The Effects of Investor Behavior on Market Predictability

This study aimed to test the effects of investor behavior on the predictability of the market by testing CAPM estimation errors in negative growth period and growth period of the market. This study also aims to draw attention to the existence of some factors that may affect the CAPM estimation errors. Negative growth period is the period in which irrational behavior is likely to occur. Growth period is the period when irrational behaviors are less common. CAPM estimation errors calculated by jensen’s alpha, sharpe ratio, sortino ratio and treynor ratio were compared by T-Test and Mann-Whitney U Test during negative growth periods and growth periods.USA-S&P 500, Germany-DAX 100, England-FTSE 100, France-CAC All Tradable, Canada-S&P TSX, Japan-Nikkei 225 developed countries and their indices and India S&P BSE 200, China-SSE Composite, South Africa &-FTSE JSE African All Share, Turkey-BIST 100 developing countries and their indices included in the study. Between January 31,2005 and December 31,2018 monthly closing prices of the indices, monthly closing prices of stocks listed in consumer staples sectors and consumer discretionary sectors were used.As a result of the study, it has been observed that CAPM estimation errors calculated by jensen’s alpha and treynor ratio in consumer staples and consumer discretionary sectors in developed and developing countries do not differ during negative growth periods and growth periods of the market. It cannot be said that CAPM is more reliable or unreliable in negative growth periods compared to growth periods. It has been determined that CAPM estimation errors calculated by sharpe ratio and sortino ratio differ during negative growth periods and growth periods. It can be said that CAPM is less reliable in negative growth periods compared to growth periods

INVESTIGATION OF THE EFFECTS OF CARDIOVASCULAR AND AEROBIC EXERCISES ON BODY COMPOSITION AND BLOOD PARAMETERS IN SEDENTARY WOMEN

Aim: The aim of this study is to investigate the effects of 12-week cardiovascular and aerobic exercise on body composition and some blood parameters in sedentary women. Materials and methods: The selected 48 sedentary women participating at this study were attending B-Fit gymnasium in Giresun province. The sedentary women were splitted into two groups and subjected to the cardiovascular (n = 24) and the aerobic exercises (n = 24) one hour, three times a week. The intensity of the exercises was arranged according to the case that the heart rate is about 130-140 per minute. Measurements were made by adopting the same measurement methods before and after 12-week exercise there after the data were presented in tables using "student’s t-test" and "paired samples statistics". Results: Results have revealed that the values of body weight, body mass index, body fat percentage, cholesterol, triglyceride, LDL-C and waist-to-hip ratio of the subjects are decreased by the end of the 12-week workout. In addition, the HDL-C values of subjects are found to be increased in both groups (p <0.05 and p <0.001). Conclusion: The change in cardiovascular exercise group has been more significant in comparison with the aerobic exercise group. The cardiovascular and aerobic exercises performed in sedentary women have been found to trigger positive changes in body composition and blood parameters.  Article visualizations

Calculation of the inequality of the middle income group: A case study of Afyonkarahisar

Bu çalışma Recep Kolukısa’ nın 2018 yılında Afyon Kocatepe Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsünde tamamladığı “Orta Gelir Grubu Gelir Dağılımı Dengesizliğinin Hesaplanması: Afyonkarahisar Örneği” adlı Yüksek Lisans tezinden üretilmiştir. Çalışmada kullanılan anket için Afyon Kocatepe Üniversitesi Bilimsel Araştırma ve Yayın Etiği Kurulu tarafından 28.10.2016 tarih ve 2016/122 karar sayısı ile etik kurul onayı alınmıştır.Gelir dağılımı bir ülkede toplam GSYH’nin insanlar arasında ve üretim faktörleri arasında nasıl dağıldığını gösterir. Gelir dağılımı çalışmalarında toplam nüfus beş eşit gruba ayrılmaktadır. Ancak en yoksul %20 ile en zengin %20’nin toplam nüfus içindeki payının az olduğu, ortada yer alan grubun toplam nüfus içindeki payının ise göreli olarak fazla olduğu bilinmektedir. Orta gelir grubunun kendi içindeki gelir dağılımı eşitsizliğinin hesaplanması bu çalışmanın temel amacıdır. Eğer orta gelir grubunun kendi içindeki gelir dağılımı eşitsizliği, tüm ülkenin gelir dağılımı eşitsizliğinden önemli bir şekilde farklılık arz ediyor ise bunun izlenmesi gelir dağılımında adaletin sağlanması açısından önemlidir. Bu çalışmada, anketle elde edilen veriler ve Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu verileri kullanılarak orta gelir grubu gelir dağılımı eşitsizliği hesaplanmıştır. Veriler SPSS programı ile analiz edilmiştir. Afyonkarahisar il merkezinde yapılan anket bulgularına göre, orta gelir grubunun Gini katsayısı 0.27 bulunmuştur. Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu verileri kullanılarak aynı grup için Gini katsayısı 0.17 bulunmuştur. Bulgular orta gelir grubu gelir dağılımı eşitsizliğinin toplam gelir dağılımı eşitsizliğinden önemli bir şekilde az olduğunu göstermektedir.Income distribution shows how the total GDP of a country is distributed among people and among production factors. Inincome distribution studies, the total population is divided into five equal groups. However, it is known that the share of the poorest 20% and the richest 20% in the total population is low, and the share of the middle group in the total population is relatively high. The main purpose of this study is to calculate the income distribution inequality of the middle income group. If the income distribution inequality with in the middle income group differs significantly from the income distribution inequality of the whole country, monitoring this is important in terms of ensuring justice in income distribution. In this study, the middle income group’s income inequality is calculated by using questionnaire data and the Turkish Statistical Institute data. The data were analyzed with the SPSS program. According to the findings of the questionnaire conducted in Afyonkarahisar city center, the Gini coefficient of the middle income group was found 0.27. The Gini coefficient for the same group was found 0.17 by using the Turkish Statistical Institute data. The findings show that middle income group’s distribution inequality is significantly less than total income distribution inequality

12th WORLD UNIVERSITIES WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIP FREE STYLE COMPETITION TECHNICAL ANALYSIS

The purpose of this study was to make 12th World Universities Wrestling Championships Free style competition technical analysis. There were 85 participants from 19 countries participated in Çorum. The observation form prepared before the competitions with recorded by two researchers, technical analysis of the recordings were obtained. During the competitions, the scores obtained, warnings, winning types, successful techniques recorded in the technical analyze form. In statistical analysis, the percentage distributions for each parameter and match percentage rates were calculated. Statistical was performed by One Way ANOVA and LSD analysis of variance in group comparisons. The number of technical points taken for all weight groups in wrestling competitions were 789 points. The highest number of points was achieved in middleweight groups with 352 and with the maximum number of matches was made with 33 in the middleweight group. In the free style wrestling, ratio for one competition (ROC) was of received number of 10.38 points. Ratio of received points for one competition between weight groups found differences (p<0.05). The points of Middleweight group are higher from Lightweight and Heavyweight groups. Lightweight wrestlers 51.85% won by score and while 48.15% won by technical superiority. Middleweight wrestlers 48.48% won by score and while 51.52% won by technical superiority. Heavyweight wrestlers 75% won by score and while 25% won by technical superiority. Iran, Russia and Turkey participated in all category competitions. To get degrees, countries must matches at all sizes. Number of touch in Heavyweight wrestlers was more than from lightweight and middleweight wrestlers. Coaches in Countries must follow the wrestlers of competing countries. If necessary, it should go to the weight category setting. Some wrestlers recommended wrestled at the top category or bottom category.   Article visualizations

The Effects of Investor Behavior on Market Predictability

This study aimed to test the effects of investor behavior on the predictability of the market by testing CAPM estimation errors in negative growth period and growth period of the market. This study also aims to draw attention to the existence of some factors that may affect the CAPM estimation errors. Negative growth period is the period in which irrational behavior is likely to occur. Growth period is the period when irrational behaviors are less common. CAPM estimation errors calculated by Jensen’s alpha, Sharpe ratio, Sortino ratio and Treynor ratio were compared by T-Test and Mann-Whitney U Test during negative growth periods and growth periods. USA-S&P 500, Germany-DAX 100, England-FTSE 100, France-CAC All Tradable, Canada-S&P TSX, Japan-Nikkei 225 developed countries and their indices and India S&P BSE 200, China-SSE Composite, South Africa &-FTSE JSE African All Share, TurkeyBIST 100 developing countries and their indices included in the study. Between January 31,2005 and December 31,2018 monthly closing prices of the indices, monthly closing prices of stocks listed in consumer staples sectors and consumer discretionary sectors were used. As a result of the study, it has been observed that CAPM estimation errors calculated by Jensen’s alpha and Treynor ratio in consumer staples and consumer discretionary sectors in developed and developing countries do not differ during negative growth periods and growth periods of the market. It cannot be said that CAPM is more reliable or unreliable in negative growth periods compared to growth periods. It has been determined that CAPM estimation errors calculated by Sharpe ratio and Sortino ratio differ during negative growth periods and growth periods. It can be said that CAPM is less reliable in negative growth periods compared to growth periods

Determination of Exercise Attitudes of Pregnant Women

It is known that pregnancy is essential in the contribution of exercise to human health and the formation of healthy societies. Phenomenology design, one of the qualitative research techniques, was used in the research. The attitudes of pregnant women towards exercise before and during pregnancy and the factors affecting these attitudes were examined. The research group comprises 10 pregnant women, who are university graduates and work as professionals, who voluntarily participated in the research while living in Düzce. It is assumed that university graduates and professional pregnant women are the most qualified part of society in terms of health awareness and sports habits. A semi-structured interview form was used to collect data. Face-to-face interviews were conducted with pregnant women from different professions and at different stages of their pregnancy. NVIVO 11 statistical program was used in the analysis of the data. Although the participants thought that it was beneficial for their health, it was determined that they had various fears. Due to these fears and the fact that specialist doctors do not recommend exercise, even pregnant women who did not have any problems during their pregnancy avoided exercising. It was observed that the exercise attitudes of the participants before and during pregnancy differed

Evaluation of Physical and Physiological Characteristics of the Olympic Champion Turkish Deaf Men’s National Handball Team

The aim of this study is to evaluate physical and physiological characteristics of the Olympic Champion Turkish Deaf Men’s National Handball Team. A total of 20 athletes participated in the study with age average of 27 ± 6.26 years, sports age average of 11.45±5.35 years, average height of 180.3±6.70 cm and an average body weight of 82.49±10.38 kg. In the evaluation of the data SPSS 19.0 program was used, frequency and distribution is observed, average standard deviation, maximum, and minimum values were taken. The average Body Mass Index (BMI) of the athletes were determined as 25.01±1.48 kg/m2, average Baseline Metabolic Rate (BMD) were 8643±924.06 (kJ), average Body Fat Percentage (%) were 12.86± .79%, average Fat Free Weight (FFM) were 71.59±7.37 kg, Visceral Fat Rating was 2.75±1.39, average right-left handgrip strength were 47.5±7.38-46.6±7.14 kg, average double foot jump with fixed-free hand values were 30.1±3.62 - 36.5±4.45 cm, average right-left hand visual reaction rate were 258.9±17.77 - 261.8±23.04 msec, average pro-agility agility test were 5.22±0.18 sec, and the average flexibility were 11.9±5.22 cm. As a result, physical and physiological characteristics of the Olympic Champion Turkish Deaf Men’s National Handball Team is compared to the evaluated literature; While the height, body weight, BMI, reaction speed, agility and body fat ratio values is parallel to other handball players, the flexibility and jumping values were found to be lower than other hearing-impaired athletes and handball players. In particular, grip strength values are higher than other hearing-impaired athletes, and parallel to the values of handball players

Investigation of health status, treatment methods, and musculoskeletal injuries of the sportsmen according to branches: Sporcuların branşlara göre sağlık durumları tedavi yöntemleri ve kas iskelet sistemi yaralanmalarının incelenmesi

Background and Aim: Sports injuries are the common name of all kinds of injuries generally occurring during sport activities. Besides, they are also stated as the case preventing participation in sport the day after the injury occurs. Injuries are the ones generally arising either due to a single internal or external major trauma (bone fracture, muscle tearing, tissue injuries, and so on) or recurrent micro-traumas (apophysitis, stress fractures, tendonitis, and so on). In this study, it was aimed to detect the health problems and types of injuries encountered by sportsmen continuing their sport life in different branches and to reveal the relationships of these health problems and types of injuries with sports branch, demographical features, and lifestyle. Method: A total of 604 people including 332 males and 272 females between the ages of 17-26 and in six different branches participated in the study. The participants voluntarily attended the study. They signed a voluntary participation consent form. The survey method was used in the study. A “Sportsman Health Information Form” that was formed by the Sportsman Health and Research Centre was arranged and given its final form by the researcher, and it was conducted to the participants. The obtained data were analysed with the SPSS package programme. First, normal distribution of the data was checked, and they were analysed with non-parametric tests as they did not show a normal distribution. In the analysis, percentages and frequencies were controlled and Kruskal Wallis Analyses were also carried out for the correlation of the variables. It was evaluated at the level of 0,05 at the significant point. Results: It was seen that the participants had the problems such as vision disorders, pitting, loss of feeling, breathing disorders, chest pain, and having frequent cramps, and this situation varied across branches. It was concluded that 49% of the participants were exposed to injuries of muscle, bone, and tendon. ​Extended English summary is in the end of Full Text PDF (TURKISH) file.   Özet Giriş ve Amaç:  Spor sakatlıkları genel olarak sportif aktiviteler esnasında meydana gelen her türlü hasarın ortak adıdır. Bunun yanı sıra sakatlığın oluştuğu günün ertesinde spora katılımı engelleyen durum olarak da ifade edilmektedir. Yaralanmalar genel olarak ya içsel ya da dışsal kaynaklı tek bir büyük travmaya bağlı (kemik kırıkları kas yırtılmaları ve bağ yaralanmaları vb.) Ya da tekrarlayan mikro travmalara bağlı gelişen (apofizitis, stres kırıkları, tendonitis vb.) yaralanmalardır. Bu çalışmada; farklı branşlarda sportif yaşantısını devam ettiren sporcuların karşılaştıkları sağlık sorunları ve sakatlık türlerinin belirlenmesi, bu sağlık sorunları ve sakatlık türlerinin spor branşıyla, demografik özellikleriyle ve yaşam tarzıyla olan ilişkilerinin belirlenmesi amaçlanmıştır.Yöntem: Çalışmaya 17-26 yaş aralığında, 6 farklı branşta, 332 erkek, 272 kadın toplamda 604 kişi katılmıştır. Katılımcılar araştırmaya gönüllü olarak katılmışlardır. Katılımcılara gönüllü katılım onan formu imzalatılmıştır. Çalışmada anket yöntemi kullanılmıştır. Sporcu Sağlığı ve Araştırma Merkezi  (SESAM)  tarafından oluşturulan,  “Sporcu Sağlığı Bilgi Formu” araştırmacı tarafından düzenlenerek son sekli verilmiş ve katılımcılara uygulanmıştır. Elde edilen veriler SPSS paket programı ile analiz edilmiştir. Öncelikle verilerin normal dağılımına bakılmış ve normal dağılım göstermediği için nonparametrik testlerle analiz edilmiştir. Değerlendirmelerde yüzde ve frekanslara bakılmış, değişkenler arasındaki ilişkilendirmelere de Kuruskal-Wallis analizleri uygulanmıştır. Anlamlılık noktasında 0,05 seviyesinde değerlendirilmiştir.Sonuç: Katılımcıların görme, uyuşma ve his kaybı,  nefes alma,  göğüs ağrısı ve sıksık kramp girme gibi sağlık sorunları yaşadığı ve bu durumun branşlar arasında farklılıklar gösterdiği,  yine  % 49’nun kas kemik ve tendon yaralanmalarına maruz kaldıkları görülmüştür

Implementation of a performance task for developing the value of love of nature

The purpose of this study is to determine the effects of the love of nature performance task on the opinions and attitudes of 4th grade primary school students at the Science and Art center towards their value of love of nature. The mixed method was used by means of both quantitative and qualitative research models. The experi mental group consisted of 10 students while the control group had 11 students. Data was collected through the love of nature attitude scale and the Emotions and Opinions forms. The Mann-Whitney U test was used in the analysis of quantitative data, while the descriptive analysis method was used for analyzing the qualitative data. According to the analysis of the quantitative data, there is a correlation (at the level of U = 47.000, p 0.05) in favor of the experimental group. Meanwhile, based on the analysis of the qualitative data, one may claim that the experimental group students maintained their positive attitude and behavior for the duration of the love of nature performance task. Evaluation of the student opinions about the love of nature value upon completion of the performance task indicates that they value and protect nature and its components, and they make an effort to enhance nature and improve the creatures therein. Accordingly, one may assert that the implementation of a performance task on love of nature had an impact on the student development of love towards nature

Obtaining and analysis of gluten-free toothpaste from acorn for celiac patients

Günümüzde giderek yaygınlaşan çölyak hastalığı ile ilgili araştırmalara bakıldığında glütensiz yiyeceklerin ön planda olduğu görülmektedir. Çölyak hastalığı ve glüten duyarlılığı olan bireylerin sağlıklı bir yaşam sürdürebilmesi için beslenmelerinde olduğu gibi kişisel bakım ürünlerinde de glüten bulunmamalıdır. Meşe palamudu, meşe ağacının (Quercus) çeşitli türlerinden biridir. Ülkemiz, meşe ağacı cinsinin yayılış ve tür dağılımı bakımından en zengin merkezlerden birini oluşturmaktadır. Meşe ağacının meyvesine halk arasında palamut denilmektedir. Palamut, pelit ve kadeh (kupula) olmak üzere iki kısımdan oluşmaktadır. Meşe palamudunun antioksidan özelliği vardır ve glütensiz olması önemli özelliklerindendir. Bu araştırma kapsamında çölyak hastalarının kullanımına uygun glütensiz diş macunu formülasyonunun geliştirilmesi için ham madde olarak meşe palamudu kullanılmış, elde edilen diş macununun glütensiz olduğu analiz ile kanıtlanmış ve antibakteriyel etki göstermesi incelenmiştir.When the researches on celiac disease, which are becoming more and more common today, are examined, it is seen that gluten-free foods are at the forefront. In order for individuals with celiac disease and gluten sensitivity to lead a healthy life, gluten should not be present in personal care products as well as in their diets. The acorn is one of the several species of the oak tree (Quercus). Our country is one of the richest centers in terms of the species distribution of the oak tree genus. The fruit of the oak tree is called acorn among the people. Acorn consists of two parts: valonia and cup. Having antioxidant properties and being gluten-free is one of acorns’ important features. Within the scope of this research, the use of acorn as a raw material for the development of gluten-free toothpaste formulation suitable for the use of celiac patients, the proof that the obtained toothpaste is gluten-free with analysis and its antibacterial effect were examined