Publications by authors named "J M Kurkela"
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- * Finnish and Chinese participants displayed different ERP amplitude responses, indicating that native language affects sensitivity to speech sounds, particularly in passive listening conditions.
- * Results suggest that while native speakers are more sensitive to changes in their native language, both native and non-native speakers can effectively detect changes when paying attention.
Application of cyanobacteria for bioproduction, bioremediation and biotransformation is being increasingly explored. Photoautotrophs are carbon-negative by default, offering a direct pathway to reducing emissions in production systems. More robust and versatile host strains are needed for constructing production strains that would function as efficient and carbon-neutral cyanofactories.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Physiological mechanisms explaining why cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) predicts cardiovascular morbidity and mortality are incompletely understood. We examined if CRF modifies vagally mediated heart rate variability (HRV) during acute physical or psychosocial stress or night-time sleep in adults with cardiovascular risk factors.
Methods: Seventy-eight adults (age 56 years [IQR 50-60], 74% female, body mass index 28 kg/m [IQR 25-31]) with frequent cardiovascular risk factors participated in this cross-sectional study.
Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 is a model cyanobacterium, glucose-tolerant substrains of which are commonly used as laboratory strains. In recent years, it has become evident that 'wild-type' strains used in different laboratories show some differences in their phenotypes.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) is an independent risk factor for cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Adding CRF to conventional risk factors (eg, smoking, hypertension, impaired glucose metabolism, and dyslipidemia) improves the prediction of an individual's risk for adverse health outcomes such as those related to cardiovascular disease. Consequently, it is recommended to determine CRF as part of individualized risk prediction.
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