Search results for "VUS"

Data from: Inter-annual variation and long-term trends in proportions of resident individuals in partially migratory birds

2016

Partial migration – a part of a population migrates and another part stays resident year-round on the breeding site – is probably the most common type of migration in the animal kingdom, yet it has only lately garnered more attention. Theoretical studies indicate that in partially migratory populations, the proportion of resident individuals (PoR) should increase in high latitudes in response to the warming climate, but empirical evidence exists for few species. We provide the first comprehensive overview of the environmental factors affecting PoR and the long-term trends in PoR by studying 27 common partially migratory bird species in Finland. The annual PoR values were calculated by divid…

Testing the Effects of GraphoGame Against a Computer-Assisted Math Intervention in Primary School

2022

International audience; Purpose: This study was designed to assess the efficiency of a French version of GraphoGame (GG) against an equally engaging math intervention (Fiete Math, FM) in a large school sample of children from socioeconomically disadvantaged neighborhoods in grade 1 (N = 921). Method: The intervention was implemented in two different cohorts who used GG or FM for about four months four times a week for 30 minutes. Gains in reading and mathematics were assessed before and after intervention. Given the nested nature of the data, results were analyzed using hierarchical linear mixed effect models with intervention and initial pretest level as fixed effects and individuals and c…

Näkökentän tietokoneavusteinen kuntouttaminen

2008

Intercultural competence as part of professional qualifications : a training experiment with bachelor of engineering students

2002

The globalization of working life sets new kinds of requirements on various organizations, in which intercultural competence should be understood as part of knowledge management and tacit knowledge and as a source of competitive advantage and added value. Its development should be started as early as possible. Here proactive Finnish polytechnics have a market niche. They can provide intercultural training as part of professionally-integrated foreign language education, for example. The present study was a training experiment in intercultural communication to Bachelor of Engineering (BEng) students (n = 117) at Kajaani Polytechnic, Finland. Työpaikkailmoitusten sisällön perusteella teollisuu…

An improved high yield method to obtain microsatellite genotypes from red deer antlers up to 200 years old.

2013

Analysis of DNA from older samples, such as museum specimen, is a promising approach to studying genetics of populations and ecological processes across several generations. Here, we present a method for extracting high quality nuclear DNA for microsatellite analysis from antlers of red deer (Cervus elaphus). The genotyping of individuals was based on nine microsatellite loci. Because the amount of DNA found in antlers was high, we could reduce the amount of sample and chemicals used and shorten the decalcification time in comparison to other methods. Using these methods, we obtained genotypes from antlers up to 200 years old.

User experience of an e-commerce website : a case study

2022

User Experience (UX) is extremely important for e-commerce websites and their commercial success. The goal of an e-commerce website is to generate sales and increase customer satisfaction, which is why helping users reach their goals efficiently and effortlessly is an essential part of the online customer journey. A well-designed website improves UX and guides the user towards taking the desired actions, which facilitate a smooth online customer journey. This chapter examines how UX contributes to the online customer journey on an e-commerce website and how the pragmatic and hedonic qualities of the website can meet user needs. By applying the cognitive walkthrough method and a UX questionn…

Those magnificent men with their teaching machines : Watters, Audrey: Teaching Machines: The History of Personalized Learning

2022

Ei almuja sankarivainajien lapsille : sotaorpojen huolto jatkosodan aikana Jämsässä

2011

Pro gradu -tutkielmani tarkoituksena on selvittää sotaorpoja taloudellisesti avustaneet tahot jatkosodan aikana Jämsässä. Tarkastelun alaisena on niin toimijat kuin toimintamuodotkin. Pyrkimyksenä on tarkastella sekä valtion roolia avustustyössä että vapaaehtoisia avustusmuotoja. Tutkimus on tehty paikallistason näkökulmasta käyttäen esimerkkikuntana Jämsää. Paikallistason tutkimuksen kautta on mahdollisuus tarkastella toteutunutta tilannetta sekä ottaa huomioon paikallisyhteisön asennoituminen ja aktiivisuussotaorpojen avustamista kohtaan. Virallisia avustusmuotoja oli valtion myöntämä huoltoeläke sotaorpostatuksen saaneille alle 17 -vuotiaille kaatuneiden lapsille. Täysorvoilla oli mahdol…

Festivaalien avustustenhaku opetusministeriöltä pitkän aikavälin yhteistoiminnallisena pelinä

2002

Impediments to localization agenda : humanitarian space in the Rohingya response in Bangladesh

2022

The article spotlights the impediments of the localization agenda in the Rohingya response in Bangladesh through the notion of humanitarian space. The Rohingyas rely entirely on material aid and humanitarian services in the camps, mainly stemming from international actors committed to the localization agenda, which, however, has not been effectively implemented. Drawing on the definition of humanitarian space as an arena, we investigate the main negotiations within humanitarian space in the Rohingya response and how they impede the realization of the localization agenda. We conducted secondary data analysis on reports published by organizations involved and validated the findings with ten t…