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Methodological Guidelines Designed to Improve the Quality of Research on Cross-Country Skiing

2021

AbstractCross-country (XC) ski races involve a variety of formats, two different techniques and tracks with highly variable topography and environmental conditions. In addition, XC skiing is a major component of both Nordic combined and biathlon competitions. Research in this area, both in the laboratory and field, encounters certain difficulties that may reduce the reliability and validity of the data obtained, as well as complicate comparisons between studies. Here, 13 international experts propose specific guidelines designed to enhance the quality of research and publications on XC skiing, as well as on the biathlon and Nordic combined skiing. We consider biomechanical (kinematic, kinet…

Revisiting a Previously Validated Temperament Test in Shelter Dogs, Including an Examination of the Use of Fake Model Dogs to Assess Conspecific Soci…

2019

This study assessed the feasibility and reproducibility of a previously validated temperament test (TT) for shelter dogs. The test was developed to measure dog behaviour in the kennel, and traits of sociability towards people and other dogs, docility to leash, playfulness, cognitive skills, and reactivity. We introduced the use of differently sized fake dogs to check their appropriateness in correctly assessing sociability to dogs to broaden its applicability (as the original study used real stimulus dogs). We hypothesised that dogs&rsquo

Miten yksinäisyys huomioidaan vanhuspoliittisissa strategioissa?

2012

Tutkimukseni koskee ikäihmisten yksinäisyyden huomioimista vanhuspoliittisissa strategioissa. Kartoitan tutkimuksessa palvelurakenteen vastaamista yksinäisyyden problematiikkaan ikäihmisten elämässä strategioiden tasolta. Tutkimukseni ikäihmiset ovat yli 75-vuotiaita, joiden katsotaan tekeillä olevan vanhuspalvelulain luonnoksen mukaan olevan eräänlaisen rajapyykin saavuttaneita henkilöitä. Palvelujen tarve kasvaa 75 vuotta täyttäneillä selvästi. Suurinta palvelutarve on neljännessä iässä ja useimmat yli 85-vuotiaat ovat perustuslain 19 §:n 1 momentissa kuvattuja välttämätöntä huolenpitoa tarvitsevia henkilöitä vanhustenhuollon palveluissa. Palveluja tarjottaessa ja suunniteltaessa on järke…

In-Depth Characterization of Bioactive Extracts from Posidonia oceanica Waste Biomass

2019

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Value Co-creation for Smart Villages: The Institutionalization of Regional Service Ecosystems

2020

Building a versatile portfolio of public and private digital-enabled services is vital in rural and sparsely populated regions, where traditional market mechanisms alone cannot guarantee the availability of essential services. However, contemporary services tend to build on prevalent institutions, often governed by decisions based on market mechanisms, such as economies of scale – service-by-service and village-by-village. A shift is suggested towards networks of smart villages co-creating value as regional service ecosystems. We draw from institutional theory and employ the Service-dominant logic (SDL) framework in investigating value co-creation in rural villages in Sweden. Analyzing 53 l…

Environmental drivers of lake profundal macroinvertebrate community variation : implications for bioassessment

2011

Pohjan liejukerrostumat kertovat Jyväsjärven ympäristöhistorian

2001

Jyväsjärven ympäristöhistoriaa ja ekologisen tilan muuttumista 1700-luvulta nykypäiviin selvitettiin eliöjäänteiden ja sedimentin fysikaalisten ja kemiallisten ominaisuuksien perusteella. Liejunäytteistä tutkittiin 32 alkuaineen ja orgaanisten haitta-aineiden, kuten hartsihappojen, PCB:n, DDT:n ja sen hajoamistuotteiden esiintymistä sekä piilevien ja surviaissääsken toukkien jäänteitä. Tämän ajanjakson, runsaan kahden vuosisadan aikana Jyväsjärvi muuttui erämaajärvestä kaupunkijärveksi. Tämä jakso sisältyy Jyväsjärvessä noin 80 cm:n paksuiseen liejukerrokseen. Yhden vuoden tapahtumat mahtuvat tässä liejuisessa historiankirjassa sivuun, jonka paksuus vaihtelee esiteollisen ajan noin kahdesta…

Assessing the conservation priority of freshwater lake sites based on taxonomic, functional and environmental uniqueness

2022

Aim We propose a novel approach that considers taxonomic uniqueness, functional uniqueness and environmental uniqueness and show how it can be used in guiding conservation planning. We illustrate the approach using data for lake biota and environment. Location Lake Puruvesi, Finland. Methods We sampled macrophytes and macroinvertebrates from the same 18 littoral sites. By adapting the original “ecological uniqueness” approach, we used distance-based methods to calculate measures of taxonomic (LCBD–t), functional (LCBD–f) and environmental (LCEH) uniqueness for each site. We also considered the numbers and locations of the sites needed to protect up to 70% of total variation in taxonomic, fu…

Asymmetrical muscle strength deficit, mobility limitation and aquatic resistance training in persons with knee osteoarthritis

2013

Exercise as stimulus for cartilage health in knee osteoarthritis

2018

Knee osteoarthritis (OA) is a leading cause of musculoskeletal pain and disability and has significant socio-economical costs globally. There is no known cure for OA. Therapeutic exercise has been shown to evoke acute positive posttreatment effects on pain and function. Even though cartilage degeneration is crucial in OA progression, there is sparse knowledge about exercise effects on osteoarthritic cartilage. The purpose of this study was to investigate the efficacy of aquatic resistance training on the estimated biochemical composition of tibiofemoral cartilage and the association between leisure time physical activity (LTPA) and tibiofemoral cartilage in postmenopausal women with mild kn…