North Atlantic Heat Transport Convergence Derived from a Regional Energy Budget Using Different Ocean Heat Content Estimates.

This study uses an oceanic energy budget to estimate the ocean heat transport convergence in the North Atlantic during 2005-2018. The horizontal convergence of the ocean heat transport is estimated using ocean heat content tendency primarily derived from satellite altimetry combined with space gravimetry. The net surface energy fluxes are inferred from mass-corrected divergence of atmospheric energy transport and tendency of the ECMWF ERA5 reanalysis combined with top-of-the-atmosphere radiative fluxes from the clouds and the Earth's radiant energy system project.

Physical Fitness as a Predictor of Disability Retirement: A 9-Year Register Linked Follow-Up Study.

Background: To prospectively examine the association between physical fitness and risk of disability retirement in a large population-based cohort.

Methods: This study utilized data from Health 2011 survey Physical Activity subsample (n = 4898), combined with information on disability retirement derived from 2 national registers. In total, 2455 individuals aged 18-74 years underwent the physical fitness test protocol concerning measures of cardiorespiratory fitness, muscle strength, and balance.

Joint associations of leisure time physical activity and screen sitting time with long-term sickness absence due to mental and musculoskeletal diseases: a registry linked follow-up study.

Objectives: To examine joint associations of leisure-time physical activity (LTPA) and screen sitting time with subsequent sickness absence among the adult population.

Study Design: Registry linked follow-up study.

Methods: A representative sample of Finnish adults (n = 10,300) were asked to fill out a questionnaire for the FinHealth 2017 survey.

Simulated Sea Surface Salinity Data from a 1/48° Ocean Model.

To study the validation process for sea surface salinity (SSS) we have generated one year (November 2011- October 2012) of simulated satellite and in situ "ground truth" data. This was done using the ECCO (Estimating the Circulation and Climate of the Oceans) 1/48° simulation, the highest resolution global ocean model currently available. The ground tracks of three satellites, Aquarius, SMAP (Soil Moisture Active Passive) and SMOS (Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity) were extracted and used to sample the model with a gaussian weighting similar to that of the spaceborne sensor ground footprint.

Association between physical fitness and perceived work ability among Finnish population: a cross-sectional study.

Objective: This cross-sectional study aims to examine association between different components of physical fitness and perceived work ability among working age population.

Methods: The population-based study sample included 2050 participants aged 18-74 from the Finnish national Health 2011 study. Physical fitness was assessed by the single leg stand test, the modified push-up test, the vertical jump test and the six-minute walk test, and perceived work ability was assessed via interview.

Nicotinamide riboside improves muscle mitochondrial biogenesis, satellite cell differentiation, and gut microbiota in a twin study.

Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD) precursor nicotinamide riboside (NR) has emerged as a promising compound to improve obesity-associated mitochondrial dysfunction and metabolic syndrome in mice. However, most short-term clinical trials conducted so far have not reported positive outcomes. Therefore, we aimed to determine whether long-term NR supplementation boosts mitochondrial biogenesis and metabolic health in humans.

Summertime increases in upper-ocean stratification and mixed-layer depth.

The surface mixed layer of the world ocean regulates global climate by controlling heat and carbon exchange between the atmosphere and the oceanic interior. The mixed layer also shapes marine ecosystems by hosting most of the ocean's primary production and providing the conduit for oxygenation of deep oceanic layers. Despite these important climatic and life-supporting roles, possible changes in the mixed layer during an era of global climate change remain uncertain.

Locally stationary spatio-temporal interpolation of Argo profiling float data.

Argo floats measure seawater temperature and salinity in the upper 2000 m of the global ocean. Statistical analysis of the resulting spatio-temporal dataset is challenging owing to its non-stationary structure and large size. We propose mapping these data using locally stationary Gaussian process regression where covariance parameter estimation and spatio-temporal prediction are carried out in a moving-window fashion.

The Missing Evaluation at the End of GP's Consultation.

Evaluation at the end of a consultation is an element of a successful encounter. The doctor should inquire if patient's expectations were fulfilled and sum up the information given, the examinations performed, and the decisions made with the patient. This way the patient would be fully aware of what has been decided and that the problems and expectations of the patient had been taken into account.

The medico-professional quality of GP consultations assessed by analysing patient records.

Objective: To assess the medico-professional quality of consultations by analysing textual data from patient records.

Design: Qualitative analyse of textual data.

Setting: Four primary health care centres using electronic patient records (EPR) in Finland.

The quality of electronic patient records in Finnish primary healthcare needs to be improved.

Objective: To analyse the technical quality of electronic patient records in relation to legislation and to evaluate their quality associated with the quality of consultations as rated by patients and GPs.

Design: Cross-sectional study of electronic patient records.

Setting: Four primary healthcare (PHC) centres in Finland using three different electronic patient record systems.

The quality of GP consultation in two different salary systems.

Objective: To compare the quality of consultations between two Finnish employment contract systems: the capitation-based contract (CB) and the time-based contract (TB).

Design: Cross-sectional study based on paired questionnaires answered by patients and general practitioners (GPs).

Setting And Subjects: 81 GPs with their patients from four health care centres in Finland, 2191 encounters.