The aim of this study is to determine the indoor plant preferences of the academic and administrative staff working in the units of Akdeniz University and the maintenance procedures applied to the indoor plants. In this context, totally 382 academic and administrative staffs’ offices were visited, the size of the offices were measured with laser meters, the indoor plant species were identified and questionnaires were applied to the participants by face-to-face interviews. A statistically significant result was found between the income status, gender, the units (vocational training) of the participants between keeping indoor plants in the offices. Orchids and cactus were the most preferred species. Most of the participants stated that they carried out irrigation and removal of dried branches/leaves as routine maintenance. The participants expressed their satisfaction with the existence of a reasonable number of indoor plants in the offices. The presence of a large number of indoor plants in the offices was found to cause tension and tiredness. It would be a rational solution to make it necessary to incorporate indoor plants into building design and management in the future, which is one of the cheapest and most effective methods of increasing labour productivity and achieving corporate strategic goals.

Objective: Obesity, currently one of the important health issues, can be defined through Fat Tissue Mass (FTM) and Lean Body Mass (LBM). The study aimed to investigate to what extent do FTM and LBM are associated with movement strategies of Sit-to-Stand (STS) task in individuals with obesity.Methods: Forty-nine obese individuals (52,83 ± 7,39) with no diagnosis of any health condition included in the study. The Balance Master System was used to evaluate the STS movement. STS task was analyzed by means of Weight Transfer Time (WTT) (second), Rising Index (RI) (force exerted by legs-%Body Weight), the Center of Gravity (COG) sway velocity (degrees per second). The FTM and LBM were regressed against each STS parameter including age as a covariate.

Determination of the relationship between the tendency to depression in the postpartum period and the level of security for mothers. Material and methods:The research is a descriptive study. Sample size 80% confidence interval, the minimum number of cases was determinated 158. The Edinbugh Postpartum Depression Scale and Mothers' Postpartum Security Feelings Scale and the Personal Information Form created by the researcher were used.Results: The mean age of the cases was calculated as 29.44 ± 5.76 years. 43.3% had their third and more pregnancies, 35% had their first pregnancies and 21.7% had their second pregnancies. The delivery type of the majority was cesarean with 61.1%.The average number of days after birth was 9.29 ± 2.12. While the rate of smokers before pregnancy was 16.7%, this rate dropped to 10% during pregnancy. While 10% of the cases felt lonely in child care, 13.9% felt partially lonely.. Negative and weak relationships were found between the level of depression and empowering behavior which is one of the factors of feeling of security. On the other hand depression was negatively and moderately correlated with general well-being, negatively and moderately correlated with family ties, and negatively and moderately correlated with breastfeeding behavior. However, a moderate and negative correlation was found between the total sense of security and depression. Conclusion:30% of postpartum depression is due to a sense of security. General well-being significantly reduces depression. Increasing and lowering the level of safety in mothers will be an important step to share.

Amaç: Araştırmanın amacı popülerliği giderek artan açık alan spor parklarını kullanan bireylerin profilini, egzersiz alışkanlıklarını ve karşılaştıkları zorlukları incelemekti. Yöntem: Araştırma İstanbul ili, Maltepe ilçesinde bulunan 6 adet açık alan spor parkında, bu parklardan yararlanan 120 bireyin katılımıyla gerçekleştirildi. Yüz yüze görüşme yöntemi ile katılımcılara anket uygulandı. Bulgular: Katılımcılara spor parkı aletleri kullanımı ile ilgili bilgi edindikleri kaynak sorgulandığında %58.3'ü kendilerinin öğrendiğini ve %12'si uzmanlara danıştığını bildirdi. Katılımcıların hastalık öyküleri sorgulandığında %17.5'inin hipertansiyon, %7.5'inin diyabet, %5'inin kardiyovasküler hastalık tanısına sahip olduğu tespit edildi. Katılımcıların düzenli ilaç kullanma oranı ise %32.5'idi. Bu duruma rağmen katılımcıların %76.7'sinin spor parklarını kullanmaya başlamadan önce uzman kontrolünden geçmediği belirlendi. Ayrıca katılıcıların %76.7'si spor parkı kullanımı sırasında uzman gözetiminin gerekli olduğu konusunda görüş bildirdi. Sonuç ve Öneriler: Yerel yönetimler açık alan spor parkları ve egzersiz aletleri kullanımı konusunda halkın egzersiz bilincini geliştirmek için park içi bilgilendirici düzenlemeler yapmalı ve halk uzmanlar tarafından egzersizin yararları hakkında bilgilendirilerek egzersiz öncesinde sağlık kontrolüne teşvik edilmelidir.

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