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Epoxidation of vegetable oils : process intensification for biomass conversion
Acta technologiae chemicae Aboensia : 2019 A/22019 A/2 (Åbo Akademi - Åbo Akademi University, 15.01.2020)Oils extracted from plants, algae, seeds and wood are one of the vast biomass resources which can be used to elaborate a wide range of products. Tall oil obtained from forest biomass is a good source of vegetable oils, ... -
Equal participation in society? : Perspectives on the opportunities of persons with disabilities in Finland
(Åbo Akademi University, 22.10.2021)Societal participation for persons with disabilities is central for disability policies globally, and in a Finnish setting, and it is firmly anchored in the welfare state’s commitment to create equal opportunities through ... -
Equivalence and translation strategies in multilingual thesaurus construction
(Åbo Akademis förlag - Åbo Akademi University Press, 05.03.2010)In the present dissertation, multilingual thesauri were approached as cultural products and the focus was twofold: On the empirical level the focus was placed on the translatability of certain British-English social science ... -
Essays on auditor independence
(Åbo Akademi - Åbo Akademi University, 27.06.2013)Auditor independence is a cornerstone of the auditing profession and the basic principle that underpins the reputation of the auditing profession in the public eye. Indeed, it is the attribute most demanded from auditors ... -
Essays on income and income poverty of Swedish speakers and Finnish speakers in Finland
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Essays on the Interrelation Between Sickness Allowance, Disability, and Mortality in Finland : National and Ethnolinguistic Perspectives
(Åbo Akademi - Åbo Akademi University, 01.04.2022)Disability pension is an important pillar of the modern welfare state. As it is almost always a permanent state, it is important to understand risk factors preceding it, as well as the consequences which disability receipt ... -
Europeiska eftertankar : folken och ideologisk geografi i den napoleonska historieskrivningen på S:t Helena 1815–1821
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Evaluating multidimensional visualization techniques in data mining tasks
TUCS Dissertations : 107 (Turku Centre for Computer Science (TUCS), 07.11.2008)Visual data mining (VDM) tools employ information visualization techniques in order to represent large amounts of high-dimensional data graphically and to involve the user in exploring data at different levels of detail. ... -
Examining human-centered design practice in the mobile apps era
TUCS Dissertations : 212 (Turku Centre for Computer Science (TUCS), 10.06.2016)Human-Centered Design (HCD) is a well-recognized approach to the design of interactive computing systems that supports everyday and professional lives of people. To that end, the HCD approach put central emphasis on the ... -
Excessive functions, Appell polynomials and optimal stopping
(Åbo Akademi - Åbo Akademi University, 15.05.2014)The main topic of the thesis is optimal stopping. This is treated in two research articles. In the first article we introduce a new approach to optimal stopping of general strong Markov processes. The approach is based ... -
Exit times for some processes with normally distributed noise
(Åbo Akademi - Åbo Akademi University, 31.10.2014)Denna avhandling handlar om metoder för att hitta begränsningar för det asymptotiska beteendet hos en förväntad uthoppstid från ett område omkring en xpunkt för processer som har normalfördelad störning. I huvudsak behandlas ... -
Expensive living and costly entertainment : Britons as aspiring consumers in Jamaica c. 1750-1810
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Experiences among primary school teachers in Tanzania
(Åbo Akademis förlag - Åbo Akademi University Press, 16.12.2014)The overall aim of the study was to explore primary school teachers’ experiences of constraints to their work, and actions taken for improvement after undergoing in-service courses in the Education Quality Improvement ... -
Experimental and discrete element simulation studies of bell-less charging of blast furnace
(Åbo Akademi - Åbo Akademi University, 15.03.2013)This thesis presents an experimental study and numerical study, based on the discrete element method (DEM), of bell-less charging in the blast furnace. The numerical models are based on the microscopic interaction between ... -
Experimental and Numerical Analysis of Blast Furnace Drainage
(Åbo Akademi - Åbo Akademi University, 18.03.2022)The thesis studies slag and iron flow in the blast furnace hearth and the complex hearth drainage phenomena by both experiments and numerical simulation. It also presents a mathematical model by which the asymptotic state ... -
Experimental and Numerical Studies of Burden Layers at Blast Furnace Charging
(Åbo Akademi - Åbo Akademi University, 21.10.2022)The blast furnace (BF) is the main production unit in the processing of iron ore to molten iron (“hot metal”) in the steelmaking industry. It is a large process with huge throughput and energy consumption, so even a slight ... -
Explicit results in theory of zeros and prime numbers
(Åbo Akademi - Åbo Akademi University, 28.08.2020)This thesis is comprised of three articles in which we prove explicit estimates for different number theoretical problems.In the first article we derive an explicit Riemann-von Mangoldt formula for the Selberg class ... -
Explorations into working memory : Functional architecture, relationships with personality, and training mechanisms
(Åbo Akademi - Åbo Akademi University, 04.06.2018)Working memory (WM) is defined as a short-term memory system that handles the storage and processing of information that is currently active in the mind. It is thus crucial for conscious planning and predicts several ... -
Exploring magnetocaloric materials by ab-initio methods
(Åbo Akademi University & Uppsala University, 26.04.2024)This thesis explores the characterization of magnetocaloric materials from first-principles calculations, emphasizing entropy variation associated with the magnetocaloric effect. The study happens in the context of the ... -
Exploring Printed Drug Formulations for Inkjet and Stencil Printing : A study in Pharmaceutical Sciences
(Åbo Akademi - Åbo Akademi University, 11.12.2020)Solid dosage forms are predominantly produced in large batches of a few and predetermined dose strengths. The current manufacturing methods do not enable high production flexibility and the product quality is assured mainly ...