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Tiina Saari

postdoctoral researcher, Tampere University
Verified email at tuni.fi
Cited by 1089

Ketamine: a review of clinical pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics in anesthesia and pain therapy

…, NM Hagelberg, KT Olkkola, TI Saari - Clinical …, 2016 - Springer
Ketamine is a phencyclidine derivative, which functions primarily as an antagonist of the N-methyl-d-aspartate
receptor. It has no affinity for gamma-aminobutyric acid receptors in the …

Enhancement of GABAergic activity: neuropharmacological effects of benzodiazepines and therapeutic use in anesthesiology

TI Saari, M Uusi-Oukari, J Ahonen, KT Olkkola - Pharmacological reviews, 2011 - ASPET
GABA is the major inhibitory neurotransmitter in the central nervous system (CNS). The type
A GABA receptor (GABA A R) system is the primary pharmacological target for many drugs …

A process model of the formation of spatial presence experiences

…, P Vorderer, C Klimmt, H Schramm, T Saari… - Media …, 2007 - Taylor & Francis
In order to bridge interdisciplinary differences in Presence research and to establish
connections between Presence and “older” concepts of psychology and communication, a …

Does the pharmacology of oxycodone justify its increasing use as an analgesic?

KT Olkkola, VK Kontinen, TI Saari, EA Kalso - Trends in pharmacological …, 2013 - cell.com
Oxycodone is a semisynthetic opioid analgesic that is increasingly used for the treatment of
acute, cancer, and chronic non-malignant pain. Oxycodone was synthesized in 1917 but its …

Outcomes of early endovascular versus surgical treatment of ruptured cerebral aneurysms: a prospective randomized study

T Koivisto, R Vanninen, H Hurskainen, T Saari… - Stroke, 2000 - Am Heart Assoc
… The Mann-Whitney U test for continuous or ordinal scale variables with a non-normal
distribution, the χ 2 test for dichotomized discrete variables, and the Student t test for continuous …

[PDF][PDF] Mec spatial presence questionnaire

…, W Wirth, FR Gouveia, F Biocca, T Saari… - Retrieved …, 2004 - researchgate.net
Beyond conceptual problems and issues of theoretical integration, the contemporary debate
on Spatial Presence research is focused on measurement. Different approaches to …

Spatial presence and emotions during video game playing: Does it matter with whom you play?

N Ravaja, T Saari, M Turpeinen, J Laarni… - Presence …, 2006 - direct.mit.edu
The authors examined whether the nature of the opponent (computer, friend, or stranger)
influences spatial presence, emotional responses, and threat and challenge appraisals when …

The psychophysiology of James Bond: Phasic emotional responses to violent video game events.

N Ravaja, M Turpeinen, T Saari, S Puttonen… - Emotion, 2008 - psycnet.apa.org
The authors examined emotional valence-and arousal-related phasic psychophysiological
responses to different violent events in the first-person shooter video game" James Bond 007: …

Phasic emotional reactions to video game events: A psychophysiological investigation

N Ravaja, T Saari, M Salminen, J Laarni… - Media …, 2006 - Taylor & Francis
We examined emotional valence- and arousal-related phasic psychophysiological responses
to different video game events among 36 young adults who played Super Monkey Ball 2 (…

Surgical outcome of 438 patients treated surgically for lumbar spinal stenosis

O Airaksinen, A Herno, V Turunen, T Saari… - Spine, 1997 - journals.lww.com
… For statistical analysis the Students's unpaired t test was used for comparison of means,
and the Chi-square test was used for comparison of groups. The logistic regression analysis …