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Towards Understanding the Developer Experience in Quantum Software Development
No full textIn this thematic analysis, we study how quantum software development challenges can be framed in terms of general developer experience and how these connections can enhance our understanding of quantum developer experience. As a result, general developer experience categories, quantum software development challenges, and the connections and parallels between the two are identified. These novel results help to understand quantum developer experience better than before, thus offering guidance to future research and practical implementations.peerReviewe
Multiple social positions and well-being among Nordic adolescents : An intersectional MAIHDA analysis of the interplay between gender, age, immigrant background, family structure, and perceived socioeconomic status
No full textBackground
Research on well-being inequalities has typically examined the independent effects of social positions, often overlooking how the interplay of multiple social categorizations can shape well-being outcomes. This study explored how multiple social positions based on gender, age, immigrant background, family structure, and perceived family socioeconomic status shape patterns of inequality in three well-being outcomes—psychosomatic complaints, mental well-being, and problematic social media use—among Nordic adolescents.
Methods
Data from the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children Study, collected in four Nordic countries (Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden) in 2022 (N = 22 366, ages 9–19), were analyzed using the Multilevel Analysis of Individual Heterogeneity and Discriminatory Accuracy (MAIHDA) approach. Participants were nested within 168 strata defined by their multiple social positions.
Results
Of the additive contributions of individual social positions, female gender was most strongly associated with poorer well-being across all outcomes. Interaction effects indicating more favorable well-being than expected based on additive main effects were identified across all outcomes for non-immigrant girls aged 9 to 12 perceiving high family socioeconomic status. Unexpectedly, non-immigrant boys aged 15 years and older from nuclear families with low perceived family socioeconomic status reported better well-being levels than anticipated. In contrast, interaction effects demonstrating less favorable well-being were observed for older, non-immigrant girls from nuclear families with high perceived family socioeconomic status, who reported poorer outcomes than expected. Several other subgroups also displayed significant deviations from anticipated outcomes in specific well-being domains.
Conclusions
The findings reveal significant intersectional disparities in well-being, notably in psychosomatic complaints and problematic social media use. The same social positions can form different patterns of advantage and disadvantage for individuals across different subgroups.peerReviewe
Toward closing the zipper : Technology readiness and diverse technology use of university students in terms of academic major and gender
No full textEmerging technologies have the potential to transform education, and individuals with different technological orientations and backgrounds should have equal opportunities to harness the benefits. However, the underlying personal characteristics that potentially contribute to differences in technology adoption beyond the issues of technology access and skills have received less attention, especially in a context where access to technology and the possibility of acquiring necessary skills can be considered common. In this study, we found significant variation in university students' technology readiness in Finland regarding their field of study and gender. Students in information technology and natural sciences exhibited higher technology readiness than students in other fields. Also, men reported higher technology readiness than women, especially in innovativeness, suggesting a tendency to adopt new technologies before others. Findings underscore the need to consider the interplay between individual differences in technology readiness and the adoption of novel technologies in education because of a potential risk that individual and technological factors may drive and perpetuate the digital divide. The study concludes with the proposition of the Zipper Model of Digital Equity, which illustrates the digital divide and ongoing efforts toward digital equity in education.peerReviewe
Agility Under Fire : What Healthcare Can Learn from Crisis-Driven Accelerated Technology Development and Adoption
No full textHealthcare systems around the world are under pressure to adopt advanced technologies, yet innovation is often stalled by rigid regulatory frameworks, complex procurement procedures, and risk-averse cultures. In contrast, societal crises, such as a pandemic and wartime, catalyze rapid user-driven development and deployment of technologies such as drones, telehealth platforms, and situational awareness systems, demonstrating that even high-risk domains can innovate and rapidly deploy new technologies under extreme conditions. This paper explores what healthcare can learn from these innovation models of social crises, focusing on how agility, minimal viable products (MVPs) and close end-user collaboration can coexist with safety and ethical oversight. By examining real-world cases and drawing parallels with healthcare, we propose actionable strategies to accelerate responsible innovation in healthcare.peerReviewe
A novel multi-stage multi-scenario multi-objective optimisation framework for adaptive robust decision-making under deep uncertainty
No full textBesides, most decisions need to be made before having complete knowledge about all aspects of the problem,
leaving some sort of uncertainty. Deep uncertainty happens when the degree of uncertainty is so high that the
probability distributions are not confidently knowable. In this situation, using wrong probability distributions
leads to failure. Scenarios, instead, should be used to evaluate the consequences of any decisions in different
plausible futures and find a robust solution. In this study, we proposed a novel multi-stage multi-scenario
multi-objective optimisation framework for adaptive/dynamic robust decision-making under deep uncertainty
using a more flexible definition of robustness by incorporating the risk attitude of the decision-makers. In this
definition, a robust decision is one that performs relatively well (acceptable) in a broad range of scenarios.
Two approaches, named multi-stage multi-scenario multi-objective and two-stage moving horizon, have been
proposed and compared. Finally, the proposed approaches are applied in a case study of sequential portfolio
selection under deep uncertainty, and the robustness of their solutions is discussed.peerReviewe
The asymptotic of the Mullins-Sekerka and the area-preserving curvature flow in the planar flat torus
No full textWe study the asymptotic behavior of flat flow solutions to the periodic and planar two-phase Mullins-Sekerka flow and area-preserving curvature flow. We show that flat flows converge to either a finite union of equally sized disjoint disks or to a finite union of disjoint strips or to the complement of these configurations exponentially fast. A key ingredient in our approach is the derivation of a sharp quantitative Alexandrov inequality for periodic smooth sets.peerReviewe
Trajectories of Sport Exhaustion, Cynicism and Inadequacy Among Adolescent Student-Athletes : A Three-Year Longitudinal Study of Social Influences in the Finnish Dual Career context
No full textSport schools enhance adolescents’ athletic development by offering extra training opportunities in addition to sport club training, but a rapid increase in the training load may elevate the risk of sport burnout. Thus, the aim of this study was twofold: (1) to explore the trajectories of three sport burnout dimensions (exhaustion, cynicism and inadequacy) among Finnish student-athletes (n = 268; 44% female, 56% male) across three academic years in lower secondary sport schools (ages 13–15 years), and to (2) examine how these trajectories were associated with student-athletes´ perceived social support from parents, peers and coaches, as well as their gender, sport type and competition level. Student-athletes completed associated questionnaires at three time points at the end of three academic years—Grades 7, 8, and 9. Linear latent growth models revealed that feelings of inadequacy and cynicism increased during lower secondary school across the sample. At baseline, female student-athletes reported higher levels of inadequacy and cynicism, whereas males showed higher levels of exhaustion. Social support from peers and coaches reduced the initial levels and progression of burnout over time, respectively. Although paternal support initially minimized inadequacy, continued support subsequently tended to increase inadequacy. The findings highlight the importance of examining the three dimensions as interconnected aspects of sport burnout, and to support student-athletes in addressing emerging feelings of inadequacy and cynicism before these symptoms intensify. Educating coaches and strengthening peer support would be particularly beneficial while helping mothers to take a more active role in sports and fathers to provide support without becoming overly involved.peerReviewe
Evolution of structure functions at NLO
No full textWe develop the Dokshitzer-Gribov-Lipatov-Altarelli-Parisi (DGLAP) evolution of the Deep Inelastic Scattering (DIS) structure functions at next-to-leading order (NLO) in αs, formulated directly in terms of the structure functions rather than parton distribution functions (PDFs). We refer to this framework as the physical-basis approach. First, we express the NLO PDFs in terms of the structure functions in momentum space. Substituting these expressions into the DGLAP equations, we derive the evolution equations in the physical basis. We demonstrate that, within this approach, the evolution equations are independent of the choice of factorization scale and scheme. Finally, we discuss the application of the NLO physical basis in calculation of LHC cross sections.peerReviewe
Charge radii and electromagnetic moments of 214−218Bi : Exploring the “southern” border of the Z > 82 octupole-deformation region
No full textThe changes in the mean-squared charge radii relative to 209Bi126 (δr2N,126) and the magnetic dipole and electric quadrupole moments in 214−218Bi have been measured using the in-source resonance-ionization spectroscopy technique at ISOLDE (CERN). Magnetic moments of odd-odd bismuth nuclei have been analyzed by the additivity relation. Previous tentative spin-parity and configuration assignments based on the β-decay feeding patterns have been supported. A normal odd-even staggering in charge radii of bismuth isotopes with N > 126 has been observed. The new data for the δr2 of bismuth isotopes allow a study of the isotonic dependencies in the charge radii, revealing jumps in δr2132,126 and δr2134,126 at Z = 84. This pattern could be explained by a sudden onset of octupole deformation at N = 132 and 134 when going from polonium (Z = 84) to astatine (Z = 85).peerReviewe
Sustainable ICT systems and responsible ICT procurement : the role of enterprise architecture and in-house procurement
No full textTämä väitoskirja tarkastelee julkisen ICT-hankinnan monimutkaisuutta suomalaisissa
kunnissa, keskittyen inhouse-hankintakäytäntöihin, kokonaisarkkitehtuuriin
seka kestävien ja sopeutumiskykyisten tietojärjestelmien suunnitteluun.
Tutkimusaineisto koostuu kuntien osto- ja laskutiedoista, haastatteluista hankinta-
ja IT-johtajien, toimittajien seka yritysarkkitehtuuriasiantuntijoiden kanssa
sekä Mosaic-arkkitehtuurin käyttöönoton havainnoista Oikeusrekisterikeskuksessa.
Näin tutkimus tarjoaa kokonaisvaltaisen kuvan julkisen ICThankinnan
lainsäädännöllisista, organisatorisista ja teknologisista tekijöista, jotka vaikuttavat
hankintojen tuloksiin.
Tulokset tuovat esiin julkisen ICT-hankinnan keskeisiä haasteita, kuten
sääntelyn asettamia jännitteitä, rajallista osaamista ja resursseja, toimittajasuhteiden
vääristymia ja organisatorista monimutkaisuutta, joka voi johtaa päällekkaisyyksiin
ja tehottomuuteen. Kokonaisarkkitehtuuri nousee strategiseksi portinvartijaksi,
joka mahdollistaa modulaarisuuden, yhteentoimivuuden ja pitkäaikaisen
sopeutumiskyvyn. Tutkimus korostaa myos läpinäkyvyyden, eettisyyden
ja ennakoivan sidosryhmäyhteistyön merkitystä kestävien inhouse-hankinnoissa.
Yhdistämällä empiirisen aineiston ja kvalitatiiviset havainnot tutkimus tunnistaa
sekä menestyksen yhteisiä tekijöitä että epäonnistumisten kontekstisidonnaisia
syitä julkisissa ICT-järjestelmissä. Se tarjoaa käytännön suosituksia kunnille
sääntelyn ja joustavuuden tasapainottamiseksi, hallinnon kehittämiseksi ja
kokonaisarkkitehtuurin hyödyntämiseksi kestävien ja vastuullisten ICT-järjestelmien
rakentamiseksi. Tulokset tuovat uutta akateemista tietoa julkisesta ICThankinnasta
ja tarjoavat konkreettista ohjausta päättäjille ja käytännön toimijoille,
jotka haluavat parantaa ICT:n hallintaa, läpinäkyvyyttä ja järjestelmien resilienssia.The motivation for this research arises from the need to address the inherent
challenges in public sector ICT procurement. Specifically, the research aims to
explore innovative approaches to enhance the sustainability, flexibility, and
interoperability of public sector information systems.
This dissertation examines the complexities of public ICT procurement in
Finnish municipalities, focusing on in-house procurement practices, enterprise
architecture, and the design of sustainable, adaptable information systems.
Drawing on purchase invoice data, interviews with procurement officers,
IT managers, vendors, and enterprise architecture experts, and insights from the
implementation of the Mosaic architecture at the Legal Register Centre, the study
provides a comprehensive understanding of the legal, organizational, and
technological factors influencing procurement outcomes.
The findings highlight key challenges in public ICT procurement, including
regulatory tensions, limited competence and resources, misaligned incentives in
vendor relationships, and organizational complexity that can lead to redundancy
and inefficiency. Enterprise architecture emerges as a strategic gatekeeper,
enabling modularity, interoperability, and long-term adaptability, while
wellmanaged in-house procurement can increase efficiency and costeffectiveness
without compromising quality. The study also emphasizes the
importance of transparency, ethics, and proactive stakeholder engagement in
ensuring sustainable ICT investments.
By combining empirical data with qualitative insights, this research
identifies both common success factors and context-specific causes of failure in
public ICT systems. It offers practical recommendations for municipalities to
balance compliance with adaptability, improve governance, and leverage
enterprise architecture to build ICT systems that are both effective and
sustainable. The results contribute to academic knowledge on public ICT
procurement and provide actionable guidance for policymakers and
practitioners seeking to enhance ICT governance, transparency, and system
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