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The Karsikko and Cross-Tree Tradition of Finland The Origins, Change and End of the Custom

1993

According to an East -Finnish custom that came to an end around the beginning of the 20th century, the karsikko (conifer shorn of branches) and the cross-tree were prepared when the deceased was taken for burial. The Roman-Catholic Church and the Reformation introduced into folk beliefs the idea that the deceased did not journey all the way to the community of the dead. Restoring the social order of the community that had been disturbed by death then required that the dead be placed in the intermediary stage dictated by the tripartite division of the rite of passage in status. It was also necessary to establish a boundary between the living and the dead as a precaution against the undesired…

Latvijas automašīnu numura zīmju atpazīšana no video plūsmas

2015

Darba mērķis Panākt, lai atvērtā pirmkoda numura zīmju atpazīšanas risinājums darbojas ne sliktāk kā komerciālais risinājums. Darba saturs Bakalaura darbā tika pētīts vai atvērtā pirmkoda numura zīmju atpazīšanas risinājums spēj sasniegt tikpat labus rezultātus kā komerciālie risinājumi. Tiek apskatīts vispārējs numura zīmju atpazīšanas algoritms, OpenALPR uzbūve, apmācība un pielāgošana, kā arī veikta atvērtā pirmkoda risinājumu salīdzināšana ar komerciālajiem risinājumiem. Secinājumi Lai gan, izmantojot atvērtā pirmkoda numura zīmju atpazīšanas programmatūru, ir iespējams salīdzinoši precīzi veikt numura zīmes attēla pārveidošanu tekstā, pašas numura zīmes atrašanās vietas noteikšana attē…

Relationships between burnout and role ambiguity, role conflict and employee absenteeism among health workers

2014

The aim of this research was to analyze the influence of some psychosocial risk factors in the development of burnout and to analyze the influence of this phenomenon on employee absenteeism. The study sample included 142 health care workers. The data analysis included descriptive statistics and multiple linear regression models. The results confirmed the influence of role ambiguity and role conflict on burnout [F (2.139) = 26.720; p < .001], but the influence of burnout on employee absenteeism was not confirmed. However, a significant and positive relationship has been shown between burnout and employee absenteeism (β = 0.197; p < .05). In conclusion, the findings of this study support the …

Japāņu detektīvromānu žanrs: Nacionālās identitātes attēlojums Edogava Ranpō darbos (1884-1965)

2021

Bachelor thesis “Japanese Detective Fiction Genre: Representation of National Identity in the Works of Edogawa Ranpō (1984-1965)” reveals the question of how Japanese detective fiction, being one of the most popular genres in 20th century’s Japan, depicted the realities of the inter-war period with the help of writer and critic Edogawa Ranpō. The history of Japanese detective literature dates back to the late 19th century, within the time of general modernization. Until that period, most people lived in tiny cities, worked and communicated in restrained circles, knowing each person personally. But with the rise in industrial enterprises, more and more people have started moving to cities su…

Reflexiones sobre cómo evaluar y mejorar la respuesta a la pandemia de COVID-19

2020

La pandemia de COVID-19 ha afectado de manera particularmente intensa a España, pese a su nivel de desarrollo y la elogiada solidez de su Sistema Nacional de Salud. Para comprender qué ha pasado e identificar cómo mejorar la respuesta creemos imprescindible una evaluación independiente multidisciplinaria de la esfera sanitaria, política y socioeconómica. En este trabajo proponemos objetivos, principios, metodología y dimensiones a evaluar, además de esbozar el tipo de resultados y conclusiones esperadas. Nos inspiramos en los requerimientos formulados por el panel independiente de la Organización Mundial de la Salud y en las experiencias evaluativas en otros países, y detallamos la propuest…

Time-resolved X-ray microtomographic measurement of water transport in wood-fibre reinforced composite material

2016

Natural fibre composites are prone to absorb moisture from the environment which may lead to dimensional changes, mold growth, degradation of mechanical properties or other adverse effects. In this work we develop a method for direct non-intrusive measurement of local moisture content inside a material sample. The method is based on X-ray microtomography, digital image correlation and image analysis. As a first application of the method we study axial transport of water in a cylindrical polylactic acid/birch pulp composite material sample with one end exposed to water. Based on the results, the method seems to give plausible estimates of water content profiles inside the cylindrical sample.…

Gender-specific Call of Duty: A Note on the Neglect of Conscription in Gender Equality Indices

2022

We document that existing gender equality indices do not account for gender-specific mandatory peace-time conscription (compulsory military service). This suggests that gender-specific conscription is not considered to be an important gender issue. If an indicator measuring the gender equality of mandatory conscription was to be included in gender equality indices with appropriate weight, then the relative rankings of countries in terms of measured gender equality could be affected. In the context of the Nordic countries, this would mean that Finland and Denmark – the countries with mandatory conscription for men only – would have worse scores with respect to gender equality compared to Swe…

Tavoitteena vahva ja yhtenäinen kansa : historia ja kieli kansallisen identiteetin rakentamisen välineinä Pätsin aikakauden Virossa 1934-1940

2018

In this dissertation, I study national campaigns aimed at constructing Estonian national identity in 1934–1940. The campaigns were organized through the cooperation of Konstantin Päts’ authoritarian government and civil society. I focus on the folk art campaign and on the name changing campaign. The name changing campaign was the largest national project in Estonia, aiming at the Estonification of names. Initially, the campaign focused on changing individuals’ surnames and first names, but later also on changing the names of places, streets and properties. The name changing campaign had history political and language political dimensions. Through the folk art campaign, the state tried to af…

F.E. Sillanpään lapsikäsitys - aikansa ja tulevaisuuden kuva

2014

Earnings Quality in Nonprofit Versus For-Profit Organizations: Evidence From the Microfinance Industry

2013

This study uses data from the microfinance industry to analyze differences in earnings quality between for-profit and nonprofit organizations. The two sets of organizations differ with respect to both governance mechanisms and managerial incentives, and little research has been conducted to investigate how such differences affect the quality of financial reporting. Overall, we find little evidence of differences in earnings quality between our two samples in the aggregate. We do, however, observe significant differences among the types of nonprofit organizations; this finding suggests that the concept of a “nonprofit level of earnings quality” is ill defined.