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OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to examine duration of sickness absence due to knee osteoarthritis (OA) and sustained return to work (RTW) among municipal employees, who had at least one compensated sickness absence period due to knee OA. The contribution of
Leena Kaila-Kangas+6 more
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The Economy of the Border Municipalities of Finland in the Post-Crisis Years [PDF]
The 2008–2009 crisis and the subsequent euro zone crisis dealt a serious blow to the Finnish economy. 2009 was marked by a significant reduction in the country's GDP, an increase in unemployment, and an increase in public debt.
Roman Plyusnin
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Data Journalism as a Service: Digital Native Data Journalism Expertise and Product Development
The combined set of skills needed for producing data journalism (e.g., investigative journalism methods, programming, knowledge in statistics, data management, statistical reporting, and design) challenges the understanding of what competences a ...
Ester Appelgren, Carl-Gustav Lindén
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Lifecycle management in government-driven open source projects – practical framework
In many parts of the world, public sector organizations are increasingly interested in collaborating across organizational (and even national) boundaries to develop software solutions under an open licence.
Katja VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland+4 more
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Geophysical and geological modelling of the Sotkuma gneiss dome; Implications for the relationships of the Archean basement and the Paleoproterozoic cover in North Karelia, Eastern Finland [PDF]
We studied the basement-cover relations in North Karelia, eastern Finland by modelling (1) regionally the thickness of the cover sequence and (2) the geometry of the Sotkuma dome (basement inlier).
Jarmo Kohonen+2 more
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Finland’s community pharmacy system provides an example of a privately-owned regulated system being proactively developed by the profession and its stakeholders.
Marja Airaksinen+7 more
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Objectives To compare the use of hormone therapy between Finnish postmenopausal women with and without a diagnosis for Alzheimer’s disease. Design Nationwide case-control study. Setting Finnish national population and drug register, between 1999 and 2013.
H. Savolainen-Peltonen+6 more
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Attitudes of Teachers Towards Inclusive Education in Finland
Positive teacher attitudes are essential for success when children with special educational needs (SEN) are placed into mainstream classrooms. The present study surveyed teachers’ attitudes towards inclusion by using a large national sample and Teachers’
Timo Saloviita
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Foraging Preferences of Barnacle Geese on Endophytic Tall and Red Fescues
Many grasses (Poaceae) have symbiotic fungal endophytes, which affect livestock by producing unpalatable or harmful secondary compounds. Less is known about the repelling effects of fungal endophytes on avian grazers despite potential wildlife management
Tuuli-Marjaana Koski+3 more
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Out and Elected: Political Careers of Openly Gay and Lesbian Politicians in Germany and Finland
How have openly lesbian and gay politicians feared in German and Finnish politics from the 1980s to the present day? The article follows anecdotally the careers of individual lesbian and gay political actors in two countries with either a mixed system of
Tuula Juvonen
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