A Point, A Process, A Meaning : A Psycho-Semiotic Inquiry into the Sorcerer's 3rd Point of Reference and Numeric Indices in Carlos Castaneda's "The Power of Silence" (1987) by Solimeis, Helmi

“…These categories undergo psycho-semiotic analysis within a parallelizing post-structural framework, resisting fixed interpretations and pre-assigned reader positions. …”
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Dokumenttien muokkausominaisuuden toteuttaminen n-tasoarkkitehtuuriin by Kekäläinen, Ilpo

“…The literature review of the thesis focuses on cloud services, n-tier architectures and the ASP.NET MVC software framework. …”
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Rikkaiden WWW-sovellusten luominen by Korkalainen, Joni

“…However, deciding between these frameworks can be difficult. Four different kind of web-frameworks were compared in this thesis (Vaadin, ASP.NET, Ruby on Rails and Seaside). …”
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Developing a code of conduct for a small Finnish company by Hara, Siina

“…The suggested code of conduct was drafted using a “code pyramid”, a framework for code of conduct developed by Kaptein (2008). …”
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"Peace is a process" : local narratives of peace and the conflict transformation discourse in South Sudan by Turunen, Johanna

“…If supported, this agency could support future attempts at conflict transformation towards a sustainable and peaceful society, where civil society functions also as a critical actor challenging national public debate and politics. …”
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Lisätty todellisuus vähittäiskaupan markkinointiviestinnässä by Moisa, Teuvo

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Integrating a smart city data warehouse efficiently with a cloud infrastructure by Paltto, Oula

“…To this end, a generalizable, theoretical framework was created that can be used to answer e.g., to this question. …”
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A multifaceted perspective on decentralisation : analysis of the Chinese National Curriculum Reform at the general upper-secondary education (2017) by Wang, Yan

“…Considering China's complicated situation, the theoretical framework of the Multifaceted Decentralisation is proposed by the author and applied to analyse and compare the 2017 Curriculum documents (the Scheme, the Standards, and a training quiz) with the school teachers' perceptions of the curriculum reform (based on 50 responses to a schoolteacher questionnaire). …”
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Missing a lot of this world : formal education and political competition in Iraq through a Yezidi lens by Wadsworth, Daria

“…This thesis also seeks to understand prominent Yezidi discourses around this issue and the implications for Yezidi children and youth from Sinjar, and for the Yezidi community as a whole. This research is conducted according to a qualitative approach. …”
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Java-sovelluksen kestävyystestausprosessin automatisointi by Immonen, Miika

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Managing sustainability in a complex urban development project : a stakeholder engagement approach to a wicked problem by Korva, Meri

“…This approach is determined particularly suitable for the intersection between the linear problem-solving models traditionally – and successfully – applied in construction projects for general management purposes and the complexity and uncertainties that come with sustainability-incorporation. A conceptual framework structured around six identified categories of uncertainty is utilized in this study to explore the dichotomy between fragmentation and coherence and to discover how the wicked problem of sustainability-incorporation should be dealt with in the context of complex urban development projects. …”
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Improving data quality: a case study of data governance in a testing organization by Keränen, Annu

“…Based on these insights, a data governance framework focused on data quality was developed and presented to interviewees for feedback. …”
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The prospective reserve of a life insurance contract with modifications in a Non-Markovian setting by Simola, Tapani

“…In this thesis we inspect the prospective reserve of a life insurance contract. The objective is to generalize the concepts from the Markovian framework into the non-Markovian setting. …”
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Robot Frameworkiä hyödyntävän testiautomaatiototeutuksen parantaminen MFC-pohjaisen sovelluksen graafiselle käyttöliittymälle by Honka, Jere

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Software Projects and Software Project Risks by Kuukkanen, Sari

“…The relevant concepts are introduced: project, project management, risk, risk exposure, risk management, and risk management framework. The goal of this study is to investigate special characteristics of software projects and introduce a risk categorisation framework for identifying risks that threaten the success of projects.      …”
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Error monitoring in a distributed system by Nykänen, Paavo

“…This problem is addressed in this thesis by creating and applying an error monitoring framework for a single service of a distributed system. …”
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Making a difference in women's lives? : case study of women's empowerment programme in Rajasthan by Taipale, Jenni

“…The analysis is completed with the help of a simple logic model (resources, activities, immediate results). …”
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Information technology integrations in M&A : synergy creation challenges by Vidqvist, Riku

“…The IT integration challenges directly affect the realization of synergies, and the themes can be identified using the framework. Further, additional research directions in are recommended for scholars in the field of IT M&A and IT synergies. …”
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Creating a musically expressive performance : a study of vocalists' use of emotions in performance preparation by Condon, Shawn Michael

“…Despite the acceptance of expressivity as a crucial element in musical performance, educators have reported addressing it only cursorily or not addressing it at all when preparing for a performance. …”
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Mathematical tools in a digital world by Durity, Anthony

“…First I looked backward in time to survey the history of copyright and intellectual property rights – then I considered how these frameworks operate in the software world. In order to compare and contrast free and open source mathematical software with proprietary software I composed a set of questionnaires and used the methodology of digital ethnography. …”
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