Yhdistetyn voima- ja kestävyysharjoittelun yhteydet nuorten naisten fyysiseen suorituskykyyn ja terveyteen by Repola, Johanna, Salminen, Riikka

“…There were no changes in time and rate of force development in lower and upper body. Maximal isometric trunk flexion increased 27.2 % and maximal isometric trunk extension 16.1 %. …”
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Women in South African politics : rural Shangaan women in focus by Maluleke, Gavaza

“…This is important in that it shows that no matter how active these women are, when categories are used as forms of analysis, seeing these women as actors and agents of change is not possible. …”
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The impact of rural resettlement on livelihoods : a case of Isara resettlement site in Dawuro, Ethiopia by Dubale, Tekalign Gunjefo

“…Here the demolished local forest and land resources cut of f the above livelihood cycle. …”
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Sustainability evaluation of Indian Eco-Village Development -Project by Laitinen, Jaana

“…The study has been conducted in a form of empowerment evaluation and supported with more traditional participatory methods. …”
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From needs to competencies : a case study on the integration of a rights based approach into NGO practises by Mesiäislehto, Virpi

“…The findings are meaningful when the conception of the child is understood to play a significant role in the formulation of the development process. In addition to the conceptual changes, the practical possibilities of RBA were perceived as three-fold: providing a coherent framework for the practises of CSP, producing a new understanding of responsibility and securing specific interventions. …”
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"Kai kuulun semmosiin sekatyöläisiin" : ammatillinen identiteetti matkailualaa opiskelevien ja matkailutyötä tekevien kokemana by Välimaa, Merja

“…Tulosten perusteella formaalin koulutuksen tärkeimmät pedagogiset teot ammatillisen identiteetin ja subjektiksi tulemisen tukemisessa ovat rakentava palaute sekä reflektiivisten oppimiskokemusten ja laajan substanssiosaamisen mahdollistaminen. …”
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Political economy and ecology of water control : dynamics of water policy reform and water justice in Taita Hills, South-Eastern Kenya by Räsänen, Marinka

“…Access to water by rural communities in the developing countries is shaped by various intertwined factors, including physical characteristics of the water cycle i.e. water availability; technical, financial and organizational means of establishing and managing water infrastructures; the social organization around water i.e. the formal and informal regulations and laws regarding water rights and responsibilities thereof. …”
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Development discourses of the low human development index : countries in UN post-2015 discussion by Leskinen, Kati

“…The criteria of data selection involve the level of HDI, language, format of the report and geographical location. The idea about development as discursive constructed social reality is at the focus of theoretical framework. …”
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Miten tuulivoimaloiden rakentaminen vaikuttaa paikallisten tuulivoima-asenteisiin? : esimerkkinä Luhangan Latamäki by Männistö, Tanja

“…After construction the general attitude was more positive towards wind energy as a form of power production (p < 0,05) and towards wind energy's impacts on nature (p < 0,001). …”
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An investigation into the role of exposure to speech sounds during sleep in auditory perceptual learning by Bell, Sari Anne

“…Recent research has suggested that some forms of sleep learning might exist in newborn human infants and human adults in some sensory modalities. …”
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Effects of post-training hippocampal dentate spike - contingent stimulation on learning after trace fear conditioning in rats by Kullberg, Nina, Tiri, Sonja

“…Previous studies have investigated how the dentate spikes affect the oscillatory dynamics in a hippocampal formation, but we could not find earlier studies that had focused on how the dentate spikes are related to visible behaviour. …”
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"Onks sua ruvennu pelottaan kun mä oon näin hurja" : teorialähtöinen sisällönanalyysi yhteistyökatkoksista psykoterapissa by Lehtonen, Rebekka, Leinonen, Elisa

“…The self-disclosure of the therapist was considered counterproductive, when it was associated with the therapist revealing her own fears concerning the therapeutic relationship and bringing forth her vulnerability. Resolution of the ruptures in the treatment was inadequate, which weakened the alliance between the therapist and the client. …”
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Pariterapia parisuhdeväkivallan hoidossa : asiakkaiden tyytymättömyys ja siihen vaikuttaneet tekijät by Mäkinen, Riina, Lempinen, Assi

“…Clients filled SRS (Session Rating Scale) forms at the end of each session to estimate the degree of satisfaction with the various sections of the session. …”
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Effect of transcranial direct-current stimulation on human trace and discrimination eyeblink conditioning by Heimonen, Joona, Teivaanmäki, Sini

“…In addition to treating clinical conditions, it has also been used to modulate various forms of cognition. In this thesis, we explored the effect of tDCS on human associative learning in trace and discrimination eyeblink conditioning tasks. …”
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Vanhempien tuen merkitys nuorten ongelmakäyttäytymiselle alakoulusta yläkouluun siirryttäessä by Ylinen, Karoliina

“…The current study examined the associations between different forms of parental support – affectivity, parental knowledge, parental solicitation as well as homework-related help, monitoring, and autonomy support – and adolescent problem behaviour during the transition from primary to lower secondary school. …”
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Life beyond the camp : rethinking return, reconstruction and women's expression of lived experiences in Northern Uganda by Frérotte, Naomi

“…This study aims at understanding the gender specific challenges of formerly conflict-displaced women returnees in the Gulu province of the Acholi district, as a first step towards reconstruction in the region. …”
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Those who bridge the gaps : brokers and translators within development practices in Nepal by Bui Tran Nhu, Phuong

“…If “alternat ives to development” were to become the new development paradigm, these “brokers and translators” had to be recognized as the driving force. …”
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Utilizing social software for early-stage B2B trust building process in cross-cultural collaborations : Finland and South Korea by Janhunen, Sallamaari

“…Trust has been regarded as one of the most important components in any business partnership as trust offers many benefits in forms of elevated security and reduced risks. Simply put, trust can be categorized into cognitive trust addressing the calculative foundations, such as legal contracts and cost-benefit calculations, and affective trust addressing the emotional foundations, such as the inter-personal relationships between the collaborating parties. …”
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Impact assessment of a solar powered water treatment project by Mwakangale, Jacqueline C.D

“…This study intended to assess impact brought forth by a project, which employed a water treatment technology in rural settings of Morogoro Region in Tanzania. …”
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Releasing upper Lapland : Martin Heidegger and the question concerning nature by Hast, Sanna

“…This study is a phenomenological-hermeneutical analysis of the Upper Lapland forest conflict. Reindeer husbandry, state forestry and nature-based tourism are the main sources of livelihood in Upper Lapland. …”
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