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Monika Helfer: Roskaväkeä

2021

Kirja-arvostelu teoksesta Monika Helfer: Roskaväkeä (Die Bagage). Suom. Anne Kilpi. Huippu 2021. 185 s. nonPeerReviewed

A cultural comparison of mindfulness and student performance: Evidence from university students in five countries

2021

Societal and cultural norms are important in shaping how individuals live, study, and work. Of particular interest in recent research is the role of mindfulness, defined as the ability to focus on the present moment, and how it can impact cognitive function and productivity. This study examines the relationship between scholastic achievement and mindfulness among university students in China, Finland, Germany, South Africa, and the United States. Comparisons between countries with respect to self-reported measures of mindfulness, test anxiety levels, and phone usage are analyzed. These measures are used to determine whether mindfulness affects student performance in introductory economics c…

Returning to Work after Stroke: Associations with Cognitive Performance, Motivation, Perceived Working Ability and Barriers.

2022

Objective: To investigate post-stroke return-to-work and its associations with cognitive performance, motivation, perceived working ability, and self-perceived barriers to returning to work.Design: Prospective cohort study of a clinical sample.Subjects and methods: Participants were 77 stroke patients younger than age 69 years. Assessment included a cognitive screening method for stroke patients (CoMet), a questionnaire regarding work-related matters, and a question regarding motivation to return to work. A predictive model of return-to-work was built, and how participants managed in their working life was examined.Results: Cognitive performance was significantly connected with returning to…

Cognitive skills, self-beliefs and task interest in children with low reading and/or arithmetic fluency

2022

This study examined the identifiability and early cognitive and motivational markers of low reading and arithmetic fluency. Comparisons of these characteristics between Finnish third graders (n = 197) with low fluency in reading, arithmetic, or both revealed, first, that the majority of third graders with low arithmetic fluency showed low arithmetic skills already at first-grade spring, whereas children with low reading fluency were identified from the second-grade fall onward. Second, all groups with low fluency showed low rapid automatized naming and counting skills across the primary school years, while in other cognitive skills these groups showed different patterns. Third, all groups w…

Executive function and life-space mobility in old age

2018

Life-space assessment incorporates all movements in terms of the distance from home, the frequency of movement and the need of assistance for movement. Executive function (EF) is an important higher order cognitive ability that controls and guides people’s goal-directed actions. We examined the cross-sectional and longitudinal associations between EF and life-space mobility, and investigated if perceived walking difficulties, lower extremity performance, and transportation difficulties explain the association. Methods 157 community-dwelling persons aged 76–91 years participated in the study at the baseline, and 103 of them in 2-year follow-up study. Based on the distribution on the Trail Ma…

The combined effect of lower extremity function and cognitive performance on perceived walking ability among older people : a 2-year follow-up study

2018

Background We studied the combined effects of cognitive performance and lower extremity function on self-reported walking modifications and walking difficulty and on self-reported walking difficulty incidence over a 2-year follow-up. Methods A total of 848 community-dwelling older people aged 75-90 years participated at baseline, 816 at the 1-year follow-up, and 761 at the 2-year follow-up. Baseline lower extremity function was measured with the Short Physical Performance Battery (<10 vs. ≥10) and cognitive performance with the Mini-Mental State Examination (<24 vs. ≥24). Difficulty in walking 2 km was self-reported and categorized into no difficulties, no difficulties but walking modificat…

Sakarības starp stresa pārvarēšanas pašefektivitāti, pārliecību par taisnīgu pasauli, darba zaudējuma kognitīvo novērtējumu un depresiju bezdarbnieki…

2014

Anotācija Pētījuma mērķis bija izpētīt sakarības starp stresa pārvarēšanas pašefektivitāti, pārliecību par taisnīgu pasauli, darba zaudējuma kognitīvā novērtējuma dimensijām, sociāldemogrāfiskajiem faktoriem un depresiju 209 bezdarbnieku izlasē vecumā no 45 - 61 gadiem, un pārbaudīt, vai pastāv atšķirības pārliecību sistēmā starp bezdarbnieku grupu ar un bez depresijas simptomiem. Rezultāti parāda, ka respondentu grupām ar un bez depresijas pārliecības un kognitīvais novērtējums atšķiras . 42% no depresijas variācijas izskaidro attiecību statuss, kognitīvais zaudējuma novērtējums, personīgā pārliecība par taisnīgu pasauli un stresa pārvarēšanas pašefektivitāte. Kognitīvie faktori bezdarbnie…

Nuorten koettu terveys kyselyaineistojen ja ryhmähaastattelujen valossa

2000

Studies of two-dimensional and three-dimensional phononic crystal structures

2016

This thesis focuses on studying phononic crystal structures. More specifically, it is aimed at fabrication and measurement of thermal properties of two-dimensional (2D) periodic microstructures and three-dimensional (3D) nanostructures. There is great interest in understanding, manipulating and considering application perspective of minimizing of thermal transport in periodic structures. Periodic structures have been studied more on their optical properties, but this thesis places emphasis on their application of manipulating heat. A process of fabricating two-dimensional hole array phononic (2D PnC) structures is described here. It consists of membrane preparation, superconductor-insulator…

Modelling of the cometabolic decomposition of 4-chlorophenol and phenol by the Stenotrophomonas maltophilia KB2 strain

2017

Zaprezentowano model rozkładu 4-chlorofenolu przez szczep Stenotrophomonas maltophilia KB2 w obecności fenolu jako substratu wzrostowego. Opracowanie tego modelu wymagało wykonania czterech serii badań: biodegradacji różnych dawek czystego fenolu, biodegradacji różnych dawek czystego 4-CP, biodegradacji 4-CP w obecności fenolu przy różnym stosunku stężeń obu substratów oraz biodegradacji 4-CP przez komórkiw fazie spoczynku, indukowane wstępnie fenolem. Szczegółowo omówiono sposoby wyznaczania poszczególnych parametrów równań opisujących szybkość degradacji substratów wzrostowego i niewzrostowego oraz przyrostu biomasy. W oparciu o stworzoną bazę danych obliczono m.in. stałe półnasycenia KSg…