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Predictors of balance in individuals with Adhesive Capsulitis: A cross-sectional study
Get PDFPurpose: The aim of this study was to determine whether the variables pain, mobility, upper extremity functionality and depression (mood status) are predictors of balance in individuals with Adhesive Capsulitis (AC). Material and Methods: A total of 40 individuals with AC, mean age 52.90 ± 6.02 years were included. Patients were assessed via Visual Analog Scale, 6-minute walk test, Time up and go test, Disabilities of Arm, Shoulder and Hand questionnaire, Beck Depression Scale and Berg Balance Scale to understand pain severity, functional mobility and capacity, upper extremity functional status, depression symptoms and balance. Multiple regression analysis was used to determine which predictor variables explain the outcome variable. Results: There was a moderate to high significant correlation of balance level with pain (p<0.001), functional capacity (p<0.001), depression (p<0.001) and upper extremity functionality (p<0.001) in patients with AC. In addition, resting pain (p<0.048) and functional capacity (p<0.001) are predictors of balance. Discussion: Balance is adversely affected by increases in pain and depression levels. In addition, resting pain level and functional capacity are determinants of balance
A mixed pattern research on the evaluation of empathy, attitudes and self-sensitivity towards the disabled of the adapted movement education program in secondary school students
Get PDFSosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü, Beden Eğitimi ve Spor Ana Bilim DalıBu tez, Uyarlanmış Hareket Eğitimi Programının (UHEP) ortaokul öğrencilerinde engellilere karşı empati, tutum ve öz-duyarlılıklarının değerlendirilmesi amacı ile gerçekleştirilmiştir. Karma araştırma yöntemleri müdahale deseninde yürütülmüş bu araştırmanın nicel boyutu, ön test-son test kontrol gruplu seçkisiz desen, nitel boyutu ise durum çalışması deseninde tasarlanmıştır. Araştırmanın nicel aşamasında deney grubu 25, kontrol grubu 25 olmak üzere toplam 50 ortaokul öğrencisi, nitel aşamasında ise sadece deney grubu öğrencileri yer almıştır. Araştırmada Kaya ve Siyez (2010) tarafından geliştirilen KA-Sİ Çocuk ve Ergenler için Empatik Eğilim Ölçeği, Gümüş ve Öncel (2019) tarafından Türkçe uyarlanan Engelli Çocuklara Yönelik Tutumlar Ölçeği ile Erişen ve arkadaşları (2021) tarafından ortaokul öğrencilerinde geçerlilik ve güvenirliliği yapılan Öz-Duyarlılık Ölçeği ve yarı yapılandırılmış görüşme formu kullanılmıştır. Ön test ölçümlerinin alınmasından ardından deney grubu öğrencilerine UHEP uygulanmıştır. Son test ölçümlerinin alınmasından 2 hafta sonra ise sadece deney grubu öğrencilerine kalıcılık testleri uygulanmıştır. Araştırmanın nicel veri analizlerinde Mann Whitney U, Friedman testi ve Wilcoxon İşaretli Sıralar testi, nitel veri analizlerinde ise içerik analizi kullanılmıştır. Araştırmanın nitel bulgular sonucunda 15 ana tema ve 20 alt tema ortaya çıkmıştır. Nicel bulgular sonucunda UHEP' in ortaokul öğrencilerinin empatik eğilim ölçeği duygusal ve bilişsel empati, Engelli Çocuklara Yönelik Tutumlar Ölçeği etkileşim ve kabullenme, kaçınma, acıma ve yakınlık ile Öz-Duyarlılık Ölçeği öz sevecenlik, öz yargılama, izolasyon ve aşırı özdeşleşme alt boyutunda deney grubu lehine istatistiksel olarak anlamlı bir farklılık bulunduğu saptanmıştır. Ancak paylaşımların bilincinde olma ve bilinçlilik alt boyutunda istatistiksel olarak anlamlı farklılık bulunmamıştır. Kalıcılık testi sonuçlarında ise duygusal empati, acıma, paylaşımların bilincinde olma ve bilinçlilik puanlarında istatistiksel olarak anlamlı farklılık bulunmadığı saptanmıştır. Ancak diğer tüm alt boyutlarda istatistiksel olarak anlamlı farklılık bulunduğu saptanmıştır. Sonuç olarak, 6 haftalık UHEP' in ortaokul öğrencilerinin engellilere karşı empati, tutum ve öz-duyarlılıklarını geliştirdiği ve yarıyapılandırılmış görüşme sonuçlarınında araştırma bulgularını desteklediği görülmüştür.This thesis was carried out with the aim of evaluating the empathy, attitude and self-compassion towards disabled people in secondary school students of the Adapted Movement Education Program (UHEP). The research was conducted with a mixed research methods intervention design. In the quantitative section, there are a total of 50 secondary school students, 25 in the experimental group and 25 in the control group, and in the qualitative section, there is only the experimental group. In the study, the KA-SI Empathic Tendency Scale for Children and Adolescents developed by Kaya and Siyez (2010), the Attitudes Towards Disabled Children Scale developed by Gümüş and Öncel (2019) adapted into Turkish, the Self-Compassion Scale and the semi-structured Self-Compassion Scale, whose validity and reliability were tested by Erişen et al. (2021) An interview form was used. After the pre-tests, UHEP was applied to the experimental group. Two weeks after the final tests were taken, retention tests were applied only to the experimental group students. Mann Whitney U, Friedman test and Wilcoxon Signed Rank test were used in the quantitative data analysis of the study, and content analysis was used in the qualitative data analysis. As a result, a significant difference was found in favor of the experimental group in the emotional and cognitive empathy, interaction and acceptance, avoidance, pity, closeness, self-kindness, self-judgment, isolation and over-identification sub-dimensions of UHEP secondary school students. In the permanence tests, it was determined that there was no significant difference in emotional empathy, compassion, awareness of sharing and consciousness scores. As a result, it was observed that the 6-week UHEP improved the empathy, attitude and self-compassion of secondary school students towards the disabled, and did not affect the emotional empathy, compassion, awareness of sharing and consciousness levels, but it did affect all other sub-dimensions
Perception of job security and professional self-esteem of teachers: A mixed method research
No full textProfessional self-esteem and job security perceptions of teachers are considered to be factors that increase their teaching performance and overall teaching quality. The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship between teachers' professional self-esteem and job security perceptions in Turkey and to determine the impact of demographic characteristics on this relationship. In the study, the nested embedded mixed research method was preferred. For quantitative data, the professional self-esteem and job security level of 660 respondent teachers were compared in terms of demographic characteristics (gender, marital status, education level, union membership, staff type, age, and years of service). For qualitative data, a structured interview form was utilized to examine the views of 54 participants about their profession. Our study reveals the intricate dynamics between teachers' professional self-esteem and job security, emphasizing the role of gender, union membership, and career stage. The findings of the study revealed that female teachers demonstrated higher professional self-esteem, likely due to their emotional intelligence and communication skills. Un-ionized teachers reported greater professional self-esteem, suggesting the positive influence of unions in safeguarding teachers' rights. Contract teachers, aware of job insecurity, exhibited elevated professional self-esteem, indicating a drive for continuous skill development. Younger teachers (aged 21-30) displayed higher professional self-esteem, emphasizing their enthusiasm and adaptability. These findings underscore the complex interplay between self-esteem, job security, and external factors, with significant implications for teacher support and policymaking. Both professional self-esteem and perception of job security are higher in teachers who are new in their job, young and female. A positive but low-level relationship was found between teachers' perceptions of job security and their professional self-esteem. Teaching is a sacred profession but has been devalued due to political, economic, and social reasons
Comparison of the efficacy of Schroth and Lyon exercise treatment techniques in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: A randomized controlled, assessor and statistician blinded study
No full textBackground: Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) is the most common vertebral disorder in adolescence. Objectives: The purpose of this study was to compare the effectiveness of Schroth and Lyon exercise methods on Cobb angle (CA), angle of trunk rotation (ATR), quality of life (QoL), and perceived trunk appearance in patients with AIS. Methods: The 31 participants diagnosed (diagnosis age = 12.2 +/- 0.9) with AIS by a physician following the Lenke criteria and subsequently referred to the outpatient clinic were enrolled in the study. All participants were randomly assigned between the Schroth group (SG) and Lyon group (LG) for 6 months of supervised and home treatment. The participants' CA, ATR, Scoliosis Research Society-22 (SRS-22), and Walter-Reed Visual Assessment Scale (WRVAS) were assessed as a baseline, and again following the treatment by the same researcher who remained blinded to the study. Results: In 2-way mixed-design repeated-measures ANOVA analysis, when the change in time was analyzed between the groups (Group x Time [interaction]), a statistical difference was found more significant in SG for the CA-thoracic (F = 103.1, p < .01, 95% CI = 4.1; 2.0 to 6.2), CA-lumbar (F = 19.1, p < .01, 95% CI = 1.7; 1.0 to 2.4), ATR (F = 64.1, p < .01, 95% CI = 1.7; 1.2 to 2.3), and WRVAS (F = 169.5, p < .01, 95% CI = 6.5; 3.2 to 9.9) parameters. The LG was only more significantly improved in the SRS-22 total score (F = 15.7, p < .01, 95% CI =-0.9;-0.2 to-1.6). Conclusion: In the study, The Schroth exercises gave more favorable results than Lyon exercises in terms of CA-T, CA-L, ATR and WRVAS in the conservative treatment of AIS, while Lyon exercises gave more favorable results in terms of QoL. Additionally, according to the results of this study, it was found that the QoL of participants in SG decreased after treatment compared to baseline
The relationship between fear of old age, loneliness and death anxiety in adults
No full textBackground: The increase in the number of elderly people in the world, individuals' perspectives on older adults, and false beliefs and ideas about old age negatively affect adults in terms of ageing. This study was conducted to determine the relationship between fear of old age, loneliness and death anxiety in adults. Method: This study, which was designed in a correlational cross-sectional descriptive model, was conducted with 1074 adult individuals living in one province in eastern Turkey. Data were collected using Personal Information Form, Fear of Old Age Scale, UCLA Loneliness Scale and Turkish Death Anxiety Scale. Data were analyzed using SPSS 25.0, AMOS 24.0, G*Power 3.1 statistical package programs. Results: In our study, it was determined that the model created in line with the hypotheses was compatible and the model fit indices were within the desired limits as chi(2)/df = 4.737, root mean square error of approximation = 0.05, comparative fit index = 0.93, goodness-of-fit index = 0.92, adjusted goodness-of-fit index = 0.90, IFI = 0.93. There is a significant relationship between loneliness and death anxiety (P < 0.05). There is a significant relationship between loneliness and fear of old age (P < 0.05). There is a significant relationship between death anxiety and fear of old age (P < 0.05). It was determined that death anxiety has a mediating role in the effect of loneliness on fear of old age (95% confidence interval: 0.112-0.226; P < 0.05). Conclusion: As the level of loneliness increases, the level of death anxiety and fear of old age increases. Fear of old age also increases in the mediating role of death anxiety. It is recommended to conduct intervention studies to reduce fear of old age. Longitudinal study on fear of old age is recommended
The effect of physical education course on motor development in primary school and pre-school children and examination of parents' opinions
Get PDFSosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü, Antrenörlük Eğitimi Ana Bilim DalıÇalışmamın amacı okul öncesi ve ilkokul çocuklarının beden eğitimi dersi alıp almama durumlarına göre motor gelişimi ve ailelerin beden eğitimi dersine karşı tutumlarını incelemektir. Konu kapsamında velilerden tarafımızca oluşturulan kişisel bilgi formu hazırlanmıştır. Deneysel çalışma modeli kullanılmıştır. Bu çalışmanın araştırma grubunu kolay örnekleme yöntemiyle seçilen Muş ilinde bulunan Muş Bahçeşehir Koleji okulöncesi, 1. ve 2. sınıf kademesindeki çocuklar ile Muş ilinde bulunan Bal Peteği Anaokulu, Sungu Mehmet Akif Ersoy İlkokulu 1. ve 2. sınıfta eğitim gören çocuklar oluşturmuştur. Veri toplama aracı olarak, aile görüşlerinin tespiti için araştırmacı tarafından oluşturulan kişisel bilgi formu ve öğrencilerin motor beceri ölçümlerinin yer aldığı form kullanılmıştır. Veriler SPSS 22 paket programı ile analiz edilmiştir. Verilerin analizinde aile görüşlerinin tespitinde betimsel istatistik kullanılmıştır. Normallik testi yapılmış verilerin normal dağılım göstermediği görülmüştür. Normal dağılım göstermeyen veriler için, grup içi karşılaştırmalarda Mann-Whitney U testi ve Kruskal Wallis testi kullanılmıştır. Sonuç olarak, motor becerilerden yatay sıçrama, dikey sıçrama, denge ve esneklik ölçümlerinde özel okulda öğrenim öğrencilerin puan ortalamaları daha yüksek olduğu görülmüştür. Özel okulda beden eğitimi derslerinin olması ve beden eğitimi öğretmeninin olması ortaya çıkan sonuçları desteklemektedir. Anahtar Kelimeler: Okul Öncesi, Motor Gelişim, Beden Eğitimi ve Spor.The aim of my study is to examine the motor development of preschool and primary school children according to whether they take physical education lessons or not, and the attitudes of families towards physical education lessons. Within the scope of the subject, a personal information form was prepared by us for the parents. An experimental study model was used. The research group of this study consists of children in the pre-school, 1st and 2nd grade levels of Muş Bahçeşehir College in Muş province, selected by easy sampling method, and children studying in the 1st and 2nd grades of Bal Peteği Kindergarten and Sungu Mehmet Akif Ersoy Primary School in Muş province. As data collection tools, a personal information form created by the researcher to determine family opinions and a form containing students' motor skill measurements were used. The data were analyzed with the SPSS 22 package program. Descriptive statistics were used to determine family opinions in the analysis of the data. It was observed that the normality tested data did not show a normal distribution. For data that did not show normal distribution, Mann-Whitney U test and Kruskal Wallis test were used for intragroup comparisons. As a result, it was observed that the mean scores of students studying in private schools were higher in the motor skills horizontal jump, vertical jump, balance and flexibility measurements. The existence of physical education classes and a physical education teacher in a private school supports the results. Key Words: Preschool, Motor Developmant, Phiysical Education and Sports
EVALUATION OF GRAIN YIELDS OF SELECTED BREAD WHEAT (TRITICUM AESTIVUM L.) VARIETIES IN CHANGING CLIMATIC CONDITIONS USING DIFFERENT ANALYTICAL MODELS
Get PDFIn the present study, the variety or varieties with high grain yield and stability, despite changing climatic conditions, were edeutified to recomment them for production areas and to include these varieties as genetic material in the parent lists for breeding programs. The additive main effect and multiplicative interaction (AMMI) analysis results the effects of cultivars (C), environments (E) and cultivar x environment interaction (CEI) were found to be important over grain yield at p <= 0.01 level. Also, showed that grain yield performance of bread wheats were greatly affected mostly by the environment (70.42%), they from the interaction between environment and cultivar (7.29%), the least by cultivar (6.79%). The polygon graph obtained from genotype, genotype x environment (GGE) biplot analysis showed that two separate mega environments were formed, Nurkent variety was the best for first mega-environment, while Pehlivan variety for the second mega environment. GGE biplot determined that the ideal environment for bread wheat was environment 9 (E9) and the ideal genotype was Nurkent. Due to the visual presentation of AMMI and GGE biplot graphs, analysis results showed that these two models can be used to visually identify the best genotypes
Effect of Pulse Width and Intensity on Cell Death in Reversible Electroporation of Cancerous Cells
No full textElectroporation (EP) is the process of increasing the permeability of a biological cell or tissue by applying a short-term and sufficient external electric field. The utilization of proper pulse settings is required for EP-based treatments to be successful. Our aim in this study is to examine the effect of different electrical pulse widths and strength on EP efficiency. Human osteosarcoma cells (U20S) were used in the study. Eight-square-pulses with a frequency of 1Hz at 10µs, 1ms, 5ms, 10ms, and 20ms widths with low electric fields (20-500V/cm) were applied to U20S cells. 10-15 minutes after the applications, the cells were incubated in 96-well plates with 10 thousand cells in each well for 24 hours. Efficiency of pulses of different intensity and width was evaluated by MTT analysis method. The percent inhibition of U20S cancer cells elevated as the pulse width increased in almost all electric field values. The highest cell inhibition (%) occurred in pulses with an electric field of 500 V/cm and a width of 20ms (inhibition ratio: 76.25%). No inhibition was observed in the cells at 10µs, 1ms, 5ms, 10ms width pulses with 20 V/cm electric field and 10µs, 1ms width pulses with 50V/cm electric field. In conclusion, our findings show that the electric field intensity and pulse width used in electroporation play an important role in U20S cancer cell death. According to our results, it may be more appropriate to use high-voltage short-width pulses or low-voltage long-width pulses in reversible EP studies
Mimaride Biyofilik Tasarım için Metinden Görüntü Üretme Potansiyeli Olan Yapay Zeka Araçlarının Kullanımı
No full textMetinden görüntü üretme yeteneğine sahip yapay zekâ (YZ) sistemlerindeki ilerlemeler, mimarlık alanında önemli ve yenilikçi potansiyeller barındırmaktadır. Biyofilik tasarım ilkelerinin yapay zekâ görüntü oluşturma modelleriyle birleştirilmesi, yenilikçi mimari yaklaşımlar için yeni fırsatlar sunmaktadır. Bu çalışma, doğayla bağlantı kurarak ofis çalışanlarının konforunu ve çalışma kapasitesini artırmayı amaçlayan biyofilik ofis alanları oluşturmak için metinden görüntü oluşturan yapay zekâ araçlarının nasıl kullanılabileceğini araştırmaktadır. Çalışma, Browning, Ryan ve Clancy'nin (2014) araştırmasında yer alan biyofilik kriterleri referans alarak, mimari tasarımda biyofilik çözümler üretmek amacıyla yapay zekâ sistemlerinin kullanılmasını incelemektedir. Makalede Leonardo AI aracı kullanılarak bu kriterlere uygun ofis alanları üretilmiştir. Yapay zekâ aracına, biyofilik kriterler ile ilgili istemler girildiğinde biyofilik tasarım standartlarını karşılayan alanlar ürettiği tespit edilmiştir. Bu araştırma, yapay zekâ destekli metin-görüntü oluşturmanın mimari tasarımın ilk aşamalarda biyofilik tasarım düşüncesiyle entegre edilmesinde önemli bir adıma işaret etmektedir. Sonuç olarak çalışma, yapay zekanın sadece görüntü oluşturma kapasitesini değil, aynı zamanda biyofilik tasarım ilkeleriyle uyum sağlama yeteneğini ve bu ilkeleri geliştirme potansiyelini göstermektedir