Department of Mental Health and Alcohol Research, National Public Health Institute, Helsinki, Finland (R.M., E.R.K.), Tampere Brain Research Center, University of Tampere Medical School, Tampere, Finland (R.M.), Department of Anesthesiology/Critical Care Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15261 (G.E.H., J.L.Q., L.L.F.), Medical Research Council Labor...

1Centre for Integrative Genetics (CIGENE) and Department of Animal and Aquacultural Sciences, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, NO-1432 Ås, NORWAY 2Department of Biology, University of Turku, FI-20014, FINLAND 3Norwegian Institute for Nature Research (NINA), NO-7485 Trondheim, NORWAY 4Nofima AS, PO Box 210, NO-1431 Ås, NORWAY 5Natural Resources Institute Finland, Oulu FI90014, FINLAND 6Ins...

UV albedo of arctic snow in spring O. Meinander, A. Kontu, K. Lakkala, A. Heikkilä, L. Ylianttila, and M. Toikka Finnish Meteorological Institute, P.O. BOX 503, 00101 Helsinki, Finland Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority, P.O. Box 14, 00881, Helsinki, Finland Toikka Engineering Ltd., Hannuntie 18, 02360 Espoo, Finland Received: 3 January 2008 – Accepted: 9 January 2008 – Published: 29 Februa...

Evaluation of a coupled dispersion and aerosol process model against measurements near a major road M. A. Pohjola, L. Pirjola, A. Karppinen, J. Härkönen, M. Ketzel, and J. Kukkonen Finnish Meteorological Institute, Air Quality Research, Helsinki, Finland Helsinki Polytechnic, Department of Technology, Helsinki, Finland University of Helsinki, Department of Physical Sciences, Helsinki, Finland N...

Juha Kivijärvi Turku Centre for Computer Science Department of Mathematical Sciences University of Turku FIN-20014 Turku, Finland Email: juhkivij@utu. Tel: +358 2 333 8797 Pasi Fränti Department of Computer Science University of Joensuu PB 111 FIN-80101 Joensuu, Finland Email: [email protected]. Tel: +358 13 251 3103 Olli Nevalainen Turku Centre for Computer Science Department of Mathematical S...

Estimating the NH3:H2SO4ratio of nucleating clusters in atmospheric conditions using quantum chemical methods T. Kurtén, L. Torpo, M. R. Sundberg, V.-M. Kerminen, H. Vehkamäki, and M. Kulmala Division of Atmospheric Sciences, Department of Physical Sciences, P.O.Box 64, FI-00014 University of Helsinki, Finland Laboratory of Inorganic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, P.O. Box 55, FI-00014 Uni...

Introduction The number of suckler cow beef herds is increasing in Finland. Prevalence studies about gastrointestinal parasites and lungworms of grazing beef cattle in southern Finland are not available. Systematic anthelmintic treatment is not widely used and there is no recommended treatment protocol available. The aim of this study was to obtain basic knowledge of the prevalence of gastroint...

In Finland, surveillance of potential re-emergence of poliovirus transmission is mainly based on environmental surveillance, i.e. search for infectious poliovirus in sewage samples. Since December 2008, 21 genetically highly divergent, neurovirulent vaccine-derived polioviruses (VDPV) have been isolated from sewage in Tampere, Finland. While the source of the VDPV is unknown, characteristics of...

*Medicity Research Laboratory and Department of Medical Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, ‡Turku Postgraduate School of Biomedical Sciences, and §Department of Pathology, University of Turku, FIN-20520 Turku, Finland; Laboratory of Cancer Biology, Institute of Medical Technology, Tampere University and Tampere University Hospital, FIN-33101 Tampere, Finland; ¶Department of Anatomy, University...

This keynote paper examines the historical developments in Finland in developing community mental health services. In particular, it describes the development and growth of the ‘clubhouse model’ in the support and management of individuals with mental health and how Finland leads the way in such an approach. The paper describes the relative success of this ‘integrated’ model of care and conside...