Viimeksi syötetyt Väitöskirjat
Aineistot 1421-1440 / 3084
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Enabling use of cybernetic control systems in a knowledge-intensive organization
Turun yliopiston julkaisuja. Sarja E: Oeconomica : 30 (Turun yliopisto. Turun kauppakorkeakoulu, 17.08.2018)The main purpose of this doctoral thesis is to enhance our understanding, through an in-depth case study, on how to reach enabling formalization with the help of which control systems and related processes could concurrently ... -
Proverbs in SMS messages : archaic and modern communication
Turun yliopiston julkaisuja. Sarja B: Humaniora : 459 (Turun yliopisto, 16.08.2018)This theory-oriented dissertation focuses on proverbs in contemporary use. The aim is to highlight one of the ways proverbs are used and interpreted in everyday communication using colloquial written language. The empirical ... -
Parent-infant closeness and family-centered care in neonatal intensive care
Turun yliopiston julkaisuja. Sarja D, Medica - Odontologica : 1378 (Turun yliopisto, 17.08.2018)Abstract Early interaction and closeness with a caregiver are important for the development of newborn infants. Postpartum separation between parent and newborn is still common in the hospital care of premature babies. ... -
The layers of inequality in paid domestic labour: a global study on domestic workers and precarious work
Turun yliopiston julkaisuja. Sarja B, Humaniora : 460 (Turun yliopisto, 24.08.2018)Abstract: This dissertation examines inequalities in paid domestic labour from a global comparative perspective. I approach the subject through three different layers that represent the factors identified in previous ... -
Malocclusion and Oral Health Related Quality of Life
Turun yliopiston julkaisuja. Sarja D, Medica – Odontologica : 1370 (Turun yliopisto, 03.08.2018)Aim was to determine the association between malocclusion and oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) and to test and modify the conceptual model of perceived oral health for malocclusion patients. Two different ... -
Topics in Multiplicative Number Theory
Turun yliopiston julkaisuja. Sarja AI: Astronomica – Chemica – Physica – Mathematica : 589 (Turun yliopisto, 14.08.2018)This thesis is comprised of four articles in multiplicative number theory, a subfield of analytic number theory that studies questions related to prime numbers and multiplicative functions. A central principle in multiplicative ... -
Dynamic regulation of photosynthesis by chloroplast thioredoxin systems
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 ... -
Micron and submicron scale parameters affecting the adhesion of resin composites to dental glass ceramics
Turun yliopiston julkaisuja. Sarja D: Medica, Odontologica : 1371 (Turun yliopisto, 10.08.2018)The adhesion properties of the ceramic restorations play a crucial role in the overall performance and success rate of the treatment. Adhesion is required between the resin cement and tooth substance and indirectly made ... -
The complexity of freshness and locality in a food consumption context
Doctoral Thesis in Food Sciences at the University of Turku (Turun yliopisto, 03.08.2018)The life cycle of food trends have shortened considerably, but freshness and local origin seem to retain their appeal. These two concepts are often discussed in academic as well as consumer contexts, but they lack generally ... -
Observations of energetic particles and radio emissions during multiple coronal mass ejections
Turun yliopiston julkaisuja. Sarja AI: Astronomica – Chemica – Physica – Mathematica : 586 (Turun yliopisto, 08.08.2018)This doctoral thesis studies the characteristics of solar energetic particle (SEP) events and solar radio bursts during multiple coronal mass ejections (CMEs). As well the influences of solar and interplanetary (IP) processes ... -
Understanding electronic word-of-mouth in tourism in the social media era
Turun yliopiston julkaisuja. Sarja E, Oeconomica : 34 (Turun yliopisto. Turun kauppakorkeakoulu, 02.07.2018)In recent decades, social media has fundamentally changed how communication takes place in business. It has contributed to the evolution of the Internet from a broadcasting medium to a participatory and interactive platform ... -
The first wheezing episode and the subsequent risk for asthma
Turun yliopiston julkaisuja. Sarja D, Medica – Odontologica : 1367 (Turun yliopisto, 29.06.2018)Abstract: Background: The rhinovirus etiology of acute wheezing and allergic sensitization are important risk factors for asthma. Early interventions with oral corticosteroids have shown a possible potential to decrease ... -
Pensioners' subjective economic well-being in European countries : comparisons behind the income satisfaction paradox
Studies / Finnish Centre for Penions : 2018:4 (Turun yliopisto, 20.06.2018)The purpose of this doctoral thesis is to expand the relative perspective in the analysis of financial satisfaction in old age, by which is meant the formation of financial satisfaction as part of different types of ... -
Exploring motivational effects of a mathematics serious game
Turun yliopiston julkaisuja. Sarja B, Humaniora : 2343-3191 (Turun yliopisto, 18.06.2018)Abstract: This dissertation examines the motivational effects of a mathematics serious game called the Number Navigation Game (NNG) amongst upper elementary school students in Finland and Mexico. The aims of the studies ... -
Adipose tissue and brain metabolic adaptations to sprint interval training and moder-ate-intensity continuous training; studies in healthy and insulin resistant subjects.
Turun yliopiston julkaisuja. Sarja D, Medica - Odontologica : 1368 (Turun yliopisto, 15.06.2018)Abstract: Background: Insulin resistance (IR) is associated with metabolic disturbances in several tissues, including increased insulin-stimulated glucose uptake in brain, decreased glucose uptake in adipose tissue and ... -
Peripheral arterial disease and erectile dysfunction in primary care
Turun yliopiston julkaisuja. Sarja D, Medica – Odontologica : 1366 (Turun yliopisto, 15.06.2018)ABSTRACT Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) is a treacherous disease because it remains asymptomatic for so long. As PAD progresses, it may lead to classical intermittent claudication and critical limb ischemia. The ... -
Machine Learning Approaches for Natural Resource Data
TUCS Dissertations : 232 (Turku Centre for Compuer Science, 15.06.2018)Abstract Real life applications involving efficient management of natural resources are dependent on accurate geographical information. This information is usually obtained by manual on-site data collection, via automatic ... -
Herpes simplex virus (HSV) carriage in oral mucosa and HSV serostatus among pregnant Finnish women and their spouses during a six-year follow-up
Turun yliopiston julkaisuja. Sarja D, Medica - Odontologica : 1365 (Turun yliopisto, 15.06.2018)Abstract: Epidemiology of herpes simplex virus (HSV) infections is changing in developed countries, including Finland, where primary HSV infection is now currently being acquired close to reproductive age. HSV infections ... -
ANDROGEN SIGNALING AXIS AS DRUG TARGET IN CASTRATION-RESISTANT PROSTATE CANCER: Preclinical development of novel treatments and models
Turun yliopiston julkaisuja. Sarja D, Medica - Odontologica : 1364 (Turun yliopisto, 15.06.2018)Abstract: Prostate cancer is a major global challenge due to the increasing number of aging population and frequency of diagnosis. Already in 1941, Huggins and Hodges showed that metastatic prostate cancer is responsive ... -
Neurobiology of Physical Exercise: Perspectives on Psychophysiological Effects and Opioidergic Neurotransmission
Turun yliopiston julkaisuja. Sarja D, Medica - Odontologica : 1363 (Turun yliopisto, 16.06.2018)Abstract: Regular physical exercise promotes health and prevents and treats multiple chronic diseases. Despite the well-acknowledged health benefits, many people remain physically inactive. Affective responses induced ...
