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Psychomotor games as way of development for graphomotor skills by preschool children
Sochorová, Denisa ; Nováková, Pavlína (advisor) ; Vařeková, Jitka (referee)
Title: Psychomotor games as a mean of graphomotorics development in preschool children Objectives: The aim of this master thesis is to evaluate the level of graphomotor skills in kindergarten for preschool children and also evaluate the effect of psychomotor exercises and games on preschool children. . Methods: This is a quasi-experiment, which works with a targeted selection of a group of probands,children from a specific kindergarten. Twelve children were selected and dividend into research and kontrol group. Both groups included six probands, four boys and two girls.The level of graphomotor skills was tested by using the figure drawing test and tests from the MABC-2 battery. At the same time, it is a qualitative research, where the quality of execution of individual tasks and the hygiene of writing is monitored on the basis of non-standardized observation. Results: The results of the final testing showed an improvement in the control group of children in whom no psychomotor games were applied. Both groups had better final results in figure drawing test and in fine motor skills tests from the MABC- 2 battery. Keywords: psychomotor activities, children draw, preschool age, graphomotorics skills, figure drawing, fine motor skills
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Cryopreservation of common carp (\kur{Cyprinus carpio} L.) sperm under different freezing conditions
SOCHOROVÁ, Denisa
In the present study, we examined several cryoextenders previously used by several authors and various freezing protocols to determine the relative importance of each parameter on sperm freezing. The effects of controlled seeding and changes in cooling rate at different stages of freezing were also examined. Sperm samples from seven individual carp males were frozen in 0.5 ml straws by conventional freezing. Cooling rates were determined by monitoring the sample's internal temperature. We compared four freezing protocols, which involved placing sperm samples at various levels (1, 3, 6, and 9 cm) above the liquid nitrogen (LN) surface (corresponding to -190, -150, -110, and -70 °C, respectively) for 20 min followed by transferring the samples into LN. Freezing at 3 cm above the LN surface resulted in the highest motility (33 ? 8 %) and velocity (118 ? 9 ?m/s) of spermatozoa after thawing and diluting in swimming medium. We determined that -90 °C is an optimal temperature at which immersing the samples in LN does not affect sperm motility after thawing. The sperm motility of samples immersed in LN before or immediately after the crystallisation point (-16 °C) was 0 %. Motility of spermatozoa cryopreserved with or without a seeding procedure was not significantly different after thawing. Therefore, we hypothesise that supercooling the sample during the conventional freezing procedure is not the main damaging factor during carp spermatozoa cryopreservation.
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Cryoconservation of fish sperm in model species - common carp (Cyprinus carpio): the influence of different temperature regimes of cryopreservation on the viability of thawed spermatozoa.
SOCHOROVÁ, Denisa
Influence of temperature and freezing rate on sperm survival after thawing were objective of this study. Motility (percentage of moving sperm), velocity and duration of sperm movement before and after process of freezing were observed in common carp (Cyprinus carpio L.) spermatozoa. Solutions recommended by Kopeika (1986) and Kurokura (1984) were used as a cryoprotective media. Sperm freezing was performed in 0.5 ml straws layed in styrofoam box 3, 6 and 9 cm above the level of liquid nitrogen for 20 min. Temperature changes during process of freezing were recorded inside and outside straws using thermocouple thermometer with miniature probes T type (cuprum ? constantan). At a fi rst level (corresponding to height 3 cm above level of liquid nitrogen) we recorded lowest temperature -170 °C, on a second (6 cm) -110 °C and on a third level (9 cm) -70 °C. Best results of sperm motility after freezing ? thawing were achieved using Kopeika solution and freezing at first level (3 cm above liquid nitrogen) where we reported 27 % of motile spermatozoa and velocity of movement 118 ?m.s-1. Freezing by Kurokura solution resulted in motility 14 % and velocity 76 ?m.s-1 whereas motility of native sperm was 88 % and velocity 136 ?m.s-1.
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