• Production of glandular trichomes responds to water stress and temperature in silver birch (Betula pendula) leaves 

  Thitz P; Possen BJHM; Oksanen E; Mehtätalo L; Virjamo V; Vapaavuori E (NRC Research PressCA, 2017)

  Silver birch (Betula pendula Roth) allocates substantial resources to the production of glandular trichomes. If these trichomes can protect trees from temperature and water stress, their production would be expected to ...

• Modeling uncertainties in estimation of canopy LAI from hyperspectral remote sensing data - A Bayesian approach 

  Varvia P; Rautiainen M; Seppänen A (Elsevier BV, 2017)

  Hyperspectral remote sensing data carry information on the leaf area index (LAI) of forests, and thus in principle, LAI can be estimated based on the data by inverting a forest reflectance model. However, LAI is usually ...

• Atypical brain activation in children who stutter in a visual Go/Nogo task: An ERP study 

  Piispala J; Määttä S; Pääkkönen A; Bloigu R; Kallio M; Jansson-Verkasalo E (Elsevier BV, 2017)

  Objective The aim of the study was to investigate inhibitory control by evaluating possible differences in the strength and distribution of the brain activity in a visual Go/Nogo task in children who stutter (CWS) compared ...

• Macrophage selective photodynamic therapy by meta-tetra(hydroxyphenyl)chlorin loaded polymeric micelles : a possible treatment for cardiovascular diseases 

  Wennink JWH; Liu Y; Mäkinen PI; Setaro F; de la Escosura A; Bourajjaj M; Lappalainen JP; Holappa LP; van den Dikkenberg JB; Al Fartousi M; Trohopoulos PN; Ylä-Herttuala S; Torres T; Hennink WE; van Nostrum CF (Alankomaat, 2017)

  Selective elimination of macrophages by photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a new and promising therapeutic modality for the reduction of atherosclerotic plaques. m-Tetra(hydroxyphenyl)chlorin (mTHPC, or Temoporfin) may be ...

• Imaging of αvβ3 integrin expression in experimental myocardial ischemia with [68Ga]NODAGA-RGD positron emission tomography 

  Grönman M; Tarkia M; Kiviniemi T; Halonen P; Kuivanen A; Savunen T; Tolvanen T; Teuho J; Käkelä M; Metsälä O; Pietilä M; Saukko P; Ylä-Herttuala S; Knuuti J; Roivainen A; Saraste A (Springer Nature, 2017)

  Background Radiolabeled RGD peptides detect αvβ3 integrin expression associated with angiogenesis and extracellular matrix remodeling after myocardial infarction. We studied whether cardiac positron emission tomography ...

• Differentially cleaving peptides as a strategy for controlled drug release in human retinal pigment epithelial cells 

  Bhattacharya M; Sarkhel S; Peltoniemi J; Broadbridge R; Tuomainen M; Auriola S; Urtti A (Elsevier BV, 2017)

  Currently, drug delivery to the posterior eye segment relies on intravitreal injections of therapeutics. This approach requires frequent injections and does not guarantee drug delivery to intracellular targets. Controlled ...

• The effect of muscle fatigue and low back pain on lumbar movement variability and complexity 

  Bauer CM; Rast FM; Ernst MJ; Meichtry A; Kool J; Rissanen SM; Suni JH; Kankaanpää M (Elsevier BV, 2017)

  Introduction Changes in movement variability and complexity may reflect an adaptation strategy to fatigue. One unresolved question is whether this adaptation is hampered by the presence of low back pain (LBP). This study ...

• Physical Activity After a Hip Fracture: Effect of a Multicomponent Home-Based Rehabilitation Program-A Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Controlled Trial 

  Turunen K; Salpakoski A; Edgren J; Törmäkangas T; Arkela M; Kallinen M; Pesola M; Hartikainen S; Nikander R; Sipilä S (Elsevier BV, 2017)

  Objectives To investigate the effect of a yearlong multicomponent rehabilitation program on the level of physical activity (PA) and the maintenance of the level of PA over 1-year follow-up among older people recovering ...

• Crafting well-being : meanings and intentions of stay-at-home mothers' craft-based leisure activity 

  Pöllänen Sinikka; Voutilainen Sinikka (Informa UK Limited, 2017)

  The purpose of this study was to explore the meanings of and intentions behind craft-based leisure activities among stay-at-home mothers. The study attempts to shed light on the meanings of craft in relation to the ...

• Spaces of in-between-ness and unbelonging : the hotel in short stories by Sefi Atta and Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie 

  Toivanen Anna-Leena (Informa UK Limited, 2017)

  The figure of the migrant has become a paradigmatic representative of globalised postcoloniality. Yet, not all ‘postcolonial’ mobilities can be equated with migration. Cases in point are the travelling African protagonists ...

• Drinking water quality in distribution systems of surface and ground waterworks in Finland 

  Ikonen Jenni Meirami; Hokajärvi Anna-Maria; Heikkinen Jatta; Pitkänen Tarja; Ciszek Robert; Kolehmainen Mikko; Pursiainen Anna; Kauppinen Ari; Kusnetsov Jaana; Torvinen Eila; Miettinen Ilkka T (Aleksandras Stulginskis University, 2017)

• Impact of electronic prescriptions on the medicine dispensing process in Finnish community pharmacies - A survey of pharmacists 

  Kauppinen Hanna; Ahonen Riitta; Timonen Johanna (Wiley-BlackwellBritannia, 2017)

  Objective To explore the impact of electronic prescriptions (ePrescriptions) on the dispensing process in Finnish community pharmacies. Methods A survey of a random sample of dispensers (B.Sc. in Pharmacy) (n = 1004) ...

• Medication safety and the usability of electronic prescribing as perceived by physicians: a semistructured interview among primary health care physicians in Finland 

  Kauppinen H; Ahonen R; Mäntyselkä P; Timonen J (Wiley-Blackwell, 2017)

  Rationale, aims and objectives In Finland, a fully operational and nationwide electronic prescription (ePrescription) system was implemented by law in 2012 to 2015. From 2017, all prescriptions have to be electronic. ...

• The impact of electronic prescriptions on medication safety in Finnish community pharmacies: A survey of pharmacists 

  Kauppinen Hanna; Ahonen Riitta; Timonen Johanna (Elsevier BVIrlanti, 2017)

  Objectives The purpose was to explore pharmacists’ opinions regarding the impacts of electronic prescriptions (ePrescriptions) on medication safety in Finnish community pharmacies. Further objectives were to explore how ...

• A Low-Frequency Inactivating AKT2 Variant Enriched in the Finnish Population Is Associated With Fasting Insulin Levels and Type 2 Diabetes Risk 

  Manning A; Highland HM; Gasser J; Sim X; Tukiainen T; Fontanillas P; Grarup N; Rivas MA; Mahajan A; Locke AE; Cingolani P; Pers TH; Viñuela A; Brown AA; Wu Y; Flannick J; Fuchsberger C; Gamazon ER; Gaulton KJ; Im HK; Lakka Timo; Kuulasmaa Teemu; Uusitupa Matti et al. (American Diabetes Association, 2017)

  To identify novel coding association signals and facilitate characterization of mechanisms influencing glycemic traits and type 2 diabetes risk, we analyzed 109,215 variants derived from exome array genotyping together ...

• Differences in growth and wood density in clones and provenance hybrid clones of Norway spruce 

  Levkoev E; Kilpeläinen A; Luostarinen K; Pulkkinen P; Mehtätalo L; Ikonen V-P; Jaatinen R; Zhigunov A; Kangas J; Peltola H (Canadian Science PublishingKanada, 2017)

  The growing forest bioeconomy calls for enhancing wood production in Finland. Accordingly, we studied phenotypic differences and correlations for growth and wood density traits in 25 Norway spruce (Picea abies (L.) Karst.) ...

• Autophagy Regulates Proteasome Inhibitor-Induced Pigmentation in Human Embryonic Stem Cell-Derived Retinal Pigment Epithelial Cells 

  Juuti-Uusitalo K; Koskela A; Kivinen N; Viiri J; Hyttinen JMT; Reinisalo M; Koistinen A; Uusitalo H; Sinha D; Skottman H; Kaarniranta K (MDPI AG, 2017)

  The impairment of autophagic and proteasomal cleansing together with changes in pigmentation has been documented in retinal pigment epithelial (RPE) cell degeneration. However, the function and co-operation of these ...

• Use of oral health care services in Finnish adults - results from the cross-sectional Health 2000 and 2011 Surveys 

  Suominen AL; Helminen S; Lahti S; Vehkalahti MM; Knuuttila M; Varsio S; Nordblad A (Springer Nature, 2017)

  Background During the 2000s, two major legislative reforms concerning oral health care have been implemented in Finland. One entitled the whole population to subsidized care and the other regulated the timeframes of access ...

• The diagonal model of job satisfaction and motivation : extracted from the logical comparison of content and process theories 

  Sahito Zafarullah; Väisänen Pertti (Sciedu Press, 2017)

  The purpose of this study is to explore the strongest areas of all prime theories of job satisfaction and motivation to create a new multidimensional model. This model relies on all explored areas from the logical comparison ...

• Ultrasound field characterization using synthetic schlieren tomography 

  Pulkkinen Aki; Leskinen Jarkko J; Tiihonen Aimo (Acoustical Society of America (ASA), 2017)

  Synthetic schlieren imaging, also known as background oriented schlieren imaging, is used to determine the acoustical field of a focused ultrasound transducer operating at 1.01 MHz frequency with peak pressure amplitude ...

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