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In this study, classifications were made from the data obtained from the Health-Related Physical Fitness Report cards and BMIs of students through data mining methods, artificial neural networks, and decision trees models. Then the classification performances of both models were compared. The body weight and height measurements of the students in the Health-Related Physical Fitness Report were formulated, and their BMI classification was made. In addition, it was investigated whether other parameters such as shuttle, push-up, and sit-and-stretch flexibility test values had an effect on BMI classification. The study group comprised 1,050 secondary school students studying in the Cihanbeyli district of Konya in 2017. In conclusion, it was determined that artificial neural networks had more correct classifications than decision trees analysis. In the Health-Related Physical Fitness Report, shuttle and push-up stood out among the variables affecting BMI classification., In the developing and globalizing world, great advances have been made in information technologies. In parallel with this development, storing every desired data has caused billions of bytes of data [...]

Two fundamental questions that must be answered in controlling the inventory of any physical goods are when to replenish the inventory and how much to order for replenishment. Four factors have been used in determining the reorder point quantity: the rate of demand, the length of lead-time, the variability of demand and/or lead time, and the degree of acceptable stock-out risk. Current researches suggest the use of ESWSO, the expected number of units shortage given that a shortage has occurred, as a measuring value in addition to the traditional ESPRC, the traditional expected units short per replenishment cycle, to accurately gauge the impact of shortage. In their research paper, Boone and Ganeshan developed ESWSO for normal, Gamma, and Poisson lead-time demand. In many practical situations, inventory planning tools should be able to incorporate a sufficiently general family of demand processes that evolve over time as correlated time-series. This is because period demands over consecutive time periods are rarely statistically independent but exhibit a serially correlated process. The quantity demanded in the particular period is related to and can be expressed as a function of the quantity demanded in previous periods. In this paper, we develop a framework in which the inventory planner can incorporate the ESWSO to determine the optimal inventory policy under the environment that the leadtime demand is generated by the ARIMA process. Our approach employs the minimum mean square error (MMSE) to forecast the future demands at each reorder point. It is intuitively practical and easily implementable. Moreover, it can be tailored for updating the forecasting values of the lead-time demand when new data are available. Keywords: Inventory system, ARIMA process, stochastic lead time, ESWCO, MMSE, I. INTRODUCTION. The control and maintenance of inventories of physical goods is a problem common to all enterprises in any given economy. Two fundamental questions that must be answered in [...]

The 14th European Congress of Adapted Physical Activity (EUCAPA) was hosted by the University of Worcester, UK, at the behest of the European Federation of Adapted Physical Activity (EUFAPA) from [...]

SUMMARY: Regular physical activity is linked to enhanced health and to reduced risk for all-cause mortality and the development of many chronic diseases in adults. However, many U.S. adults are either sedentary or less physically active than recommended. Children and adolescents are more physically active than adults, but participation in physical activity declines in adolescence. School and community programs have the potential to help children and adolescents establish lifelong, healthy physical activity patterns. This report summarizes recommendations for encouraging physical activity among young people so that they will continue to engage in physical activity in adulthood and obtain the benefits of physical activity throughout life. These guidelines were developed by CDC in collaboration with experts from universities and from national, federal, and voluntary agencies and organizations. They are based on an in-depth review of research, theory, and current practice in physical education, exercise science, health education, and public health. The guidelines include recommendations about 10 aspects of school and community programs to promote lifelong physical activity among young people: policies that promote enjoyable, lifelong physical activity; physical and social environments that encourage and enable physical activity; physical education curricula and instruction; health education curricula and instruction; extracurricular physical activity programs that meet the needs and interests of students; involvement of parents and guardians in physical activity instruction and programs for young people; personnel training; health services for children and adolescents; developmentally appropriate community sports and recreation programs that are attractive to young people; and regular evaluation of physical activity instruction, programs, and facilities., In recent years the public health benefits of reducing sedentary lifestyles and promoting physical activity have become increasingly apparent.[1-8] The Surgeon General's report on physical activity and health emphasizes that [...]

It is never too late to enjoy the health benefits of physical activity, according to a recent study. Published in March in JAMA Network Open, the study found that people [...]

Only about a quarter of U.S. adults meet their recommended dose of physical activity as part of their leisure-time activities. In new data from the National Center for Health Statistics, [...]

A summary of the contents of the surgeon general's report on physical fitness and health is presented. The report's main finding is that Americans can significantly improve their health by engaging in moderate amounts of physical activity. The report also states that over 60% of adults do not engage in regular physical activity and that physical activity can reduce the risk of coronary heart disease and hypertension.

U.S. teens may be even less physically active than previously thought, according to a study published in June in Preventive Medicine. In examining data from the National Health and Nutrition [...]

Older adults who are physically active may be reducing their chances of developing chronic pain, according to a study published in March in the journal Pain. To conduct the study, [...]

[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The American Heart Association and the American College of Sports Medicine have issued new guidelines for exercise, including special instructions for those over the age of 65. The [...]

If I have seen further (than you and Descartes), it is by standing upon the shoulders of Giants. (Sir Isaac Newton, 1642-1727) This often-cited quotation offers food for meditation at [...]

Getting enough physical activity can lower risks for heart disease, stroke, diabetes and other afflictions. But adults with disabilities are not getting enough exercise. In fact, almost half of them [...]

SCHOOLS, PRESCHOOLS and child care centers are key settings for promoting and increasing child physical activity, according to a recent update from a federal task force. Released in March by [...]

Many states are falling short in helping residents meet the recommended levels of physical activity to promote health, according to a recent federal report. The problem stems from a lack [...]

The national physical activity campaign known as 'Verb' was a success in getting kids moving, according to a study published in the April issue of APHA's American Journal of Public [...]

The amount of daily physical activity children engage in drops tremendously between their ninth and 15th birthdays, according to a study in the July 16 Journal of the American Medical [...]

Probably confirming the feelings of many dog-lovers, it turns out that owning and caring for a dog can increase a person's good health, according to a study published in the [...]