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The dynamics of space, place and landscape: understanding the Arctic landscape from a Lacanian perspective
Turun yliopiston julkaisuja. Sarja B, Humaniora : 742 (Turun yliopisto, 31.10.2025)ABSTRACT In this dissertation, I investigate the dynamics of space, place, and landscape by reconceptualizing the Arctic landscape through a Lacanian perspective. Bringing W. J. T. Mitchell’s triad of space–place–landscape ... -
Design principles for alternative futures of complex adaptive systems
FFRC Publications : 1/2025 (Turun yliopisto. Turun kauppakorkeakoulu, 14.11.2025)ABSTRACT Societies are made of Complex Adaptive Systems (CAS) which have no central command or ownership and which self-organise through local interactions. Becoming aware of their possible futures is critical since ... -
Going green without a silver spoon: how social processes within families influence proenvironmental behaviors in China
Turun yliopiston julkaisuja. Sarja B, Humaniora : 748 (Turun yliopisto, 22.10.2025)ABSTRACT According to the Global Waste Management Outlook 2024, householders across the world generate over two billion tons of municipal solid waste every year. One of the most immediate negative consequences of human ... -
Avolition: emotion-behaviour coupling in people with schizophrenia and schizotypal traits
Turun yliopiston julkaisuja. Sarja D, Medica – Odontologica : 1920 (Turun yliopisto, 31.10.2025)ABSTRACT Lack of motivation (avolition) is a core negative symptom in schizophrenia (SZ) that can lead to a failure to seek pleasurable experiences or avoid aversive ones. This symptom often manifests as an inability ... -
Austerity, health payments and economic well-being
Turun yliopiston julkaisuja. Sarja B, Humaniora : 744 (Turun yliopisto, 06.11.2025)ABSTRACT This dissertation explores the relationship between health-related payments and household economic well-being through the theoretical framework of decommodification. Particular attention is given to medicines, ... -
Functional brain networks at the age of 5 years: Associations with maternal perinatal psychological distress and mother-child interaction
Turun yliopiston julkaisuja. Sarja D, Medica – Odontologica : 1921 (Turun yliopisto, 25.10.2025)The development of the human brain begins at the first trimester of pregnancy and continues with rapid growth, especially during the first years of life. During the period of rapid development, the brain is particularly ... -
Strong Light-Matter Interaction For Effcient Organic Optoelectronics
Turun yliopiston julkaisuja. Sarja F, Technica – Informatica : 66 (Turun yliopisto, 28.10.2025)ABSTRACT Polaritons, hybrid light–matter quasiparticles formed under strong coupling, have emerged as a promising platform to reshape molecular energy landscapes and enable room-temperature control of photophysical ... -
Theoretical Roots, Rationalisations, and Legal Contradictions of Predictive Policing
Turun yliopiston julkaisuja. Sarja B, Humaniora : 741 (Turun yliopisto, 07.11.2025)ABSTRACT This doctoral dissertation examines the policies and rationales behind the implementation of predictive policing from a multidisciplinary perspective, focusing on Italy as the primary case study. Predictive ... -
Spontaneous focusing on numerical order and numerical ordering skills in early mathematical development
Turun yliopiston julkaisuja. Sarja B, Humaniora : 746 (Turun yliopisto, 28.10.2025)ABSTRACT Early mathematical skills are highly predictive of later mathematical achievement. Importantly, children have large individual differences in these mathematical skills developing before school entry, that not ... -
Integration of oral health into primary care: the policy and practice
Turun yliopiston julkaisuja. Sarja D, Medica – Odontologica : 1913 (Turun yliopisto, 31.10.2025)This study evaluated global oral health policy integration, interdisciplinary practices, and the effectiveness of an educational intervention among healthcare providers in Saudi Arabia. In phase I, data was collected from ... -
Pregnancy determinants of child growth and neurodevelopment: adiposity, gestational diabetes mellitus and diet
Turun yliopiston julkaisuja - Annales Universitatis Turkuensis, Ser D: Medica - Odontologica : 1912 (Turun yliopisto, 07.11.2025)Maternal lifestyle and health during pregnancy may have far-reaching effects on the health of children. The aim in this thesis was to investigate the extent to which adiposity, gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), and diet ... -
Changes in functioning and pain after lumbar spine surgery
Turun yliopiston julkaisuja - Annales Universitatis Turkuensis, Ser D: Medica - Odontologica : 1914 (Turun yliopisto, 31.10.2025)The aim of the study was to investigate changes in pain and functioning following lumbar spine surgery over a two-year follow up. Previous studies have found that pain and functioning generally improve with surgery. However, ... -
Valituksen niitty: Kärsimykseen liittyvän kasvun mahdollisuus
Turun yliopiston julkaisuja - Annales Universitatis Turkuensis, Ser B: Humaniora : 736 (Turun yliopisto, 17.10.2025)Tämän tutkimuksen lähtökohtana on, että kärsimys on aina ajankohtainen ilmiö tarkasteltavaksi. Tutkimusaiheena oli tutkia, millaisessa muodossa kärsimys ilmenee ja millaista yksilöllistä, sosiaalista ja eksistentiaalista ... -
Mental health literacy in Sub-Saharan African primary healthcare
Turun yliopiston julkaisuja - Annales Universitatis Turkuensis, Ser D: Medica - Odontologica : 1918 (Turun yliopisto, 28.10.2025)Mental health disorders pose a global threat to public health and represent one of the most significant risks to overall wellbeing. The situation is particularly critical in low-income countries, such as those in Sub-Saharan ... -
Implementation of physical health screening for persons with schizophrenia spectrum disorders
Turun yliopiston julkaisuja - Annales Universitatis Turkuensis, Ser D: Medica - Odontologica : 1915 (Turun yliopisto, 24.10.2025)Persons with schizophrenia spectrum disorder (SSD) have a shorter life expectancy than the general population, mainly due to physical comorbidities. However, current health screening practices are inadequate for the needs ... -
Institutional perspectives for tackling grand challenges: Studies on the agency of stakeholders and entrepreneurship in developing countries
Turun Kauppakorkeakoulun julkaisuja. Sarja E. Oeconomica : 134 (Turun yliopisto. Turun kauppakorkeakoulu, 24.10.2025)Grand Challenges (GCs), which include escalating public health crises, mounting food insecurity, and the growing threat of climate change, are global in nature and becoming increasingly complex and urgent. While no region ... -
The Roles of melanocortin 1 and 5 receptors in cardiac remodelling and their potential as therapeutic targets
Turun yliopiston julkaisuja - Annales Universitatis Turkuensis, Ser D: Medica - Odontologica : 1909 (Turun yliopisto, 31.10.2025)Cardiac hypertrophy and heart failure are severe and progressive conditions with a poor prognosis and limited treatment options, and their morbidity and mortality rates remain high. The melanocortin system consists of ... -
Gut Inflammation: Physiological and Molecular Insights on Poly(ADP-ribose)polymerase 14 in Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Salmonellosis
Turun yliopiston julkaisuja - Annales Universitatis Turkuensis D: Medica - Odontologica : 1919 (Turun yliopisto, 24.10.2025)Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and Salmonella infection (salmonellosis) are characterized by disruption of the intestinal barrier and severe gut inflammation. A multitude of cell signaling pathways regulate the gut ... -
Stability testing of sustainable materials for photovoltaic application
Turun yliopiston julkaisuja - Annales Universitatis Turkuensis F: Technica & Informatica : 65 (Turun yliopisto, 17.10.2025)Sustainable materials hold great promise for photovoltaic and other photoresponsive applications; their long-term performance, however, is significantly affected by ultraviolet (UV)-induced degradation and other environmental ... -
Vanhuuseläkeläisten taloudellinen hyvinvointi: Tulot, kulutus, varallisuus, subjektiivinen hyvinvointi ja kotitalouden rakenne
Eläketurvakeskuksen tutkimuksia : 6 (31.10.2025)Eläkepolitiikan tavoitteena on turvata eläkeläisten tulotason kohtuullinen säilyminen eläkettä edeltävään aikaan nähden ja estää eläkeaikaista köyhyyttä. Tämä väitöskirja pureutuu suomalaisten vanhuuseläkeläisten objektiivisesti ...
