The aim of this thesis is to analyse the Finnish media discourse around LULUCF-regulation (land use, land use change and forestry) between 2017 and 2018. In Finland, the regulation is not a small matter, since it connects ...

Relative activity between the left and the right prefrontal cortex has been associated with approach and avoidance motivation. In previous studies, perceiving a direct gaze has been shown to induce approach-related relative ...

Background. Human rhinoviruses (HRV), human enteroviruses (HEV) and human parechoviruses (HPeV) have been linked to acute otitis media (AOM). This association was evaluated in a prospective birth cohort setting. Methods. ...

Parkinsonin tauti on etenevä neurologinen sairaus, jota sairastaa noin 1 % yli 50-vuotiaista. Suomessa on tällä hetkellä noin 13 000–14 000 Parkinsonin tautia sairastavaa henkilöä, ja määrän odotetaan yhä kasvavan väestön ...

In early 2014, Bosnia and Herzegovina experienced the worst civil unrest it had seen since the 1992 - 1995 war as a wave of protest, called by media commentators ‘the Bosnian Spring’, shook the fragile country. The initially ...

Analysing the lobbying situation of social movements and groups advocating for public interests, it can be seen that a majority of actors lack necessary financial resources, the capability to mobilise a sufficient number ...

Since the post-cold war era, West Africa has been experiencing violent intrastate conflicts which have escalated to extreme levels and lasted over decades at a time, which led to serious security threats in the region. ...

Finnish sauna diplomacy is a well-known phenomenon in Finland and abroad. Nonetheless, the topic has garnered almost no academic attention – until now. This study takes as its point of departure the notion that material ...

This research thesis investigates the phenomenon of regional patient migration in Italy, which relates to individuals moving from a region to another to receive planned health treatments in specific local health authorities ...