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Functionalisation of spruce O-acetyl-galactoglucomannans for barrier and composite applications
(Åbo Akademi - Åbo Akademi University, 2015-10-23)
The increasing use of energy, food, and materials by the growing population in the world is leading to the situation where alternative solutions from renewable carbon resources are sought after. The growing use of plastics ...
The collective dimension of freedom of religion or belief in international law : the application of findings to the case of Turkey
(Åbo Akademis förlag - Åbo Akademi University Press, 2015-04-17)
Pertinent domestic and international developments involving issues related to tensions affecting religious or belief communities have been increasingly occupying the international law agenda. Those who generate and, thus, ...
Making home rules for mother tongues : the legal implications of linguistic diversity in the design of autonomy regimes
(Åbo Akademi - Åbo Akademi University, 2015-09-18)
The principle of nationalism by which the political and the national is to be congruent can be a significant influence in the making of autonomy regimes. Likewise, the devolution of competences over language and education ...
Designing new learning experiences? : exploring corporate E-learners’ self-regulated learning
(Åbo Akademis förlag - Åbo Akademi University Press, 2015-08-28)
The context of this study is corporate e-learning, with an explicit focus on how digital learning design can facilitate self-regulated learning (SRL). The field of e-learning is growing rapidly. An increasing number of ...
Trilling race : the political economy of racialised visual-aural encounters
(Åbo Akademis förlag - Åbo Akademi University Press, 2015-08-20)
This thesis investigates the matter of race in the context of Finnish language acquisition among adult migrants in Finland. Here matter denotes both the materiality of race and how race comes to matter. Drawing primarily ...
Roles of keratins in intestinal health and disease
(Åbo Akademi - Åbo Akademi University, 2015-11-27)
Intermediate filament keratins (K) play a pivotal role in protein targeting and epithelialcytoprotection from stress as evidenced by keratin mutations predisposing to human liver and skin diseases and possibly inflammatory ...
Survival competencies in SMEs in changing business environments
(Åbo Akademi - Åbo Akademi University, 2015-12-11)
The thesis examines the competencies that enable business survival in changing business environments from the perspective of Russian and Finnish micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises in the field of forest industry. ...
Functional cellulose microspheres for pharmaceutical applications
(Åbo Akademi - Åbo Akademi University, 2015-02-13)
Dissolving cellulose is the first main step in preparing novel cellulosicmaterials. Since cellulosic fibres cannot be easily dissolved in water-based solvents, fibres were pretreated with ethanol-acid solution prior to the ...
Intensification of hemicellulose hot-water extraction from spruce wood by parameter tuning
(Åbo Akademi - Åbo Akademi University, 2015-05-22)
The growing population on earth along with diminishing fossil deposits and the climate change debate calls out for a better utilization of renewable, bio-based materials. In a biorefinery perspective, the renewable biomass ...
Pressurized hot water flow-through extraction of birch wood
(Åbo Akademi - Åbo Akademi University, 2015-03-13)
Effective processes to fractionate the main compounds in biomass, such as wood, are a prerequisite for an effective biorefinery. Water is environmentally friendly and widely used in industry, which makes it a potential ...