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    • Computational methods and tools for protein phosphorylation analysis 

      Suni, Veronika
      TUCS Dissertations : 237 (Turun yliopisto, 05.04.2019)
      Signaling pathways represent a central regulatory mechanism of biological systems where a key event in their correct functioning is the reversible phosphorylation of proteins. Protein phosphorylation affects at least ...
    • Confined to space : Perspectives on carceral geograph 

      Repo, Virve
      Turun yliopiston julkaisuja - Annales Universitatis Turkuensis, Ser AII: Biologica - Geographica : 371 (Turun yliopisto, 01.08.2020)
      The recent discussions about mistreatment in elderly care and psychiatric care have increased the importance of expanding our knowledge about these spaces in order to ensure that these institutions provide a good quality ...
    • Consequences of photoinhibition of photosystem I on photosynthetic electron transport and carbon metabolism 

      Lima-Melo, Yugo
      Turun yliopiston julkaisuja. Sarja A I: Astronomica – Chemica – Physica – Mathematica : 610 (Turun yliopisto, 28.06.2019)
      Photosynthesis allows plants to store light energy in organic compounds. Plants have an efficient apparatus to harvest photons from sunlight and use the energy to split water and transport electrons to specific high-energy ...
    • Context-dependence of grandmother effects & selection on post-reproductive life 

      Chapman, Simon
      Turun yliopiston julkaisuja - Annales Universitatis Turkuensis, Ser A ÍI: Biologica - Geographica- Geologica : 372 (Turun yliopisto, 21.09.2020)
      In cooperatively breeding species, the amount of help provided and the outcomes of that help can vary greatly under different contexts, such as helper age, sex of the offspring, or age of the offspring. Contextual variation ...
    • Controlling dynamics of open quantum systems 

      Lyyra, Henri
      Turun yliopiston julkaisuja. Sarja A I: Astronomica – Chemica – Physica – Mathematica : 614 (Turun yliopisto, 05.10.2019)
      Quantum mechanics has both deepened our understanding of the physical reality and allowed development of quantum technologies beating their classical counterparts in efficiency, security, and sensitivity. As a major downside, ...
    • Creative landscapes : events at sites of encounter 

      Nordström, Paulina
      Turun yliopiston julkaisuja. Sarja AII: Biologica - Geographica – Geologica : 346 (Turun yliopisto, 23.10.2018)
      In this dissertation, I study the concept of creative landscape by exploring the concept of landscape and event philosophy side by side. I have conceptualized creative landscape as part of my dissertation process. By way ...
    • Cyanobacteria as biocatalysts for the production of volatile hydrocarbons 

      Carbonell González, Verónica
      Turun yliopiston julkaisuja. Sarja A I: Astronomica – Chemica – Physica – Mathematica : 601 (Turun yliopisto, 29.03.2019)
      The genetic engineering of cyanobacteria is seen as a promising strategy to develop future photosynthetic microbial cell factories capable of generating carbon-based compounds from water, CO2 and solar energy. This synthetic ...
    • Data-driven method for enhanced corrosion assessment of reinforced concrete structures 

      Taffese, Woubishet Zewdu
      TUCS Dissertations : 253 (Turun yliopisto, 18.06.2020)
      Corrosion is a major problem affecting the durability of reinforced concrete structures. Corrosion related maintenance and repair of reinforced concrete structures cost multibillion USD per annum globally. It is often ...
    • Design for energy-efficient and reliable fog-assisted healthcare IoT systems 

      Nguyen Gia, Tuan
      TUCS Dissertations : 235 (Turku Centre for Computer Science, 10.12.2018)
      Cardiovascular disease and diabetes are two of the most dangerous diseases as they are the leading causes of death in all ages. Unfortunately, they cannot be completely cured with the current knowledge and existing ...
    • Developing Exchange-Correlation and Kinetic Energy Functional Approximations for Density Functional Theory 

      Levämäki, Henrik
      Turun yliopiston julkaisuja. Sarja AI: Astronomica – Chemica – Physica – Mathematica : 572 (Turun yliopisto, 13.01.2018)
      A nearly endless amount of technology relies on the understanding of the properties of matter and materials. Because the properties emerge from the motion of the electrons within matter, deepest and most accurate understanding ...
    • Developing synthetic biology strategies for enhancing the efficiency of engineered cyanobacterial expression systems 

      Thiel, Kati
      Turun yliopiston julkaisuja - Annales Universitatis Turkuensis, Ser A I : 623 (Turun yliopisto, 08.05.2020)
      Cyanobacteria are unique prokaryotic microbes performing oxygenic photosynthesis. They have inherent capacity of the direct conversion of solar energy, CO2 and water into carbonbased compounds. Scientists’ increasing ...
    • Development of Secure Software : Rationale, Standards and Practices 

      Rindell, Kalle
      TUCS Dissertations : 239 (Turku Centre for Computer Science, 17.06.2019)
      The society is run by software. Electronic processing of personal and financial data forms the core of nearly all societal and economic activities, and concerns every aspect of life. Software systems are used to store, ...
    • Distributed and Lightweight Meta-heuristic Optimization method for Complex Problems 

      Majd, Amin
      TUCS Dissertations : 244 (Turku Centre for Computer Science, 06.10.2019)
      The world is becoming more prominent and more complex every day. The resources are limited and efficiently use them is one of the most requirement. Finding an Efficient and optimal solution in complex problems needs to ...
    • Distribution and oxidative activities of phenolic compounds in the plant kingdom 

      Kim, Jorma
      Turun yliopiston julkaisuja - Annales Universitatis Turkuensis, Ser A I: Astronomica, Chemica, Physica, Mathematica : 638 (Turun yliopisto, 08.12.2020)
      Plant phenolics have been studied for decades because of their role as chemodefensive compounds against herbivores and pathogens, and their assumed health benefits to humans. One of their proposed modes of actions is ...
    • Dynamic regulation of photosynthesis by chloroplast thioredoxin systems 

      Nikkanen, Lauri
      Turun yliopiston julkaisuja. Sarja AI, Astronomica - Chemica - Physica – Mathematica : 587 (Turun yliopisto, 08.08.2018)
      Oxygenic photosynthesis is sunlight-energized conversion of CO2 into carbohydrates using electrons extracted from water. It occurs in cyanobacteria and in their endosymbiotic evolutionary descendants, the chloroplasts ...
    • Effects of arsenic on nestling development, survival and physiology of passerines and the protective role of calcium 

      Sánchez Virosta, Pablo
      Turun yliopiston julkaisuja. Sarja A II: Biologica - Geographica – Geologica : 355 (Turun yliopisto, 25.05.2019)
      Arsenic (As) has been ranked first place in the Substance Priority List of hazardous substances for environmental health by the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) of the USA during the last 20 years. ...
    • Effects of regular use of scalable, technology enhanced solution for primary mathematics education 

      Kurvinen, Einari
      TUCS Dissertations : 260 (Turku Centre for Computer Science, 11.12.2020)
      Mathematics is one of the key subjects in any school curriculum and most teachers agree that mathematical skills are important for students to master. There is an abundance of research in learning mathematics and a consensus ...
    • Electrochemical fabrication of nanocomposites towards sustainable energy applications 

      Suominen, Milla
      Turun yliopiston julkaisuja. Sarja A I: Astronomica – Chemica – Physica – Mathematica : 601 (Turun yliopisto, 08.03.2019)
      In the fight against climate change, effective energy storage applications are required to efficiently store the energy of renewable sources. Supercapacitors are one of the energy storage applications under vigorous research ...
    • Electroencapsulation and electrospraying of pharmaceutical materials in preparation for oral drug delivery applications 

      Roine, Jorma
      Turun yliopiston julkaisuja. Sarja A I: Astronomica - Chemica - Physica - Mathematica : 599 (Turun yliopisto, 09.02.2019)
      In bi-polar parallel nozzle electroencapsulation, two oppositely charged droplet jets are produced by electrospraying (electrostatic atomization), a method of extracting micro- or nanodroplets from a body of liquid using ...
    • Electrostatic instrumentation and measurements on powders and powder mixtures 

      Peltonen, Janne
      Turun yliopiston julkaisuja. Sarja A I: Astronomica – Chemica – Physica – Mathematica : 606 (Turun yliopisto, 25.05.2019)
      In the powder industry, such as the pharmaceutical or chemical industry, powder particles collide frequently with the surrounding surfaces and with other particles and become electrostatically charged in different processes. ...