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Motivational profiles in the early stage of schooling, based on motivation and self-concept
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Yhteiskuntavastuuraportointi suomalaisissa metsäteollisuuden yrityksissä vuosina 2017-2023
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No full textHyvinvointialueiden vähentäessä ympärivuorokautisen hoivanpaikkoja, läheisten vastuu ikääntyneiden hoivasta kasvaa. Ketkä todennäköisimmin ottavat vastuun ikääntyneiden läheisten hoivasta
Forestry on abandoned agricultural land: Future options for Russia
No full textFarmland abandonment and its natural afforestation occur in many countries, although net cropland expansion continues globally. Some strategies focus on recultivating abandoned farmland, while others focus on alternative land uses, including silviculture, carbon sequestration, and rewilding. Russia holds the world’s largest areas of abandoned farmland overgrown with forests. However, these forests are informal and unregulated since no legal land category allows landowners to engage in forestry. Environmental NGOs and forest experts advocate for silviculture on abandoned farmland as an alternative to ‘wood mining’ in primary wild forests. In contrast, pro-agrarian policymakers and state actors resist this idea by discussing recultivation, national food security, and state land control. The future management of Russia’s abandoned farmland has potential global environmental and economic impacts, yet it remains understudied. This study aims to understand (1) what future options for forest management on abandoned farmland are plausible in Russia, how they compare to those in other countries, and (2) how experts justify the preferability and likelihood of these future options. The study is based on the Delphi approach: two rounds of anonymous expert evaluation with controlled feedback. We identified seven future management alternatives: business as usual, agricultural recultivation, carbon forest management, and four forest management options. The most preferable options include private forestry: small-scale forestry managed by private landowners and large-scale industrial forestry managed by companies. The least preferable option is the most probable: business as usual – informal and unregulated forests on unused, abandoned farmland. No option was assessed as highly preferable and highly probable. Using the Russian example, we conclude that abandoned farmland use policies may consider forestry a future management option. However, opening abandoned farmlands to forestry may encounter legal and institutional barriers and cause controversy
Logistiikka-alan kustannuslaskennan erityispiirteet kuljetustoimintojen näkökulmasta: Case-tutkimus
No full textPrescribing beyond borders: Navigating challenges and opportunities in cross-border ePrescriptions for enhanced medication access and safety
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The European cross-border electronic prescription (CBeP) was first introduced in Estonia and Finland. The CBeP service is gradually being implemented across Europe, prompting a need for practical studies to assess its benefits and potential shortcomings.
Objective
This study aimed to investigate Estonian and Finnish pharmacists’ experiences with patient identification, personal data protection and safe use of medications with CBeP, as well as main advantages and areas of development of CBeP.
Methods
An online survey was conducted among Estonian and Finnish pharmacists in Spring 2021. The survey was distributed to 664 community pharmacies (289 Estonian and 375 Finnish pharmacies) where CBePs had been dispensed in 2020. The data were analysed using frequencies and a chi-square test. Answers to open-ended questions were categorized using content analysis and quantifying.
Results
In total, 84 responses from Estonia and 154 responses from Finland were included in the study. Majority of the respondents had never or had rarely encountered problems with identifying the patient with CBeP. Nearly all respondents rated the CBeP system to be safe from the standpoint of personal data protection. Approximately 70 % of the respondents in both countries agreed that it is difficult to counsel the patient with CBeP due to language barrier. More than half of the respondents reported that it is not easy to monitor drug interactions with CBeP. The most often mentioned benefit of CBeP was an improved medication availability and the main problem the CBeP dispensing software rigidity.
Conclusions
Estonian and Finnish pharmacists recognize the positive impact of CBeP on medication availability. Variations in providing patient counselling due to language barriers highlight the need for improved communication tools. Addressing concerns about drug interaction monitoring and technical rigidity is essential for seamless cross-border adoption of CBeP in Europe
