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Aineistot 1961-1970 / 2703
Congenital lower limb deficiencies in Finland : Risk factors, prevalence, associated anomalies and treatment
(Turun yliopisto, 2020-06-12)
In the 1950’s congenital limb deficiencies became well-recognized birth defect because of the use of thalidomide treating morning sickness in pregnant women. Despite of many studies the causation of many congenital limb ...
Evaluation of web-based psychoeducation interventions related to schizophrenia spectrum disorders
(Turun yliopisto, 2021-03-26)
The aim of this study was to modify a psychoeducation website and to evaluate webbased psychoeducation interventions. The study had two phases. User-centered design with mixed methods was adapted. In the first phase, needs ...
In search of new facts: interwar Japanese military intelligence activities in the Baltic states and Finland: 1918–1940
(Turun yliopisto, 2021-08-06)
This thesis is the world’s first ever academic work clarifying the interwar Japanese military intelligence activities in the Baltic Sea region. These activities can be divided into three periods: 1) Planning and Research ...
Identifying history in servitude : A comparative study on the teaching of critical historical thinking in Finland, the United States, and China
(Turun yliopisto, 2021-04-23)
This study examines senior secondary level History education in three countries—Finland, the United States and China—from the vantage point of critical thinking skills. Critical historical thinking skills are a vast and ...
Implementation of modern methods to identify DNA methylation marks for episodic memory impairment and Alzheimer’s disease
(Turun yliopisto, 2020-10-23)
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disease and a common cause of dementia worldwide. The pathogenic mechanisms of AD are not completely understood. Both genetic and external factors, like lifestyle ...
The past, present and future of environmental reporting in the Finnish forest industry
(Turun yliopisto. Turun kauppakorkeakoulu, 2020-06-25)
Companies are surrounded by stakeholders who are interested in the companies’ environmental performance. One way to answer the stakeholders’ demands for greener production is to publish environmental reports. Environmental ...
Towards an interaction-based approach to entrepreneurship : Understanding the co-creation of new value
(Turun yliopisto. Turun kauppakorkeakoulu, 2020-05-29)
The co-creation of new value requires entrepreneurs to have insight into a new direction that might turn out to meet desires or needs that could not have been known before. Yet, entrepreneurs are just the beginning, because ...
Uncovering the role of DICER and pericentric heterochromatin expression during spermatogenesis
(Turun yliopisto, 2020-10-30)
Male germ cell differentiation is a complex process that includes mitotic proliferation, meiosis and haploid differentiation phase, during which the cell undergoes dramatic morphological changes to produce mature spermatozoa. ...
HLA-A*24 and B*39 alleles in type 1 diabetes risk
(Turun yliopisto, 2020-12-11)
Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disease, and it is one of the most common chronic diseases of childhood. An asymptomatic pre-diabetes period preceding the clinical onset is characterized by autoantibodies against pancreatic ...
Geographic origin and the cardiovascular risk profile – The Cardiovascular Risk in Young Finns Study
(Turun yliopisto, 2020-09)
Background: Since the 1940’s, coronary heart disease (CHD) has been recognized as a major cause of death in the developed countries. Men born in eastern Finland were found to have internationally high CHD mortality in the ...