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The aim of MSc Mustafa Munawar’s dissertation is to develop rapid detection means for strawberry Phytophthora pathogens which can assist in halting the spread of the pathogens.

The Science Forum is Finland’s largest science festival. Professor Maria Lähteenmäki of the Karelian Institute chairs the Program Committee for the 2021 edition. The Science Forum 2021 is a five-day event taking place between 13th and 17th January 2021. It will be streamed online. This year’s theme is good and evil science. Read the interview with Maria Lähteenmäki about the festival’s program and theme.

Two newly introduced Cochlear implantation electrodes can provide more atraumatic insertion results, according to the doctoral dissertation of Matti Mustajärvi, Lic Med.

Multimorbidity and musculoskeletal disorders are important risk factors for falls, especially for nonslip falls among postmenopausal women, according to the doctoral dissertation of Nadia Afrin, MD, MPH.

Health coaching has a positive effect on health, quality of life and social and health care costs. Therefore, health coaching could be the part of self-care support in the chronic care delivery system.