Search results for "IAP"

Elites in Finnish energy policy and biogas as a motor vehicle fuel

2011

The intent of this research was to find out what is the state of Finnish energy policy when reviewing it from the vantage point of biogas as a motor vehicle fuel. It seemed, according to previous research, that Finnish energy policy is lead by an elite and that there was a lack in transparency of energy policy. Therefore, in addition to researching the question of transparency and the possible elite structure, the research questions were: Who are these elites? Why do they exist and what makes others not members of the elite? Within what context do they exist? The question “Who?” will define the elite structure in Finland. “Why?” will tell us why this elite structure exists, thus giving poss…

Range expansion to novel environments : evolutionary physiology and genetics in Leptinotarsa decemlineata

2010

Energiaregiimi muutoksessa : diskursiivinen tarkastelu energiapolitiikasta sosioteknologisena muutoksena

2010

Tutkimus käsittelee suomalaista energiapolitiikkaa ja siinä tapahtuneita muutoksia vuosien 1997 ja 2008 välillä. Ilmastonmuutos, kansainväliset sitoumukset mukaan lukien EU-politiikka, maailmantalouden muutokset, muutokset fossiilisten polttoaineiden hinnassa ja saatavuudessa asettavat energiapolitiikan uudenlaisten haasteiden eteen. Lähtökohtana tutkimuksessa oli, että energiapolitiikka ei ole pelkkää teknologiapolitiikkaa eivätkä siihen liittyvät muutokset vain teknologia muutoksia, vaan muutoksia tapahtuu myös sosiaalisissa rakenteissa kuten vallitsevissa käytännöissä, symbolisissa merkityksissä, infrastruktuurissa. Tutkimuskysymykseksi muotoutui, onko energiaregiimi muuttunut. Tutkimuks…

Adaptation to stressful environments : invasion success of the Colorado potato beetle (Leptinotarsa decemlineata)

2018

Biological invasions, specifically human-induced dispersals, are one of the major threats to our biodiversity and are predicted to increase. Invasive pests provide an opportunity to study whether adaptation to human-induced environments could promote invasions to other human-induced environments. One major anthropogenic selection pressure is created by pesticides, and pests can be exposed to various pesticides in their native, as well as introduced, ranges. I investigated whether exposure to anthropogenic selection (i.e. insecticides and herbicides) and exposure to multiple anthropogenic stressors selects for higher stress tolerance. I also tested whether parental prolonged diapause or inse…

Bridging existing and new approaches for science, technology and innovation cooperation between Finland and Africa : report

2018

How do health care services help and hinder recovery after a suicide attempt? A qualitative analysis of Finnish service user perspectives

2022

Background Suicide attempt survivors are at high risk of re-attempts and suicide death. Previous research has shown that service users’ experiences of post-attempt care are related to future treatment engagement and re-attempts. In-depth understanding of how current services meet service users’ needs in the period immediately following a suicide attempt is thus imperative for the development of more effective tertiary prevention practices in real-life health care systems. Method In this qualitative study, Finnish suicide attempt survivors’ experiences of and perspectives on mental health services were explored through a semi-structured interview. Participants were seven female and seven mal…

Kaksoiskaupunki Helsinki-Viaporin synty ja kukoistus

2021

Arvio teoksesta Aalto, Seppo, Sofia Gustafsson & Juha-Matti Granqvist. Linnoituskaupunki. Helsinki ja Viapori 1721–1808. Helsinki: Minerva. 2020. 640 s. ISBN 978-952-375-082-1. nonPeerReviewed

L'avventura scenica dei gesuiti in Giappone

2016

Diversamente dalle altre aree del mondo nelle quali si trovarono a operare, i missionari della Compagnia di Gesù dovettero misurarsi in Giappone con l'ostilità di una buona parte dell'aristocrazia, che si ri¬teneva depositaria di una civiltà superiore, e della casta dei Bonzi, che vedeva i propri privilegi minacciati dal pericolo di una nuova religione. Tali difficoltà di insediamento, unitamente al problema della lingua, misero a dura prova le capacità inventive e il proces¬so di adattamento al territorio. Il risultato fu, nelle arti sceniche, una lenta ma progressiva evoluzione di tecniche di rappresentazione, il più delle volte inedite e originali, che non mancarono di utilizzare forme e…

The N-dimensional N-person chesslike game strategy analysis model

2016

In this research a mathematical, symmetric n-player game model, based on chess is designed. Symmetry in this context refers to players' positions with respect to each other. While the order of move naturally violates the symmetry, this problem may also be solved. The motivation for building this kind of game model stems from the difficulty of finding mathematical solutions for multi-player games in general. The number of varying factors is so huge, that finding optimal strategies is mathematically almost impossible. The best way to attempt this is to use simulation. Once the model has been built, it can be applied in many ways by using computational algorithms based on the created model. Ch…

Effects of mild aerobic exercise training on the diaphragm in mdx mice

2016

Mild endurance exercise training positively affects limb skeletal muscle in the mdx mice model of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD). However, few and controversial data are available on the effects of mild exercise training on the diaphragm of mdx mice. The diaphragm was examined in mdx and wild type mice either under sedentary conditions (mdx-SD, WT-SD) or during mild exercise training (mdx-EX, WT-EX). At baseline and after 30 and 45 days of training (5 d/wk for 6 weeks), diaphragm muscle morphology and Cx39 protein were assessed. In addition, tissue levels of the chaperonin Hsp60 were measured at the same time points in gastrocnemius, quadriceps and diaphragm in each experimental group. A…