Attitudes of Parents Toward Child-Rearing: A Case Study

The aim of this study is the investigation of parents’, living in rural areas or urban areas and with children 5-6 years of age, difference in their attitudes towards children according to demographic characteristics and living conditions, rural and urban areas. The study group of the research includes 200 parents who have 5-6 years old children taking pre-school education. 100 of them live in rural areas and 100 of them live in the city center. Instruments of study are Personal Information Form and PARI (Family Life and Child-Rearing Attitude Scale). Independent samples t-test, ANOVA and Regression Analysis were used for data analysis. According to findings, mothers are more over-protective, more democratic and less disciplined than fathers. Parents living urban areas are more over-protective, more democratic and less disciplined than parents living rural areas. Moreover, parents living in extended families are more disciplined, less over-protective and less democratic egalitarian in terms of attitudes than parents live in nucleus families. As a result, educational status, gender, family type and location are predictors for parents’ child-rearing attitude. However, the variables of age and number of children do not contribute to the total variance significantly

Zastosowanie sztucznych sieci neuronowych dla modelowania układalności wełnianych tkanin poddanych procesom suchego wykańczania

The relationship between fabric drape, low stress mechanical properties and finishing processes is relatively complex. This paper demonstrates the possibility of using artificial neural networks to identify the fabric drape of woollen fabrics treated with different dry finishing processes (stenter, decatising, superfinish, formula, KADE strong/weak - autoclave decatizing). The mechanical and surface properties of woollen fabrics were measured by both the KES-FB and FAST systems, and then the results obtained were applied to artiicial neural network (ANN) modelling. ANN models were compared by verifying the Mean Square Error (MSE) and Correlation coefficient (R-value). The results indicated that each model is capable of making quantitatively accurate drape behaviour predictions for wool fabrics (Rmin = 0.92, MSEmin = 0).Związek pomiędzy układalnością tkaniny, właściwościami mechanicznymi przy niskich naprężeniach a procesami wykańczalniczymi jest stosunkowo skomplikowany. Artykuł ten wskazuje na możliwość wykorzystania sztucznych sieci neuronowych do identyfikacji układalności tkanin wełnianych poddanych procesom suchego wykańczania. Właściwości mechaniczne i powierzchniowe wełnianych tkanin zmierzono za pomocą KES-FB i FAST, a następnie otrzymane wyniki wprowadzono do sztucznej sieci neuronowej (ANN). Modele ANN porównano przez weryfikację blędu średniokwadratowego i współczynnika korelacji. Wyniki wykazały, że każdy model może być wykorzystany do utworzenia ilościowo dokładnych prognoz układalności dla tkanin wełnianych

Mean platelet volume and exercise stress test

Background: Long-term moderate or strenuous physical activity is associated with a considerable reduction in cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. However acute exercise leads to a transient activation of the thrombotic system. Healthy individuals can react this by increasing their fibrinolytic capacity acutely. However, patients with ischemic heart disease, lacking fibrinolytic potential, may be at considerable risk for acute ischemic events if exposed to heavy physical exertion. Platelet size has been shown to reflect platelet activity. The mean platelet volume (MPV) can reflect changes in either the level of platelet stimulation or rate of platelet production

Clinical Evaluation Of Myocardial Involvement In Acute Myopericarditis In Young Adults

Background Myocardial involvement in young adults has various causes. Acute myopericarditis is one of the myocardial involvements in young adults. It is easy to confuse with acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction because of the electrocardiographic features. This study aims to investigate a number of imaging techniques and clinical features for acute myopericarditis in young adults (<30 years of age). Methods This retrospective study included 147 patients selected from the 2147 patients at the age of <30 with acute chest pain admitted into emergency service between 2010 and 2016. Of 147 patients, 77 patients were diagnosed with acute myopericarditis (group I) (between 18 and 30 aged) and 70 patients had ST-elevation myocardial infarction (group II). The echocardiographic pictures and information of the patients in both groups were rechecked in terms of impaired segmental wall-motion abnormalities, pericardial effusion, and additional features. Results The patients in group I had focal echobright, which was defined as myocardial brightness in the left ventricle regions, especially in posterior and lateral wall. Focal echobright was observed in the 75 of 77 cases of acute myopericarditis in transthoracic echocardiogram. This sign was confirmed by cardiac magnetic resonance imaging. Focal echobright sensitivity was 95%; its specificity was 93%; its predictive was 95.2%. Pericardial effusion (83%) was observed in group I behind posterior wall. Its specificity was 81%; its sensitivity was 65%; predictivity was 73%. Conclusions Pericardial effusion and myocardial focal echobright in echocardiography can be quite sensitive indicators for acute myopericarditis in young adults.PubMedWoSScopu