People socialized in different cultures differ in their thinking styles. Eastern-culture people
view objects more holistically by taking context into account, whereas Western-culture people …

Previous behavioural studies have shown that humans act more altruistically towards kin.
Whether and how knowledge of genetic relatedness translates into differential neurocognitive …

The properties of functional brain networks strongly depend on how their nodes are chosen.
Commonly, nodes are defined by Regions of Interest (ROIs), predetermined groupings of …

Putting oneself into the shoes of others is an important aspect of social cognition. We
measured brain hemodynamic activity and eye-gaze patterns while participants were viewing a …

The hardening of hydroponically cultured Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) seedlings and their
recovery after freezing was studied at the end of the second growing season (LD), after 3 …

Electrical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) was applied to stems of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris
L.) in a provenance field trial during frost hardening to find an EIS parameter for assessing …

The cessation of shoot elongation, diameter growth and needle elongation were compared
with the initiation of frost hardening of the stems and needles in an 8-year-old provenance …

Growth and gas exchange characteristics were studied in pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) and spruce
(Picea abies Karst.) seedlings grown in hydroponic culture in the presence of N (50 mg l −…

• Background and Aims Stem respiration of trees is a major, but poorly assessed component
of the carbon balance of forests, and important for geo-chemistry. Measurements are …

… The seeds were from a seed orchard (Toivakka 6205'N, 2610'E) established with material
from different sites located in Finland between 6170'N and 6420'N. During the growing season…