this study reports a mixed methods design investigation into language teachers’ conception of research. the study drew on various sources of data, including teachers’ responses to questionnaires items, qualitative comments in follow-up interviews, and contributions to e-mail inquiries. results showed that the teachers’ understanding of research is mainly associated with a standard view of resea...

This thesis investigates how museum companions organise their conduct regarding their engagement with the exhibition and their social interaction with each other in the course of a visit. The main objectives of the thesis are the empirical investigation of social conduct in casual group museum visits and the exploration and understanding of social conduct in real-time distributed museum visits ...

R ecent developments in stem cell research and genomics have made it possible to grow mini-organs, socalled organoids, in culture. Organoids are self-assembling three-dimensional structures that closely resemble the architecture and function of real organs and are seen as one of the most significant developments in stem cell research with a wide range of applications in research and in the clin...

Objective: To assess methods used to identify, analyze, and synthesize results of empirical research on intervention effects, and determine whether published reviews are vulnerable to various sources and types of bias. Methods: Study 1 examined the methods, sources, and conclusions of 37 published reviews of research on effects of a model program. Study 2 compared findings of one published tria...

Analyzing theoretical mechanisms of physical activity behavior change in breast cancer survivors: Results from the activity promotion (ACTION) trial. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 35, 150–158. doi:10.1007/s12160-008-9019-x Verbeke, G., & Molenberghs, G. (2000). Linear mixed models for longitudinal data. New York, NY: Springer-Verlag. Williams, D. M., Anderson, E. S., & Winett, R. A. (2005). A ...

Along with increasing eutrophication the pike (Esox lucius) has decreased in numbers in some parts of the Baltic Sea. We undertook a field study to identify the environmental factors affecting condition of pike larvae around the southwestern coast of Finland. We also sampled the natural zooplankton community to reveal food preferences of pike larvae. Our mixed model showed that larval condition...