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Ultraviolet cues in fruit-frugivore interactions

2002

All diurnal birds studied so far, many reptiles, amphibians, fish and some rodents are able to detect near-ultraviolet light (UV; 320-400 nm) invisible to humans. In many animals, UV cues have been found to play a role in foraging and mate choice. As many fruits reflect UV light, frugivores sensitive to UV may also use these cues in foraging. Fruit colours and their contrast with background coloration may attract frugivores. In this thesis, I studied the fruit colour preferences of both redwings (Turdus iliacus) and small rodents (house mice, Mus musculus and bank vole, Clethrionomys glareolus).

Habitat area and local habitat conditions outweigh fragmentation effects on insect communities in vineyards

2022

Fragmentation of habitat, for example by intensive agricultural practices, can be detrimental to local biodiversity. However, it often remains unclear whether such biodiversity declines are caused by loss of habitat area or increased fragmentation, and how habitat quality factors into it. In our study system, vegetated vineyards are typically small, and isolated from one another, potentially limiting the distribution and dispersal of organisms. In a full-factorial experiment of a priori selected vegetated vineyard patches of differing size and fragmentation, we aimed to disentangle the effects of habitat area (area of vegetated vineyards), habitat fragmentation (number of vegetated vineyard…

Effect of Ending the Nationwide Free School Fruit Scheme on the Intake of Fruits, Vegetables, and Unhealthy Snacks in Norwegian School Children Aged …

2023

The Norwegian authorities started a nationwide free school fruit program in 2007, implemented in all secondary schools (grades 8–10) and combined schools (grades 1–10) in Norway. The program ended in 2014. This study evaluates the effect of ending the nationwide free school fruit program on the consumption of fruit, vegetables, and unhealthy snacks among Norwegian sixth and seventh graders. The study sample consists of pupils at 18 schools that participated in all data collections in the Fruits and Vegetables Make the Marks project (FVMM), initiated in 2001, with new data collections in 2008 and 2018. Four of the schools were combined schools, therefore children in sixth and seventh grade a…

Teachers’ Emotional Intelligence, Burnout, Work Engagement, and Self-Efficacy during COVID-19 Lockdown

2023

Teachers’ psychological well-being is a crucial aspect that influences learning in a classroom climate. The aim of the study was to investigate teachers’ emotional intelligence, burnout, work engagement, and self-efficacy in times of remote teaching during COVID-19 lockdown. A sample of 65 teachers (Mage = 50.49), from early childhood through lower secondary education, were recruited during a period of school closure to answer self-report questionnaires and other measures assessing study variables. Results showed that during the COVID-19 pandemic, teachers reported higher levels of burnout and lower levels of self-esteem due to multiple challenges related to remote teaching and …

Future Directions in Workplace Communication

2019

Various utopias and dystopias regarding the significance of human communication in the future workplace have been presented. Artificial intelligence (AI) will undoubtedly be one of the most remarkable influences on future work, and employees must prepare themselves to have social robots as coworkers. Partly as a result of the increased use of AI, various forms of self-employment will gain ground. Lifelong occupations and professions will be less common, and the value of one’s ever-evolving skills and knowledge, applicable to diverse work contexts, will consequently receive more emphasis. Knowledge work will increasingly take place in digital communication environments, and telework and othe…

"Aina on varmaan parannettavaa" : asiakasodotusten tunnistaminen ja luokittelu B2B-asiakassuhteessa

2016

Tässä Pro gradu -tutkielmassa tarkasteltiin asiakasodotusten merkitystä yritysten välisessä asiakassuhteessa (B2B). Tavoitteena oli selvittää, voidaanko asiakasodotusten tuntemisen avulla ymmärtää paremmin asiakkaan näkemyksiä asiakassuhteen nykytilasta ja tulevaisuudesta. Ajankohtaisen aiheen taustalla on eri tutkimusaloilla tunnustettu tarve yritysten lisätä asiakasymmärrystään ja kehittää asiakastiedon keruun menetelmiään. Tässä tutkielmassa asiakasodotuksia tutkittiin laadullisen tapaustutkimuksen ja teemahaastattelun keinoin. Kohdeyritys oli suomalainen B2B-sektorilla toimiva konsulttiyritys, jonka asiakaskunnasta valittiin haastatteluihin kuusi eri aloilla toimivaa asiakasorganisaatio…

Maineen rakentuminen organisaatiomuutoksessa : mainemuutosten arviointia kahden tapausorganisaation näkökulmasta

2012

Tässä laadullisessa tutkimuksessa tarkasteltiin organisaatioiden yhdistymisen mukanaan tuomia mainemuutoksia uusille organisaatioille. Tutkimuskohteena oli kaksi julkisen sektorin tapausorganisaatiota, Terveyden ja hyvinvoinnin laitos (KTL + Stakes) ja Valvira (TEO + STTV). Tutkimuksessa pyrittiin selvittämään, mistä tekijöistä koostuu organisaatiomuutoksen kautta yhdistyneen uuden organisaation maine ja miten vanha maine heijastuu uuden organisaation maineeseen. Lisäksi pohdittiin, vaikuttaako toisen organisaation maine toista enemmän uudessa organisaatiossa. Empiirisen tutkimuksen varsinaisena aineistona toimivat sidosryhmäkyselyinä vuonna 2008 ja 2011 toteutettujen mainemittaritutkimuste…

Engaging Employees via Digital Technologies : An Integrative Model of Change Management and Communication via Internal Social Media

2023

Internal social media (ISM) has increasingly gained relevance as a networking platform on which employees can share content and actively engage in conversations across functions, regions, and hierarchical levels. Many employees have been working from home, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic, using a variety of ISM platforms—a trend that could continue to increase. While the COVID-19 pandemic is only one example of how organisations must continuously change to adapt to a new context, research shows that it is difficult for management to implement changes successfully among employees, and most change initiatives fail. ISM provides a dynamic and interactive communication arena in which em…

Vesikasvillisuus ja siihen vaikuttavat ympäristötekijät Pallas-Ounastunturin alueella

2006

Relationships Between Career Indecision, Search for Work Self-Efficacy, and Psychological Well-Being in Italian Never-Employed Young Adults.

2017

Although different studies have investigated career choices as cognitive acts of decision-making, non-cognitive components also play an important role. The study tries to develop an empirically based model of career decision-making process linking cognitive (search for work self-efficacy - SWSE) and non-cognitive (psychological well-being - PWB) components. In particular, the study investigates, among 148 never-employed Italian young adults, to what extent the relationship between SWSE and career indecision in terms of lack of readiness (LoR) can be explained by their common relationship with PWB. Results highlighted that SWSE is negatively associated with LoR when considered in absence of …