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Academy of Finland
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About: Academy of Finland is a government organization based out in Helsinki, Finland. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Population & Health care. The organization has 286 authors who have published 419 publications receiving 15304 citations. The organization is also known as: Finlands Akademi & Suomen Akatemia.
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01 Jan 2009
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors evaluated the intake fraction (iF) in the population of Europe for emissions of anthropogenic primary fine particulate matter (PM2.5) from sources in Europe, with a more detailed analysis of the iF from Finnish sources.
Abstract: The intake fraction (iF) has been defined as the integrated incremental intake of a pollutant released from a source category or region summed over all exposed individuals. In this study we evaluated the iFs in the population of Europe for emissions of anthropogenic primary fine particulate matter (PM2.5) from sources in Europe, with a more detailed analysis of the iF from Finnish sources. Parameters for calculating the iFs include the emission strengths, the predicted atmospheric concentrations, European population data, and the average breathing rate per person. Emissions for the whole of Europe and Finland were based on the inventories of the European Monitoring and Evaluation Programme (EMEP) and the Finnish Regional Emission Scenario (FRES) model, respectively. The atmospheric dispersion of primary PM2.5 was computed using the regional-scale dispersion model SILAM. The iFs from Finnish sources were also computed separately for six emission source categories. The iFs corresponding to the primary PM2.5 emissions from the European countries for the whole population of Europe were generally highest for the densely populated Western European countries, second highest for the Eastern and Southern European countries, and lowest for the Northern European and Baltic countries. For the entire European population, the iF values varied from the lowest value of 0.31 per million for emissions from Cyprus, to the highest value of 4.42 per million for emissions from Belgium. These results depend on the regional distribution of the population and the prevailing long-term meteorological conditions. Regarding Finnish primary PM2.5 emissions, the iF was highest for traffic emissions (0.68 per million) and lowest for major power plant emissions (0.50 per million). The results provide new information that can be used to find the most cost-efficient emission abatement strategies and policies.
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TL;DR: Long DUP was slightly associated with reductions of gray matter densities in the limbic area and especially the hippocampus after several years follow-up, supporting the hypothesis that, compared to short DUP, long DUP might be a marker of different disease trajectories including subtle morphometric changes.
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TL;DR: In this article, leading order quantum corrections to the geometry of large AdS black holes in a spherical reduction of four-dimensional Einstein gravity with negative cosmological constant were considered.
Abstract: We consider leading order quantum corrections to the geometry of large AdS black holes in a spherical reduction of four-dimensional Einstein gravity with negative cosmological constant. The Hawking temperature grows without bound with increasing black hole mass, yet the semiclassical back-reaction on the geometry is relatively mild, indicating that observers in free fall outside a large AdS black hole never see thermal radiation at the Hawking temperature. The positive specific heat of large AdS black holes is a statement about the dual gauge theory rather than an observable property on the gravity side. Implications for string thermodynamics with an AdS infrared regulator are briefly discussed.
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TL;DR: Localization of apoptosis by terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase (TdT)-mediated nick end labeling (TUNEL) method revealed that TCDD enhanced apoptosis of dental epithelial cells, especially in the dental lamina of both the first and second molars, and in the inner dental epithelium at the cusp tips of the first molars.
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TL;DR: This article provided an overview of Finland's three largest minorities, religions, foodways, and new immigration, and the recent English-language sources available on these topics, emphasizing the new understanding of the country's ethno-cultural make-up and political, legal, and social challenges that have followed the recent change.
Abstract: The image of Finland as a culturally and ethnically homogeneous nation is erroneous. The country’s ‘old minorities’ include the Swedish-speakers, the indigenous Sami, and the Romani. Several smaller ethno-cultural and religious groups have resided in Finland since the nineteenth century. Increasing immigration is now further diversifying Finland. Many of the old and new minorities have clearly-defined regional hearths, as do many distinctive segments of the majority culture. This article provides an overview of Finland’s three largest minorities, religions, foodways, the new immigration, and the recent English-language sources available on these topics. The discussion emphasizes the new understanding of the country’s ethno-cultural make-up and political, legal, and social challenges that have followed the recent change.
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Name | H-index | Papers | Citations |
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Jaakko Kaprio | 163 | 1532 | 126320 |
Olli Kallioniemi | 90 | 353 | 42021 |
Leena Peltonen | 87 | 195 | 33605 |
Mika Gissler | 85 | 1021 | 28366 |
Juha Hyyppä | 73 | 473 | 18625 |
Taina Pihlajaniemi | 68 | 258 | 14443 |
Christina Salmivalli | 66 | 161 | 17032 |
Timo Teräsvirta | 62 | 224 | 20403 |
Mikael Fogelholm | 62 | 263 | 17477 |
Moncef Gabbouj | 58 | 886 | 16860 |
Elina Hemminki | 56 | 369 | 11136 |
Matti Laine | 56 | 239 | 10256 |
Arto Salomaa | 56 | 374 | 17706 |
Mika Lindén | 53 | 229 | 10141 |
Heikki Tenhu | 53 | 252 | 10012 |