A Comparative of Finger Tapping Test Scores Elite Athletes, Art, Foreign Languages and Computer- Instructional Technology Students

Fine motor skill is ability to control and coordinate the small muscles in the hand for precise movements. Fine motor skill have been associated with several other cognitive abilities, including processing speed executive functions and scholastic skills. Fine motor skill in the early years have also been shown to predict later academic achievement, especially in reading and mathematics and to predict underachievement in able students at school. In this aspect our objective in this study was to compare finger tapping test scores between students of art, foreign languages, computer-instructional technologies and elite athletes. A significant difference was found between elite athletes and all groups in finger tapping test scores. Elite athletes performed more finger taps than other groups in the same period. In conclusion, the more importance of fine motor skill in terms of sporting success also explains the difference of the finger tapping test performances between the groups. Keywords: education, motor skills, finger tapping, elite athlete

EXAMINATION OF THE FINGER TAPPING TEST AND MENTAL ROTATION ACHIEVEMENT LEVEL OF THE ORIENTEERING ATHLETES

The purpose of this study is to assess the cognitive skills and the audio visual perceptions of orienteering athletes and to research the relationship between these two. 17 male athletes, who have been playing orienteering sport for at least 2 years, whose average age is 16.3 ± 1.6 years, participated voluntarily in our study. Reaction time test, mental rotation tests were implemented to the participants on successive days, during the same time zone, and in a quiet environment favorable for testing. The "Finger Tapping Test” (FTT), in which the speed of consecutive motor movements was evaluated was implemented via a computer program and the athletes were asked to press the specified key consecutively for 20 seconds. The obtained data was recorded. In conclusion, it was determined that the random-interval audio visual reaction times are longer than the Fix-interval audio visual reaction times. It was concluded that each question was answered in 8.7 seconds on average during the mental rotation test implemented in the study; whereas it was discovered that the correct answer average was 9.8 in the MR test, which consists of 16 questions. When the answers given by the athletes to the test questions were examined, it was determined that 4 athletes, who answered each question approximately in 3 seconds and completed the test in under 1 minute, are not successful in terms of accuracy and duration. These results indicate that the mental rotation performances of the orienteering athletes are not at a good level.  Article visualizations

Acute effects of different types of exercises on insulin-like growth factor-1, homocysteine and cortisol levels in veteran athletes

This study aimed to investigate acute effects of table tennis(physical+cognitive exercise), aerobic running (physical exercise), and chess (cognitive exercise) exercise sessions of veteran male athletes in their branches on the serum homocysteine (Hcy), insulin growth factor-1 (IGF-1), and cortisol (Cor) levels. Thirty veteran athletes [10 table tennis players (TT), 10 long-distance runners (LR), 10 chess players (CP)] and 10 sedentary controls (SC) between 50 and 65 years of age participated in the study. Blood samples were obtained before and immediately after exercise to determine serum Hcy, IGF-1, and Cor levels. According to their branch, each veteran athlete performed exercise sessions (70-75% of the participants' heart rate reserve) of 10-min of warm-up followed by 40-min of table tennis, aerobic running, or chess. TT and LR groups demonstrated significant increases in the serum IGF-1, Cor, and Hcy levels from pre to post-exercise (p0.05). LR group had a greater serum Cor increase than all exercise groups (p<0.05). The TT group showed significantly greater changes in serum Cor levels than the CP group (p<0.05). In conclusion, although a single bout of aerobic running and table tennis exercise induces a remarkable increase in all measured biomarkers, chess exercise only elicits an increase in Hcy levels. Although aerobic running is more effective in increasing Cor levels than other types of exercise, the current study's findings suggest that serum Hcy and IGF-1 levels in veteran male athletes are not affected by the type of exercise

Analysis of the Role of Physicians in the Cessation of Cigarette Smoking Based on Medical Specialization

OBJECTIVE: Physicians do not adequately use their unique professional privilege to prevent patients from smoking. The aim of this study was to investigate the type and extent of advice given to patients by physicians of different medical specialties regarding smoking cessation. METHODS: In total, 317 volunteer physicians were included in this study. The participants rated their attitudes toward the smoking habits of their patients by completing a questionnaire. The approaches used to address the smoking habits of patients significantly differed among physicians working at polyclinics, clinics and emergency service departments (

Tekstil sektöründe Avrupa Birliği IPPC direktifi ile uyum çalışmaları: BAT uygulamaları

TÜBİTAK ÇAYDAG15.01.2008Bu çalışma, Türkiye'de bir tekstil işletmesi için IPPC (Entegre Kirlilik Önleme ve Kontrolü) Direktifi kapsamında "Mevcut En İyi Teknikler"in ilk uygulaması ve değerlendirmesidir. IPPC Direktifi'nin hayata geçirilmesinde rehber olacak bir "en iyi uygulama örneği" tekstil sektörü için geliştirilmiş ve bu kapsamda işletme için "Mevcut En İyi Teknik" ihtiyaçları belirlenmiştir. Sürdürülebilir hammadde ve atık yönetimi için, ilk olarak, üretim süreçlerinin BREF ("Mevcut En İyi Teknikler" Referans) Dokümanı ile detaylı karşılaştırılması yapılmıştır. Su yoğun bir sektör olması sebebiyle, proseslerde geri kullanımı mümkün olabilecek atıksular belirlenip atıksu karakterizasyon çalışmaları yürütülmüştür. Proses atıksularında ve tesisten çıkan toplam atıksuda geri kazanım olanaklarının araştırılması için atıksu yönetim stratejisi oluşturulmuştur. Bu stratejiyle uyumlu olarak, üretim süreçlerinin BREF Tekstil Dokümanı ile detaylı karşılaştırılması yapılmış, gerek atıksuların geri kullanım amaçlı arıtılabilirliği gerekse su kullanımının ve atıksu üretiminin azaltımı üzerine çalışılmıştır. Uygulanabilir BAT önerileri fabrika yetkilileri ile birlikte çalışarak belirlenmiştir. Atıksu yönetimi çalışmalarının yanı sıra, enerji tüketiminin azaltılması, kimyasal değişikliği ve çevresel risk analizi çalışmaları da yürütülmüştür.This study was undertaken as the first application and evaluation of Best Available Techniques (BAT) within the context of the IPPC (Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control) Directive to a textile mill in Turkey. A “best practice example”, which will form a guideline for the implementation of the IPPC Directive, is to be developed for the textile sector; and within this context BAT requirements for the mill were determined. In order to achieve a sustainable resource and waste management; firstly, a detailed screening of the production processes with respect to BREF (BAT Reference) Textile Document was made. Being a water intensive sector, wastewater characterization study was conducted to identify the possible candidate wastewaters to be reused. A wastewater management strategy was adopted to investigate the possible reuse opportunities in the process wastewaters along with the composite mill effluent. In line with this strategy, production processes were analyzed in depth in accordance with the BREF Document not only to treat the generated wastewaters for their possible reuse but also to reduce the amount of water consumption and wastewater generation. Applicable BAT options were determined in cooperation with the mill staff. Besides studies related to wastewater management, minimization of energy consumption, chemical substitution and environmental risk analysis studies were also conducted

6-12 yaş gruplarında robotik araç ve gereçleri kullanarak kodlama öğretiminin uygulaması ve analizi

Dünya’da kodlama eğitimine büyük önem verilmektedir. Bu tezde 6 ile 12 yaş grubundaki çocuklar örneklem olarak seçilmiş ve kodlama eğitimi ile ilgili literatür taraması ulusal ve uluslararası seviyede yapılmış birçok metot ve sonuçları incelenmiştir. Bu metotlardan birisi olan içinde oyunlaştırma da barındıran robot kitleri ile kodlama eğitimi konu alınmıştır. Robotik teknolojisinin; tanımı, tarihsel gelişimi, çeşitleri, çalışma alanları, kullanılan araç ve gereçleri, programlanması hakkında teorik bilgi verilmiş olup uygulama kısmında ise ASSURE eğitim tasarım modeli ve Mindstorms robot kiti kullanılmıştır. Eğitimin ve kullanılan metodun başarısını ölçmek amacı ile çocuklara robotik memnuniyet anketi, demografik bilgi formu ve akademik başarı testi uygulanmış ve buralardan elde edilen bilgiler analiz edilmiştir. Verilerin analizi için nicel araştırma yöntemi seçilmiş, yarı deneysel yöntemin tek gruplu son test düzeni kullanılmıştır. Uygulanacak akademik başarı testindeki soruların hem puan hem de içerik bakımından uygunluğu uzman görüşü alınarak desteklenmiştir. -------------------- Great importance is placed on coding education in the world. In this thesis, children between the ages of 6 and 12 were selected as a sample and the literature search related to coding education was examined in national and international level. One of these methods is the coding training with the robot kits which includes the gamification. Robotic technology; definition, historical development, types, working areas, tools and materials used, theoretical information about programming. In the application part, ASSURE training design model and Mindstorms robot kit were used. The robotic satisfaction survey, demographic information form and academic achievement test were applied to the children in order to measure the success of the training and the method used and the information obtained from these areas were analyzed. For the analysis of the data, the quantitative research method was chosen, and the single-group posttest scheme of the quasi-experimental method was used. The suitability of the questions in the academic achievement test in terms of both points and content was supported by taking expert opinion

An Evaulation Of Waqfs As Non-Governmental Organizations

Tarihimizin derinliklerinden gelen ve köklü bir geçmişe sahip olan, yıllarca sosyal ve kültürel alanlarda önemli hizmetleri yerine getirmekle beraber, gelir kaynağı niteliğindeki malların yönetimi ve işletilmesi ile de iktisadi ve idari alanda da önemli ölçüde etkin rol oynayan vakıflar; teknoloji ve bilginin etkin kullanıldığı günümüzde, modern kurumlar yanında yerini almakta ve büyük bir güç oluşturmaya devam etmektedir. Son yıllarda özellikle gelişmiş batılı ülkelerde, kamu ve özel sektörlerle birlikte gönüllü kuruluşların oluşturduğu gönüllü sektör, kâr amaçsız sektör, hükümet dışı organizasyon gibi çeşitli şekilde adlandırılan üçüncü bir sektör olarak vakıflar büyük bir önem kazanmıştır. Bu bağlamda kamu yönetim sistemi içerisinde önemli bir yer tutan vakıfların küresel ve teknolojik anlamda yaşanan gelişmeler ve değişimler ve bunların getirdiği yenileşme sürecinde yönetişim çerçevesinde değerlendirilmesi amaçlanmaktadır

Determining the Opinions of Education Faculty Teacher Candidates on the Application for Online Courses

This study aimed to determine the opinions of teacher candidates about distance learning in online courses using a survey designed for this purpose. The researchers designed a questionnaire, titled “The opinion of teacher candidates about distance learning in online courses survey instrument” to collect quantitative data from teacher candidates (n= 1056, 55.3% females) who lived in urban, rural, and suburban areas in Turkey. The original version of the survey consisted of 30 items. The authors of this article used the snowball data collection method to collect data. Descriptive statistics such as frequency and percentage analysis were applied for the items in the data collection tool. In response to the first research question of the research, most male and female candidates indicated that they could use the Internet continuously wherever they were. Approximately two-thirds of female and male candidates remarked Internet outages as more hardware problems during class participation. As for the second research question, most of the candidates stated that they had limited internet access at home and could use it continuously on a daily basis