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    • Lasten ja nuorten elämäntyytyväisyys koetun köyhyyden ja materiaalisen puutteen kontekstissa 

      Toikka, Enna
      Turun yliopiston julkaisuja - Annales Universitatis Turkuensis, Ser B: Humaniora : 619 (Turun yliopisto, 12.05.2023)
      Tutkimus käsittelee suomalaisten lasten ja nuorten elämäntyytyväisyyttä sekä siihen yhteydessä olevia tekijöitä erityisesti köyhyyskokemusten ja materiaalisen puutteen kontekstissa. Yhteyttä tarkastellaan lasten arjessa ...

    • Characterization and in vitro antiparasitic activities of plant extracts containing natural and modified proanthocyanidins 

      Imran, Iqbal Bin
      Turun yliopiston julkaisuja - Annales Universitatis Turkuensis, Ser A I: Astronomica, Chemica, Mathematica : 688 (Turun yliopisto, 05.05.2023)
      This thesis focused on the proanthocyanidins (PAs), a class of plant specialized metabolites that have a wide range of industrial applications. They play a vital role in the production of various food and feed products. ...

    • Host-parasite genomics and ecology: linking genes and transcriptomes to disease and contemporary selection 

      Ahmad, Freed
      Turun yliopiston julkaisuja -Annales Universitatis Turkuensis, Ser AII: Biologica, Geographica : 397 (Turun yliopisto, 05.05.2023)
      Infectious diseases in natural populations are important areas of research in ecology and evolution as they describe how parasites influence the host fitness. A host may undergo adaptive evolution against the parasite by ...

    • Paediatric spinal surgery and perioperative management 

      Yrjälä, Tommi
      Turun yliopiston julkaisuja - Annales Universitatis Turkuensis, Ser D: Medica-Odontologica : 1702 (Turun yliopisto, 26.05.2023)
      The aim of this dissertation is to improve perioperative management of adolescent patients undergoing posterior spinal fusion surgery. Posterior spinal fusion surgery is one of the most common major surgical procedures in ...

    • Spiders of Iran – Systematics, diversity and distribution 

      Zamani, Alireza
      Turun yliopiston julkaisuja -Annales Universitatis Turkuensis, Ser AII: Biologica, Geographica : 398 (Turun yliopisto, 12.05.2023)
      Spiders (Araneae) are the largest order of Arachnida and the sixth most speciose order of Animalia, comprising more than 50,000 extant species as well as over 1,400 species known from fossils. Despite this immense diversity ...

    • Different but the Same: Negotiation of Personhoods and Christianities in Western Amazonia 

      Opas, Minna (Turun yliopisto, 15.11.2008)
      Electronic version of Minna Opas's doctoral thesis which originally came out in print format in November 2008. Electronic version was published in April 2023.

    • Prenatal and perinatal epidemiology of anxiety disorders 

      Ståhlberg, Tiia
      Turun yliopiston julkaisuja - Annales Universitatis Turkuensis, Ser D: Medica-Odontologica : 1708 (Turun yliopisto, 12.05.2023)
      Anxiety disorders are the most common psychiatric disorders among children and adolescents. The aetiology of anxiety disorders is known to be multi-factorial and to include genetic and environmental factors. Prenatal and ...

    • Whistleblowing for wrongdoing in health care – from identification to action 

      Wiisak, Johanna
      Turun yliopiston julkaisuja - Annales Universitatis Turkuensis, Ser D: Medica-Odontologica : 1703 (Turun yliopisto, 12.05.2023)
      The purpose of this multi-method study was to analyse whistleblowing for wrongdoing in health care as perceived by health care professionals. Based on the analysis, a conceptual model of reasoning for whistleblowing in ...

    • Neurodevelopment and functional brain MRI findings in early adolescence in children born very preterm – PIPARI Study 

      Uusitalo, Karoliina
      Turun yliopiston julkaisuja - Annales Universitatis Turkuensis, Ser D: Medica-Odontologica : 1701 (Turun yliopisto, 21.04.2023)
      Very preterm birth has shown to increase risk for adverse neurodevelopment. Despite the decreased rate of cerebral palsy (CP), neurodevelopmental impairments other than CP are still common in children born preterm. This ...

    • The role of melanocortin-1 and -3 receptors in inflammation and atherosclerosis 

      Kadiri, James Jamal
      Turun yliopiston julkaisua - Annales Universitatis Turkuensis, Ser. D: Medica-Odontologica : 1705 (Turun yliopisto, 28.04.2023)
      The melanocortin system comprises the endogenous melanocortin peptides adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) and melanocyte-stimulating hormones (α-, β- & γ-MSH) as well as their five cognate receptors (MC1R – MC5R). These ...

    • Namibian primary school teachers’ beliefs and practices in a multilingual context. Language ideologies underlying the language education policy and its implementation 

      Norro, Soili
      Turun yliopiston julkaisuja - Annales Universitatis Turkuensis, Ser B: Humaniora : 618 (Turun yliopisto, 29.04.2023)
      This study explores Namibian primary school teachers’ beliefs about schools’ language policy and the medium of instruction, as well as their classroom practices in the multilingual context. It describes and interprets the ...

    • Migratory behaviour and year-round distribution of two goose species 

      Piironen, Antti
      Turun yliopiston julkaisuja - Annales Universitatis TUrkuensis, Ser A II: Biologica - Geographica - Geologica : 396 (Turun yliopisto, 21.04.2023)
      Knowledge on flyway structures, year-round spatiotemporal distributions and migration strategies is a key for understanding the ecology of migratory populations and the evolution of migratory behaviours. Knowledge on these ...

    • CIP2A is a critical DNA damage response protein that drives basal-like breast cancer 

      Nagelli, Srikar
      Turun yliopiston julkaisua - Annales Universitatis Turkuensis, Ser. D: Medica-Odontologica : 1699 (Turun yliopisto, 14.04.2023)
      Basal-like breast cancer (BLBC) is an aggressive and therapeutically most challenging breast cancer subtype, due to a lack of druggable breast specific surface receptors (ER, PR, HER2) or driver mechanisms. BLBC patients ...

    • Determination of absorbed dose by radiophotoluminescence dosimetry and Monte Carlo simulations 

      Saikkonen, Aleksi
      Turun yliopiston julkaisuja - Annales Universitatis Turkuensis, Ser A I: Astronomica, Chemica, Physica, Mathematica : 687 | (Turun yliopisto, 21.04.2023)
      Radiation therapy (RT) utilizes the harmfulness of ionizing radiation for good, with the goal of destroying cancer cells without damaging too much healthy tissue. Dosimetry is always needed to achieve this goal. Dosimetry ...

    • Anesthetic-induced unresponsiveness: Electroencephalographic correlates and subjective experiences 

      Kallionpää, Roosa
      Turun yliopiston julkaisua - Annales Universitatis Turkuensis, Ser. B: Humaniora : 616 (Turun yliopisto, 15.04.2023)
      Anesthetic drugs can induce reversible alterations in responsiveness, connectedness and consciousness. The measures based on electroencephalogram (EEG) have marked potential for monitoring the anesthetized state because ...

    • Re-educating macrophages to activate antitumor immunity: One Clever Immunotherapy 

      Viitala, Miro
      Turun yliopiston julkaisuja - Annales Universitatis Turkuensis, Ser D: Medica-Odontologica : 1700 (Turun yliopisto, 14.04.2023)
      The immune system is our constant protector against external foes but also against our own incipient malignant cells. Unfortunately, developing cancers often learn to shut down the antitumor immune response or even to ...

    • Computational methods for studying epigenomic regulation 

      Faux, Thomas
      Turun yliopiston julkaisuja - Annales Universitatis Turkuensis, Ser A I: Astronomica, Chemica, Physica, Mathematica : 685 (Turun yliopisto, 31.03.2023)
      In the nucleus, DNA is tightly wrapped around proteins in a structure called chromatin in order to protect it from degradation. Chromatin is composed of nucleosomes which are a structure of eight histones around which the ...

    • Responsibilities related to adolescents’ use of alcohol – Perspectives of adolescents and parents 

      Mynttinen, Mari
      Turun yliopiston julkaisuja - Annales Universitatis Turkuensis, Ser D: Medica-Odontologica : 1696 (Turun yliopisto, 14.04.2023)
      This study describes responsibilities related to adolescents’ use of alcohol from adolescents’ and parents’ perspectives. The aim was to produce knowledge to support adolescents in growing up and taking responsibility, and ...

    • Psychiatric sequelae of adolescent cannabis use in the Northern Finland 1986 Birth Cohort 

      Denissoff, Alexander
      Turun yliopiston julkaisuja - Annales Universitatis Turkuensis, Ser D: Medica-Odontologica : 1697 (Turun yliopisto, 14.04.2023)
      Adolescence is a time of significant brain development, and this maturation process is thought to represent a time of heightened vulnerability to the adverse effects of environmental risk factors such as cannabis. While ...

    • Miesten hyvinvoinnin kytkennöistä ja tutkimuksesta 

      Talvensuu, Taru
      Turun yliopiston julkaisuja - Annales Universitatis Turkuensis, Ser B: Humaniora : 613 (Turun yliopisto, 14.04.2023)
      Miesten hyvinvoinnista ja elintavoista puhuttaessa ja niitä tutkittaessa sukupuoli ja siihen liitetyt ominaisuudet ovat usein keskiössä. Tässä tutkimuksessa miesten hyvinvointia analysoidaan yhdistämällä humanismin sekä ...