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Kun kunta lakkasi olemasta: Kylä- ja kotiseutuyhdistykset kuntarakenteen muutoksiin reagoivina toimijoina
Kansantieteellinen arkisto : 65 (Turun yliopisto, 10.11.2023)Tämän tutkimuksen aiheena on 2000-luvun kunta- ja palvelurakenne muutoksen (PARAS-hanke) vaikutukset paikallistasolla toimiviin yhteisöihin. Tutkimuksessa selvitetään, miten valtionhallinnon ylimmältä taholta alkuun pantu ... -
Wiggle Room: Discretionary Power and Vulnerability in Asylum Procedure
Turun yliopiston julkaisuja - Annales Universitatis Turkuensis, Ser B: : 641 (Turun yliopisto, 25.11.2023)This doctoral dissertation examines how asylum decision-makers are able to operationalise the existing legal framework to control migration, by using their discretionary power, and what implications the use of discretionary ... -
Connecting and Disconnecting : Information and Communication Technology in Family Relationships
(Turun yliopisto, 10 / 2023)Information and communication technology (ICT), most notably smartphones and social media, have transformed human social interaction. In this thesis, I examine how ICT has been appropriated in families and what effects it ... -
Surgical complications: a hospital-wide registering system and factors associated with surgical complications
Turun yliopiston julkaisuja. Sarja D, Medica – Odontologica : 1749 (Turun yliopisto, 10.11.2023)ABSTRACT The primary aim of the present thesis was to study how surgical quality can be measured in a single hospital, by creating and describing a simple and usable tool for registering outcomes data based on severity ... -
Ontogeny and function of adipose tissue macrophages
Turun yliopiston julkaisuja. Sarja D, Medica – Odontologica : 1751 (Turun yliopisto, 03.11.2023)ABSTRACT Macrophages are immune cells that also participate in the development and homeostasis of most tissues. Macrophages can originate during embryonic development, first from the yolk sac and later from the fetal ... -
Biodiversity conservation and compensations for nature and people: from current challenges to future tools
Turun yliopiston julkaisuja. Sarja A II, Biologica - Geographica – Geologica : 404 (Turun yliopisto, 03.11.2023)ABSTRACT World is facing an environmental crisis as biodiversity continues to decrease and ecosystems degrade at an alarming rate mainly because of global land use changes. Urgent actions are needed to prevent further ... -
Foetal monocytes and their journey from liver to periphery: PLVAP marks the exit
Turun yliopiston julkaisuja. Sarja D, Medica – Odontologica : 1750 (Turun yliopisto, 24.10.2023)ABSTRACT Endothelium is the barrier between the blood and tissue stroma. Cells and macromolecules are selectively allowed to traffic through the endothelium to maintain homeostasis. Besides the paracellular transport ... -
HSD17BS in steroid and lipid metabolism and lipid disorders: the role of HSD17B12 and HSD17B13
Turun yliopiston julkaisuja. Sarja D, Medica – Odontologica : 1747 (Turun yliopisto, 27.10.2023)ABSTRACT Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), characterized by the accumulation of fat within hepatocytes, has become the most common chronic liver disease in developed countries. NAFLD is associated with insulin ... -
Effect of Omega-3 Deficiency and Positional Distribution of Docosahexaenoic Acid in Triacylglycerols on Tissue Lipids in Rats
Doctoral Theses in Food Sciences at the University of Turku : 91 (Turun yliopisto, 05.10.2023)Triacylglycerols (TAGs) are mostly chiral and they are metabolized in the chiral environment. They are not only a source of energy but also provide essential fatty acids (FAs). Long chain omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids ... -
The relationship between humans and elks (Alces alces) in Northern Europe c. 12 000–1200 calBC
Karhunhammas : 21 (Turun yliopisto, 04.11.2023)The subject of this dissertation is the relationship between humans and elks in Northern Europe during the period 12 000–1200 calBC. The elk (Alces alces) was of extraordinary importance to northern populations for several ... -
COVID-19 vaccine-induced adaptive immunity against SARS-CoV-2 variants
Turun yliopiston julkaisuja. Sarja D, Medica – Odontologica : 1746 (Turun yliopisto, 27.10.2023)The ongoing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has necessitated the rapid development and deployment of vaccines worldwide. mRNA-based vaccines ... -
Surgical aspects of pediatric neuromuscular scoliosis: Perioperative bleeding, bone mineral density and health-related quality of life related to spinal fusion
Turun yliopiston julkaisuja. Sarja D, Medica – Odontologica : 1739 (Turun yliopisto, 03.11.2023)Neuromuscular scoliosis (NMS), the three-dimensional deformity of the spine, has neurologic or muscular origin. Conservative treatment offers limited possibilities for severe deformities in NMS, hence surgical treatment ... -
Changes in prehistoric food cultures in Finland and North Norway: Examining the absorbed organic residues found in archaeological pottery
Turun yliopiston julkaisua - Annales Universitatis Turkuensis, Ser. B: Humaniora : 635 (Turun yliopisto, 10.11.2023)During the prehistoric period, groups in the northern areas used unglazed ceramic vessels to store and prepare their food. This action left both visible and invisible residues on the walls of the ceramic vessels used. The ... -
Influenza in children
Turun yliopiston julkaisua - Annales Universitatis Turkuensis, Ser. D: Medica-Odontologica : 1741 (Turun yliopisto, 03.11.2023)The burden of influenza is substantial in all children, including those without any underlying medical conditions. Both influenza A and B viruses cause a high rate of morbidity and a large demand for hospitalization in the ... -
Smart Pain Assessment tool for critically ill patients unable to communicate: Early stage development of a medical device
Turun yliopiston julkaisua - Annales Universitatis Turkuensis, Ser. D: Medica-Odontologica : 1747 (Turun yliopisto, 20.10.2023)Critically ill patients often experience pain during their treatment but due to patients’ lowered ability to communicate, pain assessment may be challenging. The aim of the study was to develop the concept of the Smart ... -
Mapping cortical brain development, early life exposures and neural correlates of language skills: findings from the FinnBrain Birth Cohort Study
Turun yliopiston julkaisua - Annales Universitatis Turkuensis, Ser. D: Medica-Odontologica : 1736 (Turun yliopisto, 03.11.2023)Human brain starts to develop in utero during the first trimester of pregnancy, and the rapid structural growth continues postnatally during the first years of life. This suggests the early childhood as a critical period ... -
Dialogi ja inhimillisesti kestävä organisaatio: Autoetnografinen toimintatutkimus dialogisen toimintakulttuurin kehittämisestä
Turun yliopiston julkaisuja - Annales Universitatis Turkuensis, Ser E: Oeconomica : 105 (Turun yliopisto. Turun kauppakorkeakoulu, 10.11.2023)Tämä väitöskirja rakentaa ymmärrystä dialogin merkityksestä kokemuksesta oppivassa, inhimillisesti kestävässä organisaatiossa. Väitöskirja poikkeaa lähtökohdiltaan ja tuloksiltaan aiemmasta dialogia käsittelevästä ... -
Prenatal maternal health and child brain structure: Implications for non-verbal ability and optimizing subcortical segmentation
Turun yliopiston julkaisuja - Annales Universitatis Turkuensis, Ser D: Medica-Odontologica : 1743 (Turun yliopisto, 28.10.2023)Brain development starts in utero, and the fetal brain can already be affected by the environment, including chemical exposures and maternal health characteristics. These factors range from exposures to large quantities ... -
Beliefs about mathematics learning difficulties: opportunities for learning - A Namibian study
Turun yliopiston julkaisuja - Annales Universitatis Turkuensis, Ser A I: Astronomica, Chemica, Mathematica : 700 (Turun yliopisto, 26.10.2023)This dissertation used a phenomenological approach to explore beliefs regarding indicators of MLD that mathematics teachers, teacher educators, pre-service teachers, and high school students hold. In addition, the dissertation ... -
The emotional intelligence of social care and healthcare applicants – Development and evaluation of the test for student selection
Turun yliopiston julkaisuja - Annales Universitatis Turkuensis, Ser D: Medica-Odontologica : 1742 (Turun yliopisto, 27.10.2023)Emotional intelligence (EI) is a set of abilities including the perception, expression and management of emotions. Social care and healthcare students engage in clinical practice in their studies and clinical environments ...
