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Wellbeing dynamics of migrant adolescents: Role of teachers and school as a context
Turun yliopiston julkaisuja - Annales Universitatis Turkuensis B: Humaniora : 747 (Turun yliopisto, 05.12.2025)Migrant adolescents often experience elevated levels of mental health difficulties, but also notable resilience. As a primary developmental context, school provides a crucial setting for promoting adaptation and wellbeing, ... -
Broken Hip, Lost Control - Exploring predictors and outcomes of incontinence in older women with hip fracture
Turun yliopiston julkaisuja - Annales Universitatis Turkuensis D: Medica - Odontologica : 1928 (Turun yliopisto, 12.12.2025)Incontinence, falls and hip fractures are common public health problems, especially among older women. These conditions will increasingly burden the health care system as the population ages. The aims of this thesis ... -
Partially stabilized zirconia: Mechanical and optical properties and effect of chairside adjustments and fatiguing
Turun yliopiston julkaisuja - Annales Universitatis Turkuensis D: Medica - Odontologica : 1923 (Turun yliopisto, 21.11.2025)Monolithic partially stabilized zirconia (PSZ) is commonly used in restorative dentistry for its strength, wear resistance, esthetics, and biocompatibility. However, the effects of thermo-mechanical fatiguing and chairside ... -
Attitudes and clinical practices toward sexual problems: A National survey on sexual medicine among obstetrician-gynecologists in Finland
Turun yliopiston julkaisuja - Annales Universitatis Turkuensis, Ser D: Medica - Odontologica : 1924 (Turun yliopisto, 05.12.2025)Sexual health is essential to overall well-being but is often deprioritized in health care settings. Physicians do not routinely inquire about sexual problems during general history-taking, despite recognizing their ... -
Assessing the differences between uncomplicated and complicated acute appendicitis: From accurate diagnosis to tailored treatment
Turun yliopiston julkaisuja - Annales Universitatis Turkuensis, Ser D: Medica - Odontologica : 1916 (Turun yliopisto, 21.10.2025)Acute appendicitis is one of the most common reasons for acute abdomen. Current epidemiological and clinical studies clearly suggest that appendicitis consists of a diverse spectrum of variable disease severity forms. This ... -
Investigating and improving cardiac troponin assays
Turun yliopiston julkaisuja - Annales Universitatis Turkuensis F: Technica & Informatica : 67 (Turun yliopisto, 19.12.2025)Cardiac troponins I (cTnI) and T (cTnT) are the preferred biomarkers of myocardial injury representing the diagnostic cornerstone of acute myocardial infarction (AMI). The implementation of high-sensitivity cardiac troponin ... -
Additive manufacturing of polymer-based drug delivery systems: Effects of semi-solid ink composition and manufacturing process parameters on structural and drug release properties
Turun yliopiston julkaisuja - Annales Universitatis Turkuensis, Ser F: Techica & Informatica : 65 (Turun yliopisto, 28.11.2025)Controlled release drug delivery systems enable the maintenance of drug levels within the therapeutic window for extended periods, thereby enhancing the treatment efficacy and patient compliance. However, there is a growing ... -
Deepfake user personas for good - from maleficent to helping users
Turun Kauppakorkeakoulun julkaisuja. Sarja E: : 138 (Turun yliopisto. Turun kauppakorkeakoulu, 21.11.2025)This dissertation explores the emerging role of deepfake personas in human–computer interaction and marketing, investigating their usability, user perceptions, and ethical considerations in design tasks. While deepfake ... -
Herkistyneen mielen enteet: Etnografinen tutkimus suomalaisten kertomista toisen maailmansodan yliluonnollisista kokemuksista ja kokemusperinnön luomisesta
Turun yliopiston julkaisuja - Annales Universitatis Turkuensis, Ser B: Humaniora : 730 (Turun yliopisto, 28.11.2025)Vuosina 2017–2023 etnografisesti muodostamani tutkimusaineisto käsittää 218 suomalaisen kokemuskertomukset toisen maailmansodan yliluonnollisiksi tulkituista kokemuksista. Aineisto sisältää Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seuran ... -
Multi-scale modelling of energetic particle dynamics and radio signatures in coronal and heliospheric plasmas
(Turun yliopisto, 10.11.2025)Solar Energetic Particles (SEPs) accelerated during space weather events such as solar flares, Coronal Mass Ejections (CMEs), and corotating interaction regions, can reach energies up to several GeV per nucleon for ions ... -
Detection and household transmission of SARS-CoV-2
Turun yliopiston julkaisuja - Annales Universitatis Turkuensis D: Medica - Odontologica : 1911 (Turun yliopisto, 14.11.2025)Background: The COVID-19 pandemic, caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), led to global actions to limit the transmission. Extensive testing quickly led to a worldwide shortage of testing ... -
Artificial intelligence-based robots for individual well-being: A Multiple-Case study
Turun Kauppakorkeakoulun julkaisuja. Sarja E: : 136 (Turun yliopisto. Turun kauppakorkeakoulu, 14.11.2025)As artificial intelligence (AI)-based robots become increasingly embedded in daily life, their potential to support human well-being has attracted growing interest from both academia and mass media. Based on their embodiment ... -
What drives you - vision or cognition?: Exploration and validation of new methods to test real-world visual functioning
Turun yliopiston julkaisuja - Annales Universitatis Turkuensis D: Medica - Odontologica : 1907 (Turun yliopisto, 07.11.2025)Current measures for assessing vision, such as charts and visual field testing, do not correlate well with how patients experience daily life tasks such as driving. However, the regulations on fitness to drive in glaucoma ... -
Tuhoamista ja tulevaisuuden rakentamista: Destruktiivisuus saksalaisessa 1900-luvun alun avantgardessa
Turun yliopiston julkaisuja - Annales Universitatis Turkuensis, Ser B: Humaniora : 745 (Turun yliopisto, 08.11.2025)Artikkelimuotoinen väitöskirjani tarkastelee destruktiivisuutta 1900-luvun alun saksalaisessa avantgardessa. Avantgardeliikkeet ekspressionismista dadaan reagoivat radikaalilla estetiikallaan 1800-luvulta alkaneisiin ... -
Sateenkaari-ihmisten kielenkäyttö: Kansanlingvistinen aineisto ikkunana identiteettiin, performatiivisuuteen ja normatiivisuuteen
Turun yliopiston julkaisuja - Annales Universitatis Turkuensis, Ser B: Humaniora : 739 (Turun yliopisto, 31.10.2025)Tämä väitöskirja käsittelee sateenkaari-ihmisten kielenkäyttöä ja sen yhteyksiä normatiivisuuteen. Pääpaino on sateenkaari-ihmisten omissa käsityksissä ja asenteissa. Teoreettisina viitekehyksinä toimivat sosio-, kansan-, ... -
Investigating the relationship between CLIL and L1 ability in a Finnish education context
Turun yliopiston julkaisuja - Annales Universitatis Turkuensis, Ser B: Humaniora : 743 (Turun yliopisto, 22.11.2025)This study analyses differences in first language (L1) ability between students in content and language integrated learning (CLIL) and students in mainstream education (non-CLIL). The study provides new insights by using ... -
Quality of life and treatment-induced morbidity in patients with head and neck cancer: special emphasis on oropharyngeal cancer
Turun yliopiston julkaisuja. Sarja D, Medica – Odontologica : 1908 (Turun yliopisto, 31.10.2025)ABSTRACT The demographics of head and neck cancer (HNC) are evolving. The current human papillomavirus (HPV) epidemic has led to an increasing incidence of HNC among patients under the age of 45, particularly those ... -
The dynamics of space, place and landscape: understanding the Arctic landscape from a Lacanian perspective
Turun yliopiston julkaisuja. Sarja B, Humaniora : 742 (Turun yliopisto, 31.10.2025)ABSTRACT In this dissertation, I investigate the dynamics of space, place, and landscape by reconceptualizing the Arctic landscape through a Lacanian perspective. Bringing W. J. T. Mitchell’s triad of space–place–landscape ... -
Design principles for alternative futures of complex adaptive systems
FFRC Publications : 1/2025 (Turun yliopisto. Turun kauppakorkeakoulu, 14.11.2025)ABSTRACT Societies are made of Complex Adaptive Systems (CAS) which have no central command or ownership and which self-organise through local interactions. Becoming aware of their possible futures is critical since ... -
Going green without a silver spoon: how social processes within families influence proenvironmental behaviors in China
Turun yliopiston julkaisuja. Sarja B, Humaniora : 748 (Turun yliopisto, 22.10.2025)ABSTRACT According to the Global Waste Management Outlook 2024, householders across the world generate over two billion tons of municipal solid waste every year. One of the most immediate negative consequences of human ...
