the joint venture between Valio and energy company St1 has studied the possibility of launching a biogas plant project in the Ostrobothnia regions the company has decided to proceed with the planning of two new plants in the Pedersöre-Kruunupyy and Nivala-Sievi areas Suomen Lantakaasu Oy advances towards its production target of one terawatt-hour by 2030 Suomen Lantakaasu acquired a majority stake in Nurmon Bioenergia Oy The company is already developing a biogas plant project in Southern Ostrobothnia the site options for the main plant of the new biogas plant projects are limited to the Pedersöre and Kruunupyy municipalities in Ostrobothnia Further development in Northern Ostrobothnia will focus on the Nivala-Sievi area where the plant would be located along highway 28 Pedersöre-Kruunupyy and Nivala-Sievi are potential locations for the biogas plants The Pedersöre-Kruunupyy area has a large number of farms producing manure suitable as the raw material for biogas production The Pedersöre and Kruunupyy area is well suited to the construction of biogas plants because of the land available it is one of the largest agricultural clusters in Finland and the region has a strong green energy industry has a significant concentration of dairy farms with a high potential for biogas activities According to the company’s feedstock survey farmers in both regions are interested in becoming feedstock suppliers for Suomen Lantakaasu’s biogas plant “We are currently carrying out more detailed studies on the most suitable sites for construction of the biogas plants After the ongoing nature inventories and infrastructure studies have been completed we will be able to decide on the final location of the sites and start signing letters of intent in the specified areas,” says Leena Helminen with responsibility for the Suomen Lantakaasu business development Suomen Lantakaasu’s biogas business projects move forward Suomen Lantakaasu’s two previous biogas plant projects – at Nurmo in Southern Ostrobothnia and at Kiuruvesi in Upper Savo – are approaching the investment decision stage preparatory groundworks for the biogas plants are already underway and the plants are expected to become operational in 2026 Together with the Upper Savo and Nurmo projects Suomen Lantakaasu’s new projects to be advanced represent well over half of the one-terawatt-hour production target “With Suomen Lantakaasu’s production plant plans moving rapidly towards the one-terawatt-hour production target by 2030 To encourage transport companies to use biogas a comprehensive and steadfastly forthcoming refuelling infrastructure is critical so that transport companies and end customers can invest in low-emission heavy transport fleets Our growing network of distribution stations is helping our customers drive the energy transition and reduce emissions in both agriculture and transport,” says Matti Oksanen Suomen Lantakaasu has launched recruitments for the procurement of feedstock financial management and production management of the plants under construction Valio is a Finnish food company founded in 1905 Valio is owned by 3,400 Finnish dairy farmers through cooperatives We pay out our operating profit to the dairy farms The Valio brand is a promise of first-class quality and responsibility Valio’s sales in 2023 were EUR 2,3 million We are Finland’s biggest food exporter and a trailblazer for the whole food industry We export our consumer and industrial products to approximately 50 countries a company focusing on plant-based products Our Valio Aimo® wholesale business serves hotels and customers in the public sector and food industry all around Finland a joint venture we established with energy company St1 is boosting the circular economy by producing biogas from dairy farm manure. In all Our goal is to cut the carbon footprint of milk to zero by 2035 growing carbon sinks and creating circular economy solutions and we are working to increase biodiversity variety and joy to the dining table and professional kitchens we are building wellbeing and making sure that we will have locally produced food also in the future Innovativeness and drive for renewal have brought us at Valio together for over a hundred years − ever since Nobel laureate A.I Virtanen headed Valio’s product development Metrics details A growing number of patients with SARS-CoV-2 infections experience long-lasting symptoms Even patients who suffered from a mild acute infection show a variety of persisting and debilitating neurocognitive consequently leading to limitations in everyday life Because data on health-related quality of life (HRQoL) is scarce we aimed to characterize the impact of Long-Covid symptoms after a mild or moderate acute infection on HRQoL outpatients seeking counseling in the interdisciplinary Post-Covid consultation of the University Hospital Zurich with symptoms persisting for more than 4 weeks were included Patients who received an alternative diagnosis or suffered from a severe acute Covid-19 infection were excluded and the Short form 36 (SF-36) were distributed to assess HRQoL Patients suffered frequently from fatigue (81%) Patients mostly stated impairment in performing usual activities and having pain/discomfort or anxiety out of the EQ-5D-5L EQ index value and SGRQ activity score component were significantly lower in females SF-36 scores showed remarkably lower scores in the physical health domain compared to the Swiss general population before and during the COVID-19 pandemic Long-Covid syndrome has a substantial impact on HRQoL Long-term surveillance of patients must provide clarity on the duration of impairments in physical and mental health Trial registration: The study is registered on www.ClinicalTrials.gov but it is unclear how HRQoL is affected in patients suffering from Long-Covid syndrome after a mild or moderate acute infection A long-lasting reduction in HRQoL after a mild or moderate infection would add even more to the burden of the Covid-19 pandemic making it all the more important to reinforce prevention strategies and find appropriate therapeutic options This study aimed to assess HRQoL in a cohort of Swiss patients suffering from Long-Covid syndrome after a mild or moderate acute infection The University Hospital of Zurich developed an interdisciplinary outpatient clinic for patients suffering from Long-Covid syndrome which included the departments of Pulmonology Patients were triaged into one of the departments depending on their symptom constellation Patients received questionnaires regarding HRQoL during the consultation or it was sent to them in hindsight the respondent classifies his/her health according to five dimensions (mobility Each dimension is ranked into five levels from “no problems” up to “extreme problems” Each health state can potentially be assigned to a summary index score based on societal preference weights for the health state where 0 represents a value of a health state equivalent to dead negative values represent values as worse than dead the index scores were calculated using German country value sets as no value sets for Switzerland are available and we judged the population of Germany to be similar to the Swiss population patients rate their own perceived health on a visual analog scale (VAS) ranging from 0 (worst health) to 100 (best health) Products of the z-scores are summed together and added to 50 to linearly transform PCS and MCS to T-score metric A value of 50 of the norm based score represents the mean of the respective reference population and higher values mean better HRQoL Continuous variables are presented as mean ± standard deviation (SD) in case of a normal distribution and median (interquartile range (IQR)) otherwise For comparability with existing literature mean ± SD in not normally distributed data is presented as well Categorical variables are expressed as number and percentages Differences between groups were compared using independent sample t-test and Mann–Whitney U test for continuous variables and chi-squared test for categorical variables All statistical tests were two-tailed and a P value of < 0.05 was considered as statistically significant Statistical analysis was performed using Stata version 16.1 (StataCorp This study was conducted in accordance with the declaration of Helsinki. The Ethics Committee of the Canton of Zurich approved the study (BASEC 2021-00280), and the study is registered on www.ClinicalTrials.gov Figure was created using MS Office professional plus 2016 Powerpoint Participant characteristics were comparable regarding sex and age between our study and the CoWell study cohort whereas the pre-pandemic study cohort of the Swiss general population showed a slightly lower proportion of female participants (76.8% vs 58.1%) and were slightly older (mean age of 43 years vs Females had significantly greater impairment in the activity component (p = 0.005) There was no difference between mild or moderate acute infections regarding the different SGRQ component scores Regarding EQ-5D-5L VAS scores, the median (IQR) value was 62.9 (40, 75) with 8 patients (7.3%) between 0 and 25, 29 (26.4%) between 26 and 50, 51 (46.4%) between 51 and 75, and 22 patients (20.0%) between 76 and 100. Further results on EQ-5D-5L are shown in Table 3 Median (IQR) value for the index score was 0.806 (0.578, 0.909). A subgroup analysis (Table S2 supplemental material) showed statistically significant lower scores in females (p < 0.001) and no difference in disease severity was detected this is the first study that compares health-related quality of life in patients suffering from Long-Covid syndrome after initial mild to moderate COVID-19 infection with two reference groups (pre-pandemic and during the pandemic) The pandemic itself leads to impairments in mental aspects of quality of life whereas people showed improvements in physical health during the first pandemic wave Long-Covid syndrome has a considerable impact on physical health while mental health seems not to be additionally impaired compared to individuals during the pandemic The current study showed that patients with Long-Covid syndrome predominantly had problems performing their usual activities as well as issues with pain and anxiety whereas mobility seemed not to be affected to the same extent Patients showed markedly lower results in physical and mental HRQoL in the SF-36 questionnaire compared to HRQoL in the Swiss general population before the pandemic the impairments in physical and mental functioning will lead to economic losses due to reduced working hours or sickness absence but it remains to be determined to which extent moderate or severe acute SARS-CoV-2 infection and found a reduction across all health domains compared with age-matched population norms in the SF-36 This latter study showed similar results regarding PCS (mean (SD) of 36.0 (7.0)) and MCS (mean (SD) of 40.0 (7.0)) in patients with severe acute infection compared to our cohort including only patients who did not require hospitalization patients with fibromyalgia and chronic pain with major depressive disorder reached lower scores whereas patients with rheumatoid arthritis and ischemic heart disease scored higher values compared to our cohort It seems that diseases with a relevant psychological aspect lead to greater impairments in mental health than Long-Covid comparisons with other disease-specific populations must be treated with caution as they might differ in sociodemographic characteristics which are known to be important factors associated with HRQoL median scores for the SGRQ total and impact score component were similar to COPD patients with moderate disease severity (median (IQR) of 39.1 (26.5 patients with Long-Covid syndrome showed comparable impairments in PA with COPD patients with GOLD stages 2 to 3 Only the symptom score component was lower than in any GOLD stage group indicating lower intensity and/or frequency of breathing symptoms in Long-Covid patients there was no involvement of a control group investigating the same time point of the pandemic thus results have to be interpreted with caution the remarkable difference in physical health between the cohort of the CoWell study and the Long-Covid cohort is hard to explain only because of different time points of evaluation patients with a higher subjective symptom burden may fill out questionnaires more often thus causing selection bias and thus not adequately reflecting the real symptom burden of a Long-Covid population Long-lasting symptoms after a mild SARS-CoV-2 infection substantially affect health-related quality of life and therefore contribute considerably to the overall burden of the disease Long-term surveillance of physical and mental health in affected patients is important to estimate the effect of Long-Covid syndrome on social and economic consequences The dataset supporting the conclusion of this article is available from the corresponding author on reasonable request Short form health 36 questionnaire version 2 World Health Organization. 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more than 3 gigawatt and an investment volume exceeding 3 billion euros Luxcara is one of Europe’s most experienced asset managers for renewable energy investments and Stephanie Snyder of the band Deer Park Avenue are spreading their love for Babylon Town throughout Europe For Switzerland-based sisters Sarah and Stephanie Snyder their band name — Deer Park Avenue — is a nod to a central street in their hometown and to a time when they first learned to play in a band and their true selves began to take shape "There’s all this stuff about growing up on Long Island that’s so much more than just the music," Sarah said It was those crucial ages where you’re trying to figure out who you are We feel really fortunate that we got to find that there." the sisters are spreading their love for Babylon Town throughout Europe with their latest album hitting the Top 20 in Switzerland last month They’re hoping that success will bring them home to the United States to tour "We would love to come back and play," Stephanie said The sisters moved to Babylon Village from California when they were 7 and 10 and their father took a position as pastor at First Presbyterian Church The sisters took vocal lessons and Sarah learned the guitar while Stephanie began playing the drums It wasn’t long before the pastor decided music would be a good way to attract youth to the church and the sisters "It was so much fun and we had a gig every Sunday," Sarah said who travels with them as a social media manager and "mom-ager" when they’re touring said her girls always displayed natural musical ability "God has gifted them with this talent and they just really picked it up so fast," she said The sisters played their debut "concert" in the living room of their house The first concert they saw was Ringo Starr at Westbury Music Fair "All the stories that we have of just starting out with music they’re all from Long Island," Sarah said The sisters fondly remember their lessons at Positions Dance Studio on 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The family lived in Babylon Town for seven years before moving to Switzerland The sisters continued to play music as a band the pair on a lark entered a tristate battle of the bands at the Hard Rock Café in Washington which got them attention from someone at the Recording Academy That was when the pair decided on Deer Park Avenue "We moved around so much in our lives and wherever we were music was that grounding force for us," Sarah said "Deer Park Avenue was the street that ran through the middle of our lives It was all the stuff that we loved and that felt warm and felt like a neighborhood and we hope that our music feels like a neighborhood for people who maybe don’t feel like they belong." calling the Babylon years their happiest time together as a family who know exactly where Deer Park Avenue is," he said said she was taken aback when she learned of the band’s name "I was actually surprised because it’s an odd name for a band "It leads them back to their roots."  The sisters describe their music as a mix of genres came out just as the COVID-19 pandemic shutdown began and got little traction They played the renowned SXSW festival in Austin Texas and the famed Reeperbahn Festival in Hamburg They also toured in support of Switzerland’s popular rock artist Seraina Telli "When we moved to Long Island we fell in love with it," Stephanie said "There’s something really special about it and it’s been in our hearts ever since Why: Sisters spent their formative years living near Deer Park Avenue in Babylon Updated 52 minutes ago Officer slashed in Amity Harbor .. 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https://www.theinsightpartners.com/reports/rain-boots-market/ The Insight Partners is a one stop industry research provider of actionable intelligence We help our clients in getting solutions to their research requirements through our syndicated and consulting research services We specialize in industries such as Semiconductor and Electronics Contact Us:If you have any queries about this report or if you would like further information Sign In Register Most of Finland’s estimated 200 or so wolves live in northern and eastern parts of the country but there are small but growing populations in the south and west as well are increasingly worried about wolves encroaching into residential areas there have been more than 100 reports of wolves intruding in people’s yards in the municipalities of Kalajoki The Kalajoki Valley region is home to several wolf packs The figures are based on data collected by the Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke) two wolves have been shot under special permits with the most recent on the border of Ylivieska and Sievi last weekend four wolves have been killed under such permits They have been granted by local police in cases of repeated visits to yards and preying on sheep and cattle All the individuals shot have been healthy such frequent appearances near homes are quite rare “Before last weekend’s shooting the animals were visiting people’s gardens on a nearly-daily basis,” says Keijo Kapiainen the agency’s game manager for the Oulu region “More than 100 visits to yards is an exceptionally large number,” he adds Kapiainen says there is no single clear reason for the local wolves’ fearlessness around human habitation He does not believe it is primarily driven by the search for food “Maybe the wolves’ territory has been formed in a settled area In that case animals just move around wherever their territory is There is a similar situation in a heavily-populated area of south-western Finland where the number of yard visits has also risen since there have been so many sightings in the area,” suggests Kapiainen The Kalajoki Valley region includes some densely-populated parts which originally attracted the large canines into the area At least one municipality in the area has considered it necessary to arrange special transport for schoolchildren due to the fear of wolves However Kapiainen expects the situation to calm down now “We’re keeping an eye on the wolves’ movements Of course we hope that these culls will have an impact,” he tells Yle There is also a healthy wolf population in Pedersöre Local game officials said last week that a herd of some 40 rare Finnish forest reindeer has moved into the municipality threatened subspecies of reindeer has not been seen in the area since the 1780s They are believed to have spread from Perho to the south-east where a small number were released into the wild in the 1980s Canada: More Grizzlies and wolves moving north to High Arctic Finland: Flash, bang – no more wolves at the 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Required fields are marked * Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. and could be subject to continuing restrictions as the rest of society opens up Open image viewerVaccination is a divisive issue in the small municipality of Sievi in North Ostrobothnia Image: Paulus Markkula / YleYle News14.9.2021 12:20It now looks likely that even though Finland's coronavirus vaccination programme has turned out to be a success there are -- and are likely to continue to be -- pockets of anti-vaccination sentiment where the vaccination rate are well below the national average there are twenty municipalities in the North Ostrobothnia region where the coronavirus vaccination rate is currently below 70 percent and in some less than 60 per cent One reason that the rate for the population as a whole in North Ostrobothnia is the large number of children under the age of 12 in the region The area is home to many adherents of the Laestadian evangelical Lutheran revival movement known for large families and conservative values there are also high levels of vaccine hesitancy in some municipalities The lowest figure for coronavirus uptake in the country is in Sievi a small semi-rural community of fewer than 5,000 residents where 54.8 percent of the population currently has had a coronavirus vaccine jab In the municipality of Larsmo (Luoto in Finnish) in Ostrobothnia There are six municipalities with vaccination coverage of less than 60 percent in Finland Chief Physician of the regional social services and healthcare provider Kallio told Yle that anti-vaccine sentiments are affecting the willingness of people in younger age groups to get vaccinated against the virus "There are strong personalities working in the background who have the time and desire to promote their own ideology on social media there are also some health professionals among them There may also be financial motives behind these activities," Olli said He added that vaccine resistance is also evident in another North Ostrobothnian town where the infections are currently spreading The National Institute for Health and Welfare THL is well aware of the low level of vaccination coverage in parts of North Ostrobothnia and the situation is being monitored," according to THL specialist Mia Kontio Kontio told Yle in an email that every effort is being made in the municipalities to increase vaccination coverage efforts are being taken to make vaccination as easy as possible in order to reach at least all those who do not actively oppose vaccines," she wrote adding that a dense area with low rates of vaccination allows for the emergence of larger chains of infection "The disease is likely to be present in the area until all non-vaccinated people have contracted it some of those already vaccinated will also get it," she said the combination of low vaccination coverage and clusters of infection may lead to the imposition of local restrictions by regional decision-makers said that he has been surprised by the amount of vaccine hesitancy in the municipality "I hope that the information [in circulation] will be based on facts provided by the authorities and so increase understanding," he said Korhonen also hoped that getting vaccinated will become easier in the municipality vaccinations are available mainly at the local healthcare centre "They should be brought closer to the residents schools or various places where the vaccine can be obtained as easily as possible and as walk-ins," he pointed out Sievi has not yet started vaccinating young people in schools as it would require healthcare personnel already occupied elsewhere and asking to take the leaflets home to their parents so that they inform can inform healthcare authorities that their children should not be vaccinated There have been similar actions elsewhere in Finland "We have been considering whether vaccinations in the schools could become a problem because of these outside influences," Olli explained an infectious disease specialist with Kallio has noticed that vaccinating children and young people is viewed with a critical eye by many residents in the region "This means that the number of non-vaccinated people multiplies quickly as there are a lot of [large] Laestadian families," he pointed out Chief Physician at Oulu University Hospital said that in areas with a lot of unvaccinated children it would be important for adults to take the vaccine "Children under the age of 12 are for the most part only very mildly affected by the coronavirus Vaccinating adults is what we can do," she noted Meanwhile Risto Olli believes that Sievi's vaccination coverage will begin to increase when restrictions are lifted and the disease spreads to the unvaccinated population and the use of hand disinfectant decreases the number of respiratory infections will grow including coronavirus infections and its most severe forms Maybe that will wake people up to the need to get vaccinated," he predicted 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To learn about our commenting policies and how our community-based moderation works, please read our Community Guidelines Open image viewerKiurunkangas has been a site of archaeological interest since last autumn Image: Kaje Komulainen / YleYle News1.9.2019 13:10•Updated 1.9.2019 13:14Archaeologists have confirmed that the discoveries made by a father and son in Kiurunkangas in Sievi western Finland form part of a dwelling dating back to the Iron Age Research began when the archaeology enthusiasts uncovered iron and bronze ornamental objects as well as ancient axes using a metal detector in October 2018 A team of 15 archaeologists and archaeology students from the University of Oulu began researching the area on 19 August The Kiurunkangas location has a main excavation area of 60 square metres and several small excavation pits Initial study of the findings suggested that the area was a graveyard typical of the Iron Age research indicates that it was a permanent dwelling "The research results suggest that the site in Kiurunkangas has a large permanent dwelling instead of a graveyard not much is known about Iron Age dwellings in Northern Finland," Ville Hakamäki Excavations of the site have already recorded more than a thousand findings The findings suggest that people have occupied the area for thousands of years The material found thus far includes small metal objects such as bronze-plated items from a metal container and a bronze fastening ring Slag from the manufacture of iron have also been found Open image viewerA bronze pendant resembling a bird first in the Stone Age and subsequently in the Iron Age," Hakamäki stated The Stone Age material found at the site includes flakes of quartz as well as burnt objects made from bone and pottery items which are typically associated with the time period a hearth was also discovered at the location The structure is distinguished from the soil by a small circle of stones that has discernible signs of fire The material found at the hearth is most likely from the Iron Age as well the exact time period is yet to be determined Lynx FC has lost 8-3 against Sievi Futsal in its first match of the UEFA Futsal Cup Preliminary round Gibraltar's futsal 1st Division winners put in a solid performance but were outdone by the Finnish champions who dominated the game The competition continues tomorrow with Sievi Futsal taking on Grorud at 4.30 followed by Lynx v FC Santos at 7pm Sitemap Website design by Piranha Designs The new play by Fatima Moumouni and Laurin Buser is an activist coming-of-age story made and based in Switzerland, with a smooth sound and strong statements. Suna Gürler directs the play with five young people from here, for here, or us. Supported by Max Kohler Stiftung, Ernst Göhner Stiftung, Landis & Gyr Stiftung and Elisabeth Weber Stiftung. Open image viewerImage: YLE / Kia-Frega Prepula8.7.2010 10:15Koirala's wedding in Nepal last month was a boisterous affair attended by numerous guests from the business, political and entertainment worlds. She and her new husband, businessman Samrat Dahal, decided to change the pace with a relaxing honeymoon in Sievi, central Finland. Koirala says she jumped on board when her husband suggested Finland as a honeymoon destination. "I said, 'Yeah, why not?'. Something new, something different. I am really enjoying every bit," says Koirala. The couple is taking advantage of the Finnish outdoors by canoeing, rambling in forests, and taking sauna. Koirala is a member of a well-known Nepalese political family. Her grandfather and great uncles served as prime minister, and her father was a minister. Her aunt, Sujata Koirala, is Nepal’s current foreign minister and travelled to Finland last spring. Manisha Koirala has worked as a Bollywood actress for around twenty years. Now she is also a UN goodwill ambassador working to improve the status of women and children in Nepal. She says change takes time. "It's going take awhile. It's a long battle, but at least there many people working, and I'll be one of them." The couple will make their home in Katmandu. featuring an innovative display of customised saunas built from army command cars Open image viewerTämä sauna on ollut mukana tapahtumassa vuosittain Image: Anne Tastula/Yle3.8.2014 8:00•Updated 3.8.2014 9:10The proud owners of some 60 customised portable saunas have gathered in the western city of Teuva this weekend for the ninth annual gathering of portable saunas 15 or so saunas and their owners are attending the event for the first time Most of the participants are from the surrounding areas near Teuva but some have made a longer trip to Ostrobothnia to fire up their quirky saunas “The sauna that travelled the farthest this year was from Savonlinna,” says the event’s organiser Eija Sievi-Korte The gathering of portable sauna aficionados is being held for the ninth time this year The event attracted over 50 saunas already its fifth year When the event was held for the first time in 2004 the organisers were surprised by the enthusiasm it created That’s when we decided to make it an annual event,” says Sievi-Korte The sky is the limit when it comes to what kinds of sauna contraptions people come up with Eija Sievi-Korte can’t recall which portable sauna has been the strangest over the years but even though she thinks she has seen it all she says this year has once again brought some surprises “This year’s sauna made from an old water heater tank was good And the sauna stove fashioned from an old Ford V6 motor has also given us something new to wonder at,” she laughs The saunas at this family event are no laughing matter even if the sauna has been made out of a children’s play house “The steam of the sauna is always satisfying no matter what the sauna is like,” says Sievi-Korte A gang of friends from Helsinki arrived at Teuva Thursday evening they were the first event participants to fire up their sauna stove “We had to leave sufficient time in case the car broke down on us on the way,” says Kalle Saarinen he is part of a group that has built an eight-person sauna steam room into the back of a 1988 Ford Transit van The sauna and its crew are known as Team Heluna “It is a very good sauna; it has received many compliments,” the team says “This is the fourth time that Team Heluna has been to Teuva The event is all about just enjoying your sauna - and bragging about it,” says Saarinen “Last year we went to sauna for a total of 40 hours out of the 48 hours we were here,” says Saarinen who is clearly looking forward to another sauna binge in the van this year New Helsinki central library to include sauna after allPublished 20142014Sources: Yle