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Phase-selective low molecular weight organogelators derived from allylated D-mannose

2022

In the last decades, synthesis and design of low molecular weight organogelators has gained increasing attention due to their versatile use in, for example, cosmetics, biomedicine and oil spill remediation. In this work, three potential gelators have been prepared from allylated d-mannose. Both the gelators and the corresponding gels formed were thoroughly characterized by crystallography, FTIR spectroscopy, SEM, rheometry and NMR spectroscopy, in solution and in solid state. The results showed that two of the compounds phase-selectively form gels with hydrocarbon solvents. The most promising gelator compound is alkene terminated, with the unsaturated end functionality not critical for gel …

Fourth case of louse-borne relapsing fever in Young Migrant, Sicily, Italy, December 2015. Mini Review Article

2016

Abstract Objectives Currently louse-borne relapsing fever (LBRF) is primarily found in limited endemic foci in Ethiopia, Somalia and Sudan; no case of imported LBRF has been reported in Europe in the 9 years prior to 2015. The aim of our paper is to describe a new case of imported LBRF detected in Sicily, Italy, and to review all cases reported in migrants arrived in Europe in the last 10 years. Study design Mini review of all published cases of louse-borne relapsing fever in Europe in the last 10 years. Methods A computerized search without language restriction was conducted using PubMed combining the terms ‘(louse-borne relapsing fever or LBRF or recurrentis) and (refugee or Europe or mig…

Enterprising refugee women: Analyzing postfeminist governmentality in an organizational context

2023

This study examines a model project initiated by a German Federal Ministry in the middle of the vast increase in forced migration to Germany after 2015. The project aimed at facilitating the integration of female refugees into German society by way of ‘empowering’ them to become self-employed. A business counseling agency with a feminist orientation was commissioned to design and run the project. Interpellating refugee women as subjects of entrepreneurial self-actualization to enact gender equality, the project embodies a tangible example of postfeminist governmentality. Combining recent research on postfeminism with analytics of governmentality, the study directs its analytical gaze to the…

Regulation of gene expression and steroidogenesis in skeletal muscle of postmenopausal women : with emphasis on the effects of hormone replacement an…

2011

Allelic variants of IL1R1 gene associate with severe hand osteoarthritis

2010

Background. In search for genes predisposing to osteoarthritis (OA), several genome wide scans have provided evidence for linkage on 2q. In this study we targeted a 470 kb region on 2q11.2 presenting the locus with most evidence for linkage to severe OA of distal interphalangeal joints (DIP) in our genome wide scan families. Methods. We genotyped 32 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in this 470 kb region comprising six genes belonging to the interleukin 1 superfamily and monitored for association with individual SNPs and SNP haplotypes among severe familial hand OA cases (material extended from our previous linkage study; n = 134), unrelated end-stage bilateral primary knee OA cases (n…

Genetics of Skeletal Muscle Characteristics and Maximal Walking Speed among Older Female Twins

2006

The purpose of this study was to examine the contribution of genetic and environmental effects on individual differences in skeletal muscle characteristics and maximal walking speed. The aim was also to identify chromosomal areas that account for skeletal muscle characteristics and maximal walking speed and to study whether the regions are same for these traits.Maximal isometric muscle strength of different muscle groups (hand grip, knee extensor, and ankle plantar flexion), leg extensor power, lower leg muscle cross-sectional area (CSA) and maximal walking speed were measured in the laboratory from 103 monozygotic and 114 dizygotic female twin pairs 63-76 years of age and without severe di…

Genetic effects on mobility, obesity and their association in older female twins

2009

Nowadays it is common that men and women gain weight during their adulthood, arriving to older ages with excessive body weight or obesity. This may potentially have adverse consequences on health in late life, as for example, it can lead to higher difficulties to move in everyday life and eventually to earlier disability. Many studies have shown that in older population obesity and mobility problems are hand-by-hand. The main aim of the present investigation was to elucidate the extent to which this relation between mobility and obesity could be explained by common genetic and environmental influences in older women.This research utilized data from 434 Finnish twin sisters gathered during t…

Heterogeenisen ryhmän liikunnanopetus koulun esiopetuksessa : oppilaantuntemuksesta yksilöllistämiseen ja turvallisen oppimisympäristön luomiseen

2006

Oppilasryhmän vaikutus opettajan toimintaan yläkoulun poikien palloilutunneilla

2016

Tutkimuksemme tarkoituksena oli selvittää, miten erilaiset oppilasryhmät vaikuttavat opettajan toimintaan ja eroaako opettajan toiminta hetero- ja homogeenisen ryhmän välillä. Tutkimme opettajan toimintaa kolmen pääkohdan pohjalta, joita olivat organisointi, instruktio, vuorovaikutus. Tämän lisäksi teimme havaintoja tunnin yleisilmeestä. Aineistona tutkimuksessa käytettiin kahdeksaa videoitua liikuntatuntia, jotka olivat yläkoulun poikien palloilutunteja. Yksi opettaja piti saman aiheen tunnin kahdelle erityyppiselle ryhmälle, joista toinen oli taidoiltaan heterogeeninen ja toinen homogeeninen. Tarkastelimme videoilta opettajan käyttämiä opetusmenetelmiä, sekä tunnin aloitus- ja lopetushetk…

Predictive value of p53, Ki67 and TLR5 in neoplastic progression of Barrett’s esophagus: a matched case–control study

2022

Abstract Barrett’s esophagus progresses to high-grade dysplasia or cancer along the well-established metaplasia-dysplasia-adenocarcinoma sequence. The aim of this study was to evaluate the value of p53, Ki67, and toll-like receptor 5 (TLR5) in prediction of malignant progression of Barrett’s metaplasia and low-grade dysplasia. This was a retrospective matched case–control study based on Northern and Central Finland population. Patients diagnosed with esophageal high-grade dysplasia or adenocarcinoma were included. From these patients, all previous endoscopy samples were obtained along with original diagnostic HE-slides and clinical data. Age- and sex-matched patients with non-progressing Ba…