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Heittoja: Työt roboteille ja elämän tarkoitus hallituksen kärkihankkeeksi
2018
A microcosm experiment to evaluate the influence of location and quality of plant residues on residue decomposition and genetic structure of soil mic…
2007
The effects of location (soil surface vs. incorporated in soil) and nature of plant residues on degradation processes and indigenous microbial communities were studied by means of soil microcosms incubation in which the different soil zones influenced by decomposition i.e. residues, soil adjacent to residues (detritusphere) and distant soil unaffected by decomposition (bulk soil) were considered. Plant material decomposition, organic carbon assimilation by the soil microbial biomass and soil inorganic N dynamics were studied with 13 C labelled wheat straw and young rye. The genetic structure of the community in each soil zone were compared between residue locations and type by applying B- a…
Event related brain potential (ERP) correlates of activation and effort in state regulation among children with attentional problems
2002
Peaceful Foreign Policy and Remembrance of War Effort : The Conceptualisation of Willingness to Defend in Finland and Its Connections to Previous Arm…
2022
In Finland, a conceptualization of willingness to defend has been a traditional part of the defence-related debates and the state has vested interests to maintain the high level of willingness. This paper examines the connections to the Second World War in political discourse related to willingness to defend. Based on the analysis of political and societal debates, I will demonstrate that the Second World War serves as an historical experience for the understanding of the concept by offering an idea of individual sacrifice relevant to the survival of the state, as a prime example. peerReviewed
Components of defence strategies in society’s information environment: a case study based on the grounded theory
2020
Objectives: The goal of this study is to explore the components of defence strategies faced by society in its information environment, and how these strategies are inter-related. Methods: This qualitative in-depth case study applied past research and empirical evidence to identify the components of defence strategies in a society’s information environment. The collected data were analysed using the Grounded Theory approach and a conceptual framework with the components of defence strategies and the relationships between these components being developed using the Grounded Theory. Results: This study shows that the goal of politically and militarily hostile actors is to weaken society’s infor…
How is the use of mobile money services transforming lives in Ghana?
2018
Mobile money (MM) is considered a revolutionary phenomenon in the developing world and relies on basic mobile handsets capable of voice and SMS or text. This chapter assesses the potential of mobile phones as a delivery mechanism for financial services in Ghana. Based on the sample of 595 responses collected during the months of September and October, 2016, we investigated various consequences that influence the consumer decision-making process and continuous usage within the mainstream MM or micro-financial services. In total, six hypotheses were developed and tested. The results provided support for all the hypotheses. The key takeaway from this chapter is that MM service agent credibilit…
Factors influencing mobile banking continuous use in Sub-Sahara Africa : A study of mobile banking users in Nigeria
2019
The ubiquitous diffusion of information and communications technology is fundamentally impacting several sectors. In the financial services sub-sector, the convenience and speed that mobile banking (m-banking) applications offer users have made it one of the most popular applications in use. However, the growth trajectory of the application is questionably different as it has continually seen a decline in the Nigerian market. The aim of this study is therefore to examine the factors influencing m-banking continuous use in an emerging market context by using a hybrid of unified theory of acceptance and use of technology (UTAUT2), uses and gratification, and privacy theories. Survey data were…
Mobile financial services : Introduction, definition, and conceptualization
2019
Incumbent business models in banking and payment are continuously challenged by new competition and evolving consumer expectations as banking and payment landscape have increasingly moved digital and mobile. Mobile financial services (MFS) and related technologies encompass a broad range of digital (including mobile) devices, channels, and financial transactions that consumers execute on their mobile phones or tablets. This chapter conceptualizes the term ‘MFS’ and investigates what constitutes the field of MFS. The chapter seeks to answer the following research questions: What is the mobile financial services landscape? What are MFS and how they have been conceptualized in the marketing an…
Koulutuksen tasa-arvon muuttuvat merkitykset: Kasvatussosiologian vuosikirja 1
2016
Koulutuskysymysten ymmärtäminen edellyttää yhteiskuntatieteellistä ymmärrystä, kun koulutus kytkeytyy yhä tiiviimmin talouteen, elinkeino- ja työvoimapolitiikkaan sekä väestöjen ja osaamisen hallintaan. Kasvatus- ja koulutussosiologinen tutkimus on Suomessa vahvistunut 1980-luvulta lähtien merkittävästi. Kasvatussosiologiselle ymmärrykselle on tilausta, joskin koulutuspolitiikkaa tehdään paljolti tutkimustuloksista piittaamatta, mikä sekin on sosiologisesti kiinnostava ja yhteiskuntatieteellistä analyysia kaipaava asia! Sosiologisen koulutustutkimuksen vahvistuminen näkyy hyvin kotimaisten tieteellisten konferenssien esitelmätarjonnassa. Suomessa järjestetään vuosittain useita tieteellisiä …