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Earl Rögnvaldr of Orkney, a poet of the Viking diaspora by Jesch, Judith

“…Kali Kolsson, later Rögnvaldr, Earl of Orkney, is a truly international figure who was born in Norway, travelled to England, came to power in Northern Scotland, and then made a memorable journey through Europe and the Mediterranean to the Holy Land. …”
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Phenotypic Diversification Of Terrestrial Cyanobacteria From Selected Habitats On Signy Island, South Orkney Islands, Antarctica by Radzi, Ranina Alya Mohamad

“…A floristic study was conducted on cyanobacteria from terrestrial habitats in Signy Island (60.7170° S, 45.6000° W), South Orkney Islands during the expedition of British Antarctic Survey (BAS) in austral summer of 2015/2016. …”
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Presenting traditions in Orkneyinga saga by Jesch, Judith

Subjects: “…Historiography; Literature - Prose; Orkneyinga saga; Scotland - Orkney…”
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Witch Reoch and ‘She had No Power of Her Tongue’: Re-writing the Trial of Elspeth Reoch by Angus, Ashleigh

“…This thesis utilises a creative practice as research methodology to explore the testimony of a historical figure, Elspeth Reoch, an accused witch tried in Orkney, Scotland, in the year 1616. The exegesis consists of a close reading of Elspeth’s trial document that searches for her voice. …”
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Christian Vikings: Norsemen in Western Europe in the 12th century by Jesch, Judith

“…Such upper-class Scandinavians were also both patrons and practitioners of poetry, and this paper examines two 12th-century expeditions led by Scandinavian rulers, King Sigurðr of Norway and Earl Rögnvaldr of Orkney, through the poetry they occasioned. In the 12th century, Norse culture derives its value and its new energy from this process of interaction with other cultures. …”
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Christian Vikings: Norsemen in Western Europe in the 12th century by Jesch, Judith

“…Such upper-class Scandinavians were also both patrons and practitioners of poetry, and this paper examines two 12th-century expeditions led by Scandinavian rulers, King Sigurðr of Norway and Earl Rögnvaldr of Orkney, through the poetry they occasioned. In the 12th century, Norse culture derives its value and its new energy from this process of interaction with other cultures. …”
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Characterisation and preliminary bioactivities of actinobacteria isolated from selected soil samples from Signy Island, Antarctica / Shoba Mary Thomas by Shoba Mary , Thomas

“…Signy Island, part of the South Orkney Islands archipelago in Maritime Antarctica, provides a unique environment due to its isolation and simple ecosystems which allow a deeper look into the effects of warming on actinobacterial communities particularly as this region is experiencing a trend of warming temperatures. …”
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Isolation, characterisation, and lipase production of a cold-adapted bacterial strain Pseudomonas sp. LSK25 isolated from Signy Island, Antarctica by Salwoom, Leelatulasi, Raja Abdul Rahman, Raja Noor Zaliha, Salleh, Abu Bakar, Mohd Shariff, Fairolniza, Convey, Peter, Pearce, David, Mohamad Ali, Mohd Shukuri

“…This study focuses on bacterial strains isolated from anthropogenically-influenced soil samples collected around Signy Island Research Station (South Orkney Islands, maritime Antarctic). Limited information on lipase activities from bacteria isolated from Signy station is currently available. …”
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New recombinant cold-adapted and organic solvent tolerant lipase from psychrophilic Pseudomonas sp. LSK25, isolated from Signy Island Antarctica by Salwoom, Leelatulasi, Raja Abdul Rahman, Raja Noor Zaliha, Salleh, Abu Bakar, Mohd Shariff, Fairolniza, Convey, Peter, Mohamad Ali, Mohd Shukuri

“…LSK25 isolated from Signy Station, South Orkney Islands, maritime Antarctic. Strain LSK25 lipase was successfully cloned, sequenced, and over-expressed in an Escherichia coli system. …”
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