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Predicting the age at natural menopause in middle-aged women
2021
Objective To predict the age at natural menopause (ANM). Methods Cox models with time-dependent covariates were utilized for ANM prediction using longitudinal data from 47 to 55-year-old women (n = 279) participating in the Estrogenic Regulation of Muscle Apoptosis study. The ANM was assessed retrospectively for 105 women using bleeding diaries. The predictors were chosen from the set of 32 covariates by using the lasso regression (model 1). Another easy-to-access model (model 2) was created by using a subset of 16 self-reported covariates. The predictive performance was quantified with c-indices and by studying the means and standard deviations of absolute errors (MAE ± SD) between the pre…
Accountability of Corporate Boards in Finland
2016
This paper focuses on accountability and reporting from a corporate governance (CG) perspective. Drawing on a theoretical framework, empirical analysis was conducted on a dataset collected using a questionnaire implemented with a sample of board members of Finnish listed companies. We had two study questions. 1) To whom are the board members accountable? and 2) What information is required to deliver adequate reporting to meet accountability requirements? The findings show that board members are accountable to shareholders and stakeholders, and their accountability encompasses responsibilities to society and the environment. They see that current financial reporting does not provide suffici…
Rezerwy jako instrument kształtowania wyniku finansowego jednostki gospodarczej
2017
W dobie dynamicznych przemian społeczno-gospodarczych, silnej konkurencji, niepewności na rynku rezerwy odgrywają istotną rolę w procesie minimalizowania ryzyka, kreowania stabilnego rozwoju, realizacji kontynuacji działalności jednostki gospodarczej. Celem artykułu jest zaprezentowanie możliwości wykorzystania rezerw jako instrumentu w kształtowaniu wyniku finansowego jednostki gospodarczej. Zmierzając do osiągnięcia celu, omówiono istotę i funkcje rezerw w tworzeniu wyniku i ich uwarunkowania prawne. Wskazano na segmenty wyniku finansowego i rodzaje rezerw przypisanych do kosztów poszczególnych elementów wyniku. Do rozwiązania przedstawionego problemu badawczego wykorzystano metodę analiz…
Talspråkliga och finlandssvenska ord i läroböcker i svenska : förekomst och angivelse av stilnivå
2016
Tämän tutkimuksen tarkoituksena oli tutkia puhekielisten ja suomenruotsalaisten sanojen esiintymistä ruotsin kielen oppikirjoissa. Lisäksi tarkasteltiin, miten tutkittujen sanojen kuuluminen neutraalin standardikielen ulkopuolelle oli ilmoitettu, ja millaisia eroja tarkasteltujen oppikirjojen välillä oli. Tutkimusaineistona oli kaksi b-ruotsin yläastekirjaa, Megafon 3 ja På gång 9,sekä b-ruotsin lukiokirja Galleri 6, joka on erityisesti tarkoitettu suulliselle kurssille. Metodeina tutkimuksessa olivat sisältöanalyysi ja leksikaaliset menetelmät. Puhekieliset sanat määriteltiin lopulta tarkoittamaan tässä tutkimuksessa puhekielisiä sanamuotoja, anglismeja ja slangia. Tutkimus osoitti, että p…
La Route des Vins et l’émergence d’un tourisme viticole en Bourgogne dans l’entre-deux-guerres
2014
À la fin du XIXe siècle, les guides excluent totalement la gastronomie et la vigne des visites qu’ils proposent aux touristes de passage en Bourgogne. Seuls les sites naturels et les monuments historiques attirent l’attention des voyageurs. La gastronomie et le vin sont alors perçus et vendus comme des produits de luxe aristocratiques et internationaux – c’est-à-dire territorialement désincarnés. Le poids du négoce et sa liberté en termes de vinification (capacité d’assemblages de vins d’origines géographiques différentes) conditionnent amplement cette réalité. À la fin des années 1930, la transformation des normes de production et de commercialisation des vins en faveur d’un système d’appe…
Different sample treatment approaches for the analysis of T-2 and HT-2 toxins from oats-based media.
2010
A LC-DAD method is proposed for the determination of the T-2 and HT-2 toxins in cultures of Fusarium langsethiae in oat-based and other in vitro media. Test media consisted of freshly prepared milled oats to which T-2 and HT-2 toxin stock solutions were added. Different mixtures of extraction solvent (acetonitrile:water and methanol water), extraction times (30', 60' or 90') and drying methods were investigated. Results showed that extraction with methanol: water (80:20, v/v) for 90 min, drying with N-2 and subsequent analysis by LC-DAD was the fastest and most user friendly method for detecting HT-2 and T-2 toxins production by F. langsethiae strains grown on oat-based media at levels of 0…
Projections from the medial cortex in the brain of lizards: correlation of anterograde and retrograde transport of horseradish peroxidase with Timm s…
1988
Efferent projections of the medial cortex of the lizards Podarcis hispanica and Gallotia stehlinii were studied by examining the transport of horseradish peroxidase; results were correlated with those from Timm-stained sections. Two efferent systems were found. The first reaches the distal part of the outer plexiform layer in the medial, dorsomedial, and dorsal cortices, i.e., zones that are negative to Timm staining, and possibly originates from horizontal fusiform neurons. The second reaches the Timm-positive zones in the cortex and septum and is topographically arranged: the vertical portion of the intermediate and caudal medial cortex and the entire rostral medial cortex project to the …
Resurgent uplift at large calderas and relationship to caldera-forming faults and the magma reservoir: New insights from the Neapolitan Yellow Tuff c…
2021
Abstract Resurgence uplift is the rising of the caldera floor, mainly due to pressure or volume changes in the magma reservoir. Identifying resurgence structures and understanding their relationship to the magmatic reservoir is challenging. We investigate the resurgence structures of the Neapolitan Yellow Tuff caldera (Italy) by integrating bathymetric data, high-resolution seismic profiles and Differential Synthetic-Aperture Radar Interferometry data. Our results show that the resurgent area is manifested as 1) a central dome constituted by two main blocks bounded by NNE-SSW trending faults, 2) an apical graben developed on top of the most uplifted block, 3) a peripheral zone including sev…
Mapping lava flows at Etna Volcano using Google Earth Engine, open-access satellite data, and machine learning
2021
Estimating eruptive parameters is fundamental to assess the volcanic hazards posed to the community living at the edge of active volcanoes. Here, we analyzed satellite remote sensing data by using machine learning unsupervised and supervised techniques and analytical approaches, i.e., mathematical-physics and statistics formulations, to map lava flows emitted during the long sequences of short-lived, violent eruptions occurred at Etna volcano between December 2020 and March 2021. Satellite observations allowed to follow the evolution of eruptions thanks to their capability to survey large areas with frequent revisit time and accurate spatial resolution. We quantified the areal coverage of l…
Volcanic Lakes in Africa: The VOLADA_Africa 2.0 Database, and Implications for Volcanic Hazard
2021
Volcanic lakes pose specific hazards inherent to the presence of water: phreatic and phreatomagmatic eruptions, lahars, limnic gas bursts and dispersion of brines in the hydrological network. Here we introduce the updated, interactive and open-access database for African volcanic lakes, country by country. The previous database VOLADA (VOlcanic LAke DAta Base, Rouwet et al., Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, 2014, 272, 78–97) reported 96 volcanic lakes for Africa. This number is now revised and established at 220, converting VOLADA_Africa 2.0 in the most comprehensive resource for African volcanic lakes: 81 in Uganda, 37 in Kenya, 33 in Cameroon, 28 in Madagascar, 19 in Ethiop…