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Institutional ethnography as a feminist approach for social work research

2019

The aim of this chapter is to introduce Institutional Ethnography (IE) as a valuable feminist approach for social work research. It first describes how IE found its way through the women’s studies to the academic arenas in Finland, and how it has influenced author’s own research. The second part focusses on social work research, where IE has been used to investigate how the welfare service system transforms the experiences and everyday world of its service users into generalised categorisations and definitions. However, in its focus on institutions and social relations of ruling instead of individuals, IE allows seeing the professionals embedded in the same institutional relations and pract…

Теория пересечений и другие вызовы теоретизирования детства. [‘Intersectionality’ and other challenges to theorizing childhood

2018

Автор размышляет о возможности применения «теории пересечений»1 для изучения проблем детства. Проводится аналогия с использованием данного концепта в исследованиях феминизма и обсуждаются возможности его приложения в социологии детства. Автор обращается к позиции Й. Квортрупа по проблеме «теории пересечений» в отношении детства. Такое рассмотрение позволит не только описать «множества детств» – жизненных миров, идентичностей и опыта, но и провести причинно-следственный анализ современного детства. peerReviewed

"Johon ei ole kajottu, ei voi ymmärtää" : seksuaalisen väkivallan ruumiillinen kokemus, häpeä ja kertominen Katja Ketun romaanissa Kätilö

2017

Käsittelen maisterintutkielmassani seksuaalisen väkivallan ruumiillista kokemusta, häpeää ja tapahtuneesta kertomista Katja Ketun romaanissa Kätilö (2011). Tarkastelen sitä, miten seksuaalisen väkivallan ruumiillinen kokemus kuvataan Kätilössä, ja millainen on seksuaaliseen väkivaltaan liittyvä häpeän dynamiikka. Ruumiillisuuden performatiivisen viitekehyksen kautta pyrin sellaiseen luentaan, jossa kokemuksen materiaalinen luonne tulee näkyviin. Tutkimukseni liittyy feministiseen kirjallisuudentutkimukseen, ja sen tieteidenvälisyys näkyy lähteissä, jotka kuuluvat esimerkiksi yhteiskuntatieteisiin ja sukupuolentutkimukseen. Analysoin Kätilöä esitellen sen omintakeista ruumiillista kerrontaa …

Interspecific information on predation risk affects nest site choice in a passerine bird

2018

Abstract Background Breeding site choice constitutes an important part of the species niche. Nest predation affects breeding site choice, and has been suggested to drive niche segregation and local coexistence of species. Interspecific social information use may, in turn, result in copying or rejection of heterospecific niche characteristics and thus affect realized niche overlap between species. We tested experimentally whether a migratory bird, the pied flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca, collects information about nest predation risk from indirect cues of predators visiting nests of heterospecific birds. Furthermore, we investigated whether the migratory birds can associate such information w…

Temperature measurement in gas mixtures by femtosecond Raman-induced polarization spectroscopy

2003

European Conference on Nonlinear Optical Spectroscopy (ECONOS) MAR 30-APR 01, 2003 BESANCON, FRANCE; The potential of femtosecond Raman-induced polarization spectroscopy (RIPS) for the simultaneous determination of temperature and concentrations was investigated. These measurements were related to the rotational time response of the molecular gas mixture, which was measured as a function of the pump-probe time delay. The change of the polarizability anisotropy with respect to the vibrational levels was taken into account. The results of temperature measurements in pure CO2 showed good agreement with the values obtained by a thermocouple. The RIPS technique was also applied to a CO2-N2 gas m…

Photodynamics studies of ligand-protected gold nanoclusters by using ultrafast transient infrared spectroscopy

2015

Highly monodisperse samples of three ligand-protected gold nanoclusters Au102(pMBA)44, Au144(SC2H4Ph)60, and a cluster tentatively identified as Au130(pMBA)50, were characterized by UV/vis and infrared spectroscopy, and their photodynamics was studied by transient absorption spectroscopy. The dynamics study for each cluster was performed by electronically exciting the cluster with a pump pulse in the visible or near infrared region and by monitoring the transient absorption of vibrational modes of the ligands with a mid-IR probe pulse. The photodynamics studies were used to determine the molecular or metallic behavior of the cluster, and also to gain important size dependent information abo…

Ski jumping takeoff in a wind tunnel with skis.

2011

The effect of skis on the force–time characteristics of the simulated ski jumping takeoff was examined in a wind tunnel. Takeoff forces were recorded with a force plate installed under the tunnel floor. Signals from the front and rear parts of the force plate were collected separately to examine the anteroposterior balance of the jumpers during the takeoff. Two ski jumpers performed simulated takeoffs, first without skis in nonwind conditions and in various wind conditions. Thereafter, the same experiments were repeated with skis. The jumpers were able to perform very natural takeoff actions (similar to the actual takeoff) with skis in wind tunnel. According to the subjective feeling of the…

The effects of antimicrobial sprays and mouthrinses on supragingival plaque regrowth: a comparative study.

2006

BACKGROUND: Due to the side effects of chlorhexidine digluconate (CHX) mouthrinsing, a spray has been proposed as an alternative method of CHX delivery to the oral cavity. The aim of this study was to investigate the plaque inhibitory effects of CHX, cetylpyridinium chloride (CPC), and triclosan (TRN) delivered by sprays and mouthrinses. METHODS: The study was an observer-masked, randomized cross-over design balanced for carryover effects, involving 15 healthy volunteers in a 4-day plaque regrowth model. Products being tested (0.2% CHX, 0.12% CHX, 0.05% CPC, and 0.03% TRN) were used both as sprays and mouthrinses. A saline solution served as a negative control. On day 1, subjects received p…

On the springback prediction in 3d sheet metal forming processes

2008

Prognostic value of HSP27 in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma: a retrospective analysis of 57 tumours.

2006

Background: The aims of the present study were to assess the prevalence of HSP27 expression in oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) and to verify whether HSP27 can be considered to be a marker of prognosis in patients with OSCC. Materials and Methods: The immunohistochemical expression of HSP27 was evaluated in 57 OSCC, who received standard treatment and monitoring. After grouping for HSP27 expression, OSCCs were statistically analysed for the variables age, gender, histological grading, TNM, staging and survival rate. Univariate and multivariate analyses were performed. Results: HSP27 was found to be reduced in 31 OSCC and was normally expressed in 26 OSCC. The pattern and intensity of HSP…