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diet and lifestyle of the sami of southern lapland in the 1930s-1950s and today.objectives. to describe the lifestyle of the sami of southern lapland 50 to 70 years ago in relation to the present-day sami and non-sami populations and, thereby, to provide a basis for future studies of culturally related determinants of health and illness. study design. a qualitative analysis, and a quantitative comparison of sami and non-sami groups. methods. semi-structured interviews were conducted with 20 elderly sami concerning their parents' lifestyle and diet 50 to 70 years ago. questi ...201121631968
concentrations of (137)cs in summer pasture plants that reindeer feed on in the reindeer management area of finland.samples of summer pasture plants that reindeer feed on were collected in order to study (137)cs concentrations in different plant species and in species nested in certain site types, and to study the regional distribution of (137)cs in the finnish reindeer management area. plant species were categorized by the site types of mineral soil forest (xeric heath forest and mesic heath forest) and peatland. a third category called 'other plant species' included plants with various site types, poorly de ...201121514704
effective half-lives of 134cs and 137cs in reindeer meat and in reindeer herders in finland after the chernobyl accident and the ensuing effective radiation doses to humans.monitoring of 137cs in reindeer herders and in reindeer meat in finnish lapland began in the early 1960s and has continued until today. the monitoring of 137cs in reindeer herders and in reindeer meat in the halla area began after the chernobyl accident. in this study, reindeer herders together with reindeer meat samples were monitored for gamma-emitting radionuclides from two separate areas in the finnish reindeer management area, northern finland and the halla area. the effective half-lives de ...201121451316
use of decision analysis interviews to support the sustainable use of the forests in finnish upper lapland.controversy between alternative uses of forests in finnish upper lapland has been going on for decades, and in recent years it has been escalated to a serious conflict. the core of the conflict is the adverse impacts of forestry on old forests which are important grazing areas for reindeer and which are regarded as intact nature and wilderness areas. this paper describes the experiences of applying multi-criteria decision analysis interview approach on this conflict. the approach provides tools ...201121288630
parasitism of the deer ked, lipoptena cervi, on the moose, alces alces, in eastern finland.the deer ked, lipoptena cervi l. (diptera: hippoboscidae), is an ectoparasitic fly that spread to finland in the early 1960s from the southeast across the soviet border. it is currently a common parasite of the moose, alces alces (artiodactyla: cervidae), in the southern part of the country and its area of distribution is gradually spreading to finnish lapland, where it will come into contact with another potential cervid host, the semi-domesticated reindeer, rangifer tarandus tarandus. the aim ...201020868432
deposition of gamma emitters from chernobyl accident and their transfer in lichen-soil columns.lichen-soil column samples were taken from several locations in the southern finland between 1986 and 2006. columns were divided into three parts, upper lichen, lower lichen and underlying soil, and their gamma emitting radionuclides, 134cs, 137cs, 103ru, 95zr, 106ru, 110mag, 125sb and 144ce, were measured with gamma spectrometry. deposition values were calculated as bq/m2 for each sampling site. distribution of various radionuclides in the three compartments as a function of time was determined ...200818684542
antioxidants, infections and environmental factors in health and disease in northern finland.recent studies have identified several factors which may affect human health and life expectancy in northern finland. they have shown that antioxidants, infections, genetic or environmental factors may affect the development of and morbidity/mortality from cardiovascular diseases, cancer, diabetes mellitus and other diseases in the northern provinces of this country. both the occurrence and mortality from coronary heart disease (chd) is low in the northernmost part of the country, i.e. mountain ...19989753878
cs-137 concentration in reindeer and its fodder plants.radionuclides, especially the long-lived 137cs (physical half-life 30 years), are accumulated efficiently in the northern, subarctic, lichen-reindeer-man foodchain. until the chernobyl accident the fallout nuclides studied originated from nuclear weapons tests. after this accident some fresh fallout was deposited in finnish lapland. lichens grow very slowly and collect nutrients very efficiently from air, rain and snow. during winter the basic fodder plants for reindeer are lichens and some wint ...19892814447
ossification of the antler in the lapland reindeer (rangifer tarandus tarandus).a histological and histochemical study of biopsy specimens from the lapland reindeer antler indicated that the intercellular matrix of the cartilage that forms the partitions of longitudinal channels becomes calcified at virtually the initial stage of formation. the lacunae at the peripheries of the cartilaginous partitions are invaded by osteoblasts in a process comparable to endochondral ossification. the very centres of the partitions evidently become directly converted into bone without the ...19902368591
occurrence of antibodies to group specific chlamydia antigen in cattle and reindeer sera in finnish lapland. 1976983896
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