Design Parameters in Multimodal Games for Rehabilitation

Published under the Liebert "Open Option"Objectives: The repetitive and sometimes mundane nature of conventional rehabilitation therapy provides an ideal opportunity for development of interactive and challenging therapeutic games that have the potential to engage and motivate the players. Certain game design parameters that may encourage patients to actively participate by making the games more enjoyable have been identified. In this article, we describe a formative study in which we designed and evaluated some of these parameters with healthy subjects. Materials and Methods: The ‘‘operant conditioning’’ and ‘‘scoring’’ design parameters were incorporated in a remake of a classic labyrinth game, ‘‘Marble Maze.’’ A group of participants (n = 37) played the game twice: Once in the control condition without both modalities and then with either one of the parameters or with both. Measures of game duration and number of fails in the game were recorded along with survey questionnaires to measure player perceptions of intrinsic motivation on the game. Results: Longer playtimes, higher levels of interest/enjoyment, and effort to play the game were recorded with the introduction of these parameters. Conclusions: This study provides an understanding on how game design parameters can be used to motivate and encourage people to play longer. With these positive results, future aims are to test the parameters with stroke patients, providing much clearer insight as to what influences these parameters have on patients un- dergoing therapy. The ultimate goal is to utilize game design in order to maintain longer therapeutic interaction between a patient and his or her therapy medium.Peer reviewedFinal Published versio

Traditional native cattle breeding mountain villages of Western Anatolia: Case of Akkocali village of Akhisar district of Manisa province

Bu araştırmada, Batı Anadolu geleneksel sığır yetiştirme uygulamaları ve üretimin sürdürülebilirliğinin ortaya konması amaçlanmıştır. Çalışma Manisa ilinin Akhisar İlçesinde geleneksel sığır yetiştiriciliğinin yoğun olarak yapıldığı Akkocalı köyünde gerçekleştirilmiştir. İşletmelerin hayvancılık faaliyetleri hakkında ayrıntılı bilgilerin elde edilmesi için gözlem ve görüşmeler yapılmıştır. Geleneksel sığır yetiştirme teknikleri ve ürün değerlendirme biçimleri ortaya konmuştur. Ortaya çıkan bilgilerin geleneksel yetiştirme sistemlerimize ilişkin literatüre katkı sağlaması beklenmektedir.The aim of this study was to determine traditional cattle-breeding practices and sustainability of production in Western Anatolia. This study was carried out in Akkocalı Village of Akhisar district in Manisa province where intensively traditional cattle breeding. The observations and interviews were conducted to obtain detailed information about the breeding activities of farms. Traditional cattle-breeding techniques and evaluation forms of animal products were revealed. The resulting information obtained form the present study will contribute to the literature and is sufficient to serve as a basis for future studies

Determination of rainbow trout quality parameters with Arduino microcontroller

In this study, the rainbow trout was stored under refrigeration conditions (3 +/- 1 degrees C) for 18 days. Changes in the resistance levels in head, meat and eyes, changes of color in the head and meat, changes of liquid levels in the skin and meat, and odor values in the head and the meat were measured with Arduino microcontroller card and recorded during the storing period. In order to perform a significant comparison with the data obtainedviaArdunio, the total viable count, psychrotrophic count andEnterobacteriaceaecount in the fish meat were identified on a daily basis during storage. The results of the study indicated that the resistance value on the meat decreased significantly as the storage period increased; and that the Arduino-based color, odor and liquid level measurement sensors could be used effectively in identifying the food quality

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Investigating the Relationship between Depression, Negative Automatic Thoughts, Life Satisfaction and Symptom Interpretation in Turkish Young Adults

The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between depression, negative automatic thoughts, life satisfaction, number of symptoms, psychologizing, somatizing and normalizing in young adults. The mediator role of life satisfaction in the relationship between negative automatic thoughts and depression especially is the major question of this study. Participants are composed of 115 volunteer teacher candidates from an urban Turkish university. Their ages vary between 21 and 29. The data are collected through Beck Depression Inventory, Life Satisfaction Scale, Automatic Thoughts Scale, Symptom Interpretation Questionnaire and Personal Information Form. As a result, it is seen that the depression scores of young adults do not differ according to gender and according to whether they encountered an event causing stress in the past 3 months or not. Another finding is that five variables (negative automatic thoughts, life satisfaction, number of symptoms, psychologizing and normalizing) are significant predictors in explaining the depression level of young adults. Together, these five variables explain 52% of the young adults’ depression. Another finding of the study is that negative automatic thoughts of young adults make them negatively assess quality of life and this causes the depression levels to increase

The Effects of Cooperative Learning on the Abilities of Pre-Service Art Teacher Candidates to Lesson Planning in Turkey

Cooperative learning is in many ways a more effective learning method than individual and competitive learning. In this study, the effects of cooperative learning on the abilities of the pre-service art teacher candidates to plan lessons were emphasized. For this purpose, 32 art teacher candidates were selected for the experimental group, and 32 art teacher candidates were selected by random sampling method. An evaluation rubric was developed to evaluate the lesson plans that the art teacher candidates prepared. Points that increased two by two from 0 to 10 were included in the rubric. A cooperative learning program was developed for application in the experimental group. Samples of lesson plans were taken for a pre-test purpose before starting the program. The program lasted for three weeks, and four hours each week; and at the end of the program post-test works were taken from the candidates. The rubric was scored by three people, including researchers. Cooperative learning method was applied to the experimental group, and traditional learning method was applied to the control group. The candidates of both groups were requested to focus on planning a lesson. The results of the research shown that there was no significant difference between the pre-test points (P\u3e.05), however, there was a significant difference between the post-test points in favour of the experimental group (P\u3c.05). It was observed that the results of this research were similar to those of other research

Prediction of fish quality level with machine learning

In this study, sea bream, sea bass, anchovy and trout were captured and recorded using a digital camera during refrigerated storage for 7 days. In addition, their total viable counts (TVC) were determined on a daily basis. Based on the TVC, each fish was classified as ‘fresh’ when it was [removed]7 log cfu per g. They were uploaded on a web-based machine learning software called Teachable Machine (TM), which was trained about the pupils and heads of the fish. In addition, images of each species from different angles were uploaded to the software in order to ensure the recognition of fish species by TM. The data of the study indicated that the TM was able to distinguish fish species with high accuracy rates and achieved over 86% success in estimating the freshness of the fish species tested. © 2022 Institute of Food Science and Technology

Irrational Beliefs in Romantic Relationships as the Predictor of Aggression in Emerging Adulthood

The purpose of this study is to examine irrational beliefs in romantic relationships as the predictor of aggression in emerging adults. The study is a quantitative study done using the relational survey model. The study group is composed of 351 fourth-year students, 201 females and 150 males, who were attending three universities in Central Anatolia during the 2016-2017 academic year. In order to collect the study data, 23-item “KAR-YA Aggression Scale with four sub-dimensions (Physical Aggression, Hostility, Anger, Verbal Aggression) was used. 30-item “Irrational Romantic Relationship Beliefs Inventory” with six dimensions (Over Expectations, Use of Social Time, Mind Reading, Different Thinking, Physical Intimacy, Gender Differences) was used to determine the irrational beliefs in romantic relationships. Also, “Personal Information Form” was used to obtain the participants’ personal and socio-economic information. The data collected was analyzed using the SPSS 18 package program. T-test analysis was conducted to find the correlation and the gender differences between aggression and irrational beliefs in romantic relationships, and multi-hierarchical regression analysis was conducted to determine whether irrational beliefs in romantic relationships predict aggression or not. When the study findings are examined, it is seen that males’ aggression levels and their irrational expectation regarding the social and free time activities are higher. In addition, in explaining emerging adults’ aggression sex is a significant predictor of different thinking and gender differences variables from the IRBI sub-dimensions

Sosyoloji eğitimi ve toplumsal faydaları

Sosyoloji 1789 yılında gerçekleşen Fransız ihtilalından sonra Fransa’da, XVIII ve XIX. Yüzyılda da İngiltere, Almanya ve Avrupa’da oluşan sanayi toplumunda gelişen toplumsal sorunları çözmek amacıyla ortaya çıkmıştır. Sosyoloji ilk yıllarda batı’da yaşanan olumsuzluklara karşı reformcu ve düzenleyici bir bilim olarak düşünülmüş, yaşanan sorunları giderecek bir bilim olarak kabul edilmiştir. Hem sosyolojiye hem de sosyolojik çalışmalara o gözle bakılmıştır. Sosyolojinin Osmanlı ve Türkiye’deki durumu da bundan farklı olmamış, Osmanlı’da sosyoloji Batılılaşma politikalarının bir ürünü olarak ortaya çıkmıştır. Osmanlı Devletinin içeride ve dışarıda yaşamış olduğu siyasi, askeri, sosyal, kültürel vb. pek çok alanda yaşadığı sıkıntılar karşısında devlete kurtuluş reçetesi sunacak bir bilim olarak görülmüştür. Sosyolojinin Osmanlı İmparatorluğu’na girişi de böyle bir umut ve beklenti ile olmuştur. Osmanlıda sosyolojinin ders olarak öğretilmesi üniversiteden önce lisede söz konusu olmuş, Ziya Gökalp 1910-1911 yıllarında Selanik’te İttihat ve Terakki okulunda sosyoloji dersi vermiştir. Üniversitede sosyoloji eğitiminin başlangıcı ise 1912’dir. Üniversite bünyesinde sosyolojinin bağımsız bir kürsü/bölüm haline gelmesi ile ilgili kısmi belirsizlikler bulunmakla birlikte 1914 yılı benimsenmiştir. Sosyoloji ilmi doğuşundan çok kısa sonra Osmanlı’ya gelmiş ve dünyada ikinci sosyoloji kürsüsü Osmanlı’da açılmıştır. 4 Kasım 1981’de kabul edilip 6 Kasım 1981’de Resmi Gazete’de yayımlandıktan sonra yürürlüğe giren 2547 sayılı kanunla kurulan Yüksek Öğretim Kurumu (YÖK) ile birlikte sosyoloji bölümleri, 4 anabilim dalı esasına göre örgütlenmeye başlamıştır. Genel Sosyoloji ve Metodoloji, Kurumlar Sosyolojisi, Uygulamalı Sosyoloji ve Sosyometri. Günümüzde sosyoloji eğitimi veren mevcut sosyoloji bölümlerinin çoğunun halen bu esasa göre yapılandıkları görülmektedir. Ülkemizde 1980’lerde 10’u bulmayan sosyoloji bölümlerinin sayısı zamanla hızla artmıştır. YÖK’ün resmi sitesinde yayınladığı 2011 verilerine göre mevcut 102 devlet üniversitesinden 48’inde lisans düzeyinde, 34’ünde yüksek lisans ve 21’inde de doktora düzeyinde sosyoloji eğitimi verilmektedir. Aynı kaynağa göre o tarihte kurulu bulunan 52 vakıf üniversitesinden 10 tanesinde lisans, 6 tanesinde de yüksek lisans seviyesinde sosyoloji eğitimi verilmektedir. 2015 Kasım ayında 193 üniversite bulunmakta, sosyoloji eğitimi yapılan üniversite sayısı da artmış bulunmaktadır. Önceki yıllarda Sosyoloji eğitimi daha ziyade Fen Edebiyat Fakültelerinin Sosyoloji bölümlerinde verilmekteydi. Vakıf Üniversitelerinin bir kısmı bu geleneği devam ettirirken bir kısmında ise sosyoloji eğitimi farklı isimler altındaki fakülteler bünyesinde yapılmıştır. Örnek vermek gerekirse İstanbul Şehir Üniversitesinde İnsan ve Toplum Bilimleri Fakültesi, Koç Üniversitesinde İnsani Bilimler ve Edebiyat Fakültesi çatısı altında verilmektedir. Sabancı Üniversitesi ise Sosyoloji ismini kullanmaksızın Sanat ve Sosyal Bilimler Fakültesi bünyesinde interdisipliner bir eğitime yönelmektedir. Söz konusu üniversitelerin lisansüstü eğitiminde de aynı eğilimlerini devam ettirdikleri görülmektedir. Son yıllarda Fen Edebiyat Fakültelerinin Fen Fakültesi ve Edebiyat Fakültesi olarak ikiye ayrılması veya Sosyal bölümlerin Sosyal Bilimler Fakültesi, İnsani Bilimler Fakültesi, Beşeri Bilimler Fakültesi vb. gibi farklı isimler ile açılmasına bağlı olarak Sosyoloji bölümleri de çok farklı fakülte ve eğitim kurumlarında yer almaya başladı. Günümüzde sosyoloji dersleri de sadece sosyoloji bölümlerinde değil, çok farklı fakülte ve yüksek okullarda okutulmaktadır. 2014 eğitim öğretim yılında üniversitelerde Türkçe, İngilizce, 1. ve 2. Öğretim programları dahil 154 ayrı sosyoloji programı yer almaktadır. Bundan ayrı olarak Anadolu Üniversitesi, Atatürk Üniversitesi ve İstanbul Üniversitesine bağlı açık öğretim Fakültelerinde de Sosyoloji bölümleri bulunmaktadır. Dolayısıyla sosyoloji eğitiminde önemli bir gelişme kaydedilmiştir. Bunu