJ, Hensch M, Belart JM, Spaans K, Jakobsson S, Gudmundsson GB, Fridriksdóttir HM, Drouin V, Dürig T, Aðalgeirsdóttir G, Riishuus MS, Pedersen GB, van Boeckel T, Oddsson B, Pfeffer MA, Barsotti S, Bergsson B, Donovan A, Burton MR, Aiuppa A.
PMID: 27418515
Science. 2016 Jul 15;353(6296):aaf8988. doi: 10.1126/science.aaf8988.

Large volcanic eruptions on Earth commonly occur with a collapse of the roof of a crustal magma reservoir, forming a caldera. Only a few such collapses occur per century, and the lack of detailed observations has obscured insight into...

Intrusion triggering of the 2010 Eyjafjallajökull explosive eruption.

Nature

Sigmundsson F, Hreinsdóttir S, Hooper A, Arnadóttir T, Pedersen R, Roberts MJ, Oskarsson N, Auriac A, Decriem J, Einarsson P, Geirsson H, Hensch M, Ofeigsson BG, Sturkell E, Sveinbjörnsson H, Feigl KL.
PMID: 21085177
Nature. 2010 Nov 18;468(7322):426-30. doi: 10.1038/nature09558.

Gradual inflation of magma chambers often precedes eruptions at highly active volcanoes. During such eruptions, rapid deflation occurs as magma flows out and pressure is reduced. Less is known about the deformation style at moderately active volcanoes, such as...

[A nationwide epidemiological study on celiac disease - the Icelandic picture.].

Laeknabladid

Sigmundsson J, Gudjonsson H, Bjornsson J, Cariglia NJ, Palsson G.
PMID: 20065455
Laeknabladid. 1995 May;81(5):393-400.

UNLABELLED: We undertook an epidemiological study of celiac disease (CD) in Iceland for the period 1962-1991. Twenty-eight patients, two of whom were children met the criteria for inclusion. The median age at diagnosis was 34 years, and the female:male...

Gender Gaps in Letter-Sound Knowledge Persist Across the First School Year.

Frontiers in psychology

Sigmundsson H, Dybfest Eriksen A, Ofteland GS, Haga M.
PMID: 29662461
Front Psychol. 2018 Mar 08;9:301. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2018.00301. eCollection 2018.

Literacy is the cornerstone of a primary school education and enables the intellectual and social development of young children. Letter-sound knowledge has been identified as critical for developing proficiency in reading. This study explored the development of letter-sound knowledge...

Self-Efficacy, Flow, Affect, Worry and Performance in Elite World Cup Ski Jumping.

Frontiers in psychology

Sklett VH, Lorås HW, Sigmundsson H.
PMID: 30065687
Front Psychol. 2018 Jul 17;9:1215. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2018.01215. eCollection 2018.

The present study investigated the relationship between self-efficacy, flow, positive- and negative affect, worry and ski jumping performance, as well as the degree of influence these psychological factors have on ski jumping performance in specific competitions and overall World...

Psychometric Properties of the Perceived Stress Questionnaire (PSQ) in 15-16 Years Old Norwegian Adolescents.

Frontiers in psychology

Østerås B, Sigmundsson H, Haga M.
PMID: 30327631
Front Psychol. 2018 Oct 01;9:1850. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2018.01850. eCollection 2018.

A better understanding about prerequisites of health and well-being in adolescents is important to prevent chronicity and comorbidities of stress and to improve health promotion in this group. For this purpose, useful instruments are required. The Perceived Stress Questionnaire...

Exploring the Cognitive Capacities of Japanese Macaques in a Cooperation Game.

Animals : an open access journal from MDPI

Sigmundson R, Stribos MS, Hammer R, Herzele J, Pflüger LS, Massen JJM.
PMID: 34064235
Animals (Basel). 2021 May 21;11(6). doi: 10.3390/ani11061497.

Cooperation occurs amongst individuals embedded in a social environment. Consequently, cooperative interactions involve a variety of persistent social influences such as the dynamics of partner choice and reward division. To test for the effects of such dynamics, we conducted...

Calderas collapse as magma flows into rifts.

Science (New York, N.Y.)

Sigmundsson F.
PMID: 31806803
Science. 2019 Dec 06;366(6470):1200-1201. doi: 10.1126/science.aaz7126.

No abstract available.

Editorial: Children's Exercise Physiology.

Frontiers in physiology

Clemente FM, Ardigò LP, Song W, Lenoir MEM, Rodrigues LP, Sigmundsson H.
PMID: 32351397
Front Physiol. 2020 Apr 15;11:269. doi: 10.3389/fphys.2020.00269. eCollection 2020.

No abstract available.

Comparing Free Play and Partly Structured Play in 4-5-Years-Old Children in an Outdoor Playground.

Frontiers in public health

Tortella P, Haga M, Ingebrigtsen JE, Fumagalli GF, Sigmundsson H.
PMID: 31380337
Front Public Health. 2019 Jul 16;7:197. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2019.00197. eCollection 2019.

The aim of this study was to compare how the organization of a movement session as partly structured play or free play influenced the physical activity engagement in 4-5 years old pre-schoolers. The partly structured playgroup consisted of 46...

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