De vulnere ventriculi lethali

Invocatio: D.D.

Targeting of caries prevention at preschool children, a practice based study

Aim and design: To evaluate an oral health program directed to expecting families and their children. The intervention was carried out in one of the four health care areas of the city of Turku. Another area acted as a control. Subjects and methods: Children (n = 1217), born between January 1, 1998 and June 30, 1999, in the respective health care areas were screened for mutans streptococci bacteria (MS), and their caretakers were interviewed when the child was 18 months old. MScolonization was used as the child’s risk indicator. Intensified health education and the use of xylitol lozenges targeted at the children at risk were the main elements of the program. Controls and the non-MS-colonized children received routine prevention –examination and education at the ages of three and five years. Altogether 794 subjects were followed for 42 months after receiving consent from their caretakers. Associations of oral-health-related factors with MS colonization and caries increment were studied inside the control group. Results: MS colonization associated with the occupation of the caretaker and ethnicity. The program was effective in white-collar families; prevented fraction being 67 %. In blue-collar families no effect was achieved. At the age of five years, caries increment was strongly related to the occupation of the caretaker, MS at 18 months, child’s sugar use, night feeding, use of thirst quencher at the age of 18 months, and father’s reported oral health. Conclusions: Programs targeted at MS-colonized children can reduce caries in whitecollar families. A program mainly based on activity at home seems to favor white-collar families, whereas different kind of support is needed for the blue-collar families.

Voimaa kulttuuriympäristöstä : Varsinais-Suomen kulttuuriympäristöohjelma 2010 - 2015

Varsinais-Suomen kulttuuriympäristöohjelma 2010-2015 on päivitys vuonna 1994 laaditulle ohjelmalle, ja koostuu nykytilanteen kuvauksesta sekä tavoite- ja toimenpideosasta. Kulttuuriympäristön ja sen historian kuvailu on jätetty edellistä ohjelmaa suppeammaksi. Sen sijaan ohjelmaan on koottu kulttuuriympäristön parissa työskenteleviltä toimijoilta artikkeleita, joissa esitellään kulttuuriympäristöä koskevia ajankohtaisia kysymyksiä. Toimijakenttä on laaja, ja ohjelman keskeisenä tavoitteena on lisätä yhteistyötä ja vuorovaikutusta eri toimijoiden välillä. Ohjelma on laadittu Varsinais-Suomen kulttuuriympäristötyöryhmässä, jossa ovat edustettuina kulttuuriympäristön parissa työskentelevät alueelliset organisaatiot. Tavoite- ja toimenpideosa on koottu ja päivitetty kulttuuriympäristötyöryhmässä tehdyn seurannan pohjalta.

Viipuri 1930

Kartan esitystekniikka: maastokartta

Observationes nonnullae philosophicae, aphorismis comprehensae

Dedikaatio: Anders Johan Lilljebrunn [ruots. pr.], Anders Johan Meurman [ruots. pr.], Petrus Svebilius, Immanuel Foenander, Michaël Sallgeen [ruots. pr.].

Förteckning uppå afl. protokolls-sekreteraren O. Meurmans efterlemnade böcker, som försäljas på auction i Helsingfors den [24 maj e.m., 1851]

Imprimatur: H. Molander.

Perceptions of green branding and identity building amongst small Finnish textile producers

The textile industry is one of the most polluting industries in the world. The amount of air and water pollution it causes puts a burden on the environment. There are companies who have taken the environmental and social aspects into account in the their production and chosen to operate in a green manner. This thesis studies how the phenomenon of green branding is seen from the perspectives of small Finnish textile companies. The theory used in this thesis has to do with green branding and identity building. The theory is used to analyze the results of the empirical findings. The main research question that the thesis aims to answer is how green branding is perceived within the Finnish textile industry. In order to answer the main research question, empirical data was collected from five relevant companies within the Finnish textile industry. The companies interviewed for the study were WST, Saana ja Olli, RCM, R-collection and Tiensivu. The study was conducted as a multiple case based study where multiple experts from green companies were interviewed. The experts were all owners or employees of companies that have a so-called green brand identity. The data was collected through semi-structured interviews, where the relevant experts from each company were interviewed either by themselves, in pairs or in groups. The data that was collected for this study was primary data, and the results of the study are mainly based on the experiences and opinions of the experts interviewed. The data collected does not cover the entire green textile industry within Finland, but study does however give a fairly comprehensive view of the phenomenon, as the textile industry in Finland is quite concise. The general findings of the study show that all experts from the companies interviewed agreed that a green brand identity does benefit their company in one way or the other. The findings also show contradictions with the older theory (eg. Charter et al. 1999, Pickett et al. 1995), and perhaps give a more modern view of the thoughts within the industry.