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Climbing for equality: overcoming social inequality through sport : a narrative inquiry into the sport lives of five visually disabled climbers in Me…

2016

This master thesis is a qualitative narrative inquiry that illustrates and explores the stories of five visually disabled participants who took up the practice of rock climbing and mountaineering as a means to overcome social inequality. The researcher’s role within the study was that of active participation by being the coach and mountain guide for the participants over a period of five years. This narrative analysis reconstructs the stories of the participants in a coherent thematic analysis from a Marxist historical perspective, explaining how inequality towards the participants was created, by using the concept of Cultural Hegemony from Antonio Gramsci. The mentioned methodology was cho…

Lentokonetehtaiden rakentama Halli : Veljekset Karhumäki oy:n ja Valtion Lentokonetehtaan rakennustoiminta Kuorevedellä 1939-45

2008

Kansan sankarit : hävittäjälentäjien sankarimyytti ensimmäisessä maailmansodassa ja sen jälkeen

2015

Sotilaslentokone sai tulikasteensa ensimmäisessä maailmansodassa. Lentokoneilla taivaalla sotineet miehet nousivat sodan aikana kansan sankareiksi. Tutkin ensimmäisen maailmansodan hävittäjälentäjien sankarimyyttiä Englannissa ja Saksassa sodan aikana ja sen jälkeen. Tutkin aihetta analysoimalla englantilaisen The Manchester Guardian -lehden ja saksalaisen Freiburger Zeitung -lehden kirjoituksia hävittäjälentäjistä. Tutkin lehdistä vuosia 1915–1924. Analysoin lisäksi kuuden kuuluisan hävittäjälentäjän omaelämäkertoja. Päähuomioni kiinnittyy kysymyksiin: miksi ja miten hävittäjälentäjille luotiin sankaristatusta; miten sankaruus muuttui sodan jälkeen; miten lentäjät kokivat sankaristatuksens…

Kaartoja, kierteitä ja kaputteja : ilmailu- ja liikuntafysiologista turbulenssia ilmailulääketieteen siivellä

2016

Palvellessani Puolustusvoimia tutkijana ja ilmailufysiologina 17 vuotta Ilmavoimissa sekä kuusi vuotta Ilmailulääketieteen keskuksessa, sain sukkuloida aitiopaikalta lentäjien liikuntakoulutuksen ja työterveyshuollon välimaastossa. Tarkastelen artikkelissa lentäjän fyysiseen suorituskykyyn liittyviä tekijöitä liikuntatieteiden ja liikuntalääketieteen kannalta, historiaankin nojaten ja paikoitellen rakentavan kriittisesti. Sotilaslääketiede voisi hyödyntää tehokkaammin liikuntatieteen, liikuntalääketieteen sekä sotilaan fyysisen suorituskyvyn alan osaamista sotilaslentäjiin liittyvissä kysymyksissä. Ilmailufysiologin silmin runsaasti hyvää työtä on tehty, mutta jotkin sotilaslääketieteellise…

Cooperative sound design: a protocol analysis

2016

Formal protocol analysis and linkographic representations are well-established approaches in design cognition studies, in the visual domain. We introduce the method and tools in the auditory domain, by analysing a case of collaborative sound design. We show how they can provide relevant qualitative and quantitative information about the efficiency of the creative process.

When Soundscape Studies Encounter Buddhism : Methodology Development of Soundscape Studies conducted at Chinese Buddhist Temples

2012

The ethnographic ideals of ‘reflectiveness’ and ‘openness’ inspire the researcher to think deeply about how to develop ethnographic soundscape methodology during the research process. This Paper focuses on developing adaptive research methods for soundscape studies on Chinese Buddhist temples. Chinese Buddhist temples are monasteries and dwelling places of monks. They are also the miniature of “pure land”. Temples have been considered as the landmarks of quiet and peace in China for thousands of years. What and how are the soundscapes of Buddhist temples? Have any changes happened in the soundscapes? How does the Buddhist way of thinking about hearing impact the Buddhists’ way of hearing? W…

Qt-mobiilisovelluksen integrointi viranomaiskäytössä

2011

Ultra Reliable Communication in 5G Networks: A Dependability-based Availability Analysis in the Space Domain

2017

Master's thesis Information- and communication technology IKT591 - University of Agder 2017 As our daily life is becoming more dependent on wireless and mobile services, seamless network connectivity is of utmost importance. Wireless networks are expected to handle the growing demand for applications which require higher capacity, without failure. Therein, wireless connectivity is regarded as an essential requirement for a wide range of applications in order to support exible and cost-e ective services. As part of the fth generation (5G) communication paradigm, ultra reliable communication (URC) is envisaged as an important technology pillar for providing anywhere and anytime services to en…

Collaborative Design Rational and Social Creativity in Cultures of Participation

2011

The rise in social computing has facilitated a shift from consumer cultures, focused on producing finished media to be consumed passively, to cultures of participation, where people can access the means to participate actively in personally meaningful problems. These developments represent unique and fundamental opportunities and challenges for rethinking and reinventing design rationale and creativity, as people acclimate to taking part in computer-mediated conversations of issues and their solutions. Grounded in our long-term research exploring these topics, this paper articulates arguments, describes and discusses conceptual frameworks and system developments (in the context of three cas…

Theoretical approaches and frameworks to language maintenance and shift research : a critical review

2019

This article presents a critical overview of theoretical approaches and frameworks to language maintenance and shift research in the area of immigrant languages. It covers the underlying principles of these frameworks and assesses their advantages and shortcomings. The article argues that the field’s theoretical orientations have shifted recently, with a greater emphasis on understanding language maintenance and shift as a dynamic process involving complex interrelationships between space and time. These new trends and new areas of research in relation to language maintenance and shift are highlighted and discussed in different parts of the article. The article concludes by calling on the s…