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    • Follow-up of head and neck cancer patients after treatment 

      Kytö, Eero
      Turun yliopiston julkaisuja - Annales Universitatis Turkuensis D: Medica - Odontologica : 1775 (Turun yliopisto, 01.03.2024)
      Post-treatment follow-up of head and neck cancer patients is crucial due to their high risk of disease recurrence and increased likelihood of developing secondary cancers. Rehabilitation requires multiple visits to different ...

    • Lifestyle habits and novel means for dietary screening and health promotion in pregnant women and children 

      Koivuniemi, Ella
      Turun yliopiston julkaisuja - Annales Universitatis Turkuensis D: Medica - Odontologica : 1773 (Turun yliopisto, 01.03.2024)
      Lifestyle habits, including diet and physical activity, that deviate from the recommendations during pregnancy and early childhood may eventually increase the risk for obesity and other lifestyle-related diseases in both ...

    • Cantilever enhanced photoacoustic spectroscopy: The First two decades 

      Koskinen, Vesa
      Turun yliopiston julkaisuja - Annales Universitatis Turkuensis AI: Astronomica, Chemica, Mathematica : 706 (Turun yliopisto, 29.02.2024)
      Two decades ago, the first experiments with a novel optical microphone using a small silicon cantilever as its sensing element were conducted at the University of Turku. In retrospect, those experiments revealed the potential ...

    • Metformin versus insulin in gestational diabetes – long-term effects on child at the age of 9 years 

      Paavilainen, Elisa
      Turun yliopiston julkaisuja - Annales Universitatis Turkuensis D: Medica - Odontologica : 1776 (Turun yliopisto, 08.03.2024)
      Gestational diabetes (GDM) is defined as a condition in which hyperglycaemia develops for the first time during pregnancy. Blood glucose-lowering pharmacological treatment is begun if, despite lifestyle changes, the blood ...

    • Monitoring cellular Guanosine triphosphate (GTP) and GTP associated proteins 

      Mahran, Randa
      Turun yliopiston julkaisuja - Annales Universitatis Turkuensis AI: Astronomica, Chemica, Mathematica : 707 (Turun yliopisto, 01.03.2024)
      Guanosine-5'-triphosphate (GTP) is an essential molecule for cell survival and function. Although free GTP plays a crucial role in several cellular processes, most studies focus solely on the protein bound GTP and its ...

    • Publicness of public space in the contemporary city: Insights from Helsinki, Finland 

      Tamašauskaitė, Žieda
      Turun yliopiston julkaisuja - Annales Universitatis Turkuensis B: Humaniora : 657 (Turun yliopisto, 01.03.2024)
      This dissertation studies the publicness of Narinkka Square, Tennispalatsi Square and Kamppi Shopping Centre, which are three publicly usable spaces located adjacent to one another in the Kamppi area of Helsinki, Finland. ...

    • Complexities of competence: A study on Finnish upper-secondary school students' lexical development and use of L2 English. A mixed-methods examination 

      Niitemaa, Marja-Leena
      Turun yliopiston julkaisuja - Annales Universitatis Turkuensis B: Humaniora : 655 (Turun yliopisto, 17.02.2024)
      The dissertation examines Finnish upper-secondary school second language use from four perspectives: the development of lexical knowledge in relation to extramural activities (Article I); the role of lexical recognition ...

    • Metabolism, Morphology, and Effect of Fat Grafts - Studies on Fat Graft Browning and Therapeutic Use in the Prevention of Peritoneal Adhesions 

      Hoppela, Erika
      Turun yliopiston julkaisuja - Annales Universitatis Turkuensis, Ser D: Medica - Odontologica : 1771 (Turun yliopisto, 09.02.2024)
      BACKGROUND: Fat transfer is a basic technique in the field of plastic surgery, but so far, there is very little information about what happens to fat grafts after transfer. The aim of this dissertation was to determine ...

    • Effectiveness of adults’ targeted interventions in stopping bullying 

      Johander, Eerika
      Turun yliopiston julkaisuja - Annales Universitatis Turkuensis B: Humaniora : 654 (Turun yliopisto, 02.02.2024)
      Teachers and other school personnel have the responsibility to intervene quickly when a case of bullying comes to their attention. However, previous research has mainly focused on evaluating whole-school prevention programs, ...

    • Host genetic factors and human papillomavirus transmission and infection outcomes among family members 

      Kalliomaa, Nelli
      Turun yliopiston julkaisuja - Annales Universitatis Turkuensis, Ser D: Medica - Odontologica : 1770 (Turun yliopisto, 19.02.2024)
      The natural history of human papillomavirus (HPV) infections is complex, and more information is greatly needed to identify the host genetic and immunological factors that contribute to the infection susceptibility and its ...

    • The molecular mechanisms of rapid thermal adaptation in European grayling 

      Sävilammi, Tiina
      Turun yliopiston julkaisuja - Annales Universitatis Turkuensis A II: Biologica, Geographica, Geologica : 406 (Turun yliopisto, 09.02.2024)
      Adaptation is a key evolutionary process which may be important to maintain population viability during rapid environmental changes. The European grayling (Thymallus thymallus) is a freshwater salmonid that effectively ...

    • New Insight into the depositional and tectonic constraints over the Paleogene and Neogene evolution within the Arabian Peninsula 

      Amer, Aimen Hussein
      Turun yliopiston julkaisuja - Annales Universitatis Turkuensis AII:Biologica, Geographica, Geologica : 405 (Turun yliopisto, 19.01.2024)
      Geological studies over the Arabian Peninsula were initiated in the 1930s, and 30 years later an area equivalent to 3.5 million km2 was covered, laying the groundwork for the stratigraphic nomenclature of the Arabian ...

    • The Umami Compounds in Nordic Food Raw Materials and the Effect of Cooking 

      Rotola-Pukkila, Minna
      Doctoral Theses in Food Sciences at The University of Turku : 93 (Turun yliopisto, 19.01.2024)
      Umami, one of the five basic tastes, gives a special deliciousness, richness and meatiness to many vegetable and meat dishes. The special feature of umami compounds, mainly free glutamic acid and free 5´-nucleotides, is ...

    • Subjekt, indefinithet och adverbial: Textstruktur och syntax i äldre fornsvenska 

      Sandelin, Minna
      Turun yliopiston julkaisuja - Annales Universitatis Turkuensis B: Humaniora : 653 (Turun yliopisto, 19.01.2024)
      <b>Subjects, indefiniteness and adverbials. Textual structure and syntax in Early Old Swedish</b> The main goal of this dissertation is to explain the significance of text-internal cohesion for syntactic variation in ...

    • Towards LGBTQ+ inclusive Junior High school nursing: Development of a theoretical model 

      Laiti, Minna
      Turun yliopiston julkaisuja - Annales Universitatis Turkuensis, Ser D: Medica - Odontologica : 1764 (Turun yliopisto, 02.02.2024)
      LGBTQ+ youth as a minority group has been shown to have unmet health and support needs in healthcare, however, little is known about LGBTQ+ youth in junior high school (JHS) nursing. The aim of this study was to develop a ...

    • Smouldering Inflammation in Multiple Sclerosis – A PET Imaging Study on Prediction of Disease Progression and Effects of Treatment 

      Sucksdorff, Marcus
      Turun yliopiston julkaisuja - Annales Universitatis Turkuensis, Ser D: Medica - Odontologica : 1760 (Turun yliopisto, 12.01.2024)
      Background: Multiple sclerosis (MS) is the most common inflammatory and neurodegenerative autoimmune disease of the central nervous system in young adults, where the inflammatory reaction causes destruction of the myelin ...

    • Severe orofacial and neck infections – predisposing factors, changing characteristics, and advanced diagnostics 

      Velhonoja, Jarno
      Turun yliopiston julkaisuja - Annales Universitatis Turkuensis, Ser D: Medica - Odontologica : 1769 (Turun yliopisto, 02.02.2024)
      Deep neck infections are most commonly caused by spreading of odontogenic or tonsillopharyngeal infections. They are often purulent inflammations or abscesses of the floor of the mouth or fascial planes of the neck. ...

    • Digitaaliset informaatiotaidot ja digitaalinen eriarvoisuus 

      Saikkonen, Loretta
      Turun yliopiston julkaisuja - Annales Universitatis Turkuensis B: Humaniora : 652 (Turun yliopisto, 26.01.2024)
      Tiedonhaku ja tiedonhallinta ovat olennainen osa jokapäiväistä elämää nykyajan informaatioyhteiskunnassa. Taitoja löytää, arvioida ja järjestää digitaalista informaatiota tarvitaan niin työelämässä, opiskelussa kuin ...

    • Studies of oxide-semiconductor and metal-semiconductor interfaces for reducing defect densities 

      Ebrahimzadeh, Masoud
      Turun yliopiston julkaisuja - Annales Universitatis Turkuensis AI: Astronomica, Chemica, Mathematica : 705 (Turun yliopisto, 26.01.2024)
      This thesis presents experimental studies of two fundamental components of electronic devices: an oxide- and metal-semiconductor interface. The importance of these interfaces increases continuously when a device size is ...

    • Dimensions of learning mathematics via technology 

      Nygren, Eeva
      Turun yliopiston julkaisuja - Annales Universitatis Turkuensis, Ser F: Technica - Informatica : 33 (Turun yliopisto, 12.01.2024)
      Mathematics is a comprehensive, even esthetical experience, affecting a person intellectually, emotionally and physically. The purpose of this study is to determine and examine the dimensions of technology-enhanced mathematics ...