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How Engineers Perceive the Importance of Ethics in Finland
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Taajamaa, Ville; Majanoja, Anne-Maarit; Bairaktarova, Diana; Airola, Antti; Pahikkala, Tapio; Sutinen, Erkki – European Journal of Engineering Education, 2018
Success in complex and holistic engineering practices requires more than problem-solving abilities and technical competencies. Engineering education must offer proficient technical competences and also train engineers to think and act ethically. A technical "engineering-like" focus and demand have made educators and students overlook the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Ethics, Engineering, Technical Occupations
Parental Age and Risk of Autism Spectrum Disorders in a Finnish National Birth Cohort
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Lampi, Katja M.; Hinkka-Yli-Salomäki, Susanna; Lehti, Venla; Helenius, Hans; Gissler, Mika; Brown, Alan S.; Sourander, Andre – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2013
Aim of the study was to examine the associations between parental age and autism spectrum disorders (ASD). Data were based on the FIPS-A (Finnish Prenatal Study of Autism and Autism Spectrum Disorders), a case-control study with a total of 4,713 cases with childhood autism (n = 1,132), Asperger's syndrome (n = 1,785) or other pervasive…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Cohort Analysis, Risk, Autism