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    • Type II aromatic polyketide biosynthetic tailoring enzymes: diversity and adaptation in Streptomyces secondary metabolism. 

      Kallio, Pauli
      Turun yliopiston julkaisuja. Sarja AI, Chemica - Physica – Mathematica : 386 (Turun yliopisto, 12.12.2008)
      Members of the bacterial genus <i>Streptomyces</i> are well known for their ability to produce an exceptionally wide selection of diverse secondary metabolites. These include natural bioactive chemical compounds which have ...

    • Assessment of Coastal Bird Populations and Habitats on the Finnish Coast of the Baltic Sea: Implications for Monitoring and Management 

      Rönkä, Mia
      Turun yliopiston julkaisuja. Sarja AII, Biologica - Geographica – Geologica : 229 (Turun yliopisto, 05.12.2008)
      Coastal birds are an integral part of coastal ecosystems, which nowadays are subject to severe environmental pressures. Effective measures for the management and conservation of seabirds and their habitats call for insight ...

    • Sleep-Disordered Breathing in Women 

      Anttalainen, Ulla
      Turun yliopiston julkaisuja. Sarja D, Medica – Odontologica : 820 (Turun yliopisto, 28.11.2008)
      Sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) is underdiagnosed in women, probably due to the different gender-related manifestation. We investigated the differences in presentation, symptoms and co-morbidities of SDB in men and in ...

    • Occlusal and dentofacial characteristics of the deciduous dentition and treatment effects of the eruption guidance appliance in the early mixed dentition 

      Keski-Nisula, Katri
      Turun yliopiston julkaisuja. Sarja D, Medica – Odontologica : 827 (Turun yliopisto, 05.12.2008)
      The aim of this investigation was to analyze the dental occlusion in the deciduous dentition, and the effects of orthodontic treatment carried out in the early mixed dentition with the eruption guidance appliance. The ...

    • Clinically occult metastases in patients with cutaneous melanoma. Detection with sentinel lymph node biopsy and whole body positron emission tomography 

      Koskivuo, Ilkka
      Turun yliopiston julkaisuja. Sarja D, Medica – Odontologica : 832 (Turun yliopisto, 05.12.2008)
      <b>Objective:</b> The aim of this study was to investigate the use of sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) and whole body positron emission tomography (PET), with emphasis on surgical treatment and prognosis, in the detection ...

    • Surface Studies of Thiolate Adsorbates on Some Metals 

      Laiho, Taina
      Turun yliopiston julkaisuja. Sarja AI, Chemica - Physica – Mathematica : 385 (Turun yliopisto, 05.12.2008)
      The results and discussions in this thesis are based on my studies about selfassembled thiol layers on gold, platinum, silver and copper surfaces. These kinds of layers are two-dimensional, one molecule thick and covalently ...

    • Identification of genes controlling milk production in dairy cattle 

      Viitala, Sirja
      MTT Agrifood Research Reports : 133 (MTT Agrifood, 28.11.2008)

    • Performance and Methodological Aspects in Positron Emission Tomography 

      Teräs, Mika
      Turun yliopiston julkaisuja. Sarja D, Medica – Odontologica : 830 (Turun yliopisto, 21.11.2008)
      Performance standards for Positron emission tomography (PET) were developed to be able to compare systems from different generations and manufacturers. This resulted in the NEMA methodology in North America and the IEC in ...

    • Climate Change Effects on Avian Migration 

      Rainio, Kalle
      Turun yliopiston julkaisuja. Sarja AII, Biologica - Geographica – Geologica : 230 (Turun yliopisto, 22.11.2008)

    • Bordetella pertussis - Vaccination and Strain Variation 

      Elomaa, Annika
      Turun yliopiston julkaisuja. Sarja D, Medica – Odontologica : 831 (Turun yliopisto, 21.11.2008)
      Pertussis or whooping cough is a highly contagious vaccine-preventable disease of the human respiratory tract caused by the <i>Bordetella pertussis</i> bacteria. In Finland, pertussis vaccinations were started in 1952 ...

    • Ammatillinen varhaiskasvatus ja näyttötutkintojärjestelmä. Tutkintotilaisuuksien kautta varhaiskasvatuksen ammattilaiseksi 

      Rantala, Krister
      Turun yliopiston julkaisuja. Sarja C, Scripta lingua Fennica edita : 273 (Turun yliopisto, 21.11.2008)
      Ammatillisen koulutusjärjestelmän kehitystä on viime vuodet ohjannut osaamisen työelämälähtöisyyden johdonmukainen vahventaminen. Avainkäsitteiksi ovat nousseet autenttinen ammattitaito ja – arviointi. Uudistukset ovat ...

    • Mitotic regulation by Polo-like kinase 1 and the Chromosomal Passenger Complex 

      Ahonen, Leena
      Turun yliopiston julkaisuja. Sarja D, Medica – Odontologica : 828 (Turun yliopisto, 21.11.2008)
      During mitosis, the duplicated genome must be accurately divided between two daughter cells. Polo-like kinase 1 (Plk1) and Aurora B kinase, together with its binding partners Incenp, Survivin and Borealin (chromosomal ...

    • The Quality of Paediatric Nursing Care - Children’s Perspective 

      Pelander, Tiina
      Turun yliopiston julkaisuja. Sarja D, Medica – Odontologica : 829 (Turun yliopisto, 20.11.2008)
      <b>Hoitotyön laatu - lasten näkökulma</b> Tämän kolmivaiheisen tutkimuksen tarkoituksena oli kuvailla lasten odotuksia ja arviointeja lasten hoitotyön laadusta sekä kehittää mittari kouluikäisille sairaalassa oleville ...

    • Concepts and Reference. Defending a Dual Theory of Natural Kind Concepts 

      Jylkkä, Jussi
      Reports from the Department of Philosophy : 21 (Turun yliopisto, 22.11.2008)
      In this thesis I argue that the psychological study of concepts and categorisation, and the philosophical study of reference are deeply intertwined. I propose that semantic intuitions are a variety of categorisation ...

    • The grammar of psychosis 

      Heinimaa, Markus
      Turun yliopiston julkaisuja. Sarja D, Medica – Odontologica : 823 (Turun yliopisto, 19.11.2008)
      This thesis is concerned with the philosophical grammar of certain psychiatric concepts, which play a central role in delineating the field of psychiatric work. The concepts studied are ‘psychosis’, ‘delusion’, ‘person’, ...

    • Nursing Advocacy: A concept clarification in context of procedural pain care 

      Vaartio, Heli
      Turun yliopiston julkaisuja. Sarja D, Medica – Odontologica : 826 (Turun yliopisto, 14.11.2008)
      The purpose of this study was to clarify the concept of advocacy in context of procedural pain care and to investigate the implementation of advocacy in that context. First, the concept of advocacy was described on the ...

    • Treatment-related renal side-effects in pediatric cancer patients 

      Grönroos, Marika
      Turun yliopiston julkaisuja. Sarja D, Medica – Odontologica : 824 (Turun yliopisto, 15.11.2008)
      <b>Background:</b> The long-term side-effects of cancer treatments are of growing importance, since the number of pediatric cancer survivors has considerably increased. Renal side-effects should be noted early to prevent ...

    • Äitiys kulttuurisina odotuksina 

      Berg, Kristiina
      Väestöntutkimuslaitoksen julkaisusarja D : 48/2008 (Väestöliitto, 08.11.2008)
      Tutkimuksen kohteena ovat äitiydelle tuotetut kulttuuriset odotukset, joita tarkastellaan kahdella yhteiskunnallisella keskustelufoorumilla. Tutkimuksessa tarkastellaan yhtäältä lastensuojelun perhetyössä toimivien ...

    • Statistical Methods for Conservation and Alignment Quality in Proteins 

      Ahola, Virpi
      Turun yliopiston julkaisuja. Sarja AII, Biologica - Geographica – Geologica : 228 (Turun yliopisto, 07.11.2008)
      Construction of multiple sequence alignments is a fundamental task in Bioinformatics. Multiple sequence alignments are used as a prerequisite in many Bioinformatics methods, and subsequently the quality of such methods can ...

    • Brain imaging studies in severe somatization 

      Hakala, Mika
      Turun yliopiston julkaisuja. Sarja D, Medica – Odontologica : 825 (Turun yliopisto, 07.11.2008)
      Somatization was described 4000 years ago but the pathophysiology of the, phenomenon is unknown. The aim of this investigation was to explore whether central nervous system (CNS) pathology is associated with severe ...