Uniformly Quasiregular Maps on the Compactified Heisenberg Group

We show the existence of a non-injective uniformly quasiregular mapping acting on the one-point compactification $\bar{ {\mathbb{H}}}^{1}={\mathbb{H}}^{1}\cup\{\infty\}$ of the Heisenberg group ℍ1 equipped with a sub-Riemannian metric. The corresponding statement for arbitrary quasiregular mappings acting on sphere ${\mathbb{S}}^{n}$ was proven by Martin (Conform. Geom. Dyn. 1:24-27, 1997). Moreover, we construct uniformly quasiregular mappings on $\bar{ {\mathbb{H}}}^{1}$ with large-dimensional branch sets. We prove that for any uniformly quasiregular map g on $\bar{ {\mathbb{H}}}^{1}$ there exists a measurable CR structure μ which is equivariant under the semigroup Γ generated by g. This is equivalent to the existence of an equivariant horizontal conformal structur

Dissociative features related to imaginary companions in the assessment of childhood adversity and dissociation: A pilot study

Childhood imaginary companions (ICs) are common and a normal part of child development, but certain aspects of ICs are also connected to adversity and dissociation. The purpose of this pilot study is to find out what kind of ICs children in mental health care have, are the features of ICs related to stressful childhood experiences, and whether the assessment of ICs could provide insight to the assessment of children. 19 7-12-year-old participants were recruited via a Finnish child psychiatry clinic. The children were interviewed using the imaginary companions interview. The legal guardians reported background information and information about stressful childhood experiences. The data was analyzed both quantitatively and qualitatively. In general, the ICs were more likely to have normative features than dissociative features. However, some dissociative IC features were also commonly reported. The SCE duration (U = 39.0, p = 0.029) and the number of dissociative IC features (U = 59.5, p = 0.005) were significantly higher for children with 6 or more ICs than for children with 1-2 ICs. There was a positive correlation between SCE duration and number of ICs (1-2 ICs vs. 6 or more ICs), r(12)) = 62, p = .018, and between dissociative IC features and number of ICs, r(15)) = 676, p = .003. Due to the small sample size in this study, the results cannot be generalized outside the clinical population with the specific age and symptom profile described in this study. Children were willing to talk about their ICs and interviewing them about their ICs seemed to add value to the assessments. Results and modifications made to the imaginary companions interview are discussed.</p

Interest, burnout and drop-out intentions among Finnish and Danish humanities and social sciences PhD. students

This study focused on advancing understanding on individual variations in doctoral students’ interest in their doctoral studies and how it related to experiences of burnout and drop-out intentions in Denmark and Finland. A total of 365 doctoral students in social sciences and humanities disciplines in Finland and Denmark responded to a Cross-Cultural Doctoral Experience Survey. The results of the study suggest that personal interest plays a central role in preventing study burnout and drop-out intentions. Four interest profiles among the PhD students were identified: the High interest profile, the Moderate interest profile, the Developmental, research and impact interest profile, and the Development and impact interest profile.Advisors and supervisors are in a key position in ensuring that doctoral students begin their doctoral journey with a realistic understanding of the increasingly high demands and expected premises for doctoral studies. It is possible that interest profiles are the same across the two national contexts investigated in this study, but their underpinnings and premises are different. It is likely that a qualitative approach would shed more light on this question.Peer reviewe

Kaltoinkohtelu, trauma ja kostoajatukset nuorten väkivaltaisuuden taustalla

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Lapseen kohdistuva lähisuhdeväkivalta – keskiössä lasten traumaperäisten oireiden ehkäisy ja hoito

Lapseen kohdistuva väkivalta on yhteiskunnassamme edelleen ongelma, vaikka esiintyvyys on viime vuosikymmeninä vähentynyt. Väkivallan ehkäisyllä ja sen seurausten hyvällä hoidolla on kansanterveydellistä merkitystä. Yleisimmin väkivaltakokemuksiin kytkeytyvä diagnoosi on traumaperäinen stressihäiriö, jonka hoitoon kehitetyistä menetelmistä on vakuuttavaa tutkimusnäyttöä. Interventioita tulisi kehittää enemmän lapsen yksilöllisiä vahvuuksia ja riskitekijöitä huomioiviksi. Menetelmien vaikuttavista komponenteista tulisi saada enemmän tietoa. Traumafokusoituneet menetelmät tulee implementoida harkiten ja huolella, kuten muutkin ­psykososiaaliset menetelmät ja hoitomuodot

Doctoral candidates’ research writing perceptions : A cross-national study

Aim/Purpose This study aimed to explore individual variation in doctoral candidates’ perceptions about research writing and themselves as writers (research writing perceptions) across three countries (Spain, Finland, and the UK) and the relationship with doctoral candidates’ research conditions and social support. Background The present study employed a person-centered approach to identify profiles among doctoral candidates’ in relation to their research writing perceptions and the association between these profiles and research conditions and experiences (e.g., thesis format, thesis language, enrollment modality, phase of the doctorate, number of publications, and drop-out intentions) and perceived social support from supervisors and research community. Methodology 1,463 doctoral candidates responded to the Doctoral Experience survey. EFA and CFA were used to corroborate the factor structure of the research writing scale. Research writing profiles were identified by employing cluster analysis and compared regarding research conditions and experience and both types of social support. Contribution This study contributes to the literature on doctoral development by providing evidence on the social nature of doctoral candidates’ writing development. It is argued that doctoral candidates’ perceptions of writing are related to transversal factors, such as doctoral candidates’ researcher identity and genre knowledge. It also shows that most candidates still lack opportunities to write and learn to write with and from other researchers. Findings Three writing profiles were identified: Productive, Reduced productivity, and Struggler profiles. Participants in the Productive profile experienced more researcher community and supervisory support and had more publications, Struggler writers reported drop-out intentions more often than participants in the other profiles, and Reduced productivity writers were more likely to not know the format of the thesis. The three profiles presented similar distribution in relation to participants’ country, the language in which they were writing their dissertation, and whether they were participating in a research team. Recommendations for Practitioners Supervisors and doctoral schools need to be aware of difficulties involved in writing at the PhD level for all doctoral candidates, not only for those writing in a second language, and support them in developing transformative research writing perceptions and establishing collaboration with other researchers. Research teams need to reflect on the writing support and opportunities they offer to doctoral candidates in promoting their writing development. Recommendation for Researchers Further studies should take into account that the development of research writing perceptions is a complex process that might be affected by many and diverse factors and vary along the doctoral trajectory]. Future Research Future research could explore the influence of factors such as engagement or research interest on doctoral candidates’ research writing perceptions. The field could also benefit from longitudinal studies exploring changes in doctoral candidates’ research writing perceptions.Peer reviewe