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The Invisibles in IB: How State agents’ export promotion support, finance, and time influence firms’ internationalization
Turun Kauppakorkeakoulun julkaisuja. Sarja E: : 109 (Turun yliopisto. Turun kauppakorkeakoulu, 19.04.2024)LOI. This thesis joins the conversation about the internationalization of the firm: Dunning’s Eclectic Paradigm (Ownership, Location, Internalization) operates as an envelope to anchor important factors that have previously ... -
Diversity in phosphorylation of thylakoid membrane proteins in chloroplasts
Turun yliopiston julkaisuja - Annales Universitatis Turkuensis AI: Astronomica, Chemica, Mathematica : 708 (Turun yliopisto, 09.04.2024)Photosynthesis is the most fundamental process for life on Earth. Sunlight is highly variable and fluctuates both in intensity and duration, which induces short and longterm responses in photosynthetic organisms. Photosynthetic ... -
Gender and game cultural agency in the post-gamer era: Finnish women players’ gaming practices, game cultural participation, and rejected gamer identity
Turun yliopiston julkaisuja - Annales Universitatis Turkuensis B: Humaniora : 581 (Turun yliopisto, 05 / 2022)This doctoral dissertation study, positioned in the field of game culture studies, seeks to understand women’s game cultural agency by examining the various aspects of gaming practices, game cultural participation, and ... -
Characteristics of anti-pertussis toxin antibodies after vaccination and infection
Turun yliopiston julkaisuja - Annales Universitatis Turkuensis D: Medica - Odontologica : 1780 (Turun yliopisto, 12.04.2024)Pertussis or whooping cough is a human respiratory tract infection caused by Bordetella pertussis bacteria. Despite extensive vaccinations, pertussis incidence has increased during the last decades. The reasons behind this ... -
Pelkistettyä todellisuutta: Kiireellinen sijoitus ja asiakasprosessin johtaminen
Turun yliopiston julkaisuja - Annales Universitatis Turkuensis B: Humaniora : 659 (Turun yliopisto, 05.04.2024)Tutkimuksessa tarkastellaan lastensuojelun kiireellisen sijoituksen toteutumista kahdella paikkakunnalla vuosina 2020–22. Nykyisen lastensuojelulain voimassaolon aikana on tapahtunut kehitystä, joka ei ole järjestelmän ... -
Brain white matter development, associations to maternal perinatal psychological distress and emotional attention at the age of 5 years
Turun yliopiston julkaisuja - Annales Universitatis Turkuensis D: Medica - Odontologica : 1781 (Turun yliopisto, 28.03.2024)Development of the brain white matter (WM) is highly plastic, and myelination continues from the second trimester into early adulthood which predisposes the brain to effects of both adverse and supporting factors during ... -
Convergence of RAS and PP2A activities on chromatin repressor complexes
Turun yliopiston julkaisuja - Annales Universitatis Turkuensis D: Medica - Odontologica : 1778 (Turun yliopisto, 22.03.2024)Protein Phosphatase 2A (PP2A) is a serine-threonine phosphatase and, through its de-phosphorylation activity, mostly downregulates signaling pathways, while RAS belongs to the family of small GTPase and activates various ... -
Understanding the structure and meaning of Finnish texts: From corpus creation to deep language modelling
Turun yliopiston julkaisuja - Annales Universitatis Turkuensis F: Technica & Informatica : 35 (Turun yliopisto, 15.03.2024)Natural Language Processing (NLP) is a cross-disciplinary field combining elements of computer science, artificial intelligence, and linguistics, with the objective of developing means for computational analysis, understanding ... -
Androgen receptor therapy resistance in prostate cancer: From the disease model to the mechanisms
Turun yliopiston julkaisuja - Annales Universitatis Turkuensis, Ser D: Medica - Odontologica : 1782 (Turun yliopisto, 08.03.2024)Androgens act through the androgen receptor (AR) and are critical regulators of prostate differentiation and function, as well as prostate cancer (PCa) growth and survival. The development of treatment resistance in ... -
Clinical efficacy of platelet-rich plasma injections in common musculoskeletal disorders
Turun yliopiston julkaisuja - Annales Universitatis Turkuensis, Ser D: Medica - Odontologica : 777 (Turun yliopisto, 08.03.2024)Together osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee, epicondylitis of the elbow and tendinopathy of the shoulder rotator cuff (RC) affect 5.9% to 13.8% of the general population worldwide. These conditions cause significant disability ... -
Preclinical development of radiopharmaceuticals for Alzheimer’s disease: Biological evaluation of (S)-[18F]THK5117 and [11C]SMW139 PET tracers in the APP/PS1-21 mouse model of Alzheimer’s disease
Turun yliopiston julkaisuja - Annales Universitatis Turkuensis, Ser D: Medica - Odontologica : 1774 (Turun yliopisto, 27.02.2024)Alzheimer’s disease (AD) pathological cascade is characterised by the formation of β-amyloid peptide (Aβ) plaques and neurofibrillary tangles of hyperphosphorylated tau (p-tau) in association with neuroinflammation. Positron ... -
How play moves us: Toys, technologies, and mobility in a digital world
Turun yliopiston julkaisuja - Annales Universitatis Turkuensis B: Humaniora : 658 (Turun yliopisto, 02.03.2024)The 21st century has been described as the Century of Play. The change in current play is particularly noticeable when looking at technological developments. This thesis deals with the technologization, digitalization, and ... -
Erityiseksi määritellyn lapsen vaikuttajuuden toteutumisen mahdollistava hoitotyö: Lasten kuntoutushoitotyön dialoginen malli
Turun yliopiston julkaisuja - Annales Universitatis Turkuensis, Ser D: Medica - Odontologica : 1779 (Turun yliopisto, 22.03.2024)Tämän tutkimuksen tarkoituksena oli kehittää kehityksen variaatioiden perusteella erityiseksi määriteltyjen lasten vaikuttajuuden toteutumista mahdollistavan kuntoutushoitotyön malli empiirisen ja teoreettisen aineiston ... -
Impact of Lipid Structure and Selected Antioxidants on the Oxidation of Docosahexaenoic Acid
(Turun yliopisto, 08.03.2024)Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA; 22:6-n3, 4Z,7Z,10Z,13Z,16Z,19Z) is a long-chain polyunsaturated omega-3 fatty acid with several health benefits. It promotes cardiovascular health and is considered essential for the normal neural ... -
Assessment of disease activity of inflammatory bowel disease using positron emission tomography / magnetic resonance imaging and keratin 7 -analysis
Turun yliopiston julkaisuja - Annales Universitatis Turkuensis D: Medica - Odontologica : 1772 (Turun yliopisto, 08.03.2024)The clinical course of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is characterized by relapses and spontaneous or drug-induced remissions, but it cannot be predicted by currently known parameters. The priority of this thesis was to ... -
Follow-up of head and neck cancer patients after treatment
Turun yliopiston julkaisuja - Annales Universitatis Turkuensis D: Medica - Odontologica : 1775 (Turun yliopisto, 01.03.2024)Post-treatment follow-up of head and neck cancer patients is crucial due to their high risk of disease recurrence and increased likelihood of developing secondary cancers. Rehabilitation requires multiple visits to different ... -
Lifestyle habits and novel means for dietary screening and health promotion in pregnant women and children
Turun yliopiston julkaisuja - Annales Universitatis Turkuensis D: Medica - Odontologica : 1773 (Turun yliopisto, 01.03.2024)Lifestyle habits, including diet and physical activity, that deviate from the recommendations during pregnancy and early childhood may eventually increase the risk for obesity and other lifestyle-related diseases in both ... -
Metformin versus insulin in gestational diabetes – long-term effects on child at the age of 9 years
Turun yliopiston julkaisuja - Annales Universitatis Turkuensis D: Medica - Odontologica : 1776 (Turun yliopisto, 08.03.2024)Gestational diabetes (GDM) is defined as a condition in which hyperglycaemia develops for the first time during pregnancy. Blood glucose-lowering pharmacological treatment is begun if, despite lifestyle changes, the blood ... -
Cantilever enhanced photoacoustic spectroscopy: The First two decades
Turun yliopiston julkaisuja - Annales Universitatis Turkuensis AI: Astronomica, Chemica, Mathematica : 706 (Turun yliopisto, 29.02.2024)Two decades ago, the first experiments with a novel optical microphone using a small silicon cantilever as its sensing element were conducted at the University of Turku. In retrospect, those experiments revealed the potential ... -
Monitoring cellular Guanosine triphosphate (GTP) and GTP associated proteins
Turun yliopiston julkaisuja - Annales Universitatis Turkuensis AI: Astronomica, Chemica, Mathematica : 707 (Turun yliopisto, 01.03.2024)Guanosine-5'-triphosphate (GTP) is an essential molecule for cell survival and function. Although free GTP plays a crucial role in several cellular processes, most studies focus solely on the protein bound GTP and its ...