Finland University

Parents’ Grief Process After the Death of Their Child From Substance Abuse

The purpose of this study was to describe parents’ grief process after the death of their child caused by substance abuse. The research data were collected from parents at closed peer discussion forums online using an e-questionnaire with open-ended questions (n = 95) and seven p...

Estimation of the Pitzer Parameters for 1-1, 2-1, 1-2, 3-1, and 1-3 Single Electrolytes at 25 °C

Abstract The Pitzer model is widely used in process models for determining the thermodynamic properties of concentrated aqueous electrolytes. The main drawback is the need for experimentally determined parameters for each ion pair in the system. The estimation of unknown Pitzer p...

Toward the Use of Real‐World Data for Regulatory and HTA Decision‐Making: Experiences and Recommendations from Six EU ‐Funded Projects

Real-world data are increasingly important for regulatory and health technology assessment decision-making, yet their effective use across Europe remains limited by technical, methodological, regulatory, and societal challenges. Drawing on the experiences of six Horizon Europe pr...

Carleson measures for weighted Bergman–Zygmund spaces

Abstract For $$0 0 < p < ∞ , $$\Psi :[0,\infty )\rightarrow (0,\infty )$$ Ψ : [ 0 , ∞ ) → ( 0 , ∞ ) and a finite positive Borel measure $$\mu $$ μ on the unit disc $$\mathbb {D}$$ D , the Lebesgue–Zygmund space $$L^p_{\mu ,\Psi }$$ L μ , Ψ p consists of all measurable functions f...

Proteomics Reveals Blood−Brain Barrier Membrane Protein Remodeling in Amyloid-β Pathology

Abstract The protective function of the blood−brain barrier (BBB) is achieved by membrane proteins expressed in the endothelial cells of brain microvessels, such as tight junction proteins, receptors, and transporters, which regulate the passage of solutes, including nutrients, d...

Epidemiological associations between neurodegeneration and cancer – time to refine our research approach

Cancer and neurodegenerative diseases are devastating aging-related disorders. Epidemiological data suggest a general inverse risk association between them, the mechanisms of which might provide new avenues for developing treatments and prevention strategies. In addition to this...

Researchers Inside the Prison Walls: Methodological and Ethical Reflections on Doing Research With Women in Prison

This article addresses the methodological and ethical challenges in doing research with women in marginalised position in the closed institutional setting of prison. It aims to show that along with formal access issues, it is crucial to acknowledge the positions and complex relat...

Do social protection expenditures predict female immigrant entrepreneurship? Evidence from the European Union

Purpose In debates on immigrant integration, we move beyond the “welfare magnet hypothesis” by examining whether the host country's social welfare system, as part of its institutional environment, influences female immigrant entrepreneurship (FIE) through mechanisms of risk buffe...

Altered Membrane Protein Abundance in the Cerebral Cortex of the JNPL3 Mouse Model of Tauopathy

Abstract Developing effective therapeutic approaches for tau-associated neurodegenerative diseases, including frontotemporal dementia and Alzheimer’s disease, remains extremely challenging due to their complex pathogeneses. Membrane proteins constitute a large proportion of curre...

“Everybody loves to hate methodological nationalism”: methodological reflections on moving beyond the nation-state in research design and practice

Surpassing the constraints of methodological nationalism has become one of the main questions in migration studies. Yet the nation-state framework continues to dominate research on migration. In this paper, we draw on two multi-sited fieldworks to discuss how to address methodolo...

Alcohol and other drug policies for health care workplaces: evaluation of the content, quality and implementability

Purpose Research on alcohol and other drug policies (AOD policies) at workplaces has been conducted mainly in the manufacturing industry and among general working population. There is a lack of research from health care workplaces. This study describes the content and evaluates t...

Reimagining Ministry Formation and Leadership in the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland

This article examines how ministry formation and ecclesial leadership in the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland (ELCF) are being reshaped by 21st-century dynamics such as secularization, pluralism, and post-Christendom cultural change. As increasing numbers of theology studen...

Social Representation and Emotions in the Context of Dance Observation

Emotions are recognized as key components of social representation. However, their roles and the ways in which emotions are entangled in social representation processes are still insufficiently understood. This study employs a visual arts-based approach to deepen our understandin...

Beyond AI Literacy: Exploring Pre-Service Teachers’ Pedagogical and Ethical Reasoning in Generative AI Integration in Education

Generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) offers opportunities for innovative teaching but also raises ethical concerns. While pre-service teachers are expected to integrate GenAI responsibly, little is known about how they engage in reasoning processes that guide such integrati...

PLCG2 downregulation impairs synaptic function and increases Alzheimer’s disease hallmarks in neuronal cultures

We developed a high-content screening to investigate how Alzheimer’s disease (AD) genetic risk factors may affect synaptic mechanisms in rat primary neuronal cultures. Of the target genes identified, we found that Plcg2 downregulation in mouse dentate gyrus neurons consistently d...

The change process and implementation of the First-line Therapies model as experienced by nurses - a qualitative interview study

The First-line Therapies model is a national Finnish initiative designed to improve access to mental health services. It comprises a regionally adapted stepped approach to psychosocial treatment, digital tools to support treatment matching and needs assessment, and training for f...