Dissertation press releases

M.Sc. Antti Löppönen demonstrated in his doctoral dissertation that daily sit-to-stand (STS) transitions can be reliably detected and their velocity accurately determined using an accelerometer attached to the thigh.

In his recently published dissertation, M.Sc. Arpan Dutta reported studies on how to use the light-matter interactions at nanometer scale in order to characterize and even influence the chemical properties of organic molecules.

In her dissertation, Johanna Schirmer studied the effects of local laser-induced oxidation of electronically conductive graphene surfaces on biological and biomimetic components.

M.Sc. Shuang Zhao described the kinematic and kinetic characteristics of treadmill roller skiing and validated a newly designed force measurement roller ski in her study.

Russian speakers in Latvia and Finland, looking at the role of news media engagement

MA (Sci.) Yixue Lou’s dissertation explores depression-related behavioral and brain responses to the processing of negative self-knowledge.

A doctoral thesis at the University of Jyväskylä’s Faculty of Health and Sport Science shows that adequate energy and carbohydrate intake is a significant challenge to young female skiers. Inadequate dietary intake may influence performance negatively.

In his doctoral dissertation, M.

In her doctoral dissertation at the Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences at the University of Jyväskylä, Christina Kuorelahti, M.

This dissertation examined whether interventions as part of regular schoolwork could enhance adolescents’ critical online reading skills.

MA Mikko Nurmi investigated creativity in the bass lines of two very prominent jazz bassists.

The Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR) was established by the Council of Europe to enhance transparency in European language education (CoE, 2001).