Physical Classes Research Articles

Future Direction of Teaching and Learning Module in Nepal

This paper studies shift of physical class adopting Information and Communication Technology in teaching and learning activities in Nepal. Integration of ICT in academic activities changes the traditional teaching model ignoring teacher centered method into effective student-centered method. It as qualitative research employed semi-structured online interviews with secondary students, teachers and parents through Facebook messenger, telephone call, personal interview and Zoom class observation. Documentary analysis provided a ground for the analysis of data gathered through interviews and observations. This paper reports on how online mode of learning would be effective pointing out collaborating learning environment, easy access to materials and in terms of time saving. Moreover, use of ICT in academic activities changes teacher-centered teaching and learning environment into student-centered environment. ICT skills of teachers, poor ICT infrastructure and government policies have been pointed out as hurdles for virtual classes. However, integration of ICT in academic activities is demand of the time. Findings suggest that the use of ICT in academic activities will be effective way of teaching and learning activities in coming days in Nepal. Moreover, online classes can benefit students who are from marginalized, disadvantaged communities and who have no easy access to schools.

Community Health Programs and Partnerships: Perspectives from Public Library Directors

This study, centered around a survey of library directors (N = 83), examines community health programming (CHP) in Michigan’s public libraries within the broader context of national CHP initiatives. Reponses indicate that while physical activity classes and food skills programs are popular, there are still challenges to overcome. These findings led us to recommendations for cultivating partnerships that can help CHP grow and flourish.

Long-term prognosis after endoscopic submucosal dissection for esophageal cancer in older adult patients

BackgroundThe validity of endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) for esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) in older individuals with comorbidities remains unclear. Therefore, this study evaluated the safety and efficacy of ESD and additional treatment for ESCC in older adult patients.MethodsThe clinicopathological characteristics and clinical outcomes of 398 consecutive older adult patients (≥ 65 years) with 505 lesions who underwent ESD for ESCC at the Hiroshima University Hospital between September 2007 and December 2019 were retrospectively evaluated. Additionally, the prognoses of 381 patients who were followed up for > 3 years were assessed.ResultsThe mean patient age and procedure time were 73.1 ± 5.8 years and 77.1 ± 43.5 min, respectively. The histological en bloc resection rate was 98% (496/505). Postoperative stenosis, perforation, pneumonia, and delayed bleeding were conservatively treated in 82 (16%), 19 (4%), 15 (3%), and 5 (1%) patients, respectively. The 5-year overall and disease-specific survival rates were 78.9% and 98.0%, respectively (mean follow-up time: 71.1 ± 37.3 months). Multivariate analysis showed that age and the American Society of Anesthesiologists classification of physical status class ≥III (hazard ratio: 1.27; 95% confidence interval: 1.01–1.59, p = 0.0392) were independently associated with overall survival. A significantly lower overall survival rate was observed in the high-risk follow-up group than in the low-risk follow-up and high-risk additional treatment groups (p < 0.01). However, no significant difference in disease-specific survival was observed among the three groups.ConclusionsESD is safe for ESCC treatment in patients aged ≥ 65 years. However, additional treatments should be considered based on the patient’s general condition.

Escape room as a stimulus for experimental activity

In the article, we focus on the stimulation of pupils' experimental activity using escape rooms. The text includes a division of escape rooms into six genres. In one of the genres, we also included the activity of the escape room created by us. By using the escape room we created, we tried to find out whether escape rooms are a suitable tool for stimulating pupils to do experimental activities in physics classes. We conducted a survey with pupils in the third year of an eight-year high school (13-14 years old). The number of pupils varied (18-19) as the survey was conducted over two weeks. We created a questionnaire consisting of seven questions. The questions were about pupil emotional engagement while doing experiments. We determined the suitability of the teaching tool for stimulating pupils using the answers to the questions from the questionnaire, which are related to the stimulation of experimental activity. We also compared the activities - Escape Room and Experiments given by a question using a comparative questionnaire. From the pilot survey, we found that escape rooms stimulate pupils to experiment more than the commonly used experiments given by a question in physics classes.

Seed permeability: an essential trait for classifying seed dormancy type

Abstract Seed dormancy in plants can have a significant impact on their ecology. Recent work by Rojas-Villa and Quijano-Abril (2023) classified the seed dormancy class in 14 plant species from the Andean forests of Colombia by using germination trials and several microscopy techniques to describe seed anatomy and morphology. The authors conclude that Cecropia species have both physical and physiological dormancy (of which they call physiophysical dormancy) based on seed morphology and mean germination times of over 30 days. Here, we present seed permeability and germination data from neotropical pioneer tree species: Ochroma pyramidale, Cecropia longipes, and Cecropia insignis, as well as Cecropia peltata (present in Rojas-Villa and Quijano-Abril, 2023), to demonstrate that Cecropia species do not exhibit dormancy and also have high levels of seed permeability. We find that the mean germination time for all three Cecropia species in our study was less than 30 days. This suggests a need for reporting the conditions in which germination trials take place to allow for comparability among studies and using seed permeability tests to accurately identify the physical dormancy class of seeds. Further, we present data from the literature that suggests that dormancy is not a requirement for seed persistence in the seed bank.

Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on teaching learning process in pre clinical medical education in selective medical college in Bangladesh

Background: The corona virus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has caused major disruption in educational sector including medical education. This disease outbreak has changed the medical education curriculum from traditional platform to elearning for students including Bangladesh. Objective: To observe the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on teaching learning process in medical education in Bangladesh. Methods: This qualitative survey was done among the 68 pre-clinical students aged 19 to 23years, of a non-government medical college in Bangladesh, from march to December 2021. All study participants were first year undergraduate MBBS students from anatomy, biochemistry and physiology. Data was collected by administering pre-tested questionnaires through Google form. Results: About 75% of the participants agreed that online classes were helpful during the home stay period of COVID pandemic, but about 92.2% of them were skeptical about the success of this online system for their future medical education. About 80.9% had difficulty in keeping their concentration during online class. About 94% found difficulty to follow online practical classes. Majority of the students (82.4%) feel anxious whether they were capable of doing their job properly since this method needs technical knowledge. About 50% students had limited access to internet, there were technical issues like power cut (76.5%), and poor network of internet (69.1%) also reduced the effectiveness of online education. Online class also disrupt teacher-student relationship. Conclusion: The internet based classes served the purpose of continuation of academic activity in medical education during adverse condition of COVID . But due to uneven use of technology it had some obstacles also. Student’s ability to learning in medical education was also hampered in the absence of physical classes. This online method of education system needs much improvement to be effective in medical education. J Bangladesh Soc Physiol 2022;17(2): 64-71

This Movement Will Take You So High and So Low

&lt;p&gt;I address this letter to myself on November 25, 2014, the day after the non-indictment of Michael Brown’s murderer, when a resounding silence in my college physics class sparked a fire in me and a journey of awakening and action. Somewhere between a love letter and a condolence, a reassurance and a forewarning, these words serve to soften my stumble towards empowerment and insight as I grow as a young organizer in the Black Lives Matter movement.&lt;/p&gt;

Older Adults' Continuance Intentions for Online Physical Exercise Classes.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, lockdowns and social distancing measures drove the shift from in-person to online physical exercise classes, leading individuals to explore these digital alternatives. Guided by the Expectation-Confirmation Model, this article examines older adults' intentions to continue using online physical exercise classes. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 17 adults aged 65 and older who had participated in online physical exercise classes during the pandemic. Transcripts were subject to thematic analysis using the NVivo software program. The results indicate that older adults recognize the usefulness of online physical exercise classes because of their ability to enhance their health and well-being. Their initial expectations were surpassed, and they were generally satisfied with the experience. However, in-person classes remained preferred due to their enhanced benefits. They also felt that the adoption of online classes was involuntary; instead of an autonomous decision guided by their needs and preferences, this was a viable solution imposed by the lockdown. Therefore, their continuance intentions are limited to specific conditions, namely a new lockdown or other physical impediments. Still, considering the flexibility that online physical exercise classes offer, accommodating time and physical constraints, participants highlighted the advantages of a hybrid approach for those who may face challenges attending in-person classes. Based on the findings, this article proposes that ECM provides a relevant, yet insufficient, framework for explaining older adults' continuance intentions for online physical exercise classes, suggesting the inclusion of additional explaining factors: perceived usefulness of non-technological alternatives, necessary conditions, and self-determination.

Comparison of the effects of two amino acids, Gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) and L-theanine, on sedation, anxiety, and cognition in preoperative surgical patients – A randomized controlled study

Abstract Background and Aims: Preoperational anxiety affects the outcome of anesthesia and surgery. Benzodiazepines impair psychomotor performance and cause excessive sedation. L-theanine is a unique amino acid found in green tea. It prevents stress, produces anxiolysis, modulates alpha activity, and provides beneficial effects on mental state, including sleep quality. Gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) is a non-proteinogenic amino acid and a phytochemical that is the main inhibitory neurotransmitter in the mammalian brain. It is beneficial in anxiety and stress regulation. Hence, alternative premedicants such as L-theanine and GABA will have a widespread appeal and are safer. The primary objective was to study and compare the effects of L-theanine and GABA on preoperative anxiety, sedation, and cognition in patients posted for major elective surgeries. The secondary objective was to study adverse reactions. Material and Methods: A total of 168 patients aged between 18 and 55 years, belonging to the American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status class I and II, and satisfying all inclusion criteria were randomly divided into three groups that received either oral L-theanine, oral GABA, or oral alprazolam 0.25 mg. The anxiety score, sedation score, and psychomotor and cognitive performance scores were noted 60 minutes before and after the administration of the drugs. Results: Alprazolam produced more sedation than GABA and L-theanine (P = 0.0001). Psychomotor and cognitive functions improved with L-theanine and GABA (P = 0.0001) and decreased with alprazolam (P = 0.0001). Conclusion: GABA and L-theanine result in effective preoperative anxiolysis with minimal sedation and improvement of cognitive skills.

Designing and Analysing an APP based on "Internet+" for Integrating Health Data of University Physical Classes

INTRODUCTION: University physical education programs still largely use traditional methods without significant innovation in teaching or health evaluation. With the growing capabilities of Internet technology and artificial intelligence, there's a critical need to leverage these advancements to enhance the physical health assessments of college students.OBJECTIVES: The study proposes an integrated APP design for health data collection and analysis both inside and outside physical education classes, utilizing Internet technologies and intelligent learning algorithms. This is aimed at precisely analyzing and improving the health outcomes of university students by fostering more tailored and responsive physical education experiences..METHODS: The method involves constructing an app design analysis index system, integrating a vulture search heuristic optimization algorithm with a convolutional neural network (CNN). This setup uses smart sports APP behavioral data as input to refine and optimize health data integration, aiming to enhance the analysis and feedback mechanisms within university sports programs.RESULTS: The implementation of this method showed that it meets real-time requirements while significantly improving the accuracy and efficiency of integrated APP design analyses for health data. The use of smart algorithms allows for more precise adjustments and feedback in physical education programs, suggesting a substantial improvement over traditional physical health monitoring and evaluation methods.CONCLUSION: The proposed APP design successfully integrates and analyzes health data, enhancing the management and evaluation of physical education programs. It represents a significant step forward in utilizing modern technology to address the stagnation in physical education health monitoring, with potential implications for broader educational and health management practices in universities. Future iterations of the APP could incorporate more diverse data inputs and advanced analytical features to further refine its effectiveness and usability.

DESAIN MEDIA BERBASIS ACTIVE LEARNING PADA SISWA KELAS XI DI SMA KOTA PALANGKA RAYA

This research was conducted with the aim of producing an E-module based on Active Learning on physics subjects for class XI SMA. This research was conducted in 7 high schools in Palangka Raya City with the total number of respondents being 186 students. The research method used is the development of ADDIE with the stages including Analysis, Design, Development, Implementation and Evaluation. The analysis of the data used in this study is based on the results of the recapitulation of the feasibility test scores obtained from media expert validators and material expert validators. The results of the recapitulation of the feasibility test scores obtained from media experts amounted to 92.07% with a very decent category. While the results of the recapitulation of the feasibility test scores obtained from material experts are 91.85% in the very feasible category. Based on the results of this study, it can be concluded that the Active Learning-based E-module in Physics class XI SMA is very feasible to be used as one of the learning media for students.

Improved Metacognition Reviewed Based on Mathematical Resilience through Flipped Classroom

This study investigates students’ interpretation of kinematics graphs. A total of 121 students taking a physics class were selected to solve problems involving the analysis of graphs depicting position, velocity, and acceleration versus time. Conducting interviews aimed to uncover students’ difficulties while solving kinematics problems. The result emphasizes that students were able to determine velocity (if given positiontime graph) and acceleration (if given velocity-time graph). However, students faced difficulty in selecting textual descriptions and choosing the corresponding graph when given a kinematics graph. These findings suggest that in learning physics, there should be an increased emphasis on deep analysis of kinematics graphs. Keywords: flipped classroom, mathematical resilience, metacognition

Using of innovative methods during swimming lessons summary

The article offers theoretical and practical material on teaching swimming using innovative technologies during physical classes. In the modern scientific field, various concepts of swimming training have been developed, including holistic-separate, sequential, sequential-parallel and accelerated models, as well as those that use support and technical means. Within these models, different teaching methods and strategies are used, focused on specific pedagogical tasks and audience characteristics. Swimming is considered as a complex skill that requires the separate development of each swimming element: holding your breath, diving, surfacing, lying down, sliding, hand work, leg work, proper breathing. For ego acquisition, the method of repeated repetition of swimming exercises in water is used, which is a combination of studied exercises. Mastering a wide range of swimming movements in all types of swimming, from elementary to sports and elements of applied swimming, initially facilitates the choice of a simpler method, which facilitates the further study of others. In classes, not only standard, but also modular equipment should be used. This approach allows you to reduce the time needed to master swimming skills. The use of innovative technologies in the process of learning to swim contributes to the formation of interest in a healthy lifestyle, increases the level of swimming readiness and functional capabilities of the body. Swimming lessons are innovative in nature and are designed to develop skills that allow you to stay afloat in non-standard situations of everyday life. The article examines and summarizes data on the use of modern innovative methods and technologies of teaching swimming. When introducing innovative technologies into the process of learning to swim, it is necessary to adhere to such technological criteria as efficiency, systematicity, structuredness, scientificity, and procedurality. Innovative methods of teaching swimming include modern approaches and technologies that are designed to facilitate and improve the process of learning this skill. Similar methods can be gradually introduced into the process of physical education.

Features of using developmental recreation games in adaptive physical recreation of children 5-6 years old with delayed psycho-emotional development

The article is devoted to the construction of a program of adaptive physical recreation classes using the means of developing recreational games for children 5-6 years old with a delay in psycho-emotional development. The purpose of the study is to theoretically substantiate and develop a program of classes with elements of badminton for women in the first period of adulthood, the purpose of which is to increase women's interest in physical activity, increase the level of physical activity and improve health.&#x0D; Methods and organization of research - analysis and generalization of special scientific and methodological literature, documentary materials, sociological (questionnaire, expert survey), methods of research of motor activity, methods of mathematical statistics.&#x0D; The proposed program is designed for three months. The duration of the class was 30 minutes twice a week. The classes included a warm-up, the main part, developing recreational games and a hitch were used as tools. The variety of means of the program, namely various developmental recreational games, will contribute to the harmonious personal development of the child at this age stage.

Dynamics of physical qualities and formation of motor skills of cadets majoring in artillery reconnaissance

The Ukraine-Russia war has shown that physical training is closely related to the nature and method of warfare, which. The combat missions of artillery reconnaissance units' personnel involve tasks that vary in terms of physical exertion, nervous tension and accuracy of solutions, which are performed in any weather, terrain and time conditions, as well as provide close interaction and continuous support with missile strikes and artillery fire to general military units and subunits. In the current training programs for cadets of military higher education institutions (HEIs) that train specialists in artillery reconnaissance units, physical training classes are planned by sections and do not have a special focus, which does not fully prepare servicemen to perform assigned tasks.&#x0D; To determine the real state of physical fitness of cadets studying in the specialty of artillery intelligence, we conducted a cross-section of physical exercise performance. The study involved 128 cadets of different years of study (first year - 31 cadets, second year - 29 cadets; third year - 34 cadets, fourth year - 34 cadets). The research was conducted in 2020 at the Hetman Petro Sahaidachnyi National Army Academy at the beginning of the academic year.&#x0D; It has been determined that the level of development of general physical qualities of cadets studying in the specialty of artillery intelligence during their studies in higher education institutions significantly improves (p&lt;0.01), but does not meet the standards of physical education; the level of special physical fitness of cadets in the senior years of study in higher education institutions does not significantly change relative to the indicators at the beginning of the second year of study (p&gt;0.05); the subjective opinion of the respondents determines that the level of development of their physical fitness largely depends on the initial level of development of physical qualities of servicemen (43.2-2.9%) and the availability of means of stimulation (46.1- 18.6%).

Ways of increasing the efficiency of physical exercises of teenage school students with impaired health

The work is devoted to the definition of anatomical and physiological features of the formation of the movement culture of schoolchildren. The relevance of the issue of increasing the effectiveness of physical exercise classes for primary school girls with postural disorders is substantiated and is the formation of a culture of movements. It has been established that postural disorders are a prerequisite for the appearance of accompanying diseases and abnormalities in physical development and negatively affect the culture of movements, distorting the physique, plasticity of movements, gait, impair motor achievements during physical exercises, lead to a decrease in motivation for motor activity, negatively affect well-being children, lead to the emergence of psychological complexes and complicate socialization in the student body. According to the index method, which included the determination of the shoulder index, which characterizes the level of stooping (kyphotic posture), and the index of vertical curvature of the spine, which indicates the presence of scoliotic posture, it was found that 26.3% of schoolgirls have various posture disorders, while 82 of them .8% of girls have slouching (kyphotic posture), the other 17.2% of schoolgirls have scoliotic posture in various variants of vertical curvature of the spine. Since the level of some motor indicators indirectly determines the culture of girls' movements and affects the formation of a posture stereotype, pedagogical testing of various types of strength, coordination abilities and flexibility of elementary school students was conducted. At the same time, a significant difference was recorded between the motor development of schoolgirls with various postural disorders in the indicators of strength endurance of the muscles of the abdomen, back, flexibility, plasticity and static balance of healthy girls and schoolgirls with postural disorders. The conducted linear correlation analysis using the Pearson method between posture indicators and movement indicators showed a reliable relationship of moderate strength between the posture indicator and some movement indicators, which justifies the need to develop a methodology for teaching the movement culture of elementary school students with posture disorders in the process of physical education.

Study of an adiabatic and free rotation of a block around a fixed axis using videoanalysis

This work is a proposal for a basic physics class in which the statics and dynamics of a rigid body are approached simultaneously using a single experimental apparatus. A mechanical system was used to study the rotation of a rigid prismatic block around one of its edges. In the first part of this study (statics), the block is subjected to the action of a variable external force, the intensity of which decreases as the inclination of the block increases. The external force produces a slow rotation (adiabatic rotation) until it is in an unstable equilibrium configuration. The experiment allows data to be collected on the external force as a function of the block’s angle to the support surface. The graph of the theoretical force relative to the angle of the block with the surface is presented together with the experimental points. From the analytical expression of the force, the work is obtained and compared with the work of the weight force. In the graphical representation of work as a function of angle, a symmetry is identified in the curve drawings. In the second part (dynamics), the block is moved to rotate freely. The falling time is calculated considering two types of independent initial conditions. The first condition is a perturbation in angular velocity and the other in the initial angle. The graphs of the falling times as a function of the predicted perturbations are presented and the concordance between the experimental data and the respective theoretical curves can be checked. All equations obtained from the physical modelling are verified experimentally, through laboratory testing, image analysis and videoanalysis. The experimen-tal techniques and results are presented in detail throughout this paper. The practices described in this work are in harmony with active learning in physics teaching.

Positive Effects of Physical Theater on Body Schema Among College Students

ABSTRACT The purpose of this phenomenological, qualitative, temporal study was to examine the effects of a semester-long physical theater class on body schema (body posture, awareness, confidence, expression) among eight college students. Individual, semi-structured interviews were conducted twice to qualitatively collect the study’s data. Two themes emerged from the qualitative/phenomenological data analysis, showcasing how the participants’ body schema improved. Based on the first theme, the students emphasized the importance of physical theater in improving body posture, awareness, confidence and comfort during physical theater and their daily functions. Practically learning the body schema of their character was key to excellence in performance. According to the second theme, the participants learned how to express emotions using their whole body and not only their face. They also managed to switch emotions naturally and corporeally. Experts in Kinesiology and Performing Arts should promote embodied, holistic, playful, and physically demanding movement programs for improved body schema.

Formation of Professional Skills of Agricultural Engineers during Laboratory Practice when Studying Fundamental Science

The article deals with the problems of organizing and conducting professionally oriented laboratory classes in fundamental sciences, in particular physics in agricultural and technical universities. The research aim is to theoretically substantiate and develop the methodology for the formation of professionally oriented experimental skills of future agricultural engineers in the process of performing laboratory work in physics in the conditions of the integration of fundamental and professional training. To achieve the research aim, we used the following research methods: theoretical (comparative analysis of scientific, methodological and pedagogical literature) and empirical (observation, analysis, survey of respondents, generalization and modeling of research results, generalization of pedagogical learning experience). In order to select and understand the experiment results, we conducted a survey of teachers and students in order to reveal their understanding of the importance of studying physics for future professional activities. The analysis of the content of physics curricula and other subjects of the natural-mathematical and professional cycles of training made it possible to determine the topics that can be supplemented at laboratory classes in physics (these additions are aimed at the formation of practical skills, which are a necessary component of the professional competence of future specialists in the agricultural sector). The professional orientation in teaching natural sciences involves studying the science basics in an organic connection with the specifics of the future profession. The research experimentally proved that the practical focus of teaching physics changes the student’s attitude to theoretical training, helps him discover the deep internal interdependence of theory with future professional activity, his training as a specialist.

Teaching fluorescence of plants & algae in physics class to address climate change

In physics classes and general education classes, teaching the concept of fluorescence can be challenging, and it may seem too theoretical for some students. A short YouTube video titled ‘Seeing Photosynthesis from Space’ displays a global map of photosynthesis, and this is an excellent, attention-getting way to visually introduce fluorescence to students and also to address climate change. Therefore, three hands-on activities were designed using spinach chlorophyll ethanol extract and olive oil to observe the fluorescence emission; in addition, a smartphone spectrophotometer was employed to observe the spectrum of the emission. The class also addressed the issue of global warming because the absorption of CO2 by plants and algae is decreasing, which may cause serious climate change.