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Do patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease and somatoform tendencies benefit from antireflux surgery?
2019
Source at http://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v25.i3.388. BACKGROUND - The clinical presentation of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) shows a large symptom variation also in different intensities among patients. As several studies have shown, there is a large overlap in the symptomatic spectrum between proven GERD and other disorders such as dyspepsia, functional heartburn and/or somatoform disorders. AIM - To prospectively evaluate the GERD patients with and without somatoform disorders before and after laparoscopic antireflux surgery. METHODS - In a tertiary referral center for foregut surgery over a period of 3 years patients with GERD, qualifying for the indication of laparoscopic antire…
The Effect of a Ketogenic Low-Carbohydrate, High-Fat Diet on Aerobic Capacity and Exercise Performance in Endurance Athletes: A Systematic Review and…
2021
A low-carbohydrate, high-fat (LCHF) diet has been proposed to enhance the fat utilization of muscle and the aerobic capacity of endurance athletes, thereby improving their exercise performance. However, it remains uncertain how the macronutrient intake shift from carbohydrate to fat affects endurance exercise training and performance. This study performed a systematic review and meta-analysis to explore the effects of a ketogenic low-carbohydrate, high-fat (K-LCHF) diet on aerobic capacity and exercise performance among endurance athletes. Searches were carried out in five electronic databases, and we followed the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) gu…
How to evaluate first aid skills after training: a systematic review
2022
Abstract Background To be able to help and save lives, laypersons are recommended to undergo first aid trainings. The aim of this review was to explore the variety of the elements of the measuring systems to assess the effects of first aid trainings on different aspects of first aid skills including practical skills, knowledge, and emotional perspectives. Methods This systematic literature review used Scopus and PubMed databases and searched for studies published between January, 2000, and December, 2020. Out of 2,162 studies meeting the search criteria, 15 studies with quantitative and repeatable evaluation methods to assess first aid skills after first aid training for adults were include…
Early Life Influences on Hearing in Adulthood : a Systematic Review and Two-Step Individual Patient Data Meta-Analysis
2021
Objectives: Adverse prenatal and early childhood development may increase susceptibility of hearing loss in adulthood. The objective was to assess whether indices of early development are associated with adult-onset hearing loss in adults ≥18 years. Design: In a systematic review and meta-analysis, four electronic databases were searched for studies reporting associations between indices of early development (birth weight and adult height) and adult-onset hearing loss in adults ≥18 years. We screened studies, extracted data, and assessed risk of bias. Authors were contacted to provide adjusted odds ratios from a logistic regression model for relationships between birth weight/adult height a…
Polar Bear in 'Fortitude'. Affective Aesthetics and Politics of Climate Change
2021
In the first season of the television Eco Noir crime series “Fortitude” (2015) the polar bear appears as a sticky object that embodies an ambiguous affective charge as an icon of global warming. This article discusses the ways in which the polar bear evokes viewer affect in the series through two discourses. The first one relates to violence, essentially present in crime narratives, and how the human and nonhuman animal are positioned in relation to global warming, violence and each other. It raises questions of place and belonging in a local and global context and examines how the polar bear is constructed in terms of stranger danger and victimization in relation to human animals and the t…
Liberté de la femme dans cinq romans de Calixthe Beyala
2010
Calixthe Beyala on kamerunilainen nykykirjailija, jonka teosten keskeisimpiä teemoja on naisen, etenkin afrikkalaisen naisen, asema yhteiskunnassa. Afrikka on yksi alikehittyneimmistä maanosista ja afrikkalaisten naisten asema on erittäin ongelmallinen. Usein ajatellaan, että afrikkalaisten naisten asema ja vapaus on hyvin rajoitettua, ja he ovat alistettuja yhteiskunnan, perheidensä ja aviomiestensä vaatimusten alle. Beyala teokset ovat sisällöllisesti ja kielellisesti hyvin rikkaita ja vaikka hänen kirjoissaan on alistettuja naisia ilman vapauksia ja oikeuksia, hän kuvaa myös vahvoja ja itsenäisiä naisia. Tutkimukseni tavoitteena on esittää kielelliset keinot, joita Beyala käyttää kuvatak…
Kehitysmaatutkimuksesta kansainvälisen kehitystyön tutkimukseen
2002
Book Review: The Ugandan Churches and the Political Centre, edited by Paddy Musana, Angus Crichton and Caroline Howell
2018
Afrikkalaisesta nykytaiteesta kirjoittamisen haasteet. Näyttelyluetteloiden risteävät diskurssit
2015
Länsimaissa järjestetyt afrikkalaisen nykytaiteen näyttelyt ovat osoittautuneet monin tavoin ongelmalliseksi: purkavatko vai uusintavatko ne länsimaiden ja Afrikan välisiä koloniaalisia valtahierarkioita? Myös Suomessa on järjestetty viime vuosina useita laajoja nykytaiteen näyttelyitä, joissa Afrikkaa on lähestytty eri näkökulmista. Millaisia merkityksiä afrikkalainen nykytaide saa näiden näyttelyiden näyttelyjulkaisuissa? peerReviewed
Yrttitarhoja ja kasvimaita : kasveja, ihmisiä ja historiaa
2020
Palkittu tietokirja Malva ja mulperi: Poimintoja entisajan puutarhoista esittelee menneisyyden puutarhoja ja pohjustaa monien hyvin tuttujen ja arkistenkin kasvien historiallisia vaiheita aina 1400-luvulta 1800-luvulle saakka. Malva ja mulperi on yleistajuinen ja monipuolisesti ja kauniisti kuvitettu tietokirja, joka pohjaa kasviarkeologi Teija Alangon väitöstutkimukseen. nonPeerReviewed