INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON NEW HORIZONS IN EDUCATION, INTE 2014

The purpose of this study is to determine the vocational school students' attitudes toward Puzzle Method implemented to increase their interest, motivation and attendance for the lectures, and better understanding for the theoretical parts of their courses. In this study, the survey application was performed to 92 students who are studying in the Accounting & Tax Applications Program and the Banks & Insurance Program at Alanya Chamber of Commerce and Industry Vocational School (ALTSO) of Akdeniz University. Thus, the students' thoughts on Puzzle Method have been identified, and the statistical analyses regarding the results have been demonstrated. As a result of the study, it is detected that students were satisfied with Puzzle Method in general terms. In addition to this, students stated that this method provides the interest & their continuity in the course, the increase their self-confidence & the success on the courses, and the ease for theoretical knowledge into practice. Owing to the method, the increase of communication with socializing rate between student-student & student-teacher, and the decrease their concerns for the future of finding a job, are the study's other key findings. The achievement of this success in higher education institutions, such as Vocational High Schools, which mission to train qualified intermediate staff for sectors, will contribute to individuals and educational institutions in the short term, as for the industry & the national economy in the long term. Crown Copyright (C) 2015 Published by Elsevier Ltd

THE EFFECT OF GENDER ON DISEASE ACTIVITY, FUNCTIONAL INDEX AND QUALITY

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A Gender-based Analysis of Disease Activity and Its Relationship with Anxiety, Depression, Fatigue, and Fibromyalgia in Psoriatic Arthritis

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Regional Difference in Disease Burden Among Patients with Psoriatic Arthritis: A Multi-Center Study

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Coronary artery bypass graft operations can be performed safely in obese patients

Objectives: Obesity is a major public health problem with an increasing prevalence. Although coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) operations are now performed with low morbidity and mortality rates, obesity is still assumed to be an important risk factor for morbidity and mortality at these operations but there is no precise approach to define it as a risk factor. The aim of this study is to evaluate the effects of obesity on the clinical outcome of the CABG operations. Methods: A total of 1206 patients, who underwent isolated CABG operation under cardiopulmonary bypass were evaluated retrospectively. The patients were divided into three groups. Group I was normal weight, with body mass index (BMI) of 18-24.9 kg/m(2), group II was overweight, with a BMI of 25 29.9 kg/m(2), and group III was obese, with a BMI of >30 kg/m(2). The clinical data of three groups were evaluated in aspects of postoperative morbidity and mortality. Results: Except for the superficial wound infections, there were no differences in postoperative mortality and morbidity rates between the three groups. Obesity was not found to be an important risk factor for postoperative morbidity and mortality. Conclusions: Despite the perception that obesity increases the risk of mortality and morbidity in CABG operations, the clinical outcome of these patients are not so different from other patients. We may say that obese patients can be safely operated. (C) 2003 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved