Evaluation of the secondary school physical education lesson new curriculum's with teacher views

Bu araştırma, 2010-2011 eğitim-öğretim yılında uygulamaya giren ortaöğretim beden eğitimi dersi yeni öğretim programını öğretmen görüşleriyle değerlendirmek amacıyla gerçekleştirilmiştir. Araştırmada nitel araştırma desenlerinden standartlaştırılmış açık uçlu görüşme yöntemi kullanılmıştır. Araştırmanın verileri, araştırmacılar tarafından geliştirilen görüşme formu yardımıyla toplanmıştır. Araştırma grubunu, Ankara (n=3), Erzurum (n=3), Eskişehir (n=2), Konya (n=5), Malatya (n=2) ve Trabzon (n=2) illerinde resmî ortaöğretim okullarında görev yapan 12'si erkek, 5'i kadın toplam 17 beden eğitimi öğretmeni oluşturmuştur. Veriler, nitel araştırmanın içerik analizi yöntemiyle değerlendirilmiştir. Sonuç olarak Ortaöğretim Beden Eğitimi Dersi Öğretim Programının teoride kalmaması ve uygulamadaki problemlerin giderilmesi adına, yapılandırmacı yaklaşım modeli ile hazırlanan öğretim programının felsefesinin hizmet içi eğitim kursları ve seminerler yoluyla ortaöğretimde görev yapan tüm beden eğitimi öğretmenlerine aktarılması gerektiği sonucuna varılmıştır.In this research was carried out on the purpose of evaluate new secondary school physical education curriculum which was started to implement in 2010-2011 academic year. Patterns, a qualitative research with standardized open ended interview method was used. The data were collected through interview form developed by the researchers. The research group, Ankara (n = 3), Erzurum (n = 3), Eskişehir (n = 2), Konya (n = 5), Malatya (n = 2) and Trabzon (n = 2) the official secondary schools working in the provinces of 12 male and 5 female physical education teacher, has created a total of 17. The data, was evaluated qualitative research content analysis method. As a result, Secondary Physical Education Curriculum rid of the problems in theory and practice dispensed prepared by constructivism model curriculum philosophy on behalf of the inservice training courses and seminars and concluded that the transfer of all physical education teachers working in secondary education

Comparison of Electrocoagulation and Conventional Medical Drops for Treatment of Conjunctivochalasis: Short-Term Results

Objectives: To compare the effectiveness of electrocoagulation and conventional medical drops for treatment of conjunctivochalasis using anterior segment-optical coherence tomography (AS-OCT). Materials and Methods: Forty eyes of 20 patients with bilateral conjunctivochalasis were included in this prospective study. Twenty eyes of 10 patients were assigned to Group 1 and underwent electrocoagulation. The other 20 eyes of 10 patients were assigned to Group 2 and received conventional medical treatment consisting of non-steroidal antiinflammatory drop (topical 0.5% ketorolac tromethamine) 4 times a day and artificial tears (0.15% sodium hyaluronate) 6 times a day for 4 weeks. Before and 4 weeks after treatment, all patients were evaluated by slit-lamp biomicroscopy, tear film break-up time (TBUT) test, and ocular surface disease index (OSDI) questionnaire. Tear meniscus height (TMH), tear meniscus area (TMA), and conjunctivochalasis area (CCA) were measured with AS-OCT. Results: In Group 1, posttreatment values of TMH, TMA, and TBUT were significantly higher (p0.05 for all values). Conclusion: Electrocoagulation is an effective modality for treatment of conjunctivochalasi

Investigation of Pathergy In Patients With Fibromyalgia

Aim: Recent studies showed increased axon reflex flare reaction to mechanical and chemical stimuli associated with neurogenic inflammation in patients with fibromyalgia (FM). Pathergy test is identified as a non-specific hypersensitivity reaction to minimal trauma. The purpose of this study was to investigate whether patients with FM had a positive pathergy test or not.Methods: Forty-six patients who met the 1990 American College of Rheumatology (ACR) criteria for the classification of FM and fifty-one healthy control subjects (HCs) were included in this study. Twenty-eight patients with Behcet’s disease were included as disease control for Pathergy test. The Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire (FIQ) was used for assessment of functional status in patients with FM. The Nottingham Health Profile was used for assessment of quality of life in all subjects.Results: There was no significant difference in demographic characteristics between the three groups (p > 0.05). NHP-pain, NHP-physical mobility, NHP-energy, NHP-emotional reaction, NHP-sleep and NHP-total scores were significantly higher in patients with FM compared to HCs (p < 0.001). Neither patients with FM nor HCs had a positive pathergy test.Conclusion: There are some pathophysiological changes in the skin biopsies of patients with FM; however, these changes are not accompanied by a positive pathergy test.Key Words: Fibromyalgia, Pathergy tes

The emotional state in benign joint hypermobility syndrome and associated factors

Objective: In this study, we aimed to investigate the difference of uric acid levels between metabolically healthy and unhealthy obese individuals. Methods: Patients of internal medicine and endocrinology outpatient clinics who admitted with the complaint of overweight were separated into two groups, by diagnostic criteria for metabolic syndrome, as metabolically healthy obese and metabolically unhealthy obese individuals. Total of 193 women aged between 18 to 70 years were enrolled into study. Results: Statistically significant differences were determined regarding waist circumference (p=0.038), HOMA-IR (p0.05) were not differ between these groups. When patients were separated into two groups according to uric acid median, the rate of metabolic syndrome found to be increased in high uric acid group (p=0.021). A correlation analysis showed that uric acid was significantly associated with number of metabolic syndrome parameters (r=0.270, p<0.001) beyond presence of metabolic syndrome. Conclusion: In the fact of determined relation of uric acid with the insulin resistance and significant difference of uric acid levels between metabolically healthy and non-healthy obese groups, uric acid can be considered as a cheap, accessible and sensitive parameter for metabolic syndrome and cardiovascular risk factor in obese individuals

The evaluation of comorbid diseases in patients with ankylosing spondylitis

Objective: To evaluate comorbid diseases and existing rates of their in the patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS). Methods: Totally 70 patients with AS, 70 patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and 70 healthy controls were included in this study. Demographic and clinical features were recorded. Study groups were questioned in terms of comorbid disease including hypertension, atherosclerotic heart disease (ASHD), heart failure, thyroid disease, lung disease, Type 2 diabetes, cerebrovascular events and the patients records were analyzed retrospectively to obtain more comprehensive information. Results: The patient and control groups were similar in terms of age, height and weight. The prevalence of hypertension in the patients with AS were significantly higher than those in controls (p<0.05). However no difference was observed when the patients with AS and RA were compared with hypertension (p>0.05). The incidence of ASHD and cardiac failure in AS and RA were similar and no significant difference was observed in comparison with the positive and negative controls. The prevalence for thyroid diseases was 12.8% and the prevalence for Type 2 diabetes mellitus was 11.6% in the patients with AS. This difference between the two groups was significant compared to healthy controls (p<0.05). Conclusion: The prevalence of hypertension, thyroid disorders and Type 2 diabetes mellitus in the patients with AS were significantly higher than those in controls. When the patients with AS were compared patients with RA, there was no significant difference in comorbid diseases between two groups

Identification and Characterization of a Novel <i>Robigovirus</i> Species from Sweet Cherry in Turkey

High throughput sequencing of total RNA isolated from symptomatic leaves of a sweet cherry tree (Prunus avium cv. 0900 Ziraat) from Turkey identified a new member of the genus Robigovirus designated cherry virus Turkey (CVTR). The presence of the virus was confirmed by electron microscopy and overlapping RT-PCR for sequencing its whole-genome. The virus has a ssRNA genome of 8464 nucleotides which encodes five open reading frames (ORFs) and comprises two non-coding regions, 5&#8242; UTR and 3&#8242; UTR of 97 and 296 nt, respectively. Compared to the five most closely related robigoviruses, RdRp, TGB1, TGB2, TGB3 and CP share amino acid identities ranging from 43&#8722;53%, 44&#8722;60%, 39&#8722;43%, 38&#8722;44% and 45&#8722;50%, respectively. Unlike the four cherry robigoviruses, CVTR lacks ORFs 2a and 5a. Its genome organization is therefore more similar to African oil palm ringspot virus (AOPRV). Using specific primers, the presence of CVTR was confirmed in 15 sweet cherries and two sour cherries out of 156 tested samples collected from three regions in Turkey. Among them, five samples were showing slight chlorotic symptoms on the leaves. It seems that CVTR infects cherry trees with or without eliciting obvious symptoms, but these data should be confirmed by bioassays in woody and possible herbaceous hosts in future studies