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Effects of strength vs. endurance training and their combination on physical performance characteristics in female horseback riders
2020
BACKGROUND: The purpose of this study was to investigate effects of strength (S), endurance (E) and concurrent strength and endurance (SE) training on neuromuscular and cardiorespiratory characteristics during the 12-week volume-equated protocols in female horseback riders. METHODS: Subjects (N=44) (29.4±8.9 yrs) were assigned to S (n=11), E (n=11), SE (n=13) and control (C) (n=9) groups. Training consisted of progressive S, E or SE training 3x/week and riding exercise 4-6x/week. The measurements included maximal isometric bilateral leg press force (MVCLP) and EMG of VL and BF muscles, rapid isometric force production (0-500ms), maximal force of trunk extensor/flexors (MVCE/MVCF), countermo…
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…
Miljoonat poissa kotoaan : YK:n pakolaisjärjestön toiminta itäisessä ja eteläisessä Afrikassa 1980- ja 1990-luvuilla
2002
Information systems development in developing countries : risk management and sustainability analysis in Nigerian software companies
2002
The expectations of IT for socio-economic and human development in developing countries have been high, but the real benefits and the positive impacts have been somewhat disappointing. The harsh socio-economic and infrastructural context makes the sustainability of an IS a major issue. Technology transfer to Africa has been too dependent on external factors, like international aid donors, and emphasized on technology itself. There is a need for locally developed, appropriate information systems, which are based on local needs and structures. In addition, the development should be done by using appropriate methods in an African context. This thesis is part of the INDEHELA-Methods project, wh…
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
Power training and postmenopausal hormone therapy affect transcriptional control of specific co-regulated gene clusters in skeletal muscle
2010
At the moment, there is no clear molecular explanation for the steeper decline in muscle performance after menopause or the mechanisms of counteractive treatments. The goal of this genome-wide study was to identify the genes and gene clusters through which power training (PT) comprising jumping activities or estrogen containing hormone replacement therapy (HRT) may affect skeletal muscle properties after menopause. We used musculus vastus lateralis samples from early stage postmenopausal (50–57 years old) women participating in a yearlong randomized double-blind placebo-controlled trial with PT and HRT interventions. Using microarray platform with over 24,000 probes, we identified 665 diffe…